2019北京二中初三（上）期中英语（教师版）

8/82019北京二中初三（上）期中英语一．单项填空（共12分，每小题1分)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.NationalDayIinChinais1stOctober.A.in B.on C.at D.for2.We'llsitinthefrontrowsassoonasthegame.A.willbegin B.hasbegun C.begins D.beg3.Theymanagedthemodelplanebythemselves.A.build B.built C.building D.tobuild4.Ibackintenminutes.A.am B.was C.willbe D.havebeen5.HowlongyouEnglish?SinceIwas22.A.did,teach B.havetaught C.doteach D.willteach6.Ofallthesubjects,Ithinkphysicsis.A.Difficult B.mostdifficult C.moredifficult D.themostdifficult7.There’sonTVtonight.Let'sgotothemovies.A.nothinginteresting B.interestingsomething C.somethinginterestingD.interestingnothing8.LauraopenedthedoorandrushedintotherainIcouldstopher.A.so B.before C.after D.if9.Weeatinthemuseum.It'sagainsttherules.A.should B.needn't C.mustn’t D.can10.Iwantmydaughteramusicalinstrument.A.learn B.tolearn C.learning D.learned11.Don’twatchtoomuchTV,youreyeswillhurt.A.and B.but C.or D.so12.Canyoutellmewhenyouarealoneathome?Freebutlonely.A.howyoufelt B.howdoyoufeel C.howdidyoufeel D.howyoufeel五、完形填空(共8分,每小题1分)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。“Mommy,look!”criedmydaughter,Darla,pointingtoachickenhawkintheair."Uhhuh,"Ianswered,driving,lostinthoughtaboutthetimetableofmyday.Disappointment1herface.“What'sthematter,sweetheart?”Iasked.“Nothing,”myseven-year-olddaughtersaid.Themomentwasgone.Dinner,bathsandphonecallsfilledthehoursuntilbedtime."Comeon,Darla,timeforbed!"Sheracedpastmeupthestairs.Tired,Ikissedherandhuggedher.“Mom,Iforgottogiveyousomething!"shesaid.“Giveittomeinthemorning."Isaid.My2wasgone.Icouldhardlystaycool.“Youwon'thavetimeinthemorning!"shetalkedbackquickly."I’lltaketime,”Ianswered.SometimesnomatterhowhardItried.timewasneverenough.Shewasn'treadyto3upyet."No,youwon't!ItwillbejustliketodaywhenItoldyoutolookatthechickenhawk.Youdidn't4listentowhatIsaid.”Iwastootiredtoargue;shehittooclosetothetruth."Goodnight!"Ishutthedoorinanger.Laterthough,hergray-blueeyesfilledmyvisionasIthoughtabouthowlittletimewereallyhaduntilshewasgrownandgone.MyhusbandaskedmeaboutwhatwasgoingonandItoldhim.“Maybeshewasnotasleepyet.Whydon'tyou5?"hesaid.Ifollowedhisadvice,6itwasmyownidea.Iopenedherdoorgently.InDarla'shandIcouldseeherpaperallcrumpledup.Shehadtornintosmallpiecesabigredheartwithapoemshehadwrittentitled,"WhyILoveMyMother?”WhyILoveMyMotherAlthoughyou'rebusy,andyouworksohardYoualwaystaketimetoplaywithmeIloveyouMommy,Becauselamthebiggestpartofyourbusyday!Tearsfilledmyeyes.WhenIsoftlytouchedherface,sheawakenedfromadreamlesssleepandasked,"Whyareyou7,Mommy?”“Youarethemostimportantpartofmybusyday!”Shesmiledandthenwentbacktosleep,notreallyunderstandinghowstronglyI8whatIsaid.1.A.cost B.filled C.lasted D.took2.A.belief B.attitude C.attention D.patience3.Agive B.build C.call D.clear4.Ajust B.even C.yet Dalmost5.A.watch B.exam C.test D.check6.A.realizing B.thinking C.wishing D.guessing7.Acrying B.laughing C.shouting D.touching8.Aconsidered B.expressed C.inferred D.meant六．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。(共26分,每小题2分）AKing’sSummerSchoolisatrainingprogramforstudentswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.ItwillbefromJuly25toAugustI5.Moreinformationisasfollows.ApplicationdateCourses●StudentsinNewYork,beforeJuly21,2019●Studentsofothercities,beforeJuly16,2019●Foreignstudents,beforeJuly10,2019●EnglishLanguageSpokenEnglish:22hoursReadingandWriting:10hours●AmericanHistory:16hours●AmericanCulture:16hoursStepsCost●Aletterofself-introduction●Aletterofrecommendation(推荐)●Dailylessons:$200●Sportsandactivitie:$100●Hotelservice:$400Pleasewriteto:Thompson,Sanders1026King'sStreetNewYork,NY10016.USAE-mail:KC-Summer-School@1.Whenshouldtheforeignstudentssendtheirapplications?A.BeforeJuly21.2019. B.BeforeJuly16,2019.C.BeforeJuly10,2019. D.BeforeJuly25,2019.2.Howmuchwillthedailylessonscost?A.$100 B.$200 C.$300 D.$4003.Youcanmostprobablyreadthetextin.A.anewspaper B.atelephonebookC.astorybook D.ahotelintroductionBWhyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenisacolorthatrepresentsthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodluckintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligious(宗教的)beliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils.People'schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies'reactionstowardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcoler-Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.Redcancauseaperson'sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople'sappetites.Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarly,manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared"BuyNow"buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seye.Blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.Soifyouwanttoeatless.somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom,thinkaboutthecolorcarefully.4.WecanlearnfromParagraph3thatgreencan.A.cutdownpainandrelaxpeople B.easilycatchaperson'seyesC.causemorestomachaches D.makepeople'sbloodpressurerise5.Whywillmanycommercialwebsiteshaveared‘BuyNow’button?A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.B.Toincreasepeople'sappetites.C.Toencouragepeopletobuytheproducts.D.Tocauseaperson'sbloodpressuretorise.6.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A.Red B.Green C.blue D.PurpleCFluencyinanotherlanguageisadreamofanewcomertoanothercountry.Besides,understandingthecultureandlearningtocommunicatecomfortablywithpeopleofthatcultureareasimportantaslearningtherulesofthelanguage.Languagelearningandculturelearninggotogetherandmaytakealongtime.Sometimespeoplefeelthattheyunderstandacultureafterafewweeksormonths.Peopledolearnalotwhentheyfirstbeginlivinginanotherculture,butthisisonlythefirststepoflearning.Itusuallyinvolvesthingslikelearningeverydayactivitiesandsomebasiccustoms.Toreallyunderstandanotherculture,peoplehavetogobeyondthefirststep.Thisischallengebecauseitisoftendifficulttoknowwhattolearn.Muchofwhatwecall"culture"ishardtosee.Cultureislikeaniceberg.Imagineinyourmindahugeicebergintheocean.Theonlypartoftheicebergthatyouseeisthetop.Youdon'tseetherestoftheicebergbecauseitishiddenfromsightinthewater.Itiseasytoforgetthatitisthere.Mostoftheicebergisdeepintheocean,justasmuchofacultureisdeepintheocean,justasmuchofacultureisdeepwithinitspeople.Whenyoumeetsomeonefromanotherculture,certainculturedifferencesareobvious:Youhearanotherlanguageoryouhearyourownlanguagespokenwithanaccent.Youseedifferentfoods,clothesandsometimesphysicalcharacteristicsofpeople.Youwatchnewcustomsorhabits,suchastheuseofchopsticks,and,bowingorkissingonbothcheeksasagreeting.Thesedifferencesareinterestingandimportant,buttheyareusuallynottoodifficulttounderstand.Theycanbeseeneasilyandquickly.Thepartofculturethatisliketheunderwaterpartoftheicebergconsistsofassumptions(设想)，communicationstyles,values,andbeliefsaboutwhatisrightandwrong.Thehiddenpartofcultureinfluencesmuchofaperson’swayofthinkingandcommunicating.Itisthemeaningbehindhisorherverbalandnonverballanguage.Learningtocommunicatewellwithpeoplefromanothercultureinvolvesunderstandingthehiddenpartofculture.1.Toreallyunderstandanotherculture,peopleshould.A.learntherulesoflanguageB.learnthehiddencultureC.visitsomelocalpeopleDlivewithsomelocalpeople2.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewiteragree?A.CommunicationstylescanbeeasilyseenandlearnedB.LanguagelearningismoreimportantthanculturelearningC.LearningaboutcultureisnoteasyandmaytakealongtimeD.Peopleusuallylearnacultureafterafewweeksormonths.3.Thepassageismainlyabout.Alearningaboutculture. B.learningaboutpeopleC.thehiddenpartoftheiceberg D.fluencyinanotherlanguageDMindfulnessmattersInrecentyears,someschoolshavebeguntointroducemeditation,ormindfulnesstraining,intotheirclassrooms.Duringmindfulnesstraining,studentsmaybeaskedtositquietlyandobservetheirownthoughtsandfeelingstoavoidbeingcontrolledbythem.Mindfulnesstrainingcanhelpstudentsovercomeanxiety,controltheirbehavior,andimprovetheirabilitytopayattentioninclass.Studentsareexpectedtolearnhowtomeditateinordertoreducestressanddobetterintheirschoolwork.amongschoolsthatalreadyteachmeditation,theresultshavebeenposive.inonestudy,teachersreportedthatafterfiveweeksofmindfulnesspractice,theirstudentsweremorefocused.Theyalsoparticipatedmorefullyinclass.AmiddleschoolinSanFranciscoreportedthatastudentmeditationprogramledtohigherattendanceratesandbettergrades.Anotherstudysuggestedthatmeditationhelpedstudentsperformbetterontestsbyimprovingtheirworkingmemoryandreducingtheiranxiety.Manysupportersbelievethatmeditationtrainingprogramscanalsohelpstudentsovercomestress.Forexample,Headstandisamindfulnesseducationprogramdesignedtohelpstudentsovercomeanxiety.Astudyconcludedthatninety-eightpercentofparticipatingstudentsfeltlessstressedaftertheycompletedtheHeadstandprogram.Inanotherstudy,researchersinNewHaven,Connecticut,followedstudentswhoparticipatedinmeditationandyogaclassesthreetimesaweek.Theyfoundthataftereachclass,participantshadlowerlevelsofcortisol,astresshormone(激素),intheirbodies.Despitethepositiveresultsseensofar.criticsalsopointoutthatmuchofthecurrentresearchisnotrigorous(严谨的)enough.AssociateProfessorTamarMendelsonagreesthatresearchonmeditationinchildrenisstillinitsearlystages.However,evensheinsiststhatshehasseenthepositiveimpactofmeditationonchildren.Othersexpressworriesthatmeditationisnotavaluableuseofclasstime.Butmanydisagree.DenisePope,aprofessorfromtheStanfordUniversity,says,“Thisissomethingteacherscandoimmediately.Yougetalotofbangforyourbuckandanyonewhoisagainstitisn'tthinkingclearly."Indeed,additionalstudieswillsurelystrengthenourunderstandingofthebenefitsofmindfulness.Althoughstillinitsearlystages,researchshowsthatmeditationcanhelpstudentslearntodealwithanxietyandstress.Asanaddedbonus,studentsofmindfulnesstrainingalsoreportbetterconcentrationandgainsintheiracademicperformances.Therefore,meditationshouldbeapartofeverystudent'sschoolday.Participatingin"stillness"canbejustasproductiveasotherschool-relatedactivities.1.Whydosomeschoolsintroducemindfulnesstrainingintoclasses?A.Tocontrolstudents'workingmemory.B.Toreducestudents'stressandanxiety.C.Toincreasestudentsattendancerates.D.Toresearchstudentsthoughtsandfeelings.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Mindfulnesstrainingisnotavaluableuseofclasstimeatschool.B.Mindfulnesstrainingismoreproductivethanotherschoolactivities.C.Studentsfeltmorestressfulafterjoiningyogaclassesthreetimesaweek.D.Studentspaidcloserattentioninclassafterweeksofmindfulnesspractice.3.Theunderlinedwords“alotofbangforyourbuck”inparagraph4probablymean””.A.challenges B.complaints C.advantages D.influences4.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A.furtherstudieswillprovethebenefitsofmindfulnesstraining.B.studentswillbecomemoretalentedwithmindfulnesstraining.C.doctorswilldoresearchesonthespreadofmindfulnesstraining.D.mindfulnesstrainingdecidesstudents'mentalandphysicalhealth.七、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)It'snotusefulforyouifyoucan'trememberwhatyoureadorstudy.Youjustwasteyourtime.Ifyouwanttorememberwhatyoustudyorreadwell,youmusthaveaspecialpurposeorreasonforreading.Whenyouknowwhyyou'rereading,youcanrememberbetter.Thinkwhyasalesgirlinastoregoesawaywhenyouranswertoherofferis"No,thankyou.I'mjustlookingaround",becausebothyouandsheknowthatyouaren'tsurewhatyouwant.Butifyousay,"Yes,thankyou.Iwantapairofsunglasses."Instead,Shewillsay,"Rightthisway,please.”Andshewillbeverygladtoleadyoutowhatyouwant.It'squitethesamewithyourstudyingorreading.Ifyouchooseabook,youonlythink,"justlook”butwithoutanypurpose,youarelikelytogetnothing.Butifyouknowwhatyouwant,youarealmostsuretogetsomethingfromitwhenyoureadorstudy.Youwant"tofindoutmoreabout…"tounderstandthereasonfor…".Agoodreaderhasaclearpurposeorreasonforwhatheisdoing.Hecanconnecttheinformationtohisgoalandrememberitbetter.Readingisnotonesingleactivity,either.Atleasttwoimportantprocessesgoonatthesametime.Asyouread,youtakeinideasquicklyandcorrectly.Butatthesametimeyouexpressyourownideastoyourselfwhenyouread:Youhaveakindofmentalconversationwiththewriter.Ifyouexpressyourideas,theymaysoundlikethis:"Yes,Iagree.That'smyopinion,too,or"Oh,Ithoughtthatrecordwasbrokenmuchearlier.I'dbettercheckthosedates,”Or“Buttherearesomeother