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2024年定海区初中生学业考试第三次英语模拟试题卷
考生须知:
1.本试题卷分卷Ⅰ(选择题)和卷Ⅱ(非选择题)两部分。请考生按规定用笔,将所有试题的答案涂、写在答题纸上。做在试题卷上无效。
2.全卷共10页,六大题。满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。
第I卷(选择题)
一、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分;共计15分)
先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
John was having a daily test in the history class. As he started filling in the 1 , he felt that someone was watching him. He looked over at Matt, who was staring at John’s test. Matt 2 looked away when he saw John catch him.
The next day, Mr. Garcia asked John to his office and said, “Do you know why you’re here? You and Matt have had the 3 answers in the past three tests.” John didn’t know how to answer.
Mr. Garcia continued, “I know you are friends. Matt’s going 4 a hard time at home, but that is not the 5 to cheat. I want you to think about that.”
When John came back, he found Matt and said 6 , “Look, Matt, I know I didn’t cheat! I know it’s too coincidental (巧合的) that three of our papers have 7 !”
Matt’s face turned red, “I’m sorry. Many things are happening at home, 8 I just can’t focus on study. My dad lost his job, my grandmother is sick, and that means I must 9 my little sister!”
John thought about how 10 Matt was. Then he made a decision, “Well, I guess you could come to my house after school some days, and we could study together.”
The next week. Matt came to John’s house four times. They 11 their notes, and John showed Matt how he organized the facts. Matt got the 12 of learning pretty quickly.
A few weeks 13 , Mr. Garcia was returning papers as usual. John looked over at Matt and saw the big 90 at the top of his paper. After class, Mr. Garcia talked to John again. “Well, I hear you’ve been giving Matt some study tips. You really helped 14 ,” Mr. Garcia smiled. “You’re a true friend, John. I hope you know that.”
It was impossible since John didn’t really think of Matt as a good friend. But as he thought about all the time he’d spent with him, he 15 Matt really had become a good friend.
1.A.questions B.answers C.opinions D.reasons
2.A.quietly B.carefully C.suddenly D.quickly
3.A.same B.right C.different D.strange
4.A.against B.over C.through D.across
5.A.habit B.dream C.excuse D.plan
6.A.luckily B.politely C.wisely D.happily
7.A.succeeded B.matched C.failed D.lost
8.A.but B.because C.unless D.so
9.A.look after B.depend on C.worry about D.pick up
10.A.free B.hard C.strong D.helpful
11.A.enjoyed B.created C.shared D.changed
12.A.steps B.ideas C.goals D.ways
13.A.late B.later C.after D.before
14.A.me B.us C.him D.it
15.A.wondered B.realized C.allowed D.afforded
二、阅读理解(本题有15小题,每题2分,共计30分)
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
This week, our city is having an Art Festival! It’s a really fun and colorful event where we can all enjoy different kinds of art. The Art Festival is for everyone, not just for adults. Kids can also enjoy it. So, if you’re in our city this week, don’t forget to come to the Art Festival! I’m sure we’ll all learn a lot and have a great time!
ART FESTIVAL (8-18 August)
CONCERTEric Fawkins, two-time Prima Music Prize winner, will perform an evening of classical and jazz ballads.
Eric Fawkins’ latest CD will also be on sale.
Venue: Victory Theater
Dates: 8-18 August
Tickets: $50 (child); $80 (adult)
VIDEO PROJECTAn hourly show of videos presented by Xinhua Secondary School students. Video themes (主题) are about Intellectually disabled youth (残疾青年) and their parents.
Venue: Capital Hall
Dates: 8-16 August Free admission
PERFORMANCEAlpine Youth Theater presents Inside the Mind of a Cat with careful sounds and dance, promising to give a wonderful performance by 20 young people between 18 and 25 years of age.
Venue: National Arts Theatre
Dates: 10-15 August Free admission
16.Which one is true according to the ads above?
A.The art festival is held in the countryside. B.The art festival is for singing and dancing.
C.Only adults can enjoy the art festival. D.The video show is presented by students.
17.How much does it cost for a child and his father to the concert?
A.$50. B.$80. C.$130. D.$160.
18.Where can you watch Inside the Mind of a Cat?
A.Victory Theater. B.Capital Hall.
C.National Arts Theatre. D.Xinhua Secondary School.
B
Dong Yuhui, a 30-year-old livestreaming (直播) host for East Buy (东方甄选) found himself in an online controversy (争议) that began on Dec.5, 2023.
East Buy, a subsidiary (子公司) of the New Oriental Education (新东方教育科技集团), said that many of the things Dong said in his livestreams were written by the East Buy team, not by himself. The then-CEO (时任首席执行官), Sun Dongxu, criticized (批评) Dong. That made Dong’s fans upset.
Surprisingly, this controversy made Dong even more popular. In just one week, his Douyin followers increased by over 3 million, while East Buy lost more than 2 million followers. Sun was no longer the CEO and Dong became vice president (副总裁) of New Oriental’s cultural and tourism business. But he said, “I am not good-looking or tall. I don’t know why I have so many supporters.”
However, Xu Hanze, a professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronantics (南京航空航天大学), believes that Dong got more attention because of his talent and intelligence, thanks to his habit of reading.
In the age of consumerism (消费主义), Dong does not trick customers into buying unnecessary products, but encourages them to be rational (理性的) when shopping online. He also puts more effort into educational activities and events to help farmers.
He believes that people should not wish to be the next Dong Yuhui. “I want to tell other young livestreamers that they do not need to be me, as each story is moving in its own way.”
19.What raised the controversy?
A.East Buy cheated the customers. B.Dong was impolite while hosting livestreaming.
C.Sun Dongxu criticized the team in a livestreaming. D.East Buy said Dong’s success was because of team efforts.
20. What happened to Dong because of the controversy?
A.He was kicked out of the company. B.He got even more Douyin followers.
C.He became the CEO of East Buy. D.He took Sun Dongxu’s place.
21. What made Dong stand out (突出) among so many livestreaming hosts?
a.His being well-read. b.His different methods of shopping.
c.His talents. d.His encouraging of people to be rational with online shopping.
A.abc B.abd C.acd D.bcd
22. What did Dong express in the last paragraph?
A.Not everyone can be a good salesperson. B.Copying his way of selling products is unnecessary.
C.Differences are the key to making livestreamers stand out. D.People should be rational when facing controversy.
C
A man got a bird. This bird could speak, but he said only bad words. At the beginning, it was funny. But after some time it wasn’t so good. One day, the man’s boss (老板) visited him. The bird spoke to his boss. He said very bad words to his boss. It was terrible.
When the boss went home, the man told the bird, “Don’t say bad words! I don’t like them!” But the bird answered him with more bad words. He took the bird into his hands and told him, “Don’t say bad words, or I will kill you!” The bird answered with many bad words.
Now, the man took the bird and put him into the fridge, but nothing changed. From inside the fridge, the man could still hear the bird say bad words. He opened the door and took him out, and again the bird spoke in bad words. At last, the man opened the door of the freezer (冷藏室), put the bird into it, and closed the door.
This time, it was quiet there. After two minutes, the man opened the door and took the very cold bird out. The bird sat on his shoulder and spoke into his ear, “I will be a good bird. Believe me. I saw some chickens in the freezer. What did they do?”
23.What was the matter with the bird?
A.It was badly ill. B.It couldn’t speak.
C.It often said bad words. D.It didn’t like the man.
24.Who visited the man one day?
A.His father. B.His boss. C.His daughter. D.His mother.
25.Why would the bird be a good bird?
A.Because it was very afraid of cold.
B.Because it didn’t like the fridge at all.
C.Because it thought the man would kill it like those frozen chickens.
D.Because it didn’t like to live with those frozen chickens.
26.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.At the beginning, the man liked the bird. B.The bird still said bad words when it was in the fridge.
C.The bird stayed in the freezer for two minutes. D.At last, the man killed the bird.
D
How do we use strong body language to make us seem powerful while making a speech? Vanessa, who is a researcher of human behavior once said that Tony the Tiger has some of the best body language we can learn from. The picture is Tony the Tiger’s typical pose on every cereal box across America.
Researchers have found that the broader we stand, the more powerful we feel. So by examining Tony’s pose, we see that he is standing very broadly with his feet. If you look closer, you’ll see he is pointing upwards, as if he were saying, “I am going up” or “________”.
If you look at Tony again, you can see his smile lines reach almost all the way up to his eyes. His smile is not only open, but it is hugely expressive. This smile design makes Tony look incredibly happy, excited and optimistic.
Tony the Tiger always faces forward. When we are talking with people face to face, we are showing a sign of respect. So if you look at the cereal box, you may feel like Tony is paying attention to you and this is exactly what kids like to see.
An interesting study found that 57 out of the 86 cereal boxes had characters looking down. Imagine a child is walking around in the supermarket, hand-in-hand with his or her mom. The small child is looking up at all the boxes and they see the cereal characters looking down at them. When the child looks up and makes eye contact with the box, this attracts the child’s attention to that character. Making eye contact is great because it can increase feelings of love and interest!
Great body language during the speech draws the audience’s attention to your points, and helps you connect with your listeners and build up a good relationship. Next time you are going to speak in public, just think about Tony, the Tiger!
27.Which is the most suitable sentence to fill in the blank “________”?
A.This is me. B.I’m No.1. C.Who are you? D.Why not?
28.What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?
A.Making eye contact with people is helpful. B.Characters can attract children by looking up.
C.The number is useful to the study on characters. D.Many cereal boxes have characters looking down.
29.What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A.To introduce Tony the Tiger. B.To tell people how to make a speech.
C.To talk about Vanessa’s interesting study. D.To help people have better body language.
30.What is the structure of the passage?
A.B.C.D.
第II卷(非选择题)
三、词汇运用(本题有15小题,每小题1分;共计15分)
A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次。(5分)
in order, is famous for, highly, dried food, on your mind
31.When spring comes, it’s nice to take some and go hiking in the park.
32.Huai’an Huaiyang food and some places of interest.
33.Tan Dun is a world-famous composer. People think of his music.
34.Simon has good living habits. He always keeps his room .
35.—What’s ? —I’m thinking about what to wear for the party.
B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式,每空限填一词。(10分)
It’s difficult to learn a foreign language. When it comes to speaking the language, it can be extremely hard. I remember walking into my Spanish class at university only to 36 (发现) that half of my class had mastered many languages.
At first I was afraid to have 37 (交谈) in Spanish. Not only were my vocabulary and 38 (语法) very limited, but I’d never spoken another language before. However, I decided to change myself. By using some simple strategies I have been able to build my confidence and make progress. Here are a few tips I’d like to 39 (分享) with you.
Firstly, remember it’s OK to make 40 (错误). When it comes to language learning, we often aim for perfection and feel as if we’re not ready to speak until we have “enough” words or grammatical 41 (知识). The truth is you will never feel ready, and instead it is important to use what you have to communicate what you can.
Next, don’t compare yourself to others. This can be a hard one, 42 (尤其) if you are in a large language class. It is important to remember that we all learn at different 43 (速度) and through different learning styles. Keep up with your class material, but don’t stress if you don’t understand everything.
Something that really helped me progress was finding a language exchange 44 (同伴). Finding someone to practice with who was 45 (耐心的) and whose English was similar to my Spanish made me feel more confident.
Lastly, celebrate the small successes, focus on the progress you have already made and be proud of your achievements!
四、语法填空(本题有10小题,每小题1分,共计10分)
阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
We know many musical instruments well, such as pianos, violins, drums and so on. What about the erhu? The erhu is a 46 (tradition) Chinese instrument. It is the most popular of the huqin family, and it 47 (have) a long history.
The modern erhu develops from the xiqin, which was played 48 (wide) by many ethnic minorities (少数民族) during the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty musicians began 49 (use) the erhu to perform different kinds of music, and it became quite a popular instrument. With the rise of some 50 (form) of folk art, the art of the erhu developed quickly, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It became 51 important accompanying (伴奏) instrument in different folk music. At present, it is used in both traditional 52 modern music, such as in pop, rock and jazz. It has even become a solo (独奏) instrument. One of the 53 (great) musical pieces played on the erhu is Erquan Yingyue. As the erhu was mainly played by common people and the playing skills were passed down orally (口头地), few written records about the erhu that can be found to study the history and 54 (it) development, historians usually turn to ancient paintings. The earliest pictures of this instrument were found in Yulin Caves and Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves 55 Gansu Province, where five erhu pictures were discovered on muras (壁画).
5、 任务型阅读。(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共计5分)
完成图表 根据短文内容,完成图表中所缺信息。
How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of timekeeping (计时).
About 5,500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was the tall stone building. Its shadow (影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday (正午). The Egyptians made a sundial about 3,500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock, and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night, it was impossible to tell the time with the sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level (高度), it shows the hours. The Egyptians used the water clocks about 3,400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But people still couldn’t know the exact time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries, it was developed. For example, springs (发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the exact time and allowed clocks to be smaller.
In1927, the first quartz (石英) watch was developed. Clocks became cheaper to make. It’s also cheaper for common people to own a clock. People began to depend on them more and more to run business, markets and so on.
More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satellites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.
There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.
1. ________ of timekeeping
56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
六、书面表达
61.助人为乐是中华民族的优秀传统美德。我国许多人积极参与社会志愿者活动,主动帮助有需要的人。假设你是李华,你的学校参加了国际志愿者项目 (Global Volunteers),面向全校招募志愿者培养对象,请你结合以下提示,写一封申请邮件。
要求:
(1)邮件内容必须包含提示中的要点,可适当发挥;
(2)80 词左右(给出的开头,结尾不计入总词数);
(3)不得出现真实的人名和校名。
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua. I’d like to become a member of Global Volunteers.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for considering my application!
Sincerely,
Li Hua
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参考答案:
一、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.B
二、阅读理解(本题有15小题,每小题2分,共计30分)
16.D 17.C 18.C 19.D 20.B 21.C 22.B
23.C 24.B 25.C 26.D 27.B 28.A 29.D 30.C
三、词汇运用(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
A.用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空,每词仅用一次。
31.dried food 32.is famous for 33.highly 34.in order 35.on your mind
B.阅读下面短文,然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式(每空一词)。
36.discover 37.conversations 38.grammar 39.share 40.mistakes 41.knowledge 42.especially 43.speeds 44.partner 45.patient
四、语法填空(本题有10小题,每小题1分,共计10分)
46.traditional 47.has 48.widely 49.to use 50.forms
51.an 52.and 53.greatest 54.its 55.in
五、任务型阅读。(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共计5分)
56.different ways 57.changes 58.depended on 59.unable 60.necessary/important
六、书面表达(本题有1小题,共计15分)
61.例文
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua. I’d like to become a member of Global Volunteers.
I really enjoy helping people and think volunteering is fun! I am good at organizing games and I love to teach others new things. At school, I help my classmates with their homework, and we often play sports together after classes. I think being a volunteer will let me help even more people and make new friends.
I also want to learn about other cultures and how kids in different countries live. I believe that being a part of Global Volunteers will teach me a lot and help me grow up to be a kind person who cares about the world.
Thank you for considering my application!
Sincerely,
Li Hua
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