河北省保定高碑店市2023屆初三下第二次階段（期中）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定位置．3．請認真核對監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、Youwon'tsucceed_____youworkhardA．if B．because C．unless D．sothat2、-DidyougotoJim'sbirthdayparty?-No,I__________.A．haven'tinvited B．didn'tinviteC．amnotinvited D．wasn'tinvited3、Bobtookaphotoofhisgirlfriendwhileshe_________attheparty.A．dances B．wasdancingC．hasdanced D．isdancing4、---Whatsmellsterrible,Tom?---Sorry.I’llmysocksandwashthematonce.A．takeawayB．putawayC．throwawayD．keepaway5、---Hemaybeintheclassroom,Ithink.---No,he___________beintheclassroom,Isawhimgohomejustnow.A．needn’t B．mustn’t C．can’t D．shouldn’t6、—Ithinkmoststudentshavegreatpressurefromtheirstudies.—Yeah.Weshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.A．wealth B．stress C．agreement7、MyneighbourJiminvitedmetohomeforcoffee.A．myB．hisC．herD．your8、IsawSamandDavidintheplaygroundyesterdayafternoon.Theygameswiththeirclassmatesthen.A．play B．willplay C．areplaying D．wereplaying9、—Youknow?MaxgotthehighestmarkintheEnglishtest.—Wow!Hemadesuchgreat________.A．mistakesB．decisionsC．progressD．trouble10、Denniswasinahurrytoleave,sohepickedupthewronghat_________.A．intimeB．inpersonC．bymistakeD．byhandⅡ.完形填空11、Myhobbyisreading.Ireadstorybooks,magazines,newspapersandmanykindsofmaterialthatIfindinteresting.Istartedthishobby1Iwasalittleboy.Atthattime,Ialways2myparentstoreadstoriestome.Atfirst,theyreadstoriestomeeverynight.Soontheygot3withreadingtome.SoassoonasIcould,Ilearnedto4.IstartedwithsomesimpleABCbooks.SoonIcouldreadsomesimplestories.NowIread5thatIcanget.Readingisagood6formetolearnaboutmanythings.Ilearnedabouthowpeoplelivedinthepast.Ilearnedaboutthespacetravel,big7likewhales(鯨魚),andmanyotherthingsintheworld.ThewonderfulthingaboutreadingisthatIdonothavetolearnaboutthingsthehardway.Forexample,Idonothavetogotothe8tolearnaboutwildtigers.Icanreadallabout9inabook.Booksprovidereaders10alotofinformationandfacts.Theyhavecertainlyhelpedmeinmydailylife.1．A．whatB．whenC．howD．who2．A．paidB．taughtC．wantedD．invited3．A．relaxedB．excitedC．happyD．bored4．A．readB．danceC．writeD．sing5．A．nothingB．nobodyC．anythingD．anybody6．A．sportB．wayC．classD．student7．A．animalsB．buildingsC．birdsD．boxes8．A．skyB．seaC．moonD．forest9．A．himB．itC．themD．me10．A．withB．toC．forD．ofⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入一個適當的詞，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。Self-drivingCarsDoyoulikecars?1．willthecarbelikeinthefuture?Maybewecansitinacarthatcandrive2．(it).About40yearsago,scientistsfromtheUnitedStates3．(start)todevelopself-drivingcars.Themostfamousone4．(make)byGooglein2012.Therearecamerasandradars(雷達）onthetopofthecar.Theyallowthecomputerinthecar5．(draw)a3Dmapoftheenvironment.Chinesescientistshavealso6．(successful)developedaself-drivingcar.Thecarmadeatrip7．ChangshatoWuhan.Isaself-drivingcarsafe?Arecentstudyshowsthatrobotsmake8．(safe)drivesthanhumans.If10%ofcarsonthestreetareself-drivingones,1,000liveswillbesavedeveryyear.If90%ofvehicles(交通工具)areself-drivingones,21,700liveswillbesavedayear.However,aself-drivingcarisexpensive9．eachcostsabout$100,000.Soitis10．(possible)tobeverypopularinthenearfuture.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Ourvoicegivesawayalotofinformationaboutourselves.Itcantellusourgender(性別)andage.Andnow,scientistssaythatitcanalsotellusourheight.ScientistsatWashingtonUniversity,IndianaUniversityandUniversityofCaliforniafoundthatlistenerscouldaccuratelytelltheheightofspeakers,justbytheirvoices.Andthekeytothismysteryisasoundknownasthesubglottalresonance（聲門下共振）.Itdeepenswithheightandhelpsusbuildamentalpictureofaperson.“Thebestwaytothinkaboutsubglottalresonancesistoimagineblowingintoaglassbottlewithwater.Thelesswaterinthebottle,thelowersound,”saidJohnMorton,ascientistatWashingtonUniversity.Andit’sthesameforhumans.Thefrequencyofthesubglottalresonancedependsontheheight.Thetallerweare,thedeepertheresonancefrequencyis.Inordertofindoutwhetherpeoplecouldidentifytheresonance,scientistsdidexperiments.Anumberofsame-sexpairsofdifferentheightsweretoldtoreadthesamesentencealoud.Itwasplayedbacktolistenerswhohadtochoosewhichoneofthepairswastaller.Then,otherlistenershadtorankthespeakersfromtheshortesttothetallest.Thelistenerswereabletoidentifythetallpeople62.1%oftime,muchhigherthanaluckyguess.Whynottrytheexperimentyourself?Findoutifyourtallfriendshavedeepervoices.1．ThescientistsinsomeAmericanuniversitiesfoundthatpeople’svoices________.A．changemorequicklyastheygetolderB．cantelltheheightofthespeakerC．sounddifferentwhentheyhavewaterintheirmouthD．cantellthespeaker’sgender,ageandweight2．Theunderlinedworddeepensmightmean________inChinese.A．變得刺耳B．變得高亢C．變得低沉D．變得甜美3．Accordingtothestudy,tallerpeopleusuallyhavea________voice.A．deeperB．louderC．lowerD．higher4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Ourvoiceismadeupofthesubglottalresonance.B．Thepeopletestedintheexperimentswereofdifferent-sexpairs.C．Aperson’svoiceisgreatlydifferentevenwhenreadingthesamesentence.D．Listeners’abilitytoidentifytallerspeakerismuchhigherthanaluckyguess.5．Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe________.A．HowtoBeTallerB．OurVoiceTellsOurHeightC．AnExperienceaboutVoiceD．SomethingaboutSubglottalResonanceB14、IQscoreshavebeenmeasured（測量）since1916,whenAlfredBinetdevelopedhisintelligencelistasfollows:IQscoresDescription130Veryexcellent120Excellent110Aboveordinary99Ordinary80BelowordinaryLessthan70VerylowSomeveryfamouspeopleareknownfortheirhighIQlevel.JillSt.JohnwhohasthehighestscoreonthislistwasamajorAmericanfilmactressduringthe1960’sand1970’s.JillwaschosentotheUniversityofCaliforniaattheageof14.NameIQscoresAlGore140HughHefner152CarolVorderman154BillGates160JillSt.John162Scientistshaveestimated（估算）theIQscoresthatsomefamoushistoricalpeoplemighthavegot.Thiswasdonebylookingattheirworkandtheirideasandthewaytheyputthemtogether.LeonardodaVincigetsthathighscorenotonlyforhisartbutalsoforhisideaofthehelicopter（直升飛機）.Withoutmodernscientifictools,hecreatedalotofdesigndrawingsandpatterns,whichwasaheadofhistime.NameIQscoresGeorgeWashington118NapoleonBonaparte145AlbertEinstein160CharlesDickens180Michelangelo180LeonardodaVinci2201．Whenwastheintelligencelistdeveloped?A．In1970. B．In1960.C．In1917. D．In1916.2．Accordingtotheintelligencelist,apersonwhoscores________isordinary.A．140 B．125 C．100 D．603．JillSt.Johnwas________whenshewas14yearsold.A．anAmericanfilmactress B．astudentinuniversityC．agreatscientist D．themostfamousperson4．Whoisprobablythecleverestpersoninhistory?A．AlbertEinstein B．CharlesDickensC．BillGates D．LeonardodaVinci5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatesisnotascleverasJillSt.John.B．Intelligencecannotbemeasuredbyanyways.C．AlfredBinetisthecleverestpersonbecausehedevelopedtheintelligencelist.D．LeonardodaVincisucceededinmakingthefirsthelicopterintheworld.C15、OnMarch14,oneofscience’sbrighteststarswentdark.StephenHawking,theworld-famousBritishscientist,diedat78inCambridge,UK.HawkingisconsideredbymanytobethegreatestscientistinhistorysinceAlbertEinstein.Hecameupwiththetheory（理論）thatthe

universe

(宇宙)beganwiththeBigBangandwillendinblackholes.Histheoriesbecamethebaseforalotoflaterresearch.Healsowrotebookstohelpcommonpeopleunderstandtheuniverse.Hismostfamousbookis

ABriefHistoryofTime,whichhassoldmorethan10millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Besideshisscientificachievements,Hawkingwasalsosomeonewhohadastrong

will.Whenhewas21,hegotaseriousillnessthatstoppedhimfromwalkingandtalking.Laterinlife,hehadtositinawheelchairand“speak”usingacomputerizedvoice.Butthisdidn’tstophimfromlivingameaningfulandcolorfullife.Hecelebratedhis60thbirthdaybygoingupinahot-airballoon;whenhewas65,hetookpartinazero-gravity

(零重力)flighttoexperienceweightlessness.Hehopedtotravelintospaceoneday.In2015,Hawkingspokeabouthowhefeltlifewasunfairwhenhefirstknewabouthisillness.“Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbequietlysatisfiedwithmylife,”hesaid.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A．AlbertEinsteinislesspopularthanHawkingB．HawkingwrotebookstomakehistheorysimplerC．Hawking’smostfamousbookis“BlackHoles”.D．StephenHawkingiswell-knownasasuccessfulwriter2．Hawkingfirstfelt____________whenheknewhegotsuchaseriousillness.A．successfulB．afraidC．hopelessD．brave3．AccordingtoParagraph4,howdidHawkingcelebratehis60thbirthday?A．BytravellingintothespaceB．BymakinganexcitingspeechC．BywritingafamousbookD．Bygoingupinahot-airballoon4．WhatcanweknowaboutHawking’swholelife?A．MeaningfulandcolorfulB．ColorfulbutdangerousC．SadbutsatisfiedD．MeaningfulbutexcitingD16、Everyonelikeslivinginacleanandcomfortableenvironment．Iftheenvironmentisbad，itwillaffect(影響)ourbodies，andmakeusnotfeelwell．Sometimeswemaybeterriblyill．Atmattimewedon’twanttowork，andwehavetostayinbedandrestathome．Sotheenvironmentisveryimportanttous．It’sgerms(微生物)thatmakesusill．Therearegermseverywhere．Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyourowneyes．butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope(顯微鏡)．Theyareverysmallandtheremaybehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing，Germscanalwaysbefoundinthedirtywater．Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope．weshallseetheminit．Germscanalsobefoundinairanddust．Ifyoucutyourfinger,someofthedustfromthefloormaygointoit，andyouwillhavemuchpaininit．Sometimesmegermswillgointoallofyourbody，andyouwillhavepaineverywhere．Tokeepushealthy，weshouldtrytoourbesttomakeourenvironmentbecomecleanerandtidier．Thisneedsustoacttogether．1．Thewritertellusthat．A．germscan’tliveinthewaterB．weshouldrestathomeiftheenvironmentisbadC．wefeelwellwhentheenvironmentisgoodD．germslikecomfortableenvironment2．Germsare．A．verysmallthingsthatyoucan'tseewithyoureyesB．justlivinginacleanandcomfortableenvironmentC．eitherbigorsmalldependingonwheretheyareD．cleanwhentheyarefoundincleanwater3．Germscanbefoundin．A．dirtywater B．air C．dust D．A，BandC4．Fromthepassageweknowthat．A．Environmentdoesn’taffectourlifeB．germsmaymakeusillC．wedon’tneedtoimproveourenvironmentD．iftheenvironmentisbetter,germswillbemoreE17、“Earworms”,somepeoplecallthem.Songsthatgetstuckinyourheadgoroundandround,sometimesfordays,sometimesformonths.FornoclearreasonyoucannothelpyourselffromhummingorsingingatunebyLadyGaga.Toapsychologist,themostinterestingthingaboutearwormsisthattheyshowapartofourmindthatisclearlyoutsideofourcontrol.Earwormsarrivewithoutpermissionandrefusetoleavewhenwetellthemto.Theyareparasites（寄生蟲）,livinginapartofourminds.Ifyouhavegotaearwormyoucansufferanattackofitsimplybysomeonementioningthetune,withouthavingtohearit.Thisprovesthatearwormsareapartoflong-termmemory.Humanhavean“innerear”,forrememberingphonenumbers,forinstance.Whenitgetsinfectedwithearworms,ratherthanreviewourplansfortheday,orlistsofthingstoremember,theinnereargetsstuckonafewshortbarsofmusicoracoupleofphrasesfromasong.Apartofusthatwenormallydonothavetothinkabout,thatshouldjustdowhatweask,hasbeenturnedagainstus,upsettinguswitharequestthatweneveraskedfor.Themindisaninnerworldwhichwedonothavecompleteknowledgeof,orhavecontrolover.Fortunatelypsychologycanprovidesomeadviceonhowtodealwithanuncontrollablemind.Considerthefamous“don’tthinkofawhitebear”problem,whichtellyoutotrynottothinkaboutwhitebearsortodosomethingelse,toavoidboththinkingofthewhitebearandnotthinkingofthewhitebear.Forearworms,thesolutionmaybethesame.Ourinnerearhasbecomeinfectedwithanearworm.Thisisapartnotunderourcontrol,sojustsendingininstructionsto“shutup”isunlikelytobeofmuchhelp(andhasbeenshowntomakeitworse).Muchbetteristoemploytheinnerearinanothertask.IfyourmindispoisonedbyBrittanySpears’Toxic,forinstance,thentrysingingKylieMinogue’sCan’tGetYouOutOfMyHead.Letmeknowifitworks!1．Accordingtothepassage,earwormsare______.A．songsthatkeepgoingroundinourmindB．tunesbypopsingerslikeLadyGagaC．parasitesclearlyunderourcontrolD．wormsthatliveinapartofourbrain2．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．Singingsongsmaygetearwormsoutofyourhead.B．Earwormsareusedforkeepinglong-termmemory.C．Humansdonothavecompletecontrolovertheirmind.D．Youwon’tsufferfromearwormsunlessyouhearthesong.3．Whatdoes“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Theinstructiontoshutupyourmind.B．“Don’tthinkofthewhitebear”problem.C．KylieMinogue’sCan’tGetYououtOfMyhead.D．Therelationbetweenearwormsandpopularsongs.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thecausesandinfluencesofearworms.B．Whatearwormsareandhowtodealwiththem.C．Howtoclearearwormsfromyourhead.D．Therelationbetweenearwormsandpopularsongs.F18、Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeveryvoyageandtooktheirwages.Onthelastdayofonevoyage,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,"Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages."Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain'scheating,sotheydidn'ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewater,and,thoughitwasverycold,hestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileawaybychance."Youarecheating,"thecaptainsaidtothesailor."Thefire'swarmingyou.""Butit'shalfamileaway!"saidthesailor."Afire'sfire,"answeredthecaptain."Ihavewon."Thesailorcameoutofthewater,andsaid,"Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken.""Ican,"answeredthecaptain."Ifyoucookthischicken,"saidthesailor,"Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan't,youwillgivemeyourship."Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,"Where'sthefire?""Thereitis,"answeredthesailor."Ontheshore.""Butit'shalfamileaway,"saidthecaptainangrily."'Afire'sfire,'yousaid,"answeredthesailor."Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken."1．Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages________.A．tobuyachickenforhimselfB．andkeptthemoneyforfutureuseC．bycheatingthemD．andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon2．Thecaptaininsistedthatthefirewaswarmingthesailorbecausehe________.A．didn'twanttolosethebetB．didn'tbelievethesailor'ssuccessC．wantedtokeephispromiseD．wantedtoshowhiscleverness3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A．Thesailorsdidn'ttrustthecaptain.B．Inordertohelpthesailorinthewater,thefishermenmadeafire.C．Thecaptainfailedtocheatthesailorthistime.D．Thesailordidn'tgetoutofthewaterbeforethesunappeared.4．Whatisthetitleofthestory?A．HowaCaptainCheatedHisSailorB．HowaSailorGotaShipC．ABraveSailorD．AFireIsFireⅤ.書面表達19、每個人在成長過程中，都會遇到很所不同的困惑，但為實現夢想我們應該克服困難，解決