湖南省湘潭市市级名校2023届初三年级第二学期期中考试英语试题含解析

湖南省湘潭市市级名校2023届初三年级第二学期期中考试英语试题请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—MyparentsarecrazyaboutRunningMan．Howaboutyourparents？—_______mydad_______mymomlikesit，ButtheypreferOdetoJoy（欢乐颂）A．Notonly；butalsoB．Both；andC．Either；orD．Neither；nor2、—Lookatthesign!Youarenotallowedtosmokehere.—________.A．OK,IwillB．Sorry,Iwon’tC．Yes,I’dlovetoD．You’dbetternot3、—Let'smakeabananamilkshake.Whatdoweneed?—Weneedsomeandtwo.A．banana；cupofmilk B．bananas；cupsofmilkC．bananas；milk D．bananas；cupofmilk4、Domoreexerciseand______fromsugarandfatfood,thenyou’llbefitter.A．sendawayB．stayawayC．giveawayD．takeaway5、ManycollegestudentsgotoWestChinatohelplocalpeople,______theymayfindagoodjobinbigcities.A．because B．if C．although D．after6、—Doyouknow_____awonderfulmatchandtwobasketballmatchesonJuly15th?—Yeah.Iamgoingtowatchthemonthatday.A．therewillbe B．thereisgoingtohave C．therearegoingtobe D．istheregoingtobe7、---AuntLi,thedumplingsyoumadearereallydelicious,______Ihavesomemore?---Yes,please.I’mgladyoulikethem.A．must B．should C．can D．would8、Asanewkindoftransportservice,publicbicyclesinmoreChinesecitiesinthefollowingyears.A．use B．areused C．willuse D．willbeused9、Ithinktherewillbemore______/pə'luʃən/inbigcities.A．population B．policeman C．preparation D．pollution10、---Whatdidtheteachersaytoyou?---Heaskedme______.A．whyIlookunhappythenB．whendidIgohomelastnightC．howcouldIsolvetheproblemD．ifIhadgoteverythingreadyⅡ.完形填空11、Crabs(螃蟹)areveryinterestingcreatures.Ifyouputseveraloftheminabucket,themomentoneofthemstartscrawlingout,theothercrabswillpullhimbackdown.Sononeofthecrabsever1ingettingout.Theyjustkeepstoppingeachotherfromclimbinghigherthantherestofthem.Wehumansare2morelikecrabsthanwethink.Wetrytogetevenwithourenemies,andaheadofour3Butwehavetorealizethat"whenwe'regreenwithenvy(嫉妒),we'realsoripeforproblems".Whetherweadmititornot,mostofuswantotherpeopletobejustalittlelesssuccessfulthanweare.Friendsarealways4aboutyoursuccess,aslongasyou'renotmoresuccessfulthantheyare!Butoneofthefirstsecretstosuccessisnottocompareyourlifewithothers.It'sstrangethatmanyofusseemtoknow5toliveeverybodyelse'slivesbutourown.Eventhoughwhathappensinsomeoneelse'slifehas6todowithours.Successfulpeoplelookatlifethroughatelescopeandseehowgreatitcanbe,7jealouspeoplelookatlifethroughamicroscopeandonlyseethefaultsandmistakesofothers.Beingjealousofothersisjustaslowwayofsuicide(自杀)thatwill8bothyourhealthandhappiness.Youhaveaspecial9andpersonalitythatnooneelsehas.Souseyoursthebestwaypossible.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.Birdsdon't10Pigsdon'tclimbtrees.Andcrabsdon'tfly.Enjoyyourownnaturalabilitiesanddevelopyourownstyle.1．A．succeedsB．arrivesC．checksD．gives2．A．hardlyB．perhapsC．nearlyD．still3．A．classmatesB．meighboursC．friendsD．families4．A．worriedB．happyC．seriousD．mad5．A．whereB．whenC．whatD．how6．A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything7．A．andB．orC．soD．but8．A．killB．protectC．separateD．improve9．A．abilityB．mermoryC．skillD．thought10．A．singB．flyC．swimD．sleepⅢ.语法填空12、从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词（有两词多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d压力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、I'vebeenskiingsinceIwaseightornineyearsold.I'vebeenonexpeditions(探险)inmanyplaceslikeChina,Pakistanandsoon.Butitwasinmyhomecountry,theUSA,thatIcameclosesttodeath.ItwasApril,2011.IwasskiingintheTetonswithmyfriendsJeremyandXavier.Theywerebothexcellentsnowboarders.Thatday,Iwasthelastpersontoski.Theywerewatchingmefromasafearea.Suddenly,Iheardsomeonecryloudly.Iturnedaroundandsawthewholemountainstarttomovebehindme.Itwasamassiveavalanche(大雪崩).Thekindofavalanchethatdestroystrees,cars,buses,evenhouses!Tensofthousandsoftonsofsnowwascomingstraightdownthemountainbehindme.Ifeltthesnowpushmeforward,hundredsofmetres,andthencoverme.ItwassoheavythatIcouldn’tbreathe.Andthenitpushedmeforwardagainandup.Ilookedaround,andforafewseconds,Iactuallystoppedbeingfrightened.Ihadamomenttostopandtolookatthepoweroftheavalanche.Ilookeddownintothebottomofthevalley(峡谷).Icouldseetreesthatwere30mtallbecauseIwassofaraway,andtheylookedtinytome."OK,I'mgoingallthewaytothebottom!"Ithought.Thenthesnowpushedmeagaindownthemountainanother450m.Ithoughttheforceofthesnowwoulddestroyme;itwaspowerful.Butintheend.IfeltthevalanceslowdownandIjustfellheavilyoverthesnowatthebottomofthevalley.IttookJeremyandXavierabout20minutestoreachme.Therewasapileofdebris(碎雪)acrossthebottomofthemountain300mwide.Theycouldn'tbelieveitwhentheysawme.Iwassolucky.Hastheexperiencechangedme?DoIthinkaboutlifedifferently?Idon'tknow,maybe.ButIdoknowthatit'simportanttoliveyourlifewithmeaning.Lifeisagift,sobegratefultoGod.1．Fromthepassage,it'struethat_______________________.A．thewritercameclosesttodeathwhenheskiedinPakistanB．theavalanchepushedthewriterdownabout300mawayC．thewriter'sfriendscametolearnskiingwiththewriterD．thewritercouldn'tbreathebecauseoftheweightofthesnow2．Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriter'sfeelingtowardstheavalanche?A．Excited B．Scared C．Happy D．Patient3．Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph3refersto_________.A．themountainsB．thetreesC．JeremyandXavierD．thevalleys4．Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinthestory?a.Thesnowpushedmeharddownintothebottomofthevalley.b.JeremyandXavierwereseeingmeinasafeplace.c.Istoppedforawhiletoseetheavalanche.dMyfriendscametomyside.e.Iheardaloudvoiceandsawahugeavalanchecomingbehindme.A．b-e-c-a-d B．b-e-a-c-d C．d-c-a-b-e D．d-e-c-a-b5．Accordingtothewriter,____________________.A．hisexperienceandhisfriendshavechangedhimB．it'simpossibletoknowtheforceofthesnowC．oneshouldnotliveameaninglesslifeD．hedoesn'tmindthematteroflifeordeathB14、Thedaywaslikeanyotherdayinhislife.Tomwalkedpasttheshoponthestreetcorner.Hestoppedtolookatthefrontrowofshoes,andhefelthappytoseethatthepairofshoeshewantedverymuchwasstillthere.Lookingdownathisoldshoes,hefeltsorryforhimself.Hereallywantedtohavethemforhisbirthday.Hesadlywalkedawayandthoughthowtotellhismotheraboutit.Heknewverywellshehadlittlemoney.Hedecidednottogohomeatonce,ashelookedsadandhismotherwouldnoticeit.Sohewenttotheparkandsatonthegrass.Therehesawaboymovingawheelchairwithhishands.Tomlookedathimandwassurprisedtoseethattheboyhadnofeet.Helookedathisownfeet.“It’smuchbettertobewithoutshoesthanwithoutfeet.”hethought.Therewasnoreasonforhimtofeelsosorryandsad.Hewentawayandsmiled,thinkinghewashappier.1．Tompassedtheshop_________.A．onfootB．bybikeC．inawheelchairD．bybus2．Tomstoppedinfrontoftheshopbecausehewantedto_______.A．buytheshoesB．lookattheshoeshelikedC．buyapresentforhisfriendD．getsomethingforhisbirthdayparty3．WhydidTomgotothepark?Because________.A．manyniceshoesweresoldthereB．hewantedtoplaythereforawhileC．hewantedtoseehisdisabledfriendD．hedidn’twanttomakehismotherworried4．WecanlearnfromthestorythatTom________.A．likednewshoesverymuchB．lovedhismotherverymuchC．didn’twanttostayathomeD．hadnofeetC15、Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.OnenightIwenttopickupapassengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedthere,Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,”answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.Afteralongpause,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegavemeanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?”“It’snottheshortestway,”Iansweredquickly.“Oh,I’minnohurry,”shesaid.“I’monmywaytoahospice(临终医院).Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon’thaveverylong.”Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter(计价器).Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurnitureshopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.Sometimesshe’daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaspecialbuildingandwouldsitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.Intheearlymorning,shesuddenlysaid,”I’mtired.Let’sgonow.”Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.“HowmuchdoIpayyou?”sheasked.“Nothing.”Isaid.“Youhavetomakealiving,”sheanswered.“Oh,thereareotherpassengers,”Ianswered.Almostwithoutthinking,Igaveherahug(拥抱).Sheheldonmeandsaid,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”1．Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto______.A．showshewasfamiliarwiththecityB．seesomeplacesforthelasttimeC．letthedriverearnmoremoneyD．reachthedestinationontime2．Thetaxidriverdidnotgetthemoneybecausehe______.A．wantedtogiveherahandB．shutoffthemeterbymistakeC．hadreceivedherpaymentalreadyD．wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Nopains,nogains.B．Peopleshouldrespect(尊重)eachother.C．Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.D．Peopleshouldlearntoenjoyourlife.D16、EnjoythisSaturday!Films

TwofilmswillbeonthisSaturdayafternoonatAndersenCinema.SeeLifeofpieat2:30pm.TheSmurfswillbeonat4:45pm.Formoreinformation,call66328801.

Internationalpicnic

Areyoutiredofeatingthesamefoodeveryday?CometoCityParkthisSaturdayandenjoyfoodfromallovertheworld.Deliciousandnotexpensive.Noonto5:00pm.

Concert

“Theonly”,apopularrockbandfromAmerica,willgivetheirfirstconcertthisSaturdaynight,at8:00pmatColdenHall.

Footballgame

Nov.16thisSaturdaynight(7:00pmto9:00pm),isyourlastchancetowatchthefootballgameinourcitythisyear.Buyyourticketsatthegateofthegym.Itmightbecold.Don'tforgettowearasweaterorajacket.

1．IfyouwanttoseethefilmLifeofpie,youhavetogettothecinemabefore____.A．4:45pm B．7:00pm C．2:30pm D．5:00pm2．Atnoonpeoplecan___________thisSaturday.A．seeafilm B．haveapicnicC．gotoaconcert D．watchafootballgame3．Therockband’sfirstconcertwillbegivenat___________.A．AndersenCinema B．CityParkC．ColdenHall D．thegymE17、CWhatistime?Isitathingtobesavedorspentorwasted,likemoney?Orisitsomethingwehavenocontrolover,liketheweather?Isitthesameallovertheworld?That’saneasyquestion,yousay.Whereveryougo,aminuteis60seconds,anhouris60minutes,adayis24hours,andsoforth.Well,maybe.ButinAmerica,timeismorethanthat.Americansseetimeasavaluableresource(资源).Maybethat’swhytheyliketheexpression,“Timeismoney.”BecauseAmericansbelievetimeisalimitedresource,theytrytokeepandmanageit.PeopleintheUSoftenattendmeetingsorreadbooksontimemanagement.Itseemsthattheyallwanttoorganizetheirtimebetter.Peopletrytheirbesttopressmorelifeoutoftheirtime.ToAmericans,beingontimeisawayofshowingrespect(尊重)forotherpeople’stime.Beingmorethan10minuteslateusuallycallsforanapology(道歉)andanexplanation.Peoplewhoarerunninglateoftencallaheadtoletothersknowthattheycan’tbeontime.Ofcourse,thelessformal(正式的)thesituationis,thelessimportantitistobeexactlyontime.Atinformalget-togethers,forexample,peopleoftenarriveasmuchas30minuteslate.Buttheyusuallydon’ttrythatatwork.Americanlifestylesshowhowmuchpeoplerespectthetimeofothers.Whenpeopleplananevent,theyoftensetthetimedaysorweeksbeforeit.Oncethetimeisfixed,itisalmostimpossibletochangeit.Ifpeoplewanttocometoyourhouseforafriendlyvisit,theywillusuallycallfirsttomakesureitisconvenient.Onlyveryclosefriendswilljust“dropby”unannounced.Also,peopleseldomcallotherslateatnightforfeartheymightbeinbed.Thetimemaybedifferent,butmostpeoplethinktwiceaboutcallingafter10:00pm.EvenAmericanswouldagreethatnoonecanmastertime.Time,likemoney,slipsalltooeasilythroughourfinger.Andtime,liketheweather,isveryhardtopredict.However,timeisoneoflife’smostvaluablegifts.1．FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthat___________.A．AmericanswastelotsofmoneyandtimeB．peoplecanonlycontrol60minutesadayC．AmericansregardtimeassomethingvaluableD．moneyismoreimportantthantimeinAmerica2．InParagraph3andParagraph4,thewritermainlytellsusthat___________.A．Americansrespectothers’timeindailylifeB．Americansnevercallafterteno’clockC．AmericansvisitfriendswithoutcallingfirstD．Americansarrivedaysbeforeanevent3．Theunderlinedphrase“thinktwice”probablymeans“___________”.A．payattentionB．learnwiselyC．feelrelaxedD．considercarefully4．Accordingtothispassage,___________.A．mostAmericanpeopletreasuretheirtimeB．peoplecanmasterandpredicttimeeasilyC．AmericansliketimebetterthananythingelseD．peoplearesupposedtobeontimeinallsituations5．Thispassagemainlytalksabout___________.A．someoftheAmericanlifestylesB．howAmericanstreattimeC．allkindsofwaystospendtimeD．differentopinionsabouttimeF18、AfterarrivinginNewJersey,US,foraone-yearculturalexchangeprogram,InoticedthatmanylocalpeopleloveChineseculture.Ifeltlikesharingourculturewiththem.Asoneofthe13th-generationdisciplesofChen-styletaichi,Isetupataichiclubforlocalprimarystudents.Mytaichiprogramlastedfor10weeks,withclassestakingplaceeveryTuesday.Ihavebeeninseveralculturalexchangeprogramsbefore,butIhaven’treallyworkedwithlittlekids.Itwasalittleintimidatingformeatfirst.Kidsareextremelynoisyandactive.Itwaschallengingenoughjusttotakecontroloftheclass.Inthebeginning,wecouldonlygooverafewgesturesduringeachclass,asIspentmostofmytimeworkingonclassdiscipline(纪律).However,astheclasswenton,wegrewmoreandmorefamiliarwitheachother.Slowly,Ifoundthefunandsenseofachievementthatliesunderthekids’nervousnessandtiredness.Watchingthekidslearntaichiundermyinstructionwasexciting.Nothingmademehappierthanseeingtheirsmilesafterlearninganewgesture.Witheachpunch,kickandstretch,Icouldsensetheirprogressandtheirinterestinlearning.Theyaskedmemanyquestionsabouttaichi.Thisexperiencealsoimprovedmyleadership.Irealizedthatitwasimportanttounitethewholeclassandencouragekidstohelponeanotherwhentheymeetdifficulties.Iwilltrymybesttospreadtaichiculturehere.1．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A．Theauthorisgoodattaichi.B．Foreignershavenointerestintaichi.C．TherearemanytaichiclubsinNewJersey.D．TheauthorwenttoNewJerseymanyyearsago.2．Whatwasthebiggestchallengefortheauthorwhileteachingprimaryschoolstudents?A．Theagegap.B．Languageability.C．Classdiscipline.D．Culturaldifferences.3．Thethirdparagraphmainlydescribes_____.A．whattheauthortaughtB．thedifficultiesthattheauthormetC．whattheauthorgainedthroughteachingD．whytheauthordecidedtoteachkidstaichi4．Theauthorthoughtthathisexperiencewas_____.A．Intimidating.B．Terrible.C．Boring.D．Meaningful.Ⅴ.书面表达19、假设你是李华，你的朋友刘明