海南昌江2025届初三英语上册二月考试题

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Christmas, which falls on December 25th every year, is as important to British people as Spring Festival to us. 1. 对英国人来说，这是和家人们享用大餐的时刻。In fact, it is the most important family day of a year.

Do you know when British people prepare for(为...做准备) Christmas? 2.They start even as early as the beginning of November! Parents are busy buying gifts and kids are waiting for their gifts and making cards to dear teachers and friends. There must be something for everyone in shops, which are usually full of colorful lights(灯).

Like in most countries, 3.在英国有许多传统活动。One of them is to have an advent calendar(圣诞倒数日历). It has 24 little flaps(片状小门) and behind every flap, there is a gift. It can be candy, a dictionary or anything. You can open one flap each day until you get the last flap on the morning of Dec. 25!

Another interesting tradition begin in 1954.4. Every year, hundreds of lights light up London. The lights are in the shape of angels, Santa Clause, Christmas trees and so on. 5.For this reason, people see lights as a symbol of Christmas, too. And people really enjoy the light.

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2、根据句意，用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空。（每个词或短语只限使用一次）

go off, look through,  rise,  heavy,  dangerous

【1】The young man __________ newspapers again and again, he wanted to find a new job.

【2】We should do something to help the __________ animals.

【3】Don’t go outside, it is raining __________.

【4】My clock didn’t __________ so I got up late this morning.

【5】The sun __________ when they woke up at this time yesterday.

3、2022 年卡塔尔世界杯共有32支队伍。

There are thirty-two ________ in total at FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

4、—I think Lucy is the best singer in the world.

— I agree with you. No one can sing________.

A．well

B．good

C．better

D．worse

5、The moonlight goes ________ the window and makes the room bright.

A．across

B．through

C．over

6、These birds always _____in warm weather. So you can see them in early summer.

A．enter

B．walk

C．leave

D．appear

7、I am ________ tired recently because I have ________ after-school classes.

A．much too; too many

B．too much; too many

C．much too; too much

8、Does John know other foreign languages ________ French?

A．beside

B．except

C．besides

9、—Look! There’s a blue car down the highway. I’m sure it’s Andy’s.  —________. His is much bigger.

A.No problem B.No possible C.No way D.It may be

10、A dog bit him and he was ______great pain.

A. in   B. with C. at D. On

11、Listen! Can you hear someone _____ for help?

A. call B. calls C. calling D. called

12、The wedding party will be __________the morning of Sunday, January 8th __________10:00.

A．in; at

B．on; at

C．on; in

13、The mom was so young that she was always worried about how to ______ her baby.

A. look up   B. look for

C. look after  D. look in

14、“He often offers the children some help” The sentence structure is _______.

A. S+V+O   B. S+V+P

C. S+V+DO+OC   D. S+V+IO+DO

15、Today, ____ trees are still being cut down somewhere in the world.

A. much too   B. too much

C. many too D. too many

16、— Nowadays teenagers have more and more worries.

— It may help to _______ relaxing hobbies, such as dancing, singing or painting.

A．cut up

B．take up

C．make up

D．dress up

17、Mr. Lee does four kinds of activities to spend his spare time. He has twenty hours to do these every week. According to the form, he spent ______ hours on drinking tea this week.

A．15

B．10

C．5

18、The United Nations has done a lot for the peace of the world since it was _______.

A．set off

B．set on

C．set in

D．set up

19、完成对话，每空不多于两个词。

A: How do you make a banana milk shake?

B: OK, let me tell you. First, 【1】 the bananas. Second, 【2】 the bananas. Third, 【3】 the bananas and ice cream into the blender. Then, 【4】 the milk into the blender. Next, 【5】 the blender. Finally, drink the milk shake.

A: OK, I see. Thank you very much.

20、根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: Hi, Jane. 【1】?

B: I’m watching TV.

A: 【2】?

B: Twice a week, on Saturday and Sunday.

A: Oh.【3】?

B: I like watching talk shows.

A: 【4】?

B: Because they are really enjoyable. Do you like watching them?

A: 【5】. I think they are boring. I like watching news because I hope to find out what’s going on around the world.

B: That sounds good.

21、   A famous writer -Edith Wharton

Where she was from: New York City, America

When she was born: in 1862

Why she began writing: Some people think Edith began writing because she found the people around her so boring. Others say she put pen to paper when her husband became sick and she needed something to do. But the fact is that she thought of herself as a writer when she was a child. Writing made her feel free from the control(控制) of her social class.

What she enjoyed doing: writing; designing, caring for gardens.

Her works: fifteen novels, seven novellas, eighty-five short stories and books on a number of subjects .

Her achievements(成就)

◆ In 1899, her collection of stories The Greater Inclination appeared. When she was in London. she visited a bookstore. The storeowner, not knowing who she was, gave her the book and said to her, ”Everyone in London is talking about this book now.”

◆ Three years later, her first novel, The Valley of Decision, was published(出版) .Three years after that, she wrote and published the novel The House of Mirth.

◆ In 1920, she published The Age of Innocence and it won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. The novel was made into a movie in 1993. Edith died in 1937 in France.

【1】Why did Edith Wharton begin writing?

A.To make her boring life interesting.

B.To make herself known by others.

C.To make money to look after her sick husband.

D.To run away from the control of her social class.

【2】What can we learn from the underlined sentence?

A.Londoners began to show interest in novels.

B.There were no other books on sale in the store.

C.Edith's collection of stories was a great success in London

D.Edith was the first American writer to be so famous in London.

【3】When was The House of Mirth published?

A.In 1896 B.In 1899 C.In 1902. D.In 1905

【4】Which of the following is TRUE about Edith?

A.She was from Europe B.She died at the age of 74

C.She liked writing and gardening. D.She published The Valley of Decision in 1901.

【5】In which of the following magazines may you read this passage?

A.Today's Sports B.Famous people.

C.News in the World. D.Short Stories

22、Let’s Enjoy a Movie!

I never think that the movie is so interesting.There are 64 kinds of animals in it. After watching the movie,I know more about animals.I would like to recommend( 推荐)this movie to those animal lovers.  

—John

I see many cartoons of this kind, but this one is funny and I love the sweet voice in it. My brotherand I laugh from the beginning to the end.

—David

This movie is so good.I go to see it with my 5-year-old son. I love the beautiful music and my son loves the rabbit police officer Judy very much. It tells us that small animals like her can also do important work.

—Nancy

【1】From the passage we know that animals speak in the movie.

A.Japanese B.French C.English D.Chinese

【2】We can know that the movie lasts .

A.60 minutes B.90 minutes C.100 minutes D.120 minutes

【3】John likes this movie because of   .

A.the different kinds of animals B.the funny actors

C.the sweet voice D.the beautiful music

【4】It costs Nancy and her son(5 years old)   to watch the movie on Thursday.

A.$75 B.$90 C.$100 D.$120

【5】According to the passage，the movie most probably(可能）tells a   story.

A.frightening B.sad C.true D.funny

23、Dear Sam,

I send you a photo. Look, how strong I am! Do you want to be the same as me? OK! Let me tell you what to do. Every morning I get up early and run for 30 minutes, and then go to work by bike. I like sports. I play basketball with my friends twice a week, go skating in a club once a month and go swimming three times a month. On weekend afternoons, we play football on the playground. What's more (而且), I eat different kinds of food, especially vegetables and fruit. Tell me something about your life, please! Write to me soon.

Yours，

Tom 

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

【1】How long does Tom run every morning?

A.An hour. B.Half an hour. C.More than 30 minutes. D.Less than 30 minutes.

【2】How does Tom go to work?

A.On foot. B.By bus. C.By train. D.By bike.

【3】How often does Tom play basketball with his friends?

A.Twice a week. B.Twice a month. C.Once a week. D.Once a month.

24、阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Mr. Baker worked in an office. Once he was asked to a friend’s birthday party. His friends knew he had a wonderful voice(声音）and asked him【1】(sing) a few French songs. He did as his friends asked. And he was introduced to a beautiful girl who was born in a rich family.Soon they married(结婚）and her father【2】(give)them a lot of money.They had their own house and cars.Mrs.Baker did nothing at home and they lived a happy life.

Two years later,Mrs.Baker’s father died.they got into trouble(麻烦)at once.But Mrs.baker wasn’t good at【3】(do)anything,so Mr.baker had to find another job to make more money.

One evening he went home happily and said, “My friends help me 【4】( find) a job in another office. I【5】 (go) to work tomorrow.My shirt is worn out( 破了），dear.Will you please make a new one for me?”

“I’m sorry I 【6】(not do ) it,”said the woman,”I have never made any shirts before, you know.”

“【7】(try) your best, dear.” said Mr. Baker,“I【8】(like) my old shirt, please make a new one like it”

“Well, let me try.

The next morning , as soon as Mr. Baker【9】 ( get) up, his wife showed her husband the new shirt and said,”Try it on ,dear!”

Mr.Baker had a look at the shirt and asked in surprise(惊奇地), “Why【10】 the new shirt _______(have) several holes in it?”

Pointing to(指着) the old shirt, she said,”Look!There’re some holes in your old shirt,too.”

25、请以How to become an excellent eighth-grader(怎样成为一个优秀的八年级学生) 为题写一篇作文，参考以下问题。

1.How to keep healthy in daily(日常的) life?

2.What chores should you do at home?

3. How to help people who are less lucky than you?

4. What should you do at school?

要求：

1短文必须包括问题的所有内容，可适当增加细节。

2 文中不要出现任何真实人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。

3 条理清晰，逻辑严密，书写规范。

4词数80左右（文章开头已给出, 不计入总词数）。

How to become an excellent eighth-grader

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