初三下学期期中英语试卷-学生用卷 (4)

这是一份初三下学期期中英语试卷-学生用卷 (4)，共15页。试卷主要包含了阅读单选，阅读还原5选5，完形填空，阅读回答问题，语法填空，语篇翻译，材料作文等内容，欢迎下载使用。
初三下学期期中英语试卷-学生用卷
一、阅读单选
1、【小题1】What is the traditional greeting of Greenland called?
【小题2】Where would you possibly get a glass of milk with cow’s blood?


2、【小题1】What does Nate need to find in the book Nate the Great?
【小题2】How old is Encyclopedia Brown?
【小题3】Which paperback book may you afford if you have ＄5?


3、Many people like to collect things. Some collect stamps, some collect dolls and some collect rocks. Christa, from Germany, collects something unusual. She collects mouse-related items.
Christa’s husband is a geologist. He’s very knowledgeable about minerals(矿物). He also likes collecting postcards about mineral resources. Christa always goes with him to fairs(集市) to get new cards for his collection. However, Christa is not interested in mineral resources. She often feels bored at these fairs. Her husband advised her to collect something she likes, like something about her favorite animals. That piece of advice, however, would become his biggest regret ever.
Christa’s favorite animal is the mouse. She has had mice as pets since she was a teenager. She considers the animal lovely and clever. Two or three years after she started her collection, she went all in. Soon, she had hundreds and then thousands of mouse-related items.
Because of her collection, Christa and her husband had a problem. They need more space for her collection. They rented(租) a room particularly for that. Christa’s collection continues to grow. Now every room in her house, from the kitchen to the bathroom, is filled with mouse-related items. Sometimes, her husband complains(抱怨) about this large collection. When this happens, Christa would remind him that it was all his idea!
【小题1】What does Christa’s husband collect?
【小题2】When did Christa start to keep mice as pets?
【小题3】What does the underlined word “geologist” probably mean?
【小题4】How did they solve the problem for Christa’s collection?
【小题5】What can we know from the article?


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Have you ever heard of FOGO? It is short for “fear of going out.” This buzzword(流行语) is often used to describe social anxiety(焦虑), a problem that some young people are facing.
Sometimes, FOGO can cause us trouble. Recently something happened to a friend of mine. Last Friday, my friend Amy took the subway to go home. The subway was very crowded. When she tried to exit at her stop, my friend found that the door was blocked by other passengers. She was too shy to say “Excuse me.” Instead, she kept waiting until the people in front of her had all gotten off. It ended up taking her two more hours than it usually does to get home. It usually takes her about 40 minutes.
Some people, like my friend, believe that silence is golden. Many times they believe that, by saying nothing, they can avoid making mistakes and therefore they won’t lose face or face any criticism(指责). However, some people around them may see it as a sign of arrogance(傲慢). Anyway, we must say “no” to FOGO.
It isn’t easy to say “no” to FOGO though. We need practice. First, it can make a big difference to tell yourself that you can do it. Also, always pay more attention to what you are doing than what others might say about you. Meanwhile, you need to be brave enough to ask others for help when you do need help.
Throughout our journey in life, we will meet many different people. Don’t be afraid to express yourself. Having the courage to get socialized with people helps you make friends. Your life will be different if you do not have FOGO.
【小题1】What is FOGO often used to describe?
【小题2】How long did it take Amy to get home last Friday?
【小题3】What may happen to people who believe silence is golden?
【小题4】Which is good for practicing saying “no” to FOGO?
【小题5】What can be the best title of the text?


二、阅读还原5选5
5、阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。
A desert is a place where almost no rain falls. Only plants and animals that need very little water can live in a desert. Here are two types of deserts.
Sandy deserts are covered in hills of moving sand called dunes(沙丘). Very few plants grow in these hot and dry places. Camels are the desert animals.       【小题1】      . A camel can go for days without food or water. It lives on the fat stored in its hump(驼峰).       【小题2】      . These camels usually live in the desert of Africa and Australia. And some camels have two humps on their back.       【小题3】      . They are known as Asian camels. A camel usually has thick eyelashes to protect its eyes from sand blown by the wind.
In some deserts, the land is rocky. They’re called rocky deserts. Plants can store their own water grow in the dry and rocky deserts of North America. Rattlesnakes live in rocky deserts. A rattlesnake gets its name from the rattle(响环) on the end of its tail.       【小题4】      . Most cacti(仙人掌) grow in rocky desert. They grow very slowly, but they can live for 20 years.       【小题5】      . Some types of owls like to build their homes in them.


三、完形填空
6、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I have been interested in languages for as long as I can remember. My father is really good at learning languages. My family traveled widely when I was a             . My father would talk to everyone we met with in an              way. I was impressed(钦佩) by his language ability. I wished when I grew up, I could be able to speak as many languages as my father could.
I wasn’t a natural language learner. When I was 11 years old, I made slow progress with French at school and almost gave it             . After I entered college, I read many German books in translation. I loved them so much that I wanted to read them in their native tongue. This drove me to pick up German. Once I mastered German, I found myself in love with languages. Since then, I have never              learning new languages. By in my late twenties, I was able to speak German, French, Latin and Greek.
I am often asked what my secret is. The              is very simple. It is endless hours of reading and studying. Before I got married, I              16 hours every day studying languages. I used to like walking fast outdoors while              to the recording and repeating it out loud.
Now I can read books in about 20 languages and speak most of them             . My wish came true. I live in Singapore now. My wife is from Korea, so I learned Korean. It is difficult to learn! At home, I speak French with my sons. If my wife is there, we speak English.
The world would be a              interesting place if there were only one language. It would be like visiting a garden              there was only one type of plant!
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四、阅读回答问题
7、阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Today, we consider zero as a common number. Few of us know zero has an unusual history. Zero is, in fact, very different from other numbers.
At first, there were only the numbers one to nine. Zero first appeared in India about 2,000 years ago. Many other ancient cultures had been marking nothingness. However, the ancient Indians were the first to consider nothingness a number.
Little by little, global communication became more frequent(频繁). Finally, zero was brought out of India. It was accepted as an Arabic numeral. During the 13th century, Arabic numerals were introduced into the West. However, westerners had been used to using Roman numerals (I, II, III, etc.). Arabic numerals were not popular. This was especially true for zero. Since there is no zero in Roman numerals, people found it hard to accept the new number. Dishonest business people could easily turn a “0” into a “6” or a “9”. Some people, therefore, believed zero would cause much trouble. Zero was also considered an unlucky number. That’s because it’s too negative(负面的) and close to the idea of having debts(债务). France and Italy even banned(禁止) the use of zero citywide.
It was not until 15th century that zero and the other Arabic numerals were fully accepted. Business people played an important role. Just thinking about doing calculation(计算)using Roman numerals. You can hardly do any trade, can you?
【小题1】How many numbers were there before zero was invented?                                      【小题2】Were ancient Indians the first to mark nothingness?                                      【小题3】When were the Arabic numerals introduced into the West?                                      【小题4】Why was zero considered an unlucky number?                                      【小题5】What do you think of the invention of zero?                                      

五、语法填空
8、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Orion Jean is       【小题1】       little boy who has a big goal. He wants to spread kindness to as many people as he can. He made it happen.
It all started with the ＄500 prize after he won the US National Kindness Speech Contest. He could have spent the money on Legos, but he       【小题2】       (quick) realized that it was not enough to just speak about kindness. The little boy set up the “Race to Kindness” project.
Jean started off by       【小题3】       (help) children in hospital. Because of the COVID-19, children there were not able to see their family members very often. Jean wanted to put a smile on their       【小题4】       (face). He       【小题5】       (use) his money to buy a lot of toys for them       【小题6】       called on people to do the same. The boy sent the toys to a local hospital on a sunny day. He said it was one of the       【小题7】       (happy) days of his life.
Not long after, Jean decided to donate 100,000 free Thanksgiving meals to poor families.       【小题8】       the help of the local charity, he reached       【小题9】       (he) goal.
Jean knows how reading can change a person’s life. He found that two out of the three kids from poor families had no books of their own. Jean decided       【小题10】       (collect) 500,000 books for these kids.

六、语篇翻译
9、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Do you have difficulty falling asleep at night? If so, here is a piece of advice for you: Listen to some soft music.
Scientists have found that soft music can help to improve our sleep. This works for sleepers of all ages and even for those with sleeping problems. Soft music can help us fall asleep faster, wake up less during the night and feel more rested in the morning. You may not notice the effects overnight, though. 1. It could take at least three weeks to see improvements.
2.为什么轻音乐能助于我们睡得更好？ The reasons aren’t clear yet. It may have something to do with the relaxing effect of a good song. Music can have real physical effects, too. Soft music can lower our heart rate and slow down our breathing. 3.这对我们入睡有好处。
Scientists say that for most people, music that has 70 beats(节拍) per minute works best. Classical, jazz and folk music are usually more effective than other musical styles. Familiar songs work well, too. You may need to experiment to make your own playlists. If you are not sure how many beats a song has in a minute, you may find it out on www.songbpm.com. And remember to get the volume(音量) right. Make sure the final piece is the one that slowly fades out(减弱), 4. if you don’t want to be woken up by the sudden silence.
It’s very important to get enough high-quality sleep. 5. Before you go to bed tonight, play some soft music. Then, just prepare to be rocked off to dreamland!
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七、材料作文
10、最近，你们举行了一场主题为 “What makes a good friend?” 的圆桌论坛。以下是几位同学在论坛上发表的观点。请你说说你如何看待他们的观点，并结合自己的经历，谈谈你的观点。
A good friend makes me smile. — DavidA good friend is there for me, no matter what. — AliceA good friend tells me the truth, even when it’s hard for me to hear. — Eric要求：(1) 80词左右 (开头已给出，不计入总词数)；(2) 不得出现真实的人名和校名。
What makes a good friend?
Life is better with friends. But what makes a good friend? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


1 、【答案】 【小题1】B【小题2】A
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【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了一些不同地方传统的欢迎方式。【小题1】细节理解题。根据Greenland中的“People receive a visitor by pressing the visitor’s nose before breathing deeply. It’s called the ‘kunik’ ”可知，格陵兰的传统问候方式叫“kunik”。故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据Kenya中的“Sometimes they also offer a mixture of cow’s blood and milk to drink.”可知，在肯尼亚，你可能会喝到一杯加了牛血的牛奶。故选A。
2 、【答案】 【小题1】C【小题2】A【小题3】B
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【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了三本书的相关信息和售价。【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一个表格的“His friend Annie has lost an expensive picture. She wants Nate to help her find it.”可知他的朋友安妮丢失了一张昂贵的画。她想让内特帮她找到它。因此要找到画。故选C。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二个表格的“Encyclopedia Brown is a twelve-year-old star detective.”可知布朗是一名十二岁的明星侦探。故选A。【小题3】细节理解题。根据第二个表格的“Paperback: ＄4.99   E-book: ＄2.80”可知平装：4.99 美元 电子书：2.80 美元，因此五美元可以购买《百科全书布朗，侦探男孩》。故选B。
3 、【答案】 【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】B【小题4】A【小题5】C
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【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了克里斯汀娜喜欢收集老鼠相关物品的爱好。【小题1】细节理解题。根据第二段的“He also likes collecting postcards about mineral resources.”可知他还喜欢收集有关矿产资源的明信片。故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第三段的“She has had mice as pets since she was a teenager.”可知她从十几岁起就养老鼠作为宠物。故选A。【小题3】词句猜测题。根据第二段的“He’s very knowledgeable about minerals(矿物).”可知他对矿物很了解，由此可推知是地质学家。故选B。【小题4】细节理解题。根据最后一段的“They need more space for her collection. They rented(租) a room particularly for that.”可知为了收藏她的收藏，他们租了一个房间。故选A。【小题5】细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Now every room in her house, from the kitchen to the bathroom, is filled with mouse-related items.”可知她的收藏可以在家里的每个房间找到。故选C。
4 、【答案】 【小题1】B【小题2】C【小题3】C【小题4】B【小题5】B
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【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了人们社交焦虑的现象以及一些相关的建议。【小题1】细节理解题。根据第一段的“This buzzword(流行语) is often used to describe social anxiety(焦虑), a problem that some young people are facing.”可知这个流行语通常用于描述社交焦虑，这是一些年轻人面临的问题。故选B。【小题2】细节理解题。根据第二段的“ It ended up taking her two more hours than it usually does to get home. It usually takes her about 40 minutes.”可知最终，她比平时多花了两个小时才回家。通常需要她大约40分钟。因此共花了160分钟。故选C。【小题3】细节理解题。根据第三段的“Some people, like my friend, believe that silence is golden. ”可知有些人，比如我的朋友，认为沉默是金。由前文可知我的朋友由于沉默而耽误了不少时间，因此很有可能会保持安静。故选C。【小题4】细节理解题。根据第四段的“First, it can make a big difference to tell yourself that you can do it. Also, always pay more attention to what you are doing than what others might say about you. ”可知始终更加关注自己在做什么，而不是别人对你的评价。因此选项B“关注自己所做的事情”正确。故选B。【小题5】最佳标题题。本文主要讲述了社交焦虑的现象，并提供了建议，因此选项B“对FOGO说不”符合。故选B。
5 、【答案】 【小题1】D【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】E【小题5】B
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【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了沙漠的类型以及沙漠中的动植物。【小题1】根据“Camels are the desert animals...A camel can go for days without food or water”可知，此处介绍骆驼在沙漠中的作用，选项D“它们帮助人们搬运东西穿过沙漠”符合语境，故选D。【小题2】根据“It lives on the fat stored in its hump(驼峰). ”可知，此处是关于骆驼的驼峰，选项A“有些骆驼只有一个驼峰”符合语境，故选A。【小题3】根据“These camels usually live in the desert of Africa and Australia.”以及“They are known as Asian camels. ”可知，此处是介绍骆驼在不同的地方，选项C“它们生活在亚洲，那里的沙漠比较凉爽”符合语境，故选C。【小题4】根据“A rattlesnake gets its name from the rattle(响环) on the end of its tail.”可知，此处是介绍响尾蛇，选项E“它摇着尾巴，警告其他动物离它远点”符合语境，故选E。【小题5】根据“Most cacti(仙人掌) grow in rocky desert. They grow very slowly, but they can live for 20 years.”可知，此处介绍仙人掌的情况，选项B“其中许多可以长得比房子还高”符合语境，故选B。
6 、【答案】 【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】A【小题5】B【小题6】B【小题7】C【小题8】A【小题9】C【小题10】B
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【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了作者对语言很感兴趣，并介绍了自己学习语言的经历。【小题1】句意：当我还是个孩子的时候，我们全家到处旅行。teacher老师；child孩子；parent父母亲。根据“My family traveled widely when I was a...”可知，是指当作者是一个孩子的时候，全家到处旅行，故选B。【小题2】句意：我父亲会用轻松的方式和我们遇到的每个人交谈。easy容易的；important重要的；uncomfortable不舒服的。根据“I was impressed(钦佩) by his language ability”可知，作者很钦佩父亲的语言能力，因为父亲可以很轻松和别人交谈，故选A。【小题3】句意：11岁时，我在学校的法语学习进展缓慢，几乎要放弃了。away离开；out外面；up向上。根据“I made slow progress with French at school”可知，作者差点放弃了，give up“放弃”。故选C。【小题4】句意：从那以后，我从未停止学习新的语言。stopped停止；started开始；enjoyed享受。根据“By in my late twenties, I was able to speak German, French, Latin and Greek.”可知，作者从未停止学习新的语言，故选A。【小题5】句意：答案很简单。effort努力；answer回答；technology科技。根据“I am often asked what my secret is.”可知，是指学习语言的秘诀的答案，故选B。【小题6】句意：结婚前，我每天花16个小时学习语言。cost花费，主语是物；spent花费，主语是人；took花费，主语是形式主语it。主语是人，所以应该用spent，故选B。【小题7】句意：我过去喜欢边听录音边在户外快速行走，并大声重复。choosing选择；trying尝试；listening听。根据“to the recording”可知，是指听录音，listen to“听”。故选C。【小题8】句意：现在我能读大约20种语言的书，而且大部分都说得很好。well好；much许多；quick快速的。根据“Now I can read books in about 20 languages and speak most of them...”可知，作者把语言说得很好，故选A。【小题9】句意：如果世界上只有一种语言，那就没有那么有趣了。more更多；super超级；less更少。根据“if there were only one language”可知，如果世界上只有一种语言，那就没有那么有趣了。此处应用表示否定意义的less，故选C。【小题10】句意：这就像参观一个只有一种植物的花园！which引导定语从句，可作主语和宾语；where引导定语从句，作状语；what不引导定语从句。此处先行词是garden，且从句成分完整，应用where引导定语从句，故选B。
7 、【答案】 【小题1】Nine./9.【小题2】Yes./Yes, they were.【小题3】During the 13th century.【小题4】Because it’s too negative and close to the idea of having debts.【小题5】Unusual./Amazing./Important.
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【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了“零”的产生和运用。【小题1】根据“At first, there were only the numbers one to nine.”可知，在0发明之前有9个数。故填Nine./9.【小题2】根据“However, the ancient Indians were the first to consider nothingness a number.”可知，古印度人首先认为虚无是一个数字。故填Yes./Yes, they were.【小题3】根据“During the 13th century, Arabic numerals were introduced into the West. ”可知，阿拉伯数字是在13世纪被引入西方的。故填During the 13th century.【小题4】根据“That’s because it’s too negative(负面的) and close to the idea of having debts(债务).”可知，零被认为不吉利是因为它太消极，接近负债的概念。故填Because it’s too negative and close to the idea of having debts.【小题5】根据“Today, we consider zero as a common number...different from other numbers.”及本文内容可知，零的来历不同寻常，而且很重要。故填Unusual./Amazing./Important.
8 、【答案】 【小题1】a【小题2】quickly【小题3】helping【小题4】faces【小题5】used【小题6】and【小题7】happiest【小题8】With【小题9】his【小题10】to collect
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【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一个有远大目标的小男孩，他想把善良传播给尽可能多的人。【小题1】句意：Orion Jean是一个有远大目标的小男孩。此处是表示泛指，little以辅音音素开头，应用a，故填a。【小题2】句意：他本可以把钱花在乐高上，但他很快意识到，仅仅谈论善良是不够的。quick“快速的”，形容词，这里修饰动词应用副词，故填quickly。【小题3】句意：Jean从帮助医院里的孩子开始。help是动词，位于介词by后，应用动名词，故填helping。【小题4】句意：Jean想让他们脸上露出笑容。face“脸”，可数名词，此处指孩子们的脸，名词用复数，故填faces。【小题5】句意：他用他的钱给他们买了很多玩具，并呼吁人们也这样做。use“使用”，动词。根据前后句可知，句子是一般过去时，故填used。【小题6】句意：他用他的钱给他们买了很多玩具，并呼吁人们也这样做。根据“buy a lot of toys for them...called on people to do the same”可知，前后句是并列关系，应用and连接，故填and。【小题7】句意：他说那是他一生中最快乐的日子之一。one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数，是固定表达，happy的最高级是happiest。故填happiest。【小题8】句意：在当地慈善机构的帮助下，他实现了自己的目标。with the help of“在……的帮助下”，是固定表达，故填With。【小题9】句意：在当地慈善机构的帮助下，他实现了自己的目标。空后goal是名词，所以应用形容词性物主代词his修饰，故填his。【小题10】句意：Jean决定为这些孩子收集50万本书。decide to do sth“决定做某事”，是固定表达，故填to collect。
9 、【答案】 【小题1】至少要花三周时间才能看到改善。【小题2】Why can soft music help us (to) sleep better?【小题3】It’s good for us to fall asleep.【小题4】如果你不想被突然的沉默唤醒。【小题5】今晚在你睡觉前，播放一些轻音乐吧。
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【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了听一些轻柔的音乐可以让你更好地入睡。【小题1】It takes sb+时间+to do sth“花费某人多少时间做某事”；could“能”；at least“至少”；three weeks“三周”；see improvements“看到改善”。故填：至少要花三周时间才能看到改善。【小题2】why“为什么”；soft music“轻音乐”；can“能”，是情态动词，疑问句中应放主语前；help sb (to) do sth“帮助某人做某事”；sleep better“睡得更好”；结合语境可知此句为一般现在时。故填Why can soft music help us (to) sleep better?【小题3】It’s+形容词+for sb to do sth“对某人来说做某事怎么样”；good“好的”；fall sleep“入睡”；结合语境可知此句为一般现在时。故填It’s good for us to fall asleep.【小题4】if“如果”；you“你”；don’t want to do sth“不想做某事”；be woken up by“被……唤醒”；the sudden silence“突然的沉默”。故填：如果你不想被突然的沉默唤醒。【小题5】Before“在……之前”；you“你”；go to bed“睡觉”；tonight“今晚”；play some soft music“播放一些轻音乐吧”。故填：今晚在你睡觉前，播放一些轻音乐吧。
10 、【答案】 例文
What makes a good friend?
Life is better with friends. But what makes a good friend?
David thinks a good friend should make him smile all the time. Alice thinks that a good friend is there for her, no matter what. Eric thinks a good friend should tell him the truth, even when it’s hard for him to hear. I think good friends should help each other. When I am sad, he will make me happy. He will help me when I am in trouble. Of course, I will do these things for him.
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【解析】 【详解】[总体分析]①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；③提示：文章开头以及写作提示已给出，根据所给提示完成写作，不能遗漏信息，以第一人称和第三人称为主。[写作步骤]第一步，开门见山，介绍写作目的——讨论什么是朋友；第二步，介绍三位同学以及自己对于朋友的理解。[亮点词汇]①each other互相②be in trouble陷入麻烦[高分句型]Eric thinks a good friend should tell him the truth, even when it’s hard for him to hear.（it作形式主语）