2022-2023学年广东省广州市海珠区初三（上）期中考试英语试卷（附答案详解）

2022-2023学年广东省广州市海珠区初三（上）期中考试英语试

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Longago,therewasaqueen⑴livedinapalace.Shefeltboredandsaidtoheradvisor(顾问),“AHthe

thingsaroundmearetooboring.Ineedadifferentkindofbeauty.Leteveryone(2)thatIwillholda

competitionforthemostbeautifulthingintheworld.Andtheprize(3)thiscrown."

Severaldayslater,lotsofpeoplecametocompetitionandshowedtheirthings.Thequeenwasnot

satisfiedwithwhatshesaw.Theadvisorsuggested,"Whatyouarelookingforcannot(4)toyou.You

mustlookforitby(5).Whataboutajourney?"

Thequeenwasinterested⑹theidea,soshestartedimmediately.(7)shewasontopofthehill

nearherpalace,shelookeddownandsuddenlysomethingcriedinherheart."WhyhaveIneverfoundmy

palacesobeautiful?"

Thequeenspentoneyeartravelling.Shesawbeautyonthefarm,intheforestandeveninthestars

twinkling(闪烁)atnightonherjourney.Butwhatwasthemostbeautifulthing?She(8).Suddenly,she

understoodbeautywaseverywhere.She(9)Ieamtoenjoytheworld.Sheleftthepiecesofhercrownat

differentplacesthatshehasseen.Astimewentby,thequeen'scrowngotsmallerandsmalleruntilnothing

wasleft.

Shefound(10)thingatlast,itwastheworld.

1.A.whoB.whoseC.whichD./

2.A.knowB.toknowC.knowingD.known

3.A.isB.willC.willbeD.was

4.A.bringB.broughtC.bebroughtD.bebring

5.A.youB.yourselfC.yourD.yours

6.A.inB.atC.forD.with

7.A.ThoughB.IfC.SoD.When

8.A.thinksitofB.thinksitoverC.thoughtitoverD.thinkaboutit

9.A.shouldB.couldC.hastoD.would

10.A.beautifulB.morebeautiful

C.mostbeautifulD.themostbeautiful

Howlongcanhumanbeingslive?Mostscientistswhostudyoldagethinkthatthehumanbody

is(11)tolivenolongerthan120years.However,1ɪ0yearsisprobablythelongestthatanyonecould

hopetolive—ifheorsheisextremelyhealthyandlucky.SomescientistsevensayWecanliveaslongas

130years!Yet,ourcellssimplycannotcontinuetoreproduce(12).Theywearout,andasaresult,We

getoldandeventuallydie.

Eventhoughwecan'tliveforever,wecanlivea(13)lifethaneverbefore.In1900,

Americans'averagelifespanwasonly47years,buttodayitis75years!Whendoesoldagebeginthen?

Sixty-fivemaybeout-of-dateasthe(14)linebetweenmiddleageandoldage.Afterall,manyolder

peopledon,tbegintoexperiencephysicalandmentaldeclineuntilafterage75.

Peoplearelivinglongerbecausemorepeople(15)childhood.Beforemodernmedicinechanged

thelawsofnature,manychildrendiedofcommonchildhood(16).Nowthatthechancesofdying

youngaremuchlower,thechancesoflivinglongaremuchhigherduetobetterdietsandhealthcare.

Onthewhole,ourpopulationisgettingolder.Thenourpopulationwillhavelastingeffectsonour

social(17),developmentandourwayoflife.Somepeoplefearsuchchangeswillbefortheworse,

whilesomesee(18),notdisaster.Today,manymenandwomenintheir"goldenyearuarehealthy,still

activeandyoungin(19)ifnotinage.

Asoursocietygrowsold,Weneedthe(20)ofouroldercitizens.Withlonglivesaheadofthem,

theyneedtostayaliveandbedevoted.

11.A.discoveredB.chosenC.improvedD.designed

12.A.rapidlyB.harmlesslyC.endlesslyD.separately

13.A.busierB.longerC.richerD.happier

14.A.finishingB.waitingC.guidingD.dividing

15.A.enjoyB.surviveC.rememberD.value

16.A.diseasesB.fearsC.worriesD.problems

17.A.changesB.safetyC.increasesD.improve

18.A.dreamsB.chancesC.choicesD.strengths

19.A.mindB.appearanceC.voiceD.movement

20.A.contributionsB.protectionC.suggestionD.

introductions

Littlebirdstalkwiththeirsistersandbrothersintheirnest.Theymakeasoundforfood.Mumtells

themtobequietwhendangercomes.Butnowanewstudyfindsthatkindoftalkbeginslongbeforethe

babiesareborn.Evenintheeggs,theycantalkwitheachotherandknowwhentogetoutorwhentokeep

waiting.

Tocheckthatfinding,ateamofscientistsfromSpainwatchedunbornbirdscarefullyinSalvora

Island.Overthere,seabirdsproduceeggsandminkseatbabybirds.Soitisquiteadangerousplacefor

babybirds.Knowingwhentocomeoutoftheeggisamatteroflifeanddeath.

Scientistscollectedseabirdeggsandputthemintotwogroups.Whenminkscome,aparentwillgive

warningcallstothebabybirds.Scientistsplayedthosecallsforonegroup.Whiletheothergroupstayedin

asafebox.Theywouldneverhearsuchcalls.

Whenscientistsputalltheeggstogether,theyfoundsomethingsuɪprising:afterreceivingwarning

calls,theeggsvibratedmorethantheothers.Thosevibrationsmovedfromoneeggtoanother.Itwasjust

liketherewereearsintheeggs.Itwasclearthatunbornbirdstalkedwiththeirsistersandbrothersabout

danger.

21.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.amagiceggB.awildanimalC.anewstudyD.ahugebox

22.ScientistswatchedunbornbirdsinSalvoraIslandbecausetheywantedto.

A.checkwhenbirdsbegintalking

B.protecttheseabirdsindanger

C.takephotosOfbeautifulseabirds

D.knowwhenbirdsgetoutofeggs

23.Howdidscientistsdotheirresearch?

φcolIectedbirdeggs②Playedwarningcalls③PUteggstogether©puteggsingroup

A.①一②—③—>④B.①一④—>②—③C.②—①一④一③D.②—①一③一④

24.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.BirdsinDangerB.LovefromEggs

C.NatureforBirdsD.TalkintheEggs

D

Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly70%

oftheEarth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthatisseawater,orsaltwaterwhichisnot

drinkable.Mancanonlydrinkandusetheother3%-freshwaterfromrivers,lakes,underground,and

othersources.Butwecannotevenuseallofthat.However,ourneedforwaterisbecominglargeralmost

daybyday.Weshouldtakestepstodealwiththisproblemnowandinthiswaywecanavoidaserious

worldwidewatershortagelateron.

WeallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourVaIUabIewater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelopways

ofreusingit.Todayinmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonceandthensentoutintoasewagesystem.

Fromthereitreturnstotheseaorrunsintoundergroundplaces.

Butevenifeverylargecityreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Allwehavetodo,to

makeuseofseawaterintheworld,istoremovethesalt.Ifwetakethesestepswe'llbeinnodangerof

dryingup.

25.AboutoftheEarth,swaterisfresh.

A.70%B.30%C.3%D.1%

26.Theworldisthirstyforwaterbecause.

A.manhasn'tgotenoughfoodtoeat

B.Wehaven,tgotenoughfreshwater

C.only70%oftheEarth,ssurfaceiswater

D.morewaterissentintoasewagesystem

27.Theunderlinedword"valuable"means”π.

A.muchandsaltyB.dearanduseful

C.cheapandusefulD.muchandhelpful

28.WhatshouldWedoifWewanttohaveenoughfreshwater?

a.Makefulluseoftheseawater.

b.Cariysaltwaterintolakesorrivers.

c.Trytosavethefreshwaterasmuchaspossible.

d.Doourbesttousethewateragain.

e.DrinkanduseallthewaterontheEarth,ssurface.

A.candeB.aanddC.a,canddD.b,dande

29.Thebestbutthemostdifficultwaytosolvethewaterproblemoftheworldisto.

A.removethesaltfromtheseawater

B.makethewaterinthecitiesclean

C.takewaterfromunderground

D.maketheneedforwatersmaller

30.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.TheWorldisNotOnlyHungryButAlsoThirsty

B.WeShouldMakeStepsToDealWithTheWaterProblem

C.TheWorld'sWaterProblem

D.TheFreshWaterIsStillEnough

E

ThecartoonseriesBearsNoie《熊出没》ispopularwithpeopleofagesinChinaatthemoment.Bald

strong,aIOgging（原木）teamboss,cametothebeautifulHeilongjiangforesttoharvestlogswithaboss,

Lee,strust.Buttheforesthadhidden（已经藏着）twoteιτiblerivals（对手）forestowner,bearbrothers!

XiongDaandXiongEr!

Lookingattheforestwasdestroyed,bearbrothersdecidedtofightwithBaldstrongtoprotecttheforest.

XiongDaissocleverthathecanbeatBaldstrongeasily.XiongErisnotascleverashisbrotherbuthis

bruteforce（蛮力）.ButtheCUnning（狡猾的）headcannotleavesoeasily.Foralongtimehomedefense（防

御）lastedandBaldstrongtrieddifferentthoughtstobeatbearbrothersandcutdownlogs,buteverytime

hefailed.FinallyBaldstronglostBossLee,strustandgotnothing.Asthesayingsays,doinggoodwillbe

repaidanddoingevil（罪恶）willbePUniShed（被惩罚）∙

Thecartoonstoryshowsusanactivetopicinlaughter,andtwobearsfacingthefailurefeelhopeful.It

alsotellsustoprotectforests,protecttheenvironment,protectecologicalbalance（生态平衡）inour

everydaylife.

31.ispopularwithpeopleofagesinChinanow.

A.MickeyMouseB.WinniethePooh

C.BearsNoteD.TheSnowWhite

32.Whodoyouthinkdestroyedtheforest?

A.Baldstrong.B.XiongDa.

C.XiongEr.D.XiongDaandXiongEr.

33.CanXiongErsometimesalsobeatBaldstrongwithhisbruteforce?

A.Yes,hecan.B.No,hecan,t.C.No,hecan.D.Yes,hecan,t.

34.Thestoryshows.

A.anactivetopicinlaughter

B.twobearsfacingthefailurearehopeful

C.moretoencouragepeopleinpleasure

D.allofaboveareright

35.Fromthecartoontelevisionseries,weknow.

A.bearbrothersdecidednottofightwithBaldstrongtoprotecttheforest

B.doinggoodwillberepaidanddoingevilwillbepunished

C.XiongErissocleverthathecanbeatBaldstrongeasily

D.ittellsUSthatweshouldnotprotectforests

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38.Theunderlinedword"incredible"istheclosestinmeaningto.

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A.HewillletMarioknowwhatPoshiethoughtofhim.

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C.HewillgiveMarioasalaryraiseforhisservicetoPoshie.

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A.inatravelguideB.onawebsite

C.inastorybookD.onanewspaper

Manypeopleliketokeeppets.Dogsandcatsareverypopularpets.Somepeople,however,keepbirdsor

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Ifyouwanttohaveapet,youcanbuyonefromapetshopbutyoumustbecarefulnottobuya

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TheRSPCAinHongKongcarriesoutthisaim(目标).(4)Theylookafterthemuntiltheyare

healthyagain.PeoplevisitingtheRSPCAmaychoosetheirpetsfromtheseanimalsandyoucanbe

surethatyouwillgetahealthypet.Iflateryourpetbecomesill,youcantakeittothedoctorsatthe

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(5)Youmustremembertofeeditatsuitabletimes.Youshouldalsogiveitacleanand

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A.TheRSPCAofficerscollectanimalswhichhavenohomesandareleftinthestreet.

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42.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

43.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

44.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

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46.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.E

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SuddenlyIsawthealienjumpinfrontofme.Ittriedtorunawaybetweenmylegs.AlthoughI

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me.SoonIfoundIhadd(4)inmoving.Itseemedthatɪwastiedbyarope.Iwonderedwhat

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Iwaswokenupbysomen(5)sound.IgotupandsawmyparentswatchingTVintheliving

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wasinredinmydream.

⑴_____

⑵_____

⑶_____

(4)_____

⑸_____

48.你经常去那个动物园吗？

youtothatzoo?

49.这篇文章由四段组成。

Thistextisfourparagraphs

50.我不能决定我应该做什么。

Ican,tɪ.

51.我的叔叔努力工作以便能在五年内买一套公寓。

Myuncleworkshardhecanbuyaflatinfiveyears.

52.瞧！我们大都长得和老师一样高啦！

Look!Mostofusareourteachers!

53.亲爱的同学们，当你考入高中的时候，你会面临选择是住校还是走读的问题。上周五,

你班同学就这一话题uShouIdwestudyinaboardingschool?,,展开了讨论。不同学生有不同的

看法。请你根据下面表格中的提示写一篇短文，谈谈大家的观点及你的看法。（80-100词。

短文开头已给出，不计入总词数）

SomestudentsOtherstudentsMyopinion

★beindependent★betakengoodcareof

★payallattentiontoschoolwork★food・・・

★makemanyfriends★communicate

ShouldWestudyinaboardingSChOO1?LaStFriday,C)UrCIaSShadadiscussionaboutWhetherWe

shouldstudyinaboardingschoolwhenwegetintoseniorhighschool.

答案和解析

l~10.【答案】A、A、C、C、B、A、D、C、A、D

【解析】略

1.略

2.略

3.略

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