江苏省无锡市锡山区东亭片八校2023年初三下学期第二次联合考试英语试题含解析

江苏省无锡市锡山区东亭片八校2023年初三下学期第二次联合考试英语试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Timeisofgreatvalue.Weshouldnever_____today’sworktilltomorrow.---Yeah.Tocherish(珍视)timeistocherishlife.Lifeneverreturns.A．putoff B．partwith C．puton2、---Sophie,Icancarrytheheavybagforyou,ifyoucan't.---That’saverykind_____.Thanksalot.A．promise B．service C．offer D．suggestion3、—Couldyoutellme______?—Herideshisbike.A．howdoeshegotowork B．howhegoestoworkC．whatdoeshedo D．wherehegoes4、----DoyouknowPengLiyuan？----Ofcourse,sheisFirstLadyofChina,famoussinger.A．a,a B．the,a C．the,the D．a,the5、Whiletravelinginforeigncountries,you’dbetter________thelocalpeopleandfollowtheircustoms.A．control B．change C．watch D．teach6、—Hi,Jacob!Doyougotothecinemaalot?—No,Itothecinemaforages.A．didn’tgo B．haven’tgone C．havebeen D．haven’tbeen7、---Hey,wehelpyouwithyourspaceandyouteachuschemistry,allright?---_________.A．SodoI B．ThesametoyouC．That'sadeal D．It'sapity8、—ThenovelGulliver’sTravelsisverynice.—Soitis.Couldyoutellme___________?A．howlongcanIborrowit B．thatIcanborrowitC．ifIcankeepitforanotherweek D．whenshouldIreturnit9、（2017·广东·28）Twomonthsago，Chinatestedits________aircraftcarrier(航空母舰）builtcompletelyonitsown.A．oneB．firstC．theoneD．thefirst10、—Howdidyouputthemodelrobottogethersoperfectly?—It’seasy.Ijustfollowedthe.A．interviewsB．instructionsC．instrumentsD．inventionsⅡ.完形填空11、PeopleallovertheworldcelebratetheNewYear.However,notallcountriescelebrateinthesameway,andinsomecountries,thenewyeardoesn’tbeginonthe1dayeveryyear.Inmanycountries,theNewYearbeginson1stJanuary,butpeoplestartcelebratingon31stDecember,NewYear’sEve.InNewYorkmanypeoplegotocelebrateinTimesSquare.2they’rewaitingfortheNewYear,theylistentomusic,singtraditionalsongsandhavefun.Justbefore12o’clock,everyone3downfrom10:10,9,8…Assoonasit’s12o’clock,everyoneshoutsvery4,“HappyNewYear!”NewYear’sDayisoftenafamilyday.Somefamiliesgettogetherforaspecialmeal.Whentheweatherisfine,manyfamiliesgooutfora5.OnNewYear’sDay,manypeoplemakeresolutionsforthenewyear.They6alistofthings,suchas“Iwillhelpoutmorewithhousework.Iwillwork7atschoolthanothers.”or“Iwon’tspendsomuchtimeplayingvideogames.”Whentheyhavemade8list,theyreadittotheirfamilyorfriendsandpromiseto9theirresolutions.Soitdoesn’tmatterhowtheycelebrate,10peopleincountriesallovertheworld,it’satimetosaygoodbyetotheoldyear,andtowelcomethenew.1．A．familiar B．same C．important D．normal2．A．If B．Eventhough C．While D．Before3．A．comes B．turns C．looks D．counts4．A．loudly B．quietly C．sadly D．safely5．A．walk B．secret C．job D．treatment6．A．puton B．writedown C．takeaway D．lookafter7．A．quickly B．hard C．harder D．hardly8．A．its B．his C．her D．their9．A．follow B．make C．do D．give10．A．by B．for C．with D．fromⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。AprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1．onothersonthisspeciald2．Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3．,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4．mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5．.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21st.ItiscalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6．.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7．suchastoyrabbits.Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8．andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD9．25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10．everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Makingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlife.So,choosingajobisoneofthemostimportantdecisionstomakeinlife.Formyjob,therearethreeimportantthingsthatIwillconsider:Thefirstone－thatImustworkinanareaIlike－ismostimportanttome.Someoneoncesaidifyoufindajobthatyouenjoy,thenyouwon'thavetoworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreative.Iwouldliketobethemostvaluablememberthere.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadmetosolvesomenewandhardproblems.Iwouldliketostayinthesameareaforalongtime.Inorderforthistohappen,theworkmustprovideenoughproblems.Morethanjustworkingtolive,Ienjoymakingadifferenceandtryingmybestforthewholeprogress.Iwouldalsoliketobewellremuneratedformyhardwork,soIcanleadacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenIcanprovidethebestformyfamily.ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkinanareathatwouldhelpotherpeople.Theworkinmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmy,trainingormanagement.Insuchareas,Icanhelptodeveloptheabilitiesofothersandbringouttheirbest.Itwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecomethebestthattheycanbe.WhenIbecomeold,Iwouldliketolookbackwithagreatsenseofsatisfactionthatthousandsofpeoplehavebecomebetterpersonsthroughmywork.Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajobsuddenlyorquickly.Heshoulddecidewhathewantstobeinthelongrun.Then,heshoulddecidehowheworkstowardsit.Heshouldstudythepropercourses,readthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoice.Agoodchoicewillmostprobablyleadtoabetterlife.1．Accordingtothepassage,agoodjobchoiceprobablymakespeople__________.A．solvefewerproblemsB．chooseagoodlifeC．begoodfamilymembersD．providehardthings2．Theunderlinedword"remunerated"inthepassagemeans"________"A．trainedB．praisedC．acceptedD．paid3．Thewriterwantstotellusthateveryoneshould______A．becomeaknowledgeablepersonB．jointhearmytobecomeabetterpersonC．makepreparationstofindasatisfyingjobD．helpyoungpeopletochooseaninterestingjob4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MyJobChoiceB．MyFavoriteJobC．MyComfortableLifeD．MySenseofSatisfactionB14、Notallinventionsaremadebyscientists.Kidscanalsomakehistorywiththeirinventions.ThestateflagofAlaskawasdesignedby13-year-oldBennieBensonin1926.Hisdesignwaschosenfromaflagdesigning--competition.Itbecametheofficialflagin1959.BenniewonaSI,000scholarshipandawatch.FrankEppersoninventedthePopsiclein1905whenhewasonly11yearsold.ItwascalledtheEpsicleatthattime..Franklefthisdrinkoutsidethedoorovernightwithastick(木棒)init.Thatnightthetemperaturedroppedandeverythingwasfrozen(冻住),includingFrank’sdrink.Thatdidn’tstophimfromtastingit,sotodaywehavePopsiclestoeat.In1642BlaisePascaldesignedthefirstcountingmachinewhenhewas18.Themachinewasforhisfather,ataxcollector,tomakehisjobeasier.Blaisenamedit“thePasealine".Hemadeabout50ofthem,butnobodywasinterestedinit.Peoplethoughtitwouldtakejobsawayfromthem.300yearswentby,andthecalculator(计算器)finallybecameasuccess.In1968,theprogramminglanguage(程序设计语言)，PASCAL,wasnamedafterhim.1．HowoldwasBernieBensonwhenhedesignedtheflag?A．13 B．26 C．46 D．592．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Popsicle”meaninChinese?A．凉 B．美味 C．冰柜 D．冰棒3．WhydidBlaisePascalinventthecalculator?A．Becausehewantedtouseitinatest.B．Becausehewantedtomakehisfather'sjobeasier.C．Becausehewantedtosellitformoney.D．Becausehewantedtoknowhowmuchmoneyheshouldgivetosellers.4．Thispassagemainlytellsusabout_______.A．severalusefulinventionsB．severalinventionsbykidsC．howtomakehistoryD．howtobecomesuccessfulinventorC15、Therewasonceacave(岩洞)nearatown.Itwascalled“CaveofFear”.Anyonewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturn.Peopleinthetownsaidthattherewasamonsterinthecave.Inordertostopthemonsterfromgettingoutofthecave,peopleoftenleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthofthecave,andthesethingsalwaysdisappearedsoon.Oneday,ayoungmancametothetown.Whenheheardaboutthecave,hedecidedtoenterthecaveandfoundoutwhethertherewasamonsterinit.Ashewentdeepintothecave,heheardsomestrangesounds.Sohefollowedthesounds.Suddenly,hefeltthatsomethingwaspushinghisback.Hewastooscaredtoturnaroundtolookatit.Finally,hewaspushedintoahugecavern(洞穴).Asheenteredthecavern,hegotverysurprised.Hefoundthathewasrightinthemiddleofabigparty.Therewerealotofpeopleintheparty.Theywereallthosepeoplewhohadneverreturnedtothetown.Thenthosepeopletoldhimthatthiswastheideaofanoldwisemaninthetown.Theoldwisemanwantedtoshowpeoplethatifsomeonewantedtomakeachange,heshouldbebraveandwantedtohaveatry.Sothewisemanmadeupthestoryofthemonster.Onlybravepeoplecouldenjoybigpartiesinthecavern.1．Thecaveiscalled“CaveofFear”,because_______.A．therewasawisemaninthecaveB．peoplewhotriedtoenteritdidn'treturnC．therewasabigpartyinthecaveD．peoplelikedtoliveinthecave2．Peopleleftgiftsandfoodatthemouthofthecaveinorderto________.A．attracttheyoungmantoenterthecaveB．thankthewisemanforhisgoodideaC．stopthemonstertogetoutofitD．helpthepeopletoholdtheparty3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Successbelongstothebrave.B．Nopains,nogains.C．Seeingisbelieving.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D16、Isitdifficultforyoutogetupinthemorning?Hiroyuki’sbedwillsolveyourproblem!Hereishowitworks.Thebedisconnectedtoanalarmclock(闹钟).First,thealarmclockrings.Youhaveafewminutestowakeup.Next,ataperecorderinthebedplayssoftmusic.ThetaperecorderinHiroyuki’sbedplaysarecordingofhisgirlfriend.Shewhisperedinasoftvoice,“Wakeup,darling,please.”Afterminuteslater,Hiroyukihearsarecordingofhisboss.Hisbossshouts,“Wakeupatonce,oryou’llbelate!”Ifyoudon’tgetupafterthesecondrecording,amechanical(机械的)“foot”inthebedwillkickyouinthehead.Thebedwaitsafewmoreminutes.What!You’restillinbed!Slowlythetopofthebedriseshigherandhigher.Thefootofthebedgoeslowerandlower.Finallyyouslide(滑落)offthebedandontothefloor.Youareoutofbedawake!Hiroyuki’sbedisnotinstores.Thereisonlyonebed—thebedHiroyukimadeforacontest(比赛).MaybesomedayacompanywillmakeHiroyuki’sbedandsellitinstores.Maybepeoplewillbuymillionsofbeds.ThenHiroyukiwillberich.IfthebedmakesHiroyukirich,hewon’tneedtowork,andhewon’tneedtogetupearly!1．Thebedisusefultothepeople________.A．whocan’tsleepwellB．whocan’tgetupearlyC．whogotobedlate2．Thebedisnotconnectedto________.A．analarmclockB．ataperecorderC．aTV3．WhatwillfinallyhappentoHiroyukiifhedoesn’tgetup?A．Hewillslideontothefloor.B．Ataperecorderwillplayarecordingofhisboss.C．Amechanical“foot”willkickhiminthehead.4．WhichisTRUEofthefollowingsentences?A．Hiroyuki’scompanyhasmademanysuchbeds.B．Hiroyuki’sbedistheonlyonemadeforacontest.C．Hiroyukihasmadealotofmoney.5．Theword“whisper”inthesecondparagraphmeans“________”.A．speakloudlyB．speakangrilyC．speakquietlyE17、Ihadneverreallylikedreadingandthoughtitwasawasteoftime.Butoncemyteachertoldourclasstogotothelibraryandfindourfavoritebooks.Ilovebasketball,soIpickedoutabasketballbook.Itwascalled“Hoops”byWaterDeanMyers.Itisagoodnovel,andsuitableforbasketballlovers.ThisstoryisaboutahighschoolballplayernamedLonnie.LonnielivesinapoorfamilyinHarlem,NewYork.Heisagoodbasketballplayeranddreamsofplayingbasketballincollege,andofcourseintheNBA．WhenCal,hisnewcoach,walksintohislife,hejustwantstokeepawayfromhim.Butatlasttheybecomefriendsandfacemanychallengestogether.IamnowreadingmoreofWalterDeanMyers’books.AlotofhisbooksareaboutgrowingupinHarlem,justlikehedid.However,Ilike“Hoops”best.FromLonnie,youwilllearnthatthepeoplearoundyoureallyaffectwhoyouare,andhowmuchithelpstohavethesupportoffamilyandfriendsinyourlife.Thisbookalsomakesmethinkabouthowharditwouldbetogrowupinarough(艰难的)neighborhood.Ihaverealizedthatwemustbelieveinourselveswhenlifegetshard.Ihavelearnedalotfromthisbook,andIthinkanyonewilllearnmuchafterreadingit.Itisagoodstory,andIreallysuggestthateveryonereadit.IhopeyouwillenjoythisbookasmuchasIdo.1．Thewriterpickedouta______inthelibrary.A．historybookB．fashionmagazineC．newspaperD．novel2．Accordingtothestory,Lonnie______.A．hasaveryrichfamilyB．hatestoplayintheNBAC．maygetsomehelpfromhisfamilyD．likeshiscoachfromthebeginning3．“Hoops”isabookabout______.A．theNBAB．collegelifeC．growingupD．havingahobby4．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutWalterDeanMyers?A．“Hoops”ishismostpopularbook.B．Hewasonceabasketballcoach.C．Hebelievesinhimself.D．HegrewupinHarlem.5．Thewriterwrotethepassageto_______.A．showhisinterestinreadingB．teachreadershowtoplaybasketballC．su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B．seven C．six D．five2．ThetoiletsatWroxeterRomanCitycanbefound.A．attheentrance B．8metersfromtheentranceC．8metersfromthevisitorcenter D．attheendofthevisitorcenter3．VisitorscanatWroxeterRomanCity.A．gotoamovie B．buysouvenirsC．swiminapool D．takeavideotour4．Whichofthefollowing