2020-2021 学年初三第六次月考(英语)试卷
第一部分 选择题 （50分）
I. 完形填空（10分）
Group buying websites are getting popular in Hong Kong since people like to spend their money more wisely.
Thus it is not ___1___ to see the trend (趋势) that the number of such websites 15 growing. However, consumers
are facing a problem—too much information. They have to ___2___ many sites to know about the best offer.
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a single place that combined all the information and presented it to the users so that
they could ___3___ make a better purchase decision?
Ronald, a student in Hong Kong, recognized this was a good business ___4___ and he started to do some
research. Ronald found that there was no such app in the market at that time. He decided to ___5___ one himself.
Ronald knew that he had to step up the speed. He had to learn from other sites so as to develop one that
provided great user experience. He had to put himself in the buyers’ ___6___ so as to know what they want. The
process was not without difficulties. The most ___7___ one was the automatic system that is required to actively
retrieve (检索) the information from the various group buying sites. To make matters worse, Ronald was ___8___
that some other people were starting to work on it. Finally, he spent about two weeks on the development and had it
done.
The app was then submitted to Apple. It took a few days to get approved. The app was finally launched on 18
February. On 24 February, it reached the number one position in the ___9___ of Top Free iPhone Apps. In just
three days’ time, it ____10____ over 30 thousand downloads.
1. A. touching B. frightening C. exciting D. surprising
2. A. found B. close C. control D. surf
3. A. easily B. hardly C. normally D. carefully
4. A. decision B. chance C. fair D. card
5. A. buy B. discover C. try D. develop
6. A. hands B. shoes C. advice D. way
7. A. attractive B. challenging C. dangerous D. successful
8. A. aware B. afraid C. glad D. sad
9. A. form B. list C. album D. program
10. A. bought B. ignored C. lost D. achieved
II. 阅读理解(40分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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How to fight against COVID-19? We choose some books to help you. The books were translated into 13
languages, including Japanese, French and Russian. They are convenient for readers to enjoy.
Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me! by Mu Xiangzhen
The book makes parents and children be able to learn—in a fun
way—about how viruses spread and what people can do to
protect themselves. It tells children not to fear about viruses.
Besides, it also introduces the idea of getting along well with
nature, and hopes children can protect wild life and the natural
environment.
A Special Spring Festival by Gao Jing
This book pictures children’s special Spring Festival in China
during the outbreak of COVID-19. It tells a story of a common
family in China. It tries to answer the child’s question “Why
can’t I be allowed to play outside?” It tells the child what
COVID -19 is, how it spreads, and how we can protect ourselves
from it. The pictures show love between family members, friends
and everyone.
Ten Tips to Fight Monsters by Dong Ruihan
Dad leaves 10 tips to help us fight the virus. Who will win the
war? The story will gently teach children how to prevent the
disease in a language that they can easily understand. It will help
kids remain calm in the hard time, and encourage them to help
family members to prevent the disease.
A Brief History of Viruses for Children
by Changsha White-flag Dolphin Children’s Book Workshop
This story book tells the beginning of the virus, so the readers
can understand the history of the virus easily. The book sets up a
“Ten Questions about COVID-19” section, which explains the
knowledge of COVID-19 (including how it spreads), helping
children readers to understand the virus basing on reason and
science.
11. All the four books are about ________.
A. children’s daily activities
B. ten questions about COVID-19
学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. fighting against COVID-19
D. love between family members, friends and everyone
12. If you want to know the origin of the virus, you can read ________.
A. Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me!
B. A Special Spring Festival
C. Ten Tips to Fight Monsters
D. A Brief History of Viruses for Children
13. Which writer hopes children can protect wild animals?
A. Mu Xiangzhen.
B. Gao Jing.
C. Dong Ruihan.
D. Changsha White-flag Dophin Children’s Book Workshop.
.
14 The spread of the virus is mentioned in ________.
a. Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me!
b. A Special Spring Festival
c. Ten Tips to Fight Monsters
d. A Brief History of Viruses for Children
A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d D. b, c, d
15. According to the passage, which statement is Not True?
A. The books were translated into many languages.
B. Children can do something to protect themselves.
C. We can understand the virus basing on reason and science.
D. Dad raises 10 questions about the virus in Don Ruihan’s book.
B
Following the old saying of “early to bed and early to rise”, I used to go to bed at 10 p.m. and get up early at 6
a.m. to get ready for school. But on that day, as it was cloudy, I continued to sleep for long.
Suddenly, I heard a loud voice which startled me up and made me sit upright. It was my mother’s voice who
was knocking and shouting simultaneously, “Get up honey, it’s 6:45 a.m. already!” As it was a cloudy day, I hadn’t
realized that it was almost 7 and continued dozing for long!
But thankfully our pick-up person got late due to the showers and arrived just in the nick of time when I was
ready. However, by the time we reached school it was a quarter to eight and the rain from previous night had finally
stopped. I entered the classroom fearing the teacher’s anger, but saw only a few students had made it to school.
Hence, the principal declared a holiday.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司“Hurray!” We all cheered in a chorus at the unexpected holiday and decided to walk back home.
With shoes in our hands, we paraded on the muddy streets. We were excited and our hearts were filled with joy
at the sight of the green and fresh leaves on the trees; the croaking frogs drew our attention as we tried to catch
butterflies.
We finally reached home busily playing and laughing with mud-spattered uniforms and shoes. We hurriedly
changed our clothes, washed up and sat watching TV with a bowl of piping hot soup!
No doubt, I thoroughly enjoyed this day and secretly prayed for many such days in the future! To this day when
it pours, the memories of that eventful rainy day bring a smile on my face!
16. In the second paragraph, the word startled is closest in meaning to ________.
A. started B. shocked C. gave D. brought
17. According to the passage, why did the author get up late?
A. He didn’t set an alarm clock.
B. He didn’t awake at six o’clock.
C. His mother forgot to remind him.
D. The cloudy weather made him mistake the time.
18. What happened to the author when he got to school?
A. All of his classmates were having classes as usual.
B. The teacher was very angry with his being late.
C. The principal declared a holiday unexpectedly.
D. He remembered that the school didn’t have classes on that day.
19. What can we infer when the author says “To this day when it pours, the memories of that eventful rainy day
bring a smile on my face”?
A. He doesn’t want a rainy day.
B. The rainbow after rain makes him happy.
C. That rainy day helped him keep good memories.
D. He wants more rainy days in the future.
20. Which title can best summarize the main idea of the passage?
A. Childhood Memories B. When You Are Late for School
C. An Unforgettable Rainy Day D. Games We Used to Play
C
Global Positioning Systems (全球定位系统) are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These
satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. However, they
can also cause a lot of problems, sending you to the wrong place or leaving you completely lost. Many times, the
学科网（北京）股份有限公司driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS mistake is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of
the two.
Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. He told about an incident involving a
friend who had flown to the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS equipped car to use during his stay.
Mr. Brown says,“They just plugged (插) in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t
until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in their home address on the West
Coast. So again, the GPS is kind of‘garbage in garbage out’.”
Mr. Brown says this is a common human error, but what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the
shortcomings of GPS equipment. He says,“One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small
screen and they just tell you the next turn. Sometimes that means it is not really giving you the overview that you
would need to know, and it’s going to the wrong place.”
Barry Brown has written a paper based on his research. The paper lists several areas where GPS systems can
cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand.
To make GPS systems better, says the paper, we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and
GPS systems work together.
,
21. According to Barry Brown in most cases, ________ are blamed for the problems.
A. human errors
B. GPS errors
C. errors caused by both drivers and GPS
D. errors caused by putting in a wrong address
22. What does the underlined phrase “garbage in garbage out” most probably imply in the third paragraph?
A. Rubbish in rubbish out.
B. GPS is just as smart as human beings.
C. The GPS system is useless.
D. GPS will not correct human errors.
23. What is one of the GPS’s shortcomings according to Mr. Brown?
A. It provides turn to turn for the driver.
B. The screen is too small to be seen clearly.
C. It has the latest maps in the device.
D. It doesn’t give the driver the overview.
24. What can be inferred from the whole passage?
A. A GPS system is not always reliable.
B. Maps nowadays are not correctly printed.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. A larger screen is needed in a car.
D. A GPS system tells you where to turn.
.
25 What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. GPS system is very important for drivers.
B. GPS system is useless in guiding our drive.
C. GPS system has weakness.
D. How GPS system works to help drivers find their way.
第二节
请阅读全文，并从文后六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
Chinese New Year is right around the corner! This is the time of year when we “sweep away the dust”.
____26____ We do this in order to make a clean, fresh start in the new year.
Another great way to start fresh is to get rid of all the clutter (杂物). Over a year ago, I did just that. In
preparation for a move, I gave away around 75 percent of my clothes. ____27____ At first, I was afraid I would
miss those things. However, I soon realized what a burden on my life that excess (过量) had become. I found that
caring for fewer things means more time to spend with friends and family.
These days it seems that many people are trying to live with less. They’re discovering the joy of spending their
time and resources on the things that matter most.
The benefits of living simply are as follows:
More free time
____28____ Keep only the items you need, use or enjoy. You’ll be surprised at how much time you’ll have to
do what you actually want to do.
More money
As you stop buying things you don’t need, your finances will improve. You can save the extra money and take
a special trip or an interesting class instead. ____29____
Changed values
Once you break the habit of collecting things, your values shift. You come to realize that things don’t bring
lasting happiness. True joy comes from making memories with loved ones.
Living simply lowers your stress level, improves your health and allows you to focus on what’s important. The
good news is you don’t have to wait for a holiday to start living simply. ____30____
A. Start living with less today, and discover the peace and happiness this lifestyle can bring.
B. Learn to reward yourself with rich experiences, not things.
C. For each item, decide which box it belongs to.
学科网（北京）股份有限公司D. We give our homes a good, thorough cleaning.
E. The more things you own, the more time you’ll spend organizing them.
F. I then got rid of over 60 percent of my furnishings.
第三节 信息匹配
以下是五位旅游者的需求以及丝绸之路的6条旅游线路信息。请根据这些旅游者的需求，选出最适合他们
的旅游路线。
___31___ Kitty will have two weeks off and she’d like a tour at a cost of about $2500. She feels like visiting
China’s historic capitals.
___32___ Lucas dreams of travelling along the ancient route(路线) in China during his summer vacation to find
out what it used to be.
___33___ Sam likes to meet challenges(挑战). He is going to spend no more than $2000 travelling across
Xinjiang.
___34___ Elsa is taking her parents to visit China. They plan to travel along the Silk Road. They also want to take
a cruise on the Yangtze River.
___35___ Janet wants to learn about China. She is looking forward to visiting the great wonders in China.
A. 22 Days from $3629 Travel on the ancient route, you may wonder why it was chosen then and later given up.
The remains of the old cities help to record their past.
B. 13 Days from $2700 This is a journey deep into Xinjiang area. Driving most part of this journey is surely an
exciting experience, and most areas we pass are still undeveloped.
C. 6 Days from $1899 We’ll take you across Xinjiang area. This Silk Road route is a challenging journey, for
most part of the journey will be made by bus.
D. 13 Days from $2449 You can experience going through China’s past to its present. The world-famous historic
capitals along the Silk Road and the colorful culture are really fantastic.
E. 5 Days from $2069 The Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑) are great wonders in the world.
These places of interest are valuable treasures across the beautiful area.
F. 16 Days from $3799 Traditional Silk Road includes excellent Yangtze Cruise (乘船游览). This tour from the
capital to Dunhuang, Chongqing, and then to Shanghai shows you a big part of the basic sightseeing of China.
第二部分 非选择题（25 分）
Ⅲ．语法填空（10 分）
阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date ____36____ to as far as 7000 years. As
学科网（北京）股份有限公司early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people’s daily lives. It was used for food, clothing,
housing, transportation, ____37____ (music) instruments and even weapons.
The application of bamboo in science and technology is amazing. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan,
____38____ (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs (都江堰), the first irrigation network in the
world, in which bamboo played ____39____ important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also ____40____
(make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan ____41____ (success) dug a 100-metre-deep
well (井) with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to the West ____42____ the 19th century. For
example, in 1859, the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania by using this technology.
,
In Chinese culture bamboo is well-known ____43____ one of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many
distinguished men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and ____44____ (honest). It is always closely related to
people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when ____45____ (face)
tough situations.
Ⅳ．书面表达（15 分）
46. 假定你是李华，你所喜爱的Global Mirror周报创刊五周年之际征集读者意见。请你依据以下内容
给主编写封信，内容主要包括：
1. 说明你是该报的忠实读者。
2. 喜欢该报的原因：
1) 有趣的国内外新闻
2) 名人成功故事可以帮助我进步
3. 提出建议：多刊登介绍中国文化的文章，比如……(请列举两个相关话题)
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4 祝福
要求：
1.词数80 —100左右，开头语已为你写好。
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear editor,
Congratulations on the 5th anniversary of Global Mirror!
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Sincerely yours,
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