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2023—2024学年度第二学期期末质量检测 初三英语试题 （考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分） 说明： 1．本试题分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共六道大题。第Ⅰ卷为选择题，共50小题，共60分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，共三道大题，共60分。 2．所有题目均在答题卡上作答，在试题上作答无效。 卷一（60分） 一、听力测试（20分） （一）听句子，选择适当的答语。每个句子听一遍。（5分） 1．A．They’re grown in Hangzhou. B．It’s famous for kites. C．It’s made of wood. 2．A．There’s a supermarket down the street. B．I learned to ride a bike at the age of eight. C．It really improves my speaking skills. 3．A．That’s OK. B．Sorry, I won’t. C．I’m glad to hear that. 4．A．I went to Qingdao in 2016． B．I’d like to visit Taiwan. C．I used to like insects. 5．A．Because they need to sleep. B．I think it was invented in 1876． C．I’m nervous about tests all the time. （二）听对话和问题，选择正确答案。每组对话听两遍。（5分） 6．A．She has to do homework. B．She has a part-time job. C．She is not old enough. 7．A．In a water park. B．At the bus stop. C．In a shoe store. 8．A．It will rain. B．Gina will take an umbrella. C．Gina’s Dad will go shopping. 9．A．Last month. B．Last week. C．Last Monday. 10．A．He went swimming. B．He played basketball. C．He played ping-pong. （三）听短文，按要求完成下列各题。（10分） 听第一遍短文，根据短文内容，将下列短语按照录音中出现的先后顺序排序。（5分） A．will send me to Shanghai B．used to live in China C．started a music group D．study Chinese hard at school E．play at our school art festival 11．______ 12．______ 13．______ 14．______ 15．______ 再听两遍短文，选出下列问题的正确答案。（5分） 16．When was Lee born? A．In 2009． B．In 2022． C．In 2012． 17．What’s Lee interested in? A．Chinese festivals. B．Chinese culture. C．Chinese food. 18．Lee began to take erhu lessons at the age of ______. A．seven B．eight C．nine 19．What happened in 2022? A．Lee came to China for the first time. B．Lee had a concert in Hong Kong. C．Lee’s group won the school talent show. 20．Who were six of the songs written by? A．Lee’s teacher. B．Lee. C．Lee’s friend. 二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） Last August, the government in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, asked ____1____ to make their children do housework for at least two hours each week. The regulation (规定) is the first such ____2____ regulation on labor (劳动) education in China. People had a ____3____ about it. Some thought it was necessary to teach young children simple life skills, and others said children would be too ____4____ if they had to do housework every week. Zhou Xiaoyu is the mother of a seventh grader and she didn’t ____5____ on the regulation. “There are many ways to help students learn life skills, but the regulation is not one of ____6____.” Wang Xing, a high school student, said she didn’t have time for housework ____7____ she wanted to help her parents. “I have a lot of homework to do and many exams to prepare for. I only have a few hours to ____8____ every weekend,” said Wang. “Parents’ role is ____9____ in labor education. However, many parents only ____10____ about students’ grades,” said Xiong Bingqi, an expert in education. “They don’t ask their children to do housework or learn life skills. In fact, labor education is good for students’ mind and body.” 1. A. parents B. teachers C. tourists D. schools 2. A. ideal B. international C. local D. general 3. A. show B. discussion C. fight D. meeting 4. A. worried B. surprised C. excited D. tired 5. A. agree B. depend C. move D. turn 6. A. theirs B. themselves C. they D. them 7. A. unless B. because C. although D. so 8. A. improve B. relax C. study D. require 9. A. normal B. understanding C. meaningless D. important 10. A. dream B. hear C. care D. talk 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. D 10. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了江苏省常州市政府要求家长让孩子每周至少做两个小时的家务，对这样的规定不同的人有不同的看法。 【1题详解】 句意：去年8月，江苏省常州市政府要求家长让孩子每周至少做两个小时的家务。 parents父母；teachers教师；tourists游客；schools学校。根据“their children”可知，此处指的是“父母”。故选A。 【2题详解】 句意：该规定是中国第一部关于劳动教育地方性规定。 ideal理想的；international国际的；local地方的；general总体的。根据“the government in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province”可知，这是地方性的规定。故选C。 【3题详解】 句意：人们对此进行了讨论。 show节目；discussion讨论；fight斗争；meeting会议。根据“Some thought it was necessary to teach young children simple life skills, and others said children would be too…if they had to do housework every week.”可知，此处是“进行了讨论”。故选B。 【4题详解】 句意：一些人认为有必要教孩子们简单的生活技能，另一些人说如果孩子们每周都要做家务，他们会太累。 worried担心的；surprised惊讶的；excited兴奋的；tired疲惫的。根据“if they had to do housework every week”可知，此处指的是“他们会很累”。故选D。 【5题详解】 句意：周晓宇是一名七年级学生的母亲，她不同意这项规定。 agree同意；depend依赖；move移动；turn转动。根据“There are many ways to help students learn life skills, but the regulation is not one of…”可知，这位母亲的观点是不同意的。故选A。 【6题详解】 句意：有很多方法可以帮助学生学习生活技能，但这一规定不在其中。 theirs他们的；themselves他们自己；they他们，主格；them他们，宾格。根据“but the regulation is not one of…”可知，介词of后跟人称代词的宾格them。故选D。 【7题详解】 句意：高中生王兴说，尽管她想帮助父母，但她没有时间做家务。 unless除非；because因为；although虽然；so所以。根据“she wanted to help her parents.”可知，此处表示让步，应该用although引导让步状语从句。故选C。 【8题详解】 句意：我每个周末只有几个小时的放松时间。 improve提高；relax放松；study学习；require要求。根据“I have a lot of homework to do and many exams to prepare for.”可知，此处指的是“只有几个小时的放松时间”。故选B。 【9题详解】 句意：家长的角色在劳动教育中很重要。 normal正常的；understanding善解人意的；meaningless无意义的；important重要的。根据“Parents’ role is…in labor education.”以及常识可知，家长的角色在劳动教育中很重要。故选D。 【10题详解】 句意：然而，许多家长只关心学生的成绩。 dream梦想；hear听；care关心；talk谈论。根据“However, many parents only…about students’ grades,”可知，此处指的是“家长只关心学生的成绩”。故选C。 三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，选出最佳答案。（A、B、C篇为选择题，D篇为6选5补全短文，每小题1.5分，共30分） A Heroes are not just in the movies shown on the big screen. For parents, such news reminds them to strictly look out for their children, especially when they live in a tall building. The scene was indeed heart-stopping. Thankfully, a brave and agile (敏捷的) man saved the day. A hero was born in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province that day, and a life was saved. The moment was caught by the camera. In the video, a child accidentally fell from the window of a tall building. The child fell from the sixth floor—it was an awful moment since it looked like a hopeless case. At that time, a man saw the child falling from the building. Without any hesitation (犹豫), he caught the child with his arms quickly. A woman also came into the picture and helped the man carry the child before her head hit the ground. The scene was surprising, you might need to watch it a few more times to believe it actually happened. The hero was reported to be named Shen Dong. Ever since he saved the life of the two-year-old girl, he was called “Real Superman” on the Internet. “To be honest, I cannot remember the details of this incident. I don’t remember hurting my arms when I caught the girl, or what else happened,” Shen Dong said. “I heard a loud bang caused by the girl landing on the steel roof of the first-floor balcony (阳台). It is just my instinct (本能) to reach out for her, and, thankfully, I managed to catch the girl before she landed on the ground.” 11. According to the writer, the news ______. A. reminds parents of safety B. can only be seen on the big screen C. makes people heart-stopping D. sounds terrible to the public 12. The accident was caught by ______. A. a passer-by B. the police C. a camera D. the girl’s father 13. How might the writer feel when he/she watched the video of the accident? A. Sad. B. Unbelievable. C. Angry. D. Thankful. 14. What happened when Shen Dong caught the girl? A. His legs were hurt. B. The girl landed on the ground. C. His arm was broken. D. A woman helped him. 15. What is the best title (标题) for the passage? A. An Exciting Moment B. The Spirits of Heroes C. A Hero Saved a Girl D. Rules of Safety 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. B 14. D 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了沈东看到一个孩子坠楼，没有任何犹豫，他迅速用胳膊抓住了孩子，救了孩子的生命，他在网上被称为“真正的超人”。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据“For parents, such news reminds them to strictly look out for their children, especially when they live in a tall building.”可知，根据作者的说法，这条新闻提醒父母注意安全。故选A。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The moment was caught by the camera.”可知，事故被摄像机拍了下来。故选C。 13题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The scene was surprising, you might need to watch it a few more times to believe it actually happened.”可知，当作者观看事故视频时，很吃惊，感到难以置信。故选B。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据“A woman also came into the picture and helped the man carry the child before her head hit the ground.”可知，一位女士帮助了他。故选D。 【15题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了沈东看到一个孩子坠楼，没有任何犹豫，他迅速用胳膊抓住了孩子，救了孩子的生命，他在网上被称为“真正的超人”。因此最佳标题是“一个英雄救了一个女孩”。故选C。 B This guy, in his own words, describes his gastronomic (烹饪的) adventures in school as “a really bad cooking show”. But it’s only bad in the sense of media production. His meals, however, are on a completely different level if we’re talking about school lunches. So what comes to mind if you think about. school lunches? A plain sandwich and a bottle of juice, maybe? Perhaps rice, vegetables, fruit and drinks? All are acceptable, but this student and a group of his friends will captivate anyone who passes by their table during lunchtime. Danny’s dream is to become a cook. He is able to cook pizza, to make ice cream, and even butter by himself. There are some videos of Danny making delicious food on TikTok. In his lemonade video, someone commented (评论) that Danny could make lemonade by just juicing a lemon and simply adding sugar. Danny coolly replied that that would make “mild (清淡可口的) lemonade”, and added, “I only make delicious food.” Although he doesn’t post much, he has already had over 170,000 followers on his TikTok and an accumulated like (累计点赞) of 7.4 million. I for sure will be looking out for more of Danny’s creative cooking in the future. I just know that his college friends would be fighting over who gets to sit next to him during their lunch breaks. 16. What do we know from Paragraph 1? A. Danny is a famous teacher from the US. B. Danny likes to adventure in his free time. C. Danny teaches students how to cook at school. D. School lunches made by Danny are much better than usual ones. 17. What does the underlined word “captivate” mean in Chinese? A. 迷住 B. 否认 C. 迫使 D. 告别 18. What’s Danny’s dream job? A. A writer. B. A video maker. C. A cook. D. A pop singer. 19. What can we infer (推断) from Danny’s reply in Paragraph 4? A. Danny only cooks healthy food. B. Danny is confident (自信的) about his cooking skills. C. Danny just doesn’t want to spend much time cooking. D. Danny gets annoyed (恼怒的) when people question his cooking skills. 20. What does the writer think of Danny’s cooking? A. It’s difficult to copy. B. It’s traditional. C. It’s common. D. It’s creative. 【答案】16. D 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述丹尼的梦想是成为一名厨师。他在学校利用午餐时间制作美味的食物，受到同学的热捧。他发在网上的美食视频也广受欢迎。 【16题详解】 推理判断题。根据“But it’s only bad in the sense of media production. His meals, however, are on a completely different level if we’re talking about school lunches.”可知，丹尼烹饪的食物比学校餐食更加美味。故选D。 【17题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“All are acceptable, but this student and a group of his friends will captivate anyone who passes by their table during lunchtime.”可知，丹尼和他的一群朋友会在午餐时间吸引任何一个经过他们餐桌的人。因此划线单词的意思是“迷住”。故选A。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Danny’s dream is to become a cook.”可知，他的梦想是成为一名厨师。故选C。 【19题详解】 推理判断题。根据“I only make delicious food.”可知，丹尼对自己的烹饪技术非常自信。故选B。 【20题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I for sure will be looking out for more of Danny’s creative cooking in the future.”可知，作者认为丹尼的烹饪很有创意。故选D。 C Recently, the story of a Chinese girl playing the erhu on the streets of Milan, Italy has been reported. She has been trying street performances in her spare time since April 2023. Every time she performs, she attracts (吸引) many people to watch, building a bridge of communication between China and Italy through music. The girl is Zheng Xiaohui from Shandong Province, who is talented in playing the erhu. In 2021, Zheng went to Milan for study. There, she found the street art culture was very popular. She saw some wonderful street performances that caused many people to dance, “I was so touched, and found that music has a great power to bring people together,” she said. In 2023, Zheng started her street performance during Milan Design Week. And many tourists were attracted by her performance. Some even experienced playing the erhu. Zheng also performed at the 2023 Milan Fashion Week. “I am very happy that China’s erhu has shown its special beauty on the international stage,” Zheng said. With the popularity of her performances, Zheng has more chances to show traditional Chinese culture. Besides street performances, she also performs online and gives concerts to show the beauty of the erhu to the world. She hopes to meet more friends who love Chinese folk music and traditional Chinese culture through her performances. 21. How did the writer start this passage? A. By asking a question. B. By telling a fact. C. By giving an example. D. By answering a question. 22. When did Zheng Xiaohui start her street performance? A. In 2022. B. In 2024. C. In 2023. D. In 2021. 23. Why did Zheng decide to perform on the street? A. She hoped to touch people in Milan. B. She hoped to become famous all over the world. C. She wanted to make money to pay for her study in Italy. D. She wanted more people to know traditional Chinese music. 24. To introduce erhu to foreign people, what other way(s) did Zheng try? A. Teaching erhu to kids and adults. B. Performing online and giving concerts. C. Opening an online store to sell erhu. D. Starting a music school’in Milan. 25. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Zheng is proud of Chinese culture. B. Zheng is a talented erhu player. C. Zheng learned dancing from local people. D. Zheng will go on studying erhu in the future. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍郑晓慧在意大利米兰街头演奏二胡的事。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Recently, the story of a Chinese girl playing the erhu on the streets of Milan, Italy has been reported.”可知，作者通过讲述事实开始文章。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In 2023, Zheng started her street performance during Milan Design Week.”可知，2023年，郑在米兰设计周期间开始了她的街头表演。故选C。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据“She hopes to spread Chinese culture to the world.”可知，她希望把中国文化传播到世界。所以郑晓慧在意大利的街道上拉二胡的目的是传播中国文化。故选D。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Besides street performances, she also performs online and gives concerts to show the beauty of the erhu to the world.”可知，除了街头表演，她还在网上表演和举办音乐会，向世界展示二胡的美妙。故选B。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据“‘I am very happy that China’s erhu has shown its special beauty on the international stage,’ Zheng said.”和全文可知，郑晓慧之所以在意大利米兰街头演奏二胡，是为了传播中国文化，由此可推断，郑为中国文化感到自豪。故选A。 D I have learned four languages—English, Spanish, French and Chinese. ___26___ But I increased by traveling to places like Beijing, Dali and Kunming. ___27___ That was an important time for me. I joined a program... where I became an English teacher for primary school kids. Our classroom was like a melting pot (熔炉) of ideas, with lots of language sharing and laughter. ___28___. My travels and teaching experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world. ___29___ And now I want to be a global citizen (世界公民). I want to help people from different countries understand each other, especially between China and the US. In China, we see a lot of signs of American culture, such as Disney cartoon characters, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. However, I couldn’t find many signs of Chinese culture in the US, except for Chinese restaurants. ___30___ I think China still has much to do to further promote (推动) its cultural influence among the American people. As for me, I will continue to be one of those who can help deepen the understanding between China and the US. 根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 A. Two summers ago, I went to Hangzhou. B. When I was a kid, I wasn’t great at Chinese. C. It made me realize the close relationship of different countries. D. It’s important to let the world know China and let China go global. E. I went to some but found the food there very different from real Chinese food. F. This experience let me learn more about the Chinese language and traditions. 【答案】26. B 27. A 28. F 29. C 30. E 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者通过在中国不同的城市旅行来提高自己的中文，尤其在杭州任教的那段期间，让作者更加了解中国语言和传统，同时这段经历也让作者意识到不同国家之间的密切关系，作者想成为一名世界公民，做一个有助于加深中美之间了解的人。 【26题详解】 根据“I have learned four languages—English, Spanish, French and Chinese...But I increased by traveling to places like Beijing, Dali and Kunming.”可知，空处和中文相关，作者的中文在去北京、大理和昆明等地旅行而有所增长。选项B“当我还是个孩子的时候，我的中文不是很好。”符合语境。故选B。 【27题详解】 根据“That was an important time for me.”和“My travels and teaching experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world.”可知，作者去了杭州。选项A“两年前夏天，我去了杭州。”符合语境。故选A。 【28题详解】 根据“Our classroom was like a melting pot (熔炉) of ideas, with lots of language sharing and laughter.”可知，此处介绍作者这次杭州任教的感受。选项F“这次经历让我对中国的语言和传统有了更多的了解。”符合语境。故选F。 【29题详解】 根据“My travels and teaching experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world....”可知，在杭州的旅行和教学经历彻底改变了作者对世界的看法。选项C“这让我意识到不同国家之间的密切关系。”符合语境。故选C。 【30题详解】 根据“However, I couldn’t find many signs of Chinese culture in the US, except for Chinese restaurants.”可知，作者在美国找不到很多中国文化的迹象，除了中餐馆。选项E“我去了一些，但发现那里的食物和真正的中国菜很不一样。”符合语境。故选E。 卷二（60分） 四、阅读表达 阅读短文，完成其后的任务。（20分） A Frank Rubio is an astronaut from America. He spent 371 days on the International Space Station (ISS). During his time on the ISS, Mr. Rubio, along with other astronauts, worked on a lot of experiments (实验). One of these experiments was trying to grow tomatoes in space. They wanted to learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space. When the plant finally grew tomatoes, all of the astronauts each got one to study, except Mr. Rubio. He lost his tomato! Mr. Rubio said he put the tomato in a bag and planned to show it to some students who were on a video call. But the bag was gone minutes later. It might have floated (飘) somewhere. Mr. Rubio spent over twenty hours looking for the tomato, but he didn’t find it. The other astronauts said jokingly that Mr. Rubio ate it. The joking about the tomato continued even after Mr. Rubio returned to the Earth in September 2023. Reporters asked him about it. One of his leaders even asked Mr. Rubio if he ate the tomato. “I think everybody thinks I did,” he said. Three months later, another astronaut on the ISS said she could now clear Mr. Rubio’s name. “We found the tomato,” she said. 31. Why did astronauts grow tomatoes in space? ___________________________________________________________ 32. Who did Mr. Rubio plan to show his tomato to? ___________________________________________________________ 33. How long did Mr. Rubio spend looking for the tomato? __________________________________________________________ 34. 根据短文内容填空，不超过5个词。 After Mr. Rubio returned to the Earth, people still wondered _______. 35. When did another astronaut say that she could clear Mr. Rubio’s name? _________________________________________________________ 【答案】31. (Because) They wanted to learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space./To learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space. 32. Some students (who were on a video call). 33. Over twenty hours. 34. if he ate the tomato 35. In December 2023./Three months after he returned to the Earth. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了美国宇航员Frank Rubio在空间站寻找丢失的西红柿的故事。 【31题详解】 根据“They wanted to learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space.”可知，因为他们想学习如何种植水果和蔬菜来帮助宇航员在太空长途旅行中进食。故填(Because) They wanted to learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space./To learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space. 【32题详解】 根据“Mr. Rubio said he put the tomato in a bag and planned to show it to some students who were on a video call.”可知，他想展示给正在进行视频通话的一些学生。故填Some students (who were on a video call). 【33题详解】 根据“Mr. Rubio spent over twenty hours looking for the tomato, but he didn’t find it.”可知，花了二十多个小时。故填Over twenty hours. 【34题详解】 根据“One of his leaders even asked Mr. Rubio if he ate the tomato.”可知，人们仍然想知道他是否吃了西红柿。故填if he ate the tomato。 【35题详解】 根据“Three months later, another astronaut on the ISS said she could now clear Mr. Rubio’s name.”可知，在他返回地球三个月后。故填In December 2023./Three months after he returned to the Earth. B Shadow puppetry (皮影戏) started during the Western Han Dynasty. It used to be popular in the countryside because it was simple and cheap. It’s a mix of acting, singing and music. It tells us about historical stories, passing on customs and traditional culture. The puppets (木偶) are usually made from paper or animal skin. It is not easy to make them. In Shaanxi—the birthplace of shadow puppetry, puppet makers have to follow 24 steps to make a puppet. Each puppet usually has 11 parts, such as its head, legs and arms. Wang Haiyan’s father is a master of shadow puppetry from Shaanxi. When she was a kid, she helped her father make puppets. “They were my favorite toys.” Wang said. At around 13, she started to learn to make puppets and perform with her father. Now the 46-year-old lady is a master. She has her own workroom to pass on the art. And her son Dang Feihua is the fifth-generation inheritor (继承者) of Wang’s Shadow. These days, Wang came up with creative ways to make the folk art more popular. She works with companies that borrow elements (元素) of shadow puppetry for their own products. “From fashion and makeup products to souvenirs (纪念品), anything is possible,” Wang said. In 2016, Wang made shadow puppets based on the cartoon series Huyao Xiaohongniang and put on a live performance. She used special colors and skills to make the performances more interesting. She teaches shadow puppetry classes in school as well. “I hope more young people can learn about the art!” she said. 36. Translate the underlined (划线) sentence into Chinese. ____________________________________________________ 37. What is the importance of Shadow puppetry (皮影戏)? ____________________________________________________ 38. What are the puppets (木偶) usually made from? ____________________________________________________ 39. 根据短文内容填空，每空一词。 Wang Haiyan is a master of shadow puppetry. She was ______ in Shaanxi. She showed great ______ in shadow puppetry when she was a kid. She began to ______ with his father when she was about 13. Now she has her own ______ of this art. 40. What’s the main idea (大意) of Paragraph 4? ___________________________________________________ 【答案】36. 它过去在农村很流行，因为既简单又便宜。 37. It tells us about historical stories, passing on customs and traditional culture. 38. They’re usually made from paper or animal skin. 39. ①. born ②. interest ③. perform ④. workroom 40. Creative ways that Wang came up with to make the folk art more popular. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了皮影戏及它的传承人汪海燕。 【36题详解】 It used to“它过去”；be popular in the countryside“在农村很流行”；because“因为”；it was simple and cheap“既简单又便宜”。故填：它过去在农村很流行，因为既简单又便宜。 【37题详解】 根据“It tells us about historical stories, passing on customs and traditional culture.”可知，皮影戏告诉我们历史故事，传承习俗和传统文化。故填It tells us about historical stories, passing on customs and traditional culture. 【38题详解】 根据“The puppets (木偶) are usually made from paper or animal skin.”可知，木偶通常由纸或动物皮制成。故填They’re usually made from paper or animal skin. 【39题详解】 句意：王海燕是皮影戏大师。她出生在陕西。当她还是个孩子的时候，她对皮影戏表现出极大的兴趣。她在13岁左右开始和他父亲一起表演。现在她有了自己的工作室。根据“Wang Haiyan’s father is a master of shadow puppetry from Shaanxi.”可知，王海燕出生在陕西，be born in“出生在”；根据“‘They were my favorite toys.’ Wang said.”可知，王海燕从小对皮影戏感兴趣，show great interest in“对……表现出极大的兴趣”；根据“At around 13, she started to learn to make puppets and perform with her father.”可知，13岁左右，她开始学习制作木偶，并与父亲一起表演。begin to do sth表示“开始做某事”；根据“She has her own workroom to pass on the art.”可知，她有自己的工作室来传承艺术。故填born；interest；perform；workroom。 【40题详解】 根据“These days, Wang came up with creative ways to make the folk art more popular. She works with companies that borrow elements (元素) of shadow puppetry for their own products...“I hope more young people can learn about the art!” she said.”可知，第四段主要介绍了王想出了一些创造性的方法，使民间艺术更受欢迎。故填Creative ways that Wang came up with to make the folk art more popular. 五、综合运用（25分） A． 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的动词并用其适当形式填空。(每词限用一次) use, try, look, appear, kill Elephants are the world’s largest land animals. There’s a lot to learn about them. Elephants’ tusks (长牙) never stop growing. They first ___41___ when elephants are around 2 years old. Tusks continue growing throughout their lives. So the longer the tusks are, the older the elephant is. But these beautiful tusks often cause elephants danger. To make money, some people kill elephants for their tusks. In the 20th century, many elephants ___42___ by humans. It was hard for them to live in peace. Luckily, more people ___43___ to protect them now. Elephants’ ears are not just for hearing. During hot days, they ___44___ as fans to keep the elephants cool! We can also tell the difference between African and Asian elephants by looking at their ears. The African elephants’ ears are very large, and the shape ___45___ like the African continent (大陆). However, Asian elephants have much smaller ears. And their ears’ shape is like the country of India. 【答案】41. appear 42. were killed 43. are trying 44. are used 45. looks 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了大象是世界上最大的陆地动物，介绍了大象的耳朵、象牙等。 【41题详解】 句意：它们第一次出现在大象两岁左右的时候。句子时态是一般现在时，此处指的是大象牙齿第一次出现，appear意为“出现”，主语是They，谓语动词用动词原形。故填appear。 【42题详解】 句意：在20世纪，许多大象被人类杀死。根据“To make money, some people kill elephants for their tusks.”可知，此处指的是“许多大象被人类杀死”，kill意为“杀死”，句子时态是一般过去时，此处指的是“被杀死”，应该用一般过去时的被动语态，谓语动词构成是was/were done，主语是many elephants，be动词用were。故填were killed。 【43题详解】 句意：幸运的是，现在有更多的人试图保护它们。此处指的是“很多人尝试保护它们”，try意为“尝试”，由“now”可知，句子时态是现在完成时，谓语动词构成是am/is/are+动词现在分词形式，主语是more people，be动词用are。故填are trying。 【44题详解】 句意：在炎热的日子里，它们被用作风扇来给大象降温！此处指的是“被用作风扇”，句子时态是一般现在时，be used as意为“被用作”，主语是they，be动词用are。故填are used。 【45题详解】 句意：非洲象的耳朵非常大，形状看起来像非洲大陆。look like意为“看起来像”，主语是the shape，句子时态是一般现在时，因此此处用单数第三人称looks。故填looks。 B． 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. Looking after a sick person is not zn easy job. But Yang Zhiyang, a young man from Baoji, does it very well. Yang’s mother, Su Jing, got ALS (渐冻症) in 2010 and she can’t do normal things ___46___ (easy). Since Yang’s father had to work for long ___47___ (hour) to make money, Yang started to take care of his mother after ___48___ (finish) college in 2020． Yang helps his mother ___49___ daily activities. Feeding his mother a bowl of rice often takes about an hour. Every time his mother exercises, he takes her hands and cheers her up. To make it more fun, he often sings ___50___ her. Su has ___51___ (difficult) speaking, but she can “talk” to her son in another way. “My mother ___52___ (usual) gives me a message through a look,” Yang says. “For example, when she wants to rest, she will look at me and then turns her head towards ___53___ bedroom. When she needs water, she’ll look at the cup on the table.” “My mother brought ___54___ (I) up. I’m just doing what a son should do,” Yang says. His mom also has something to say, “It is my son’s company and care that make me ___55___ (strong) than before. In the days to come, I will move forward bravely, breaking through the waves.” 【答案】46. easily 47. hours 48. finishing 49. with 50. to 51. difficulty##difficulties 52. usually 53. the 54. me 55 stronger 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了来自陕西宝鸡的年轻人杨志洋照顾患有渐冻症的妈妈。 【46题详解】 句意：杨的母亲苏静在2010年得了渐冻症，她不能轻松地做正常的事情。空处修饰动词“do”，需用副词easily“轻松地”。故填easily。 【47题详解】 句意：由于杨的父亲不得不长时间工作赚钱，杨在2020年大学毕业后开始照顾他的母亲。for long hours意为“长时间”。故填hours。 【48题详解】 句意：由于杨父亲不得不长时间工作赚钱，杨在2020年大学毕业后开始照顾他的母亲。介词“after”后跟动名词。故填finishing。 【49题详解】 句意：杨帮助他的母亲做日常活动。help sb with sth“帮助某人做某事”。故填with。 【50题详解】 句意：为了更有趣，他经常唱歌给她听。sing to sb“给某人唱歌”。故填to。 【51题详解】 句意：苏说话有困难，但她可以用另一种方式和儿子“说话”。have difficulty/difficulties doing sth表示“做某事有困难”。故填difficulty/difficulties。 【52题详解】 句意：“我妈妈通常通过一个眼神给我传递信息，”杨说。修饰动词“gives”，需用副词usually，意为“通常”。故填usually。 【53题详解】 句意：“比如，当她想休息的时候，她会看看我，然后把头转向卧室。空处特指“卧室”，需用定冠词the。故填the。 【54题详解】 句意：是我妈妈把我带大的。bring sb up表示“抚养某人”，动词后跟宾格代词。故填me。 【55题详解】 句意：他的妈妈也有话要说：“是儿子的陪伴和关心让我比以前更坚强。根据“than”可知，空处需用比较级。故填stronger。 六、书面表达（15分） 56. 暑假即将来临，为了使同学们度过一个快乐、有意义的假期，校报英语专栏正在举行My Summer Vacation Plan征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，与大家分享你的计划。 要求： 1．文中不得出现真实校名和人名： 2．不少于80词。 My Summer Vacation Plan ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 My Summer Vacation Plan How time flies. The summer vacation is coming soon. In order to have a meaningful vacation, I make some plans for it. First, I plan to get up early in the morning, and I read English books. Then I finish my holiday homework. In the afternoon, I will spend one hour previewing subjects for next term. Second, I will do some sports, like swimming, ping-pong, basketball and so on. It’s good for my health. Third, I would like to develop a new hobby, like taking photos or playing the guitar. Besides, I’ll visit some places of interest to open up my eyes. All in all, I’m looking forward to spending a happy and meaningful summer vacation. And I expect to study hard in the new term to enter a good high school. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇话题作文； ②时态：时态以一般将来时为主； ③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏提示中的要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作要点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引出主题，介绍假期计划。 第二步，从学习规划、运动计划、兴趣活动等方面介绍自己的暑假安排。 第三步，表达自己对假期和对九年级学习生活的期待。 [亮点词汇] ①plan to do计划做某事 ②do some sports做运动 ③be good for对……有益 [高分句型] ①I would like to develop a new hobby. (动词不定式作宾语) ②I’ll visit some places of interest to open up my eyes. (动词不定式表目的) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023—2024学年度第二学期期末质量检测 初三英语试题 （考试时间：100分钟 满分：120分） 说明： 1．本试题分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共六道大题。第Ⅰ卷为选择题，共50小题，共60分；第Ⅱ卷为非选择题，共三道大题，共60分。 2．所有题目均在答题卡上作答，在试题上作答无效。 卷一（60分） 一、听力测试（20分） （一）听句子，选择适当的答语。每个句子听一遍。（5分） 1．A．They’re grown in Hangzhou. B．It’s famous for kites. C．It’s made of wood. 2．A．There’s a supermarket down the street. B．I learned to ride a bike at the age of eight. C．It really improves my speaking skills. 3．A．That’s OK. B．Sorry, I won’t. C．I’m glad to hear that. 4．A．I went to Qingdao in 2016． B．I’d like to visit Taiwan. C．I used to like insects. 5．A．Because they need to sleep. B．I think it was invented in 1876． C．I’m nervous about tests all the time. （二）听对话和问题，选择正确答案。每组对话听两遍。（5分） 6．A．She has to do homework. B．She has a part-time job. C．She is not old enough. 7．A．In a water park. B．At the bus stop. C．In a shoe store. 8．A．It will rain. B．Gina will take an umbrella. C．Gina’s Dad will go shopping 9．A．Last month. B．Last week. C．Last Monday. 10．A．He went swimming. B．He played basketball. C．He played ping-pong. （三）听短文，按要求完成下列各题。（10分） 听第一遍短文，根据短文内容，将下列短语按照录音中出现的先后顺序排序。（5分） A．will send me to Shanghai B．used to live in China C．started a music group D．study Chinese hard at school E．play at our school art festival 11．______ 12．______ 13．______ 14．______ 15．______ 再听两遍短文，选出下列问题的正确答案。（5分） 16．When was Lee born? A．In 2009． B．In 2022． C．In 2012． 17．What’s Lee interested in? A．Chinese festivals. B．Chinese culture. C．Chinese food. 18．Lee began to take erhu lessons at the age of ______. A．seven B．eight C．nine 19．What happened in 2022? A．Lee came to China for the first time. B．Lee had a concert in Hong Kong. C．Lee’s group won the school talent show. 20．Who were six of the songs written by? A．Lee’s teacher. B．Lee. C．Lee’s friend. 二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） Last August, the government in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, asked ____1____ to make their children do housework for at least two hours each week. The regulation (规定) is the first such ____2____ regulation on labor (劳动) education in China. People had a ____3____ about it. Some thought it was necessary to teach young children simple life skills, and others said children would be too ____4____ if they had to do housework every week. Zhou Xiaoyu is the mother of a seventh grader and she didn’t ____5____ on the regulation. “There are many ways to help students learn life skills, but the regulation is not one of ____6____.” Wang Xing, a high school student, said she didn’t have time for housework ____7____ she wanted to help her parents. “I have a lot of homework to do and many exams to prepare for. I only have a few hours to ____8____ every weekend,” said Wang. “Parents’ role is ____9____ in labor education. However, many parents only ____10____ about students’ grades,” said Xiong Bingqi, an expert in education. “They don’t ask their children to do housework or learn life skills. In fact, labor education is good for students’ mind and body.” 1. A. parents B. teachers C. tourists D. schools 2. A. ideal B. international C. local D. general 3. A. show B. discussion C. fight D. meeting 4. A. worried B. surprised C. excited D. tired 5. A. agree B. depend C. move D. turn 6. A. theirs B. themselves C. they D. them 7. A. unless B. because C. although D. so 8. A. improve B. relax C. study D. require 9. A. normal B. understanding C. meaningless D. important 10. A. dream B. hear C. care D. talk 三、阅读理解 阅读下列短文，选出最佳答案。（A、B、C篇为选择题，D篇为6选5补全短文，每小题1.5分，共30分） A Heroes are not just in the movies shown on the big screen. For parents, such news reminds them to strictly look out for their children, especially when they live in a tall building. The scene was indeed heart-stopping. Thankfully, a brave and agile (敏捷) man saved the day. A hero was born in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province that day, and a life was saved. The moment was caught by the camera. In the video, a child accidentally fell from the window of a tall building. The child fell from the sixth floor—it was an awful moment since it looked like a hopeless case. At that time, a man saw the child falling from the building. Without any hesitation (犹豫), he caught the child with his arms quickly. A woman also came into the picture and helped the man carry the child before her head hit the ground. The scene was surprising, you might need to watch it a few more times to believe it actually happened. The hero was reported to be named Shen Dong. Ever since he saved the life of the two-year-old girl, he was called “Real Superman” on the Internet. “To be honest I cannot remember the details of this incident. I don’t remember hurting my arms when I caught the girl, or what else happened,” Shen Dong said. “I heard a loud bang caused by the girl landing on the steel roof of the first-floor balcony (阳台). It is just my instinct (本能) to reach out for her, and, thankfully, I managed to catch the girl before she landed on the ground.” 11. According to the writer, the news ______. A. reminds parents of safety B. can only be seen on the big screen C. makes people heart-stopping D. sounds terrible to the public 12. The accident was caught by ______. A. a passer-by B. the police C. a camera D. the girl’s father 13. How might the writer feel when he/she watched the video of the accident? A. Sad. B. Unbelievable. C. Angry. D. Thankful. 14. What happened when Shen Dong caught the girl? A. His legs were hurt. B. The girl landed on the ground. C. His arm was broken. D. A woman helped him. 15. What is the best title (标题) for the passage? A. An Exciting Moment B. The Spirits of Heroes C. A Hero Saved a Girl D. Rules of Safety B This guy, in his own words, describes his gastronomic (烹饪) adventures in school as “a really bad cooking show”. But it’s only bad in the sense of media production. His meals, however, are on a completely different level if we’re talking about school lunches. So what comes to mind if you think about. school lunches? A plain sandwich and a bottle of juice, maybe? Perhaps rice, vegetables, fruit and drinks? All are acceptable, but this student and a group of his friends will captivate anyone who passes by their table during lunchtime. Danny’s dream is to become a cook. He is able to cook pizza, to make ice cream, and even butter by himself. There are some videos of Danny making delicious food on TikTok. In his lemonade video, someone commented (评论) that Danny could make lemonade by just juicing a lemon and simply adding sugar. Danny coolly replied that that would make “mild (清淡可口的) lemonade”, and added, “I only make delicious food.” Although he doesn’t post much, he has already had over 170,000 followers on his TikTok and an accumulated like (累计点赞) of 7.4 million. I for sure will be looking out for more of Danny’s creative cooking in the future. I just know that his college friends would be fighting over who gets to sit next to him during their lunch breaks. 16. What do we know from Paragraph 1? A. Danny is a famous teacher from the US. B. Danny likes to adventure in his free time. C. Danny teaches students how to cook at school. D. School lunches made by Danny are much better than usual ones. 17. What does the underlined word “captivate” mean in Chinese? A. 迷住 B. 否认 C. 迫使 D. 告别 18. What’s Danny’s dream job? A. A writer. B. A video maker. C. A cook. D. A pop singer. 19. What can we infer (推断) from Danny’s reply in Paragraph 4? A. Danny only cooks healthy food. B. Danny is confident (自信的) about his cooking skills. C. Danny just doesn’t want to spend much time cooking. D. Danny gets annoyed (恼怒的) when people question his cooking skills. 20. What does the writer think of Danny’s cooking? A. It’s difficult to copy. B. It’s traditional. C. It’s common. D. It’s creative. C Recently, the story of a Chinese girl playing the erhu on the streets of Milan, Italy has been reported. She has been trying street performances in her spare time since April 2023. Every time she performs, she attracts (吸引) many people to watch, building a bridge of communication between China and Italy through music. The girl is Zheng Xiaohui from Shandong Province, who is talented in playing the erhu. In 2021, Zheng went to Milan for study. There, she found the street art culture was very popular. She saw some wonderful street performances that caused many people to dance, “I was so touched, and found that music has a great power to bring people together,” she said. In 2023, Zheng started her street performance during Milan Design Week. And many tourists were attracted by her performance. Some even experienced playing the erhu. Zheng also performed at the 2023 Milan Fashion Week. “I am very happy that China’s erhu has shown its special beauty on the international stage,” Zheng said. With the popularity of her performances, Zheng has more chances to show traditional Chinese culture. Besides street performances, she also performs online and gives concerts to show the beauty of the erhu to the world. She hopes to meet more friends who love Chinese folk music and traditional Chinese culture through her performances. 21. How did the writer start this passage? A. By asking a question. B. By telling a fact. C. By giving an example. D. By answering a question. 22. When did Zheng Xiaohui start her street performance? A. In 2022. B. In 2024. C. In 2023. D. In 2021. 23. Why did Zheng decide to perform on the street? A. She hoped to touch people in Milan. B. She hoped to become famous all over the world. C. She wanted to make money to pay for her study in Italy. D. She wanted more people to know traditional Chinese music. 24. To introduce erhu to foreign people, what other way(s) did Zheng try? A Teaching erhu to kids and adults. B. Performing online and giving concerts. C. Opening an online store to sell erhu. D. Starting a music school’in Milan. 25. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Zheng is proud of Chinese culture. B. Zheng is a talented erhu player. C. Zheng learned dancing from local people. D. Zheng will go on studying erhu in the future. D I have learned four languages—English, Spanish, French and Chinese. ___26___ But I increased by traveling to places like Beijing, Dali and Kunming. ___27___ That was an important time for me. I joined a program... where I became an English teacher for primary school kids. Our classroom was like a melting pot (熔炉) of ideas, with lots of language sharing and laughter. ___28___. My travels and teaching experience in Hangzhou completely changed how I see the world. ___29___ And now I want to be a global citizen (世界公民). I want to help people from different countries understand each other, especially between China and the US. In China, we see a lot of signs of American culture, such as Disney cartoon characters, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. However, I couldn’t find many signs of Chinese culture in the US, except for Chinese restaurants. ___30___ I think China still has much to do to further promote (推动) its cultural influence among the American people. As for me, I will continue to be one of those who can help deepen the understanding between China and the US. 根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。 A. Two summers ago, I went to Hangzhou. B. When I was a kid, I wasn’t great at Chinese. C. It made me realize the close relationship of different countries. D. It’s important to let the world know China and let China go global. E. I went to some but found the food there very different from real Chinese food. F. This experience let me learn more about the Chinese language and traditions. 卷二（60分） 四、阅读表达 阅读短文，完成其后的任务。（20分） A Frank Rubio is an astronaut from America. He spent 371 days on the International Space Station (ISS). During his time on the ISS, Mr. Rubio, along with other astronauts, worked on a lot of experiments (实验). One of these experiments was trying to grow tomatoes in space. They wanted to learn how to grow fruits and vegetables to help feed astronauts on long trips through space. When the plant finally grew tomatoes, all of the astronauts each got one to study, except Mr. Rubio. He lost his tomato! Mr. Rubio said he put the tomato in a bag and planned to show it to some students who were on a video call. But the bag was gone minutes later. It might have floated (飘) somewhere. Mr. Rubio spent over twenty hours looking for the tomato, but he didn’t find it. The other astronauts said jokingly that Mr. Rubio ate it. The joking about the tomato continued even after Mr. Rubio returned to the Earth in September 2023. Reporters asked him about it. One of his leaders even asked Mr. Rubio if he ate the tomato. “I think everybody thinks I did,” he said. Three months later, another astronaut on the ISS said she could now clear Mr. Rubio’s name. “We found the tomato,” she said. 31. Why did astronauts grow tomatoes in space? ___________________________________________________________ 32. Who did Mr. Rubio plan to show his tomato to? ___________________________________________________________ 33. How long did Mr. Rubio spend looking for the tomato? __________________________________________________________ 34. 根据短文内容填空，不超过5个词。 After Mr. Rubio returned to the Earth, people still wondered _______. 35. When did another astronaut say that she could clear Mr. Rubio’s name? _________________________________________________________ B Shadow puppetry (皮影戏) started during the Western Han Dynasty. It used to be popular in the countryside because it was simple and cheap. It’s a mix of acting, singing and music. It tells us about historical stories, passing on customs and traditional culture. The puppets (木偶) are usually made from paper or animal skin. It is not easy to make them. In Shaanxi—the birthplace of shadow puppetry, puppet makers have to follow 24 steps to make a puppet. Each puppet usually has 11 parts, such as its head, legs and arms. Wang Haiyan’s father is a master of shadow puppetry from Shaanxi. When she was a kid, she helped her father make puppets. “They were my favorite toys.” Wang said. At around 13, she started to learn to make puppets and perform with her father. Now the 46-year-old lady is a master. She has her own workroom to pass on the art. And her son Dang Feihua is the fifth-generation inheritor (继承者) of Wang’s Shadow. These days, Wang came up with creative ways to make the folk art more popular. She works with companies that borrow elements (元素) of shadow puppetry for their own products. “From fashion and makeup products to souvenirs (纪念品), anything is possible,” Wang said. In 2016, Wang made shadow puppets based on the cartoon series Huyao Xiaohongniang and put on a live performance. She used special colors and skills to make the performances more interesting. She teaches shadow puppetry classes in school as well. “I hope more young people can learn about the art!” she said. 36. Translate the underlined (划线) sentence into Chinese. ____________________________________________________ 37. What is the importance of Shadow puppetry (皮影戏)? ____________________________________________________ 38. What are the puppets (木偶) usually made from? ____________________________________________________ 39. 根据短文内容填空，每空一词。 Wang Haiyan is a master of shadow puppetry. She was ______ in Shaanxi. She showed great ______ in shadow puppetry when she was a kid. She began to ______ with his father when she was about 13. Now she has her own ______ of this art. 40. What’s the main idea (大意) of Paragraph 4? ___________________________________________________ 五、综合运用（25分） A． 阅读短文，从方框中选择恰当的动词并用其适当形式填空。(每词限用一次) use, try, look, appear, kill Elephants are the world’s largest land animals. There’s a lot to learn about them. Elephants’ tusks (长牙) never stop growing. They first ___41___ when elephants are around 2 years old. Tusks continue growing throughout their lives. So the longer the tusks are, the older the elephant is. But these beautiful tusks often cause elephants danger. To make money, some people kill elephants for their tusks. In the 20th century, many elephants ___42___ by humans. It was hard for them to live in peace. Luckily, more people ___43___ to protect them now. Elephants’ ears are not just for hearing. During hot days, they ___44___ as fans to keep the elephants cool! We can also tell the difference between African and Asian elephants by looking at their ears. The African elephants’ ears are very large, and the shape ___45___ like the African continent (大陆). However, Asian elephants have much smaller ears. And their ears’ shape is like the country of India. B． 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. Looking after a sick person is not zn easy job. But Yang Zhiyang, a young man from Baoji, does it very well. Yang’s mother, Su Jing, got ALS (渐冻症) in 2010 and she can’t do normal things ___46___ (easy). Since Yang’s father had to work for long ___47___ (hour) to make money, Yang started to take care of his mother after ___48___ (finish) college in 2020． Yang helps his mother ___49___ daily activities. Feeding his mother a bowl of rice often takes about an hour. Every time his mother exercises, he takes her hands and cheers her up. To make it more fun, he often sings ___50___ her. Su has ___51___ (difficult) speaking, but she can “talk” to her son in another way. “My mother ___52___ (usual) gives me a message through a look,” Yang says. “For example, when she wants to rest, she will look at me and then turns her head towards ___53___ bedroom. When she needs water, she’ll look at the cup on the table.” “My mother brought ___54___ (I) up. I’m just doing what a son should do,” Yang says. His mom also has something to say, “It is my son’s company and care that make me ___55___ (strong) than before. In the days to come, I will move forward bravely, breaking through the waves.” 六、书面表达（15分） 56. 暑假即将来临，为了使同学们度过一个快乐、有意义的假期，校报英语专栏正在举行My Summer Vacation Plan征文活动。请你写一篇短文投稿，与大家分享你的计划。 要求： 1．文中不得出现真实校名和人名： 2．不少于80词。 My Summer Vacation Plan ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$