鄂州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2023年初三3月第二次聯(lián)考英語試題含解析

鄂州市重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2023年初三3月第二次聯(lián)考英語試題注意事項(xiàng):1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)確粘貼在條形碼區(qū)域內(nèi)。2．答題時(shí)請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號(hào)順序在答題卡各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、Ayearisdividedinto______months.Septemberisthe_____monthoftheyear.A．twelve,ninth B．twelve,nineth C．twelfth,ninth D．twelfth,nineth2、visitorscametotakephotosofHongyadongduringthevacation.A．Thousand B．Thousandof C．Thousands D．Thousandsof3、—It’sgoingtoraintonight.I’malittleworriedaboutAdam.He’sstillout.—Whynot______himacall?A．giveB．togiveC．givingD．gave4、—Let’splaybasketballafterclass.—That_____good.A．looks B．feels C．smells D．sounds5、—Howdoyoufeelaboutpeoplewhokeepyou____?—Theydriveme____.A．wait;excited B．towait;fun C．waiting;mad D．waiting;happy6、Idon’trememberwhospokefirstinthemeeting,buteveryone_______hisopinionsaboutthisproblem.A．talkedB．spokeC．showedD．discussed7、---Thepenlooksnice.Whoboughtitforyou?---It’sabirthdaypresentfrommymother.Ilikeitverymuchanditwritesvery.A．completely B．properly C．rapidly D．smoothly8、It’sonethingtohaveadream,butquite_______torealizeit.A．a(chǎn)nother B．other C．every D．each9、Englishisveryimportantinourdailylife.ToimproveyourEnglishlanguageskills,youshould____.①beactiveinpractice②onlystudythingslikegrammarandvocabulary③listentoatapeandrepeatoutloud④avoidspeakingEnglishinpublicforfearoflosingface⑤takenoteof(注意)thekeywordsinanarticleforbetterunderstandingA．①③⑤ B．②③④ C．①②③⑤10、Give

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D．butⅡ.完形填空11、Whenyousitbeforeapianoortakeupyourguitar,doyouthinkaboutwhyyouplaymusic?ThestudentsatBeldingMiddleschoolinMichigan,US,thinkthatyoudoittoexpressyourself.TheylearnedaboutthisfromaprofessionalguitaristJoelMabus.TheschoolinvitedMabustogivea1tomorethan50seventh-gradestudentsonMarch27.Thestudentshave2takenoraretakingaguitarclassattheschool.Mabusperformedanumberofshortpieces.Healsotaughtthestudentsseveralskillsforplayingtheguitar.Butmore3,hisshowtaughtstudentsthatplayingtheguitarcan“takeyouanywhereyoucanimagine,”saidtheschool’sguitarclassteacherGeorgeRousseau.“Sometimesstudentsgetupset...Theydon’tsee4wedocertainthingsintheclass,andthentheyseeMrMabusperformandknowthattheworkwillpayoff,”RousseautoldTheDailyNews.Mabusbeganplayingataroundthesameageasthestudents.“Tohaveanoutlet(發(fā)泄方法）,afterabaddayorgoodday,isalwaysnice,”hesaid.“Musicgivesyouawaytoshowyour5.”Seventh-graderCooperHewitt,12,hasbeenplayingtheguitarforseveralyears.HesaidMabus6him.“Ireallyenjoyedthefolkmusic(民間音樂).Mostofmyfamilyenjoysoldmusiclikethat,”hesaid.“Iwilltrytousemusictoexpressmyself.”1．A．walk B．hand C．show D．speech2．A．neither B．either C．both D．never3．A．possibly B．terribly C．importantly D．fiercely4．A．why B．what C．when D．how5．A．talents(天賦) B．feelings C．skills D．stories6．A．developed B．invited C．played D．changedⅢ.語法填空12、Maryis1．eight-year-oldgirl.Everydayshewashesclothes,looksafter2．(she)youngersisterandworks3．(hardly)onthefarm.Marywantstogotoschool,buthermotherneedsherhelpathome.SoMarystaysathomeinsteadof4．(go)toschool.DoyouwanttohelpMary?Well,joinSavetheChildren,please!Just6yuanaday,youcan5．(helpful)achildlikeMary.Withyourhelp,childrenlikeMarywillbeable6．(have)enoughfoodandhavechancestogotoschool.SaveTheChildrenisanorganizationtohelppoorchildrenlikeMary.Ithasbeeninservicesince1932.Themoneyfromkindpeoplewill7．(use)tobuildschools,hospitalsandothernecessary8．(build)9．youareavolunteer,therearemanywonderfulthingswaitingforyou—lettersfromthechildren,theirphotosandsubjectreports.Now,ifyouareinterested10．theapplicationform,andthenyoucandonatesomemoney.Inthisway,youcanhelpachildlikeMary!Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That’swhatmorethan1,700kidstolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey:①ScarymoviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams;③Thunderstorms,hurricanes,andotherterribleweather;④Warandterrorism*;⑤Soundsheardatnight.Itseemsthatnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Whatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealforsomeoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn’tonourlist.Whatisfear?Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it’sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat’sagoodthingbecausefearistheretoprotectus.We’rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.Thebabycries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.Realvs.PretendThebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstandmoreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam’simaginationleadshimtothinkofwitches,hecantellhimself,“Waitaminute.They’reonlypretendthings.Idon’tneedtoworryaboutthem.”Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid’simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What’sundermybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere’snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.1．Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpakidfightthefearofdark?A．Usingimaginationstothinkofwitches.B．Theirparentscomingovertocomfortthem.C．Usinganightlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.D．Shiningaflashlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?A．Ugly.B．Usual.C．Unreal.D．Lovely3．Whatisthesecondparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?A．Fourteenscarythingskidslist.B．Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.C．Thebiggestfearforkidsarealwaysthesame.D．Thethingsfrightenpeoplearethesameasthesurvey.4．WhichisTRUEaboutthewriter’sopinion?A．Havingasenseoffearisnotabadthing.B．Nothingcanhelpkidstogetoverafear.C．Fearissomethingwegetwhenweareolder.D．Notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings.B14、Sinceancienttimes,humanbeingshavelookedupatthenightsky.Comets(彗星)andmeteors(流星)flyingthroughtheblacknesswereseenassignsfromthegods.Theywereusedtotellthefutureofhumanlives.In2013,ameteoriteshowerhitanareainRussia.Itinjuredaround1,200people.Inancienttimes,thiswouldhavebeenastrangeandterribleexperience.Today,thought,scienceofferssimpleexplanationsfortheoccurrence(事件).Meteoritesaresmallpiecesofdebris(碎片)thatfloataroundinspace.Sometimes,theycomenearaplanet,suchasEarth.Whentheyenterouratmosphere,theyoftenheatupandbecomeverybright.Thisiswheytheyaresometimescalled“fireballs”.Theyareusuallymadeofmetals,suchasiron(鐵),andotherminerals(礦物).TheRussianmeteoriteswerestony,withironmakingup10percentofthem.Meteoriteshowers,suchasthatinRussia,happenwhenalargemeteorenterstheEarth’satmosphereand,duetoheat,breaksupintosmallparts.Mostoftheseareverysmall—smallerthanagrainofsand—andsodon’tevenmakeittotheground.Butotherscancausealotofdamage.ThemeteorinRussiaweighed10tonswhenitenteredouratmosphere,andbrokeupabout20-30miles(30-50km)aboveground.Theskywasfilledwithbrightlightsandloudnoises.Manywindowswerebroken.ThedamagecostRussiaaround206millionyuan.1．Whatdidpeopleinancienttimesthinkwhentheysawameteoriteshower?A．Itwasawonderfulsight.B．Itwascommoninnature.C．Theyrespecteditasagod.D．Theyfeltpuzzledandscared.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutmeteorites?A．Theyfloataroundinspace.B．TheyoftenheatupwhenenteringEarth.C．Therearefiresaroundthem.D．Theyareusuallymadeofmetals.3．WhenalargemeteorcomesintotheEarth’satmosphere,___________.①meteoriteshowershappen②itbreaksupintosmallpieces③itfallstothegroundaswhole④itseldomcausesseriousdamageA．①②B．①③C．①④D．②④4．WhichtopicdoesthestoryNOTtalkabout?A．Howmeteoriteshowershappen.B．Howtostopmeteoriteshowers.C．ThemeteoritesinRussia.D．ThedamagemeteoritescancauseC15、Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.Peopleusethemontrainsandairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheirworkplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirclassrooms.WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallowsstudentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.Thelaptopsarepartofa$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.Thestudentswillbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisthatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorunderthetrees-anywhereatall!Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighereducation,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecomemorepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,theportable(便攜式的)computerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalsolibrariesandotherresources（資源）.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudyinghowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptopprogramsatotheruniversities,too.AtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaff(職員)usecomputers.Thelaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.AsoneWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe’regivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddoeverything.”1．Whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks(引號(hào))?A．Theydon’treallytalk.B．Theyusethecomputerlanguage.C．Laptopshavespeakers.D．Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.2．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?A．Allteachersusecomputers.B．1500studentshavelaptopsnow.C．ItisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D．Studentstherecandoeverything.3．Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan________.A．a(chǎn)ttendlecturesoninformationtechnologyB．travelaroundtheworldC．getinformationfromaroundtheworldD．havefreelaptops4．Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?A．Theprogramissuccessful.B．Theprogramisnotworkable.C．Theprogramistooexpensivetocarryout.D．Wedon’tknowtheresultyet.D16、PubsareanimportantpartofBritishlife.Pubs,formallypublichouses,arecommonintownsandvillagesinEngland.Peopleusuallytalk,eat,drink,meettheirfriendsandrelaxthere.Youcanordersoftdrinkslikeorangejuice,colaorcoffee,butmanypeoplegotopubstohaveanalcoholicdrink.Manytypesofalcoholicdrinksareavailable,butthemostpopulardrinkisbeer.TraditionalEnglishbeercomesinavarietyoflocalflavorsandiscalled‘draught’beer.Alldraughtbeerisservedfromahandpumponthebarratherthaninbottlesorcans.UnlikeAmericanorotherEuropeanbeers,itisservedcoolbutnotcold.Nowadays,alotofEnglishpeopleenjoyaEuropeanbeerscalledlager（淡味啤酒）.Thisislighter,morerefreshing(清新的)andisservedcold.Beerissoldinpintorhalf-pintglasses(apintisjustoverhalfalitre).Whenyouorderadrink,askfora‘pint’ora‘half’ofthebeeryouwanttotry.ThereisnowaiterserviceinanEnglishpub.Yougotothebarandplaceyourordertothepubstaff.Theywillpouryourdrinksandpassthemtoyou.Theywillthentellyouhowmuchtopay.Youhavetopayyourdrinksthereandthen.Afterreceivingyourchange,youcancarryyourdrinksbacktoatabletoenjoy.Itisusualforfriendstotaketurnsbuyingdrinksforeachother.Thisisknownas’buyingaround’.Pubssellcheapfoodtoo.Thechoiceoffoodranges(涉及)fromsmallbarsnackssuchascrispsandpeanuts,tothree-coursemeals.Apopularmealduringthesummermonthsisa‘ploughman’slunch’.Thisisadishofbread,cheeseorham,andsaladwhichisservedcold.Youwilloftenfindapub’smenuwrittenonablackboard.Theremayevenbedailyspecialsforyoutotry.Youmustbeatleast18yearsoldtobuyalcohol(含酒精的飲料)inEngland.Childrenunder14yearsoldarenotusuallyallowedinsideapub,butfamilieswithchildrencansitoutsideinthegarden,knownasthebeergarden,whentheweatheriswarm.Parentsareallowedtobuysoftdrinksfortheirchildren.Pubsareplaceswherepeoplegotoenjoythemselves.Peopleliketodrink,eat,talkwithfriendsandhaveagoodtime.IfyougotoanEnglishpub,youwillgetatruetasteofEnglishlife.1．TraditionalEnglishbeeris__________.A．servedslightlycold B．servedinpintglassesonlyC．Servedbywaiters D．calledlager2．Thebarstaff___________________.A．a(chǎn)recalledwaiters B．expectyoutotipthemC．pouryourdrinksbeforeyoupay D．pouryourdrinksafteryoupay3．Ifyou‘buyaround’,you______A．payforyourdrinksattheendofamealB．tasteavarietyofbeersC．sharethecostofdrinkingwithfriendsD．payforyourowndrinks4．.Pubfood_______A．ischeeseorham B．doesn’tcostmuchmoneyC．iscalleda‘barsnack’ D．isspecialEnglishmeal5．.Children_________A．a(chǎn)reallowedinpubs B．cannotdrinkalcoholC．mustnoteatpubfood D．mustbuyroundsofdrinks6．Englishpubs______A．serveonlyalcoholicdrinks B．a(chǎn)reforfamiliesonlyC．servebothfoodanddrink D．a(chǎn)renolongercommoninEnglandE17、WelcometoourFestivalJune32017StoryShowinOberonAdults8:00am-10:00amJoinusforaneveningoftrue,personalstoriesaboutscience.Cometotheonlyshowwhereyoucanhearpeopletellfunnystoriesabouttheroleofscienceintheirlives.Cost:$10MakeYourOwniPhoneCasethroughToysinbox3DPrintingFamilies&Teens&Adults10:00am-12:30pmInthisworkshop,youwilllearntodesignand3DprintyourowniPhonecase.A3Dprintingworkerwillguideyouthroughthisprocessstep-by-step.Comeandenjoythisfunlearningexperience!Cost:$35DIYUnderwaterVehicleDesigninMITMuseumTeens9:00am-5:00pmDiveintotheworldofoceanengineeringbydesigningandbuildinganunderwatervehicle!TestyourvehicleinlargetanksontheMuseum’sfloor.ShowoffyourengineeringcreationsandshareyourdesignprocesswithMuseumvisitors.Cost:$15,Ages12+AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesinMuseumofScience,BostonFamilies9:30am-2:00pmJoinusforadayofhands-onsciencefundesignedespeciallyforkids!ActivitiesincludetheMuseum’spopular“LiveAnimalStoryTime”showsandatalkaboutbabyanimalsandbook-signingbychildren’sbookauthors.Cost:Freeforkidsunder8.1．Peoplecan______inStoryShowinOberon.A．dorole-playgames B．hearfunnystoriesC．putonscienceshows D．meetauthorsofthebooks2．Youcando3Dprintingduring______.A．10:00am-12:30pm B．8:00am-10:00amC．9:00am-5:00pm D．9:30am-2:00pm3．Ifyouareinterestedinoceanengineering,youwillprobablyattend______.A．StoryShowinOberonB．AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesC．MakeYourOwniPhoneCaseD．DIYUnderwaterVehicleDesign4．AnimalKingdomforYoungOnesisfreefor______.A．parents B．teenagersC．kidsunder8 D．middleschoolstudentsF18、“Youarewhatyoueat”isacommonEnglishsaying.Itmeansthefoodyoueatwillbecomepartofyou.Manyexpertsuse

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totellpeopleit’simportanttohaveagoodeatinghabit.Forexample,toomuchsweetfoodmakesapersonoverweight.Toavoidbeingfat,kidsaretoldtokeepoffsweetfood.However,ateamofAmericanscientistshavediscoveredsomethingnewabouteatingsweetfood.“Whenwesaysomepeople‘sweet’,wemeantheyarekindandfriendlytous.Perhapsthiswordcanhelpuslearnmoreaboutpeople’sfeelingsandacts.”saidBrainMeier,ascientistfromthestudyteam.“Tasteissomethingweexperience(體驗(yàn))everyday.Whatwehavedoneistofindwhetherwecanknowsomeone’scharacterandbehaviordependingontheirtaste.”Inoneoftheirexperiments(實(shí)驗(yàn)),collegestudentswereaskedquestionsabouttheircharacters,forexample,theyweresoft-heartedornot.Thentheywereaskedtomakealistoftheirfavoritefood.Accordingtotheiranswers,thescientistsfoundthatthestudentswholikedsweetfoodwerenicer.Intheiranotherexperiment,thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhopreferredsweetfoodsuchascookiesandchocolatehelpedotherpeopleinneed,butthosewhoatenon-sweetfoodsuchaschipsweren’t.Forexample,peoplewithasweettoothweremorepossiblytovolunteertocleanuptheircity,visitsickchildreninthehospitalandsoon.Theresultofexperimentsisthatpeople’shelpfulnessorbeingnicehassomethingtodowiththeirtasteforsweetfood.Soeatingsweetfoodisausefulwaytomakepeopleniceandhelpful.Nexttime,trysomeice-cream.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto(指代)?A．TheEnglishsaying.B．Theeatinghabit.C．TheAmericanteam.D．Thesweetfood.2．Accordingtotheresultoftheexperiments,sweetfoodmakespeople______.A．overweightB．excitedC．friendlyD．rel