2023北京仁和中学初三（上）期中
英 语
一、单项填空。 (共 6 分，每小题 0. 5 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. My mother is a doctor in a hospital. ________ always works very hard.
A. He B. She C. Him D. Her
2. Tim often plays table tennis with his friends ________ Saturday morning.
A. for B. in C. on D. at
3. —Must I finish my homework tonight
—No, you ________. You can do it tomorrow.
A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t
4. I didn’t go to school yesterday ________ I had a terrible toothache.
A. because B. but C. so D. or
5. —________ did the three Chinese astronauts stay in the space station
—For six months.
A. How often B. How many C. How soon D. How long
6. In order to catch up with her classmates, Lily works ________than before.
A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. the hardest
7. The children ________ the volunteer work now.
A. did B. were doing C. will do D. are doing
8. Never give up. If you keep trying, you ________ your goal some day.
A. will reach B. reach C. reached D. reaches
9. I ________ an online lesson when my phone rang yesterday.
A. took B. will take C. was taking D. am taking
10. Jack _________ a lot about Chinese culture since he began to work in Bejjing.
A. learns B. learned C. will learn D. has learned
11. Two big natural parks ________ near my hometown last year.
A. are built B. were built C. will build D. build
12.—Do you know ________
—Yes, I do. At 8 o’clock tomorrow morning.
A. when the sports meeting began
B. when did the sports meeting begin
C. when the sports meeting will begin
D. when will the sports meeting begin
二 、完形填空(共 8 分，每小题 1 分)
Jake was sitting all alone in the classroom during the break, thinking about the “C” he had received in his
spelling test. “I knew I was getting it when I was taking the test, but I just can’t help feeling unlucky to be bad at
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spellings,”thought Jake. He was good at other subjects, and he couldn’t ___13___ seeing a big “C” on his test
paper.
After the break, the spelling teacher Ms. Kaur came in and said that the Spelling Bee Contest was going to be
held. Some students were excited because they were good at spellings, but others wore ___14___ expressions. So
did Jake. He certainly was not taking part in it. He was still worrying about his test. Jake wanted to score well in
spelling tests too, but he couldn’t focus on spellings. He sat there thinking about what to do. Finally, he got a good
idea. It seemed the best thing to do was to ___15___ something in spellings. He knew it took courage to take part in
something he was bad at, but it was a window of opportunity.
The next day, when he told Ms. Kaur about his decision, she was surprised. “I am proud of you, Jake. You set
a/an ___16___ for those who are bad at some subjects, but never work for them.”
From that day on, Jake started working for the contest. He was buried in the spelling books, feeling sleepy
now and then. He felt sure he would sleep with the boring spellings. But he went on working.
Soon the day for the first ___17___ of the contest came. It was his turn. He walked onto the stage. He was
nervous. Ms. Kaur nodded her head encouragingly. She asked him the word. Jake wanted to ___18___ right there.
He knew the word! “E-N-O-R-M-I-T-Y,” he answered.
Unexpectedly, Jake entered the next round and worked even harder. In the final Jake felt his heart ___19___
loudly. But when he heard his word, he was no more nervous. “C-O-U-N-C-I-L,” he answered correctly. He made it
for the subject in which he got bad grades!
Opportunities come and go. The secret of success is to be ___20___ when an opportunity comes. When it
comes, you must take it and go on, and never give up.
13. A. help B. mind C. stand D. remember
14. A. bored B. excited C. pleased D. confused
15. A. avoid B. achieve C. admire D. accept
16. A. goal B. instruction C. plan D. example
17. A. time B. word C. round D. scene
18. A. hide B. run C. sit D. dance
19. A. singing B. beating C. hitting D. aching
20. A. ready B. happy C. patient D. curious
阅读理解(共 36 分)
三、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。(共 26 分，每小题 2 分)
A
Jane, a reporter, is collecting information for the local newspaper. She is interested in the following creations
introduced in a magazine.
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A schoolboy aged 11 has invented a schoolbag. It tells you which books to pack. A small computer and a scanner
(扫描装置) are fixed in the bag. As each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the scanner. If any book is
missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you.
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A university makes that happen. It uses a 3D printer to create sweets based on the weather information of a certain
day. The shapes of the sweets are affected by wind speed. The colors of the sweets are decided by temperature.
The sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are made.
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To help you get up, a company has created a “tool”—a sunrise bed. It wakes you up gently as a sunrise does.
Lights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will
begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. The company explains, “The gentle light tells your
body that it is morning, so it stops producing a chemical that helps you sleep.”
A. Can you eat weather
B. It’s hard for you to get up in the morning, isn’t it
C. Weather sweets bring serious problems, don’t you agree
D. Forget to pack the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning rush
B
Kevin loves to read mystery books because he likes to try to solve the mystery himself before he gets to the
end. Solving puzzles is like solving mysteries, so he likes working on puzzles too. He also likes solving problems.
Kevin can usually solve any mystery, puzzle or problem.
One day Kevin’s mom was trying to find her glasses. Without her glasses, she could not drive. This was a
problem because she was going to drive Kevin to his friend’s house. It was also a mystery and a puzzle. Kevin
really wanted to solve this mystery, so he sat down with his mom.
“Where do you last remember seeing your glasses ” he asked.
“I had them on while I was watching the news this morning,” she said.
“Where were you watching the news ” asked Kevin.
His mom thought for a minute, and then she answered that she was in the sitting room. She remembered sitting
in her favorite chair and taking off her glasses when the news ended. She thought she had placed her glasses on the
table, but they weren’t there. “Are you sure you didn’t put them on again after the morning news ” asked Kevin.
“Maybe I did,” his mom replied.
“Let’s walk through your day, Mom,” said Kevin. Kevin had his mom describe everything she remembered
doing during the day so far. She mentioned watching the news, making breakfast, folding laundry, working in her
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home office and then gardening. It was after gardening that she started looking for her glasses. After hearing about
his mom’s day, Kevin retraced her path through the house and yard. He looked under the cushion （垫子） of her
favorite chair, in the kitchen, in the laundry basket, in her office and around the garden. He didn’t find her glasses.
Kevin didn’t want to give up, so he looked in each place again and he looked even harder. When he went
around the kitchen again, he opened the cabinets（橱柜）instead of just looking on the counters. Kevin solved the
mystery, the puzzle and the problem. He found his mom’s glasses in the drawer with the silverware. “Thank you,
Kevin,” said his mom, “I wouldn’t be able to see anything without you.”
24. What was Kevin’s mom trying to find
A. Her glasses. B. Her books. C. Her chairs. D. Her keys.
25. Where did Kevin find them for her mom
A. On the table. B. In the yard. C. In the drawer. D. On the Internet.
26. How did Kevin help her mom find them
A. By reading mystery books. B. By following her day’s path.
C. By looking for it in his house with his friends. D. By walking around his house with his mom.
C
Fluency in another language is a dream of a newcomer to another country. Besides, understanding the culture
and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the
language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.
Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months. People do learn a lot when
they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first step of learning. It usually involves things like
learning everyday activities and some basic customs.
To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first step. This is a challenge because it is
often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call"culture" is hard to see.
Culture is like an iceberg. Imagine in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that
you see is the top. You don't see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to
forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep in the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep in the ocean, just as
much of a culture is deep within its people.
When you meet someone from another culture, certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another
language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent. You see different foods, clothes and sometimes
physical characteristics of people. You watch new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or
kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too
difficult to understand. They can be seen easily and quickly.
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists of assumptions (设想)，
communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture influences
much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or her verbal and nonverbal
language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves understanding the hidden part
of culture.
27. To really understand another culture, people should .
A. learn the rules of language B. learn the hidden culture
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C. visit some local people D. live with some local people
28. Which of the following does the writer agree
A. Communication styles can be easily seen and learned
B. Language learning is more important than culture learning
C. Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time
D. People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months.
29. The passage is mainly about .
A. learning about culture. B. learning about people
C. the hidden part of the iceberg D. fluency in another language
D
Social Media… the Highs and Lows
Twenty years ago, the idea of sharing our lives so openly with the world was unheard of. However, for young
people today it is considered completely normal to share pictures of their lives and interact online every day. Fans
of social media point out that the world has never been so connected as it has allowed people to make friends, learn
about the world and celebrate life.
However, many people have concerns about the effects of this new way of living, particularly around the
amount and type of information that is shared so openly.
Now researchers have found that too much time on social media may indeed have some negative( 消极的 )
effects. They measured people’s attitudes and feelings before and after browsing social media sites. They found that
the more time people spent on social media, the more unhappy they became.
There are a number of reasons for this. When browsing social media, people often see photographs and stories
showing beautiful holidays, fun parties and fashionable clothes. People seldom post negative stories or bad pictures,
so it can be misleading. For those looking at these pictures and comparing them to their own lives, they can end up
feeling sad and depressed. They might think their lives are worse in comparison. Even for those people who post
positive(积极的) stories and pictures, they too can feel stressed and worried.
The number of “likes” and comments on their posts can make them worried about their popularity. Of course,
there is also the problem of “cyber bullying”(网络暴力 ) where people become victims of bullying online when
others make negative or cruel comments(评论) about them.
The reality is that social media is a part of modern life and it is not going to go away. This research shows us
that it is important to deal with the relationship between our online and offline lives properly. We don’t have to
disconnect from the Internet to live a happy life, but we should realise that the pictures we see and stories we read
are only part of a bigger picture. If we can do that, we can protect ourselves and enjoy our lives.
30. According to the passage, we know __________.
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A. spending more time on social media makes people more enjoyable
B. researchers haven’t found anything negative about social media
C. it is common for young people to share their lives online
D. the world is not so connected like before
31. The words “have concerns about” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “__________”.
A. feel worried about B. look forward to
C. speak highly of D. get used to
32. The writer says that social media can make people unhappy because __________.
A. different people make different comments
B. there are many negative stories and bad pictures
C. they compare positive pictures to their own lives
D. the number of “likes” is larger than they expected
33. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage
A. To ask us to protect ourselves from “cyber bullying”.
B. To advise us to keep away from the Internet to live a happy life.
C. To remind us of posting positive stories and good pictures online.
D. To tell us to keep a balance between our online and offline lives.
Some people say that today reading is not as important as it was.
These days we have photographs, films, radio, and television. Why read a description of something when you
can look at a photograph Why read a novel when we can see a film Why read I a newspaper when the latest news
is brought to us every hour on radio and TV
Photography is certainly a wonderful invention. Photographs can give a very clear idea of places and of people
that we have never seen. An encyclopedia (百科全书), for example, is always better when it has good pictures. But
we also need words to explain the photographs. A photograph of an elephant may give us a very good idea of what
an elephant looks like, but it tells us nothing about the different sorts of elephants there are and where they are found,
their exact (精确的) size and weight, how they can be useful to man and so on.
In the same way, a good film has action, movement, colour, and maybe music. These are things we do not find
on the printed page. But reading a novel has certain advantages over watching even an excellent feature film (故事
片). Reading a novel requires imagination. Each of us imagines a story differently.
Watching news on television can certainly be exciting. But we need newspapers as well. Some important news
stories happen when there are no cameras around. More importantly, a newspaper does not just report the news. It
explains why something has been happening. It also contains interesting articles on different subjects. Newspapers
are an important part of our lives, if we want to understand what is going on in the places we live as well as in other
parts of the world.
Reading is very important for information and pleasure. We need to be good readers to enjoy a full life as human
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beings. Reading is a skill and like other skills, it needs practice. The more we read, the better readers we become.
And the better readers we become, the more we enjoy reading! The secret is to get the reading habit. Read at least a
little every day.
34. Why some people say reading is not as important as it was
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35. What can photographs give people
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36. What are the advantages of a novel over a feature film
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37. Why is reading important What do/will you do to practice reading
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五、从下面两个题目中在选一据中文和英文提示，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。
题目①
38. 发明改变了世界，改变了我们的生活，如手机(mobile phone)、汽车(cars)、 地图(map)等。 假如你
是李华，你校英语社团正在开展线上国际交流活动。其公众号计划做关于“发明改变生活”的系列推送。请
你用英文给公众号投稿，推荐一个你认为重要的发明，并说明推荐理由。
提示词语： important, change, develop
提示问题：
● What invention do you want to recommend (推荐)
● Why do you want to recommend it
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题目②
39. 多读书，读好书，好的书籍让人受益一生。假如你是李华，你校英语社团正在开展 “好书伴我成长”
交流活动。其公众号计划做关于“Growing up with good books”的系列推送。请你用英文给公众号投稿，推分
享一下你经常阅读的书籍，并谈谈你的收获。
1. What kind of books do you often read
2. What can you learn from them
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