初三英语阶段检测练习题温馨提示：1. 本试卷满分90分；考试时间100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2. 答题前，务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡规定的位置上。3. 选择题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。4. 非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡指定区域内相应位置；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。5. 在试卷上和答题卡指定区域外的答案无效。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ACelebrate beauty of Lantern FestivalMany traditional Chinese festivals remind us of the special foods. As zongzi are to Dragon Boat Festival and mooncakes are to Mid-Autumn Festival, yuanxiao-sweet dumplings made of sticky rice flour-are special to Lantern Festival.Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first lunar month, marking the end of the Spring Festival celebrations.Apart from the round-shaped yuanxiao, another beloved part of the celebration is the lanterns, which come in almost every possible size and shape. In old times, riddles (谜语) were pasted onto them so that people could try to solve them while looking at the beauty of the lanterns. However, both tradition and handicraft have become less popular among young people.Lantern Festival was at its height in the Tang and Song dynasties. It was a day of great fun back then. In the evening, people went into the streets with all kinds of lanterns, watching lion or dragon dances, eating yuanxiao and setting off firecrackers.The festival also provided a chance for unmarried young girls to go out freely in search of their true love, since they werent normally allowed to do so. The famous Song Dynasty poet Ouyang Xiu recorded this romantic tradition with the well-known line: Atop the willow tree hangs the moon; my date comes in the evening soon.1. Besides eating yuanxiao, what other tradition is popular during Lantern Festival?A. Setting off fireworks.B. Solving riddles on lanterns.C. Watching movies.D. Eating mooncakes.2. During which dynasties was the Lantern Festival most popular?A. Tang and Song.B. Ming and Qing.C. Qin and Han.D. Sui and Tang.3. Why did unmarried young girls go out during the festival in ancient times?A. To admire their stars.B. To become a poet.C. To search for true love.D. To enjoy nice food.4. How do you translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?A. 月上柳梢头，人约黄昏后。B. 床前明月光，疑是地上霜。C. 海上生明月，天涯共此时。D. 明月几时有，把酒问青天。BCameron Patterson, a British student, spent his childhood in China, He has seen many great changes in the country over the past 15 years, especially trains.At the age of 8, Patterson moved from Wales to join his father in Shanxi. In the following years, he and his parents lived in a few cities. They also travelled a lot during holidays. However, traveling itself wasnt always relaxing. When his family moved from Jiangsu to Guangdong, they took the old green train and spent one and a half days on the trip.Now with high-speed train, life become much easier. Long and boring trips in the past have become shorter. Also, the modern trains are more comfortable. A coin (硬币) wouldnt move at all on the table of a fast moving train. He said excitedly.Patterson was glad to see these changes in China, but he also wondered how they happened. When he read a poem about Chinas role model Jiao Yulu in 2015, he got the answer. Jiao was seriously ill at that time, but still kept working to help people till the end of his life. Jiao devoted (献身) himself to improving peoples life. He was really great. I learn a lot from him, said Patterson.Patterson now works as a Confucius Institute (孔子学院) volunteer at Lancaster University. Im proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help the two peoples know about each others cultures better.5. From the first two paragraphs, what do we know about Patterson?A. He moved to China at an early age.B. He didnt feel any changes in China.C. He took great interest in Chinas history.D. He was always excited when taking the old green train.6. The writer shows the modern trains are more comfortable by _.A. playing a trickB. asking a questionC. giving an exampleD. showing a picture7. Why does Patterson mention (提及) the story of Jiao Yulu?A. To ask readers to study harder.B. To tell readers to read poems.C. To make foreign readers learn Chinese.D. To show that people like him help China become stronger.CSick while in motion (运动)As the weather gets warmer, there are few things that are better to do than travel. But traveling might not be that fun for everyone, especially for those who have motion sickness.Motion sickness is also called travel sickness. It is a common experience for many people. Depending on how you travel, it can be called carsickness or seasickness. People with motion sickness feel very uncomfortable while they are in motion. They feel sick and dizzy, like the room around them wont stop spinning.It is generally believed that motion sickness happens when your senses (感知) become confused (困惑) with each ot