江蘇省鹽城市洋馬初級(jí)中學(xué)2023年初三下期中考英語試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、-Wouldyoulikesome________________?-No,thanks.I'mnothungryatall.A．water B．soup C．orange D．bread2、Ican’theartheteacherwithsomuchnoiseoutside.A．clearly B．slowly C．warmly D．bravely3、—JourneytotheWestmanyfunnystoriesaboutMonkeyKing.—You’reright.ButIlikeHarryPotterbetter.A．invitesB．preparesC．describes4、—ShallwegooutforChinesefoodorWesternfood?—Iwouldrather_____Chinesefood.IthinkChinesefoodlooksniceandittastesdelicious.A．/B．haveC．havingD．tohave5、Thesesongsaregreatmoving.Theirlyricscan______girls’thoughtsandfeelings.A．expressB．discussC．expectD．imagine6、LittleTonyisalwayslookingforwardtovisitingsomefamousplacesinChina，_______theGreatwallorsomewhereelse.A．between B．a(chǎn)mong C．like D．a(chǎn)cross7、Now,somerobotsare__________todothesamethings____________people.A．enoughsmart,as B．enoughsmart,forC．smartenough,as D．smartenough,with8、—Whattimedoyouexpectmetofinishthetask?—________twohours.A．Before B．At C．For D．In9、-Yourelderbrotherlookssoyoung,Daniel.-Hehasworkedfortwoyearsandstillhe____________forastudentsometimes.A．mistakes B．mistook C．ismistaken D．wasmistaken10、—Ifinishmyhomeworknow?—No,you.Yourworkisovertoday.A．Can’t;must B．Must;don’thavetoC．May;couldn’t D．Couldn’t;couldⅡ.完形填空11、Oneofmypatients,asuccessfulbusinessman,tellsmethatbeforehiscancerhewouldbecomenervousunlessthingswentacertainway.Happinesswas“1thecookie”.Ifyouhadthecookie,thingsweregood.Ifyoudidn’thavethecookie,lifewasn’tworth2.Unfortunately,thecookiekeptchanging.Sometimesitwasmoney,sometimespower,sometimesanewcar.Ayearandahalf3hehadacancer,hesitsshakinghishead,“It’slikeIstoppedlearning4toliveafterIwasakid.WhenIgivemysonacookie,heishappy.IfItakethecookieawayoritbreaks,heis5.ButheistwoandahalfandIamforty-three.It’stakenmethislongtounderstandthatthecookiewillnevermakemehappyforlong.The6youhavethecookie,youstarttoworryaboutit.Youknow,youhaveto7alotofthingstotakecareofthecookie,tokeepitfrombreakingandbesurethatnoonetakesitawayfromyou.Youmaynotevengetachancetoeatit8youaresobusyjusttryingnottoloseit.Havingthecookieisnotwhatlifeisabout.”Mypatient9andsayscancerhaschangedhim.Forthefirsttimeheishappy.Nomatterifhisbusinessisdoingwellornot,nomatterifhewinsorlosesatgolf.“Twoyearsago,canceraskedme,‘Okay,what’simportant?Whatisreallyimportant?’Well,10isimportant.Lifeanywayyoucanhaveit,lifewiththecookie,lifewithoutthecookie.Happinessdoesnothaveanythingtodowiththecookie;ithastodowithbeingalive.Before,whomadethetime?”Hepauses(停頓)thoughtfully.“Damn(該死),Iguesslifeisthecookie.1．A．cookingB．buyingC．makingD．having2．A．everythingB．a(chǎn)nythingC．nothingD．something3．A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．whenD．since4．A．howB．whereC．whichD．when5．A．excitedB．boredC．surprisedD．unhappy6．A．placeB．wayC．minuteD．reason7．A．lookupB．sendupC．giveupD．setup8．A．becauseB．soC．a(chǎn)ndD．but9．A．criesB．laughsC．worriesD．shouts10．A．lifeB．cookieC．cancerD．timeⅢ.語法填空12、A：LiPing,haveyouseenthesciencefictionfilm“TheWanderingEarth”（流浪地球）recently?B：Yes,Ihave.IsawitduringtheSpringFestival.A：Itwasreportedthatthefilmwasgreat.Whatdoesittellabout?B：Ittellsastoryabout1．humans,threatened（威脅）byadyingandswellingsun,buildverylargeenginestopushtheplanetoutofthesolarsystem,startingacenturies-longjourneyinsearchofanewsun.A：Youmeanourearthisingreatdangerandweshouldtrytosaveit,right?B：Yes,quiteright.Asweallknow,withthe2．ofmodernagricultureandindustry,moreandmorepollutionisproduced.Weallshouldhaveastrongsenseof3．protection.Orwehumanswon’tfindplacestolivein.A：Sure.Butinyouropinion,what4．ofpollutionarethere?B：Therearemany.Themostimportantonesarewater,airandlandpollution.A：Canyoutellmewhatcausedwaterpollutionandhowweshouldsolvetheseproblems？B：Aswecansee,peopleare5．litterintotheriverandfactoriesareputtingwasteintotheriver,sowaterispolluted.Ithinkweshouldrequireourgovernmenttoclosedownthosefactoriesandcallonpeopletocleanuptheriverand6．everykindofpollution.A：Doyouhaveanyideasforsolvingtheairpollution?B：Well,tocutdownairpollution,weshouldtakethebusorsubwayinsteadofdriving.Ofcourse,ridingabikeisalsoagoodchoice.It’sgoodforhealthandit7．costsanything!A：Whatelsecanwedotohelpsavetheearth?B：Nothingiswasteifwehavea8．mind.Wecanputthosethingswedon’tneedtogooduse.Wecanrethink,reuseandrecyclethem!A：Anygoodexamplestosharewithme?B：WecanlearnfromAmyHays,amostunusualwomanintheUK.Shelivesinahousethatshebuilt9．outofrubbish.JessicaWongfromHongKongmadehandbagsbyusingoldclothes,especiallyoldjeans.Bothofthemaregoodatrecyclingandtheyarea(n)10．tousall.A：They’regreat!Ifonlywejointogethertofightagainstpollutionandlearntorecycle,wewillmakeadifferenceandleadtoabetterearthⅣ.閱讀理解A13、Believeitornot,humanshavebeenindebt(負(fù)債)totheEarthOvershootDaythismonth.TheEarthOvershootDayfellonAugust8th.Asofthatday,wehaveusedasmuchfromnaturein2016asourplanetcanprovideinawholeyear.Inotherwords,wehaverunoutofthisyear’s“ecologicalbudget”,andfortherestoftheyearwe’llbeeatingintoour“savings”.GlobalFootprintNetworkhasbeenwatchingtheEarthOvershootDaysince1971.Thisyear,thedaycamefivedaysearlierthanitdidlastyear(Aug.13th),11daysearlierthattheyearbefore(Aug,19th)andistheearliestdateyet.GlobalFootprintNetworksaidthathumansnowuse1.6Earthsworthofcrops,forest,livestock,energyandotherresources(資源)everyyear.Bythe2030swewillbeusingmorethantwoEarth’sworthofresourceseveryyear.ThesituationismoreandmoreseriousandtheworldneedstofindbetterbalanceinhowtousetheEarth’sresources.OvershootDayisaredlightwarningoftroubleahead.“Thatis,we’reusingupwhatourplanetdoesforus,soyearafteryear,thereislessforustouse,”StuartPimm,anAmericanprofessorofecology,explained.“Lessforest,fewerfishintheocean,lessproductiveland.”Twoofthemaincausesareover-populationandpollution.Smallactionsmakeabigdifferenceandallofusplayanimportantroleincreatingabetterworldwherewelive.Evenafewsimplechangesaroundourhomecanreducetheresourcethatwewaste,fromtakingashowerinsteadofabath,tousingourownreusablebagsatthestoreinsteadofonesthataremadeofplastics.Inthiswaywecanreducewasteandpollution.Let’sstarttodaytolivegreenerinnotime.1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TheEarthOvershootDayiscomingearlierandearlier.B．TheEarthOvershootDayfallsonAug.19th.C．Humanswillhavetospendmoremoneyfortherestoftheyear.D．Humanshaveusedasmanyresourcesthisyearaswedidlastyear.2．AccordingtotheGlobalFootprintNetwork,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Bythe2030stherewillbenoresourcesleftonEarth.B．Humansneedtofindbetterwaystouseresourcesproperly.C．Humansusemorethan1.6Earthsworthofresourceseveryyear.D．Aug.13thistheearliestdateoftheEarthOvershootDaysince1971.3．Whichonecan’thelpusreducetheresourcethatwewaste?A．takeashower. B．takeabath.C．usethereusablebags. D．recyclethewastewater.4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LivingaSavinglife B．Aug.8th—anImportantDayC．SmallActionsmakeaBigDifference D．EatingupOurPlanetB14、①Somedays,don’tyouthink,“Wouldn’titbeniceifthelaundrywouldjustdoitself?”Self-cleaningclothesmaysoundcrazy.ButAustralianresearchershavefoundawaytomakesomethinglikethispossible!②AteamatRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australia,foundawaytoputspecialnanostructuresintoclothing,whichcanthencleantheclothes.Whensunlighthitsthenanostructures,theybreakdownthedirtandstains(污漬)thatdon’tbelongonyourclothes.③Thenanostructuresdon’tbreakdowntheactualclothingbecausecottonandtheotherclothingmaterialsaretoostrongtobebrokendown.AccordingtoCNN,theresearcherscovertheclothinginasolutionmadeofsilverandcopper(銅)nanostructures.Allittakesis40minutesofsunlightandyourclotheswilllookasgoodasnew.④Soifyouspillonyourselfduringlunch,youcanstepoutsideforawalk,anditwillbecleanbythetimeyougoinside.Itnotonlymakesyourlifeeasier,butitcanalsobegoodfortheenvironment.⑤AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofEnergy,theaverageloadoflaundryusesabout25gallons(about94liters)ofwater.Waterisaveryimportantresource,sousinglessofittowashclothesisbetterfortheenvironment.ButoneofthescientistsatRMITUniversityknowsmoreneedstobedone.⑥“There’smoreworktodobeforewecanstartthrowingoutourwashingmachines,”saidDrRajeshRamanathan,“butthisisastrongfoundation(基礎(chǔ)).”⑦Sowhat’sthenextstep?Ramanathanwantstoeitherstartsellingthesolutionbyitselforconvincingclothingmakerstotreattheclothingwiththesolutionwhileclothesarebeingmade.1．Accordingtothefirstthreeparagraphs,_____.A．thenanostructurescanbreakdowndirtandstainsonclothesB．peoplecanusetheself-cleaningclothesonrainydaysC．theself-cleaningclotheseasilywearout2．Theunderlinedword“solution”inParagraph3means“”inChinese.A．方案B．溶液C．水盆3．Paragraphs④-⑤talkabout.A．whatadvantagestheself-cleaningclotheshaveB．whathelpstheself-cleaningclothesworkC．howtheself-cleaningclotheswork4．Fromthepassage,welearnthat.A．it’stimetothrowoutourwashingmachinesB．clothingmakerslikethesolutionC．thesolutionisnotonsaleyet5．Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A．DifficultiesinclothescleaningB．CleaningclothesgetseasierC．StepstocleanyourclothesC15、Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinacollege.Onthestepsofthebuilding,agroupofengineeringstudentswerewaitingforthelastexam.Ontheirfaceswasconfidence.Theyknewtheexamwouldbeeasy.Theprofessor(ateacheratacollege)hadsaidtheycouldbringanybooksandnotesduringthetest.Rightaftertheycameintotheclassroom,theprofessorhandedoutthepapers.Thereareonlyfivequestionsonit.Threehourspassed.Thentheprofessorbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Ontheirfaceswasnervousexpression.Theprofessorwatchedtheworriedfacesbeforehim,andasked,“Howmanyofyouhavecompletedallfivequestions?”Nohandwasraised.“Howmanyofyouhaveansweredfour?”Stillnohands.Three?Two?”Thestudentsmovedrestlesslyintheirseats.“One,then?”Certainlysomeonehasfinishedone.Buttheclasskeptsilent.Theprofessorsaid,“ThatisexactlyIexpected.Ijustwanttomakeyouknowclearlythateventhoughyouhavecompletedfouryearsofengineering.Therearestillmanythingsaboutthesubjectyoudon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarecommonineverydaypractice.”Then,smiling,headded,“Youwillallpassthiscourse,youreducationhasjustbegun.”Theyearshaveobscuredthenameofthisprofessor,butnotthelessonhetaught.1．（小題1）Whydidthestudentsthinktheexamwaseasyatfirst?A．Becouseitwastheirlastexaminthecollege.B．Becausetheyknewtherewereonlyfivequestions.C．Becausetheythoughttheywerecleverandtalented.D．Becausetheywereallowedtobringanybooksandnotesduringthetest.2．（小題2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obscured”meaninthelastparagraph?A．Makesomethingnotclear.B．Makesomebodythinkofsomething.C．Remindsomebodyofsomething.D．Makesomethingchange.3．（小題3）Whatcouldthestudentslearnfromthelastexam?A．Helaughsbestwholaughslast.B．Agoodbeginningishalfdone.C．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.D．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.(蟲子)4．（小題4）What’sthebesttitleforthearticle?A．Someconfidentstudents.B．Adifficultexam.C．Aninterestingprofessor.D．Anunforgettablelesson.D16、Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidioms(習(xí)語),thoughmyteachertoldustheimportanceagainandagain.Butsoon,theimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.Oneday,IhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroad,andsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglish,theforeignerseemedtobesurprised.Gentlyshakinghishead,shrugginghisshoulders,hesaid，“Youdon’tsay!”“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithought,perhapsthisisnotarighttopic.“Well,I’dbetterchangethetopic.”SoIsaidtohim.“Well,shallwetalkabouttheGreatWall?Bytheway,haveyoueverbeenthere?”“Certainly,everyonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itwaswonderful.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide.“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit.”SoonIwasinterrupted(打斷)againbyhiswords:“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking,“Whydoyouaskmenottotalkaboutit?”“Well,Ididn’taskyoutodoso,”heanswered,greatlysurprised.Isaid,“Didn’tyousay‘youdon’tsay’？”Hearingthis,theEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain,“‘Youdon’tsay’actuallymeans‘really!’Itisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”“_____”SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.Remember:whattheEnglishteacherssaidisalwaysrighttousstudents.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“amusing”probablymeansinthispassage?A．interestingB．importantC．a(chǎn)mazing2．.Ayearago,IpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause.A．IhadnointerestinthemB．myteacherdidn’ttellustheimportanceofthemC．Ididnotrealizetheimportanceofthem3．.Atfirst,onhearing“Youdon’tsay,”Ithoughttheforeignermeant.A．IhadtalkedtoomuchB．IhadtostoptalkingC．hewasnotinterestedinthetopic4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheEnglishmanleftChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWall.B．TheEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting.C．TheEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutit.5．Thesentence“_____”willbethemissingoneinthispassage.A．IrealizedIhadmadeafoolofmyself.B．YouhadbetterpaymoreattentiontoitC．IrealizedtheEnglishmanmademeafoolE17、YoungMusicSceneConcert

YoungmusiciansfromalloverGermanyperformatYoungSceneConcertatBerlin’sfamousQuasimodomusichall.TheconcertispartoftheBerlinFestival.

Time:15—20Nov.

Place:45,18756Berlin,Germany

Cost:Various

Email:info@quasimodo.de

Phone:+34(0)458395986

YoungMusicSceneConcert

YoungmusiciansfromalloverGermanyperformatYoungSceneConcertatBerlin’sfamousQuasimodomusichall.TheconcertispartoftheBerlinFestival.

Time:15—20Nov.

Place:45,18756Berlin,Germany

Cost:Various

Email:info@quasimodo.de

Phone:+34(0)458395986

DocumentaryFilmMonth

Cinemas,schoolsandlibrariesacrossFranceandtheFrench-speakingworldtakepartinNovember’sDocumentaryFilmMonth.About120,000visitorstakeparteachyear.

Time:1—20Mar.

Place:25RoadPyramids,75001Paris

Cost:Various

Phone:+12(0)143381973

Email:info@

DocumentaryFilmMonth

Cinemas,schoolsandlibrariesacrossFranceandtheFrench-speakingworldtakepartinNovember’sDocumentaryFilmMonth.About120,000visitorstakeparteachyear.

Time:1—20Mar.

Place:25RoadPyramids,75001Paris

Cost:Various

Phone:+12(0)143381973

Email:info@

Craft(工藝)Show

Youcancometotheshowtwiceayear,inspringandatChristmas.Therearehundredsofartisans(手藝人)fromacrossCanadasellingjewellery,pottery,glass,ironworkandclothing.

Time:26Nov.—7Dec.

Mon.—Fri.11am—10pm

Sat.10am—8pm

Sun.9am—6pm

Place:DirectEnergyCentre

Cost:$10

Phone:+76581983245

Email:askus@

Craft(工藝)Show

Youcancometotheshowtwiceayear,inspringandatChristmas.Therearehundredsofartisans(手藝人)fromacrossCanadasellingjewellery,pottery,glass,ironworkandclothing.

Time:26Nov.—7Dec.

Mon.—Fri.11am—10pm

Sat.10am—8pm

Sun.9am—6pm

Place:DirectEnergyCentre

Cost:$10

Phone:+76581983245

Email:askus@

CanadaBlooms

TorontoGardenandFlowerShow

TheCanadaBloomsShoweveryyearattheMetroTorontoConventionCentreisthecountry’slargestindoorgardenshow.

Time:Mar.9am—6pm

Sun.11am—5pm

Place:MetroTorontoConventionCentre

Cost:$18;under12free

Phone:+12354478768

Email:info@

CanadaBlooms

TorontoGardenandFlowerShow

TheCanadaBloomsShoweveryyearattheMetroTorontoConventionCentreisthecountry’slargestindoorgardenshow.

Time:Mar.9am—6pm

Sun.11am—5pm

Place:MetroTorontoConventionCentre

Cost:$18;under12free

Phone:+12354478768

Email:info@

1．PeoplecanenjoymusicatYoungSceneConcertfrom____________.A．1—20Mar.B．15—20Nov.C．26Nov—7Dec.D．1Mar—20Nov.2．Youcane-mail________ifyouwanttoseeDocumentaryFilm.A．info@B．a(chǎn)skus@C．info@D．info@quasimodo.de3．Iftwoadultsandtwoboysof9wanttoseeFlowerShowandCraftShow,itwillcostthem____________.A．$40B．$56C．$76D．$112F18、ForaslongasIcanremember,seniorshaveattractedtoolittleattentionfromsocietyasawhole.Forexample,peoplemayshrinkphysicallyastheygetolderandhaveahigherincidence(發(fā)生率)offalls,buthowmanypeoplehavethoughtaboutbuyingamorecomfortableandstablechairfortheirelderlyparents?Wespendgenerouslyonourchildren,suchashiringanannytotakecareofthem.Whenwelookforanannyforourbaby,webelievethatsomeonewhocharges8.000yuanmustbebetterthanapersonwhocharges5,000yuanbecausetheyhaveabettergraspofhowtointeractwithbabies,Butwhenwelookforsomeonetotakecareofourelderlyparents,weusuallykeepthecostaslowaspossible,Wejustwanttomakesurethatcaregiverswillpreparethreemealsadayforourseniors,butwedon’ttaketheirpsychologicalneedsintoconsideration.Thedifferencesinattitudesareobvious.However,wearenotyetold,soperhapsit'shardforustounderstandthebitternessoftheelderly:regression(衰退)inhealth,ahandfulofpillseveryday,notbeingabletocatchupwithdevelopmentsinthedigitalage,andthedisappearanceoftheoldstreetsandfavoriterestaurantsfromthegoodolddays.Thosearethekindsoflivestheyliveandwemayevenlivethroughsomethingsimilarinthedecadestocome.Ifwethinkabouthowwewanttobetreatedwhenwegrowold,weshouldstartthechangestoday.Becausetheelderlywereoncethebackboneofsocietyandmadehugecontributions,theyshouldenjoythefruitsofthecount