2023-2024第二学期阶段性阳光测评
初三英语
注意摩项：
1.本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口哲30分），岁试用时100分钟：
2.答题前，考生务必将自已的姓名、考点名称、考场牙、座位号用0.5老米黑色层水签字
笔摊写在答题卡相对应的位留上，并认與核对条形码上的准背号、姓名是否与本人相符合：
3、答进择题必须用2B船笔把答题卡上对应题日的答聚标号涂R,如需改动，请用换皮振干
冲后，再进涂其他答策：答非进择题必须用0.5老米取色坚水丝字笔写在答题卡指定的位置
上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题：
4.芳生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和苹稿纸上一律无放。
第一部分完形填空（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，选出哑佳选项，
Jatto's mother was doing housework while Jatto was reading a book aloud in English.Jatto
didn't always like1to his mother.She spoke only Esan,one of the languages in Nigeria.
Wasn't it.a waste of time to read to someone who couldn't understand His mother didn't even
realizc when he made mistakes.Still,she insisted he read aloud every day.
"Let's bottle nuts when you finish reading,"she said in Esan.
Jatto shook his head.He had so much homework to do."I'll never finish reading."
Jatto said "never"in English because there was no word for never in Esan.
"What's 'never' "she asked.
Jatto cleared his throat to 2 the English word."It means I won't stop reading today,
tomorrow,or3"He drew circles in the air."Nor the day after the day after tomorrow,
the day after the day after,the day after..."
"Oh,OK!That's forever,"his mother said.
Jatto stared at the nuts.Each one looked delicious.
Now would be a good time to eat some.But he couldn't ask.He remembered the4
he'd drawn in the air.
Jatlo's mother whistled.Tam-tam,their cow,came up to them.Jatto could5
cow-milk air as his mother milked her.Tam-tam's milk was the best he'd ever tasted.
Jatto needed to take his mind off the food."Mama,why do you make me read to you even
though you don't understand "
"I want you to practice speaking English often,"she said.
"I can practice English in my head,"he said,not6
His mother smiled."We share our stories aloud with others,not in our heads where
T_can hear them.”
Jatto nodded.He'd learned about that in school.
She decided to tell him a story and handed him some nuts and milk."You can eat8
I talk”
He ate as she started.Soon,Jatto was singing the story with his mother.
"You never tell me stories,"he said when they stopped9
She sighed."I used to,but when you started school,I wanted you to focus on English."
"I make a lot of mistakes when I read to you,"Jatto said.
