北京四中2019-2020学年度第一学期期中测验初三年级英语试卷(word版无答案)

北京四中2019-2020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.
31．Why does Gardner come to the Earth?
A．To find his father．B．To find a girl friend.
C．To experience life on the Earth．D．To live there with his father.
B
One day a lady who was riding in a coach saw a boy on the road without wearing any shoes and was seemingly very painful．She asked the coachman to take him up，and said she would pay for him.
When the coach reached the end of its journey，the kind lady found that the poor boy was going to the nearest sea port，trying to find a job as a sailor.
Twenty years afterwards，on the same road，a sea captain who was on a coach saw an old lady walking tiredly along，and he made the coachman pull up his horses．He put the old lady inside，saying，“I′ll pay for her.” Feeling thankful，the old lady said，“I am too poor to pay for a ride now.
You are such a kind man!”
The captain told her that he always felt sorry for those who had to walk as she had been doing；then he added，“I remember，twenty years ago，near this very place，I was a poor boy walking along the road，and a kind lady paid for me to ride.”
“Ah，” she said，“I am that lady! But things have changed with me since then.”
“Well，” said the captain，“I have made a fortune．I′m rich now and have come home to enjoy it. I will allow you twenty-five pounds a year as long as you live.” The old lady burst into tears，and gratefully accepted the sailor′s offer.
“Throw the bread upon the waters，and you will find it after many days.” Let me explain these words.
In the land of Egypt the river Nile overflows its banks once a year．When the fields on the riversides are covered with the water，people throw their seed on it，and the seed sinks down into the soft mud．When the water disappears，the seed takes root．After many days，then comes the harvest，and rich crops of grain are reaped (收获).
The lady had thrown her bread upon the waters and was rewarded (奖赏) with more bread．She had done a kind act to a poor boy；and，after many years，he in return was able to do her a great kindness.
32．Twenty years ago，when the lady was riding in a coach，she saw the boy _______.
A．walking in pain
B．asking for direction
C．looking for his shoes
D．playing on the road
33．What did the lady think of the sea captain?
A．He has great courage．B．He is very successful.
C．He has lots of fortune．D．He is kind and helpful.
34．What can we learn from the passage?
A．We should treat others with respect.
B．A kind act can bring us a lot of money.
C．We should throw the seed upon the waters.
D．A kind act can be rewarded with more kindness.
C
Most teens need about 8 to more than 9 hours of sleep each night．The right amount of sleep is necessary for anyone who wants to do well in a test or play sports without tripping over their feet. Unfortunately，though，many
teens don′t get enough sleep.
_______________? Early starting time in some schools may play a role in this sleep deficit (不足)．Teens who fall asleep after midnight may still have to get up early for school，meaning that they may only shorten into 6 or 7 hours of sleep a night．A couple of hours of missed sleep a night may not seem like a big deal，but can create a noticeable sleep deficit over time.
Why is sleep important? Sleep deficit affects everything from a person′s ability to pay attention in class to his or her mood．Research shows that more than 20% of high school students fall asleep in class，and experts have been able to tie lost sleep to poorer grades．Lack of sleep also damages teens′ability to do their best in sports．Slowed responses and less concentration(专注)caused by sleep deficit don′t just affect school or sports performance，though．Lack of sleep slows reaction time，which can be life threatening for people who drive．The National Highway Safety Traffic Administration reports that 1，500 people are killed every year in crashes caused by drivers between the ages of 15 and 24 who are simply tired．Lack of sleep has also been linked to emotional troubles，such as feelings of sadness and depression．Sleep helps keep us physically healthy，too，by slowing our body′s systems enough to re-energize us after everyday activities.
How do I know if I′m getting enough sleep? Even if you think you′re getting enough sleep，you may not be．Here are some of the signs that you may need more sleep: (1) difficulty in waking up in the morning；(2) inability to focus；(3) falling asleep during classes；(4) feelings of anxiety and even depression(忧郁)．Recently，some researchers，parents，and teachers have suggested that middle and high school classes begin later in the morning to meet teens′ need for more sleep．Some schools have already tried later starting time．You and your friends，parents，and teachers can call up for later start time at your school，but in the meantime you′ll have to make changes on your own first.
35．Which is the best choice for the blank in Paragraph 2?
A．What does sleep deficit mean
B．How many hours do teens sleep a night
C．Why can′t teens get enough sleep
D．Why do teens now need to sleep more
36．What can we learn from the passage?
A．1500 drivers between ages of 15 and 24 in America are killed a year.
B．Lack of sleep has bad influence on both life and school performance.
C．Sleep helps to keep us healthy by energizing our everyday activities.
D．Poor performance in study and sports has little relation with lost sleep.
37．What is the writer′s main purpose in writing this passage?
A．To explain the reason why teens are lack of sleep.
B．To draw people′s attention to teens′ sleeping problem.
C．To introduce that we have the problem of sleep shortage.
D．To give teens advice on possible ways of having better sleep.
D
Scientist Stephen Hawking had to work really hard to speak．He chose letters and words from a screen controlled by movements of a muscle in his cheek．However，the slow system he used might soon be replaced．With a very different approach，doctors have found a way to get a person′s speech directly from their brain.
The system uses brain-reading software．It works only for sentences it has been trained on. Doctors at the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) set out to create a better product，which allows people who are paralyzed (瘫痪的) to communicate more quickly than Hawking′s device，which uses muscle twitches(抽搐)to control a keyboard.
The Study of Brain Activity
The work was possible thanks to three patients．They had epilepsy(癫痫症)．This is a condition that has something to do with the nerves．It causes seizures(痉挛)．This is when their body suddenly moves on its own．They were about to have surgery(外科手术)for their condition.
Before their surgery，they had a small device placed on their brain for at least a week．It was used to map their seizures.
The patients could speak normally，and they agreed to take part in Doctor Chang′s study．The doctor used the devices to record brain activity while each patient was asked nine questions．The patients were also asked to read a list of 24 possible responses.
Using the recordings，Chang and his team built computer models．The models learned to match patterns of brain activity to the questions the patients heard and the answers they spoke．Once trained，the software could identify questions and responses almost instantly．It used only brain signals．It was correct on what question a patient heard 7 out of 10 times．The software identified what response they gave 6 out of 10 times.
Improving Software to Read More Varied Speech
Even with the breakthrough，there are hurdles ahead．One challenge is to improve the software so it can translate brain signals into a variety of speech．This will require software trained on a huge amount of spoken language and matching brain signals．These signals will be different from one person to another.
Another goal is to read “imagined speech”，or sentences spoken in the mind．The system in the study detects brain signals that are sent to move the mouth．However，for some patients these signals may not be enough．More advanced ways of reading sentences in the brain will be needed.
38．From the passage，we can learn that ______.
A．the three patients with epilepsy have difficulty in speaking
B．Stephen Hawking′s system is controlled by his brain signals
C．the patients chose from nine responses to answer 24 questions
D．the brain-reading software can only recognize a few sentences now
39．What does the word hurdles in paragraph 6 mean?
A．Risks．B．Difficulties.
C．Possibilities．D．Disadvantages.
40．The purpose of the last two paragraphs is to _______.
A．tell us the disadvantages of the software
B．present the possible future of the software
C．explain the process of designing the software
D．show the author′s opinion toward the software
41．What′s the main idea of the passage?
A．Different devices to help paralyzed people to communicate.
B．Different ways to develop software that can help paralyzed people.
C．Doctors have started to explore software to read people′s brain signals.
D．The study showed the system could translate brain signals into a variety of speech.
E
Do you know we are living in the world of mass media? Mass media are tools of communication and allow us to record and pass information rapidly to a large，scattered audience.
However，have you imagined what life would be without the media? Are you a media addict who would go mad after two hours without TV，friend requests，exciting online games and your mobile—or would you easily survive?
Recently，university students around the world were asked to volunteer in a global experiment called Unplugged．It was designed to see how young people would react if they were asked to observe a total media ban(禁止)by unplugging all forms of media devices for 24 hours.
Unplugged is being run by Dr. Roman Gerodimos，a lecturer in Communication and Journalism at Bournemouth University．The experiment is now over but he doesn′t yet know the full findings. However，during the experiment，Dr. Gerodimos said there were already signs of how much the exercise affected volunteers．He said: “They′re reporting withdrawal(孤僻)symptoms，overeating，feeling nervous，isolated and disconnected.”
During their 24-hour ordeal，three volunteers had to endure one intrusion from the media: a BBC reporter plus cameraman who followed them around for the day．They were asked to write down 100 lines about their day offline，but of course，they all waited until the next day when they had access to their laptops.
Ellio t Day wrote: “Today，my whole morning routine was thrown up into the air．Despite being aware of the social importance of the media，I was surprised by how empty my life felt without the radio or newspapers.”
From Caroline Scott，we read: “I didn′t expect it，but being taken away from the media for 24 hours resulted in my day-to-day activities becoming so much harder to carry out than usual… I didn′t break out in a cold sweat like Dr. Roman Gerodimos expected us all to，but it′s not something I would like to do again!”
And Charlotte Gay wrote: “I have to say the most difficult item for me to be without has been my mobile；not only is it a social gadget，it′s my main access point of communication.”
Earlier in the year，a UK government study found that in the UK we spend about half our waking hours using the media，often plugged into several things at once．And a recent study by Nielson found that on average，US teenagers send and receive over 3，000 texts per month—that′s about six texts per waking hour.
So，with technology continuing to develop at an alarming rate，how much time will you set aside for sleep in the future?
42．According to the passage，what do you learn about the global experiment called Unplugged?
A．The experiment was carried out by US and UK governments.
B．The volunteers of the experiment are all university students.
C．It has been carried out in more than 10 countries for 24 hours.
D．Its findings proved that Dr. Gerodimos′ expectations were true.
43．According to what the three volunteers wrote during the experiment，we can learn that ______.
A．they all feel very surprised and worried
B．all of them feel empty without a mobile
C．it is hard for them to spend the 24 hours without media
D．it makes them realize the social importance of mobile
44．What does the writer think about the mass media?
A．He prefers not to live with it．B．He thinks highly of it.
C．He worries about its influence．D．He is not sure about it.
45．The underlined expression “break out in a cold sweat” probably means _______.
A．losing temper and feeling very angry
B．feeling cold due to sweating a lot
C．feeling empty and wanting to escape
D．sweating because one is nervous
46．What can be the best title of the passage?
A．Hello，technology! B．The young′s lives，a mess?
C．Welcome，information age! D．Mass media，a lifelong partner?
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

(共5分，每小题1分)
In the United States，most cities have public libraries．Inside most libraries are hundreds of books—and sometimes more!—many of which are available for taking home．Of course，you have to bring any book you borrow back to the library when you′re done.
Libraries help people find information．As the ways people find information change，libraries need to change，too．The Internet is a tool that helps people find information much faster than if they were to look in books，so a lot of libraries have begun using computers and technology to help people keep learning.
The New York Public Library is the most famous library in New York City．When the main branch was opened in 1911，it had a collection of over one million books．Outside this main building，two giant stone lions guard the entrance．Since the library is over one hundred years old，bringing in new technology is not easy.
The New York Public Library now has computers in every building．You can use the computers to go on the Internet or to write a paper．The librarians will help if you have a question and there are even free classes to help people learn how to use new computer programs．But this is only the beginning of how the library wants to use technology.
In the basement of the library，there is a room filled with computer programmers and designers who are bringing new technology to the library．This place is called the NYPL Labs．Ben Vershbow runs the NYPL Labs．He wants to help the library reach more people．Ben runs projects using “crowdsourcing.”
“Crowdsourcing” means getting a lot of people involved to help with a project．Ben is currently using the Internet to find people to help with the library′s collection of menus．The library has thousands and thousands of old menus．You can see what people ate in the year 1900 and find out how much that food cost.
In the past，only people in New York could use the New York Public Library．Now，the library is online and everyone can enjoy it．Thanks to technology，we have a new kind of library.
47．What do libraries help people find?
48．Which library is the most famous library in the New York City?
49．Why does Ben Vershbow run the NYPL Labs?
50．What can we find with the old menus in the New York Public Library?
51．What does the passage mainly talk about?
书面表达(共15分)
五、语境填空。

(共5分，每题0.5分)
请根据句意和首字母填写单词，使句子完整。

请注意词形变化。

每空一词。

52．Sam and Harry have known each other since 10 years old．During their life，the two boys formed a deep and lasting f_________.
53．The room is not b______ enough，please turn on the light!
54．She l______ a______ my child while I was out，but I haven′t had a chance to thank her yet.
55．Her d_______ was to make a movie，and now she has achieved it!
56．His book will c_______ o_______ next week，and many readers can′t wait to buy it.
57．The hat is Mary′s．It doesn′t b_______ to me.
58．She tried to a_______ the attention of the waiter，but failed.
59．We haven′t h______ f_____ her for two months，but we used to write to each other every week. 60．Another doctor e_______ her but still couldn′t find anything wrong.
61．Learning h_______ helps us know about what happened in the past.
六、文段表达(共10分)
62．从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于60词的文段写作。

文中已给出内容不计入总词数。

所给提示词语仅供选用。

请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

题目①
假如你是李华，最近收到你的英国笔友Joe 的来信。

他通过新闻得知中国为庆祝建国70周年在天安门广场举办了盛大的阅兵仪式，他很想了解你是怎么度过今年的国庆假期的，以及你的感受。

提示词语: Tian′anmen Square，pay a visit to，watch a military parade，watch a movie，proud excited
提示问题：1．When is China′s National Day?
2．What did you do during the National Day this year?
3．How did you feel about China′s National Day this year?
题目②
某英文报纸以“你心中的英雄”为话题征文，请你投稿，介绍你心目中的英雄，谈一谈你为什么认为他或她是你心目中的英雄，以及你对英雄的看法。

提示词语：selfless，meet challenges，take risks，overcome difficulties，ordinary people
提示问题：1．Who is your hero?
2．Why do you think he or she is your hero?
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