2020-2021 学年北京海淀区初三第一学期英语期末试卷及答
案
一、单项填空
从下列各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. We should value the time we spend with __________ family and friends.
B. our
C. his
D. my
A. their
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:我们应该珍惜与家人和朋友共度的时光。
考查代词辨析。their 他们的;our 我们的;his 他的;my 我的。根据“We should value the
time we spend with … family and friends”可知,是珍惜我们跟家人和朋友相处的时光,
故选 B。
2. Lisa always talks to me ___________ English to help with my speaking.
B. on
C. to
D. at
A. in
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:丽莎总是用英语和我说话,帮助我提高口语。
考查介词辨析。in 用某种语言;on 在……上;to 到;at 在。根据“talks to me…English
to help with my speaking”可知,为了帮我提高口语,她总是用英语跟我说话,in
English“用英语”,故选 A。
3. I wanted to try the new ride, ___________ my mother said it was not safe.
B. or
C. but
D. and
A. so
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意:我想试试那辆新的车,但我妈妈说它不安全。
考查连词。so 因此,表因果;or 或者,表选择;but 但是,表转折;and 和,表等同。根据
前后文可知,此处存在转折关系,故应用连词 but。故选 C。
4. —I found a school uniform on the playground.
—It _________ belong to John. Look! His name card is here.
B. need
C. must
D. would
A. could
【答案】C
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意:——我在操场上发现了一套校服。——它一定是约翰的。看!他的名片在这
里。
考查情态动词表推测。could 能,表示能力;need 需要,必要;must 必须,或表示肯定性
推测;would 将,将会。根据“His name card is here.”,由此做出肯定性推测“它一定
是约翰的”。所以此处用 must 表示肯定性推测,故选 C。
5. —____________ suggestions did Mr. Wang give you on table manners?
—Three.
A. How many
B. How much
C. How long
D. How
often
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:——王先生在餐桌礼仪方面给了你多少建议?——三个。
考查特殊疑问句。How many 多少,对可数名词复数的数量提问;How much 多少,对不可数
名词量或价格提问;How long 多长;How often 多久一次。根据“suggestions”和“Three.”
可知,此处对可数名词复数的数量提问,所以用 how many。故选 A。
6. Erquan Yingyue is one of _________ pieces of music that I've ever heard.
B. more moving
C. most moving
D. the
A. moving
most moving
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:《二泉映月》是我听过的最动人的音乐之一。
考查最高级。“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”,表示“最……之一”,结合选项,
故选 D。
7. Lily likes Cha Jing so much that she __________ it for at least an hour every
B. reads
C. is reading
D.
day.
A. read
reading
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:莉莉非常喜欢《茶经》,她每天至少看一个小时。
考查动词时态。根据“ likes 及 every day”可知,描述经常性的动作,句子用一般现在时,
主语 she 是第三人称,动词用三单形式,故选 B。
8. —What was your little sister doing when I called you yesterday?
—She __________ for losing a game.
B. cried
C. is crying
D. was
A. cries
crying
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意:——昨天我打电话给你时你妹妹在干什么? ——她正在为输掉一场比赛
而哭泣。
考查过去进行时。根据上文“What was your little sister doing”提示,此处应用过去
进行时,其结构为 was/were doing。故选 D。
9. —What’s your plan for the coming weekend?
—I ________ an invention museum with my parents.
A. visit
B. was visiting
C. visited
D. am
going to visit
【答案】D
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】句意:——你下个周末有什么计划? ——我要和父母去参观一个发明博物馆。
考查一般将来时。根据上文“for the coming weekend”提示,周末还未到来,故空格处所
在句子应用一般将来时,其结构为 be going to do。故选 D。
10. I __________ on the school swim team for nearly four years.
B. have been
C. am
D. was
A. will be
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:我在学校游泳队已经快四年了。
考查动词时态。for+一段时间,要与现在完成时一起连用,结构为:have/has done,故选
B。
11. Our school restrooms ___________ by the cleaners three times a day.
B. cleaned
C. are cleaned
D. is
A. clean
cleaned
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:我们学校的洗手间每天由清洁工打扫三次。
考查被动语态。句子主语“Our school restrooms”与动词“clean”之间是被动关系,应
用被动语态,排除 A/B 选项;主语是复数名词,be 动词应用 are,故选 C。
12. —Do you know ____________ at the Olympics?
—Yes. In 1936.
A. when basketball became an event
B. when basketball becomes an event
C. when did basketball become an event
D. when does basketball become an
event
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:——你知道篮球是什么时候成为奥运会的一个项目的吗?——知道。1936
年。
考查宾语从句。根据宾语从句要用陈述句语序的原则,引导词后要加主谓结构,排除 C/D
选项;根据“In 1936”可知,动作发生在过去,从句表达的动作应用一般过去时,故选 A。
二、完形填空
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。
Maybe it's my love of hocky that connects my great aunt Helen with me. She has
always kept telling me her stories of playing hocky when she was in her twenties.
The stories ___13___ me so much that I would like to listen to them over and over.
She used to say, “Just go after what you want, Sarah. Don't be ___14___ of failing."
Aunt Helen should know. Twenty years ago, Aunt Helen had been dreaming of winning
a champion for her hometown. And one day, she got a chance to try out for a league.
This league was created to please hocky fans. But for my aunt, it was to follow her
hocky ___15___ .
She pictured what it would be like to win a champion for her
hometown! She ___16___ a large flag hanging in the hocky field with her name on the
banner (横幅).
On the day of the tryouts, Aunt Helen played hocky for hours. Although she tried
her best, she was still not sure about whether she could be accepted because all
the candidates (候选人)played very well. She was worried she would not be on the
list.
A week later, Aunt Helen received a ___17___ from Chicago. She opened it and
excitedly learned that she had been invited to join in the main tryouts the next
month!
But as the days went by, Aunt Helen became more and more worried about traveling
to Chicago alone. What if she went all that way and ___18___? When the day of the
main tryouts came, she was finally too afraid to go.
"I never tried my best to take it when the chance came and I regret it every
day." Aunt Helen has spent the rest of her life ___19___ what would have happened
if she had gone to those tryouts. Because of this, she never missed another chance
in her life.
Every dream is worth chasing, and real embarrassment comes from never ___20___.
13. A. interested
B. upset
C. relaxed
D.
puzzled
14. A. proud
B. certain
15. A. rule
B. team
C. afraid
C. decision
D. tired
D. dream
16. A. watched
B. imagined
C. remembered
D.
considered
17. A. gift
B. letter
18. A. failed
B. left
C. prize
C. fell
D. box
D. missed
19. A. forgetting
B. recalling
C. wondering
D.
complaining
20. A. smiling
B. winning
C. losing
D. trying
【答案】13. A
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. B
18. A
19. C
20. D
【解析】
【分析】文章介绍了作者的阿姨因为担心而失去了去芝加哥参加选拔赛的机会,从而告诉我
们:很多事情没有第二回,所以每次机会都应该去追逐、去拼搏。
【13 题详解】
句意:这些故事使我很感兴趣,我愿意一遍又一遍地听。
interested 感兴趣的;upset 不安的;relaxed 放松的;puzzled 迷惑的;根据“I would like
to listen to them over and over”可知,作者对这些故事是很感兴趣的,故选 A。
【14 题详解】
句意:她过去常说,“你想干什么就干什么,莎拉。不要害怕失败。”
proud 骄傲的;certain 确定的;afraid 害怕的;tired 疲惫的;根据“Just go after what
you want, Sarah. Don't be...of failing.”可知,此处说的是不要害怕失败,故选 C。
【15 题详解】
句意:但对我阿姨来说,这是为了追寻她的曲棍球梦想。
rule 规则;team 团队;decision 决定;dream 梦想;根据“Aunt Helen had been dreaming
of winning a champion for her hometown...she got a chance to try out for a league.”
可知,阿姨一直都有梦想能够赢得冠军,这里是说她追寻自己的梦想,故选 D。
【16 题详解】
句意:她想象着曲棍球场上挂着一面印有她名字的横幅。
watched 观看;imagined 想象;remembered 记得;considered 考虑;根据“She pictured what
it would be like to win a champion for her hometown!”可知,此处是想象的画面,故
选 B。
【17 题详解】
句意:一周后,海伦阿姨收到了一封来自芝加哥的信。
gift 礼物;letter 信;prize 奖品;box 盒子;根据“She opened it and excitedly learned
that she had been invited to join in the main tryouts the next month!”可知,她
收到的是信件,故选 B。
【18 题详解】
句意:如果她这么做失败了怎么办?
failed 失败;left 离开;fell 落下;missed 错过;根据“But as the days went by, Aunt
Helen became more and more worried about traveling to Chicago alone.”可知,阿姨
越来越担心独自去芝加哥旅行,这里说的是她担心的内容,指的是如果失败了怎么办,故选
A。
【19 题详解】
句意:海伦姨妈一辈子都在想,如果她去参加那些选拔会发生什么。
forgetting 忘记;recalling 回忆;wondering 想知道;complaining 抱怨;根据“she was
finally too afraid to go”以及“I never tried my best to take it when the chance
came and I regret it every day.”可知,后悔机会来了没有抓住,而余生都会想如果去
了会发生什么,故选 C。
【20 题详解】
句意:每个梦想都值得去追逐,真正的尴尬来自于从不去尝试。
smiling 微笑;winning 赢;losing 丢失;trying 尝试;根据“When the day of the main
tryouts came, she was finally too afraid to go.”以及“ "I never tried my best to
take it when the chance came and I regret it every day." Aunt Helen has spent the
rest of her life...what would have happened if she had gone to those tryouts.”
可知,阿姨因为不敢尝试而失去了机会,所以这里说的是真正的尴尬是从来不去尝试,故选
D。
三、阅读理解
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。
Cool Inventions That Will Take You to the Future
A
Scientists never stop amazing us with fascinating inventions. Here are some cool
ones that are already in stores or will be there soon.
Portable Toaster
There is actually an idea of a knife that could not
only cut the bread into small pieces, but be heated enough
to toast a slice of bread. You could take this time-saving
and easy-to-clean tool anywhere. It would be really cool,
for it looked like a light saber(剑).
Hand-Held Copy & Paste Tool
Copy & Paste allows you to scan and print images
anywhere and on anything. Simply push the button and scan
the object, and then the image can be printed on any
surface using ink. For the moment, this is only an idea,
but when this device is on sale, there will be a long line
waiting to buy it.
Electronic Sensor Pen
With Phree Pen, you can write anything anywhere. When
it went into market, it became really popular. All the
symbols can be written on any surface, read by a computer
and sent to a smart phone or a computer. You can write
things down without paper at hand.
Scanner Determining Food Composition(成分)
TellSpec was made for those who want to quickly know
the composition of a dish. It scans the products and then
sends a list of information about the nutritional value
to a special phone app. Now you don’t need to worry about
the safety of the products you eat.
21. With the help of the Copy & Paste tool, you can ________.
A. cut the bread into small pieces
B. send information to a smart
phone
C. print images on any surface
D. scan the food to check its safety
22. If you want to find out the composition of a dish, you can use ___________.
A. TellSpec
B. Copy & Paste
C. Phree Pen
D.
Portable Toaster
23. According to the passage, how many inventions are only ideas now?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
【答案】21. C
22. A
23. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了一些极具未来感的发明。
【21 题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文“Copy & Paste allows you to scan and print images anywhere and
on anything. Simply push the button and scan the object, and then the image can be
printed on any surface using ink”可知,Copy & Paste 可以让图像印在任何材质的表
面。故选 C。
【22 题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文“TellSpec was made for those who want to quickly know the
composition of a dish”可知,要知道所吃食物的成分,可以使用 TellSpec。故选 A。
【23 题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文“Portable Toaster … There is actually an idea of … Hand-Held
Copy & Paste Tool … For the moment, this is only an idea”可知,Portable Toaster
和 Copy & Paste 目前还只是停留在概念阶段。故选 B。
B
Grandpa and Me
As my summer vacation drew nearer and nearer, I made a long list of things I
wished to do and could hardly wait to begin a brand-new journey. However, when my
mom told me that I had to live with my grandfather for six weeks, I complained. A
voice inside me said that it would be miserable to live with my grandpa, which meant
no afternoon baseball games with my neighborhood friends.
The first week with Grandpa was fine. We went out for dinner and watched TV
together. One day, Grandpa was sitting at the table reading the newspaper. I sat
on the couch and flipped(快速翻动) through my baseball card collection. “Wish I
had a Hank Aaron card,” I said to myself.
When Grandpa heard me, he said in surprise, “I didn’t know you liked baseball,
Susan.” I explained that it was my favorite sport and I usually played it all summer
with my friends. Grandpa stood up shakily and walked to the door. “Let’s go,”