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株洲市八中2023年自主招生考试 英语试题 1. 试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。满分为100分，考试时间为90分钟。 2. 请在答题卡上写好姓名、初中毕业学校。 3. 选择题部分请按题号用2B 铅笔填涂方框，修改时用橡皮擦干净，不留痕迹。 4. 非选择题部分请按题号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，否则作答无效。 5. 所有答案都必须填写在答题卡相应的位置上。 6. 请勿折叠答题卡。保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁。 祝你成功！ 试题卷 第一部分：阅读理解（共10小题，满分30分） 第一节（共10小题，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Boston is an excellent place for a family vacation. There are many different fun and educational activities that are sure to interest visitors of all ages. Explore the New England Aquarium (水族馆) Located on the waterfront on the north end of the city, the New England Aquarium attracts visitors from around the northeast. This aquarium gives visitors the unique opportunity to pet sharks. The aquarium is home to many kinds of sea life, including dolphins, penguins and seals. With ticket prices at $24. 95 for adults and $17. 95 for children over the age of three, a visit to the aquarium is an affordable addition to any Boston family vacation. Visit Fenway Park Whether or not you are a Red Sox fan, a visit to Fenway Park is an absolute must for any Boston family vacation. Baseball is the great American amusement, so if the Red Sox are playing while you are in the city, then you and your family might want to consider getting tickets, buying some hot dogs, and watching one of the best sports displays in the world. Play at the Boston Children’s Museum If you have young children in your family, then a Boston family vacation wouldn’t be complete without an afternoon at the Boston Children’s Museum. It is one of the best children’s museums in the nation. It features many different themed rooms, including bubble rooms, construction rooms, a climbing area, and play spaces for little ones who are not yet walking. Dine at Quincy Market Quincy Market has long been thought of as the social center of the city of Boston. In fact, Quincy Market was the first public market in the entire Boston. At this marketplace you can shop in more than 100 stores and find the perfect souvenirs. It is also a great place to grab a quick and cheap lunch, dinner or snack. 1. What can you do at the New England Aquarium? A. Buy souvenirs. B. Play with sharks. C. See polar bears. D. Watch cartoons. 2. Which place will you go to if you go in for sports? A. Fenway Park. B. New England Aquarium. C. Quincy Market. D. Boston Children’s Museum. 3. What is the text aimed at? A. Encouraging people to visit Boston for vacation. B. Comparing some famous attractions in Boston. C. Telling people what they can do in some places. D. Advising people to relax in Boston. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了波士顿适合家庭度假的几个景点，包括新英格兰水族馆、芬威球场、波士顿儿童博物馆和昆西市场。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Explore the New England Aquarium (水族馆)”下面的“This aquarium gives visitors the unique opportunity to pet sharks.”可知，这个水族馆为游客提供了抚摸鲨鱼的独特机会。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Visit Fenway Park”下面的“Baseball”、“the Red Sox”以及“the best sports displays”可知，如果你喜欢运动，你会去Fenway Park。故选A。 【3题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Boston is an excellent place for a family vacation. There are many different fun and educational activities that are sure to interest visitors of all ages.”并通读全文可知，文章主要介绍波士顿是家庭度假的绝佳去处，该文介绍了波士顿四个家庭度假可以去的景点，所以作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓励人们去波士顿度假。故选A。 B One Thursday afternoon when I was in Grade 9, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to make friends with. During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me. But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong. “Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, with his head down. “No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy” I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment. That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive (原谅) me. But I thought I should. The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology (道歉) has meant to me, Jimmy” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends.” We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends. When I think back, I realize that if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was. Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry. 4. From the passage, we know Christian was ________ boy. A. tall and fat B. short and shy C. short and active D. lovely and fat 5. Jimmy didn’t talk to Christian much at first because ________. A. he didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to make friends with B. Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class C. Christian made friends with others D. Christian had the saddest dog eyes 6. Jimmy felt ________ after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids. A. happy B. interested C. sorry D. bored 7. This article tells us that ________. A. we should make an apology when we hurt others B. Jimmy’s apology was unimportant to Christian C. Christian wasn’t lovely in fact D. it is impossible to say sorry to others 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. C 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己与转学生克里斯蒂安因为一个道歉成为好友的故事。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文“He was short and thin … he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly.”可知，克里斯蒂安长得矮，很害羞。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文“I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to make friends with”可知，作者觉得克里斯蒂安不是理想的好友类型，因此很少与之交谈，故选A。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文“Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.”可知，在取笑克里斯蒂安之后，作者看到他受伤的眼神觉得很抱歉。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己与转学生克里斯蒂安因为一个道歉成为好友的故事。克里斯蒂安刚转学过来时，作者认为他不是理想的朋友类型，所以很少与之交谈，一次在与其他孩子一起取笑了克里斯蒂安之后，看到他受伤的眼神，作者感到很抱歉，后来通过真诚的道歉，两人成为了好友。作者通过本文想告诉读者，伤害他人时，要主动向他人道歉。故选A。 C Lots of animals play. But the behavior is best known in mammals (哺乳动物) and birds … Now the scientists at London’s Queen Mary University report that bumblebees (大黄蜂) know the same thing. But before this, there were no reports of insects playing. Dr. Lars Chittka began to wonder if bumblebees played during an earlier test. In that test, Chittka guided bumblebees to move balls into a goal for food. He noticed that some bees were rolling (滚动) balls even when they weren’t given food. He wondered if they were playing. To test the idea, the scientists at his lab set up a new test. First, they numbered 45 young bumblebees between one and 23 days old. The numbers let them follow bumblebees’ behavior. Then, they set up a clear pathway from the bumblebees’ home to a feeding area. On either side of the open pathway, the researchers placed small colored wooden balls. On one side of the path, the balls couldn’t move. On the other side, the balls could roll around. For three hours a day, over 18 days, the scientists opened the pathway between the home and the feeding area. The bumblebees never had to leave the pathway to find food, but they left anyway. They weren’t interested in the side where the balls didn’t move, but they made lots of visits to the side with the rolling balls. Catching the balls with their legs, the bees would move their wings to pull on the balls, causing them to roll. The 45 numbered bumblebees did this 910 times during the test. Though some only did it once, others did it a lot. The younger ones liked to spend more time rolling balls while the older ones showed less interest in it. One bee was recorded rolling balls 44 times in a single day. One was seen rolling balls 117 times over the whole test. The test raises important questions about how the insects’ minds work and whether they have feelings. 8. What did Chittka want to do about bumblebees in the earlier test? A. Discover if they played. B. Train them to move balls. C. Make them learn to relax. D. Find out if they’d share food. 9. What did the scientists do to bumblebees before the new test? A. They named each of them. B. They let them interested in balls. C. They had all of them go hungry. D. They marked them one by one. 10. What’s the best title for the text? A. Bumblebees Are First Insects Known to Play B. Two Tests Prove Bumblebees Expect to Play C. Bumblebees Are the World’s Smartest Insects D. Scientists Make Bumblebees Work for Them 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，Chittka所做的实验表明，昆虫也是会玩耍的，而大黄蜂则成了首个已知会玩耍的昆虫。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文“In that test, Chittka guided bumblebees to move balls into a goal for food.”可知，在前一个实验中，Chittka引导大黄蜂把球移到一个目标中以便获取食物。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据原文“First, they numbered 45 young bumblebees between one and 23 days old. The numbers let them follow bumblebees’ behavior.”可知，科学家们在新实验前给大黄蜂编了号码，即做了记号。故选D。 【10题详解】 最佳标题。通读全文可知，本文讲述Chittka所做的实验表明，昆虫也是会玩耍的，而大黄蜂则成了首个已知会玩耍的昆虫。A选项“大黄蜂是首个已知会玩耍的昆虫”能涵盖全文主题，故选A。 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中两项为多余选项。 I have been on the journey of self-development and self-improvement for some time now. I have learned the most important lessons that can only be learned better if experienced. ___11___ Whatever is happening, whether good or bad, trust your life. It is not that we should blindly trust everything. We should work out what’s in our control. ___12___ People who can’t trust the process of their lives cannot expect to excel in their lives. Be patient in your life Things will come around if you’re patient. Patience is the key to success. People who cannot afford to wait should not expect better results. Greatness takes time. Just remember it takes 13 hours to build a Toyota but 6 months to build a Rolls-Royce. ___13___ Be optimistic but not overly optimistic We must be optimistic in our lives. ___14___ However, being optimistic doesn’t mean that we should be overconfident. Optimism is good, but overoptimism isn’t because that can easily ruin the chances of getting successful. It should be like “I can do it.” and not “Oh, it is so easy; obviously I will do it.” Be kind and humble One of the most common traits (特质) in people who succeeded is that they are all kind and humble. ___15___ No matter what the trend becomes, nothing can beat the power of kindness. Kindness is the essence of our existence and if we sustain it, we can make huge impacts on the lives of other people. A. Trust the process. B. Have faith in everything. C. So do the work and take your time. D. Overconfidence may bring about failure. E. If we can’t work out what isn’t, then leave it. F. Optimism can turn any situation into an achievable one. G. Nowadays, many people don’t believe in these moral values. 【答案】11. A 12. E 13. C 14. F 15. G 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者自我发展和自我完善时得到的几点启示。 【11题详解】 根据下文“Whatever is happening, whether good or bad, trust your life. It is not that we should blindly trust everything.”和“People who can’t trust the process of their lives cannot expect to excel in their lives.”可知，此段讲了不管生活如何，要相信生活，相信生活的过程，选项A“相信这个过程。”符合语境。故选A。 【12题详解】 根据上文“It is not that we should blindly trust everything. We should work out what’s in our control.”可知，作者认为我们不应该盲目地相信一切。我们应该弄清楚什么是我们能控制的。选项E“如果我们不能弄清楚什么是我们无法控制的，那就放手吧。”符合语境。故选E。 【13题详解】 根据本段标题“Be patient in your life”和“Patience is the key to success.”可知，本段主要讨论要有耐心，选项C“所以，做好工作，慢慢来。”符合语境。故选C。 【14题详解】 根据“We must be optimistic in our lives.”可知，此处应是讨论乐观的重要性，选项F“乐观主义可以把任何情况变为可以解决的情况。”符合语境。故选F。 【15题详解】 根据上文“One of the most common traits in people who succeeded is that they are all kind and humble.”可知，作者认为成功人士最常见的特点之一是他们都很善良和谦逊，选项G“现在，许多人不相信这些道德价值观。”符合语境。故选G。 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was a sunny day yesterday. After a whole day’s work in my office, I walked home. On the busy street, I saw a young man ___16___ some small toys around the corner. Usually, I would hurry past such sellers and never buy anything. But when I noticed he was ___17___, I decided to stand there for some time. I wanted to see ___18___ he sold his toys. Soon, a little girl came with her mother and wanted a toy that could ___19___ a noise: Kids liked such toys because the noise sounded really funny. The toy was 18 yuan. The mother ___20___ out a 20-yuan note. She told the young man how much she was giving him and wanted the change (找零) ___21___. I was wondering what he was going to do next. He told the mother to put the money in his bag and get the change ___22___. Then she did so. What the young man did ___23___ me. He chose to trust people even if he couldn’t see. He let me know believing in people is a ___24___ thing. It brings us warmth and love. I was so ____25____ that I made a decision to buy a toy although I didn’t need it at all. He said it ____26____ 18 yuan and I told him that I had only one 20-yuan note. Again he told me to do the same thing as the mother. I put my 20 yuan in his bag, but I didn’t take any ____27____. As I walked down the street, I saw another little girl with her father and gave her the toy I bought. She looked at me in surprise and then thanked me ____28____. I was happy to see the smile on her face. The young man was a good ____29____ to us all. On my way home, I kept thinking the world would be a better place if we all could learn to trust people more, just like the young blind ____30____. 16 A. using B. buying C. selling D. washing 17. A. fat B. deaf C. short D. blind 18. A. how B. why C. what D. when 19. A. hear B. make C. avoid D. mind 20. A. cut B. kept C. took D. worked 21. A. up B. out C. off D. back 22. A. itself B. herself C. myself D. yourself 23. A. angry B. shocked C. proud D. guilty 24. A. beautiful B. bad C. silly D. direct 25. A. caught B. experienced C. touched D. prepared 26. A. paid B. bought C. cost D. sold 27. A. change B. food C. equipment D. furniture 28. A. politely B. unluckily C. simply D. angrily 29. A. teacher B. boss C. keeper D. example 30. A. girl B. father C. boy D. man 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. C 27. A 28. A 29. D 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己被一位信任他人的年轻盲人所感动的故事。 【16题详解】 句意：在繁忙的街道上，我看到一个年轻人在拐角处卖一些小玩具。 using使用；buying买；selling卖；washing洗。根据下文“ I would hurry past such sellers and never buy anything”可知，年轻人是在卖玩具。故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：但当我注意到他是盲人时，我决定在那里站一会儿。 fat肥胖的；deaf聋的；short矮的；blind失明的。根据下文“He chose to trust people even if he couldn’t see”可知，年轻人是盲人。故选D。 【18题详解】 句意：我想看看他是怎样卖玩具的。 how怎么样；why为什么；what什么；when什么时候。根据下文“What the young man did shocked me”可知，作者停下来是想看年轻人是怎么样卖玩具的。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：不久，来了一个小女孩和她的妈妈，小女孩想要一个能发声的玩具。 hear听见；make制造；avoid避免；mind介意。根据下文“Kids liked such toys because the noise sounded really funny”可知，孩子喜欢会制造出声响的玩具，所以小女孩想要一个发声玩具。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：母亲拿出一张20元的钞票。 cut切；kept保持；took拿；worked工作。根据下文“She told the young man how much she was giving him”可知，小女孩的母亲拿出了一张20元的钞票来付钱。故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：她告诉年轻人她给了他多少钱，并想让他找回零钱。 up向上；out向外；off离开；back取回。根据下文“He told the mother to put the money in his bag and get the change herself”可知，小女孩的母亲想要回零钱。want sth. back意为“想要回某物”，故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：他让那位母亲把钱放在他的包里，然后自己在里面找零。 itself它自己；herself她自己；myself我自己；yourself你自己。根据下文“Then she did so.”可知，年轻人让小女孩的母亲自己拿出零钱，此处应用反身代词herself，故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：这位年轻人的做法使我震惊。 angry愤怒的；shocked使震惊；proud自豪的；guilty内疚的。根据下文“He chose to trust people even if he couldn’t see. He let me know believing in people is a...thing. It brings us warmth and love.”可知，年轻人对他人的信任让作者很震惊，他让作者知道信任别人是一件美好的事情。故选B。 【24题详解】 句意：他让我知道信任别人是一件美好的事情。 beautiful美好的；bad坏的；silly愚蠢的；direct直接的。根据下文“It brings us warmth and love”可知，它带给人们温暖和爱，说明作者知道了信任别人是一件美好的事情。故选A。 【25题详解】 句意：我很感动，所以我决定买一个玩具，尽管我根本不需要它。 caught抓住；experienced经历；touched受感动；prepared准备。根据上文“He let me know believing in people is a beautiful thing. It brings us warmth and love”可知，作者知道了信任别人是一件美好的事情，它带给人们温暖和爱，因此作者大受感动。故选C。 【26题详解】 句意：他说玩具要18元，我告诉他我只有一张20元的钞票。 paid支付；bought买；cost值；sold卖。根据下文“I told him that I had only one 20-yuan note”可知，此处是在说玩具要多少钱，主语“it”指代玩具，表达值多少钱要用动词cost，故选C。 【27题详解】 句意：我把我的20元钱放在他的包里，但我没有拿零钱。 change零钱；food食物；equipment装备；furniture家具。根据上文“He said it cost 18 yuan … I put my 20 yuan in his bag”可知，作者为18元玩具支付了20元，但是没有要零钱。故选A。 【28题详解】 句意：她惊讶地看着我，然后礼貌地向我道谢。 politely礼貌地；unluckily不走运地；simply简单地；angrily愤怒地。根据上文“I saw another little girl with her father and gave her the toy I bought”可知，作者将玩具送给了另一个小女孩，她礼貌地向作者道谢了。故选A。 29题详解】 句意：这位年轻人是我们大家的好榜样。 teacher教师；boss老板；keeper保管人；example例子。根据下文“I kept thinking the world would be a better place if we all could learn to trust people more, just like the young blind man”可知，作者认为这位年轻人为大家做了个好榜样。故选D。 【30题详解】 句意：在回家的路上，我一直在思考，如果我们都能像这位年轻的盲人一样，学会更加信任别人，这个世界将会变得更美好。 girl女孩；father父亲；boy男孩；man男人。根据上文“The young man was a good example to us all”可知，此处指都像这位年轻的盲人一样。故选D。 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1. 5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过三个单词）。有可能填写介词、代词、助动词、连词或冠词，有可能改变括号内单词的时态，词性等。如： 例1. In 1969, it was (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. 例2. Just be relaxed. (relax) 例3. It took years of hard work to reduce (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. 例4. In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks and other beasts. When I was in France I tried to practise my language skills. However, my ____31____ (break) French was so poor that sometimes I couldn’t make ____32____ (I) understood and so it ended in complete communication breakdown. I did my best to pronounce words clearly but of course I’m not a native ____33____ (speak) or anywhere speaker approaching that level, so people often misunderstood me. The other day, I met someone from another part of the country ____34____ had such a strong accent that at times I found him virtually incomprehensible. ____35____ was hard to believe that we shared the same language, to be honest. And it wasn’t just the accent—as ____36____ matter of fact, he was speaking a different dialect and using slang (俚语), making it difficult for me ____37____ (follow) him. We had to get someone to interpret for us! When you travel, there’s sometimes a language barrier that makes ____38____ (communicate) difficult. But I’ve found that body language, while not ____39____ (exact) the same around the world, is sufficiently universal (广泛适用的), which ____40____ (mean) that we can “talk” to other people. Gestures and facial expressions allow us to show people that we don’t understand, that we want a particular thing, or whatever. 【答案】31. broken 32. myself 33. speaker 34. who##that 35. It 36. a 37 to follow 38. communication 39. exactly 40. means 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述作者和另外一个外地朋友的亲身经历，建议人们在旅游时，如果遇到语言不通所造成的交流障碍时，可以利用肢体语言和面部表情来表达自己的想法。 【31题详解】 句意：然而，我蹩脚的法语太差了，有时我无法让自己被理解，所以最终导致了完全的沟通中断。根据空后的名词“French”可知，此处用形容词形式，作定语，broken“说得结结巴巴的”符合。故填broken。 【32题详解】 句意：然而，我蹩脚的法语太差了，有时我无法让自己被理解，所以最终导致了完全的沟通中断。根据主语为“I”并结合语境可知，此处指我无法让自己被理解，用反身代词myself“我自己”。故填myself。 【33题详解】 句意：我尽力把单词发音清楚，但当然我不是一个母语人士，也不是任何接近这个水平的人，所以人们经常误解我。根据空后的“anywhere speaker approaching that level”可知，此处指我不是一个母语人士，speaker“讲(某种语言)的人”符合，根据空前的“a”可知，此处用单数形式。故填speaker。 【34题详解】 句意：前几天，我遇到了一个来自这个国家另一个地方的人，他的口音很重，有时我觉得他几乎听不懂。分析句子结构可知，空处所在句为定语从句，先行词为“someone”，关系词代替先行词在从句中作主语，who/that符合。故填who/that。 【35题详解】 句意：说实话，很难相信我们有相同的语言。分析句子结构可知，此处用it作形式主语，代替真正的主语——不定式，句首首字母大写。故填It。 【36题详解】 句意：而且不仅仅是口音——事实上，他说的是另一种方言，使用的是俚语，这让我很难听懂他的话。as a matter of fact“事实上”，固定词组。故填a。 【37题详解】 句意：而且不仅仅是口音——事实上，他说的是另一种方言，使用的是俚语，这让我很难听懂他的话。分析句子结构可知，it为形式宾语，此处用不定式结构，作真正的宾语。故填to follow。 【38题详解】 句意：当你旅行时，有时会有语言障碍，使沟通变得困难。分析句子结构可知，此处用名词形式，作宾语，communication“沟通”，此时为不可数名词。故填communication。 【39题详解】 句意：但我发现，肢体语言虽然在世界各地并不完全相同，但足够普遍，这意味着我们可以与他人“交谈”。分析句子结构可知，此处用副词形式，作状语。故填exactly。 【40题详解】 句意：但我发现，肢体语言虽然在世界各地并不完全相同，但足够普遍，这意味着我们可以与他人“交谈”。which引导定语从句，先行词为前面的一段话，在从句中作主语，时态为一般现在时，此处用三单形式。故填means。 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 应用文写作（10分） 41. 假定你是李华，你所在的学校社团将举行一场交流分享会，主题是“如何准备PETS 考试” (How to Prepare for PETS)。请你用英文写一篇广播稿，告诉同学们具体的时间、地点和主题，并建议大家做一些准备。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear fellow students, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】例文 Dear fellow students, I’m excited to announce that our school club will hold a sharing meeting on the topic “How to Prepare for PETS”. The meeting will take place next Friday from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the school auditorium. We will discuss various strategies for preparing for the PETS exam, including effective study techniques and practice methods. I suggest you bring a notebook to take notes and prepare any questions you might have. This is a great opportunity to enhance your exam preparation. Looking forward to seeing you there! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为发言稿； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般将来时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图，介绍交流分享会的时间地点； 第二步，给同学们一些参加分享会的建议。 [亮点词汇] ①take place举行 ②take notes做笔记 ③Look forward to期待 [高分句型] I’m excited to announce that our school club will hold a sharing meeting on the topic “How to Prepare for PETS”. (that引导的宾语从句) 第二节 读后续写（15分） 42. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整故事。故事结尾的首句已给出。 During a vacation one year, my mom and I left our home. We went to the countryside where my mother had grown up. I was excited because I couldn’t wait to see my grandparents. I also wished to go sightseeing, ride elephants, and do many more things there. They must be very wonderful. With great wishes, we arrived at my grandparents’ house in the countryside. During the first several days, I stayed in their house for fun. But soon, I got bored. One morning I said to my mom, “I really want to go outside to play.” My mom replied, “Stephanie, today we’re going to a school. The children there are studying in poor conditions. I decided to use some of my own money to buy something for them.” Hearing that, I was a little unhappy. “We can go out and play another day. Today we need to spend a little time helping these poor children,” Mom added. I had no choice but to agree. A few minutes later, my mom drove me to the school. On the way, she said, “We’d first visit the school to know what kind of things these children want most. Then we’ll try to buy them.” I thought to myself: what a vacation I am having! I come here to go sightseeing, not do charity (慈善) work. When we reached the school, I just couldn’t believe my eyes. There was only one small building, which looked as if it were a hundred years old. There was no playground, no parking lot. It was so small; my school was a million times bigger. How unlucky the children here were! We met a teacher in the school, and my mom told him the purpose of our visit. The teacher was very glad and thanked us. Then the teacher guided us into a classroom. The classroom was so small, about thirty children sitting in it, making it very crowded. I found most of the students wearing worn-out clothes and having no school supplies except some old books and pencils. Immediately, I felt sympathy (同情) for them. After the teacher introduced us to them, all the children were wild with joy and told us the things they had wanted for long. My mom made a list of them. Holding the shopping list, my mom and I headed for a store. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Holding the shopping list, my mom and I headed for a store.There I helped my mom pick up the things on the list. To my mother’s surprise, I decided to buy something for the children using my own pocket money, for which my mom praised me a lot. I also added some candies to our supplies. These children were so grateful that they thanked us again and again when receiving the gifts. Some of them started reading the picture books and sharing the candies right away. Seeing their smiling face, I learned doing something meaningful for others could also be a wonderful thing. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇小作文； ②时态：时态为“一般过去时”； ③提示：根据所给提示完成写作，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图，引出话题； 第二步，介绍和母亲给孩子们买东西的过程及孩子们收到东西的快乐； 第三步，介绍自己的感受并书写结语。 [亮点词汇] ①pick up拿起；找到 ②decide to 决定 ③praise sb. for…因为……而表扬某人 ④again and again一次又一次 ⑤right away马上 [高分句型] I decided to buy something for the children using my own pocket money, for which my mom praised me a lot.(which引导非限制性定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 株洲市八中2023年自主招生考试 英语试题 1. 试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。满分为100分，考试时间为90分钟。 2. 请在答题卡上写好姓名、初中毕业学校。 3. 选择题部分请按题号用2B 铅笔填涂方框，修改时用橡皮擦干净，不留痕迹。 4. 非选择题部分请按题号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，否则作答无效。 5. 所有答案都必须填写在答题卡相应的位置上。 6. 请勿折叠答题卡。保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁。 祝你成功！ 试题卷 第一部分：阅读理解（共10小题，满分30分） 第一节（共10小题，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Boston is an excellent place for a family vacation. There are many different fun and educational activities that are sure to interest visitors of all ages. Explore the New England Aquarium (水族馆) Located on the waterfront on the north end of the city, the New England Aquarium attracts visitors from around the northeast. This aquarium gives visitors the unique opportunity to pet sharks. The aquarium is home to many kinds of sea life, including dolphins, penguins and seals. With ticket prices at $24. 95 for adults and $17. 95 for children over the age of three, a visit to the aquarium is an affordable addition to any Boston family vacation. Visit Fenway Park Whether or not you are a Red Sox fan, a visit to Fenway Park is an absolute must for any Boston family vacation. Baseball is the great American amusement, so if the Red Sox are playing while you are in the city, then you and your family might want to consider getting tickets, buying some hot dogs, and watching one of the best sports displays in the world. Play at the Boston Children’s Museum If you have young children in your family, then a Boston family vacation wouldn’t be complete without an afternoon at the Boston Children’s Museum. It is one of the best children’s museums in the nation. It features many different themed rooms, including bubble rooms, construction rooms, a climbing area, and play spaces for little ones who are not yet walking. Dine at Quincy Market Quincy Market has long been thought of as the social center of the city of Boston. In fact, Quincy Market was the first public market in the entire Boston. At this marketplace you can shop in more than 100 stores and find the perfect souvenirs. It is also a great place to grab a quick and cheap lunch, dinner or snack. 1. What can you do at the New England Aquarium? A. Buy souvenirs. B. Play with sharks. C. See polar bears. D. Watch cartoons. 2. Which place will you go to if you go in for sports? A. Fenway Park. B. New England Aquarium. C. Quincy Market. D. Boston Children’s Museum. 3. What is the text aimed at? A. Encouraging people to visit Boston for vacation. B. Comparing some famous attractions in Boston. C. Telling people what they can do in some places. D Advising people to relax in Boston. B One Thursday afternoon, when I was in Grade 9, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn’t the type I would like to make friends with. During that year, I didn’t talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me. But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong. “Haven’t you got any friends?” a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, with his head down. “No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and shy” I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment. That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive (原谅) me. But I thought I should. The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. “You will never realize what your apology (道歉) has meant to me, Jimmy” he said to me. “I hope we can become friends.” We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends. When I think back, I realize that if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was. Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry. 4. From the passage, we know Christian was ________ boy. A. tall and fat B. short and shy C. short and active D. lovely and fat 5. Jimmy didn’t talk to Christian much at first because ________. A. he didn’t think Christian was the type he wanted to make friends with B. Christian wasn’t nice to people around him after he came to the new class C. Christian made friends with others D. Christian had the saddest dog eyes 6 Jimmy felt ________ after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids. A. happy B. interested C. sorry D. bored 7 This article tells us that ________. A. we should make an apology when we hurt others B Jimmy’s apology was unimportant to Christian C. Christian wasn’t lovely in fact D. it is impossible to say sorry to others C Lots of animals play. But the behavior is best known in mammals (哺乳动物) and birds … Now the scientists at London’s Queen Mary University report that bumblebees (大黄蜂) know the same thing. But before this, there were no reports of insects playing. Dr. Lars Chittka began to wonder if bumblebees played during an earlier test. In that test, Chittka guided bumblebees to move balls into a goal for food. He noticed that some bees were rolling (滚动) balls even when they weren’t given food. He wondered if they were playing. To test the idea, the scientists at his lab set up a new test. First, they numbered 45 young bumblebees between one and 23 days old. The numbers let them follow bumblebees’ behavior. Then, they set up a clear pathway from the bumblebees’ home to a feeding area. On either side of the open pathway, the researchers placed small colored wooden balls. On one side of the path, the balls couldn’t move. On the other side, the balls could roll around. For three hours a day, over 18 days, the scientists opened the pathway between the home and the feeding area. The bumblebees never had to leave the pathway to find food, but they left anyway. They weren’t interested in the side where the balls didn’t move, but they made lots of visits to the side with the rolling balls. Catching the balls with their legs, the bees would move their wings to pull on the balls, causing them to roll. The 45 numbered bumblebees did this 910 times during the test. Though some only did it once, others did it a lot. The younger ones liked to spend more time rolling balls while the older ones showed less interest in it. One bee was recorded rolling balls 44 times in a single day. One was seen rolling balls 117 times over the whole test. The test raises important questions about how the insects’ minds work and whether they have feelings. 8. What did Chittka want to do about bumblebees in the earlier test? A. Discover if they played. B. Train them to move balls. C. Make them learn to relax. D. Find out if they’d share food. 9. What did the scientists do to bumblebees before the new test? A. They named each of them. B. They let them interested in balls. C. They had all of them go hungry. D. They marked them one by one. 10. What’s the best title for the text? A. Bumblebees Are First Insects Known to Play B. Two Tests Prove Bumblebees Expect to Play C. Bumblebees Are the World’s Smartest Insects D. Scientists Make Bumblebees Work for Them 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中两项为多余选项。 I have been on the journey of self-development and self-improvement for some time now. I have learned the most important lessons that can only be learned better if experienced. ___11___ Whatever is happening, whether good or bad, trust your life. It is not that we should blindly trust everything. We should work out what’s in our control. ___12___ People who can’t trust the process of their lives cannot expect to excel in their lives. Be patient in your life Things will come around if you’re patient. Patience is the key to success. People who cannot afford to wait should not expect better results. Greatness takes time. Just remember it takes 13 hours to build a Toyota but 6 months to build a Rolls-Royce. ___13___ Be optimistic but not overly optimistic We must be optimistic in our lives. ___14___ However, being optimistic doesn’t mean that we should be overconfident. Optimism is good, but overoptimism isn’t because that can easily ruin the chances of getting successful. It should be like “I can do it.” and not “Oh, it is so easy; obviously I will do it.” Be kind and humble One of the most common traits (特质) in people who succeeded is that they are all kind and humble. ___15___ No matter what the trend becomes, nothing can beat the power of kindness. Kindness is the essence of our existence and if we sustain it, we can make huge impacts on the lives of other people. A. Trust the process. B. Have faith in everything. C. So do the work and take your time. D. Overconfidence may bring about failure. E. If we can’t work out what isn’t, then leave it. F. Optimism can turn any situation into an achievable one. G. Nowadays, many people don’t believe in these moral values. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was a sunny day yesterday. After a whole day’s work in my office, I walked home. On the busy street, I saw a young man ___16___ some small toys around the corner. Usually, I would hurry past such sellers and never buy anything. But when I noticed he was ___17___, I decided to stand there for some time. I wanted to see ___18___ he sold his toys. Soon, a little girl came with her mother and wanted a toy that could ___19___ a noise: Kids liked such toys because the noise sounded really funny. The toy was 18 yuan. The mother ___20___ out a 20-yuan note. She told the young man how much she was giving him and wanted the change (找零) ___21___. I was wondering what he was going to do next. He told the mother to put the money in his bag and get the change ___22___. Then she did so. What the young man did ___23___ me. He chose to trust people even if he couldn’t see. He let me know believing in people is a ___24___ thing. It brings us warmth and love. I was so ____25____ that I made a decision to buy a toy although I didn’t need it at all. He said it ____26____ 18 yuan and I told him that I had only one 20-yuan note. Again he told me to do the same thing as the mother. I put my 20 yuan in his bag, but I didn’t take any ____27____. As I walked down the street, I saw another little girl with her father and gave her the toy I bought. She looked at me in surprise and then thanked me ____28____. I was happy to see the smile on her face. The young man was a good ____29____ to us all. On my way home, I kept thinking the world would be a better place if we all could learn to trust people more, just like the young blind ____30____. 16. A. using B. buying C. selling D. washing 17. A. fat B. deaf C. short D. blind 18. A. how B. why C. what D. when 19. A. hear B. make C. avoid D. mind 20. A. cut B. kept C. took D. worked 21. A. up B. out C. off D. back 22. A. itself B. herself C. myself D. yourself 23. A. angry B. shocked C. proud D. guilty 24. A. beautiful B. bad C. silly D. direct 25. A. caught B. experienced C. touched D. prepared 26. A. paid B. bought C. cost D. sold 27. A. change B. food C. equipment D. furniture 28. A. politely B. unluckily C. simply D. angrily 29. A. teacher B. boss C. keeper D. example 30. A. girl B. father C. boy D. man 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1. 5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不超过三个单词）。有可能填写介词、代词、助动词、连词或冠词，有可能改变括号内单词的时态，词性等。如： 例1. In 1969, it was (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. 例2. Just be relaxed. (relax) 例3. It took years of hard work to reduce (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. 例4. In the old days, people used to train dogs to protect themselves against the attacks and other beasts. When I was in France I tried to practise my language skills. However, my ____31____ (break) French was so poor that sometimes I couldn’t make ____32____ (I) understood and so it ended in complete communication breakdown. I did my best to pronounce words clearly but of course I’m not a native ____33____ (speak) or anywhere speaker approaching that level, so people often misunderstood me. The other day, I met someone from another part of the country ____34____ had such a strong accent that at times I found him virtually incomprehensible. ____35____ was hard to believe that we shared the same language, to be honest. And it wasn’t just the accent—as ____36____ matter of fact, he was speaking a different dialect and using slang (俚语), making it difficult for me ____37____ (follow) him. We had to get someone to interpret for us! When you travel, there’s sometimes a language barrier that makes ____38____ (communicate) difficult. But I’ve found that body language, while not ____39____ (exact) the same around the world, is sufficiently universal (广泛适用的), which ____40____ (mean) that we can “talk” to other people. Gestures and facial expressions allow us to show people that we don’t understand, that we want a particular thing, or whatever. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分25分） 第一节 应用文写作（10分） 41. 假定你是李华，你所在的学校社团将举行一场交流分享会，主题是“如何准备PETS 考试” (How to Prepare for PETS)。请你用英文写一篇广播稿，告诉同学们具体的时间、地点和主题，并建议大家做一些准备。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear fellow students, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（15分） 42. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整故事。故事结尾的首句已给出。 During a vacation one year, my mom and I left our home. We went to the countryside where my mother had grown up. I was excited because I couldn’t wait to see my grandparents. I also wished to go sightseeing, ride elephants, and do many more things there. They must be very wonderful. With great wishes, we arrived at my grandparents’ house in the countryside. During the first several days, I stayed in their house for fun. But soon, I got bored. One morning I said to my mom, “I really want to go outside to play.” My mom replied, “Stephanie, today we’re going to a school. The children there are studying in poor conditions. I decided to use some of my own money to buy something for them.” Hearing that, I was a little unhappy. “We can go out and play another day. Today we need to spend a little time helping these poor children,” Mom added. I had no choice but to agree. A few minutes later, my mom drove me to the school. On the way, she said, “We’d first visit the school to know what kind of things these children want most. Then we’ll try to buy them.” I thought to myself: what a vacation I am having! I come here to go sightseeing, not do charity (慈善) work. When we reached the school, I just couldn’t believe my eyes. There was only one small building, which looked as if it were a hundred years old. There was no playground, no parking lot. It was so small; my school was a million times bigger. How unlucky the children here were! We met a teacher in the school, and my mom told him the purpose of our visit. The teacher was very glad and thanked us. Then the teacher guided us into a classroom. The classroom was so small, about thirty children sitting in it, making it very crowded. I found most of the students wearing worn-out clothes and having no school supplies except some old books and pencils. Immediately, I felt sympathy (同情) for them. After the teacher introduced us to them, all the children were wild with joy and told us the things they had wanted for long. My mom made a list of them. 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