2022 学年第一学期铁一中学初三期中考试 英语试题 笔试部分 （考试时间 100 分钟，满分 90 分） 一、语法选择（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） When I was young, I liked to show off（炫耀）in front of others. But after one ___1___ experience, I came to understand ___2___ it’s important to be modest（谦虚的）. One day, my friend and I ___3___ our bike in a park. In fact, I had just learned ___4___ to ride for a short time. ___5___ this, I was asked to wear something ___6___ myself. “No, I won’t wear it!” I said, looking at my ___7___ elbows and knees. “She doesn’t wear it ___8___!” “It’s ___9___,” my friend said. “You need more practice.” “I might have learned later than you, but I can ride even better!” I said loudly. She replied, “Let’s wait and see!” I saw ___10___ path leading into some woods. “I will race you!” I shouted. Then we rode to the woods. However, the path wasn’t as ___11___ as I thought. I kept bumping up and down（上 下颠簸）, and then suddenly... bam! I fell ___12___ my bike, I felt my elbows and knees bleeding. “Ha-ha!” My friend made a face and helped me up. “___13___ more careful next time!” she said. Tears ran down ___14___ face. “Sorry,” I said. All in all, this experience made me realize that we ___15___ be modest. A fall into a pit, a gain in my wit. 1. A. forget B. forgot C. forgettable D. unforgettable 2. A. which B. that C. if D. what 3. A. will ride B. have ridden C. rode D. ride 4. A. how B. what C. why D. when 5. A. After B. As C. Because D. Because of 6. A. protecting B. to protect C. protect D. protected 7. A. friend B. friends C. friend’s D. friends’ 8. A. also B. either C. too D. neither 9. A. danger B. endanger C. dangerous D. dangerously 10. A. a B. an C. / D. the 11. A. good B. well C. better D. best 12. A. in B. off C. on D. for 13. A. Being B. To be C. Been D. Be 14. A. me B. mine C. I D. my 15. A. must B. may C. can D. will 二、完形填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） Reggie had been born deaf. He was well-known to everyone in town, and they all loved him. Unluckily, he ___16___ seemed to end up being treated differently from everyone else. People acted like he was unable to ___17___ them, as if he was a baby. His friend Michael didn’t like this. He decided that things had to be ___18___. Michael’s father was the town’s mayor（市长）and Michael ___19___ to persuade him that this year they should offer one day as the festival to deaf people. During that whole day everyone would have to wear earplugs. People liked the ___20___. The day became known as The Day of Silence, and when it arrived, everyone stuck plugs in their ears. That morning was filled with jokes and laughter. But, as the hours passed, people knew more and more clearly how ___21___ life was when they couldn’t hear anything. On that day, nobody was thinking of Reggie as just a deaf person. This meant he could be treated just like any other boy, and people saw Reggie had a bright mind. On that day, using his usual ___22___, Reggie was the one who could communicate best with everyone. This meant that people paid more attention to what he was expressing, and they were ___23___ by his intelligence and his ability to find ways to deal with almost any problem. They ___24___ that he had always been like that, and that in normal life all Reggie needed was a little more time than others to communicate. That was the only ___25___. 16. A. seldom B. never C. always D. once 17. A. know B. believe C. encourage D. understand 18. A. repeated B. changed C. checked D. prepared 19. A. continued B. tried C. helped D. learned 20. A. excuse B. course C. idea D. game 21. A. difficult B. long C. serious D. short 22. A. telephones B. words C. movements D. tools 23. A. compared B. excited C. scared D. surprised 24. A. reviewed B. reported C. realized D. remembered 25. A. reason B. result C. goal D. difference 三、阅读（共两节；20 小题，满分 35 分） 第一节 阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） (A) Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting. Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the