2019~2020学年天津河北区初三上学期期中英语试卷
一、单项选择
（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
1.
A. the; a B. 不填; a C. the; an D. 不填; an
For me, best place to visit is Shenzhen. It is exciting and fast moving new city in
China.
2.
A. operation B. discussion C. progress D. energy
Let's join in the about the wonders of the world. I think natural wonders are more
interesting than man-made ones.
3.
A. treated B. repaired C. attended D. invented
Deng Yaping university after she stopped playing table tennis.
4.
A. national B. natural C. nervous D. necessary
On 1st October, you can see the flags everywhere in China.
5.
A. us B. our C. ours D. ourselves
Like many Americans, we usually watch the games on television and enjoy very much.
6.
A. angry with B. worried about C. proud of D. famous for
Although his parents were very leaving him, they had to go away on business for a few
days.
7.
A. before B. since C. so that D. after
I've always wanted to visit Disney World I was a kid.
8.
A. died of B. gave up C. agreed with D. got together
Thousands of people illnesses in dirty hospitals in the nineteenth century.
9.
A. for B. as C. to D. from
My mum did everything me. Actually, she managed every minute of my life.
10.
A. because B. but C. so D. although
The little girl was very happy her new friend gave her a beautiful present.
11.
A. abroad B. off C. over D. aloud
Independence Day is a public holiday, but Americans only have one day .
12.
A. can B. mustn't C. should D. might
The British Museum is vary traditional. There is no shouting and visitors make a noise
or touch anything.
13.
A. are talking B. have talked C. will talk D. were talking
The students about the journey to the Grand Canyon when the teacher came into the
classroom.
14.
A. when we will go the museum tomorrow B. when will we go to the museum tomorrow
C. how we will go the museum tomorrow D. how will we go to the museum tomorrow
—Do you know ?
—Yes, we'll take a bus there.
15.
A. Have a nice trip! B. Well done! C. That's a shame. D. No problem.
—I've just run one thousand metres and beaten everyone!
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二、完形填空
（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
16. When I was a little child, I felt unhappy. I was really 1 other kids. I couldn't change
no matter what I did.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
There is something wrong with my 2 . I can't see things around me clearly. When my
classmates play games happily outside, I have to stay at home and look out of the window
alone.
For a long time, I felt hopeless. 3 my mother always said, "You are the precious
（珍贵的） baby in our family. " it didn't work.
I asked God, " 4 did you give me a pair of useless eyes when you gave me life? " Of
course, there was no 5 .
I turned to books for help. Books are my only friends. When I am sad and upset,
they 6 ; when I feel happy and excited, they 7 my feelings. They can take me to
another world; there I can see everything clearly and free my heart through joy.
I began to write down my thoughts （想法） and keep them as a 8 . And nobody
knew it, When I studied at a middle school, I had a good teacher. He read all of my poems and
said, "Well done! " He always praised（表扬）me in class. He kept 9 me. Now I am full of
energy and confidence. I can do things like other kids. So please believe in 10 .
Everyone is unique （独一无二的）.
A. ready for B. different from C. good at D. friendly to
A. eyes B. ears C. legs D. arms
A. If B. Because C. unless D. Although
A. Where B. Which C. Why D. Who
A. reply B. report C. rubbish D. research
A. cheer me up B. dress me up C. wake me up D. pick me up
A. hurt B. share C. refuse D. develop
A. tower B. notice C. task D. secret
A. punishing B. encouraging C. dropping D. growing
A. itself B. yourself C. himself D. herself
三、阅读理解
（共15小题，共20分）
17. Many children like to go hiking （徒步旅行）. Why? Because they can be free from school
and their homework. They can also enjoy beautiful nature, play with friends or family. If you
want to have a happy hike, you must pay attention to the following:
A.
B.
C.
D.
（ 1 ）
A.
B.
C.
D.
（ 2 ）
A. To the farm. B. To the park.
C. To the beach. D. To the mountain.
（ 3 ）
A. ①②③ B. ①③④ C. ②③④ D. ①②④
（ 4 ）
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
（ 5 ）
First, find a good day. Fine weather is the most important for a happy hike. If the weather
is good, you can do a lot of things, like riding horses, going bike riding, swimming in the river,
flying kites and playing ball games.
Second, go with the people you like. If you go hiking with the people you don't like, you
won't have a great time. So, find the person who has the same interest as you.
Third, find the right place. Different people have different ideas about the places. For me,
I would like to go to the beach for a hike. I like to walk along the beach, listening to the sound
of the sea and watch children playing.
Lastly, think of what you need to prepare before going hiking. To have a nice hike, you
must have comfortable shoes, enough water and some food. Now you can go hiking!
Why do children like to go hiking?
Because they can learn more things.
Because they can make more friends.
Because they can enjoy beautiful nature.
Because they don't need to stay at home.
Which of the following is NOT the writer's idea about a happy hike?
You should go hiking with different people.
A pair of comfortable shoes must be prepared.
Enough water and some food is very important.
You should go hiking when the weather is fine.
Where does the writer probably go for a hike?
According to the writer, what do the children need to prepare before going hiking?
① Comfortable shoes. ② Enough water.
③ Рlentry of money. ④ Some food.
How many points must you pay attention to for a happy hike?
18. What does Beijing's Palace Museum look like at night? Many people don't know the
answer to this question, as it closes at around 4:30 p.m in winter and 5:00 p.m in summer.
However, to celebrate the Lantern Festival, Beijing's Palace Museum opened its door to the
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
（ 1 ）
A. one night B. two nights C. three nights D. four nights
（ 2 ）
A.
B.
C.
D.
（ 3 ）
A.
B.
C.
D.
（ 4 ）
A. National Day B. the Lantern Festival
C. the Dragon Boat Festival D. Mid-Autumn Festival
（ 5 ）
public after dark—for two nights only. That's a first in 94 years! Although people could get free
tickets on the museum's website, it was difficult to get a ticket. The website even stopped
working for a while because too many people visited it at the same time. Zhang Zhifu, a 77-
year-old woman, received a ticket from the museum as a gift. "I grew up in Beijing and I visited
the Palace Museum every year, but I never got to see it at night. It is truly an honor." She said.
In the past celebrating the Lantern Festival was a tradition for the imperial （ 皇 帝 的 ）
family. "We want to pass the tradition on and give people more festival experience." said Shan
Jixiong, the head of the Palace Museum. On the night of February 19th, 2019, about 3, 000
visitors spent the Lantern Festival in the Palace Museum.
Beijing's Palace Museum closes at around 4:30 p.m in .
To celebrate the Lantern Festival, Beijing's Palace Museum opened after dark
for only.
The museum's website even stopped working for a while because .
too many people visited it at the same time
there weren't enough tickets
the Palace Museum was too crowded
no body wanted to see the Palace Museum at night
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
Nobody received a ticket as a gift.
The Palace Museum never opened after dark.
Zhang Zhifu grew up in Beijing
No visitors went to the Palace Museum in 2019.
It is on February 19th, 2019.
19. Yesterday, my 15-year-old brother Tommy had a fight with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I
didn't notice.
Later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying in his room. I knocked on the door
and asked, "Kevin, do you want to talk? "
No one answered, I tried again. Still nothing happened.
A. The writer and Tommy. B. The writer and Kevin.
C. Tommy and their dad. D. Tommy and Kevin.
（ 1 ）
A. By talking to him. B. By writing to him.
C. By listening to him. D. By playing with him.
（ 2 ）
A.
B.
C.
D.
（ 3 ）
A. His tears. B. His rooms.
C. His family members. D. His basketball.
（ 4 ）
A.
B.
C.
D.
（ 5 ）
So, I took some cards and wrote, "If you don't, we can write notes."
An hour later I was still sitting in the floor outside his door with two pads of paper in my
hands. One pad new and the other was from Kevin. As I read one of Kevin's notes, tears（眼
泪）came to eyes. It says, "Nobody in this family cares about me. Tommy thought I was too
weak and Dad told me he wished he had another Kevin as a kid because he's better at
basketball. You are never around to even notice me."
He was right about my part. I wrote back, "Kevin, I do love you and you know that. I'm here
for you and you are loved in this family."
He didn't reply for a while, but then I heard him crying a little bit. Kevin ran out of rooms
and wrote "Thanks" on a paper cup. I wrote back "For what? " It returned to me with "Loving
me" on it.
Since then, I have tried my best to pay more attention to my family members. Kevin and I
have a closer relationship（关系）now and when one of us notices that the other is unhappy,
we'll smile and say, "Write it on a paper cup."
Who had a fight yesterday in this family?
How did the writer communicate with Kevin?
Which is NOT a reason that Kevin thought nobody cared about him?
Tommy thought he was too weak.
Dad wanted another Kevin as his son.
The writer never noticed him.
Mum always forgot to bring him food.
Since then, what has the writer tried his best to pay attention to?
Which is the main idea of the story?
Showing people that your care means a lot to them.
Family members shouldn't hurt each other's feelings.
Don't bother people when they want to be alone.
Love people the way that you think is right.
四、补全对话
（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
20.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
根据对话内容，从方框内选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A: Hi, Betty! You look sad. What's wrong?
B: 1
A: What's it?
B: Yesterday I saw a link bird on my way home. It couldn't fly. 2
A: You did a right thing.
B: But my mother didn't agree to keep the bird. 3 She asked me to send the bird away.
A: 4
B: I have no idea.
A: Oh, I know a good place: the park! 5
B: Good idea. Thank you.
She thought it would take me much time.
I think you should take your parents' advice.
If you put the bird there, it will feel happy.
I met a problem and I don't know what to do with it
Where do you plan to send it away?
It's important for us to study all day.
So I took it home to look after it.
五、完成句子
（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
21. 你穿过这道大门，就看到左边的房子了。
this gate, and we'll see the house on your left.
22. 从那以后，我们住得相隔很远并再也没有见过面。
, we have lived far apart and never seen each other again.
23. 她发现自己再一次陷入麻烦之中。
she found herself in trouble .
24. 谁把电脑关了？
Who the computer?
25. 我把我的答案和老师的比较一下，发现我有个地方错了。
I my answers the teacher's and found I had made a mistake.
六、任务型阅读
（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
26.
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Lanterns have been part of Chinese culture for centuries and play an important part in
many celebrations. In ancient times, there were mainly three kinds of lanterns:
Palace lantern
It was mainly used in palaces in ancient times. When making palace lanterns, fine wood
was used. The palace lanterns were covered with silk or glass. Different kinds of pictures were
drawn on the covers. These lanterns were not only used as lights but also as decorations（装
饰）in palaces.
Gauze lantern（纱灯）
Less expensive bamboo and gauze were used to cover the lantern. Red gauze was used
when making them. In Chinese culture, red lanterns stand for （ 代 表 ） happiness. So red
lanterns are always hung （ 悬 挂 ） on important festivals such as Lantern Festival, Spring
Festival and National Day in parks or along main streets. In some famous Chinatowns abroad,
you can see red lanterns all the year round. They have become a symbol of Chinese culture
worldwide.
Shadow-picture lantern（走马灯）
It was usually used for amusement（娱乐）. The shape was much like that of the palace
lanterns. There were two layers（层）of covers and pictures were drawn on the inside layer.
When lit（被点燃）, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that
moving pictures appeared on the outside cover.
Now more kinds of lanterns appear in festivals besides the traditional ones. More modem
technology is used on making lanterns. The shapes of the modem lanterns have changed a
lot too.
In ancient times, there were .
Red lanterns are symbols of , so they are always hung on important festivals.
The shape of is just like that of the palace lanterns.
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（ 5 ）
In some famous Chinatowns abroad, you can .
When lit, the heat caused a paper wheel inside the lantern to turn around, so that
moving pictures .
七、首字母填空
（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
27. Do you know when and where ice cream was created? It has a l 1 and interesting
history.
The earliest ice cream was eaten in China many centuries ago. People at that time would
put orange juice on the ice or get something c 2 to drink. Later, this i 3 traveled to
Italy. Around 1660, it was popular to serve（给某人提供）ice cream in coffee shops in Paris.
Most of the shops were owned（由……所拥有）by Italians. Among them, the first successful
one belonged to（属于）a man named Francesco Procopio.
Ice cream was brought to America in the early 1700s, and it q 4 became the
favourite of Americans. President George Washington had ice cream pots（罐）and machines
in his kitchen. Dolly Madison, the wife of President Madison, was the first one to serve it in the
White House. She made her guests very h 5 when she served such desserts（甜品）.
Before ice cream was sold in stores, people made and kept it at a very low t 6 first.
It took a lot of work to mix cream, eggs, fruit and ice together. An American woman, Nancy
Johnson, was good at m 7 machines and invented the ice cream freezer（冰箱） in
1846. Five years later, Jacob Flusell o 8 the first ice cream factory in Baltimore,
Maryland. Her business s 9 came to other states（州）.
Today in the United States, ice cream is not only a kind of f 10 , but also a way of
life.
八、书面表达
（共1小题，共10分）
28. 假如你是李明，本周日由你组织国际交流生去天津文化中心游玩。请用英语拟一份口头通
知。
内容要点：
1．集合时间和地点：上午九点，天津美术馆大门口；
2．观看绘画作品展览，学习剪纸；
3．在广场自由活动一小时，可观光、拍照等，三点乘地铁返校；
4．着轻便装出行；
5．希望大家游玩愉快……
参考词汇：
天津美术馆 Tianjin Art Museum；
剪纸 paper cutting
要求：
1．词数：80词左右。
2．开头已给出，不计入总词数。
3．要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。
Hello, everyone! We are going to the Tianjin Cultural Centre this Sunday.
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