北京四中2017-2018初三下3月英语月考.docx

北京四中2017-2018 学年度第二学期初三英语月考试题2018.3知识应用 (共14分)一、单项选择。（共6分，每小题0.5分）1.Please pass _ a pen. I want to write a letter.Here you are.A. IB. meC. myD. mine2.Im going to see my grandparents tomorrow. What about you?Tomorrow is Sunday. I often take some exercise _ Sundays.A. onB.atC. forD. in3._ will teach us English next term?Mr. Brown. I heard it just now.A. WhoB. WhoseC. WhereD. When4.Could you help me repair my bike, dad?Yes, _Im busy now. Wait a moment, please.A. UntilB. andC. orD. but5.Would you like _ to eat? A cake, please.A. anythingB. somethingC. nothingD. everything6.Now class, were going to watch a cartoon film. Please _ carefully and tell me what you _.A. listen, listenB. listen, hearC. hear, listenD. hear, hear7._ you finish the work before five this afternoon?A. MayB. mustC. CanD. Should8.Why does Tina look so _ today?She has got 99 in her driving test.A. happyB. happierC. happiestD. happily9.If people plant more trees in the west if China, there _ fewer and fewer sandstorms in spring.A. isB. areC. will beD. will going10.I cant find our teacher. Where is he?He is not at school now. He _ Kris with her study at her home.A. helpsB. has helpedC. will helpD. is helping11.My clothes _ every week, or my mother will be angry.A. washB. washedC. were washedD. must be washed12.Could you tell me _ some postcards?There is a post office over there. You can find some nice ones there.A. Where can I buyB. Where I can buyC. Where could I buyD. where would I buy二、完形填空。（共8分，每小题0.5分）When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum（流浪汉）, on the street comer. He asked me _ (13) I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir.”After talking a while, he told me that he had something to show me and _ (14) with me. We walked several blocks _ (15) we came upon the downtown Public Library. The bum asked me to sit down and wait a moment. Later he returned with some books, and then said, “I want to teach you two things. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover _ (16) you. Ill bet you think Im a bum, dont you?”I said, “I guess so, sir.”“Well, young man, Ive got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I _ (17) there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to _ (18) like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people cant take away from you, and that is your wisdom _ (19).” At that moment, he gave me the books hed pulled from the shelves. His parting request（请求）was for me to never forget what he taught me. I have _ (20) until today.13. A. howB. WhyC. ifD. that14. A. shareB. dealC. talkD. eat15. A. asB. thenC. untilD. after16. A likesB. foolsC. interestsD. surprises17. A. believedB. knewC. thoughtD. realized18. A. lookB. liveC. feelD. seem19. A. wisdomB. freedomC. courageD. remember20. A. forgottenB. keptC. understoodD. rememberedBBrendans best friend is Tip. They teach each other things and they look after each other. Tip has helped Brendan become more _ (21) and more caring. Brendan is a nine-year-old boy, and Tip is a ten-year-old dog. Brendan and Tip are an example of how owning a dog can have a good _ (22) on a childs development. Having a dog helps a child learn how to act responsibly. As a dog owner, the child must take care of the animals daily needs. The dog must be _ (23) and exercised every day. A dog is completely _ (24) on its owner for all its needs, including the need for good health and a safe environment. Furthermore, the owner must take responsibility for the safety of the people it comes into contact with. If the child forgets any of these duties and responsibilities, or _ (25) a blind eye to any of the dogs needs, the dog will suffer (遭罪). This teaches the child that his responsibility to the dog is more important than his desire (欲望) to play with his toys, talk on the phone, on watch TV. This is true not only for the care of a dog, but also for the care of oneself, another person, or ones job.Another lesson that a child can _ (26) from having a dog is empathy(同情), the ability to put oneself in another persons, or in this case another creatures _ (27) and imagine that persons or creatures feelings or problems. A dog cannot express itself with speech, so its owner must learn how to interpret its behavior. The child must learn to understand what the dogs behavior means. Is the dog frightened, hungry or sick? The child needs to understand what is going on in the dogs mind. Understanding a situation from the dogs point of view helps the child understand why the dog is behaving in a certain way and what the dog needs. The result of learning to read a dogs behavior is that the child develops empathy. This _ (28) to the child becoming a more considerate and caring person.21. A. responsibleB. valuableC. reasonableD. lovable22. A. effortB. effectC. differenceD. experience23. A taughtB. trainedC. fedD. controlled24. A. dependentB. confidentC. differentD. pleasant25. A. lookB. watchC. changeD. turn26. A studyB. learnC. giveD. teach27. A. conditionB. relationC. situationD. location28. comesB. pointsC. holdsD. leads阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读理解。（共26分，每小题2分）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。ACooking and learning In this E-book package, we have four e-books.Fun with FoodThis fun e-book is filled with exercises - photo tests, word exams, riddle games coloring pages and exercises on learning more about food.Kids Food Science ExperimentsLearn more about science and cooking with these food science experiments and instructions for kids.Food Facts E-BookTo go with the kids cooking lessons e-book, weve put our food facts into one e-book. Each part is easy to print off. You can keep it in the kitchen and teach kids facts about the food we eat.The Food Facts E-Book has over 60 pages.Kids Cooking Lessons E-BookWeve brought all our kids cooking lessons together into one easy e-book. We have a unit for each age group. This e-book is just planned to help you with cooking experience in the kitchen29. Fun with food will offer _.A. photo testsB. science experimentsC. food factsD. cooking instructions30. The pages of _ are easy to print off.A. Fun with foodB. Kids Cooking Lessons E-bookC. Food Facts E-bookD. Kids Food Science Experiments31. Mrs. Green wanted to learn some cooking together with her two daughters and she choose Kids Cooking Lessons E-book because_.A. There is a unit for each age groupB. there are a lot of photo tests in itC. Kids can learn more about scienceD. each part is very easy to print offBBuild a smart futureThe Internet is shaping our lives. We already have online shopping services and mobile payment. However, this is just a start. The worlds leading tech companies are planning to build smarter online communities. They discussed this at the World Internet Conference, which was held in Wuzhen.The development of artificial intelligence (AI) was a hot topic at the conference (会议). If a machine can learn and solve problems as humans do, it can be called AI.The company Alibaba uses AI technology in its unmanned supermarket in Wuzhen. There is no salesperson in the supermarkets, just a tablet (平板电脑) on a desk that says “ please smile”. If you smile, it gives you a special discount off your foods. The bigger you smile, the more discounts for your goods. Payment is done stigmatically through your Alipay account. When you first enter the supermarket, the supermarkets AI recognizes your face and your account.There is also AI that can read lips. Sougou brought its lip-reading system to the conference. It recognizes your mouths movements and turns them into voice or text massagers. This could be very useful when you are trying to talk to someone on your phone in a noisy place. Police could also use the technology to help them find criminal suspects (犯罪嫌疑人) by lipreading recordings from video camera.Another type of AI focus on understanding human emotions. Microsoft chatbox XiaoIce can not only provide useful information but also chat with people like a real friend. XiaoIce has Wehat account. After following the account, users can start talking with her. She knows when to comfort you or tell jokes. she keeps improving herself by talking with users.These technologies are being put into wilder use. We may see a smarter world and better life in the near future.32. What did the leading technology companies do at the World Internet Conference?A. They discussed how to use AI in the supermarket.B. They discussed how to put the now technology into use.C. They discussed how to use AI to catch criminal suspects.D. They discussed how to build smarter online communities.33. What does “real lips” (in the fourth paragraph) mean?A. It means to read silently, with moving the lips only.B. It means to notice what is on the lips of the speakers.C. It means to watch the movement of the lips and translate it into written words.D. It means to watch the movement of lips and decide what the speaker says.34. From this passage, we can know that _.A. these technologies are being used widely B. these technologies are still being testedC. these technologies are not developed yetD. these technologies are not helpful at allCMovies for the Blind?When you think of the cinema, the phrase watching a movie probably comes to mind, and, in fact, moviemakers work very hard to make their films interesting visually. But movies also contain stories, dialogues, music and sound effects - things that people dont need to see in order to enjoy. Movie reviewer Marty Klein has created a website to help visually impaired (受损的) people choose movies that they can follow without the help of an assistant to explain what is happening on the screen. Klein gives movies a rating from 1 to 10 based on several factors. A movie receives a high rating if there are only a few main characters whose voices are easy to recognize. Klein also likes an interesting story without too many changes in time and place. A large amount of dialogue between the characters is better than long silences or noisy action scenes. Of course, visually impaired people can enjoy many films with the help from a friend who doesnt mind explaining the parts of a movie that can only be seen. But that means that someone is talking during the movie, which could annoy some audience members. It also means that these people cannot go to the movies independently. To solve these problems, some movie theaters have begun to offer recorded audio descriptions of the movements, scenery, and special effects that other audience members can see on the screen. Visually impaired moviegoers receive a wireless headset to wear during the movie. This allows them to listen to the narration (叙述) while still hearing a movies music and other sounds that surround them in the theater.Another blind movie reviewer, Jay Forry, writes movie reviews that are published on his website. He also writes for newspapers and is a guest on radio shows. Forry gives movies one of five ratings, including, So good, blind people will like it and Im glad I couldnt see it. Forry became a writer after going blind at the age of 20 and he decided to go to college. His first articles appeared in the college newspaper, and Forrys writing skills and sense of humor are what keep people reading his reviews or listening to them on the radio. After watching The Sixth Sense, Forry commented that he thought the movie was excellent, but that he envied the boy who was the main character: He had six senses, and I only have four.35. Which movie might receive a good rating from Marty Klein?A. A action film with many fight scenes.B. A science fiction movie about time travel into the past and the futureC. A romantic comedy with four main characters and lots of conversations.D. An adventure with many explosions and special effects.36. According to the article, how are some movie theaters dealing with the problem of blind people going to movies?A. They are asking the assistants not to annoy the other audience members.B. They are providing headsets so blind people can hear a recorded narration.C. They are providing trained employees to describe the movie to blind people.D. They are asking blind people to enjoy the music and the other sounds in the theater.37. What is the main idea of the article?A. More and more blind people enjoy going to movies.B. Marty Klein and Jay Forry write movie reviews for blind people.C. Moviemakers are trying to make films more interesting for the blind.D. Movie reviews and new technologies make it easier for the blind to enjoy the movies.DDo you think youre smarter than your parents and grandparents? According to James Flynn，a professor at a New Zealand university，you are! Over the course of the last century，people who have taken IQ have gotten increasingly better scores on average，three points better for every decade that has passed. This improvements is known as the Flynn effect，and scientists want to know what is behind itIQ tests and other similar tests are designed to measure general intelligence rather than knowledgeFlynn knew that intelligence partly comes from our parents and partly is the result of our environment and experience, but the improvement in test scores has been happening too quickly to be explained by heredity. or our surroundings. So What was happening in the 20th century that was helping people achieve higher scores on intelligence tests?Scientists have proposed(提出)several explanations for the Flynn effectSome suggest that the improved test scores simply reflect an increased exposure(暴露)to tests in general. Because we take so many tests, we learn test-taking techniques that help us perform better on any test. Others have pointed to better nutrition. (营养) Since it results in babies being born larger, healthier, and with more brain development than in the pastAnother possible explanation is a change in educational styles，with teachers encouraging children to learn by discovering things for themselves rather than just memorizing information. This could prepare people to do the kinds of problem-solving that intelligence tests require.Flynn has limited the possible explanations when he looked carefully at the test data and discovered that the improvement in scores was only on certain parts of the IQ testTest-takers didnt do better on the maths or vocabulary sections of the test；They did better on the sections requiring reasoning and problem solving. For example，one part of the test shows a set of abstract (抽象的) shapes and test-takers must find the patterns (模式) and connections between them and decide which shape should be added to the test.According to Flynn，this visual intelligence improves as the amount of technology in our lives increasesEvery time you play a computer game or figure out how to program a new cell phone, you are exercising exactly the kind of thinking and problem solving that helps you do well on one kind of intelligence testSo are you really smarter than your parents？In one very specific way，you may be38TheFlynn effectis _. A. used to measure intelligenceB. an increase in IQ test scores over timeC. the influence of technology on intelligenceD. connected our experience39. The underlined word “heredity” means _.A. the technological improvementB. the advanced educational methodsC. the help of our peer or schoolmatesD. intelligence passing down from our parents40According to the passage，which of the following statements is true?A. Taking fewer tests can help us get higher scores.B. Experience have more effects on our intelligence than surroundings.C. Newer education encourages children to find things out by themselves.D. Peoples vocabulary ability and visual intelligence have improved.41. What could be the best title for the passage?A. What is Flynn effect?B. How can we do better on IQ tests?C. Are parents helping in our intelligence?D. Are human beings getting smarter?四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Every once in a while someone sends us a story thats so beautiful we are forever changed by it. This is one of those stories.It started in Winchester, Massachusetts, 43 years ago, when Rick Hoyt was born. Somehow his umbilical cord became wrapped around his neck, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs (四肢) .The doctors told Ricks parents that he would be a vegetable for the rest of his life. But Nick Hoyt, Ricks father, didnt believe it. He noticed the way Ricks eyes followed him around the room.When Rick was 11 they took him to the engineering department at Tufts University and asked if there was anything to help the boy communicate. No way, Nick says he was told. Theres nothing going on in his brain.Tell him a joke, Dick countered. They did. Rick laughed.Turns out a lot was going on in his brain. Rigged up with a co