2025年河南省信陽市商城縣市級名校初三下學期第一次半月考英語試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫在“答題紙”相應位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—MyparentsarecrazyaboutRunningMan．Howaboutyourparents？—_______mydad_______mymomlikesit，ButtheypreferOdetoJoy（歡樂頌）A．Notonly；butalsoB．Both；andC．Either；orD．Neither；nor2、一Mom,ofmyclassmatesglasses.一Oh,myGod.Youneedtoprotectyoureyeswell.A．threefourths;wearsB．threefourth;wearC．threefourth;wearsD．threefourths;wear3、Mycousinisheavybecauseheofteneatsfastfood．A．toomuch；toomanyB．toomany；toomuchC．muchtoo；toomuchD．toomuch；muchtoo4、—Mr.Wang，couldyoutellmethemagazine?—Atmosttendays.A．howoftenIcankeepB．howoftencanIkeepC．howlongIcankeepD．howlongcanIkeep5、—Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?—Yes.I_________ittwentyminutesago.A．havefinishedB．finishedC．willfinishD．hadfinished6、---WouldyouliketovisittheSlenderWestLakewithmenow?---Sorry.It’s______thevisitinghours.Let’sgotheretomorrow.A．on B．over C．during D．beyond7、Ihavetoleavenow__Icancatchthelastbus.A．sothat B．becauseof C．until D．assoonas8、---Idon’tknow_______.Canyouhelpme?---Ithinkyoushouldcalmdownandreadtexts.A．howtodoB．whattodoitC．whattodoD．whentodo9、Bytheendoflastterm,we________overtwothousandnewwords.A．havelearned B．learned C．hadlearned10、Itistheschoolrooftop_______agroupofShanghaistudentshavegrownvegetables.A．which B．that C．what D．whereⅡ.完形填空11、Barrywasgoingthroughaverydifficulttimeinhislife.Hiswiferecentlydied.SheandBarryhadmanyhappyyearstogether.Withouthiswife,Barryfeltthatlifewasmeaningless.Formonths,Barrystayedinhishouseallday.Feeling1.Hisfriendsandhisfamilytriedtogethimoutofthehouseandencouragehimtostartdoingthings,buttheywerenotsuccessful.Oneday,Barrysneighbor,averyoldwomannamedGertrude,calledhimtocometothefenceinfrontofherhouse.“Hello,Barry!Lookatthisfence.it's2.Youareastrongman,andyouhavesomefreetime.Iwantyoutofixthisfenceforme,"saidGertrude3.Barrywasn'thappy.Hethoughthewastheonewho4helpandsupport,becauseherecentlylosthis.wife.Hethoughttheoldladywasbeingveryrude.However,heknewshewastoooldtofixthefenceherself,soheagreedtofixherfence.Barryworkedonthefencefordays.Whenhefinished,Gertrudewasverythankful,andBarry5forthefirsttimeinmonths.“Barry,youdidsuchawonderfuljobfixingmyfence.Doyouthinkyoucould6itforme?”Gertrudesmiledathim.Barrycouldn’tbelieveshewasaskingformore7.Didn’tsheknowhowsadhewas?Butbecausetheyhadbeenneighborsforyears,Barryagreed.Heworkedhardpaintingthefence.Hefeltproudofthebeautifulfencehewaspainting.Overthenextfewweeks,GertrudekeptgivingBarryjobs.Herepairedherdoorandevenbuiltabeautifulpatio(露臺)forher.Barrynolongerfeltthatlifewasmeaningless.Hefinally8thatshewasneverbeingrude.Instead,shewaswiseandshesavedhim.1．A．nervousB．excitedC．sadD．surprised2．A．newB．brokenC．strangeD．beautiful3．A．angrilyB．carefullyC．rudelyD．directly4．A．neededB．gotC．offeredD．refused5．A．cookedB．smiledC．sleptD．traveled6．A．paintB．buyC．buildD．clean7．A．adviceB．moneyC．helpD．attention8．A．hopedB．worriedC．rememberedD．realizedⅢ.語法填空12、Amanwaswalkingthroughalargecity.Onastreetcorner，hesawaboy1．(sell)anumberofsmallbirdsinacage(籠子)．Helookedatthebirdsflyingaboutinthecageand2．（try）togetout.Hestoodforsometimelookingatthebirds.Atlasthesaidto3．(冠詞)boy，“Howmuchdoyouaskforyourbirds？”“Fiftycentsabird，sir，”saidtheboy.“I4．(not)meanhowmuchabird，”saidtheman，“5．(連詞)howmuchforallofthem?Iexpecttobuy6．（it）all.”Theboybegantocount，andfoundtheycametofivedollars.“Thereisyourmoney，”saidtheman.Theboytookit7．(happy).Thenthemanopenedthecagedoorasquicklyashecould，andletallthebirds8．(fly)away.Theboy，ingreatsurprise，cried，“Whatdidyoudothat9．（介詞），sir？Youhavelostallyourbirds.”“IwilltellyouwhyIdidit，”saidtheman.“Ihasbeenshutupforthreeyearsinaprison(監獄),andI10．decide)nevertoseeanythinginprisonwhichIcanmakefree.”Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Monday8—10a.m.TECHNOLOGYInformationTechnology(IT)—UsingtheInternetInthislesson,studentslearnhowtosurftheinternetsafelyandeffectively.Therewillalsobeinformationaboutusingdifferentsearchengines.Finally,thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthebestwebsitestousetocontinuetheireducationonline.10—12a.mARTS10:00a.m.DRAMAStudentslearntheplaythattheteachergavebeforeclass.Duringthislesson,studentswillhavethechancetoactoutroleswithotherstudents.11:00a.m.PAINTINGWITHWATERCOLOURSFormostofthisterm,studentslearnhowtousewatercoloursproperlytomakepictures.Iftheweatherisgood,thelessonmaytakeplaceoutdoors.LUNCH1—2p.m.SCIENCES

Biology/ChemistryStudentscanchoosewhichclasstoattendInbiologythisweek,thetopicis

HumanBody.Studentswilllearnabouthowitworks.Alternatively,studentscanstudychemistry.Thisclasstakesplaceinthesciencelab,andthisweekstudentslearnaboutH2

andO22—4p.m.SPORTS2:00p.m.SIKLLSStudentslearnabouttheskillsinacertainsport.Weusevideotoseerealactionfrompastgames.3:00p.m.PRACTICEAfterwehavepickedteams,studentswillplayashortmatchlasting45minutes.Thisweek,thesportsarefootball(forboys)andtennis(forgirls).HOMEWORKIT—theteacherwillgivestudentswebsitestolookupathomeDrama

–studentshavetolearnapartforthenextlesson(about40minutes)Biology/Chemistry—studentshavetowriteashortreportofthelesson1．At__________,studentsarehavingapaintinglesson.A．9:30a.m. B．11:35a.m. C．1:30p.m. D．2:15p.m.2．Studentsshouldprepareanewpartof_____aheadoftimeastheirhomework.A．Technology B．Biology C．Drama D．Chemistry3．Studentscanlearnhowto__________accordingtotheinformationinthetable.A．makeavideo B．writeareportonDramaC．playbasketball D．surftheInternetsafely4．Anaveragestudentneedabout__________minutestofinishhishomework.A．30 B．40 C．90 D．1105．Theinformationinthetableismainlyforstudentsto__________.A．takeclasses B．dotheirhomeworkC．chooseteachers D．organizehobbygroupsB14、Whenyoulistentoyourfavoritesongs,youprobablyadmirethesingerorthemusiciansyou'rehearing.Thosetalentedmusicalperformers,however,areonlysomeofthepeopleinvolvedinmakingthemusicyouenjoy.Mostpeopleinthemusicindustrywork"behindthescenes",buttheirrolesinthemusic-makingprocessareveryimportant.SongwritersBeforeyoucanhearasong,asongwritermustimagineitSomesongwritersworkalone,butmanysongwritingteamsincludesomeonewhowritesthesong’swords,andanotherpersonwhowritesthemusic.PopmusiclegendEltonJohn’sbest-knownsongs,includingTinyDancerandYourSong,werewrittentoaccompanythewordsofBernieTaupin,whosenameyoumightnotknow.ArrangersAfterasonghasbeenwritten,musicarrangersmakeitmoreappealingbydecidingwhichinstrumentswillbeused,whatspeedthesongwillhave,andthesong’spitch.Agoodarrangementcanmakeasonga“classic”thatpeoplewillrememberandwanttohearagainandagain.RecordingEngineersRecordingengineersalsoplayamajorroleincreatingthefinalsoundthatyouhear.First,theysetuptherecordingstudio,theroomwheretheperformersplay.Next,theyuseelectronicequipmenttorecordthemusic.Finally,longafterthemusicianshavefinished,recordingengineersuseamixingboardtobalancethesoundsofeachmusician,andsometimestoincorporatespecialsoundeffectsoradditionaltracks.StudioMusiciansManytalentedsingersandmusiciansaren’tstars,butworkinthebackgroundasstudiomusicians.Theseartistsaren’tmembersofonemusicalgroup.Instead,theyarehiredforrecordingsessionsthateventuallybecomethemusicyoubuy,aswellasthemusicusedintelevisionshows,movies,andradioads.Manypeoplemakealivingwithmusic.Youmaynotrecognizealloftheirnames,butallofthemworktogethertocreatethesongsyoulovetolistento.1．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ThePeopleBehindtheMusic B．TheMusicManC．HowMusicIsMade D．It’sMoreThanJustaSong2．Whousuallydecidewhatinstrumentsareusedinasong?A．Songwriters. B．Arrangers.C．Recordingengineers. D．Studiomusicians.3．Whowillmostprobablydothelaststepofmakingthemusic-makingprocess?A．Songwriters. B．Arrangers.C．Recordingengineers D．Studiomusicians4．Whatistrueaboutstudiomusicians?A．TheyoftenappearonTVshows. B．Theyplaywithdifferentperformers.C．Theydecidewhatsongstoplay. D．Theyhelptowritethemusic.5．Wherecouldbethebestplaceforyoutofindthispassage?A．Inatravelguide. B．Inamagazine.C．Inahoteladvertisement. D．Inastorybook.C15、EnglishbookAnimalFarm(1945)tellsastoryaboutfarmanimals.Theyarefedupwith(受夠了)MrJones,thefarmer.Hetreatsthembadly,sotheydecidetokickhimoffthefarmandrunthefarmthemselves.OnedayanoldpigcalledOldMajorgatherstheanimalsaroundhim.Hetellsthemthatallanimalsshouldstandtogether.Hesaystheyshouldtakeoverthefarm.Theysaythatallanimalsareequal.Aftertheygetridof(擺脫)MrJones,twopigsbecometheleadersofAnimalFarm.OnepigcalledSnowballisagreatspeaker.HehasbigideasforAnimalFarm.TheotherleaderisapigcalledNapoleon.Napoleonisacrafty(狡猾的)animal.Hebringstogethersupportersbyofferingthemadvantages.NapoleonmakesawaragainstSnowballandkickshimawayfromthefarm.HeturnsSnowballintoabigenemy.HesaysthatSnowballisworkingwithFarmerJonesandotherfarmerstodestroyAnimalFarm.ButasitturnsoutitisNapoleonwhoisworkingwiththeenemiesoftheanimals.Hejoinsupwiththeoldhumanenemiesoftheanimals.Buthetellstheanimalsthatheisworkingforthem.Meanwhiletheanimalsworkhard.ItseemsthatitisasbadtoliveunderNapoleonasitwasunderFarmerJones!Whyisthestorysoimportant?AnimalFarmisanexcellentchoiceforlearnersofEnglishbecauseit’sveryshort.Thelanguageisalsosimple.LikemanyfamousstoriesAnimalFarmisnotjustabook.ItwasplayedontheBBCradioin1947.Thebigmodernwayoftellingstoriesisinmoviesofcourse.Orwell’sbookhasbecomeafilmtwice.Perhapsitwon’tsurpriseyouthatthefirstone(1954)wasacartoon.In1984anotherfilmwasmade.Thiswasalive-action(真人版的)film.Thefamousbookhasalsobeenputoninthetheater.In1984aversionwasmadeandittouredanumberofBritishcities.1．Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.NapoleonturnsSnowballintoabigenemy.b.AnimalsaretiredofMrJones.c.Snowballbecomesoneoftheleaders.d.NapoleonkicksSnowballoffthefarm.e.AnimalsgetridofMrJones.A．eabcdB．aebdcC．becadD．beacd2．Thepurposeofthepassageis.A．tomakeanadvertisementforanewbookB．tointroduceusafamousnovelC．todisplayaworldofanimalD．toattractustowatchafilm3．Whydoanimalsdecidetorunthefarmthemselves?A．Becausetheywanttobecometheowneroftheworld.B．Becausethefarmerdoesn’ttreatthemwell.C．BecauseSnowballandNapoleonaregoodleaders.D．Becausetheywanttocontrolthefarmer.4．WhatdoyouthinkofNapoleonaccordingtothepassage?A．Friendlyandkind.B．Politeandhelpful.C．Popularandhonest.D．Dishonestandunkind.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．GeorgeOrwellisthewriterofthebookAnimalFarm.B．AllthelearnersofEnglishshouldreadthisbook.C．Thebookbecameafilmin1947.D．SnowballandNapoleonleadthefarmintheend.D16、Inmanyplaces,ifyoudonottakeyourwalletwithyou,you'llbeintrouble.Thisisespeciallytrueinoverseasairportswhenyouwanttopayforfoodorgifts.Luckilyyoucannowpaywithoutyourwalletinsomeoverseasairports.It'sannouncedonSept26thatChinesetouristscanusethethirdpartypaymentAlipayattenairportsacrosstheworld.The10airportsareinGermany,Singapore,SouthKorea,NewZealand,ThailandandChina'sHongKong,TaiwanandMacao.DigitalwalletslikeAlipay,WeChatandApplePayhavebroughtbigchangestoourlives.InApril,CNNreporterWillRipleyspentadayinBeijingwithouthiswallet."InChina'slargestcities,youcandefinitely(肯定地)survivewithoutcarryingapocketfullofmoneyandcreditcards—aslongasyou'vegotyoursmart-phone,"hewrote."Fromsmallshopstolargestores,ahugenumberofbusinessesinBeijingacceptmobilepayments."Hepaidforbreakfastbyscanning(掃描)aQRcodeonthewindowofarestaurant.Allhehadtodowasenterapassword.Thenhealsousedhisphonetopayformovietickets,buytakeoutfood,ordergoodsfordeliveryandhailataxi.But,thereisalsoconcernaboutthesafetyofthedigitalwallets."Don'tthinkthelargestpaymenttechnologyhassolvedallofitssecurityproblems."commentedFoxNews.1．MaybeChinesetouristscanbuythingsattheairportinwithoutwalletsorcreditcards.A．EnglandB．FranceC．JapanD．Germany2．Theunderlinedwordinparagraph4meansA．acceptB．buyC．liveD．suffer3．AccordingtoWillRipley'sdescription,heusedhisphonetodomanythingslike①buyinggifts②payingforhismeal③takingataxi④selladigitalcameraA．①②③B．①②④C．②③④D．①②③④4．Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．It'sdifficultforustousedigitalwallets.B．It'sverysafeforustousedigitalwallets.C．InmanyairportsacrosstheworldChinesetouristscanusedigitalwallets.D．InChina'slargestcities,peoplecanusedigitalwalletstodomanythings.5．Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SurvivingWithoutMoneyB．SurvivingintheoverseaairportC．PayingWithoutdigitalwalletD．WillRipley’sdayinBeijingE17、“Whatisthemeaningoflife?”ItisaquestionthatIhaveaskedmyselfmanytimesovertheyears.Frankloncewrote,“Themeaningoflifeistogivelifemeaning.”ThebestanswerIevercameacrosswaswrittenbythegreatpsychologist(心理學家)ViktorFrankl,whosurvivedtheNaziconcentrationcamps(納粹集中營)ofWorldWarII.WhenIwasayoungboy,Igavemylifemeaningbysimplyplaying,running,swimming,laughing,andridingmybike.WhenIwenttoschool,Igavemylifemeaningbylearning,studyinghard,gettinggoodgradesandtryingtomakemymomanddadproud.Incollege,IfoundmeaningbydecidingwhatIwantedtostudyandwhatcareerIwantedtopreparefor.WhenIwasworkingasateacher,Ifoundmeaningbyhelpingopenyoungmindstonewideasandoldwisdom.WhenIgotmarried,Ifoundmeaninginprotecting,providingfor,andwatchingovermyspouse(配偶).AndwhenIfoundoutthatbothofmysonswerebornwithmentalillnesses(精神疾病),Ifoundmeaninginlovingthem,caringforthem,andlearningfromthemaboutlove,patience,faith,andjoy.Allwehavetodoisloveourselvesandothers.Itislovethatgiveslifemeaning.Itislovethatmakeslifeworthliving.AsIgotolder,Ibegantorealizethatmeaningisn’tsomethingthatcomesandgoes.Weareresponsibleforcreatingourownmeaning.1．Fromthestory,weknowthatViktorFranklwas_____.A．asoldier B．aphysicist C．apsychologist D．theauthor’steacher2．WhichstatementaboutViktorFranklisRIGHT?A．Hehadbeenateacher.B．Hehadtwosonswithmentalillness.C．HehadahardlifeintheNaziconcentrationcampsofWorldWarII.D．Heandtheauthorweregoodfriends.3．Whentheauthorwasateacheratschool,hefoundmeaningoflifeis_______.A．protectinghisspouseB．laughing,andridinghisbikeC．tryingtomakehismomanddadproudD．helpingopenyoungmindstonewideasandoldwisdom4．Paragraphs3-8werewrittentoshow_____.A．howtheauthorlivedameaningfullifeB．howtheauthorgotthroughdifficulttimesC．thatthemeaningoflifedoesn’tchangeovertimeD．howthemeaningoflifechangesatdifferentlifeperiods5．Accordingtothestory,whogivesmeaningtoourlife?A．Children. B．Friends C．Parents. D．Ourselves.F18、OnChristmasEve—thenightbeforeChristmasDay—childrenalloverBritainputastockingattheendoftheirbedsbeforetheygotosleep.TheirparentsusuallytellthemthatFatherChristmaswillcomeduringthenight.FatherChristmasisverykindandhearted.Hegetstothetopofeachhouseandclimbsdownthechimneyintothefireplace.HefillseachofthestockingswithChristmaspresents.Ofcourse,FatherChristmasisn’treal.InJimandKate’shouse,“FatherChristmas”isreallyMrGreen.MrGreendoesn’tclimbdownthechimney.Hewaitsuntilthechildrenareasleep.Thenhequietlygoesintotheirbedroomsandfillstheirstockingswithsmallpresents.Whentheywereveryyoung,MrGreensometimesworearedcoat.Buthedoesn’tdothatnow.Thechildrenarenolongeryoung,andtheyknowwho“FatherChristmas”reallyis.Buttheystillputtheirstockingsattheendoftheirbeds.1．ChristmasEveis__________.A．thenightofChristmasDayB．theeveningofChristmasDayC．ChristmasDayD．thenightbeforeChristmasDay2．FatherChristmasoftenputspresents________.A．intochildren’shatsB．intochildren’sstockingsC．underchildren’sbedsD．