听力材料及答案
第一节：听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。
M: Let’s play basketball after school, Mary
W: Sounds good.
M: Hey, Alice. Do you like music
W: Yes, it’s my favourite. It’s interesting and relaxing for me.
M: Hello, aunt Joe! How is it going in Toronto
W Great! We are having fun skating on an icy river.
M:Excuse me. When is the first train to Hang zhou
W: The first train leaves at 7:10. But you need to check in before 7:00.
M: Hello. May I help you
W: Yes. Do you have these shoes in size seven
M: Mmm……Let me check. Yes, we still have some. Which colour would you like, red or black
W: Red.
第二节：听下面两段较长对话，每段对话后有2至3个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-7小题。
M: What do you do exactly
W: I work for a travel company.
M: How do you like it
W: I like it very much, because I like traveling around the world. And what do you do
M: I study history in Sydney University.
W: Oh, really I think it’s challenging. You have to remember too many things. By the way, my sister is studying there too.
M: That sounds interesting. I’d like to know her someday.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第8-10小题。
M: Hey, Laura. Oh, you have a suitcase. Are you going somewhere
W: Hi, Brian. Yes, I’m going to the airport. My flight to Singapore is at 2pm.
M: Singapore That’s great. What are you going to do there
W: I will go shopping and enjoy food from different countries tomorrow. Then on Wednesday, I’m going to the Night Safari.
M: I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. By the way, will you be back next weekend
W: Yes, I’ll be back this Friday. Why
M: My sister , Ella, is going to have a birthday party next Saturday, You should come.
W: I’d love to. I’ll bring a gift from Singapore for her birthday present.
第三节：听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。独白读两遍。
Hello, I’m Mike. I’m going to talk about a trip I made across Australia. The transportation I took was a motorbike. I didn’t want to take the public transportation because I wanted to be independent. I had a one-month holiday and I made a trip with a friend, Li Lei, a Chinese boy, because I was afraid of travelling alone. I met him at a language school where we studied English together. We travelled along the south coast and saw some of the desert. On the way we sometimes felt tired because of the rain and the heat. Luckily, the motorbike was fast and exciting. Also, the trip was quite cheap. Best of all, we met a lot of friendly people on the way. They offered us so much help that we could go everywhere we liked. Some of the interesting places we visited were very difficult to reach on public transportation. So after the trip, I felt really excited. And I hope to have another trip next year.
1-5 BACAB 6-10 BCCAC 11-15 CBABB
16-20 BADAC 21-25 BDCBA 26-30 CADDC
31-33 ACD 34-37 BCBA 38-41 CBCB 42-45ADCD
46~50 personal, gets, twelfth, after all, treated
51~55 knowledge, wiser, influenced, using，especially
56~60 spread，ability/abilities，alone，habit, advice
61-65 for， but， worse， the， farmer’s
66.-70 that/which，our，quickly，was saved， to free
71-75 warm/warmer， history/development(s)， recorded， inside， shapes2023学年第一学期期中作业检查初三英语试题卷
命题：初三英语备课组 Nov. 10th, 2023
卷 I（满分65分）
第一部分 听力部分
一、听力（共15小题，满分20分）
第一节：听小对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题。
What are they going to do after school
Play soccer. B. Play basketball. C. Play tennis.
Why does Alice like music
It’s fun. B. It’s easy C. It’s cool.
How is the weather in Toronto
Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold.
When should you arrive at the train station if you want to catch the first train
Before 7:00. B. Before7:10. C. Before7:20.
Where does the conversation probably take place？
At home. B. At a store. C. At a restaurant.
第二节：听下面两段较长对话，每段对话后有2至3个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答第6-7小题。
Why does the woman like her job
Because she thinks it is safe.
Because she likes travelling around the world.
Because she likes teaching history in the university.
What does the man do
A tour guide. B. A history teacher. C. A university student.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第8-10小题。
What is the woman going to do on Wednesday
Do some shopping. B. Enjoy new food. C. Go to the Night Safari.
When will the woman return
This Friday. B. Next Monday. C. Next Saturday.
Who will have a birthday party
Brian. B. Laura. C. Ella.
第三节：听下面一段独白，独白后有5个小题，请从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。独白读两遍。
Why did Mike travel by motorbike
Because he thought it was safe.
Because he needed to save money.
Because he wanted to be independent.
Where did Mike meet Li Lei
Near a gas station B. At a language school C. Along the south coast.
What made Mike tired during the trip
The weather. B. The desert. C. The motorbike.
Which is the best thing about the trip
Travelling with friends. B. Meeting friendly people. C. Visiting interesting places.
How did Mike feel after the trip
Relaxed. B. Excited. C. Bored.
二、完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Avery and I are good friends, but once something unpleasant happened when we both tried for roles in Alice in Wonderland.
Avery really ___16___ to be Alice and I was sure she could get the role. However, it ___17___ that I was picked to be Alice and Avery only got the part of the March Hare.
“Do you want to practise together with me ” I asked.
“Sorry, I’m busy this week,” said Avery, ___18___ looking at me. “And I will be always busy.”
That night at dinner, my parents noticed I was not that ___19___ about getting the lead role. They wondered what happened.
“Well, Avery was not picked to be Alice, but I was. She was unhappy. Maybe she will throw away our ___20___.”
My father said, “Don’t worry about it. I think this is a ___21___ for you to be an extra-good friend.”
“Dad’s right,” said my mother. “Sometimes ___22___ our friends do well, we may have feelings of envy and don’t know how to act. Try giving ___23___ a little time, space and understanding, and she will change her mind soon.”
Over the next week, I tried my best to give Avery some ___24___. Then one day, on the way to our practice, I ___25___ her.
“I just want to say, you’re such a great actor when acting as the March Hare.” I smiled.
She seemed happy and ___26___ how she understood the role. When I asked her to help me with my role, she agreed and smiled, too. She ___27___ apologised to me for acting that way at first. Later, we became ___28___ to each other.
I’ve learned that people often have a ___29___ time dealing with envy and disappointment. If you have similar ___30___, you could try taking my parents’ advice. Give your friend a little time, space and understanding. This might be the perfect time to be an extra-good friend.
16. A. promised B. hoped C. failed D. chose
17. A. turned out B. found out C. carried out D. tried out
18. A. until B. from C. instead D. without
19. A. excited B. careful C. nervous D. worried
20. A. energy B. communication C. friendship D. courage
21. A. task B. chance C. reason D. dream
22. A. before B. whether C. unless D. when
23. A. them B. you C. her D. it
24. A. advice B. space C. fun D. trouble
25. A. met B. replaced C. answered D. thanked
26. A. supposed B. missed C. explained D. fixed
27. A. even B. never C. almost D. seldom
28. A. stricter B. simpler C. luckier D. closer
29. A. smart B. great C. fair D. difficult
30. A. actions B. mistakes C. experiences D. opinions
三、阅读理解（本题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
By 2050, the world will be urbanized (都市化的). Nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities. Many of them will develop into large cities with a population of more than 10 million. Moving people around each large city will be a very big challenge. The traffic speed in London will fall to about 7 miles per hour. Around the same speed it was 150 years ago, in the days of the horse and cart. But city planners are working on ways to solve the problem.
Robot Taxis Robot taxis will play a part. It’s predicted that there’ll be over 30 million robot taxis on the road by 2040. People don’t need to drive by themselves. By 2050, there will be more than 50 million robot taxis in the city streets. We can call the taxis just at a single touch.
Buses Public transport like buses will be highly personalized (个性化). People don’t need to look through the bus timetable. Buses will be connected on the Internet and make the way by themselves according to where the people need to go.
Bikes Bikes will be helpful on that slow last mile of travel, too. Cities can build special roads for them high above city streets. Xiamen in southeast China already has an 8-kilometer bicycle way to protect riders like that. That may be another kind of urban transport in 2050. It will be multi-level (多层次). For many people, urban transport in 2050 might be cool.
31．Where will most people live by 2050
A．In cities. B．In the countryside. C．In London. D．In villages.
32．How can we call the robot taxis
A．By making a phone call. B．By writing a letter.
C．Through a single touch. D．By scanning the QR code.
33．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A．The traffic speed in London will still be fast in the future.
B．There will be many taxis on the road by 2040.
C．Buses can make the way by themselves without the Internet.
D．Roads for bikes will be high above city streets.
B
①A set of photos of a boy carrying his tennis rackets in a bamboo basket has gone viral. They have attracted widespread attention from people.
②The boy, Wang Fa, 14, is a member of the Va ethnic group (佤族) from Yunnan. After wining the under-14 title (冠军) in the Guangzhou stop of the 2022 ASICS Tennis Junior Tour, an audience member from Yunnan gave him the bamboo basket as a gift and the photos were taken.
③“We always carry bamboo baskets when we work in the field. This is a typical farming tool of the Va ethnic group. I carried my rackets in this basket to honor my hometown,” Wang said after the match.
④Before tennis, Wang was just an ordinary boy from a village. But in 2016, he was chosen by a local club as one of the first 10 local children to learn to play professional tennis, “I was nervous at the beginning because the outside world was so different from my home,” he said, adding that tennis has helped him make more friends and get a better education.
⑤Over the past six years, Wang, along with other players at the Yunnan Wild Elephants Tennis Club, has trained hard to improve his skills and physical strength. The children would get up at 6:30 a.m, and practice for more than six hours a day, Every day, they need to swing a racket more than 7,000 times and run 9 kilometers.
⑥“If it were not for tennis, I would still be helping out my family with farm work back home,” Wang said.
⑦Wang’s parents didn’t want him to learn tennis at first because they couldn’t afford it. But the tennis club offered to teach him for free. Wang’s hometown, the mountainous Cangyuan Va autonomous county, was just lifted out of poverty (脱贫) in 2019, reported China Daily. For Wang, winning the ASICS Tennis Junior Tour title was the beginning of a hopeful future. “I will aim for the top spots (位置) on the professional stage,” he said.
34. What does the underlined word “viral” in the first paragraph mean
A．Clear. B．Popular. C．Lively. D．Different.
35. How old was Wang Fa when he started to play professional tennis
A．Six. B．Seven. C．Eight. D．Nine.
36. Paragraph 4 is written to ________.
A．describe Wang’s life in the club B．show how Wang’s life has changed
C．explain why Wang chose this activity D．present Wang’s talents in his young age
37．What do we know about Wang Fa
A．He is hopeful about his future. B．He helped his family out of poverty.
C．His parents don’t support his dream. D．He needs to make more money for the club.
C
①If you visit some villages in the English countryside, you might be lucky to see Morris dancing (莫里斯舞). People are not sure how old this kind of dancing is. Some think it started 2,000 years ago, but most agree that Morris dancing is probably about five centuries old.
②Many agree that it celebrates traditional English farm life on holidays. Morris dancers wear traditional costumes. Usually, this is a white shirt, a bright jacket, a hat and small bells called “jingle bells”. There are different styles of Morris dancing from different places around England.
③In Cotswold Morris, the dancers usually carry white handkerchiefs (手绢) and sticks, which they hit as they dance. Each dance has six male dancers in Cotswold style, with a musician who plays a pipe(管乐器) or a violin.
④Morris dancing styles from the north of England often use swords(剑) instead of sticks, and dancers can look a little like soldiers, which is different from southern styles. It is common in this style for men and women to dance together.
⑤Border Morris comes from the west of England, near the border with Wales. Dancers in this style usually wear normal clothes decorated with pieces of colorful paper, and sometimes they put black paint on their faces.
⑥Morris dancing is an old English tradition but it’s facing a big crisis. As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people join Morris dancing groups. Some worry that if nothing is done to change this, the tradition will die out.
38. According to the passage, we can know ____________.
A. Morris dancing is a popular way to celebrate traditional English life.
B. Morris dancing is quite popular with young people all over England.
C. Most people believe Morris dancing may have a history of about 500 years.
D. People around England have Morris dancing in the same way.
39.The difference of Morris dancing between the north and the south is that______.
A. They move in different ways. B. They carry different tools.
C. They use different instruments. D. They wear different clothes.
40. What does the underlined part “it’s facing a big crisis” in the last paragraph mean
A. Morris dancing may be forbidden.
B. Morris dancing might be less popular.
C. Morris dancing will probably disappear.
D. Morris dancing might have an uncertain future.
41. Which of the following shows the structure(结构) of the passage
A. ①/②③④⑤/⑥ B. ①/②/③④⑤/⑥
C. ①/②③/④⑤/⑥ D. ①/②③④/⑤/⑥
D
When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.
"Stephanie, just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint. "She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes（条纹）of colors across the pavement（人行道）. Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was wonderful!
The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. __________. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble．
My mother shut the car door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now!" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted（侮辱）my art.
"Now go clean it up! "Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.
Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.
42.Which of the following can be put in __________.
A. I couldn't wait to show her my artwork.
B. I couldn't wait to introduce Stephanie to her.
C. I couldn't wait to put the materials back in the yard.
D. I couldn't wait to stop her from seeing my painting.
43. In his mother's eyes, the writer ______ .
A. was a born artist B. worked very hard
C. was a problem solver D. always caused trouble
44. What’s the best title for the passage
A. A naughty boy B. Stripes of colors
C. Rainbow on the pavement D. A beautiful artwork
45. It can be learned from the passage that parents should ______.
A. encourage children to paint
B. value friendship among children
C. discover the hidden talent in children
D. protect rather than destroy children's dreams．
卷Ⅱ（满分55分）
四、词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
A. 用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。
person treat get twelve after all
46. It’s bad manners to ask others __________ questions, such as age and marriage in some Western countries.
47. If anyone __________ a high fever, send him/her to the school doctor at once.
48. Sally has read a lot of books and this is the __________ book she has read this year.
49. Don’t lose heart. You are new to the work __________.
50. The old man took good care of his dog and __________ it as a friend.
阅读下面短文，然后根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Reading is really important. Hopefully, we can get 51 （知识；学问）through reading, which not only broadens our horizons, but also makes us 52 （有判断力的；明智的）and happier. Moreover, our school studies can be greatly 53 （影响）if we keep reading, and our future will become brighter.
However, some students spend too much time 54 (使用) their mobile phones to listen to music, watch movies or play online games. So I would like to suggest that everyone should do more reading of good books, 55 （尤其；特别）Chinese classic novels every day. In this way, we can 56 (传播；展开）our Chinese traditional culture. Meanwhile, we can enrich our minds quite a lot by reading regularly and it is also good for us to get fully developed and it can help improve our writing 57 （能力）. Surely, we can read books 58 （独自；单独）, or with our friends.
All in all, doing reading does us much good if we do it from now on, and it is strongly suggested that we should make reading a 59 （习惯）of our life. To carry a book with you wherever you go is old and good 60 （建议）. John Adams asked his son to carry a book. “You will never be lonely,” he said, “with a writer in your pocket.”
五、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
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。
Once there was a king, whose son was badly ill. Only the water from a lake far away could save the prince. The king promised to pay half of his gold 61 the water.
The news reached a farmer who had two sons and a daughter. “Let’s look for the water.” said his sons. They traveled a lot, 62 they still didn’t find it. So they brought some water from a river nearby. As a result, the prince got even 63 (ill). The king became angry and he would kill the 64 two brothers.
After knowing the news, the 65 (farmer) young daughter Tina decided to look for the water by herself. She walked for a long time, and stopped to have a rest under a tree. She noticed three birds 66 were tired and hungry. “Birds, take some of my corn!” she said.
“Thank you! Where are you going ” asked the birds. Tina told them her story. “A long and dangerous journey! Maybe you need 67 (we) help.” said the birds. They offered her a magic leaf. “Make a wish, and shake the leaf. Your wish will come true.” Tina made a wish to get to the lake 61 (quick). She shook the leaf, and then there she was!
Tina got the magic water and brought it to the king. Finally, the prince 69 (save). “Take half of my gold!” said the king. Tina didn’t want the gold. She only asked the king 70 ( free) her two brothers. The king agreed.
Finally, Tina and her two brothers went home together.
任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，完成下面表格，每空限填一词。
As winter comes, hands can easily get cold. Thick gloves might be a good choice, but sometimes wearing them is inconvenient. However, this was not a problem for ancient Chinese people, who had a fine tool to warm their hands: hand warmers.
There is one folk story about its invention. Emperor Yang from the Sui Dynasty visited Jiangsu in winter. Because of the cold, a local official asked craftsmen (工匠人) to make a small warmer for the emperor that could be held in his hands. So, the hand warmer was created.
By the Song Dynasty, the warmers had become popular among the common people. Skills for producing the tool were widely used in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. And using hand warmers was recorded by many poets from this period .
In the early days, copper (铜) was generally used in the production process. It was more suitable than silver, iron and porcelain because it could transfer (传导) heat better, while reducing the risk of breakage or corrosion (腐蚀). Inside a hand warmer, there were coals, some of which were mixed with flowers, giving off a nice smell when burned.
Ancient hand warmers had different designs. Round, square and octagonal shapes were typical, and there were also some fashioned shapes which looked like pumpkins, flowers and turtle shells. The patterns on the warmers would usually be animals or symbols with good meanings, such as deer, flowers or the Chinese characters for long life.
How ancient people warmed their hands in winter
Introduction Hand warmers: a fine tool for ancient Chinese people to keep their hands ____71____.
The____72___ ●In the Sui Dynasty: Craftsmen made a small warmer for Emperor Yang. ●By the Song Dynasty: The popularity of the warmers had risen. ●In the Ming & Qing Dynasties: Many poets __73__ the use of hand warmers.
The materials ●The outside: copper It could transfer heat better. It reduced the risk of breakage or corrosion. ●The ____74____: coals, some mixed with flowers
The designs The designs of the ancient hand warmers were different. ●____75___: typical shapes and fashioned shapes ●Patterns: animals or symbols with good meanings
七、书面表达 （共1小题，计20分）
76. 假如你是李华，请阅读并回复笔友Tony的邮件。邮件需涵盖Tony的所有问题，可适当添加。词数：不少于80词。首句已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Li Hua, How's it going Autumn holiday is coming, I'm going to invite my Chinese classmate Daming to my home. He misses his family a lot. What can I do to make him feel better What's more, I know the 19th Asian Games was held in Hangzhou last month. Did you have time to watch the games Do you like sports Who is your Chinese sports hero What’s your favorite sport Why do you like it I am looking forward to your reply! Yours， Tony
Dear Tony, Everything goes well. How sweet you are to care about your friend! ____________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours， Li Hua
