广州市铁一中学教育集团2023学年第二学期初三期中英语阶段性学情测试一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）I started powerlifting (举重) when I was 65. I worked in a bank in New York for about 35 years. When I retired, I decided to lose a bit of ___1___. A friend’s husband, Art Little, is a personal trainer. He invited me to his gym. The first time I went, he gave me a wooden stick to lift. The next day I told myself I wouldn’t return. But I ended up ___2___ day after day. After a few weeks, my trainer encouraged me to go to a competition ___3___ others compete. Seeing all these young ladies, I was really ___4___. But there was no one of my age. I asked my trainer ___5___ he thought I could do it. He said, “Oh, sure.” I went to my first competition. There were only three people in my age group. I did three types of lifts. I came first in all three. ___6___ had been doing it far longer. I just came in after two months’ practice and ___7___ all of them. After that, I knew this sport was for me. My trainer suggested me going to ___8___ gym three times a week. I improved so quickly because I followed his advice and never stopped. If I was supposed to be there on Monday, I would be there, no matter what the weather was. I didn’t miss a day. ___9___ can be challenging sometimes. But whenever I get home afterwards, I feel great. My trainer takes great pride ____10____ me. I’ve been invited to take part in the world championships every year ____11____ I started powerlifting. Every year since then, I have won in my group every time. Judges ____12____ by how much I can lift. I’m 79 now. I tell people ____13____ are at my age that they can do this, too. They just have to start with ____14____. You have to build ____15____ up. If you sit down and do nothing, you turn to dust.1. A. weighB. weighsC. weightD. weights2. A. returningB. returnsC. returnedD. return3. A. watchingB. watchedC. to watchD. watch4. A. amazedB. amazingC. amazeD. amazedly5. A. whatB. ifC. thatD. why6. A. OthersB. The othersC. OtherD. Another7. A. beatB. beatedC. beatenD. beating8. A. aB. anC. theD. /9. A. Working outB. Work outC. Works outD. Worked out10. A. ofB. onC. inD. for11. A. sinceB. whenC. afterD. before12. A. have shockedB. have been shockedC. were shockedD. was shocked13. A. whichB. whoseC. whoD. /14. A. something smallB. small somethingC. anything smallD. small anything15. A. yourB. youC. yourselfD. yours二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Saving Baby ElephantsMishak rubs (擦) his eyes when he prepares warm milk. Like other people looking after babies, he is ____16____. It’s 5:30 a. m., and he hasn’t had much sleep. Mishak sits next to the baby elephant, smiles and makes sure she finishes the breakfast.Mishak is a ____17____ from an elephant rescue center. ____18____, many elephants meet problems, so they need rescuing here. For one thing, hunters ____19____ for their ivory. For another, people build homes and plant fields where elephants used to live. Hungry elephants walk into the villages and fields to look for food. They often cause serious damage, so farmers kill them. As a result, adult elephants often leave their babies behind.When a baby elephant loses its mother, it’s also in great danger. This is because it needs its mother’s milk for about four years. Without the milk, the baby has little chance to live. Research shows that elephants, like people, have ____20____. If the mother elephant dies, the baby elephant often becomes sad and ill.The center’s job is to raise these baby elephants and send them back to the ____21____ step by step. First, keepers take turns looking after the baby elephants because they don’t want an elephant to depend on one of the keepers too much. Then keepers take the elephants into the forest. This is a(n) ____22____ part of the process because the elephants learn how to eat in the wild and communicate with others. When an elephant is four and no longer needs ____23____, keepers move it to the wild. This makes elephants become ____24____. It often takes them eight to ten years to get used to the wild.At bedtime, Mishak has to lie down and ____25____ with his baby elephant. Mishak says that when he leaves the babies, they cry. Does he need an alarm to wake up? “Oh, no,” he says, “The elephants are our alarms.”16. A. nervousB. downC. tiredD. shy17. A. teacherB. keeperC. doctorD. policeman18. A. UnluckilyB. FinallyC. ExcitedlyD. Suddenly19. A. buyB. killC. keepD. collect20. A. foodsB. homesC. friendsD. feelings21. A. centerB. zooC. wildD. city22. A. easyB. fastC. importantD. strange23. A. milkB. fruitsC. grassD. leaves24. A. braveB. popularC. friendlyD. patient25. A. workB. playC. studyD. sleep三、阅读（共两节，20小题，满分35分）第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOne August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger. Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp (黄蜂) nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting (叮咬) in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.“Oh, they don’t bother me,” she said lightly, “I go in and out all the time.”Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again—to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late: they were upon him. Just as he jumped spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward to ward his face. An immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn’t know was that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.Miles from the nearest medical assistance. Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike (无线电麦克风), trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department’s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.Rushing down the mountain. Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock. Just then he reached for the radio mike again.“Call fire station.” He shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”“Five-ten,” the center replied.Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.At last, he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. You made it, he thought.26. Allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because ________.A. he was unable to speak clearlyB. his radio equipment was poorC. he was in a state of shockD. no one was on duty27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the story?A Allen drove to the fire station because he knew there was a rescue team there.B. Allen managed to make his request of help clear though he had difficulty talking by then.C. The mini-bus centre did help in that they got the rescue team ready before Allen arrived.D. Allen shouldn’t have looked at the wasps when he helped Mrs. Carey.28. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Allen, a Helpless DriverB. Wasps, Bloody KillersC. A Race against DeathD. War against WaspsBRoald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dah1 Museum you can visit.Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil Company.In 1939, Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp (瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ▲ : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed (棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil. and a bit of paper.In 1983, Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox.After he died in 1990 Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.29. After Roald went to America, he ________.A. lost his parents in a plane accidentB. wrote a story about his pilot experienceC. got married with an English film starD. won a big prize for his book Matilda30. Which of the following is the best for the blank (空格) in Paragraph 4?A. they lived a happy lifeB. three terrible things happenedC. he went on writing booksD. he created some unlucky characters31. Which of the following is right?A. Roald became a pilot before he went to Africa.B. His daughter Oliver was hit by a taxi.C. Roald was 74 years old when he died.D. Roald lived a rich life all his life.32. In which order did the events take place?a. Roald got married with a film star.b. Roald had to work for an oil company in Africa.c. Roald wrote a story about his experience as a pilot.d. Roald won a big prise for his book The BFG.e. Roald’s wife had a serious illness.A. c-b-a-d-eB. c-b-a-e-dC. b-c-a-e-dD. b-c-e-d-aCWe’ve all experienced failure. Whether we like it or not failure is part of life. How people respond to it is of great importance both to their decisions and achievements. Some are likely to have such expectations: “If I should reach that goal, how happy would I feel?” In a recent study, we wanted to understand how such expectations may change in the face of failure. Are people able to predict their own happiness?The old saying “the grass is always greener on the other side” suggests that people spend much of their time searching for things they can’t have. In other words, the harder it is to achieve, the higher the valuation. But is this a good model for how ordinary people process failure? According to the story The Fox and the Grapes, failure often leads us to drop our initial (最初) plan. In the story, the fox jumps with all his strength, yet he fails to reach the grapes. Finally, he walks away, concluding that the grapes were sour (酸的) anyway.So, which is it: greener grass or sour grapes? We did an experiment to determine how people react to failure.In the study, about 1,200 participants (参加者) received either good or poor feedback (反馈) on the practice trial of a test. Half of them were told that they had performed in the bottom 20 percent, while the other half, in the top 20 percent. They were then asked to predict how they would feel if they earned a high score on the actual test.The research results showed that those who received poor feedback on the practice trial predicted that they would feel less happiness and less pride, compared to those who received strong feedback. However, when they received a top score on the actual test later, they were just as happy as the other half, and much happier than they had predicted before. This suggests that the initial failure made people undervalue how good it would feel to succeed in the future.The question though, is why failure makes us downplay our future happiness. According to Professor Jon Elster, people don’t always know what they want, and often change their wishes to match what appears within reach. When the outcome doesn’t fit the one they have of themselves, they protect themselves by devaluing the goal—rather than devaluing themselves. In other words, when personal failure happens, one way of protecting our positive (积极的) sense of self is to refuse to accept the emotional importance of future achievements.Detachment (超脱) from personal goals can be useful, if it helps people redirect their attention from the impossible to better and more achievable goals. However, if the sour-grape effect kicks in too early and people become fearful of failure, they could miss out on the chance to try again and realize that what once seemed impossible is now within reach.33. What does the story The Fox and the Grapes suggest?A. The outcome valuation depends on what goal is set.B. Difficulties result in a higher achievement expectation.C. Past performance doesn’t help predict future happiness.D. Initial failure makes future success appear less attractive.34. The word “downplay” in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”.A. undervalueB. better understandC. destroyD. discover35. What do we know from the passage?A. The participants cared more about strong feedback.B. The happier people are those who predict less happiness.C. The participants’ performance failed to match their abilities.D. People devalue the goal to keep a positive view of themselves.36. What is the writer trying to tell us?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Detachment stops people from changing wishes.C. The seemingly impossible is worth trying sometimes.D. The sour-grape effect pushes us to keep moving forward.DFor Students in Grades 7-9Dates: October 30-31Location: Sunshine Secondary School GymExplore Your World! Think Like a ScientistThe Student Science Fair offers a great way for you to put your science knowledge to use! Science Fair Events You can do many things during the science fair. Of course, you will want to take a look at all of the students’ projects or works designed by students. There will be other exciting things too. These events will show a wonderful world of science. The announcement of the winners will take place at the awards ceremony on the afternoon of the last day. Here is an introduction of some events: Meet a Robot!Can people and robots work together? The answer is “Yes”. Scientists will be at the fair on Thursday October 30, with Modo. Modo is a robot helper being developed to help people with jobs they do. Let’s learn how Modo’s large blue eyes are able to “see” things. Watch Modo take and hold objects and move them from side to side. Then see how Modo puts the objects on a shelf. Touch Modo on the arm. Watch what happens! It will respond to your touch. If you push it too hard, it will say, “Ouch”!Our Own Thomas Edison!As is known to all, William Shakespeare is well-known to almost all writers while Thomas Edison is familiar to the inventors. Here comes our local Thomas Edison. Make sure you’re in the gym at 10:00 a. m. on Friday. At that time, local genius (天才) Ray Allen will give a talk about his life as an inventor. He will also show what his inventions can do. Science Fair ScheduleRegistrationOctober 277:30 A. M. - 5:00 P. MSet-up of ProjectsOctober 28 - 2910:00 A. M. - 3:00 P. M. Science Fair ViewingOctober 30 - 3110:00 A. M. - 3:00 PMAwards PresentationOctober 311:00 PM37. The science fair will last for ________ days.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six38. Many students will be in the gym at 1:00 p. m. on October 31st because ________.A. Modo will appearB. the winners will be announcedC. registration will take placeD. Ray Allen will give an interview39 What can we know from “Meet a Robot!”?A. Modo falls over easily.B. Modo robots will be for sale.C. Scientists will be at the fair on Friday.D. Scientists are still improving Modo.40. During the science fair, students can see all the followings EXCEPT ________.A. William Shakespeare’s art worksB. students projects C. Modo's wonderful performancesD. Ray Allen’s inventions41. Wemay read this article ________.A. in a science fictionB. on a school posterC. in a story bookD. in a novel第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Imagine you are studying abroad in London. Your parents have sent you a package. You go to the post office and ask the postman when it will arrive. He tells you in “a fortnight”. You walk away shaking your head. ____42____ If you don’t know what it means you have probably been studying American English, which sometimes uses different words from British English. In the US, instead of saying your package will arrive in “a fortnight”, they would say, in “two weeks”. ____43____Besides simple differences like spelling, like “colour” in London compared to “color” in New York, there are even more different words. For example, In Britain you could be driving your car on a “dual carriageway” while in the US you would be driving down a “freeway” or “highway”. ____44____ However, in Britain you would ask for a “petrol station”. If you got really confused and wanted to call someone for help at a public telephone, you’d still have problems. ____45____ It definitely will get you even more confused.____46____ You can actually learn a lot from both two languages. It doesn’t matter which English you study, British or American, although people from each country will tell you their language is best. The key though, when writing a paper or sitting an exam, is to pick one and stick with it throughout.A. In Britain it’s called a “phone box” while in America it is called a “telephone booth”.B. But these differences make the language more exciting and help you continue to learn.C. This is just one of the examples of the different words between the two languages.D. When will your package arrive and what is a fortnight?E. What’s more if you need to fill up, you had better ask for a “gas station” in US.四、写作（共三节，满分30分）第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。作答时，要求写出完整单词。Are you happy with the hair you have? Do you wonder w____47____ people mind what their hair looks like or not? To be h____48____, it is important to have a healthy head of hair, If you want to have healthier hair, you should pay attention to what you eat. You need to eat enough green vegetables and fruit. You should also drink plenty of water every day.The s____49____ of life can damage your hair. You have many things to worry about, such as doing difficult homework or preparing for important exams. It is important to reduce the pressure in your everyday life. L____50____ to music and getting more rest can help.Finally, treat your hair properly. You should a____51____ too much perming(烫) and coloring. Always be gentle with your hair. And you should choose the right hair products for your hair as well.第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每空限填一词）52. 以前，李华总是在学习很长的诗歌方面有闲难。In the past, Li Hua always ________ ________ ________ very long poems.53. 有一次，老师要求他背诵《蜀道难》。Once, he ________ ________ by his teacher to recite the Difficult Road to Shu.54. 李华花了差不多两个星期的时间才背完这首诗歌。________ ________ Li Hua almost two weeks ________ recite the poem.55. 后来，他的同学教他如何高效地记住诗歌。Later, his classmate taught him ________ ________ ________ ________ poems efficiently.56. 同学的建议多么有帮助啊！________ ________ ________ his classmate gave!第三节 书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）57. 《二十一世纪英文报》举行“未来之城”征文活动，请你用英文写一篇短文投稿，介绍你心目中的未来城市。短文需包括下图所有提示内容。注意：1.100词以上（文章的开头已给出，不计入总词数）。2.不得透露个人信息，否则不予评分。Our city of the futureWhat will our city be like in 2050? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________