福建省厦门市竹坝校2022-2023学年初三下学期第二次联合考试英语试题含解析

福建省厦门市竹坝校2022-2023学年初三下学期第二次联合考试英语试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Don'tgooutnow，look，itisrainingoutside，wehadbetterstayathomeandwatchTV.A．big B．strong C．hard D．hardly2、Youcan'tpredicteverything.Oftenthingsdon'tasyouexpect.A．runout B．breakout C．workout D．putout3、China____greatachievementsinscienceandtechnologysince1978.A．make B．made C．willmake D．hasmade4、Istudyfivedays____________weekandonSundaysIoftenplay____________football.A．/；the B．the；the C．the；a D．a；/5、Themid-termexamisveryimportant.Wemusttakeit______.A．hardly B．seriously C．carelessly D．possibly6、--________canyoufinishthisEnglishexamination?--Inaboutoneandahalfhours.A．HowfarB．HowoftenC．HowsoonD．Howlong7、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:krət/ B．/si:’krət/ C．/se:’krət/ D．/’sekrət/8、Manyofhisclassmateswondered____.A．howcanheimprovehisEnglishsomuchB．howhecanimprovehisEnglishsomuchC．howcouldheimprovehisEnglishsomuchD．howhecouldimprovehisEnglishsomuch9、Johnsonwon'tanswerthephoneifhe________thenumber.A．knewB．doesn'tknowC．willknowD．didn'tknow10、Itisimpossiblefor______littlechildrentodo______muchworkwithin20minutes.A．so,so B．so,such C．such,so D．such,suchⅡ.完形填空11、Doyoulikethelovelymonkeysinthestamps?TheyarethestampsfortheChineseyearofmonkey.ChinaPostfirst1themonkeystampin1980andnowitisalready2setofmonkeystamps.The1980monkeystamp3byHuangYongyu.Heisafamousartist4usedtobeagreatprofessorinCentralAcademyofFineArts.Althoughthe1980monkeystampcostonly8centswhenitwasfirstsold,thepricesoongotmuch5andyouwon’tgetoneuntilyoupayabout12,000yuan6itinthepostmarketnow.7amazing!The2016monkeystampwillbecome8valuablestampbecauseMasterHuangYongyuisalreadyin990s.Thistime,hedesignedtwopiecesofstamps.Inonepiece,wecanseeamalemonkey10apeach,whichrepresentslonglifeinChineseculture.Intheotherpiece,afemalemonkeyis11hertwobabymonkeys.Thefourmonkeysstandforahappyfamily12Chinesegovernmenthasopenedupthetwochildrenpolicythisyear.Withthe13oftheInternet,fewpeoplewillwritelettersandstampshavebecomelessuseful.However,quiteanumberofpeoplewouldstilllike14stampsbecausethey15tellusquitealotabouttraditionalChineseculture.1．A．sells B．hassold C．sold D．wasselling2．A．four B．thefour C．fourth D．thefourth3．A．designed B．haddesigned C．isdesigned D．wasdesigned4．A．who B．which C．why D．what5．A．high B．higher C．morehigh D．highest6．A．at B．on C．in D．for7．A．How B．Howan C．What D．Whatan8．A．another B．other C．others D．theothers9．A．he B．him C．his D．himself10．A．picked B．topick C．picking D．topicking11．A．lookinginto B．lookingfor C．lookingafter D．lookingover12．A．since B．when C．though D．unless13．A．develop B．developed C．developing D．development14．A．collect B．tocollect C．collecting D．tocollecting15．A．can B．should C．must D．needⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。Therewasamanwhohadfoursons.Hewantedhissonstolearnnottojudgethingstoo1．(quick).Sohesentthemtogoandlookatapeartreethatwasagreatdistanceawayinturn.Thefirstsonwent2．winter,thesecondinspring,thethirdinsummer,andthe3．(young)soninfall.Whentheyhadallgoneandcomeback,hecalledthemtogethertodescribe4．theyhadseen.Thefirstsonsaidthatthetreewasuglyandbent.Thesecondsoncontradicted—itwas5．(cover)withgreenbudsandfullofpromise.Thethirdsonsaiditwasladenwithblossomsthatsmelledsosweetandlookedsobeautiful.Thelastson6．(agree)withallofthem.Hesaiditwasripeandfilledwithfruit,fulloflifeandfulfillment.Themanthenexplainedtohissonsthattheywereallright,becausetheyhadeachseenbutoneseasoninthe7．(tree)life.Hetoldthemthatyoucannotjudgeatree,8．aperson,byonlyoneseason,andthattheessenceofwhotheyare—thepleasure,joy,andlovethatcomefromthatlife—canonlybejudgedattheend,whenalltheseasonsareup.Ifyougiveupwhenit’swinter,youwillmissthehopeofyourspring,the9．(beautiful)ofyoursummer,fulfillmentofyourfall.Don’tletthepainofoneseasondestroythejoy10．alltherest.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy.Firstofall,mistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnew,howcanyouimprove?Howcanyoumakeyourselfstronger?Thesimpleansweris“Youcan’t.”Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptions(例外),eithereverythingyouseeinyourworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew．Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakes,youarelearning．Considerthis:Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000times,butratherhadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’twork．Finally,whenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddone,youwillhavetriedsomenumbersofthingsbeforeyousucceed．Everytimeyoumakeamistake,youeliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequences(后果)ofamistake.However,whenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimits（限度）sothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantitto,youwillbeinanormalplacetotryagain．Weallhavelimitedtimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeanddealwiththeseresources(资源)properlysoyoucanlearn,makecorrections,andtryitagain．Ifyouacceptanduseyourmistakesinthisway,youcanmakegreatprogressinyourbusinessandyourcareer．Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough.”Sogoaheadandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andsucceed．1．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanknowthat_______．A．mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB．weareafraidoftryingnewthingC．it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD．mistakesarebetterthannottrying2．Theunderlinedword“eliminate”means_______．A．studyB．removeC．acceptD．solve3．Accordingtothearticle,onethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_____．A．notmakingthesamemistakesB．acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC．takingconsequencesintoconsiderationD．tryingthingsoutonebyone4．Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A．Nevermind,Icanalwaystryagain．B．I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble．C．Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething．D．Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbesad．B14、Whenyouwanttogoshopping,decidehowmuchmoneyyoucanspendonnewclothes.Thinkaboutthekindofclothesyoureallyneed.Thenlookforthoseclothesonsale.Therearelabelsinsideallnewclothes.Thelabelstellyouhowtotakecareofyourclothes.Thelabelforashirtmaytellyoutowashitinwarmwater.Asweaterlabelmaytellyoutowashitincoldwater.Thelabelonacoatmaysay“dry－cleanonly”.Washingmayruinthiscoat.Ifyoudoasthedirectionssayonthelabel,youcankeepyourclotheslookingtheirbest.Manyclothestodaymustbedry－cleaned.Dry－cleaningisexpensive.Whenbuyingnewclothes,checktoseeiftheywillneedtobedry－cleaned.Youwillsavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatcanbewashed.Youcansavemoneyifyoubuyclothesthatarewellmade.Well－madeclotheslastlonger.Theylookgoodevenaftertheyhavebeenwashedmanytimes.Clothesthatcostmoremoneyarenotalwaysbettermade.Theydonotalwaysfitbetter.Sometimeslessexpensiveclotheslookandfitbetterthanmoreexpensiveclothes.1．Ifyouwanttosavemoney,youcanbuyclothesthat________．A．don'tfityouB．don'tlastlongC．needtobedry－cleanedD．canbewashed2．Thelabelinsidetheclothestellsyou________．A．howtokeepthemlookingtheirbestB．howtosavemoneyC．whethertheyfityouornotD．wheretogetthemdry－cleaned3．Thefirstthingforyoutodobeforeyoubuyclothesis________．A．tolookforwell－madeclothesB．toseehowmuchmoneyyoucanpayC．toknowhowtowashthemD．toreadthelabelsinsidethem4．Welearnfromthereadingthatcheaperclothes________．A．arealwaysworsemadeB．mustbedry－cleanedC．cannotbewashedD．cansometimesfityoubetter5．Thebesttitleforthereadingshouldbe________A．BuyingLessExpensiveClothesB．TakingEnoughMoneyWhenShoppingC．BeingaCleverClothesShopperD．ChoosingtheLabelsInsideNewClothesC15、“Whatissuccess?”Mr.Blackaskedhis6thgradebusinessclass.Itwashisopeningconversationforthefirstclassoftheterm.“Successisridinginasweetcar,watchingan80-inchTV,andlivinginaplacewithatleasttwelverooms.”Onestudentanswered,earning（博得）laughsfromallthestudents.Mr.Blacksmiled,butshookhishead.“Tom,thatisexcess(过量).Thatisnotsuccess.”“Howaboutbeingabletoprovideforyourfamily?”AblondegirlnamedSandyinthefrontsuggestedasananswer.“Nowwe’regettingcloser,”Mr.Blacksmiled,“buttrythinkingaboutwhatyouneedandwhatyouwant.”“Gettingeverythingyouwant.”Tomshoutedoutanansweragain,tryingformorelaughs.Mr.Blacksighed（叹气）.“Ibelievewe’vealreadytalkedaboutexcessversus(与…比较)success.”“Gettingeverythingyouneed,butsomeofwhatyouwant?”James,sittinginthebackwonderedaloud.“Quiteright!”Mr.Blackclapped.“Successisgettingeverythingyouneedandsomeofwhatyouwant.Themoreyougetthatyouwant,themoresuccessfulyouare.Youdoreachapointwhereyouarelivinginexcess,though.”“Whatdoesthishavetodowithbusiness?”Tomasked.Itseemedifitwasn’tfunny,hewasn’thappy.“Well,Tom,thinkofitthisway:thepointofbusinessistomakealivingtosupportyourfamily.Onceyouhaveproperlyseento(确保)theirneeds,youcanthenseetogettingtheextrasthatyouwant.”“WhatifIdon’thaveafamily?”hecontinuedtobedifficult.“Thenyouhavetoprovideforyourself,afamilyofone.”“Hehasgoldfishtothinkabout!”Peter,Tom’sfriend,shoutedout.“Thenheneedstoprovideforafamilyofonewithafishbowl.”Mr.Blackcorrectedhimself.Tomnodded,satisfiedwiththatanswer.“Sointhenextnineweeks,we’regoingtostudybasicbusinesssituations,likehavingacheckingaccountandunderstandingcreditcards（信用卡）.”Tomrubbedhishandstogetherexcitedly.“Whendowegettostartspending?”“Youalreadyare,Tom.You’respendingtimewithus!”Mr.Blacklaughed.“Now,let’sseewhatyouguysknowaboutcreditcards…”1．WhatwasMr.Black?A．Aheadmaster.B．Abusinessman.C．Ateacher.D．Anofficial.2．Whichstudentdidn’tseemtobetakingtheclassseriously?A．Tom.B．James.C．Peter.D．Sandy.3．HowdidMr.Blackmakehisclasslivelyandinteresting?A．Hetoldsomejokes.B．Heplayedjokeswiththestudents.C．Heshowedsomeexamplestohisstudents.D．Hegothisstudentstotakepartinadiscussion.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeMr.Black?A．Strange.B．Patient.C．Shy.D．Proud.5．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．GetWhatYouWantB．NeedsandWantsC．TrytoGetMoreMoneyD．HowtoLiveWellD16、OnedayMrs.WilsonwentshoppingwithTracyandBen.Theywenttothesupermarketinthenewshoppingcenter.“Whydoyoubuythingshere？”Tracywantedtoknow.“Becausetheyarecheaperherethanatthecornerstorenearourhome，”Mrs.Wilsonsaid.“Helpmechecktheprices，please.”TheWilsonswerenotrichandMrs.Wilsonwasalwayscarefulwithhermoney.Shelookedcarefullyafterthepricesofthings.Sheboughtlotsofthingsinthesupermarket.Whentheygothome，thechildrensaid，“Wedon'tthinkyousavedmoneybygoingtothesupermarket.”“OfcourseIdid，”Mrs.Wilsonsaid.“Everythingwascheaperthere.”“Weknow，”thechildrensaid，“butwecamehomebytaxibecausewehadtoomuchtocarry.Thetaxifarewasmorethanthemoneythatyousave！”Mrs.Wilsonaddedeverythingup.Herchildrenwereright.1．Thethingsatthecornerstorewere______thanthoseinthesupermarket.A．cheaper B．nicer C．moreexpensive D．savedalittlemoney2．Mrs.Wilson______intheend.A．spentmoremoney B．paidlessmoney C．lostsomemoney D．savedalittlemoney3．Fromthepassageweknowthechildrenwere______.A．happy B．clever C．tired D．lazy4．Mrs.Wilsonwill______.A．nevercallataxi B．goonbuyingthingsinthesupermarketC．buythingsnearherhome D．notgoshoppingwithherchildren5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.A．CuttingPrice B．CornerStore C．Supermarket D．ShoppingE17、Onceaboywenttoapalacetoaskawisemanwhatthesecretofhappinessis.Aftertalkingwiththeboy,thewisemanaskedtheboytolookaroundthepalaceandreturnintwohours.“And,Iwanttoaskyoutodosomething,”saidthewiseman.“Asyoulookaround,carrythisspoonwithyouwithoutmakingtheoilspill(溢出).”Theboybeganwalkingupanddownthestairsofthepalace,andhekepthiseyesonthespoonallthetime.Aftertwohours,hereturned.“Well,”askedthewiseman,“whatdidyouseeinmypalace?”Theboysaidthathehadseennothing.“Thengobackandenjoymywonderfulworld,”saidthewiseman.Theboypickedupthespoonandbegantolookaroundthepalaceagain.Thistime,hesawmanybeautifulthingsinthepalace.Whenhereturned,thewisemanasked,“butwherearethedropsofoilIgiveyou?”Theboysawthattheoilwasgone.“ThereisonlyonepieceofadviceIcangiveyou,”saidthewiseman.“Thesecretofhappinessistoseeallwondersoftheworldandnevertoforgetthedropsofoilonthespoon.”根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。1．Theboyvisitedthewisemanfor_______________.A．helpingthewisemancarrytheoilB．becomingfamousC．gettingthesecretofhappinessD．goingsightseeinginthepalace2．Thestoryhappened_______________.A．inauniversityB．inapalaceC．inarestaurantD．inaboy’shome3．Whydidtheboyseenothingforthefirsttimetolookaroundthewiseman’spalace?A．Becausehekepthiseyesonthespoonallthetime.B．Becausehewasblind.C．Becausetherewasnothinginit.D．Becausetheoilwasgone.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thewisemanlivedinthebeautifulpalace.B．Thereweremanybeautifulthingsinthepalace.C．Itwasdifficultfortheboytocarrythespoonwithhimwithoutmakingtheoilspill.D．Theboywasinvitedtoseeawiseman.5．Accordingtothepassage,wecanknow_______________.A．theboydidn'tgetthesecretofthehappinessatallB．thewisemantoldtheboywhatwasthehappiness,butnotdirectlyC．thesecretofhappinessistoseeallwondersoftheworldD．thewisemansaidnothingF18、AmmieReddickfromEastKilbride,Lanarkshire,wasonly18monthsoldwhenshehadtheaccidentthathadscarred（留下创伤）herforlife.Thecuriouschildreacheduptocatchthewire(电线)ofahotkettle(壶)inthefamilykitchenandpouredboilingwateroverherlittlebody.HermotherRubyturnedroundand,seeingAmmieterriblyburnt,calledanambulance(救护车)whichrushedherdaughtertoanearbyhospital.Twentyper(组织)takenfromunburnedareasofAmmie’sbody,surgeons（外科医生）performeddifficultskingrafts（移植）tocloseherwoundsandcontrolherillness,anoperationthattookaboutsixhours.Overthenext16years,Ammieexperienced12moreoperationstorepairherbody.WhenshestartedschoolatMaxweltonPrimaryatage4,otherpupilssaycruelwordsaboutherorsimplywouldn’tplaywithher.“Iwastheonlyburnedchildinthestreet,theclassandtheschool,”sherecalled,“somechildrenrefusedtobecomefriendsbecauseofthat.”Today,age17,Ammiecanonlyeverrememberbeingaburnedpersonwithscars(疤),sufferingfromacheisalastingpartofherbody.Shestillhastohavetwofurtherskingrafts.Yetsheisaconfident,outgoingteenagerwhooffersencouragementandhopetootheryoungburntvictims.SheisamemberoftheScottishBurnedChindren’sClub,acharitysetuplastyear.Thismonth,AmmiewilljointheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCenterinCambridgeshireforthecharity’sfirstsummercamp.“I’llshowthemhowtopaynoattentiontounkindstares(注视)fromothers,”shesays.Ammieloveswearingfashionablesleevelessdresses,andsheplanstoshowtheyoungstersatthesummercampthattheycantoo.“Idonotgotogreatlengthstohidemyburntscars,”shesays,“Igaveupwonderinghowotherpeoplewouldreactyearsago.”1．HowmanyoperationshasAmmiealreadyhad?A．OneB．TwelveC．ThirteenD．Fifteen2．WhatdidotherchildrendowhenAmmiefirstwenttoschool?A．TheylaughedatherB．TheywerecrueltoherC．TheywerefriendlytoherD．Theywereafraidofher3．Ammiewillteachtheyoun