江苏省常州市天宁区正衡中学2023年下学期初三英语试题第八次模拟考试试卷含解析

江苏省常州市天宁区正衡中学2023年下学期初三英语试题第八次模拟考试试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Weworktogethertoachieveourcommonpurpose:________worldthatissafer,cleanerandhealthierthan________onewearelivingin．A．the;/B．a;/C．the;theD．a;the2、—Who’sthatmaninourclassroom?It________beMr.Brown.Heismuchtaller.—Youmeanthemaninwhite?HeisanexchangestudentfromEngland.A．canB．mayC．can’tD．mustn’t3、一WhydoesJaneseemworried?一Sheisuncertainaboutshecangetagoodjobeventhoughshe'sanexcellentstudent.A．ifB．thatC．whetherD．不填4、WhenTomsawhismother______forhimonacoldwinternight,hecouldn’tkeepbackhistears.A．wait B．waited C．towait D．waiting5、一CouldyoutellmehowtobehavepolitelyinpublicintheUK?一Yes.，youshouldkeepyourvoicedownandalwaysqueue.A．Afterall B．FirstofallC．Inall D．Atall6、---Whatdoyouthinkofthesetwobooks?---_____ofthemareinteresting.AndI’vereadthemseveraltimes.A．Both B．Neither C．None D．Either7、He_________workonthefarmeveryday.I’msureaboutthatbecausehisskinisveryblack.A．can’t B．may C．must D．couldn’t8、—HaveyouinvitedJoeandLindatodinner?—Yes,ofcourse.But______ofthemaccepted.A．none B．neither C．both D．all9、Ileftamessagetomyparentsyesterday,but______ofthemcalledmeback.A．both B．none C．neither10、Idon’tneedtobuytheCD________IwillborrowitfromLingling.A．until B．because C．if D．beforeⅡ.完形填空11、Itwasthebeginningofanewterm.Asa1teacherinthatschool,Ididn’tknowanyofthestudents.Alittlegirlwasstandingatthegateoftheclassroom.Shelookedveryshy.Iwalkeduptoherand2whyshestoodthere.Butshesaidnothing.Thenaboyshouted,“SheisfromGradeFour,theworststudentinhergrade.”Ilookedatthelittlegirl.Shedidn’tseemtobethesmartkind.I3whyherteacheraskedhertostayinGradeThree.Itookherhandandledherintotheclassroom.“Sithere.NowyouaremystudentandI’myourteacher,”Isaid.Shestillsaidnothing,butsuddenlybegantocry.Ilaterlearntthatherparentsdiedinacaraccident.Shebecamesadanddidn’tliketalkingtoothersafterthat.Shelearntvery4.Igaveherrespect(尊重)andneverlookeddownupon(鄙视)herasIknoweverybodydeserves(值得)respect.Ihelpedherafterschool,andshewasmaking5littlebylittle.Astimewentby,shewasnotas6asbefore.Attheendoftheterm,sheseemedtohaveforgottenallhersadness.Shewasnotamongthebeststudentswhensheleftthatschool,but7,shewasnotthatshyandsadlittlegirlanymore.Inthefollowing8,shewouldsendmeacardoneachThanksgivingDay.Threedaysago,Ireceivedaninvitationtoherwedding(婚礼).Andnow,Iamatherwedding,andsheissmilingbrightly.Everyonedeservesrespectandeveryonecanbehappy.1．A．newB．beautifulC．strictD．famous2．A．toldB．answeredC．knewD．asked3．A．thoughtB．understoodC．forgotD．remembered4．A．slowlyB．quietlyC．wellD．quickly5．A．friendsB．decisionC．progressD．surprises6．A．smartB．shyC．angryD．careful7．A．atleastB．atfirstC．atonceD．atbirth8．A．daysB．weeksC．monthsD．yearsⅢ.语法填空12、ChineseNewYearbeginsinlateJanuary1．earlyFebruary.Itisoneofthe2．(great)festivalsinChina.Manythingsaredonetogetready3．thisfestival.Thehouseiscleanedinthedaysbeforetheholiday.Nosweepingisdoneontheholidaybecausepeopleworryaboutthatgoodluckwillbecleanedaway.Best4．(wish)arewrittenonredpaperandhungaroundthehouse.Onethe5．(one)dayofChineseNewYear,childrenaregivenredenvelopes.Foodis6．importantpartoftheholidayseason.Specialfoodsare7．(eat)oncertaindays.Differentfoodshavedifferent8．(mean)behindthem.Forexample,fishissaidtomeansuccess.ChineseNewYearis9．(certain)regardedasatimetobewithone'sfamily.Manyvisitsaredoneduringthe15days.Manytraditionsaretohonorfamilymemberswho10．(die)inthepast.Whataninterestingfestivalitis!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、KeeshlivedattheNorthPolealongtimeago.Hewasabrightthirteen-year-oldboywithastrong,healthybody.Hisfatherwasabravemanwhohaddiedduringafoodshortage.Hisfathertriedtosavethelivesofhispeoplebyfightingagiantpolarbear.Themeatfromthebearkeptthepeoplefromhunger.Keeshwashisonlyson,andhelivedalonewithhismother.ButpeoplesoonforgothowKeesh’sfatherhadsavedtheirlives.Theywereforcedtoliveinthepooresthouseinthevillage.Onenighttherewasameetinginthechief’slargehouse.Atthatmeeting,Keeshshowedhowmuchcouragehehad.Herosetohisfeetandwentonsteadily,“Becausemyfather,Bok,broughthomemoremeatthananyotherhunter,everyonereceivedafairshare,butnowmymotherandIweregivenmeatfilledwithbones.”Thehunterswereshockedtohearachildspeaktothemthatway.Keeshwaitedcalmlyuntiltheshoutingdieddown.“Mymotherhasnooneexceptme,andthereforeImustspeak.Myfatherputhislifeindangeranddied,toofferfoodtothisvillage.ItisonlyrightthatI,hissonandhiswifeshouldhaveenoughgoodmeataslongasthereisplentyofgoodmeatinthisvillage.I,Keesh,thesonofBok,havespoken.”Hesatdown.Theythreatenedtopunishhimbynotgivinghimanyfoodatall.Keesh’seyesflashed(闪烁)andthebloodpounded(冲击)underhisskin,hejumpedtohisfeet.“Listentome,youmen!”heshouted.“Ishallneverspeakinthismeetingagain—notuntilyoucometoinvitemetospeak.Myfatherwasagreathunter,andsowillIbe.”TheylaughedandshoutedatKeesh.ButKeeshsaidnothingmore.Hewalkedawaywithhisheadraised,lookingneithertotheleftnortheright……---bebasedonastorybyJackLondon1．Whatdoestheword“they”referinthesecondparagraph?A．Keeshandhisfather.B．Thepoorhunters.C．Keeshandhunters.D．Keeshandhismother.2．Accordingtothepassage,weknowKeesh’sfatherdiedbecauseof_____.A．lackingfoodyearsagoB．fightingwithahunterC．strugglingwithabearD．savingabear’slife3．FromthepassagewecaninferwhypeoplelaughedandshoutedatKeesh.A．Keeshhadnofather.B．Keeshwasonlyachild.C．Keeshleftthechief’slargehouse.D．Keeshwasgoingtoprovehiswords.B14、Iwasverysurprisedtoreceivethephonecallat4o'clockinthemorning.Itwasfromthehospital.Oursonwasterriblyburntonhisface,neckandarms.Theyhadcalledforanambulance(救护车)andweregoingtotakehimtotheburnunitinBeijing.Beijingis350milesfromhisuniversity,sowerealizedimmediatelythatwasserious.Myson'sroom⁃matedescribedtheaccident,whichcausedtheburns.Oursonandhisfriendsdecidedtobarbecue(烧烤)hamburgersintheyardoftheirapartment.Whentheyhitthecharcoal(木炭),itstartedafireinasudden.Thefirecaughtmyson'sshirttailandshotfromhisbacktohishead.Hestayedinhospitalforalmosttwomonths.Afterhegotwell,hehadtoreturntocollegewithscarscausedbyseriousburning.WhenIwasachild,mymothertoldmysister,whohadalong,veryclearscaronherarm,“Xiaoling,ifyoudon'tcareaboutthescar,otherpeoplewillpaynoattentiontoit.Itdoesnotmeantheywillnotnoticeit,butitmeansitwillnotmattertothemifitdoesn'tmattertoyou.”Ipassedthissuggestionontomysonwhotookmyadvicetoheartandreturnedtoschoolwithhisheadheldhigh—gladhewasalive.Weallhave“scars”thatcausepeopletokeepawayfromus.Andwespendalotoftimethinkingthatifonlywelookdifferently,ordressdifferently,peoplewouldlikeusbetter.Butifyoufocusonthem,otherpeoplewillonlyjudgeyoubyyourlooks,oryourclothes.Putthescarsaside,afterall,nobodyisperfect,sotrytobeconfident,andyourbeautywillshinethrough.1．Whydidthehospitalcall“us”?A．Totellusthebadnewsofourson. B．Toaskustocallanambulance.C．Todescribetheaccidentofourson. D．Toletustakeoursonbacktocollege.2．Thethirdparagraphwantstotellus.A．tobecarefulinourdailylife B．nottocareaboutothersC．nottopayattentiontothescars D．topasssuggestionsontoothers3．Theword“scars”inthelastparagraphrefersto(指的是).A．theseriousaccidentssomeonehadbefore B．thefeelingsofsadnessafterleavingahospitalC．unpleasantexperiencesthatsomebodyhad D．somethingthatmakessomebodydifferent4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Don'tbarbecue,foritwillcausefire. B．Listentoothers’suggestionsandbehappy.C．Trytobeperfectandpeoplewilllikeyou. D．Beconfidentandfacethedisadvantages.C15、Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:"Second-hand(旧的)clothesboughtandsold."Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:"Twodollars.""What!"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.""No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars.""Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice(标价)ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.1．AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom__________.A．wantedtostealthetrousersB．wantedtosellthetrousersC．wantedtofoolhimD．wantedtobuythetrousers2．Theowneroftheshop_______fortheoldtrousers.A．wouldgiveTomtwodollarsB．wouldpaythreedollarsC．wouldpayfivedollarsD．wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf3．Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause____.A．hewantedtosellthemcheaply(廉价地)B．hewantedtobuythemcheaplyC．hedidn'tlikethetrousersD．theywereoldanddirty4．Infact,thetrousers_________.A．werehanginginsidetheshopB．werestolenbyTomfromtheshopC．hadbeentheshopowner'sD．hadbeenTom'sD16、ForChildrenMuseum:Children’sMuseum,Sundays,89NorthStreet,67641235Storytime:Children’sLibrary,106GreenStreet,Wednesdaysduring9:30a.m—5:00p.m.66599624Sports:FootballClub,TuesdaysandThursdays,16YangtzeRoad,96725643BasketballClub,WednesdaysandFridays,79071632Cinema:Newfilmsforchildren,99BrickRoad,69001354UsefulPhoneNumbersFastFoodRestaurant:66387901Hospital:68787451VisitorInformationCenter:800-120-9847Taxi:79210583VisitorHotel(宾馆)Information:800-739-73021．It’sFridayafternoon,youcangoto________.A．visitthemuseum B．playfootballC．playbasketball D．readchildren’sstories2．Ifchildrenwanttowatchnewfilms,theyshouldgoto________.A．16YangtzeRoad B．89NorthMainStreetC．106GreenStreet D．99BrickRoad3．Ifyoucall66387901,youcan__________.A．askforsomehotelinformationB．dosomeshoppingC．haveagoodstorytimeD．getfastfoodinarestaurant4．Lily’sfatherisill,sheshoulddial________.A．800-120-9847 B．79210583C．68787451 D．967256435．Youcannotgetanyinformationabout________fromtheposter．A．lookingforahotel B．doingeyeexercisesC．eatingfastfood D．takingataxiE17、Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.Thestudentswillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportable(便携式的)computerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources（资源）.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaff(职员)usecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”1．Whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks(引号)?A．Theydon’treallytalk.B．Theyusethecomputerlanguage.C．Laptopshavespeakers.D．Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.2．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A．Allteachersusecomputers.B．1500studentshavelaptopsnow.C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D．Studentstherecandoeverything.3．Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.A．attendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB．travelaroundtheworldC．getinformationfromaroundtheworldD．havefreelaptops4．Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?A．Theprogramissuccessful.B．Theprogramisnotworkable.C．Theprogramistooexpensivetocarryout.D．Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.F18、阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。AAmanlikedshootingarrows(箭).Hestudieditveryhardforyears.Hethoughthediditbestanditwastimeforhimtogooutintotheworld.Onedaywhenhewalkedthroughaforest,hesawatarget(靶子)onatree,withanarrowrightinthecenter.Hewentonandfoundmoreandmoretreeswithtargetsandarrowsinthecenter.Hewassosurprisedatthis.Hewantedtoknowwhodidit.Soonhecametoafarmhouse.Anoldmantoldhimthathecouldfindthepersonhewantedbytheriver.Whenhegotthere,hesawalittlegirlplayingwithherdogonthebank.“Areyouthepersonwhoshootsthearrows?”heaskedthegirl.“Yes,that’sme,”shereplied.“Buthowcanyoudothat?”hewondered.“That’seasy,”saidthegirlhappily.“Firstshootanarrow.”Thendrawatarget.”1．Themanliked_____and