陕科大附中 2023~2024学年度第一学期期中考试
初三年级英语试题
(考试时间:120 分钟 总分:120 分 卷面分:3分)
注意事项：
1.本试卷分为第一部分(听力)和第二部分(笔试)。全卷共8页。
2.领到试卷和答题卡后，请用0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔，分别在试卷和答题卡上填写姓名、班级和准考证号。
3.请在答题卡上各题的指定区域内作答，否则作答无效。
4.考试结束，本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分(听力 共30分)
Ⅰ.听选答案(共15 小题,计20分)
第一节：听下面10段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，读两遍。请根据每段对话的内容和后面的问题，从所给的三个选项中选出最恰当的一项。(共10小题，计10分)
1. A. At 9:30 a. m. B. At 8:30 a. m. C. At 10:30 a. m.
2. A. Go to the zoo. B. Borrow some books. C. Buy some fruit.
3. A. To Hangzhou. B. To Suzhou. C. To Guangzhou.
4. A. Three times a week. B. Twice a week. C. Four times a week.
5. A. South. B. North. C. East.
6. A. White. B. Black. C. Red.
7. A. Afraid. B. Nervous. C. Tired.
8. A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Brother and sister.
9. A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus.
10. A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
第二节：听下面两段对话，每段对话后有几道小题，请根据对话的内容，从题目所给的三个选项中选出问题的正确答案。每段对话读两遍。(共5小题，计10分)
听第11 段对话,回答第11、12 小题。
11. Where is the bank
A. Behind a bookstore. B. Next to a bookstore. C. In front of a bookstore.
12. How long will it take to walk to the bank
A.15 minutes. B.20 minutes. C.10 minutes.
听第 12 段对话,回答第 13 至 15 小题。
13. What did Liu Bin use to look like
A. Short and thin. B. Tall and thin. C. Short and fat.
14. Which sport does Liu Bin like best now
A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Ping-pong.
15. Why is Liu Bin here
A. To meet his friends. B. To take an art lesson. C. To buy some food.
Ⅱ.听填信息(共5 小题,计10 分)
本题你将听到一段独白，读两遍。请根据独白内容，用所听到的单词或短语完成下列各题。(每空不超过三个单词。)
16. Frank feels really these days because of the English test last week.
17. His English teacher said he was listening.
18. His English teacher gave him some advice to his listening skills.
19. He should listen to the first sentence.
20. He hopes he can get a good grade in the English test .
第二部分(笔试 共 90 分)
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20 小题,计20 分)
第一节：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，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
Holidays are not only for fun or rest. Doing something meaningful can also get special pleasure.
When the school bell rang, the students were reminded that there 21 no classes on Monday—the Labor Day. Kayla was excited about it because she could go out 22 with her friends. After she went home, she told her mother 23 , “Mom, I am excited about no classes on Monday.”
Then, on Monday, Kayla’s dad woke her up early in the morning. He told Kayla that today wasLabor Day. The family would clean both 24 and outside the house. Kayla couldn't believe it. She began to wonder 25 just a bad dream.
Kayla asked, “Isn't Labor Day 26 holiday ”
“Yes, it is, Kayla,” replied her dad. “But your mom and I think working hard today will make you know why Labor Day 27 .”
At first, she didn't agree with the plan, but she had no choice(选择). Kayla was asked to give 28 dog a bath. She slowly started the work with great unwillingness (不情愿).
But things began to change. When she was brushing the dog, she found it had so 29 fun.
When they finished all the work, Kayla 30 drinking a cup of juice in the dining hall. “Does the meaningful Labor Day make the juice taste even more wonderful ”Kayla thought.
21. A. were B. are C. is D. was
22. A. to invite B. invite C. to play D. play
23. A. happy B. happily C. angry D. angrily
24. A. on B. at C. of D. inside
25. A. whether this was B. whether was this C. what this was D. what was this
26. A./ B. the C. an D. a
27. A. is celebrated B. are celebrated C. celebrates D. celebrated
28. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs
29. A. much B. many C. few D. little
30. A. has enjoyed B. enjoys C. enjoyed D. is enjoying
第二节：阅读下面短文，理解大意，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
At London College, students can go to downtown(商业区) in the afternoon. But they must 31 to the school before six. And Bob doesn't often ob ey (遵守) the rule.
One afternoon, Bob walked to the downtown and went to the cinema. When he got to the school, it was eight o'clock. He was a little worried, so he ra n 32 to the gate. However, the gate was 33 .Then, he saw an open window on the first floor. It was the head teacher's office. Bob looked into the room, and no one was there. He quickly climbed up and 34 into the room. Just then he heard a 35 . He looked around and hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Scott, the head teacher, came in. He turned on the light and sat down on the sofa. Then he began to read. Bob lay under the so fa and kept 36 , looking at the head teacher's feet for an hour. He could not 37 . At last, the head teacher stood up and walked towards the door. “Thank goodness, he didn’t find me under the sofa.”thought Bob. However, when the head teacher was 38 the door, he suddenly turned his head and spoke to the sofa, “Would you mind turning off the light when you leave ”Bob's face became 39 at once.
Although the head teacher did not punish him, it was a shame for Bob not to 40 the school rule.
31. A. admire B. discover C. return D. request
32. A. exactly B. quickly C. especially D. politely
33. A. spread B. lifted C. created D. closed
34. A. stole B. jumped C. failed D. translated
35. A. voice B. smell C. poem D. coin
36. A. central B. direct C. silent D. sudden
37. A. produce B. lock C. enter D. move
38. A. guarding B. laying C. opening D. ringing
39. A. private B. lively C. tiny D. red
40. A. follow B. review C. influence D. mention
Ⅳ.阅读理解(共15 小题,计20 分)
第一节：阅读下面A、B、C三篇材料，从所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。 (共 10 小题，计15分)
A
Here's a book about people in Chinese history. The followings are some information about them.
Mozi Mozi made a thing called Jiche. It can be used to throw stones from a far away place to kill enemies (敌人). It was widely used in the war. He is not only a great thinker as we thought before.
Lu Ban It's said that Lu Ban made the world's first kite as well as many kinds of tools for our daily lives. Do you know Burr puzzle(鲁班锁) It was also made by him. It would take you a whole day or more to work it out.
Xi Zhong Have you heard of the name“Xi Zhong” He created the first vehicle(车辆). It was made of wood and changed the way of people travelling in that period.
Cai Lun Do you read books or write If you do, you should thank Cai Lun because he created paper for people.Well, how did he make paper Why did he make paper You can find answers in the book.
41. Jiche was widely used in the .
A. art B. science C. technology D. war
42. What was the first vehicle made of
A. Wood. B. Metal. C. Stone. D. Glass.
43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A. Children can use Jiche to throw stones to the river.
B. The book describes the reasons for Cai Lun to make paper.
E. It will take you a few minutes to work Burr puzzle out.
D. The first vehicle didn't make any changes in the past.
B
Cameron Patterson, a British student, spent his childhood in China. He has seen many great changes in the country over the past 15 years, especially trains.
At the age of 8, Patterson moved from Wales to China. In the following years, he and his parents lived in a few cities. They also travelled a lot during holidays. However, traveling itself wasn't always relaxing. When his family moved from Jiangsu to Guangdong, they took the old green train and spent one and a half days on the trip.
Now with high-speed train, life becomes much easier. The modern trains are more comfortable. “Acoin wouldn't move at all on the table of a fast moving train.” He said excitedly.
Patterson was glad to see these changes in China, but he also wondered how they happened. When he read a poem about China's role model Jiao Yulu in 2015, he got the answer. Jiao was seriously ill at that time, but still kept working to help people till the end of his life. Jiao devoted himself to improving people's life. “He was really great. I learn a lot from him,” said Patterson.
Patterson now works as a Confucius Institute(孔子学院) volunteer at Lancaster University. “I'm proud to act as a bridge between the UK and China and help people in the two countries know about each
other's cultures better.”
44. From the first two paragraphs, what do we know about Cameron Patterson
A He moved to China at an early age.
B. He didn't feel any changes in China.
C. He took great interest in Chinese history.
D. He was always excited when taking the old green train.
45. The writer shows the modern trains are more comfortable by .
A. listing numbers B. asking a question
C. giving an example D. drawing a picture
46. The underlined words “devoted himself to” are similar to “ ”.
A. showed his talent to
B. introduced himself to
C. cleared out the difficulties in
D. gave almost all his time and attention to
C
April 23 is known as World Book Day. The idea of setting a day to encourage reading came out fromUNESCO in 1995. In fact, it started in Spain. In 1922, Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andrés suggested the idea as a way to memorize their famous writer, Miguel de Cervantes. Four years later, the first celebration took place on October 7, Cervantes' birthday. In 1930, it was moved to April 23, the date of his death.
Every year since 2001, one city around the world is chosen to be the World Book Capital for a year.The task of the city is to carry out activities to encourage“a culture of reading and spreading its values in all ages in and out of the country.”
Though no Chinese cities have been chosen as the World Book Capital so far, the recent national research shows a rising trend(趋势) in reading in China. According to the research, each Chinese adult reads about 5 printed books and 3 e-books in 2022, both a bit higher than that in 2021.
Reading books gives people the chance to look into different worlds and meet new people both real and imagined. Ancient Chinese believed in the saying: Read ten thousand books and travel ten thousand miles. Reading is a way to learn from the past, understand the world, and get life wisdom(智慧). So make every day World Book Day!
47. The first celebration to memorize Cervantes in Spain was .
A. in 1922 B. in 1926 C. in 1930 D. in 1995
48. The task of a World Book Capital is to .
A. help sell books to all ages
B. spread the story of Cervantes
C. organize readers to visit the city
D. carry out reading activities
49. Which country shows a rising trend in reading according to the passage
A. China. B. France. C. Canada. D. Australia.
50. What does the last paragraph mainly tell us
A. The meaning of a Chinese saying.
B. The method of getting life wisdom.
C. The importance of reading books.
D. The way of looking into different worlds.
第二节：根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题，计5分)
Can you swim Do you like swimming How can you learn to swim I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learn to swim just by reading books. 51. . ForEnglish study, we should also practice, practice and practice.
Listening and speaking are very important for language learning. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate(模仿) and speak. We can listen to English programs on radios. 52. , but it doesn't matter. Just take it easy and try to catch the meaning.
53. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don't be afraid. We must be brave. If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with anyone if he knows English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you'll make.
Reading and writing are more important for students. We must choose the books we are interested in. 54. .
Keeping writing English diaries is a better way to improve our writing. 55. . You may even send your articles to English magazines.
Let's do more practice from now on. I'm sure you'll learn English well in this way.
Ⅴ.完成句子：根据所给汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。 (共5小题，计10分)
56.医生告诫我要改变饮食习惯。
The doctor me to change my eating habits.
57.对我们来说，和朋友们在网上聊天更方便。
It is fo r us to talk with our friends online.
58.我们为祖国的快速发展而感到自豪。
We the fast development of our country.
59.很高兴收到你的来信。
It is a to receive a letter from you.
60.他昨天从自行车上摔了下来，腿伤的很严重。
He fell off his bike yesterday and his leg was hurt.
Ⅵ.短文填空：用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思完整正确。(每个单词限用一次。每空限填一个单词。)(共10 小题，计10分)
good product I buy hard interest be visit want think
If you go to another country, what kinds of things would you buy Would you 61. a camera in Japan, some beautiful clothes in France, or a watch in Switzerland No matter what you may buy, you might think those 62. vere made in those countries. But you could be wrong.
Kang Jian is a 17-year-old student from Shanghai. Last year he went to 63. . his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found it 64. that so many products in the local shops were made in China. “At that time, I wanted to buy a toy cur for 65. cousin. However,even though most of the toys were American brands, they were made in China What's more, I had to visit five or six stores before finding a pair made in America when I 66. to buy a pair of basketball shoes. I realized that Americans could 67. avoid buying products made inChina,”he tells us.
In fact, there 68. man y other things in America made in China, such as footballs,handbags, pet food, mobile pnoites and so on. Even American flags are made in China! Kang Jian69. it is great that China is so good at making these daily things. However, he hopes that in the future China can also become 70. at making high-technology products than now.Then, people all over the world can buy and use them.
Ⅶ.任务型阅读：阅读下面的语篇材料，根据所读内容，完成下列各题。(共5小题，计10分)
Tea bag drinking is most Westerners' favorite way of drinking tea. Do you know how tea bag drinking came about
The tea bag was invented in 1908 by Thomas Sullivan, an American tea seller.He was sending out free tea in silk bags for people to try. People put the bags together with the tea leaves into the cup and added hot water. The tea tasted better, and people thought it was easier to clean the cup. However, when Sullivan started sending them loose tea, they were not happy again.
Sullivan realized that he had a hot new thing in his hands, so he built a machine to make the tea bags. At first, the tea bag was all made of silk. As it was becoming more and more popular, the material of it was changed to gauze(薄纱) and then paper. In 1952, Lipton Tea made the tea bag even more popular with its invention of the four-sided tea bag. Tea bags were soon popular in the UK, and today85% of tea in the UK is packed in paper bags.
However, many people in the world still prefer to buy the loose tea. This is because some tea companies put not very good tea in their tea bags. But for most drinkers, tea bags are still the easy,tasty way to go.
71. When was the tea bag invented
The tea bag was invented .
72. What was the tea bag made of at first
It was made of at first.
73. What does the underlined word“their”refer to in the last paragraph
It refers to “ ”.
74. Which word means“散的”in the passage
It is“ ”
75. What title can you make for this passage using“invention, tea bag” (No more than 6 words)The title can be“ ”
Ⅷ.补全对话(共5小题，计5分)
根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空中填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。
A:This is Fun Times Park —the biggest amusement park in my city!76.
B: It's wonderful. I'm excited to try the rides!
A: What should we start with There's Space World, Water World, Animal World ...
B: Before we decide, I want to go to the restroom. 77.
A: Pardon Restroom You want to rest But we haven't even started yet!
B: Oh no, I don't mean that. I mean ... you know, a washroom or bathroom.
A: Hmm ... so you mean .. the toilets
B:78. . I want to go to the toilet. Sorry, maybe people in China don't often use the word“restroom”,
A:That's right. In China, we normally say“toilet” or“washroom”. Anyway, you just need to go along this street and turn left at the first corner. Then, you will find one.
B:79.
A: It's just 5 minutes' walk.
B: OK. I'll be quick!
A: You don't need to rush! I'll wait for you. See you later.
B: 80. .
IX.书面表达(共1题,计15分)
假如你是李华,你校上周组织参观了以“Turning the Waste into Magic”为主题的环保作品展。请你根据以下提示，写一篇英文短文，在英语课上介绍相关展品并分享自己的想法与感受。
What is on show What are they made of What do you think
▲clothes ●a chair (the most amazing) model planes (look like real planes) ▲ waste paper ● plastic bottles (塑料瓶) (in different colors) I used wood and glass creative art works; protect the environment; ···
要求：1.参考提示内容，可适当发挥；
2.语句通顺，意思连贯，书写工整；
3.文中不得出现任何真实信息(姓名、校名和地名等)；
4.词数：不少于70词。(开头已给出，但不计入总词数)
Hello, everyone! I'd like to tell you something about the show“Turning the Waste into
Magic”
