北京四中2024-2024学年度第一学期期中测验初三年级英语试卷
(考试时间为90分钟，试卷满分为60分)
知识运用(共22分)
一、单项填空(共6分，每小题0.5分)
从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1．I can′t find my pen．Could you help __________? A．me B．her C．him D．them
2．Both my parents were born __________ 1970. A．at B．in C．on D．to
3．__________ I was in the US，I made a lot of American friends. A．While B．Although C．Unless D．Until
4．We __________ in the same school since three years ago. A．study B．were studying C．will study D．have studied 5．– Mum，where is Dad?
– He __________ flowers in the garden now.
A．watered B．waters C．will water D．is watering
6．Last week，Ms．Tang __________ a meeting to stress the importance of the mid-term exam. A．holds B．held C．will hold D．was holding
7．– We __________ the National Forest Park next Sunday．Would you like to join us? – Sure!
A．visit B．visits C．will visit D．visited
8．—What were Bill and David doing when the teacher came in? —They __________ about school′s football match. A．are talking B．have talked C．were talking D．talk 9．—Doctor，__________ do I have to take the medicine? —Three times a day.
A．how often B．how many C．how long D．how far 10．—Is everyone here today?
—No．Sara is at home __________ she has got a fever. A．until B．if C．because D．unless
11．__________ it snowed heavily yesterday，nobody in our class missed the lesson． A．Unless B．Because C．Though D．Since 12．—Can you tell me __________?
—Last week.
A．when will he buy the new bike B．when he will buy the new bike C．when did he buy the new bike D．when he bought the new bike
二、完形填空(共16分，每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A
About ten years ago，a very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a neighborhood street．He was going a little too fast in his new car.
Suddenly，a stone __1__ his new car and broke the window．The __2__ driver jumped out of the car，caught
the kid who threw the stone and shouted: “What are you doing? That′s a new car and that stone you threw is going to cost a lot of money．Why did you do it?”
“I′m sorry for breaking your new car，but I didn′t know what else to do，” the young boy apologized．“I __3__ the stone because no one else would stop!”
With tears on his face，the little boy said: “It′s my older brother．He fell out of his wheelchair. Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He′s too heavy for me to lift him up.” The driver was greatly __4__．He quickly lifted the disabled boy back into the wheelchair and __5__ to see that he was going to be okay. “You are a nice man．Thank you，” the little child said．The businessman __6__ the little boy push the wheelchair down the sidewalk toward their home．It was a long，slow walk back to the car.
After that，he kept the hole in his window to remind him of this message “Don′t go through life so __7__ that someone has to throw a stone at you to get your attention.”
The world sends a message and speaks to our __8__．We all have the choice to listen...or wait for the stone! 1．A．hurt B．broke C．hit D．beat
2．A．angry B．upset C．anxious D．lonely
3．A．collected B．threw C．kicked D．dropped
4．A．moved B．encouraged C．excited D．surprised 5．A．went B．stopped C．continued D．checked 6．A．made B．noticed C．heard D．watched 7．A．slowly B．fast C．carefully D．carelessly 8．A．minds B．eyes C．hearts D．ears
B
Making a Difference
I go to a private Catholic school，which is very big on community service(社区服务)．You are actually looked down upon if you do not do some form of community service．Being a first-year student，I was __1__ enough that I would not fit in，so I started looking at the different possibilities．Finally I decided to work as a volunteer at our local hospital，something my friend was already doing.
When I started I felt very __2__．I had heard the good and the bad sides of the hospital: staff and patients yelling at us，not doing the job well enough for this person，or not getting a wheelchair fast enough．But the good side of my new job was yet to come．My friend could only help me so much with training．Soon I was on my own．Many of my other friends asked me why I was doing a job for which I was not being paid．At first I could not answer the question but now I can．Every Monday I walk into the hospital not knowing what to __3__．But now I look at my job with a different attitude．I no longer see it as a __4__ to society，but as a way to try to help brighten someone′s day，and help make things run more smoothly．Delivering flowers，medicine，papers，or just saying hi to a patient，especially the very young or the very old，makes a difference in their day. They now __5__ me，and say hi．They tell me about their day and ask about mine. Once home，I know I have helped and made a difference.
My job has its ups and downs．I′ve had my share of angry doctors and nurses．But I have had more smiling patients and little kids __6__ my day．I have seen sides of people that can only be found in a hospital，both good and bad．I think it has taught me more of a life lesson than anything else．I now tell people when they ask me why I work for nothing，that there is a special feeling I get—the feeling that I did something good and was a friend to people who needed someone.
More and more of my friends are thinking about __7__ the hospital volunteer staff．But being a hospital volunteer is not the only job that is needed．I tell people to look around before making the decision to commit to a
volunteer job，commit to an afternoon or a weekend first helping someone who needs it．I have found that volunteering has __8__ my life in many good ways．I see life from a different angle now.
1．A．excited B．scared C．interested D．disappointed 2．A．unsure B．certain C．curious D．confident 3．A．express B．observe C．watch D．expect
4．A．chance B．possibility C．duty D．contribution 5．A．recognize B．reach C．approach D．avoid 6．A．enjoy B．miss C．brighten D．destroy
7．A．treating B．joining C．cheering D．replacing 8．A．disturbed B．protected C．led D．affected
阅读理解(共23分)
三、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共18分，每小题1分)
A
When you see a movie，do you like to laugh or be frightened? Or do you like to feel your heart beat with excitement? Movies give you all those feelings and more! Head to a cinema soon and enjoy one of these films!
29．Mr. and Mrs. Smith will take their 6-year-old son to watch Passengers．How much will they pay? A．$20． B．$25． C．$30． D．$35.
30．Tom is a Harry Porter fan．Which movie will you advise him to see? A．Allied． B．The Space Between Us.
C．Passengers． D．Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them.
北京四中2024-2024学年度第一学期期中测验初三年级英语试卷(word版无答案)
