山东省潍坊市广文中学2024-2025学年九年级上学期10月月考英语试卷

初三英语学科素养诊断

2024.10

时间90分钟，满分100分

一、阅读理解。每题2分，共计30分。

A

Pity the farmer by Li Shen(772-846) The farmer hoes grain in the noonday sun With sweat dripping onto the field. Who realizes that the food on their plate— Every grain—comes from bitter（苦的）suffering?

The rice farmer by Saoirse McCann The Sun is setting low, the red sky a welcoming sight; The farmer stand silently in the fading light. The fields are watered and planted, the buffaloes（水牛）are fed; The only thing he thinks of now is finding home and bed. A gentle wind is whispering of hope and dreams of life; Every grain of rice requires such effort and such strife. Remember, when you sit and eat with family or friends, All the many hours he works, as his fields he tends.

1. In the first poem, what does the last sentence want to tell us?

A. The grain tastes bitter. B. The farmer hates his difficult life.

C. Everyone should learn how to hoe grains. D. Food comes from farmers’ hard work.

2. In the second poem, why is the farmer now thinking only of home and bed?

A. Because he is tired after the farm work.

B. Because he feels cold when the gentle wind blows.

C. Because the red sky shows that it’s going to rain soon.

D. Because his family and friends are waiting for him at home.

3. Which word can best describe both farmers in the poems?

A. Kind-hearted. B. Good-looking.

C. Hard-working. D. Open-minded.

B

Escape (逃离) from the British Museum: A Cultural Journey

A popular short video series titled Escape From the British Museum has millions of viewers. The three-part series tells the story of a jade teapot (玉茶壶) that comes to life and goes on a journey from the British Museum back to China. With over 340 million views and nearly 2 million comments (评论) on Douyin, a short-video platform, the series has become very hot.

In the story, the jade teapot changes into a young woman and escapes from the museum. She meets a Chinese journalist named Zhang Yong’an in the United Kingdom and asks him to take her back to China. On the way home, she not only travels across the country but also carries letters written by other artifacts (古器物) in the museum to their families in China.

The series was created by two young Chinese vloggers, Jianbing Guozai and Xiatian Meimei. Jianbing Guozai’s real name is Zhang Jiajun, who graduated from Sichuan University of Media and Communications. The videos have deeply moved all Chinese people. The British Museum houses about 23,000 Chinese artifacts. These include paintings, prints, jades, bronze ware, lacquer ware, and ceramics. Some artifacts were collected between the late 19th and early 20th centuries when British forces invaded (入侵) Beijing twice.

The creator of the series, Zhang Jiajun, expresses his thanks for being focused and hopes that more attention will be paid to the artifacts still located overseas.

4. The jade teapot in the video is ________.

A. a man B. a teapot from Beijing

C. a character created D. a teapot from London

5. Who created the series of the video?

A. Zhang Jiajun. B. Jianbing Guozai.

C. Zhang Jiajun and Xiatian Meimei. D. Jianbing Guozai and Zhang Jiajun.

6. What Chinese artifacts are mentioned in this passage EXCEPT ________?

A. paintings and lacquer ware B. jades and bronze ware

C. prints and ceramics D. stone carvings and mummies

7. What can we infer from this passage?

A. The series of the video becomes hot because all people love China.

B. The creators wish that overseas Chinese artifacts could come back to China.

C. Zhang Yong’an has a wonderful journey to the United Kingdom.

D. The series of the video has got over 340 million views on bilibili.

C

Have you ever visited the Forbidden City? It is the world’s largest palace and has over 17 million visitors every year. But if we travelled back to the past, we probably wouldn’t be allowed inside.

In the past, all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City. From outside, common people could only imagine what it looked like inside.

The Forbidden City takes up 720,000 square metres in the heart of Beijing. It was built from 1406 to 1420 by the third emperor (皇帝) of the Ming Dynasty, the Yongle Emperor. After that, it was the living and working place of 14 emperors of the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors of the Qing Dynasty.

During those times, the Forbidden City was where the country’s highest power could be found. Emperors were born, lived, fought and died there. It saw the ups and downs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it played a very important part in Chinese history.

Today the Forbidden City is known as the largest museum of cultural relics (遗迹) in China. The cultural relics in the palace show how the royal (皇室的) families lived. They are still used today for historical research. The historical relics it collects and displays are from the Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty. When people visit the Forbidden City, they are very surprised to see them on display in the palace. In 1987, the Forbidden City was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For world leaders who visit China, it has become a must-see. In 2017, when the US president Donald Trump paid a state visit to China, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan welcomed Trump and his wife there.