13上海市民办上宝中学2022-2023学年九年级下学期期中测试英语试题

2022学年第二学期初三英语期中测试卷（满分：140分时间：90分钟）Part1Listening(第一部分听力)I.ListeningComprehension（听力理解）（共25分）A.Listenandchoosetherightpicture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(5分)ABCDEFG1.________2._______3._________4.__________5.__________B.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案):(5分)6.A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.D.Snowy.7.A.At9:30.B.At10:30.C.At11:30.D.At13:30.8.A.Friends.B.Neighbours.C.Relatives.D.Classmates.9.A.Necessary.B.Boring.C.Interesting.D.Expensive.10.A.Jessicaispreparingthedinner.B.Davidisgoodatdriving.C.Jessicaiscomplainingaboutthetraffic.D.Davidislateforthedinner.C.Listentothepassageandtellwhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）(5分)11.Mr.Brownistakingajobinterview.12.Withoutwritingexperience,Mr.Browncan’twriteanyscientificpapers.13.Mr.Brownisgoodatwordprocessingandcantypeabout60wordsaminute.14.Mr.Brownisexpectedtotravelabroadalot,evenduringholidays.15.Fromthedialogue,wecanlearnthatMr.Brownislikelytogetthejoboffer.D.Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowingsentences.(听对话,用听到的单词完成下列内容,每空格限填一词。)（10分）16.OnPancakeTuesday,everyonegoesdowntotheroadnexttothebeachwhena_____________isrung.17.Inpancakeraces,peopleusually_____________afryingpanandtossapancakeatthesametime.18.Cheeserollingoften_____________inspring,inthesouth-westofEngland.19_____________snailownerstakepartintheraceeveryyear.20.Afterthesnailrace,there’susuallya_____________fortheownersandon-lookers.Part2Phonetics,GrammarandVocabulary(第二部分语音、语法和词汇)Ⅱ.Choosethebestanswer（选择最恰当的答案）（共15分）1.Tocut________longstoryshort,wearenowstuckathome.A.the B.an C.a D./【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：长话短说，我们现在被困在家里。考查冠词。the定冠词，特指双方已知或上文提及人或物；an泛指“一个”，用于元音音素开头的单词前；a泛指“一个”，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；/零冠词。“cutalongstoryshort”意为“简而言之”，long发音以辅音音素开头，故选C。2.________pityitisthatwemissedthechancetohavethespringoutingatDisneyland.A.How B.What C.Whata D.Whatan【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：真遗憾，我们错过了去迪斯尼乐园春游的机会。考查感叹句。感叹句句型有：①What+名词短语+主谓；②How+形容词/副词+主谓。pity“遗憾”是名词，故用What引导感叹句，且pity意为“遗憾”是可数名词，且发音以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a。故选C。3.Neitherfilmisinteresting,butthisoneismoreinterestingthan________.A.another B.theothers C.theother D.other【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：两部电影都不有趣，但这一部比另一部有趣。考查普通不定代词。another（不确定数目中的）另外一个；theothers其余的（表示在一个范围内的其他全部）；theother（两个中）另外一个；other其他的。根据“Neitherfilmisinteresting”可知，两部电影之中这部比另外一部有趣，使用theother。故选C。4.TomSawyerimpressedme________hisconsiderationandadventurousspirit.A.with B.for C.on D.through【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：汤姆·索耶的体贴和冒险精神给我留下了深刻的印象。考查介词辨析。with和；for为了；on在上面；through通过。impresssb.withsth.“用……给某人留下印象”，固定用法。故选A。5.Dannysawabeautifulbirdflying________theopenwindowjustnow.A.through B.across C.from D.in【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：Danny刚才看到一只漂亮的鸟儿飞进了开着的窗户。考查介词辨析。A.through穿过，常指从物体内部穿过；B.across穿过，常指从物体表面横过；C.from从……起；D.in在……里。根据空后“theopenwindow”可知是从窗户内部穿过，用介词through。故选A。6.Canyouimagine________havingthetimeofyourlifeduringthesummerholiday?A.you B.your C.yourself D.yours【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：你能想象自己在暑假期间度过的美好时光吗？考查反身代词。you你/你们，人称代词主格或宾格；your你的/你们的，形容词性物主代词；yourself你自己，反身代词；yours你的，名词性物主代词。根据“Canyouimagine…havingthetimeofyourlife”可知，此处考查imagineoneselfdoingsth.“想象某人自己做某事”，动词短语，应用yourself，其中yourself作动词imagine的宾语，强调“imagine”这个动作的对象是“你”自己。故选C。7.Theplanforthe14thbirthdaycelebrationinthehallsounds________.A.greatly B.wonderfully C.kindly D.lovely【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：在大厅里庆祝14岁生日的计划听起来不错。考查词汇辨析。greatly非常地，极大地；wonderfully很好地；kindly亲切地，温和地，仁慈地；lovely可爱的，迷人的；令人愉快的，美好的。sounds是感官系动词，其后应跟形容词作表语，四个选项只有D是形容词，其它三项都是副词。故选D。8.Therewassomuch________thatwewereanhourlateforwork.A.passenger B.bus C.traffic D.car【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：交通太拥挤了，我们上班迟到了一个小时。考查名词辨析。passenger乘客；bus公共汽车；traffic路上行驶的车辆，交通；car汽车。根据空前“much”可知，此处应填不可数名词，选项中只有traffic为不可数名词。故选C。9.Thethiefwascaught________hepickedawalletoutofaman’spocket.A.assoonas B.while C.asfaras D.aslongas【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：小偷一从男人口袋里掏出钱包就被抓住了。考查连词辨析。assoonas一……就；while当；asfaras就……而言；aslongas只要。根据“Thethieswascaught...hepickedawalletoutofaman’spocket”可知是一从男人口袋里掏出钱包就被抓住了，用assoonas引导时间状语从句。故选A。10.Thelittlegirlcouldn’thelpcryingbecauseshe________anucleicacidtesting.A.hasneverhad B.hadneverhad C.didn’thave D.neverhad【答案】B【解析】【详解】句意：这个小女孩忍不住哭了因为她从来没有做过核酸检测。考查动词时态。hasneverhad从来没有，用于现在完成时；hadneverhad从来没有，用于过去完成时；didn’thave没有，用于一般过去时；neverhad从来没有，用于一般过去时。“Thelittlegirlcouldn’thelpcrying”发生在过去，而没有做过核酸发生在这之前，即过去过去，用过去完成时。故选B。11.Couldyoutellme________?A.whenhehasgone B.whydidyoulookworriedC.what’swrongwithyourleg D.whoareyoulookingfor【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：你能告诉我你的腿怎么了吗？考查宾语从句。宾语从句应该用陈述语序，B、D两项都是疑问语序，排除B、D；A项是when引导的宾语从句，不能用现在完成时；C项是what引导的宾语从句，what在从句中作主语，是陈述语序。故选C。12.Manysillypictures________onherMoments(朋友圈)everydayandI’vedecidedtoblockher.A.posted B.haveposted C.areposted D.post【答案】C【解析】【详解】句意：每天都有很多愚蠢的照片发布在她的朋友圈上，我决定屏蔽她。考查被动语态。句子主语Manysillypictures和谓语post“发布”之间是被动关系，用被动语态bedone。故选C。13.They________helpthen.Theymanagedtodoitbythemselves.A.didn’tneedany B.didn’tneedtoC.needn’tany D.didn’tneedtoany【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：当时他们不需要任何帮助。他们自己设法做到了。考查need的用法。根据“They...helpthen”可知此处help是名词，故need在此处是实义动词，变否定句时借助助动词didn’t，后加动词原形need，否定句中用any。故选A。14.Peopleintheclosedareas(封控区)________getoutoftheirhousesexceptforemergency.A.mustn’t B.can’t C.shouldn’t D.oughtn’t【答案】A【解析】【详解】句意：除了紧急情况外，封闭区域内的人们不能离开他们的家园。考查情态动词。mustn’t禁止；can’t不能；shouldn’t不应该；oughtn’t不应该。根据“getoutoftheirhousesexceptforemergency.”可知封闭区域内的人们禁止离开他们的房子。故选A。15.—Thecaseisveryheavy,MissWu.Wouldyoulikemetocarryitforyou?—________A.Withpleasure. B.No,youneedn’t.C.Yes,I’dloveto. D.It’sverykindofyou.【答案】D【解析】【详解】句意：——吴小姐，这个箱子很重。要我帮你拿吗？——你真是太好了。考查情景交际。Withpleasure.乐意效劳；No,youneedn’t.不，你不必；Yes,I’dloveto.是的，我愿意；It’sverykindofyou.你真是太好了。根据“Wouldyoulikemetocarryitforyou?”可知，对对方主动提出的帮助，可回答“你太好了”。故选D。Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphraseinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次).A.speechB.difficultC.easyD.publishedE.everTodaywe’lltalkaboutoneofAmerica’sbest-knownwriters,MarkTwain.We’llalsotalkabouthisfamousbook,TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn(《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》).MarkTwainwroteTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnin1884.Sincethen,thebookhasbeen____16____inatleastsixtylanguages.Somepeoplesayitisthebestbook____17____createdbyanAmericanwriter.MarkTwainwasthefirstwritertousethe____18____ofcommonAmericansinhisbooks.HeshowedthatsimpleAmericanEnglishcouldbeasfineatoolforgreatwritingasmore____19____alanguage.Throughhisbooks,hecapturedAmericanexperiencesasnootherwriterhad.【答案】16.D17.E18.A19.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了美国作家马克·吐温。【16题详解】句意：从那时起，这本书已经以至少60种语言出版。根据“thebookhasbeen”可知是这本书被出版，选项D“出版”符合。故选D。【17题详解】句意：有人说这是美国作家曾经创作的最好的书。根据“itisthebestbook...createdbyanAmericanwriter”可知是美国作家曾经创作的最好的书，选项E“曾经”符合。故选E。【18题详解】句意：马克·吐温是第一个在书中使用普通美国人讲话的作家。根据“usethe...ofcommonAmericans”可知是使用普通美国人讲话的作家，选项A“讲话”符合。故选A。【19题详解】句意：他表明，简单的美式英语可以像更难的语言一样成为优秀写作的工具。根据“simpleAmericanEnglishcouldbeasfineatoolforgreatwritingasmore...alanguage”可知是简单的英语可以像难的英语一样成为写作工具，选项B“困难的”符合。故选B。Completethefollowingpassagewiththewordsorphraseinthebox.Eachcanonlybeusedonce(将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)A.prepareB.responsibilitiesC.celebrateD.commonE.makeupComing-of-ageceremoniesarerituals(仪式)heldallovertheworldto____20____ayoungperson’stransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthood.Forexample,Inuitboysgoouttothewildernesswiththeirfatherstotesttheirhuntingskills;SenufogirlsreceivetraininginaceremonialdancecalledtheNgoronto____21____fortheirentryintowomanhood.Theagevariesfromculturetoculture.Theritualsarealsodiverseandlikelytochangeastimegoesby.Butonethingthatallcoming-of-ageceremonieshavein____22____isthattheyencourageayoungpersontotakeonrightsand____23____asanadult.【答案】20.C21.A22.D23.B【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了成人礼的仪式及它的意义。20题详解】句意：成人仪式是世界各地举行庆祝年轻人从儿童到成年人的仪式。根据“ayoungperson’stransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthood.”可知，是庆祝年轻人从童年到成年，celebrate“庆祝”，不定式符号to后跟动词原形。故选C。【21题详解】句意：塞努福女孩接受一种名为Ngoron仪式的舞蹈培训，为她们成为成年女性做准备。preparefor“为……做准备”，固定短语，不定式符号to后跟动词原形。故选A。【22题详解】句意：但所有的成年礼都有一个共同点，那就是鼓励年轻人承担成年人的权利和责任。haveincommon“有共同点”，固定短语。故选D。【23题详解】句意：但所有的成年礼都有一个共同点，那就是鼓励年轻人承担成年人的权利和责任。根据“takeonrightsand”可知，是指承担权利和责任，responsibilities“责任”符合语境。故选B。Ⅳ.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)(共8分)24.Todayismyfather’s_________birthday.(forty)【答案】fortieth【解析】【详解】句意：今天是我父亲四十岁的生日。分析句子可知，此处表示“四十岁生日”，应填入意为“第四十”序数词，修饰名词birthday。基数词forty可转换为序数词fortieth，意为“第四十”，符合句意，故填fortieth。25.Youare_________toreadcoming-of-agenovelslikeTheadventuresofTomSawyer.(encourage)【答案】encouraged【解析】【详解】句意：我们鼓励你阅读成长小说，如《汤姆·索亚历险记》。此处主语you和谓语encourage之间是被动关系，故此处用过去分词和be动词构成被动语态。故填encouraged。26.Johncameacrossafriendof_________whenhewasonabusinesstripinAustralia.(he)【答案】his【解析】【详解】句意：约翰在澳大利亚出差时遇到了他的一个朋友。根据“afriendof...”可知是他的一个朋友，空后无名词，此处用名词性物主代词his“他的”。故填his。27.Nowthatweareinstrictlockdown,momhasto_________vegetablesforprintingpaper.(change)【答案】exchange【解析】【详解】句意：现在我们被严格封锁了，妈妈不得不用蔬菜换打印纸。结合“…vegetablesforprintingpaper”和提示词“change”可知，此处考查exchange…for…“用……换……”，动词短语，因此应将动词change“更换”改为exchange“互换”；根据空前“hasto”可知，此处用动词原形。故填exchange。28.Thesmogfromthefirehasalreadycausedhundredsof_________andillnesses.(death)【答案】deaths【解析】【详解】句意：大火产生的烟雾已经造成数百人死亡和疾病。hundredsof“数百”，后加名词复数。death“死亡”的复数是deaths。故填deaths。29.Communityvolunteersareputtingonthe_________clothing.(protect)【答案】protective【解析】【详解】句意：社区志愿者正在穿防护服。根据空后clothing可知，此处需填形容词，作定语修饰tect“保护”，动词，其形容词为protective“防护的”。protectiveclothing表示“防护服”。故填protective。30.I_________lostmyselfinthebrillianceoftheearthwhenIwasupinspace.(complete)【答案】completely【解析】【详解】句意：当我在太空时，我完全沉浸在地球的光辉中。complete是形容词，副词是completely“完全地”，此处应用副词修饰动词lost。故填completely。31.The_________havesufferedfromhighoilpricerecentlybecauseofthewar.(European)【答案】Europeans【解析】【详解】句意：由于战争，欧洲人最近遭受了高油价的影响。根据句子谓语“havesuffered”可知，句子主语应是复数形式，故用名词European“欧洲人”的复数形式Europeans作句子的主语。故填Europeans。V.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根据所给要求完成句子,每空格限填一词)(共14分)32.Thenewlibrarywillbeopenuntil9:00p.m.(对划线部分提问)________________willthenewlibrarybeopen?【答案】①.How②.long【解析】【详解】句意：新图书馆将开放到晚上九点。until9:00p.m“直到晚上九点”，表示时间段，提问时疑问词用howlong“多长时间”，故填How；long。33.Mrs.Whitecouldhardlybelieveitwastrue.(改为反意疑问句)Mrs.Whitecouldhardlybelieveitwastrue,________________?【答案】①.could②.she【解析】【详解】句意：怀特太太简直不敢相信这是真的。反意疑问句的结构是：肯定的陈述句+否定的附加疑问句；否定的陈述句+肯定的附加疑问句。附加疑问句的结构是：be动词、助动词或情态动词+人称代词。反意疑问句前后两部分的主语在人称和数方面要保持一致，be动词、助动词或情态动词也要保持一致。分析题干可知，陈述句含有hardly“几乎不”，所以表示否定意义，附加疑问句则要用肯定式，陈述句包含情态动词could，主语是Mrs.White，为女性，所以第一空填could，第二空填she。故填could；she。34.Ifyougivehimanothertwocakes,hewillbesatisfied.(保持句意基本不变)Hewon’tbesatisfied________yougivehimtwo________cakes.【答案】①.unless②.more【解析】【详解】句意：如果你再给他两块蛋糕，他就会满意的。根据句意可以转化成“他不会满意的，除非你再给他两块蛋糕”，“除非”unless；“another+数量+名词”可以转化成“数量+more+名词”，anothertwocakes“再两块蛋糕”转化成twomorecakes。故填unless；more。35.DoesMickusuallychatontheInternetwithhisfriends?(改为宾语从句)Couldyoutellme_________Mickusually________ontheInternetwithhisfriendsornot?【答案】①.whether②.chats【解析】【详解】句意：米克经常和他的朋友在网上聊天吗？根据题干可知，此处要求变成宾语从句；句中有“ornot”，对应的引导语应用whether“是否”；宾语从句的时态为一般现在时，主语“Mick”为第三人称单数，从句的谓语动词chat应用三单形式chats。故填whether；chats。36.Thefiremenputoutthefirebeforeitgotdestructive.(改为被动语态)Thefire________________outbeforeitgotdestructive.【答案】①.was②.put【解析】【详解】句意：消防队员在大火变得具有破坏性之前把它扑灭了。原句宾语thefire变成句子主语，则主动语态需变成被动语态，由原句可知，句子是一般过去时，则需变成一般过去时的被动语态was/weredone。主语thefire是三单，be动词用was，put的过去分词是put。故填was；put。37.OurteacheraskedDavidtosolvethemathsproblemhimself.(保持句意基本不变)OurteacheraskedDavidto________________themathsproblemhimself.【答案】①.work②.out【解析】【详解】句意：我们老师让大卫自己解这道数学题。对照原句可知，空处应填solve的同义词，可用workout表示“解决”，to后跟动词原形。故填work；out。38.allow,clothes,to,instyle,students,mostschools,wear,don’t(连词成句)____________________________________________________.【答案】Mostschoolsdon’tallowstudentstowearclothesinstyle【解析】【详解】根据标点可知应用陈述句。主语是mostschools，谓语动词是allow，否定形式是don’tallow；allowsbtodosth“允许某人做某事”，故宾语是students，宾语补足语是towearclothes；instyle作后置定语修饰clothes。故填Mostschoolsdon’tallowstudentstowearclothesinstyle“大多数学校不允许学生穿时髦的衣服”。Part3ReadingandWriting(第三部分读写)VI.Readingcomprehension（阅读理解）(共50分)Choosethebestanswer(根据下列内容，选择恰当的答案)Youwrotetomeaboutyourproblems.Youdreamoftravelling,andyouwonderhow,asateenager,youcanmakeitdespitelittlesupportfromyourparents.Iunderstandthatyouarenotveryhappyabouttakingthesubjectsthatdon’tinterestyou.Youdon’tthinkyouwilleverneedmuchofwhatyouarestudyingrightnow.Whilesomeofyourlessonsmaynotseemdirectlyrelevantto(相关)yourneedsatthemoment,youarelearningvaluablestudyskills.Youdoneedtheseskillstoanalysetheworldaroundyou,toprocessinformation,andaboveall,tothinkforyourself.Theseexactskillswillhelpyouovercomeobstaclesthatstandbetweenyouandyourtraveldreams.Isaydreambigbutstaypractical.However,it’sthepracticalpartthatmostpeoplemiss.Eventhemostpleasantlifehasitsobstacles,butasetbackwon’tpreventyoufromreachingyourdreamsifyoustayrootedinthepractical.Theroadinfrontofyouwillneverbeeasy.Beprepared,chartarouteaheadandthenactuallysticktoit.Ofcourse,asateen,youhavesomelimitationswhenmakingyourtravelplans.Yourparentshaveasayinwhereandhowyoutravel.Theamountofmoneytheycanspendonyourtravelisalsoafactor.Costwilldetermineyourexperience—whetheryouvisitEurope,participateinastudentexchangeprogramme,orstayandworktohelpwithfamilyfinances.Giventhelimitationsthathaveshapedyourlifeuntilnow,Ihopeyouwillmaintainyourtraveldreams.Aplanfortravelactslikeasilentshiprunningalongsideyourlifeasyoutakeyourfirstsolostepsintotheworld.Itistherewaitingforyou,alwaysinvitingyoutosteponboard.TravelwasagoalIbelievedwouldfinallysignalthatIhadmadeitthroughtothenextchapterofmylife.Imadeitthere.Youcan,too.39.Whatkindofwritingisit?A.Astoryinanewspaper B.AreplytoaletterC.Atipforkeentravellers D.Areportinamagazine40.Whichofthefollowingisnottheskillsyoulearnfromsubjectsthatarenotinteresting?A.analysingtheworld B.processinginformationC.thinkingforyourself D.travellingindream41.Theunderlinedwordschartarouteinparagraph3probablymeans_________.A.makeaplan B.followawayC.makeamap D.haveadream42.Howmanylimitationsarementionedinparagraph4?A.2 B.3 C.4 D.543.Whichofthefollowingisnotaproblemmentionedinthepassage?A.boringsubjects B.unsupportiveparentsC.limitedmoney D.shortage(短缺)oftime44.Youaregoingtorecommend(推荐)thepassagetooneofyourfriendswhomaybehelpedbyit.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitableone?A.Peter,aged16,spendstoomuchtimeonTVseries.B.Lisa,aged35,asuperfanofextremesports.C.Bin,aged30,atravellerstuckathomebecauseofthepandemic.D.Lin,aged15,quitsclassesagainstparents’will(意愿)topractisebasketball.【答案】39.B40.D41.A42.A43.D44.D【解析】【导语】本文主要是回复一位年轻人关于旅行和学业方面的问题。【39题详解】推理判断题。根据“Youwrotetomeaboutyourproblems.”可推知，这篇文章是回复别人的来信。故选B。【40题详解】细节理解题。根据“Youdoneedtheseskillstoanalysetheworldaroundyou,toprocessinformation,andaboveall,tothinkforyourself.”可知，“分析周围的世界，处理信息，独立思考”这些技能都是可以从学科中学习到的。故选D。【41题详解】词句猜测题。结合前后文可知，这里指的是“制定计划”。故选A。【42题详解】细节理解题。根据“Yourparentshaveasayinwhereandhowyoutravel.Theamountofmoneytheycanspendonyourtravelisalsoafactor.”可知，这里提到了两项限制。故选A。【43题详解】细节理解题。根据“Youdreamoftravelling,andyouwonderhow,asateenager,youcanmakeitdespitelittlesupportfromyourparents.”和“Iunderstandthatyouarenotveryhappyabouttakingthesubjectsthatdon’tinterestyou.”以及“Theamountofmoneytheycanspendonyourtravelisalsoafactor.”可知，“无聊的学科，不支持的父母，有限的钱”都是文章中提到的问题，“时间不足”没有提到。故选D。【44题详解】推理判断题。根据“Youwrotetomeaboutyourproblems.Youdreamoftravelling,andyouwonderhow,asateenager,youcanmakeitdespitelittlesupportfromyourparents.”可知，本文是一封回给一名青少年的信，这名青少年有旅行的梦想却不被父母支持，选项中和这名青少年情况相似的只有D选项。故选D。Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(选择最恰当的选项完成短文).MrsLi,theEnglishteacher,gavetheclassawritingassignment.“Writesomethinginsomewayrelatedtosummervacation,”shesaid.“Beas___45___asyoucan.But,”theteacheradded,“makesureyouuseproperspellingandgrammar.”ThatnightJimsatathisdeskathomeand___46___ablanksheetofpaper.Hedidn’twanttowriteabouthissummervacationasusual.Whatcouldhewriteabout,exceptadog,awaterpark,andtwoweeksofcamp?Boring...He’dactuallybeenhappytogetbacktoschool.Sohewrotewhathewanted.Notanessayatallbutashortstory,sciencefiction.Itwasaboutadistant___47___thatdidn’thavesummer—itwasspringallthetime.Anditdidn’thavevacationseither.Thealiensworked24hoursaday.Theywishedtheyhadvacations.Thenextmorninghehandedinthestory,butlaterthatnighthe____48____awakeuntil3a.m.,thinking,“WhydidIdothat?WillMrsLithinkIignoredtheassignment?”Englishwashisfavoriteclass.MaybehewouldbegMrsLiforachancetowriteanotherone,thesortshewanted.Butwhenhegottoclassthefollowingday,itturnedoutthatMrsLihadalreadyreadandgradedtheessays.Theteachersaid,“I’mgoingtopassbackyoursummervacationwriting___49___.Butbeforethat,I’mafraidI’vegotsomeratherharshwordstosay.Almosteveryoneinclasssimplywroteanessayabouthisorhersummervacation...Almosteveryone.”“Thisisbad,”Jimthought,“I’mgettinganF,Iknowit.”“But,”theteachercontinued,“oneofyouhadthecouragetobeasimaginativeasIaskedyoutobe.JimMartinwastheonlyonewhogotanAontheassignment.”Jimcouldn’t___50___.45.A.careful B.thoughtful C.creative D.fast46.A.wroteon B.lookedat C.workedon D.thoughtover47.A.planet B.place C.plane D.point48.A.lied B.lay C.laid D.lain49.A.soonerorlater B.everynowandthenC.forthetimebeing D.inaminute50.A.believehisears B.turnadeafearC.jumpoutofhisskin D.callitaday【答案】45.C46.B47.A48.B49.D50.A【解析】【导语】本文讲述了李老师给学生们布置了一次写作任务，学生Jim写了一则短篇科幻故事，他原以为老师会给他的写作评“F”，没想到最后Jim的写作竟得了“A”。【45题详解】句意：尽你所能发挥创造力。careful认真的；thoughtful体贴的；creative有创造力的；fast迅速的。根据下文“‘But,’theteachercontinued,‘oneofyouhadthecouragetobeasimaginativeasIaskedyoutobe...’”可知，老师要求学生发挥想象力，即要尽可能地有创造性。故选C。【46题详解】句意：那天晚上，Jim坐在家里的书桌前，看着一张白纸。wroteon在……上写字；lookedat看；workedon从事，继续工作；thoughtover仔细考虑。根据“ThatnightJimsatathisdeskathomeand...ablanksheetofpaper.Hedidn’twanttowriteabouthissummervacationasusual.Whatcouldhewriteabout,exceptadog,awaterpark,andtwoweeksofcamp?”可知，Jim坐在桌前，看着一张白纸，不知道要写什么。故选B。【47题详解】句意：这有关于一个没有夏天的遥远星球——那里一直都是春天。planet行星；place地方；plane飞机；point观点。根据下文“Thealiensworked24hoursaday.”可知，此处应是指“星球或行星”。故选A。【48题详解】句意：第二天早上他上交了那个故事，但那天晚上晚些时候，他醒着躺在那里，一直到凌晨3点。lied说谎（过去式）；lay躺（过去式）；laid铺放（过去式）；lain躺（过去分词）。根据“laterthatnighthe...awakeuntil3a.m.”可知，那天晚上他醒着躺在那里，一直到凌晨3点。句子用一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式lay。故选B。【49题详解】句意：我一会儿就会把你们的暑假作文传回去。soonerorlater迟早；everynowandthen偶尔；forthetimebeing暂时；inaminute一会儿，很快。根据上文“Butwhenhegottoclassthefollowingday,itturnedoutthatMrsLihadalreadyreadandgradedtheessays.”可知，老师已经阅读过学生写的作文并给作文评分了，所以很快就会把作文发回给学生。故选D。【50题详解】句意：Jim不敢相信自己的耳朵。believehisears相信他的耳朵；turnadeafear充耳不闻；jumpoutofhisskin吓了一大跳；callitaday到此为止。根据“‘Thisisbad,’Jimthought,‘I’mgettinganF,Iknowit.’”和“theteachercontinued,‘oneofyouhadthecouragetobeasimaginativeasIaskedyoutobe.JimMartinwastheonlyonewhogotanAontheassignment.’”可知，Jim原以为自己写的作文会得“F”，没想到老师说Jim是唯一一个在本次作文任务中得了“A”的人，所以Jim感到很惊讶，他简直不敢相信自己的耳朵，即不敢相信自己听到的话。故选A。Fillintheblankswithproperwords.(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给)Onlinestudyisnowthenewnormal(新常态)forstudentsinShanghaiandmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Beingtheminiature(微型)computersthatcanfitinthepalmofyourhand,mobilephonescertainlycomeinhandyinthiscriticaltime.Therearemillionsofappsouttherewaitingforyoutotestthemout.Now,let’scheckthemout!NotabilityTakingnotesduringaclassoral____51____isanormalthingforstudents,butitcanbetedious(boring).Withthehelpoftechnology,yournotescanbemoreinteractive.Ifyouaresomeonewhowantstolivenupyournoteswithpictures,v____52____oraudiorecordings,Notabilitymaybeanappthatwouldfascinateyou.Theappofferssomanyfeatures—youcanusehighlighters,handwritenotes,insert(插入)pictures,recordaudio,editgroupnotes...Thel____53____goesonandon!PocketTheinternetisaboundlessseaofi____54____.Butdoyoufeellikeyouaretoobusytoreadanarticleorbreakingnews?Don’tworry—Pockethasyoucovered.Itletsyousavecontentfromanywhereandeverywheretoreadl____55____—evenoffline.Youcanalsousethe“Listen”featuretohaveyourarticler____56____directlytoyou.WhoknewyoucouldfitsomanyarticlesinjustyourPocket?CalmDoyoueverfeellikeyouhavedifficultyconcentrating?Doyouwanttomanageyourstressandanxietylevelsabitbetter?TrytoCalmyourself!Accordingtotheapp’swebsite,itsmissionisto“maketheworldhappier”throughfeatureslikeguidedmeditation(冥想)andbedtimestories.Ithasover50milliondownloadsand40millionlikes.Oneofthetop-ratedr____57____saysthattheappis“life-changing”.【答案】51.(l)ecture52.(v)ideos53.(l)ist54.(i)nformation55.(l)ater56.(r)ead57.(r)eviews【解析】【导语】本文主要介绍了三个应用程序，和它们的作用。【51题详解】句意：在课堂或讲座上做笔记对学生来说是一件正常的事情，但也可能很乏味。根据“Takingnotesduringaclassora...isanormalthingforstudents”及结合首字母可知，此处指在课堂上或讲座上做笔记，lecture“讲座”，可数名词，空前有冠词a，所以此处用单数。故填(l)ecture。【52题详解】句意：如果你想通过图片、视频或录音来活跃你的笔记，Notability可能是一款会让你着迷的应用程序。根据“Ifyouaresomeonewhowantstolivenupyournoteswithpictures...oraudiorecordings”及结合首字母可知，此处指可以使笔记更形象的视频，video“视频”，可数名词，此处用复数形式。故填(v)ideos。【53题详解】句意：名单还可以列举很多。根据“Theappofferssomanyfeatures—youcanusehighlighters,handwritenotes,insert(插入)pictures,recordaudio,editgroupnotes...”可知，此处指Notability这个应用程序的功能还可以列举很多，结合首字母，list“列表，清单”，符合语境，可数名词，空前有冠词the，此处用单数。故填(l)ist。【54题详解】句意：互联网是无限的信息海洋。根据“Butdoyoufeellikeyouaretoobusytoreadanarticleorbreakingnews?”及结合首字母可知，此处指互联网是信息的海洋，information“信息”，不可数名词。故填(i)nformation。【55题详解】句意：它允许您随时随地保存内容，以便以后阅读，甚至离线阅读。根据“Butdoyoufeellikeyouaretoobusytoreadanarticleorbreakingnews?Don’tworry—Pockethasyoucovered.Itletsyousavecontentfromanywhereandeverywheretoread...—evenoffline.”及结合首字母可知，当你没有空看信息时，Pocket这个应用程序可以帮你保存内容，方便之后阅读，later“后来，以后”，副词，修饰动词read，符合语境。故填(l)ater。【56题详解】句意：你也可以使用“听”功能让你的文章直接读给你听。根据“Youcanalsousethe‘Listen’featuretohaveyourarticle...directlytoyou.”可知，使用Pocket这个应用程序可以让文章读给你听，结合首字母，read“读”，符合语境。havesb.dosth.表示“让某人做某事”，此处用动词原形。故填(r)ead。【57题详解】句意：其中一条评价最高的评论说，这款应用“改变了生活”。根据“Oneofthetop-rated...saysthattheappis‘life-changing’.”及结合首字母可知，此处指这款应用的一条最高的评价，review“评论，评价”，可数名词，oneof+the+形容词最高级+名词复数，所以此处用复数形式。故填(r)eviews。Answerthequestions(根据以下内容回答问题)MysummerholswrCWOT.B4,WEUSED2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF＆thr3:-@KIDSFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan’t,don’tfeeltoobad:neithercouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak:thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundonInternetorcellphones.IfyoureadNetspeakforthefirsttime,itlookslikeanunrecognizableforeignlanguage.So,whatisthe“translation”ofthesentenceabove?Mysummerholidayswereacompletewasteoftime.Before,weusedtogotoNewYorktoseemybrother,hisgirlfriend,andtheirthreescreamingkidsfacetoface.IloveNewYork;it’sgreat.SchoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharmingtheEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents’writing.Theyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorrupted(面目全非的).Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguists.TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.GeoffreyNunberg,fromStanfordUniversity,agrees.“Peoplegetbetteratwritingbywriting,”hesays.“Kidswhoarenowdoingtextmessaging,e-mail,andinstantmessageswillwriteatleastaswellas,andpossiblybetterthantheirparents.”LinguistJamesMilroysays,forcenturies,itisbelievedwithoutexceptionthatyoungpeopleareharmingthelanguage.Andyoucanbesurethatwhentoday’steenagersbecometomorrow’sparents,theywillthinkthisway,too.Milroyarguesthatlanguagesdonotandcannotbecome“corrupted”;theysimplychangetomeetthenewneeds.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwritestandardEnglish.CynthiaMcVeysays,“IcanunderstandNetspeakworriesteachersandit’simportanttomaketheirpupilsunderstandthattextmessagingisforfun,butthattolearntowriteproperEnglishisnecessaryfortheirfuture.”Perhaps,weshouldgiveteenagersalittlemoretrustanyway.Erin,age12,says,“Iwouldn’tusetextlanguageinmyhomework.Textisjustforfun.”58.Schoolteachersandparentsareinfavorofthenewformofwriting,aren’tthey?___________________________________________________________________.59.ThefirsttimepeoplereadNetspeak,howdotheyfeelaboutNetspeak?___________________________________________________________________.60.Whydolanguageschange,accordingtoJamesMilroy?__