2024-2025學(xué)年石嘴山市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)初三（高補(bǔ)班）上-期中考試英語試題試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。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(xiàng)選擇1、—Howwasyourjobinterviewyesterday?—Oh,Icouldn’tfeel______.Icouldhardlyanswermostofthequestionstheyasked.A．worse B．easier C．better D．happier2、Weshouldnotlookdownuponsmallmistakes,orthey______leadtobigaccidents.A．mustB．needC．shouldD．might3、Hewalked________fastforus________catchupwith.A．so,that B．such,thatC．enough,to D．too,to4、—Excuseme,areyou_______?—No,weare_______.A．American,Englishman B．Americans,GermansC．American,Germen D．Englishman,American5、—______wonthecurlinggoldmedalatthe12thWinterOlympics?—ChenJianxin.He’sfromYanqing.A．Who B．What C．Where D．When6、一Heseemsterriblyill.I'mafraidwehavetotakehimtohospitalrightnow.一Idon'tthinkit.Maybehe'scaughtabitofacold.A．worksB．mattersC．caresD．minds7、Sheaskedtheteacher______.A．howoldwerethetwins B．ifshecouldhelpthestudentsinneedC．whatthematterwaswiththenewstudent D．thatshegotfullmarksintheexam8、Lilyisaverykindgirl.Wealllove______.A．you B．him C．them D．her9、—Ihopetomakedecisionsbymyself.—OK.Butremember_____youdo,youshouldthinkabouttheresults.A．whenever B．howeverC．whatever D．wherever10、—Doyouknow?—Letmesee.IrememberitwasonMarch18th.A．whydidtheymovehere B．whytheymovedhereC．whendidtheymovehere D．whentheymovedhereⅡ.完形填空11、ThemaincharacterofthisarticleiscalledDeanBluey.HeisaschoolboyfromtheUSA.Hebecameaheroyesterdayafterhesavedthelifeofawomanincountry.DeanBlueyhasmuchincomputer.Oneday,heane-mailtoafriendontheInternet.Suddenlyheamessagesaying‘Help!Pain!Help!’ThemessagewasfromFinland,kilometresawayfromAmerica.Ididn’tknowIshoulddo,Deansaidtoareporterafterwards.Itwasreallydifficulttotellifthemessagewasreal.SoDeandidnothingatfirst.themessagekeptcoming.Bythenitwaseasytoseethatsomeonewasintrouble,Deanexplained.HethatthesenderwasastudentcalledTarja,whowasaloneinauniversitylibrary.Shewasill.Whatwas,therewasnophonearoundher.Heronlywayofwiththeworldwasbye-mail.Deangotintouchthepoliceatonce.Andtheyrealizedthatthesituationwasquiteserious.TheycalledthepoliceinFinland.Thenanambulance（救護(hù)車）rushedtothelibrary.,shewasstillaliveandwassenttothehospitalquickly.“I’mgladshe’sOK.”Deansaid.It’shardtobelieve,butsavedherlife.Justasasentencesays:“isimpossible.”,whichisfromanadvertisementonTV.1．A．14-years–oldB．14yearsoldC．14–year-oldD．14yearold2．A．a(chǎn)notherB．theotherC．a(chǎn)nyotherD．other3．A．interestB．interestedC．interestingD．interests4．A．sentB．wassendingC．sendsD．issending5．A．a(chǎn)cceptedB．receivedC．heardfromD．refused6．A．thousandB．thousandofC．thousandsD．thousandsof7．A．howB．whatC．whereD．when8．A．SoB．AndC．ButD．As9．A．telephonedB．repliedC．foundD．talked10．A．betterB．worseC．harderD．easier11．A．talkingB．communicatingC．stayingD．helping12．A．withB．onC．toD．a(chǎn)t13．A．HardlyB．HappilyC．LuckilyD．Carefully14．A．a(chǎn)boyB．doctorsC．thepoliceD．thee-mail15．A．AnythingB．EverythingC．SomethingD．NothinⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（不超過3個(gè)單詞）Goodandbadmannersmakeupthesocialrulesofacountry.Theyarenotalwayseasytolearnbecausethey’reoftennotwritteninbooks.Let’shavea1．a(chǎn)tsomesocialrulesinBritain.Inthepast,Britishwomendidn’tgotopubs(酒吧)becauseit2．(consider)badbehaviorforawoman.Butastimegoesby,3．womenandmencandrinkfreelyinpubsnow.VisitorstoBritainoftenseeBritishpeoplewaitinqueues(行列)inpublicplaces,likethebusstop.Itisconsideredimpolitetogetona4．withoutwaitingyourturninthequeue.QueuingisanationalhabitinBritainandit’sconsideredgoodmannerstowaityourturn.Insomecountries,it’sconsideredbadmannerstoeatonthestreet.5．,inBritain,it’scommonforyoutoseepeoplehavingasnackahead6．youonthestreet.Britishpeopleused7．(be)surprisedtoseeyoungchildrenweren’tusuallytakenouttorestaurantlateatnight.Andifthey8．(make)anoiseinarestaurant,itwasregardedasimpolitebehavior.Nowadays,childrenareplayingamoreactiveroleandthey9．(accept)inmanypubsandrestaurants.Recently,manyBritishcompanieshavebannedsmokingintheofficesandcanteens.SmokingisaalsobannedontheLondon.Underground,incinemasandonmostbuses.Ifsomeonebreakstherule,he/she10．(pay)forit.Ingeneral,it’sbecominglessacceptabletosmokeinapublicplacethanbefore.Socialrulesareanimportantpartofeverycountry.TheBritishhaveanexpressionforfollowingthese“unwrittenrules”:WheninRome,doasRomansdo.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Moststudents，whoarelearningaforeignlanguage,liketochooseHomestaywhentheystudyabroad.Othersalsopreferhomestayeveniftheygoonavisitoraholidayinanothercountry.Presently，homestayhasbecomeaformofaccommodation(寄宿)whichisverypopularallaroundtheworld.Ifyouwanttostayatacomfortableandhome-likehouseandexperiencethelifeoflocalpeople，youcanbookahomestayontheInternetbeforeyougoabroad.Itiseasyforyoutopickoutahostfamilythatyouwanttolivewithfromallovertheworld.Sowhatishomestay?Andwhatmakesitsopopularnowadays?Homestaymeanslivingwithaforeignfamilyor"hostfamily"aswestayabroad.Itisusuallycalledahomeawayhome.Therearethreewaysofdoingit:★ChoosetolearnEnglishinalanguageschoolnearyourhomestaywhereyoulive；★HaveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberoffamilywhoisaqualified(合格的)teacher；★Don'thaveanyclassesatallwhenyouvisitaforeigncountry-apopularchoiceifyouwanttobeatouristforexample.Eveninthebusysummerperiodtheorganizationthatprovidesthehomestayswillalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemostsuitable(適合的)hostfamilytomeetyourneeds.Withthehelpoftheorganizations,youdon'tworryaboutwhereyoulive，yourinterests，yourlanguagelevel,eatinghabits,medicalcareandanythingelseyoumayhaveduringthehomestay.Thoughthepriceofhomestayis，mainlydependedonyourneeds，high-qualityhomestayaccommodationcanberelativelyeconomical(經(jīng)濟(jì)的).Andifyouwantyourhomestayinornearthecitycenter，youmaypayforanextraamountofmoney.Evenifyoustayfurtherout.youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecenternottoGobeyond30minutes.Notonlydoeshomestayaccommodationrepresent(象征)valueformoney，italsogivesyouanexcellentopportunitytopracticetheforeignlanguagewithyourhostfamily.Thisisaveryimportantextraforstudentswholiketospeakasmuchlanguageaspossible.ButifyouplantolearnEnglish.WhynothaveyourEnglishclassesinyourhostfamily?There'snobetterwaytolearnlanguagesthanthisbecauseitmakeslearningandaccommodationtogetheraswellastheculturalexperience!1．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Learninglanguagesatschoolismuchbetterthanthatinhomestays.B．AllthehomestayfamilymembersusedtobegoodteachersinthepastC．Moremoneyshouldbepaidifyouliveinhostfamiliesincitycenter.D．Everythinghastobethoughtaboutafteryouenterahomestayfamily.2．What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardshomestayaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterthinkhomestayisgoodforlanguagelearning.B．Thewriterhopeshomestayfamilieswillprovidemoreservice.C．Thewriterisworriedaboutthesafetyofhomestayinthefuture.D．Thewritercomplainsaboutdevelopmentofhomestaynowadays3．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Itintroducesfamousplacesofinterestaroundtheworld.B．Ittellsuswhyhomestayhasbeenpopularintheworld.C．Itgivesusadviceonhowtolearnforeignlanguageswell.D．Itdescribeshowhomestayworksbetweendifferentcountries.B14、根據(jù)表格內(nèi)容，選擇正確答案。Manyyoungpeoplewanttobepopstars．Popstarsarerich．Manypeoplethinktheyareleadingahappyandeasylife．Isthattrue?Theanswerisdefinitelyno．Infact,theyhaveveryhardlives．Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeontravel．Sometimesthetravelisinteresting,butinmosttimeitisboringtopopstars．Thefollowingchartisaday’slifeofapopstar．Feb．l0,2

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1．Thepopstarwentbacktothehotel_________onFeb．10,2．A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimes3．Accordingtothechart,thepopstarwasgoodat_________．A．singingB．dancingC．makingfacesD．playingthepiano4．Thepopstarfelt________aftertheperformance．A．tiredB．excitedC．sadD．bothAandB5．Thebanddid_________intherehearsal(彩排)inthenight’sshow．A．betterintheshowthanB．worseintheshowthanC．intheshowasbadlyasD．notdoaswellasintheshow6．Thispassagemainlytellsusthat_________．A．popstarsarenotrichinfactB．youngpeoplehadbetternotbepopstarsC．therearemanyyoungpeoplewantingtobepopstarsD．popstarsdon’thaveaneasylifeastheyseemtohaveC15、Chineseareverygenerous(慷慨的)whenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesandAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday’schildrenareshortofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandfinishhisjobsuccessfullystepbystep.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarouse(激發(fā))hisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathertothink,tousehismind.Andthatismoreimportant.1．（小題1）.MostChineseparentsdon’trealize__________.A．howmuchthebesteducationisworthB．whenchildrenshouldbeeducatedC．whatchildrenreallyneedinlaterlifeD．whyschooltestsdon’tsatisfychildren2．（小題2）.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Fixingoldmachinesisveryimportant.B．Interestisnecessaryforeverything.C．Brokenthingsareusefulforchildren.D．Usinghandshelpsimprovethinkingability.3．（小題3）.Thewriter’sattitude(看法)tochildren’seducationisthat__________.A．thecheaperaneducationis,thebetteritisB．childrentodayshouldlearndifferentskillsC．practicalskillsareusefultochildren'sgrowthD．schooleducationcan’tmeetparents’expectationD16、Oneday,Agoodwomansaidsomethingthathurtherbestfriendofmanyyears.Sheregretteditimmediatelyandwantedtodosomethingtotakethewordsback.Toundo(撤銷)whatshehaddone,shewenttoanold,wisewomaninthevillage,explainedhersituationandaskedforadvice.Theolderwomanunderstoodtheyoungerwoman’spain.Sheknewshecouldneveralleviatethepain,butshecouldteachher.Shesaid,“Tonight,takeyourbestfeatherpillowandputsinglefeatheronthedoorstepofeachhouseinthetownbeforethesunrises.”Theyoungwomanhurriedhometoprepareforthem,eventhoughthefeatherpillowswereverydeartoher.Allnightlong,shewasbusyaloneinthecold.Finallysheplacedthelastfeatheronthestepofthelasthousebeforedaybreak.Justasthesunrose,shereturnedtotheolderwoman.“Now,”saidthewisewoman,“Gobackandrefill(回填)yourpillowswithfeathersyouhaveputonthesteps,andtheneverythingwillbeasitwasbefore.”“Youknowthat’simpossible!ThewindblewawayeachfeatherassoonasIplacedthemonthedoorsteps!”theyoungwomanwassurprised.“That’strue,”saidtheolderwoman.“Neverforget.Eachofyourwordsislikeafeatherinthewind.Oncespoken,noamountofeffort,regardlesshowheartfelt(發(fā)自內(nèi)心的)orsincere,canneverreturnthemtoyourmouth.Chooseyourwordswiselyandtreasurethepeopleyoulove.”1．Thewomanwenttovisittheolderwomaninthevillage.A．tohaveachatwithher B．toundowhatshehaddoneC．togivehersomething D．toborrowsomethingfromher2．Theunderlinedword“alleviate”hereprobablymeans.A．produce B．increase C．reduce D．make3．Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe“”.A．LearntoSayBeautifulWordsB．It’simpossibletoTakeBackWhatYouHaveSaidC．Don’tHurtOurFriendsD．FeathersAreEasytoBeBlownAwayE17、Youcan'talwayspredict（預(yù)測(cè)）aheavyrainorrememberyourumbrella.ButdesignerBelyaevdoesn'tthinkthatforgettingtochecktheweatherforecastbeforegoingoutshouldcauseyoutogetwet.That'swhyhecreatedLampbrella,alamppost（柱）withitsownrain－sensing（感應(yīng)）umbrella.ThedesignersayshecameupwiththeideaafterwatchingpeoplegetwetonstreetsinRussia.“Once,IwasdrivingonacentralSaintPetersburgstreetandsawthestreetlampslightinguppeopletryingtohidefromtherain.Ithoughtitwouldbefittohaveacanopy(傘篷)builtintoastreetlamp，”hesaid.TheLampbrellaisapost－lookingstreetlampfittedwithanumbrellacanopy.Ithasabuilt－inelectricmachinewhichcanopenorclosetheumbrella.Sensors(傳感器)thenmakesurethattheumbrellaofferswalkersshelter（遮蔽）wheneveritstartsraining.Besidestherainsensor,there'salsoa360°movingsensoronthestreetlampwhichfindswhetheranyoneisusingtheLampbrella.Afterthreeminutesofnotbeingusedthecanopyisclosed.Accordingtothedesigner,theLampbrellawouldmoveataratherlowspeed,inordernottohurtthewalkers.Besides,itwouldbefixedonthegroundtoprotectfrompossiblelightningstrike.EachLampbrellawouldofferenoughshelterforseveralpeople.Beingfixedat2metersofftheground,itwouldonlybeadangerforthetallestofwalkers.WhiletherearenoplanstotaketheLampbrellaintoproduction,BelyaevsaysherecentlyintroducedhiscreationtooneMoscowDepartment,andbelievesthathiscreationcouldbefixedonanystreetwherealotofpeoplewalkbuttherearenocanopiestoprovideshelter.1．.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“forecast”meaninChinese?A．預(yù)報(bào)B．情況C．查詢2．.ForwhatpurposedidBelyaevcreatetheLampbrella?A．Toremindpeopletotakeanumbrella.B．Tochecktheweatherforecast.C．Toprotectpeoplefromtherain.3．WhichofthefollowingshowshowtheLampbrellaworks?machinesensorsA．B．C．4．.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．HiscreationwasinspiredbyanexperiencefromBelyaev'swordsinParagraph2.B．Paragraph5mainlytellusabouttheLampbrella’ssafety.C．TheLampbrellawillbeputintoimmediateproduction.5．Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe_____.A．THEUSEOFTHELAMPBRELLAB．HOWTOPREVENTRAINC．THENEWINVENTION－LAMPBRELLAF18、Thebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotlefthospitalyet.Sheisquietbutalert（警覺）.Theresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonittwentycentimetersfromherface.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanotherone,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze（凝視）startstoloseitsfocusuntilathirdcardispresented.Thethirdcardhasthreeblackspotsonit.Hergazereturns:shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenalittleolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects(acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon),changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeats（鼓聲）thanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise（同樣地）whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.1．TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1ismainlyaboutthebaby’s______.A．senseofhearingB．senseofsightC．senseoftouchD．senseofsmell2．Whatdoestheunderlinedworditinparagraph2referto?A．thecardB．thebabyC．thecombD．thekey3．Accordingtothepassage,babieshaveastrongsenseofchangingin______.A．thesizeofcardsB．thec