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2024-2025学年度第一学期 初二级英语科期中考试试卷 命题人：执信路校区初二英语备课组 审题人：梁婷婷、朱慧娴 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共13页，满分为120分。考试用时100分钟。 注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。 2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案：不能答在试卷上。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。 第一部分 选择题（共80分） 一、听力 第一节 听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面五段对话，从每题A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 1. Where did Kim come from? A. Canada. B. The United States. C. Guangzhou. 2. In March, what is the weather like in Canada? A. Hot and wet. B. Hot and dry. C. Cool and dry. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 3. What is Mary's story about? A. International students' newspaper. B. International students' life in their hometown. C. International students' life in Beijing. 4. How long has Tom been in Beijing? A. For over two years. B. For over three years. C. For over four years. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 5. Where did Jack do his part-time job? A. In a Chinese tea house in Hangzhou. B. In a Chinese tea house in Canada. C. In a tea school in Hangzhou. 6. When did Jack work for his part-time job? A. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. B. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, C. On Mondays, Fridays and Sundays. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 7. What happened to Susan? A. Her computer broke down. B. Her report was finished. C. She wanted to learn how to fix a computer. 8. Where did Jerry learn skills about fixing computers? A. In France. B. In Germany. C. In England. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 9. What did the man do at the weekend? A. He went walking in the park. B. He went camping in the park. C. He went camping in the forest. 10. How long did it take to get to the national park from the man's home? A. Three hours by car. B. Six hours by car. C. Three hours by bus. 第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面短文，根据所听短文，完成下面表格。短文读两遍。 Thomas Edison was a famous American ________ When What In 1847 He was born. When he was a child At school, he didn't do well in ________. Her, mother took him out of school and ________ him herself. By the age of ten Edison had already built a lab for ________. Finally Edison got a total of ________ patents. 二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据句子语法的正确性，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 1. The old farmer are counting ________ money and _________ animals he had. A. the amount of; the number of B. the amount of; the amount of C. the number of; the amount of D. the number of; the number of 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：老农正在数他钱并清点他养的动物的数目。 考查名词短语辨析。amount金额/数额，the amount of ……的数额；the number of ……的数目。money（钱）需用the amount of修饰表示钱数，animals（动物）需用the number of修饰表示动物的数目。根据句意语境，可知选A。 2. People planted a tree here ten years ago. And now the tree is ________. A. three-meter-tall B. three-meters-tall C. three meter tall D. three meters tall 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：十年前人们在这里种了一棵树，现在这棵树有3米高。 考查数词用法。three-meter-tall三米高，只能做定语，位于名词前；three-meters-tall表达错误；three meter tall表达错误；three meters tall三米高。根据“And now the tree is”可知，作表语时数词后跟名词复数形式，不用连字符。选D。 3 17 ________ 5 and the answer ________ by 2 equals 6. A. minus; divide B. minus; divided C. plus; divide D. plus; divided 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：17减5，答案除以2等于6。 考查介词辨析和动词短语。minus减；divide除；plus加。根据“17...5 and the answer...by 2 equals 6”可知是17减5，答案除以2等于6，减为minus，句中有谓语动词，表示“除以”用短语divided by。故选B。 4. The great inventor had ________ inventions in his life. And the ________ one is the most important. A. hundred; five B. hundreds of; five C. hundreds of; fifth D. hundred; fifth 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这位伟大的发明家一生中有数百项发明。第五项是最重要的。 考查数词。hundred百，前面要用具体数字不用复数，即数字+hundred+名词复数；hundreds of成百上千，表示笼统数字，即前面不能加具体数字；five五，fifth第五。根据“The great inventor had...inventions in his life.”可知前面没有具体数字，表示笼统数字，用hundreds of；根据“And the...one is the most important.”可知the后加序数词，用fifth。故选C。 5. The Dongting Lake is ________ lake in China. A. second largest B. second large C. the second largest D. largest 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：洞庭湖是中国第二大湖。 考查最高级。根据“...lake in China”可知是中国第二大湖，用结构“the+序数词+最高级”，表示“第几最……的”。故选C。 6. He doesn’t have ________ I do. A. as many friend as B. as many as friends C. so many friends as D. as many friends 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：他没有我那么多朋友。 考查原级比较。不如……多：not as/so many+名词复数+as，结合选项可知，选项C符合。故选C。 7. —How do you feel today? —________. I coughed badly this morning. A. Much better B. More better C. More worse D. Even worse 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你今天感觉怎么样？——更糟。我今天早晨咳得厉害。 考查形容词比较级。Much better好得多；More better和More worse表达错误；Even worse甚至更糟。根据“I coughed badly this morning.”可知，此处应是“更糟”，故选D。 8. —Would you like to tell me ________ important news? —Sorry, I don’t want to tell you ________ news today. A. some; some B. some; any C. any; any D. any; some 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你能告诉我一些重要消息吗？——对不起，今天我不想告诉你任何消息。 考查some和any的用法。第一个句子是一般疑问句，希望得到肯定回答，用some；第二个句子是否定句，用any。故选B。 9. ________ drivers are on the road, ________ traffic accidents there will be. A. The more careful; the fewer B. The more carefully; the less C. The more carefully; the fewer D. The more careful; the less 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：司机在路上越小心，交通事故就越少。 考查形容词的用法以及形容词辨析。fewer更少的，修饰可数名词复数；less更少，修饰不可数名词。第一个空作be动词的表语用形容词careful；第二个空后是可数名词复数，用fewer修饰。故选A。 10. —Who helped you clean the room yesterday? —________. I cleaned it all by myself. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——昨天谁帮你打扫房间的？——没人。我自己把它都打扫干净了。 考查代词辨析。everybody每个人；somebody某人；nobody没有人；anybody任何人。根据“I cleaned it all by myself.”可知自己打扫房间的，没有人帮。故选C。 三、语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语法的正确性，从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 I was walking home from work on a busy city street with lots of people. I wasn’t looking forward to ____11____ home because my friends were busy ____12____ their own business and weren’t able to spend time lazily with me. It’s then when I walked past a homeless person that I hadn’t seen before. He was moving back and forth to stay ____13____ and very gently asking for some change. His words for money were so quiet that I could ____14____ hear him. Something made me ____15____, turn around and walk up to him. At the same time, some thoughts appeared in my head like, “What do you think you’re doing? You’re alone, it’s dark and you’re a woman.” Before I knew what I was doing, I asked him if he had had dinner yet and if he would like to join ____16____ at a nearby restaurant. He said he hadn’t eaten anything and he would like to. So, he walked with me a few yards to the restaurant and held the door ____17____ for me as we entered. He asked for the smallest thing on the menu, but I ordered a larger meal for him and I explained that the piece wasn’t worth worrying about. We had a good dinner and a pleasant conversation about our life like where we grew up and what kind of music we liked. We both felt very ____18____. During the whole time, I just tried to say the right thing and give him the respect and care everyone has. I didn’t want to show that I was better than him. I was so grateful for this experience. I may not have met my friends that evening but I met ____19____ unexpected friend and the experience changed my life. It will make me think twice in the future ____20____ I complain (抱怨) about something I don’t have. 11. A. go B. goes C. to go D. going 12. A. with B. for C. to D. in 13. A. warmly B. warm C. warmest D. more warm 14. A. hardly B. harder C. hard D. hardest 15. A. stop B. stops C. to stop D. stopping 16. A. I B. my C. me D. mine 17. A. opened B. open C. opening D. to open 18. A. excitement B. exciting C. excited D. excitedly 19. A. / B. the C. a D. an 20. A. though B. before C. because D. but 【答案】11. D 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述作者邀请一位流浪汉一起就餐的经历。 【11题详解】 句意：我并不期待回家，因为我的朋友们忙于自己的事情，不能懒洋洋地和我在一起。 go去，动词原形；goes动词单三；to go动词不定式；going动名词/现在分词。 look forward to doing sth.“期待做某事”。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：我并不期待回家，因为我的朋友们忙于自己的事情，不能懒洋洋地和我在一起。 with和；for为了；to到；in在里面。be busy with sth.“忙于做某事”。故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：他来回走动以保暖，非常温和地要求一些零钱。 warmly温暖地，副词；warm温暖的，形容词原级；warmest最高级；more warm错误形式。作stay的表语用形容词，且无比较之意，用形容词原级。故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：他要钱时说的话声音太小了，我几乎听不见。 hardly几乎不；harder更努力；hard努力地；hardest最努力。 根据“His words for money were so quiet that I could...hear him”可知他说的话声音太小了，几乎听不见。故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：有什么东西让我停下来，转身朝他走去。 stop停止，动词原形；stops动词单三；to stop动词不定式；stopping动名词/现在分词。make sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”。故选A。 【16题详解】 句意：在我知道自己在做什么之前，我问他是否已经吃过晚饭了，他是否愿意和我一起去附近的餐厅。 I我，主格；my我的；me我，宾格；mine我的。此处作join的宾语，用宾格me。故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：于是，他和我一起走了几码到餐厅，当我们进去时，他为我开门。 opened打开，动词过去式；open开着的，形容词；opening动名词/现在分词；to open动词不定式。根据“held the door...”可知此处用形容词open作宾语补足语。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：我们俩都感到非常兴奋。 excitement兴奋，名词；exciting令人激动，形容物；excited兴奋的，形容人；excitedly兴奋地，副词。作felt的表语用形容词，形容人，用excited。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：那天晚上我可能没有见过我的朋友，但我遇到了一个意想不到的朋友，这段经历改变了我的生活。 /零冠词；the定冠词；a不定冠词，修饰以辅音音素开头的单词；an不定冠词，修饰以元音音素开头的单词。此处泛指“一个意想不到的朋友”，unexpected以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an。故选D。 【20题详解】 句意：这会让我在将来抱怨我没有的东西之前三思而后行。 though虽然；before在……之前；because因为；but但是。根据“think twice in the future...I complain”可知是在抱怨之前三思。故选B。 四、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The weather was fine, but it didn’t make me feel better. On my way to the ____21____ where my mother was staying, I was so worried about her. ____22____ into the sickroom, I saw my mother lying on the bed in a mess, and in her arms a little baby was crying. Then I noticed my little brother. Seeing him, I thought everything was just like a dream. I didn’t ____23____ him. Everyone ____24____ me on the birth of my little brother, but I didn’t feel joyful at all. Anyway, another new chapter of my life in a ____25____ family began. Every morning, I would be woken up by his crying. Then I had to play with him and try my best to make him ____26____. Yes, I had to act like a big sister. At first, I was tired of this, since it wasn’t an easy job to look after a baby. But one day, while we were playing in front of the mirror, I smiled at him and suddenly he ____27____ back. Melted by his cuteness, my heart was full of ____28____. All my ____29____ was gone. Living with a baby wasn’t always terrible. I have gradually found that life is more ____30____ ever since my lovely baby brother’s birth. I also realized how hard my parents must have worked when I was a kid. The only-child days in my family are gone. I am starting an unforgettable journey in my life with my dear brother excitedly. 21. A. school B. building C. library D. hospital 22. A. Going B. Walking C. Running D. Moving 23. A. like B. hate C. understand D. encourage 24. A. helped B. supported C. congratulated D. praised 25. A. no-child B. only-child C. two-child D. three-child 26. A. sad B. happy C. bored D. tired 27. A. smiled B. cried C. shouted D. sang 28. A. sadness B. worries C. fun D. happiness 29. A. illness B. tiredness C. carelessness D. kindness 30. A. relaxing B. difficult C. comfortable D. interesting 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了弟弟出生以后，作者的心路历程。 【21题详解】 句意：在去我妈妈住的医院的路上，我很担心她。 school学校；building建筑物；library图书馆；hospital医院。根据“into the sickroom”可知，妈妈住院了。故选D。 【22题详解】 句意：跑进病房，我看到妈妈躺在床上，一片狼藉，怀里抱着一个小婴儿在哭。 Going去；Walking走路；Running跑步；Moving移动。根据上文“I was so worried about her”可知，我担心妈妈，所以跑进病房。故选C。 【23题详解】 句意：我不喜欢他。 like喜欢；hate讨厌；understand明白，理解；encourage鼓励。根据下文“but I didn’t feel joyful at all”可知，作者并不喜欢弟弟。故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：每个人都祝贺我小弟弟的出生，但我并不感到高兴。 helped帮助；supported支持；congratulated祝贺；praised赞美，表扬。根据“the birth of my little brother”可知，大家都祝贺作者有个小弟弟。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：总之，我在一个二胎家庭里开始了人生的另一个新篇章。 no-child没有孩子的；only-child独生子女的；two-child二孩的；three-child三孩的。根据前文可知，这个家有作者和新出生的弟弟，所以是二胎家庭。故选C。 【26题详解】 句意：然后我不得不和他一起玩，尽我最大的努力让他开心。 sad伤心的；happy开心的；bored无聊的；tired疲倦的。根据“Every morning, I would be woken up by his crying.”及“play with him”可知，弟弟哭了之后，要逗他开心，故选B。 【27题详解】 句意：但是有一天，当我们在镜子前玩的时候，我对他笑了笑，突然他也对我笑了笑。 smiled微笑；cried哭；shouted大叫；sang唱歌。根据“I smiled at him”和“back”可知，弟弟也对作者笑了笑。故选A。 28题详解】 句意：他的可爱融化了我的心，我的心充满了幸福。 sadness伤心；worries担心；fun乐趣；happiness幸福。根据“Melted by his cuteness” 可知，他的可爱让我幸福，其他选项不符合句意，故选D。 【29题详解】 句意：我所有的疲倦都消失了。 illness疾病；tiredness疲劳；carelessness粗心；kindness善良。根据前文“I was tired of this”可知，看到弟弟对自己笑，应该是疲惫一扫而空。故选B。 【30题详解】 句意：自从他出生以后，我渐渐发现生活变得更有趣了。 relaxing令人放松的；difficult困难的；comfortable舒适的；interesting有趣的。根据“Living with a baby wasn’t always terrible.”可知，作者觉得生活变得有趣了。故选D。 五、阅读 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面文章，根据文章内容从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 A Encyclopedia Britannica used to be the king of encyclopedias. It hopes to become the most important encyclopedia again. An encyclopedia has information about many different things. It includes articles on topics like animals, science, and many people were willing to buy them. They thought Britannica was the best encyclopedia. Britannica began in Scotland nearly 250 years ago. It moved to Chicago in 1935. In 1990, the company sold more than 100, 000 sets of books. It was Britannica’s best year. Book sales dropped after that. People stopped getting information only from books. They began getting it online as well. A few years ago, the company stopped publishing the books. It put the whole encyclopedia on the Internet, However, Britannica online is not as popular as some other online encyclopedias. About half of Britannica’s articles are free while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free. In addition, other online encyclopedias have millions of articles while Britannica has only 106, 000. However, Britannica’s articles are more trustworthy. The experts make sure the articles are correct. Britannica covers most of the same general subjects as other online encyclopedias, but finding its articles can be more difficult. The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company. 31. When did people start to become less interested in Encyclopedia Britannica books? A. In 1935. B. In 1990. C. In 1991. D. In 2002. 32. Why is online Britannica less popular than other online encyclopedias? A. Other online encyclopedias are more trustworthy. B. The readers can read more free articles in other online encyclopedias. C. There aren’t any ads in other online encyclopedias. D. Other online encyclopedias cover most of the subjects of Britannica. 33. Why does the Britannica page have ads? A. To make money for the company. B. To make it more user-friendly. C. To make its website popular. D. To help other companies earn money. 【答案】31. C 32. B 33. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了《大英百科全书》曾经是百科全书之王，但是一些在线百科全书开始之后，人们对《大英百科全书》的兴趣逐渐减少。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据“In 1990, the company sold more than 100, 000 sets of books. It was Britannica’s best year. Book sales dropped after that. People stopped getting information only from books.”可知1990年，该公司售出了10多万册图书，这是《大英百科全书》最好的一年，在那之后，图书销量下降了，即从1991年开始，人们对它的兴趣开始减少。故选C。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“About half of Britannica’s articles are free while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free. In addition, other online encyclopedias have millions of articles while Britannica has only 106, 000”可知《大英百科全书》大约一半的文章是免费的，而其他在线百科全书上的几乎所有文章都是免费的，此外，其他在线百科全书有数百万篇文章，而《大英百科全书》只有106000篇。故选B。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company.”可知这些广告有助于支持该公司。故选A。 B One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room after school, when he threw the ball at his mother’s favourite vase on the shelf. The vase dropped to the floor and a large piece broke off. To cover his terrible action, the terrified boy glued the pieces together discreetly and put the vase back to its place. The mother soon noticed what had happened. To her surprise, the repair work was actually very good. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing punishment, the boy said that a neighbor’s cat jumped in from the window and he couldn’t drive it away no matter how hard he tried. It ran around the living room and finally knocked the vase off its shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, because all the windows were closed before she left for work each morning and opened after she returned. However, in the face of her son’s nervous eyes, Ben’s mother remained calm. She realized she shouldn’t just blame and punish her son for lying. She came up with another idea. Before going to bed, the boy found a note from his mother in his room, asking him to go to the study at once. The boy thought he would now be punished but, as he had already lied, he decided to keep the lie no matter how angry his mum became. In the study, his mother’s face showed no sign of anger. On seeing her son push open the door and enter, she took a chocolate box out of a drawer and gave him one. The mother said, “This chocolate is a reward for your imagination: a window-opening cat!” The son was surprised. But before he could say anything, the mother continued, “This chocolate is a reward for your ability to repair the vase. Well done!” The mother made no mention of her son’s mistake, giving only encouragement and praise for what he did. After the incident, life at home was the same as before. The only change was that the boy never lied again. Whenever he thought of lying, the chocolates would flash before him at once. 34. What does the underlined word “discreetly” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Quickly. B. Honestly. C. Carefully. D. Fearfully. 35. Why did mum know that Ben lied? A. Because there were no cats in the neighbourhood. B. Because Ben could catch the cat, C. Because all the windows were closed at that time. D. Because all the windows were opened at that time. 36. How did the mother correct Ben’s mistake? A. By making chocolate flash in front of him. B. By rewarding instead of blaming or punishment. C. By buying a new vase. D. By making no mention of her son’s mistake only. 37. What do you think of the mother? A. Strict and hard-working. B. Confident and kind. C. Friendly and calm. D. Patient and wise. 【答案】34. C 35. C 36. B 37. D 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了本失手打破妈妈最爱的花瓶，因为害怕惩罚撒谎说是邻居的猫打破的，妈妈用智慧的方法教会了男孩从此不再撒谎。 【34题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“To cover his terrible action, the terrified boy glued the pieces together discreetly and put the vase back to its place.”可知这个吓坏了的男孩小心翼翼地把碎片粘在一起，把花瓶放回原处，故此处划线部分意为“小心翼翼地”，和carefully意义相近。故选C。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据“His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, because all the windows were closed before she left for work each morning and opened after she returned”可知他的母亲很清楚她的儿子在撒谎，因为每天早上她上班前所有的窗户都是关着的，回来后再打开，所以当时窗户是关着的，所以他妈妈知道猫进不来，从而知道他在撒谎。故选C。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“She realized she shouldn't just blame and punish her son for lying. She came up with another idea”以及“This chocolate is a reward for your imagination: a window-opening cat”可知他妈妈没有惩罚他，而是给他一盒巧克力，奖励他的想象力和修理能力。故选B。 【37题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本的妈妈虽然一眼就看穿本在撒谎，但是她没有立马就生气和惩罚他，她用意想不到的方式奖励了本的想象力和动手能力，这使得本对自己的错误认识更加深刻，从此决定不再说谎了，可见他妈妈很有耐心，很明智。故选D。 C How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone. The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection. The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (Don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor. The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other programs on your phone, so developers could, for example, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Serval says. Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes”, but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed. The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, from $99 to $199, depending on features. The U. S. is the first target market. Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace (更换) the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush. 38. Which statement about the Kolibree toothbrush is TRUE? A. It can send information to your phone. B. It can clean teeth all by itself. C. It looks like a dentist. D. It can talk with us. 39. Why did Serval decide to invent the toothbrush? A. Because he could score points in games while brushing teeth. B. Because he wanted to make sure his children could brush teeth well. C. Because he wanted to replace the brush on the handle with a new one. D. Because he wanted to invent an electric toothbrush for the market. 40. What can we know from the passage? A. Only parents care about children’s teeth health. B. The Kolibree toothbrush has a fixed price. C. The toothbrush with a camera is already on the market. D. The inventor is confident about the future of his product. 41. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Children do not brush teeth right. B. A new toothbrush is able to control games. C. People are paying more and more attention to teeth health. D. Serval’s invention wil be able to check the user’s teeth. 【答案】38. A 39. B 40. D 41. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了Serval发明的新型牙刷将能够检查使用者的牙齿。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection.”可知，Kolibree牙刷可以将信息发送到手机。故选A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed.”可知，Serval发明牙刷是为了确保他的孩子能刷好牙。故选B。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer”及“Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace (更换) the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.”可知，这款牙刷将在今年夏天上市，并且有一天可以在牙刷上装上摄像头来检查牙齿上的洞。由此可知，发明者对这款产品的未来充满了自信。故选D。 【41题详解】 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了Serval发明了一款新型牙刷，它能够检查使用者的牙齿情况。故选D。 D Lisa has been to Antarctica (南极洲). Here is what she wrote about the trip. Tuesday December 2 We planned to go to Rothera that morning. We would stay there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctica is the windiest place on the earth, sometimes you can’t fly at all. We had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if we’d be leaving that day. People have to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots wait for good weather. It turned clear at 9: 30 and we took off at 10: 30 on a little red plane called a Dash-7. But even when we were in the air, there was still a chance we wouldn't be able to fly. Wednesday December 3 After waking up in Antarctica for the first time, I can understand why everybody who comes here loves the place. It is really beautiful. We are staying at Rothera Survey Base with mountains of ice all around. It’s about minus 2℃ today. It is very cold, but the regulars (正式队员) here are often seen walking around in T-shirts. Thursday December 4 I woke up to another beautiful sunny day here. It’s a bit colder today, about minus 5 °C, but it’s not very windy so it feels warmer. Those of us who are new to the base have to do a special training course before we are allowed to go off the base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill. Saturday December 6 Not a cloud in the sky and it’s warm enough to sit outside (in a jacket). The most wonderful thing about this place is how the scenery changes every day. At first I thought I was going mad. I’d step outside in the morning and think, “I’m sure that big mountain of ice wasn’t there every day.” It’s because the sea ice is always moving-slowly and thankfully. 42. Lisa had a nervous wait in Stanley because of ________. A. strong winds B. thick clouds C. mountains of ice D. low temperature 43. What impressed Lisa most about Antarctica? A. People walked around in T-shirt. B. It was a beautiful and quiet place. C. The weather was sometimes warm. D. The scenery changes every day. 44. What does the underlined phrase “go off” mean? A. Reach. B. Leave. C. Increase. D. Expand. 45. The writing is most probably from Lisa’s ________. A. notebook B. diary C. homework D. story book 【答案】42. A 43. D 44. B 45. B 【解析】 【导语】本文以日记的形式记录了Lisa一行人在南极的所见所感。 【42题详解】 细节理解题。根据“We would stay there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctica is the windiest place on the earth”以及“We had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if we’d be leaving that day”可知因为南极洲的强风，所以他们要斯坦利紧张地等待。故选A。 【43题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The most wonderful thing about this place is how the scenery changes every day.”可知这个地方最美妙的地方是风景每天都在变化。故选D。 【44题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“Those of us who are new to the base have to do a special training course before we are allowed to go off the base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill.”可知我们这些刚到基地的人必须先参加一个特殊的训练课程，然后才能离开基地去其他车站或在附近的山上滑雪，故此处划线部分意为“离开”，和leave意义相近。故选B。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章的格式每一部分右上角标注日期，并且内容上记录了每天的事，可推测这是作者的日记。故选B。 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。 Many kids thinks they are too common (普通的). They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest. ___46___ When they see outstanding athletes or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I outstanding? What am I going to be when I grow up? Growing up (成长) means understanding (理解，明白) what you can do and what can offer (提供) to the world. ___47___ But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself, you do offer something to other people. Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not special”. Think about your friends. ___48___ Think about why you are friends. You are going to know that in the end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way. ___49___ In fact it is great to be the best at something, but it’s OK if you can’t be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing. ___50___ A. And they feel just the same as you! B. When you are young, you don’t see that. C. And you can make your dream come true. D. Sometimes kids don’t know how special they are. E. Write down some things that you like about them. 【答案】46. D 47. B 48. E 49. A 50. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了我们不是最聪明的，也不是最漂亮的，但是我们在某件事上能做到最好。如果我们努力学习，我们将会实现我们的梦想。 【46题详解】 根据“Many kids thinks they are too common (普通的). They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest”可知许多孩子认为自己太普通了，他们认为自己不是最漂亮或最聪明的，他们看不到自己的特别之处，选项D“有时候孩子们不知道他们有多特别”符合语境。故选D。 【47题详解】 根据“But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself by being yourself, you do offer something to other people”可知当你长大后，你可能会知道，只要做自己，你就能为别人提供一些东西，故转折词前表示小时候的情况，选项B“当你小的时候，你看不到这一点”符合语境。故选B。 【48题详解】 根据“Think about your friends...Think about why you are friends.”可知思考一下你们为什么成为朋友，选项E“写下一些关于你喜欢他们的事情”符合语境。故选E。 【49题详解】 根据“You are going to know that in end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way”可知虽然他们不是最聪明、最漂亮或最有才华的，但他们很棒，选项A“他们的感觉和你一样”符合语境。故选A。 【50题详解】 根据“If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing.”可知如果你只是过自己的生活，努力尝试，你仍然很了不起，选项C“你可以实现你的梦想”符合语境。故选C。 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） 六、单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 51. Twenty chairs are not enough for forty students. We need to d________ the number of chairs. 【答案】(d)ouble 【解析】 【详解】句意：20把椅子对40个学生来说不够。我们需要把椅子的数量加倍。 根据“Twenty chairs are not enough for forty students.”及首字母提示，从20把椅子增加到40把椅子，需要加倍，double“加倍”符合句意；need to do sth.“需要做某事”，所以填动词原形。故填(d)ouble。 52. If you c________ these two pictures, you will know which one is brighter. 【答案】(c)ompare 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你比较这两幅图片，你将会知道哪一幅更加明亮。 根据“you will know which one is brighter”及首字母提示可知，需要表示“比较这两幅图片”这一含义，要使用“compare”表示比较；根据“If”可知，从句时态为一般现在时，“you”为第二人称单数，所以填动词原形。故填(c)ompare。 53. It is wrong to c________ the answers from other classmates in the exam. 【答案】(c)poy 【解析】 【详解】句意：在考试中从其他同学那里抄写答案是不对的。根据“the answers from other classmates in the exam”可知，考查copy...from…“从……抄写……”，copy“抄写”符合句意；考查句型It is adj. to do sth.“做某事是怎么样的”，所以填动词原形。故填(c)opy。 54. The book suggests some p________ ways for students to learn English. 【答案】(p)ractical 【解析】 【详解】句意：这本书为学生提供了一些学习英语的实用方法。根据“ways for students to learn English”可知是提供了一些学习英语的实用方法，practical“实用的”，形容词作定语。故填(p)ractical。 55. Before the invention of light bulbs, people used to light a c________ at night. 【答案】(c)andle 【解析】 【详解】句意：在灯泡发明之前，人们习惯在晚上点蜡烛。根据“Before the invention of light bulbs, people used to light a...at night”可知在灯泡发明之前，人们习惯在晚上点蜡烛，candle“蜡烛”，a后加可数名词单数。故填(c)andle。 56. In some countries children must travel long d________ to school each day. 【答案】(d)istances 【解析】 【详解】句意：在一些国家，孩子们每天必须走很远的路上学。根据“must travel long ...to school”及首字母可知，此处指走很远的路上学，distance“距离”，此处用复数形式，故填(d)istances。 57. I won first p________ in the competition. My parents are proud of me. 【答案】(p)rize 【解析】 【详解】句意：我在比赛中得了一等奖。我父母为我感到骄傲。根据“won first...in the competition”可知是在比赛中赢得了一等奖，first prize“一等奖”。故填(p)rize。 58. He p________ to be here on time but he was late again. 【答案】(p)romised 【解析】 【详解】句意：他答应准时到这儿，但又迟到了。根据“to be here on time but he was late again”及首字母可知，考查promise to do sth.“答应做某事”；根据“but he was late again”可知，时态为一般过去时，填动词过去式promised。故填(p)romised。 59. If you answer all these questions c________ you can get 10 points. 【答案】(c)orrectly 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你正确回答了所有这些问题，你可以得到10分。根据“... you can get 10 points”可知，前面应该是指把这些问题都正确地回答出来，修饰动词answer用副词correctly“正确地”。故填(c)orrectly。 60. Mozart and Beethoven are my favourite m________. 【答案】(m)usicians 【解析】 【详解】句意：莫扎特和贝多芬是我最喜欢的音乐家。根据“Mozart and Beethoven are my favourite”可知莫扎特和贝多芬都是音乐家，musician“音乐家”，此处用名词复数。故填(m)usicians。 七、完成句子（共6小题；每题2分，满分12分） 根据所给中文，补全句子内容。 61. 很久以前，有一个叫Alex的年轻探险家。 ________ ________ ________ ________ there was a young adventurer named Alex. 【答案】 ①. Once ②. upon ③. a ④. time 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“很久以前”的英文表达。once upon a time意为“很久以前”，句首单词首字母大写，故填Once；upon；a；time。 62. 他尝试挑战自己，去一片未知的森林探险。 He tried to ________ ________ ________ an adventure into an unknown forest. 【答案】 ①. challenge ②. himself ③. to 【解析】 【详解】挑战自己：challenge oneself to，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形；他自己：himself。故填challenge；himself；to。 63. 在森林里，他没有办法通过卫星电话和朋友取得联系。 In the forest, he failed to ________ ________ ________ ________ his friends via a satellite phone. 【答案】 ①. get ②. in ③. touch ④. with 【解析】 【详解】和……取得联系：get in touch with，动词不定式符号to后加动词原形。故填get；in；touch；with。 64. 然而，他不畏惧危险，一直保持积极的态度。 However, ________ ________ fearing the danger, he kept a positive attitude. 【答案】 ①. instead ②. of 【解析】 【详解】代替，而不是：instead of，介词短语，后加动名词。故填instead；of。 65. 尽管越来越困难，他依然保持冷静。 Although it was getting ________ ________ ________ ________, he remained calm. 【答案】 ①. more ②. and ③. more ④. difficult 【解析】 【详解】越来越困难：more and more difficult，形容词作表语。故填more；and；more；difficult。 66. 除了他的冒险精神以外，人们还欣赏他的勇气和胆识。 ________ ________ ________ his adventurous spirit, he was admired for his courage and bravery. 【答案】 ①. In ②. addition ③. to 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处缺“除……以外”的英文表达。in addition to意为“除了……以外”，句首单词首字母大写，故填In；addition；to。 八、课文默写（共8个空；每空1分，满分8分） 67. 根据 Unit 3所学课文内容填空，每空可不止填写一个单词。 Unit 3 In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming _________. Some computers are tiny. You may _________ them. There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. You _________ computers more than you realize. We can use computers to calculate. They can calculate _________ than we can and almost never give wrong answers. We can also type and draw things with them… 【答案】67. smaller and better 68. be unaware of 69. depend on 70. at a faster speed 【解析】 【详解】解析略，可根据教材内容得出答案。 68. 根据Unit 4所学课文内容填空，每空可不止填写一个单词。 Unit 4 The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and _______. A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to ________…Thomas Edison developed the first…light bulb in 1879…With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can ________. Can you ________ without them? 【答案】68. more comfortable 69. carry passengers 70. in the daytime 71. imagine living 【解析】 【详解】解析略，可根据教材内容得出答案。 九、书面表达（共1题；满分10分） 69. 假如你是李华，在最近学校的科技节中，你展示了一款你自己设计的智能书包。一位来我校交流的英国学生对你的设计非常感兴趣，请你用英文向他介绍一下这款书包。需包含以下内容： 1. 你所设计的智能书包和普通书包的区别，如下表 普通书包 智能书包 重量 约1000克 500克 尺寸 约50 cm高，30 cm宽，20 cm深 可以改变大小 2. 智能书包的特点 1）配有GPS系统（system），家长可以通过手机查看书包位置； 2）需要使用指纹（fingerprint）打开书包； 3）（请你补充1—2点）。 【写作要求】1. 内容完整，并适当进行拓展； 2. 语言正确，连贯性好； 3. 词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Intelligent schoolbag My intelligent schoolbag is different from a common schoolbag _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope you will like my design. 【答案】例文 Intelligent schoolbag My intelligent schoolbag is different from a common schoolbag. A common schoolbag weighs 1kg but my intelligent schoolbag is only 500g. A common schoolbag is 50cm tall, 30cm wide and 20cm deep. But my intelligent schoolbag can change its size. My intelligent schoolbag is equipped with GPS system so that parents can check the location of the backpack through a mobile phone. What’s more, you need your fingerprint to open the schoolbag. So no one can use it except you. There are two buttons on it. When you press the red button, it is used as a schoolbag. When you press the green one, it is used as a tent. That’s interesting, isn’t it? I hope you will like my design. 【解析】 详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态为一般现在时； ③提示：根据提示内容介绍自己设计的智能书包，适当增加细节。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍你所设计的智能书包和普通书包的区别； 第二步，介绍智能书包的特点。 [亮点词汇] ①be equipped with配备有 ②so that以便 ③be used as被用作 [高分句型] ①My intelligent schoolbag is equipped with GPS system so that parents can check the location of the backpack through a mobile phone. (so that引导的目的状语从句) ②When you press the red button, it is used as a schoolbag. (when引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年度第一学期 初二级英语科期中考试试卷 命题人：执信路校区初二英语备课组 审题人：梁婷婷、朱慧娴 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共13页，满分为120分。考试用时100分钟。 注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。 2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案：不能答在试卷上。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答题卡上作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。 第一部分 选择题（共80分） 一、听力 第一节 听力理解（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 听下面五段对话，从每题A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 1. Where did Kim come from? A. Canada. B. The United States. C. Guangzhou. 2. In March, what is the weather like in Canada? A. Hot and wet. B. Hot and dry. C. Cool and dry. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 3. What is Mary's story about? A. International students' newspaper. B. International students' life in their hometown. C. International students' life in Beijing. 4. How long has Tom been in Beijing? A. For over two years. B. For over three years. C. For over four years. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 5. Where did Jack do his part-time job? A. In a Chinese tea house in Hangzhou. B. In a Chinese tea house in Canada. C. In a tea school in Hangzhou. 6. When did Jack work for his part-time job? A. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. B. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, C. On Mondays, Fridays and Sundays. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 7. What happened to Susan? A. Her computer broke down. B. Her report was finished. C. She wanted to learn how to fix a computer. 8. Where did Jerry learn skills about fixing computers? A. In France. B. In Germany. C. In England. 听下面一段对话，回答两个问题。 9. What did the man do at the weekend? A. He went walking in the park. B. He went camping in the park. C. He went camping in the forest. 10. How long did it take to get to the national park from the man's home? A. Three hours by car. B. Six hours by car. C. Three hours by bus. 第二节 听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 听下面短文，根据所听短文，完成下面表格。短文读两遍。 Thomas Edison was a famous American ________ When What In 1847 He was born. When he was a child At school, he didn't do well in ________. Her, mother took him out of school and ________ him herself. By the age of ten Edison had already built a lab for ________. Finally Edison got a total of ________ patents. 二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据句子语法的正确性，从下列各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 1. The old farmer are counting ________ money and _________ animals he had. A. the amount of; the number of B. the amount of; the amount of C. the number of; the amount of D. the number of; the number of 2 People planted a tree here ten years ago. And now the tree is ________. A. three-meter-tall B. three-meters-tall C. three meter tall D. three meters tall 3. 17 ________ 5 and the answer ________ by 2 equals 6. A. minus; divide B. minus; divided C. plus; divide D. plus; divided 4. The great inventor had ________ inventions in his life. And the ________ one is the most important. A. hundred; five B. hundreds of; five C. hundreds of; fifth D. hundred; fifth 5. The Dongting Lake is ________ lake in China. A. second largest B. second large C. the second largest D. largest 6. He doesn’t have ________ I do. A. as many friend as B. as many as friends C. so many friends as D. as many friends 7. —How do you feel today? —________. I coughed badly this morning. A. Much better B. More better C. More worse D. Even worse 8. —Would you like to tell me ________ important news? —Sorry, I don’t want to tell you ________ news today. A. some; some B. some; any C. any; any D. any; some 9. ________ drivers are on the road, ________ traffic accidents there will be. A. The more careful; the fewer B. The more carefully; the less C. The more carefully; the fewer D. The more careful; the less 10. —Who helped you clean the room yesterday? —________. I cleaned it all by myself. A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody 三、语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，根据语法的正确性，从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 I was walking home from work on a busy city street with lots of people. I wasn’t looking forward to ____11____ home because my friends were busy ____12____ their own business and weren’t able to spend time lazily with me. It’s then when I walked past a homeless person that I hadn’t seen before. He was moving back and forth to stay ____13____ and very gently asking for some change. His words for money were so quiet that I could ____14____ hear him. Something made me ____15____, turn around and walk up to him. At the same time, some thoughts appeared in my head like, “What do you think you’re doing? You’re alone, it’s dark and you’re a woman.” Before I knew what I was doing, I asked him if he had had dinner yet and if he would like to join ____16____ at a nearby restaurant. He said he hadn’t eaten anything and he would like to. So, he walked with me a few yards to the restaurant and held the door ____17____ for me as we entered. He asked for the smallest thing on the menu, but I ordered a larger meal for him and I explained that the piece wasn’t worth worrying about. We had a good dinner and a pleasant conversation about our life like where we grew up and what kind of music we liked. We both felt very ____18____. During the whole time, I just tried to say the right thing and give him the respect and care everyone has. I didn’t want to show that I was better than him. I was so grateful for this experience. I may not have met my friends that evening but I met ____19____ unexpected friend and the experience changed my life. It will make me think twice in the future ____20____ I complain (抱怨) about something I don’t have. 11. A. go B. goes C. to go D. going 12. A. with B. for C. to D. in 13. A. warmly B. warm C. warmest D. more warm 14. A. hardly B. harder C. hard D. hardest 15. A. stop B. stops C. to stop D. stopping 16. A. I B. my C. me D. mine 17. A. opened B. open C. opening D. to open 18. A. excitement B. exciting C. excited D. excitedly 19. A. / B. the C. a D. an 20. A. though B. before C. because D. but 四、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 The weather was fine, but it didn’t make me feel better. On my way to the ____21____ where my mother was staying, I was so worried about her. ____22____ into the sickroom, I saw my mother lying on the bed in a mess, and in her arms a little baby was crying. Then I noticed my little brother. Seeing him, I thought everything was just like a dream. I didn’t ____23____ him. Everyone ____24____ me on the birth of my little brother, but I didn’t feel joyful at all. Anyway, another new chapter of my life in a ____25____ family began. Every morning, I would be woken up by his crying. Then I had to play with him and try my best to make him ____26____. Yes, I had to act like a big sister. At first, I was tired of this, since it wasn’t an easy job to look after a baby. But one day, while we were playing in front of the mirror, I smiled at him and suddenly he ____27____ back. Melted by his cuteness, my heart was full of ____28____. All my ____29____ was gone. Living with a baby wasn’t always terrible. I have gradually found that life is more ____30____ ever since my lovely baby brother’s birth. I also realized how hard my parents must have worked when I was a kid. The only-child days in my family are gone. I am starting an unforgettable journey in my life with my dear brother excitedly. 21. A. school B. building C. library D. hospital 22. A. Going B. Walking C. Running D. Moving 23. A. like B. hate C. understand D. encourage 24. A. helped B. supported C. congratulated D. praised 25. A. no-child B. only-child C. two-child D. three-child 26. A. sad B. happy C. bored D. tired 27. A. smiled B. cried C. shouted D. sang 28 A. sadness B. worries C. fun D. happiness 29. A. illness B. tiredness C. carelessness D. kindness 30. A. relaxing B. difficult C. comfortable D. interesting 五、阅读 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面文章，根据文章内容从各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 A Encyclopedia Britannica used to be the king of encyclopedias. It hopes to become the most important encyclopedia again. An encyclopedia has information about many different things. It includes articles on topics like animals, science, and many people were willing to buy them. They thought Britannica was the best encyclopedia. Britannica began in Scotland nearly 250 years ago. It moved to Chicago in 1935. In 1990, the company sold more than 100, 000 sets of books. It was Britannica’s best year. Book sales dropped after that. People stopped getting information only from books. They began getting it online as well. A few years ago, the company stopped publishing the books. It put the whole encyclopedia on the Internet, However, Britannica online is not as popular as some other online encyclopedias. About half of Britannica’s articles are free while almost all of the articles on other online encyclopedias are free. In addition, other online encyclopedias have millions of articles while Britannica has only 106, 000. However, Britannica’s articles are more trustworthy. The experts make sure the articles are correct. Britannica covers most of the same general subjects as other online encyclopedias, but finding its articles can be more difficult. The Britannica page also has many ads. The ads help support the company. 31. When did people start to become less interested in Encyclopedia Britannica books? A. In 1935. B. In 1990. C. In 1991. D. In 2002. 32. Why is online Britannica less popular than other online encyclopedias? A. Other online encyclopedias are more trustworthy. B. The readers can read more free articles in other online encyclopedias. C. There aren’t any ads in other online encyclopedias. D. Other online encyclopedias cover most of the subjects of Britannica. 33. Why does the Britannica page have ads? A. To make money for the company. B. To make it more user-friendly. C. To make its website popular. D. To help other companies earn money. B One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room after school, when he threw the ball at his mother’s favourite vase on the shelf. The vase dropped to the floor and a large piece broke off. To cover his terrible action, the terrified boy glued the pieces together discreetly and put the vase back to its place. The mother soon noticed what had happened. To her surprise, the repair work was actually very good. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing punishment, the boy said that a neighbor’s cat jumped in from the window and he couldn’t drive it away no matter how hard he tried. It ran around the living room and finally knocked the vase off its shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, because all the windows were closed before she left for work each morning and opened after she returned. However, in the face of her son’s nervous eyes, Ben’s mother remained calm. She realized she shouldn’t just blame and punish her son for lying. She came up with another idea. Before going to bed, the boy found a note from his mother in his room, asking him to go to the study at once. The boy thought he would now be punished but, as he had already lied, he decided to keep the lie no matter how angry his mum became. In the study, his mother’s face showed no sign of anger. On seeing her son push open the door and enter, she took a chocolate box out of a drawer and gave him one. The mother said, “This chocolate is a reward for your imagination: a window-opening cat!” The son was surprised. But before he could say anything, the mother continued, “This chocolate is a reward for your ability to repair the vase. Well done!” The mother made no mention of her son’s mistake, giving only encouragement and praise for what he did. After the incident, life at home was the same as before. The only change was that the boy never lied again. Whenever he thought of lying, the chocolates would flash before him at once. 34. What does the underlined word “discreetly” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Quickly. B. Honestly. C. Carefully. D. Fearfully. 35. Why did mum know that Ben lied? A. Because there were no cats in the neighbourhood. B. Because Ben could catch the cat, C. Because all the windows were closed at that time. D Because all the windows were opened at that time. 36. How did the mother correct Ben’s mistake? A. By making chocolate flash in front of him. B. By rewarding instead of blaming or punishment. C. By buying a new vase. D. By making no mention of her son’s mistake only. 37. What do you think of the mother? A. Strict and hard-working. B. Confident and kind. C. Friendly and calm. D. Patient and wise. C How fit are your teeth? Are you lazy about brushing them? Never fear: An inventor is on the case. An electric toothbrush senses how long and how well you brush, and it lets you track your performance on your phone. The Kolibree toothbrush was exhibited at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. It senses how it is moved and can send the information to an Android phone or iPhone via a Bluetooth wireless connection. The toothbrush will be able to teach you to brush right (Don’t forget the insides of the teeth!) and make sure you’re brushing long enough. “It’s kind of like having a dentist actually watch your brushing on a day-to-day basis,” says Thomas Serval, the French inventor. The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other programs on your phone, so developers could, for example, create a game controlled by your toothbrush. You could score points for beating monsters among your teeth. “We try to make it smart but also fun,” Serval says. Serval says he was inspired by his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They said “yes”, but Serval would find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided he needed a brush that really told him how well his children brushed. The company says the Kolibree will go on sale this summer, from $99 to $199, depending on features. The U. S. is the first target market. Serval says that one day, it’ll be possible to replace (更换) the brush on the handle with a brushing unit that also has a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush. 38. Which statement about the Kolibree toothbrush is TRUE? A. It can send information to your phone. B. It can clean teeth all by itself. C. It looks like a dentist. D. It can talk with us. 39. Why did Serval decide to invent the toothbrush? A. Because he could score points in games while brushing teeth. B. Because he wanted to make sure his children could brush teeth well. C. Because he wanted to replace the brush on the handle with a new one. D. Because he wanted to invent an electric toothbrush for the market. 40. What can we know from the passage? A. Only parents care about children’s teeth health. B. The Kolibree toothbrush has a fixed price. C. The toothbrush with a camera is already on the market. D. The inventor is confident about the future of his product. 41. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Children do not brush teeth right. B. A new toothbrush is able to control games. C. People are paying more and more attention to teeth health. D. Serval’s invention wil be able to check the user’s teeth. D Lisa has been to Antarctica (南极洲). Here is what she wrote about the trip. Tuesday December 2 We planned to go to Rothera that morning. We would stay there for the next two weeks. Because Antarctica is the windiest place on the earth, sometimes you can’t fly at all. We had a nervous wait over breakfast to find out if we’d be leaving that day. People have to stay in Stanley for weeks while the pilots wait for good weather. It turned clear at 9: 30 and we took off at 10: 30 on a little red plane called a Dash-7. But even when we were in the air, there was still a chance we wouldn't be able to fly. Wednesday December 3 After waking up in Antarctica for the first time, I can understand why everybody who comes here loves the place. It is really beautiful. We are staying at Rothera Survey Base with mountains of ice all around. It’s about minus 2℃ today. It is very cold, but the regulars (正式队员) here are often seen walking around in T-shirts. Thursday December 4 I woke up to another beautiful sunny day here. It’s a bit colder today, about minus 5 °C, but it’s not very windy so it feels warmer. Those of us who are new to the base have to do a special training course before we are allowed to go off the base to other stations or to go snowboarding over the nearby hill. Saturday December 6 Not a cloud in the sky and it’s warm enough to sit outside (in a jacket). The most wonderful thing about this place is how the scenery changes every day. At first I thought I was going mad. I’d step outside in the morning and think, “I’m sure that big mountain of ice wasn’t there every day.” It’s because the sea ice is always moving-slowly and thankfully. 42. Lisa had a nervous wait in Stanley because of ________. A. strong winds B. thick clouds C. mountains of ice D. low temperature 43. What impressed Lisa most about Antarctica? A. People walked around in T-shirt. B. It was a beautiful and quiet place. C. The weather was sometimes warm. D. The scenery changes every day. 44. What does the underlined phrase “go off” mean? A. Reach. B. Leave. C. Increase. D. Expand. 45. The writing is most probably from Lisa’s ________. A. notebook B. diary C. homework D. story book 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。 Many kids thinks they are too common (普通的). They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest. ___46___ When they see outstanding athletes or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I outstanding? What am I going to be when I grow up? Growing up (成长) means understanding (理解，明白) what you can do and what can offer (提供) to the world. ___47___ But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself, you do offer something to other people. Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not special”. Think about your friends. ___48___ Think about why you are friends. You are going to know that in the end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way. ___49___ In fact it is great to be the best at something, but it’s OK if you can’t be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing. ___50___ A. And they feel just the same as you! B. When you are young, you don’t see that. C. And you can make your dream come true. D. Sometimes kids don’t know how special they are. E. Write down some things that you like about them. 第二部分 非选择题（共40分） 六、单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 51. Twenty chairs are not enough for forty students. We need to d________ the number of chairs. 52. If you c________ these two pictures, you will know which one is brighter. 53. It is wrong to c________ the answers from other classmates in the exam. 54. The book suggests some p________ ways for students to learn English. 55. Before the invention of light bulbs, people used to light a c________ at night. 56. In some countries children must travel long d________ to school each day. 57. I won first p________ in the competition. My parents are proud of me. 58. He p________ to be here on time but he was late again. 59. If you answer all these questions c________, you can get 10 points. 60. Mozart and Beethoven are my favourite m________. 七、完成句子（共6小题；每题2分，满分12分） 根据所给中文，补全句子内容。 61. 很久以前，有一个叫Alex的年轻探险家。 ________ ________ ________ ________ there was a young adventurer named Alex. 62. 他尝试挑战自己，去一片未知的森林探险。 He tried to ________ ________ ________ an adventure into an unknown forest. 63. 森林里，他没有办法通过卫星电话和朋友取得联系。 In the forest, he failed to ________ ________ ________ ________ his friends via a satellite phone. 64. 然而，他不畏惧危险，一直保持积极的态度。 However ________ ________ fearing the danger, he kept a positive attitude. 65. 尽管越来越困难，他依然保持冷静。 Although it was getting ________ ________ ________ ________, he remained calm. 66. 除了他的冒险精神以外，人们还欣赏他的勇气和胆识。 ________ ________ ________ his adventurous spirit, he was admired for his courage and bravery. 八、课文默写（共8个空；每空1分，满分8分） 67. 根据 Unit 3所学课文内容填空，每空可不止填写一个单词。 Unit 3 In the 1940s, the first computers were bigger than cars. Now computers are becoming _________. Some computers are tiny. You may _________ them. There is probably one inside your TV or washing machine. You _________ computers more than you realize. We can use computers to calculate. They can calculate _________ than we can and almost never give wrong answers. We can also type and draw things with them… 68. 根据Unit 4所学课文内容填空，每空可不止填写一个单词。 Unit 4 The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and _______. A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to ________…Thomas Edison developed the first…light bulb in 1879…With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can ________. Can you ________ without them? 九、书面表达（共1题；满分10分） 69. 假如你是李华，在最近学校的科技节中，你展示了一款你自己设计的智能书包。一位来我校交流的英国学生对你的设计非常感兴趣，请你用英文向他介绍一下这款书包。需包含以下内容： 1. 你所设计的智能书包和普通书包的区别，如下表 普通书包 智能书包 重量 约1000克 500克 尺寸 约50 cm高，30 cm宽，20 cm深 可以改变大小 2. 智能书包的特点 1）配有GPS系统（system），家长可以通过手机查看书包位置； 2）需要使用指纹（fingerprint）打开书包； 3）（请你补充1—2点）。 【写作要求】1. 内容完整，并适当进行拓展； 2. 语言正确，连贯性好； 3. 词数100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Intelligent schoolbag My intelligent schoolbag is different from a common schoolbag. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I hope you will like my design. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$