第一学期第三次月考
初二英语
Ⅱ. 知识运用（两部分，共20小题，计20分）
第一节语法填空从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。（共10小题，计10分）
21.Look! He is_______astronaut that we talked about just now.
A.an
B.the
C. a
22.Do you know that the school dining hall will serve free vegetables and fruit_______us.
A.with
B. to
C. for
23.To save the earth, we'd better use_______plastic bags and drive cars_______.
A.fewer; less
B. less; less
C. more; more
24.During the second China International Import Exposition （中国国际进口博览会）,China
bought lots of high -tech products from about_______countries.
A.hundred
B. hundreds of
C. hundreds
25.There_______well-known concerts in Changsha this weekend.
A.is going to be
B. are going to have
C. are going to be
26.Peter scored a wonderful goal_______the football match.
A. in the end
B. at the end of
C. in the end cf
27.Sweet potatoes are healthy vegetables. But remember_______them too much. Ifs easy to cause stomachache.
A. to eat
B. not eating
C. not to eat
28. - Would you please_______ the TV a bit? I can’t hear it clearly.
-OK, Ell do it now.
A.turn off
B. turn up
C. turn on
29.1 really don't know_______ next. Please give me some advice.
A. when to do
B. what to do
C. how to do
30. －Sir, I am afraid you can't smoke here. This is a non-smoking room.
－Sony. I_______see the sign. I smoke here anymore.
A. don，t; won't
B. won't; didn't
C. didn't; won't
第二节词语填空通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）
I always tell my son that achieving average scores（平均分）in exams is fine. He does not have to be one of the top students in his class or have after-school tutoring classes（培训班）to help with his study.
I think the most important thing for him in his childhood is to be a___31____. Have more friends, exercise to stay healthy and take up hobbies,____32___he knows how to communicate with others and see the beauty of nature.
I____33___that some parents make busy plans for their children to have tutoring classes. I would rather spend the money taking him to____34___ and let him learn more about the world.
For some parents, the reason why they try their best to make their children get good grades only is that they were not top students themselves. So they do___35____— for their children, even wash their clothes to make their children get better grades. In fact, if children do nothing but study, they will____36___depend on themselves.
I won't make 'my son take such lessons because I don't feel____37___when other parents send their children
to tutoring classes. And I always remind___38____that when he is busy with endless homework at an early age, he might___39____all interest in learning when he grows up.
Going to a good university is not the final goal in life. He needs to form good habits and hobbies so that when he is kind of___40____at university, he will not spend all his spare time playing video games.
31. A. child B. student C. son
32. A. or B. but C. so
33. A. agree B. disagree C. care
34. A. study B. travel C. rest
35. A. something B. everything C. nothing
36. A. never B. always C. sometimes
37. A. relaxed B. worried C. afraid
38. A. myself B. himself C. themselves
39. A. show B. develop C.lose
40. A. young B. free C. busy
Ⅲ. 阅读技能（四部分，共24小题，计48分）
第一节图表理解阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分）
A
4:53 pm
From: Kim
Sent: Saturday 1 December, 4:52 p.m.
Subject: Where are you?
Hi, Akiko!
Where are you? I am at tiie station waiting for you. Are you on the train? What time does it
arrive? ril wait for you here at the station.
See you soon.
Kim
4:59 p.m.
Akiko
Today, 4:59 p.m.
Re: Where are you?
Hi, Kim
I'm on the train, but it’s late! It arrives at 17:30. Don’t wait for me at the station. I’ll get a bus to
your house. What's the bus number?
See you later!
Akiko
41,Where will Kim and Akiko finally meet according to the e-mails?
A, At the airport. B. At the train station. C. At Kim*s house.
42.Which of the following is TRUE according to the e-mails between Kim and Akiko?
A. Akiko will arrive at the train station at 5:30 pm. on time.
B. Akiko sent the e-mail to let Kim keep waiting for her at the station.
C. Akiko will go to Kim's house on a bus by herself.
B
At least 1 child dies in a house fire. About 293 kids are hart by fire.
House fire 90 percent of ail fire-related deaths are in house fires.
Escape plan
77 percent of families have no house fire escape（逃离）plan. Creating and
following a plan really help you escape a house fire.
In 2 minutes
When the alarm(警报)sounds, leave a family as little as 2 minutes. Fire can
spread(蔓延)quickly in a house.
43.From the posters, we may know that_______.
A. there are 293 kids dying in house fires every day.
B.A great number of people lost their lives in the house fires.
C. fire alarms are more important than escape plans when houses are on fire.
44.What percentage of families make house fire escape plan?
A. 90 percent.
B. 77 percent.
C. 23 percent.
45.If your house is on fire, you have to_______ .
A. follow the family escape plan at once.
B. turn off the alarm in as little as 2 minutes.
C. call 119 and then leave your house fast.
第二节短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共10小题，计20分）
A
Have you ever tried swimming in winter? Swimming in the water with a low temperature may sound quite insane, so lots of people are afraid to challenge themselves by doing it. But 400 swimmers from 33 countries enjoyed it a lot in the 3rd International Ice Swimming Championships（第三届国际冰泳锦标赛）.
It was held in Murmansk, Russia from March 14, 2019 to March 17,2019. It was organized by the International Ice Swimming Association（国际冰泳协会）.In the end, there were only 52swimmers left to fight for the eight fastest men and eight fastest women. The competitions were only open to the ice swimmers with much experience.
Unlike common swimming competitions, swimmers need to go into the water slowly so that they can stand low temperature well. After finishing their race, swimmers should quickly go to a recovery（恢复）center. Experts help them warm up by putting their legs in cool water and covering their bodies with warm towels（毛巾）.
Nowadays, few people really take part in ice swimming. More people like watching it If you are wondering why those brave swimmers try to practice so hard and keep challenging themselves in ice swimming, for 'Jade Perry, the British women's record holder for the fastest 1 km ice swim, has the answer.
"It's about the pleasure which has to do with the sport. You will really feel fantastic when you get into the water — you*re just free. You're not worrying about work, your house, or anything like that. You're in the water, and you're just thinking about swimming. After you become brave enough to forget the bad feeling at first, it,s actually just wonderful.”
46.What do we know about the 3rd International Ice Swimming Championships in 2019?
A. It attracted 33 swimmers from about 400 countries.
B. It lasted for a whole week in Russia.
C. Not every swimming lover could take part in it.
47.The underlined word "insane" in the first paragraph means_______.
A. unbelievable
B. crazy
C. strange
48.What is the main reason why Jade Perry likes ice swimming so much?
A. Because she really loves to get back to nature through ice swimming.
B. Because it really makes her forget about troubles in her life.
C. Because it can make her braver and healthier.
49.Which rule should the ice swimmer follow according to the passage?
A.Jump into the water quickly to forget the low temperature.
B.Take a hot shower to keep warm after ice swimming.
C.Remember not to keep legs in hot water after ice swimming.
50.The writer writes this passage to_______ .
A.advise people to be brave to meet the challenge
B.encourage more people to take part in ice swimming
C.help people learn more about ice swimming
B
Lego B ricks（乐高积木）are popular with kids around the world. Not only are they fun but also they are educational. The colorful building blocks help children develop creativity, problem-solving skills and more. Now Lego is creating a new kind of bricks - Lego Braille Bricks（盲文积木）.They can help blind kids learn braille more easily in a playful way.
“Nowadays, there ar e thousands of audiobooks（有声读物）and computer programs, fewer blind kids like learning to read braille." said Philippe Chazal, an official of the European Blind Union. “But having the ability to read braille seems really important when blind kids want to depend on themselves more or when they like to have a higher education and a good job in the future.”
"We strongly believe Lego Braille Bricks can help improve interest of blind kids in learning braille, so we're excited that Lego is making them real and brin g them to children around the world.” Chazal added.
The Lego Braille Bricks will look like common Lego blocks. But they do have something different. The final set will have about 250 bricks, covering all the Braille alphabets（字母）, num bers from zero to nine and other symbols will be on those bricks. The first Lego Braille will come out in 2020.
As we know, all the kids enjoy learning something by playing. The new bricks are sure to be popular when they appear. We do believe it will be really helpful for blind kids over the world.
51.All the flowing are the reasons why kids like Lego Bricks EXCEPT （除了）_______.
A. Lego Bricks are interesting to play with
B. Lego Bricks may help kids be smarter and more creative
C. Lego Bricks can help kids solve all their problems
52.According to the passage, Lego Braille Bricks will_______.
A. have nothing in common with Lego Bricks
B.be better than audiobooks and computer programs
C. offer blind kids a new way to learn braille
53.The underlined word them in paragraph 3 refers to_______.
A. Lego Braille Bricks
B. hobbies of the blind kids
C. kid's dreams of learning braille
54.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Reading braille is getting less important for blind kids.
B. Lego Braille Bricks are more than bricks.
C. Lego Braille Bricks will be great Christmas gifts for a blind kid this year.
55.Why does the writer believe Lego Braille Bricks will be helpful to blind kids?
A. Because the blind kids will find all the braille alphabets on them.
B. Because nothing can beat learning through play.
C. Because it will be easier to play with them.
第三节语篇补全阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能壊入空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。（共4小题，计8分）
Many students love a big delicious breakfast with fresh eggs. And then most of them throw their eggshells （蛋壳）out with the kitchen waste. However, thafs only because they don't know about many uses of eggshells.
56._______ Just break them into small pieces, mix them with soap and water, and then you can use them to wash the mass away.
Eggshells are also great for the garden. Put broken eggshells onto the garden soil（土壤）t o help plants grow. 57._______ just because they are all afraid of the egg white in eggshells. If you plan to grow some plants from seeds, you can try filling half an eggshell with soil, plant the seeds inside, and place the whole thing in a pot. The eggshell will break down to provide nutrients （营养物）for t he new plants.
Surprisingly, you can also eat your eggshells. Just be sure to boil or bake your eggshells first. After changing them into powder（粉末），yo u can add it to your favorite foods and drinks. 58._______ You can even feed it to your pets to help them stay healthy well into old age.
Clearly, eggshells are actually as useful as the eggs themselves. It works even better than the eggs themselves.
59._______
A. They are helpful to build strong teeth and bones.
B. They are so delicious that different kinds of insects（昆虫）come to eat them.
C. You may not know eggshells are a wonderful cleaner.
D. The next time you finish your breakfast, think twice before you throw your eggshells out.
E. It is also a good way to make harmful insects run away.
第四节阅读表达阅读下面的短文,然后根据短文内容回答问题。
The US astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are two of the six astronauts who are now living and working in space on the International Space Station. They made history in October when they went outside the ISS to do a space walk. It was the first all-woman spacewalk.
Though it sounds like a relaxing walk, walking in space can be very dangerous because of the special environment. Usually, astronauts do spacewalks to fix （修理）or test things. And they should do everything slowly and carefully, because it’s too difficult to do it again in the space. This time, the two ladies spent 7 hours and 17 minutes fixing a broken battery （电池）controller. It’s Koch’s fourth spacewalk and Meir's first spacewalk . thousands of space fans watched this meaningful event on You Tube channel of NASA （美国国家航空航天局）,especially young girls wanting to be astronauts.
Meir hoped she and Koch would encourage everybody, not only girls and women. "If you have a dream and
want to make the dream come true, never give up on yourself during hard time! You should keep trying because the hard work certainly pays off(回报).” s he said.
Besides, Koch will get back after finishing her 11-month task on the ISS in February 2020. her fans can't wait to welcome her to return to the earth.
60.How many astronauts live on the International Space Station now?
61.Was it the first time for woman astronauts to do a spacewalk?
62. Why did Koch and Meir walk in space this time?
63. How can we achieve our dreams according to Meir?
64. How long will Koch stay on the ISS?
IV.写作技能（三部分，共11小题，计32分）
第一节语篇翻译阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文.（共5小题，计10分）"If I have a free day, I won’t be outside -1 will be baking（烘焙）in the kitchen" says Paige, who’s 12 years old. "65, When I bake, I can be really creative and do whatever I want, It’s more fun.”
When Paige was young, she helped her father in the kitchen, She got interested in cooking. She watched lots of cooking shows, read recipes（菜谱）and blogs. And she told her parents, "66.1 hope to take baking seriously and open my own restaurant one day."
"I was worried at first because I don’t like a dirty kitchen," said Paige's mum. "67.但是我最终承诺让她在厨房练习烹饪。"Paige's parents also bought some children's cookbooks to help her learn. 68. Paige often saw reading recipes as her biggest hobby.
During the spring of 2017, Paige tried out for the fourth season of Kids Baking Competition, but she didn't make it. She decided to improve so she could compete again.
69. Paige从来都不会厌倦学习新的烹饪方法。She even took cooking lessons at a kid&' cooking school. "The classes helped me learn how to make certain foods in a certain period of time," Paige said. "It really helped me prepare for the show."
Paige took part in Kids Baking Championship again in 2019. This time she beat the other kids and became the winner of the sixth season.
65. ___________________________________________________________________
66. ___________________________________________________________________
67. ____________________________________________________________________
68.____________________________________________________________________
69. ________________________________________________________________________
第二节情景交际通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容.（共5小题，计10分）
A：Hi, Larry. 70.__________________________?
B: I am reading a poster about Frozen 2. I can’t wait to go to the cinema.
A：71.__________________________?
B: This Friday afternoon. Would you like to go with me?
A: I'd love to, but I have a dancing competition that day. You know I want to be a dancer after leaving school.
B: Sounds not easy.72.__________________________?
A: I am going to take dancing lessons and practice it every day.
73.__________________________?
B: Yes, I want to be a writer in the future. I will work hard for my dream.
A: As long as we try our best, we can be anything we want.
B:74.__________________________. Let's work together.
第三节书面表达（计12分）
75.古人云，凡事预则立，不预则废。好的计划是成功的一半，在2020年来临之际，请以My plans for the coming year为主题，写一篇文章内容包括：新的一年你在学习、生活和兴趣各方面的计划和具体做法。要求:
1、作文要分段；
2、要点齐全，可适当増加细节，以使行文连贯；
3、字数；不少于70词；
4、注意卷面整洁，不能使用修正带和涂改液。
第一学期第三次月考
初二英语参考答案
21-30 BBAAC BCBCC
31-40 ACBBB ABACB
41-50 CCBCA CBBCA
51-59 CCABB CEAD
60. Six astronauts.
61. Yes, it was.
62. To fix a broken battery controller.
63. By keeping trying.
64. For 11 months.
65. 当我烘焙的时候，我能够真正有创造力并且做任何我想做的事情。
66. 我希望认真对待烘焙并且有一天开自己的餐厅。
67. But finally I promise to let her practicing baking in the kitchen.
68. Paige经常把阅读菜谱看做她最大的爱好。
69. Paige was never tired of learning new ways of baking.
70. What are you doing?
71. When are you going to watch it?
72. How are you going to do that?
73. Do you have a dream?
74. I can’t agree more.