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2023-2024学年度第一学期初二年级第一次月考英语试题
笔试部分(75分)
第一卷 选择题(50分)
I. 完形填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Here is a story. A man sees a butterfly. The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly 1 easily. Surprisingly, the butterfly is 2 to fly. If the butterfly doesn’t struggle(挣扎)to leave the chrysalis, it can’t fly! The struggle 3 the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. In fact, the 4 of life bring out the best in young people and make them fly.
When people are young, meeting and overcoming(克服)challenges will make them 5 and ready to face life. When we look at 6 people, we can see that they have to struggle. One famous businessman owns a lot of supermarkets. But he 7 sell clothes from 8 to door when he was young. No one can succeed easily.
Sometimes challenges don’t appear because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers 9 young people to face challenges. They may organize some activities for them. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for 10 . It is important for young people to meet and overcome challenges.
( )1.A.finds out B.looks out C.comes out D.goes out
( )2.A.easy B.unable C.good D.healthy
( )3.A.develops B.turns C.invents D.checks
( )4.A.Instructions B.distance C.speed D.challenges
( )5.A.strong B.comfortable C.popular D.happy
( )6.A.artistic B.correct C.successful D.tiny
( )7.A.got to B.used to C.challenged to D.arrived to
( )8.A.door B.window C.clock D.people
( )9.A.order B.depend C.encourage D.talk
( )10.A.study B.work C.family D.life
II. 阅读(满分40分)
第1节 阅读理解(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读下列材料,从下面每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
If you have some free time, will you watch an enjoyable short video or read an interesting story? If you can only choose one from the two, what should you do?
The video may be your bet