試題PAGE1試題2024北京石景山初三（上）期末英語學校____________姓名____________準考證號____________考生須知1.本試卷共10頁，共兩部分，38道題，滿分60分，考試時間90分鐘。2.請在試卷和答題卡上準確填寫學校名稱、姓名和準考證號。3.試題答案一律填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。4.答題卡上的選擇題用2B鉛筆規范填涂，其他試題用黑色簽字筆作答。5.考試結束后，請將試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分本部分共33題，共40分。在每題列出的四個選項中，選出最符合題目要求的一項。一、單項填空（共6分，每小題0.5分）從下面各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選擇可以填入空白處的最佳選項。1.Mybrotherlikesreadingand________favoritebookisJourneytotheWest.A.her B.his C.its D.their2.—Welcometoourschool,John!AreyouAmerican?—No.I’m________England.A.from B.in C.to D.with3.Myphonebillishigh_______Ihavelotsoffriendsandweliketotalkonthephone.A.or B.so C.but D.because4.—Excuseme,MissGreen.MustIhandinmyhomeworktomorrow？—No,you________.YoucangiveittomenextMonday.A.needn’t B.wouldn’t C.couldn’t D.mustn’t5—________doesittaketogotoShanghaifromBeijingbytrain？—About5hours.A.Howmany B.Howmuch C.Howoften D.Howlong6.Soundtravels________inwaterthaninair.A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.thefastest7.Ifyoudon’tleavenow,you________lateforthemovie.A.are B.were C.willbe D.havebeen8.Tianhui-5satellite________intospaceinNovember,2023.A.wassent B.sent C.sends D.issent9.Thevolunteers________theroadsinthecommunitynow.A.cleaned B.arecleaning C.willclean D.havecleaned10I________withmysisterwhenmumcamehome.A.play B.amplaying C.wasplaying D.willplay11.Jack________alotofChinesetraditionssincehebegantoliveinChina.A.learns B.learned C.islearning D.haslearned12.—Couldyoupleasetellme________tomorrow?—Chinese,mathsandEnglish.A.whatclasseswillwehave B.whatclasseswewillhaveC.whenwillwehaveclasses D.whenwewillhaveclasses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四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。ALessonforLifeOnemorning,Sanggat,aneight-year-oldstudentofmine,knockedonmydoor.Hewasheretohelpmesweepmyroom.Henoticedsomethickbooksonmytable.Curiouslyheasked,“Sir,whatbooksarethese?”ItoldhimthatthosewerebooksIneededto___13___foranimportantexamsothatImightgotouniversitysomeday.Hefrowned(皺眉)becauseinthispoorareaevenabicyclewasunheardof.Itriedtoexplain“university”tohim.Hewas___14___,“But,sir,youareateacher.Whystudy?”SowesatdownandItoldhimallaboutthisthingcalled“education”andgavehimatalkabouthischancesofbecomingsomeonegreatinthefuture.Hetookoneofmy___15___,“Now,thewordsaresotinyandtherearemillionsofthem.Howcanyoupossiblyfinishreadingit?”Iexplainedtohimtheimportanceoflearningtoreadwellandthatteacherslikeme,werespeciallysenttoteachchildrenlikehimsothattheycouldreadgreatbookssomeday.Whentheotherstudents___16___thatSanggatalwaysvolunteeredtosweepmyroom,theywantedtodothesame.Soonitbecameanalmostdailyjob.AndSanggatwouldnever___17___toshowthemmybooks,eachtimeaddingalittlecommentary(評論)ofhisown.Ididnotrealizetheinfluencemy___18___hadonhimuntilthedayIbrokemyneck.Iwascarriedintoaspeedboatandtransportedbacktothebigcity.Thewholeschoolhadgatheredbytheriversidetosaygoodbyetome.Astheenginestarted,Sanggatmadehiswaytotheboat.Withasadfaceheasked,“Sir,areyoucomingback?Perhapsnot?”Thenafterafewsecondshesaid,“Sir,ifyoucannotcomeback,I’llseeyouintheuniversity,yeah?”Iwastruly___19___.Irealizedanimportantlessonofmyownteachersmustwatchoutforeveryopportunitywehavetohelptheyoungonesrealizeselfachievements.___20___actionssometimescanhavefarreachingeffectsonthemandlifemayneverbethesameagain.13.A.wish B.write C.study D.wait14.A.surprised B.worried C.excited D.frightened15.A.exams B.books C.lessons D.pictures16.A.learned B.agreed C.suggested D.hoped17.A.prefer B.expect C.fail D.dream18.A.chances B.words C.accidents D.experiments19.A.touched B.hurt C.lost D.destroyed20.A.Formal B.Typical C.Social D.Simple三、閱讀理解（共26分，每小題2分）閱讀下列活動介紹，請根據人物喜好和需求匹配最適合的活動，并將活動所對應的A、B、C、D選項填在相應位置上。選項中有一項為多余選項。AAHikingHikingistheactivityofgoingforlongwalksinthecountryside.It’sanaturalexercisethatgetsyourbodymovingandputsyououtinnature.Ifyouwanttofindagoodplacetohikeandenjoythebeautifulview,comeandhikewithus.BPaperCuttingPapercuttingisoneofthemostfamousChinesehandicrafts(手工藝).Itshistorydatesbacktothesixthcentury.Itiseasytolearnhowtomakepapercuttings,andyouonlyneedapieceofpaperandapairofscissors.CCollectingCoinsCoinscancarryalotofvalue.Theyhelppeoplelearnmoreaboutlocal,national,orevenworldhistory.Ifyou’reinterestedincollecting,lookatwhatyouhaveonhand,andgetstarted!DLearningEnglishTosucceedinyourEnglishlearning,youneedtoreadandlistentoasmuchEnglishaspossible.WemayhelpyougetintothehabitofwatchingTVshowsormovies,listeningtosongs,readandlistento!21________Ilikegoingforwalksinnatureandwanttofindagoodplacetohike.22________Ienjoylearninghistoryespeciallythroughdifferentkindsofcoins.23________IaminterestedinEnglishandwouldlovetowatchEnglishmovies.（二）閱讀下列短文，根據短文內容，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選擇最佳選項。BMyBestFriendDanWalkinghomefromschooloneday,IsawDan,akidfrommyschool,“Hemustbearealnerd(書呆子),”ashewascarryingalotofbooks.WhenIcontinuedwalking,IsawagroupofkidsrunintoDan,knockinghisbooksoutofhisarmsandhefellover.Iranovertohelphim,andaswewerepickinguphisbooks,Isawtearsinhiseyes.WhileIhelpedhimstandup,helookedatmeandsaid,“Thankyousomuch.”Therewasagrateful(感激的)smileonhisface.Westartedtalkingandsoonrealizedthatwelivedneareachother.Wetalkedallthewayhome.Danturnedouttobeaprettycoolkid.WehungoutallweekendandthemoreIgottoknowDan,themoreIlikedhim.DanandIbecamebestfriends.Overtheyearsinmiddleschool,hebecamemorepopular.Inourlastyear,Dangotthebestgradesinourclass,andhadtogiveaspeechforgraduation.AsDanstartedhisspeech,helookedatme.“Graduationisatimetothankthepeoplewhohelpedyousurvivethosedifficultyears-yourparents,yourteachers,butmostlyyourfriends.Beingafriendisthebestgiftyoucangive.I'mgoingtotellyouastory,"IjustlookedatDaninamazementashetoldthestoryofthefirstdaywemet,Hehadplannedtotalktohisteachersaboutleavingthisschoolandgoingtoadifferentone.Dantalkedofhowhehademptiedhisdesksohismomwouldn'thavetodoitlaterandwascarryingallofhisbookshome.Helookedatmeandgavemeasmile.“Thankfully,Iwassaved.Myfriendsavedmefrommakingahugemistake."Everyonewassurprisedashetoldusabouthisweakestmoment.24.WhydidthewriterthinkDanwasanerdwhentheyfirstmet？A.Danhadnosmile. B.Danalwayscried.C.Danhadfewfriends.D.Dancarriedmanybooks.25.WhathappenedtoDaninthelastyearofmiddleschool？A.Hedecidedtogotoanotherschool.B.Hegotthebestgradesinhisclass.C.Heexperiencedadifficultyear.D.Heturnedouttobeaweakkid.26.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus？A.AllroadsleadtoRome.B.Wellbegunishalfdone.C.Kindnessisthesunshineoflife.D.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.CPeoplehavelongthoughtthatAIwillsoonenoughtakejobswithrepetitivelabour(重復性勞動),suchastruckdrivers,cleaners,butcannotcopythecreativityonlyhumanbrainscanproduce. Truckdrivers,retailcashiersandwarehouseworkerswouldalllosetheirjobstorobots,theysaid,whileworkersincreativefieldslikeart,entertainmentandmediawouldbesafe.Well,anunexpectedthinghashappenedrecently:AIhasenteredthecreativeclass.Inthepastfewmonths,AI-basedimagegenerators(圖像生成器)likeDALL-E2,MidjourneyandStableDiffusionhavemadeitpossibleforanyonetocreateunique,hyper-realistic(超現實)imagesjustbytypingafewwordsintoatextbox.Theseapps,thoughnew,arealreadysurprisinglypopular.DALL-E2,hasmorethan1.5millionusersgeneratingmorethantwomillionimageseveryday,whileMidjourneyhasmorethanthreemillionmembers.It’sstilltooearlytotellwhetherthisnewwaveofappswillendupcostingartistsandillustratorstheirjobs.Whatseemsclear,though,isthatthesetoolsarealreadybeingputtouseincreativeindustries.Afewmonthsago,SarahDrummond,adesignerinLondon,startedchangingtheblack-and-whitesketchesshedidforherjobintoAI-generatedimages,Thesewereusuallybasicdrawingsthatshewastryingtodesignimprovementsfor.Insteadofspendinghourscreatingsketchesbyhand,Ms.Drummond,nowtypeswhatshewantsintoDALL-E2orMidjourney.“Allofasudden,Icantakelike15secondsandgo,‘Womanatrestaurant,black-and-whitesketch,’andgetsomethingbackthat’sreallyprofessional(專業的),”shesaid.Ms.DrummondaddedthatAIimagegeneratorshadlimitations.Theyaren’tgoodatmoredifficultsketches,forexample,orcreatingdifferentimageswiththesamecharacter.Andliketheothercreativeartists,shesaidshedidn’tthinkAIdesignerswouldreplacehumanillustratorscompletely. “WouldIuseitforfinaloutput?No.Iwouldhiresomeonetofullymakewhatwewantedtorealize,”shesaid.“Butthethrowawayworkthatyoudowhenyou’reanykindofdesigner,whetherit’svisual,architectural,urbanplanner—you’resketching,sketchingsketching.Andsothisisasketchtool.”27.Accordingtothepassage,AIbasedimagegeneratorscan________.A.taketheplaceoftruckdriversB.bemorecreativethanhumansC.followinstructionstocreatecertainimagesD.createmorethantwomilliontextseveryday28.WhatdoesMs.DrummondthinkofAIimagegenerators？A.Theyaremoreconvenientforcreatingbasicdrawings.B.Theywillbewidelyusedandendupcostingartiststheirjobs.C.Theyaresketchtoolstorealizewhatyouwantforfinaloutput.D.Theyaregoodatcreatingdifferentimageswiththesamecharacter.29.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage？A.TocomparedifferentAIimagegenerators.B.ToexplainhowAIimagegeneratorswork.C.ToencouragepeopletouseAIforartwork.D.ToshowhowAIisaffectingcreativefields.DWe’vebeentoldbyparentsandteacherssincewewerekidsthat“It’sgoodtoshare.”Takingitasanobjectofstudy,psychologists(心理學家)havepublishedvariouspapersstatingthatthebehaviourofsharingisbeneficialtosettinguppositiveemotionalconnecting.Todaytheactionofsharingtakesonmoremeaning.Weareusingtechnologytoreducethemoneythatwespendongoodsandservices,ortomakemoneyoutofthosethatwedon’tuseallthetime.Thesedifferfromcarsharestohomeshares,andeventopetshares.Itiscreatingnewwaysofthinkingandisprovidingservicestopeoplewhenandwheretheywantthem.Thissharingeconomy(經濟)isananswertoourincreasingneedforqualitygoodsandservicesatcompetitiveprices,alldeliveredataclick.Whetherit’sanonlineshopwherewecangetdesignerclothesatrock-bottomprices(租)outourflatsforacoupleofdays,it’soutthere.Whetherwe’realenderoraborrower;everyonemakesorsavesmoney.Wealsomakeconnectionsandsometimesevenmakenewfriends.What’smore,sharingencouragesustoreusethings,therebycuttingdownonwaste.Butthesharingeconomyisnotwithoutitsproblemsasit’sdevelopingfasterthanongoingsupervision.Somecompaniesaretakingunfairadvantageofthissituationtoincreasetheirshareofthemarket.Inaddition,thesharingeconomyisopentomisuseoftrust.Somepeoplehaveexperiencedlossofthingswhilerentingouttheirhomes,andothershavefoundthemselvesbeingstolenorattackedwhilesharingrides.Finally,theheartofthesharingeconomy,isnotyetsafe.Sharingwebsitescollectpersonalinformationaboutalmosteverypartofourlives,locations,bankinformation,thetechnologytopreventsuchinformationfrombeingstolenstillneedsimprovement,andtheawarenessofpossiblerisksislowamongbothserviceprovidersandusers.Eventhough,whatisinnodoubtisthatthesharingeconomyisincreasinglyrelatedtoourdailylives.Itisgrowingatsuchaspeedthatwecanonlyimaginewhatitwillincludeinthefuture.Whatwillwebesharingnext?Whowillbesharingandhow?Andthemostinterestingquestionofall—whattypeofsocietywillallthissharingtakeusto?30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Onlineshopsaretheproductsofsharingeconomy.B.Bothserviceprovidersandusersthinkhighlyofrisks.C.Sharingeconomyencourageslendingandborrowingless.D.Sharingeconomyoffersgoodserviceswithreasonableprices.31.Thewords“ongoingsupervision”inParagraph4areclosestinmeaningto______.A.finaljudgement B.fairtreatmentC.continuousmanagement D.powerfulargument32.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat________.A.therearemorepossiblerisksofsharingthanbenefitsB.sharingeconomywilldevelopwidelyindifferentfieldsC.itwillbeapopularwaytomakefriendsthroughsharingD.sharingeconomywillbringpositiveemotionalconnecting33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.What’sGoodtoShareB.What’sMineIsYoursC.TheHistoryandtheFutureofSharingD.TheMoreYouShare,theMoreYouGet四、閱讀表達(34-36每題2分,第37小題4分,共10分)閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題。EverySundayat2pm,MariselaGodinez,theownerofaMexicanrestaurantinTexas,usedtofillabigbagwithmorethan50litersofleftover(未食用的)foodwhichisunsoldfromtherestaurant’sall-you-can-eatlunchbuffet(自助餐).“Wethrewoutalotoffood,”shesaid.Butafewmonthsago,Ms.GodinezsigneduptouseanappcalledTooGoodToGo.Now,10customerspickup“surprisebags”ofherleftoverfoodfor$5.99eachandshesendsfarfewerleftoverstothebin.Aroundthecountry,restaurantsandgrocerystoresthrowawayhugeamountsofunsoldfoodeveryday.Appsthatconnectcustomerstobusinesseswithunsoldfoodhavebeguntospread.TheideaofappslikeTooGoodToGoistohelpbusinessessellunsoldfoodatalowpriceratherthanthrowitaway.Theysaythatthebusinessesandbuyersarehelpingtheenvironmentbecausethefoodwouldotherwisebecomefoodwaste,abigcontributor(導致因素)toclimatechange.Foodproductionitselfisabigcontributortogreenhousegasrelease(釋放).Itisresponsiblefornearlyathirdofgasreleaseintheworld.Eachstepoftheprocess—growing,harvesting,processing,packaging,storingandpreparingforfood—releasescarbondioxide(CO2)andotherplanet-warminggases.Whenthefoodiswasted,greenhousegasreleases.Inaddition,onceunusedfoodreachesthebins,itbreaksdownandreleasesmoregreenhousegases.TooGoodToGohastriedtomakebuyingunsoldfoodagame.IntheUnitedStates,customersin12citiescanbook“surprisebags”thattypicallycostabout$4to$6eachontheapp.Thefoodinthebagswouldhavebeenfirstlypricedataboutthreetimesthatamount.Then,theycanpickupthebagsatacertaintimewindow.AccordingtointerviewswithseveralcompaniessellingonTooGoodToGo,thereareatleastafewthingsthatbuyersdon’tthinkofas“foodwaste”.Anownerofacompanywhichsellsdrinkssaidheonlyusedtheapptoselldiscontinuedproductsbutalsonew-flavoreddrinksinhopesofattractingnewcustomers.34.Whois