2017～2018学年度南京市玄武区第二学期初三英语一模 - 图文

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What do you know about Hainan? Apart from its warm sunshine, golden beaches and blue seas, the province has some other interesting features. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment(建立) of Hainan province. It’s a good time for us to take a closer look at the island province.

China’s southernmost city

If you are bored of Hainan’s more popular tourist cities, such as Sanya and Haikou, you may want to go to Sansha instead. Sansha is China’s southernmost city. It includes many small islands, sandbanks and reefs in the Xisha, Zhongsha and Nansha island groups. Its government is seated on the island of Yongxing. Since Sansha was established in 2012, a hospital, a library and a movie theater have been built on Yongxing. Over 2.5 million plants have been planted there to protect the environment.

The “migratory birds”

Migratory birds fly from the north to the south in winter. In China, a group of people are also referred to as “migratory birds”. Every year, from October to April, people from all over China go on holiday to Hainan to enjoy the warm weather and fresh air. Most of them are elderly people from northern China, especially Northeast China. According to the Hainan local government, more than 1 million elderly choose to spend their winter in Hainan each year. These elderly “migratory birds” also encourage younger family members to join them on the sunny island. A famous forum(论坛)

People in other countries might not know about Hainan, but they probably know about Boao. Boao, a town in Hainan, became China’s first permanent(永久的) site for hosting international meetings in 2001. Every year in April, the Boao Forum for Asia, a nongovernmental international organization, hosts its annual meetings. Officials, business people and experts from different countries come to Boao to discuss economic issues.

The forum has been important for the development of Asian cities. Hainan and Boao have both benefited(收益) greatly from hosting the conferences. More restaurants and hotels have been built, creating more jobs for locals. An airport was opened in 2016. The forum has helped Hainan build itself into an international tourism destination. 28. What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. A famous forum in Boao. B. China’s southernmost city. C. The elderly “migratory birds”. D. Interesting features of Hainan.

29. If you visit Sansha, you can enjoy natural views like __________.

① small islands ② a library ③ a movie theater ④ sandbanks ⑤ reefs A. ①②③ B. ②③④ C. ①④⑤ D. ②③⑤ 30. What’s the purpose of holding a forum in Boao? A. To develop Hainan. B. To create jobs for locals. C. To discuss economic issues. D. To benefit from hosting the forum. 31. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage? A. Besides Sanya and Haikou, Boao is another popular tourist city. B. More than 1 million young couples go to Hainan in winter each year.

C. Every year in April, the Chinese government holds the Boao Forum for Asia. D. Hainan has become an international tourism destination because of the forum.

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C

Miguel gathered his guitar and all the Ernesto de la Cruz albums he could carry and rushed down from the rooftop. His family surrounded him when he reached the yard.

Abuelita’s eyes darted from the guitar to the albums. “What is all this?” she said. “You keep secrets from your own family?”

“It’s all that time he spends in the plaza,” Tio Berto said. “Fills his head with crazy fantasies,” Tia Gloria added.

“It’s not a fantasy(幻想)!” Miguel protested. He handed his father the old photograph of Mama Imelda, Coco, and the unidentified(未知身份的) man and pointed to the guitar. “That man was Ernesto de la Cruz! The greatest musician of all time!”

“We’ve never known anything about this man. But whoever he was, he still left his family,” Miguel’s father said. “This is no future for my son.”

“But, Papa, you told me to look to the ofrenda(灵坛). You said my family would guide me! Well, Ernesto de la Cruz is my family! I’m supposed to play music!”

“Never! That man’s music was a curse(诅咒)! I will not allow it!” Abuelita said, raising her voice.

“You will listen to your family. No more music,” added Miguel’s father. “Just listen to me play – ” “End of argument,” Papa said.

Miguel thought they’d change their minds if they heard him play. He lifted his guitar and prepared to strum, but Abuelita snatched it from his hands. She pointed to the photo. “You want to end up like that man? Forgotten? Left off your family’s ofrenda?”

“I don’t care if I’m on some stupid ofrenda!” The words burst out before Miguel could stop them. He couldn’t take them back, even though he wanted to.

The family gasped. Abuelita’s brow hardened. She raised the guitar in the air. “No!” Miguel cried.

“Mama,” Miguel’s dad said just as Abuelita smashed(撞击) the guitar against the ground. “There! No guitar, no music,” she said.

The whole family was silent as Miguel stared at his guitar, shattered into a hundred pieces on the ground. Miguel couldn’t move — he felt like someone had smashed him to pieces.

32. This passage would most likely be found in a book of . A. travel B. history C. nature D. novel 33. What does “it” in the passage refer to? A. photograph B. guitar C. music D. curse 34. How did Miguel’s feelings change in the passage? A. B. hopeless hopeful excited hopeful

C. hopeful D. hopeful hopeless excited

35. Why did Miguel’s father say “This is no future for my son.”?

A. Because he thought his son Miguel was crazy about fantasies because of a curse. B. Because he thought it impossible for Miguel to be a great musician like his hero. C. Because he thought Miguel shouldn’t only dream for music after leaving his family. D. Because he thought music couldn’t guide Miguel to a bright future instead of family.

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D

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that conducts(进行) research on many public issues. He says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense(有意义) in today’s world.

Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic(学术性的) futures in danger.

Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are affected in the summertime. Many nations don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven continuous weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete(竞争) in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.

Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now, two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burdensome(难以承担的) than break. Someone must watch the kids.

But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose significant ground in the summertime. A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Instead, it should allow teachers to have more time to organize richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts.

Summer vacation can be a very good thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated. 36. What’s Frederick M. Hess’s opinion about summer holiday? A. A long summer vacation is just a waste of time nowadays. B. A long summer vacation is very common all over the world. C. A long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world. D. A long summer vacation is good for both children and parents.

37. In a summer vacation, millions of American students do the following things EXCEPT _____. A. sending messages B. watching TV C. playing video games D. helping parents

38. How long do most American students have for their summer vacation? A. Less than two months. B. Up to thirteen weeks. C. No more than seven weeks. D. About one month or more. 39. Why can summer vacation be more burdensome than break for some families?

A. Because these family members need time to organize some meaningful activities for kids. B. Because these families need their children to work instead of having the summer vacation. C. Because these family members are too busy with their work to look after the kids at home. D. Because these families cannot afford the children’s education during the summer vacation. 40. What should a longer school year lead to?

A. More boring work for teachers. B. More burden for parents with jobs. C. More imaginative lessons for students. D. More colourful activities for teachers.

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非选择题（共50分）

四、填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为

41—45的相应位置上。

41. It’s ▲ (疲惫的) to climb the mountain for nearly four hours.

42. I got an invitation to the party yesterday, but I refused to ▲ (接受) it.

43. The elderly have some ▲ (经验) that youth can not own before a certain age. 44. Many foreigners speak ▲ (高度地) of China’s high-speed railway technologies. 45. Li Lei is crazy about computer. He dreams of being a computer ▲ （工程师）some day． B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为46—50 的相应位置上。

46. After reading the ▲ (introduce), I learnt a lot about the project.

47. A good modern newspaper offers much information to attract different ▲ (read). 48. The purpose of setting up International Children’s Reading Day is ▲ (encourage) more children to read more books.

49. I hope my robot will be able to do the things ▲ (proper) according to my orders. 50. — Did you watch the programme Classic Poems Spread last weekend? — I wanted to, but my brother ▲ (watch) a football match then. C）根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51—55的相应位置上。 until his death moved to those included keep writing On Dec 14, 2017, the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan. He was a poet known for the nostalgia(乡愁) he describes in his poems. Born in 1928 in Nanjing, Jiangsu, Yu and his family 51 Taiwan in the 1950s. He lived and worked there 52 . Nostalgia is Yu’s masterpiece in which he expresses his homesickness for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan. Even 53 who know little about literature are familiar with lines from the poem. The poem is 54 in Chinese high school textbooks. Yu spent his whole life writing. “The reason why I 55 till today comes down to my passion for the Chinese language,” he once said in a 2015 interview with People’s Daily. He then added that this passion was strengthened by his love for his mother and his motherland. 五、阅读填空。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A) 阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词， 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为56-65的相应位置上。 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 ．．It’s said that human have seven basic emotions: anger, contempt(蔑视), fear, disgust(厌恶), happiness, sadness and surprise. While we all search for happiness and fulfillment(成就感), we still often end up with bad feelings.

Helping yourself is the best thing to do if you’re feeling low, yet it may be the hardest thing for anyone in this situation to actually do. The basics of life can easily be forgotten. You may not sleep well, feel very tired, lose interest in activities, or do poorly in schoolwork. Here are some tips to help you defeat your low feelings.

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