外研版英语小学三年级上学期期中试题与参考答案(2024-2025学年)

2024-2025学年外研版英语小学三年级上学期期中复习试题与参考答案一、听力部分（本大题有12小题，每小题2分，共24分）1、Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethecorrectanswer.A.Goodmorning,teacher!B.Goodmorning,kids!C.Howareyoutoday?Answer:BExplanation:Theteacherisgreetingthestudents,sothecorrectresponsewouldbeagreetingfromthestudents.2、Listentothequestionandchoosethecorrectanswer.Question:Whatistheweatherliketoday?A.It’ssunny.B.It’srainy.C.It’swindy.Answer:AExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“It’ssunny”becausethequestionasksabouttheweatherand“sunny”istheappropriateresponsetodescribegoodweather.3、Question:Listentothedialogueandchoosethecorrectanswer.A.What’stheweatherliketoday?B.It’ssunnytoday.C.It’srainingtoday.Answer:BExplanation:Inthedialogue,thefirstspeakerasksabouttheweather,andthesecondspeakerreplies“It’ssunnytoday,”whichmeanstheweatherissunny.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisB.4、Question:Listentothestoryandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Thelittleboyandthelittlegirlwenttothepark.Theysawalotofanimals.Theanimalswerevery___________.Theyplayedwitheachotherandhadagoodtime.Thelittleboysaid,“Thisisthebestdayofmylife!”A.friendlyB.happyC.beautifulAnswer:AExplanation:Thesentence“Theanimalswerevery___________”suggeststhattheanimalswereamiableandfriendly.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisA.5、Whatdoestheboywanttodrink?A.WaterB.MilkC.JuiceAnswer:C

Explanation:Theboysays,“I’mthirsty.CanIhavesomejuice?”Thus,hewantstodrinkjuice.6、Whataretheanimalsdoinginthepark?A.EatinggrassB.FlyingC.SwimmingAnswer:A

Explanation:Thespeakersays,“Lookattheanimalsinthepark.Theyareeatinggrass.”Therefore,theanimalsareeatinggrass.7、Question:Whatistheweatherliketoday?A.It’ssunny.B.It’scloudy.C.It’sraining.Answer:A

Explanation:Thequestionasksabouttheweathertoday.Theanswer“It’ssunny”meansthattheweatherisclearandsunny.Therefore,optionAisthecorrectanswer.8、Question:Whoisplayingtheguitar?A.Theteacher.B.Thestudent.C.Themother.Answer:B

Explanation:Thequestioninquiresaboutthepersonwhoisplayingtheguitar.Theanswer“Thestudent”indicatesthatastudentisplayingtheguitar.Thus,optionBisthecorrectchoice.9.Listentothedialoguebetweentwofriendsandchoosethecorrectanswer.A.Whatcoloristhesky?B.Whatdayisittoday?C.Howoldareyou?

Answer:B

Explanation:Thedialoguementionsthedayoftheweek,indicatingthecorrectanswerisabouttheday.10.Listentothefollowingsentencesandselecttheonethatisdifferentfromtheothers.A.Thecatissleepingonthesofa.B.Thedogisrunninginthepark.C.Thebirdissingingonthetree.D.Thefishisswimmingintheocean.

Answer:D

Explanation:Thefirstthreeoptionsdescribelandanimals,whilethelastoptionisaboutaseaanimal,makingitthedifferentone.11.Youhearachildsaying,“Ihavetwoapplesandthreeoranges.”Question:Howmanyfruitsdoesthechildhaveintotal?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FiveD.EightAnswer:C.FiveExplanation:Thechildhastwoapplesandthreeoranges.Tofindthetotalnumberoffruits,youaddthetwonumbers:2apples+3oranges=5fruits.12.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudents.StudentA:“Ihavefourpencilsandonepen.”

StudentB:“That’snotasmanyasIhave.Ihavethreepensandfivepencils.”Question:HowmanypensdoesStudentBhave?A.FourB.FiveC.ThreeD.SevenAnswer:C.ThreeExplanation:StudentBmentionshavingthreepensandfivepencils.Thequestionasksforthenumberofpens,whichisexplicitlystatedasthree.二、选择题（本大题有12小题，每小题2分，共24分）1、Choosethewordthathasthesamevowelsoundastheword“cat.”A.sunB.cupC.batD.cutAnswer:CExplanation:Theword“cat”hasashort/æ/vowelsound.Amongtheoptions,“bat”alsohasashort/æ/vowelsound.2、Whichsentenceiscorrect?A.Shehastwoapples.B.Shehastwoapple.C.Shehastwoofapple.D.Shehastwoappleof.Answer:AExplanation:Thecorrectsentencestructureforthepluralof“apple”istoadd“s”to“apple,”makingit“apples.”Therefore,“Shehastwoapples”isthecorrectsentence.3、Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.A.bigB.smallC.fatD.thinThecatis__________thanthedog.A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.Answer:CExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“fat”becauseitcomparesthesizeofthecattothedog,indicatingthatthecatislarger.Theotheroptionsdonotprovideadirectcomparisoninthiscontext.4、Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.A.playB.eatC.sleepD.readIliketo__________booksintheevening.A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.Answer:DExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“read”becauseitistheappropriateactivitythatpeopleusuallydointheevening.Theotheroptionsdonotfitthecontextofthesentence.5.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Thecatlikestositinthetreeandwatchthebirds_.A.flyingB.flewC.flyAnswer:A.flyingExplanation:Thesentenceisinthepresenttenseanddescribesanactionthatiscurrentlyhappening.Therefore,thecorrectformoftheverbshouldbeinthepresentcontinuousform,whichis“flying.”6.Matchthewordswiththeircorrectmeanings.A.apple(n.)1.aroundfruitwithredorgreenskinB.cat(n.)2.tofeelorshowastronglikingforsomeoneorsomethingC.happy(adj.)3.asmallanimalwithafurrybody,atail,andnowingsAnswer:A.1,B.3,C.2Explanation:Thecorrectmatchingofthewordswiththeirmeaningsisasfollows:Apple(n.)meansaroundfruitwithredorgreenskin.Cat(n.)meansasmallanimalwithafurrybody,atail,andnowings.Happy(adj.)meanstofeelorshowastronglikingforsomeoneorsomething.7.Whichworddoesnotbelonginthefollowinggroup?A.appleB.bananaC.pearD.fishAnswer:DExplanation:Thewords“apple,”“banana,”and“pear”arealltypesoffruits.“Fish,”however,isatypeofanimal,makingitthewordthatdoesnotbelonginthegroup.8.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Thecatisvery_______.A.cleverB.happyC.cleanD.hungryAnswer:BExplanation:Thesentencedescribesthemoodorfeelingofthecat.“Happy”isthecorrectwordtocompletethesentence,indicatingthatthecatisinagoodmood.Theotheroptions,“clever,”“clean,”and“hungry,”describedifferentqualitiesorstatesthatdonotfitaswellwiththecontextofthesentence.9.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Thecatisvery_______.A.smartB.happyC.beautifulAnswer:A.smartExplanation:Thesentenceisdescribingatraitofthecat.“Smart”istheappropriatewordtodescribeintelligence,whichfitswellinthecontextofthesentence.10.Matchthesentencewiththecorrectpicture.A.Thesunisshiningbrightly.B.Thebirdsareflyinginthesky.C.Thechildrenareplayinginthepark.1.__________2.__________3.__________Answer:1.C,2.B,3.AExplanation:Thecorrectmatchingisasfollows:1.C-Thechildrenareplayingintheparkmatcheswithapictureofchildrenenjoyingoutdoorplay.2.B-Thebirdsareflyingintheskymatcheswithapictureofbirdssoaringthroughtheair.3.A-Thesunisshiningbrightlymatcheswithapictureofasunnydaywiththesunshining.11.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Thecatissleepingonthe__________.A.bedB.tableC.chairAnswer:AExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“bed”becausecatsoftensleeponsoftsurfaceslikebeds.12.Completethesentencewiththecorrectformofthewordgiven.Thedogisbarkingloudlybecauseit__________someoneatthedoor.A.seesB.seesC.seeAnswer:BExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“sees”becauseitisthepresentsimpletenseandfitsthecontextofthesentence.Thepasttense“saw”wouldnotbecorrectinthiscaseasitindicatesacompletedaction,whichdoesnotfittheongoingsituationdescribedinthesentence.三、完型填空（10分）Directions:Thereare5blanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblank,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Tomisa21-year-oldcollegestudent.He22totheUnitedStateslastyear.He23thereforasemestertostudyEnglish.Tom24inasmalltownintheUnitedStates.Thetownisvery25.A.cameB.goesC.wentD.hascomeA.studyB.studiedC.studiesD.willstudyA.livesB.livedC.livingD.willliveA.beautifulB.bigC.smallD.farA.andB.butC.orD.soKeys:1.C2.B3.A4.A5.B四、阅读理解（26分）ReadingComprehensionPassage:ThesunwasshiningbrightlyinthesmalltownofGreenfield.Childrenwereplayinginthepark,andeveryonewasenjoyingthewarmweather.Oneday,anewlibraryopenedinthetown.Itwasabeautifulbuildingwithlotsofwindows,anditwasfilledwithbooksofallkinds.Lily,alittlegirlwholovedreading,wasveryexcitedaboutthenewlibrary.Shevisitediteverydayafterschool.Oneday,whileshewasbrowsingthroughthebooks,shefoundaspecialsectioncalled“MythsandLegends.”Shewasfascinatedbythestoriesofheroesandmagicalcreatures.Lilyspenthoursreadingthestoriesandimaginingherselfinthoseadventures.Shedecidedtowriteherownstory.Withthehelpofherteacher,shewroteastoryaboutabravegirlnamedAnnawhosavedthetownfromaterribledragon.Herstorywassowonderfulthattheteacherencouragedhertoshareitwiththeotherstudents.Lilywasnervousatfirst,butshegatheredhercourageandreadherstorytotheclass.Everyonelovedit,andLilyfeltveryproud.Questions:1.WhatwastheweatherlikeinGreenfieldonthedaythelibraryopened?

a)Rainy

b)Sunny

c)Cloudy

d)Windy2.WhatdidLilylovetodoinherfreetime?

a)Playsports

b)WatchTV

c)Readbooks

d)Travel3.WhatdidLilydecidetowriteaboutinherstory?

a)Aprincess

b)Abravegirl

c)Amagicalcreature

d)AterribledragonAnswers:1.b)Sunny2.c)Readbooks3.b)Abravegirl五、写作题（16分）WritingTaskTask:Writeashortstoryaboutyourfavoriteanimal.Includethefollowingelementsinyourstory:Thenameandtypeoftheanimal.Whyyoulikethisanimal.Afunexperienceyouhadwiththisanimal.Whatyouwouldliketodowiththisanimalinthefuture.Example:MyFavoriteAnimal:TheGoldenRetrieverMyfavoriteanimalisaGoldenRetrievernamedMax.Maxisafriendlyandintelligentdogwithashinygoldencoatandawaggingtailthatneverstops.IlikeMaxbecauseheisalwaysthereforme.WhetherIneedacomfortinghugorsomeonetoplayfetchwith,Maxisalwaysbymysid