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2024~2025学年度第一学期期中考试 初三英语 2024. 11 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。所有答案都写在答题卷上。 第I卷（选择题，共65分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 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。 1. What did Kate do last weekend? A. B. C. 2. What subject was Peter busy preparing for last night? A. B. C. 3. What did Mary do last night? A. B. C. 4. Which picture are the two speakers talking about? A. B. C. 5. Why did Tom fail in the final exam? A Because he didn’t study hard. B. Because he was feeling sick. C. Because he fell asleep. 6. What is the lady doing? A. She is asking about the menu. B. She is ordering something to eat. C. She is complaining about the food. 7. What did the school plan to do? A. To have a picnic. B. To visit a museum. C. To hold a sports meeting. 8. How are the two speakers going to visit Guilin? A. By taking a boat trip. B. By cycling around the city C. By taking a bus. 9. What does Simon do now? A. He is a student. B. He is a doctor C. He is a teacher. 10. Why does the man advise the woman to wear the red clothes? A. Because red is the woman’s favourite colour. B. Because red looks beautiful on the woman. C. Because red makes the woman look stronger 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。 11. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Their business plans. B. Their travel plans. C. Their weekend plans. 12. Who is coming to see the girl on Saturday morning? A. Her sister. B. Her cousin. C. Her grandfather. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题，请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。 How to keep good eyesight First After you have studied for about 13 , have a rest by looking in the long distance. Second ☆Don’t read in the sun or in a poor light. ☆Don’t read in bed or in a moving bus, and keep the book away from your eyes for about a 14 . Third Do 15 every day. 13. A. half an hour B. an hour C. two hours 14 A. mile B. foot C. metre 15. A. eye exercises B. relaxation exercises C. morning exercises 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. What do we need to do when we get angry easily? A. Sing loudly. B. Chat with a friend. C. Control your feelings. 17. What will happen if we get angry with people? A. We may lose friends B. We may lose some weight. C. Nobody waits for us after school. 18. What does Allen Ribet do? A. He is a doctor. B. He is an artist. C. He is a teacher. 19. What does the book mainly tell us? A. How to stay calm when bad things happen. B. How to keep ourselves cool on hot days. C. How to put feelings into words if necessary. 20. When should we get angry? A. When you see a baby is falling over. B. When someone else is watching over you. C. When you are sure it is the right thing to do. 第三部分 完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In the course of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure or ___1___ and loss of your life may lie in whether you dare to show yourself or not. As a student, I was most ___2___ to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always ___3___ my head, for fear that the professor saw me. In a foreign language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted someone to be in ___4___ with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics, but no one replied. The expert said with a smile, “let me tell you a story first.” “When I came to the United States to study, there are often speeches delivered in the university. Each time they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.” “___5___ the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting phenomenon (现象). The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. ___6___, when the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name ___7___.” “I couldn’t understand why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, the speakers are all very ___8___ people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his surprise, it is very ___9___ that he will give you more chances. This is a very simple reason.” “The fact was also like that, I really saw a few students around me went to work in the first class company because of their excellent insights (洞察力), and this had a great influence on me. The chances will not find you ___10___. You must keep showing yourself to catch others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.” 1. A. win B. choice C. gain D. depend 2. A. ready B. afraid C. excited D. proud 3. A. raised B. shook C. lowered D. nodded 4. A. touch B. communication C. keep D. talk 5. A. Before B. After C. Until D. When 6. A. As a result B. As usual C. At last D. In some ways 7. A. smoothly B. loudly C. firstly D. directly 8. A. polite B. modest C. successful D. generous 9. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky 10. A. himself B. themselves C. yourself D. itself 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. B 10. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述我们要敢于展示自我，这样才有更多机会。 【1题详解】 句意：在人生的过程中，领先的第一步很可能意味着最后的胜利，所以你生命的成功与失败或得与失可能在于你是否敢于展示自己。 win胜利；choice选择；gain好处，增加；depend依靠。 根据“and loss”可知，这里强调是“得与失”，gain符合语境。故选C。 【2题详解】 句意：作为一名学生，我最害怕在课堂上回答问题，我发现周围的学生和我一样。 ready准备好的；afraid害怕的；excited兴奋的；proud自豪的。根据“for fear that the professor saw me.”可知，应该说害怕回答问题。故选B。 【3题详解】 句意：每节课开始时，当教授提问时，我总是低着头，生怕被教授看到。 raised举起；shook摇；lowered降低；nodded点头。根据“I was most afraid to answer questions in class”以及“for fear that the professor saw me.”可知，应该说低着头怕被教授看到。故选C。 【4题详解】 句意：演讲者总是希望有人和他交流，所以他问教室里有多少学生学习经济学，但没有人回答。 touch触摸；communication沟通；keep保持；talk谈话。根据“so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics, but no one replied.”可知，演讲者是希望有人与他交流，即沟通。故选B。 【5题详解】 句意：每次演讲开始前，我都会发现一个有趣的现象。 Before在……之前；After在……以后；Until直到；When当……时。根据“The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat”可知，这些都是演讲前的准备，故选A。 【6题详解】 句意：因此，当说话者需要回答时，他可以直接看到并叫出听众的名字。 As a result因此；As usual照常；At last最终；In some ways在某方面。根据“wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat.”可知，这样写出名字以后，“因此”名字会被容易看到。故选A。 【7题详解】 句意：因此，当说话者需要回答时，他可以直接看到并叫出听众的名字。 smoothly顺利地；loudly大声地；firstly首先；directly直接地。根据“wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat.”可知，用最醒目的颜色写上自己的名字，然后放在座位上，能被演讲者直接看到并叫出名字。故选D。 【8题详解】 句意：他笑着告诉我，演讲者都是非常成功的人，他们意味着机会。 polite有礼貌的；modest谦虚的；successful成功的；generous慷慨的。根据“who mean chances.”可知，后文解释了他们意味着机会，因此设空处指的是成功的人。故选C。 【9题详解】 句意：当你的回答令他惊讶时，他很可能会给你更多的机会。 impossible不可能的；possible可能的；important重要的；lucky幸运的。根据“that he will give you more chances.”可知，应该说回答令演讲者惊讶的时候，会可能得到更多机会。故选B。 【10题详解】 句意：机会不会自己找上门来。 himself他自己；themselves它们自己；yourself你自己；itself它自己。根据“The chances will not find you”可知，此处是说机会不会自己找你，主语是“chances”，用themselves“它们自己”表示。故选B。 第四部分 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Plants need certain things to live, grow and stay healthy. The following pictures will show you what they need to survive. Plants use light to make their own food. If you leave a plant near a window, it will bend (弯曲) and grow towards the light. It tries to get as much sunshine as possible. Plants need water to survive and stay strong. When a plant does not get enough water, its stem will become soft and hung down, and also its leaves will be weak and dry. Plants will grow best when the temperature is just right for them. Some plants like hot weather, while others prefer cooler conditions. All plants need air. They use the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from air to make food, and they use oxygen from air to give off energy from food. 11. Which of the following environments is suitable for plants to grow? A. A planet without any water. B. A room in complete darkness. C. A box free of carbon dioxide. D. A farm with proper temperature. 12. What do plants use air for? A. To get food from the soil. B. To save energy from food. C. To control their temperature. D. To produce the food they need. 13. Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from? A. Honest History. B. Adventure Stories. C. Science World D. Geographic Explorers. 【答案】11. D 12. D 13. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讨论了植物生长的科学原理。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Plants use light to make their own food.”；“Plants need water to survive and stay strong.”；“Plants will grow best when the temperature is just right for them.”以及“All plants need air.”可知，植物需要水、光、空气和适宜的温度才能生长，因此选项D“温度适宜的农场”适合植物生长。故选D。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据“All plants need air. They use the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from air to make food”可知，植物利用空气中的二氧化碳来制造食物，故选D。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，文章讨论植物生长的科学原理，适合刊登在科学类杂志上，故选C。 B Along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tea is considered one of the seven necessities for life in China. Now, it has also won global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind. On Nov. 29, Chinese traditional tea processing skills and their related social practices were added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list. Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. More importantly, China’s tea culture has formed Chinese customs. It is Chinese traditional custom that a host should welcome visiting guests with boiled tea. A poem by Song poet Du Lei reads, “I offer tea, not wine, to a guest on a cold night. When water boils on the stove, fire burns with flame bright.” Boiling tea is one of the oldest Chinese tea brewing methods, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618—907). Tea leaves were boiled for a long time and sometimes they were cooked together with different kinds of herbs and fruits. During this process, people can enjoy a quiet time. Later in the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644), a faster and more convenient method become more popular—steeping (冲泡). ________. On the app Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, there are over 40,000 posts on the topic of “stove-boiled tea” (围炉煮茶). They lightly roast tea leaves before boiling them in a teapot on a stove. People sit around the stove in a natural setting and have snacks with their hot tea. Some also wear traditional hanfu as if it could take them back to those ancient times. Through “stove-boiled tea”, people can taste a slower life and find their inner peace. As is written in one Xiaohongshu post, “It is very relaxing to drink hot tea, feel the fall breeze, and chat with best friends.” 14. The writer introduces the topic by ________. A. asking questions B. listing numbers C. telling stories D. stating facts 15. We can learn from the third paragraph that ________. A. Du Lei is a great poet in Tang-Dynasty B. “stove-boiled tea” becomes popular again C. Chinese tea culture has spread to western countries D. it is an old tradition to welcome guests with boiled tea 16. The best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph is “________”. A. Let’s try the old method of boiling tea in spare time B. These days, the old method is making a comeback C. Chinese invented many different ways of drinking tea D. Therefore, it is a good choice to drink tea with friends 17. The writer writes this passage to ________. A. introduce a popular way of making tea, “stove-boiled tea” B. invite more and more people around the world to visit China C. call on the young to learn more about Chinese traditional tea D. show how popular and interesting the app Xiaohongshu is 【答案】14. D 15. D 16. B 17. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统的茶文化。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tea is considered one of the seven necessities for life in China. Now, it has also won global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.”可知作者通过陈述事实来介绍这个话题。故选D。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“It is Chinese traditional custom that a host should welcome visiting guests with boiled tea.”可知用煮好的茶来欢迎客人是一个古老的传统。故选D。 【16题详解】 推理判断题。根据“On the app Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, there are over 40,000 posts on the topic of ‘stove-boiled tea’.”可知“围炉煮茶”这个传统又重新流行起来，此处填“These days, the old method is making a comeback”表示“现在，旧方法正在卷土重来”。故选B。 【17题详解】 写作目的题。本文主要介绍了中国传统的茶文化。作者写这篇文章的目的是呼吁年轻人更多地了解中国传统茶，故选C。 C To celebrate his friend’s birthday, Luke Fortune drove from a small town in Central Oregon to Portland, where he parked his car in a paid garage overnight. The next morning, he discovered that the car’s window had been smashed, along with his dreams for the future: His backpack and computer were gone. “Everything important to me was on that computer,” said Fortune, 21, who is studying to become a paramedic (护理人员). Two days after the theft, another young man was standing outside his apartment, also in Portland. Masoud Almazrouei, 29, was an exchange student from the United Arab Emirates. He had been approached by a man who said he had a computer for sale. Only $200. Almazrouei, who had been in the United States for only a year, admits now that he was naive. But he needed a computer so he bought it, took it home, and turned it on. Within seconds, he saw files and photographs. “I wondered who would sell a computer with all of this on it,” he said. “I realized it could be stolen.” Almazrouei found what appeared to be the owner’s cell phone number and called it. Fortune didn’t trust this guy with a thick accent and thought it was a seam. Soon after, a police officer called Fortune to say that a man had dropped the computer off and said he was sorry. He passed along the man’s number. Fortune called and thanked Almazrouei and insisted on paying him a reward of $200, the money he was out. Almazrouei refused. He said it was his mistake to buy the computer from someone he didn’t know. More importantly, he said, it was his honor and duty as a Muslim (穆斯林) to return the property to the rightful owner. “I saw a photo of this man in his paramedic uniform,” Almazrouei said. “They help people. He is a good man. I don’t want my money back.” Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards. For Fortune, it was a lesson of cultural awareness during the sometimes terrible national argument about immigrants (移民), especially from the Arab world. “I’m from a small mainly white town,” Fortune said. “I’ve never met a Muslim. To my surprise, he’s a good man.” Almazrouei’s lesson was perhaps beyond words. When a story about the two young men’s encounter made it to the local papers, Almazrouei received a call from Wim Wiewel, the president of Portland State University, where Almazrouei is studying economics. “We thought since you gave back the laptop, we should give you a laptop so that you’ll have one,” Wiewel told him. “We’re very proud of you. It was a great story, and you did the right thing.” 18. What is the correct order of the events that happened? ①The computer was stolen in a paid garage. ②Almazrouei found a lot of files and photographs in the computer. ③Undoubtedly, Almazrouei bought the computer at $200. ④Almazrouei called Fortune but it didn’t work. A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④ C. ③④②① D. ②①③④ 19. The underlined word “seam” in Para. 5 is closest in meaning to “________”. A. trick B. game C. disaster D. accident 20. What does the author mean by saying “Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards” in Para. 8? A. Almazrouei’s kindness eventually paid off. B. Almazrouei received a reward of $200 from the university. C. Fortune could realize his dream with his computer back. D. Both of the young men gained something in their own way. 21. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Theft is common in Portland. B. Almazrouei was short of money. C. Fortune could not realize his dreams without his computer. D. Both of the young men are students. 【答案】18. B 19. A 20. D 21. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了一个名叫Luke Fortune的年轻人的电脑失而复得的故事。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The next morning, he discovered that the car’s window had been smashed, along with his dreams for the future: His backpack and computer were gone.”，第三段“But he needed a computer so he bought it, took it home, and turned it on. Within seconds, he saw files and photographs.”和第四段“Almazrouei found what appeared to be the owner’s cell phone number and called it.”可知，首先是电脑被盗，然后是被Almazrouei买到，然后是发现文件和照片，最后是打电话给失主，故选B。 【19题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“Fortune didn’t trust this guy with a thick accent ”可知，Fortune不相信这个带着口音的家伙，所以推断他认为这是一个骗局，划线单词表示“骗局”，与trick意思相近，故选A。 【20题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“For Fortune, it was a lesson of cultural awareness during the sometimes terrible national argument about immigrants (移民), especially from the Arab world”可知，对于Fortune这是一场关于文化认知的学习，及“Almazrouei’s lesson was perhaps beyond words”可知，Almazrouei学到的或许无法用言语表达，可推断，两个年轻人都以自己的方式得到了经验教训，所以划线句子表示“两个年轻人都用自己的方式学到了一些东西”，故选D。 【21题详解】 推理判断题。根据“said Fortune, 21, who is studying to become a paramedic”及“Masoud Almazrouei, 29, was an exchange student from the United Arab Emirates.”可知两个都是学生，故选D。 D Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics (批评家) seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays. The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend (假装) that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustn’t forget is the “small ads.” What a useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column (栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is! 22. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements. C. In some ways, advertisers perform various useful services. D. Advertisements are everywhere, and we all need them. 23. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements? A. He appreciates the role of advertisements. B. He doubts the effect of advertisements. C. He believes what is said in advertisements. D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life. 24. If there is no advertisement on a newspaper, A. we will not buy newspapers. B. a newspaper will cost us less. C. a newspaper will cost us more. D. our life will be more colourful. 25. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=paragraph 2, ③=paragraph 3, ④=paragraph 4, ⑤=paragraph 5) A. B. C. D. 【答案】22. C 23. A 24. C 25. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，文章首先提出广告遭批评的现象，然后从四个方面对这种现象提出反驳。 【22题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about…from an advertisement.”以及“Another thing we mustn’t forget is the ‘small ads’. What a useful service they perform for the community!”可知，文章主要介绍了广告商为社区提供有用的服务。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据“We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets.”可推知，作者对广告的态度是欣赏的。故选A。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据“We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets.”以及“Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!”可知，没有广告报纸会更贵，故选C。 【25题详解】 篇章结构题。通读文章可知，第一段提出广告商遭批评的现象；后面四段从四个方面对这种现象提出反驳：第二段提出广告可以让我们更加了解商品的性能、价格等；第三段提出广告让我们的生活不那么枯燥；第四段提出广告有益于我们的钱包；最有一段提出小广告对社区提供了有用的服务。因此文章的结构为第一段总述，后面四段独立阐述原因。故选D。 第五部分 信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Bringing a pet into a family with small children around is not a decision to make easily. Many parents are worried about the health and safety of the kids with pets around. ___26___ More Relaxed Studies show that kids with pets are more relaxed. And they have less stress and have less to worry about. ___27___ More Sense of Responsibility ___28___ Experts explained in an article how keeping a pet into a family with kids can teach the young responsibility. Pets require food, water and love. Taking care of a pet encourages children to learn the value of responsibility. ___29___ Kids with pets like dogs go outside more often for daily walks, exercise and have more playtime with them. A study shows that children with pets around are likely to move more. Other studies find similar results with disabled children and pets can help them to deal with the condition. Better Reading Abilities Kids who get pets often read to their pets. ___30___ They also find that reading to pets helps children make better connections between things and improve their reading motivation (动力). It means children can decide to do some reading on their own. This may be especially important for students who have problems in reading. Parents should practice safety tips for raising kids and pets together. This partnership can result in children growing up much healthier both in body and mind. A. Researchers find their reading improves clearly. B. However, their worries turn out to be reasonable. C. Kids growing up with pets can be taught responsibility. D. Playing with pets can make kids calm down and happy. E. However, there are many advantages for kids growing up with them. F. Better Listeners. G. More Active. 【答案】26. E 27. D 28. C 29. G 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文论述养宠物对小孩子的好处。 【26题详解】 根据“Many parents are worried about the health and safety of the kids with pets around.”可知，此处转折说明孩子与宠物一起长大的好处。选项E“然而，与他们一起成长的孩子有很多优势。”符合语境。故选E。 【27题详解】 根据“Studies show that kids with pets are more relaxed. And they have less stress and have less to worry about.”可知，前文提到了宠物能帮助孩子放松，选项D“和宠物玩可以让孩子们冷静下来，快乐起来。”符合语境。故选D。 28题详解】 根据“Experts explained in an article how keeping a pet into a family with kids can teach the young responsibility.”可知，此处讨论了责任感。选项C“与宠物一起长大的孩子可以被教导责任。”符合语境。故选C。 【29题详解】 根据“Kids with pets like dogs go outside more often for daily walks, exercise and have more playtime with them.”可知，本段讲的是活力，选项G“更活跃。”符合语境。故选G。 【30题详解】 根据“Kids who get pets often read to their pets.”和“They also find that reading to pets helps children make better connections between things and improve their reading motivation (动力).”可知，设空处前后文提到了阅读相关的话题。选项A“研究人员发现他们的阅读能力明显提高。”符合语境。故选A。 第II卷（非选择题，共55分） 第六部分 词汇运用（共13小题：每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 31. She has been an ________ (会计师) all her working life. 【答案】accountant 【解析】 【详解】句意：她整个职业生涯都是一名会计师。根据汉语提示以及“an”可知此处用单数形式，“会计师accountant”。故填accountant。 32. I was ________ (接通电话) to the wrong person. 【答案】connected 【解析】 【详解】句意：我被接通电话到错误的人了。connect to“使……与某人通电话”，该句设空处前有was，应该改为被动语态，指的“我被接通到某人”，因此改为过去分词connected，故填connected。 33. My grandfather walks with ________ (困难). 【答案】difficulty 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的爷爷走路有困难。根据中文提示，difficulty“困难”符合题意，with difficulty表示“做某事有困难”。故填difficulty。 34. The boy looks much ________（生机勃勃的） in his new coat. 【答案】livelier 【解析】 【详解】句意：这个男孩穿上新外套看起来活泼多了。lively“生机勃勃的”，是形容词，much修饰形容词的比较级。lively比较级为livelier。故填livelier。 35. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the c________ to continue that counts. 【答案】(c)ourage 【解析】 【详解】句意：成功不是终结，失败也不是致命的，重要的是继续前行的勇气。根据“it is the…to continue that counts.”可知重要的是继续前行的勇气，courage“勇气”。故填(c)ourage。 36. We are hungry! He hasn’t had any dinner and n________ have I. 【答案】(n)either 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们饿了！他没有吃晚饭，我也没有。根据“We are hungry!”可知我也没有吃晚饭。neither have I“我也没有”，故填(n)either。 37. You will be punished if you are a________ the rules. 【答案】(a)gainst 【解析】 【详解】句意：如果你违反规则，你将受到惩罚。根据“You will be punished if you are...the rules”及首字母提示可知，此处表示“违反”，be against “违反”固定短语。故填(a)gainst。 38. Nelson Mandela d________ his life to promoting world peace. 【答案】(d)evoted 【解析】 【详解】句意：Nelson Mandela毕生致力于促进世界和平。devote one’s life to表示“献身于”，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填(d)evoted。 第二节 选词填空 请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式，其中有一项为多余选项。 look for; look through; name; develop; recent; information Pl@netNet is a citizen science project and an app that helps people identify plants using just their smartphones. It ___39___ by scientists from four French research organizations. Users who know a lot about plants add photos and ___40___ to the database. Then, if someone wants to learn the ___41___ of plants they see, they can download the app, take a photo of the plants, and upload their photo to the database. The app will ___42___ other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results. Finally, that user will need to review the results and confirm that their plant is one of the species from the list. ___43___, there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet, and this number will continue to grow. 【答案】39. was developed 40. information 41. name 42. look for 43. Recently 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了Pl@netNet这个应用程序，帮助人们仅凭智能手机就能识别植物。 【39题详解】 句意：它是由来自四个法国研究机构的科学家开发的。根据“by scientists from four French research organizations.”可知，这个项目是由来自四个法国研究机构的科学家开发的，备选词develop符合语境，此处是一般过去时的被动语态，谓语动词结构为“was/were done”，主语是“It”，be动词用was。故填was developed。 【40题详解】 句意：了解植物的用户将照片和信息添加到数据库中。根据“Users who know a lot about plants add photos and…to the database.”可知，用户将照片和信息添加到数据库中，备选词information“信息”符合语境，不可数名词。故填information。 【41题详解】 句意：然后，如果有人想知道他们看到的植物的名字，他们可以下载应用程序，拍摄植物的照片，并将他们的照片上传到数据库。根据“wants to learn the…of plants they see”可知，用户想知道植物的名字，备选词name“名字”符合语境，此处指的某种植物的名字。故填name。 【42题详解】 句意：该应用程序将在数据库中查找其他看起来相同的植物，并列出结果。根据“other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results”可知，应用程序需要在数据库中寻找相似的植物，备选词look for“寻找”符合语境，will接动词原形。故填look for。 【43题详解】 句意：最近，Pl@netNet上有超过70万张图片，这个数字还会继续增长。根据“there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet”可知，此处是描述时间，备选词recent的副词形式“recently”表示“最近”，故填Recently。 第七部分 短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确的形式。 Boys and girls, Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at our school. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today. The end of junior high school is the ___44___ (begin) of a new life. I don’t need to tell you that life in senior high school will be ___45___ (hard) and that you may have many difficult tasks ahead of you. You’ll make mistakes along the way, ___46___ the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. But along with difficulties, there will also be many ___47___ (excite) things waiting for you. Behind each door you open ___48___ (be) chances to learn new things, and you have the ___49___ (able)to make your choices. Choose ___50___ (wise) and be responsible for your decisions and actions. ___51___ you have to go your separate ways now, I hope that in a few years’ time, you’ll come back to visit our school. As you set on your new journey, you shouldn’t forget ___52___ you come from. The future is ___53___ (your). Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon! 【答案】44. beginning 45. harder 46. but 47 exciting 48. are 49. ability 50. wisely 51. Although 52. where 53. yours 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇校长在毕业典礼上的演讲词，文章对同学们的未来寄予鼓励和厚望，同时也给了他们一些人生道路上的建议。 【44题详解】 句意：初中的结束是新生活的开始。根据the可知空处填名词。begin动词，“开始”，beginning名词。故填beginning。 【45题详解】 句意：我不需要告诉你高中生活会很更艰难，你可能有很多困难的任务要做。结合语境可知空处填形容词比较级。hard形容词，“难的”，harder比较级形式，“更难的”。故填harder。 【46题详解】 句意：一路上你会犯错误，但关键是要从错误中吸取教训，永远不要放弃。结合空处前后句可知空处填表示转折的连词。but连词，“但是”。故填but。 【47题详解】 句意：但除了困难，还有许多激动人心的事情等着你。根据“there will also be many...things waiting for you”可知空处填形容词。excite动词，“使激动”，exciting形容词，“令人激动的”。故填exciting。 【48题详解】 句意：你打开的每一扇门背后都有学习新事物的机会，你有能力做出自己的选择。此句是倒装句，主语是chances，谓语动词用复数形式。be动词，“是”，are复数形式。故填are。 【49题详解】 句意：你打开的每一扇门背后都有学习新事物的机会，你有能力做出自己的选择。根据“you have the...to make your choices”可知空处填可数名词单数。able形容词，“有能力的”，ability可数名词，“能力”。故填ability。 【50题详解】 句意：明智地选择，并对自己的决定和行动负责。根据choose可知空处填副词。wise形容词，“明智的”，wisely副词，“明智地”。故填wisely。 【51题详解】 句意：虽然你们现在不得不各奔前程，但我希望几年后你们能回来参观我们学校。结合语境可知空处填连词，表示让步关系。although连词，“尽管”。故填Although。 【52题详解】 句意：当你踏上新的旅程时，你不应该忘记你来自哪里。根据“you shouldn’t forget...you come from.”可知空处考查宾语从句。结合语境可知空处填where，意为“哪里”。故填where。 【53题详解】 句意：未来是你们的。根据“The future is...”可知空处填名词性物主代词。you代词，“你们”，yours名词性物主代词，“你们的”。故填yours。 第八部分 阅读表达（共3小题；74题2分，75题2分，76题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在横线上。 Li Jiaxin, 30, started her new business two years ago in Beijing. “I wasn’t happy with my old job, so I began to explore new careers,” Li said, “and I chose to be a decluttering（整理收纳师）. As most of my friends think that I’m good at tidying things up.” Li finds joy in decluttering. “One of my clients（客户）impressed me a lot. She found us and said that her messy room was giving her a bad mood,” Li said. After discussing their decluttering plan, Li and her team spent three days finishing their work. They started by emptying all the closets（橱柜）, finding the items the client really needed. They also improved the layout（布局）of the closets, adding more boxes to better classify（分类） items. “There were so many clothes that we had to sit on the floor during our lunch break as this was the only free space.” Li said. After the work was done, the client was surprised to see her house become tidier and brighter. “It was then that I realized our work wasn’t only about organizing things but bring brighter moods to clients and let them wake up every morning with a better view,” Li added. Li said that understanding design is necessary for the job. This knowledge helps the consultant quickly come up with a plan. Being able to deal with unexpected situations is also needed for being decluttering consultants. Even the smallest and simplest rooms bring about problems like limiting the possibility for a new layout. 54. How was the client’s house after Li’s work? __________________________________________________ 55. What is needed for the job of a decluttering consultant? __________________________________________________ 56. Will you tidy up your house on your own or find a decluttering consultant? Why? __________________________________________________ 【答案】54. Tidier and brighter. 55. Understanding design and being able to deal with unexpected situation. 56. I will find a decluttering consultant. Because they know about design and can make my house look tidier and brighter. 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲了李嘉欣开始探索新职业——整理收纳师。 【54题详解】 根据“After the work was done, the client was surprised to see her house become tidier and brighter.”可知工作完成后，客户的房子变得更整洁、更明亮。故填Tidier and brighter. 【55题详解】 根据“Li said that understanding design is necessary for the job. This knowledge helps the consultant quickly come up with a plan. Being able to deal with unexpected situations is also needed for being decluttering consultants.”可知清理顾问不仅要了解设计，还需要能够处理意外情况。故填Understanding design and being able to deal with unexpected situation. 【56题详解】 开放性题目，言之有理即可。我会找一个清理顾问。因为他们了解设计，可以让我的房子看起来更整洁、更明亮。故填I will find a decluttering consultant. Because they know about design and can make my house look tidier and brighter. 第九部分 书面表达（共1题：满分25分） 57. 初中生活绚丽多彩，在近三年的磨砺中，你们都变得越来越优秀，学习更加勤奋，与人相处更加和谐。请为校广播台写一篇以To be a better self为题的英文演讲稿，和同学们分享你的经验或感受，谈一谈如何做更好的自己。 注意事项：1. 围绕要点，合理展开，适当补充； 2. 不得使用真实姓名，校名和地名； 3. 词数不少于100词。 To be a better self Dear all, I am really proud that I have grown up and achieved a lot in the past three years. As a teenager, I think the most important thing that we should do is to make ourselves better persons. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening! 【答案】例文： To be a better self Dear all, I am really proud that I have grown up and achieved a lot in the past three years. As a teenager, I think the most important thing that we should do is to make ourselves better persons. In order to be a better one, the following three aspects should be taken into consideration. First of all, I do my best to improve my study. I manage my time reasonably. I go over what I have learned in time after class. Moreover, I always listen to the teachers and take notes carefully in class. Secondly, good interpersonal relationship is also very important for us. I try to communicate with my classmates and teachers sincerely. I usually listen to my friends patiently and share my feelings and thoughts with them. In addition, I also encourage and help my friends when they meet difficulties. Last but not the least, I am willing to take part in voluntary activities. I not only plant trees every year to make my contribution to bringing preen to our environment but also go to the old people’s home to visit and chat with the elderly. I hope my experiences are of some value to you. And I do believe you can become better and have a promising future. Thank you for your listening! 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇演讲稿，为应用文； ②时态：一般现在时； ③提示：注意不要遗漏，并适当补充要点和自行发挥，使用正确的词汇和句型，注意行文逻辑和连贯性。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图，以“为了成为更好的自己，以下三个方面应该要考虑”引出下文； 第二步，按照要点提示展开阐述，注意多使用表示逻辑的词语，如First of all，Moreover，Secondly，In addition等，使文章连贯性更强，同时注意适当发挥； 第三步，总结并祝愿可以成为更好的人以及拥有更好的未来。 [亮点词汇] ①do my best to do sth 尽我最大能力做某事 ②good interpersonal relationship 好的人际关系 ③last but not the least 最后 ④chat with sb 和某人聊天 [高分句型] ①I go over what I have learned in time after class. (what引导的宾语从句) ②I also encourage and help my friends when they meet difficulties. (when引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2024~2025学年度第一学期期中考试 初三英语 2024. 11 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。所有答案都写在答题卷上。 第I卷（选择题，共65分） 第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 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。 1. What did Kate do last weekend? A. B. C. 2. What subject was Peter busy preparing for last night? A. B. C. 3. What did Mary do last night? A. B. C. 4 Which picture are the two speakers talking about? A. B. C. 5. Why did Tom fail in the final exam? A. Because he didn’t study hard. B. Because he was feeling sick. C. Because he fell asleep. 6. What is the lady doing? A. She is asking about the menu. B. She is ordering something to eat. C. She is complaining about the food. 7. What did the school plan to do? A. To have a picnic. B. To visit a museum. C. To hold a sports meeting. 8. How are the two speakers going to visit Guilin? A. By taking a boat trip. B. By cycling around the city C. By taking a bus. 9. What does Simon do now? A. He is a student. B. He is a doctor C. He is a teacher. 10. Why does the man advise the woman to wear the red clothes? A. Because red is the woman’s favourite colour. B. Because red looks beautiful on the woman. C. Because red makes the woman look stronger 第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。 11. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Their business plans. B. Their travel plans. C. Their weekend plans. 12. Who is coming to see the girl on Saturday morning? A. Her sister. B. Her cousin. C. Her grandfather. 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题，请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。 How to keep good eyesight First After you have studied for about 13 , have a rest by looking in the long distance. Second ☆Don’t read in the sun or in a poor light. ☆Don’t read in bed or in a moving bus, and keep the book away from your eyes for about a 14 . Third Do 15 every day. 13. A. half an hour B. an hour C. two hours 14. A. mile B. foot C. metre 15. A. eye exercises B. relaxation exercises C. morning exercises 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. What do we need to do when we get angry easily? A. Sing loudly. B. Chat with a friend. C. Control your feelings. 17. What will happen if we get angry with people? A. We may lose friends B. We may lose some weight. C. Nobody waits for us after school. 18. What does Allen Ribet do? A. He is a doctor. B. He is an artist. C. He is a teacher. 19. What does the book mainly tell us? A. How to stay calm when bad things happen. B. How to keep ourselves cool on hot days. C. How to put feelings into words if necessary. 20. When should we get angry? A. When you see a baby is falling over. B. When someone else is watching over you. C. When you are sure it is the right thing to do. 第三部分 完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In the course of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure or ___1___ and loss of your life may lie in whether you dare to show yourself or not. As a student, I was most ___2___ to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always ___3___ my head, for fear that the professor saw me. In a foreign language class an expert from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted someone to be in ___4___ with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics, but no one replied. The expert said with a smile, “let me tell you a story first.” “When I came to the United States to study, there are often speeches delivered in the university. Each time they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.” “___5___ the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting phenomenon (现象). The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. ___6___, when the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name ___7___.” “I couldn’t understand why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, the speakers are all very ___8___ people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his surprise, it is very ___9___ that he will give you more chances. This is a very simple reason.” “The fact was also like that I really saw a few students around me went to work in the first class company because of their excellent insights (洞察力), and this had a great influence on me. The chances will not find you ___10___. You must keep showing yourself to catch others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.” 1. A. win B. choice C. gain D. depend 2. A. ready B. afraid C. excited D. proud 3. A. raised B. shook C. lowered D. nodded 4. A. touch B. communication C. keep D. talk 5. A. Before B. After C. Until D. When 6. A. As a result B. As usual C. At last D. In some ways 7. A. smoothly B. loudly C. firstly D. directly 8. A. polite B. modest C. successful D. generous 9. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky 10. A. himself B. themselves C. yourself D. itself 第四部分 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Plants need certain things to live, grow and stay healthy. The following pictures will show you what they need to survive. Plants use light to make their own food. If you leave a plant near a window, it will bend (弯曲) and grow towards the light. It tries to get as much sunshine as possible. Plants need water to survive and stay strong. When a plant does not get enough water, its stem will become soft and hung down, and also its leaves will be weak and dry. Plants will grow best when the temperature is just right for them. Some plants like hot weather, while others prefer cooler conditions. All plants need air. They use the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from air to make food, and they use oxygen from air to give off energy from food. 11. Which of the following environments is suitable for plants to grow? A. A planet without any water. B. A room in complete darkness. C. A box free of carbon dioxide. D. A farm with proper temperature. 12. What do plants use air for? A. To get food from the soil. B. To save energy from food. C. To control their temperature. D. To produce the food they need. 13. Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from? A. Honest History. B. Adventure Stories. C. Science World D. Geographic Explorers. B Along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tea is considered one of the seven necessities for life in China. Now, it has also won global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind. On Nov. 29, Chinese traditional tea processing skills and their related social practices were added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list. Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea. More importantly, China’s tea culture has formed Chinese customs. It is Chinese traditional custom that a host should welcome visiting guests with boiled tea. A poem by Song poet Du Lei reads, “I offer tea, not wine, to a guest on a cold night. When water boils on the stove, fire burns with flame bright.” Boiling tea is one of the oldest Chinese tea brewing methods, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618—907). Tea leaves were boiled for a long time and sometimes they were cooked together with different kinds of herbs and fruits. During this process, people can enjoy a quiet time. Later in the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644), a faster and more convenient method become more popular—steeping (冲泡). ________. On the app Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, there are over 40,000 posts on the topic of “stove-boiled tea” (围炉煮茶). They lightly roast tea leaves before boiling them in a teapot on a stove. People sit around the stove in a natural setting and have snacks with their hot tea. Some also wear traditional hanfu as if it could take them back to those ancient times. Through “stove-boiled tea”, people can taste a slower life and find their inner peace. As is written in one Xiaohongshu post, “It is very relaxing to drink hot tea, feel the fall breeze, and chat with best friends.” 14. The writer introduces the topic by ________. A. asking questions B. listing numbers C. telling stories D. stating facts 15. We can learn from the third paragraph that ________. A. Du Lei is a great poet in Tang-Dynasty B. “stove-boiled tea” becomes popular again C. Chinese tea culture has spread to western countries D. it is an old tradition to welcome guests with boiled tea 16. The best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph is “________”. A. Let’s try the old method of boiling tea in spare time B. These days, the old method is making a comeback C. Chinese invented many different ways of drinking tea D. Therefore, it is a good choice to drink tea with friends 17. The writer writes this passage to ________. A. introduce a popular way of making tea, “stove-boiled tea” B. invite more and more people around the world to visit China C. call on the young to learn more about Chinese traditional tea D. show how popular and interesting the app Xiaohongshu is C To celebrate his friend’s birthday, Luke Fortune drove from a small town in Central Oregon to Portland, where he parked his car in a paid garage overnight. The next morning, he discovered that the car’s window had been smashed, along with his dreams for the future: His backpack and computer were gone. “Everything important to me was on that computer,” said Fortune, 21, who is studying to become a paramedic (护理人员). Two days after the theft, another young man was standing outside his apartment, also in Portland. Masoud Almazrouei, 29, was an exchange student from the United Arab Emirates. He had been approached by a man who said he had a computer for sale. Only $200. Almazrouei, who had been in the United States for only a year, admits now that he was naive. But he needed a computer so he bought it, took it home, and turned it on. Within seconds, he saw files and photographs. “I wondered who would sell a computer with all of this on it,” he said. “I realized it could be stolen.” Almazrouei found what appeared to be the owner’s cell phone number and called it. Fortune didn’t trust this guy with a thick accent and thought it was a seam. Soon after, a police officer called Fortune to say that a man had dropped the computer off and said he was sorry. He passed along the man’s number. Fortune called and thanked Almazrouei and insisted on paying him a reward of $200, the money he was out. Almazrouei refused. He said it was his mistake to buy the computer from someone he didn’t know. More importantly, he said, it was his honor and duty as a Muslim (穆斯林) to return the property to the rightful owner. “I saw a photo of this man in his paramedic uniform,” Almazrouei said. “They help people. He is a good man. I don’t want my money back.” Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards. For Fortune, it was a lesson of cultural awareness during the sometimes terrible national argument about immigrants (移民), especially from the Arab world. “I’m from a small mainly white town,” Fortune said. “I’ve never met a Muslim. To my surprise, he’s a good man.” Almazrouei’s lesson was perhaps beyond words. When a story about the two young men’s encounter made it to the local papers, Almazrouei received a call from Wim Wiewel, the president of Portland State University, where Almazrouei is studying economics. “We thought since you gave back the laptop, we should give you a laptop so that you’ll have one,” Wiewel told him. “We’re very proud of you. It was a great story, and you did the right thing.” 18. What is the correct order of the events that happened? ①The computer was stolen in a paid garage. ②Almazrouei found a lot of files and photographs in the computer. ③Undoubtedly, Almazrouei bought the computer at $200. ④Almazrouei called Fortune but it didn’t work. A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④ C. ③④②① D. ②①③④ 19. The underlined word “seam” in Para. 5 is closest in meaning to “________”. A. trick B. game C. disaster D. accident 20. What does the author mean by saying “Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards” in Para. 8? A. Almazrouei’s kindness eventually paid off. B. Almazrouei received a reward of $200 from the university. C. Fortune could realize his dream with his computer back. D. Both of the young men gained something in their own way. 21. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Theft is common in Portland. B. Almazrouei was short of money. C. Fortune could not realize his dreams without his computer. D. Both of the young men are students. D Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics (批评家) seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods? After all, it’s the consumer who pays. The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement. Lots of people pretend (假装) that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall while waiting for a train? A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters. We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price! Another thing we mustn’t forget is the “small ads.” What a useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column (栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is! 22. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements. C. In some ways, advertisers perform various useful services. D. Advertisements are everywhere, and we all need them. 23. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements? A. He appreciates the role of advertisements. B. He doubts the effect of advertisements. C. He believes what is said in advertisements. D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life. 24. If there is no advertisement on a newspaper, A. we will not buy newspapers. B. a newspaper will cost us less. C a newspaper will cost us more. D. our life will be more colourful. 25. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1, ②=paragraph 2, ③=paragraph 3, ④=paragraph 4, ⑤=paragraph 5) A. B. C. D. 第五部分 信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 Bringing a pet into a family with small children around is not a decision to make easily. Many parents are worried about the health and safety of the kids with pets around. ___26___ More Relaxed Studies show that kids with pets are more relaxed. And they have less stress and have less to worry about. ___27___ More Sense of Responsibility ___28___ Experts explained in an article how keeping a pet into a family with kids can teach the young responsibility. Pets require food, water and love. Taking care of a pet encourages children to learn the value of responsibility. ___29___ Kids with pets like dogs go outside more often for daily walks, exercise and have more playtime with them. A study shows that children with pets around are likely to move more. Other studies find similar results with disabled children and pets can help them to deal with the condition. Better Reading Abilities Kids who get pets often read to their pets. ___30___ They also find that reading to pets helps children make better connections between things and improve their reading motivation (动力). It means children can decide to do some reading on their own. This may be especially important for students who have problems in reading. Parents should practice safety tips for raising kids and pets together. This partnership can result in children growing up much healthier both in body and mind. A. Researchers find their reading improves clearly. B. However, their worries turn out to be reasonable. C. Kids growing up with pets can be taught responsibility. D. Playing with pets can make kids calm down and happy. E. However, there are many advantages for kids growing up with them. F. Better Listeners. G. More Active. 第II卷（非选择题，共55分） 第六部分 词汇运用（共13小题：每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。 31. She has been an ________ (会计师) all her working life. 32. I was ________ (接通电话) to the wrong person. 33. My grandfather walks with ________ (困难). 34. The boy looks much ________（生机勃勃的） in his new coat. 35. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the c________ to continue that counts. 36. We are hungry! He hasn’t had any dinner and n________ have I. 37. You will be punished if you are a________ the rules. 38. Nelson Mandela d________ his life to promoting world peace. 第二节 选词填空 请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式，其中有一项为多余选项。 look for; look through; name; develop; recent; information Pl@netNet is a citizen science project and an app that helps people identify plants using just their smartphones. It ___39___ by scientists from four French research organizations. Users who know a lot about plants add photos and ___40___ to the database. Then if someone wants to learn the ___41___ of plants they see, they can download the app, take a photo of the plants, and upload their photo to the database. The app will ___42___ other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results. Finally, that user will need to review the results and confirm that their plant is one of the species from the list. ___43___, there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet, and this number will continue to grow. 第七部分 短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确的形式。 Boys and girls, Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at our school. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today. The end of junior high school is the ___44___ (begin) of a new life. I don’t need to tell you that life in senior high school will be ___45___ (hard) and that you may have many difficult tasks ahead of you. You’ll make mistakes along the way, ___46___ the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. But along with difficulties, there will also be many ___47___ (excite) things waiting for you. Behind each door you open ___48___ (be) chances to learn new things, and you have the ___49___ (able)to make your choices. Choose ___50___ (wise) and be responsible for your decisions and actions. ___51___ you have to go your separate ways now, I hope that in a few years’ time, you’ll come back to visit our school. As you set on your new journey, you shouldn’t forget ___52___ you come from. The future is ___53___ (your). Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon! 第八部分 阅读表达（共3小题；74题2分，75题2分，76题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在横线上。 Li Jiaxin, 30, started her new business two years ago in Beijing. “I wasn’t happy with my old job, so I began to explore new careers,” Li said, “and I chose to be a decluttering（整理收纳师）. As most of my friends think that I’m good at tidying things up.” Li finds joy in decluttering. “One of my clients（客户）impressed me a lot. She found us and said that her messy room was giving her a bad mood,” Li said. After discussing their decluttering plan, Li and her team spent three days finishing their work. They started by emptying all the closets（橱柜）, finding the items the client really needed. They also improved the layout（布局）of the closets, adding more boxes to better classify（分类） items. “There were so many clothes that we had to sit on the floor during our lunch break as this was the only free space.” Li said. After the work was done, the client was surprised to see her house become tidier and brighter. “It was then that I realized our work wasn’t only about organizing things but bring brighter moods to clients and let them wake up every morning with a better view,” Li added. Li said that understanding design is necessary for the job. This knowledge helps the consultant quickly come up with a plan. Being able to deal with unexpected situations is also needed for being decluttering consultants. Even the smallest and simplest rooms bring about problems like limiting the possibility for a new layout. 54. How was the client’s house after Li’s work? __________________________________________________ 55. What is needed for the job of a decluttering consultant? __________________________________________________ 56. Will you tidy up your house on your own or find a decluttering consultant? Why? __________________________________________________ 第九部分 书面表达（共1题：满分25分） 57. 初中生活绚丽多彩，在近三年的磨砺中，你们都变得越来越优秀，学习更加勤奋，与人相处更加和谐。请为校广播台写一篇以To be a better self为题的英文演讲稿，和同学们分享你的经验或感受，谈一谈如何做更好的自己。 注意事项：1. 围绕要点，合理展开，适当补充； 2. 不得使用真实姓名，校名和地名； 3. 词数不少于100词。 To be a better self Dear all, I am really proud that I have grown up and achieved a lot in the past three years. As a teenager, I think the most important thing that we should do is to make ourselves better persons. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening! 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $