四川省成都市泡桐樹中學2024-2025學年初三下學期第二次月考英語試題含答案

四川省成都市泡桐樹中學2024-2025學年初三下學期第二次月考英語試題注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Thedictionarymayfortwoweeks.A．keep B．bekept C．beborrowed D．borrow2、It________themaboutonehourtogettothecenterofthecitybyunderground.A．used B．paid C．spent D．took3、JiayuguanisthewestofGansuProvinceanditisfamoustheGreatWall.A．on；for B．in；of C．to；of D．in；for4、---Wemustworkasateamorwewillfailasecondtime.---Yes.Justasasayinggoes:.A．Onefingercan’tliftasmallstone B．Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.C．Onestonekillstwobirds. D．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.5、—DidLisanoticeyouenterthehouse?—Idon’tthinkso.She______toaMP3withhereyesshut.A．listensB．listenedC．waslisteningD．islistening6、Inmanycountries,peopleusuallyeattraditionalfood______specialholidays.A．onB．inC．withD．under7、Wechat____widely____bypeopleallovertheworld.Wecanchatwithourfriendsonit.A．is;usingB．a(chǎn)re;usedC．is;used8、—Iamworriedabout_________.—Cheerup.I’msureyouwillmakeit.A．whereIcantaketomorrow’stest B．ifIcangethighmarksintomorrow’stestC．howcanIgetreadyfortomorrow’stest D．whatshouldItakewithmeintomorrow’stest9、We’rehappythatourcountryhasdeveloped______theseyearsthanbefore.A．quickly B．lessquickly C．morequickly D．mostquickly10、—SomeonetheclassroomwhenIpassed.—Well,itwasn’tme.A．iscleaning B．hascleaned C．wascleaning D．willcleanⅡ.完形填空11、"UncleSam,"isusuallyusedtorefertotheUnitedStatesortheUSgovernment.Itisthenicknameofthecountry.Itishardtobelievethatthisnicknamebecameknownquitebyaccidentandtherewasaman75"UncleSam."However,notmanypeoplehaveeverheardofsuchaman.NotevenmostyoungAmericans.ThemanwascalledUncleSamWilson.HewasborninArlington,Massachusetts,September13,1776.Attheageof14SamjoinedtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar(美國革命）,and76inthearmyunderGeorgeWashingtonuntiltheendofthewar.HethenmovedtoTroy,NewYorkstates,andbeganameatpackingbusiness.Heearnedareputation（贏得了聲譽）forbeinghonestandhardworking.Hewaslocallyrespectedandadmired,thusgreetedasUncleSam.Onedayin1812,agroupofvisitorscametoSam'smeatpackingplant(肉類加工廠）.AmongthemwasGovernmentofficial.He77thecapitalizedletters(大寫字母）EAUSonthepackagesofmeatandaskedwhattheystoodfor.AworkermanrepliedthatEAstoodforElbertAnderson,thebusinessmanforwhomSamwasworking.Andheadded78thatUS(actuallyitwastheshortformforUnitedStates)stoodforUncleSamWilson.Soonsoldiersweresayingallarmysupplieswerefrom"UncleSam".InMay1813,thisstoryappearedinanewspaperpublishedinNewYork.SinceUncleSamwasanexampleofahard-workingmanandaloverofAmerica,theideaof"UncleSam"asthenameofthiskindofmanbecamewell-knownrapidly.UncleSamwasreadytohelp79andplacetheinterestofthenation(國家利益）aboveall---thisisinlinewith(與……符合）theAmericanspirit.ThismakestheAmericanconsiderUncleSam80thesymboloftheUSA．In1961theUSCongressmadeadecisionthat"UncleSam"istheAmerica'snationalsymbol.1．A．was B．named C．a(chǎn)sked D．wascalled2．A．served B．stayed C．joined D．entered3．A．saw B．observed C．studied D．noticed4．A．Surprisingly B．seriously C．jokingly D．carefully5．A．other B．others C．everyone D．a(chǎn)nother6．A．to B．for C．like D．a(chǎn)sⅢ.語法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Inthemostsouthernpartofourplanet,there’saplacethat’scoveredwithsnowandiceallyearround.Butithastheclearestandcleanestair.Amazingly,inthisplace,thesunsometimeshangseveninthemidnightsky.ThisplaceisAntarctica(南極洲):thecoldest,windiestandharshest(惡劣的)placeontheEarth.Astheworld’sleast-knownplace,Antarcticaisofgreatinteresttoscientistsaroundtheworld.In1983,ChinajoinedtheAntarcticTreaty(《南極條約》).ThetreatymadeAntarcticaapeacefulplaceformembercountriestodoscientificresearch.During30years,ChinahassentmanyscientiststoAntarctica.Theymostlylookattheresourcesundertheicylandanddoresearchaboutclimatechangeandmarine(海洋的)biology.Antarcticaisaplacewithfantasticviews.However,lifethereisveryhard.Foodisoneofthebiggestproblems.Frozen(速凍)foodwhichcanbeheatedeasilyispeople’sdailyfood.Freshvegetablesarehardtogrowinthecoldweather.Therefore,scientistsofteneatdriedorcannedvegetables.Sleepisalsotroublesome.InAntarctica,summerlastsfromNovembertoMarch.Duringthisperiod,Antarcticapointstothesunandreceivessunlight24hoursaday.Inordertogetsomesleep,scientistscoverthewindowswithblackplasticclothtocreate“night”.WorkinginAntarcticaisdangerous,especiallywhenmeetinggale-force(七級以上的)winds.Sometimesthewindisevenstrongerthanatyphoon.Itcaneasilyblowpeopleaway.Sothereareropesthatconnectbuildingsofsomeresearchstations.Peoplecanholdtheseropestokeeptheirbalanceinforcefulwinds.What’smore,communicatingwithothersisdifficult.WithoutcablesandInternetinsomeresearchstations,two-wayradiosaretheonlytoolstocommunicate.Ifpeoplewanttosayhellotofriendsandrelatives,theycanusesatellitephones.AlthoughitischallengingtoworkinAntarctica,scientists’passiontolearnaboutthismysteriouslandwillneverend.Itishopefulthatonedaytheywillstepeverycornerofthisicyland.1．FromParagraph1,welearnthattheAntarctica______.A．iscoveredwithsnowandiceB．rainsheavilyfromtimetotimeC．haslittlewindmostofthetimeD．hassunshineduringeverynight2．ScientistsfromChinagotoAntarcticato_____.A．findoutwaystocontrolwaterpollutionB．researchclimatechangeandmarinebiologyC．growplantsandvegetablesinspecialconditionD．stopthehuntersfromkillingthemarinebiology3．InordertosleepwellinAntarctica,thescientistshaveto_____.A．wearmoreclothestokeepwarmB．coverthewindowswithblackclothC．connectresearchstationswithropesD．eatmorefriedandcannedvegetables4．Wecanreplace(替換)theunderlinedwordpassioninthelastparagraphwith.A．strongloveB．fullpreparationC．pleasantintroductionD．a(chǎn)mazingimagination5．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．viewoftheAntarcticaB．exploringtheAntarcticaC．howtosurviveintheAntarcticaD．climatechangesoftheAntarcticaB14、Whatwillmanbelikeinthefuture—in5,000oreven50,000yearsfromnow?Wecanonlymakeaguess,ofcourse,butwecanbesurethathewillbedifferentfromwhatheistoday.Formanisslowlychangingallthetime.Letustakeanexample.Man,evenfivehundredyearsago,wasshorterthanheistoday.Now,ontheaverage,menareaboutthreeinchestaller.Fivehundredyearsisarelatively(相對地)shortperiodoftime,sowemaysupposethatmanwillcontinuetogrowtaller.Again,inthemodernworldweuseourbrainsagreatdeal.Evenso,westillmakeuseofonlyabout20%ofthebrain'scapacity(容量.)Astimegoeson,however,weshallhavetouseourbrainsmoreandmoreandfinallyweshallneedlargerones!Thisislikelytobringaboutaphysicalchangetoo.Thehead,especiallytheforehead,willgrowlarger.Nowadaysoureyesarebeingusedtoomuch.Infact,weusethemsomuchthatveryoftentheybecomeweakerandwehavetowearglasses.Butoveraverylongperiodoftimeitislikelythatman'seyeswillgrowstronger.Ontheotherhand,wetend(有…的趨勢)tomakelessuseofourarmsandlegs.These,asaresult,arelikelytogrowweaker.Atthesametime,however,ourfingerswillgrowmoresensitive(敏感的)becausetheyareusedagreatdealinmodernlife.Whatabouthair?Thiswillprobablydisappearfromthebodyaltogetherincourseoftimebecauseitdoesnotserveausefulpurposeanylonger.Inthefuture,then,bothmenandwomenareprobablytobehairless!Perhaps,allthisgivestheimpressionthatfuturemanwillnotbeaveryattractive(有吸引力的)persontolookat!Thismaywellbetrue.Allthesame,besidesthesechanges,futuremanwillstillhavealotincommonwithus.Hewillstillbeahumanbeing,withthoughtsandfeelingssimilartoourown.1．Futuremanisprobablytobedifferentfromusin________ways.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five2．Futureman’sheadwillgrowlargerbecause________.A．hewillusehisbrainmoreandmoreastimegoesonB．hemakesuseonly80%ofthebrain'scapacityC．theother80%ofhisbrainwillgrowfasterD．hisbrainhasgrownlargeroverthepastcenturies3．WhatwillbeprobablyTRUEaboutthemaninthefuture?A．Hewillhavesmallereyesandwillwearbetterglasses.B．Hisfingerswillgrowweakerbecausehewon'tusethem.C．Hewillbehairlessbecausehairisnolongeruseful.D．Hewillthinkandfeelinadifferentway.4．Whatdoesthewriterwritethearticlefor?A．Togiveussomeknowledgeoffutureman.B．Toshowthatman'slifewillbedifferentinthefuture.C．Toletusknowfuturemanwillbecomeshorter.D．Totellusfuturemanwillnotuselegs.C15、Forthosewhohaventheardofit，theApplewatchisthelatestinventionfromthecreatorsoftheiPhoneandAppleMac.Asthenamesuggests，thiscreationisadevice（裝置）designedtotellusthetime.ThisisApple，however，andanApplewatchisneverjustawatch.Notonlydoesitshowusthetime，butitalsoactsasafitnessmonitorandamessagingdevicethatcanbeconnectedwithaniPhone.Isthisasmartinventionortechnologygonetoofar?WhiletheApplewatchisstylishinappearance，Icanthelpbutquestioncertainaspects（方面）ofthenewdevice.Isitapositivethingtobeabletoreceivemessagesthroughawatch，oristhisanotherwayoflettingtechnologyupsetoursociallives?Thankstotheinventionofthesmartwatch，wewillnolongerhavetoreachforourphonestocheckourmessages.Imaginethepossibleresults.Agroupoffriendssittingatatableinarestaurantwilloverlookeachotheraseveryonewillbetoobusywatchingtheirwristsinexpectationofanewmessage.Studentswillhaveawayofcheckingtheirinboxduringschool，despitethefactthatusingmobilephonesisnotallowedinclass.Thelistgoeson.Althoughsmartwatchesmaymakecommunicatingthroughtechnologyeasier,itseemsthatusingthemcouldactuallyhinderfacetofacecommunication.Muchlikeaphone，thewatchwouldalsoneedtobecharged（充電）everyday.Thisisyetanotheraspectofthedevicewhichsetsitapartfromany“normal"watch.If,likeme，youstrugglewhenrememberingtoputyourphoneoncharge，thisisnotnecessarilyapositivething.Idohavetoagree，however,thewatchhassomeinterestingandpurposefulfunctions（功能）Asafitnessmonitor,thedevicecanbeusedtocreateandrecordexerciseactivities.Thiscouldbeofparticularinteresttooutdoorfans.WhilethereareseveralexistingAndroidAppsthatcanalreadydothis，IcanseethattheApplewatchwouldbeamoreconvenientwayofexercisingwithoutamobilephone.Thequestionremains，however,isthepriceworththebenefits?WhilethereareclearlybothadvantagesanddisadvantageswhenitcomestoAppleslatestinvention，Ipersonallylikemysingle-purposewatchthatsimplytellsmethetime！Whataboutyou?Wouldyoubeinterestedinhavingasmartwatch?1．ThankstotheinventionoftheApplewatch，A．studentsdontusecomputersinclassB．mobilephonesdontneedtobechargedC．messagescanbecheckedwithoutphonesD．outdooractivitieshavebecomemorepopular2．Theunderlinedword"hinder"inParagraph3probablymeans“”A．makeupB．holdbackC．dependonD．lookafter3．Fromthepassage，wecanteamthatthewriterA．worriesaboutthesafetyofthesmartwatchB．thinkshighlyoftheprogressoftechnologyC．introducesthenewestkindofsmartphonesD．preferssingle-purposewatchesthattellthetime4．Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheAppleWatch：TheLatestInventionB．TheAppleWatch：SmartandFashionableC．TheAppleWatch：TechnologyGoneTooFar?D．TheAppleWatch：AConvenientWaytoExercise?D16、Shewasreturningfromteachingoutinasmallcommunity.Itwasamoonlessnight,andaheavysnowwasfalling.Sherememberedbacktowhenshehadfirststartedteachingoutinsmallcommunities.Inthosedaysshehadalwayspickeduphitchhikers(搭便車者),untilthedayhersistertoldherofafriendwhohadbeenshot(中槍)intheheadbyahitchhiker,allbecauseshehadstoppedoutofkindnesstohelphimduringastorm.Herfamilydidn’tbecomeconcerned(關心的)abouthersafetyoverthehitchhikersuntilthefamilyheardthepromise:“Nomorehitchhikers!”Thesnowthatnightwasmakingherthinkbacktothis.Thenshesawamanwaving.Shesloweddownforhim,butnowasherantowardthecarinthedarksheshookwithfear.Yetshethoughtthatifhewastrulyinneedshecouldn’tleavehimhereinthisstorm.Thestrangerexplainedthathiscarwasdead,andshetoldhimtogetin.Theydroveforanhourintothenextcityandshetookhimtoatelephonebooth(公用電話亭).Shewaiteduntilhehadmadeacall.Whenhereportedbacktoherthatafamilymemberwouldsooncomeforhim,shewishedhimwellandleft.______________________________________________________“Ihopethey’llunderstandwhyIhadtobreakmypromise,”shethought.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A．Shewasataxidriver.B．Sheusedtobeahitchhiker.C．Shetaughtinsmallcommunities.D．Sheseldompickedupstrangers.2．Whatmadeherfamilyworriedabouthersafety?A．Shehadbeenhurtbyahitchhiker.B．Hersister’sfriendwaskilledbyahitchhiker.C．Therewereoftensnowstormsonherwayhome.D．Hercaroftenbrokedownonherwayhome.3．Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphthat_________.A．shewassorryforpickingupthestranger.B．shefelttootiredtobreathe.C．shehadbeenafraidbeingwiththestranger.D．shehadbeentoocarefuldrivinginthestorm.E17、Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t－asenseofdirection.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamapwhileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseit,weloseit.“Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,”saysJimMartland,researchdirectoroftheproject.“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.”JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsothatitrelatesto(與……有聯(lián)系)thewayyouarefacing.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree－somethingeasytorecognize.Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.Simplify(簡化)thewayforfindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwellsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.Nowyouwillnevergetlostagain!1．Childrenhavetheabilitytofindthewayaroundwhentheyareyearsold.A．5B．6C．7D．82．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“emphasize”meaninthepassage?A．Togivespecialimportancetosomething.B．Toexpressthanksforsomebody.C．Tounderstandorbecomeawareofafact.D．Toadmiresomebody.3．Scientistsbelievethat__________.A．somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirectionB．peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolderC．peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirectionD．everybodyhasasenseofdirectionfrombirth4．Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Aresearchondirection.B．Asenseofdirection.C．People’sabilityoffindingtheway.D．Scientists’researchonskills.F18、Onedayinsummer,littleJackwasplayingonthebeachwithhisfather.Suddenly,hesawalittletortoisemovingslowlyonthesandHestartedtolookatitcarefullyandbegantotouchitwithhishand.Tohissurprise,thetortoisestoppedmoving.Itpulledinitsheadandlegs,andcloseditsshelltightly.Hetoucheditagainbutthetortoisedidn’tmoveatallJackbecameangry.Heusedastickandtriedtoforce(強迫）ittoopen.Whenhisfathersawthis，hestoppedhimandsaid，“No，son，youmustn’tdothat!Youwillkillthetortoise.Youwon’tgetitopenwithastick”Jackwascuriousandasked，“Why?”“Justwaitandsee,”hisfatherreplied.Thenhepickedupthetortoiseandputitmabag.Aftertheycamebackhome,thefathertookthetortoiseoutofthebag.Heputitnearthefireplace(壁爐）.Afterafewminutes，thetortoisebegantomovealittle.Thenthetortoisestretchedout(伸出）itsheadandlegs.Atlast，thetortoisebegantocrawlacrosstheroom.HowexcitedJackwaswhenhesawthis.“Son，nowyousee,”saidhisfather，“sometimes，youcan’tforcesomeonetodothingshedoesn’tlike.Butifyougethimwarmfirst，hewilldowhatyouwanthimtodo.”1．OnedayTackandhisfatherwereplaying_______.A．onthebeach B．inthezoo C．onthehill D．inthegarden2．Tackusedastickto_______thetortoise.A．save B．feed C．open D．close3．Thefatherpickedupthetortoiseand_______.A．killedit B．putitinabagC．cookedit D．threwitintothesea4．Afterthetortoisegot_______nearthefireplace,itbegantomovealittle.A．warm B．cool C．thirsty D．hungry5．Thestorytellsusthat______.A．peoplewilldothingswewantthemtodoB．peoplewon’tdothingswewantthemtodoC．wecanforcepeopletodothingstheydon’tlikeD．wecan’tforcepeo