2024~2025学年度第一学期期中考试
初三英语
2024. 11
本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）卷，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。所有答案都写在答题卷上。
第I卷（选择题，共65分）
第一部分 听对话回答问题（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。
1. What did Kate do last weekend
A. B. C.
2. What subject was Peter busy preparing for last night
A. B. C.
3. What did Mary do last night
A. B. C.
4. Which picture are the two speakers talking about
A. B. C.
5. Why did Tom fail in the final exam
A. Because he didn’t study hard. B. Because he was feeling sick. C. Because he fell asleep.
6. What is the lady doing
A. She is asking about the menu. B. She is ordering something to eat. C. She is complaining about the food.
7. What did the school plan to do
A. To have a picnic. B. To visit a museum. C. To hold a sports meeting.
8. How are the two speakers going to visit Guilin
A. By taking a boat trip. B. By cycling around the city C. By taking a bus.
9. What does Simon do now
A. He is a student. B. He is a doctor C. He is a teacher.
10. Why does the man advise the woman to wear the red clothes
A. Because red is the woman’s favourite colour.
B. Because red looks beautiful on the woman.
C. Because red makes the woman look stronger
第二部分 听对话和短文回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。
11. What are the two speakers talking about
A. Their business plans. B. Their travel plans. C. Their weekend plans.
12. Who is coming to see the girl on Saturday morning
A. Her sister. B. Her cousin. C. Her grandfather.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题，请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入下一篇短文。
How to keep good eyesight
First After you have studied for about 13 , have a rest by looking in the long distance.
Second ☆Don’t read in the sun or in a poor light. ☆Don’t read in bed or in a moving bus, and keep the book away from your eyes for about a 14 .
Third Do 15 every day.
13. A. half an hour B. an hour C. two hours
14. A. mile B. foot C. metre
15. A. eye exercises B. relaxation exercises C. morning exercises
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。
16. What do we need to do when we get angry easily
A. Sing loudly. B. Chat with a friend. C. Control your feelings.
17. What will happen if we get angry with people
A. We may lose friends B. We may lose some weight. C. Nobody waits for us after school.
18. What does Allen Ribet do
A. He is a doctor. B. He is an artist. C. He is a teacher.
19. What does the book mainly tell us
A. How to stay calm when bad things happen.
B. How to keep ourselves cool on hot days.
C. How to put feelings into words if necessary.
20. When should we get angry
A. When you see a baby is falling over.
B. When someone else is watching over you.
C. When you are sure it is the right thing to do.
第三部分 完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the course, of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure or 21 and loss of your life may lie in whether you dare to show yourself or not.
As a student, I was most 22 to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always 23 my head, for fear that the professor saw me.
In a foreign language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted someone to be in 24 with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics, but no one replied. The expert said with a smile, “let me tell you a story first.”
“When I came to the United States to study, there are often speeches delivered in the university. Each time they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.”
“ 25 the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting phenomenon (现象). The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. 26 , when the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name 27 .”
“I couldn’t understand why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, the speakers are all very 28 people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his surprise, it is very 29 that he will give you more chances. This is a very simple reason.”
“The fact was also like that, I really saw a few students around me went to work in the first class company because of their excellent insights (洞察力), and this had a great influence on me. The chances will not find you 30 . You must keep showing yourself to catch others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.”
21. A. win B. choice C. gain D. depend
22. A. ready B. afraid C. excited D. proud
23. A. raised B. shook C. lowered D. nodded
24. A. touch B. communication C. keep D. talk
25. A. Before B. After C. Until D. When
26. A. As a result B. As usual C. At last D. In some ways
27. A. smoothly B. loudly C. firstly D. directly
28. A. polite B. modest C. successful D. generous
29. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky
30. A. himself B. themselves C. yourself D. itself
第四部分 阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Plants need certain things to live, grow and stay healthy. The following pictures will show you what they need to survive.
Plants use light to make their own food. If you leave a plant near a window, it will bend (弯曲) and grow towards the light. It tries to get as much sunshine as possible. Plants need water to survive and stay strong. When a plant does not get enough water, its stem will become soft and hung down, and also its leaves will be weak and dry.
Plants will grow best when the temperature is just right for them. Some plants like hot weather, while others prefer cooler conditions. All plants need air. They use the carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) from air to make food, and they use oxygen from air to give off energy from food.
31. Which of the following environments is suitable for plants to grow
A. A planet without any water. B. A room in complete darkness.
C. A box free of carbon dioxide. D. A farm with proper temperature.
32. What do plants use air for
A. To get food from the soil. B. To save energy from food.
C. To control their temperature. D. To produce the food they need.
33. Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from
A. Honest History. B. Adventure Stories. C. Science World D. Geographic Explorers.
B
Along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, tea. is considered one of the seven necessities for life in China. Now, it has also won global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of mankind.
On Nov. 29, Chinese traditional tea processing skills and their related social practices were added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) list. Since ancient times, Chinese people have been planting, picking, making and drinking tea.
More importantly, China’s tea culture has formed Chinese customs. It is a Chinese traditional custom that a host should welcome visiting guests with boiled tea. A poem by Song poet Du Lei reads, “I offer tea, not wine, to a guest on a cold night. When water boils on the stove, fire burns with flame bright.”
Boiling tea is one of the oldest Chinese tea brewing methods, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) . Tea leaves were boiled for a long time and sometimes they were cooked together with different kinds of herbs and fruits. During this process, people can enjoy a quiet time. Later in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) , a faster and more convenient method became more popular-steeping (冲泡).
________. On the app Xiaohongshu, or Little Red Book, there are over 40,000 posts on the topic of “stove-boiled tea” They lightly roast tea leaves before boiling them in a teapot on a stove. People sit around the stove in a natural setting and have snacks with their hot tea. Some also wear traditional hanfu as if it could take them back to those ancient times. Through “stove-boiled tea” people can taste a slower life and find their inner peace. As is written in one Xiaohongshu post, “It is very relaxing to drink hot tea, feel the fall breeze, and chat with best friends.”
34. The writer introduces the topic by ________.
A. asking questions B. listing numbers C. telling stories D. stating facts
35. We can learn from the third paragraph that ________.
A. Du Lei is a great poet in Tang Dynasty B. “stove-boiled tea” becomes popular again
C. Chinese tea culture has spread to western countries D. it is an old tradition to welcome guests with boiled tea
36. The best sentence to fill in the blank in the last paragraph is “________”
A. Let’s try the old method of boiling tea in spare time B. These days, the old method is making a comeback
C. Chinese invented many different ways of drinking tea D. Therefore, it is a good choice to drink tea with friends
37. The writer writes this passage to ________.
A. introduce a popular way of making tea, “stove-boiled tea”
B. invite more and more people around the world to visit China
C. encourage people to learn more about Chinese traditional tea
D. show how popular and interesting the app Xiaohongshu is
C
To celebrate his friend’s birthday, Luke Fortune drove from a small town in Central Oregon to Portland, where he parked his car in a paid garage overnight. The next morning, he discovered that the car’s window had been smashed, along with his dreams for the future: His backpack and computer were gone.
“Everything important to me was on that computer,” said Fortune, 21, who is studying to become a paramedic (护理人员).
Two days after the theft, another young man was standing outside his apartment, also in Portland. Masoud Almazrouei, 29, was an exchange student from the United Arab Emirates. He had been approached by a man who said he had a computer for sale. Only $200. Almazrouei, who had been in the United States for only a year, admits now that he was naive. But he needed a computer so he bought it, took it home, and turned it on. Within seconds, he saw files and photographs.
“I wondered who would sell a computer with all of this on it,” he said. “I realized it could be stolen.” Almazrouei found what appeared to be the owner’s cell phone number and called it.
Fortune didn’t trust this guy with a thick accent and thought it was a seam.
Soon after, a police officer called Fortune to say that a man had dropped the computer off and said he was sorry. He passed along the man’s number.
Fortune called and thanked Almazrouei and insisted on paying him a reward of $200, the money he was out. Almazrouei refused. He said it was his mistake to buy the computer from someone he didn’t know. More importantly, he said, it was his honor and duty as a Muslim (穆斯林) to return the property to the rightful owner. “I saw a photo of this man in his paramedic uniform,” Almazrouei said. “They help people. He is a good man. I don’t want my money back.”
Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards. For Fortune, it was a lesson of cultural awareness during the sometimes terrible national argument about immigrants (移民), especially from the Arab world. “I’m from a small mainly white town,” Fortune said. “I’ve never met a Muslim. To my surprise, he’s a good man.”
Almazrouei’s lesson was perhaps beyond words. When a story about the two young men’s encounter made it to the local papers, Almazrouei received a call from Wim Wiewel, the president of Portland State University, where Almazrouei is studying economics.
“We thought since you gave back the laptop, we should give you a laptop so that you’ll have one,” Wiewel told him. “We’re very proud of you. It was a great story, and you did the right thing.”
38. What is the correct order of the events that happened
①The computer was stolen in a paid garage.
②Almazrouei found a lot of files and photographs in the computer.
③Undoubtedly, Almazrouei bought the computer at $200.
④Almazrouei called Fortune but it didn’t work.
A. ①②③④ B. ①⑧②④ C. ③④②① D. ②①③④
39. The underlined word “seam” in Para. 5 is closest in meaning to “________”
A. trick B. game C. disaster D. accident
40. What does the author mean by saying “Still, the encounter produced its own kind of rewards” in Para. 8
A. Almazrouei’s kindness eventually paid off.
B. Almazrouei received a reward of $200 from the university.
C. Fortune could realize his dream with his computer back.
D. Both of the young men gained something in their own way.
41. What can be inferred from the passage
A. Theft is common in Portland.
B. Almazrouei was short of money.
C. Fortune could not realize his dreams without his computer.
D. Both of the young men are students.
D
Advertisers tend to think big and perhaps this is why they’re always coming in for criticism. Their critics (批评家) seem to hate them because they have so much money to throw around. Why don’t they stop advertising and reduce the price of their goods After all, it’s the consumer who pays.
The poor old consumer! He’d have to pay a great deal more if advertising didn’t create mass markets for products. It is precisely because of the heavy advertising that consumer goods are so cheap. But we get the wrong idea if we think the only purpose of advertising is to sell goods. Another equally important function is to inform. A great deal of the knowledge we have about household goods is largely from the advertisements we read. Advertisements introduce us to new products or remind us of the existence of ones we already know about. Supposing you wanted to buy a washing machine, it is more than likely you would obtain details regarding performance, price, etc., from an advertisement.
Lots of people pretend (假装) that they never read advertisements, but this claim may be seriously doubted. It is hardly possible not to read advertisements these days. And what fun they often are, too! Just think what a railway station or a newspaper would be like without advertisements. Would you enjoy gazing at a blank wall while waiting for a train A cheerful, witty advertisement makes such a difference to a dull wall or a newspaper full of the incidents and disasters.
We must not forget, either, that advertising makes a positive contribution to our pockets. The fact that we pay so little for our daily paper, or can enjoy so many broadcast programmers is due entirely to the money spent by advertisers. Just think what a newspaper would cost if we had to pay its full price!
Another thing we mustn’t forget is the “small ads.” What a useful service they perform for the community! Just about anything can be accomplished through these columns. For instance, you can find a job, buy or sell a house, announce a birth, marriage or death in what used to be called the “hatch, match and dispatch” column (栏目) but by far the most fascinating section is the personal or “agony” column. No other item in a newspaper provides such entertaining reading or offers such a deep insight into human nature. It’s the best advertisement for advertising there is!
42. What is the main idea of this passage
A. Advertisements steal money from our pockets
B. The critics get the wrong idea of advertisements.
C. In some ways, advertisers perform various useful services.
D. Advertisements are everywhere, and we all need them.
43. What is the attitude of the author toward advertisements
A. He appreciates the role of advertisements. B. He doubts the effect of advertisements.
C. He believes what is said in advertisements. D. He complains too many advertisements in daily life.
44. If there is no advertisement on a newspaper,
A. we will not buy newspapers. B. a newspaper will cost us less.
C. a newspaper will cost us more. D. our life will be more colourful.
45. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage
A. B. C. D.
(①=Paragraph 1, ②=paragraph 2, ③=paragraph 3, ④=paragraph 4, ⑤=paragraph 5)
第五部分 信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Bringing a pet into a family with small children around is not a decision to. make easily. Many parents are worried about the health and safety of the kids with pets around. 46
More Relaxed
Studies show that kids with pets are more relaxed. And they have less stress and have less to worry about. 47
More Sense of Responsibility
48 Experts explained in an article how keeping a pet into a family with kids can teach the young responsibility. Pets require food, water and love. Taking care of a pet encourages children to learn the value of responsibility.
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Kids with pets like dogs go outside more often for daily walks, exercise and have more playtime with them. A study shows that children with pets around are likely to move more. Other studies find similar results with disabled children and pets can help them to deal with the condition.
Better Reading Abilities
Kids who get pets often read to their pets. 50 They also find that reading to pets helps children make better connections between things and improve their reading motivation (动力). It means children can decide to do some reading on their own. This may be especially important for students who have problems in reading.
Parents should practice safety tips for raising kids and pets together. This partnership can result in children growing up much healthier both in body and mind.
A. Researchers find their reading improves clearly. B. However, their worries turn out to be reasonable C. Kids growing up with pets can be taught responsibility. D. Playing with pets can make kids calm down and happy. E. However, there are many advantages for kids growing up with them. F. Better Listeners G. More Active
第II卷（非选择题，共55分）
第六部分 词汇运用（共13小题：每小题1分，满分13分）
第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
51. She has been an ________ (会计师) all her working life.
52. I was ________ (接通电话) to the wrong person. .
53. My grandfather walks with ________ (困难).
54. The boy looks much ________ (活泼的) in his new coat.
55. Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the c________ to continue that counts.
56. We are hungry! He hasn’t had any dinner and n________ have I.
57. You will be punished if you are a________ the rules.
58. Nelson Mandela d________ his life to promoting world peace
第二节 请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式，其中有一项为多余选项。
look for; look through; name; develop; recent; information
Pi@ntNet is a citizen science project and an app that helps people identify plants using just their smartphones. It 59 by scientists from four French research organizations. Users who know a lot about plants add photos and 60 to the database. Then, if someone wants to learn the 61 of plants they see, they can download the app, take a photo of the plants, and upload their photo to the database. The app will 62 other plants in the database that look the same, and list the results. Finally, that user will need to review the results and confirm that their plant is one of the species from the list. 63 , there are over 700,000 images in Pl@netNet, and this number will continue to grow.
第七部分 短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Boys and girls,
Thank you for coming today to attend the graduation ceremony at our school. First of all, I’d like to congratulate all the students who are here today.
The end of junior high school is the 64 (begin) of a new life. I don’t need to tell you that life in senior high school will be 65 (hard) and that you may have many difficult tasks ahead of you.
You’ll make mistakes along the way, 66 the key is to learn from your mistakes and never give up. But along with difficulties, there will also be many 67 (excite) things waiting for you. Behind each door you open 68 (be) chances to learn new things, and you have the 69 (able) to make your choices. Choose 70 (wise) and be responsible for your decisions and actions. 71 you have to go your separate ways now, I hope that in a few years’ time, you’ll come back to visit our school. As you set on your new journey, you shouldn’t forget 72 you come from. The future is 73 (your).
Good luck and hope to see you again sometime soon!
第八部分 阅读表达（共3小题；74题2分，75题2分，76题3分，满分7分）
Li Jiaxin, 30, started her new business two years ago in Beijing. “I wasn’t happy with my old job, so I began to explore new careers,” Li said. “and I chose to be a decluttering consultant (整理收纳师). As most of my friends think that I’m good at tidying things up.”
Li finds joy in decluttering. “One of my clients (客人) impressed me a lot. She found us and said that her messy room was giving her a bad mood,” Li said. After discussing their decluttering plan, Li and her team spent three days finishing their work.
They started by emptying all the closets, finding the items the client really needed. They also improved the layout (布局) of the closets, adding more boxes to better classify (分类) items. “There were so many clothes that we had to sit on the floor during our lunch break as this was the only free space.” Li said. After the work was done, the client was surprised to see her house become tidier and brighter. “It was then that I realized our work wasn’t only about organizing things but bring brighter moods to clients and let them wake up every morning with a better view,” Li added.
Li said that understanding design is necessary for the job. This knowledge helps the consultant quickly come up with a plan. Being able to deal with unexpected situations is also needed for being decluttering consultants. Even the smallest and simplest rooms bring about problems like limiting the possibility for a new layout.
74. How was the client’s house after Li’s work
75. What is needed for the job of a decluttering consultant
76. Will you tidy up your house on your own or turn to a decluttering consultant for help Why
第九部分 书面表达（共1题：满分25分）
初中生活绚丽多彩，在近三年的磨砺中，你们都变得越来越优秀，学习更加勤奋，与人相处更加和谐。请为校广播台写一篇以To be a better self为题的英文演讲稿，和同学们分享你的经验或感受，谈一谈如何做更好的自己。
注意事项：1围绕要点，合理展开，适当补充；
2. 不得使用真实姓名，校名和地名；
3. 词数不少于100词。
To be a better self
Dear all,
I am really proud that I have grown up and achieved a lot in the past three years. As a teenager, I think the most important thing that we should do is to make ourselves better persons.
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Thank you for your listening!
