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2024-2025学年度第二学期期中考试 初二英语试卷 听力部分（20分） Ⅰ.听力测试。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） A）听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话听2遍。 1. Where is Jack's pen friend from? A. B. C. 2. How did the man go to New York? A. B. C. 3. Which book may Tom like best? A. B. C. 4. What is John looking for? A. B. C. 5. How often does the woman exercise? A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. 6. Who bought Tommy the watch? A. His father. B. His sister. C. His uncle. 7. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a shop. C. At a market. 8. What is the man's favorite hobby? A. Dancing. B. Running. C. Singing. 9. What time is it now? A. 10:00. B. 10:30. C. 11:00. 10. What does the woman mean? A. The factory is as bad as before. B. The factory is worse than before. C. The factory is better than before. B）听对话，回答第11-12小题。听两遍。 11. How long did Billy live together with his dog? A. For 10 years. B. For 2 months. C. For 1 day. 12. What may Billy do next? A. Go climbing. B. Go cycling. C. Play football. C）听短文，回答问题。每篇短文听两遍。 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。 Mary's shopping experience Time Three days ago. Problems The trousers are too 13 for her husband. The shirt for 14 is too big. Her daughter would like a 15 skirt. 13. A. short B. fat C. long 14. A. her father B. her son C. her husband 15. A. red B. yellow C. pink 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16. In which month did Mickey Mouse first come out? A. May. B. April. C. November. 17. How many cartoons with Micky Mouse did Disney make in the 1930s? A. 87. B. 78. C. 80. 18. What do Mickey's ears look like? A. Small and short. B. Long and white. C. Large and round. 19. What is Mickey Mouse like in Disney's early films? A. Rich. B. Unlucky. C. Happy. 20. Why is Mickey Mouse so popular? A. Because he looks cute. B. Because he never gives up. C. Because many people are like him. 笔试部分（100分） Ⅱ.单项选择。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1. What ________ useful advice it is! I am much better than before. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. Don’t forget to take your ________ when you go to a foreign country. A. passport B. pie C. program D. pocket 3. Walk less than ten kilometers ________. Otherwise, it may hurt your knees. A. some time B. at a time C. at times D. from time to time 4. —May I see your manager, please? —I’m afraid you have to wait a minute. He ________ the hospital. A. has gone B. has been in C. has been to D. has gone to 5. Traditional Chinese art usually tries to show the important things in life, ________ love, beauty and family. A. for example B. such as C. instead of D. because of 6. Daniel didn’t know ________ about the 2025 Huai’an Marathon. A. what to talk to B. what to talk C. who to talk to D. who to talk 7. My father ________ in a company for 3 years. But now he is a teacher. A. is working B. worked C. was working D. has worked 8. —Could you tell me how to renew the books? —You ________ come to our desk. Just renew them online. A. don’t have to B. mustn’t C. can’t D. shouldn’t 9. Which of the following sentences is an opinion? A. Zhou Enlai was born in Huai’an. B. There are many places of interest in Huai’an. C. Of all the dishes Huaiyang dishes are the most delicious. D. Many tourists come to Huai’an to enjoy flowers in spring. 10. —Do you mind my sitting here? —________. The seat is for Mr. Green. A. Of course not B. No problem C. You’d better not D. My pleasure Ⅲ.完形填空。（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） One sunny day, a show-off (爱炫耀的) doctor called Dr. Smart took a boat trip to enjoy the sights. On the boat, he noticed a simple-looking fisherman sitting quietly in a corner. Feeling superior (有优越感的), Dr. Smart ____11____ to start a talk. He walked to the fisherman and asked, “Do you know ____12____ about Biology?” The fisherman didn’t know ____13____ he meant and replied, “No, sir, I don’t.” Dr. Smart laughed and said, “Oh dear, that means you ____14____ a quarter (四分之一) of your life. Biology is the key to understanding life.” A little while later, Dr. Smart couldn’t ____15____ showing off again. “What about Philosophy (哲学)? Do you have any ____16____ of that?” The fisherman shook his head. “No, I’ve ____17____ studied it.” “Well, you waste ____18____ quarter of your life. Philosophy helps us think deeply about the world.” Dr. Smart thought the fisherman was very foolish. But ____19____ , dark clouds gathered. A strong wind began to blow and it started to rain heavily. Just at that moment, a huge wave (浪) came crashing towards the ____20____ . The fisherman often met such situations, ____21____ he quickly prepared to protect himself. He turned to Dr. Smart and asked, “Can you swim, Doctor?” Dr. Smart was very ____22____ and stammered (结结巴巴地说), “Umm… no, I can’t.” The fisherman smiled and said, “Well, Doctor, it seems like your whole life is in danger now.” Everyone has their own strengths (优点) and weaknesses. We should respect each other and communicate equally, for no one is truly superior in every way. 11. A. decided B. failed C. refused D. continued 12. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 13. A. how B. why C. who D. what 14. A. waste B. spend C. improve D. manage 15. A. stop B. practice C. mind D. enjoy 16. A. knowledge B. dream C. skill D. experience 17. A. ever B. never C. already D. once 18. A. other B. another C. others D. the other 19. A. luckily B. suddenly C. quietly D. finally 20. A. boat B. doctor C. fisherman D. beach 21. A. but B. and C. so D. or 22. A. happy B. afraid C. excited D. bored Ⅳ.阅读理解。（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 （A） The Yum Restaurant Starters (开胃菜) Drinks All starters include bread and butter. Hot tea $1.29 Tomato soup $2.00 Milk shake $3.19 Chicken salad $3.00 Cream coffee $2.25 Tomato salad $2.90 Main courses (主菜) Desserts (甜点) Lunchtime only Hot dog $3.85 Chocolate cake $2.25 Hamburger $6.90 Cheese and biscuits $2.50 Sandwich $5.90 Fruit salad and cream $2.25 French fries $3.75 Ice cream (chocolate, coffee) $2.95 Lunch served 11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m./Dinner served 5:30 p.m.—9:30 p.m. 23. How many hours does the restaurant serve food in total each day? A. 3 hours. B. 4 hours. C. 7 hours. D. 9 hours. 24. If Tom has 6 dollars, what can he order in the Yum Restaurant? A. A hamburger and a hot dog. B. A tomato salad and a hot dog. C. A sandwich and a chocolate cake. D. A chicken salad and a cup of hot tea. 25. What can we know from the passage? A. There are three kinds of ice cream. B. Bread and butter goes with starters. C. You can have desserts at lunchtime and dinnertime. D. You can go to the Yum Restaurant to have breakfast. 26. This text is most probably ________. A. an instruction B. a notice C. a menu D. a postcard （B） Robin Hood was the hero of the poor. He robbed (抢) the rich to give to the poor. Everybody in Nottingham liked him. Prince John was a bad man because he took away the houses and lands of the poor people and gave them to his friends. He wanted to catch Robin Hood. One day, Sir Guy advised Prince John to hold an archery (箭术) competition and give a silver arrow (银箭) as a prize. Robin Hood was one of the best archers in Nottingham and would want to win it. Then they could catch him. When Robin heard the news of the archery competition, he felt excited and really wanted to win the prince’s silver arrow. So he put a hat over his head in order to disguise (伪装) himself and went to Nottingham. By the end of day, only three archers were left in the competition. There was an archer from Delaware, one from Wirral, and Robin Hood from Sherwood. The archer from Delaware hit the target (靶子) just outside the edge of the black circle. The second one got an arrow just inside the black circle. And the arrow of Robin just hit the center of the black circle. Robin won the game. When Robin walked up to collect the prize, the sheriff (郡治安官) pulled the hat off his head and Sir Guy shouted,“It’s Robin Hood, the outlaw.” The soldiers (士兵) ran forward and tried to catch him. Because of his men, Robin ran out of town and hid himself in a castle, whose owner was Sir Richard of Legh. Robin once lent money to Sir Richard. So he welcomed Robin and helped him to escape (逃脱) the searching of the sheriff. How lucky he was! (Adapted from Robin Hood) 27. Why did Prince John hold the archery competition? A. To catch Robin Hood. B. To get the silver arrow. C. To catch Sir Richard. D. To get houses and lands. 28. Who won the archery competition? A. Sir Guy. B. Robin Hood. C. Sir Richard. D. The archer from Wirral. 29. Which is the right order of the following sentences? a. Sir Richard helped Robin to escape the searching. b. Robin’s arrow hit the centre of the black circle. c. Prince John held an archery competition. d. Robin went to Nottingham to take part in the competition. A. c-d-b-a B. c-b-d-a C. b-a-c-d D. b-a-d-c 30. According to the passage, what was Robin like? A. Kind and generous. B. Brave and humorous. C. Humorous and generous. D. Generous and polite. （C） Recently, the world has been excited about a new AI model, DeepSeek-R1. It was developed (开发) by DeepSeek, a Chinese business in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. The new AI came out on Jan 20. In just one week, it beat Open AI’s ChatGPT and became the top free app in Apple’s App Store. Its developers said that DeepSeek-R1 is as good at difficult tasks as other big models but needs less computing power (算力). It is also the cheapest of its kind and took only about 5.57 million US dollars (40.58 million yuan) to develop, while US businesses have had to spend much more money building similar AI models. DeepSeek-R1’s success largely came from its special training method. Traditionally, AI is trained in two ways. One is Chain-of-Thought (CoT). In this way, AI learns to break problems into smaller and simpler steps. The other is Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT). It works by showing AI lots of problems together with the right answers for it to find a pattern (模式). DeepSeek-R1, however, used Reinforcement Learning (RL) as the key method. In RL, AI learns by trying different things. It gets rewards (奖励) for correct actions and gets punished (惩罚) for mistakes. For example, in a game, it gets points for picking up rubbish and loses points for breaking a glass. Over time, it works out the best solution (解决方法) all by itself. This is how DeepSeek-R1 has grown to be a reasoning model. It is a new type of AI. Regular AI models, like GPT-4o, usually just give direct answers. But reasoning models are trained to both think and show the process (步骤). 31. Why is DeepSeek-R1 better than other AI models? A. It can finish difficult tasks. B. It has higher development costs. C. It needs more computing power. D. It has a special training method. 32. How does DeepSeek-R1 learn? A. By following all kinds of orders from its developers. B. By finding a pattern from problems and their answers. C. By trying different things to find out the best solution. D. By breaking problems into smaller and simpler steps. 33. What is the passage mainly about? A. The history of DeepSeek-R1. B. The developers of DeepSeek-R1. C. The work of DeepSeek-R1. D. The introduction to DeepSeek-R1. Ⅴ.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。 Making good decisions is important for everyone. ____34____ Reflect (反思) on your mistakes. To make great decisions, it’s necessary to think about what went wrong in the past. However, we should limit (限制) our reflection time. You needn’t spend too much time thinking about your past mistakes. ____35____ Know your abilities well. Did you ever think of finishing your homework in an hour, but you found it took much longer? This might be because you were overconfident about yourself. ____36____ As a result, they can change their ways of thinking and acting. ____37____ It’s important to think carefully about difficult choices, but sometimes it’s best to take a break. If you stay on a problem for a long time, you might feel more stressed (有压力的). Studies show that letting your mind take a break can help you find clearer answers. So maybe you can sleep on a problem or do another activity to give your mind some time to relax. Talk to yourself like a friend. When facing a difficult choice, imagine (想象) like this. ____38____ In this way, you can be more objective (客观的) and less emotional. Moreover, instead of telling yourself bad things, you can encourage yourself. For example, instead of saying, “I can’t do this,” you might say, “I’ve got this!” A. Don’t stay on a problem. B. Take breaks from thinking. C Just learn from them and move forward. D. Remember that your time is more important. E. A friend asks you for advice and you try to answer him. F. Good decision-makers know what they can do and can’t do. G. Here are some habits to help us become better decision-makers. Ⅵ.词汇运用。（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分） 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语填空。 abroad; has moved; got used to; opposite; unable; a couple of 39. Kitty bought ________ key rings for classmates at Hong Kong Disneyland. 40. Miss Li ________ into a new flat, so I can’t see her as often as before. 41. After the earthquake, Timmy found his left arm ________ to move. 42. Sunshine Library is just ________ my home. 43. Chinese silk has been popular both at home and ________. 44. I have ________ living in this small town because I like the fresh air here. Ⅶ.完成句子。（共5小题；每空1分，满分10分） 45. 到目前为止，他已经去成都出差两次了。 ________, he has been to Chengdu ________ twice. 46. 虽然筋疲力尽，但是他还是决定尽快动身前往机场。 He was ________, but he decided to ________ the airport as soon as possible. 47. ——你按时上交作业了吗？ ——还没有。 —Have you ________ your homework ________? —Not yet. 48. 在某种程度上，这不是一个公园，只是一片开阔的空地。 ________, this isn’t a park. It’s just an ________. 49. 杰克和罗斯已经结婚10年了。在这个月底，他们将举行一个聚会来庆祝。 Jack and Rose ________ for 10 years. ________ this month, they will have a party to celebrate. Ⅷ.任务型阅读。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） The movie Ne Zha 2 came out on January 29th, 2025. The 2.5-hour film has become a huge success. On February 6th, it topped the list of China’s highest-grossing (票房最高的) films of all time, and it achieved this in only 8 days and 5 hours. Ne Zha 2 comes from an old book called Investiture of the gods. The film is directed (导演) by Jiaozi. It continues the exciting story of Ne Zha and Ao Bing from the first movie. After going through a great trouble, Ne Zha and Ao Bing lost their bodies. Their souls (灵魂) were saved. However, they would soon disappear (消失) without bodies. As a result, Taiyi Zhenren used a seven-coloured lotus to rebuild Ne Zha’s body. But when he tried to do the same for Ao Bing, the Dragon (龙族) stopped him. Ne Zha had to pass three tests in seven days to get the essence (精华液) from the heaven to save Ao Bing. Ne Zha 2 teaches us important life lessons. It encourages us to stay brave when facing problems. We should fight for what is right, and care about friends. These ideas are important to both kids and adults. 根据短文内容回答下列问题。（每题答案不超过8个词） 50. How long is Ne Zha 2? ______________________________________________ 51. Who directed Ne Zha 2? ______________________________________________ 52. Did Ne Zha and Ao Bing lose their bodies after going through a great trouble? ______________________________________________ 53. How many tests did Ne Zha have to pass to get the essence from the heaven? ______________________________________________ 54. What does Ne Zha 2 encourage us to do? ______________________________________________ Ⅸ.短文语法填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，在横线上填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Zheng Xiaoying is the first female conductor (女指挥家) of the symphony orchestra (交响乐团) in China after 1949. Even ____55____ an old age, she works hard to let more people enjoy the beauty of music. Zheng ____56____ (begin) learning to play the piano when she was six. At first, her parents wanted her to be a doctor. Later, she decided to study music because of her deep love for it. ____57____ (one), when she was conducting a Western opera on the stage, she found that the audience (观众) were noisy. “Aren’t they interested in the music?” she said to ____58____ (she). After ____59____ (talk) with some of them, she came to know that it was because of the cultural differences. They knew nothing about the story in the music. From then on, she usually spent nearly 20 minutes introducing some background knowledge ____60____ she gave the performance (演出). It was very ____61____ (use), and more people understood the music better. What was more, she often offered to introduce classical music to Chinese people. She believed that ____62____ (art) should work hard to make the music much easier for people to learn and enjoy. Zheng ____63____ (visit) many world-class music halls in more than 20 countries in the past 15 years. She conducted ____64____ (near) 1,600 Chinese and foreign operas and symphonies. Her life in art never grows old and more people feel her great enthusiasm (热情) for music. Ⅹ.书面表达。（满分15分） 65. 古人云：“读万卷书，行万里路。”阅读和旅行都是学习和成长的重要方式。请以Reading and travelling: paths to growth （阅读与旅行：成长之路）为题，写一篇短文，谈谈你对“读万卷书”和“行万里路”的理解。 要点： 1.你的阅读习惯（阅读时间、书籍类型、阅读感悟）； 2.记忆深刻的一次旅行（时间、地点、活动、意义）； 3.结合两者，谈谈你的看法。 注意事项： 1.词数80—100，已给出的文字不计入总词数； 2.必须包含给出的要点，可适当发挥； 3.文中不得出现真实校名、人名等信息。 Reading and travelling: paths to growth Just as the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024-2025学年度第二学期期中考试 初二英语试卷 听力部分（20分） Ⅰ.听力测试。（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） A）听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话听2遍。 1. Where is Jack's pen friend from? A. B. C. 2. How did the man go to New York? A. B. C. 3. Which book may Tom like best? A. B. C. 4. What is John looking for? A. B. C. 5. How often does the woman exercise? A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. 6. Who bought Tommy the watch? A. His father. B. His sister. C. His uncle. 7. Where are the speakers? A. In a restaurant. B. In a shop. C. At a market. 8. What is the man's favorite hobby? A. Dancing. B. Running. C. Singing. 9. What time is it now? A. 10:00. B. 10:30. C. 11:00. 10. What does the woman mean? A. The factory is as bad as before. B. The factory is worse than before. C. The factory is better than before. B）听对话，回答第11-12小题。听两遍。 11. How long did Billy live together with his dog? A. For 10 years. B. For 2 months. C. For 1 day. 12. What may Billy do next? A. Go climbing. B. Go cycling. C. Play football. C）听短文，回答问题。每篇短文听两遍。 听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。 Mary's shopping experience Time Three days ago. Problems The trousers are too 13 for her husband. The shirt for 14 is too big. Her daughter would like a 15 skirt. 13. A. short B. fat C. long 14. A. her father B. her son C. her husband 15. A. red B. yellow C. pink 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。 16 In which month did Mickey Mouse first come out? A. May. B. April. C. November. 17. How many cartoons with Micky Mouse did Disney make in the 1930s? A. 87. B. 78. C. 80. 18. What do Mickey's ears look like? A. Small and short. B. Long and white. C. Large and round. 19. What is Mickey Mouse like in Disney's early films? A. Rich. B. Unlucky. C. Happy. 20. Why is Mickey Mouse so popular? A. Because he looks cute. B. Because he never gives up. C. Because many people are like him. 笔试部分（100分） Ⅱ.单项选择。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 【1题答案】 【答案】D 【2题答案】 【答案】A 【3题答案】 【答案】B 【4题答案】 【答案】D 【5题答案】 【答案】B 【6题答案】 【答案】C 【7题答案】 【答案】B 【8题答案】 【答案】A 【9题答案】 【答案】C 【10题答案】 【答案】C Ⅲ.完形填空。（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分） 【11~22题答案】 【答案】11. A 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. A 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. B Ⅳ.阅读理解。（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分） 阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 （A） 【23~26题答案】 【答案】23 C 24. D 25. B 26. C （B） 【27~30题答案】 【答案】27. A 28. B 29. A 30. A （C） 【31~33题答案】 【答案】31. D 32. C 33. D Ⅴ.信息还原。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 【34~38题答案】 【答案】34. G 35. C 36. F 37. B 38. E Ⅵ.词汇运用。（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分） 【39~44题答案】 【答案】39. a couple of 40. has moved 41. unable 42. opposite 43. abroad 44. got used to Ⅶ.完成句子。（共5小题；每空1分，满分10分） 【45题答案】 【答案】 ①. So far ②. on business 【46题答案】 【答案】 ①. tired out ②. leave for 【47题答案】 【答案】 ①. handed in ②. on time 【48题答案】 【答案】 ①. In a way ②. open space 【49题答案】 【答案】 ①. have been married ②. At the end of Ⅷ.任务型阅读。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 【50~54题答案】 【答案】50. 2.5 hours. 51. Jiaozi. 52. Yes. 53. Three. 54. Stay brave when facing problems. Ⅸ.短文语法填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 【55~64题答案】 【答案】55. at 56. began 57. Once 58. herself 59. talking 60. before 61. useful 62. artists 63. has visited 64. nearly Ⅹ.书面表达。（满分15分） 【65题答案】 【答案】例文 Reading and travelling: paths to growth Just as the saying goes, “Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles.” I enjoy reading before sleep. Storybooks and science books are my favorites. They open my eyes to different worlds and ideas. Last summer, I travelled to Beijing with my family. We visited the Great Wall. Climbing it was tiring but amazing. Seeing it in real life made the history I read in books come alive. It was an unforgettable experience. I think both reading and travelling are important for growth. Reading gives us knowledge, and travelling helps us experience the world. Together, they help us develop in many ways. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$