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2024年秋学期锡东片初三英语期中测试卷 2024.11 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分两卷。考试时间为120分钟。试卷满分为120分。 2. 所有答案必须写在答题卷上各题目指定区域内相应的位置上。答案写在试卷其它部分无效。 第Ⅰ卷 客观题(共70分) 一、听力测试(本大题 共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一部分听对话回答问题 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目：在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。 1. What is Jack’s brother’s animal sign? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Jack, what is your animal sign? M: My brother’s animal sign is goat. My brother is one year older than me, so my animal sign must be monkey. 2. How does Jane usually travel back to her hometown?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】M: Jane, do you go back to your hometown for national day every year? W: Yes, I often go by train. 3. Which country does the woman want to visit?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】M: Which foreign country do you want to visit? W: I want to visit the USA. 4. What is Simon doing now?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】W: Simon turned down the TV. Your father is working in the study. M: Okay, mom, I will. 5. What time did Sandy wash her face this morning?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 6:00. B. At 6:05. C. At 6:15. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】M: What did you do this morning? W: I got up at six and washed my face fifteen minutes later. 6. How much should the woman pay if she buys two glasses?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. 8 yuan. B. 10 yuan. C. 4 yuan. 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】W: How much are these glasses please? M: 5 yuan each, or 8 yuan for two. 7. What’s the name of the charity?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Happiness for Everyone. B. Sunshine for Everyone. C. Help for Everyone. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】M: Do you know there will be a charity walk at the end of this month? W: Yes, it’s organized by the charity called Sunshine for Everyone. 8. How does the man like these sweaters?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Very well. B. He likes to buy these sweaters. C. He doesn’t think they are good. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】W: What do you think about these sweaters? M: I’d like to look at some others. 9. Why does the girl vote for Max?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because he is clever. B. Because he is funny. C. Because he is handsome. 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】M: Who will you vote for? W: Max. He is a funny boy. He can make me happy when I am sad. 10. Where are they talking?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. In a market. B. At a bus stop. C. At the traffic lights. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】M: Excuse me,I’m afraid you can’t cross the road when the traffic light is red. W: Sorry.,I won’t do it next time. 第二部分听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题。 听一段对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What is the most important thing should Jack pay attention to? A. The weather. B. Enough food. C. A phone. 12. Why does Jack need to take a mobile phone? A. Because he can call his friends during the walk. B. Because he can get help from others when something happens. C. Because he can know the time. 【答案】11. A 12. B 【解析】 【详解】M: I am planning to take part in the charity walk, but I am a little nervous. W: Jack, don’t worry too much. You will do well in it if you train for it. M: What shall I pay attention to? W: A lot of things. The weather is the most important and you need enough water too. M: Will it be necessary to take a mobile phone? W: Yes, it will help you get help if something happens. 听短文，回答小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why is hiking popular Reason 1 ● healthy and relaxing ● good exercise without ____13____ Reason 2 ● simple and cheap ● what you need to do: wear a pair of ____14____ Reason 3 ● can help you get away from your ____15____ ● can make you energetic and confident 13. A. running B. jumping C. hurting 14. A. glasses B. boots C. trousers 15. A. daily life B. strange mood C. bad habits 【答案】13. C 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【详解】Today more and more people like to go hiking. Why is hiking becoming popular? Firstly, hiking is not only a healthy, but also a relaxing activity. It’s a good exercise that doesn’t hurt your body. Secondly, it’s simple and cheap to go hiking. All you need to do is wear a pair of hiking boots and a smile on your face. Thirdly, hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life. You can hike alone or go with your friends. After hiking, you’ll have a clear mind and then return to work with confidence. 听短文，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. Jim was in his ________ when he saw two men in his neighbor’s garden. A. living room B. car C. kitchen 17. Jim asked the two men to take his TV because he wanted ________. A. to throw it away B. to give it to them C. them to mend it 18. The two men took away the TV sets ________. A. by bicycle B. by taxi C. in a car 19. The two men and the car ________. A. came back the next day B. never came back again C. lost their way 20. From the passage we can guess when Jim can’t get back his color TV, ________. A. he must be very glad B. he will tell the police about it C. he will never watch TV again 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. B 【解析】 【详解】It was for in the afternoon. After having tea in the living room, Jim got up and walked to the window. He looked out of the window and saw two men in his neighbor’s garden. The men were carrying a big color TV. They were carrying the TV to the car. Jim opened his window and said to the men, “Hey guys, are you good at mending TVs?” “Yes,” the men looked at him and smiled. “Are you going to mend that TV?” asked Jim. “Of course,” answered the men. “My TV is broken. Can you take it and mend it for me?” “Sure.” The men said happily. In no time, Jim carried his color TV downstairs and gave it to the men. The men put the two TVs into the car and drove it away. With a smile on his face, Jim stood there and saw the car leaving. But to his surprise, he never saw it coming back again. 二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分) 21. ________ great progress she has made! And this research is ________ great success for her career. A. What a; a B. What a; / C. What; a D. What; / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：她取得了多大的进步啊！这项研究对她的职业生涯来说是一个巨大的成功。 考查感叹句及冠词的用法。感叹句句型What+形容词+不可数名词+主谓，这里progress是不可数名词，前不加冠词。此处success表示“成功的事”，是可数名词，第二空用a，故选C。 22. Lily chose to work in a small town after graduation though it was ________ her own wish. A. through B. against C. over D. past 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：Lily毕业后选择在小村庄工作即使它违背了她的梦想。 考查介词辨析。through穿过；against 违反，违背，反对；over在……上面，不接触面；past超过，在……之后，根据“though”可知，在小村庄工作违背了Lily的梦想。故选B。 23. — Pan Zhanle has been highly praised to have a talent (天赋) for swimming recently. — In fact, ________ was born good at all the things without enough practice. A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D. anybody 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——潘展乐最近被称赞有游泳天赋。——事实上，没有足够的练习，没有人天生擅长所有的事情。 考查不定代词辨析。nobody没有人；everyone每人；somebody某人；anybody任何人。根据“...was born good at all the things without enough practice”可知，没有足够的练习，没有人天生擅长所有的事情，所以，“nobody没有人”符合题意。故选A。 24. —It was really a long time ________ my cousin got an offer from Huawei company. —Lucky him. It’s not easy for university graduates to get a good job now. A. until B. before C. when D. since 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我表哥得到华为公司的录取前用了确实等了很长时间。——他真幸运。现在大学毕业生找一份好工作不容易。 考查连词辨析。until直到；before在……之前；when当……时；since自……以来。根据“It was really a long time…my cousin got an offer from Huawei company.”可知，此处是说得到录用通知前，等了很长时间，用before符合语境，故选B。 25. The old car we have had for 10 years is ________ useless. It breaks down almost every day. A. as long as B. as well as C. as far as D. as good as 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们那辆开了10年的旧车几乎没用了。几乎每天都有故障。 考查原级比较和固定短语。as...as“和……一样……”；as long as和……一样长，只要；as well as和……一样好，以及；as far as和……一样远，就……而言；as good as和……一样好，几乎等于。根据“It breaks down almost every day”可知，此处是说那辆旧车几乎等于没用了，故选D。 26. —I’m about to do a heart-transplant operation. —In this situation, you ________ be too careful during the process. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——-我要做心脏移植手术。——在这种情况下，手术过程你再小心也不为过。 考查情态动词。mustn’t禁止；needn’t不必；shouldn’t不应该；can’t不能。“can’t be too+形容词”意为“再……也不为过”，故选D。 27. — The temperature dropped sharply. Which of the two coats will you take, Jack? —I’ll take ________ because I need a change when one of them is washed. A. either B. both C. neither D. all 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——气温急剧下降。Jack，这两件外套你要哪一件?——我两件都要，因为其中一件洗完后我需要换着穿。 考查不定代词辨析。either两者中的一个；both两者都(是)；neither两者都不；all全部都(是)。根据“because I need a change when one of them is washed.”可知，需要换洗所以两件都要。故选B。 28. —Why didn’t you go to watch the movie with him when he really wanted you to be there? —I promised, but I ________ too busy with my work then. A. would be B. was C. have been D. am 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——当他真的想让你去的时候，你为什么不和他一起去看电影？——我答应过，但当时我工作太忙了。 考查动词时态。根据“but I…too busy with my work then.”可知，该句描述的是过去发生的事情，因此选择用过去时态“was”来表述“我当时忙于工作”。故选B。 29. Quan Hongchan won the Olympic diving championship again. However, she ________ to be modest all the time. A. reminds B. requires C. remains D. refuses 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：全红婵再次赢得奥运会跳水冠军。然而，她仍然一直保持谦虚。 考查动词辨析。reminds提醒；requires要求；remains保持不变；refuses拒绝。根据“won the Olympic diving championship again”和“modest all the time”可知，虽然她再次获得奥运会跳水冠军，但她始终保持谦虚。故选C。 30. — The amazing thing about life is that we always have a ________ in everything we do. — We often do it in one way or another. A. chance B. character C. change D. choice 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——生活的奇妙之处在于，我们做每件事都有选择权。——我们经常用这样或那样的方法做这件事。 考查名词词义辨析。chance机会；character人物；change改变；choice选择。根据答语“We often do it in one way or another.”可知，此句是说我们做每件事都可进行选择，故选D。 31. Although the woman explained a lot, they still doubted ________. A. that she had nothing to do with it B. how could she find the main road finally C. why she has spent so much time D. if she would be chosen as the chief cook 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：虽然这个女人解释了很多，但他们还是不能肯定她是否会被选为主厨。 考查宾语从句。that she had nothing to do with it她跟这事毫无关系，一般过去时；how could she find the main road finally语序错误；why she has spent so much time她为什么要花这么多时间，现在完成时；if she would be chosen as the chief cook她是否会被选为主厨，过去将来时。根据“they still doubted”可知，该句是含有宾语从句的复合句，应用陈述句语序，排除B项；再根据“doubted”可知，对从句的内容不确定，排除A项；且主句时态为一般过去时，从句要用相应的过去时态，C项时态不对。选项D符合题意。故选D。 32. The war between Palestine (巴基斯坦) and Israel (以色列) ________ again, bringing great pain to all the people there. I hope it will come to an end soon. A. put out B. came out C. broke out D. went out 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：巴以战争再次爆发，给当地人民带来了巨大痛苦。我希望它很快就会结束。 考查动词短语。put out扑灭；came out出现；broke out爆发；went out熄灭。根据“The war between Palestine (巴基斯坦) and Israel (以色列)… again”可知，此处应该说战争爆发了。故选C。 33. —The young nowadays prefer ________ on WeChat ________ with friends. —Indeed. They say it saves both money and time. A. chatting; to communicate B. chatting; to communicating C. to chat; to communicate D. to chat; to communicating 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——现在的年轻人更喜欢在微信上聊天，与朋友交流。——确实如此。他们说这既省钱又省时。 考查prefer用法。prefer to do sth“更喜欢做某事”，prefer doing“喜欢做某事”，结合语境可知是更喜欢。第二空表示目的，用不定式。故选C。 34. —Are you getting bored with reading for a whole day? —________. Reading novels is my favourite. A. Not a bit B. I can’t agree more C. Not a little D. That’s all right 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你整天看书觉得无聊吗？ ——一点也不。读小说是我的最爱。 考查情景交际。Not a bit一点也不；I can’t agree more我完全同意；Not a little许多；That’s all right不要紧，没关系。根据“Reading novels is my favorite.”可知，此处是指根本不觉得看一整天书无聊，应用“Not a bit”表达否定或者强烈的不赞同。故选A。 三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共 10分) I came to my ice-cold home as I threw my backpack on the floor and took off my trainers. After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I saw a note stuck on my screen. It read, “Don’t turn on your PC. You ____35____ until 12 o’clock doing your homework last night. Maybe you would have more time if you got home earlier.— Mom” I tore (撕) the note up and threw it into the wastebasket. “Why do they ____36____?” I thought, “They’re never here.” Just after high school started, I seldom saw my parents. With all their business trips, they ____37____ the neighbours to watch over me and check my activities. Of course, the neighbours didn’t do such a great job, ____38____ they had kids of their own to worry about. They usually took notice of when I came home just by looking out of their windows. The only way of communication between me and my parents was ____39____ notes. The notes would be stuck around the house all the time, for all situations. Spending about eight hours away from home and coming home to find the house completely ____40____, something didn’t fit. I would come home from school to be welcomed by no one, to talk to no one and be watched over by my ____41____. That’s when I started joining more clubs and staying after school more often, so I didn’t have to feel so lonely. At school, my friends and teachers are there for me. They were all there to give me a ____42____ when I was in trouble or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt great when I was at school. Yet, something was still ____43____—my parents. I realize that nobody could take the place of my parents. I wish that they would be there, at home, waiting for me to come back from school. I want them to ____44____ that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I need them. I wish that my parents actually care about me. 35. A. stayed up B. stayed out C. got up D. got out 36. A. matter B. worry C. care D. promise 37. A. taught B. reminded C. invited D. paid 38. A. but B. as C. though D. so 39. A. through B. past C. with D. from 40. A. comfortable B. tidy C. noisy D. empty 41. A. grandparents B. teachers C. friends D. neighbours 42. A. smile B. hand C. chance D. gift 43. A. wrong B. broken C. missing D. hidden 44. A. believe B. understand C. imagine D. discover 【答案】35. A 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. D 41. D 42. B 43. C 44. B 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了一个孩子因为父母总是忙于工作而忽视了对自己的关心，希望父母能够抽时间关爱自己，因为没有什么能够取代父母的爱。 【35题详解】 句意：你昨晚熬夜做作业到12点。 stayed up熬夜；stayed out不回家；got up起床；got out外出。根据“until 12 o’clock doing your homework last night.”可知，应该说熬夜写作业。故选A。 【36题详解】 句意：他们为什么关心？ matter要紧；worry担心；care关爱；promise答应。根据“Don’t turn on your PC. You stayed up until 12 o’clock doing your homework last night.”可知，此处指的家长对自己的关心。故选C。 【37题详解】 句意：他们每次出差都会付钱给邻居来照看我，检查我活动。 taught教；reminded提醒；invite邀请；paid支付。根据“the neighbours to watch over me and check my activities.”可知，此处指的付钱给邻居，让他们照看自己。故选D。 【38题详解】 句意：当然，邻居们做得并不好，因为他们有自己的孩子要担心。 but但是；as因为；though虽然；so因此。根据“they had kids of their own to worry about.”可知，后文解释了邻居做得不太好的原因是什么。故选B。 【39题详解】 句意：我和父母之间唯一的沟通方式就是通过便条。 through通过；past经过；with和；from从。根据“The only way of communication between me and my parents was…notes.”可知，此处指的是“通过”便条沟通。故选A。 【40题详解】 句意：离家大约八个小时，回家后发现房子里空无一人，有些东西不合适。 comfortable舒服的；tidy整洁的；noisy嘈杂的；empty空的。根据后文“I would come home from school to be welcomed by no one”可知，此处指的回家后发现房子是空的。故选D。 【41题详解】 句意：我放学回家，不会受到任何人的欢迎，不会与任何人交谈，并受到邻居的监视。 grandparents祖父母；teachers老师；friends朋友；neighbours邻居。根据前文“they paid the neighbours to watch over me and check my activities.”可知，此处指的是被邻居照看，故选D。 【42题详解】 句意：当我遇到麻烦时，他们都在那里帮助我，或者当我想说话的时候和我说话。 smile微笑；hand手；chance机会；gift礼物。根据“when I was in trouble or talk with me when I wanted to talk.”可知，此处指的是遇到麻烦的时候，给出援手，give sb s hand“给某人帮助”。故选B。 【43题详解】 句意：然而，仍然缺少了一些东西——我的父母。 wrong错的；broken破的；missing缺少的；hidden隐藏的。根据前文“Spending about eight hours away from home and coming home to find the house completely empty”可知，此处指的缺少的是父母。故选C。 【44题详解】 句意：我希望他们明白，他们是我的父母，我是他们的孩子，我需要他们。 believe相信；understand明白；imagine想象；discover发现。根据“that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I need them.”可知，这是作者希望父母明白的事情。故选B。 四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。(本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分) A Learning to deal with seasonal illness If people around you have had a fever recently, it may not be COVID-19. According to China Daily, many places in China have entered into the peak (高峰) period for seasonal flu. Influenza A (甲流) is sweeping across the country. Symptoms (症状) of influenza A: Cough Fever above 38℃ Headache Sore throat How to get well? Most people don’t need to take medicine. The symptoms can go away after 3 to 7 days. If the fever doesn’t go down after three days, go to see a doctor. How does the virus spread? Through coughs or sneezes (打喷嚏). The viruses go into the air. If someone nearby breathes them in, they could get sick. How to prevent it? Take vaccines (疫苗) Wear masks Wash hands often Open windows often If you catch the flu, go back to school 48 hours after the symptoms go away. 45. If you catch Influenza A, you may have the following except _________. A. coughing a lot B. having a fever above 38℃ C. getting a toothache D. having a sore throat 46. What can we know about the flu from this passage? A. Few people have caught it recently. B. People don’t need to take medicine. C. The viruses can’t spread through the air. D. Wearing masks is a good way to protect us. 47. Who is this passage for? A Doctors. B. Students. C. Parents. D. Workers. 【答案】45. C 46. D 47. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了甲流的症状，并告诉我们如何应对这种季节性疾病。 【45题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Symptoms of influenza A: Cough, Fever, above 38℃, Headache, Sore throat”可知，甲流的症状有咳嗽、发烧、头疼和咽痛，没有牙疼。故选C。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据“How to prevent it?”中的“Wear masks”可知，戴口罩是保护我们不被传染的好方法。故选D。 【47题详解】 推理判断题。根据“If you catch the flu, go back to school 48 hours after the symptoms go away.”可知，you指学生，即本文的目标读者。故选B。 B Measuring cup “I hate fractions (分数),” Ella said as she walked into the kitchen. “It’s not nice to hate,” Mom said as she finished cutting the onions. “Why don’t you like fractions?” she asked. “I don’t understand them at all! I’m just not a clever girl.” “Everyone learns at a different speed, Ella. You are a very smart girl.” “I don’t even know why I have to learn them. What’s the point? I’m never going to need a fraction in my whole life.” “Let’s not worry about fractions right now. Instead, would you like to help me make cookies?” “Okay.” Ella said. “Here. You put the ingredients in the pan and I will cook them.” Mom placed sugar, milk, peanut butter and some measuring cups close to the pan. “First, put one full cup of sugar into the pan.” Ella gently pulled out a full cup of sugar and poured it into the pan. “Good,” Mom said. “Now, I need a little more. I need three-fourths of a cup. That is more than half of the cup, but not all the way to the top. Fill it halfway first.” Ella filled the cup halfway full. “Okay. Now, see that line a little way up? That is three-fourths of a cup. Add enough sugar until it reaches that line.” Ella put a little more sugar into the cup until it reached the line. “Great! Pour it into the pan. Next, we need one-half cup of milk. Here is the measuring cup. Fill it to the half cup line with milk.” Ella slowly poured one-half cup of milk. “Now I have to cook it for one and a half minutes. After that, all we need to do is to add one teaspoon of vanilla and one-half cup of peanut butter.” Mom turned to Ella. “I see what you are doing. You are showing me I need to understand fractions,” Ella said with a smile. Mom laughed. “And you were understanding! You just need a little more practice.” “Okay. I understand now. Fractions are important. Without fractions, we wouldn’t be able to make cookies!” Ella and Mom both laughed. 48. What did Ella think of fractions at first? A. Difficult and useless. B. Important but boring. C. Necessary and interesting. D. Unusual but challenging. 49. Ella changed her thought towards fractions when __________. A. she was talking about her worries B. Mom told her that she was smart C. she was helping Mom make cookies D. Mom asked her to do more exercises 50. What has Ella probably learnt from this experience? A. Life is not as boring as we think. B. Interest is the best teacher for us. C. Food usually brings us life-long happiness. D. Learning comes from hands-on experiences. 【答案】48. A 49. C 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了Ella厌恶学习分数，妈妈通过让她帮助做饼干的过程来展示分数的实际应用，从而让她明白了分数的重要性。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I don’t understand them at all! I’m just not a clever girl.”及“I don’t even know why I have to learn them. What’s the point? I’m never going to need a fraction in my whole life.”可知，起初Ella认为分数很难，并且没有用。故选A。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据“I see what you are doing. You are showing me I need to understand fractions”及“Okay. I understand now. Fractions are important. Without fractions, we wouldn’t be able to make cookies!”可知，在她帮助妈妈做饼干的过程中，她开始改变了自己对分数的看法，认为分数很重要。故选C。 【50题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“And you were understanding! You just need a little more practice.”及全文可知，Ella的妈妈让她帮助做饼干，在这制作过程中，她意识到了分数的重要性，由此可知Ella从中学到了“学习来自实践”。故选D。 C Gary sat alone on a bench in the park. Some children were playing football on the grass. A small ginger-haired (红头发的) boy ran over to him. “Come and play with us, Mr Football,” he said. “Not today, Terry. Maybe tomorrow.” “OK,” said the boy, and he ran back to join the game. Gary thought how it all seemed to be so easy. He was a fool. He thought it was going to be easy, and that’s why he never really made an effort. He was a fool. Mr Steele was right. He needed more than ability to be a professional footballer. He needed to work hard and be committed (专注的). Everyone had made an effort to help him, and he had let them down. He shouldn’t have been so sure of himself, and he shouldn’t have been so lazy. Everything was a complete disaster - the jobs, his schoolwork, his friendships. Rick was right. He was a loser. He looked at his watch. He was already twenty minutes late for his lesson with Laura. But then he thought, “I’m already a loser. I’ve got nothing to lose. There’s still a chance. There’s always still a chance.” He stood up and walked across the park, then he started to run. He ran fast. He ran all the way to Laura and Matt’s house. Mrs Kelly opened the door. She looked surprised to see him. “Hello, Gary! We thought you weren’t coming,” she said. Laura was in the hallway. She was putting on her jacket. “Gary! I was just going out with mum.” “I’m sorry,” said Gary. “I promise I won’t ever be late again. I’d like you to give me a lesson... if it’s not too much trouble. You see, I really want to pass that test.” Laura looked at her mother. She took off her jacket. “You go without me, Mum,” she said. “Gary and I have got work to do.” “I haven’t seen Gary all week,” said Karen. “I saw him yesterday in the Science lab,” said Joe. “He was helping the teacher.” “That’s very strange,” said Karen. “Do you think he’s all right?” “He’s spending a lot of time with Laura at my home,” said Matt. “And she’s helping him prepare for the Academy entry test.” Gary sat at the dining room table in Matt’s house. He looked worried. Laura sat on the opposite side of the table. She was correcting Gary’s Maths homework. She looked worried too. Then she looked at Gary. “Well?” he said. “It’s brilliant,” she said. “You’re brilliant. You got everything right. I mean, just one small mistake.” She looked doubtful for a moment. “Did someone help you?” “You did,” said Gary. “I couldn’t do it without you.” Laura blushed. “I think you can pass this test, Gary. You’ve got a real talent.” “For football,” said Gary. “For Maths” said Laura. (Adapted from Mr. Football) 51. Why did Gary think of himself as a fool in the beginning? A. Because he was too proud and lazy. B. Because he lost his friendship with Rick. C. Because he wasn’t so sure about himself. D. Because he didn’t have the ability to be a professional footballer. 52. When Laura blushed, we know the colour of her face may be _________. A. dark B. white C. red D. yellow 53. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Gary’s Maths homework was not finished all by himself. B. Nobody was willing to give Gary a helping hand but Laura. C. It was highly possible for Gary to pass the Academy entry test. D. Karen didn’t meet Gary for a week and was worried about his health. 【答案】51. A 52. C 53. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，改编自《足球先生》。讲述了加里起初认为自己是个失败者。后来他意识到自己的问题，在迟到的情况下仍向劳拉请求辅导功课，劳拉发现他在数学上有天赋，认为他很有可能通过学院入学考试，加里也决心努力改变现状。 【51题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He thought it was going to be easy, and that’s why he never really made an effort. He shouldn’t have been so sure of himself, and he shouldn’t have been so lazy.”可知，加里认为自己是个傻瓜是因为他太骄傲且懒惰，故选A。 【52题详解】 词义猜测题。根据加里说的话“I couldn’t do it without you.”可以推测，听到“没有你我不可能做到”这句话，劳拉脸红了，所以“blush”意思是脸红，她脸的颜色可能是红色，故选C。 【53题详解】 推理判断题。从劳拉说“Gary and I have got work to do.”以及她对加里数学作业的评价和认为他有通过考试的天赋等内容可推断，加里很有可能通过学院入学考试，故选C。 D The Chinese language differs from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet (字母表), it uses characters (汉字) which stand for ideas, objects or deeds. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. As one kind of the most ancient characters, Chinese characters have played an important part in the development of Chinese culture. At first, ancient Sumerian and ancient Egyptian symbols existed (存在), but only Chinese characters are still in use today. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at how these characters developed. Chinese writing began thousands of years ago. According to an ancient story, a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the footprints of animals in the snow and noticed that the appearance of each one was different. Then he had the idea that he could use different shapes to represent different objects. The first Chinese characters were drawings of physical objects. Some characters have been simplified (简化) and others have been made more difficult over time. However, as a whole, the characters have developed from drawings into standard forms. The character for a mountain was at first three mountaintops together. This became one mountaintop and three lines, and over time turned into the character used nowadays. Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made by putting two or more characters together. For example, “rest” was made up of the characters for a man and a tree. The character “prisoner” was formed with a “man” inside a square. Other characters were developed for directions and numbers. It is easy to distinguish (区别) their meanings by looking at them, for example, the characters for “up” and “down”, which are opposites of each other. Though these kinds of characters show meanings, one of their shortcomings is that they do not show how they should be pronounced. Therefore, a way was developed to have one part of a character represent the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation. Many Chinese characters used today were made this way. In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters in the hope to make learning to read and write more understandable to a large number of people, which would increase literacy (读写能力) across the country. And now they have widespread use in China’s mainland. 54. How did the writer introduce the Chinese characters? A. By giving examples. B. By providing causes. C. By expressing opinions. D. By comparing (比较) facts. 55. The sentence “Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects.” would best be placed at the beginning of _________. A. Paragraph 5 B. Paragraph 4 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 2 56. What can we learn from the passage? A. Chinese characters have turned into standard forms, which are easier than before. B. Chinese characters we use today have been accepted by large numbers of people. C. Chinese words and English words are both formed by putting alphabets and characters together. D. Chinese characters existed at the very beginning and are still in use today like other ancient symbols. 57. What might be the best title for the passage? A. How to form Chinese characters. B. The history of the Chinese language. C. The development of Chinese characters. D. The difference between Chinese and Western language. 【答案】54. A 55. B 56. B 57. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了汉字的发展历史。 【54题详解】 细节理解题。根据“For example, ‘rest’ was made up of the characters for a man and a tree. The character ‘prisoner’ was formed with a ‘man’ inside a square.”可知作者通过举例来介绍汉字。故选A。 【55题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二、三段可知，第二段讲述了汉字是从物体的图画演变而来的，第三段介绍了汉字已经从图画发展到标准形式。所以“Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects.并不是所有的汉字都是从物体的图画演变而来的”适合放在第四段，承接第二、三段。故选B。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。 根据“In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters in the hope to make learning to read and write more understandable to a large number of people, which would increase literacy (读写能力) across the country. And now they have widespread use in China’s mainland.”可知，我们今天使用的汉字已经被很多人所接受。故选B。 【57题详解】 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了汉字的发展历史以及重要性，所以“汉字的发展”为标题最合适。故选C。 第Ⅱ卷 主观题(共50分) 五、词汇运用(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) (A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上写出单词的正确形式。 58. Miss Li will help with our schoolwork if we are ________ (缺席的) from school. 【答案】absent 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果我们缺课，李老师会帮我们补习功课。absent“缺席的”，这里形容词作表语。故填absent。 59. The youth worker often tells us not to keep the ________ (令人担忧的事) to ourselves. 【答案】worries 【解析】 【详解】句意：青年工作者经常告诉我们不要把烦恼留给自己。令人担忧的事“worry”，可数名词，根据句意可知，用复数形式。故填worries。 60. This term, Miss Christine seems to be far ________ (严格的) with us than before. 【答案】stricter 【解析】 【详解】句意：这学期，克里斯汀老师对我们的要求似乎比以前严格多了。严格的“strict”，形容词，根据“than”可知，用比较级stricter，意为“更严格的”，故填stricter。 61 It’s energetic of Grandpa to walk for half an hour when he’s in his ________ (九十). 【答案】nineties 【解析】 【详解】句意：爷爷在他九十多岁的时候依然能走半小时路程，这很有活力。根据中文提示，ninety“九十”符合题意，此处应使用“in one’s+整十的复数”来表示“某人几十多岁”，应该填复数形式nineties。故填nineties。 62. The Jewish children went into ________ (躲藏) at once when they saw a soldier. 【答案】hiding 【解析】 【详解】句意：犹太孩子们一看到一个士兵就立刻躲了起来。根据空前介词“into”可知，空处用doing形式。go into hiding“躲藏起来”。故填hiding。 (B)根据句意在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 63. Please write down the ________ (German) names in this form carefully. 【答案】Germans’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：请在表格上仔细写下这些德国人的名字。根据“Please write down the…(German) names in this form carefully.”中的names可知，此处应用名词复数形式的所有格Germans’，修饰名词names，表示“德国人的”。故填Germans’。 64. Spending too much time watching game shows is ________ (simple) a waste of time. 【答案】simply 【解析】 【详解】句意：花太多时间看游戏节目简直就是浪费时间。根据“Spending too much time watching game shows is...a waste of time.”可知此处应用副词来修饰a waste of time，根据提示词可知此处用simply“简直”。故填simply。 65. Such ________ (decide) as when to go on an autumn outing haven’t been decided. 【答案】decisions 【解析】 【详解】句意：像什么时候去秋游这样的决定还没有决定。such修饰名词，decision意为“决定”，可数名词；根据haven’t可知主语是复数。故填decisions。 66. It must be an ________ (usual) day for him since he met an old close friend. 【答案】unusual 【解析】 【详解】句意：这对他来说一定是不寻常的一天，因为他遇见了一位亲密的老友。根据“since he met an old close friend”可知，此句是说这天对他来说不寻常，应用usual的反义词unusual，意为“不寻常的”。故填unusual。 67. Do you know why he was in ________ (silent)? He didn’t say a word today. 【答案】silence 【解析】 【详解】句意：你知道他为什么保持沉默吗？他今天一句话也没说。句中“in”为介词，后跟名词，形容词silent的名词为silence，意为“沉默”，in silence“沉默地”，故填silence。 六、动词填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 68. Besides eating regularly, what else should I pay attention to ________ (shape) my body? 【答案】to shape 【解析】 【详解】句意：除了规律饮食，塑造身材还需要注意什么？shape“塑造”。分析句子可知，“塑造身材”是目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to shape。 69. Venom-The Last dance wins so much high praise that it is well worth ________ (watch). 【答案】watching 【解析】 【详解】句意：《毒液—最后的舞蹈》赢得如此多的好评，以至于它很值得观看。根据题意可知，be worth doing sth.值得做某事，固定短语，所以，watch此处应是watching。故填watching。 70. You can hardly imagine how much difficulty we had ________ (solve) the problem. 【答案】solving 【解析】 【详解】句意：你真的很难想象我们解决这个问题有多困难。此处表达的是“做某事有困难”，英语是“have difficulty (in) doing”，所以空格应用动名词。故填solving。 71. In character-training of children, what really ________(matter)is what the parents say and do. 【答案】matters 【解析】 【详解】句意：在孩子的性格训练中，真正重要的是父母的教导和行为。主语what“什么”，本句为一般现在时态，谓语动词用第三人称单数matters“重要，要紧”。故填matters。 72. The teacher raised her voice as soon as she noticed that he ________ (not listen) at all. 【答案】wasn’t listening 【解析】 【详解】句意：一注意到他根本没有在听，老师就提高了她的音量。根据“raised”和“noticed”可知that引导的宾语从句应用过去进行时，表示当时他没有在听，其否定形式为“wasn’t/weren’t+现在分词”。从句主语为he，be动词应用was。故填wasn’t listening。 73. Guess what? I had my teeth ________ (clean) at the dentist’s last week. 【答案】cleaned 【解析】 【详解】句意：你猜怎么着?上周我去牙医那里洗牙了。clean“清洁”。根据“I had my teeth”可知，牙齿应该是被清洁，have sth. done“让某事被做”。故填cleaned。 74. — Why were you late for the meeting? — Because I ______ (catch) in the heavy traffic during the morning rush hour. 【答案】was caught 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你开会为什么迟到?——因为我在早高峰时间遇上了交通堵塞。 根据“were you late”可知是一般过去时，结合“I”及“catch”可知是被动关系，结合所给单词，可推测出此处是一般过去时的被动语态，故答案为was caught。 75. — Linda, what would you like to make for our party? — A delicious pancake. In fact, I ________ (finish) making it. 【答案】have finised 【解析】 【详解】句意：——Linda，你想为我们的聚会做什么？——一个美味的煎饼。实际上，我已经做完了。根据“In fact, I...making it.”可知，此处表示过去的动作对现在产生的影响，用现在完成时，其结构为have/has+done，主语为I，助动词用have，故填have finished。 76. Whenever there was a new comedy, she ________(prefer) to go to the movies with friends. 【答案】preferred 【解析】 【详解】句意：每当有新喜剧上映时，她更喜欢和朋友一起去看电影。根据“there was”可知，从句的时态为一般过去时，主句的谓语动词时态也是一般过去时。prefer“更喜欢”。故填preferred。 77. — When shall we go out to buy some vegetables? — Dear, not until my online meeting ________ (end). 【答案】ends 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我们什么时候出去买些蔬菜？ ——亲爱的，要等我的在线会议结束。“not until”在句中引导了一个时间状语从句，需满足“主将从现”原则，此处用一般现在时，主语是“my online meeting”，动词用三单，故填ends。 七、阅读表达 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共10分) Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time — about eight hours after you get up — your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later. In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer (遭受) less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers (雇主) do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap — even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful. 78. Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon? _____________________________________________ 79. How do people spend the early afternoon in warmer climates? _____________________________________________ 80. Why don’t many working people have any time to take naps? _____________________________________________ 81. When should you take a nap if you get up at 6 a.m.? _____________________________________________ 82. What do you think of taking naps? _____________________________________________ 【答案】78. Because your body temperature goes down at that time. 79. Taking a nap. 80. Because employers don’t allow it. 81. At about 14:00./At about 2:00 p.m. 82. I think it’s very useful/helpful/… 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲了小睡一会儿的好处。 【78题详解】 根据“Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time — about eight hours after you get up — your body temperature goes down.”可知在下午早些时候感到困倦是因为那时你的体温会下降。故填Because your body temperature goes down at that time. 【79题详解】 根据“In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon.”可知在温暖的气候下，人们午后会小睡一会儿。故填Taking a nap. 【80题详解】 根据“Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers (雇主) do not allow it!”可知没有时间小睡是因为雇主不允许。故填Because employers don’t allow it. 【81题详解】 根据“Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up.”可知要在起床后八小时后小睡一会，由此可知早上六点起床，应该在下午两点钟小睡。故填At about 14:00./At about 2:00 p.m. 【82题详解】 主观发挥题，答案合理即可。故填I think it’s very useful/helpful/… 八、书面表达(共20分) 83. 时间飞逝，同学们进入九年级两个多月了。繁忙学习中，学生和家长压力大，易在学习和生活方面产生分歧。如何解决？请你根据下图提示，用英语写一篇短文并谈谈你处理分歧的方法。 Students Parents Methods 注意事项： 1.短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯，……处展开合理想象，做适当发挥： 2.词数不得少于90个字，短文的开头已给出，不计入总数； 3.短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 Now students are busy with subjects in the ninth grade, but both students and parents are under the stress. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Now students are busy with subjects in the ninth grade, but both students and parents are under the stress. The students have so much homework to do that they feel nervous and get angry easily. They want to have time to watch TV, play computer games or sleep. However, their parents are worried about their children’s marks of study. So parents want their children to do extra homework at home at the weekend. In my opinion, we should respect our parents first, and we had better learn to talk with our parents. Tell them what we think about the exams. Secondly, we should do some sports to relax. We can also choose to listen to music to reduce the stress. Finally, we should keep on having enough sleep. Be sure that better understanding leads to better study. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是材料作文； ②时态：主要时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏提示内容中“提示信息”的要求均要一一阐述，适当发挥。 [写作步骤] 第一步：表明写作意图。借用“现在九年级的学生们正忙着学习，但学生和家长都面临着压力”来引出重点介绍的内容； 第二步：具体阐述学生压力和父母担心； 第三步：如何处理分歧。 [亮点词汇] ①be worried about担心 ②had better do sth.最好做某事 ③talk with与某人谈话 [高分句型] ①The students have so much homework to do that they feel nervous and get angry easily. (so...that...引导结果状语从句) ②Tell them what we think about the exams. (祈使句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 2024年秋学期锡东片初三英语期中测试卷 2024.11 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分两卷。考试时间为120分钟。试卷满分为120分。 2. 所有答案必须写在答题卷上各题目指定区域内相应的位置上。答案写在试卷其它部分无效。 第Ⅰ卷 客观题(共70分) 一、听力测试(本大题 共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一部分听对话回答问题 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目：在听到“嘀”的信号后，进入下一小题。 1. What is Jack’s brother’s animal sign? 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 2. How does Jane usually travel back to her hometown?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 3. Which country does the woman want to visit?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 4. What is Simon doing now?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. B. C. 5. What time did Sandy wash her face this morning?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. At 6:00. B. At 6:05. C. At 6:15. 6. How much should the woman pay if she buys two glasses?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. 8 yuan. B. 10 yuan. C. 4 yuan. 7. What’s the name of the charity?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Happiness for Everyone. B. Sunshine for Everyone. C. Help for Everyone. 8. How does the man like these sweaters?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Very well. B. He likes to buy these sweaters. C. He doesn’t think they are good. 9. Why does the girl vote for Max?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Because he is clever. B. Because he is funny. C. Because he is handsome. 10. Where are they talking?【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. In a market. B. At a bus stop. C. At the traffic lights. 第二部分听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题。 听一段对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What is the most important thing should Jack pay attention to? A. The weather. B. Enough food. C. A phone. 12. Why does Jack need to take a mobile phone? A. Because he can call his friends during the walk. B. Because he can get help from others when something happens. C. Because he can know the time. 听短文，回答小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why is hiking popular Reason 1 ● healthy and relaxing ● good exercise without ____13____ Reason 2 ● simple and cheap ● what you need to do: wear a pair of ____14____ Reason 3 ● can help you get away from your ____15____ ● can make you energetic and confident 13. A. running B. jumping C. hurting 14. A. glasses B. boots C. trousers 15. A. daily life B. strange mood C. bad habits 听短文，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 16. Jim was in his ________ when he saw two men in his neighbor’s garden. A. living room B. car C. kitchen 17. Jim asked the two men to take his TV because he wanted ________. A. to throw it away B. to give it to them C. them to mend it 18. The two men took away the TV sets ________. A. by bicycle B. by taxi C. in a car 19. The two men and the car ________. A. came back the next day B. never came back again C. lost their way 20. From the passage we can guess when Jim can’t get back his color TV, ________. A. he must be very glad B. he will tell the police about it C. he will never watch TV again 二、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分) 21. ________ great progress she has made! And this research is ________ great success for her career. A. What a; a B. What a; / C. What; a D. What; / 22. Lily chose to work in a small town after graduation though it was ________ her own wish. A. through B. against C. over D. past 23. — Pan Zhanle has been highly praised to have a talent (天赋) for swimming recently. — In fact, ________ was born good at all the things without enough practice. A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D. anybody 24. —It was really a long time ________ my cousin got an offer from Huawei company. —Lucky him. It’s not easy for university graduates to get a good job now. A. until B. before C. when D. since 25. The old car we have had for 10 years is ________ useless. It breaks down almost every day. A. as long as B. as well as C. as far as D. as good as 26. —I’m about to do a heart-transplant operation. —In this situation, you ________ be too careful during the process. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 27. — The temperature dropped sharply. Which of the two coats will you take, Jack? —I’ll take ________ because I need a change when one of them is washed. A. either B. both C. neither D. all 28. —Why didn’t you go to watch the movie with him when he really wanted you to be there? —I promised, but I ________ too busy with my work then. A. would be B. was C. have been D. am 29. Quan Hongchan won the Olympic diving championship again. However, she ________ to be modest all the time. A. reminds B. requires C. remains D. refuses 30. — The amazing thing about life is that we always have a ________ in everything we do. — We often do it in one way or another. A. chance B. character C. change D. choice 31. Although the woman explained a lot, they still doubted ________. A. that she had nothing to do with it B. how could she find the main road finally C. why she has spent so much time D. if she would be chosen as the chief cook 32. The war between Palestine (巴基斯坦) and Israel (以色列) ________ again, bringing great pain to all the people there. I hope it will come to an end soon. A. put out B. came out C. broke out D. went out 33. —The young nowadays prefer ________ on WeChat ________ with friends. —Indeed. They say it saves both money and time. A. chatting; to communicate B. chatting; to communicating C. to chat; to communicate D. to chat; to communicating 34. —Are you getting bored with reading for a whole day? —________. Reading novels is my favourite. A. Not a bit B. I can’t agree more C. Not a little D. That’s all right 三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共 10分) I came to my ice-cold home as I threw my backpack on the floor and took off my trainers. After seating myself in my room and turning on my computer, I saw a note stuck on my screen. It read, “Don’t turn on your PC. You ____35____ until 12 o’clock doing your homework last night. Maybe you would have more time if you got home earlier.— Mom” I tore (撕) the note up and threw it into the wastebasket. “Why do they ____36____?” I thought, “They’re never here.” Just after high school started, I seldom saw my parents. With all their business trips, they ____37____ the neighbours to watch over me and check my activities. Of course, the neighbours didn’t do such a great job, ____38____ they had kids of their own to worry about. They usually took notice of when I came home just by looking out of their windows. The only way of communication between me and my parents was ____39____ notes. The notes would be stuck around the house all the time, for all situations. Spending about eight hours away from home and coming home to find the house completely ____40____, something didn’t fit. I would come home from school to be welcomed by no one, to talk to no one and be watched over by my ____41____. That’s when I started joining more clubs and staying after school more often, so I didn’t have to feel so lonely. At school, my friends and teachers are there for me. They were all there to give me a ____42____ when I was in trouble or talk with me when I wanted to talk. I felt great when I was at school. Yet, something was still ____43____—my parents. I realize that nobody could take the place of my parents. I wish that they would be there, at home, waiting for me to come back from school. I want them to ____44____ that they’re my parents and I’m their kid and I need them. I wish that my parents actually care about me. 35. A. stayed up B. stayed out C. got up D. got out 36. A. matter B. worry C. care D. promise 37. A. taught B. reminded C. invited D. paid 38. A. but B. as C. though D. so 39. A. through B. past C. with D. from 40. A. comfortable B. tidy C. noisy D. empty 41. A. grandparents B. teachers C. friends D. neighbours 42 A. smile B. hand C. chance D. gift 43. A. wrong B. broken C. missing D. hidden 44. A. believe B. understand C. imagine D. discover 四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。(本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分) A Learning to deal with seasonal illness If people around you have had a fever recently, it may not be COVID-19. According to China Daily, many places in China have entered into the peak (高峰) period for seasonal flu. Influenza A (甲流) is sweeping across the country. Symptoms (症状) of influenza A: Cough Fever above 38℃ Headache Sore throat How to get well? Most people don’t need to take medicine. The symptoms can go away after 3 to 7 days. If the fever doesn’t go down after three days, go to see a doctor. How does the virus spread? Through coughs or sneezes (打喷嚏). The viruses go into the air. If someone nearby breathes them in, they could get sick. How to prevent it? Take vaccines (疫苗) Wear masks Wash hands often Open windows often If you catch the flu, go back to school 48 hours after the symptoms go away. 45. If you catch Influenza A, you may have the following except _________. A. coughing a lot B. having a fever above 38℃ C. getting a toothache D. having a sore throat 46. What can we know about the flu from this passage? A. Few people have caught it recently. B. People don’t need to take medicine. C. The viruses can’t spread through the air. D. Wearing masks is a good way to protect us. 47. Who is this passage for? A. Doctors. B. Students. C. Parents. D. Workers. B Measuring cup “I hate fractions (分数),” Ella said as she walked into the kitchen. “It’s not nice to hate,” Mom said as she finished cutting the onions. “Why don’t you like fractions?” she asked. “I don’t understand them at all! I’m just not a clever girl.” “Everyone learns at a different speed, Ella. You are a very smart girl.” “I don’t even know why I have to learn them. What’s the point? I’m never going to need a fraction in my whole life.” “Let’s not worry about fractions right now. Instead, would you like to help me make cookies?” “Okay.” Ella said. “Here. You put the ingredients in the pan and I will cook them.” Mom placed sugar, milk, peanut butter and some measuring cups close to the pan. “First, put one full cup of sugar into the pan.” Ella gently pulled out a full cup of sugar and poured it into the pan. “Good” Mom said. “Now, I need a little more. I need three-fourths of a cup. That is more than half of the cup, but not all the way to the top. Fill it halfway first.” Ella filled the cup halfway full. “Okay. Now, see that line a little way up? That is three-fourths of a cup. Add enough sugar until it reaches that line.” Ella put a little more sugar into the cup until it reached the line. “Great! Pour it into the pan. Next, we need one-half cup of milk. Here is the measuring cup. Fill it to the half cup line with milk.” Ella slowly poured one-half cup of milk. “Now I have to cook it for one and a half minutes. After that, all we need to do is to add one teaspoon of vanilla and one-half cup of peanut butter.” Mom turned to Ella. “I see what you are doing. You are showing me I need to understand fractions,” Ella said with a smile. Mom laughed. “And you were understanding! You just need a little more practice.” “Okay. I understand now. Fractions are important. Without fractions, we wouldn’t be able to make cookies!” Ella and Mom both laughed. 48. What did Ella think of fractions at first? A. Difficult and useless. B. Important but boring. C. Necessary and interesting. D. Unusual but challenging. 49. Ella changed her thought towards fractions when __________. A. she was talking about her worries B. Mom told her that she was smart C. she was helping Mom make cookies D. Mom asked her to do more exercises 50. What has Ella probably learnt from this experience? A. Life is not as boring as we think. B. Interest is the best teacher for us. C. Food usually brings us life-long happiness. D. Learning comes from hands-on experiences. C Gary sat alone on a bench in the park. Some children were playing football on the grass. A small ginger-haired (红头发的) boy ran over to him. “Come and play with us, Mr Football,” he said. “Not today, Terry. Maybe tomorrow.” “OK,” said the boy, and he ran back to join the game. Gary thought how it all seemed to be so easy. He was a fool. He thought it was going to be easy, and that’s why he never really made an effort. He was a fool. Mr Steele was right. He needed more than ability to be a professional footballer. He needed to work hard and be committed (专注的). Everyone had made an effort to help him, and he had let them down. He shouldn’t have been so sure of himself, and he shouldn’t have been so lazy. Everything was a complete disaster - the jobs, his schoolwork, his friendships. Rick was right. He was a loser. He looked at his watch. He was already twenty minutes late for his lesson with Laura. But then he thought, “I’m already a loser. I’ve got nothing to lose. There’s still a chance. There’s always still a chance.” He stood up and walked across the park, then he started to run. He ran fast. He ran all the way to Laura and Matt’s house. Mrs Kelly opened the door. She looked surprised to see him. “Hello, Gary! We thought you weren’t coming,” she said. Laura was in the hallway. She was putting on her jacket. “Gary! I was just going out with mum.” “I’m sorry,” said Gary. “I promise I won’t ever be late again. I’d like you to give me a lesson... if it’s not too much trouble. You see, I really want to pass that test.” Laura looked at her mother She took off her jacket. “You go without me, Mum,” she said. “Gary and I have got work to do.” “I haven’t seen Gary all week,” said Karen. “I saw him yesterday in the Science lab,” said Joe. “He was helping the teacher.” “That’s very strange,” said Karen. “Do you think he’s all right?” “He’s spending a lot of time with Laura at my home,” said Matt. “And she’s helping him prepare for the Academy entry test.” Gary sat at the dining room table in Matt’s house. He looked worried. Laura sat on the opposite side of the table. She was correcting Gary’s Maths homework. She looked worried too. Then she looked at Gary. “Well?” he said. “It’s brilliant,” she said. “You’re brilliant. You got everything right. I mean, just one small mistake.” She looked doubtful for a moment. “Did someone help you?” “You did,” said Gary. “I couldn’t do it without you.” Laura blushed. “I think you can pass this test, Gary. You’ve got a real talent.” “For football,” said Gary. “For Maths,” said Laura. (Adapted from Mr. Football) 51. Why did Gary think of himself as a fool in the beginning? A. Because he was too proud and lazy. B. Because he lost his friendship with Rick. C. Because he wasn’t so sure about himself. D. Because he didn’t have the ability to be a professional footballer. 52. When Laura blushed, we know the colour of her face may be _________. A. dark B. white C. red D. yellow 53. What can we infer (推断) from the passage? A. Gary’s Maths homework was not finished all by himself. B. Nobody was willing to give Gary a helping hand but Laura. C. It was highly possible for Gary to pass the Academy entry test. D. Karen didn’t meet Gary for a week and was worried about his health. D The Chinese language differs from Western languages in that, instead of an alphabet (字母表), it uses characters (汉字) which stand for ideas, objects or deeds. Chinese words are formed by putting together different characters. In many cases, a single character can also make up a word. As one kind of the most ancient characters, Chinese characters have played an important part in the development of Chinese culture. At first, ancient Sumerian and ancient Egyptian symbols existed (存在), but only Chinese characters are still in use today. The history of the Chinese language can be examined by looking at how these characters developed. Chinese writing began thousands of years ago. According to an ancient story, a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the footprints of animals in the snow and noticed that the appearance of each one was different. Then he had the idea that he could use different shapes to represent different objects. The first Chinese characters were drawings of physical objects. Some characters have been simplified (简化) and others have been made more difficult over time. However, as a whole, the characters have developed from drawings into standard forms. The character for a mountain was at first three mountaintops together. This became one mountaintop and three lines, and over time turned into the character used nowadays. Sometimes to express ideas, some characters were made by putting two or more characters together. For example, “rest” was made up of the characters for a man and a tree. The character “prisoner” was formed with a “man” inside a square. Other characters were developed for directions and numbers. It is easy to distinguish (区别) their meanings by looking at them, for example, the characters for “up” and “down”, which are opposites of each other. Though these kinds of characters show meanings, one of their shortcomings is that they do not show how they should be pronounced. Therefore, a way was developed to have one part of a character represent the meaning and the other suggest the pronunciation. Many Chinese characters used today were made this way. In the 1950s the Chinese government introduced simplified Chinese characters in the hope to make learning to read and write more understandable to a large number of people, which would increase literacy (读写能力) across the country. And now they have widespread use in China’s mainland. 54. How did the writer introduce the Chinese characters? A. By giving examples. B. By providing causes. C. By expressing opinions. D. By comparing (比较) facts. 55. The sentence “Not all characters were developed from drawings of objects.” would best be placed at the beginning of _________. A. Paragraph 5 B. Paragraph 4 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 2 56. What can we learn from the passage? A. Chinese characters have turned into standard forms, which are easier than before. B. Chinese characters we use today have been accepted by large numbers of people. C. Chinese words and English words are both formed by putting alphabets and characters together. D Chinese characters existed at the very beginning and are still in use today like other ancient symbols. 57. What might be the best title for the passage? A. How to form Chinese characters. B. The history of the Chinese language. C. The development of Chinese characters. D. The difference between Chinese and Western language. 第Ⅱ卷 主观题(共50分) 五、词汇运用(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) (A)根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上写出单词的正确形式。 58. Miss Li will help with our schoolwork if we are ________ (缺席的) from school. 59. The youth worker often tells us not to keep the ________ (令人担忧的事) to ourselves. 60. This term, Miss Christine seems to be far ________ (严格的) with us than before. 61. It’s energetic of Grandpa to walk for half an hour when he’s in his ________ (九十). 62. The Jewish children went into ________ (躲藏) at once when they saw a soldier. (B)根据句意在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 63. Please write down the ________ (German) names in this form carefully. 64. Spending too much time watching game shows is ________ (simple) a waste of time. 65. Such ________ (decide) as when to go on an autumn outing haven’t been decided. 66. It must be an ________ (usual) day for him since he met an old close friend. 67. Do you know why he was in ________ (silent)? He didn’t say a word today. 六、动词填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) 68. Besides eating regularly, what else should I pay attention to ________ (shape) my body? 69. Venom-The Last dance wins so much high praise that it is well worth ________ (watch). 70. You can hardly imagine how much difficulty we had ________ (solve) the problem. 71. In character-training of children, what really ________(matter)is what the parents say and do. 72. The teacher raised her voice as soon as she noticed that he ________ (not listen) at all. 73. Guess what? I had my teeth ________ (clean) at the dentist’s last week. 74. — Why were you late for the meeting? — Because I ______ (catch) in the heavy traffic during the morning rush hour. 75. — Linda, what would you like to make for our party? — A delicious pancake. In fact, I ________ (finish) making it. 76. Whenever there was a new comedy, she ________(prefer) to go to the movies with friends. 77. — When shall we go out to buy some vegetables? — Dear, not until my online meeting ________ (end). 七、阅读表达 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共10分) Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch. They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness. Or, in summer, they may think it is the heat. However, the real reason lies inside their bodies. At that time — about eight hours after you get up — your body temperature goes down. This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy. Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day. The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern. They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later. In many parts of the world, people take naps in the middle of the day. This is especially true in warmer climates, where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon. Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate. A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general. In countries where naps are traditional, people often suffer (遭受) less from problems such as heart disease. Many working people, unfortunately, have no time to take naps. Though doctors may advise taking naps, employers (雇主) do not allow it! If you do have the chance, however, here are a few tips about making the most of your nap. Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up. A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward. This can also happen if you sleep for too long. If you do not have enough time, try a short nap — even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful. 78. Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon? _____________________________________________ 79. How do people spend the early afternoon in warmer climates? _____________________________________________ 80 Why don’t many working people have any time to take naps? _____________________________________________ 81. When should you take a nap if you get up at 6 a.m.? _____________________________________________ 82. What do you think of taking naps? _____________________________________________ 八、书面表达(共20分) 83. 时间飞逝，同学们进入九年级两个多月了。繁忙学习中，学生和家长压力大，易在学习和生活方面产生分歧。如何解决？请你根据下图提示，用英语写一篇短文并谈谈你处理分歧的方法。 Students Parents Methods 注意事项： 1.短文须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯，……处展开合理想象，做适当发挥： 2.词数不得少于90个字，短文的开头已给出，不计入总数； 3.短文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。 Now students are busy with subjects in the ninth grade, but both students and parents are under the stress. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$