延庆区2020—2021学年第一学期期中试卷 初 三 英 语 知识运用（共14分） 一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分） 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Last week, the twins chose a dress for _____ mother as a birthday gift. A. her B. them C. their D. his 2. Stan Lee, the father of Marvel Comic, passed away _____ Nov. 12th, 2018. A. on B. at C. in D. over 3. Sorry, I must go to the library. Lily _____ for me there. A. waited B. is waiting C. waits D. was waiting 4. William Shakespeare is one of _____ writers in the world. A. famous B. more famous C. most famous D. the most famous 5. —_____ you go to cinema with me this Saturday? — Sorry, I can’t. This Saturday is my mother’s birthday. A. May B. Can C. Must D. Need 6. Wash your hands before meals, _____ you may get ill. A. and B. but C. or D. so 7. —_____ will the talk show start? — It will start at 8:00. A. When B. Why C. How D. Where 8. — What were you doing this time yesterday? — I _____ the classroom. A. have cleaned B. was cleaning C. cleaned D. clean 9. I _____ playing this piece of music for two months, so I play it better. A. practice B. practiced C. will practice D. have practiced 10. My father often _____ to the gym with me though he has lots of work to do. A. went B. has gone C. goes D. will go 11. The 24th Winter Olympic Games _____ in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in 2022. A. holds B. is held C. will hold D. will be held 12. — Can you tell me _____ next Sunday? — By train. A. how we will go to Shanghai B. how did we go to Shanghai C. how we went to Shanghai D. how will we go to Shanghai 二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 From paper to piano I was 11 years old when I asked my mom for piano lessons in 2010. We were poor, so she said a polite “no”. That didn’t 13 me. I Googled the measurements for a keyboard, drew the keys on a piece of paper and stuck it on my desk. I would click notes on an online keyboard and “play” them back on my paper one—keeping the sound they made on the computer in my head. I spent six months playing without touching a real piano. Once my mom saw that I was 14 , she borrowed money and bought me 10 lessons. I still remember the first one. I was struck by how real the sound of the piano was. I 15 my grade one after eight lessons. Once I started secondary school, we couldn’t afford lessons again. I passed grade three, then grade five, practicing only on my 16 . One evening, when I was about 13, my mom said she had a surprise for me; it was an electronic keyboard bought with more borrowed money. It was the first time I’d 17 for her. She was in shock. My school didn’t offer music A-level. I found the Purcell School for young musicians, but the tryouts(选拔) were difficult. To my amazement, I was offered a place. At Purcell, I spent two years working as 18 as I could. I performed to raise money and saved enough to buy my first piano. When I left Purc ... ...
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