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学年第二学期期中考试
2021
初三英语
Part 1 Listening (第一部分 听力)
I.Listeningcomprehension(听力理解) (共25 分)
A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根据你听到的内容选出相应的图片)(共5分)
B.Listen tothe dialogueandchoosethe best answertothe questionyouhear(根据你听到的
对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案):(共5分)
6. A.At9:00. B.At10:30. C.At10:45. D.At11:00.
7. A.HeislookingforMary. B.Heisputtinguptheposters.
C.Heisreadingabook. D.Heisworkinginthelibrary.
8. A.2yearsold. B.5yearsold. C.10yearsold. D.15yearsold.
9. A.Inamuseum. B.Inarestaurant. C.Inahotel. D.Inahospital.
10. A.Hedoesn'tlikedoingthecleaning.
B.It'sunfairtoaskhimtostopplayingnow.
C.Heneedstofinishthehomeworkfirst.
D.Heshouldbeallowedtohavemoretimeongames.
C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthe followingstatements aretrueorfalse(判断下列
句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示.:(共5分)
11.JasoncalledtoinviteKellytohisChristmasparty.
12.ManypeoplewenttoJason’spartylastyearbecauseitwasinteresting.
13.Kellydidn’tenjoyherselfatJason’sbirthdaypartylastyear.
14.Lindahasorganizedspecialactivitiesforherpartythisyear.
15.KellywillgotobothJason’sandLinda’sparties.
第 1 页 共 7 页D.Listentothepassageandfillintheblanks(听短文完成空格,每空格限填一词):（共10分）
16.Anamusementparkisaplacethatcanattractthe____________________.
17.Atanamusementpark,childrenwillnever____________________andparentscanrelax.
18.Mostamusementcenterswillprovide__________and__________activities.
19. Most amusement parks offer special birthday party packages that families __________
__________.
20. Therearemanybenefitsofspending____________________atanamusementpark.
Part 2Phonetics, GrammarandVocabulary
（第二部分 语音、语法和词汇）
II.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）
21. Becareful,youmissed______“r”in______word“preferred”.
A) a; the B) an; the C) the;a D) an;a
22.WillthethreeastronautsreturntoEarth______halfamonth?
A)for B)about C)in D)after
23.Chinahasabiggerpopulationthan______countryinAsia.
A)any B)alltheother C)anyother D)theother
24.Hesingsterribly.Hisdancingiseven______.
A)moreterrible B)moreterribly C)terribly D)terrible
25.Howmanypiecesoffurniture______atIKEAsincelastyear?
A)havesold B)hassold C)weresold D)havebeensold
26.Doyouthinkthereareanyroomsforus______?
A)two B)thetwo C)second D)thesecond
27.______ofthethreeundergroundlinestakesyoutoShanghaiRailwayStation.
A)Any B)All C)Neither D)both
28.Wemustsetoutearlierthanyesterday,______wewon’tgetthereontime.
A)so B)or C)because D)though
29.Iwon’ttellhimaboutitbyphone______hecomesherebyhimself.
A)assoonas B)since C)unless D)though
30.It______fiveyearssinceIcametothiscityafterfinishingmiddleschool.
A)was B)has C)havebeen D)is
31. ---Iwillnotgotoseethemovie.
---Ifyou______,neither______I.
A)won’t,will B)don’t,shall C)won’t,won’t D)don’t,do
32.Hespentallhisfreetimehehas________hisclassmates．
A)helping B)helped C)tohelp D)help
33.Itmadeusverysurprised______him______likethat.
A)hear,talk B)hear,totalk C)hearing,talking D)tohear,talk
34.______greathelpthevolunteershaveoffered!
A)Whatan B)Whata C)How D)What
35.---Couldyoutellme_______?
---Yes.They______tothelibrary.
A)wherearethetwins,havebeen B)wherewerethetwins,havebeen
C)wherethetwinsare,havegone D)wherethetwinswere,havegone
第 2 页 共 7 页III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each can only be
usedonce（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）
A.getcloseto B.cleaner C.consider D.makesure E.getinto
Theworstdangerisahouseonfirewhenpeopleareasleep.Alwaysbereadytoleavethrough
awindowintothegardenbymakingsureyoucanopenitifnecessary.Ifyoushouldbeonholiday
in a tall building or hotel, _____36_____ you know where the fire escapeis.When you can’t find
any way out, try to _____37_____ a window and shout for help. If you find a big fire burning in
your home, get out right away. When you get out in the smoke, try to crawl on your hands and
knees because smoke rises and the air will be _____38_____ near the floor.Smoke is a killer and
morepeoplehavediedfrombreathingitinthanactuallybeingburnt.
Fire in a cinema, hall or public place often means people rushing to reach a door. The exits
may be blocked. So it’s always good to _____39_____ all the possible ways of getting yourself
outofthefire.
A.improve B.rushing C.quantity D.raise E.quality
When did people start to use fire? No one knows, but we know it was a long time ago. Fire
wasusefulthenandisstillusefulnow.Butfirecanalsobeverydangerous.
Almost every day we see fire engines _____40_____ through the streets. Fires have notonly
resultedinheavyeconomiclossesbutalsoinjuredandkilledmanypeople.
In recent years, there has been a marked growth of fire accidents in big cities. What are the
causes of fire accidents? Most of the fires are brought about by carelessness and violation(违反)
of fire safety regulations.Others are due to the poor _____41_____ of home electric appliances.
Bytheway,somepeopledon’tknowhowtousethemproperly.
Besides, there are quite a few businesses which focus so much of their attention on profits
thattheytendtoneglectandevenignorefireprecautions(防范).
In order to prevent fires, we should first of all _____42_____ people’s awareness of fire
prevention.Thesecondthingweshoulddoistotrainprofessionalfirefighters.Finally,weshould
_____43_____theexistingfireenginesandaddmorefirefacilitiestohigh-risebuildings.
Inthisway,areliablefirepreventionsystemwillbeformed.
IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms（用括号中所给单词的
恰当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词）（共8分）
44.Nowadaysmostpeoplechoosetospendtheirholidaystravellingtoforeign_______.(country)
45.Thesechairsareours.Whichare__________?(your)
46.Mr.SmithbegantolearnChineseinhis__________.(thirty)
47. Frank has stayed at home for more than one month without doing any exercise, so he is much
__________thanbefore.(healthy)
48.Taichi(太极)was__________developedforself-defense(自卫),butlateritwasproveduseful
toimprovepeople’shealthandcuresomeillnesses.(main)
49. The company has provided more chances for the staff to __________ their knowledge and
skills.(widely)
50.Modernnew__________cancalculatequitefastandseldommakemistakes.(calculate)
51.Thereisaruler__________onthefloor.(lie)
第 3 页 共 7 页V.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired（根据所给要求完成句子。52-57小题每空格
限填一词）（共14分）
52. BothEmmerandhersisterlikethesongsbythatsinger.(改为否定句)
__________Emmernorhersister__________thesongsbythatsinger.
53. Angelastartedanewhobbyaftersheretired.(保持句意基本不变)
Angela____________________anewhobbyaftersheretired.
54. Therestaurantsellsfoodanddrinkstochildrenatnoon.(改为被动语态)
Foodanddrinks____________________tochildrenintherestaurantatnoon.
55. Theybuiltthenewfactorytodealwiththerubbish.(对划线部分提问)
__________didtheybuildthenewfactory__________?
56. Heoftenfinishes hishomeworkquickly atweekendssothathecanplaycomputergames.(改
为简单句)
He often finishes his homework quickly at weekends __________ __________ to play
computergames.
57. Martinaskedhisfriend,“Areyoufreetonight?”（改为间接引语）
Martinaskedhisfriend__________he__________freethatnight.
58. 2,000people,hold,it,canhardly,thehall,sosmallthat,is, (连词成句)
________________________________________
Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写)
VI.Readingcomprehension(阅读理解):(共50分)
A.Choosethebestanswer:（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）（共12分）
Futurehistory books mightrecordthatwewererobbedofthe useofoureyes. In ourhurryto
getfromoneplacetoanother,wefailto seeanything ontheway.Air travelgives youabird’s-eye
viewof theworld——oreven lessif the wingofthe planehappenstogetinyour way.When you
travel by car or train, you are moving so quickly that you do not see the countryside clearly. Car
drivers are forever thinking about going on and on: they never want to stop. Is it the great
motorwaysthatattractthem,orwhat?
And as for sea travel, here are some words of an old song: “I joined the navy (海军) to see
the world, and what did I see? I saw the sea.” You name the place in the world like El Dorado,
andsomeone is suretosay“I’ve beenthere”,meaning“I drovethrough itat100miles anhouron
thewaytosomewhereelse.”
When you travel at high speeds, the present means nothing: you live in the future because
you spend most of your time looking forward to arriving at some other place. But actual arrival,
whenitisachieved,ismeaningless.Bytravelinglikethis,yoususpend(终止)allexperience.
The traveler on foot, on the other hand, lives in the present. For him traveling andarriving is
one and the same thing: he arrives somewhere with every step he makes. He experiences the
presentmomentwithhiseyesandthewholeofhisbody.Intheend,hefeelstired.Satisfyingsleep
willbe:therewardofalltruetravelers.
59.Whenwearegoingtoanotherplaceinahurry,we______.
A)getagoodviewontheway B)makegooduseofoureyes
C)failtoenjoyviewswithourheart D)areeagertoseeeverythingontheway
第 4 页 共 7 页60.Theunderlinedphrase“getinyourway”inParagraph1means______.
A)arriveataplace B)developaparticularhabit
C)reachaparticularstateorcondition D)blockyoursights
61.Thewriterusesthewordsofanoldsongtotellus______.
A)seatravelisagoodwayofseeingtheworld
B)joiningthenavycanhelpourdreamscometrue
C)travelingbyseahardlyhelpsusenjoywonderfulviews
D)whathegainedafterjoiningthenavy
62.Whenwetravelathighspeeds,“thepresent”means“nothing”because______.
A)wechangeouraimsallthetime B)weareeagertogotoanotherplace
C)wearelookingforwardtothefuturelife D)wecanexperiencealot
63.Thewritermostprobablyadvisesusto______.
A)gohiking(徒步)inthemountain B)travelatahighspeed
D)goaroundtheworld C)travelbycarortrain
64.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe______.
A)TrueTraveling B)TravelingAndArrivingIsTheSameThing
D)TravelingAtAHighSpeed C)FutureHistoryBooks
B.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassag（e 选择最当的单词或词语完成短
文）:（共12分）
With International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach’s applause and the
cheering of flag-waving audience, China’s 18-year-old freestyle skier Gu Ailing Eileen, with
handsonherheadandalookof greatexcitement, capturedthegold medalofthe women’s freeski
bigair( 自由式滑雪大跳台)finalattheBeijingWinterOlympicGames.
The win notonlybrings Team China to the topof the currentOlympic medals table, with the
host country having won three gold medals, but is also a historic achievement as Gu is China’s
___65___women’sOlympicgoldmedalistonsnowsports.
“This is the best moment in my life, moments like this make everything so worthy,” Gu said
inapost-gameinterviewandshethankedthehomeaudiencefortheirhuge___66___.
Gu’s performance was steady and faultless in her first two runs, giving her a good score. On
herfinalrun,whichmadeChinesespectatorsbreathless,Gunailedadoublecork1620(双周偏轴
转体 1620), with great ___67___, to take over first spot, surpassing Mathilde Gremaud of
SwitzerlandwhofinishedthirdandTessLedeuxofFrancewhogotthesilver.
With a combined score of 188.25 points - 93.75 from her first run and 94.50 from the third -
Gu came back strong from third place ___68___ the final run to take the gold as the event made
itsOlympicdebut(首次登台).
In the festive atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year season, topics on Gu’s gold medal
exploded like fireworks as the 18-year-old prodigy, on the day she snatched the gold medal,
occupiedabout30ofthe top50topicsonthe trendinglist, ___69___includingdiscussionsonher
grandmother’sbirthplaceandherhabitof10-hoursleep.
Gu’s gold medal inspired Chinese netizens on Sina Weibo, in ___70___ discussions about
her exploded with over 670 million views and millions of comments about an hour after her
historicvictory.
Gu is like most other new-era Chinese teens: They love to post selfies on social media
第 5 页 共 7 页platforms; they like fancy food, travel and fashionable outfits. The prodigy was admitted to
StanfordUniversitywithanear-perfectSATscoreintherun-uptotheWinterOlympics.
65. A.final B.first C.greatest D.best
66. A.smile B.success C.support D.surprise
67. A.care B.joy C.difficulty D.help
68. A.after B.until C.toward D.before
69. A.even B.except C.exactly D.especially
70. A.there B.where C.that D.which
C. Read the passage and fillin the blanks with properwords（在短文的空格内填入适当的
词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）:（共14分)
Ifyou suffer from shyness (羞怯), you are notalone, for shyness is a universalphenomenon.
Itisnotsurprisingthatsocialscientistsareexploringitsenvironmentalcauses.
The first environmental cause of shyness may be a child’s home and family life. Today’s
childrenaregrowingupinsmaller families, with f_____71_____relatives livingnearby. Growing
up in homes in which both parents work full time, children may not have the socializing
experience of frequent visits by neighbors and friends. Because of their lack of social skills, they
maybegintofeelshywhentheystartschool.
As_____72_____environmentalcauseofshynessinanindividualmaybeone’sculture.Ina
large study made in Japan, 57 percent of people rated (评估) t_____73_____ as shy. Researchers
Lynne Henderson and Philip Zimbardo say, “One explanation is that in Japan, a person’s
s_____74_____iscreditedexternallyto(表面上归因于)parents,grandparents,teachers,coaches,
and others, while failure is entirely blamed on (完全归咎于) the person .” Therefore, Japanese
learnnottotakerisksinpublicandrelyi_____75_____ongroup-shareddecisions.
Technology may also play a role. In the United States, the number of young people who
report being shy has r_____76_____ from 40 percent to 50 percent in recent years. Due to our
hugeadvancesintechnology, watchingtelevision,playingvideogames,andsurfingtheWebhave
taken the place of recreational activities thatinvolve socialinteraction (涉及交际互动) for many
young people. Adults, too, are becoming more isolated as a result of technology. Face-to-face
interactions with bank clerks, gas station attendants and shop assistants are no longer
n_____77_____ because people can use machines to do their banking, fill their gas tanks, and
ordergoods.Inshort,theybecomeshy.
Itappearsthatmostpeoplehaveexperiencedshynessatsometimeintheirlives.Therefore,if
youareshy,youhavelotsofcompany.
D. Answerthequestions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）(共12分)
Drama and the performing arts are excellent methods of building confidence in children and
adultsalike.Learningthroughdramaallowschildrentoexploretheircreativity,havefunandleave
their shyness and worries behind. Drama also works by supporting the growth of imagination and
otherskills.
Entertainment has become rather passive with cinema, television, and computer games
becoming more popular. These screen-based methods have had a negative effect on
communication.However,drama puts the“get-up-and-go”backintoentertainment. Children have
第 6 页 共 7 页the opportunity to connect with others in a more meaningful way as drama encourages speech
developmentandawarenessofbodylanguage.
Playanddramaarecloselylinked.Whenchildrenplayagame,theyarepretendingandusing
their imagination and so are moving away from reality to create their own story. Drama is a
vehicle through which children can express themselves more freely through mime (哑剧表演),
gesture,movement,andspeechtomakeeducationfun.
Children gain confidence by understanding that there is no final answer in drama and that
their opinion and actions are valued. Children are able to give a personalresponseto many issues
and situations such as poverty, bullying, global warming and recycling. The issues that drama can
dealwith are endless.Drama andeducation havea stronglink as drama canencourage children to
takeanactiveinterestinothersubjectssuchasgeography,history,andEnglishandsohaveamore
rounded education.As a drama teacher, I have witnessed children at their first class holding onto
their parent’s arm——unwilling to let go. Then to see the same child later running into my class
with a smile is an excellent sight. Drama installs confidence in children by allowing them to
improvise(即兴创作)andexperiment.Everyoneisgiventheopportunitytoshinewithindrama.
78. Canlearningthroughdramahelpchildrenleavetheirshynessandworriesbehind?
___________________________________________________________________
79.Whatdothosescreen-basedmethodshaveanegativeeffecton?
___________________________________________________________________
80.Whydoesdramaletchildrenconnectwithothersinamoremeaningfulway?
___________________________________________________________________
81.Whatdochildrenthinktheycandoinaplayoradrama?
Theycan___________________________________________________________________
82.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“valued”(inthelastparagraph)mostprobablymean?
Theiropinionandactionsare______________________________.
83.Arechildreninterestedindramaclasses?Howdoyouknow?
___________________________________________________________________
VII.Writing(作文):(共20分)
84.Writeatleast60wordsaboutthetopic“MyWay(s)ofImprovingSocialSkills”
（ 以“我提高社交技能的方法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）
Usethefollowingpointsasareference.(以下内容供参考)
▲1.Aresocialskillsimportant?
▲2.Describeyourownexperienceandshareyourwayofimprovingsocialskills.
▲3.Whatdoyouwanttosaytothosewhoareshy?
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