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2025学年第一学期期中初二英语练习卷 命题人：包小莹 审题人：李红英 班别：________姓名：________考号：________ 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名；填写考点考场号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。 2.选择题的答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上选择题答题区中对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答案不能写在试题上。 3.非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动后的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 一、句子选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面句子，结合语境，选出1~5各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 1. Instead of petrol, the car uses solar power, ________. A. so it will pollute the air B. so it can help protect the air C. so it seems hard to use D. so the cost will be higher 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：这辆汽车使用太阳能而不是汽油，所以它可以帮助保护空气。 考查常识。so it will pollute the air所以它会污染空气；so it can help protect the air所以它可以帮助保护空气；so it seems hard to use所以它似乎很难使用；so the cost will be higher所以成本会更高。根据“uses solar power”可知，太阳能不产生污染，使用太阳能的车能减少空气污染物排放，所以能保护空气。故选B。 2. When you press the button, this car can fly in the air like a plane. ________. A. This invention has the benefit of reducing traffic jams B. This invention is much easier to cause traffic jams C. This invention has attracted lots of customers recently D. This is one of the most beautiful inventions in the world 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：当你按下按钮，这辆车可以像飞机一样在空中飞行。这项发明有减少交通堵塞的好处。 考查常识。根据“this car can fly in the air like a plane”可知，飞行汽车的主要优点之一是减少地面交通拥堵，A项意为“减少交通堵塞”，符合语境；B项意为“更容易导致交通堵塞”，与常识矛盾；C项意为“吸引很多顾客”，与题干无关；D项意为“最美丽的发明”，与题干无关。故选A。 3. ________. Doctors can provide better treatment according to the data. A. The data is difficult for doctors to understand B. The data can warn us about health problems C. The data is often incorrect and misleading D. The data we collected is for a science project 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：数据可以警告我们健康问题。医生可以根据数据提供更好的治疗。 考查情境交际。The data is difficult for doctors to understand数据对医生来说难以理解；The data can warn us about health problems数据可以就健康问题向我们发出警告；The data is often incorrect and misleading数据经常不正确和具有误导性；The data we collected is for a science project我们收集的数据是为了一个科学项目。根据“Doctors can provide better treatment according to the data.”可知，医生可以根据数据提供更好的治疗，前句需体现“数据对医疗有积极作用”，形成因果逻辑，B项符合。故选B。 4. Roman numerals are not as common as Arabic numerals, ________. A. so people use them for a long time B. so you can see them everywhere C. because they are so difficult to use D. because they are too easy to use 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：罗马数字不像阿拉伯数字那样常见，因为它们很难使用。 考查原因状语从句。so people use them for a long time所以人们使用它们很长时间；so you can see them everywhere所以你到处都能看到它们；because they are so difficult to use因为它们很难使用；because they are too easy to use因为它们太容易使用。根据“Roman numerals are not as common as Arabic numerals”可知，主句指出罗马数字不常见，空处需解释原因，选项C表示“因为它们很难使用”符合常识和逻辑，故选C。 5. He was talented in many different fields. ________. A. His teacher was also very famous, so he became successful B. He achieved little in each of them as he grew older C. He was born in Italy and was not good at sailing D. He was not only a painter but also an inventor 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：他在许多不同领域都有天赋。他不仅是一名画家，还是一名发明家。 考查上下文逻辑一致。His teacher was also very famous, so he became successful他的老师也很著名，所以他成功了；He achieved little in each of them as he grew older随着年龄增长，他在每个领域都成就甚微；He was born in Italy and was not good at sailing他出生在意大利，不擅长航海；He was not only a painter but also an inventor他不仅是一名画家，还是一名发明家。根据“He was talented in many different fields.”可知，此处强调的是不同领域的天赋，选项D具体举例说明多个领域的才能，与前半句呼应，符合逻辑。故选D。 二、语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从6~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In many Chinese idioms (成语), we can find numbers easily. They can tell us more about someone or something, such as caigaobadou and banjin-baliang. The idiom caigaobadou is a cool way ____6____ about a person who is really smart. It is said that the idiom comes from a story about ____7____ man named Cao Zhi. He was one of Cao Cao’s sons during the Three Kingdoms (三国). Cao Cao was a leader, ____8____ his son Cao Zhi wasn’t. Cao Zhi was an ___9___ poet. His poems were like magic, painting pictures in your mind. Almost every Chinese ____10____ his Written While Taking Seven Paces, including you and me. There was ____11____ poet, Xie Lingyun, a famous poet who lived after Cao Zhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was ____12____ proud of his own writing, but also admired (欣赏) Cao Zhi’s talent. He once said that ____13____ all the smartness in the world was put into one dan, Cao Zhi would have eight dou! He felt he was worth one dou and the rest of the poets could figure out how to share the last one. In this story, they talk about dan and dou. In fact, dan and dou are old ways of measuring (度量) things, like how we might measure rice ____14____ kilos. One dan has ten dou. So, ____15____ someone has eight dou of talent is like saying they are super smart. 6. A. talk B. talks C. talking D. to talk 7. A. a B. an C. the D. / 8. A. and B. but C. so D. or 9. A. amazed B. amazedly C. amazingly D. amazing 10. A. knew B. know C. knows D. known 11. A. other B. the other C. any other D. another 12. A. much B. quite C. more D. less 13. A. if B. when C. unless D. as 14. A. on B. at C. in D. for 15. A. saying B. say C. said D. says 【答案】6. D 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. C 11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了成语“才高八斗”的由来。 【6题详解】 句意：成语“才高八斗”是用来谈论一个人真的很聪明的一种很酷的方式。 talk动词原形；talks动词第三人称单数形式；talking动名词/现在分词；to talk动词不定式。“a way to do sth”是固定用法，“做某事的方法”，其后用动词不定式。故选D。 【7题详解】 句意：据说这个成语来自于一个叫做曹植的男人的故事。 a不定冠词，用于辅音音素开头的单词前；an不定冠词，用于元音音素开头的单词前；the定冠词，表特指；/零冠词。“man”是以辅音音素开头的名词，不定冠词用“a”。故选A。 【8题详解】 句意：曹操是一个领导，但是他的儿子曹植不是。 and和，表并列；but但是，表转折；so所以，表因果；or 或者，表选择。根据前文“was”和后文“wasn’t”可知，此处表转折。故选B。 【9题详解】 句意：曹植是一个令人惊奇的诗人。 amazed十分惊奇的，形容词，描述人的感觉与情绪；amazedly吃惊地，副词；amazingly令人惊奇地，副词；amazing令人惊奇的，形容词，描述事物本身特点。这里修饰名词“poet”要用形容词。故选D。 【10题详解】 句意：几乎所有人都知道他写的《七步诗》，包括你我。 knew动词过去式；know动词原形；knows动词第三人称单数形式；known动词过去分词。本句为一般现在时态，every修饰名词作主语时，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。故选C。 【11题详解】 句意：有另一个诗人，谢灵运。 other“其他的”，后加名词复数，表泛指；the other“（两者中的）另一个；（特定范围里的）其他全部”，表特指；any other“其他任何的”；another“（三者及以上中的）另一个”，表泛指。此处指另一个诗人，表泛指。故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：他对自己的作品很自豪，但也很欣赏曹植的才能。 much非常，后加形容词或副词比较级；quite十分，后加形容词或副词原级；more更多；less更少，根据“proud”可知，他对自己的作品很自豪，CD选项不符合语境。故选B。 【13题详解】 句意：他曾经说如果世上所有的聪明才智被放进一石之中，曹植将会占八斗。 if如果；when当……时候；unless除非；as因为，随着。这里是假设情况，且前句是肯定条件。故选A。 【14题详解】 句意：实上，“石”和“斗”是古老的度量衡单位，就像我们用公斤来度量大米一样. on（表示对象）对；at（用于速度、比率等）以；in采用（某种方式）；for为了。in kilos“以公斤为单位”。故选C。 【15题详解】 句意：所以，说某人有八斗才华就是说他们特别聪明。 saying动名词/现在分词；say动词原形；said动词过去式/过去分词；says动词第三人称单数。这里使用动名词短语作主语。故选A。 三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In 2014, when my daughter Becky was ten, she and my husband, Joe, were united because they wanted a dog, Misty. And they promised to walk her ____16____. But from the second day, neither thought to walk the dog again. I was slow to accept that I would be the one to feed and ____17____ her. Quickly, she and I developed something ____18____. She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, and then wait, ____19____ I would understand her, which I almost always did. Even so, part of me continued to hate the walking duty Joe and Becky had ____20____ to carry out. It nearly drove me mad. “Not fair!” I’d loudly told everyone I knew. On January 1, 2017, Joe’s doctor said an unthinkable word—leukemia (白血病). With that, I spent eight to ten hours a day with him in the hospital, doing anything and everything I could to ____21____ his discomfort. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old life remained. Save one—Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when my friends wanted to help walk her, I ____22____ because I knew they were busy. As months went by, I began to ____23____ that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to clear my head. After Joe died in 2019, the ____24____ is that I’ve come to enjoy my walks with Misty after these years. She _____25_____ me that no matter how hard the present or unpredictable the future, there’s almost always some joy in my life. 16. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly 17. A. look up B. look after C. look for D. look at 18. A. talented B. social C. practical D. special 19. A. trusting B. catching C. fearing D. proving 20. A. failed B. forgot C. avoided D. promised 21. A. record B. ease C. ignore D. describe 22. A. agreed B. refused C. smiled D. wondered 23. A. realize B. doubt C. pretend D. remember 24. A. story B. problem C. truth D. news 25. A. told B. asked C. reminded D. decided 【答案】16. A 17. B 18. D 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了2014年，作者的女儿贝基和丈夫乔因想要一只名叫米斯蒂的狗而达成一致，并承诺每天遛狗。但之后两人都不再履行承诺，照顾米斯蒂的责任落到了作者身上。2017年乔被诊断出白血病，作者的生活发生巨变，唯有遛米斯蒂的任务未变。起初作者拒绝朋友帮忙，后来逐渐享受遛狗的时光，乔2019年去世后，作者在与米斯蒂的相处中领悟到生活的乐趣。 【16题详解】 句意：他们承诺每天遛她 (Misty)。 daily每天；weekly每周；monthly每月；yearly每年。结合养狗的日常需求，以及后文“neither thought to walk the dog again”暗示原本需常规履行，daily符合语境。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：我迟迟没有接受自己会成为那个喂食和照顾它的人。 look up查阅；look after照顾；look for寻找；look at看。结合“feed”可知，此处是照顾狗的相关职责，look after符合语境。故选B。 【18题详解】 句意：很快，我和它之间产生了某种特别的东西。 talented有天赋的；social社交的；practical实用的；special特别的。根据后文“She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes...which I almost always did”可知，作者和狗之间有默契，关系很特别，special符合语境。故选D。 【19题详解】 句意：它会用那双忧郁的棕色眼睛看着我，然后等待，相信我会理解它，而我几乎总是能做到。 trusting相信；catching抓住；fearing害怕；proving证明。结合“which I almost always did”可知，狗相信作者能理解自己，trusting符合语境。故选A。 【20题详解】 句意：即便如此，我内心一部分仍然讨厌乔和贝基曾承诺要履行的遛狗职责。 failed失败；forgot忘记；avoided避免；promised承诺。前文提到“they promised to walk her”，此处指两人未兑现承诺，promised符合语境。故选D。 【21题详解】 句意：于是，我每天花八到十个小时陪他在医院，尽我所能减轻他的不适感。 record记录；ease减轻；ignore忽视；describe描述。结合“doing anything and everything I could”可知，作者想缓解丈夫痛苦，ease符合语境。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：一开始，当朋友们想帮忙遛它时，我拒绝了，因为我知道他们很忙。 agreed同意；refused拒绝；smiled微笑；wondered好奇。根据“because I knew they were busy”可知，作者因朋友忙碌而拒绝了帮助，refused符合语境。故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：几个月后，我开始意识到自己其实很想遛米斯蒂。 realize意识到；doubt怀疑；pretend假装；remember记得。结合后文“The walk in the morning...was a quiet, peaceful time to clear my head.”可知，作者逐渐明白自己享受遛狗的时光，realize符合语境。故选A。 【24题详解】 句意：2019年乔去世后，事实是这些年来我已经爱上了和米斯蒂一起散步。 story故事；problem问题；truth事实；news新闻。此处指作者内心真实的感受和实际情况，truth符合语境。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：它提醒我，无论现在多么艰难，未来多么难以预测，生活中几乎总有一些乐趣。 told告诉；asked询问；reminded提醒；decided决定。米斯蒂的存在让作者领悟到人生道理，起到了提醒作用，reminded符合语境。故选C。 四、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （A） Sam brought some big red apples to a summer camp. He ate a few and put others into a box under his bed. After lunch, he found there was nothing in the box. He told his camp teacher about it. The next day, the teacher saw a boy eating an apple behind a tree. He had a good idea. He said to Sam, “I know who took away your apples. Will you help me teach him a lesson?” “Well, yes. But what should I do?” Sam asked. “I want you to write to your mother and ask for more apples,” the teacher answered. A few days later, Sam got another box of apples from his mother. “Now,” said the teacher, “go and give some to the boy who took away your apples.” Sam didn’t understand why, but he did that. Half an hour later the teacher saw the two boys playing together happily. The boy gave Sam a toy car as a gift. But Sam didn’t accept (接受) it. He said that a few apples were nothing. Sometimes, being kind to others is more important than many other things. 26. According to the story, what is the correct order of time? a. Sam put some apples into a box. b. The boy gave Sam a toy car as a gift. c. Sam’s mother gave Sam some apples. d. The teacher saw a boy eating an apple. e. Sam gave the boy a few apples. A. c-a-e-a-b B. a-d-c-e-b C. a-d-e-b-c D. c-a-b-d-e 27. What do you think of the teacher? A Smart. B. Hard-working. C. Strict. D. Funny. 28. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Some apples. B. Two boys. C. A good lesson. D. A summer camp. 【答案】26. B 27. A 28. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了山姆在夏令营中苹果被偷，老师用巧妙的方法化解了矛盾，让山姆和偷苹果的男孩成为朋友的故事。文章通过这个故事传达了友善待人比其他许多事情都重要的道理。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据“He ate a few and put others into a box under his bed.”可知，山姆把一些苹果放进盒子里，这是a的顺序；根据“The next day, the teacher saw a boy eating an apple behind a tree.”可知，第二天老师看到一个男孩在树后吃苹果，这是d的顺序；根据“A few days later, Sam got another box of apples from his mother.”可知，几天后，山姆的妈妈给了他一盒苹果，这是c的顺序；根据“go and give some to the boy who took away your apples.”可知，山姆给了那个男孩一些苹果，这是e的顺序；根据“The boy gave Sam a toy car as a gift.”可知，男孩给了山姆一辆玩具车作为礼物，这是b的顺序。所以正确的顺序是a-d-c-e-b。故选B。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章中老师看到男孩吃苹果后，没有直接批评，而是巧妙地让山姆再要一些苹果并送给那个男孩，最终让两个男孩成为朋友，可以看出老师很聪明。故选A。 【28题详解】 最佳标题题。文章通过老师巧妙处理山姆苹果被偷的事件，让山姆和偷苹果的男孩成为朋友，给山姆上了一堂很好的课，传达了友善待人比其他许多事情都重要的道理。所以“A good lesson”最适合作为文章标题。故选C。 （B） When autumn arrives in the United States and Canada, you can see one of nature’s greatest scenes—the yearly migration of the monarch butterflies (帝王蝶). No other butterfly in the world migrates like the orange and black monarchs of North America. They cannot live for long periods in cold weather. For this reason, each autumn around October, the butterflies from Canada travel up to 3,000 kilometers south to spend the winter in warmer locations. Some even fly to the mountains of Mexico. There are so many of them that they almost block out the sky. You can even hear their wings beating. It usually takes the butterflies two months to reach the south of Mexico. After spending five months there, they head back north in the spring. But not one butterfly finishes the whole round-trip. They lay eggs along the way and die. Three generations of butterflies will live and die during the spring journey alone. The fourth and final generation of the year is born in early autumn and will reach the north. But the butterflies hardly get to rest before starting the long journey south again to Mexico. The most amazing thing about these butterflies is that they return to the very same trees in Mexico that their great-great-grandparents used the winter before. However, the populations of this colorful butterfly have dropped in recent years. In 2015, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said that nearly a billion monarchs had disappeared from the overwintering sites (越冬地点) since 1990, reported the Washington Post. One of the main reasons, experts say, is that farmers have used herbicides (除草剂) on plants that the monarchs’ larvae (幼虫) live and feed on. 29. How often do the monarch butterflies migrate？ A. Twice a year B. Once a year C. Once a month D. Twice a month 30. Why do monarch butterflies fly to the south every autumn? A. To find suitable places to lay eggs. B. To avoid the strong winds in the north. C. To look for a warmer place to live. D. To look for new types of food sources. 31. What can we know according to the passage? A. The butterflies spend two months staying in the south of Mexico. B. When arriving in the south, the butterflies will all stay on one tree. C. The butterflies that fly back to the north are not the same ones that flew to the south. D. The butterflies will get to rest before starting the long journey south again to Mexico. 32. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The harm of farm herbicides to monarch butterflies. B. Special winter homes of monarch butterflies in Mexico. C. The way monarch butterflies finish their round-trip journey. D. The migration of monarch butterflies and the dangers they face. 【答案】29. A 30. C 31. C 32. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了北美帝王蝶每年秋季的迁徙现象，包括迁徙的原因、路程、周期、特点，以及近年来其数量减少的现状和主要原因。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“each autumn around October, the butterflies from Canada travel up to 3,000 kilometers south to spend the winter”和第三段“they head back north in the spring”可知，帝王蝶每年秋季南迁、春季北返，共迁徙两次。故选A。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“They cannot live for long periods in cold weather. For this reason, each autumn around October, the butterflies from Canada travel... south to spend the winter in warmer locations.”可知，帝王蝶秋季南飞是为了寻找更温暖的地方过冬。故选C。 【31题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“But not one butterfly finishes the whole round-trip. They lay eggs along the way and die. Three generations of butterflies will live and die during the spring journey alone.”可知，完成北返的蝴蝶并非之前南飞的那一批，而是它们的后代。故选C。 【32题详解】 主旨大意题。文章前四段围绕帝王蝶的迁徙展开，介绍了迁徙的时间、原因、过程和神奇之处；最后一段讲述了帝王蝶面临的生存危险——数量减少及主要原因。选项D“帝王蝶的迁徙和它们面临的危险”全面概括了文章核心内容。故选D。 （C） Have you ever wondered how numbers first came about? And why are there 10 of them? Early humans in the Old Stone Age likely counted animals and other objects by carving tally marks on walls, bones or stone. Tally marks were grouped by 5. Each tally mark stood for 1 and each fifth mark was scored through to help keep track. This system was fine for small numbers, but it didn’t really work with large numbers. As society developed, people came up with different ways of writing down numbers. Many of these systems, though appearing in different countries, were mainly based on tally marks. They created new symbols for each larger number. But even with these systems, it was still cumbersome to write large numbers. By the 7th century, Indians had perfected the decimal positional (十进位) system, which could describe any number with only ten unique symbols. A key breakthrough of this system was the number 0. Older systems, which didn’t have 0, would leave a blank in its place, making it hard to distinguish between 63 and 603 or 12 and 120. Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand. But why were the numbers known as “Arabic” since they were born in India? Here’s an interesting story behind it. Sometime in the year 771, Arab businessmen took some Indian scholars to Baghdad to help teach them the new set of numbers. After learning the numbers, the Arabs translated the new numbers into their own script that is Arabic. Sometime later, the Arab traders carried a book of these numerals to Europe, where the numbers were translated into Latin. As the world got these numbers from Arabia, these came to be known as Arabic numerals. 33. What do we know about the early counting systems? A. They were created in India. B. They all worked with large numbers. C. All the systems followed old symbols. D. Many of them were based on the same system. 34. What does the underlined word “cumbersome” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Hard. B. Useless. C. Convenient. D. Practical. 35. Which number became clearer to understand after Indians perfected the decimal positional system? A. 82. B. 8002. C. 182. D. 821. 36. The new set of numbers is called Arabic numerals because ________. A. the Arabs invented them B. the Arabs spread them C. the Arabs lied to the world D. the Arabs kept them to themselves 【答案】33. D 34. A 35. B 36. B 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了数字的起源、早期计数系统的局限，以及印度在 7 世纪完善的十进制位值制，还解释了源于印度的数字为何被称为“阿拉伯数字”。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“As the society developed, people came up with different ways of writing down numbers. Many of these systems, though appearing in different countries, were mainly based on tally marks.”可知，早期的许多计数系统虽然出现在不同国家，但主要都基于计数符号，即许多系统基于相同的体系。故选D。 【34题详解】 词句猜测题。根据“This system was fine for small numbers, but it didn’t really work with large numbers.”以及“But even with these systems, it was still cumbersome to write large numbers.”可知，早期计数系统不适用于大数，后来的系统即便有改进，书写大数依旧存在困难，所以cumbersome与Hard同义，故选A。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Older systems, which didn’t have 0, would leave a blank in its place, making it hard to distinguish between 63 and 603 or 12 and 120. Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand.”可知，印度完善的十进制位值制因有 0，能解决“数字中含空位（如十位、百位为 0）”的区分问题，选项中“8002”包含两个0（十位和百位为 0），在无0的旧系统中易与其他数字混淆，十进制位值制使其更易理解。故选B。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Sometime in the year 771, Arab businessmen took some Indian scholars to Baghdad to help teach them the new set of numbers... Sometime later, the Arab traders carried a book of these numerals to Europe... As the world got these numbers from Arabia, these came to be known as Arabic numerals.”可知，这套数字并非阿拉伯人发明，而是他们学习后将其翻译、传播到欧洲，世界从阿拉伯接触到这些数字，故被称为阿拉伯数字。故选B。 （D） Pu’er, a city in Yunnan, is famous for its tea, but did you know it’s also known as the coffee capital of China? Coffee trees grow best in places with a warm, wet climate. Pu’er has long been a top coffee bean producer. The first coffee tree was planted by a Frenchman in 1892, and in 1988, Nestle brought modern coffee farming to the city. Today, coffee is a major industry (产业) there, and Pu’er is home to some of the best coffee beans in the country. But Pu’er is not just about growing coffee beans. It’s also a place for coffee lovers to experience a complete coffee-making process. Hands-on activities cover everything from picking and roasting beans to brewing and tasting coffee. To achieve this, the city has built more than 20 high-end coffee manors (庄园). At the Elephant Coffee Manor, for example, you can enjoy a cup of coffee while watching Asian elephants walk freely. Such a scene is not seen very often. “I love sitting here,” says Huang Daxiang, a coffee lover. “It seems like another planet.” Visitors can also try their hand at picking coffee fruit, making coffee soap and more at other manors. It is said that coffee soap has much stronger cleaning power than ordinary soap. These activities add something special to your trip. At the same time, Pu’er also hosts coffee-themed events, such as coffee brewing competitions. These events bring baristas (咖啡师) and coffee lovers together. “At the events, I have tasted different coffee flavours and met people from all over the world,” says another coffee lover. “That’s what being a big coffee city is all about.” As this year’s harvest season begins, it’s likely that Pu’er will draw huge crowds of people. 37. Why did Pu’er become the coffee capital of China? A. Because of its culture. B. Because of a Frenchman. C. Because of its climate. D. Because of its government. 38. What can coffee lovers do to experience the complete coffee-making process? ① Roast coffee beans. ② Grow a coffee tree. ③ Brew and taste coffee. ④ Pick coffee beans. ⑤ Make coffee soap. A. ①③④ B. ②④⑤ C. ①②⑤ D. ②③⑤ 39. How does the writer describe the experience at the coffee manors? A. By telling stories. B. By making comparisons. C. By listing numbers. D. By giving examples. 40. What does the writer think of the coffee culture of Pu’er? A. It is interesting but only attracts coffee lovers. B. It is less popular among visitors than tea culture. C. It is a pleasant way to pass down traditional skills. D. It is exciting and offers unusual experiences. 【答案】37. C 38. A 39. D 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了云南普洱不仅以茶叶闻名，还是中国的咖啡之都。文章讲述了普洱成为咖啡之都的原因、咖啡产业的发展，以及咖啡爱好者在当地可体验的咖啡制作相关活动、特色咖啡庄园和咖啡主题赛事等内容。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Coffee trees grow best in places with a warm, wet climate. Pu’er has long been a top coffee bean producer.”可知，普洱拥有温暖湿润的气候，适合咖啡树生长，这是它成为中国咖啡之都的原因。故选C。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Hands-on activities cover everything from picking and roasting beans to brewing and tasting coffee.”可知，体验完整咖啡制作过程的活动包括采摘咖啡豆、烘焙咖啡豆、冲泡和品尝咖啡，对应①③④；种植咖啡树和制作咖啡皂不属于咖啡制作过程。故选A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“At the Elephant Coffee Manor, for example”可知，作者通过举例大象咖啡庄园的体验来描述咖啡庄园的情况。故选D。 【40题详解】 观点态度题。根据第三段“Such a scene is not seen very often”和第四段“These activities add something special to your trip”可知，作者认为普洱的咖啡文化能带来独特且令人兴奋的体验。故选D。 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。 Many kids thinks they are too common (普通的). They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest. ___41___ When they see outstanding athletes or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I outstanding? What am I going to be when I grow up? Growing up (成长) means understanding (理解，明白) what you can do and what can offer (提供) to the world. ___42___ But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself, you do offer something to other people. Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not special”. Think about your friends. ___43___ Think about why you are friends. You are going to know that in the end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way. ___44___ In fact it is great to be the best at something, but it’s OK if you can’t be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing. ___45___ A. And they feel just the same as you! B. When you are young, you don’t see that. C. And you can make your dream come true. D. Sometimes kids don’t know how special they are. E. Write down some things that you like about them. 【答案】41. D 42. B 43. E 44. A 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了我们不是最聪明的，也不是最漂亮的，但是我们在某件事上能做到最好。如果我们努力学习，我们将会实现我们的梦想。 【41题详解】 根据“Many kids thinks they are too common (普通的). They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest”可知许多孩子认为自己太普通了，他们认为自己不是最漂亮或最聪明的，他们看不到自己的特别之处，选项D“有时候孩子们不知道他们有多特别”符合语境。故选D。 【42题详解】 根据“But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself by being yourself, you do offer something to other people”可知当你长大后，你可能会知道，只要做自己，你就能为别人提供一些东西，故转折词前表示小时候的情况，选项B“当你小的时候，你看不到这一点”符合语境。故选B。 【43题详解】 根据“Think about your friends...Think about why you are friends.”可知思考一下你们为什么成为朋友，选项E“写下一些关于你喜欢他们的事情”符合语境。故选E。 【44题详解】 根据“You are going to know that in end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way”可知虽然他们不是最聪明、最漂亮或最有才华的，但他们很棒，选项A“他们的感觉和你一样”符合语境。故选A。 【45题详解】 根据“If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing.”可知如果你只是过自己的生活，努力尝试，你仍然很了不起，选项C“你可以实现你的梦想”符合语境。故选C。 五、写作（共四节，满分30分） 第一节 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据句子的内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词。 46. You’d better a_________ eating too much junk food. It is bad for your health. 【答案】(a)void 【解析】 【详解】句意：你最好避免吃太多垃圾食品。它对你的健康有害。根据首字母“a”及“eating too much junk food”可知，此处指“避免”，对应的英文单词是avoid；“had better”后接动词原形，因此用avoid的原形即可，符合语境。故填(a)void。 47. The bookstore is in a c_________ area, so it is easy to get there by bus. 【答案】(c)onvenient 【解析】 【详解】句意：这家书店位于便利的区域，所以坐公交车很容易到达那里。根据首字母“c”及“easy to get there by bus”可知，此处指“便利的”，对应的英文形容词是convenient；形容词修饰名词“area”，符合语境。故填(c)onvenient。 48. There is no doubt that Jane will win the first p_________ because she’s well-prepared. 【答案】(p)rize 【解析】 【详解】句意：毫无疑问简会赢得一等奖，因为她准备得很充分。根据“There is no doubt that Jane will win the first”和“because she’s well-prepared.”并结合首字母p可知她会赢得一等奖，prize“奖”符合语境，the first prize“一等奖”。故填(p)rize。 49. The new software makes the computer run more s_________. 【答案】(s)moothly 【解析】 【详解】句意：这款新软件让电脑运行得更流畅。根据首字母“s”及“makes the computer run”可知，此处指“流畅地”，对应的英文副词是smoothly；副词修饰动词“run”，more smoothly“更流畅”。故填(s)moothly。 50. Dolphins are one of the most i_________ animals in the ocean because they are good at solving problems, communicating with each other through sounds and so on. 【答案】(i)ntelligent 【解析】 【详解】句意：海豚是海洋中最聪明的动物之一，因为它们擅长解决问题、通过声音相互交流等。根据首字母“i”及“good at solving problems, communicating with each other”可知，此处指“聪明的”，对应的英文形容词是intelligent；“one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”为固定结构，intelligent的最高级形式为most intelligent，符合语境。故填(i)ntelligent。 第二节 语篇填词（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分） 根据短文的内容及首字母提示写出文中所缺单词。 To enrich your after-school life, a special team activity is coming! Our school will o____51____ a special team activity for you all. You will work together to make a small bridge using paper and glue. A____52____ the task sounds simple, it’ll test your teamwork. Each team must design and build their own bridge with creativity and care. During this activity, if you meet any problems, send me a m____53____ immediately and I’ll help solve it. You can also watch simple bridge structure videos on a pad to get ideas. But please remember not to copy others’ designs, your final design should be o____54____! Before you start building, don’t forget to c____55____ your design again to make sure it’s strong enough. We hope all of you will actively take part in it and gain knowledge and growth in the activities! 【答案】51. (o)rganize 52. (A)lthough 53. (m)essage 54. (o)riginal 55. (c)heck 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，文章讲述学校为丰富学生课后生活，将举办一项特殊团队活动——学生需小组合作，用纸张和胶水设计并搭建一座小桥。 【51题详解】 句意：我们学校将为大家举办一项特殊的团队活动。结合首字母“o”和“a special team activity”，此处表示“举办活动”，用动词organize；will后接动词原形，故填(o)rganize。 【52题详解】 句意：尽管这项任务听起来简单，但它会考验你们的团队合作能力。前半句“看似简单”与后半句“考验团队合作”形成转折关系，结合首字母“A”，用连词Although（尽管），故填(A)lthough。 【53题详解】 句意：如果你们遇到任何问题，立即给我发信息，我会帮忙解决。结合首字母“m”和“send”，此处表示“发信息”，用名词message；前面有不定冠词a修饰，用单数形式，故填(m)essage。 【54题详解】 句意：但请记住不要抄袭别人的设计，你们的最终设计应该是原创的！根据“not to copy others’ designs”，可知此处强调设计需“原创”，结合首字母“o”，用形容词original，故填(o)riginal。 【55题详解】 句意：开始搭建之前，别忘了再次检查你们的设计，确保它足够坚固。结合“make sure it’s strong enough”，可知此处表示“检查设计”，结合首字母“c”，用动词check；forget to do sth. 表示“忘记做某事”，用动词原形，故填(c)heck。 第三节 完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每横线限填一词） 56. 毕昇是中国历史上最伟大的发明家之一。 Bi Sheng was _______________ the greatest ________ in China’s history. 【答案】 ①. one of ②. inventors 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处需分别补充“之一”和“发明家”的表达。“最……之一”常用固定结构“one of+the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数”，故第一处填“one of”；“发明家”用名词“inventor”，结合“one of”后接复数名词的规则，需变为“inventors”，故填one of；inventors。 57. 他用黏土制作活字，而不是依赖传统的木版印刷。 He made movable type with clay ________________________ traditional block printing 【答案】instead of relying on 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处需补充“而不是依赖”的表达。“而不是”用固定介词短语“instead of”，后接名词或动名词；“依赖”用动词短语“rely on”，结合“instead of”的用法，需变为动名词形式“relying on”，故填instead of relying on。 58. 毕昇的活字印刷术可以把单个字块与印版连接起来重复使用。 Bi Sheng’s movable type printing ________ __________ each character block ________ the printing plate for reuse. 【答案】 ①. can ②. connect ③. to 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处需分别补充“可以连接”和“与……（连接）”的表达。“连接”用动词“connect”，“与……连接”常用固定搭配“connect...to...”；结合语境，句子描述活字印刷术的功能，“可以”用情态动词“can”，后接动词原形“connect”。故填can；connect；to。 59. 活字印刷术比传统的木版印刷容易使用得多。 Movable type printing is ______________ to use than traditional block printing. 【答案】much easier 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处需补充“容易使用得多”的表达，作句子的表语。“容易的”用形容词“easy”，结合“than”可知需用比较级“easier”，体现两者间的对比；“much”可修饰形容词比较级，加强“……得多”的程度，故填much easier。 60. 毕昇的活字印刷术多么令人惊叹啊！它彻底改变了知识传播的方式。 ___________________ invention Bi Sheng’s movable type printing is! It completely changed the way of knowledge spread. 【答案】What an amazing 【解析】 【详解】根据中英文对照可知，空处需体现“多么令人惊叹啊”的感叹语气及表达。句子为感叹句，核心结构是“what+a/an+形容词+可数名词单数+主语+谓语”，“令人惊叹的”用形容词“amazing”，其以元音音素开头，前面需加不定冠词“an”；“invention”是可数名词单数，符合该感叹句结构，且“what”位于句首首字母需大写，故填What an amazing。 第四节 书面表达（满分10分） 61. 现在正是AI发展迅猛的时代，学校机器人设计社的同学们制造了一个智能机器人Smart，你作为这项创造的主要成员，向同学们介绍这个新作品，请根据以下思维导图介绍你制造的机器人，词数不少于80，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear friends, Welcome to our Robot Club. I am glad to introduce our invention—Smart. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for listening! 【答案】例文 Dear friends, Welcome to our Robot Club. I am glad to introduce our invention—Smart. Smart is 1 meter tall and weighs 50kg, with a human-like look that is very cute. It can help a lot in family life, like doing housework, making simple food and playing with us. For study, it can explain questions, give learning materials and even practice English speaking with us. However, relying on it too much might make us lazy, and it could go wrong sometimes, so we should use it well and not let it affect our life too much. Thank you for listening! 【解析】 【详解】［总体分析］ ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，是一篇材料作文；  ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”；  ③提示：本文写作需要围绕“发明Smart”展开，涵盖Smart的外形特征、核心功能及使用注意事项，考生应注意兼顾“优势”与“不足”，适当补充功能细节，确保不遗漏关键信息。 ［写作步骤］ 第一步，表明写作意图。以“欢迎来到机器人俱乐部”开篇，明确向朋友们“介绍发明Smart”的目的，引出下文对Smart的具体介绍；  第二步，具体阐述Smart的情况。先介绍外形；再分场景说明功能和优点；最后客观说明不足及使用建议。  第三步，书写结语。以“谢谢聆听”收尾。 ［亮点词汇］ ①Robot Club机器人俱乐部  ②human-like look类人外观  ③do housework做家务 ④make simple food制作简单食物  ⑤explain questions讲解题目  ⑥learning materials学习资料  ⑦practice English speaking练习英语口语  ⑧rely on依赖 ［高分句型］ ①Smart is 1 meter tall and weighs 50kg, with a human-like look that is very cute.（that引导定语从句）  ②However, relying on it too much might make us lazy, and it could go wrong sometimes, so we should use it well and not let it affect our life too much.（so引导并列句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2025学年第一学期期中初二英语练习卷 命题人：包小莹 审题人：李红英 班别：________姓名：________考号：________ 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名；填写考点考场号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。 2.选择题的答案用2B铅笔把答题卡上选择题答题区中对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答案不能写在试题上。 3.非选择题答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动后的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 一、句子选择（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面句子，结合语境，选出1~5各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 1. Instead of petrol, the car uses solar power, ________. A. so it will pollute the air B. so it can help protect the air C. so it seems hard to use D. so the cost will be higher 2. When you press the button, this car can fly in the air like a plane. ________. A. This invention has the benefit of reducing traffic jams B. This invention is much easier to cause traffic jams C. This invention has attracted lots of customers recently D. This is one of the most beautiful inventions in the world 3. ________. Doctors can provide better treatment according to the data. A. The data is difficult for doctors to understand B. The data can warn us about health problems C. The data is often incorrect and misleading D. The data we collected is for a science project 4. Roman numerals are not as common as Arabic numerals, ________. A. so people use them for a long time B. so you can see them everywhere C. because they are so difficult to use D. because they are too easy to use 5. He was talented in many different fields. ________. A. His teacher was also very famous, so he became successful B. He achieved little in each of them as he grew older C. He was born in Italy and was not good at sailing D. He was not only a painter but also an inventor 二、语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从6~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In many Chinese idioms (成语), we can find numbers easily. They can tell us more about someone or something, such as caigaobadou and banjin-baliang. The idiom caigaobadou is a cool way ____6____ about a person who is really smart. It is said that the idiom comes from a story about ____7____ man named Cao Zhi. He was one of Cao Cao’s sons during the Three Kingdoms (三国). Cao Cao was a leader, ____8____ his son Cao Zhi wasn’t. Cao Zhi was an ___9___ poet. His poems were like magic, painting pictures in your mind. Almost every Chinese ____10____ his Written While Taking Seven Paces, including you and me. There was ____11____ poet, Xie Lingyun, a famous poet who lived after Cao Zhi during the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He was ____12____ proud of his own writing, but also admired (欣赏) Cao Zhi’s talent. He once said that ____13____ all the smartness in the world was put into one dan, Cao Zhi would have eight dou! He felt he was worth one dou and the rest of the poets could figure out how to share the last one. In this story, they talk about dan and dou. In fact, dan and dou are old ways of measuring (度量) things, like how we might measure rice ____14____ kilos. One dan has ten dou. So, ____15____ someone has eight dou of talent is like saying they are super smart. 6. A. talk B. talks C. talking D. to talk 7. A. a B. an C. the D. / 8. A. and B. but C. so D. or 9. A. amazed B. amazedly C. amazingly D. amazing 10. A. knew B. know C. knows D. known 11. A. other B. the other C. any other D. another 12. A. much B. quite C. more D. less 13. A. if B. when C. unless D. as 14. A. on B. at C. in D. for 15. A. saying B. say C. said D. says 三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 In 2014, when my daughter Becky was ten, she and my husband, Joe, were united because they wanted a dog, Misty. And they promised to walk her ____16____. But from the second day, neither thought to walk the dog again. I was slow to accept that I would be the one to feed and ____17____ her. Quickly, she and I developed something ____18____. She’d look at me with those sad brown eyes of hers, and then wait, ____19____ I would understand her, which I almost always did. Even so, part of me continued to hate the walking duty Joe and Becky had ____20____ to carry out. It nearly drove me mad. “Not fair!” I’d loudly told everyone I knew. On January 1, 2017, Joe’s doctor said an unthinkable word—leukemia (白血病). With that, I spent eight to ten hours a day with him in the hospital, doing anything and everything I could to ____21____ his discomfort. Every part of my life changed; no part of my old life remained. Save one—Misty still needed walking. At the beginning, when my friends wanted to help walk her, I ____22____ because I knew they were busy. As months went by, I began to ____23____ that I actually wanted to walk Misty. The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to clear my head. After Joe died in 2019, the ____24____ is that I’ve come to enjoy my walks with Misty after these years. She _____25_____ me that no matter how hard the present or unpredictable the future, there’s almost always some joy in my life. 16. A. daily B. weekly C. monthly D. yearly 17. A. look up B. look after C. look for D. look at 18. A. talented B. social C. practical D. special 19. A. trusting B. catching C. fearing D. proving 20. A. failed B. forgot C. avoided D. promised 21 A. record B. ease C. ignore D. describe 22. A. agreed B. refused C. smiled D. wondered 23. A. realize B. doubt C. pretend D. remember 24. A. story B. problem C. truth D. news 25. A. told B. asked C. reminded D. decided 四、阅读（共两节，满分35分） 第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从26~40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （A） Sam brought some big red apples to a summer camp. He ate a few and put others into a box under his bed. After lunch, he found there was nothing in the box. He told his camp teacher about it. The next day, the teacher saw a boy eating an apple behind a tree. He had a good idea. He said to Sam, “I know who took away your apples. Will you help me teach him a lesson?” “Well, yes. But what should I do?” Sam asked. “I want you to write to your mother and ask for more apples,” the teacher answered. A few days later, Sam got another box of apples from his mother. “Now,” said the teacher, “go and give some to the boy who took away your apples.” Sam didn’t understand why, but he did that. Half an hour later, the teacher saw the two boys playing together happily. The boy gave Sam a toy car as a gift. But Sam didn’t accept (接受) it. He said that a few apples were nothing. Sometimes, being kind to others is more important than many other things. 26. According to the story, what is the correct order of time? a. Sam put some apples into a box. b. The boy gave Sam a toy car as a gift. c. Sam’s mother gave Sam some apples. d. The teacher saw a boy eating an apple. e. Sam gave the boy a few apples. A. c-a-e-a-b B. a-d-c-e-b C. a-d-e-b-c D. c-a-b-d-e 27. What do you think of the teacher? A. Smart. B. Hard-working. C. Strict. D. Funny. 28. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Some apples. B. Two boys. C. A good lesson. D. A summer camp. （B） When autumn arrives in the United States and Canada, you can see one of nature’s greatest scenes—the yearly migration of the monarch butterflies (帝王蝶). No other butterfly in the world migrates like the orange and black monarchs of North America. They cannot live for long periods in cold weather. For this reason, each autumn around October, the butterflies from Canada travel up to 3,000 kilometers south to spend the winter in warmer locations. Some even fly to the mountains of Mexico. There are so many of them that they almost block out the sky. You can even hear their wings beating. It usually takes the butterflies two months to reach the south of Mexico. After spending five months there, they head back north in the spring. But not one butterfly finishes the whole round-trip. They lay eggs along the way and die. Three generations of butterflies will live and die during the spring journey alone. The fourth and final generation of the year is born in early autumn and will reach the north. But the butterflies hardly get to rest before starting the long journey south again to Mexico. The most amazing thing about these butterflies is that they return to the very same trees in Mexico that their great-great-grandparents used the winter before. However, the populations of this colorful butterfly have dropped in recent years. In 2015, the US Fish and Wildlife Service said that nearly a billion monarchs had disappeared from the overwintering sites (越冬地点) since 1990, reported the Washington Post. One of the main reasons, experts say, is that farmers have used herbicides (除草剂) on plants that the monarchs’ larvae (幼虫) live and feed on. 29. How often do the monarch butterflies migrate？ A. Twice a year B. Once a year C. Once a month D. Twice a month 30. Why do monarch butterflies fly to the south every autumn? A. To find suitable places to lay eggs. B. To avoid the strong winds in the north. C. To look for a warmer place to live. D. To look for new types of food sources. 31. What can we know according to the passage? A. The butterflies spend two months staying in the south of Mexico. B. When arriving in the south, the butterflies will all stay on one tree. C. The butterflies that fly back to the north are not the same ones that flew to the south. D. The butterflies will get to rest before starting the long journey south again to Mexico. 32. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The harm of farm herbicides to monarch butterflies. B. Special winter homes of monarch butterflies in Mexico. C. The way monarch butterflies finish their round-trip journey. D. The migration of monarch butterflies and the dangers they face. （C） Have you ever wondered how numbers first came about? And why are there 10 of them? Early humans in the Old Stone Age likely counted animals and other objects by carving tally marks on walls, bones or stone. Tally marks were grouped by 5. Each tally mark stood for 1 and each fifth mark was scored through to help keep track. This system was fine for small numbers, but it didn’t really work with large numbers. As society developed, people came up with different ways of writing down numbers. Many of these systems, though appearing in different countries, were mainly based on tally marks. They created new symbols for each larger number. But even with these systems, it was still cumbersome to write large numbers. By the 7th century, Indians had perfected the decimal positional (十进位) system, which could describe any number with only ten unique symbols. A key breakthrough of this system was the number 0. Older systems, which didn’t have 0, would leave a blank in its place, making it hard to distinguish between 63 and 603 or 12 and 120. Having and using 0 helped make writing down numbers clearer and easier for everyone to understand. But why were the numbers known as “Arabic” since they were born in India? Here’s an interesting story behind it. Sometime in the year 771, Arab businessmen took some Indian scholars to Baghdad to help teach them the new set of numbers. After learning the numbers, the Arabs translated the new numbers into their own script that is Arabic. Sometime later, the Arab traders carried a book of these numerals to Europe, where the numbers were translated into Latin. As the world got these numbers from Arabia, these came to be known as Arabic numerals. 33. What do we know about the early counting systems? A. They were created in India. B They all worked with large numbers. C. All the systems followed old symbols. D. Many of them were based on the same system. 34. What does the underlined word “cumbersome” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Hard. B. Useless. C. Convenient. D. Practical. 35. Which number became clearer to understand after Indians perfected the decimal positional system? A. 82. B. 8002. C. 182. D. 821. 36. The new set of numbers is called Arabic numerals because ________. A. the Arabs invented them B. the Arabs spread them C the Arabs lied to the world D. the Arabs kept them to themselves （D） Pu’er, a city in Yunnan, is famous for its tea, but did you know it’s also known as the coffee capital of China? Coffee trees grow best in places with a warm, wet climate. Pu’er has long been a top coffee bean producer. The first coffee tree was planted by a Frenchman in 1892, and in 1988, Nestle brought modern coffee farming to the city. Today, coffee is a major industry (产业) there, and Pu’er is home to some of the best coffee beans in the country. But Pu’er is not just about growing coffee beans. It’s also a place for coffee lovers to experience a complete coffee-making process. Hands-on activities cover everything from picking and roasting beans to brewing and tasting coffee. To achieve this, the city has built more than 20 high-end coffee manors (庄园). At the Elephant Coffee Manor, for example, you can enjoy a cup of coffee while watching Asian elephants walk freely. Such a scene is not seen very often. “I love sitting here,” says Huang Daxiang, a coffee lover. “It seems like another planet.” Visitors can also try their hand at picking coffee fruit, making coffee soap and more at other manors. It is said that coffee soap has much stronger cleaning power than ordinary soap. These activities add something special to your trip. At the same time, Pu’er also hosts coffee-themed events, such as coffee brewing competitions. These events bring baristas (咖啡师) and coffee lovers together. “At the events, I have tasted different coffee flavours and met people from all over the world,” says another coffee lover. “That’s what being a big coffee city is all about.” As this year’s harvest season begins, it’s likely that Pu’er will draw huge crowds of people. 37. Why did Pu’er become the coffee capital of China? A. Because of its culture. B. Because of a Frenchman. C. Because of its climate. D. Because of its government. 38. What can coffee lovers do to experience the complete coffee-making process? ① Roast coffee beans. ② Grow a coffee tree. ③ Brew and taste coffee. ④ Pick coffee beans. ⑤ Make coffee soap. A. ①③④ B. ②④⑤ C. ①②⑤ D. ②③⑤ 39. How does the writer describe the experience at the coffee manors? A. By telling stories. B. By making comparisons. C. By listing numbers. D. By giving examples. 40. What does the writer think of the coffee culture of Pu’er? A. It is interesting but only attracts coffee lovers. B. It is less popular among visitors than tea culture. C. It is a pleasant way to pass down traditional skills. D. It is exciting and offers unusual experiences. 第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。 Many kids thinks they are too common (普通的). They think they are not the prettiest or the smartest. ___41___ When they see outstanding athletes or cool pop stars, they often think: Am I outstanding? What am I going to be when I grow up? Growing up (成长) means understanding (理解，明白) what you can do and what can offer (提供) to the world. ___42___ But when you get older, you may know that just by being yourself, you do offer something to other people. Maybe you aren’t the best, but that doesn’t make you “not special”. Think about your friends. ___43___ Think about why you are friends. You are going to know that in the end, though they aren’t the smartest or the prettiest or the most talented, they are great in their way. ___44___ In fact it is great to be the best at something, but it’s OK if you can’t be the best. If you just live your life and try hard, you are still pretty amazing. ___45___ A. And they feel just the same as you! B. When you are young, you don’t see that. C. And you can make your dream come true. D. Sometimes kids don’t know how special they are. E. Write down some things that you like about them. 五、写作（共四节，满分30分） 第一节 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据句子的内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词。 46. You’d better a_________ eating too much junk food. It is bad for your health. 47. The bookstore is in a c_________ area, so it is easy to get there by bus. 48. There is no doubt that Jane will win the first p_________ because she’s well-prepared. 49. The new software makes the computer run more s_________. 50. Dolphins are one of the most i_________ animals in the ocean because they are good at solving problems communicating with each other through sounds and so on. 第二节 语篇填词（共5小题；每题1分，满分5分） 根据短文的内容及首字母提示写出文中所缺单词。 To enrich your after-school life, a special team activity is coming! Our school will o____51____ a special team activity for you all. You will work together to make a small bridge using paper and glue. A____52____ the task sounds simple, it’ll test your teamwork. Each team must design and build their own bridge with creativity and care. During this activity, if you meet any problems, send me a m____53____ immediately and I’ll help solve it. You can also watch simple bridge structure videos on a pad to get ideas. But please remember not to copy others’ designs, your final design should be o____54____! Before you start building, don’t forget to c____55____ your design again to make sure it’s strong enough. We hope all of you will actively take part in it and gain knowledge and growth in the activities! 第三节 完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子。（每横线限填一词） 56. 毕昇是中国历史上最伟大的发明家之一。 Bi Sheng was _______________ the greatest ________ in China’s history. 57. 他用黏土制作活字，而不是依赖传统的木版印刷。 He made movable type with clay ________________________ traditional block printing. 58. 毕昇的活字印刷术可以把单个字块与印版连接起来重复使用。 Bi Sheng’s movable type printing ________ __________ each character block ________ the printing plate for reuse. 59. 活字印刷术比传统的木版印刷容易使用得多。 Movable type printing is ______________ to use than traditional block printing. 60. 毕昇活字印刷术多么令人惊叹啊！它彻底改变了知识传播的方式。 ___________________ invention Bi Sheng’s movable type printing is! It completely changed the way of knowledge spread. 第四节 书面表达（满分10分） 61. 现在正是AI发展迅猛的时代，学校机器人设计社的同学们制造了一个智能机器人Smart，你作为这项创造的主要成员，向同学们介绍这个新作品，请根据以下思维导图介绍你制造的机器人，词数不少于80，开头已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear friends, Welcome to our Robot Club. I am glad to introduce our invention—Smart. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you for listening! 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $