無錫外國語學校2023—2024學年度第二學期期中考試初三英語試卷2024.4第Ⅰ卷（客觀題共50分）一、單項選擇在A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共14小題；每小題1分，共14分）1．Peoplewithbasiclivingskillscangomoresmoothly______life.A．beyond B．over C．a(chǎn)gainst D．through2．—Ms.Walker,thankyouformakingmefeellikeIam______—I’mgladyoubecomeconfidentnow.A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．a(chǎn)nybody3．—Ihearyou’reorganizingatriptoanautoshowincludingXiaomiSU7nextweek______mein!—Noproblem.JustkeepintouchonWeChat.A．Matter B．Leave C．Count D．Mind4．LearningEnglishinaclassroomisimportant,whileusingEnglishinreal______willimproveyourEnglishskillsgreatly.A．positions B．instructions C．situations D．contributions5．Physicalworkplaysanimportantroleindevelopingstudents’viewoftheworldandlife.That’swhyweneedto______laboureducationatschool.A．findout B．carryout C．turnout D．giveout6．—Lucy,whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutWuxi?—Iamwondering______.A．thatWuxifoodisdeliciousB．whatwasWuxilikeinancienttimesC．howpeopleinWuxispendtheirfreetimeD．howlongdoesittaketogettoTurtleHeadIslefromWuxiPlumGardenbytaxi7．Youareacollectionoftheexperiencesyou______inyourownlife,soyoushouldbeproudofthemeventhebadones.A．willhave B．havehad C．a(chǎn)rehaving D．wouldhave8．—Dad,Ihavelostthechemistrycompetition.Ican’tfeelworsenow.—Dear,cheerup!Iknow______howyoufeel.ButIbelieveyouhavedoneyourbest.A．properly B．exactly C．widely D．closely9．______itisonlyaroadwithafewcherrytrees,it’scrowdedwithtouristswhocomehereinApril.A．Since B．Unless C．Once D．Although10．You______behungryalready—youhadlunchonlytwohoursago.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t11．—Whoshouldberesponsible（負責的）forthistrafficaccident?—It’snottherighttimetodiscussthat.______weshouldsendhertohospital.A．Aboveall B．Inall C．Atall D．Ofall12．—Putyourbestfootforward.Doyouknow______youaretosuccess?—Thanksamillion.A．howclose B．howfar C．howmuch D．howlong13．—IstillhavemadelittleprogressinPhysics.—Don’tloseheart.Asweallknow“______”A．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords. B．Romewasnotbuiltinoneday.C．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm. D．Amissisasgoodasamile.14．—Youmeanyouwillneverbelateagain.CanItrustyou?—______,Mrs.Green.ThisisthelasttimeIhavecomelate.A．Younameit B．ThereyouareC．Yougotmethere D．Youhavemyword二、完形填空先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共10小題；每小題1分，共10分）Inthecornerofmydeskisanote,whichisslowlyturningyellowfromtime.Itisacardfrommymother,withonlyfoursentences,butwithenoughinfluenceto15mylifeforever.Init,shepraisesmyabilitiesasawriter.Eachsentenceisfullof16.Theword“but”neverappearsonthecard;however,theword“and”istheremanytimes.EverytimeIreadit,Iam17toaskmyselfhowmanytimesI’vesaid“but”tomyowndaughters.Althoughoureldestdaughterusuallygotall“A”sonherreportcard,teacherswouldalwayssuggestthatshe18toomuchinclass.Ialwaysforgottoaskthemifshewasimproving.19Iwouldgreetherwith,“Congratulations!YourDadandIareveryproud,butcouldyoutrytotalklessinclass?”Thesamewas20ofouryoungerdaughter.Likehersister,sheisalovelyandbrightchild.Shealsothinksofthefloorofherroomasacloset（壁廚）whichhasoftencausedmetosay,“Yes,thatprojectisgreat,but21upyourroom!”I’venoticedthatotherparentsdothesamething.“ThehockeyteamwonbutMikeshouldhavemadethatlastgoal.”“Amy’sthehomecomingqueen,butnowshewants$200tobuyanewdressandshoes.”But,but,but.WhatI22frommymotheristostartthinking“and,and,and”instead.Forexample,“Thehockeyteamwon,andMikedidhisbestthewholegame.”“Amy’sthehomecomingqueen,andshe’sgoingtolookperfect!”Thefactisthat“but”feelsbad,“and”feelsgood.Whenourchildrenfeel23aboutwhattheyaredoing,theydomoreofit.Thisisnottosaythatchildrendon’tneedtheirparents’wishes.Theydoandtheywill.Whenthosewishesarepositive,amazingthingshappen.It’snot24justtosayweloveourchildren.We’realsogoingtohavetostartguidingandtakingpartinwhatisrightwithourchildren.“Nomorebuts!”isacallforjoy.AndifIeverforget,Ihavemymother’snotetoremindme.15．A．prepare B．destroy C．change D．devote16．A．doubt B．interest C．humor D．love17．A．reminded B．forced C．surprised D．satisfied18．A．missed B．talked C．forgot D．improved19．A．Besides B．Also C．Sometimes D．Instead20．A．opposite B．sure C．true D．fall21．A．cheer B．tidy C．fix D．check22．A．insisted B．expected C．learned D．discussed23．A．stressed B．good C．difficult D．curious24．A．enough B．necessary C．normal D．difficult三、閱讀理解閱讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在每小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共13小題；每小題2分，共26分）25．Theinformationaboveismostprobablytakenfrom______.A．a(chǎn)guidebook B．a(chǎn)storybookC．a(chǎn)fashionmagazine D．a(chǎn)healthmagazine26．Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitablefor______?A．losinghair B．losingweightC．sleepinglesswell D．fallingasleepeasily27．Whichofthefollowinghastheleastsugarinit?A．66goficecream. B．95gofcheesecake.C．100mlofgrapejuice. D．200mlofricemilk.BUsingtwofanshefoundatamarket,the15-year-oldHussamAI-Attarhasmadeelectricitytolightuphisfamily’stent.HeandhisfamilyhavebeenlivinginthetentsincethestartofIsrael’sattackonGaza（加沙）.Becauseofhistalent,hisneighborsinthetentcampcalledhim“Gaza’sNewton”.“Newtonwassittingunderanappletreewhenanapplefellonhishead.Andweherearelivingindarknessandtragedy,androcketsarefallingonas,soIthoughtofcreatinglight.anddidso,”AI-AttarsaidtoReuters.TheAI-Attarfamilyhaveconnectedtheirtenttothesideofahouse,allowingtheboytoclimbontothetopofthehouseandsetuphistwofanstoproduceelectricity.Then,helinkedthefanstoswitches（開關）,lightbulbsinthetenttomakelightingforhisfamily.Ittookhimawhiletosucceedfinallyafterhisfirsttwotriesfailed.“IwasveryhappythatIwasabletomakethisbecauseIreducedthesufferingofmyfamily...andeveryoneherewhoissufferingfromtheconditionsthatweliveinduringthiswar,”AI-Attartoldthemedia.AI-Attarisstillholdingontohisdreamsandhopeswhenthisisprobablythemostdifficulttimeofhislife.“Iamveryhappythatpeopleinthiscampcallme‘Gaza’sNewton’,becauseIhopetoachievemydreamofbecomingascientistlikeNewtonandcreatinganinventionthatwillbenefit（造福）notonlythepeopleoftheGazaStripbutthewholeworld,”headded.28．WhatdidAI-Attarwanttodowithhisinvention?A．ProtectpeoplefromIsrael’srockets. B．Changepeople’slivesandbringhope.C．Saveelectricityforthecountry. D．Offermoreplacesforpeopletolive.29．Howdidtheboysethisfans?A． B． C． D．30．WhichoneisAI-Attar’shope?A．Sellinghisinventiontobecomerich. B．Helpinghiscountrywinthewar.C．Makingsomethinggoodforthewholeworld. D．Callingastoptowarsallovertheworld.CHeartsandHandsAtDenvertherewasafloodofpassengersintothecoachesontheeastboundB.&M.Express.Inonecoachtheresataveryyoungwomandressedineleganttaste.Amongthenewcomersweretwoyoungmen,oneofhandsomepresencewithayoung,boldfaceandmanner;theotheramessy,glum-facedperson,heavilybuiltandroughlydressed.Thetwowerehandcuffed（銬）together.Astheypasseddowntheaisleofthecoachtheonlyvacantseatofferedwastheonefacingtheattractiveyoungwoman.Herethelinkedcoupleseatedthemselves.Theyoungwoman’sglancefelluponthemwithadistant,quickdisinterest;thenwithalovelysmilebrighteningherfaceandatenderpinkcoloringherroundedcheeks,sheheldoutagray-glovedhandandherfull,sweetvoiceflowed.“Well,Mr.Easton,ifyouwillmakemespeakfirst,IsupposeImust.Don’tyoueverrecognizeoldfriendswhenyoumeetthemintheWest?”Theyoungermanrousedhimselfsharplyatthesoundofhervoice,seemedtostrugglewithaslightembarrassmentwhichhethrewoffinstantly,andthenclaspedherfingerswithhislefthand.“It’sMissFairchild,”hesaid,withasmile.“I’llaskyoutoexcusetheotherhand;it’sotherwiseengagedjustatpresent.”Heslightlyraisedhisrighthand,boundatthewristbytheshining“bracelet”totheleftoneofhiscompanion.Thegladlookinthegirl’seyesslowlychangedtoaconfusedhorror.Theglowfadedfromhercheeks.Herlipspartedinavague,relaxingdistress.Easton,withalittlelaugh,asifamused,wasabouttospeakagainwhentheother,theglum-facedmanwhohadbeenwatchingthegirl,stoppedhim.Theglum-facedmanhadbeenwatchingthegirl.“You’llexcusemeforspeaking,miss,butIseeyou’vemetthemarshal（執(zhí)行官）before.Ifyou’llaskhimtospeakawordformewhenwegettotheprisonhe’lldoit,andit’llmakethingseasierformethere.He’stakingmetoLeavenworthprison.It’ssevenyearsforcheating.”“Oh!”saidthegirl,withadeepbreathandreturningcolor.“Sothatiswhatyouaredoingouthere?Amarshal!”“MydearMissFairchild,”saidEaston,calmly,“Ihadtodosomething.Moneyhasawayoftakingwingsuntoitself,andyouknowittakesmoneytokeepstepwithourcrowdinWashington.IsawthisopeningintheWest,and—well,amarshalshipisn’tquiteashighapositionasthatofambassador（大使）,but—”“Theambassador,”saidthegirl,warmly,“doesn’tcallanymore.Heneedn’teverhavedoneso.Yououghttoknowthat.AndsonowyouareoneofthesedashingWesternheroes,andyourideandshootandgointoallkindsofdangers.That’sdifferentfromtheWashingtonlife.Youhavebeenmissedfromtheoldcrowd.”Thegirl’seyes,fascinated,wentback,wideningalittle,torestupontheglitteringhandcuffs.“Don’tyouworryaboutthem,miss,”saidtheotherman.“Allmarshalshandcuffthemselvestotheirprisonerstokeepthemfromgettingaway.Mr.Eastonknowshisbusiness.”“WillweseeyouagainsooninWashington?”askedthegirl.“Notsoon,Ithink,”saidEaston.“Mybutterflydaysareover,Ifear.”“IlovetheWest,”saidthegirlcarelessly.Hereyeswereshiningsoftly.Shelookedawayoutthecarwindow.Shebegantospeaksimplywithouttheglossofstyleandmanner.“MammaandIspentthesummerinDenver.Shewenthomeaweekagobecausefatherwasslightlyill.IcouldliveandbehappyintheWest.Ithinktheairhereagreeswithme.Moneyisn’teverything.Butpeoplealwaysmisunderstandthingsandremainstupid—”“Say,Mr.Marshal,”growledtheglum-facedman.“Thisisn’tquitefair.I’mneedingadrinkandhaven’thadasmokeallday.Haven’tyoutalkedlongenough?Takemeinthesmokernow,won’tyou?I’mhalfdeadforapipe.”Theboundtravelersrosetotheirfeet,Eastonwiththesameslowsmileonhisface.“Ican’tdenyawantfortobacco,”hesaid,lightly.“It’stheonefriendoftheunlock.Good-bye,MissFairchild.Dutycalls,youknow.”Heheldouthishandforafarewell.“It’stoobadyouarenotgoingEast,”shesaid,reclothingherselfwithmannerandstyle.“ButyoumustgoontoLeavenworth,Isuppose?"“Yes,”saidEaston,“ImustgoontoLeavenworth.”Thetwomenwalkeddowntheaisleintothesmoker.Thetwopassengersinaseatnearbyhadheardmostoftheconversation.Saidoneofthem:“Thatmarshal’sagoodsortofchap.SomeoftheseWesternfellowsareallright.”Prettyyoungtoholdanofficelikethat,isn’the?”askedtheother.“Young!”shoutedthefirstspeaker,“Why—Oh!Didn’tyoucatchon?Say—didyoueverknowanofficertohandcuffaprisonertohisrighthand?”31．Theunderlinedword“agreewith”inParagraph15isclosestinmeaningto______.A．beofthesameopinion B．begoodforC．befreshandclean D．bepopularandwelcome32．WhichoftheunderlinedsentencestellsusMr.Easton’strueidentity（身份）?A．butIseeyou’vemetthemarshalbefore.B．AndsonowyouarconeofthesedashingWesternheroes,…C．Prettyyoungtoholdanofficelikethat,isn’the?D．Say—didyoueverknowanofficertohandcuffaprisonertohisrighthand?33．Whatdoes“Hearts”inthetitle“HeartsandHands”standfor?A．Easton’sloveformoney. B．MissFairchild’senjoymentoftheWest.C．Themarshal’skindnesstowardEaston. D．Thepassenger’spraiseforthemarshal.DTheearthisnowcoveredbyspacejunkafternearly70yearsofspaceexploration.Anaccidentin2023madetheclean-upmoredifficulttostart.AccordingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency（ESA）,scientistsplanontestingtheir“junktruck”,ClearSpace-1,in2025.It’saspacecraftwithfourarmsthatcancatchdebris（碎片）andbringitbacktotheearth.OneofitstasksistobringbackVESPA,a113-kilogram,two-metre-widemaketpart.ButitwashitbyanotherpieceofspacejunkinAugust2023,creatingnewpieces.TheESAisnowchangingitsclean-upplan.“Wemustreducethecreationofnewspacedebrisandbegintoactivelyreducetheinfluenceonotherobjects,”saidtheagency.Mostsatellitestodayaresentintotheearth’sloworbit（軌道）,whichreachuptoaround2,000kilometresabovetheearth.There,spacecraftaremostlikelytohiteachother.Theremaybeasmanyas170,000,000piecesofspacejunkinorbit,accordingtotheESA．Bigorsmall,anyofthepiecescancauseharmtoaspacecraft.Forexample,ifanobjectaslargeas10centimetershitsasatellite,thesatellitewillbreakapart.Asfortheclean-up,scientistshavesomeotherideas.Onepopularplanistosendaspacecraftcarryingharpoonsandmagnets（磁鐵）.Thecraftwouldshoottheharpoontostickintothedebrisbefore“throwing”itbacktotheearth.Magnetscouldmovethedebris,changingitsdirection.Thedebriswouldburnafterenteringtheearth’satmospheresotherewouldn’tbemuchleftwhenitreachestheearth.Scientistsarealsoconsideringshootinglasersfromthespacecrafttoheatupthedebrissurface,creatingasmallpushthatwouldchangethedebris’orbit.Thischangewouldallowthedebristobecaughtbytheearth’sgravity.Spacejunkcanbeverydangerous,andspaceagenciesaroundtheworldaretestingandplanningtheclean-up.Butwhyhaven’ttheydoneanythingyet?Onereasonisthehighcost.Buttheywillstillkeepontestingthecheapandfineclean-up.34．WhatisthemainpurposeoFClearSpace-1?A．Totestthejunktruckinorbit. B．TobringVESPAbacktotheearth.C．Toavoidtheaccidentsinspace. D．Tocleanupthedebrisfromtheearth’sorbit.35．WhyistheESAchangingitscleaningplannow?A．Becauseitwashitbyasatellite. B．Becauseitdiscoveredmoredebrisinorbit.C．Becauseitwillcreatenewspacejunk. D．Becausemoresatellitesaresentintotheearth.36．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Thelasersfromthespacecraftaretoburnthedebris.B．Spacedebrisisdangerousandharmfultoastronauts.C．Scientistshavebeendoingresearchtocleanupthespacedebris.D．Thehighcostofspacecleaningwillstopscientistsfromtesting.37．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LookingforWaystoCleanupSpace B．EscapingfromCrowdedSpaceC．DangerousSpaceDebris D．ExcellentSpaceExploration第Ⅱ卷（主觀題共50分）四、詞匯運用（本大題共8小題；每小題1分，共8分）（A）根據(jù)句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。38．Youcanaskbothyourparentsandteachersforhelp______（無論何時）youareintrouble.39．Thoughitis______（累人的）topreparefortheHighSchoolEntranceExamination,wewillkeepworkinghard.40．He______（擱）asidehisbookandwalkedstraighttothedoor.41．Whatgreat______（勇氣）thefiremenhavetofacedangerattheboundarybetweenlifeanddeath!（B）根據(jù)句意，在答題卡對應題號的橫線上，寫出括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式。42．Comparedwithother______（music）hisworksseemtobetouchingaswellasinspiring.43．Paris,hostofthenextOlympicGames,isoneofthe______（lively）citiesintheworld.44．Thenecklace______（it）ispretty,butthepriceistoohigh.45．AccordingtoCuiYouxin,headoftheteam,makingculturalproductsshouldbe______（true）creative.五、動詞填空用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當形式填空，并將答案寫在答題卡對應題號的橫線上。（本大題共8小題；每小題1分，共8分）46．—Whywereyoulateforthemeeting?—BecauseI______（catch）intheheavytrafficduringthemorningrushhour.47．Inordertogetthescholarship,hespendsmoretimethanheusedto______（practise）playingbasketball.48．Ourgroupleadertoldmewe______（have）afurtherdiscussionassoon-aswefinishedreadingthebook.49．—IfindtherearemoreandmorebirdspeciesinTaibuLake.—Itmusthavesomethingtodowiththesuccessourcity______（achieve）inwetlandprotection.50．Lindafirstmetherhusbandwhileshe______（travel）toNorwaytoseetheauroralastwinter.51．Sinceyouhavemadeupyourmind______（enter）youridealhighschool,makethemostofeveryminutefromnowon.52．Nobodytextthelocatpeople______（know）iftherewillberaintomorrow.Ifitrains,wewillstayinsideandplaycardstogether.53．—Youlookprettybusy.What’sup?—We______（prepare）forawelcomepartyforfreshmenthisSaturdayevening.TherewillbeaboutfortypeopleandIam.theorganizer.六、閱讀填空先通讀下面的短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，在文章后表格的空格內(nèi)填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。所填單詞必須寫在答題卡對應題號的橫線上。每個空格只能填一個單詞。（本大題共5小題；每小題1分，共5分）Thereisonethingintheworldthat’ssmallerthanyourfingernail.Butwithoutit,wecan’tusenearlyalltheelectronics.It’sthemicrochip!Itisoneofthemostimportantinventionsinhumanhistory.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutmicrochips?Herearesomebasicsforyoutolearnit.Whataremicrochips?Nottobeconfusedwithpotatochips,Microchipsareverysmallelectronicdevicespeopleusetostoreanddealwithinformation.Amicrochipisasetofinterconnectedelectroniccomponentsthatareimprintedonaverysmallchip.Asmicrochipshavesomanyconnectedcomponents,theyarealsocalledintegratedcircuits.Therearemainlytwokindsofmicrochips:logicchipsandmemorychips.Logicchipsarethe“brains”ofelectronicdevices—theydealwithinformationtofinishatask.Memorychipsstoreinformation.ApplicationandimportanceMicrochipsareineverythingelectricalfromcomputerstocellphones,TVs,cameras,cars,airplanes,appliancesandmedicalequipment.MicrochipsarealsousedinGPStrackingdevicesandidentificationcardsandareusedtorecordactivitiesandinformation.Microchipstakeandprocessdigitalinformationandmakeitusablerightaway.Forexample,aCentralProcessingUnit（CPU）,orprocessor,isthemainchipinacomputer.Itsresponsibleforcarryingoutallthecomputer’stasks.Whataremicrochipsmadefrom?Themainingredientformakingmicrochipsissilicon.It’sachemicalelementthatcanbefoundinrocks,sand,clayandsoil.Siliconisasemiconductor,meaningthatitsconductivepropertiescanbecomestrongerbymixingitwithotheringredients.Thismakesitpossibletoturnanelectricalcurrentonoroff.Thesiliconusedtomakemicrochipsmostlycomesfromsilicasand,madeofsilicondioxide.Helpfully,it’severywhere!It’sthesecondmostcommonelementonEarthafteroxygen.Howsmallcanmicrochipsbe?Onemicrochipissmallerthanabuttononyourshirtbutithasbillionsoftransistors（晶體管）.Soit’seasytounderstandjusthowsmallthefeaturesonachipneedtobe.Chipfeaturesaremeasuredinnanometers（納米）.Ananometerisonebillionthofameter.Thesmallerthefeaturesinthepatternscreated,themoretransistorscanfitonachip,andthemorethechipcan