廣東省肇慶市地質中學2023年初三下英語試題期中考試試題注意事項:1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號碼填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在條形碼區域內。2．答題時請按要求用筆。3．請按照題號順序在答題卡各題目的答題區域內作答，超出答題區域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試卷上答題無效。4．作圖可先使用鉛筆畫出，確定后必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆描黑。5．保持卡面清潔，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、ThenumberofTikTokusers（抖音用戶）______sharplysinceTikTok_____in2016.It’sreallypopularnow.A．hasrisen;appeared B．havebeenrisen;appearedC．haveraised;wasappeared D．hasbeenraised;wasappeared2、—CanIcomethiseveningortomorrowmorning?—_______isOK.I’mbusytodayandtomorrow.A．None B．All C．Both D．Neither3、Anewroad__________nearmyschoolnextyear.A．builds B．willbuildC．isbuilt D．willbebuilt4、Father'sDayiscoming.I'mthinkingabout.A．whatpresentIgavehimB．ifIplannedapartyforhimC．howIwillgivehimasurprise5、–Canyoufinishyourworkbeforedinner?–______.A．WithpleasureB．OkayC．IthoughtsoD．Nevermind6、-Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellmewhereIcanfindanATM（自動取款機）?-Sorry,Imyselfisastrangerhere.A．Noproblem B．You'rerightC．Itismypleasure D．Thankyouallthesame7、Peopleoftenmakeawishbeforecandleswhentheycelebratebirthday.A．bringingout B．layingout C．findingout D．blowingout8、—Ellen,Ipickedupawhitepenunderyourchair.Isthisyours?—Oh,yes.It’s_______.Thankyou,Lisa.A．she B．his C．mine D．your9、---________isyourclassroomcleaned?---Twiceaday.A．Howmanytimes B．Howmuch C．Howoften D．Howmany10、Shewrites________thanI.A．muchcarfulB．morecarefulC．muchcarefullyD．muchmorecarefullyⅡ.完形填空11、Howmanythingscanyouseeinthenightsky?Alot!1acleareveningyoumightseetheMoonandsomeplanets.Andthousandsofsparklingstars2,too.Youcanseeeven3withatelescope.Youmightseestarswhereyouonlysawdarkspacebefore.Youmightseethatmanystarslooklargerthanothers.Youmightseethatsomestars4lookwhitearereallyredorblue.Butscientistsbelievetherearesomethingsintheskythatwe5Wecan’tseethemwiththebiggesttelescopeintheworld,evenwhenitistheclearestnightoftheyear.That’s6they’reinvisible.They’rethemysteriousdeadstarscalledblackholes.Youmightfind7hardtoimaginethatstarsdie.Afterall,ourSunisastar.Yearafteryearweseeitupinthesky,burningbrightly,givingusheatandlight.TheSuncertainlydoesn’tseem8gettingoldorweak.Butstarsdoburnoutanddieafterbillionsofyears.Asastar’sgasesburn,theygiveofflightandheat.Butwhenthegasruns9,thestarstopsburningandbeginstodie.Sothenexttimeyoustareupatthenightsky,remember:there’smoreintheskythanthatmeetstheeye10amazingspaceitis!1．A．OnB．InC．AtD．For2．A．seeB．wereseeC．canbeseenD．willbeseen3．A．muchB．manyC．mostD．more4．A．whatB．whichC．whoD．where5．A．neverseeB．neversawC．willneverseeD．hadneverseen6．A．whenB．howC．becauseD．so7．A．itB．youC．yourselfD．itself8．A．tobeB．beingC．beenD．is9．A．aroundB．offC．awayD．out10．A．HowB．WhatC．WhatanD．HowanⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個恰當的或括號內單詞的正確形式，并將答案寫在答題卡的相應位置。Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferent_______（way）ofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinonecountrymaybequite_______(polite)inanother.InBritain,youmustn’tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare_______(have)somesoup.Butit’sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn’tworry_________makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.ButitisregardedasbadmannersinBritain.Ifyouarea_______(visit)inMongolia,whatmannersdotheyexpectyoutohave?Theyexpectyoutohavealoud“burp”(打嗝)afteryoufinish_______(eat).Burpingshowsthatyoulikedthefood.InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou’rehavingameal.InMexico,however,guestsare_________(expect)tokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust_________(be)verycarefulwiththehands.Youmustn’teatwithlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannerseatingwiththelefthand.So,whatshouldyoudo_______youareonavisitinanothercountry?Youcanaskthenativepeopletohelpyouorjustwatch__________(careful)andfollowthem.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Manyyoungpeopleallovertheworldlovetotravelandseetheworld.Haveyouheardofbackpackers?Theyarenormallyyoungpeoplewhotravelcheaplywithjustonerucksack(背包)andcomfortablewalkingboots.Theybuylocalfoodinsupermarketstosavemoneyandatthesametimebecomefriendswithlocalpeople.Somepeoplepreferadventuretours.BravepeoplemaytrybungeejumpingfromthebridgeoverlookingtheVictoriaFallsinAfricawithonlyaropearoundtheirlegs.SomeenjoythechallengeofrockclimbingintheAlpsinSwitzerland.OthersmaygosnowboardingintheRockyMountainsintheUSA．Haveyoueverheardofanecotourism(生態旅游)?Itrr;eansaholidayinwhichpeoplecomeclosetonaturebutareverycarefulnottodamagethenaturebeautyorlivingthingsinthearea.Howcanthisbepossible?Let'sreadaninterviewwithpeoplewhoenjoyedaswimmingwithdolphinstour.Interviewerwhatwasthemostexcitingpartofyourholiday?SharonfromSouthAfricaIfeltexcitedwhenIheardthesoundofwilddolphinsapproachingmeinthewaterandthenswimmingdirectlyunderme.AnimageIwillneverforget.XavierfromPortugalThereweretwodolphinsbelowusswimmingdownwards.Onestoppedandlookedbackatmeasiftosay'Whatarethosestrangebeings?"Fantastic!InterviewerDidyoufeelthatyourholidayhelpedlocalpeopleandareastokeeptheirbeautifulenvironment?JanefromNewZealandThehotelandthewhaleanddolphinwatchingcomparuesemploy(雇傭)localpeople.Theyusedtohuntthosewhalesanddolphins,butnowtheycaneammoneyfromtourismanddon'thavetokillthem.Notmanyboatsareallowedatthesametimesotheseanimalsaren'tbothered.Theboatcompaniesalsoworktoeducatethelocalschoolsabouttheimportanceofprotectingthesewonderfulcreatures.HelenfromEnglandIamgladtheyarenotkillingthewhalesanddolphinsanymore,butthecarsandboatsusefuelwhichcouldcausepollutionandmakethesealessclean.Well,whatdoyouthink?ThousandsofpeoplevisittheForbiddenCityortheGreatWallofChinaeveryyear.Doyouthinkthat'sagoodthing,ordoyoufeelthatChina'simportanthistoricalsitescanbedamaged?Arethereanywaysofsharingyourtreasures(珍寶)butkeepingthemingoodcondition?1．Fromthefirstparagraph,backpackersareyoungpeople.A．visitinghistoricalplacesinChinaB．travelingcheaplywithjustonerucksackC．wholovetotravelandseetheworldaloneD．wholovetobuylocalthingsassouvenirs2．WhatdidSharon,Xavier,JaneandHelendointheirholiday?A．TrybungeejumpinginAfrica.B．EnjoyrockclimbinginSwitzerland.C．Enjoyaswimmingwithdolphinstour.D．GosnowboardingintheUSA．3．Whatcan'tyoudowhenyoutakeanecotourism?A．Comeclosetonatureintheholidaycarefully.B．Protectthelivingthingsinthearea.C．Becarefulnottodamagethenaturebeauty.D．Keepthelocalpeoplefrustrated.4．Sharon,Xavier,JaneandHelenthinkthetoursarehelpfulEXCEPTA．thehotelandthecompaniesemploylocalpeopletoeammoneyB．localpeopleusedtohuntandkillwhalesanddolphinsbutnowtheydon'tC．notmanyboatsareallowedatthesametimesoanimalsaren'tbotheredD．thecarsandboatsusefueltocausepollutionandmaketheseadirtier5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefoiiowingisNOTtrue?A．It'sacheapandpopularwaytotravelandseetheworldasabackpacker.B．Webelieveanecotourismcangreatlyprotectthenaturebeautyandlivingthings.C．ThewriterthinkChina'ssitescanbeprotectedbecauseofbeingvisitedbytourists.D．Followingtherulesofthenatureisgoodforsharingtreasuresandkeepingthemgood.B14、Astudyfoundmostpeopleusetheirsmartphonesforanhourand52minutesaday.Mostofthistimeistakenupwithtexting,emailsandsurfingtheweb,butonlyaround20minutesisspentmakingthreecalls.Thesurveyof2,000peoplefoundthatsocialmediaapps,calculators(計算器),calendarsandcameraswerealsoseenasparticularlyimportantfunctions.Navigationapps(導航應用)suchasGoogleMapswerepopulartoo–withoneinsixpeopleadmittingtheywouldfeelunabletotravelaroundanunfamiliarcitywithoutone.ThestudyalsofoundcheckingFacebookandtakingpicturesofothersarecarriedoutmorefrequentlythanmakingcalls.Alsoonthelistwerethecalendartorememberappointmentsandbirthdays,mobilebankingandthenewsareappsthatmakeday-to-daylifealittleeasier.TomBarrsaid:‘Thefunctionsonamobilephonehavedevelopedandimproveddrastically(劇烈)overthepast10years.Withsomanywaystokeepintouchnowadays,peopleareusingthefunctionsthatareconvenientforthem.Aswegetlessandlesstimetoourselves,weneedmoreconvenienceinourlivesandlessdifficulty.Whilecallingcanbemorepersonal,itdoesn’talwayssaveyourtime.’ScientistsatRiceUniversitywantedtoseeifthelatestmobiletechnologywouldbeusedbythestudentstoimprovetheirlearning.Butayearlater,theresearchersconcludedthatit’snotenoughtogivestudentstherighttechnology,butsaidtheyneedguidanceabouthowtouseit.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostpeoplespendnearlytwohourstextingaday.B．Mostpeoplespendabout20minutesmakingthreecallsaday.C．Mostpeoplespendmosttimeofadaymakingphonecalls.D．Mosttimeofadayistakenupbysurfingtheweb.2．Whydon’tmostpeoplemakealotofcalls?A．Becausecallingcanbemorepersonal.B．Becauseitdoesn’talwayssaveyourtime.C．Becausesocialmediaappsareimportantfunctions.D．Becausecallingismoreconvenient.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"one"inthesecondparagraphreferto(指代)？A．Socialmediaapps.B．Navigationapps.C．Mobilephones.D．Particularlyimportantfunctions.4．Thewritermainlywantstotellus.A．navigationappssuchasGoogleMapswerepopularB．checkingFacebookiscarriedoutmorefrequentlythanmakingcallsC．thefunctionsonamobilephonehavedevelopedandimproveddrasticallyD．studentsneedguidanceabouthowtousemobilephonesC15、閱讀理解（20小題，每小題2分，共40分）Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownannouncingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholetown.Alargecrowdgathered,andtheyallthoughtitwasperfect.Therewasnotaflaw（瑕疵）init.Suddenly,anoldmansaid,“Yourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulasmine.”Thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman’sheart.Itwasfullofscars（傷疤）.Theyoungmanlaughed.“Comparingyourheartwithmine,mineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars.”“Yes,”saidtheoldman,“Yousee,everyscarrepresentsapersontowhomIhavegivenmylove.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothem,andoftentheygivemeapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintotheemptyplaceinmyheart.Thoughithassomescars,Icherish（珍惜）.Becausetheyremindmeoftheloveweshared.SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheartaway,andtheotherpersonhasn’treturnedapieceofhisorherhearttome.Thesearetheemptygouges（豁口）.Althoughthesegougesarepainful,theystayopen,remindingmeoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletoo,andIhopesomedaytheymayreturnandfillthespaceIhavewaiting.Sonowdoyouseewhattruebeautyis?”Theyoungmanrippedapieceoutofhisperfectheartandofferedittotheoldman.Theoldmanplaceditinhisheart,thentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthewoundintheyoungman’sheart.Theyoungmanlookedathisheart,notperfectanymorebutmorebeautifulthanever,sincelovefromtheoldman’sheartflowedintohis.Theyembraced（擁抱）andwalkedawaysidebyside.根據短文內容選擇最佳答案，將其標號填入題前括號內。1．Theyoungmanthought_______atfirst.A．hisheartwaspainfulB．theoldman’shearwasperfectC．hisownheartwasperfectD．hehimselfwasthemostbeautiful2．Theoldman’sheart_______.A．isnotnearlyasbeautifulastheyoungman’sB．hasbeengiventoapersonwhoneededitC．isamessofscarsD．isperfect3．Thescarescan_______.A．recoverbythemselvesB．befilledaswellasbeforeC．representhowhardtheoldmanhaslivedD．representthattheoldmanhasgivenlovetomanypeople4．Whatdoestheword“wound”inthepassagemean?A．傷口B．胸腔C．疤痕D．心房5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AflawintheheartB．themostbeautifulheartC．BeautifulscarsinheartD．offeringyourhearttoothersD16、Maybeyouareanaverage(普通的)student.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent(尖子生).However,anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshedoeshisorherbest.Herearesometips(技巧)tohelpyou.Planyourtimecarefully.Youshouldplanyourtimeforsuchthingsaseating,sleepinganddressing.Thenmakeagood,regulartimeforstudying.Butdon’tforgettosetenoughtimeforentertainment(娛樂).Keepyourstudyquietandclean.Thestudyshouldhaveadesk,achairandsomestudymaterials(材料),butnogames,noradioandnotelevision!Whenyousitdowntostudy,youcanputyourheartintoit.Makegooduseofyourtime.Listentoeverythingthattheteachersays.Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Afteryougethomefromschool,goover(復習)yournotes.Review(復習)theimportantpoints.Ifyouknowwhatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussnextday,readthematerial.Itwillhelpyoustudybetter.Develop(培養)agoodattitude(態度)totests.Thepurpose(目的)ofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Ithelpsyouknowwhatyouarenotgoodat.Theworldwillstillgoonevenifyoufail(不及格)inatest,sodon’tbetooworried.根據短文內容，選擇正確答案。1．Howmanytipsarementionedinthepassage?A．ThreeB．FourC．FiveD．Six2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“study”meaninChinese?A．學習B．研究C．書房D．教室3．Whichisagoodplaceforstudying?A．Acleanandbeautifulplace.B．Theplacewithacomputer.C．Theplacewithatelevisionandradio.D．Aquietplacewithachair,adesk,andsomestudymaterials.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thetestisthemostimportantforastudent.B．Afterclass,youshouldreviewwhatyouhavelearned.C．Youshouldlistentoyourteacherandtakenotescarefullyinclass.D．Whenyouplanyourtime,youshouldthinkofthetimeforeating,sleepingandsoon.5．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtobecomeatopstudent.B．Howtoplanyourtime.C．HowtostudyEnglish.D．Howtotakenotes.E17、SignpoststoAIFromApple’svirtual(虛擬的)assistantSiritoself-drivingcars,AIbringstothesocietysomethingnewandadvanced.Butinfact,it’snotthenewfashionatall.Belowlet’stakealookatthelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopmenttogether.2017Itisnotuncommontoseepeoplegetcitizenship.ButSophia,arobotdesignedbyHansonrobotics,aHongKong-basedAIrobotcompany,wasalsogivencitizenshipbythekingdomofSaudiArabia.Thismaderobotsforthefirsttimetoshareeveryequalrightwithhumanbeings.2016Dogsareourbestfriends,butwhatabouthavingarobotasapet?Roobo,aChineseAIstartupdevelopeda“petrobot”nameDomgy.Ithad“smart-home”featuresthatgaveitsownersweatherforecasts,changedtelevisionchannelandevenguardedthehomelikeadog.Thankstoadvancedtechnology,perhapsrobotswillonedaybecomeourclosefriends.1997Asthecreationofhumanbeings,AIisalwaysthoughtasinferiortoitscreator.ButDeepBlue,acomputerchess-playingprogramdevelopedbyUScomputerIBMshockedthewholeworld.ItbeataworldchesschampionGarryKasparovintheinternationalmatch.ThatmarkedanewstepofAItechnology.2004Humansarespecialfortheirimaginationandcreativity.However,Microsoft’sXiaoIcebrokethislaw.Justlikeus,“she”couldwriteherownpoetryandputthemtogetherasTheSunlightthatLosttheGlassWindow,abookofpoems.1979Self-drivingcarshavebeenaroundforalotlongerthanyoumightthink.In1979,aself-drivencarcalledTheStanfordCartcrossedachair-filledroomwithouthumanhelpinaboutfivehours.Itwasoneoftheearliestexamplesofanautonomousvehicle.1966Shakeywasthefirstgeneral-purposemobilerobottobeabletoreasonaboutitsownactions.“She”couldanalyzecommandsandbreakthemdownintobasicchunkson“her”own.TheUSLifeMagazinecallsShakeythe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.1951Perhapsyou’veneverthoughtaboutwhethermachinescanthink,buttheideaobsessed(使著迷)UKAIcomputerscientistAlanTuring.TuringadaptedtheimitationgametomaketheTuringtest.Althoughthetestfailed,itinspiredAIresearchersandbegananewageinthehistoryofAI.1．HowmanyAIproductsareintroducedinthepassage?A．4 B．5 C．6 D．72．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thestanfordcrossedachair-filledroomin1997.B．DeepBluecangiveitsownersweatherforecasts.C．Shakeyiscalledthe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.D．TuringtestsucceededandinspiredAIresearchers.3．WhowroteTheSunlightthatlosttheGlassWindow?A．Sophia B．Roobo C．XiaoIce D．DeepBlue4．Whydidthewriterwirtethepassage?A．TointroducethelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopment.B．TotellusAIbringssomethingnewandadvanced.C．ToencourageustoworkhardtobeatAIrobots.D．ToshowuswhattheAIrobotscandonowadays.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inanotice. C．Inamagazine. D．Onablog.F18、WangLing,amiddleschoolgirl,feltangrywithherparentsaftergettingaboy’sphonecall.“Aclassmatecalledmetodiscusshomework.Wetalked____justafewminutesbeforemyparentsgotmad,”saidthegirl.“TheyaskedwhetherIlikedtheboy.IsaidIdidn’t,____theywouldn’tbelieveme.”Wang’stroubleisnotstrangeatallbecausepuppylove(早戀)becomesabigheadachefor____parentsandschools.Theyworrythatpuppylovewillbebadfor____Herschoolmakesitarulenottoallowanytalkor