北京市西城区2015年初三一模试卷
英语
知识运用(共25分)
四、单项填空(共10分,每小题1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。
21.WhereisMike?Haveyouseen?
A.heB.himC.hisD.himself
22.LilymanyEnglishnovelssinceshewenttothemiddleschool.
A.readB.readsC.hasreadD.isreading
23.Bettyisthananyothergirlinherclass.
A.astallB.tallerC.tallD.thetallest
24.---WherewereyouwhenIcalledyouyesterdayafternoon?---Iinthecinema.
A.wasseeingamovieB.seeamovieC.haveseenamovieD.willseeamovie
25.We’llhaveameetingatHiltonHotelMay,2015.
A.onB.inC.atD.from
26.Hurryup,you’llmissthetrain.
A.butB.soC.andD.or
27.---Whatdidyoudolastnight?---Iareport.
A.writeB.wroteC.willwriteD.havewritten
28.TheteacheraskedussomethingforourmothersonMother’sDay.
A.doB.todoC.doingD.did
29.The7thWomen’sFootballWorldCupsooninCanada.
A.willbeheldB.willholdC.holdsD.isheld
30.---Couldyoutellme?---Inabookstoreatthecorner.
A.whereyouboughtthisbookB.wheredidyoubuythisbook
C.whereyoubuythisbookD.wheredoyoubuythisbook
五、完形填空(共15分,每小题1.5分)阅读下面短文,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。
TheHug
Thephonerang.ItwasLisa,my86-year-oldfriend.LisawaswonderingifIcouldtakehertoFlinttoseethe31.IpromisedherIcould,soonthedateoftheappointment(预约)Idroveherhometopickherup.
Lisa’seyesightwas32,soshewasn’tabletodrivehercaranymore.However,shestillkeptheroldwhiteCadilacandinsistedthatIdriveitwheneverwewentanywhere.
Lisa’sappointmentwent33andshewasreallysatisfiedwithherdoctor.Then,wewereonourwaytogetabitetoeat.Itwasacloudydaywithoutanyrainorsnow,buttheroadwasstillbusy.The34wasstopandgoaswewereinanareabythemarket.Wewereata35stopwhensomeonehitusfrombehind.Lisawasveryangry,andsheevenstartedtosaysomedirtywordsinalowvoice.Icould36thissituationcouldgetverybad.
Therereallywasn’tanyreasonwhysomeoneshouldrearend(追尾)thecarsoIwasn’tsurewhatwasgoingonwhenIpulledover.Iwasfeelingalittle37whenIgotoutofthecar.AsIwalkedstartingtoopen.Forsomeunknown38,Iwalkedovertothisyoungwomanandputmyarmsaroundherandgaveherahug.WhenIgaveherahugalltheotherdoorsshut!
Lisagotoutandwhenshesawmehuggingthisgirlshe39down.Icalledthepoliceandtheycameoutandtookareport.Ireallydon’tknowwhatwasactuallygoingonthatday.IdoknowIjustwantedtohugthisgirlinmymindandIbelieveit40usallfromwhatcouldhavebeenaveryuglyscene.
31.A.eyedoctorB.housecleanerC.musicteacherD.officeworker
32.A.hurtingB.failingC.changingD.improving
33.A.badlyB.wellC.lateD.quietly
34.A.trafficB.crowdC.rainD.bus
35.A.suddenB.slowC.completeD.quick
36.A.understandB.recognizeC.showD.tell
37.A.comfortableB.tiredC.painfulD.nervous
38.A.reasonB.excuseC.purposeD.answer
39.A.lookedB.cooledC.fellD.walked
40.A.separatedB.taughtC.benefitedD.saved
阅读理解(共50分)
六、阅读下列短文,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30分,每小题2分)
A
FunKidsActivitiesGuide
Stadium(体育馆)Tours
NowyoucantakeatriptoWembleyStatium!WembleyStadiumisoneofthemostfamousfootballstadiumsintheworld.Youwillgettolookinthechangingrooms,andvisittheroyalbox(主席台).
Where:WestLondon
Price:Adult:£16Under18:£9
TimeTourBus
TiemTourBusisabustourofLondon.Yougetononeofthebestbusesever!AndtheguidewelltellyouaboutallpartsofLondoninthepast,nowandeventhefuture!
Where:CentralLondon
Price:Adult:£Under18:£
TheatreWorkshops
Ifyouloveacting,youshouldgotoTheatreWorkshops.Thereyoucanlearnmoreaboutacingandmakefriends.everytermyou’llworkonshowsaccordingtoyourideas.Attheendofthetermyou’llactthemout!
Where:444CamdenRoad,London
Price:£1BoatTours
YoucannowtakeatouraroundLondon’sworld-famousOlympicParkfromthewater!Thebaotleavesonthehoursojustturnupandgetontheboat!Itrunsallyearbetween12pm-5pm.
Where:StratfordWaterfront
Price:Adult:£££1£££B
IamaKidReporter,LindaScott.ItookpartinthethirdearlyStateofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMath(SoSTEM)eventonWednesdayJanuary21.
BeforeSoSTEMstarted,IinterviewedCharlesBolden.Hewasanastronaut(宇航员)andhasbeentospacefourtimes.“Ienjoywatchingyoungpeopletaketheirideasandturnthemintoreality,”hesaid.
NextIspoketoDr.EllenStofan.Shespokeaboutherlifelonginterestinscience.“WhenIwasinthemiddleschool,IknewIwanttobeascientist,butIwasn’tsurewhatkind,”shetoldme.Asshegrewup,shebecameinterestedinspace.Heradvicetoyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomeascientististo“followyourdreams”.
MythirdinterviewwaswithMeganSmith.ShetalkedaboutencouragingmoregirlstostepintoSTEMfields.Shetoldmethatwomenhavealwaysbeenpartofamazingscientificdiscoveries,eventhoughsometimeshistoryrecordshaveleftwomenout.
Finally,IinterviewedKathyPham,whoisworkingtoimprovehealthcareformoreAmericansthroughITservices.Iaskedheradviceforyoungpeoplewhowantacareer(职业)incomputerscience.Sheadvisedkidstojoiningroupsworkingonscienceandtechnologyandtoreadmorebooksonthesubjects.
Afterintheinterview,wehadafreetalk.WhenIaskedwhichtechnologycareersweregoingtobemostinneedinthenext10years,Dr.Stofannotedthatcareershavingsomethingtodowithenergysources(能源)arecertainlygoingtobeneeded.
Mybiggesttake-awayfromtheeventwasthatthefutureholdmanywonderfulchancesforpeopleinterestedinSTEM.JustasthecomputerscientistKathyPhamsaid:“Whateveryourloveis---whetherit’sclothing,spaceorcars---todayyoucanfindaSTEMfieldwhereyoucandosomethingyoulike.”
44.HowmanypeopledidLindainterviewbeforeSoSTEMstarted?
A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.Six
45.WhenDr.Stofanwasyoung,shewantedtobecome.
A.areporterB.ateacherC.ascientistD.anastronaut
46.KathyPhamadvisedkidswhowantacareerincomputerscienceto.
A.talkwithfamouspeopleB.writeascientificreport
C.readmorebooksonthesubjectD.makescientificdiscoveries
47.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.CharlesBoldenhasneverbeentospace.B.MeganSmithencouragedboystostepintoSTEMfields
C.LindaScottattendedtheeventonJanuary25.
D.TherewillbemanychancesforpeopleinterestedinSTEM.
C
Weallknowthatzebrashavestripes(条纹).Butwhy?It’shardtogetablack-and-whiteanswer.Thisisaquestionnotjustcommonpeoplelikeushaveasked,butscientiststoo.
Severalstudieshavebeendonetofindoutthereasonbehindthestripesandmanytheories(理论)havebeensuggested.Accordingtoarecentstudy,thetypeofstripeschangesdependingonthetemperaturewherezebraslive.Thewarmertheplaceis,themorestripestheymayhave.Fromthisstudy,scientistsbelievethatstripesmayhelptokeepazebracoolinwarmerplaces.
Accordingtothecoolertemperaturetheory,whenairhitsazebra,themovementsofairarestrongerandfasterovertheblackpartsandsloweroverthewhite.Thisisbecauseblackcolortakesinmoreheatthanwhite.Soatthepointwheretheblackandwhitemeet,thereiscoolingairflow.Itcanquicklycoolazebra’sskin!Infact,scientistshavenoticedthatheavilystripedzebrashave5.4℉lowerskintemperaturethanotheranimalswithoutstripesinthesamearea.
Somescientistsbelievethatstripesmaybeanadaptation(适应)byzebrastodefend(防卫)themselvesfromthehorsefliesthatfollowzebras.Thecoolertemperaturetheoryholdsmeritheretoo,sincedisease-carryingflieslikehorseflieslikeithot.Fliesalsodon’tlikelandingonstripedsurfaces.
Therealsohavebeenmanyothertheoriesthathavebeensuggestedforwhyzebrashavestripes.Someexplanationsareverycommon.Oneofthemisthatstripesmayhelpzebrashideingrassespeciallyfromlions.Lionsarecolorblindandeveniftheyarenotfarawaytheymayseestripesasgreyandbeconfusedbythem.What’smore,zebrasarealargegroupofanimalslivingtogether.Whenanumberofzebrasstandormovetogether,stripesmayconfuselionsintothinkingitisonelargeanimal.
48.Stripesarehelpfulforzebrasto.
A.staycoolB.movetogetherC.liveincoldplacesD.fightagainstdiseases
49.Howdozebras’stripesprotectthemfromlions?
A.Lionsmaybefrightenedawaybystripes.B.Lionsmayseestripesasmanyanimals.
C.Stripescanpreventzebrasfrombeingseen.D.Stripesmaymakelionsconfused.
50.Theunderlinedwords“holdsmerit”inParagraph4probablymean“”。
A.workswellB.soundsunreasonableC.causesdisagreementD.needssupportingfacts
51.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Whylionscan’teatzebrasB.Howhorseflieskeepawayfromzebras
C.WhyzebrashavestripesD.Howanimalsadapttonature
D
Entertainment(娱乐)isadevelopingbusiness.Itspopularitycontinuestogrowasitkeepsupwithtechnology.Morepeoplearewillingtopayforentertainmentwiththeirtimeandmoney.Sometimesentertainmentisaformofescapism(逃避).Ittakesusawayfromourrealityandgetsusintoanotherworld---notourown.
●Whydowewanttoescape?
Boredomorloneliness:Theboredomofdailylifegetstousandwefeelweneedsomeentertainmentandabitchange.ATVrunninginthebackground,andmaybecatchingourattentioneverynowandthen,keepsuscompany.
Fearandavoidance:Wedon’twanttofacesomethingwefear,orcan’tbringourselvestomovepastthefearanddosomethingaboutit.We’rescaredtogoforwhatwewant,sowechoosetoturnontheTV.
Struggle:Lifesometimesfeelslikeabattle---traffic,work,takingcareofourselvesandkeepingupwithwhat’sgoingon.AttheendofthedayallwewanttodoisforgetaboutallofitandsitmindlesslyinfrontofTV.
Escapinghasneverbeeneasierthantoday.Wehavemanyformsofescape.Andthemostfavoredisentertainment.
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Easytoreachandaffordable:YoucanstayathomeandwatchTV,orsurfonlinealldaylong.
Socialconnection:Onecanlineupforanewmovieandsocializewithotherpeopleorgotoaballgameandcheerforhisorherfavoriteteam.Entertainmenthasbecomesomethingpeoplehaveincommonandcantalkabout.
Allformsofentertainmentareokayifweknowwhatwe’redoing.Andmoreimportantly,wehavecompletecontroloverwhenentertainmentcomestoanend.
●Tofaceourfearsandrealityortoescape?
Ifyoutriedescapingbeforeanditdidn’thelp,it’stimetodealwiththeproblemsyouface.
BeforewatchingaTVshow,makesurethattheimportantthingistakencareof.Leaveyourfavoriteshowtotheendoftheday,afteryou’vetakencareofwhatmatterstoyou.Thiswillallowyoutoenjoyeveryminute.
Thereisnothingwrongwithentertainment,ifwedon’tplaceahighervalueonitthanourownrealityandwhatmatterstous.
Whenweentertainourselvesmindfully,wewon’tneedtoescape.Weturnentertainmentintotherealityofthemoment.Andwhenwe’redone,wemoveon---withnoregret.Andthatcanbealotoffun.
52.Onereasonwhywewanttoescapeisthat.
A.weareeagertogetoverourfearB.weprefertositmindlesslybeforeTV
C.peoplearewillingtopayfortheirentertainmentD.peopleneedsomeexcitementandchangeindailylife
53.Whichofthefollowingsentencesmightbethebesttofillintheblank?
A.Whocanwesocializewith?B.What’sthebestformofescapism?
C.Whyisentertainmentinsuchgreatneed?D.Howdoestheentertainmentbusinessdevelop?
54.Whichofthefollowingcanexplaintheunderlinedsentence?
A.Wecanstopentertainmentwhenwewantto.B.It’smoreimportanttocontrolourdailylife.
C.Entertainmentleadstothelossofself-control.D.Weneedtolearnaboutallformsofentertainment.
55.Thewritermayagreethat.
A.escapefromlifeismoredifficultthaneverB.entertainmentisthebestwayforustoenjoylife
C.thepopularityofentertainmentdependsontechnology
D.wecantrulyentertainourselveswithrealmattersdone
七、阅读短文,根据段文内容,从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(共10分,每小题2分)
FollowingTheirDreams
FlorencelivedinthecountrysideofKenya(肯尼亚)inAfrica.Whenshewas12,shewantednothingmorethantofinishschool.Butformanygirlslikeher,schoolisnotachoice.56.Familieswillprobablyspendmoneyeducatingboys.Manygirlsareforcedtomarry.
57.ItwasBeadsforEducation,startedbyLisaStevens,thathelpedrealizeherdream.Beadshasprovidedmanygirlswiththebesteducationpossible.Florencewasthefirstof320Kenyangirlsinthirdgrade.
58.Duringhervisit,sheheardthatmanywomenmadeandsoldbaskets.Theyusedthemoneytosendtheirdaughterstoschool.Twoyearslater,shestartedtohelpselltheKenyancrafts(工艺品)intheU.S.In1998,Stevensbeganhelpinggirlscontinuetheireducation.
59.InJanuary,2015,sheopenedthefourthone.“Iwanttoprovidethegirlswiththebesteducationpossibleandpreparethemforcollegeandbeyond,”Stevenssaid.
ThenewhighschoolisnamedTembea,whichmeans“towalk”.Florenceiswalkingtowardabrightfuture.60.“Florenceisthefirstinherfamilytofinishhighschoolandcollege,”saysStevens.“SheisanexampleforallgirlsinKenya.”
A.Schoolcostsmoney
B.In1991StevensfirstvisitedKenya
C.Afterthat,shehelpedbuildthreeschools
D.Sheleftcollegein2010andisnowateacher
E.ButFlorencewasabletocontinueherschooling
八、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)
Ourviewstowardslifechangeoverthetime.WhenIwasaroundfiveyearsold,Iwasinacaraccident.Atthattime,IdidnotrealizetheseriousnessofitandhowluckyIwastostillbealive.AsIlookbacktothinkwhathappenedonthatnight,InowrealizehowluckymyfamilymembersandIweretonothavegottenseriousinjuries.
Thedayofaccidentstartedoutgreat.Mybrother,Troy,andIhadspentthenightbeforeatJoAnn’shouse,withHeather,andJoAnn’shusbandGary.Thenextdaywespentplayinginsidethehouse,becauseitwascold,windyandrainyoutside.Atnight,JoAnntoldusweweregoingoutandthatwhereweweregoingwasasurprise.Thefiveofuseclimbedintoanoldcar,andwesetoffforoursurprise.Itwasstillcold,windy,andrainingcatsanddogsoutsidewhenweleft.Troy,HeatherandIsatinthebackseattogetherhappily.ThenextthingIknewwasthateverythingwaschaos(混乱)!Theroadwassoslick(滑的)thatthecarlostcontrol.Glasswasflyingeverywhere,anditsoundedliketherewasnoiseallaroundus.Thenitwastotallyquiet,exceptforthesoundoftherainandwind.Troy,HeatherandIwerealllyingontopofoneanother.Thethreeofuswerecrying,notknowingwhathadhappened.JoAnnandGaryweretryingtocalm(使平静)usdownandkeptaskingusifwewereallright.Luckily,noneofuswasinjured,justafewcuts.AfterthatIonlyremembersittingthereinthecold,darknightwaitingforGarytogetbackwithpeopletohelpus.Wenevergottothesurprisethatnight.Butatleastwewereabletogohomeinonepiece.
AftermybrotherandIgothomethatnight,Iremembermyparentsletusstayupaslongaswewantedto.Iguessmyparentswererealizingjusthowclosetheycametolosingusthatnight.AsIthinkofthetragedy(悲剧)thatcouldhavehappenedonthatnight,Irealizehowprecious(宝贵)lifeis.Itreasuremyfamilyandfriends,andhopethatwewillsharealoving,caring,andrewardinglifetimetogether.ThingsseldomgothewayIplanthemto,butItakeadeepbreath,trytolaugh,andmakethebestofit.
61.Didtheaccidenthappenatnight?
62.Whatwastheweatherlikewhentheaccidenthappened?
63.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?
64.WhatwasthewriterdoingwhenGaryaskedforhelp?
65.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
书面表达(共15分)
九、文段表达(15分)
65.根据中文大意和英文提示词语,写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文。所给的英语提示词仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
假如你叫李华,你的美国笔友Tom想知道你有什么好的学习或生活习惯?你是如何养成这个好习惯的?它给你带来什么益处?请你根据他的问题回复邮件。
提示词语:habit,stickto,benefitalot,dowellin.
ToTom
FromLiHua
SubjectMygoodhabit
Hi!Tom,
Nicetohearfromyou.
Yours,
LiHua
北京市西城区2015年初三一模试卷
英语试卷参考答案2015.4
听力理解(共30分)
一、听对话选图。(共5分,每小题1分)1.B2.A3.C4.B5.B
二、听对话或独白选择答案。(共15分,每小题1.5分)
6.A7.C8.C9.A10.A11.B12.A13.B14.A15.C
三、听对话记录关键信息。(共10分,每小题2分)
16.Smith17.591206718.window19.Friday20.red
知识运用(共25分)
四、单项填空(共10分,每小题1分)
21.B22.C23.B24.A25.B26.D27.B28.B29.A30A
五、完形填空(共15分,每小题1.5分)
31.A32.B33.B34.A35.C36.D37.D38.A39.B40.D
阅读理解(共50分)
六、阅读短文,选择最佳选项。(共30分,每小题2分)
41.B42.C43.A44.B45.C46.C47.D48.A49.D50.A
51.C52.D53.C54.A55.D
七、阅读短文,还原句子。(共10分,每小题2分)56.A57.E58.B59.C60.D
八、阅读短文,回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)
61.Yes.
62.Itwascold,windyandrainy.
63.Theroadwassoslickthatthecarlostcontrol.
64.He/Shewassittingthere.
65.Itismainlyaboutacaraccidentandthewriter’snewviewstowardslife.
书面表达(共15分)
九、文段表达(15分)
Onepossibleversion:
Hi!Tom,
Nicetohearfromyou.IwanttotellyouaboutagoodhabitIhavestarted.IenjoyedreadingEnglishnovelsforhalfanhoureveryday.IusedtohavedifficultiesinlearningEnglish.MyteachersuggestedreadingEnglishnovels.Amazingly,itworked!
Todevelopthishabit,IoftentookabookwithmesothatIcouldreadatanytime.also,IoftenwrotedownnewwordsIsaw.Littlebylittle,readingbecamepartofmylife.Ienjoyedit.
Ireallybenefitalotfrommyreadinghabit.ReadingmakesmeawisemanaswellashelpingmewithmyEnglishstudies.IamsurereadingEnglishnovelswillbecomemylifelongactivity.
Yours,
LiHua
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初三一模英语试卷第页
★Whatgoodhabitdoyouhave?
★Howdidyoudevelopit?
★Whatbenefitsdoesitbringyou?
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