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2026学年上学期初三级期中教学质量检测试卷

英语

本试卷分为选择题和非选择题两部分，共10页，满分110分，考试用时100分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答题前，学生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、学号、座位号等相关信息填写在答题卡指定区域内。

2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；不能答在问卷上。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须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；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4. 学生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

一、语言知识运用 (共两节，满分25分)

第一节 语法选择 (共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15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，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

There was a king who loved art. One day ____1____ artist came and hoped to paint a picture on a wall. The king happened to have a big new hall built ____2____ he allowed the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, ____3____ artist came and asked to work on the opposite wall. He promised to make the same picture as the first artist’s without ____4____ at it. He asked to have a thick cloth which can be put up between the two walls so that ____5____ of them could see each other.

The following day they started to work. The first artist ____6____ paints, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a towel and a bucket.

A month later, the first artist’s work ____7____, and the second artist said, “My wall is ready, too!”

The king went to see the first artist’s wall. He felt ____8____ with it and gave the artist a lot of money. He then opened the cloth.

Amazing! Each line was exactly the same as that on the opposite wall. The king thought highly of the second artist and gave him double money. However, he wondered how he had made it. “I just wipe the wall with the towel,” the man said ____9____. The wall was made ____10____ white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror.

The reflection (倒影) of the first painting showed up on it!

The world is also a reflection of you. If you are sad, the world will be sad. You are happy and the world will be happy, too.

1. A. a B. an C. the D. /

2. A. or B. so C. but D. because

3. A. other B. others C. the others D. another

4. A. look B. looks C. looking D. looked

5. A. neither B. either C. both D. all

6. A. bring B. bringing C. brought D. brings

7. A. completes B. completed C. is completed D. was completed

8. A. please B. pleased C. pleasure D. pleasantly

9. A. confidence B. confidences C. confident D. confidently

10. A. of B. with C. from D. for

第二节 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。

When I was nine, my grandfather gave me a small seed. “Plant it,” he said, “but know that it will take time to grow into what it is meant to be.” I was ____11____ at first, expecting quick results like the sunflowers I’d grown the summer before. I planted it in a corner of the garden and ____12____ it daily.

Weeks passed, then months. ____13____ appeared above the soil. I began to feel disappointed. “Maybe it’s dead,” I told my grandfather. He simply smiled and said, “Some things require faith and ____14____.” Though I didn’t want to, I still kept watering the empty patch of earth every day.

A year later, a tiny green shoot finally came out. It grew slowly—painfully slowly. During my secondary school years, that plant became a symbol of my own ____15____. There were times I wanted to give up on both the plant and myself, especially when there was too much stress. But remembering my grandfather’s words, I kept going.

Five years after planting, it finally bloomed (开花). The sight took my breath away: a fantastic tree peony with flowers as large as dinner plates. All those years of____16____ finally paid off!

My grandfather ____17____ the following spring, but he left me with more than just a beautiful plant. He taught me that the most ____18____ things in life—character, wisdom, meaningful relationships—all need time and patience to mature. True growth happens unseen, under the surface, where roots grow deep and strong.

Today, whenever I face challenges that test my patience, I remember that seed, a reminder of my grandfather’s ____19____. The lesson wasn’t really about gardening; it was about learning to trust the process, to value slow development, and to believe some things are worth ____20____.

11. A. excited B. worried C. surprised D. frightened

12. A. watched B. planted C. watered D. moved

13. A. Something B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything

14. A. luck B. patience C. skill D. sunshine

15. A. success B. failure C. dream D. growth

16. A. worries B. pains C. efforts D. doubts

17. A. passed away B. passed by C. passed on D. passed out

18. A. expensive B. immediate C. valuable D. simple

19. A. wisdom B. kindness C. curiosity D. determination

20. A. caring for B. looking for C. studying for D. waiting for

二、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21~35 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)

A boat stopped in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist praised the Mexican fisherman for the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them.

“Not very long,” answered the Mexican fisherman.

“But then, why didn’t you stay out longer and catch more?” asked the American.