2023北京市东城区初三(上)期末英语

2023北京市东城区初三(上)期末英语单选1Ineedthatbook.Canyougiveitto

?A.himB.herC.meD.them2Ourschool'sTalentShowwillbe

March2nd

thisyear.A.onB.inC.atD.to3---

doyouusuallydoscienceexperiments?---Inthelab.A.HowB.WhereC.WhenD.Why4---Whatis

riverinChina?---TheChangjiangRiver.A.longB.longerC.muchlongerD.thelongest5---Ohdear!Where'smykey?I

findit.---Mum,it'sonthekitchentable.A.can'tB.needn'tC.shouldn'tD.mustn't6Tomlivesnearschool,soheusually

toschool.A.walkB.walkedC.walksD.iswalking7---Whatdidyoudoafterschoolyesterday?---I

tothemusicclubtopractisethepiano.A.wentB.goC.willgoD.havegone8---Look!It

heavilyoutside.---Toobad.I'veforgottentotakemyumbrella.A.rainsB.israiningC.wasrainingD.willrain9---Ididn'tseeAmytoday.---Sheisill.She

inhospitalsinceMonday.A.isB.wasC.willbeD.hasbeen10Youcancallmetomorrowmorning.I

freeatthattime.A.wasB.amC.willbeD.havebeen11Thesehouseslookveryold.They

100yearsago.A.buildB.arebuiltC.builtD.werebuilt12---Lucy,doyouknow

?---Oh,yes.ShecomesfromtheUSA.wheredoesMissSmithcomefromB.whereMissSmithcomesfromC.wheredidMissSmithcomefromD.whereMissSmithcamefrom完形填空13AnActofKindnessIhadnothingforbreakfastthatmorning.Iwasso

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thatIcouldhearmystomachgrowling（咕咕叫）whenMr.KatterwaslecturingonAsianhistory.Sowhenthebellrang,Irushedtothedininghallatonce.Minuteslater,Istoodinfrontofthecounter（收银台）,holdingatray（托盘）fulloffood."Threedollars,"thelunchladytoldme.Ireachedmyhandintomy

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…andfeltnothing.Theschoolbagwasempty.Isearchedagain.Stillnothing.IwasalmostcertainIhadputthreebillsinitlastnight.Iputtheschoolbagonthefloortosearchforthemoneyagain.AsIfinally

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themoneywasn'tthere,Icouldfeeltheworryandfearwashingoverme.Feelingquite

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,Ididn'tnoticethatanotherpersonhadsteppeduptothecounter.WhenIfinallylookeduptotellthelunchladymy

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,Isaw,inthecornerofmyeye,aboywalkquicklypast.Ipaidnoattentiontohim,andIopenedmymouthtospeak."I'msorry.Idon'thaveanymoneywithme.""Honey,hepaidforyourlunch.You'regood,''thelunchladysaidasshepointedtothedirectiontheboyhadgone.Ilookedinthedirectionshepointedto,yetIcouldnotfindtheboy.Imissedthechanceto

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him.Hewasnamelesstome.Hedidn'tevenknowme.Buthepaidformylunch.Althoughitwasonlythreedollars,1couldn'trememberanyonedoingsomethingsoniceforme.Amonthlater,onmywayhome,Isawanelderlywomanstruggling（费力）withheavybags.Isuddenlythoughtofthenamelessboywho

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melunch."Excuseme,ma'am,doyouneedhelp?"I'llneverforgether

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asIrushedforwardtolendherahand.It'stheveryprizeformyactofkindness.1.A.worriedB.hungryC.quietD.tired2.A.overcoatB.hatC.glovesD.schoolbag3.A.realizedB.describedC.heardD.imagined4.A.lonelyB.nervousC.boredD.weak5.A.situationB.jokeC.promiseD.suggestion6.A.visitB.interviewC.thankD.question7.A.madeB.handedC.orderedD.bought8.A.silenceB.offerC.smileD.pride阅读理解14ADoyouhavehardrubbish?WMRubbishManagementServiceCompany

collectsittwiceayearforfreefromeachfamily.Belowaresomeguidelinesaboutourhardrubbishcollectionservice.Whatcan/cannotbecollectedashardrubbish

：•Wecollectclothes,floorcovering,woodendoorsandfurniture（家具）.•TVs,fridges,buildingmaterials,glass,carparts,greenwaste,paintsandchemicals,etc.can'tbecollected.Bookingyourhardrubbishcollection

：Wehaveweeklycollectionsofhardrubbish.Youcanbookyourcollectionwhenitsuitsyou.•Calluson92988000between8amand5pmMondaytoFriday.Puttingyourhardrubbishout：Makesureyouplaceyourhardrubbishoutofyourhouse,e.g.inyourfrontyard（院子）beforethecollectionday.Ifnot,youcannotbookthecollectionagain....................................................................................................................................................Ifyouwouldliketoreadmoreinformationonhardrubbishcollection,youcanvisitwmruhbishmanagement.Ifyouhaveadviceonhardrubbishcollection,pleasecontactuson55183555orvisitusat511BurwoodHighway.(1)Thecompanyoffersfreehardrubbishcollectionserviceforeachfamily

.A.onceaweekB.twiceayearC.threetimesayearD.onceamonth(2)Whatcanbecollectedashardrubbish?A.Glass.B.Fridges.C.ClothesD.Chemicals.(3)Beforethecollectionday,youhaveto

.A.putallyourhardrubbishintoaboxB.call55183555tobookthecollectionC.putthehardrubbishoutofyourhouseD.fillinaformonthecompany'swebsite15BMoneyintheBank"Jamila,Ijustfoundafive-dollarbillonthetable,"saidMrs.Johnson."Isthatyourmoney?"Jamilalookedupfromthebookshewasreading."Oops.IemptiedmypocketsbeforeIleftforsoccerpracticeyesterday.Iwasrunninglate,soIdidn'thavetimetotakethemoneyuptomyroom."Jamila'smomhandedherthebillandwatchedasherdaughterplaceditinherbook.Jamilawentbacktoreading.Amomentlater,sheheardhermothergiveadeepsigh（叹息）."Jamila,youjustputthatmoneyinyourbook.I'mquitesure

thatyouwon'tbeabletofinditwhenyouneedit.Youareworkingsohardtosaveforanewbicycle.Idon'twantyoutoloseanyofyourhard-earned（辛苦挣得的）money.Don'tyouhaveapiggybank?"Jamilanodded."Ihaveone,butthekeydoesn'tworkandIcan'tgetthemoneyout.Someofmymoneyisinajar（罐子）onmydesk.Someisinaboxonmybed.Imightalsohavesomeinotherbooks."Mrs.JohnsonsmiledatJamila."Itlookslikeit'stimeforyoutogetyourownbankaccount（账户）,"shesaid."Doyouwanttogotothebankwithme?"Jamilajumpedup."Willtheaccountbeinmyownname?"sheaskedexcitedly."Ofcourse,"answeredhermom."Youmightbesurprisedbyhowmuchyouhavewhenyourmoneyisallinoneplace.Atleastyou'llknowwhereitallis."Atthebank,Jamilaandhermotheropenedasavingsaccount.Thebankingmanagerexplainedhowthemoneyinthesavingsaccountwouldearninterest.Thelongerthemoneystayedintheaccount,themoreinterestitwouldearn.Jamilawassurprisedtolearnthatshecouldearnmoneyjustbykeepinghermoneyinasavingsaccount."IwishIhaddonethisalongtimeago."shewinkedathermom."MaybeI'dhavealreadysavedenoughtobuymybike."(1)WheredidJamilaputthemoneyafterhermotherhandedittoher?A.Inherpocket.B.Inapiggybank.C.Inajar.D.Inherbook.(2)Mrs.JohnsonthoughtJamilashouldhaveabankaccountbecause

.A.itcouldencourageJamilatoworkharderforhernewbicycleB.JamilaputmoneyeverywhereandmightlosesomeofitC.themoneyinasavingsaccountcouldearninterestD.Jamilaspentmuchmorethansheearned(3)HowdidJamilafeelwhensheknewshecouldearnmoneybykeepingmoneyinthebank?A.Sorry.B.Proud.C.Surprised.D.Confused.16CNote-takingisaskillthatcanhelpyoudowellonallyourschoolwork--everythingfromtakingteststoresearchingapaper.Ifyourteacherwritesnotesontheboard,that'sabonus:Youcancopythemdown.Ifnot,writedownthemostimportantpointsfromclass.Forexample,doesyourhistoryteachermentionthedateoftheSecondWorldWar?Orrepeatapieceofinformation?Writeitdown!Itcantaketimetolearnhowtolistenforthekeyinformation,sokeeptryinganddon'tgiveup.Ifyouwanttowritedowneverywordthat'ssaidinclass,you'llbemad.Soit'snecessarytodevelopyourownsigns,forexample,"pics."for"pictures,"or"hw"for"homework."Theycanhelpyoumorequicklytakenotes.Andifyoupaytoomuchattentiontogettingyournotesright,youmightmisslisteningtowhattheteacherissaying.Don'tbeafraidtoasktheteachertorepeatsomethingyoumiss.Ifyoudon'twanttoaskinclass,seeyourteacherafterclass.Itiseasytomissinformationwhiletakingnotes,socompareyournoteswithwhatthetextbooksays一youcanaddtoyournotesasyouread.Gooveryournoteswithafriendandcomparewhatthetwoofyouhaveputdown.Itwillmakeyoutwobeabletonoticemistakesandreinforcewhatyou'relearning.Itcanalsohelpyourememberinformationwhenit'stimeforatest.Evenifyoudon'thaveatestcomingup,you'dbetterlookoveryournoteswithin24hoursoftakingthem.Yourbrainwillstartabsorbing（吸收）theinformationwhileitisstillfreshinyourmind.Thenwhenyoustudyinthedaysbeforeatest,youwillbeabletorecalltheinformationmuchbetter.Insteadofsimplyreadingyournotestoyourself,saythemaloud.Studiesshowthatspeakingaloudhelpsinmemorization.Whenyouspeak,tryparaphrasing（意译）sometimesratherthanreadingdirectly.Paraphrasingandspeakingaloudrequiresyourbraintodomorework,makingitmorelikelythatyouwillunderstandwhatyou'restudying.Goodnote-takingtakestime.Butthetimeyouspendwritingandreviewingnotespaysoff.Notonlycanthishelpyoudobetterinatest,it'salsoagreatconfidencesupporterwhenyou'restudyingandfindyourselfsaying,

"Hey,Irememberthat!"(1)Ifateacherdoesn'twritenotesontheboard,studentsshould

.A.readthetextbookandunderlinetheimportantpointsB.writedowntheinformationrepeatedbytheteacherC.listencarefullywithouttakingnotesD.copyafriend'snotesinclass(2)Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Writingdownwordsinshorthelpsavoidmissingimportantinformation.B.Studentsshouldtrytheirbesttomakesurethenotesarerightinclass.C.Readingthenotesaloudcanhelpstudentsfindoutmistakesinnotes.D.Studentsneedtospendtimepractisingtheskillsoftakingnotes.(3)What'sthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thewaystoreviewnotes.B.Theskillsofcorrectingnotes.C.Themethodstoperfectnotes.D.Thenecessityoftakingnotes.17DStudentsinwesternOhio（俄亥俄州）havetosay"bye-bye"tosnowdays.Snowmayfall,butstudentswon'tbeabletospendthedayssledding（滑雪橇）.Classeswillcontinue—online.Officialssaythatholdingelectronicworkdays(e-days)willhelpstudentskeepupwiththeirstudies.ItwillalsopreventrequiringstudentstomakeupschooldayslaterinJune.Whichwouldyouprefer：spendingacolddayonacomputer,orsittinginschoolinJunewhenyoushouldbeonvacation?JordanDewarastudentreporter,holdstheopinionthathavingonlineworkonasnowdayisthebetterchoice,"Youwouldbeworkingonadaythatyoualreadyplannedonhavingschoolwork.""Havingextradaysofschoolinsummercaninterferewith（妨碍）families'vacationplans.Besides,whatifyourschooldoesnothaveair-conditioning?ImaginesweatingthroughsevenhoursatschoolonahotJunedaywhenyoucouldhavebeenrelaxingbyapoolwithyourfamily.Doesn'tane-daysoundbetterthanthat?"JordanDewarsaid.Forsomestudents,itwouldbeeasiertoconcentrate（专注）one-daysthanonmakeupdays."Youcandoalittleworkonline,goplay,andthencomebacklater,"saysRachelMeyers,12."ButonJunedaysyouwouldjusthavetositthereforsevenhours,thinkingabouthowyoucouldbeoutside,soyoulosefocus."Therearesomestudentsarguingthatit'snotfairto

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snowdays,however.Theysaythatsnowdaysgivethemamuch-neededbreak.Theyalsonotethatmissingadayhereandthereisnotenoughtoputthembehind.MoststudentsinSilverValleySchoolthinkoneproblemofe-daysisthatsometimessiblings（兄弟姐妹们）havetosharecomputersathome.Inaddition,itpunishesthestudentswhodon'thavecomputersathome.Whenschoolstartsagainaftere-days,thesestudentswillbeleftbehindandhavetoworkdouble-timetocatchup."Schoolbudgetcuts（预算削减）acrossthecountryareexpectedtocontinueintothe2023-2023schoolyear,"theAmericanAssociationofSchoolAdministrators(AASA)Websitestates."Theschoolwouldn'tbeabletoaffordbothonlineclassesandtakingcareoftheschool,"AustinKrewson,aneighthgrader,says.Moreover,electricityislikelytobecutoffduringsnowstorms.Ifkidsdon'thavepowerathome,themoneyandthetimeinrunningthenewprogramwouldbewasted.(1)WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A.OfficialssuggeststudentsshouldhavemoreschooldaysinJune.B.Officialsbelievesnowdaysputstudentsbehindintheirstudies.C.Studentshavetoendsnowdaysearlierthanplanned.D.Studentswon'thavesleddingclassesatschool.(2)Thestudentreporter,JordanDewar,believesthat

.A.siblingscanhelpeachotherwiththeirstudiesone-days.B.studentscanlearnbetterone-daysthanonmakeupdaysC.havinge-daysinwinterwillsavethecostofair-conditioningD.studentsshouldstudyonlinewhenitsnowsheavilyonweekdays(3)Whatdoestheword"ditch"inParagraph5probablymean?A.Giveup.B.Putoff.C.Carryout.D.Payfor.(4)ThewritermentionsthestatementontheAASAWebsiteto

.A.explainthereasontoholdthee-dayprogramB.showthedifficultyofrunningthee-dayprogramC.suggestgovernmentshouldspendmoremoneyoneducationD.stresswhysomestudentscan'taffordcomputersforonlineclasses任务型阅读18TheArtoftheElephantsIfyourcatwalkedacrosssomethingyouwerepaintingandleftfootprintsbehind,wouldyouconsideryourcatanartist?Whatifyourbirdheldacoloredpencilinitsbeak（喙）andpaintedonapieceofpaper?Mostpeoplemaythinkofanimalartasajoke,butsomepeoplehavebeentakingitveryseriously.ElephantswereusedforhundredsofyearsinThailand'sloggingindustry（伐木业）.Theymovedwoodfromforestsinareaswheretherewerenoroads.Atthebeginningofthiscentury,whentheforestsofThailandbegantoquicklydisappear,thegovernmentputastoptologging.Allofasudden,manyelephantsinThailandnolongerhadawaytomakealiving.Someelephantsweretreatedbadly.Othershadtotrytoliveontheirownandcouldn'tfindenoughtoeat.TherewereoncetensofthousandsofelephantsinThailand.Today,therearelessthanfivethousand.WhentwoRussian-Americanartists,VitalyKomarandAlexMelamid,firstheardaboutthetroubledelephantsofThailand,theyknewthatsomethingchangehadtobedonetoforeverchangethewaypeopletreatedThaielephants.Then,theycameupwithanideatohelptheseelephants.KomarandMelamidvisitedelephantcampsinThailandandbegantoshowtheelephanttrainershowtoteachtheelephantstopaint.Atfirst,thetrainerhadtoguidetheelephant'strunk.Theelephantsbecamemorecomfortabledoingthiswithpractice--andlotsofsweetsnacks--andfinallystartedtopaintontheirown.ThestrangeideathatKomarandMelamidhadtosavetheelephantsactuallybegantowork.TheyevenhelpedfoundseveralelephantartschoolsinThailandandinotherAsiancountries.Theelephantsfindtheirtrainersgotheretolearnaboutpaintingandgetsuppliestheyneed.Today,peoplebegintobuyelephantartworkfromgalleries（画廊）allaroundtheworld.Someareevenwillingtopaymorethan$2,000fortheworkoftheelephantartists!Somepeoplecomparethecheerful,brightly-coloredartworktotheworkofsomegreatabstract（抽象的）painters.Somepeoplearejusthappytobuythesespecialandoriginal（原创的）artworks.Othersthinktheyarehelpingthetroubledelephantsinthisw