2023届江苏省扬州市广陵区梅岭中学初三下学期第二次月考（5月）英语试题含解析

2023届江苏省扬州市广陵区梅岭中学初三下学期第二次月考（5月）英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Whataboutthefirehappenedyesterday?—Notserious.Beforethefiremencame,ithadbeen______________bythevillagers.A．putawayB．putupC．putonD．putout2、—IusetheAppstodohomework?—Sorry,youcan’t.It’sbadforyoureyes.A．May B．Need C．Must3、Itisapityhelosthiswayintheforestandhadtostaythereforthewholenight.A．that B．when C．where D．who4、--Couldyoutellmesomeinformationaboutthehotelsinyourcity?--Whynot______________ontheInternet?A．lookforitB．tolookforitC．lookitupD．tolookitup5、Ineed_________bananastomakefruitsalad.Couldyoupleasebuysome?A．few B．afew C．little D．alittle6、Marygottwodollsfromhergrandfatheronherbirthday,andsheliked______verymuch.A．it B．him C．her D．them7、Hethinkshimselfsomebody,butwethinkhim______.A．nobody B．anybody C．somebody D．everybody8、ThetrafficinChongqinghasbeeneven________sinceJialingjiangBridgewasclosedforrepairs.A．goodB．betterC．heavyD．heavier9、TheLittlePrinceis______favoritebook.A．he B．his C．him D．himself10、—Dad,whatareyoulookingat?—Anoldphoto.Ittakenalongtimeago.A．has B．was C．does D．isⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空Mydaughtersawacolorfulrainbowtheotherdayafterathunderstorm.Shecalledmetolookoutofthewindowand1itaswell.Lookingatit，IwasamazedatitsbeautyandIalso2thefirsttimeIeversawarainbowasaboy.OncewhenIwasalittleboy，Iwassittinginthehouseforanhourwaiting3fortheraintostopsoIcouldgooutandplay.IthadrainedhardforlongandIthoughtitwouldnever4WhenitfinallydidstopIrushedoutsideandwas_______bythebeautifulsightoftherainbowacrossthesky.Ihadjustrecentlyheardofanoldstory.Itsaidthattherewasapot（罐子）ofgoldattheendofarainbow.5，Istartedtorundownthestreetsnearmyhousetofindthattreasure.ThequickerIran，though，themorerainbowbeganto6Finally，Ifound7runningasfastasIpossiblycould，butitwastoo8.BythetimeIgotthere，therainbowanditspotofgoldhadgone9.Sadlythatwasn’tthelasttimeIfoundmyselfrunningafterthefalse（假的）10.Overtheyears，Iranafterthefame（名声），successandmoney.Igot_______ofthem，however.It_______mealongtimetofindthetruetreasurethatdoesn’tbreak，disappearorrunaway.Thattruetreasureisthelovebetweenpeopleanditis_______toall.Iwelcomedthistreasureintomyheartandlifeandshareditwithothersaswell.AndthemoreloveI11，themoreloveIhadinme.1．A．seeB．hearC．feelD．smell2．A．choseB．remindedC．rememberedD．enjoyed3．A．lazilyB．happilyC．impatientlyD．bravely4．A．stopB．changeC．remainD．keep5．A．attackedB．attractedC．hitD．crashed6．A．ExcitedlyB．PeacefullyC．QuietlyD．Easily7．A．showB．appearC．disappearD．shine8．A．itselfB．myselfC．himselfD．herself9．A．brightB．weakC．highD．late10．A．brokenB．missingC．badD．wrong11．A．treasureB．rainbowC．potD．story12．A．bothB．allC．neitherD．none13．A．spentB．paidC．tookD．cost14．A．emptyB．uselessC．cheapD．free15．A．askedB．ranafterC．dreamedaboutD．gaveawayⅢ.语法填空12、Whenyoufinishhighschooloruniversity,islearningdone?Theansweris“no”.Inmanycountries,peoplecontinuelearningalltheirlives.1．islifelong(终身的)learningimportant?Howcanithelpyou?Yougotoschoolandlearn.Youstudy.Youtaketests.2．learningdoesn’tonlyhappeninschool.Learningdoesn’t3．whenyougraduatefromhighschoolorcollege.Youarelearningallthetime.Forexample,learningcan4．whenyougotoamuseum.Itcan5．happenwhenyougetajob.Youlearnwhenyou6．sportsorwhenyoutakeatrip.7．islife!Weneverstoplearning.Everydayyoucanimproveyourselfbylearningsomething8．.Let’slookatoneexampleoflifelonglearninginJapan.InJapan,lifelonglearningisveryimportant.PeopleinJapanliketotrynewlearningactivities.Music,calligraphy(书法)andforeignlanguagesaresomeoftheir9．classes.Whenwegraduatefromschool,weshould10．onlearning.Makelifelonglearningoneofyourgoals!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Mr.andMrs.Greenlivedinabigcity.Onesummertheywenttothecountryfortheirholiday.Theyenjoyeditverymuchbecauseitwasaquiet，cleanplace.Onedaytheywentforawalkearlyinthemorningandmetanoldman.Helivedonafarm，andhewassittinginthewarmsuninfrontofhishouse.Mr.Greenaskedhim，“Doyouliketoliveinthisquietplace?”Theoldmansaid，“Yes，Ido.”Mr.Greenthenasked，“Whatarethegoodthingsaboutit?”Theoldmananswered，“Well，thepeoplehereknoweachother.Theyoftencomeandvisitme，andIoftengoandvisitthem.Andtherearealsomanychildrenhere.”Mr.Greensaid，“That’sinteresting，andwhatarethebadthings?”Theoldmanthoughtforamomentandthensaid，“Well，thesamethings，really.”1．Mr.andMrs.Greenwenttothecountry_____.A．toseetheoldmanB．tospendtheirholidayC．toseethequietplaceD．tohaveawalk2．Mr.andMrs.Greenenjoyedthecountrybecause_____.A．thereweremanychildrenB．therewasanoldmanC．itwasfarfromthecityD．itwasquietandclean3．Mr.andMrs.Greentookawalk_____.A．intheafternoonB．earlyinthemorningC．afterbreakfastD．intheevening4．Theoldmallsaid，“Yes，Ido.”“Ido”heremeans_____.A．IliketoliveinthisplaceB．IlikethepeoplehereC．IliketositinthewarmsunD．Iliketogooutforawalk5．Theoldmansometimeslikedthepeopleto____，butsometimeshedidn’t．A．askhimquestionsB．keeptheplacequietandcleanC．comeandvisithimD．makeinterestingthingsB14、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。ThePianoLessonJennywasn’tinterestedinplayingthepiano.Shelikedwritingstoriesandactingthemoutwithherfriends.ButMrs.Windsorgaveherpianolessonsforfree,soshefeltsheshouldhaveatry.EverySundayshehadherpianolessonsinMrs.Windsor’shouse.OneSundaymorning,JennywalkedintoMrs.Windsor’smusicroomandsatdownonthepianobench(长凳)asusual.“Hello,”Jennyheardavoicebehindher.Sheturnedaroundandsawayounggirl.“What’syourname?”Thegirlasked.BeforeJennycouldanswer,Mrs.Windsorwalkedinandsaid,“Jenny,thisismyniece(侄女),Pasha.Pasha,thisisJenny.Ineedtogotohospital,soPashawillgiveyouyourlessontoday.”PashasatbesideJennyonthepianobenchandasked,“Whatpiecedoyoulikebest?”“Idon’tknow.”Jennysaid.“They’reallthesametome.”“Youmeanyoudon’thaveafavorite?”Pashawassurprised.“No,notreally.”Jennysaid.PashaopenedJenny’smusicbookandaskedJennytoplay.Afteraboutapageortwo,Pashagently(轻轻地)putherhandontopofJenny’s.Jennystopped.ThenPashasaid,“Jenny,whatareyouhearinginthemusic?”JennylookedatPashastrangely.“Idon’tknow.”Jennysaid.“Letmetryandyoulisten,”Pashasaid.“Allyouhavetodoislearntohearthestoriesinthemusic.”“I’veneverthoughtofitthatway.”Jennysaid.“Let’strytogether,shallwe?”Pashasmiled.Togethertheyplayedthatafternoonandtriedtofindthestoryinthemusic.ThatdayJennyfoundplayingthepianowasnotthatdifficult.1．（小题1）WheredidJennyhaveherpianolessons?A．Inherschool.B．InMrs.Windsor’shouse.C．Inamusicclub.D．InPasha’shouse.2．（小题2）PashaisMrs.Windsor’s_______.A．daughterB．studentC．nieceD．granddaughter3．（小题3）PashatoldJennyallshehadtodois_______.A．listentoMrs.WindsorcarefullyB．writeherfavouritepieceofmusicC．playthepianogentlyandslowlyD．learntohearthestoriesinthemusic4．（小题4）WithPasha’shelp,Jennywouldprobably_______.A．writemorestoriesB．likeplayingthepianobetterC．makemorefriendsD．knowMrs.WindsorbetterC15、WorldBookDayiscoming.What’syourfavoritebook?HerearetheanswersoffourstudentsinSunshineMiddleSchool.MyfavoritebookisAFriendlikeHenry.It’sabouthowafamilydoghelpsaboydealwithhisautism(自闭症).WhenIfeltsad,mybestfriendgavemethisbook.Itcheeredmeup.—DavidReadingintheholidayisaninterestingthing.TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeaismyfavoritebook.It’saboutacaptain’stravelsunderthesea.Thestoryisveryinterestingandthepicturesarefantastic.Thisbookcanmakeyourelaxed.—TonyIlikereadingtheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChinaalthoughI’maforeignerfromSydney.Ican’twaittotellthebookRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms(《三国演义》).IlearnedalotaboutthethreekingdomsofWei,ShuandWu.Ifyouareinterestedinhistory,don’tmissit.—BobInmyopinion,TheLittlePrinceisthebestone.Inthisbook,ayoungprincefallstotheEarthfromasmallplanetandexperiencesalot.It’snotjustafiction,anditalsotellsusaboutthecorrectvalues.—Mary1．WhydoesDavidthinkAFriendlikeHenryishisfavoritebook?A．Becauseitcancheerhimup. B．Becauseitisfiction.C．Becauseitisagiftfromhisfather. D．Becauseitisabouttravelsunderthesea.2．IfSarahlikesbookswithfantasticpictures,whichbookshouldshechoose?A．AFriendlikeHenry. B．TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.C．RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms. D．TheLittlePrince.3．AsforthebookRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．Itcanmakepeoplefeelrelaxed.B．ItisoneoftheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChina.C．IttalksalotaboutthethreekingdomsinChina.D．Itwillbelovedbythepeoplewhoareinterestedinhistory.4．Wecanlearnabout________fromTheLittlePrince.A．Chinesehistory B．correctvaluesC．makingfriends D．keepingdogs5．Whatdoyouthinkthepassageprobablyis?A．Aletter. B．Anotice.C．Astory. D．Areport.D16、Lookatyourclassmatesaroundyou.Youallwearthesameuniformandsimilarshoes,evensimilarhaircut.Doyouwanttobedifferentfromthem?Afashionableandusefulbackpackcanbeagreatidea!Backpacksarelightweightandeasytocarryonthengo.Theyaregreattoolsforstudents.Theyhelpyoutostayorganizedandtidy.Youcankeepschoolthings,booksandpersonalitemslikecellphonesandkeysneatly(整洁地).Withaspecialandcoolbackpack,youcanalsostandoutamongyourclassmates.Touristsalsolovebackpacks.Withconvenientbackpacks,backpackerscanmovefreelyfromoneplacetoanother.Meanwhile,theycanalsofreetheirhandstodootherthingsliketakingphotos.Butintheverybeginningbackpackswerenotwhatweseetoday.ItisthoughtthatUShikerDickKeltyinventedthefirstmodernbackpackin1951.Heusednylon(尼龙)tomakebackpackslightweight.Thenheaddedshoulderstraps(带子)andwaiststrapstotransfermuchoftheweighttothehips(臀部).Today,backpackscomeindifferentstyles.Rollingbackpackshavewheelsonthebottom.Userscanpullthemalongthegroundiftheyaretooheavytocarryontheirshoulders.Andwithmorepeoplebringingnotebookcomputerstoschoolandwork,backpacksalsoofferspaceforlightweightelectronics.Mostofthemareinstyleandcanbeingooduse.Abackpackhasalreadybecomeasymboloffashioninsomeway.So,whynotcarryyourfashionwithyourbackpack?1．What’sthewriter’sideaforbeingdifferentfromotherstudents?A．Towearsurprisingschooluniforms.B．Togetbestgrades.C．Toownafashionablebackpack.D．Tohaveausualhaircut.2．Studentscanuseawonderfulbackpackto_________.A．takephotosB．loseweightC．standhigherD．keepschoolthings3．WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutthefirstbackpackisNOTTRUE?A．Itwasinventedinthe20thcentury.B．TheinventorofitisanEnglishhiker.C．Itwasmadeofcottonandnylon.D．Ithadshoulderstrapsandwaiststraps.4．Howmanynewstylesofbackpacksarementionedinthispassage?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.5．Wherecanwereadthispassagepossibly?A．Afashionmagazine.B．Asupermarketposter.C．Aschoolnotice-board.D．Atourguidebook.E17、Havingateenagerathomecanbearealheadache.Manyteenagerssmoke,wearstrangehairstyleandevenfight.Generally,theyareoftentakingrisks.Earlierstudieshaveshownthatteenagersaremorelikelytomakeirrationaldecisionsthanpeoplefromanyotheragegroup,includingchildrenandadults.Isitthatteenagersaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong?Notreally.Sowhat’sthereason?AccordingtoLaurence,ateacherfromaUSuniversity,thereasonisthatteenagerscarealotabouthowtheirpeers(同龄人)viewthem—thatis“peerinfluence”.Aschildrenentertheirteenageyears,theyspendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandclassmates,andalsotheycaremoreaboutwhattheythinkofthem.Thismakesteenagersmakedecisionswithoutthinkingaboutthecosts.Inatest,agroupofteenagerswereaskedtoplayavideodrivinggame.Whentheyplayedwiththeirfriendswatchingaroundthem,theytookmorechancesanddrovemorecarelesslybecausethatwouldincreasetheirpossibilityofwinning.Butwhentheyplayedalone,theydrovemoresafely.Whydopeershavesuchabiginfluenceonteens’behavior?AsLaurenceseesit,ateenager’sbrainislikeacarwithagoodaccelerator(油门)butaweakbrake(刹车).The“accelerator”isfullydevelopedbyteenageyearswhilethe“brake”isstillnotfullydeveloped.Whenteenagersarewatchedbytheirpeers,theyusuallypushhardontheaccelerator.Withtheirweakbrake,itislikelythattheyaregoingtoendupinanaccident.Butthegoodnewsisthataviolentteenagerdoesn’tnecessarilybecomeaviolentadult.Abouttwo-thirdstothree-quartersofviolentyouthgrowoutofit.“Theygetmoreself-controlled.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irrational”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymean?A．Quick.B．Crazy.C．Careful.D．Correct.2．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersoftentakerisksbecause_____________.A．Theylikechallengingthemselves.B．Theyaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong.C．Theydon’tthinkaboutcosts.D．Theycareaboutwhattheirpeersthinkofthem.3．HowdoesLaurenceexplaintheinfluenceofpeerinfluenceonteens’behavior?A．Byusingametaphor(比喻).B．Bygivingrealexamples.C．Bypresentingresearchresults.D．Bydoingexperiments.4．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____________________.A．teenagersareeasytohavetrafficaccidents.B．peerinfluencehasagoodinfluenceonteenagers.C．mostoftheteenagersbecomelessviolentwhentheygrowup.D．teenagersshouldn’tspendallthefreetimewiththeirfriends.F18、VisitorstoEnglandlovegoingtoseethemanypalaces,castlesandgrandoldhousesthatareopentothepublic.Alotofthesebuildingshavebeautifulgroundsaroundthem—withgreenhills,smalllakesorstreamsand,perhaps,anoldruin（废墟）half-hiddenamongsomedistanttrees.Theselandscapeslooklikethenaturalcountryside.ButmanyofthemaretheworkofEngland’smostfamouslandscapearchitect（建筑师）,Lancelot“Capability”Brown.Intheearly1700s,EnglishgardenscopiedFrenchones—likethefamousgardensatVersailles（凡尔赛）,nearParis.Inthesegardens,ownerswantedtoshowtheirpowerovernature.Treeswereplantedinlonglines.Flowerbedsandpathsmadesymmetricalpatterns（对称模式）ontheground.ButCapabilityBrownchangedallthat.Hedidn’twanttoseepatternsinagarden.Hewantedapieceofcountryside.In1716,Brownbeganhisworkinglifeasagardener’shelper.Attwenty-five,hewenttoworkforthewell-knowngardenerWilliamKentatStoweHouse,northwestofLondon.KentwasbeginningtodesignmorenaturalgardensanditwasherethatBrown’sideasbegantoform.Hewasallowedtodesigngardensforotherhomesandwassoonworkingformanywealthyfamilies.Whenhefirstlookedatthelandforagardenthathewasgoingtocreate,heoftenusedtosay“Ithasgreatcapabilities”(meaninghewassurehecouldimproveit)soeveryonebegantocallhim“Capabilities”Brown.Tomakehisgardens,hepulledeverythingoutandstartedagain.Hesometimestoldhisgardenerstomovewhole