牛津译林版英语初三上学期期末试卷及解答参考(2024年)

2024年牛津译林版英语初三上学期期末复习试卷及解答参考一、听力部分（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1、ListeningComprehension1.Listentotheconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.WhichactivitydoesthegirlNOTplantodo?A.Gotothecinema.B.Visitamuseum.C.Gohikinginthecountryside.D.Stayathomeandreadabook.Answer:D

Explanation:Thegirlmentionsgoingtothecinema,visitingamuseum,andgoinghiking,butshedoesnotmentionstayingathometoreadabook.2、ListeningComprehension2.Listentothedialoguebetweenateacherandastudentaboutaschoolproject.Whatdoestheteachersuggestthestudentdofirst?A.Researchthetopicthoroughly.B.Createadetailedoutline.C.Startwritingtheintroduction.D.Gatherallthenecessarymaterials.Answer:A

Explanation:Theteacheradvisesthestudenttoresearchthetopicthoroughlybeforeproceedingwiththeproject,indicatingthatresearchisthefirststepintheprocess.3、Listentothefollowingconversationandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear.A.ThemanisplanningatriptoLondon.B.Thewomanishelpingthemanfindajob.C.Themanislookingforaplacetolive.Answer:A

Explanation:ThemanmentionsthatheisthinkingabouttakingatriptoLondonnextmonth,indicatingthatheisplanningatrip.Theotheroptionsarenotsupportedbytheconversation.4、Listentothefollowingshortpassageandanswerthequestion.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheexperiment?A.ExcitedB.BoredC.DisappointedAnswer:A

Explanation:Theauthordescribestheexperimentas“fascinating”and“exciting,”suggestingthattheyfeltexcitedaboutit.Theotheroptionsarenotmentionedinthepassage.5、Question:Listentotheconversationandanswerthefollowingquestion.A.Wherearethespeakersgoing?B.Whattimeisitnow?C.Howwilltheygettothemuseum?Answer:A.Wherearethespeakersgoing?Dialogue:

M:Hey,areyoureadytogotothemuseum?

W:Yeah,Ithinkso.Weshouldleaveinabout10minutes.

M:OK,let’smeetatthebusstopthen.

W:Sure,I’llbethere.AnswerExplanation:Theconversationindicatesthatthespeakersareplanningtogotothemuseum,sothecorrectanswerisA.6、Question:Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing?A.Visitingafriend.B.Havingacoffeebreak.C.Takingawalkaroundthepark.Answer:B.Havingacoffeebreak.Dialogue:

M:Doyouwanttogoforawalkinthepark?

W:Ithinkthatsoundsnice,butI’mabittired.Howaboutwehaveacoffeebreakfirst?

M:That’sagoodidea.Wecantalkmorethen.AnswerExplanation:Thewomansuggestshavingacoffeebreakbeforegoingforawalkinthepark,makingBthecorrectanswer.7.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,TomandAlice,discussingtheirsummerplans.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion:Question:WhatdoesAliceplantododuringhersummervacation?A.GotoacampB.TraveltoEuropeC.StayathomeandstudyD.WorkasaninternAnswer:B.TraveltoEuropeExplanation:Intheconversation,AlicementionsthatshehasplannedatriptoEuropeforhersummervacation,sothecorrectanswerisB.8.Listentoashortinterviewwithalocalteacherabouttheimportanceofphysicaleducationinschools.Answerthefollowingquestion:Question:Accordingtotheteacher,whatisthemainpurposeofphysicaleducationclasses?A.ToimproveacademicperformanceB.TopromoteteamworkandsportsmanshipC.ToencouragestudentstospendmoretimeoutdoorsD.ToteachstudentsaboutdifferenttypesofsportsAnswer:B.TopromoteteamworkandsportsmanshipExplanation:Theteacherintheinterviewemphasizestheimportanceofteamworkandsportsmanshipinphysicaleducationclasses,whichiswhythecorrectanswerisB.9.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweenastudentandateacherinaschooloffice.Student:Excuseme,Mrs.

Green.IwaswonderingifIcouldtalktoyouaboutmyfinalprojectforEnglishclass.

Teacher:Sure,what’stheissue?

Student:Well,I’vechosentowriteabouttheeffectsofsocialmediaonteenagers,butI’mnotsurehowtostructuremyargument.

Teacher:That’sagreattopic.Haveyoustartedresearchingit?

Student:Notyet,Iwashopingyoucouldgivemesomeadviceonhowtoapproachit.Question:Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudent’sconversationwithMrs.

Green?

A)Todiscussthestudent’sfavoritebook.

B)Toaskforhelpwithascienceproject.

C)ToseekadviceonstructuringanEnglishclassproject.

D)Toinquireaboutschoolsportsactivities.Answer:C)ToseekadviceonstructuringanEnglishclassproject.Explanation:ThestudentclearlystatesthattheyneedadviceonstructuringtheirEnglishclassproject,indicatingthattheconversationisaboutacademicassistance.10.Youarelisteningtoanewsreportaboutanewenvironmentalinitiativeinthecity.NewsAnchor:Andnow,wehaveaspecialreportfromourenvironmentcorrespondent,JaneSmith.Jane,whatcanyoutellusaboutthisnewinitiative?

Jane:Thankyou,John.Thecityhasjustlaunchedanewprogramcalled“GreenCity,”aimedatreducingcarbonemissionsandpromotingsustainableliving.Theprogramincludesavarietyofinitiatives,suchastheinstallationofsolarpanelsinpublicbuildingsandtheencouragementofpublictransportationuse.Question:Whatistheprimaryfocusofthenew“GreenCity”initiative?

A)Toimprovecityinfrastructure.

B)Topromotetourism.

C)Toreducecarbonemissionsandencouragesustainableliving.

D)Toincreasethecity’spopulation.Answer:C)Toreducecarbonemissionsandencouragesustainableliving.Explanation:Thenewsreportdirectlystatesthatthe“GreenCity”initiativeisaboutreducingcarbonemissionsandpromotingsustainableliving,makingittheprimaryfocusoftheprogram.11.Youwillhearaconversationbetweentwofriendsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:Whatarethefriendsplanningtodothisweekend?A.Gotothebeach.B.Visitamuseum.C.Stayathome.Answer:B.Visitamuseum.Explanation:Intheconversation,oneofthefriendssuggeststhattheyshouldgotothemuseumsinceit’sfreeonweekends.Theotherfriendagreesandsaysit’sagoodidea.12.Listentoashortpassageabouttheimportanceofexercise.Thenanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainbenefitofregularexercise?A.Improvedacademicperformance.B.Reducedstresslevels.C.Increasedsocialconnections.Answer:B.Reducedstresslevels.Explanation:Thepassagementionsthatregularexercisecanhelpinreducingstressandimprovingmentalhealth.Thespeakeremphasizestheimportanceofphysicalactivityinmaintainingabalancedlife.13.Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.W:Haveyoudecidedwheretogoforyoursummervacation?

M:Iwasthinkingofgoingtothebeach,butmysistersuggestsgoingtothemountainsinstead.Question:Whatdoesthesisterrecommendforthesummervacation?A.Goingtothebeach.B.Goingtothemountains.C.Stayingathome.D.Travelingabroad.Answer:B

Explanation:Thesistersuggestsgoingtothemountainsinstead,whichmeanssherecommendsgoingtothemountainsforthesummervacation.14.Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestion.Passage:Thelocallibraryhasrecentlylaunchedanewreadingprogramforchildren.Theprogramaimstoencouragereadingamongyoungstudentsandimprovetheirliteracyskills.Eachstudentwhoparticipatesintheprogramwillreceiveafreebookandaccesstoaspecialreadingcorner.Additionally,therewillbeweeklyreadingsessionsandinteractiveactivities.Question:Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewreadingprogramatthelibrary?A.Toprovidefreebookstoallstudents.B.Toimproveliteracyskillsamongyoungstudents.C.Tocreateaspecialreadingcornerforadults.D.Toofferweeklyreadingsessionsforlibrarystaff.Answer:B

Explanation:Thepassageexplicitlystatesthattheprogramaimstoimproveliteracyskillsamongyoungstudents,makingoptionBthecorrectanswer.15.Listentotheconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.Question:WhatactivitydoesthesecondstudentplantodoonSaturdayafternoon?A.GoshoppingB.VisitamuseumC.GotothegymD.WatchamovieAnswer:B.VisitamuseumExplanation:Intheconversation,thesecondstudentmentionsthattheywillvisittheartmuseumonSaturdayafternoon,whichindicatesthatoptionBisthecorrectanswer.16.Listentoashortlectureabouttheimportanceofexercise.Question:Accordingtothelecture,whatisthemainbenefitofregularexercise?A.ImprovedacademicperformanceB.IncreasedenergylevelsC.EnhancedcreativityD.FasterweightlossAnswer:B.IncreasedenergylevelsExplanation:Thelectureemphasizesthatregularexercisecanleadtoincreasedenergylevels,makingoptionBthecorrectanswer.Theotheroptionsarenotmentionedasthemainbenefitofregularexerciseinthelecture.17.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwofriends,TomandLucy.Theyarediscussingtheirplansfortheweekend.Tom:Hey,Lucy,doyouhaveanyplansfortheweekend?Lucy:Yeah,Iwasthinkingofgoinghikingwithmyfamily.Howaboutyou?Tom:Thatsoundsfun!Iwasactuallyconsideringgoingtothemovieswithsomefriends.Whatdoyouthink?Lucy:Ithinkthatsoundsgreat.Whatmovieareyougoingtosee?Tom:We’regoingtowatchthenewactionmoviethatcameoutlastweek.Haveyouheardaboutit?Lucy:Yeah,Ihave.It’ssupposedtobereallyexciting.IthinkI’lljoinyouforthemovie.Question:WhatareTomandLucy’splansfortheweekend?A.Tomisgoinghiking,andLucyisgoingtothemovies.B.Tomisgoingtothemovies,andLucyisgoinghiking.C.BothTomandLucyaregoinghiking.D.BothTomandLucyaregoingtothemovies.Answer:B解析：根据对话内容，Tom计划和朋友去看电影，而Lucy计划和家人去远足，所以答案是B。18.Youarelisteningtoanewsreportaboutanewlawthathasbeenpassedinthecity.NewsAnchor:Goodevening,everyone.Today,wehavesomeexcitingnews.Thecitycouncilhasjustpassedanewlawaimedatreducingtrafficcongestion.Listener1:What’sthenewlawabout?NewsAnchor:Thenewlawrequiresalldriverstousepublictransportationforatleasttwodaysaweek.Thiswillhelpreducethenumberofcarsontheroadandimproveairquality.Listener2:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Willtherebeanyexceptionstothelaw?NewsAnchor:Yes,thereareafewexceptions.Driverswhohavedisabilitiesorthoselivinginruralareasareexemptfromthelaw.Question:Whatisthemainpurposeofthenewlaw?A.Topromotetourisminthecity.B.Toreducetrafficcongestionandimproveairquality.C.Toencouragemorepeopletobuycars.D.Tomakeiteasierforpeopletocommutetowork.Answer:B解析：根据新闻内容，新法律的目的是减少交通拥堵和改善空气质量，因此答案是B。19.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudents,AliceandBob,discussingtheirweekendplans.Listentotheconversationandanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:WhatactivitydoAliceandBobplantodoonSaturdayafternoon?A.Goshopping.B.Visitamuseum.C.Haveapicnic.Answer:BExplanation:Intheconversation,Alicementions,“Well,wecanvisitthemuseumthisafternoon.Iheardtheyhaveaspecialexhibiton.”Thisindicatesthattheyplantovisitamuseum.20.YouhearaweatherforecastforOxford.Listentotheforecastandanswerthefollowingquestion.Question:WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinOxfordonSunday?A.Sunnywithahighof25°C.B.Cloudywithachanceofrain.C.Rainywithalowof15°C.Answer:CExplanation:Theweatherforecaststates,“Sundaywillberainywithalowof15°C.Itisrecommendedtocarryanumbrella.”ThissuggeststhattheweatherwillberainyonSunday.二、阅读理解（30分）ReadingComprehensionPassage:TheancientEgyptianswereknownfortheiradvancedknowledgeofmathematics,medicine,andarchitecture.Oneofthemostfascinatingaspectsoftheircivilizationwastheirintricatesystemofwriting,knownashieroglyphics.Hieroglyphicswereacombinationofphoneticsymbolsandlogographicsymbols,whichmadeitpossibleforthemtoconveycomplexideasandinformation.Thiswritingsystemwasusedforoverthreethousandyearsandwasoneofthefirstwritingsystemstobedeveloped.OneofthekeyfiguresinthestudyofhieroglyphicswasJean-FrançoisChampollion,aFrenchscholarwhomadesignificantbreakthroughsindecipheringthesymbols.In1822,Champollionpublishedapapertitled“Lettresurleshieroglyphesdelalangueégyptienne,”inwhichhepresentedhisfindings.Hisworklaidthefoundationformodernunderstandingofhieroglyphicwriting.Hieroglyphicsweretypicallycarvedorpaintedonstoneorpapyrus.Thesymbolswerearrangedinverticalcolumns,andeachcolumncouldcontainmultiplelines.Thelanguageofhieroglyphicswasincrediblycomplex,withover700symbolsused.Thesesymbolsrepresentednotonlysoundsbutalsoideasandobjects.Forexample,thesymbolforalionrepresentedtheword“lion”andalsotheconceptofpower.Today,hieroglyphicsareasubjectofgreatinteresttohistorians,linguists,andEgyptologists.Theyprovideinvaluableinsightsintotheculture,beliefs,anddailylifeoftheancientEgyptians.Throughthestudyofhieroglyphics,wecanbetterunderstandtheachievementsandcontributionsofthisancientcivilization.Questions:1.WhatwasoneofthekeyaspectsoftheancientEgyptians’civilizationthatfascinatedhistorians?

A)Theirknowledgeofmathematics

B)Theirintricatesystemofwriting

C)Theiradvancedmedicine

D)Theirarchitecture2.WhichFrenchscholarmadesignificantbreakthroughsindecipheringhieroglyphics?

A)Champollion

B)NapoleonBonaparte

C)Cleopatra

D)Tutankhamun3.Whatwastheprimarypurposeofhieroglyphicwriting?

A)TodocumentthehistoryoftheancientEgyptians

B)Toconveycomplexideasandinformation

C)Torecordtheirachievementsinmathematicsandmedicine

D)TocreateartanddecorationAnswers:1.B)Theirintricatesystemofwriting2.A)Champollion3.B)Toconveycomplexideasandinformation三、完型填空（15分）Section3:ClozeTestReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestwordforeachblankfromtheoptionsgivenbelow.Thereisoneextraoptionwhichdoesnotfitinanyoftheblanks.InthesmalltownofWindermere,the____(1)__ofthecommunitywasgatheredinthetownsquarefortheannual____(2)__festival.The____(3)__wasfilledwithexcitementandanticipationas____(4)__ofallages____(5)__toenjoythevariousactivitiesandperformances.1.A.populationB.historyC.libraryD.museum2.A.artB.musicC.autumnD.summer3.A.streetB.squareC.parkD.school4.A.studentsB.touristsC.childrenD.residents5.A.lookedB.wereC.wantedD.seemedAnswer:1.A.population2.C.autumn3.B.square4.D.residents5.B.were四、语法填空题（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1、Theteacher,______(be)enthusiasticaboutthenewteachingmethods,organizedaspecialworkshopforthestaff.答案：is解析：本题考查现在进行时态。根据句意“这位老师对新的教学方法非常热情，为教职工们组织了一个特别的研讨会”，应使用现在进行时态来描述老师此时的状态。因此，正确答案是”is”。2、IfI______(have)moretime,Iwouldtravelaroundtheworld.答案：had解析：本题考查虚拟语气。根据句意“如果我有更多的时间，我会环游世界”，这里表示对现在或将来情况的虚拟，所以应该使用过去完成时态，即”had”+过去分词的形式。因此，正确答案是”had”。3、Inthelibrary,everystudentisrequiredto____________(wear)auniform.答案：wear解析：本题考查被动语态。根据句意，学生是要求穿制服的，故用被动语态。正确答案为wear。4、Mybrother____________(play)thepianoverywell.Hehasbeenpracticingforfiveyears.答案：plays解析：本题考查现在进行时。根据句意，哥哥弹钢琴弹得很好，表示他现在正在弹钢琴，故用现在进行时。正确答案为plays。5、Completethefollowingsentencewiththeproperformofthegivenword.

Theconference(hold)_________nextweekaimstodiscusstheimpactofclimatechangeoncoastalregions.Answer:tobeheldExplanation:Thecorrectformtousehereistheinfinitiveformwith‘to’becausetheconferenceisafutureeventthathasnotyetoccurred.Thepassivevoiceisusedbecausetheconferenceitselfisbeingheldbysomeoneorsomethingelse,whichisnotspecifiedinthiscontext.6、Fillintheblankusinganappropriatepreposition.

Sheinsistedongoing________me,despitemyproteststhatitwastoodangerous.Answer:withExplanation:Thepreposition‘with’isusedheretoindicateaccompanyingorgoingalongsidesomeone.Itfitsthecontextwhereshewantstogotogetherwiththeotherperson,regardlessofthedangerimpliedbytheprotests.7.Inthe7,theteacheraskedthestudentstosummarizethemainpointsofthelesson.A.processB.periodC.situationD.momentAnswer:D.moment

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“moment”becauseitreferstoaspecificpointintimewhensomethinghappens.“Process”referstoaseriesofactionsorstepstakeninordertoachieveaparticularresult.“Period”referstoalengthoftime.“Situation”referstoastateofaffairs.8.Thebook8mealotofknowledgeaboutancienthistory.A.taughtB.taughttoC.taughtofD.teachesAnswer:A.taught

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“taught”asitisthesimplepasttenseoftheverb“teach,”whichisusedheretodescribeanactionthathappenedinthepast.“Taughtto”isnotgrammaticallycorrectinthiscontext.“Taughtof”isnotacorrectphrase.“Teaches”isthepresenttenseanddoesnotmatchthepasttensecontextofthesentence.9、TheGreatWallofChina,oneofthe__________(wonder)oftheworld,attractsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.Answer:wondersExplanation:Thesentencerequiresapluralnounbecause“oneofthe”indicatesthattherearemultiplethingsbeingreferredto,andwe’retalkingaboutmorethanonewonderintheworld.“Wonders”isthepluralformof“wonder.”10、Ifyouhadstudiedharder,you__________(pass)theexamlastweek.Answer:wouldhavepassedExplanation:Thisisathirdconditionalsentence,whichisusedtotalkaboutasituationinthepastthatdidnothappen,anditshypotheticalresult.Thestructureis:if+pastperfect,would+have+pastparticiple.Here,“wouldhavepassed”correctlyexpresseswhattheoutcomewouldhavebeenifthecondition(studyingharder)hadbeenmetinthepast.五、简答题（本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）1、WhatarethemaindifferencesbetweenasimileandametaphorinEnglishlanguage?答案：1.Asimileusesthewords“like”or“as”todirectlycomparetwothings,whileametaphordoesnotusethesewordsandinsteadimpliesacomparison.2.Similesaregenerallymorestraightforwardandobvious,whilemetaphorscanbemorecomplexandabstract.3.Similesoftenusemoreliterallanguage,whilemetaphorscanbemorecreativeandimaginative.解析：Thisquestionasksthestudenttoidentifyandexplainthekeydistinctionsbetweensimilesandmetaphors.Theanswerprovidesaclearandconciseexplanationofthedifferences,highlightingtheuseofcomparisonwords,thenatureofthecomparison,andthelevelofcreativityinvolved.3、Whatarethreeadvantagesoflivinginasmalltowncomparedtoabigcity?Answer:Threeadvantagesoflivinginasmalltownincludelesstraffic,strongercommunitybonds,andlowercostofliving.Explanation:Smalltownsoftenhavelesscongestionandtraffic,whichcanreducestressandsavetimeoncommuting.Theclose-knitnatureofsmallcommunitiesfostersstrongsocialtiesandasenseofbelonging.Additionally,thecostoflivingistypicallylowerinsmalltowns,makingiteasierforresidentstomanagetheirfinances.4、Explainhowrenewableenergysourcescanhelpreduceenvironmentalpollution.Answer:Renewableenergysourcessuchassolar,wind,andhydropowerdonotproduceharmfulemissionsorpollutantsduringoperation,whichhelpstoreduceairandwaterpollution.Theyalsodecreaserelianceonfossilfuels,whicharemajorcontributorstogreenhousegasemissionsandclimatechange.Explanation:Unliketraditionalenergysourceslikecoalandoil,renewableenergysourcesgeneratepowerwithoutemittingcarbondioxideandotherpollutantsthatharmtheenvironment.Byreplacingfossilfuelconsumptionwithcleanenergy,wecanmitigatetheeffectsofglobalwarmingandimproveairquality,leadingtohealthierecosystemsandlivingconditionsforpeopleandwildlife.5、PleasetranslatethefollowingsentenceintoEnglish:“在这次期末考试中，我们不仅要考察学生对基础知识的掌握，还要测试他们的应用能力和创新思维。”Answer:Inthisfinalexam,wearenotonlytotestthestudents’masteryofbasicknowledge,butalsotoexaminetheirapplicationabilityandinnovativethinking.Explanation:Thisquestionteststhestudents’abilitytotranslateacomplexsentencefromChinesetoEnglish.Thekeypointsincludethetranslationof“期末考试”as“finalexam”,“考察”as“test”,“基础知识”as“basicknowledge”,“应用能力”as“applicationability”,and“创新思维”as“innovativethinking”.Thestudentsshouldpayattentiontotheuseoftensesandthearrangementofsentencestructure.六、书面表达题（15分）Sure,here’sanexampleofawrittenexpressionquestionthatmightbefoundonanEnglishexamfortheseniorhighschoollevel,framedinthecontextoftheOxford-YilinPresssyllabus,alongwithasampleanswerandanalysis.Pleasenotethatactualexamquestionswouldbebasedonthespecificcurriculumandtextbooksusedduringthesemester.WrittenExpression(30points)Instructions:Youaretowriteacomposition