2021年11月北京四中初三(上)期中英語(yǔ)試卷

2021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第1頁(yè)共11頁(yè)英語(yǔ)試卷班級(jí)__________姓名__________學(xué)號(hào)__________成績(jī)__________1.本試卷共11道小題，滿分60分?？荚嚂r(shí)間90分鐘。期中測(cè)試總分100分，含聽說測(cè)試40分。知4.將1-34小題的答案用2B鉛筆填涂在答題卡上；35-39小題的答案用黑色字跡簽字筆填寫在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上。5.考試結(jié)束后將試卷和答題卡一并交回。知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共14分）一、單項(xiàng)填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。1.Iloveourteachers.__________arealwaysreadytohelpus.A.TheyB.YouC.WeD.He2.LucywenttoShanghaitovisitherfriends__________July25thlastsummer.A.inB.toC.atD.on3.—__________areyoudoingthesedays?—Fine.Thanks!A.How4.—Mustwegettothetheaterat7:00?—No,you__________.Themoviebeginsat8:00.A.can’tB.mustn’tC.needn’t5.Robinisagreatactor,__________heisalsoagoodfather.A.orB.butC.soB.WhatC.WhenD.WhereD.shouldn’tD.and6.Thispostcardlooks__________thantheoneIboughtyesterday.A.goodB.betterC.bestD.thebest7.—I__________myhomeworkateightlastnight.Whataboutyou?—Iwasreadingbooks.A.amdoingB.willdoC.havedoneD.wasdoing8.I__________KennysinceshewenttoEnglandtostudy.A.didn’thearfromB.don’thearfromC.haven’theardfromD.won’thearfrom12021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第2頁(yè)共11頁(yè)9.He__________youtheanswerassoonasheworksitout.A.told10.—IsMikeathome?—No.He__________withhisfriendsnow.A.swimsB.isswimmingC.swam11.Mobilephonesareveryuseful.They__________bymanypeoplenow.A.useB.areusedC.usedD.wereusedB.tellsC.willtellD.wastellingD.willswim12.—Doyouknow__________?—50yearsago,Iguess.A.whentheybuiltthehospitalC.whentheybuildthehospitalB.whendidtheybuildthehospitalD.whendotheybuildthehospital二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。IgavemyfirstperformancewhenIwasten.I’dbeenplayingcello（大提琴）fortwoyearsatthatpoint,aspartofthemusicprogram.Itwasluckythatmyschoolevenhadacello,averyexpensiveinstrument.WhenItoldMomandDadthatIwasgoingtobeacellist,theybothburstout13.Oncethey’drealizedIwasserious,theyimmediatelyputonsupportivefaces.Iwaseagertogetacelloatthattime,buttheycouldonly（租）oneforme.Buttheirreactionstillhurtme—inwaysthatI’mnotsuretheywould’veunderstoodevenifIhad.Dadsometimes14thatthehospitalwhereIwasbornmusthaveaccidentallyexchangedbabiesbecauseIlooknothingliketherestofmy15.Theyareallblondandfairandwithdarkeyes.ButasIgotolder,Dad’shospitaljoketookonmoremeaningthanIthinkhemeant.Then,itcametomyfirstperformance.Standingbackstage,listeningtootherkidsplaytheviolinandpiano,I’dalmost16out.I’druntostagedoorandhidoutside.Myteacherflewintoaminorpanic（驚慌）andsentoutasearchparty.Dadfoundme.“Youokay,Mia?”heasked,sittingdownnexttomeonthesteps.Ishookmyhead,too17totalk.“What’sup?”“Ican’tdoit,”Icried.Dadputagentlearmaroundmyshoulder.“YouknowthatIusedtogetsupernervousbeforeashow.”22021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第3頁(yè)共11頁(yè)IlookedatDad,whoalwaysseemedcompletelysureofeverythingintheworld.“You’rejustsayingthat.”He18hishead.“No,I’mnot.Iwasthedrummer,wayintheback.Nooneevenpaidanyattentiontome.”“Hegotwasted.”Mominterrupted.“Hedroppedhisdrumsticksandpuked（嘔吐）onstage.”NowIwaslaughing.Iwasstillscared,butitwassomehow19tothinkthatmaybestagefrightwassomethingIgotfromDad.Iwasn’tjustsomefoundling（棄兒）,afterall.“WhatifImessitup?WhatifI’mterrible?”“I’vegotnewsforyou,Mia.There’sgoingtobeallkindsofterriblethingsthere,soyouwon’treallystandout.”SoIwenton.Ididn’tshinethroughthepiece.Ididn’tachieveahugesuccess,butIdidn’tmessitup,either.Andaftertheperformance,Igotmypresent.Itwassittinginthepassengerseatofthecar,lookingashumanasthatcelloI’dbeen20totwosearlier.Itwasn’tarental.Itwasmine.13.A.cheering14.A.jokedB.shoutingB.realizedB.familyB.stoodC.cryingD.laughingC.questionedC.neighborsC.chickenedC.excitedC.shookD.complainedD.friendsD.broke15.A.group16.A.stepped17.A.ashamed18.A.dropped19.A.interesting20.A.usedB.surprisedB.noddedB.comfortingB.ledD.tiredD.raisedC.amazingC.relatedD.satisfyingD.drawn閱讀理解（共36分）四個(gè)選項(xiàng)28分，每小題2分）ADoyoudreamofbecomingalawyer,dentistorperhapsalibrarianoneday?Orwouldyouliketoconsideroneofthesemoreunusualjobs?WaterslidetesterEmployedbytheUK-basedholidaycompanyFirstChoice,TommyLynchtravelstheworldcheckingthe32021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第4頁(yè)共11頁(yè)height,speedandwaterqualityofthecompany’swaterslides.AccordingtoTommy,hehadalwayswantedtoworkintheholidayindustry,buthehadn’teverdreamtofgettingpaidtotestwaterslides!Tommylovesseeingtheworldandmeetingnewpeople,thoughhehastobewillingtoworkhard–hetravelsover43,000kilometerseachyear.GolfballdiverJeffreyBleim’sjobistotrytofindlostgolfballs.Infact,he’sverygoodatit–hetypicallypicksupmorethan5,000aday!Wearingscubagear,hedivesintopondstogetthelostballs,whichhelatersellstoarecyclingcompany.Whatpersonalqualitydoesagolfballdiverneedtohave?Jeffreythinksyoumustbeusedtoworkingoutdoors.Also,sinceyou’thaveaboss,it’simportanttobeself-motivated.PerformanceartistWaiShui-kwanisamasteroftheartofface-changingorbianlian.WaihadbeenanactorinSichuanoperaforsomeyearsbeforehedecidedtotryenlarginghisperformancefieldtoincludebianlian.Nowhecanswitchcolouredmasksatlightningspeed–overfiftywithinafive-minuteperformancewithoutstoppingtorest!Althoughthereisnomagicinvolved（涉及）inthisancientart,saysWai,heneedstohavetheskillsofamagician.21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisamoreusualjob?A.Alibrarian.B.Awaterslidetester.D.Aperformanceartist.C.Agolfballdiver.22.Awaterslidetesterwill___________.A.switchcolouredmasksatlightningspeedB.wearscubagearandtrytofindlostgolfballsC.checkwaterslides’height,speedandwaterqualityD.dreamofbecomingalawyer,adentist,oralibrarian23.JerreyBleim___________.A.isverygoodatfindinglostgolfballsB.isusedtoworkingindoorsandself-motivatedC.lovesseeingtheworldandmeetingnewpeopleD.enlargeshisperformancefieldtoincludebianlian42021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第5頁(yè)共11頁(yè)BUnexpectedfriendshipThere’sasmallbrickhouseIvisitfromtimetotime.It’snotthehousethatisspecial,butratherthepersonwholivesinside.ImetMissCabout45yearsagowhenshewasmysister’skindergartenteacher.IrememberlookingintoherclassroomwishingIwasherstudent.MissCcreatedasafeplacewherewecouldbewhateverwewantedtobeinthatmoment.Myparentsreassured(安撫)meIcouldstartschoolwhenIwas4.Though,whenIturned4inthespring,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIhadtowaituntilSeptember.ForaslongasIcanremember,I’vewantedtobeateacher.WhenIgraduated,ItwaittoinviteMissCtomyclassroom.Shearrivedoneday,andIsawjoyonmystudents’facessingingthesamesongsIsangwithherasachild.Asanewteacher,Iwasamazedbyhowsheconnectedwithchildren.Foryears,MissCvolunteeredinmyclassroom.Overtheyearswehavesharedineachother’supsanddowns.Sheasksmeforupdatesaboutmyfamilyandfriends,andshetellsmeabouthers.Iamhereforhernowasthetimetosellherhouseisnear.Ibringupboxesfromherbasement.Wegothrougheverypaintingastudenthasgivenher,everythank-younoteaparenthaswrittenandherteachingaids(教具).Ifindpapersfeaturingthelettersofthealphabet.Ifindmyownnameprintedingreenmarker.Suddenly,mymindgoesbacktoRoom3.Morethan40yearsago,MissCsatonachairwhilemyclassmates,andIsatonthecarpet(地毯)atherfeet.Welearnedaboutthelettersandtheirsounds.Now,MissCsitsonherrockingchair(搖椅),andIfindmyselfsittingatherfeet.Overtea,wetalkforhours.IlistenintentlybecauseIknowIstillhavemoretolearnfromher.Ourfriendshipisonethatneitheroneofusexpected.Educatorsknowteachingisaprofessiondevotedtothedevelopmentofyoungindividuals.Theluckyonesgettoseewhattheirstudentshavedonewiththeirlives.Theexceptionalonesneverleavetheirstudents’hearts.24.45yearsago,___________.A.IstartedschoolwithmysisterC.IwishedtobeMissC’sstudent25.AfterIgraduated,___________.A.MissCinvitedmetoherclassB.MissCtaughtmysisterandmeD.MissCoftenvisitedmyhouseB.IvolunteeredinMissC’sclassroomC.IcouldconnectwithmystudentsverywellD.MissCandIdevelopedunexpectedfriendship52021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第6頁(yè)共11頁(yè)26.AsthetimetosellMissC’shouseisnear,___________.A.IcometohelpherorganizeherthingsB.myparentswriteherathank-younoteC.welearnaboutthelettersfromherD.shestartstolearnfromherstudent27.Accordingtothepassage,MissC___________.A.isdevotedbuthedoesn’thaveanyclosefriendsB.isexceptionalbecauseshehasgreatinfluenceonmeC.createsasafeplaceforchildreninhersmallbrickhouseD.teachesonherrockingchairanddrinksteaduringbreaksCshapesofproteinsDeepMindisaLondon-basedresearchlabwhichhasmadethenewsseveraltimesbefore.ItscomputersystemshavebeatenhumanexpertsatgameslikeGo,chess,andthevideogameStarCraft.Butthischallengewascompletelydifferent.ThenewpuzzlesolvedbyDeepMindis“proteinfolding”（蛋白質(zhì)折疊）.Proteinsaretiny,strangely-shapedchainsofmolecules（分子）calledaminoacids（氨基酸）.Proteinsmakeupthebodiesofalllivingthings.Aproteinstartsasalong,thinchainthatlooksalittlelikeapieceofstring.Butthen,basedontheaminoacidsinthechain,itfoldsintoacertain3Dshape.Scientistshavefoundover200milliondifferentkindsofproteins,buttheydon’tknowwhatshapemostofthemtake.Theshapeofaproteincontrolshowitacts.Basedontheirshapes,someproteinsjointogetherlikepuzzlepieces.Inlivingthings,proteinsservemanypurposes.Someproteinsareusedforbuilding,othersforcarryingmessages,othersforcausingchemicalreactions.Knowinghowtheseproteinsareformedisimportant.Theshapecanmakethedifferencebetweensomethingthat’shelpfulandsomethingthatcanmakeyousick.Manymedicinesworkbytargetingtheshapeofaproteinthatiscausingtheillness.Butuncoveringthesecretsbehindhowproteinsfoldhasbeenslowanddifficult.Insomecases,ithastakenyearsforscientiststolearnhowonesimpleproteinfolds.62021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第7頁(yè)共11頁(yè)NowDeepMind’sAIhasshownthatitcanoftendothatsamejobinjustafewdays.Tocompletethis,thescientistscreatedaprogramcalledAlphaFoldusinganAIIndeeplearning,computerprogramssortdeeplythroughhugeamountsofinformation,allowingthemtofindpatternsthathumansareoftenunabletonotice.Thesepatternscanthenbeappliedinnewandsurprisingways.AlphaFoldwastrainedbyfeedingitinformationaboutthemakeupof170,000proteinsandhowtheyfolded.Still,AlphaFoldisahugeadvanceandwillleadtobigchangesinscienceandmedicine.DeepMindsaysitplanstopublishapaperonAlphaFold,andisworkingonwaystosharethetechnologywithotherresearchers.OnceAlphaFoldwastrained,DeepMindentereditinacontestforsolvingproteinfoldingchallenges.AlphaFolddidmuchbetterthanothercomputersystems.Andontwo-thirdsoftheproteins,itdidaboutaswellasrealscientistsdointhelab.Theideathatacomputercanquicklyfigureouthowaproteinfoldsissurprisinglygoodnews.Inthefutureitcouldallowscientiststoquicklylearnaboutthecausesofsomediseases,andcomeupwithmedicinesandothertoolstofightthesediseases.ThoughAlphaFoldcanfigureouttheshapeforawidevarietyofproteins,it’snotperfect.It’slikelythattherewillbemanyproteinsthatAlphaFold,withitscurrentabilities,won’tbeabletohandle.28.Whatcanweknowaboutproteinsfromthepassage?C.It’shardforscientiststofinddifferentproteins.D.Theshapesofproteinsdecidethenatureofthem.B.AlphaFoldwillinfluencehealthcaregreatlyinthefuture.C.DeepMindisgoingtosellthetechnologyworldwide.D.DeepMindMakesComplicatedProteinsSimpler72021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第8頁(yè)共11頁(yè)DIsimaginationmoreimportantthanknowledge?Berlin,1929.Thesuperstarphysicist,AlbertEinsteintalkedabouthowheaccountedforhisdiscoveries.“I’menoughofanartisttodrawfreelyonmyimagination,whichIthinkismoreimportantthanknowledge.Knowledgeislimited.Imaginationencirclestheworld.”Knowledgeversusimagination.Einsteinsaphorism（格言）reflectsarepeatedthemeinhumanthought.Theancientdichotomy（對(duì)立）betweenwhatweknowandwhatweimagineisfoundineveryfieldofhumanintellectualachievement.Imaginationoftenbelongstoartistsandgeniuses,whileknowledge,whichresultsfromabrushwithreality,isblack-and-white,logical–thefieldofpeoplelikeaccountants.Ourviewofwhichismoreimportantdependsonourpersonality.Likemanydichotomies,thisoneisanoversimplification.Weknowthatthebrillianceofmanygreatartistswasgroundedinyearsofhardtraining;andthatexcitinglyimaginativemuseumsandhighlycreativeaccountantsdoexist.Infact,wehavealwaysreliedonablendofimaginationandknowledge.Botharevaluable.Whatthenistherelationshipbetweenthem?Knowledgeisoftenconsideredasteppingstonetoimagination.Itisastoredandsharedtreasuryofpubliclyacceptablethoughts,manyfrozenintophysicalsymbols(writtenorspoken).Knowledgecoded,storedandexpressedusingsymbolscanbebrokenupandputtogetheragaininvariousnewcombinations.Itisthisactofrecombinationwhichunderliesthepowertoimagine.Ourimaginationisandmustbegroundedinourknowledge.Themorememorieswegain,themorematerialwehavetoworkwith,thericherarethefruitsofourimagination.Anotherwayofthinkingaboutthebalancebetweenimaginationandknowledgeistoconsidereachasprivateorpublic,individualorgroup.Knowledgestrengthensgroupbonding,buttheriseofnewknowledge,forexample,inthesciencescanputagroup’sveryistence（存在）atrisk.Imaginationcanchallengerulesandtraditions;yetsharedactsofimaginationcanalsohelptostrengthenintra-groupbonds.Thegreatestactsofimagination–fromBach’sCelloSuitestoStarWarsmovies–requirenotonlycreationbutadmiration:theydependonbeingheard,seenandunderstoodwithinaculturalenvironment.Intoday’sworld,weseemincreasinglytopreferimagination,butthatpreferenceisculture-dependent.Imaginationflourisheswhenitsproductsarehighlyvalued.Inotherwords,thebetterpeople’slivesare,themorefreedomtocreativity.82021-2022學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期初三年級(jí)期中測(cè)驗(yàn)（英語(yǔ)學(xué)科）第9頁(yè)共11頁(yè)However,duringtimesofdifficultyordanger,sharedknowledge,alsoknownasculture”ortradition,maybevaluedmore.Resourcespreviouslyputintoartisticcreativitymaybechanneled（輸送）intoeffortstomakethingsbetter,leadingtoreducedartisticoutput.Thisbringsustoanotherviewoftherelationshipbetweenknowledgeandimagination:itsdynamicnature.SowasEinsteinright?Isimaginationmoreimportantthanknowledge?Itdependsonwhomyouask,whatyouaskabout,andwhen.31.WhydoesthewritermentionAlbertEinstein’saphorismatfirst?A.Toshowtheimportanceofimagination.B.TodisagreewithAlbertEinstein’sopinion.C.Tobringoutthequestionofwhichismoreimportant.D.ToexplainwhyAlbertEinsteinmadegreatdiscoveries.32.Accordingtothewriter,what’stherelationshipbetweenknowledgeandimagination?A.Theknowledgewegetisaresultofourimagination.B.Webuildimaginationwhenwereorganizesomeknowledge.C.Wecanbetterunderstandtheknowledgethroughimagination.D.Thecombinationofknowledgeandimaginationcreatespower.33.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Bothknowledgeandimaginationcanbecomeatesttoacertaingroup.B.Imaginationispersonallydifferentwhileknowledgeissharedsocially.C.Peoplearebetteratimaginationiftheyvaluetheircultureandtradition.D.Artisticcreationsincreasepeoples’admirationinaculturalenvironment.34.TheunderlinedworddynamicinParagraph6probablymeans___________.A.constantlychangingC.surprisinglysimilarB.especiallyconfusingD.highlypositive8分，每小題2分）Today,thebullyfighthavemovedtoanewfield–cyberspace.Usingemails,instantmessages,websites,andcellphones,cyberbulliesharmorthreatenothersonpurpose.Withtheiridentities（身份）hiddenbehindcomputerscreens,cyberbulliescanbehardertocatch.BullyingbytheNumbersCriminal-justiceprofessorsJustinPatchinandSameerHindujasurveyed1,500kidsaged10to17.Theyreportedthataboutone-thirdofthekidsclaimedtohave92021-2022第10頁(yè)共11頁(yè)beencyberbullied.SueLimberandRobinKowalski,researchersandteachersatClemsonUniversityinSouthCarolina,recentlyfinishedastudyof3