1、山东省潍坊市初中学业水平模拟考试一英语试题2021年山东省潍坊市初中学业水平模拟考试（一）英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读单选 Many people see Vincent Van Gogh( 梵 高 )(18531890) as a successful artist. But the dutchpainters life was filled with failures.He didnt start painting until he was 27 or 28. But he had finished nearly 900 oil paintings by the tim
2、e he died at 37.Born to a rich family in the Netherlands. Van Gogh once worked as an art dealer( 艺 术 品 商人）, a teacher and a minister, but failed in all. He started to paint in 1880. In 1886, he moved to Paris. Influenced by a number of impressionist artists, he began to use bright colors. He used th
3、em to express his feelings, which changed the direction of art forever.However, people were not ready to accept his way of painting. Tired of his hard life in Paris, he moved to Arles in southern France two years later. Although he made a number of works there, his serious depression( 抑 郁 ） led him
4、to cut off the lower part of his left ear. American authors Steven and George said in 2011 that he was shot( 枪 击 ) by two boys accidentally, according to the BBCtoday, Van Goghs paintings sell for record-breaking prices. However, during his lifetime, he sold only one. The red vineyard.1About how man
5、y years had Van Gogh been painting for before he died?A10. B27. C20. D37.2Why did Van Gogh like using bright colors?AHe was influenced by impressionist artist.BHe had strong feelings about art.CHe wanted to change his art.DHe suffered from a serious illness.3Which of the following is TRUE?AVan Gogh
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11、out. For the past several years, public primary schools in that town didnt offer music classes. They didnt have the money to pay for them. But now they have got the money to bring back music.Many school officials (行政官员) across the US say music classes get students excitedabout going to school. Also,
12、 studies have shown that music classes may boost brainpower (促进脑力). For example, researchers from the University of Southern California did a study. Theyfound that the brains of 10 and11-year-olds who learned to play a musical instrument developed faster than the brains of kids who didnt.Though most
13、 people arent opposed to teaching music in schools, not everyone says its necessary. Many school teachers say that learning music means less time spent on maths, writing and science, all of which may be more useful to students later in life. Heres what two kids think.Music should be taught in school
14、 for the simple reason that it makes learning more fun. We have music classes at my school, and I love them! In 2018, a research company called Grunwald Associates did a survey (调查) on music education. More than 60% of parents whose kids took music classes in school said their child is more focused
15、(专注的).At my school, we dont have music classes. I think thats OK because it gives us more time to focus on main subjects, like reading and maths. Its more important to learn these subjects than it is to learn how to play a musical instrument. If someone wants to take musicclasses, he or she can do i
16、t outside of school. I take piano classes after school, so it doesnt take time away from my other classes.Sophia8Paragraph 2 uses an example to show that_Sophia Astudents in the US like going to schoolBstudents in the US like taking music classesCmusic classes are good for students brain development
17、D10 and 11-year-olds learn to play musical instruments faster9What do the underlined words opposed to in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?A理解 B精通 C反对 D研究10Which of the following does Noah probably agree with?AMusic adds fun to learning. BSchools should do music research.CMusic is useful to students later
18、 in life. DSchools should make music classes simple.11What can we learn about Sophia?AShe hates reading and maths. BShe thinks it is boring to play the piano.CShe goes home immediately after school. DShe studies in a school without music class.二、补全短文5选4 Littering is a big problem in cities around th
19、e world. People know it does harm to the environment, but few do something for years to make a difference. However, Butt Lady sets an example to all.The true name of Butt Lady is Sally Dawly. She lives in Auburn, a city in California, US.12because she had spent most of her free time picking up cigar
20、ette butts (香烟头) from the streets of her city. After picking up one million cigarette butts in three and a half years, she has set a new goal for herself-two million cigarette butts.Dawly got tired of going on her walks and seeing cigarette butts everywhere, so in 2014 she started to take action. Ar
21、med（ 装 备 ）with a broom( 扫 帚 ), dustpan and a pair of tongs, the anti-littering activist walked down the streets in search of cigarette butts, picked them up and threw them in the trash can. To see how many butts she picks up, the Butt Lady has been using a counting device (装置). 13 after picking up a
22、s many as 3,000 butts a day. She said she wanted to shout Come on people. Dont throw your butts. 14.Dawly knows its not easy to completely solve her citys cigarette butt littering problem in no time, but she hopes her efforts will help smokers think twice before throwing away butts on the street. 15
23、 as she has got more and more supporters in the city.AShe sometimes felt really tiredBIn fact, her efforts have paid offCBetter yet, stop smokingDShe was so greatE.She got a nickname(绰号）三、完型填空 Books have magical power. They contain(包含) knowledge and knowledge makes our human become wiser and 16 .Bet
24、ween their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone or anytime. 17 , many children all over the world dont have the chance to read.For several years now, Maria Keller, a teenager from Minneapolis, has been trying to change that fact.When she was 8 years o
25、ld, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didnt read as much as she did. When she asked her mother 18 that was, her mother said that they might not be able to 19 books. Maria had never thought of this. She couldnt believe that some children didnt have bedtime stor
26、ies read to them, and she decided to 20 this.With her mothers help. Maria created an organization which is dedicated ( 致力于) to collecting and distributing(分配) books to children 21 .At the beginning, Maria set the 22 of collecting and distributing 1 million books by the time she was 18.It didnt 23 lo
27、ng to reach that goal. Up till now, she has collected over 2.4 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world.She said, I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission (使命). I have learned that the number of kids who have no books is in the hundreds of million
28、s. So I cant 24 , even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books.She recently set a new goal to distribute books to kids in need in every state in the US, and every country in the world. She keeps records of her 25 on a large map at the warehouse(仓库) where her books are kept and sorted.16As
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30、 Cprogress Dstudy四、语法填空 Today skateboarding is popular around the world. Many young people like the sport, and so26 (do) Marcelo Lusardi. However, the young man is quite different from many others he is a blind skateboarder.Marcelo was born in Argentina, and now he lives in Spain. He used to live an
31、 easy life but everything changed when he went blind in 2015. He felt27(hope), as he couldnt imagine living without sight (视力). 28(Luck), a friend of his29(father) stepped in and helped him out. Thanks to her help, Marcelo was able30(accept) his condition and started getting out more.Marcelo went to the skate park he had often visited. At first, he thought skating was out of the question for a blind man like him. But his skateboarding friends31(tell) him he was still one of them and he had to get back on the skateboard. They helped him learn to use his other senses 32
