北京市文汇中学 2019—2020 学年度第二学期四月月考
初三年级 英语试卷
知识运用（共 14 分）
一、单项填空。（12 小题，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. The handsome boy is from Class 2. name is John.
A. Her B. His C. Your D. Their 2. We drove 5 hours and finally got to the city Sunday morning.
A. on B. at C. of D. in 3. We did not enjoy the day the weather was too bad. A. or B. but C. because D. so 4. --- will your father come back from Shanghai? ---In a week. A. How long B. How often C. How often D. How soon 5. Xidan Street is one of streets in Beijing. Let’s go there for shopping.
A. busy B. busier C. busiest D. the busiest 6. The policeman told John not so fast in the street. It’s too dangerous. A. drive B. drives C. to drive D. driving 7. Jane is very friendly. Sometimes she her neighbors to parties at the weekend.
A. invite B. invites C. invited D. will invite 8. — Do you know each other? — Of course. We friends for almost twenty years! A. are B. were C. have been D. be 9. Many roads for the coming Winter Olympics next year.
A. build B. will build C. are built D. will be built 10. Please don’t make so much noise. The baby in the next room.
A. sleeps B. is sleeping C. slept D. will sleep 11. --Mum, can I watch TV now?
--No. You tidy your room first. A. can B. may C. must D. would 12. — What did Mr. Lee say just now?
— He asked last week. A. where we had a picnic B. where did we have a picnic C. where we will have a picnic D. where will we have a picnic 二、完形填空。（8 小题，共 8 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。
An Imperfect Painting
My parents always wanted me to be “on top”, so from early on I had the 13 to be the best in everything, from getting the highest score in a spelling test to running fastest in a race.
In middle school，I realized how many other smarter and faster people there were, It became 14 that I was not the best any more, but my parents still held on to their hope and forced me to try hard. To their disappointment, I became less confident and didn’t want to work harder
because, to me, there was no point in making any more efforts if I was unable to be number one. My grades began to fall, I never practiced the piano, I 15 painting. It was all because motivation(动力）to do anything had dropped much.
When high school started, I was at a new school in a new city. I 16 to get back my
motivation and start over. So I picked up my ever favorite hobby again and enrolled(报名)myself in the art course, 17 , our art teacher, Mr.Grady, gave us more freedom with our art projects. He would always encourage us to realize our potential(潜力).
My first painting was simply a bee sitting on a sunflower, I tried my best, but still found it hard to feel satisfied with it. I knew it was not perfect and could hardly get a good grade. But I showed it to Mr.Grady. He didn’t 18 it in a rush. Instead, he gave me advice which only motivated me to work harder on it. For the first time I was happy with the 19 of my painting rather than
disappointed about its imperfection. I finished all the other projects with higher grades, but I hung the first painting in my room at the end of the term.
My parents thought 20 me to be number one would motivate me. Instead, it discouraged me much when I was not number one, for I had gone to school only to get a grade, not knowledge, let alone progress. Actually, it is okay not to be the best at everything as long as you continue to try your best.
13( ) A. ability B. chance C.goal D. way 14 ( )A. strange B. obvious C. acceptable D. impossible 15 ( )A. stopped B. considered C. continued D. regretted 16 ( )A. failed B. refused C. decided D. waited 17 ( )A. Naturally B. Similarly C. Normally D. Luckily 18 ( )A. name B. grade C. hang D. finish 19 ( )A. progress B. meaning C. style D. title 20 ( )A. instructing B. helping C. encouraging D. pushing
阅读理解（共 36 分）
三、阅读下列短文，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。（13 小题，共 26 分，每小题 2 分）
A
Teenager Summer Programs and Prizes!
The Newton Public Library’s Summer Reading program has been a longtime favorite for local children. You are invited to check out any three books on July 16th to earn a free ticket to the movie of your choice at the Capital Theatre. In addition, there are also some other events for you to join. You can choose any one you like in your convenience. Events for Teenagers
Musical Acting: A musical act, The High Crest, will be performed from 6 to 8 P.M. on Friday, July 22nd. The concert will be held outdoors on the library lawn and it is family-friendly. Blankets, lawn chairs, and picnics are encouraged! Craft making: Make earth-friendly crafts from recycled materials from 3 to 4 P.M. on Wednesday, August 10th. With guidance from a talented teacher, you will make new creations from everyday objects. Start recycle today, and bring objects to share with the group.
Smartphone Using: Join our Public Services Librarian at 11 A.M. on Monday, July 25th, for an introduction to smartphone use. This small class is for beginners. Attendees should bring their phones, earphones and charging cords. Registration (注册) is required and spaces are limited. Please call 641-792-4108 to register.
Stone Designing: Paint your own garden stones with your own imagination! At 6 P.M. on Monday, August 8th, Lisa Frasier will teach tips and skill for creating unique design on stones. All materials are provided, and registration is required.
Any questions? Contact Public Services Librarian, Becca Klein at 641-792-4108.
（ ）21.To get a free ticket to a movie, how many books should you check out?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
（ ）22. What should the attendees bring to learn to use the smartphones?
A. Tickets. B. Earphones. C. Chairs. D. Books.
（ ）23. If you are interested in painting on stone, you can go to .
A. Stone Designing. B. Craft Making. C. Smartphone Using. D. Musical Acting
B
A Growing Plan
Drew, Emilio, and Michi sat at a picnic table in the City Park in Oklahoma. They didn’t care about the sounds around them. They just focused on the task they had planned to complete. They wanted to start a school garden at Jefferson Middle School. At first, it was Dew’s idea. He first saw a school garden when he visited his cousin P. J. in Washington. He was surprised at the variety of fruits and vegetables the students at P. J.’ s school grew.
When Drew returned from his trip, he told his friends all about what he had seen. Now the three of them decided to make a plan to make Ms. Milano, the school headmaster (校长), believe that the garden was a good idea.
“We are going to need a teacher to guide us through the project, ” said Drew. “ I know that Mr. Hasselbach gardens at home. Just last week he brought in a whole basket of tomatoes from his garden. He might be happy to help.” Drew wrote down Mr. Hasselbach’s name in his notebook. “We might need some money to get the project up and running,” added Michi. “We could tell Ms. Milano that we will organize a book sale to raise money.”
“That’s a great idea,” said Emilio. “ My aunt is a co-owner of a nursery (苗圃). She can help us design the garden, select plants, and create a budget (预算).”
Drew nodded and made some more notes. “If we have a garden, think of all the lessons we’ve learnt. We’ll have to measure and weigh things. We can practice what we learn in the science lessons. There is no way that Ms. Milano could refuse us!”
Michi and Emilio smiled. “If everything goes as planned, we’ll be digging in the dirt very soon!”
24.How would the three students get money for the project? A. By organizing a book sale. B. By working in a science lab. C. By selling tomatoes to teachers. D. By asking their relatives for help.
25. Who would help design the garden? A. Ms. Milano. B. Mr. Hasselbach. C. Emilio’s aunt. D. Drew’s cousin. 26. What do we know about the three students from the passage? A. They were afraid of the headmaster. B. They were bored with science lessons. C. They were good at the work in the garden. D. They were confident about their plan at last.
C
Need to buy something? Why go to a store? Buy it on the Internet! Need it now? Why wait? Ask for next-day delivery! Each day, more and more people try online shopping. In fact, online sales have doubled in the last ten years. But not everyone is excited. Some scientists now say that online shopping is bad for the environment.
People are surprised to hear this. “They think, ‘I don’t need to drive, and the business doesn’t need to build a store, so there will be less pollution,’” says Nuria Prost, an environmental scientist. “But it is not so simple. In fact, online shopping is wasteful. It also adds to air pollution.”
In truth, the Internet is not always as good a friend to the environment as it seems. For example, most people thought that the Internet would help offices use less paper and other materials. But paper use increased by 33 percent between 1986 and 1997. “Online shopping could have similarly negative effects,” says Nevil Cohen, a professor of environmental science.
Part of the problem is what people are buying these days. In the past, people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing material, such as books and clothing. But now people also shop online for large, heavy products such as televisions, computers, and furniture. These products need to be packed in large amounts of plastic and paper. This creates a lot of waste.
Another problem caused by online shopping is air pollution. When customers buy products and ask for next-day delivery, companies often have to send them by air. Airplanes use much more fuel than cars and produce more carbon dioxide (CO2). When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses, this creates even more travel by airplane.
Online product returns are also a problem. For example, an online shoe store may allow customers to return shoes without extra pay if they are the wrong size. This doubles the packing material and number of airplane trips required to sell one pair of shoes.
“If people want to protect the environment, they need to think before they shop,” says Prost. “People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want? Do I really need it tomorrow, or can I wait?” Online stores can also charg（e 收费）customers for returns. This may make people shop more carefully. “Online shopping is fast and easy,” says Prost, “but we can’t forget the negative effects it has on the environment.”
27. Why does online shopping create a lot of waste?
A. Because companies charge more for product returns.
B. Because paper use has increased by 33 percent from 1986 to 1997. C. Because large, heavy products require much packing material. D. Because people buy too many things they don’t need. 28. Prost probably agrees that .
A. people should drive to stores to buy things
B. online shopping saves more than shopping in a store
C. people can buy things online without careful consideration D. online shopping adds pollution to the environment
29. What is probably the best title of the passage? A. A Good Deal to Make? B. A Cleaner Way to Shop? C. A New Business to Start?
D. A Different Lifestyle to Keep?
D
“You expect your friends to see you in a positive manner, but they also are observers of the personalities that could cause you an early death,” said Joshua Jackson, an assistant professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences.
Published in the journal Psychological Science, the study shows that your personality at an early age can predict how long you will live across 75 years and that close friends are usually better than you at recognizing these traits. “Our study shows that people are able to observe and evaluate（评价） a friend’s personality exactly enough to predict early death years down the road,” Jackson said. “It suggests that people are able to see important characteristics related to health even when their friends were, for the most part, healthy and many years from death.”
While other studies have shown that a person’s view of his or her own personality can be helpful in evaluating death risks, there has been little research on whether a close friend’s personality evaluation might also predict the chances of a long life.
To explore this question, Jackson and colleagues analyzed data（数据）from a longitudinal study that in the 1930s began following a group of young people in their mid-20s. The study included
wide-ranging data on participant（参与者）personalities, both self-reported and as reported by close friends.
Using information from follow-up studies and searches of death certificates（ 证 书 ）, Jackson and colleagues were able to record dates of death for all but a few study participants. Peer（同龄人） evaluations of personality were stronger predictors of death risks than were self-evaluations of personality.
“There are two possible reasons for the advantage of peer evaluations over self- evaluations,” Jackson said. “First, friends may see something that you miss; they may have some insight that you do not. Second, because people have several friends, we are able to average the characteristics of any one friend to get a more trustworthy evaluation of personality. With self-reports, people may miss certain sides of themselves and we are not able to counteract（抵抗）that because there is only one you, only one self-report.”
The study also shows some gender differences in self-evaluation: Men’s self-evaluations of personality were somewhat useful in predicting their lifespans（寿命）, whereas the self-reports of women had little predictive value.
“This is one of the longest studies in psychology,” Jackson said. “It shows how important personality is in influencing important life outcomes like health, and that information from friends can play a critical role in understanding a person’s health issues.
30. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?
A. People’s health is related to their friends.
B. An early personality evaluation helps us live longer. C. The study shows most people can live across 75 years. D. Friends can predict lifespans better than us.
31. The underlined word “insight” in Paragraph 6 probably means “ A.advice B. understanding C. influence
”. D. imagination
北京市文汇中学 2019—2020 学年第二学期四月月考 初三年级 英语试卷(Word版,无答案)
