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重庆市凤鸣山中学教育集团校 2024—2025 学年度上期 初 2022 级 英语 半期考试试题 考试说明: 1.考试时间:120 分钟； 2.试题总分 150 分； 3.试卷页数 12 页 第Ⅰ卷 （共 90 分） I. 听力测试。(共30分) 第一节 (每小题1.5分，共9分 听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 1 A. Good idea. B. Not at all. C. What a pity! 2 A. Hurry up! B. Never mind! C. Good job! 3. A. On Center Street. B. At 10 p.m.. C. On the third floor. 4. A. Silver and gold. B. By my father. C. In China. 5. A. She is humorous. B. She likes paper cutting. C. She is a good student. 6. A. Yes, I do. B. Yes, I did. C. Yes, I am. 第二节(每小题 1.5 分，共 9 分) 听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 7. A. /dɪˈzɜ:ts/. B. /ˈdezəts/. C. /swi:ts/. 8. A. Gina’s. B. Sophia’s. C. Jack’s. 9. A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Strangers. 10. A. By eating mooncakes. B. By admiring the moon. C. By having a big dinner. 11. A. Boring. B. Relaxing. C. Useful. 12. A. B. C. 第三节(每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 听材料，回答小题。 13. How is the weather now? A. It's cloudy. B. It's raining. C. It's sunny. 14. How much should they pay for the umbrellas? A. 30 yuan. B. 60 yuan. C. 40 yuan. 听材料，回答小题。 15. What was the woman doing when the cat ran away? A. She was about to take a shower. B. She was cleaning the room. C. She was about to take out the rubbish. 16. What does the cat Mimi look like? A. It's a black cat with a mark on its face. B. It's a black-and-white cat with a mark on the back. C. It's a black-and-white cat with a mark on its face. 第四节(每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 17. How many floors are there in Chongqing Grand Theater in total? A.7 B. 2 C. 9 18. Why do many people come to Chongqing Grand theater? A. To enjoy the wonderful night view B. To enjoy free concerts C. To become an actor 19. Where are they going after visiting Chongqing Grand Theater? A. Three Gorges Museum B. Hongyadong C. Ciqikou 20. Who is the speaker? A. The teacher B. The tour guide C. The tourist II. 语法选择。(每小题1分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个语法正确的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 Games and sports teach people a lot of useful skills, as well as help them to keep fit and healthy. Lots of people love team sports. They also enjoy sharing the success or failure with ____1____. While playing, people have to support each other, otherwise they can never win. Team games also teach you that ____2____ is not the end of the world. You will always have another opportunity and you will be much ____3____ against your competitors next time. ____4____, there are many people who just don’t like team sports. They have to find other ways ____5____. Perhaps they had ____6____ bad experience with a kind of sport when they ____7____ younger. Maybe they feel embarrassed because they think they’re not very good at a sport. They worry about disappointing the rest of the team ____8____ they perform badly. Team sports are usually about competitions, and ____9____ some people, this is too stressful. So individual (个人的) activities are more suitable for ____10____. Whether team sports or individual activities, always lead positive lives! 1. A. other B. others C. another 2. A. won B. win C. winning 3. A. good B. better C. best 4. A. Also B. However C. Instead 5. A. to exercise B. exercising C. exercised 6. A. a B. an C. the 7. A. are B. was C. were 8. A. if B. unless C. although 9. A. with B. for C. against 10. A. them B. they C. themselves 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲了游戏和运动益智健体，团队协作至关重要，失败乃成功之母，个人兴趣亦需尊重。 【1题详解】 句意：他们也喜欢与他人分享成功或失败。 other其他的；others其他人。another再一。根据“They also enjoy sharing the success or failure with”可知，此处指“和其他人分享”，故选B。 【2题详解】 句意：团队游戏还会教会你，胜利不是世界末日。 won赢，过去式或过去分词；win赢，动词原形；winning赢，现在分词或动名词。根据“is”可知，此处作主语用动名词，故选C。 【3题详解】 句意：你总是会有另一个机会，下次你会比你的竞争对手做得更好。 good好，形容词原形；better更好，形容词比较级；best最好，形容词最高级。根据“much”可知，much修饰形容词比较级，故选B。 【4题详解】 句意：然而，有很多人就是不喜欢团队运动。 Also也；However然而；Instead作为替代。根据“there are many people who just don’t like team sports”可知，此处表示转折，所以填However。故选B。 【5题详解】 句意：他们必须找到其他的方式来锻炼。 to exercise锻炼，动词不定式；exercising锻炼，动名词或现在分词；exercised锻炼，过去式或过去分词。根据“find other ways”可知，考查ways to do sth.“做某事的方法”，所以填动词不定式。故选A。 【6题详解】 句意：也许他们年轻时对某种运动有过不好的经历。 a一个，不定冠词，表泛指，用于辅音音素开头单词前；an一个，不定冠词，表泛指，用于元音音素开头单词前；the那个，定冠词，表特指。根据“bad experience”可知，此处泛指“一次不好的经历”，所以填不定冠词；“bad”发音以辅音音素开头，所以填a。故选A。 【7题详解】 句意：也许他们年轻时对某种运动有过不好的经历。 are是，be的第二人称单数形式和第一人称、第二人称和第三人称的复数形式；was是，be的第一人称和第三人称单数过去式；were是，be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式。根据“younger”可知，时态为一般过去时，主语为“they”，所以填were。故选C。 【8题详解】 句意：他们担心如果表现不佳，会让团队其他成员失望。 if如果；unless除非；although虽然。根据“They worry about disappointing the rest of the team ... they perform badly.”可知， 此处表示“如果表现糟糕，其他成员会失望”，所以是if引导的条件状语从句。故选A。 【9题详解】 句意：团队运动通常是关于竞争的，对一些人来说，这太有压力了。 with和；for对……来说；against对抗。根据“some people, this is too stressful.”可知，此处表示“对一些人来说”，其他选项不符合句意，故选B。 【10题详解】 句意：因此，个人活动更适合他们。 them他们，宾格；they他们；主格；themselves他们自己，反身代词。根据“So individual (个人的) activities are more suitable for”可知，此处代指上文提到的“会有压力的人”，介词“for”后填宾格，故选A。 III. 完形填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分) 根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 The Silk Road is known to all Chinese. It was an ancient trade way that ____11____ China to other countries. Along this way, many products were traded, including spices, silk and food. One of the most important activities of this road was the exchange of currency (货币交换). When people from different places met along the Silk Road, they had to exchange their currencies ____12____ do the business. However, this was not always ____13____, as the value of different currencies is greatly different. Many places had their own currency rules and marks, which show their cultural history. For example, the Chinese used coins with a square hole in the middle, ____14____ the Persians used coins with marks of their rulers. Currency exchange also led to the development of new technologies. For example, the Chinese ____15____ paper money. It was more convenient (便利的) to carry than ____16____ coins. This creation completely changed the way people did the ____17____ and made for modern banking development. Today, the Silk Road is no longer in use, but it has a great ____18____ on our life. ____19____ studying the currency culture on the Silk Road, you can get a better understanding of the world and the importance of ____20____ exchanges. If you have a chance to experience it in person, don’t miss it. 11. A. communicated B. directed C. connected D. introduced 12. A. because of B. in order to C. instead of D. according to 13. A. easy B. difficult C. cheap D. expensive 14. A. while B. though C. until D. unless 15. A. chose B. invented C. discovered D. requited 16. A. smooth B. rough C. light D. heavy 17. A. project B. business C. survey D. research 18 A. difficulty B. difference C. influence D. interview 19. A. Along B. In C. By D. With 20. A. medical B. local C. natural D. cultural 【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A 14. A 15. B 16. D 17. B 18. C 19. C 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了丝绸之路和货币交换的发展历史以及对现在的影响。 【11题详解】 句意：这是一种古老的贸易方式，连接中国与其他国家。 communicated沟通；directed指导；connected连接；introduced介绍。根据常识可知，丝绸之路把中国和外国连接起来，connect A to B“把A与B连接起来”，故选C。 【12题详解】 句意：当来自不同地方的人们沿着丝绸之路相遇时，他们必须交换他们的货币以完成交易。 because of因为；in order to为了；instead of而不是；according to通过。根据“exchange their currencies...do the business”可知，交换货币是为了完成商业贸易。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：然而，这并不总是那么容易，因为不同货币的价值差别很大。 easy容易；difficult困难的；cheap便宜点；expensive昂贵的。根据“as the value of different currencies is greatly different”可知，此处表示不容易的。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：例如，中国人使用中间有一个方孔的硬币，而波斯人使用带有统治者标志的硬币。 while然而；though尽管；until直到；unless除非。根据上文“the Chinese used coins with a square hole in the middle”和下文“the Persians used coins with marks of their rulers”可知，上下文之间是转折关系。故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：例如，中国人发明了纸币。 chose选择；invented发明；discovered发现；requited要求。根据上文“Currency exchange also led to the development of new technologies.”可知，此处是指发明了纸币。故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：它比沉重的硬币携带起来更方便。 smooth顺滑的；rough粗糙的；light轻的；heavy重的。根据“It was more convenient to carry than...coins.”可知，此处是指与硬币相比，纸币更方便携带。故选D。 【17题详解】 句意：这一发明彻底改变了人们做生意的方式，促进了现代银行业的发展。 project工程；business生意；survey调查；research研究。根据“This creation completely changed the way people did the...and made for modern banking development.”可知，此处表示彻底改变了人们做生意的方式。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：今天，丝绸之路不再使用，但它对我们的生活有很大的影响。 difficulty困难；difference不同；influence影响；interview采访。have an influence on...“对……有影响”。故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：通过对丝绸之路货币文化的研究，你可以更好地了解世界和文化交流的重要性。 Along沿着；In在……里面；By通过；With和……一起。根据“studying the currency culture on the Silk Road”可知，此处是指通过某种方式。故选C。 【20题详解】 句意：通过研究丝绸之路上的货币文化，你可以更好地了解世界和文化交流的重要性。 medical医学的；local本地的；natural自然的；cultural文化的。根据“studying the currency culture on the Silk Road”可知，此处是指文化交流的重要性。故选D。 IV.阅读理解。(41-43小题，每小题1分，44-59小题，每小题2分，共35分) 阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 A Some things just don’t get along well with each other. Take oil and water as an example, you can mix them together and shake as hard as you like but they’ll never become friends. Or will they? Take this fun experiment a step further and find out how bringing oil and water together can help you do your dishes. Add a few drops of food coloring (食物色素) to the water. ____21____ Pour about 2 spoons of the colored water along with 2 spoons of cooking oil into the small soft drink bottle. ____22____ Screw the lid back on the bottle and shake the bottle as hard as you can. ____23____ Put the bottle back down and have a look. It may have seemed as though the liquids were mixing together but the oil will float back to the top. A. B. C. D. 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要以油和水不相溶为例说明了有些东西就是合不来。 【21题详解】 根据“Pour about 2 spoons of the colored water along with 2 spoons of cooking oil into the small soft drink bottle.”可知，此处说的是将大约两勺有色水和两勺食用油倒入小软饮料瓶中，与B图内容相符。故选B。 【22题详解】 根据“Screw the lid back on the bottle and shake the bottle as hard as you can.”可知，此处说的是把瓶盖拧紧，尽可能用力摇晃瓶子，与A图内容相符。故选A。 【23题详解】 根据“Put the bottle back down and have a look. It may have seemed as though the liquids were mixing together but the oil will float back to the top.”可知，此处说的是把瓶子放回去看看，看起来好像液体混合在一起，但是油会浮回顶部，与C图内容相符。故选C。 B The subway train is running fast. A boy is reading a book carefully in his seat in the subway while many other people are checking their phones. To encourage reading, a Chinese company started the book-sharing activity. They put over 10,000 books around the underground, in taxis and on planes in Beijing. Since the activity started, it has earned the support of many people, even some popular stars. The book-sharing activity, however, drew much more criticism (批评) than praise because some books were left untouched, some books were taken away by cleaners. People also complained that they couldn’t reach the books—the underground was too crowded. ________. “I think most people may end up taking selfies (自拍) when they pick up the books and writing a post on WeChat. After that, they will just bring the books back home and put them on their bookshelves,” wrote one Weibo user. Some pointed out that some stars who supported the activity didn’t seem to be reading much. They just wanted to draw others’ attention. Isn’t it embarrassing (令人尴尬的) that the activity is supported by stars who don’t read a lot? “The book-sharing activity is not at all a bad thing. Over the years, everybody has been busy with work. They don’t have time for reading,” said a famous Chinese writer, “However, just because Chinese people don’t often read, it doesn’t mean we should do nothing to encourage reading.” 24. How does the writer develop Paragraph 1? A. By asking a question. B. By explaining the reason. C. By describing a fact. D. By listing numbers. 25. Which sentence can be put in the ________? A. Most people thought the activity could do little to encourage reading. B. Most people thought most people like taking selfies and writing posts. C. Weibo users thought reading books is less important than taking selfies. D. Weibo users thought reading books on WeChat is much more convinent. 26. What can we learn from the words of the Chinese writer in the last paragraph? A. Working is more important than reading. B. The sharing books cause traffic accidents. C. Chinese people take too many selfies. D. We shouldn’t give up encouraging reading. 27. What’s the main purpose of the passage? A. To show people the value of reading. B. To ask people to return the books on time. C. To encourage people to stick to reading. D. To advise people not to take selfies. 【答案】24. C 25. A 26. D 27. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为了鼓励阅读，一家中国公司发起了图书共享活动，虽然效果不好，但是我们不应该放弃鼓励阅读。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“The subway train is running fast. A boy is reading a book carefully in his seat in the subway while many other people are checking their phones.”可推断，在第一段，作者是通过描述一个场景来引入话题的。故选C。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“I think most people may end up taking selfies when they pick up the books and writing a post on WeChat. After that, they will just bring the books back home and put them on their bookshelves,”可知，大多数人可能会拿起书自拍，接着在微信上发帖子；然后，他们会把书带回家，放在书架上；据此推断，这项活动并没有真正推动一些人去阅读；选项A“大多数人认为这项活动对鼓励阅读作用不大。”符合语境。故选A。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“However, just because Chinese people don’t often read, it doesn’t mean we should do nothing to encourage reading.”可知，这位中国作家认为我们不应该放弃鼓励阅读。故选D。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。综合全文尤其是最后一段可知，本文主要介绍了为了鼓励阅读，一家中国公司发起了图书共享活动，虽然效果不好，但是我们不应该放弃鼓励阅读，所以文章是为了提高人们的阅读意识，鼓励人们坚持阅读。故选C。 C Mid-summer is harvest (收获) time for the yellow straw (稻草) that grows in Xuhang Town. The straw, however, is not used to feed animals or to put up buildings. Instead, it is the material for a traditional craft (工艺). Xuhang is known as the “Town of Straw Plaiting (编织)”. The craft has survived for more than 1,000 years. It is said that there was once a young woman named Huang. She was about to get married. However, she was poor. She didn’t even have a new pair of shoes to wear. One day, the cows at her home carried some yellow straw in their mouths and placed it in front of her. Huang made the straw into a pair of shoes. She wore the shoes and got married happily. Surprisingly, her shoes became popular. Huang taught the villagers to make the straw shoes and she became known as the “fairy of straw plaiting”. The modern “fairy of straw plaiting” is Wang Qin. She has been practicing plaiting since childhood and becomes an inheritor of this craft. After graduating from school, Wang first worked in a tailor’s shop and then in a shoe factory. The factory closed down in 1999. While staying at home, Wang looked for something to do. Her grandfather was the leader of the local straw plaiting group. Taking his advice, the woman carefully studied the ancient craft and chose it as her career. These days, visitors to her workshop are greeted by the pleasant smell of straw. On the first floor, there is an exhibition of Wang’s best artworks. There are handbags, slippers, clocks, vases and covers for tea sets. Every summer people in Xuhang Town harvest 2,000 kilograms of straw. After drying the straw on the ground, craftspeople select those of the best quality of them. The craft mainly uses the “skin” of the straw. The material is then colored and plaited with the help of a mold (模具). Wang is now in her fifties. She is now trying to make the art form popular among young people. In this way, this local tradition will be alive forever. 28. Which of the following is the right order of the straw plaiting? ①Pick out the best quality straws. ②Dry the straws on the ground. ③Plait straws into craft with molds. ④Take out the straw skins and color them. A. ④②①③ B. ④①③② C. ②①④③ D. ②①③④ 29. Which sentence can the underlined word “inheritor” in Paragraph 3 be put in? A. That company offers good service and experience sense to every ________. B. Finally, Linda became the ________ of the speech competition. C. Every student should be a(n) ________ of our Chinese culture to pass it down. D. Bell, the ________ of the telephone, made the first call. 30. Why is Wang Qin called the modern “fairy of straw plaiting”? A. The cows gave her straw to plait. B. Villagers learned the craft from her. C. Huang taught her straw plaiting. D. She carries on the ancient craft 31. What is the best title for the passage? A. Never the Last Straw B. Save the Straw C. The two straw artists D. The Magic of Straw 【答案】28. C 29. C 30. D 31. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述徐行镇稻草编织手艺，并讲述古代和现代稻草编织仙女，最后讲述王琴现在正在试着让这门艺术在年轻人中流行，这样这个传统工艺才能永远存在。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“After drying the straw on the ground, craftspeople select those of the best quality of them. The craft mainly uses the ‘skin’ of the straw. The material is then colored and plaited with the help of a mold”可知把地上的稻草晒干后，工匠们会挑选出质量最好的稻草，该工艺主要使用稻草的“皮”，然后，在模具的帮助下对材料进行着色和编织，故正确顺序是②①④③。故选C。 【29题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“She has been practicing plaiting since childhood and becomes an inheritor of this craft”可知她从小就练习编辫子，并成为这项手艺的继承人，故此处划线部分意为“继承人”，可放选项C“每个学生都应该是我们中国文化的继承者，把它传承下去”中。故选C。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据“The modern ‘fairy of straw plaiting’ is Wang Qin...Her grandfather was the leader of the local straw plaiting group. Taking his advice, the woman carefully studied the ancient craft and chose it as her career.”可知，她继承了这门传统的工艺，所以被称为当代编织仙女，故选D。 【31题详解】 最佳标题题。本文主要讲述徐行镇稻草编织手艺，并讲述古代和现代稻草编织仙女，最后讲述王琴现在正在试着让这门艺术在年轻人中流行，这样这个传统工艺才能永远存在，以选项A“绝不是最后一根稻草”为标题最合适，故选A。 D Jo March sat in the corner of the big sofa, writing busily. Her inkstand (墨水台) was a broken teacup, and she sharpened her pencil with her teeth when it refused to write. The table near her was covered with papers, and she had just finished a story which she hoped would please her father, who was away at the war. “Girls, where are you? Meg, stop crying over that old glove. Amy, come down from the sofa. Beth, don’t play with that trunk. I want you all to listen to my story.” called Jo, who loved to read her stories aloud. Meg appeared, drying her eyes, Amy came down, and Beth left the trunk, looking rather embarrassed about being caught in the act of trying on Mother’s wedding veil (面纱). “Sit still and listen, and I’ll read it,” Jo said seriously, with the air of a little queen. She cleared her throat, took up her manuscript (手稿), and began to read with a dramatic effect that was truly exciting. It was a sad story, full of strong feelings, as all young ladies’ stories used to be in those days, and Jo read it with an energy that brought tears to the eyes of her listeners. Beth hid her face in Mother’s apron, Amy cried, and Meg sighed (叹气) as if her heart would break. “Oh, Jo, how could you?” asked Beth, when the story ended. “That’s just the way I felt when Father went away,” said Amy, trying to look sad and pitiful. “It’s a perfect little play, and you act it beautifully,” added Meg warmly. It was all Jo cared for just then. She smiled with pleasure, for her dream was to be a writer. (Adapted from Little Women) 32. What was Jo March doing at the beginning of the passage? A. She was writing a story. B. She was reading a story aloud. C. She was making tea for her sisters. D. She was crying over an old glove. 33. What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Jo’s sisters’ sadness. B. Jo’s sisters’ praise. C. the story D. the novel. 34 How did Jo feel after the end of the story? A. Angry. B. Worried. C. Proud. D. Calm. 35. What can we infer from the passage? A. Jo loved to read her story aloud to her sisters. B. The father was living with the sisters all the time. C. The March sisters loved and supported each other. D. The March sisters lived a hard life with their parents. 【答案】32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了《小妇人》中的内容，即Jo March给姐妹们读自己正在写的一个故事，姐妹们听后都很感动。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Jo March sat in the corner of the big sofa, writing busily...and she had just finished a story...”可知，Jo March在写一个故事。故选A。 【33题详解】 词义猜测题。根据上文“ ‘Oh, Jo, how could you?’ asked Beth, when the story ended.”、“ ‘That’s just the way I felt when Father went away,’ said Amy, trying to look sad and pitiful.”以及“ ‘It’s a perfect little play, and you act it beautifully,’ added Meg warmly.”可知，Jo的三个姐妹们夸赞她写的故事好。故划线单词“It”意为“姐妹们的赞美”，姐妹们的赞美是她关心的。故选B。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据“She smiled with pleasure, for her dream was to be a writer.”可知，Jo高兴地笑了笑，因为她的梦想是成为一名作家，她姐妹们的赞扬就是她那时所关心的一切，可推测故事结束后，Jo感觉很自豪。故选C。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了Jo March给姐妹们读自己正在写的一个故事，姐妹们听后都很感动，并给予夸赞。可推测C选项“March姐妹们彼此相爱，互相支持。”与文章相符。故选C。 E ①Have you ever thought about how babies learn to speak? A recent study led by David, a researcher from Florida Atlantic University, found that babies learn to speak not only by listening to sounds but also by watching people’s lips (嘴唇) move. This happens as babies start making clear words like “mama” or “dada” for the first time. They need to learn how to move their lips to make the sounds they hear. ②According to the previous (之前的) research, babies learn to connect sounds with mouth movements fast. When they turn one year old, they look at your eyes more. This means that talking to babies eye-to-eye is better for their language skills than just letting them watch DVDs. ③But David went a step further. He and his student Hansen tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them aged 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. They tried to find out how these babies reacted to the sound of their mother language and another language. ④They showed videos of a woman speaking in English to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English, the 4-month-old babies gazed (凝视) mostly into her eyes. The 6-month-old babies spent the same amounts (数量) of time looking at both the eyes and the mouth. However, when babies reached 8 to 10 months old, they focused more on the mouth instead of the eyes. At 12 months, the babies started looking back at the eyes, like what they did at 4 months. ⑤What happened when these babies who are used to English heard French? The 12-month-old babies studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. By focusing on the mouth movement, they tried to collect more information to understand the strange sounds. ⑥“The results of the research show babies watch mouths to learn their first language and look at eyes by 12 months old. They watch mouths longer when they hear a new language.” says Duke University scientist Greg. He adds excitedly, “I have never thought babies would learn language like this. The results of the research are blowing my mind. So I want to learn more about it. Learning how babies learn is important to unlock the secrets of human development.” 36. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. Babies learn to move their lips because they enjoy it. B. Babies learn to communicate by using body languages. C. Babies learn to say “mama” only by listening to the sound. D. Babies learn to speak also by watching the lip movement of other speakers. 37. Which of the following shows the right change of babies’ eye gaze according to Paragraph 4? A. B. C. D. 38. What does Greg mean by saying “blowing my mind” in the last paragraph? A. He finds the results surprising and fantastic. B. He disagrees with the findings of the research. C. He thinks it’s easy to understand the results. D. He finds the results boring and unimportant. 39. What’s the best structure for the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】36. D 37. C 38. A 39. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了佛罗里达大西洋大学的研究员大卫最近领导的一项研究发现，婴儿不仅通过听声音来学习说话，还通过观察人的嘴唇移动来学习说话。当婴儿开始第一次清晰地说出“妈妈”或“爸爸”时，就会发生这种情况。他们需要学习如何移动嘴唇来发出他们听到的声音以及科学家的进一步研究。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“A recent study led by David, a researcher from Florida Atlantic University, found that babies learn to speak not only by listening to sounds but also by watching people’s lips (嘴唇) move”可知，婴儿也通过观察其他说话者的嘴唇运动来学习说话。故选D。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They found that when the speaker used English, the 4-month-old babies gazed (凝视) mostly into her eyes. The 6-month-old babies spent the same amounts (数量) of time looking at both the eyes and the mouth. However, when babies reached 8 to 10 months old, they focused more on the mouth instead of the eyes. At 12 months, the babies started looking back at the eyes, like what they did at 4 months”可知，4个月大的婴儿主要是凝视她的眼睛，6个月大的婴儿花同样数量的时间看眼睛和嘴巴，然而，当宝宝到了8到10个月大时，他们的注意力更多地集中在嘴巴上而非眼睛上，12个月时，婴儿开始回头看眼睛，就像4个月时那样。C选项显示了婴儿眼睛注视的正确变化。故选C。 【38题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“The results of the research are blowing my mind. So I want to learn more about it. Learning how babies learn is important to unlock the secrets of human development”可知，他想要了解更多，认为了解婴儿是如何学习的对于解开人类发展的秘密非常重要，由此可知这个研究结果是令他惊奇的。故选A。 【39题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段介绍佛罗里达大西洋大学的研究员大卫最近领导的一项研究发现，婴儿不仅通过听声音来学习说话，还通过观察人的嘴唇移动来学习说话；第二段介绍了以前的研究；第三、四、五段介绍了大卫的研究；第六段介绍了研究的结果。故选D。 第Ⅱ卷（共90分） V. 口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分) 阅读下面对话，从7 个选项中选出 5 个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 A: Hello, is that Betty speaking? B: Yes. Who’s that? A: This is Jessica. Are you free this Saturday evening? B: ____40____ A: Zhou Shen is coming to Chongqing. I’ve got two tickets to his concert. ____41____ B: Certainly, I’d love to. Thanks for your invitation. He’s my favorite singer with a magical voice and he can sing different kinds of songs, from Cantopop (粤语流行音乐) to Italian opera. ____42____ A: Let’s meet at Gate 10 of the Olympic Sports Center Stadium at six o'clock. B: ____43____ I want to buy him a small gift. A: OK. I’ll get there at five. We can go to the shops nearby and we can also take some photos. B: ____44____ See you then. A: See you. A. When will the concert begin? B. Sounds good! C. When and where shall we meet? D. I’ll see a movie. E. Could you please get there earlier? F. Yes. What’s up? G. Would you like to go with me? 【答案】40. F 41. G 42. C 43. E 44. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是A和B两个人约着去听音乐会的对话。 【40题详解】 根据“Are you free this Saturday evening?”可知，是对一般疑问句的回答。选项F“是的。怎么了？”符合语境。故选F。 【41题详解】 根据“Certainly, I’d love to. Thanks for your invitation.”可知，是对邀请的回答。选项G“你想要和我一起去吗？”符合语境。故选G。 【42题详解】 根据“Let’s meet at Gate 10 of the Olympic Sports Center Stadium at six o'clock.”可知是回答去哪里见面。选项C“我们什么时候在哪里见面”符合语境。故选C。 【43题详解】 根据“OK. I’ll get there at five.”可知，是时间提前了。选项E“你可以早点到那儿吗？”符合语境。故选E。 【44题详解】 根据“We can go to the shops nearby and we can also take some photos.”可知，这里是一个提议，回答是对提议的回应。选项B“听起来不错”符合语境。故选B。 VI. 任务型阅读。(65-68题，每小题2分，68题3分，共9分) Video cameras are everywhere: schools, theaters and stores. But in recent years, they have entered our homes. Many parents set up cameras at home to watch their children’s online classes and homework. Are cameras really helpful? What do students think about it? Kevin Earlier last year, I liked to lie in bed and watch videos instead of studying. This affected (影响) my studies and made my grades worse. So my parents set up a camera to keep an eye on me. It worked. With the camera watching, I had to do my homework first and make plans for studying at home. When I was alone at home, the camera made me feel safe because I knew that my parents were watching on the other side. My grades improved after a year. Linda When I was in Grade 8, my parents set up a camera in my room. ________ Knowing there was a camera around when my friends came to my home, they would speak quietly and carefully. We couldn’t have pillow fights. I was sad. So I asked my parents to take the camera away. They agreed it as long as I promised to behave well. I feel happy and free now. 45. Have video cameras entered our homes in recent years? _______________________________________________________________________________ 46. When did Linda’s parents set up a camera in her room? _______________________________________________________________________________ 47. What happened to Kevin after his parents set up a camera? _______________________________________________________________________________ 48. What happened after Linda’s parents set up a camera in her room? Finish Linda’s story in about 30 words. _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】45. Yes, they have./Yes. 46. When she was in Grade 8. 47. He felt safe. He had to do his homework first and make plans for studying at home. And his grades improved after a year. 48. I really didn’t like it because I felt like there were always eyes watching me. I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn’t sleep well at night. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了两个学生对于家里有监控摄像头的看法。 【45题详解】 根据“Video cameras are everywhere: schools, theaters and stores. But in recent years, they have entered our homes.”可知，近年来，监控摄像头已经进入了我们的家庭。故填Yes, they have./Yes. 【46题详解】 根据“When I was in Grade 8, my parents set up a camera in my room.”可知，当Linda在八年级的时候，她的父母在她的房间里装了一个摄像头。故填When she was in Grade 8. 【47题详解】 根据“With the camera watching, I had to do my homework first and make plans for studying at home. …My grades improved after a year.”可知，家里安装监控摄像头后，Kevin必须先做作业，然后制定在家学习的计划，一年后，他的成绩提高了。故填He had to do his homework first and make plans for studying at home. And his grades improved after a year. 【48题详解】 开放性作答，根据下文提示言之有理即可，根据下文“Knowing there was a camera around when my friends came to my home, they would speak quietly and carefully. We couldn’t have pillow fights. I was sad. So I asked my parents to take the camera away.”可知，Linda对家里安装的监控摄像头很反感，时常觉得有双眼睛在盯着她，这让她很不舒服。参考答案为I really didn’t like it because I felt like there were always eyes watching me. I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn’t sleep well at night. VII.完成句子。（每空1分，73题2分，共10分） 根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 49. She used to be really shy. (改为否定句) She ________ ________ to be really shy. 【答案】 ①. didn’t/used ②. use/not 【解析】 【详解】句意：她以前很害羞。本句是used to do的结构，变否定句可用didn’t use或used not。故填didn’t/used；use/not。 50. Candy will improve her spoken English by watching more English movies. (对划线部分提问) ________ ________ Candy improve her spoken English? 【答案】 ①. How ②. will 【解析】 【详解】句意：Candy 将通过观看更多英文电影来提高她的英语口语能力。划线部分“by watching more English movies”表示方式，所以应用how来提问，助动词will提到主语前。故填How；will。 51. Could you please tell me how I can get to the post office? (同义句转换) Could you please tell me how ________ ________ to the post office? 【答案】 ①. to ②. get 【解析】 【详解】句意：你能告诉我怎么去邮局吗？原句是how引导的宾语从句，此处也可以用“疑问词+动词不定式”作宾语的结构，即“how to get to”。故填to；get。 52. 有问题无法解决时，当面问老师或许是最好的办法。（完成译句） As you have problems that you can’t solve, asking teachers ________ ________ might be the best way. 【答案】 ①. in ②. person 【解析】 【详解】in person“当面，亲自”，介词短语。故填in；person。 53. are farmers tea leaves the by morning picked in (连词成句) _______________________________________________________________________________. 【答案】Tea leaves are picked by farmers in the morning##Tea leaves are picked in the morning by farmers 【解析】 【详解】由标点可知，该句为陈述句；Tea leaves“茶叶”，作主语；are picked“被采摘下来”，作谓语，为一般现在时的被动语态；by farmers“通过农民”；in the morning“在早上”，时间状语，也可以位于by farmers前。故填Tea leaves are picked by farmers in the morning/Tea leaves are picked in the morning by farmers“农民早上采摘茶叶”。 阅读下面短文，根据首字母或括号中的提示词（须用到它们的正确形式）填入恰当的单词、短语或一个句子，使文章逻辑通顺、语法正确，注意大小写和标点符号。 Zheng Qinwen won China’s first Olympic gold in the tennis singles (单打) at the Paris Olympics on Aug 3, 2024. “I was not sure ___54___ I would get the medal before the game. Nothing can describe my feeling right now, it’s unreal. I’ve always been hoping to get a medal for China. F___55___, I made it.” Zheng said after her win. From 2020 to 2024, Zheng’s world ranking (排名) jumped from over 600 to 7. Years of competition taught her to play with patience and control her energy in matches. Zheng Qinwen’s performance has won her the title of “Queen Wen” a___56___ fans. Fighting for China at the Olympics gave Zheng power. She made her way to ___57___ (succeed) after surviving (挺过) tiring matches that went on for three hours. “What I can be sure of is that I’m going to fight until the last moment, because I’m not only playing for ___58___. I’m playing for my country,” Zheng told China Daily. This medal is just the start of a new journey for Zheng. “I ___59___ (proud) winning the Olympic gold, but it’s time to ___60___ it and start over again. If I think too much about my past achievements, I won’t play my next match well,” Zheng told CCTV in an interview and the expression on her face showed us that she ___61___ (ready, challenge) (不超过 8 个词). 【答案】54. if##whether 55. (F)inally 56. (a)mong 57. success 58. myself 59. take pride in##took pride in##am proud of##was proud of 60. forget##forget about 61. got ready for challenges##was ready for challenges##got ready for more challenges##was ready for more challenges 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了中国网球运动员郑钦文在2024年巴黎奥运会上赢得中国首枚网球单打金牌的故事。 【54题详解】 句意：比赛前我不确定我是否能拿到奖牌。根据分析句子“I was not sure…I would get the medal before the game.”，结合语境可知，此处应该表达比赛前我不确定我是否能拿到奖牌。此处应该填入if或者whether，引导宾语从句，意为“是否”符合语境。故填if/whether。 【55题详解】 句意：最后，我成功了。根据“I made it.”，结合首字母提示可知，此处应该表达最后，我成功了。此处应该填入副词finally，意为“最后”符合语境，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填(F)inally。 【56题详解】 句意：郑的表演为她赢得了粉丝们的“文女王”称号。根据句意，结合首字母提示可知，此处指在粉丝之间，填入among，介词，意为“在……之间”符合语境。故填(a)mong。 【57题详解】 句意：在经历了持续三个小时的累人比赛后，她成功了。根据分析句子“She made her way to…after surviving (挺过) tiring matches that went on for three hours.”，结合所给词可知，此处考查：make one’s way to success，固定搭配，意为“走向成功”，to是介词，所以其后跟名词作宾语。故填success。 【58题详解】 句意：我能确定的是，我会战斗到最后一刻，因为我不仅仅是为自己而战。根据后文“I’m playing for my country”可知，此处应该表达因为我不仅仅是为自己而战。该句主语是I，所以此处应该填入反身代词myself，意为“我自己”符合语境。故填myself。 【59题详解】 句意：我为赢得奥运金牌而自豪，但是是时候忘记它，重新开始了。根据语境可知，此处时态可以是一般现在时，也可以是一般过去时；根据分析句子“I…winning the Olympic gold,”，结合所给词可知，此处考查动词短语：take pride in或be proud of，意为“因……而自豪”符合语境，结合该句主语是I，所以此处谓语动词可以是take/took/am/was。故填take pride in/took pride in/am proud of/was proud of。 【60题详解】 句意：我为赢得奥运金牌而自豪，但是是时候忘记它，重新开始了。根据空格后“start over again”可知，此处应该表达但是是时候忘记它，重新开始了，结合分析句子“but it’s time to…it”可知，该句句型结构为：it’s time to do sth，意为“该是……的时候了”，所以此处应该填入动词forget或者动词短语forget about，与前面to构成不定式。故填forget/forget about。 【61题详解】 句意：郑在接受中央电视台采访时说:“如果我老是想着过去的成绩，我就不会打好下一场比赛。”她脸上的表情告诉我们，她已经准备好迎接(更多)挑战。时态为一般过去时，结合提示词可知，此处应该表达她已经准备好迎接(更多)挑战。got ready for sth或者was ready for sth，固定搭配，意为“为……而做好准备”，此处泛指挑战，所以challenge要用复数形式challenges。故填got ready for (more) challenges/was ready for (more) challenges。 IX.书面表达（满分20分） 62. 良好的习惯是我们学习和生活中的宝贵财富。初中三年你养成了哪些好习惯呢？学校英语俱乐部正在开展“好的习惯，受益终生”主题征文活动。假如你叫李华，回顾过去三年，请你谈谈你是如何改掉坏习惯，养成好习惯的，好习惯给你带来了哪些变化和影响，并号召大家养成好的习惯。 要求： 1. 80—120 词； 2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。 参考信息： Good habits drinking lots of water doing sports every day reading English in the morning taking notes carefully in class … Changes …used to…,but now… seldom fall ill do much better in P.E. class the spoken English improves a lot get better scores in exams … It is a life-long journey for us to develop good habits. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 It is a life-long journey for us to develop good habits. People who develop good habits can achieve a wonderful life. It’s very important for us to develop good habits. I used to do little exercise, but now I do exercise every day, so I seldom fall ill. I was not good at English, last term I got up early every morning to read English, and my spoken English improved a lot. Now, I get better scores in English exams. I also drink a lot of water every day and take notes carefully in class this term. These are good habits which make me a better person. Good habits help us live happily, so we should keep them lifelong. 【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”和“一般过去时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，注意不要遗漏要点，可适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。根据文章已给出的开头，引出主题； 第二步，具体阐述自己在生活及学习方面的一些改变，养成了哪些好习惯； 第三步，书写结语。 [亮点词汇] ①used to do过去常常做 ②be good at doing擅长做 ③get up起床 [高分句型] ①People who develop good habits can achieve a wonderful life. (who引导的定语从句) ②These are good habits which make me a better person. (which引导的定语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 重庆市凤鸣山中学教育集团校 2024—2025 学年度上期 初 2022 级 英语 半期考试试题 考试说明: 1.考试时间:120 分钟； 2.试题总分 150 分； 3.试卷页数 12 页 第Ⅰ卷 （共 90 分） I. 听力测试。(共30分) 第一节 (每小题1.5分，共9分 听一遍。根据你所听到的句子，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最恰当的答语，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 1. A. Good idea. B. Not at all. C. What a pity! 2. A. Hurry up! B. Never mind! C. Good job! 3. A. On Center Street. B. At 10 p.m.. C. On the third floor. 4. A. Silver and gold. B. By my father. C. In China. 5. A. She is humorous. B. She likes paper cutting. C. She is a good student. 6. A. Yes I do. B. Yes, I did. C. Yes, I am. 第二节(每小题 1.5 分，共 9 分) 听一遍。根据你所听到的对话和问题，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 7. A. /dɪˈzɜ:ts/. B. /ˈdezəts/. C. /swi:ts/. 8. A. Gina’s. B. Sophia’s. C. Jack’s. 9. A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Strangers. 10. A. By eating mooncakes. B. By admiring the moon. C. By having a big dinner. 11. A. Boring. B. Relaxing. C. Useful. 12. A. B. C. 第三节(每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的长对话，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 听材料，回答小题。 13. How is the weather now? A. It's cloudy. B. It's raining. C. It's sunny. 14. How much should they pay for the umbrellas? A. 30 yuan. B. 60 yuan. C. 40 yuan. 听材料，回答小题。 15. What was the woman doing when the cat ran away? A. She was about to take a shower. B. She was cleaning the room. C. She was about to take out the rubbish. 16. What does the cat Mimi look like? A. It's a black cat with a mark on its face. B. It's a black-and-white cat with a mark on the back. C. It's a black-and-white cat with a mark on its face. 第四节(每小题 1.5 分，共 6 分) 听两遍。根据你所听到的短文内容，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 17. How many floors are there in Chongqing Grand Theater in total? A.7 B. 2 C. 9 18. Why do many people come to Chongqing Grand theater? A. To enjoy the wonderful night view B. To enjoy free concerts C. To become an actor 19. Where are they going after visiting Chongqing Grand Theater? A. Three Gorges Museum B. Hongyadong C. Ciqikou 20. Who is the speaker? A. The teacher B. The tour guide C. The tourist II. 语法选择。(每小题1分，共10分) 根据短文内容，从 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个语法正确的答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 Games and sports teach people a lot of useful skills, as well as help them to keep fit and healthy. Lots of people love team sports. They also enjoy sharing the success or failure with ____1____. While playing, people have to support each other, otherwise they can never win. Team games also teach you that ____2____ is not the end of the world. You will always have another opportunity and you will be much ____3____ against your competitors next time. ____4____, there are many people who just don’t like team sports. They have to find other ways ____5____. Perhaps they had ____6____ bad experience with a kind of sport when they ____7____ younger. Maybe they feel embarrassed because they think they’re not very good at a sport. They worry about disappointing the rest of the team ____8____ they perform badly. Team sports are usually about competitions, and ____9____ some people, this is too stressful. So individual (个人的) activities are more suitable for ____10____. Whether team sports or individual activities, always lead positive lives! 1. A. other B. others C. another 2. A. won B. win C. winning 3. A. good B. better C. best 4. A. Also B. However C. Instead 5. A. to exercise B. exercising C. exercised 6. A. a B. an C. the 7. A. are B. was C. were 8. A. if B. unless C. although 9. A. with B. for C. against 10. A. them B. they C. themselves III. 完形填空。(每小题1.5分，共15分) 根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 The Silk Road is known to all Chinese. It was an ancient trade way that ____11____ China to other countries. Along this way, many products were traded, including spices, silk and food. One of the most important activities of this road was the exchange of currency (货币交换). When people from different places met along the Silk Road, they had to exchange their currencies ____12____ do the business. However, this was not always ____13____, as the value of different currencies is greatly different. Many places had their own currency rules and marks, which show their cultural history. For example, the Chinese used coins with a square hole in the middle, ____14____ the Persians used coins with marks of their rulers. Currency exchange also led to the development of new technologies. For example, the Chinese ____15____ paper money. It was more convenient (便利的) to carry than ____16____ coins. This creation completely changed the way people did the ____17____ and made for modern banking development. Today, the Silk Road is no longer in use, but it has a great ____18____ on our life. ____19____ studying the currency culture on the Silk Road, you can get a better understanding of the world and the importance of ____20____ exchanges. If you have a chance to experience it in person, don’t miss it. 11. A. communicated B. directed C. connected D. introduced 12. A. because of B. in order to C. instead of D. according to 13. A. easy B. difficult C. cheap D. expensive 14. A. while B. though C. until D. unless 15. A. chose B. invented C. discovered D. requited 16. A. smooth B. rough C. light D. heavy 17. A. project B. business C. survey D. research 18. A. difficulty B. difference C. influence D. interview 19. A. Along B. In C. By D. With 20. A. medical B. local C. natural D. cultural IV.阅读理解。(41-43小题，每小题1分，44-59小题，每小题2分，共35分) 阅读下列材料，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 A Some things just don’t get along well with each other. Take oil and water as an example, you can mix them together and shake as hard as you like but they’ll never become friends. Or will they? Take this fun experiment a step further and find out how bringing oil and water together can help you do your dishes. Add a few drops of food coloring (食物色素) to the water. ____21____ Pour about 2 spoons of the colored water along with 2 spoons of cooking oil into the small soft drink bottle. ____22____ Screw the lid back on the bottle and shake the bottle as hard as you can ____23____ Put the bottle back down and have a look. It may have seemed as though the liquids were mixing together but the oil will float back to the top. A. B. C. D. B The subway train is running fast. A boy is reading a book carefully in his seat in the subway while many other people are checking their phones. To encourage reading, a Chinese company started the book-sharing activity. They put over 10,000 books around the underground, in taxis and on planes in Beijing. Since the activity started, it has earned the support of many people, even some popular stars. The book-sharing activity, however, drew much more criticism (批评) than praise because some books were left untouched, some books were taken away by cleaners. People also complained that they couldn’t reach the books—the underground was too crowded. ________. “I think most people may end up taking selfies (自拍) when they pick up the books and writing a post on WeChat. After that, they will just bring the books back home and put them on their bookshelves,” wrote one Weibo user. Some pointed out that some stars who supported the activity didn’t seem to be reading much. They just wanted to draw others’ attention. Isn’t it embarrassing (令人尴尬的) that the activity is supported by stars who don’t read a lot? “The book-sharing activity is not at all a bad thing. Over the years, everybody has been busy with work. They don’t have time for reading,” said a famous Chinese writer, “However, just because Chinese people don’t often read, it doesn’t mean we should do nothing to encourage reading.” 24. How does the writer develop Paragraph 1? A. By asking a question. B. By explaining the reason. C. By describing a fact. D. By listing numbers. 25. Which sentence can be put in the ________? A. Most people thought the activity could do little to encourage reading. B. Most people thought most people like taking selfies and writing posts. C. Weibo users thought reading books is less important than taking selfies. D. Weibo users thought reading books on WeChat is much more convinent. 26. What can we learn from the words of the Chinese writer in the last paragraph? A. Working is more important than reading. B. The sharing books cause traffic accidents. C. Chinese people take too many selfies. D. We shouldn’t give up encouraging reading. 27. What’s the main purpose of the passage? A. To show people the value of reading. B. To ask people to return the books on time. C. To encourage people to stick to reading. D. To advise people not to take selfies. C Mid-summer is harvest (收获) time for the yellow straw (稻草) that grows in Xuhang Town. The straw, however, is not used to feed animals or to put up buildings. Instead, it is the material for a traditional craft (工艺). Xuhang is known as the “Town of Straw Plaiting (编织)”. The craft has survived for more than 1,000 years. It is said that there was once a young woman named Huang. She was about to get married. However, she was poor. She didn’t even have a new pair of shoes to wear. One day, the cows at her home carried some yellow straw in their mouths and placed it in front of her. Huang made the straw into a pair of shoes. She wore the shoes and got married happily. Surprisingly, her shoes became popular. Huang taught the villagers to make the straw shoes and she became known as the “fairy of straw plaiting”. The modern “fairy of straw plaiting” is Wang Qin. She has been practicing plaiting since childhood and becomes an inheritor of this craft. After graduating from school, Wang first worked in a tailor’s shop and then in a shoe factory. The factory closed down in 1999. While staying at home, Wang looked for something to do. Her grandfather was the leader of the local straw plaiting group. Taking his advice, the woman carefully studied the ancient craft and chose it as her career. These days, visitors to her workshop are greeted by the pleasant smell of straw. On the first floor, there is an exhibition of Wang’s best artworks. There are handbags, slippers, clocks, vases and covers for tea sets. Every summer, people in Xuhang Town harvest 2,000 kilograms of straw. After drying the straw on the ground, craftspeople select those of the best quality of them. The craft mainly uses the “skin” of the straw. The material is then colored and plaited with the help of a mold (模具). Wang is now in her fifties. She is now trying to make the art form popular among young people. In this way, this local tradition will be alive forever. 28. Which of the following is the right order of the straw plaiting? ①Pick out the best quality straws. ②Dry the straws on the ground. ③Plait straws into craft with molds. ④Take out the straw skins and color them. A. ④②①③ B. ④①③② C. ②①④③ D. ②①③④ 29. Which sentence can the underlined word “inheritor” in Paragraph 3 be put in? A. That company offers good service and experience sense to every ________. B. Finally, Linda became the ________ of the speech competition. C. Every student should be a(n) ________ of our Chinese culture to pass it down. D. Bell, the ________ of the telephone, made the first call. 30. Why is Wang Qin called the modern “fairy of straw plaiting”? A. The cows gave her straw to plait. B. Villagers learned the craft from her. C. Huang taught her straw plaiting. D. She carries on the ancient craft 31. What is the best title for the passage? A. Never the Last Straw B. Save the Straw C. The two straw artists D. The Magic of Straw D Jo March sat in the corner of the big sofa, writing busily. Her inkstand (墨水台) was a broken teacup, and she sharpened her pencil with her teeth when it refused to write. The table near her was covered with papers, and she had just finished a story which she hoped would please her father, who was away at the war. “Girls, where are you? Meg, stop crying over that old glove. Amy, come down from the sofa. Beth, don’t play with that trunk. I want you all to listen to my story.” called Jo, who loved to read her stories aloud. Meg appeared, drying her eyes, Amy came down, and Beth left the trunk, looking rather embarrassed about being caught in the act of trying on Mother’s wedding veil (面纱). “Sit still and listen, and I’ll read it,” Jo said seriously, with the air of a little queen. She cleared her throat, took up her manuscript (手稿), and began to read with a dramatic effect that was truly exciting. It was a sad story, full of strong feelings, as all young ladies’ stories used to be in those days, and Jo read it with an energy that brought tears to the eyes of her listeners. Beth hid her face in Mother’s apron, Amy cried, and Meg sighed (叹气) as if her heart would break. “Oh, Jo, how could you?” asked Beth, when the story ended. “That’s just the way I felt when Father went away,” said Amy, trying to look sad and pitiful. “It’s a perfect little play, and you act it beautifully,” added Meg warmly. It was all Jo cared for just then. She smiled with pleasure, for her dream was to be a writer. (Adapted from Little Women) 32. What was Jo March doing at the beginning of the passage? A. She was writing a story. B. She was reading a story aloud. C. She was making tea for her sisters. D. She was crying over an old glove. 33. What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Jo’s sisters’ sadness. B. Jo’s sisters’ praise. C. the story D. the novel. 34. How did Jo feel after the end of the story? A. Angry. B. Worried. C. Proud. D. Calm. 35. What can we infer from the passage? A. Jo loved to read her story aloud to her sisters. B. The father was living with the sisters all the time. C. The March sisters loved and supported each other. D. The March sisters lived a hard life with their parents. E ①Have you ever thought about how babies learn to speak? A recent study led by David, a researcher from Florida Atlantic University, found that babies learn to speak not only by listening to sounds but also by watching people’s lips (嘴唇) move. This happens as babies start making clear words like “mama” or “dada” for the first time. They need to learn how to move their lips to make the sounds they hear. ②According to the previous (之前的) research, babies learn to connect sounds with mouth movements fast. When they turn one year old, they look at your eyes more. This means that talking to babies eye-to-eye is better for their language skills than just letting them watch DVDs. ③But David went a step further. He and his student Hansen tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them aged 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 months. They tried to find out how these babies reacted to the sound of their mother language and another language. ④They showed videos of a woman speaking in English to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English the 4-month-old babies gazed (凝视) mostly into her eyes. The 6-month-old babies spent the same amounts (数量) of time looking at both the eyes and the mouth. However, when babies reached 8 to 10 months old, they focused more on the mouth instead of the eyes. At 12 months, the babies started looking back at the eyes, like what they did at 4 months. ⑤What happened when these babies who are used to English heard French? The 12-month-old babies studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. By focusing on the mouth movement, they tried to collect more information to understand the strange sounds. ⑥“The results of the research show babies watch mouths to learn their first language and look at eyes by 12 months old. They watch mouths longer when they hear a new language.” says Duke University scientist Greg. He adds excitedly, “I have never thought babies would learn language like this. The results of the research are blowing my mind. So I want to learn more about it. Learning how babies learn is important to unlock the secrets of human development.” 36. What can we learn from Paragraph 1? A. Babies learn to move their lips because they enjoy it. B. Babies learn to communicate by using body languages. C. Babies learn to say “mama” only by listening to the sound. D. Babies learn to speak also by watching the lip movement of other speakers. 37. Which of the following shows the right change of babies’ eye gaze according to Paragraph 4? A. B. C. D. 38. What does Greg mean by saying “blowing my mind” in the last paragraph? A. He finds the results surprising and fantastic. B. He disagrees with the findings of the research. C. He thinks it’s easy to understand the results. D. He finds the results boring and unimportant. 39. What’s the best structure for the passage? A. B. C D. 第Ⅱ卷（共90分） V. 口语应用。(每小题1分，共5分) 阅读下面对话，从7 个选项中选出 5 个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 A: Hello, is that Betty speaking? B: Yes. Who’s that? A: This is Jessica. Are you free this Saturday evening? B: ____40____ A: Zhou Shen is coming to Chongqing. I’ve got two tickets to his concert. ____41____ B: Certainly, I’d love to. Thanks for your invitation. He’s my favorite singer with a magical voice and he can sing different kinds of songs, from Cantopop (粤语流行音乐) to Italian opera. ____42____ A: Let’s meet at Gate 10 of the Olympic Sports Center Stadium at six o'clock. B: ____43____ I want to buy him a small gift. A: OK. I’ll get there at five. We can go to the shops nearby and we can also take some photos. B: ____44____ See you then. A: See you. A. When will the concert begin? B. Sounds good! C. When and where shall we meet? D. I’ll see a movie. E. Could you please get there earlier? F. Yes. What’s up? G. Would you like to go with me? VI. 任务型阅读。(65-68题，每小题2分，68题3分，共9分) Video cameras are everywhere: schools, theaters and stores. But in recent years, they have entered our homes. Many parents set up cameras at home to watch their children’s online classes and homework. Are cameras really helpful? What do students think about it? Kevin Earlier last year, I liked to lie in bed and watch videos instead of studying. This affected (影响) my studies and made my grades worse. So my parents set up a camera to keep an eye on me. It worked. With the camera watching, I had to do my homework first and make plans for studying at home. When I was alone at home, the camera made me feel safe because I knew that my parents were watching on the other side. My grades improved after a year. Linda When I was in Grade 8, my parents set up a camera in my room. ________ Knowing there was a camera around when my friends came to my home, they would speak quietly and carefully. We couldn’t have pillow fights. I was sad. So I asked my parents to take the camera away. They agreed it as long as I promised to behave well. I feel happy and free now. 45. Have video cameras entered our homes in recent years? _______________________________________________________________________________ 46. When did Linda’s parents set up a camera in her room? _______________________________________________________________________________ 47 What happened to Kevin after his parents set up a camera? _______________________________________________________________________________ 48. What happened after Linda’s parents set up a camera in her room? Finish Linda’s story in about 30 words. _______________________________________________________________________________ VII.完成句子。（每空1分，73题2分，共10分） 根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。 49. She used to be really shy. (改为否定句) She ________ ________ to be really shy. 50. Candy will improve her spoken English by watching more English movies. (对划线部分提问) ________ ________ Candy improve her spoken English? 51. Could you please tell me how I can get to the post office? (同义句转换) Could you please tell me how ________ ________ to the post office? 52. 有问题无法解决时，当面问老师或许是最好的办法。（完成译句） As you have problems that you can’t solve, asking teachers ________ ________ might be the best way. 53. are farmers tea leaves the by morning picked in (连词成句) _______________________________________________________________________________. 阅读下面短文，根据首字母或括号中的提示词（须用到它们的正确形式）填入恰当的单词、短语或一个句子，使文章逻辑通顺、语法正确，注意大小写和标点符号。 Zheng Qinwen won China’s first Olympic gold in the tennis singles (单打) at the Paris Olympics on Aug 3, 2024. “I was not sure ___54___ I would get the medal before the game. Nothing can describe my feeling right now, it’s unreal. I’ve always been hoping to get a medal for China. F___55___, I made it.” Zheng said after her win. From 2020 to 2024, Zheng’s world ranking (排名) jumped from over 600 to 7. Years of competition taught her to play with patience and control her energy in matches. Zheng Qinwen’s performance has won her the title of “Queen Wen” a___56___ fans. Fighting for China at the Olympics gave Zheng power. She made her way to ___57___ (succeed) after surviving (挺过) tiring matches that went on for three hours. “What I can be sure of is that I’m going to fight until the last moment, because I’m not only playing for ___58___. I’m playing for my country,” Zheng told China Daily. This medal is just the start of a new journey for Zheng. “I ___59___ (proud) winning the Olympic gold, but it’s time to ___60___ it and start over again. If I think too much about my past achievements, I won’t play my next match well,” Zheng told CCTV in an interview and the expression on her face showed us that she ___61___ (ready, challenge) (不超过 8 个词). IX.书面表达（满分20分） 62. 良好的习惯是我们学习和生活中的宝贵财富。初中三年你养成了哪些好习惯呢？学校英语俱乐部正在开展“好的习惯，受益终生”主题征文活动。假如你叫李华，回顾过去三年，请你谈谈你是如何改掉坏习惯，养成好习惯的，好习惯给你带来了哪些变化和影响，并号召大家养成好的习惯。 要求： 1. 80—120 词； 2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。 参考信息： Good habits drinking lots of water doing sports every day reading English in the morning taking notes carefully in class … Changes …used to…,but now… seldom fall ill do much better in P.E. class the spoken English improves a lot get better scores in exams … It is a life-long journey for us to develop good habits. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$