英语
2021年1月
考生须知
4．在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5．考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。1．本试卷共8页，满分60分，考试时间90分钟。2．在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名和准考证号。3．试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
知识运用（共14分）
一、单项填空。（共6分，每小题0.5分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．MyauntwillcometoBeijingthisweekend.We'llmeet___________atSouthRailwayStation.A．he
B．she
C．him
D．her
2．Myfatherisadoctor.Heworks__________ahospital.A．of
B．on
C．in
D．with
3．Lindais14yearsold,butsheis__________thanheryoungerbrother.A．shortB．shorter
C．shortestD．theshortest
4．—__________doyouhavechemistryclassinalab?Twiceamonth.A．Howmuch
B．Howmany
C．Howoften
D．Howlong
5．—Tom,wheredidyougolastweekend?Oh,I__________toseeamoviewithmyparents.A．go
B．went
C．willgo
D．havegone
6．I__________gohomenow,orIwillmissthefootballmatch.A．can
B．may
C．must
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D．could
7．—Wheredoyouhavelunchwhenyougotoschool?Iusually__________lunchatschool.A．have
B．had
C．amhaving
D．washaving
8．__________Igothome,mymotherwascookinginthekitchen.A．When
B．Because
C．If
D．Through
9．Pleasedon'tmakesomuchnoise.Mysister__________theexamonline.A．takes
B．took
C．hastaken
D．istaking
10．It'snicetoseeyouagain.We__________eachothersince2018.A．won'tsee
B．don'tsee
C．haven'tseen
D．didn'tsee
11．Anewsubwaystation__________nearmyhomenextyear.A．completes
B．iscompleted
C．willcomplete
D．willbecompleted
12．—Doyouknow__________?OnJanuary29.
A．whenwehadwinterholidayB．whenwewillhavewinterholidayC．whendidwehavewinterholidayD．whenwillwehavewinterholiday二、完形填空。（共8分，每小题1分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
AfterschoolonFriday,IwaitedattheschoolgatetowalkhomewithJemmaasusual.
ThenIsawhertalkingandlaughinghappilywithsomeothergirls.Sheglanced(瞥了一眼)atmeandleftmealonethere.IknewrightthenthatIhad13mybestfriend.
AfterdinnerMomasked,\"IsJemmacomingbytomorrow?\"Ishrugged(耸肩)andsaidnothing.Thenextmorning,Momasked,\"Todayis14,whatareyouandJemmagoingtodo?\"Ishruggedagain.\"HowisJemma?\"Momtookalookatme.Thenshesaid,\"WillyoutakethesemagazinestoGrandma,please?\"AsIwalkeddownthestreet,anewgirlintheneighborhoodcametowardsme,smiling.ButIjustwent15her.Grandmawelcomedmeatthedoorwithawarmhug.
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Sittingonthesofa,Inoticeda(an)16ofkidsinold-fashionedclothesonthetable.Grandma17atagirlwithshortfairhair.\"That'sBethLambert,\"shesaid,\"Mybestfriend.Untilaweekbeforewetookthisphoto.\"Iwassurprisedatthat.\"BethandIwerebestfriendsinschool.Wedideverythingtogether.Thenoneday,shemadenewfriendsandsaidshedidn'twanttohangoutwithmeanymore.Nothing18morethanthat.\"Ididn'tsayanything.Icouldn't.IknewI'dstartcryingifIopenedmymouth.
Grandmahuggedmeagain.\"Simone,sometimesfriendsgrow19.Itmighthappentoanyone,\"shecontinued.\"Then,seehim?\"Grandma'sfingermovedtoaboywithglassesinthephoto.\"Helivednearme.WhenIwaswalkinghomebymyselfandIsaid'hello'tohim.Andwebecamefriends.\"
\"Soifwewanttostartanewfriendship,\"shesmiled.\"One20isallittook.\"
AsIwasheadinghome,thatnewgirlappearedagain.Iwenttowardsherandspoke,\"Hello.\"13．A．lost14．A．Monday15．A．to16．A．card17．A．shouted18．A．hurt19．A．old20．A．hug
B．make
B．FridayB．forB．photoB．smiledB．encouragedB．separateB．smile
C．hurt
C．SaturdayC．againstC．posterC．carriedC．movedC．strongC．word
D．forgotten
D．SundayD．pastD．advertisementD．pointedD．helpedD．closeD．question
阅读理解（共36分）
三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
The8thInter-SchoolMusicalShow!
Theschoolishostingthe8thInter-SchoolMusicalShowforGrades9—11onDecember19atHarringtonCenter,BankRoadat9am.
Allstudentsarewelcometotryoutfortheshowattheaudition(试演),whichwillbeheldonDecember8at9amintheschool'sCentralHall.
Forfurtherdetails,pleasecontactMr.Black,thesecretaryoftheMusicClub.NorthHillFieldDay!Grades7—9:9:30—11:30amGrades10—12:1:40—3:40pmDearparents,
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OnFriday,December11,wewillbeholdingourNorthHillFieldDay.Itwillbeadayoflaughsandlotsoffun.Besuretotellyourchildrentobringcamerasandtakepictures.
Thepurposeofthedayisforourschooltogettogetherforanenjoyabletwo-houractivity.Therewon'tbeanycompetitionsamongthestudents.Therealrewardwillbehappinessandthefeelingofparticipation(参与).
21．Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttotryoutfortheshowattheaudition?A．NorthHill.C．TheMusicClub.
B．HarringtonCenter.D．Theschool'sCentralHall.
.
C．December11
D．December19
22．NorthHillFieldDaywillbeheldonA．December8
B．December9
23．WhatshouldstudentstakewiththemtotakepartinNorthHillFieldDay?A．Cameras.
B．Sunglasses.
C．Notebooks.
B
FindingBeautyWithin
D．Lunches.
Adearfriendsentmealetterandhandmadecardinthemailtoday.Ontheoutside
ofthecardwasacutoutpictureofahummingbirdinmid-flight.Withitswings,itflewdeepintoaflower.Belowitwasaquote(引述)byRussianwriterFyodorDostoyevsky:\"Theworldwillbesavedbybeauty.\"IsmiledwithbothmyfaceandheartwhenIsawit.
ahummingbird
Lookingatitremindedmeofallthebeautyinthisworld.Ithoughtaboutthebeautifulgreenforestedmountainsofmyhome.Ithoughtofthefieldsofsummerwildflowersblessingtheworldwiththeircolors.Ithoughtoftheblueoceansthatstretchedfromhorizon(地平线)tohorizon.Ithoughtofthesunsetsinthedesertwiththeirdeep,richredsandglorious(灿烂的)golds.Ithoughtofallkindsofanimals:greenhummingbirds,whitepolarbears,redbirdsandgraywolves.Ithoughtofthesilvermoonsmilingdownfromtheskysurroundedbyaseaofstars.
Yet,Iknewthatitwasn'tthebeautyofanyofthosethingsthatwouldsavetheworld.Itwasinsteadthebeautyofhumansouls(内心,心灵)filledwithlightandlove.Itwasthesesoulsso
fullofloveforeachotherandforthisworldthatwouldsaveourplanet.Itwasthisloveworkingthroughpeoplethatwouldmakethisworldtrulybeautiful.
Myfriendwhosentmethecardisoneofthesepeople.She,herhusbandandherfamilyaregoingthroughsomanystrugglesrightnow.Still,shecontinuestoshareherloveandmakethisworldabetter
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placeeverysingleday.Shecontinuestoworktosaveourhomebygivingitthebeautyofhersoul.Shecontinuestoshineherlightwithherlife.Maywealldothesame.24．Aftergettingthecard,theauthor___________.A．couldn'tunderstandthequoteonitB．wasremindedofallthebeautyintheworldC．alsowrotealetterandsentacardtohis/herfriendD．calledhis/herfriendrightawaytoexpresshis/herthanks25．Whatdoestheauthorthinkwouldsavetheworld?A．Fightingagainstdifficultiesinlife.B．Seeingthenaturalbeautyaroundus.C．Fillingtheworldwithlightandlove.D．Buildingrelationshipsamongpeople.
26．WhichofthefollowingisTureaccordingtothepassage?A．Theauthor'sfriendlovesallkindsofanimals.
B．Theauthor'sfriendoftensharesbeautifulthingswithhim/her.C．Theauthorbelievedthatanybeautifulthingswouldsavetheworld.
D．Theauthorreceivedacardwithapictureofahummingbirdfromhis/herfriend.
C
HowtoUseaModernPublicLibrary
Hasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybesurprised
tolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.It'sbeenyearssincetheyweredustylittleroomswithbooks.Theyhavechangedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelopyourloveofknowledge,meetinterestingpeople,orfindouthowtostartabusiness.
Checkoutabook.Whilelibrariesstillloanout（出借）books,you'llfinditeasiertogetacopyofwhateveryou'relookingforwithacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.Bysuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbookswitheach
otherthroughtheuseofdeliveryvehicles.Oncethebookyou'verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch(分店),theywillinformyoubye-mail,soyou
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canpickitup.
Checkoutotherthings.Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone(多媒体区域),loadedwithinformationinmanyformats(载体形式).YoucanborrowmoviesonDVDs,musiconCDsandpopularmagazines.Somelibrariesevenloanouttoysandgames.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn'tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,theymaybringitinwhenenoughinterestisshown.
Joinreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupmeetingsaimedtovariousagegroups.Perhapsyou'dliketolearnalanguageorimproveyourEnglish,thelibrarymayorganizealanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultiesreading,askaboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletohelpyou.Andyoumightfinditrelaxingtobringyoursmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimewhileyousitquietlyinacornerwithagoodbook.
Startabusinessusingthehelpofyourlocallibrary.Ifyouwanttohaveabusinessofyourown,yourlocallibrarycanbecomealaunch(发起)spaceforit.Inlibrarybooksandcomputers,
youcanfindinformationonstartingabusiness.Manylibrarieswillhelpyouwithlocallysuppliedinformationaboutbusinessmanagementsharedthroughchambersofcommerce(商会会议厅)andgovernmentagencies,andtheywillofferprinting,faxinganddatabaseservicesyouneed.27．Publiclibrariescanhelpthereadersto____________.A．selltheirbooksontheInternet
B．makeabusinessmeetingintheirlocallibraryC．getaneededbookfromalibrarybranchnearbyD．sharetheirbooksthroughtheuseofdeliveryvehicles
28．AccordingtoParagraph3,whatthingsmaybecheckedoutfromapubliclibrary?A．Computergamesandcars.C．Popularmagazinesandmovies.
B．Favoritemusicandarts.D．Kid'stoysandpaintings.
29．AccordingtoParagraph4,takingasmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimeallows_________.A．thekidtolearnanewlanguage
B．theparenttoenjoyquietreading
C．thekidtolearnsomereadingskillsD．theparenttomeettheirbestfriends30．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A．Totellustheimportanceofpubliclibraries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkinpubliclibraries.C．Tosharedifferentopinionsonoperatepubliclibraries.D．Tointroducetheimprovedservicesofpubliclibraries.
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HandwritingBringsBenefits
Inadigitalage,wealmostneverwritethingsbyhand.However,manystudies
haveshownthatthisacthasmanybenefits.
Newbrainresearch,ledbyresearchersatNorwegianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,provesthesame:choosinghandwritingoverusingakeyboardresultsinbetterlearningandmemory.
\"Whenyouwriteyourshoppinglistorlecturenotesbyhand,yousimplyrememberthecontent(内容)betterafterwards,\"saidAudreyvanderMeer,authorofthestudy.
Thestudyusedsomeequipmenttorecordbrainwave(波)activity.Theparticipants(参与者)included12youngadultsand12children.Thisisthefirsttimethatchildrenhaveparticipatedinsuchastudy.Eachsubjectwasaskedtowritebyhandandtypeonakeyboardwhilewearingahood(风帽)withover250electrodes(电极).Thesensors(传感器)intheelectrodesareverysensitiveandpickuptheelectricalactivitythattakesplaceinthebrain.Eachexaminationtook45minutesperperson.
Theresultsshowedthatthebraininbothyoungadultsandchildrenismuchmoreactivewhenwritingbyhandthanwhentypingonakeyboard.AccordingtoVanderMeer,plentyofsensesareactivatedbypressingapenonpaper,seeingtheletterswrittenandhearingthesoundmadewhilewriting.Thesesenseexperiencesbuildtouchbetweendifferentpartsofthebrain,openingthebrainupforlearning.
VanderMeerbelievesthattheoutcomesstresstheimportanceofchildrenbeingchallengedtodrawandwriteatanearlyage,especiallyatschool.\"Learningtowritebyhandisabitslowerprocess,butit'simportantforchildrentogothroughthetiringphraseoflearningtowritebyhand,\"shesaid.
Thehandmovementsusedtoformtheshapesoflettersarebeneficialinseveralways.\"Ifyouuseakeyboard,youusethesamemovementforeachletter.Writingbyhandrequirescontrolofyourfinemotor(精细动作)skillsandsenses.It'simportanttoputthebraininalearningstateasoftenaspossible,\"VanderMeeradded.Forexample,youmightuseakeyboardtowriteanessay,butyoushouldtakenotesbyhandduringalecture.
31．Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?
A．Thestudyinvolved250participantsaltogether.
B．Typingonakeyboardhelpsyourememberalotofthings.C．Alltheparticipantshavetotakea45minutes'examination.D．Learningtowritebyhandisabitdifficultbutitisafastprocess
32．WhydoesthebrainbecomemoreactivewhenwritingbyhandaccordingtoVanderMeer?
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A．Writingbyhandiseasieronthebrain.
B．Moresensesaremadeactivewhenwritingbyhand.C．Writingbyhandrequiresthesameskillsandsenses.D．Typingonakeyboarddoesn'tputthebraininalearningstate.33．HowdoesVanderMeerthinkhandwritingbenefitspeople?A．Itallowspeopletowritebetteressays.B．Itincreasespeople'sinterestinlearning.C．Ithelpspeopledevelopfinemotorskills.D．Itallowschildrentobecomemorepatient.
四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
Whetheritisforaspecialfestival,toexpressthanksortojustletsomeoneknowthat
youcareaboutthem,givinggiftsisacommoncustom.Thepurposeofgivinggiftsmaybesimilar,butthetraditionvariesfromcountrytocountry.Agiftofrespectinoneplacemaybeconsideredrudeinanother.Takealookatthreegift-givingtraditions.
India
Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shomeinIndia,youshouldbringasmallgift,whetherit'saboxofchocolatesorsomeflowers.Giftsshouldn'tbewrapped(包裹)inblackorwhitecolors,becausetheyareconsideredunlucky.
Instead,usebrightcolorssuchasgreen,redoryellow.Whengivingmoneyforanyoccasion,itshouldhaveanoddnumber(奇数)value.That'sbelievedtobringgoodluck.Insteadofreceivingagiftwithbothhands,Indiansgenerallyonlyusetheirrighthandbecauselefthandsareconsideredunclean.
Japan
FormostJapanese,theritual(礼节)ofgivingpresentsismoreimportantthanthegiftsthemselves.Thecorrectwayistopresentorreceivegiftswithbothhands.Everygiftshouldbewrapped.That'sbecauseuncoveredgiftsareconsidereddisrespectful.Toshowpolitenessandthanks,thosewhoarereceivingthegiftmayturnitdownonceortwicebeforefinallyacceptingit.Giftsshouldbegiveninpairs,butfourshouldbeavoidedjustlikeinChina.Luckynumbersalsoincludedeight.Eightissaidtobringprosperity(兴旺).
NativeAmerica
Whileitmaybecommonforgueststopreparegiftsforhosts,thisisdifferentinNativeAmericancommunities.Fromweddingstobirthdaycelebrations,guestsaretheoneswhoreceivegifts.Giftsare
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usuallyhomemadeartsandcrafts-madebyhandtoshowlove,respectandappreciation.34．Whatisacommoncustomtoexpressthanksortoshowyourcaringaboutothers?35．Inwhichcountryonlyusetheirrighthandstoreceivegifts?36．WhydogiftsshouldbewrappedinJapan?37．WhataregiftslikeinNativeAmerica?38．Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?书面表达(共10分)五、文段表达。（共10分）
39．从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。题目①
假设你是李华，你们学校正在开展社团招新活动。你准备加入学校的一个学生社团并打算邀请交换生Peter参加。请用英语写一封电子邮件，向他介绍这个社团的活动内容及活动时间，以及需要他做什么准备。
提示词语:invite,fun,improve,skills,interest提示问题:Whichclubareyougoingtojoinin?
Whatactivitieswillyouhave?
WhatdoyouadvisePetertoprepareforit?DearPeter,Ourschoolclubsarelookingfornewmembers.IfthereisanythingthatIcando,pleaseletmeknow.Yours,题目②
某英文网站在开展以“我最敬佩的人”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿。谈谈你最敬佩的人，他/她是谁，敬佩他/她的原因，以及从他/她身上学习到了什么。提示词语:admire,responsibility,careful
提示问题:Whoisthepersonyouadmirethemost?
Whydoyouadmirehim/her?
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Whatdoyoulearnfromhim/her?
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2021北京燕山初三（上）期末英语
参考答案
知识运用（共14分）
一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）1—6DCBCBC
7—12AADCDB
二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）13—20ACDBDABC
阅读理解（共36分）
三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）21—23DCA24—26BCD27—30CCBD31—33CBC四、阅读短文，回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）34.Givinggifts.35.(In)India.
36.Becauseuncoveredgiftsareconsidereddisrespectful.
37.They/Giftsareusuallyhomemadeartsandcrafts-madebyhand.38.It’saboutgift-givingcustomsindifferentcountries.
书面表达（10分）
文段表达（10分）略书面表达评分标准：第一档：（9~10分）
完全符合题目要求，观点正确,要点齐全。句式多样，词汇丰富。语言准确，语意连贯，表达清楚，具有逻辑性。
第二档：（6~8分）
基本符合题目要求，观点正确,要点齐全。语法结构和词汇基本满足文章需要。语言基本通顺，语意基本连贯，表达基本清楚。虽然有少量语言错误，但不影响整体理解。第三档：（3~5分）
部分内容符合题目要求，要点不齐全。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言不通顺，表达不够清楚，影响整体理解。
第四档：（0~2分）
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与题目有关内容不多，只是简单拼凑词语，所写内容难以理解。
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