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21-25DABDB 26-30DCDCA 31-35ABBAC
36-40 ABCAD 41-45CABAC 46-50DBABC
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71.foreign 72.French 73.journey 74.terrible 75.height
76.instructions 77.daily 78.arrived 79.tidier/more tidy 80.discussing
81. are 82 Make 83. activities 84. first 85. more important
86. later 87. to do 88. really 89.healthy 90.finishing
书面表达（略）2023—2024学年度第一学期期中模拟试题
初二英语
第 I 卷 选择题（85分）
一、听力（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
第一部分：听对话回答问题
本部分共有10小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读题目；听完后，你将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。
1. What is the boy’s father doing
A. B. C.
2.What time will they meet this afternoon
A. B. C.
3.Which does Jenny think is the least comfortable way to travel
A. B. C.
4.Where does Millie want to go during the Spring Festival
A. B. C.
5. Where are the two speakers
A. In a cinema. B. In a restaurant. C. At a theatre.
6. How many people will go to the beach
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
7. What are they going to do this afternoon
A. They are going to play basketball.
B. They are going to watch a match.
C. They are going to clean the school gate.
8. How much does a one-way ticket cost
A. ＄320. B. ＄160. C. ＄230.
9. Where is the bank
A. Behind the post office. B. Beside a big market. C. In front of a big market.
10. What does Jimmy say about the race
A. He will not run as fast as before. B. He will run as fast as he can. C. He will not take part in it.
第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文, 各听两遍。在听每段对话或短文前, 你将有时间阅读相关小题, 每小题5秒钟。听完后, 你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。
听对话, 回答以下各小题。
11. When are they going to have a picnic
A. Next Sunday. B. This Sunday C. Tomorrow.
12. What is Jane going to bring for a picnic
A A guitar. B. A violin. C. A camera.
听短文, 回答以下各小题。请根据短文内容, 选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。
John’s weekend
Saturday He cleaned his room, did his homework and visited his 13
Sunday He went to swim, played 14 and watched TV.
Tom had a very 15 weekend last week.
13. A. teacher B. friends C. aunt
14. A. football B. basketball C. volleyball
15. A. happy B. busy C. boring
听短文，回答以下各小题。
16. How long did Tom stay in Japan last year
A. Two months. B. Two weeks. C. Two days.
17. Why did the speaker feel surprised about Tom’s long holiday in Japan
A. Because Tom was only a college student.
B. Because Tom did not speak any Japanese.
C. Because Tom did not have enough money.
18. What was Tom’s job in Japan
A. To teach a shopkeeper English. B. To help take care of a shop. C. To teach English at a school.
19. How long did Mr. Smith spend learning English every day
A. One hour. B. Two hours. C. Three hours.
20. What can we learn from the story
A. Tom got a room for free but had to pay for his meals.
B. Perhaps Mr. Smith did not learn much English.
C. Tom did not learn much Japanese.
二、单项选择题（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21. This is ________ useful article on how to be ________ honest man.
A. a, the B. an, the C. an, an D. a, an
22.Daniel had one month _________ last summer and he took a course ________ DIY.
A. off, in B. off, at C. away; in D. away; at
23. As parents, we must tell our children how to look after ______ and keep safe when they are alone at home.
A. ourselves B. themselves C. yourselves D. himself
24. Let’s hurry up. There is five minutes left ________ before the meeting starts.
A. at first B. at last C. at all D. at most
25. —Mom, can I play computer games this evening — your homework first, and then we'll talk about it.
A. Finishing B. Finish C. To finish D. Finished
26. —Alice ________ dance ________ Janice now. —Yes. Janice practises ________ of all the girls.
A. isn’t; as good as; harder B. doesn’t; as good as; harder
C. isn’t; as well as; hardest D. doesn’t; as well as; hardest
27. Millie has ________ free time than Sandy because she has ________ work to do than Sandy.
A. more; fewer B. fewer; more C. less; more D. less; fewer
28. It took Amy about two hours ________ to the World Park. She couldn’t wait ________ the bus.
A. get; get off B. to get; get off C. get; to get off D. to get; to get off
29.—The coat you are wearing is beautiful. How much money did you ________ on it
—Not much. However, the hat ________ me a lot.
A. spent; costs B. costs; spent C. spend; cost D. cost; spend
30. With the help of the Internet information can ________ every corner of the world quickly.
A. reach B. go C. land D. arrive
31. — What is your cousin like
— ______
A. He is kind and helpful. B. He is in the playground.
C. He is doing homework. D. He likes playing basketball.
32. Which underlined letter pronounces differently from the others
A. joke B. polite C. rope D. most
33. The light in the bathroom burned out last night and father ______ a new one this morning.
A. put up B. put in C. put out D. put on
34. A country has dreams. We teenagers________ also have dreams. With dreams and hard work, anything amazing can be treated.
A. should B. must C. may D. can
35. —How about going to Yuji Park next week, Daniel
—________! We will have a good time there.
A. That’s all right B. Yes, please C. Sounds good D. Never mind
三、完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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。
Have you seen lions walking on the streets In China, it often happens during the new year days. The lions dance to the beat of a drum (鼓).They are not 36 lions. They are dancers in lion clothes.
The lion dancing started in China 37 ago. It is meant to bring good 38 in the coming year. In many Asian countries, people ___39___ the new year with the new moon in January or February. In 2022, Chinese lunar (农历的) new year began ___40___ February 1. Usually, a lion is made up of two ___41___. One dancer controls the head. The other controls the body and 42 .
“I think of it as a sport,” says Anthony Huang aged 16. He is a(n) 43 of the New York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club. Anthony performs (表演) as the lion’s head. It can weigh 20 pounds. Lion dancing is 44 to Anthony. “It really lifts me up (振奋),” he says.
In the past, lion dancing was performed mostly by men. 45 it is more inclusive (包容的) today. Lion Dance Me is a lion dancing group. 46 is in San Francisco, California. There are boys and girls in the group. They 47 together. Ananda Tang-Lee is 17. She says 48 can take up lion dancing. “You have to believe you can do it,” she says.
There are 49 types of lion dances. One of them is called Jong. In this one, lion dancers do 50 on poles (柱子) more than eight feet tall. The dancers use their acrobatic (杂技) skills. They also use Wushu skills.
36. A. real B. beautiful C. big D. interesting
37. A. years B. centuries C. months D. weeks
38. A. habit B. time C. luck D. way
39. A. celebrate B. find C. end D. stop
40. A. to B. in C. at D. on
41. A. visitors B. singers C. dancers D. trainers
42. A. tail B. head C. body D. arms
43. A. worker B. member C. listener D. speaker
44 A. important B. boring C. dangerous D. bad
45. A. Because B. If C. But D. And
46. A. He B. She C. You D. It
47. A. sing B. dance C. walk D. run
48. A. anyone B. someone C. no one D. something
49. A. strange B. different C. easy D. main
50. A. sticks B. nothing C. tricks D. trucks
四、阅读理解（本题共两节，第一节30分，第二节5分）
第一节，阅读短文，选择正确答案。（30分）
A
Pack up and Fly away
Hainan Island Hainan Island is a wonderful place of sun, sand and sea. It is in the south of China. It’sfamous for its underwater beauty. Tianyahaijiao is also very famous. It attracts lots of tourists around the world every year.
Thailand Thailand is in the heart of Southeast Asia. Its capital Bangkok has some of Thailand’s greatest buildings, like the Grand Palace (大皇宫). Chiang Mai (清迈) is a big city in Thailand. There are many historic temples (庙) there, such as the Wat Phra Singh temple. The temple has a history of over 200 years.
Australia This country is a land of beauty and diversity. It is famous for Sydney Opera and Ayers Rock. Ayers Rock is 3,600 meters long and 348 meters high. What’s more, children can also see many animals here like koalas, kangaroos and sheep.
South Korea’s Jeju Island(韩国济州岛) As a volcanic island, Jeju once was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders (奇迹) of Nature. Not only that, Jeju attracts children with its Teddy Bear Museum. There, people show historical events (事件) with teddy bears.
51.The information above can’t be from ________.
A.a magazine B.a travel guidebook C.a newspaper D.a story book
52.If you like historic temples, you can go to ________.
A.Hainan Island B.Thailand C.Australia D.South Korea's Jeju Island
53.In South Korea’s Jeju Island we can learn historical events from ________.
A.teddy bears B.toy cars C.heroes D.pictures
B
What can you do to stay in good health when you travel There are a few things you should remember.
A holiday should be a way to relax, but very often it’s not. You may spend most of your time traveling to so many places. This can be very exhausting, and you may have a terrible headache （头痛）after a few hours. Remember you will get sick easily if you are very tired. When traveling, you should sometimes sit down for a few hours in a nice place.
Enough sleep is also important during your trip. If you have trouble sleeping at night, don’t be afraid to change rooms or hotels. If you want to stay out late at night, be sure to sleep for an hour or two during the day.
Finally, good eating is necessary when you travel. To stay healthy, you should eat different kinds of food and be careful about how much you eat. Too much food is not good for you.
54.How many things should you remember when traveling
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
55.How can you keep yourself healthy when traveling
A.By keeping changing hotels. B.By always sitting there for a long time.
C.By sleeping for one or two hours at night. D.By eating different kinds of food.
56.What does the underlined word “exhausting” mean in Chinese
A.令人惊讶的 B.令人疲劳的 C.令人高兴的 D.令人激动的
57.Which of the following is NOT true
A.You should eat much food to keep warm during your travel.
B.You can change rooms or hotels if you can’t sleep well.
C.Traveling should be a way for you to relax yourself.
D.You will become sick easily if you are very tired.
C
The live-streaming by New Oriental（新东方直播）is very popular now. You can learn English and shop online at the same time.
Dong Yuhui, one of the teachers at New Oriental, became a famous star on Douyin. There were about 108, 000 people in the online studio（工作室）on Friday, with sales hitting（销售额达）15.34 million yuan. Such a way of teaching English and selling things at the same time made young people show great interest in it. For example, when Dong sold rice, he also introduced the English word "rice", and how to use "rice" in a phrase or a sentence. In this way, Dong sold more than 6,700 bags of rice in just a few minutes. Many people left messages in the comment section（评论区留言）, saying it seemed to send them back to class at New Oriental.
Yu Minhong, the company's leader（领导）, also showed in the studio, selling things with the teachers or hosts（主持人）. So far, the studio has had about 2. 5 million followers. On the evening of December 28, 2021, Yu just had the first live streaming of agricultural products（农产品）on Douyin. But it set his studio "on fire" in less than a week. Yu talked about selling products in two languages, and he said this was a very important change for New Oriental. "They have changed from being teachers to being live-streaming hosts." Yu said.
58. How does the writer describe（描述）the famous star Dong Yuhui on Douyin
①By giving an example. ②By giving numbers.
③By asking a question. ④By making a contrast（对比）.
A. ①④ B. ①③ C. ②④ D. ①②
59. According to Yu Minghong, what is the important change for New Oriental
A. From teachers to live-streaming hosts. B. From live-streaming hosts to teachers.
C. From the company leader to teachers. D. From teachers to the company leader.
60. Why do young people show great interest in the live-streaming by New Oriental
A. Because they can learn some English.
B. Because they can shop online.
C. Because their hosts are very popular.
D. Because they can both learn English and buy things at the same time.
61. This passage is probably from__________.
A. an advertisement B. a weekly newspaper C. a health magazine D. a history book
D
He tried it once more and he felt himself going when he turned the fish. The fish righted himself and swam off again slowly.
I’ll try it again, the old man promised himself, although he had little strength now and could not see things clearly.
He tried it again and it was the same. So, he thought, and he felt himself going before he started; I will try it once again.
He took all his pain and what was left of his strength and his long gone pride and he put it against the fish’s pain and the fish came over onto his side and swam gently, his mouth almost touching the boat.
The old man dropped the line and put his foot on it and lifted the harpoon (鱼叉) as high as he could and drove it down with all his strength, and more strength he had just gathered, into the fish’s side just behind the great chest fin (胸鳍) that rose high in the air to the height of the man’s chest. He felt the iron (铁) go in and he leaned (倚靠) on it and drove it further and then pushed all his weight after it.
Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water showing all his great length and width and all his power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air above the old man. Then he fell into the water with a crash that sent spray (水花) over the old man and over all of the boat.
From The Old Man and the Sea
62. How many people are there in the passage
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
63. What words would you use to describe the old man
A. Friendly and happy. B. Humorous and powerful.
C. Brave and strong-willed. D. Active and helpful.
64. Paragraph 5 is mainly about _____.
A. where the old man fought the fish B. what the old man used to fight
C. why the old man fought the fish D. how the old man fought the fish
65. What do we know from the story
A. The old man gave up fighting in the end.
B. The fish jumped out of the water after getting hurt.
C.The fish died as soon as the iron went in.
D. The old man cooked the fish enjoyed it with others.
第二节(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。
The British people have their own customs. 66 . Here are some important ones: 67 , but why do they like to talk about it There are probably two reasons.
One is in Britain the weather changes very often. Another reason is that talking about the weather is a way of being friendly “Ladies first” is also a British custom. 68 to protect her from cars, to help her get on and get off the bus and to do many other things for her.
The British have the habit of waiting in line. If somebody cuts into the line, 69 so don't jump the queue. In England, you should never ask a woman her age, 70 Don't bargain in Britain when you go shopping. The British people do not welcome bargaining, and sometimes they consider it losing face.
A. It is considered to be polite to let a woman go first. B. the British people will look down upon him or her. C. Their traditions and habits are quite different from those of Chinese people. D. The English people love to talk about the weather. E. because all the women think that it is impolite. F. The English people will be friendly to you. G. The Chinese people don't like to talk about the weather.
第 II 卷 非选择题（35分）
五、根据句意及所给中文、音标、首字母与英文解释, 写出句中所缺单词, 每空限填一词。
(共10小题; 每小题1分, 满分10分)
71. I have been to many ___▲ _____ / f r n/ countries like Japan, Singapore, Thailand and so on.
72. Paul is from Canada. He speaks _____▲ _____ (France).
73. Learning is a lifelong ___▲ _____ (a long trip) because it brings something new every day.
74. Andrew likes to decorate his house, but it always looks ___▲ _____ (very bad) after he finishes it.
75. Wu Fei is about 1.88 metres in h____▲ ___ and is a member of our school basketball team.
76. Remember to read these____▲ ____ (说明)before you do the DIY job.
77. The ____▲ ____ (每日的) life of Chinese people is becoming better and better.
78. When we ____▲ ____ (到达) at the airport this morning, we all became excited.
79. The boy always makes his room___▲ ___ (整洁的) than anyone else’s.
80. We often spend much time ___▲ ___ (讨论) the war between Russia and Ukraine.
六、根据短文内容,用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文意思完整通顺 (每小题1分,满分10分)
For many students, it seems that there is never enough time. Here 81 ▲ (be)some tips for you. 82 ▲ ( make)a to-do list(清单) every day. This makes it easy to plan all the 83 ▲ ( activity) and all your homework. Be sure to do the most important things 84 ▲ ( one).Sometimes you have to decide which is 85 ▲ ( important) between your friends and homework. Do not be afraid to say no. You can see your friends 86 ▲ （late）. Decide what time is good for you 87 ▲ ( do) certain things. For example, if you are a morning person, try getting up an hour earlier and do schoolwork before school. Get a good night's sleep. Studies have shown that getting enough sleep improves(改善) your memory. When you are 88 ▲ ( real) tired, everything seems more difficult. Besides, getting enough sleep can help you keep 89 ▲ （health）. Tell your friends about your work timetable. You can play with them after 90 ▲ ( finish) work.
七、书面表达(满分15分)
在每个人的一生中，朋友占据着非常重要的位置。请根据以下要点提示，以My best friend为题，写一篇90词左右的文章。 要点如下:
姓名 Millie 14 岁
外貌 又高又苗条, 四方脸, 面带微笑;
性格 诚实, 有幽默感，从不说谎; 大方, 乐意与朋友分享;
就读学校 就读于 Sunshine Middle School, 每天九点上课, 三点放学。参加学校排球俱乐部;
爱好 喜欢旅行, 参观了许多景点; 痴迷于DIY ……;
理想 长大后……
注意: 1. 词数 90 左右, 开头已给出, 不计入总词数
2. 内容须包括所给要点, 可适当发挥, 条理清楚、语句连贯、书写工整;
3. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名等信息。
My best friend
Millie is one of my best ffriends.. I'd like to tell you something about her. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
