渠县中学2024年秋季半期考试
初三年级英语试卷
（本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。 满分：150分 时间：120分钟）
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共100分）
第一部分 听力（共三节 满分30分）
一、听句子，选图片。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
你将听到五个句子，请在下列五幅图中，选出与所听句子内容相符的图片。每个句子读两遍。
A B C
D E
1．________ 2．________ 3．________ 4．________ 5．________
二、听句子，选答语。（共5小题，每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
你将听到五个句子，请根据所听内容，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答语。每个句子读两遍。
6．A．It’s salty. B．Ms. Swift. C．By hand.
7．A．In the sky. B．Red and yellow. C．Paper and bamboo.
8．A．Same here. B．I disagree. C．Why not
9．A．They are packed. B．Many years ago. C．Mostly in Xinjiang Province.
10．A．By working with a group. B．On Monday morning. C．It’s difficult.
三、听对话，选择最佳答案。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
你将听到两段对话和一段独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍，独白读三遍。
请听第一段对话，回答第11—13小题。
11．How long has Michael waited for Laura
A．For five minutes. B．For ten minutes. C．For twenty minutes.
12．What is the new cinema next to
A．The restaurant. B．The hotel. C．The park.
13．How will Michael and Laura go to the new cinema
A．By taxi. B．On foot. C．By bike.
请听第二段对话，回答第14—16小题。
14．What does the woman say about the museum
A．It’s dark. B．It’s mall. C．It’s new.
15．What was the woman interested in at the museum
A．The clay pieces. B．The paper cuttings. C．The oil paintings.
16．What does the woman dislike doing when she travels
A．Visiting museums. B．Taking a tour bus. C．Taking photos.
请听下面一段独白，回答17—20小题。
17．Where is the speaker’s house
A．In the east of the town. B．In the south of the town. C．In the north of the town.
18．What is the speaker’s house next to
A．A nature park. B．A coffee shop. C．A supermarket.
19．What does the speaker think of Ted’s house
A．It’s big. B．It’s modem. C．It’s expensive.
20．What is the most convenient way to get to Ted’s house for the speaker
A．Taking the subway. B．Taking the bus. C．Riding a bike.
第二部分 基础知识运用（共三节 满分30分）
第一节 单项选择（本题共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
1. Jane is from ______ European country and her husband is ______ Asian.
A. a; a B. a; an C. an; an
2. Although the man is in his eighties, he grows vegetables ______ in his garden.
A. in silence B. in public C. in person
3. The program named Save the Children has helped out thousands of homeless children since the government ________ it.
A. starts B. has started C. started
4. Not only ______ you with a room, but also I offered you some food.
A. did I provide B. I provided C. I did provide
5. —Excuse me, could you please tell me ________ I want to go shopping with you.
—Maybe next Saturday afternoon.
A. when are you going to Luofu Plaza B. when you went to Luofu Plaza C. when you are going to Luofu Plaza
6. —Tom, have you ever read the book A Tale of Two Cities ______ by Charles Dickens
—Yes, I finished reading it last winter vacation.
A. wrote B. writing C. written
7. —Clara, you have ______ Journey to the West for two weeks.
—Sorry, I wanted to give it back but was made ______ Dazhou on business last week.
A. kept; to leave B. kept; leave C. borrowed; to leave
8. To help me get better grades, my mom warns me ______ so many computer games, and my dad suggests ______ more exercises.
A. not to play; to do B. not to play; doing C. don’t play; doing
9. The teachers used to ________ key points on the blackboard, but now they are getting used to ________ them through PPTs.
A. write, showing B. writing, show C. write, show
10. —Ruby, could you please help me solve these problems
—________, but still half are left for you to do by yourself.
A. I don’t think so B. With pleasure C. It’s my pleasure
第二节 完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A
Lily is a 15-year-old girl from America. She fell in love with Chinese oil paper umbrellas at an ant fair last year. When she saw them, she was drawn by the beautiful pictures on the umbrellas. “How ____11____ they are!” she thought.
Then Lily spent a lot of time searching for information about the umbrellas online. She learned that oil paper umbrellas are a ____12____ of traditional Chinese art and culture. They have a history of over a thousand years. And Lily was surprised to learn that ____13____ an oil paper umbrella takes over 100 steps!
Amazed by the skills and the stories behind the umbrellas, Lily wondered when she could have ____14____ own oil paper umbrella. Finally, she got one this May. She ____15____ having such a special piece of artwork.
In the future, Lily will share the beauty of the umbrellas with more people so that they can learn more about traditional Chinese art and culture.
11. A. direct B. wonderful C. silent D. private
12. A. novel B. request C. subject D. symbol
13 A. completing B. spreading C. admiring D. stealing
14. A. its B. their C. her D. his
15. A. took care of B. kept away from C. took pride in D. made fun of
B
One day, while a lion was having his dinner, a bone (骨头) got stuck (卡住) in his throat. He tried to ____16____ it out, but it didn’t work. The bone got stuck even deeper, and it hurt so much. He didn’t know how to ____17____ it. He felt awful and walked up and down.
A woodpecker (啄木鸟) saw the strange ____18____ as he landed in a nearby tree. He asked the lion, “What’s wrong, my fiend ”
The lion ____19____ his problem, and the woodpecker said, “I can take the bone out of your throat, but I don’t ____20____ to go deep into your mouth because I might never come out again.”
“Oh, my dearest friend, don’t be afraid,” the lion said, and he ____21____ the woodpecker to help.
The woodpecker agreed, “Open your mouth ____22____.”
The lion did as he was told. Then the woodpecker jumped into the lion’s mouth and pecked (啄) at the end of the bone. Several minutes later, the bone ____23____ fell out. The lion soon felt better, but he didn’t say a word of thanks to the woodpecker.
Later that summer, the woodpecker asked the lion for help when he was in trouble. The lion refused, “You want me to do something more for you I have already done a lot. I made sure of your ____24____ the last time I had you in my mouth. What else do you ____25____ from me ”
The woodpecker said no more and kept away from the lion from that day on.
16. A. give B. blow C. cough D. leave
17. A. deal with B. care about C. depend on D. learn from
18. A. treat B. scene C. process D. pattern
19 A. reviewed B. suggested C. imagined D. explained
20. A. refuse B. promise C. dare D. manage
21. A. reminded B. requested C. chose D. accepted
22. A. long B. close C. fast D. wide
23. A. finally B. badly C. wisely D. hardly
24. A. choice B. support C. ability D. safety
25. A. keep B. borrow C. take D. expect
第三节 情景交际（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
根据对话内容，从下面选项中选出适当的选项补全对话，其中有两项为多余选项。
A: Hi. This is Jane speaking. ___26___
B: It’s Mary speaking. I called you at 5:00 this afternoon, but there was no answer. What were you doing at that time
A: ___27___ What’s up
B: I’m going to help clean up the City Park tomorrow. ___28___
A: Sure, I’d love to. When and where shall we meet
B: ___29___
A: Sorry, I have to see the dentist then. Shall we make it a little later
B: OK. How about 10:00 a.m.
A: ___30___ See you then!
B: See you!
A. How are you
B. Who’s that
C. All right.
D. You’re welcome.
E. Let’s meet at 8:00 a.m. at the school gate tomorrow.
F. Would you like to go with me
G. Oh, I was making dinner in the kitchen.
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节 满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
Chopsticks were invented at least 3,000 years ago. Emperor Xin, also called King Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, already used ivory mon people used chopsticks made of bamboo or wood. Later, there were also metal (金属) chopsticks.
More than 2,000 years ago, Mozi made the first kite. It was a wood bird. Kites were first used as a sign to ask for help in the fight. Flying kites became people’s favorite outdoor activity in the Song Dynasty.
Zhang Heng was a scientist in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He knew a lot about the sun, the moon, the stars, and the earth. In 132, he invented the seismograph to record earthquakes. The modern seismograph, however, was invented about 1,700 years later.
In the Song Dynasty, Bi Sheng invented the movable type. First, Bi made clay Chinese characters (汉字). Then he fired them at a high temperature. When Bi needed to print books, he arranged (排列) the clay characters in a metal holder and then brushed them with ink (墨水).
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
31. What were Emperor Xin’s chopsticks made of
A. Bamboo. B. Ivory. C. Wood. D. Gold.
32 When did flying kites become people’s favorite outdoor activity
A. In the Shang Dynasty. B. In the Han Dynasty. C. In the Song Dynasty. D. In the Ming Dynasty.
33. Which is the right step of the movable type
a. firing the clay pieces at a high heat b. brushing the clay characters with ink
c. making clay Chinese characters d. arranging the clay characters in a holder
A. cbad B. cadb C. dbca D. adbc
34. What do we know about according to the passage
A. At first, the kite was made of paper. B. Emperor Xin first invented chopsticks.
C. Zhang Heng knew a lot about printing. D. The first seismograph was invented over 1,800 years ago.
35. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Things made in China. B. Traditional art forms.
C. Great Chinese scientists. D. Famous products in the world.
B
Nowadays, many young people are busy with their work, and they don’t have time to shop every day. They often buy enough food for at least a week. But eating food not kept correctly could make you sick. The fridge may be a perfect choice for keeping food safe and fresh, but it’s not a magic box to keep all kinds of food. Follow these tips and learn how to store food correctly in your fridge.
The temperature in the fresh-keeping area can be different in different shelves. Generally speaking, the higher the shelf is, the higher the temperature will be. So use these different temperatures to keep your food on the right shelf. Try to put ready-to-eat food like hamburgers, pizza or cream cakes on top shelves. The middle shelves are the most suitable for dairy products (乳制品) such as cheese, butter and yogurt. Bottom shelves are the coldest part of the fridge, making them perfect for keeping raw (生的) meat and seafood. Some fridges have a freezer (冷冻室) for keeping these things, so of course make use of that if you have one.
Keeping food in the fridge does not kill bacteria (细菌) but it can stop the bacteria from growing fast. Bacteria can grow quickly in temperatures between 5℃ and 60℃. This is the Temperature Danger Zone. If you want to get the most out of your food, the temperature in the fresh-keeping area needs to be between 0℃ and 5℃. The freezer temperature should be below-18℃.
Everyone should pay attention to food safety. Hope these tips can help you keep your food fresh as long as possible.
36. What does the underlined word “store” in the first paragraph mean in Chinese
A. 储存 B. 故事 C. 商店 D. 品尝
37. Which of the following can be put on the top shelf of the fridge
A. Raw beef. B. Seafood. C. Cheese. D. Cream cakes.
38. Bacteria can grow quickly in ________.
A. 65℃ B. 45℃ C. 0℃ D. -18℃
39. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. There will be no bacteria if you put the food in the fridge.
B. Different shelves in a fridge have different temperatures.
C. The fridge is a magic box to keep all kinds of food.
D. You can keep the seafood on the middle shelf in the fridge.
40. What is the passage mainly talking about
A. How to choose a suitable fridge. B. How to kill bacteria in the fridge.
C. How to keep food correctly in the fridge. D. How to choose different kinds of food.
C
Altay (阿勒泰), in Northwest China’s Xinjiang, is known as the “Snow Capital of China” and the birthplace of skiing (滑雪). Recently, a popular TV show To the Wonder, coming from the novel My Altay by Chinese writer Li Juan, has drawn people’s attention to the place.
The amazing landscapes (风景) and free lifestyles seen in the TV show quickly made Altay a hot place for tourists. “It’s like a place out of this world. I can’t imagine how happy I would be to wake up and see such beautiful landscapes every morning. My husband and I are planning a trip to Xinjiang and we’ll certainly include Altay in our journey,” said Zhang Chen, a 31-year-old from Beijing.
Since the screening of the TV show on May 7, the number of tourists in Altay has grown rapidly. According to Fliggy, China’s leading online travel platform, searches for Altay travel increased by more than five times within just 10 days, and the number of air ticket bookings to Altay increased by more than 50 percent.
The tourist season in Altay usually lasts from July to August. However, thanks to the impact (影响) of this TV show, it arrived earlier this year, around June.
Actually, Altay has long been well-known for its natural beauty. However, it didn’t become very popular for certain reasons, including long travel times. Although it’s still difficult for Altay to receive large numbers of travelers, its government is trying to improve people’s travel experiences. It has a bright future for tourism development.
41. The second paragraph (段落) explains ______.
A. what the TV show is about B. what people know about Altay
C. why people get interested in Altay D. why the TV show is popular
42. What does Zhang Chen think of Altay
A. Modern. B. Fascinating. C. Crowded. D. Convenient.
43. How does the writer make his idea clear in paragraph 3
A. By listing numbers. B. By giving opinions.
C. By explaining the reasons. D. By sharing personal experiences.
44. Which of the following may the writer agree with
A. Altay is famous for its natural beauty.
B. Altay can provide excellent tourism services.
C. People should visit Altay in spring and winter.
D. People should watch the TV show before visiting Altay.
45. Which can be the best title for the passage
A. A journey to Altay, Xinjiang
B. Best places to visit in Xinjiang
C. Places with natural beauty become popular in China
D. A TV show turns Altay into a popular place for tourists
第二节 阅读还原（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读短文，从下面方框中选择适当的选项补全短文。其中有一项为多余选项。
A Chinese knot (中国结) is a knot that is woven (编织) from a single rope (绳) to be different shapes. ____46____ Now you can see it as a decoration (装饰物) or a gift for friends. People can use ropes of different colors to weave a Chinese knot, but they usually choose red because it means good luck.
____47____ People might have first made them to record information and send messages before they started to use words. It is well-known that the knots were used for decoration and to express thoughts and feelings in the Tang Dynasty (唐代). They were later popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties. But it was not until the Qing Dynasty that this art became really accepted by the common people.
Even today, Chinese knots hold sentimental (情感的) value when gifted or passed down through families. ____48____ The “double happiness knot” (双喜结) is given and used at weddings (婚礼) to express each other’s love and wishes for growing old together.
____49____ They can play the role of buttons (纽扣) and now silk is widely used to make these clothing knots.
Many tourists like to buy Chinese knots as gifts for their friends during their trips and there are many shopping streets where people can buy Chinese knots. ____50____ There are many different types of beautiful Chinese knots, which are popular with customers.
A. Yiwu Commodity Market in Zhejiang Province is a good place.
B. The Chinese knot has a long history.
C. For example, lovers may give a knot to show their love.
D. Besides, knots are also used when people make traditional clothes in China.
E. This help spread the Chinese art form to different countries.
F. Each shape has its own meaning.
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共50分）
第一节 单词（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
温馨提示：只要有大小写、单词拼写、语法等错误，均不给分。
A．根据句意用首字母及汉语提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
51. Be patient, dear. Learning a new language r________ lots of practice.
52. Lots of poems (诗) in the Tang Dynasty were ________ by Xu Yuanchong into English and French.
53. All of a ________, the sky turned dark and the rain came pouring down.
54. Mike has been ________ (缺席) from work for two days as he needs to take care of his sick father.
55. People around you can always have a great ________ (影响) on you, so do choose friends wisely.
B．用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
56. When you visit a foreign country, it is important to know how to ask for help ________ (polite).
57 The students who break the school rules will ________ (punish) by the teachers.
58. We should pay great attention to ________ (improve) our listening skills.
59. Many young people look up to these basketball __________ (hero) and want to become like them.
60. The clay pieces are usually cute children or lively characters from a Chinese fairy tale or ________ (history) story.
第二节 句子（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
温馨提示：只要有大小写、单词拼写、语法等错误，均不给分。
根据所给提示完成句子。每空一词含缩略词。
61. The school divided the competitors into four groups according to age. (改为被动语态)
The competitors ________ ________ into four groups by the school according to age.
62. Whatever happens, I know my parents will be there for me. (改为同义句)
________ ________ what happens, I know my parents will be there for me.
63. 明天的大雨可能会阻碍我们外出。
The heavy rain may________us from________out tomorrow.
64. 我找不到我的雨伞了，肯定有人错拿了它。（完成译句）
I can’t find my umbrella. Someone must have taken it ________ ________.
65. 他担心他在英语演讲比赛中失败。
He is worried about ________ ________ his English Speaking Competition.
第三节 综合填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
温馨提示：只要有大小写、单词拼写、语法等错误，均不给分。
A．语法填空
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
There are about 200 countries in the world but few of them have purple on their ____66____ (nation) flags. Why
In the past, the purple dye (染料) was from a small sea sail (海螺). ____67____ (create) just one gram of the purple dye, people needed to collect more than 10,000 sea snail. After sea snails were collected by the thousands, they were ____68____ (boil) in a pot for days until the mixture (混合物) turned a reddish - purple color. It was ____69____ long process. What was worse, it ____70____ (smell) terrible. All the above made purple an unusual and expensive color. Only rich ____71____ (ruler) could afford (买得起) to buy and wear the color. Usually, their children were described as being “born in the purple”.
Then do you know when purple was widely used
In 1856, William Henry Perkin, an English chemist, created a bright purple color ____72____ accident. He realized that it could be used to dye clothes, ____73____ he started to produce the dye. Its price was much ____74____ (low) than that of the dye from sea snails. Soon, it grew in ____75____ (popular) around the world. Thanks to Perkin, more and more people could afford to buy and wear the color.
B．选词填空
阅读下面短文，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。每词限用一次。
well, that, increase, spread, be, they, activity, big, by, however
Like humans, animals also have their ways to deal with the viruses (病毒). Mites (螨) carry viruses and they can be the ____76____ danger to bees. An international team found that if bees ____77____ infected (感染) with mites, they stay outside of the hive (蜂巢). In this way, they can avoid ____78____ the mites. This protects the young bees in the hive’s center.
“Honeybees always have a lot of ____79____ such as cleaning each other. And they believe ____80____ these interactions (互动) can be good for their social communication. But when they find these may ____81____ the risk of infection, they choose to protect the young bees. They always do that ____82____ carrying out distance (距离) with their friends, said Alessandro Cini from the team.
Other animals stay faraway to protect family members as ____83____. For example, monkeys are used to cleaning their family members every day. ____84____, they hardly clean those monkeys with viruses.
Animals pay much attention to ____85____ living environment. They believe that only in this way can they and their family stay away from viruses.
第四节 书面表达（满分15分）
86. 两年的初中生活，你一定有很多的变化。请用“Changes in my life”为题，谈谈你的变化。
要求：1.写出你三个方面的变化，用上used to结构。
2.100词左右。
Changes in my life
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渠县中学2024年秋季半期考试
初三年级英语试卷 简要答案
第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共100分）
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 基础知识运用（共三节 满分30分）
第一节 单项选择（本题共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
【1题答案】
【答案】B
【2题答案】
【答案】C
【3题答案】
【答案】C
【4题答案】
【答案】A
【5题答案】
【答案】C
【6题答案】
【答案】C
【7题答案】
【答案】A
【8题答案】
【答案】B
【9题答案】
【答案】A
【10题答案】
【答案】B
第二节 完形填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共计15分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A
【11~15题答案】
【答案】11. B 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. C
B
【16~25题答案】
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. C 21. B 22. D 23. A 24. D 25. D
第三节 情景交际（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
【26~30题答案】
【答案】26. B 27. G 28. F 29. E 30. C
第三部分 阅读理解（共两节 满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
【31~35题答案】
【答案】31. B 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. A
B
【36~40题答案】
【答案】36. A 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. C
C
【41~45题答案】
【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. D
第二节 阅读还原（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
【46~50题答案】
【答案】46. F 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. A
第Ⅱ卷 非选择题（共50分）
第一节 单词（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
温馨提示：只要有大小写、单词拼写、语法等错误，均不给分。
A．根据句意用首字母及汉语提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
【51题答案】
【答案】(r)equires
【52题答案】
【答案】translated
【53题答案】
【答案】sudden
【54题答案】
【答案】absent
【55题答案】
【答案】influence
B．用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
【56题答案】
【答案】politely
【57题答案】
【答案】be punished
【58题答案】
【答案】improving
【59题答案】
【答案】heroes
【60题答案】
【答案】historical
第二节 句子（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
温馨提示：只要有大小写、单词拼写、语法等错误，均不给分。
根据所给提示完成句子。每空一词含缩略词。
【61题答案】
【答案】 ①. were ②. divided
【62题答案】
【答案】 ①. No ②. matter
【63题答案】
【答案】 ①. stop/prevent/keep ②. going
【64题答案】
【答案】 ①. by ②. mistake
【65题答案】
【答案】 ①. failing ②. in
第三节 综合填空（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
温馨提示：只要有大小写、单词拼写、语法等错误，均不给分。
A．语法填空
【66~75题答案】
【答案】66. national
67. To create
68. boiled
69. a 70. smelled
71. rulers
72. by 73. so
74. lower
75. popularity
B．选词填空
【76~85题答案】
【答案】76. biggest
77 are 78. spreading
79. activities
80. that 81. increase
82. by 83. well
84. However
85. their
第四节 书面表达（满分15分）
【86题答案】
【答案】例文
Changes in my life
Time goes by. Three years has passed. Of course I have changed a lot. Let me show you my changes.
I used to be short, but now I’m one of the tallest students in my school. I used to be shy and quiet, but now I’m outgoing and I have made many friends. I used to hate reading, but now I have fallen in love with it. The most important change in my life is that I become interested in reading. Last summer my best friend gave me an interesting book to read. I enjoyed it so much that I started to read other books. It is the most important change because reading gives me a lot of knowledge and makes me very happy. As a famous saying goes, “Reading makes a full man.”
