2024-2025學年湖北省咸寧市名校初三第二學期期中統(tǒng)一考試英語試題注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Mum,mustIfinishmyhomeworktoday?—________.Youmaydoittomorrowmorning.A．No,youmustn’t B．No,youneedn’t C．Yes,youmust2、"Iwanttoknow."saidtheboyopeningthebox.A．what'sinsidethebox B．wheretheboxisC．thatthere'ssomecandy D．howbigisthebox3、—Wouldyouliketogototheconcertwithme?—I'dloveto,butILinda'sinvitationtodinner.A．a(chǎn)ccept B．haveaccepted C．wasaccepting D．willaccept4、Let’s

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also5、AtfirstwedoubtedEric’sdiscovery.Lateritwasmadeafterhegavealotofexamples.A．believable B．enjoyable C．comfortable D．a(chǎn)vailable6、—Whoseapplesarethese?—They'reapples.A．they B．them C．theirs D．their7、---Whichofthetwoshirtswouldyouliketochoose?---Both.ThenIcangiveonetomybrotherandleave________tomyself.A．a(chǎn)nother B．theother C．other8、______________somethingwrongwithmybike.CanIuseyours?A．Itis B．Itwas C．Thereis D．Therewas9、—Itseems_____youliketoworkwithchildren.—Yes,theyaresolovely.A．that B．what C．to D．a(chǎn)s10、---We’dlikeyoutostartworktomorrowifpossible.---I’msorry,butIcan’tpossiblystartuntilMonday.?A．Doyouagreewithme B．IsthatagoodideaC．DoyouthinkI’mright D．WillthatbeallrightⅡ.完形填空11、Itwasthejuniorhighprom(畢業(yè)舞會)night,Isatinthecarwaitingformysontocomeout.Seeinghim1atuxedo(燕尾服)forthefirsttime,myfeelingsweremixed.2Irealizedit,hehadbecomeateenager.Themomenthegotintothecar,hecouldn’twaittosharethepromwithme.Asmile3acrossmyface.“Thisisthe4nightIhaveeverhad,’’hesaid.Hebegantellingthestoryjustlike5abagofbeans.“IwastalkingwithJanewhenwesawagirlstandingoffintoadarkcorneralone,crying.Janeaskedmetogodancingwiththegirl,butIsaidthatJanewas6becauseIdidn’tevenknowwhothegirlwas.Janewouldn’tstopandsaidthatIhada(n)7todosomethingspecialbydancingwiththegirl.Iknew8shewascrying.Everybodycouldseethatshewasalittleoverweightand9invitedhertodance.Iwantedto,butIwasafraidthatI’dbelaughedat.Whatifsheturnedme10.Ittookmealotof11togooverandaskifshewantedtodance.Shesaidyesandwewalkedouttothedancefloor.Ifeltmyfaceturnedred,butitwas12andIdidn’tthinkothersnoticed.Ithoughteveryonewaslookingatus,13noonelaughedandwedancedthewholedance.Whathappenednextwasunexpected.AfterIdancedwiththegirl,alotofguysstarteddancingwithgirls14hadn’tdancedyet.Itwasonlythreeminutes,butIwashappythatIdidsomething15tonight.Ilearnedsomething,too.”Icouldseetearsinhiseyes.Igavemysonahugandtoldhim,“I’msoproudofyou.”ChoosethebestchoicefromA,BorCaccordingtothepassageyouread.1．A．on B．in C．with2．A．After B．Before C．Because3．A．set B．stopped C．spread4．A．best B．worst C．longest5．A．filling B．picking C．emptying6．A．crazy B．nice C．lucky7．A．right B．chance C．a(chǎn)bility8．A．why B．when C．how9．A．everybody B．somebody C．nobody10．A．down B．off C．over11．A．patience B．courage C．energy12．A．dark B．bright C．cold13．A．so B．or C．but14．A．which B．who C．whose15．A．strange B．interesting C．specialⅢ.語法填空12、TuYouyouisaChinesepharmaceuticalchemist(藥學家)andeducator.Sheisbestknownfordiscoveringartemisinin(青蒿素)which1．(use)totreatmalaria(瘧疾)andhassaved2．(million)oflives.ShewontheNobelPrizeinMedicineinOctober2015.Sheisthe3．(one)Chinesewomantowinthisprize.TuwasborninNingbo,ZhejiangProvince,China4．December30th,1930.From1951to1955,sheattendedPekingUniversityMedicalSchool.Later,Tuwastrainedfortwoandahalf5．(year)intraditionalChinesemedicine.NowsheistheChiefScientistintheAcademy(研究院)ofChineseMedicineinBeijing.Tuhassomehealthproblemsasaresultofworkingpoorconditionsfor6．longtime.Butsheisstilldoingresearch.WhenTufinallyreceivedNobelPrizeforherachievements,shesaidthesuccess7．(belong)toherteam,whichdidresearchinthosepoorconditions.AndshethinksartemisininisagiftfromChinaandfrom8．(tradition)Chinesemedicinetotheworld,tothemillionsandmillionsofpeople,9．(especial)poorchildren,allovertheworldwhohavemalaria.TuYouyouisalready87yearsold,10．shesaysshewon’tstopstudyingorworking.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Since2005,officeworkersinJapanhavebeenallowedtowearT-shirtsandshortstowork,insteadofbusinesssuitsandties.Why?Theanswerissimple.Thegovernmentistryingtoreducetheuseofairconditioners.Althoughairconditionersmakeourliveseasierinhotweather,theycanbebadfortheenvironment.Thecoolersuseagreatdealofelectricitytofunctionandaddtotheeffectsofglobalwarming.Butitisavicious(惡性的)cycle.Astemperaturesrise,therewillbemoreneedforairconditioning.PawelWargocki,anexpertattheTechnicalUniversityofDenmark,toldTheNewYorkTimes:“Theairconditioningcausesahugeproblemtoglobalclimateandenergyuse.”Headded,“Moreandmoreairconditionersareused.It’sverydangerous.”Wecan’tlivewithairconditioning.Butthethingis,wecan’tlivewithoutiteither.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatifindoortemperaturesarehighinhotweather,peoplewillsufferfromcertainhealthproblemsandhavealowerproductivity.Forexample,whenairconditionerswereturneddowninJapaneseoffices,theroomtemperatureroseto3orhigher.Asaresult,workersstartedgettingheadaches,andfeelingsleepy.Theycouldn’tgivealltheirattentiontoworkandtheirproductivitydroppedby2percent,whichmeanstheydid30minuteslessworkeachday,accordingtoShinichiTanabe,aprofessorofarchitectureatWasedaUniversityinTokyo,Japan.Sothebestwaytobalanceourcomfortwithenvironmentalawarenessistochangeourexpectations.Mostofthetime,it’snotthattheroomistoohot,butthatweareusedtoitbeingcooler.“ThetemperaturemanyAmericansfindmostcomfortableindoorsinsummer—21C—feelsuncomfortabletomostEuropeans,whofindittoocold.”saidMichaelSivak,professorataUniversityofMichigan,US.HesaiditisbecauseEuropeanscaremoreabouttheenvironmentandarewillingtoacceptabitmoreheatinsummer.Also,wecantrytochangeourdailybehavior.Openthewindowstoletairin,forexample.Turningontheairconditionerisnottheonlywaytomakeusfeelcomfortable.1．WhatdidtheJapanesegovernmentdotoreducetheuseofairconditioners?A．ToallowtheworkerstowearT-shirtstowork.B．Tostoptheworkersfromusingairconditioners.C．Toletpeopleacceptabitmoreheatinsummer.D．Toaskpeopletoopenwindowstoletairin.2．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.A．mostpeoplewillbesickwithoutairconditionersB．globalwarmingismainlycausedbyairconditionersC．peoplehavetobeusedtolivingwithoutairconditionersD．weshouldchangeourexpectationstoprotectenvironment3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．JapaneseofficeworkersarelessproductiveinsummerB．AmericanscarelessaboutenvironmentthanEuropeansC．PeopleinDenmarkbelieveairconditionersaredangerousD．EuropeansacceptabitcoolerthanAmericansinsummer4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ProtectEnvironment:Isittimetochangebusinesssuits?B．ProtectEnvironment:Isittimetofocusontemperature?C．ProtectEnvironment:Shallwechangeourexpectations?D．ProtectEnvironment:Shallwestopusingairconditioners?B14、Maslenitsaisanancientcelebrationmarkingthereturnofspring.InRussia,peoplecelebrateitforoneweekeveryyearatthebeginningofMarch.Duringthefestival,peoplewearbeautifulclotheshangingoutonthestreets.TheymakeandeattastyRussianblinisaswell.Theblinisisakindofroundthinbakedcakewhichisasymbolofthesun,peoplesay.InIndia,thereisafamousfestivalcalledHoli.Itiscelebratedattheendofthewinterseasononthelastfullmoondayofthelunarmonth,whichusuallyfallsinthelateFebruaryorMarch.Itisalsoknownasthe“festivalofcolors”sincepeoplebelievespringiscolorful.Tocelebrateit,peoplepourcoloredwaterandpowder(粉末)oneachotherandeveryonegetswetanddirty.Cookingmanykindsofsweetsandotherfoodisalsoatradition.IfyougotoJapaninearlyMay,youwillseecolorfulcarpflagsinthesky.TheflagsflytocelebrateChildren’sDay,whichfallsonMay5th.Insomeplaces,peoplestarttoflytheirflagsinApril.Familiesthathaveboyswillusuallyflytheflagsoutsidetheirhomes.Theyalsoputwarrior(武士)dollsaroundtheirhomes.Theydosotoencouragetheirboystobestrongandhealthy.PeopleusuallyeatKashiwa-mochionthisday.Itisakindofricecakeinaspecialtreeleaves.Thecakehassweet-tastingredbeanjam(紅豆餡)inside.InmostLatinAmericancountries,thereisaceremonyforgirlswhentheyturnfifteen.It’scalledquinceanera.Duringthisceremony,thegirl,whodressesup,givescandlestothefifteenmostimportantwomeninherlife.Thecandlesstandforherpast.Thentheywillhaveabigparty.Longago,girlswouldmarrysoonaftertheirquinceanera.Butthesedays,itsimplystandsforgoodwishesforgirlsastheygetolder.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。1．Both___and___arecelebratedtogreetspring.A．Maslenitsa;Holi B．Holi;JapaneseChildren’sDayC．Maslenitsa;Quinceanera D．Maslenitsa;JapaneseChildren’sDay2．Blinisisthetraditionalfoodin.A．Russia B．India C．Japan D．LatinAmericancountries3．Holiisknownfor.A．theroundcake B．differentcolorsC．carpflags D．warriordolls4．Children’sDayinJapanfallsineachyear.A．February B．March C．April D．May5．WhengirlsinLatinAmericacelebratequinceanera,theywilldothefollowingsbut.A．dressup B．giveoutcandlesC．cookmanysweets D．haveapartyC15、Werecyclerubbish,sowhynotlanguage?Recyclinglanguagemeansusingvocabularythatyouhavelearntbeforeagainandagain.However,unlikerubbishthatpilesup(堆積)inourenvironment,ifwedonotrecyclelanguage,wesimplyforgetit.Sohowdoyourecyclelanguage?Therearebasicallythreewaystodoit.Thefirstisthroughreading.Gobacktoyourfavouritearticlesandreadthemoncemore.Justrereadthemanddonotworryabouteachvocabularyitem.Iftherearesomethatyouarenotsureabout,makeaguessandyouwillprobablyguessright.Thesecondwaytorecycleisthroughwriting.Lookatsomeofyourfavouritearticlesandwriteeitherashortparagraphorafewsentencesinyourwonwords.Afteryouhavedonthisafewtimes,gobackandreadthroughwhatyouhavewritten,checkingvocabularyfunctions.Don’tworryifyouhavemademistakes.That’showyoulearn.Thethirdwaytorecyclelanguageisbyhavinganimaginarychatwithyourselfaboutyourfavouritearticlesathome.YoucanpretendthereissomeonewithyouwhospeaksEnglishandtellhimwhatyouarethinkingaboutorhowyoufeel.1．Accordingtothepassage,recyclinglanguagemeans_____.A．repeatingvocabularyattimesB．revisingvocabularyatapropertimeC．learningnewvocabularyasmuchaspossibleD．usingvocabularythatwehavelearntveryoften2．Ifwerecyclelanguage,itmay______.A．bekeptinourmindB．beforgotteneasilyC．pileupinourenvironmentD．disappearfromourmindsoon3．Whichofthefollowingisproperlythebesttitleofthepassage?A．WhytoRecycleLanguageB．HowtoLearnVocabularyC．HowtoRecycleLanguageD．WhytoLearnVocabularyD16、GREENWOODINTERNATIONALSCHOOLName:PaulaVannettiClass:4-BTerm3/2016Timetable

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1．Howlongdoeseachclasslast?A．Foronehour. B．Fortwohours. C．Forthreehours. D．Forfourhours.2．Howmanyclassesarethereattheschooleachday?A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Twenty-nine.3．Whencanstudentsstarttohavelunch?A．At11:00. B．At11:30. C．At12:30. D．At13:30.4．WhatcanstudentslearnattheafterschoolclubsatGreenwood?A．MusicandGeography. B．ICTandArt.C．PEandGuitar. D．GuitarandBasketball.5．HowmanyItalianclassesdostudentshaveinoneweek?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.E17、SudhaChandran,afamousdancerfromIndia,hadtohaveherrightlegcutafteracaraccident.Shewasalsocutoffonhercareer(事業(yè))road.Thoughtheaccidentbroughtherbrightcareertoastop,shedidn’tgiveup.Inthepainfulmonthsthatfollowed,Sudhametadoctorwhodevelopedaman-madelegforher.Sostrongly,shewantedtogobacktodancing.Sudhabelievedinherselfandshethoughtshecouldrealizeherdream.Aftereverypublicrecital(個人表演),shewouldaskherdadaboutherperformance.“Youstillhavealongwaytogo”wastheanswersheusedtogetinreturn.InJanuary1984,SudhamadeahistoriccomebackbygivingapublicrecitalinBombay.Sheperformedinsuchagreatmannerthatitmovedeveryonetotears.Thateveningwhensheaskedherdadtheusualquestion,hedidn’tsayanything.Hejusttouchedherfeetasapraise.Sudha’scomebackwassomovingthatafilmproducerdecidedtomakethestoryintoahitfilm.WhensomeoneaskedSudhahowshehadmanagedtodanceagain,shesaidquitesimply,“YOUDON’TNEEDFEETTODANCE.”Nothingisimpossibleinthisworld.Ifyouhavethewilltowin,youcanachieveanything.1．SudhaCanadianisan________dancer.A．EnglishB．IndianC．AustralianD．American2．Sudhathoughtshecoulddependon________tomakeherdreamcometrue.A．thedoctorB．herfatherC．herselfD．a(chǎn)filmproducer3．WhatdidSudhadoinJanuary,1984?A．Shehadacaraccident.B．Shemetadoctor.C．SheleftBombay.D．Shemadeahistoriccomeback.4．HowdidSudha’sfatherpraiseher?A．Bytouchingherfeet.B．Bywatchingherperformance.C．Byteachinghertodance.D．Bymakingthestoryintoahitfilm.5．What’sSudhaideaaboutsuccess?A．Beingadisableddancer.B．Believinginfamiliesandfriends.C．Practicingmore.D．Havingastrongwilltowin.F18、InaUSstudy,researchersmeasured(測量)thehappinessof4739peopleover20years.Thestudyfoundthataperson’shappinessdependsonthehappinessofpeopleheconnectswith.Surprisingly,italsofoundthathappinessspreadsnotonlybetweendirectfriends,butalsoamongfriendsofyourfriends’friends!Andthosegoodfeelingsseemtohavethegreatestinfluenceamongfriendsofthesamesex(性別).“Peoplewithmoregoodfriendsarelesslikelytodevelopdepression(情緒低落)andworry,”saysDr.ToupeyLuft.“Thoughyoucan’tchooseyourfamilyorworkmates,youdohavecontroloverfriendships.”Withalittleeffort,youcanaddmorepositive(正面的,積極的)relationshipstoyoursocialcircle.Here’rethesuggestions:“Nobodyisallpositiveorallnegative,”saysLuft.“Buttherearepeopleyoumayfeelmorepositive.Usethatasyourwaytocheckpeopleandkeeprecords.”Whenspendingtimewithothers,payattentiontoyourfeeling.Areyoufeelingtiredandunhappy？Tohelpyoukeeprecords,Luftsuggeststakingamomentwhenyougethometowritedownwhatyourfeelingiswhenaroundthem.Whileit’sgreattogatherwithpositivefriends,it’salsogoodtostaywithothersinthesamelifesituations.“Butifyou’realljustcomplaining(抱怨)andnothingischanging,it’snothealthy,”saysLuft.Areyourfriendsnegative,orareyoudoingmostofthecomplaining?Consideringtheanswerstothesequestionscanhelpyoudecideifyouwanttostandinfrontofthem.Oryoucouldlettherelationshipdisappearslowly.Sometimesyourhobbiescanleadtotruefriendships.Checkoutnewspapersandwebsitestofindagrouporclassforsomethingyouenjoy.Thesefriendscanalwaysbethereforyouandcancareeachotherthroughdifficulties,illnessanddeath.Notintogroups?Lookforindividual(個人的)communicationinstead.Luftsays,“Setsmallgoals,suchashavingcoffeewithonenewperson,anddevelopfriendshipaccordingtoaplan.Ifsomeonesuggestsgoingforlunchsometime,setadate.”“Ifyou’refeelingdisappointed(失望)withafriend,trytalkingaboutwhatyoubothneed,”saysLuft.Forexample,tellherwhatyouwantduringhardtimesinyourlives.______________________________________.Withsomefriendsyoulaughandhavefuntogetheratthemovies—andthatcanbeenough.Withothers,youpayattentiontoyourdeepconnection.1．Whatdoesyourhappinessdependon,accordingtothepassage?A．Howpeopleyouconnectwithfeel.B．Howmanyfriendsyouhave.C．Whatsituationyouareinnow.D．Whatkindoffriendsyouhave.2．Whatdoesthefirstsuggestionwantustodo