2023北京顺义初三（上）期末英语（教师版）

2023北京顺义初三（上）期末

英    语

第一部分

本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。

一、单项填空(每题0.5分，共6分)

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. Yao Ming has achieved a lot, and _______ is also known for his charity work.

A. she        B. he       C. it         D. they

2.Shenzhou 15 was successfully launched _______ November 29,2022.

A. to       B. of         C. in       D. on

3. - Why can we only read da Vinci’s diaries with a mirror?

 -_______ everything is written backwards.

A. Though    B. So      C. If       D. Because

4. Wang Xuan was one of _______ computer scientists and inventors.

A. famous      B. more famous   C. most famous D. the most famous

5. - _______ do you prefer, e-books or paper books?

 - E-books. They are convenient to carry around.

A. Which     B. Why         C. When     D. Where

6. - _______ I show the bottom of my shoes in the Middle East?

 - No, you can’t. It’s rude.

A. Must      B. Need         C. Can       D. Should

7. Sometimes Kylie’s mother wants her_______ with the housework.

A. to help     B. help          C. helping    D. helped

8.Tom _______ the fence when Ben came over with a juicy apple in his hand.

A. is painting    B. paints        C. was painting D. will paint

9. Steve Jobs was a leader _______ knew how to make teams achieve great results.

A.  which        B. who       C. whose     D. whom

10.My English_______ a lot since I tried my English teacher’s advice.

A. improve     B. will improve   C. has improved D. improved

11.The book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_______ in 1876.

A. is published   B. was published     C. publishes D. published

12. - Do you know _______?

 - In 2003.

A. when Yang Liwei went into space      B. when Yang Liwei will go into space

C. when did Yang Liwei go into space   D. when will Yang Liwei go into space

二、完形填空(每题1分，共8分)

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选择最佳选项。

Passing Down

 I still remember that learning experience which had a big effect on the way I live my life.

 “My wallet! Where is it?” were my first words when I found my wallet was missing. I searched my memory for a few good seconds, then _______ (1) that I had left my precious wallet in the library’s public restroom!

 Because the library was now_______ (2),I had to wait until the next morning to look for it. When I got there the next day, all I found was a clean restroom. This was the first time I could remember ever _______ (3) to see a clean restroom. As I walked out, I looked at myself in the mirror and shook my head at the forgetful fool in front of me.

 I politely approached the librarian at the front desk and asked her if a wallet had been found in the restroom yesterday. “No.” That was that. I walked off with a sense of _______ (4).

 I wondered what I would do if I had found a wallet with sixty dollars, a phone card and other irreplaceable personal things. Finally, I painfully_______ (5) the fact that my wallet was gone.

 A week later, I received a package in the mail. It was my wallet! And most _______ (6), nothing was missing! But there was a letter folded up in one of the wallet pocket that had not been there before. I slowly unfolded the letter which _______ (7) something like this:

When we continue to help people around, we will live in a larger and more rewarding world.

 This person didn’t even leave a return address. So I couldn’t thank whoever it was. But from that day on, I promised myself that I will follow this _______ (8) and help others and make them as delighted as I was when I opened that package!

1. A. realized  B. imagined   C. noticed  D. decided

2 A. busy   B. crowded   C. closed  D. empty

3. A. hoping   B. hating   C. preferring  D. refusing

4. A. excitement  B. encouragement C. movement D. disappointment

5. A. admired  B. changed   C. accepted  D. discovered

6. A. nervously  B. surprisingly  C. honestly  D. obviously

7. A. read   B. printed   C. wrote   D. explained

8. A. course   B. plan    C. order   D. example

三、阅读理解(每题2分，共26分)

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

配对阅读。左栏是对四位学生英语技能情况的描述，右栏是学校英语教师开发的四个校本课程的简介，请为左栏的每位学生选择一个合适的课程。

B

 Robert Ballard was born in 1942. From an early age, he loved the sea. Ballard grew up in Southern California. He spent his free time at the beach near his home. He enjoyed fishing and swimming. He even learned to dive.

 When Ballard wasn’t at the ocean, he loved reading about it. At age 10, he read 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo. Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up. His parents helped him follow his dream.

 Ballard was a hardworking student. He spent many years learning all he could about the ocean. By the age of 28, he was an expert. In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts. There he studied underwater mountain of the Atlantic Ocean. He came up with ways to predict volcanoes (火山) under the oceans .Working with other scientists, Ballard also found previously (以前) unknown sea animals. These animals lived far below the ocean’s surface, where scientists had believed no animals could live.

 By the 1980s, Ballard’s interests changed. He developed unmanned vehicles to explore the ocean bottom. His first find, the well-known ship Titanic, made Ballard famous. He was not happy with just one big find, however. He looked for — and found — other well-known ships. One was the German battleship Bismarck. Another was the U. S. S. Yorktown, an aircraft carrier(航空母舰)that sank during World War Ⅱ.

 Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer. He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science. Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps. After all, the world’s huge oceans are mostly unknown. Who knows what remains to be discovered under the sea?

25. When Ballard was young, his dream was to be ________.

A. a science teacher              B. an animal expert

C. a famous writer                D. an underwater explorer

26. When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, he _______.

A. thought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoes

B. set up an organization to teach students science

C. found some unknown sea animals alone

D. explored the undersea world by ship

27. From the passage we can know that ________.

A. human beings have explored more than half of the sea

B. Ballard didn’t like fishing and swimming in his childhood

C. Ballard’s parents felt disappointed at his undersea adventures

D. Ballard was greatly influenced by 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

C

 Because of a lack of trained lifeguards to watch over swimming pools, a team of scientists from Germany has developed an underwater robot to help lifeguards in rescuing (救援)swimmers in emergencies.

 According to scientists, there are some typical postures that you can use to recognize when someone is in danger. The robot has been tested in a variety of settings including indoor pools and open water. If swimmers’ movements are consistent with drowning (溺亡),the information of the drowning person will be sent out, which is stored in a docking station on the pool floor, and it will be released by a signal from the monitoring cameras. Once the robot receives the signal and reaches its destination, it will carry the endangered person to the surface. What’s more, the robot is designed with a set of moving parts to keep the lifeless person from sliding down as the robot surfaces.

 When the robot is tested at lakes and other outdoor settings, drones (无人机) took on the task of the monitoring cameras. For rescues in swimming lakes where the visibility is limited, the underwater vehicle must be equipped with acoustic sensors (声音传感器). Sound wave echoes can be used to determine people’s positions so precisely that the robot can autonomously head for the target person and pick them up. When the robot is informed of an emergency (紧急情况),a signal will warn the team immediately.

 “The current system is 90 centimeters long, 50 centimeters high, and 50 centimeters wide and looks like an underwater submersible that might be used for exploring ship wrecks. The central innovation (创新)of the system is the side folding wings that fix lifeless people on a stretcher without injuring them. To bring them to the surface of the

water, balloons are filled with a total of 15 to 20 kilos of buoyancy (浮力).

 The research team are still doing research on the robot, aiming to make future versions smaller, lighter and less expensive. At present, a patent has already been filed for the aquatic robot. In modified versions, it can take on further tasks-such as offshore and dam wall (坝墙)inspections or being used to monitor the health of fish in fish farms.

1. Why did German scientists invent an underwater robot?

A. To help lifeguards to rescue.

B. To prevent swimmers practicing.

C. To check if there are emergencies.

D. To watch over the swimming pools.

2. The expression “be released” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”

A.be sent out              B. be controlled

C. be taken up            D. be delivered

3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Robot to Build Dam Walls  B. A Robot to Prevent Drowning

C. A Robot to Protect Lifeguards  D. A Robot to Improve Swimmers’ Skills

D

 Books offer a fantastic escape from the real world when reality comes to be a little too hard to handle. Children seem to agree on this point, especially during the lockdown due to the pandemic (疫情) .A new report on the reading habits of more than 1 million children found that they read longer books, especially during school closures.

 The What Kids Are Reading Report by Renaissance Learning found that 1,135,860 UK and Irish students read 23,660,983 books, according to the BBC. The report also found that these same children read more during the lockdown, deciding to read more challenging books.

 “During the lockdown overall, pupils were tending to read longer books of greater difficulty and with greater comprehension,” said University of Dundee professor Keith Topping, the author of the report.” Having more time to read gave children the chance to immerse(使沉浸)themselves in literature . Schools should encourage more reading time now that they are open again.”

 So what books have children been reading while staying at home? One in seven children turned to a book they had read before. Obviously, many popular books and novels became more popular than ever. For example, J. K. Rowling’s books came up a staggering (惊人的) 36 times, as more children picked up the Harry Potter series.

 Apart from popular books,46 percent of children started to read new books. Jill Murphy, author of The Worst Witch and the Large Family picture books, was a new entrant(新成员)on this year’s Favourite Books lists too .

 New data from the National Literacy Trust(NLT)found that 60 percent  of children  said reading made them feel better during the lockdown, while 32 percent said reading helped them feel better about not seeing friends or family, according to The Guardian.

 “Half of the children agreed that reading improved their psychological wellbeing (幸福) and encouraged them to dream about the future, offering a source of calm, escapism (逃避现实) and relaxation,” Christina Clark from the NLT told the BBC.

 “Having more time to read and the increased autonomy( 自主权)of book choice, along with the opportunity to read for its own interest,” Clark added, “ were key reasons why more young people are enjoying being immersed in stories”.

31.One of the reasons students read more during the pandemic may be_________

A. the encouragement from teachers

B. the pressure from their parents

C. having more free time at home

D. helping them meet friends

32.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?

A. Students’ favorite books.

B. The book lists of classics.

C. New kinds of children’s books.

D. Popular writers among students.

33.The writer probably agrees that reading during the lockdown can _______.

A. improve children’s psychological wellbeing

B. show children the dark side of escapism

C. bring children closer to their friends

D. increase children’s taste for books

第二部分

本部分共5题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。

四、阅读表达(34至36每题2分，37题4分，共10分)

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

 Internet history was made on September 19,1982,when professor Scott Fahlman at Carnegie Mellon University, US, posted “:-)” on the school’s online bulletin board (电子布告栏) .

 Guinness World  Records called this smiley face the “first digital emoticon (数字表情符号)”.

 In the 40 years since, emoticons, and  later emojis, have become central to our conversations online .GIFs and memes(表情包)also appeared . Now there are 3,600 emojis available for us to show our feelings, according to CNN.

 “They offer things that words aren’t saying. They said that when you say’ okay,’ what kind of okay is that?” Jennifer Daniel, head of the Emoji Subcommittee for the Unicode Consortium, an organization in charge of choosing official emojis, told CNN. She said emojis are like our “body language” online. A 2017 study even found that the use of emojis helps us get the same satisfaction from talking online that we get from communicating in person.

 Just as language develops, so do emojis. The Unicode Consortium brings out new emojis every year .And it cares about race, gender(性别)and other aspects in emoji sets .In 2015,it released different skin tones(肤色) .In 2016,different jobs were added, such as teacher and firefighter- along with female versions(版本)of these jobs. In 2019, emojis of disabled people were added, including emojis of blind people and people in wheelchairs.

 Some argue that we may depend on emojis too much. As people understand an emoji in different ways, misunderstandings often happen. The University of Valencia once studied the “thumbs-up” emoji. It found that when we use it alone, it serves many meanings: acceptance, liking, or closing the discussion.

 So what is the future of emojis? Will the emoji develop to become an international language? Or will emojis go the way of the emoticon and fade(消失) after the next big thing comes along? It is hard to predict-even technology and language experts are divided on the topic. What do you think?

34.What has become central to our conversations online in the 40 years since?

____________________________________________________

35.What can we know from the study in 2017?

____________________________________________________

36.Why do misunderstandings often happen when people use emojis?

____________________________________________________

37. Do you like using emojis when having conversations online? Why or why not?

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

五、文段表达(10分)

38. 从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词 的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请 不要写出你的校名和姓名。

2022年12月4日，我国神州十四号宇宙飞船在太空与神州十五号实现首 次在轨轮换后成功返回。为了庆祝这个伟大时刻，你校英语社团正在开展以 “致敬航天英雄”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文 投稿。谈谈你心中的航天英雄以及他/她对你的影响。

提示词语： astronaut, admire, overcome(克服), successful, be proud of

提示问题：

1. Who is your space hero?

2. What have you learned from him/her?

Everyone may have a space hero.                                                                                     

某英文网站正在开展以 “My Favorite Book”为主题的征文活动。假如你是 李华，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿。介绍你最喜欢的一本书及喜欢的理由。

提示词语： writer, interesting, learn, helpful

提示问题：1. What’s your favorite book?

2. Why do you like it?

3. What benefits have you got from it?

Reading can make our life colorful.                                                                               

参考答案

一、选择填空

    1-5 BDDDA     6-10 CACBC    11-12 BA

二、完形填空

13—17 ACBDC    18—20  BAD   

三、阅读理解

A篇   21-24   DACB     

B篇   25-27   DAD 

C篇   28-30   AAB    

D篇   31-33   CAA

四、阅读表达

34. In the 40 years since, emoticons, and later emojis, have become central to our conversations online.

/Emojis has become central to our conversations online in the 40   years since.

35. We can know that the use of emojis helps us get the same satisfaction from talking online that we get from communicating in person.

36. Because people understand an emoji in different ways.

37. (1) Yes. / No. (2分）

   (2) 略（2分）

五、书面表达

 38． 题目① Possible version:

Everyone may have a space hero. My space hero is Liu Yang. She is the first Chinese woman astronaut who has been to space. I admire her most. Because she is very brave, as we all know, it’s hard to live in space. She overcame all the difficulties and came back to the earth successfully. She is also hard-working. When she was a student in schools. She studied hard and was always the top student in class. As an astronaut, she trained hard to follow her dream.

In a word, I’m very proud of her. I will try my best to be a brave and hard-working person to follow my dream for the rest of my life.

题目② Possible version:

Reading can make our life colourful. My favorite book is Anne of the Green Gables. I have read it for over 10 times. It is one of the best-selling books for children of all time. I like it for many reasons.

Firstly, the main character Anne is such a brave and optimistic girl who can turn all the troubles into something good, and I wish I could be like her. Secondly, the story has been filmed into many TV shows and movies, they are fantastic! Lastly, it helps me better understand western culture and learn English better. I can’t wait to read it one more time during this winter holiday! 

评分标准：

第一档：（9~10分）

完全符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。句式多样，词汇丰富。语言准确，语意连贯，表达清楚，具有逻辑性。 

第二档：（6~8分）

基本符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。语法结构和词汇基本满足文章需要。语言基本通顺，语意基本连贯，表达基本清楚。虽然有少量语言错误，但不影响整体理解。

第三档：（3~5分） 

部分内容符合题目要求，要点不齐全。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言不通顺，表达不够清楚，影响整体理解。

第四档：（0~2分） 

与题目有关内容不多，只是简单拼凑词语，所写内容难以理解。