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延庆区 2020—2021 学年第一学期期中试卷
初 三 英 语
知识运用
一、单项填空
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. Last week, the twins chose a dress for _____ mother as a birthday gift.
A. her B. them C. their D. his
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：上周，双胞胎为他们的妈妈选了一件连衣裙作为生日礼物。
考查代词辨析。her她的；them他们；their他们的；his他的。根据the twins可知“双胞胎为他们的
妈妈买了生日礼物”。故选C。
2. Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comic, passed away _____ Nov. 12th, 2018.
A. on B. at C. in D. over
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：2018年11月12日，漫威之父斯坦·李去世。
考查介词辨析。on表示具体的某一天或某一天的上午、下午、晚上；at表示具体的时间点；in用于较长的
一段时间（世纪、年代、季节、月份等）或是表示泛指的上午、下午等前面；over超过。根据“Nov. 12th,
2018”可知，此处指的是2018年11月12日具体的这一天，所以用介词on，故选A。
3. Sorry, I must go to the library. Lily _____ for me there.
A. waited B. is waiting C. waits D. was waiting
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：对不起，我必须去图书馆。莉莉在那里等我。
考查动词的时态。waited一般过去时；is waiting现在进行时；waits一般现在时；was waiting过去
进行时。结合语境、前一句“Sorry, I must go to the library.”和空后“for me there”可知作者现在必
须得去图书馆，因为莉莉正在那里等作者，所以本句用现在进行时，表示作者说话时莉莉正在进行的动作。
故选B。
4. William Shakespeare is one of __________ writers in the world.
A. famous B. more famous C. most famous D. the most famous【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：威廉·莎士比亚是世界上最著名的作家之一。
考查形容词的最高级。famous著名的；more famous比较级；most famous最高级；the most famous最高级。
根据比较范围in the world可知此处应用形容词最高级，且形容词的最高级前必须加定冠词the。故选D。
错因分析
①考生没能根据“one of”与“in the world”判断出本题使用形容词的最高级；②考生忽略了形容词最高级前必
须加the。
【点睛】形容词最高级用法：
the+形容词最高级+名词+表示范围的短语或从句，如Jack is the tallest student in his class.
one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数+表示范围的短语或者从句，如China is one of the largest countries in
the world.
比较级形式表达最高级意义，“比较级+than any other+可数名词单数”“比较级+than the other+可数名词复数”
或“比较级+than the rest of+the+可数名词复数”来表达最高级意义，如Julia is taller than any other girl in her
class.
5. —_____ you go to cinema with me this Saturday?
— Sorry, I can’t. This Saturday is my mother’s birthday.
A. May B. Can C. Must D. Need
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——这个星期六你能和我一起去看电影吗?——对不起，我不能。 这个星期六是我妈妈的
生日。
考查情态动词。May可以；Can能、能够； Must必须、一定；Need需要。根据答语“Sorry, I can’t.”
使用了can来回答，可知前面的问句一般应是用can来引导，意为“能、会”，故选B。
6. Wash your hands before meals, ________ you may get ill.
A. and B. but C. or D. so
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：饭前洗手，否则你可能会生病的。
本题考查连词。and而且，but但是，or否则，so所以。结合句意，“饭前不洗手”是“你可能会生病”的
条件，故选C。
7. —_____ will the talk show start?— It will start at 8:00.
A. When B. Why C. How D. Where
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——脱口秀什么时候开始？——它会在八点开始。
考查特殊疑问句。When什么时候；Why为什么；How怎样；Where在哪里，根据答句“It will start
at 8:00”可知，问的是脱口秀什么时候开始，故选A。
8. — What were you doing this time yesterday?
— I _____ the classroom.
A. have cleaned B. was cleaning C. cleaned D. clean
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——昨天这个时候你在干什么？——我在打扫教室。
考查动词时态。 根据上文“What were you doing this time yesterday?”可知，下文是过去进行时，
其结构是be doing的形式。主语是I是第三人称单数，be动词用was。 I was cleaning the
classroom.“我正在打扫教室”。故选B。
9. I _____ playing this piece of music for two months, so I play it better.
A. practice B. practiced
C. will practice D. have practiced
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意：我已经练习弹这首音乐两个月了，所以弹得更好了。
考查现在完成时。根据for two months可知时态是现在完成时，结构是have/has+过去分词。故选
D。
【点睛】
10. My father often _____ to the gym with me though he has lots of work to do.
A. went B. has gone C. goes D. will go
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：虽然我爸爸有很多工作要做，但他经常和我一起去健身房。
考查动词时态。由often“经常”可知句子时态用一般现在时，go to the gym“去健身房”，主语My father是第三人称单数，所以谓语动词也要用第三人称单数形式，故选C。
11. The 24th Winter Olympic Games ______ in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in 2022.
A. holds B. is held C. will hold D. will be held
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：在2022年第24届冬季奥运会将在北京和张家口举行。
根据in 2022可知此处用一般将来时，主语The 24th Winter Olympic Games与谓语hold之间是被动关系，故
此处用一般将来时的被动语态，故为will be held。故选D。
12. —Can you tell me _____ next Sunday?
—By train.
A. how we will go to Shanghai B. how did we go to Shanghai
C. how we went to Shanghai D. how will we go to Shanghai
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你能告诉我下星期天我们怎么去上海吗？——坐火车。
考查宾语从句。根据句中 的时间状语“next Friday”可知时态为一般将来时，宾语从句的语序应用陈述句
语序。故选A。
二、完形填空
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。
From paper to piano
I was 11 years old when I asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010. We were poor, so she said a polite “no”.
That didn’t ___13___ me. I Googled the measurements for a keyboard, drew the keys on a piece of paper and
stuck it on my desk. I would click notes on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one—keeping
the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without touching a real piano. Once
my mom saw that I was ___14___, she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.
I still remember the first one. I was struck by how real the sound of the piano was. I ___15___ my grade one
after eight lessons. Once I started secondary school, we couldn’t afford lessons again. I passed grade three, then
grade five, practicing only on my ___16___.
One evening, when I was about 13, my mom said she had a surprise for me; it was an electronic keyboard
bought with more borrowed money. It was the first time I’d ___17___ for her. She was in shock.
My school didn’t offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians, but the tryouts (选拔)were difficult. To my amazement, I was offered a place.
At Purcell, I spent two years working as ___18___ as I could. I performed to raise money and saved enough to
buy my first piano.
When I left Purcell, I was awarded the senior piano prize and senior academic music prize. I am now at the
Guildhall School in London. I feel proud: it’s been 10 years since I ___19___ my paper piano, and I’m at one of the
world’s leading music schools.
The paper piano helped spark my ___20___ about how music works, the building blocks that form the pieces.
13. A. surprise B. help C. stop D. shame
14. A. serious B. pity C. poor D. caring
15. A. failed B. begun C. changed D. sat
16. A. book B. piano C. paper D. computer
17. A. studied B. played C. thanked D. waited
18. A. hard B. nervously C. politely D. fast
19. A. searched B. borrowed C. bought D. drew
20. A. value B. curiosity C. pride D. confidence
【答案】13. C 14. A 15. D 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. D 20. B
【解析】
本文通过讲述作者因为家庭困难没有钢琴就自己画纸钢琴练习，后来通过自己的努力买了一架钢琴，还获
得了高级钢琴奖和高级学术音乐奖，而且现在在世界领先的音乐学校之一的故事，鼓励人们要坚持自己的
梦想。
【13题详解】
句意：这并没有阻止我。
surprise惊奇；help帮助；stop阻止、停止；shame羞耻。根据下文“I Googled the measurements for a
keyboard, drew the keys on a piece of paper…”，可知我让妈妈给我买钢琴课，但因为家里穷妈妈没有答应，
但是这并没有阻止住我，故选C。
【14题详解】
句意：当我妈妈看到我是认真 的，她借钱给我买了10节课。
serious认真的、严肃的；pity遗憾；poor贫穷的；caring有同情心的。根据上文“I spent six months playing
without touching a real piano.”以及下文“she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons.”可知妈妈看到我是
认真的，就借钱给我买了10节课，故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：八节课以后我参加了一级水平的考试。failed失败；begun开始；changed改变；sat考试。根据后面的“my grade one”，可知是参加了一级水平的
考试，故选D。
【16题详解】
句意：我通过了三级，然后是五级，只在纸上练习．
book书；piano钢琴；paper纸；computer电脑。根据上文“I Googled the measurements for a keyboard, drew
the keys on a piece of paper…”，以及“we couldn’t afford lessons again.”可知，我又负担不起上课的费用了，
因此应是在自己画的纸键盘上练习，故选C。
【17题详解】
句意：这是我第一次为她演奏。
studied学习；played弹奏；thanked感谢；waited等待。根据上文“it was an electronic keyboard bought with
more borrowed money.”妈妈借钱给我买了一个电子键盘，结合“It was the first time I’d … for her.”可知是
我第一次为妈妈用电子键盘演奏，故选B。
【18题详解】
句意：我花了两年时间尽可能地努力工作。
hard努力地；nervously紧张地；politely礼貌地；fast迅速地。根据下文“I performed to raise money and
saved enough to buy my first piano.”我通过表演来筹集资金，攒够了钱买了我的第一架钢琴，可知为了筹钱
买钢琴，我应是尽可能努力地工作，故选A。
【19题详解】
句意：我画的纸钢琴已经十年了。
searched搜索；borrowed借；bought买；drew画。联系上文语境，结合“it’s been 10 years since I … my
paper piano”和“ I Googled the measurements for a keyboard, drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on
my desk. ”可知是我画的纸钢琴已经十年了，故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：纸钢琴激发了我对音乐创作以及乐曲构成的热情。
value价值；curiosity好奇；pride自豪；confidence信心。根据“The paper piano helped spark my … about
how music works…”，可知是纸钢琴激发了我对音乐创作的好奇心，故选B。
阅读理解
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。
A
Mountains are more than 500 meters tall and it’s not easy for plants to live on them.
The wind is strong. The soil is thin and rocky. Which plants can live there? Come and seesome of them.
Firs are evergreen trees. They always have green leaves. Their leaves
look like needles. Firs are large trees. They can be 20 to 80 meters tall. Their
trunk can be 0.5 to 4 meters wide. In many countries in Europe, people use
firs as Christmas trees.
Cushion plants look like a small cushion(垫子). They grow together
and they are less than 30 cm tall. But they can be 3 meters wide. Many other
plants live under them. Cushion plants keep the cold away. They make the
soil inside soft and wet. In this way, cushion plants help other plants survive.
Snow lotuses live at elevations ranging from 2,400 to 4,000 meters. The
climate there is cold. It always snows and the air is thin. Most plants will die.
But the snow lotuses grow well. They can be 15 to 35 cm tall. People use
them in medicine.
Saxifrages are evergreen. They have star-shaped flowers. Most
saxifrages are very small—less than 12 cm tall. They grow very slowly in
cold environments. Saxifrages can live both in the mountains and in your
garden, yet they are not resistant(耐受的) to high temperatures.
21. _______ can be used in medicine.
A. Firs B. Cushion plants C. Snow lotuses D. Saxifrages
22. Saxifrages are _______.
A. 20 to 80 cm tall B. more than 30 cm tall
C. 15 to 35 cm tall D. less than 12 cm tall
23. What do we know about cushion plants?
A. People plant them in soft and wet soil.
B. People use them as Christmas decoration.
C. They can protect the plants under them from the cold.
D. They can live both in the mountains and in your garden.
【答案】21. C 22. D 23. C
【解析】
高山上植物很难生存，土壤薄而多岩石，在这种条件下，有部分植物可以生存。本文主要介绍了冷杉、垫
形植物、雪莲和虎耳草。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据表格第三行“Snow lotuses live at elevations ranging from 2,400 to 4,000meters. ... People use them in medicine.”可知雪莲可以入药。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据表格最后一行“Most saxifrages are very small—less than 12 cm tall.”可知虎耳
高度草低于12厘米。故选D。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据表格第二行“Many other plants live under them. Cushion plants keep the
cold away.…In this way, cushion plants help other plants survive.”可知垫形植物防寒，它们可以
保护在其下生长的植物不受冻。故选C。
B
What can you do to help out?
One winter morning, Tapiwa Chiwewe was driving to work in Johannesburg, South Africa. He noticed a
haze(薄雾) hanging over the city and it didn’t take long for him to realize that it was an enormous cloud of air
pollution.
At that moment, Chiwewe wanted to do something about it, but didn’t know what. He was a computer
engineer and knew little about environmental science.
He first did research on air pollution and found that it is the world’s biggest environmental health risk. He
decided to work on it in a cooperative(合作的) way. He talked to scientists, officials, and engineers who helped
him develop a deeper understanding of the situation, as well as an idea to improve it.
Through years of work, Chiwewe and his coworkers from South Africa and China created an online air quality
decision support system. Based on historical and real-time data, the system can accurately predict air pollution and
air quality, which can help people make better decisions about their daily movements, as well as help officials
better manage their operations.
Chiwewe learned an important lesson—“a lesson we all need to take into heart if we are to work towards a
better future. Even if you’re not an expert in a particular field, your outside expertise may hold the key to solving
problems within that field,” he said.
What if Chiwewe hadn’t bothered to research the problem and do something about it? What if he had just
hoped that someone, somewhere, was taking care of the matter?
As Chiwewe said, “Why not just go ahead and deal with the problem as well as you can, in your own way?
You may be pleasantly surprised.”
24. What made Chiwewe want to take action?
A. He didn’t know what the cloud was.B. He noticed air pollution over his city.
C. He didn’t want to be a computer engineer.
D. He was an expert in environmental science.
25. In which order did Chiwewe solve the problem?
a. He asked for expert’s suggestions.
b. He created a system that works online.
c. He did research on the problem.
d. He allowed others to use the system.
A. cabd B. abcd C. cdab D. adbc
26. What is the point of the last two paragraphs?
A. We should always cooperate with others.
B. There is always something new to learn.
C. Experts need to do research when dealing with problems.
D. Taking action on your own is better than waiting for others.
【答案】24. B 25. A 26. D
【解析】
Chiwewe在一个冬天的早晨，开车去南非约翰内斯堡上班。他注意到城市上空巨大的空气污染云，他想做
点什么。他首先对空气污染做了研究，发现空气污染是世界上最大的环境健康风险。他征求专家的意见,
创建了一个在线空气质量决策支持系统，该系统根据历史数据和实时数据，可以准确预测空气污染和空气
质量。文章告诉我们，自己采取行动总比等待别人好。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“He noticed a haze hanging over the city and it didn’t take long for him to realize that it
was an enormous cloud of air pollution”和第二段“At that moment, Chiwewe wanted to do something about it”可
知，Chiwewe注意到他所在城市的空气污染才采取行动。故选B。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据短文，Chiwewe解决问题的步骤：第二段“He first did research on air pollution and found
that it is the world’s biggest environmental health risk”他对这个问题做了研究；第二段“He talked to scientists,
officials, and engineers who helped him develop a deeper understanding of the situation, as well as an idea to
improve it.”他征求专家的意见；第三段“Through years of work, Chiwewe and his coworkers from South Africa
and China created an online air quality decision support system”他创建了一个可以在线运行的系统；第三段
“Based on historical and real-time data, the system can accurately predict air pollution and air quality, which can
help people make better decisions about their daily movements, as well as help officials better manage theiroperations”该系统帮助人们更好地决定自己的日常行动，也可以帮助官员更好地管理自己的行动，可知，
他允许别人使用这个系统。故选A。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后2段可知，如果Chiwewe没有费心去研究这个问题采取行动，只是希望有人来处理
这件事，那就不可能在线空气质量决策支持系统的产生。所以，自己采取行动总比等待别人好。故选D。
C
Giving presentations is a challenging, but important part of education. A presentation is the key to making
your message clear, whether you are in an interview or giving a talk in front of the class. A well-prepared and
practiced presentation can improve your confidence dramatically. On presentation day, there are some ways you
can take to ensure that you perform well.
Practice the presentation. Before presentation, it can be helpful to practice on your own. While you are
practicing your presentation, do your best to work on memorizing what you want to say, and when you want to say
it. Your presentation will be a lot better if you aren’t constantly looking down at note cards or searching a piece of
paper to figure out what you want to say next.
Control your nerves. There are a few things you can do before the presentation to help calm your nerves —
many of which you can even do right at your desk. Try breathing deeply; silently repeating affirmations (such as “I
can do this. I’m going to do a great job”); or using positive visualization (imagine yourself giving your presentation
successfully and knocking it out of the park). These strategies can help you settle your nerves and go into your
presentation feeling calm and collected.
Speak slowly and enunciate clearly. If you have practiced enough, this shouldn’t be difficult; however, some
people talk too quickly and too quietly when they get nervous. Try to remind yourself to talk slowly and loudly
enough so everyone can hear you. If you’re using an electronic presentation, you can use each new slide as a
chance to stop for a few seconds and recognize whether you are speaking slowly and loudly enough for everyone to
hear.
Engage the audience. Whether you’ve got a one-on-one talk or a speech in front of 400 people, think “story
telling”. Sometimes all it takes is a few seconds to connect an audience member with a story, according to Eric
English, a communication teacher at the University of Pittsburgh in the US. Try to look around the room and make
eye contact with various listeners for a few seconds. If you are able to make eye contact for a few seconds with
several different people over the course of your presentation, you will be giving the impression that you are relaxed
and confident. Don’t forget to smile!
27. If you want to get people’s attention, you should _______.A. prepare note cards while giving presentation
B. take a deep breath before your presentation
C. make eye contact with different listeners
D. consider speaking in front of a trusted friend
28. The expression “knocking it out of the park” probably means “_______”.
A. relaxing in the park
B. performing quite well
C. enjoying the presentation
D. knocking the rocks in the park
29. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Presentation is important for education
B. Presentation is the key to success
C. How to give a better presentation
D. How to make the presentation clear
【答案】27. C 28. B 29. C
【解析】
本文主要介绍演讲时怎样做得更好。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据第 5 段“Engage the audience. …Try to look around the room and make eye contact with
various listeners for a few seconds.”可知如果你想引起人们的注意，你应该和不同的听众进行眼神交流。故
选C。
【28题详解】
句意猜测题。根据上文“using positive visualization (imagine yourself giving your presentation successfully…
使用积极的形象化（想象你成功地完成了你的演讲……）”可知此句“knocking it out of the park”句意是
“表现得十分精彩”。故选B。
【29题详解】
标题归纳题。本文主要介绍演讲时如何做得更好。根据本文主要内容可知本文最佳标题是《如何做一个更
好的演讲》。故选C。
D
We often learn that many people, especially women, don’t like the sunshine. They are afraid of getting
sunburnt and making their skin deep-colored. But a growing body of scientific research suggests that completely
avoiding sunlight isn’t such a good idea. Researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute say that avoiding the sun canbe as bad for you as smoking. Here is why you should soak up(吸收)some sunshine every day.
It promotes bone growth. “Vitamin D is a hormone(激素)that promotes calcium absorption and is necessary
for bone growth,” tells Dr. Roizen. Since sunlight is a primary source of Vitamin D, the hormone is also called as
“the sunshine vitamin”. “The Vitamin D found in our body needs activation. The sun helps to change inactive
Vitamin D levels to active,” explains Dr. Roizen. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), getting
anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes of sunlight on your arms, hands, and face twice or thrice a week is enough to get
the vitamin D.
It is good for your heart. People are more likely to die of heart disease in winter than in summer. According to
researchers from Copenhagen University Hospital, those with the lowest levels of vitamin D are 81% more likely to
die of heart disease compared with those with the highest levels of the vitamin. Sun exposure cut the risk of heart
attack and stroke by reducing blood pressure, according to the research.
It makes you feel happier. “We always feel better when the sun is shining, but is not on rainy or cloudy days.”
says Emma Derbyshire, public health nutritionist and spokeswoman for Health and Food Supplements Information
Service. The sun works through a number of receptors in the brain to affect our mental status (精神状态).
Moderate sunlight exposure helps improve your mood and focus by boosting the serotonin (血清素) levels, which
known as the “happiness hormone”. “A test found that safe sun exposure can actually help treat depressive (抑郁
的) symptoms,” says Emma.
In addition, a 2017 study published in the Journal of Human Resources found that students who get more
sunlight every day perform better in tests. To soak up moderate sunlight every day is important for us. But if you’re
going to be outside for more than 15 minutes, it’s a good idea to protect your skin. You can do that by applying
sunscreen or wearing a protective hat and shirt can also help.
30. According to the text, women dislike the sunlight because _______.
A. they are afraid of being sunburnt
B. the sun is bad for eyes
C. it’s more likely to have skin cancer
D. they feel unhappy
31. According to the passage, Dr. Roizen probably agrees _______.
A. sunlight helps improve vitamin D levels in our bodies
B. sunlight helps lower your blood pressure levels
C. sunlight can produce happy hormone
D. sunlight can be bad for us as smoking
32. What can we learn from the passage?A. The more we soak up the sunshine, the better.
B. Sunlight decreases the risk of depression.
C. People feel better in rainy or cloudy days.
D. Sunlight helps students get good grades in test.
33. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?
A. To discuss our problems of avoiding sunlight.
B. To introduce some ways of enjoying the sunlight.
C. To explain why sunlight is good for us.
D. To share researchers’ ideas on sunlight.
【答案】30. A 31. A 32. B 33. C
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了晒太阳对人的身体健康有好处的几个方面。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“They are afraid of getting sunburnt and making their skin deep-colored.”可知她们
害怕晒伤。故选A。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“sunlight is a primary source of Vitamin D”以及“The sun helps to change inactive
Vitamin D levels to active”可知阳光帮助把不活跃的维生素 D变成活跃的，提高维生素D的水平。故选
A。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“safe sun exposure can actually help treat depressive (抑郁的) symptoms,”可知晒
太阳能够帮助减少抑郁症状，减少抑郁的风险。故选B。
【33题详解】
主旨大意题。本文重点讲解了晒太阳在各个方面对人的身体健康的好处，比如对骨头的生长或者心脏等，
主旨应是解释“为什么太阳对我们有好处”。故选C。
四、阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。
Study a calendar. It looks simple and orderly. But a calendar is more of a mathematical puzzle than you might
guess. The calendar we use today has gone through centuries of changes.
For millennia, people watched the seasons, sun, moon, and stars to help them keep track of time passing.
Ancient people did not know that Earth orbits (沿轨道运行) the sun about every 365.25 days. They tried to track
the year by counting the full moons. Each year had 12 full moons. Twelve moons, or months, made one lunar year.
Calendars in Babylon used a lunar year. Twelve months added up to only 354 days. That made the lunar year11 days too short. As years went by, the months and the seasons no longer matched up.
People in ancient Egypt came up with a solar calendar of 365 days. They observed that Sirius, the Dog Star,
appeared near the rising sun every 365 days. Soon after that, the Nile River would rise. They looked forward to the
flooding of the Nile, because it brought good things. The rich soil left by floodwaters was good for planting.
The ancient Romans used a calendar of 10 months. Because a Roman year was only 304 days, it seemed to
always be out of step with the seasons. Holidays showed up at the wrong time of year.
A Roman ruler named Julius Caesar ordered a change. He created a calendar with 12 months, each 30 or 31
days long. He added an extra day every four years to keep things on track. This calendar was used for more than a
millennium. But by the end of the 16th century, it was ten days out of step.
Pope Gregory XIII created today’s calendar in 1582. He set new mathematical rules for keeping the calendar
in step with the seasons. Today, the Gregorian calendar is used almost everywhere in the world.
34. How long does the Earth orbit the sun?
___________________________________________________________
35. Why did people in ancient Egypt look forward to the flooding of the Nile?
___________________________________________________________
36. Who created a calendar with 12 months in ancient Romans?
___________________________________________________________
37. When was today’s calendar created?
___________________________________________________________
38. What is the passage mainly about?
___________________________________________________________
【答案】34. About 365.25 days.
35. Because it brought the rich soil which was good for planting.
36. Julius Caesar.
37. It was created in 1582.
38. It’s about the history of calendar.
【解析】
本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了日历发展的历史。
【34题详解】
根据文章第二段中的“Earth orbits (沿轨道运行) the sun about every 365.25 days”可知，地球大约
每365.25天绕太阳一周，故填About 365.25 days.
【35题详解】
根据文章第四段中 的“They looked forward to the flooding of the Nile, because it brought goodthings. The rich soil left by floodwaters was good for planting”可知，他们盼望着尼罗河的洪水，
因为它带来了好东西。洪水留下的肥沃土壤有利于种植，故填Because it brought the rich soil which
was good for planting.
【36题详解】
根据文章倒数第二段中的“A Roman ruler named Julius Caesar ordered a change. He created a
calendar with 12 months”可知，一位名叫朱利叶斯·凯撒的罗马统治者下令改变。他创造了一个有
12个月的日历，故填Julius Caesar.
【37题详解】
根据文章最后一段中的“Pope Gregory XIII created today’s calendar in 1582”可知，今天的日历是
在1582年被创造的，故填It was created in 1582.
【38题详解】
通读全文可知，文章主要介绍的是日历的历史，故填It’s about the history of calendar.
书面表达
五、文段表达
根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的文段。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。
39. 世界在发展，文化在交融，英语已经成为人们沟通的桥梁。怎样学好英语是我们一直在探索的问
题。某英文报纸正在开展以“英语学习”为主题的征文活动。几年的学习经历你一定积累了许多成功的经验，
假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，请从听、说、读、写四方面谈谈你在英语学习中是怎么做的，
以及你的感受。
提示词语： listen, speak, read, write, teacher, improve
提示问题：● What do you do?
● How do you feel?
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
【答案】例文：
It’s important for us to learn English, but learning a new language is not easy. I’d like to share some of myways of my learning.
First, I think it’s useful to listen to English. Every morning, I listen to VOA and BBC after I wake up.
Watching English movies is also helpful to me. Second, I speak English in class as much as possible. At first, I was
afraid of making mistakes. With the help of my teacher, I knew that the more we speak, the fewer mistakes we’ll
make. I also join the English club and practice with others. Third, I read English newspapers, magazines and
novels. It can not only improve my reading ability but also widen my field of vision. At last, I recite many good
passages which are good for my writing and I also keep diaries to make my writing better and better.
In a word, my English ability will be improved a lot as long as I do more listening, speaking, reading and
writing.
【解析】
【详解】1.题文解读：本文是话题作文，介绍自己学习英语 的方法。
2.写作指导：本文采用第一人称，时态以一般现在时为主。从听、说、读、写四个方面介绍你的学习方法，
注意主谓一致原则。文章表达具有连贯性、条理性和逻辑性。写完以后，注意检查，确保无语法、单词拼
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