祁东县育贤中学 2023 年下学期学期期中考试试卷 初二英语
考试时长：90 分钟 满分：100 分 出卷人：
以下为试题，请将答案全部写到答题卡上，写在本卷上不计分。
Ⅰ. 听力技能（共 20 小题，计 20 分）
A）在下列每小题内，你将听到一个或两个句子并看到供选择的 A 、B 、C 三幅图画。找出与你所听句
子内容相匹配的图画。
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B）下面你将听到十组对话, 每组对话后都有一个问题。根据对话内容, 从每组所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选
项中找出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。
5 ．Where would the woman like to go on Sunday afternoon
A ．To school. B ．To the teahouse. C ．To the shop.
6 ．What is Lao She
A ．He is a player. B ．He is an actor. C ．He is a writer.
7 ．Where did the man want to go
A ．To the teahouse. B ．To the cinema. C ．I don't know.
8 ．When was Wei Fang born
A ．In May. B ．In June. C ．In March.
9 ．Who wrote Journey to the West
A ．Ji Xianlin. B ．Lao She. C ．Wu Cheng'en.
10 ．What's Kate's favourite animal
A ．Giraffes. B ．Elephants. C ．Pandas.
11．What animal does Linda think is the largest on land
A ．Lions. B ．Elephants. C ．Tigers.
12 ．Which city is really wonderful according to Harvey
A ．New York. B ．Paris. C ．Beijing.
13 ．What's the weather like now
A ．It's raining. B ．It's sunny. C ．It's cloudy.
14 ．How will they go to the park
A ．By car. B ．By bus. C ．By bike.
C）听下面长对话或独白。每段长对话或独白后都有几个问题，从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选
出最佳选项。
听下面一段材料，回答下列小题。
15 ．Were Tom and Mike brothers
A ．Yes, they were. B ．No, they weren't. C ．I don't know.
16 ．Where did they have lunch
A ．At home. B ．At school. C ．At a restaurant.
17 ．How many apples did the waiter bring
A ．One. B ．Two. C ．Three.
听下面一段材料，回答下列小题。
18 ．Many people may think that animals in the zoo are .
A ．happy and lucky B ．sad C ．free
19 ．Why don't they have to look for food by themselves
A ．Because there isn't any food.
B ．Because there aren't small animals.
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C ．Because the zookeepers feed them.
20 ．Their life in the zoo is that in the forest.
A ．the same as B ．different from C ．better than
Ⅱ. 阅读技能（共五个部分，30 小题，计 55 分）
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完形填空。通读短文，掌握大意，然后从 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选择正确答案填空。（共 10 小题，
计 10 分）
Jenny and Ann are sisters. They live 21 town. Jenny is 22 than Ann. She likes living in town very much. Jenny thinks living in town is 23 than living in the countryside, because she likes the lights in town. She thinks the lights 24 night 25 more beautiful than the stars in the sky. She likes to read books, and she reads more quickly 26 Ann. She often reads until late at night.
Ann likes the countryside better. She likes to visit 27 aunt. She always helps her aunt 28 her work. Ann likes to run. She runs faster than Jenny. In the countryside, Ann can run longer.She 29 thinks running in the countryside is the most exciting thing 30 .
21. A. in B. on C. at D. for
22. A. old B. older C. oldest D. the old
23. A.interesting B.less interesting C.more interesting D. most interesting
24. A. in B. to C. at D. of
25. A. am B. is C. are D. be
26. A. as B. than C. from D. in
27. A. she B. he C. his D. her
28. A. at B. with C. on D. in
29. A. also B. too C. either D. to
30. A. do B. doing C. to do D. does
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根据短文内容从方框内的六个选项中选择五个还原到文中，使短文内容完整、意思连贯。（共 5 小题，
计 10 分）
How to Protect(保护) Your Teeth
__31__. The first set of twenty begin to grow when you are over six months old. The second set of thirty-
two grows from the age of six until you are about twenty－one years old.
__32__， you must drink plenty of milk and eat greens. __33_. Make sure that you turn the brush and go
up and down as well as brushing side ways.
__34__. If there is a hole in a tooth, your dentist will fill it. If you do not have it filled in time, then the hole
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will grow larger. _35__， the tooth may have to be taken out. It is better to keep all your second set of teeth for
as long as possible.
A ．To help your teeth grow strong
B ．You should brush your teeth after each meal
C ．Carrots and apples are good for your teeth
D ．When a hole grows too big
E ．Try to visit a dentist every six months
F ．Every person has two sets of teeth
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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。（共 5 小题，计 5 分）
The Chinese shadow puppet play （皮影戏） is an old art. It is usually played by five people. One moves
the puppets, one sings and the other three people play music.
It’s said that it appeared in China over 2,000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (朝代). After the wife of the Emperor (皇帝) Han Wudi died of illness, the emperor was very sad. One day, a man called Li Shaoweng saw children playing with dolls and the shadows of the dolls were dancing on the wall. So he came up with an idea to help Han Wudi. He went back home and made a puppet of the emperor’s wife. He put sticks on the
puppet’s hands and feet to make it easy to move.
When night came, he put up a cloth, lit (点燃) a candle (蜡烛) and invited the emperor to sit before the cloth. Li Shaoweng moved the puppet behind the cloth. The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and was very happy. After that the shadow puppet play became the emperor’s favorite hobby. Thousands of years have passed, but the shadow puppet play is still popular. And it is loved by more and more people all over the
world.
36 ．Is the Chinese shadow puppet play an old art
37 ．When did the Chinese shadow puppet play appear
38 ．Who came up with an idea to help Han Wudi
39 ．Why did Han Wudi become happy while seeing the puppet
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40 ．What does the passage mainly talk about
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阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的 A\BCB 四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共 5 小题，计 10 分）
Do you need friends I'm sure your answer is“Yes, of course. Everybody does!”You need friends when you play and when you work. If you have friends, you will feel happy. If you have no friends, you will feel
lonely.
Do you know how to make friends There is only one good way—you make friends by being friendly.
A friendly person is interested in other people. He is always helpful. If you want to make friends with a new classmate, you can talk with him, tell him about other classmates in your class and try your best to be
helpful to him.
41. We need friends .
A. because we must play with them
B. because we must work with them
C. when we play and when we work
D. when we talk with them
42. If we want to make friends, we should .
A. be polite to them B. be friendly to them
C. be afraid of them D. talk with them
43. A friendly person is other people.
A. interested in B. worried about C. surprised at D. similar to
44. If we want to make friends with a new classmate, .
A. we can talk with him
B. we must try to help him
C. we can tell him about other classmates in our class
D. A,B and C
45. Which of the following is true
A. No one needs friends.
B. Everyone needs friends.
C. Only classmates need friends.
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D. Someone needs friends.
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阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的 A\BCB 四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共 5 小题，计 10 分）
Be outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not as hard as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing. You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge(挑战) comes when you meet strange people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return your smile. In this way, you may have some talks. Start a talk. Just a smile“Hello”or“How is it going ”is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare your views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind. The easier way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step(步). Go to a park, a beach, a club, a party or any other place that you think can be fun, and
you may make new friends there.
46. You should start to be outgoing with .
A. your parents B. your teachers
C. your best friend D. your new friends
47. When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say “ ”.
A. What's the matter B. What's your name
C. How is it going D. Are you healthy
48. The easier way to be outgoing is .
A. talking B. smiling C. playing D. going out
49. Making new friends can make us .
A. more outgoing B. healthier
C. more athletic(运动的) D. more beautiful
50. Which is NOT the writer's view
A. Being outgoing is really difficult.
B. Being outgoing is good for our life.
C. Being outgoing helps people have more fun.
D. Being outgoing with strangers is not easy.
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阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的 A\BCB 四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共 5 小题，计 10 分）
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Cindy I think a good friend should be honest (诚实的).That’s more important than any other thing. And it is where a real friendship starts. If a friend isn’t honest, he may lose his friends trust.
Jerry I think a good friend has to be generous (慷慨的). Here being generous doesn’t mean he has to give his friends his lunch money or his clothes. It means he should share his ideas and feelings with his friends. In fact, his friends can know him better in this way.
Mary In my opinion, a good friend should understand his friends. When there’s something wrong between him and his friends, he must put himself in his friends ’ place and think more for his friends.
51. What does the underlined sentence mean
A.To be honest is the most important.
B. To be honest is as important as other things.
C. To be honest is not very important.
D. Honest people get more things than others.
52. What does the underlined word“trust”mean in Chinese
A.夸奖 B.批评 C.理解 D.信任
53. Jerry would like to make friends with people who .
A. give him lunch money B know him very well
C. tell him their ideas and feelings D. give him some clothes
54. Mary thinks friends should .
A. often visit each other B. often go to different places
C. understand each other D. help each other
55. Which of the following is NOT true
A. The three persons are talking about what they think a good friend should be like.
B. Being generous means being very clever.
C. Mary would like to make friends with people who think more for others.
D. Cindy thinks to be honest is the base (基础) of a good friendship.
Ⅲ. 写作技能(共三个部分，计 25 分)
A)综合填空。阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。（共 10
小题，计 10 分）
Two months ago, I decided to run for class monitor (班长). I am friendly to the classmate and do well in
speaking, 56 I felt that I could easily win.
I 57 three hours writing my speech (演讲). It said that I could 58 my best to help them whenever they had any problem. I also practiced it very 59 . Since I was fully prepared, I felt I had a good
chance of winning.
However, 60 I gave my speech on Election Day, few people listened. When it was my opponent’s (对手
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的) turn, everyone paid attention to 61 . My speech was 62 and very difficult to understand. His 63 was short but very easy. Certainly, he won at last. For the rest of the day, I felt so sad that I just wanted to go
home and cry.
The next day, the classmate still talked 64 the result. I just pretended not to hear. But later, things got
better. They forgot it and talked to me just as they did before.
From the experience, I learned that things don’t always go the way I like. And as 65 student, I also
learned to face failure (失败) and became stronger.
B)补全对话。根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。（共 5
小题，计 5 分）
A: Hello,Jack. (66)
B:I’m listening to music.
A: (67)
B:No,it’s Emma’s.My dictionary is in my schoolbag.
A: OK. Can I borrow yours
B:Yes.Er...It’s not in my schoolbag.
A:(68)
B:I don’t know.
A: Is it on your desk
B:(69) .
A: Is it on the self
B: Er...Yes,it is.Here you are.
A: (70) .
C)书面表达。（共 10 分）
下面是你的好朋友 Frank 平时周日的活动日程表。请根据表格内容,写一篇英语短文,介绍他的活动 情况。
Time Activities
Morning get up early; clean the house go to the school library
Afternoon visit Bob; play tennis with Bob
Evening do homework; watch TV; go to bed early
注意:( 1)文中须包括所有表格信息,可适当发挥;
(2)60 词左右。短文开头已给出,不计入总词数。
It is a sunny Sunday.
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