2020年初三(下)福建厦门第三中学4月份月考英语试卷(含答案)

2019-2020学年厦门三中第一次在线模拟考试英语（试卷满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）II. 选择填空：从A、B、C 中，选出一个最佳答案完成句子。

（每小题1 分，满分15分）16. — Will you go to ________ car fair held in Xiamen?—Yeah, I’m interested in Benz from ________.A. a; GermanB. the; GermanyC. a; Germany17. I am interested ________ sports. I often play soccer and I am ________ a soccer team.A. in; onB. in; inC. at; in18. — Did you watch the movie Better Days acted by Yiyang Qianxi last night?— No, I ________ go to the cinema.A. oftenB. seldomC. always19. Roy never got upset when he had to wait in line. He is very ________.A. honestB. shyC. patient20. Beijing Opera not only plays an important role in China, but also widely ________ to many other places.A. spreadsB. influencesC. increases21. — Mom, I wonder ________.— Maybe after the important exam.A. that we can travel abroad.B. when we can travel abroad.C. when can we travel abroad.22. President Xi said that ________ we are, ________ we will be.A. the more hard-working; the luckierB. the hard-working; the luckyC. more hard-working; luckier23. We’re not sure if it ________ tomorrow. If it ________, we won’t climb the south Hill.A. will rain; rainsB. will rain; will rainC. rains; rains24. — As far as I know, Amy is careful and hardworking.— So she is. ________ what she does, she always tries her best to do it.A. Even thoughB. No matterC. If25. — ________?— He is tall now. He used to be the shortest one in our class.A. How is he likeB. What does he likeC. What does he look like26. — I will try my best to win in the School Speech Show.— If so, all of us will be ________ you.A. worried aboutB. proud ofC. absent from27. It ________ Lily an hour to come up with the creative idea. She couldn’t wait to share with her team members.A. costB. spentC. took28. When you meet difficulties, don’t give up easily. The road to success is always full of sweats. But if you fight on, you will ________.A. make itB. pass byC. take place29. — Was tennis first played by Chinese?— No, it ________ in China until the beginning of 20th century.A. broughtB. wasn’t broughtC. was brought30. —Jerry, would you please help me with the cleaning now? I need to pick Jenny up before 5 o’clock.— ________, I am free now.A. With pleasureB. It’s my pleasureC. Sorry, I can’tIII. 完形填空: 选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。

（每小题1.5 分，共15 分）I always wanted to be a writer. When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. My classmates fell out of their chairs 31 . “Don’t be silly. Only geniuses can become writers,” the English teacher said, “And you are getting Ds.” I was so 32 that I burst into tears.That night I wrote a short sad poem about 33 dreams and mailed it to a newspaper. To my surprise, they published (出版) it and sent me two dollars. I couldn’t believe it. I became a published and 34 writer. Then, I wrote more and sold more poems. By the time I graduated, I had books filled with my published work. I never told about my writing to my teachers or classmates again as they were dream 35 .Years later, when I was ready to write my first novel, I already had four children. I wrote on my typewriter while they napped. It took nine months to finish. I chose a publisher and mailed it off with a letter saying, “I wrote this book myself and I ho pe you’ll like it. Thank you.”A month later I received a contract (合同) and a request to start another book. My book, Crying Wind, became a best seller. Translated into fifteen languages, it was sold 36 .People asked what college I attended and what was needed to be a writer. The answer is: “None”. I’m not 37 and I just write. To those who 38 writing, I’m shouting at you: “Yes, you can. Don’t 39 others.” I don’t write right but I’ve overcome the difficulties. Writing is 40 , and anyone can do it.31. A. laughing B. crying C. shouting32. A. surprised B. excited C. sad33. A. great B. broken C. wild34. A. respected B. paid C. valued35. A. savers B. makers C. killers36. A. separately B. wonderfully C. internationally37. A. trained B. satisfied C. brave38. A. laugh at B. dream of C. succeed in39. A. argue with B. depend on C. listen to40. A. easy B. challenging C. boringIV. 阅读理解（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读以下A、B、C、D 四篇短文，根据短文内容，从题中所给A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案（每小题2分，满分40分）AEarly Man (2018) Director: Nick ParkRuntime: 1h 30min Venue (场所): Moon TheaterStars: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie WilliamsStoryline: A young caveman named Dug lives in a village with the chief (酋长) Bobnar, and many other cavemen. One day, Dug suggests to Bobnar that they should try hunting woodly mammoths (猛犸) instead of rabbits, but the chief brushes him off.Dates: June 24-July 2Monday- Friday: 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 7:00 pm.Saturday- Sunday: 9:00 am, 11:30 am, 3:00 pm, 8:30 pmTicket prices: ￥25 per child or adult (day shows) ￥40 per child or adult (evening shows)Family Packages:￥85 for four tickets (10 am, 2 pm shows) ￥120 for four tickets (3:00 pm, 8:30 pm shows)Children: Children below 3 years old will not be allowed in.41. The show last for ________.A. one hourB. half an hourC. one hour and a halfD. over two hours42. The underlined part “brushes him off” in the passage probably means “________”.A. agrees to hunt mammoths.B. refuses to listen to him.C. asks him to buy a brush first.D. is open to his suggestion.43. What time does the movie start on Thursday morning?A. 8:00 am.B. 9:10 am.C. 10:00 am.D. 11:30 am.44. How much will a family with four members spend on the show on Sunday evening?A. ￥120B. ￥100C. ￥85D. ￥14045. Which of the following is TRUE according to the poster?A. People don’t have to buy tickets.B. Adults are all able to understand the film.C. Children below 3 years old can’t see the film.D. The show is only for adults.BLester was walking with two huge and heavy suitcases when a stranger walked to him and asked, “Have you got the time?”Lester put down the suitcases and looked at his watch. “It’s a quarter to six,” he said.“Hey, that’s a pretty cool watch!” said the stranger.Lester smiled. “Yeah, it’s not bad. Check this out.” and he showed him every time zone (时区) in the world, and also the time for the 86 largest cities in the world on his watch.Then he hit a few buttons (按钮) and a voice said “It is eleven to six.” in English. Lester said, “I’ve put in languages for each city.” “That’s not all.” Lester pushed a few more buttons and a tiny but very clear map of New York City appeared on the watch.“I want to buy this watch!” sai d the stranger.“Oh, no, it’s not ready; I’m still working on the bugs (漏洞).”“I’ve got to have this watch!”“No, you don’t understand; it’s not ready.”“I’ll give you $1000 for it!”“Oh, no.”“I’ll give you $5000 for it!”“But it’s just not…”“I’ll give you $15,000 for it!”Lester stopped to think. He’d spent $8500 on the watch, and with $15,000 he could make another one. The stranger quickly took out the money.Lester made his decision. “OK,” he took off the watch. The stranger put on the watch and hap pily walked away.“Wait a minute,” Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases, “Don’t forget your batteries (电池).”46. The stranger asked Lester at ________ .A. 5:15B. 5:45C. 6:15D. 6:4547. If Lester hit the button for Tokyo, the watch spoke ________.A. EnglishB. FrenchC. JapaneseD. Chinese48. Lester’s watch couldn’t show ________.A. timeB. time zoneC. mapD. date49. The stranger finally paid ________ for the watch.A. $15,000B. $5,000C. $8,500D. $1,00050. Lester had been working to make the batteries ________.A. cheaperB. lighterC. heavierD. biggerCWhat are your favorite emojis? What about your parents? People of different ages like using different emojis. WeChat did a report abo ut this in January. Let’s have a look.Emojis are kind of special language. Pictures are used to put meaning across. They show what people think about, like and care about. They can be used to stand for different groups of people. Unicode Consortium is in charge of choosing official emojis. It has added new emojis every year since 2014. In 2015, emoji faces with different skin tones (肤色) were added. In。