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丰城中学2024-2025学年上学期初三第一次月考试卷英语 一、听力测试（20分） A）请听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。（每小题1分） 1. When was the new kind of car invented? A. In 2009. B. In 2012. C. In 2015. 2. How does the girl like the CBA? A. Better and better. B. Popular. C. Important. 3. What did the boy’s cousin use to be? A. Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Friendly. 4. Where does the man probably want to go? A. To a hospital. B. To a bank. C. To a shopping mall. 5. What does Ella mean? A. Her trip was terrible. B. She likes the hotel there. C. She felt happy during the trip. B）请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。 6. What is Mike doing? A. Looking for a ring. B. Seeing a doctor. C. Buying a book. 7. Who does Mike buy a gift for? A. His sister. B. His friend. C. His mom. 请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。 8. How many pieces of paper can a tree become? A. About 85,000. B. About 80,500. C. About 800,500. 9. Which of the following is true according to the conversation? A. We don’t have to cut down a lot of trees. B. We just need to plant more trees. C. Linda will take part in an activity to plant trees. 请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。 10. What is Linda doing? A. She is singing. B. She is listening to music. C. She is watching TV. 11. How is the first song they talk about? A Soft. B. Loud. C. Sad. 12. What can we know about the band The Sky? A. They are very famous. B. They have made a few records. C. They will have a concert in August. 请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。 13. When will the visitors come? A. On March 21st. B. On April 12th. C. On April 22nd. 14. What will the visitors do on the second day? A. Have a party. B. Give a talk. C. Visit the factories. 15. What can we get from the conversation? A. There will be 18 visitors. B. The visit will last for 5 days. C. Mr. Goodman will show them around Jiujiang. C）请听下面一段独白，根据独内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16. The survey is about “Could students go out alone during ____________________?” 17. About ____________________ of the students think it’s safe to go out alone. 18. 78% of the _____________________ think students had better not go out on their own. 19. ________________ half of the parents agree that students are about to look after themselves. 20. According to the school’s advice, if students have to go out alone, they should ____________________with them and keep in touch with their parents. 二、单项填空（8分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。（每小题1分） 1. The best ________ for our parents’ birthday is that we grow up healthily. A. expression B. wish C. present D. knowledge 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们给父母最好的生日礼物就是健康成长。 考查名词辨析。expression表达；wish愿望；present礼物；knowledge知识。根据句子可知，我们健康成长应是给父母最好的生日礼物，present“礼物”。故选C。 2. Mr. Smith created a new robot. Soon all his workers ________ to make it. A. teach B. are taught C. were taught D. taught 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：史密斯先生创造了一个新的机器人。很快他的所有工人都被教会了制造它。 考查时态和语态。主语“all his workers”是被教会，与动词teach之间是动宾关系，结合“created”可知用一般过去时的被动语态，all his workers是名词复数，其结构应为were taught。故选C。 3. The lady _________ dancing as a hobby in her sixties, and she is really good at it now. A. dressed up B. looked up C. took up D. put up 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】试题分析：句意:这个女士在六十多岁的时候开始把跳舞当作一种爱好，现在她真的很擅长跳舞。dress up化妆，盛装打扮；look up 向上看，查阅；take up 从事，开始做；put up 张贴，搭建。根据句意可知选C。 考点：考查动词短语。 4. The Great Wall is one of ________ man-made buildings in the world and we’re all proud of it. A. more terrible B. the most terrible C. more amazing D. the most amazing 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：长城是世界上最令人惊叹的人造建筑之一，我们都为它感到自豪。 考查形容词辨析和形容词最高级。terrible糟糕的；amazing令人惊叹的。根据“The Great Wall is one of…man-made buildings in the world and we’re all proud of it.”可知，长城是令人惊叹的人造建筑，排除AB项；该句句型为“one of the+形容词最高级+名词复数”表示“最……之一”。故选D。 5. Dick __________ in America, but he has been ___________ Chinese food since he moved to China. A. used to live; used to eating B. is used to live; used to eat C. is used to live; used to eating D. used to living; used to eat 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：迪克过去住在美国，但自从搬到中国后，他就习惯了吃中国菜。考查动词短语。1.used to do sth.：从前是，过去做某事。2.be used to doing sth.：习惯于做某事。结合句意可知填used to live; used to eating；选A。 6. There is something wrong with his computer. He plans to get it ________ this afternoon. A. repairing B. repaired C. to repair D. repairs 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】题意：他的电脑坏了。他打算下午去修。 考查过去分词作宾语补足语。get sth. done“使某事发生”，过去分词表被动，作宾补。“it”指的是“his computer”，computer“电脑”与repair“修理”之间构成被动关系。故选B。 7. —What do you think of your city Nanchang? —It ________ a lot. It is cleaner and more beautiful than before. A. will change B. has changed C. is changing D. was changing 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得你的家乡南昌怎么样？——它已经改变了很多。它比以前更干净和更漂亮了。 考查现在完成时。根据“It is cleaner and more beautiful than before.”可知，它比以前更干净和更漂亮了，描述的是南昌已经发生的变化，应用现在完成时，表示过去发生的动作对现在的影响。故选B。 8. —Judy, I saw your brother at the film museum at 9 o’clock in the morning. —Well, that’s impossible. He ________ my father’s computer at home. A. fixes B. will fix C. is fixing D. was fixing 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——朱迪，我早上9点在电影博物馆看到了你哥哥。——嗯，那是不可能的。他正在家里修我父亲的电脑。 考查动词时态。根据“at 9 o’clock in the morning”可知此处是指在过去的某一时刻正在家里修父亲的电脑，因此应用过去进行时，结构为was/were doing。故选D。 三、完形填空（本大题共 26 小题，每小题 1 分，共 26 分） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was a beautiful day with a clear, blue sky and the soft wind cooled my morning ____9____. Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair ____10____. I noticed the tea and my little round table moving. At that moment, I thought to ____11____, “It is an earthquake (地震).” I was ____12____ as I ran to tell my parents. ____13____ when I reached them, the earthquake stopped. Nothing happened in the next few hours. My family and I were not ____14____ and our house was still standing. We watched the news about the ____15____. The epicenter was very close to Muzaffarabad. We felt very ____16____ to be in the center of Kashmir. After we watched the situation in Muzaffarabad, I decided to ____17____ to help those people right away. I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to ____18____ the people there. After hours of ____19____, we found a few people who were lucky to be alive. We ____20____ sent for doctors to make sure that they were all right. When they met their families, they cried for____21____. That made me happy. However, not everyone had a ____22____ ending. We also found ____23____ of those not making it through the earthquake. And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people. 9. A. tea B. food C. fruit D. coffee 10. A. shining B. shaking C. dropping D. changing 11. A. myself B. herself C. himself D. themselves 12. A. weak B. scared C. stupid D. excited 13. A. So B. And C. But D. Because 14. A. in need B. in danger C. in silence D. in a hurry 15. A. desert B. illness C. accident D. earthquake 16. A. lonely B. lucky C. unfair D. unusual 17. A. ride B. return C. compete D. volunteer 18. A. cut out B. help out C. give out D. clear out 19. A. fixing B. beating C. digging D. cheating 20. A. mostly B. simply C. quickly D. suddenly 21. A. joy B. truth C. fever D. death 22. A. sad B. fair C. happy D. amazing 23. A. bodies B. voices C. knives D. scarves 【答案】9. A 10. B 11. A 12. B 13. C 14. B 15. D 16. B 17. D 18. B 19. C 20. C 21. A 22. C 23. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要写了作者经历了一次地需，然后决定前往震中帮助受灾人民。作者和其他志愿者一起到达震中，努力救助受灾人民。 【9题详解】 句意：那是一个美好的一天，晴朗的蓝天，柔和的风使我的早茶变得凉爽。 tea茶；food食物；fruit水果；coffee咖啡。根据“I noticed the tea and my little round table moving.”可知，此处应该表示柔和的风使作者的早茶变得凉爽。故选A。 【10题详解】 句意：一切都很安静，我手里的书很好看，直到我感觉到我的椅子在摇动。 shining发光；shaking摇动；dropping落下；changing改变。根据“I noticed the tea and my little round table moving.”可知，此处应该表示椅子在摇动。故选B。 【11题详解】 句意：那一刻，我心里想：“这是一场地震。” myself我自己；herself她自己；himself他自己；themselves他们自己。根据“It is an earthquake (地震).”可知，此处应该是作者自己想的。故选A。 【12题详解】 句意：当我跑去告诉父母时，我很害怕。 weak虚弱的；scared害怕的；stupid愚蠢的；excited激动的。根据“It is an earthquake (地震).”可知，作者当时很害怕。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：但是，当我到达他们那里时，地震停止了。 So所以；And和；But但是；Because因为。根据“the earthquake stopped”可知，此处应该表示转折。故选C。 【14题详解】 句意：我和我的家人没有遇到危险，我们的房子还在。 in need在急需时；in danger处于危险中；in silence安静地；in a hurry匆忙。根据“our house was still standing”可知，此处应该表示作者和家人没有危险。故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：我们看了关于地震的新闻。 desert沙漠；illness疾病；accident事故；earthquake地震。根据“The epicenter was very close to Muzaffarabad.”可知，此处应该表示作者和家人看了关于地震的新闻。故选D。 【16题详解】 句意：我们在克什米尔中心感到非常幸运。 lonely孤独的；lucky幸运的；unfair不公平的；unusual不同寻常的。根据“The epicenter was very close to Muzaffarabad.”和“ to be in the center of Kashmir”可知，作者所住地应该离震中出较远所以感到很幸运。故选B。 【17题详解】 句意：在看了穆扎法拉巴德的情况后，我决定立即自愿去帮助那些人。 ride骑；return返回；compete竞争；volunteer自愿做。根据下文“I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers.”可知，此处应该表示作者自愿去那里帮助别人。故选D。 【18题详解】 句意：我们尽力帮助那里的人。 cut out切断；help out帮助；give out发出；clear out清理。根据上文“I decided to...to help those people right away.”可知，此处应该表示尽力帮助那里的人。故选B。 【19题详解】 句意：经过几小时的挖掘，我们找到了一些幸存者。 fixing修理；beating敲打；digging挖掘；cheating欺骗。根据“we found a few people who were lucky to be alive.”可知，此处应该表示经过几个小时的挖掘。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：我们快速叫了医生来确保他们一切安好。 mostly主要地；simply简单地；quickly快速地；suddenly突然。根据语境可知，当作者他们发现一些幸存者时应该快速地叫医生。故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：当他们见到家人时，他们高兴地哭了起来。 joy快乐；truth真相；fever发烧；death死亡。根据下句“That made me happy.”可知，此处应该表示他们高兴地哭了。故选A。 【22题详解】 句意：然而，并不是每个人都有一个幸福的结局。 sad悲伤的；fair公平的；happy幸福的；amazing令人惊奇的。根据“However”可知，此处表示转折，所以此处应该表示并不是每个人都是幸福的。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：我们还发现了那些没能挺过地震的人的尸体。 bodies身体；voices声音；knives小刀；scarves围巾。根据“And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people.”可知，此处应该表示作者发现了一些没挺过地震的人的尸体。故选A。 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。 show, them, excitedly, death, understand, musician, hard, surprised, whenever, mountain, cheer During the Spring and Autumn Period, there lived a great ____24____ named Yu Boya. He played guqin very well. Many people enjoyed his music. Zhong Ziqi was one of them. One day, Boya came back from a trip to the mountains. He played guqin ____25____ his love for the mountains. Zhong stood beside Boya when he was playing guqin. Zhong said, “How beautifully you’re playing guqin! When I listen to you playing guqin, I can almost see the ____26____ in front of my eyes.” Boya was happy to hear Zhong’s words. Then he played another tune (曲子). Zhong clapped his hands and ____27____ again, “What a beautiful tune it is! When I listen to it, I seem to imagine hundreds of boats are sailing down big rivers.” Boya was ____28____ at Zhong’s comments (评论). He decided to play more tunes for Zhong. ____29____ he played a new tune, Zhong could tell what Boya was thinking about when he played the tune. “You enjoy my music and ____30____ my mind. You know me like a true friend,” Boya said ____31____. After that, Boya and Zhong became close friends. After Zhong’s ____32____, Boya was so sad that he broke his guqin and decided never to play it again. This is the story about Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. We can learn a lesson from it. It is ____33____ to find a true friend. If you find your true friends, love ____34____ and cherish (珍惜) real friendships. 【答案】24. musician 25. to show 26. mountains 27. cheered 28. surprised 29. Whenever 30. understand 31. excitedly 32. death 33. hard 34. them 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了春秋时期伟大的音乐家俞伯牙和他的知己好友钟子期的故事。 【24题详解】 句意：在春秋时期，有一位名叫俞伯牙的伟大音乐家。根据“He played guqin very well. Many people enjoyed his music.”可知俞伯牙是一位伟大的音乐家。musician“音乐家”，符合句意，这里空格前有不定冠词“a”，因此这里填可数名词单数形式。故填musician. 【25题详解】 句意：他弹古琴来抒发他对高山的热爱之情。根据“his love for the mountains”可知此处表示俞伯牙在表达他对高山的热爱。show“展示”，表达，符合句意。分析句子结构可知，句中有谓语动词“play”，空格处表示目的，用动词不定式。故填to show。 【26题详解】 句意：当我听你弹古琴时，我几乎可以看到眼前的高山。根据“He played guqin...his love for the mountains.”可知此处表示钟子期可以在俞伯牙的曲子中感受到高山。mountain“高山”，符合句意，此处用其复数形式表示泛指。故填mountains。 【27题详解】 句意：钟子期再次拍手欢呼起来。根据“Zhong clapped his hands and...again”可知此处表示钟子期再次拍手欢呼起来。cheer“欢呼”，符合句意。此句时态为一般过去时，因此这里“cheer”用过去式。故填cheered。 【28题详解】 句意：伯牙对钟子期的评价感到非常惊讶。be surprised at“对……感到惊讶”，这里指伯牙惊讶于子期能听懂他所弹的曲子所表达的情感。故填surprised。 【29题详解】 句意：无论他什么时候谈论新的曲子，钟子期都能说出俞伯牙演奏这首曲子时在想什么。分析句子结构可知，这里缺少时间状语从句的引导词。whenever“无论何时”，符合句意。故填whenever。 【30题详解】 句意：你喜欢我的音乐并且理解我的思想。根据“...he played a new tune, Zhong could tell what Boya was thinking about when he played the tune.”，可知此处表示钟子期对俞伯牙非常了解，了解他的思想。understand“理解”，符合句意。本句时态为一般现在时，主语为“you”，所以用动词原形。故填understand。 【31题详解】 句意：“你喜欢我的音乐，理解我的思想。你就像一个真正的朋友一样。”俞伯牙激动地说。这里缺少副词修饰动词“said”，excitedly“激动地”，符合句意。故填excitedly。 【32题详解】 句意：钟子期死后，俞伯牙如此伤心以至于摔了古琴并且决定再也不弹古琴了。根据“Boya was so sad that  he broke his guqin and decided never to play it again.”可知此处表示钟子期去世之后，伯牙很伤心决定不再弹琴，空格前有“After Zhong’s”可知空格处填名词，death“死亡”，符合句意，这里指钟子期的死。故填death。 【33题详解】 句意：找到一个真正的朋友很难的。It is+adj. to do sth.“做某事是怎样的”，根据“If you find your true friends, love...and cherish (珍惜) real friendships.”可知找到真正的友谊很难。hard“困难的”，符合句意。故填hard。 【34题详解】 句意：如果你找到真正的朋友，要爱护他们并且珍惜真正的友谊。love为动词，此处缺少宾语，them“他们”，人称代词宾格，指朋友们。故填them。 四、阅读理解（本大题共 23 小题，每小题 2 分，共 46 分） A) 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A Marbles (弹珠游戏) Kids Museum Marbles Kids Museum opened in 2007 for hands-on and minds-on learning for children. We provide plenty of exhibits (展览会), daily programs, summer camps and IMAX educational films and special activities. Here kids can learn new things through imagination and play. Age: Kids aged 10 and under. Food: You can buy snacks, drinks and local farm-fresh food for lunch at the Marbles Corner Store. There are outdoor seats for visitors to enjoy food brought from their homes. No eating in the museum exhibit areas. Time: Tuesday—Sunday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m. For IMAX movies and show time, click here: www.imaxraleigh.org. Ticket: $6 per person (children under 1 are FREE) Location: 201 West Hargett Street, Raleigh. More information: If you want to know more, please call us at 619-835-2020. 35. When can we visit the museum? A. At 9 a.m. on Monday. B. At 6 p.m. on Friday. C. At 10 a.m. on Sunday. D. At 5 a.m. on Tuesday. 36. How much should they pay if 8-year-old Mike visits the museum with his 6-year-old sister? A $6 B. $12 C. $18 D. $24 37. Which of the following about Marbles Kids Museum is TRUE? A. A 12-year-old kid can visit the museum. B. Visitors can’t enjoy food brought from their homes. C. The museum is on 201 West Hargett Street, Raleigh. D. Visitors can only see some exhibits and IMAX educational films. 【答案】35. C 36. B 37. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了弹珠儿童博物馆的开放时间、票价、地址等相关信息。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Time: Tuesday—Sunday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m.”可知，博物馆在周二到周日上午9点到下午5点开放。故选C。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Ticket: $6 per person (children under 1 are FREE)”可知，门票每人6美元，1岁以下的儿童免费，因此8岁的Mike和他6岁的妹妹共需支付6+6=12美元。故选B。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Location: 201 West Hargett Street, Raleigh.”可知，博物馆位于罗利西哈盖特街2011号。故选C。 B The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer. In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring work. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain (抱怨)? I think most people have. Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was asked to do something boring. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint fence ( 篱 笆 ). Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the work. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand—boys can do this!” Tom said. Tom’s words made Ben interested in the work. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence. This story teaches me an important lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given boring or tiring work, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is possible that nobody will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job! 38. Who writes the classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? A. Mark Twain. B. Aunt Polly. C. Ben Rogers. D. Tom Sawyer 39. Why did Tom say the underlined sentence to Ben in Paragraph 3? A. To show his sadness. B. To catch Ben’s interest. C. To show his excitement. D. To show the work is difficult. 40 Put the following information into correct order according to the passage. a.Ben Rogers walked past. b.Aunt Polly told Tom to paint fence. c.Tom said that he felt “excited” about painting fence. d.Ben gave Tom his apple to get the chance to paint the fence. A. a-c-b-d B. a-b-c-d C. b-a-c-d D. b-a-d-c 41. What is Tom Sawyer like according to this passage? A. Brave. B. Clever. C. Talented. D. Hardworking. 42. Which of the following is the writers’ opinion? A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is kind of boring. B. He doesn’t think he can learn anything from the book. C. All people like complaining when they are given boring or tiring work. D. It is useless to complain when you are given something boring or tiring. 【答案】38. A 39. B 40. C 41. B 42. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者读完《汤姆索亚历险记》后的感触，作者告诉我们抱怨是没有用的。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain.”可知，《汤姆索亚历险记》是马克·吐温的伟大作品之一，即《汤姆索亚历险记》的作者是马克·吐温。故选A。 【39题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Tom’s words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence.”可推测，Tom对Ben说这句话是为了引起Ben的兴趣。故选B。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据“One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint fence (篱笆). Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Tom told Ben that he felt ‘happy’ about the work.”以及“He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence.”可知正确顺序是b-a-c-d。故选C。 41题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Tom’s words made Ben interested in the work. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence.”可知，汤姆是聪明的。故选B。 【42题详解】 推理判断题。根据“This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is useless.”可知，这个故事给了作者一个宝贵的教训：抱怨是没有用的，即作者从《汤姆索亚历险记》中知道了抱怨是没用的。故选D。 C The Great Pyramid is near the city of Giza, Egypt and it has stood there for more than 4,500 years. As you might imagine, something that has been around for such a long time has quite a history. The Great Pyramid was built by the Egyptian King Khufu. Khufu wanted to build a great palace for himself after he died. In the beginning, his pyramid was 481 feet tall. Now the Great Pyramid faces some problems. One problem is that the pyramid is becoming smaller. In fact, the building has lost about 30 feet of its original (最初的) height. It’s not because the pyramid is running into the sand. The building has actually lost height over the years because people have taken its outer layers (外层) of rock and used the rock to build other buildings. Giza is not far from Egypt’s capital city, Cairo. As Cairo grew over centuries, the need for new buildings increased. To meet that need, people took stones from the pyramid’s outer layers and used them to build houses and other buildings. And also the wind, sun, and rain have worn down the same outer layers of the pyramid. The Great Pyramid is also being worn away from inside. Thousands of tourists visit the Great Pyramid every year. As they walk through the rooms inside the pyramid, the water from their breath stays inside the walls. Over time the water collects into salts and makes the stones worn down. Luckily, Zahi Hawass tried his best to save the Great Pyramid and the smaller pyramids that are around it. Hawass worked to make people know the problems caused by allowing too many people to walk through the pyramids. Making the government stop people from going there was difficult, because tourists are important to Egypt. So Hawass thought of the idea—When one pyramid was closed for fixing, he made sure that others were open for people to enjoy. Although interest in the pyramids was protected, tourists would see these great buildings only from the outside. “In my opinion,” he says, “the magic of the pyramid is on the outside, not on the inside.” 43. What’s the height of the Great Pyramid now? A. 451 feet. B. 521 feet. C. 481 feet. D. 511 feet. 44. What happened to the Great Pyramid as Cairo increased in size and population? A. It started running into the sand. B. Water started collecting inside its wall. C. People used its outer rock to build other buildings. D. The water and the wind started wearing down its out layers. 45. What are the natural factors (因素) that lead to the Pyramid’s getting smaller? a. the sound b. the water c. the electricity d. the light e. the wind A. a, b, e B. b, c, d C. b, d, e D. a, b, c 46. Which idea would Hawass most likely agree? A. Modern buildings are often more beautiful than ancient ones. B. Places of interest around the world should be fully open to tourists. C. Countries need to stop building modern cities near places of interest. D. People should take care to protect places of interest around the world. 47. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Why the pyramids are popular with tourists. B. When tourists can visit the pyramids. C. Who should protect the pyramids. D. What can be done to protect the pyramids. 【答案】43. A 44. C 45. C 46. D 47. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了大金字塔当前面临的一些问题。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“In the beginning, his pyramid was 481 feet tall.”以及第二段中的“In fact, the building has lost about 30 feet of its original (最初的) height.”可知，起初，金字塔有481英尺高，现在金字塔已经大约失去了原来高度的30英尺，所以可推知现在金字塔的高度应是451英尺。故选A。 【44题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“As Cairo grew over centuries, the need for new buildings increased. To meet that need, people took stones from the pyramid’s outer layers and used them to build houses and other buildings.”可知，随着开罗几个世纪的发展，人们对新建筑的需求增加了，所以人们从金字塔的外层拿走石头，用它们来建造房屋和其他建筑物。故选C。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And also the wind, sun, and rain have worn down the same outer layers of the pyramid.”可知，风、太阳和雨水也磨损了金字塔的外层，从而导致金字塔越来越小。故选C。 【46题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Hawass worked to make people know the problems caused by allowing too many people to walk through the pyramids.”以及“So Hawass thought of the idea—When one pyramid was closed for fixing, he made sure that others were open for people to enjoy. Although interest in the pyramids was protected, tourists would see these great buildings only from the outside. ‘In my opinion,’ he says, ‘the magic of the pyramid is on the outside, not on the inside.’”可知，Hawass尽最大努力拯救大金字塔和它周围的小金字塔，他的做法是当一个金字塔因修理而关闭时，他确保其他金字塔对人们开放供人们欣赏，他认为金字塔的魔力在外面，不在里面，所以可推知，Hawass最有可能同意人们应该注意保护世界各地的名胜古迹。故选D。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“So Hawass thought of the idea—When one pyramid was closed for fixing, he made sure that others were open for people to enjoy. Although interest in the pyramids was protected, tourists would see these great buildings only from the outside.”可知，从文章最后一段我们能知道可以做些什么来保护金字塔。故选D。 D Many people enjoy seeing busy little squirrels running around a park. It might surprise you, then, to learn that some squirrels are in danger. Without protection, you may not see the UK’s red squirrels in just ten years. The main reason is that people brought gray squirrels to the UK in the 1890s. They are larger and longer. They are also better at competing for food and space than red squirrels. As a result, the country’s red squirrels are hard to survive. Another problem is that gray squirrels have brought with them the squirrel pox virus (松鼠痘病毒). They can carry this virus without any influences (影响) on themselves, but it kills red squirrels. Animals scientists are worried that these problems are having a serious influence. People in the UK love their red squirrels, so they are doing their best to save them. They came up with a few ideas. One is to stop the gray squirrels from having more babies. With fewer gray squirrels to compete with or spread the virus, the red squirrels will have a better chance. Besides, the trees in the UK will also be healthier, since gray squirrels sometimes hurt trees. Another idea is to use gray squirrels’ natural enemies (敌人) to cut down their numbers. For example, pine martens mainly catch gray squirrels instead of red squirrels. Scientists are putting pine martens in the areas with too many gray squirrels so that different animals can live together better in this way. With these plans, people in the UK hope their red squirrels will make a comeback. 48. What does the underlined word “survive” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Continue to live. B. Continue to play. C. Continue to sleep. D. Continue to walk. 49. What can we know about red squirrels according to the passage? A. They sometimes hurt trees. B. Pine martens like catching them. C. They are larger and longer than gray squirrels. D. Squirrel pox virus from gray squirrels can kill them. 50. What is the main idea of paragraph 4? A. Why people in the UK love their red squirrels. B. Why British do their best to save red squirrels. C. How British try their best to save red squirrels. D. How British try their best to save the trees there. 51. How many ways of saving red squirrels are mentioned in the passage? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 52. What would be the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】48. A 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍英国红松鼠濒危的原因和拯救它们的办法。 【48题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“The main reason is that people brought gray squirrels to the UK in the 1890s. They are larger and longer. They are also better at competing for food and space than red squirrels. As a result, the country’s red squirrels are hard to survive.”可知，人们把生存能力强的灰松鼠带到英国，对红松鼠的生存造成威胁，所以红松鼠很难“继续存活”。故选A。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Another problem is that gray squirrels have brought with them the squirrel pox virus. They can carry this virus without any influences on themselves, but it kills red squirrels.”可知，松鼠痘病毒能杀死红松鼠。故选D。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“People in the UK love their red squirrels, so they are doing their best to save them. They came up with a few ideas. One is to stop...”可知，本段都在讨论英国人救红松鼠的办法。故选C。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据“One is to stop the gray squirrels from having more babies.”和“Another idea is to use gray squirrels’ natural enemies to cut down their numbers.”可知，阻止灰松鼠大量繁殖和用灰松鼠的天敌来遏制其数量，是两种拯救红松鼠的方式。故选B。 【52题详解】 篇章结构题。根据文章，第一段为导入问题——英国红松鼠濒危；第二、三段分析了两个原因；第四、五段是英国人救红松鼠的办法。共按此分为三部分。故选D。 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Have you ever considered the way you spend your money? What do you buy? When do you buy? It is important to use your money wisely. Then, you will have enough for the things you want. You can make smart decisions about your money. ____53____ One way to be smart with your money is to shop around before you buy. Visit more than one store, check the prices at each store, and try not to be in a hurry to buy. You do not have to buy at the first store you visit; another store might have what you want at a lower price. ____54____ Another way to be smart with your money is to wait for a sale. ____55____ For example, suppose you want to buy a camera. Wait until a store has a sale. You can save 20 percent, 30 percent, or more on the price of the camera by waiting for a sale. Some stores also offer a discount if you buy more than one of an item. So, look for sales offering a lower price per item if you buy two of that item. You could save money. ____56____ For instance, large bags of dog food usually cost less per pound than small bags cost. A large pack of pens usually costs less per pen than a small pack of pens. So, even though you may spend more on a large size, you are really saving money per item. You can learn to be smart with your money. ____57____ You cannot always have what you want right away. But if you are patient, you will save money. Then, you will have more money to spend on what you want. A. Many stores offer special discounts. B. It is not a good idea to wait for a sale. C. All it takes is some careful, smart thinking. D. Being careful with money is wise. E. It takes some practice, and it takes patience. F. You can even check online and compare prices. G. You can also use your money wisely by buying larger sizes of things. 【答案】53. C 54. F 55. A 56. G 57. E 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了一些明智的理财方法。 【53题详解】 根据上文“You can make smart decisions about your money.”可知，人们可以在金钱方面做出明智的决定，再结合下文具体的理财方法可知，此空应给出怎么做决定的总的方法，选项C“所需要的只是一些谨慎、聪明的思考”符合语境。故选C。 【54题详解】 根据上文“Visit more than one store, check the prices at each store…”可知，此段教人们购买东西时要货比三家，选项F“你甚至可以在线查看和比较价格”属于货比三家的方法。故选F。 【55题详解】 根据上文“Another way to be smart with your money is to wait for a sale.”可知，另一种精明理财的方法是等待降价，也就是等商店提供折扣，选项A“许多商店提供特别折扣”符合语境。故选A。 【56题详解】 根据下文“So, even though you may spend more on a large size, you are really saving money per item.”可知，买量大的商品看似花了更多的钱，但是平均下来人们在每个小商品上其实是省了钱的，由此可知作者在此段建议人们要买量大的商品，选项G“你也可以明智地使用你的钱，买量更大的东西”符合语境。故选G。 【57题详解】 根据下文“But if you are patient, you will save money.”可知，作者强调了要省钱就要有耐心，由此可知此空作者提出了理财需要有耐心的观点，选项E“这需要练习，也需要耐心”符合语境。故选E。 五、补全对话（共 5 分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。 A: Hello, Mike. You look upset. What’s the matter? B: Hi, Alice. ____58____ What should I do? A: I think you should call her and tell her about it. B: ____59____ She will be angry with me. A: Why not buy her a new one? B: That sounds good. ____60____ A: There is a CD store near the city library. You can get one there. B: Sure. ____61____ A: No problem. Then we can go to the Judy’s home together. B: ____62____ A. I have a headache. B. Where can I buy the CD? C. Thank you very much, Alice. D. I’m afraid to tell her the truth. E. But I don’t have enough money. F. Could you please go there with me? G. I borrowed Judy’s favourite CD, but I lost it. 【答案】58. G 59. D 60. B 61. F 62. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是Alice和Mike之间的对话，Mike因为弄丢了朋友的CD而感到沮丧，Alice给了他一些建议。 【58题详解】 根据上句“Hello, Mike. You look upset. What’s the matter?”可知，此处Mike应该解释他为什么沮丧。选项G“我借了Judy最喜欢的CD，但我弄丢了。”符合情景，故选G。 【59题详解】 根据上句“I think you should call her and tell her about it.”及下句“She will be angry with me.”可知，Mike怕Judy生气而不敢告诉她真相。选项D“我害怕告诉她真相。”符合情景，故选D。 【60题详解】 根据上句“Why not buy her a new one?”及下句“There is a CD store near the city library.”可知，此处Mike应该询问在哪里可以买CD。选项B“我在哪里可以买到CD？”符合情景，故选B。 【61题详解】 根据下句“No problem. Then we can go to the Judy’s home together.”可知，Alice答应和他一起去，此处是Mike请求Alice陪他一起去。选项F“你能和我一起去吗？”符合情景，故选F。 【62题详解】 根据上句“No problem. Then we can go to the Judy’s home together.”可知，Mike应该对Alice表示感谢。选项C“非常感谢你，Alice。”符合情景，故选C。 六、书面表达（15分） 63. 中华民族历史悠久，传统节日形式多样，并且每一个节日都有着丰富的涵义。在这些传统节日中你最喜欢哪个呢？假设你是育新国际学校的李华，你们班的外籍同学都对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，请你根据以下写作要求，在下周英语主题班会上就中国传统节日向你的外籍同学做介绍。 要求：1. 包含要点：你最喜欢的中国传统节日是？你喜欢这个节日的原因？这个节日有什么风俗习惯？ 2. 不少于80词，可适当发挥； My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival Among so many traditional Chinese festivals, I like the Spring Festival best. Here are my reasons. First, it’s a valuable time for people to get together. On the Chinese New Year’s Eve, we can have a big family dinner with all our family. After that, we can enjoy the Spring Festival Gala until midnight. Second, it’s also a great time for us kids to have fun together. We can share our experiences during the year with others. What’s more, the Spring Festival always comes with a long holiday, so I can plan my time freely and try something new. In a word, it’s really an exciting and happy time in my mind. What about you? 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇说明文，为材料作文； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏，适当增加细节完整表述内容。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍你最喜欢的节日； 第二步，具体阐述喜欢该节日的原因以及该节日的习俗； 第三步，最后表达你的感受。 [亮点词汇] ①get together聚在一起 ②have fun玩得开心 ③share our experiences分享我们的经历 [高分句型] First, it’s a valuable time for people to get together. (it作形式主语) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 丰城中学2024-2025学年上学期初三第一次月考试卷英语 一、听力测试（20分） A）请听下面五段对话，每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。（每小题1分） 1. When was the new kind of car invented? A. In 2009. B. In 2012. C. In 2015. 2. How does the girl like the CBA? A. Better and better. B. Popular. C. Important. 3. What did the boy’s cousin use to be? A Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Friendly. 4. Where does the man probably want to go? A. To a hospital. B. To a bank. C. To a shopping mall. 5. What does Ella mean? A. Her trip was terrible. B. She likes the hotel there. C. She felt happy during the trip. B）请听下面4段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。 请听第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。 6. What is Mike doing? A. Looking for a ring. B. Seeing a doctor. C. Buying a book. 7. Who does Mike buy a gift for? A. His sister. B. His friend. C. His mom. 请听第2段对话，回答第8、9小题。 8. How many pieces of paper can a tree become? A. About 85,000. B. About 80,500. C. About 800,500. 9. Which of the following is true according to the conversation? A. We don’t have to cut down a lot of trees. B. We just need to plant more trees. C. Linda will take part in an activity to plant trees. 请听第3段对话，回答第10至第12小题。 10. What is Linda doing? A. She is singing. B. She is listening to music. C. She is watching TV. 11. How is the first song they talk about? A. Soft. B. Loud. C. Sad. 12. What can we know about the band The Sky? A. They are very famous. B. They have made a few records. C. They will have a concert in August. 请听第4段对话，回答第13至第15小题。 13. When will the visitors come? A. On March 21st. B. On April 12th. C. On April 22nd. 14. What will the visitors do on the second day? A. Have a party. B. Give a talk. C. Visit the factories. 15. What can we get from the conversation? A. There will be 18 visitors. B. The visit will last for 5 days. C. Mr. Goodman will show them around Jiujiang. C）请听下面一段独白，根据独内容完成下列句子，每个空格不超过3个单词。听独白前你将有50秒钟的时间阅读句子内容。独白读两遍。 16. The survey is about “Could students go out alone during ____________________?” 17. About ____________________ of the students think it’s safe to go out alone. 18. 78% of the _____________________ think students had better not go out on their own. 19. ________________ half of the parents agree that students are about to look after themselves. 20. According to the school’s advice, if students have to go out alone, they should ____________________with them and keep in touch with their parents. 二、单项填空（8分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。（每小题1分） 1. The best ________ for our parents’ birthday is that we grow up healthily. A. expression B. wish C. present D. knowledge 2. Mr. Smith created a new robot. Soon all his workers ________ to make it. A. teach B. are taught C. were taught D. taught 3. The lady _________ dancing as a hobby in her sixties, and she is really good at it now. A. dressed up B. looked up C. took up D. put up 4. The Great Wall is one of ________ man-made buildings in the world and we’re all proud of it. A. more terrible B. the most terrible C. more amazing D. the most amazing 5. Dick __________ in America, but he has been ___________ Chinese food since he moved to China. A. used to live; used to eating B. is used to live; used to eat C. is used to live; used to eating D. used to living; used to eat 6. There is something wrong with his computer. He plans to get it ________ this afternoon. A. repairing B. repaired C. to repair D. repairs 7. —What do you think of your city Nanchang? —It ________ a lot. It is cleaner and more beautiful than before. A. will change B. has changed C. is changing D. was changing 8. —Judy, I saw your brother at the film museum at 9 o’clock in the morning. —Well, that’s impossible. He ________ my father’s computer at home. A. fixes B. will fix C. is fixing D. was fixing 三、完形填空（本大题共 26 小题，每小题 1 分，共 26 分） 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was a beautiful day with a clear blue sky and the soft wind cooled my morning ____9____. Everything was quiet and the book in my hands was lovely until I felt my chair ____10____. I noticed the tea and my little round table moving. At that moment, I thought to ____11____, “It is an earthquake (地震).” I was ____12____ as I ran to tell my parents. ____13____ when I reached them, the earthquake stopped. Nothing happened in the next few hours. My family and I were not ____14____ and our house was still standing. We watched the news about the ____15____. The epicenter was very close to Muzaffarabad. We felt very ____16____ to be in the center of Kashmir. After we watched the situation in Muzaffarabad, I decided to ____17____ to help those people right away. I arrived in the city of Muzaffarabad with a few other volunteers. We tried to ____18____ the people there. After hours of ____19____, we found a few people who were lucky to be alive. We ____20____ sent for doctors to make sure that they were all right. When they met their families, they cried for____21____. That made me happy. However, not everyone had a ____22____ ending. We also found ____23____ of those not making it through the earthquake. And I felt terrible when I saw the tears of the people crying for those dead people. 9. A. tea B. food C. fruit D. coffee 10. A. shining B. shaking C. dropping D. changing 11 A. myself B. herself C. himself D. themselves 12. A. weak B. scared C. stupid D. excited 13. A. So B. And C. But D. Because 14. A. in need B. in danger C. in silence D. in a hurry 15. A. desert B. illness C. accident D. earthquake 16. A. lonely B. lucky C. unfair D. unusual 17. A. ride B. return C. compete D. volunteer 18. A. cut out B. help out C. give out D. clear out 19. A. fixing B. beating C. digging D. cheating 20. A. mostly B. simply C. quickly D. suddenly 21. A. joy B. truth C. fever D. death 22. A. sad B. fair C. happy D. amazing 23. A. bodies B. voices C. knives D. scarves 请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卡的相应位置。每个词限用一次。 show, them, excitedly, death, understand, musician, hard, surprised, whenever, mountain, cheer During the Spring and Autumn Period, there lived a great ____24____ named Yu Boya. He played guqin very well. Many people enjoyed his music. Zhong Ziqi was one of them. One day, Boya came back from a trip to the mountains. He played guqin ____25____ his love for the mountains. Zhong stood beside Boya when he was playing guqin. Zhong said, “How beautifully you’re playing guqin! When I listen to you playing guqin, I can almost see the ____26____ in front of my eyes.” Boya was happy to hear Zhong’s words. Then he played another tune (曲子). Zhong clapped his hands and ____27____ again, “What a beautiful tune it is! When I listen to it, I seem to imagine hundreds of boats are sailing down big rivers.” Boya was ____28____ at Zhong’s comments (评论). He decided to play more tunes for Zhong. ____29____ he played a new tune, Zhong could tell what Boya was thinking about when he played the tune. “You enjoy my music and ____30____ my mind. You know me like a true friend,” Boya said ____31____. After that, Boya and Zhong became close friends. After Zhong’s ____32____, Boya was so sad that he broke his guqin and decided never to play it again. This is the story about Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. We can learn a lesson from it. It is ____33____ to find a true friend. If you find your true friends, love ____34____ and cherish (珍惜) real friendships. 四、阅读理解（本大题共 23 小题，每小题 2 分，共 46 分） A) 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A Marbles (弹珠游戏) Kids Museum Marbles Kids Museum opened in 2007 for hands-on and minds-on learning for children. We provide plenty of exhibits (展览会), daily programs, summer camps and IMAX educational films and special activities. Here kids can learn new things through imagination and play. Age: Kids aged 10 and under. Food: You can buy snacks, drinks and local farm-fresh food for lunch at the Marbles Corner Store. There are outdoor seats for visitors to enjoy food brought from their homes. No eating in the museum exhibit areas. Time: Tuesday—Sunday: 9 a.m.—5 p.m. For IMAX movies and show time, click here: www.imaxraleigh.org. Ticket: $6 per person (children under 1 are FREE) Location: 201 West Hargett Street, Raleigh. More information: If you want to know more, please call us at 619-835-2020. 35. When can we visit the museum? A. At 9 a.m. on Monday. B. At 6 p.m. on Friday. C. At 10 a.m. on Sunday. D. At 5 a.m. on Tuesday. 36. How much should they pay if 8-year-old Mike visits the museum with his 6-year-old sister? A. $6 B. $12 C. $18 D. $24 37. Which of the following about Marbles Kids Museum is TRUE? A. A 12-year-old kid can visit the museum. B. Visitors can’t enjoy food brought from their homes. C. The museum is on 201 West Hargett Street, Raleigh. D. Visitors can only see some exhibits and IMAX educational films. B The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of the great works by Mark Twain. The book is so interesting. Even today, it is quite popular among kids. Although I am in my thirties, the book remains one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have learned an important lesson from Tom Sawyer. In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring work. What’s in your mind when your mom tells you to clean the floor? Have you ever wanted to complain (抱怨)? I think most people have. Tom Sawyer, however, thought “differently” when he was asked to do something boring. One Saturday morning, Aunt Polly told Tom to paint fence ( 篱 笆 ). Tom’s friend Ben Rogers happened to walk past. Tom told Ben that he felt “excited” about the work. “Only one in a thousand—maybe even two thousand—boys can do this!” Tom said. Tom’s words made Ben interested in the work. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a chance to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about nothing but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence. This story teaches me an important lesson: Complaining is useless. The next time you are given boring or tiring work, don’t complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is possible that nobody will come and do the work for you. However, without complaining, you’ll feel better and perhaps even do a better job! 38. Who writes the classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? A. Mark Twain. B. Aunt Polly. C. Ben Rogers. D. Tom Sawyer 39. Why did Tom say the underlined sentence to Ben in Paragraph 3? A. To show his sadness. B. To catch Ben’s interest. C. To show his excitement. D. To show the work is difficult. 40. Put the following information into correct order according to the passage. a.Ben Rogers walked past. b.Aunt Polly told Tom to paint fence. c.Tom said that he felt “excited” about painting fence. dBen gave Tom his apple to get the chance to paint the fence. A. a-c-b-d B. a-b-c-d C. b-a-c-d D. b-a-d-c 41. What is Tom Sawyer like according to this passage? A. Brave. B. Clever. C. Talented. D. Hardworking. 42. Which of the following is the writers’ opinion? A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is kind of boring. B. He doesn’t think he can learn anything from the book. C. All people like complaining when they are given boring or tiring work. D. It is useless to complain when you are given something boring or tiring. C The Great Pyramid is near the city of Giza, Egypt and it has stood there for more than 4,500 years. As you might imagine, something that has been around for such a long time has quite a history. The Great Pyramid was built by the Egyptian King Khufu. Khufu wanted to build a great palace for himself after he died. In the beginning, his pyramid was 481 feet tall. Now the Great Pyramid faces some problems. One problem is that the pyramid is becoming smaller. In fact, the building has lost about 30 feet of its original (最初的) height. It’s not because the pyramid is running into the sand. The building has actually lost height over the years because people have taken its outer layers (外层) of rock and used the rock to build other buildings. Giza is not far from Egypt’s capital city, Cairo. As Cairo grew over centuries, the need for new buildings increased. To meet that need, people took stones from the pyramid’s outer layers and used them to build houses and other buildings. And also the wind, sun, and rain have worn down the same outer layers of the pyramid. The Great Pyramid is also being worn away from inside. Thousands of tourists visit the Great Pyramid every year. As they walk through the rooms inside the pyramid, the water from their breath stays inside the walls. Over time the water collects into salts and makes the stones worn down. Luckily, Zahi Hawass tried his best to save the Great Pyramid and the smaller pyramids that are around it. Hawass worked to make people know the problems caused by allowing too many people to walk through the pyramids. Making the government stop people from going there was difficult, because tourists are important to Egypt. So Hawass thought of the idea—When one pyramid was closed for fixing, he made sure that others were open for people to enjoy. Although interest in the pyramids was protected, tourists would see these great buildings only from the outside. “In my opinion,” he says, “the magic of the pyramid is on the outside, not on the inside.” 43. What’s the height of the Great Pyramid now? A. 451 feet. B. 521 feet. C. 481 feet. D. 511 feet. 44. What happened to the Great Pyramid as Cairo increased in size and population? A. It started running into the sand. B. Water started collecting inside its wall. C. People used its outer rock to build other buildings. D. The water and the wind started wearing down its out layers. 45. What are the natural factors (因素) that lead to the Pyramid’s getting smaller? a. the sound b. the water c. the electricity d. the light e. the wind A. a, b, e B. b, c, d C. b, d, e D. a, b, c 46. Which idea would Hawass most likely agree? A. Modern buildings are often more beautiful than ancient ones. B. Places of interest around the world should be fully open to tourists. C. Countries need to stop building modern cities near places of interest. D. People should take care to protect places of interest around the world. 47. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Why the pyramids are popular with tourists. B. When tourists can visit the pyramids. C. Who should protect the pyramids. D. What can be done to protect the pyramids. D Many people enjoy seeing busy little squirrels running around a park. It might surprise you, then, to learn that some squirrels are in danger. Without protection, you may not see the UK’s red squirrels in just ten years. The main reason is that people brought gray squirrels to the UK in the 1890s. They are larger and longer. They are also better at competing for food and space than red squirrels. As a result, the country’s red squirrels are hard to survive. Another problem is that gray squirrels have brought with them the squirrel pox virus (松鼠痘病毒). They can carry this virus without any influences (影响) on themselves, but it kills red squirrels. Animals scientists are worried that these problems are having a serious influence. People in the UK love their red squirrels, so they are doing their best to save them. They came up with a few ideas. One is to stop the gray squirrels from having more babies. With fewer gray squirrels to compete with or spread the virus, the red squirrels will have a better chance. Besides, the trees in the UK will also be healthier, since gray squirrels sometimes hurt trees. Another idea is to use gray squirrels’ natural enemies (敌人) to cut down their numbers. For example, pine martens mainly catch gray squirrels instead of red squirrels. Scientists are putting pine martens in the areas with too many gray squirrels so that different animals can live together better in this way. With these plans, people in the UK hope their red squirrels will make a comeback. 48. What does the underlined word “survive” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Continue to live. B. Continue to play. C. Continue to sleep. D. Continue to walk. 49. What can we know about red squirrels according to the passage? A. They sometimes hurt trees. B. Pine martens like catching them. C. They are larger and longer than gray squirrels. D. Squirrel pox virus from gray squirrels can kill them. 50. What is the main idea of paragraph 4? A. Why people in the UK love their red squirrels. B. Why British do their best to save red squirrels. C. How British try their best to save red squirrels. D. How British try their best to save the trees there. 51. How many ways of saving red squirrels are mentioned in the passage? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 52. What would be the best structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Have you ever considered the way you spend your money? What do you buy? When do you buy? It is important to use your money wisely. Then, you will have enough for the things you want. You can make smart decisions about your money. ____53____ One way to be smart with your money is to shop around before you buy. Visit more than one store, check the prices at each store, and try not to be in a hurry to buy. You do not have to buy at the first store you visit; another store might have what you want at a lower price. ____54____ Another way to be smart with your money is to wait for a sale. ____55____ For example, suppose you want to buy a camera. Wait until a store has a sale. You can save 20 percent, 30 percent, or more on the price of the camera by waiting for a sale. Some stores also offer a discount if you buy more than one of an item. So, look for sales offering a lower price per item if you buy two of that item. You could save money. ____56____ For instance, large bags of dog food usually cost less per pound than small bags cost. A large pack of pens usually costs less per pen than a small pack of pens. So, even though you may spend more on a large size, you are really saving money per item. You can learn to be smart with your money. ____57____ You cannot always have what you want right away. But if you are patient, you will save money. Then, you will have more money to spend on what you want. A. Many stores offer special discounts. B. It is not a good idea to wait for a sale. C. All it takes is some careful, smart thinking. D. Being careful with money is wise. E. It takes some practice, and it takes patience. F. You can even check online and compare prices. G. You can also use your money wisely by buying larger sizes of things. 五、补全对话（共 5 分） 请阅读下面对话，根据对话内容从下面的七个选项中选择五个填入空白处，使对话通顺、合理，意思完整，并在答题卡上将其序号涂黑。一空一句。 A: Hello, Mike. You look upset. What’s the matter? B: Hi, Alice. ____58____ What should I do? A: I think you should call her and tell her about it. B: ____59____ She will be angry with me. A: Why not buy her a new one? B: That sounds good. ____60____ A: There is a CD store near the city library. You can get one there. B: Sure. ____61____ A: No problem. Then we can go to the Judy’s home together. B: ____62____ A. I have a headache. B. Where can I buy the CD? C. Thank you very much, Alice. D. I’m afraid to tell her the truth. E. But I don’t have enough money. F. Could you please go there with me? G. I borrowed Judy’s favourite CD but I lost it. 六、书面表达（15分） 63. 中华民族历史悠久，传统节日形式多样，并且每一个节日都有着丰富的涵义。在这些传统节日中你最喜欢哪个呢？假设你是育新国际学校的李华，你们班的外籍同学都对中国传统文化非常感兴趣，请你根据以下写作要求，在下周英语主题班会上就中国传统节日向你的外籍同学做介绍。 要求：1. 包含要点：你最喜欢的中国传统节日是？你喜欢这个节日的原因？这个节日有什么风俗习惯？ 2. 不少于80词，可适当发挥； My Favorite Traditional Chinese Festival ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$