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昌平区学年第二学期初三年级第二次模拟练习
昌平区2017-2018学年第二学期初三年级第二次模拟练习
英语试卷2018．5
考生须知
1.本抽测为笔试部分，共五道大题，满分60分，共8页，39个小题。
考试时间90分钟。
（本学科听说部分将采用考生2018年中考英语听说最高成绩）
2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名和准考证号。
3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。
5.考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
知识运用（共14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.Thisgirliscreative.______oftenmakesgreatthings.
A.I B.You C.He D.She
2.Jackrideshisbike______theparkeveryweekend.
A.in B.on C.at D.of
3.We’redoingourbestthisyear,_______we’llkeepontrying.
A.but B.and C.because D.or
4.Tabletennisis___________thanfootballinourschool.
A.popular B.verypopular C.morepopular D.themostpopular
5.－______didyougetyournewwatch?
－Onmythirteenthbirthday.
A.Where B.What C.When D.Why
6.Larryalways______upearlyonweekdayssoheisneverlateforschool.
A.gets B.get C.got D.isgetting
7.Mydad_____letterstohisfriendsyearsago,butIuseemailsorWechatnow.
A.writes B.wrote C.haswritten D.iswriting
8.I________Johnthenewsassoonashegetshome.
A.willtell B.told C.tells D.tell
9.TimandBob______usalotofbeautifulphotossincetheyarrivedinLondon.
A.send B.sent C.havesent D.aresending
10.Ken______withmeonthephoneat8:
00pmyesterdayevening.
A.istalking B.wastalking C.hastalked D.istalked
11.HarryPotter______withitsfinalbookin2007.
A.complete B.completed C.iscompleted D.wascompleted
12.－Idon’tknow___________atthesciencecampnextweek.
－Don’tworry.Letmecheckmynotebookforyou.
A.whatdidwedo B.whatwillwedo
C.whatwedid D.whatwewilldo
二、完形填空（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。
PeopleJustLikeUs
Iwasnotinterestedintheschoolprojectonancientculturesatall,especiallythingsaboutEgypt（埃
及）,butGrace,myresearchpartner,insistedtheancientEgyptianswereinteresting,andsaidIwould
13mymindforsure.
“Learningabouttheseancientpeopleissoboring.”Isaid.
“It’snot!
Don’tbesureuntilyou’velearnedaboutthem.”saidGrace.
IhadtosayGracehada14.SothenextSaturday,IfoundmyselfattheMuseumofNatural
History,whichhadabigshowonancientEgypt.
“SoancientEgyptianswereprettyundeveloped,right?
”IaskedGraceaswewaitedinlineforour
tickets.“Imean,theydidn’thavemuch15,didthey?
Well,exceptforthepyramids（金字塔）–
didn’ttheEgyptiankingsliveinthepyramids?
”
Gracejustkeptsilentandpushedmeforward.
Theshowsetmestraightaboutthepyramids.Ilearnedthattheyweretombs（墓）oftheancientkings,
nottheir16.IalsofoundoutthegreatpyramidatGizawashuge,standing500feettallwhenit
wasfirstbuilt!
AsIwalkedfarther,Iwas17tofindashowonancientsports.Isawpaintingsshowing
peopleplayingagamewithaball.Justforamoment,Icould18ancientEgyptiankidsbeside
theNileRiverhittingaroundaball,justasIdowithmyfriends.Andthenextshowwasallabouthowthe
ancientEgyptianstreasuredtheirchildren.Achildwasconsideredagreatgifttothefamily.
“Sowhatdoyouthinkofthese19ancientpeoplenow?
”Graceasked.
“Youwereright,”Isaid.“AncientEgyptiansaremuchmoreinterestingthanI20.Infact,I
knowjustwhattitletogiveourproject.We’llcallit‘PeopleJustLikeUs’!
”
13．A．keep B．change C．lose D．follow
14．A．word B．plan Cpoint D．way
15．A．technology B．difference C．confidence D．information
16．A．fields B．grounds C．schools D．homes
17．A．tired B．careful C．surprised D．nervous
18．A．explain B．picture C．show D．enjoy
19．A．boring B．impatient C．funny D．exciting
20．A．searched B．studied C．experienced D．expected
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。
（共26分，每小题2分）
A
21.Ifyouaregoodatfootball,wherecanyougoforasummerjob?
A.CRUISESHIP B.PRIMARYSCHOOL
C.DELIVERYCOMPANY D.CITYMUSEUM
22.Whowillhelpyouknowmoreabouttheworkontheship?
A.Ms.LoriLee. B.Mr.KevinSmith. C.Ms.JonesStevens. D.Mr.JackGreen.
23.WhatcanyoudoattheCITYMUSEUM?
A.Gettheshipsreadyforpassengers. B.Helpchildrenwithmathproblems.
C.Guidepeoplearoundthebuilding. D.Helpthedriverlifttheheavyboxes.
B
Garrystartedcookingwhenhewas11,partlythankstohismother.“My
momdidn’treallylikecooking,andwhenshedidcook,Ididn’treallylikeher
food.OnceIwaswatchingsomethingontheFoodNetworkonTVandI
thought,‘Icoulddothis’,soIwenttothebookstoreandlookedforthebiggest
cookbookIcouldfind.”
Withinayear,hehasproducedmostofthedishesinthecookbookandwas
readyforabiggerplan.“IwantedtocreatemyowndishesandIstartedtocook
formorepeoplethanjustmyfamilytoo.”Hisfamilyallowedhimtobuildatest
kitcheninhisbedroom.“Atfirst,theywerefinewithit,butthentheyasked,
‘doyouwanttobesleepingnexttoacooker?
’Yes,Isaid!
Itstartedoffastwo
tableswithsomesimplecookers,mydeskandmybed,butthenIneededmorespaceforcooking,soI
movedthedeskoutandgotasmallbed.”ThenGarry’soldersister,whosebedroomhasmorespace,went
offtocollege.Hemoveddowntoherroomandfilledwithalargecooker,fourworkstationsandalong
areaforfinishingthelaststepsonplates.
GarryandhismothersetupEureka,asuperclubbusinessthatorganizesmonthlyeventsinsidehis
home.Garry,whohasalsocookedintop-classrestaurantsaroundtheUS,sayshe’snotdoingitforthe
money,butbecausehelovescooking.“Atthepointinyourlifewhereyoustopcaringifyou’regoingto
befamousordowell,yourdreamwillcometoyou.Ididsomethingwithmyheartandpeoplecanseeit.
Ihopetokeepgettingbetterandbetter.
24.WhydidGarrybegintocookat11?
A.Becausehismotherlovescookingalot.
B.Becausehismotheradvisedhimtocook.
C.Becauseheboughtacookbookfromthebookstore.
D.Becausehethoughthecoulddobetterthanhismom.
25.Wherewashistestkitchenatfirst?
A.Inhisownbedroom. B.Inhissister’sbedroom.
C.Inafamousrestaurant. D.Inhissister’scollege.
26.Howdidhisdreamcometohim?
A.Heboughtmanycookbooks. B.Hetrieshardtobefamous.
C.Hecaredmuchontheskills. D.Hekeepshisloveforcooking.
C
Havefunandgetsmarter?
Weallknowaboutthepleasureandfunthatwegetfromplayingvideogames.There’sthe
satisfactionoffinallyreachingthelastlevelofagameaftermonthsoftrying.Someexpertsnowsaythat
aswellasofferingpleasure,videogamesmightalsobegoodforyou.
Toogoodtobetrue?
Itseemsthatwhenyouplayvideogames,youmightgetsomeveryimportantskills.Theyaregreat
foryourconcentration（集中注意力）.Beingabletofocusisaskillyoucanuseatschoolorlater,inajob.
Fitness（健身）games,whichareverypopular,allowyoutopractisesportsskillslikebalancing.Alotof
gamesalsoteachdecision-makingskills.Forexamplewhenyouhavetochoosethebestwaytoescape
fromaburningbuildinginagame,you’relearninghowtosolveproblemsandmakeyourdecision
quickly.Gamingteachesyouaboutsuccessandfailuretoo.Alotofgamesaredifficult,andyouhaveto
workhardtoreachthetoplevel,whichteachesyouthatinlifeyoucansucceedifyoukeepontrying.On
theotherhand,gamesteachyouthatifyoufail,don’tgiveup–haveabreak,andthentryagain.
Somepsychologists（心理学家）believethatrole-playinggamesareparticularlyvaluable.Inthe
virtualenvironment,youngpeoplecantakeonroleswhichareoftennotpossiblefortheminreallife.
Youcanbecomealeader,andhavetodealwithpeoplewholietoyou,orhidethingsfromyou.By
dealingwiththesesituations,youcandevelopsocialskillsthatmighthelpyouintherealworldwhen
you’reolder.
Gamingdoeshaveitsdisadvantages,ofcourse.Playingforawhileisgreat,butpeoplewhoplayfor
hourscanhaveproblems.Physically,itcanstopyoufromgettingenoughexercises,whichisunhealthy.
Psychologically,someplayerscanbecomeaddicted（上瘾）totheirgamesandbegintoprefertheir
“virtual”lives,wheretheyarealwaysincontrol.
Butoverall,playingvideogamesisnotharmful,unlessyouspendtoomuchtime.Whileyou’re
buildingyourcity,orlookingafteryourfarminagame,you’realsodevelopingskillsthatwillstaywith
youfortherestofyourlife.
27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“virtual”mean?
A.Unclear. B.Unreal. C.Valuable. D.Possible.
28.Howdoesthewriterthinkofvideogames?
A.They’reharmfultoourstudyandwork.
B.Theygiveuschancestorealizeourdream.
C.Playingvideogamesisbadforourhealth.
D.Videogamescanbenefitusinmanyways.
29.Whatdoesgamingteachusaboutsuccessandfailure?
A.Avoidthedifficulttoplevels. B.Choosethebestwaytoplay.
C.Believeinhardtryingforsuccess. D.Getenoughrestaftereachfailure.
D
Snowmonkeyshavebeendiscoveredtakingbathsinman-madehotsprings
duringwinterinrecentyears.Now,researchershavefoundexactlywhythemonkeys
dothis.
Theresultsarenotsurprising:
Themonkeysarecold.Buttheresearchersalsofoundthat
bathinginahot-springmaylowerthemonkeys’levelsofstress.
“Thisshowsthat,asinhumans,thehotspringhasa stress-reducingeffectinsnowmonkeys,”saidRafaela Takeshita,thestudyleadwriter.“Thishabitofhotspring bathingbysnowmonkeysshowedhowanimals’behaviorcan helpfightagainstcold-climatestress,”Takeshitasaid
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