江苏省淮安市经济开发区2024-2025学年初三年级下册英语期中试题（含答案）

江苏省淮安市经济开发区2024-2025学年初三下学期英语试题期中试题

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I.单项选择

1、Ibelieveeverystudentinourschoolanticipatesenteringhisorherdreamhighschool.

A.looksforwardB.expectsC.looksforwardtoD.hopes

2、-Couldyoutellme?

-Talkingaboutfestivals.

A.whataretheydoingB.whattheyaredoing

C.wheretheyaregoingD.wherearetheygoing

3、Itwasraining.Myfatheraskedmearaincoat.

A.takeB.takesC.tookD.totake

4、TomoftenplayspianoonSunday,buthelikesplayingbasketball.

A.the,/B./,theC.a,aD.the,a

5、一WhatisthemostpopularwaytocommunicateinChinanow?

-WeChat.Oneofitsisthatitcansentwords,picturesaswellasvoices.

A.positionsB.advantagesC.purposesD.expressions

6、——Nowadays,itseemsthatmanyyoungpeoplecan'tlivewithoutsmartphones.

—.Ithinkifsbadfortheirhealth.

A.PmafraidnotB.Ihopenot.C.Exactly.D.Ofcourse.

7、——It'sgoingtoraintonight.TmalittleworriedaboutAdam.He'sstillout.

一Whynothimacall?

A.giveB.togiveC.givingD.gave

8、Sheusuallyhaseggandsomeporridgeforbreakfast.

A.an;theB.an;\C.a;theD.a;\

9、—Didyouhearsomeoneknockingatthedoorjustnow,Tom?

—No,ITVwithmyfriendinmybedroom.

A.waswatchingB.watchedC.amwatchingD.watch

10>-willthenexthigh-speedtraintoBeijingarrive,Dad?

一Inabout15minutes.

A.HowsoonB.HowlongC.Howoften

II.完形填空

11、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Onceuponatimetherewasalittleorphan（孤）L）whoalwayswishedthathecouldflylikeabird.ltwasvery]forhim

tounderstandwhyhecouldnotfly.

Therewasanotherlittleboywhowascrippled（痫子）.Onedaytheorphancametoapark,wherehesawthelittlecrippledboy_

2inthesandalone.

Heranovertothelittlecrippledboyandaskedhimifhehadeverwantedtoflylikeabird.

“No,"hesaid."3I'vebeenthinkingaboutwhatitwouldbeliketowalkandrunlike4

“Thatisverysad,“saidthelitleorphan.tcDoyouthinkwecouldbefriends?^^

“Sure,“saidthelittlecrippledboy.

Thetwolittleboysplayedforhours.5ofthemfeltaslonelyastheyhavebeenbefore.Thenthelittlecrippled6

fathercamewithawheelchairto7hisson.Thelittleorphanranovertohimandsaidsomethingintohisear.

“ThatwouldbeOkay,^^saidtheman.

Thelittleorphanranbacktohisfriendandsaid,“YouaremyonlyfriendandI8Icoulddosomethingtomakeyou

walkandrunlikeothers.9,1can't.ButthereissomethingthatIcandoforyou.^^

Thelittleorphanboyturned10andtoldhisfriendtoslideontohisback.Thenhebegantorunacrossthegrass.Heran

fasterandfaster,11thelittlecrippledboyonhisback.

Thefatherbegantocrywithtearsashissonshoutedatthetopofhis12,“IamFLYING!Daddy,IamFLYING!?,

Thafsthelittleorphanwhohelpedthecrippledboy13thedreamtoflyinhislifeandmovedthefather.14he

didn'tknowthereasonwhyhecouldnotfly,hehelpedanotherboyflyandharvestedhappinessfromit.Lefsalwaysbeready

tohelpothersbecausehelpingothersishelping15.

1.A.easyB.difficultC.necessaryD.important

2.A.jumpingB.throwingC.runningD.playing

3.A.AndB.SinceC.ButD.Because

4.A.otherB.othersC.theotherD.theothers

5.A.BothB.AllC.EitherD.Neither

6.A.boyB.girlC.boy'sD.girl's

7.A.putupB.pickupC.carryupD.sendup

8.A.hopeB.expectC.wishD.wonder

9.A.HelpfulB.LuckilyC.CarefullyD.Unluckily

10.A.upB.byC.overD.around

11.A.carryingB.holdingC.catchingD.fetching

12.A.soundB.noiseC.voiceD.talk

13.A.getB.achieveC.realizeD.understand

14.A.SoB.AndC.HoweverD.Though

15.A.yourselfB.myselfC.themselvesD.ourselves

in.语法填空

12、Positive（积极的）peopleareusuallyhappy.Theyoftenhavealotoffriends.Whentheyhaveaproblem,theytrytochange

theproblemil.achance.Theybelievethingsalwaysworkout.Butcanpositivethinkingreallymakesomeone'slifebetter?

Manyscientistsarestudyingpositivethinking.Theyarefindingoutsomeveryinterestinginformation.

YourHealth

TheMayoClinicisafamousmedicalorganizationintheUnitedStates.Itstudiesmanythings,includingpositivethinking.

Theirresearchprovesthatpositivethinkinghasmanyadvantages.First,positivethinking!.goodhealth.Positivepeopledon't

worryaboutthebadeventsinlife,sotheystayhealthy.Positivepeopleare3.likelytoexerciseandeathealthyfoods.Because

ofthis,theydon'tusuallygetsickanddon'thavemanyhealthproblems.

Atwork

Dr.MichaelisaprofessorinGermany.Hisresearchshowsthatpositivepeopledowellinjobs.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.

Positivepeoplearecreative.Theydon'texpect4.tohelpthemwithproblems.Theysolveproblemsthemselves.Andpositive

peopledon'tgiveup.Theykeeptryingtolearnnewthings.

BecomingPositive

Inthepast,scientiststhoughtattitude5.changed.Now,manypsychologiststhinkpeoplecanbecomemorepositive.Thereare

manydifferentwaystochange.Herearesomeexamples.First,thinkaboutgoodeventsinyourlife.Attheendofaday,ask,

“Whatgoodthingshappenedtometoday??Thinkaboutthesethingsforafewminutes.Second,findinteresting6.todo.Laugh

atafunnymovieorreadagoodbook.Finally,alwaystrynewthings.Forexample,youcantalktopeopleyoudon'tknowor

shopinadifferentstore.Dodifferentthingseveryday.

AGoodLife

Lifecanbe7.sometimes.Don,tgiveuporbenegative.Takeaction.Thinkaboutthefutureandmakeaplan.Youcanlearntobe

positive.

IV.阅读理解

A

13>Youmayhaveheardofthefamoussaying,nEastorWest,homeisthebest.'*Whatdoestheword"home"meantoyou?How

doyousaythewordinFrench?InChinese?Inyourlanguage?Althoughpeopleusuallyknowwhatthewordmeans,it

sometimeshasnoexacttranslation.It*snotsurprising,becausetheideaofhomeisdifferentfromcountrytocountry,andfrom

persontoperson.Ahomeismorethanaroofandfourwalls.It'sthecooking,eating,talking,playingandsleepingthatgoon

inside.Andathomeyouusuallyfeelsafeandrelaxed.

Homeslookdifferentindifferentcountries.Theyalsohavedifferentthingsinside.Forexample,incoldnorthernEurope,

there*safireinthelivingroomorkitchenandallthechairsfaceit.Inthesouth,wherethesunshinesalotandit'smore

importanttokeeptheheatout,therearesmallwindowsandcoolstonefloors.

Weaskedsomepeopleabouttheirhomes.

Howoftendopeoplemovehouseinyourcountry".

"Inmycountrymanypeopledon'tstayinoneplaceforaverylonglime.They

oftenmoveeverytenyearsorso.H

一Chery,Boston,USA.

Whatarefeatures（特征）ofhomesinyourcountry?

"InBritain,evenintown,there'salwaysagarden.Wehaveseparatebedroomsandlivingrooms.Butwedon'toftenhave

balconies（阳台）.Theweatherisn'twarmenough!n

一Pat.Exeter,England

1.Theword"home"sometimeshasnoexacttranslationbecause.

A.peoplecan'tfindthiswordinthedictionary

B.nooneknowswhatitisCithasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcountries

C.peoplecan'tunderstandeachotherverywell

2.Accordingtothepassage,athome,youcandoeverythingexcept.

A.makingfriendsB.cookingandeatingCplayingandtalkingC.sleepingandrelaxing

3.WhyisitimportanttokeeptheheatoutofthehousesinsouthernEurope?

A.Becausetheywanttobreathefreshairoutside.

B.Becausethere'safireinthelivingroom.

C.Becausetheywearheavyclothesalldaylong.

D.Becausethesunthereshinesalot.

4.Fromthesecondparagraph,whatkindofhomespeoplehavedependson.

A.whethertheyarerichornot

B.theclimate（气候）theyhave

C.howoldtheyare

D.whethertheyliveinthecityorcountryside

5.Whichoneofthesentencesbelowistrue?

A.PeopleinBritainseldomhavebalconiesbecauseit'ssohotoutside.

B.SomeAmericansmovehouseseveraltimesduringtheirlifetime.

C.Homeslookthesameindifferentcountries.

D.HousesinnorthernEuropehavebigwindowsandcoolstonefloors.

B

14、Bats（蝙蝠）areunusualanimals.Eventhoughtheyfly,theyarenotbirds.Batsaretheonlymammalsthatfly.Amammalis

ananimalthathashairandfeedsitsbabieswithitsownmilk.Motherbatshavebabieseachspring.Babybatshangontotheir

mothersuntiltheylearntoflybythemselves.

Batscanbemanydifferentcolors.Mostarebrown,butsomeareblack,orangeorevengreen.

Eventhoughmanypeopledonotlikebats,batsdon'tusuallycausepeopletrouble.Onlyvampirebats（吸血蝙蝠）arevery

dangerous.BatsintheUnitedStateshelppeople.Everyyeartheyeatmillionsofbadinsects!

Batssleepalldaybecausetheycannotseewellinthebrightsunlight.Theyhangupsidedownindarkplaces.Assoonas

darknessbeginstofall,batswakeup.Theyflyaroundeasilyandquicklyatnight.Somebatsflyatnight,whileothersflyonlyin

theeveningortheearlymorning.

Batsmakesoundsthathelpthemfly,sincetheycannotseewell.Peoplecannothearthesesounds.Whenbatsmakesounds,the

soundshitobjectsinfrontofthemandgobackatthem.

Mostbatseatmosquitoes（蚊子）andmoths（飞蛾），buttherearesomebatsthatwillcatchfishswimminginwaterandeat

them.Stillotherkindsofbatseatbirdsormice.Batsthatliveinveryhotareaseatonlysomepartsofflowers.

Batsthatliveincoldareassometimessleepallwinter.ThatmeanstheyOtherbatsthatliveincoldareasflytowarmer

placesforthewinter.

1.（小题1）Accordingtothepassage,batsintheUnitedStatesare.

A.shyB.dangerousC.helpfulD.endangered

2.（4、题2）Howdobatstellifsomethingisintheirway?

A.Bymakingsounds.

B.Byopeningtheireyeswide.

C.Byhittingobjectsinfront.

D.Bywatchingotherbrightobjects.

3.（小题3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hibernate“inthelastparagraphmeaninChinese?

A.Findahome.B.Liveinnature

C.Eatanything.D.Sleepduringwinter

4.（小题4）Whafsthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnimalsorBirdsB.Theunusualanimal

C.Theflyinganimal.D.Theanimalwithdifferentcolors

C

15、ItallstartedayearbeforewhenmydaughterSuzanneandIwereshoppinginSydney.InthewindowofasportsshopI

noticedaphotoofagroupofyoungpeopleclimbingtherockalongacanyon（峡谷）."That'swhatI'mgoingtodonextyear,*'I

said.Suzannelaughed."Sure,Mom!Don'tforgetyou're65yearsold."

Ididn'tfeel1wasthatage!Ijoinedaclubandtrainedweekly.EachdayIfeltmyphysicalenergyincreaseand,alongwithit,

myconfidence.ThenSuzannepointedout,nIt*sgood,buthowcanyouclearawaythefearofheight?""I'vegotitworkedout,H

Irepliedbravely."We'regoingtotheindoorclimbingcenter."

WhileIwasgoingupthehighwall,Iwasafraidtolookdownasifaterribleanimalwasafterme.Sometimelater,asIreached

theground,Isatdownheavilyonthefloor.Laterthatnight,asIlayinbed,Iencouragedmyself,"You'veclimbedthewall!

You'llcertainlymakeit!”

WesetoffwithourpackagestotheGrandCanyon.Whenwereachedit,Ifoundthecanyonwasahugeblackhole-fardeeper

thanIhadimagined.Astheguideclipped（夹住）meontotherope,Timelostall

meaningasIpushedmybodyforward.Onlythestrongropekeptmefromlosinghope.Ibegantothinkitwouldneverend

wheneveryonehadstopped.nThisisasfaraswego,andwecanclimboutafterafewsteps,ntheguidesaidfinally.Twoanda

halfhourslater,wereturnedtothecarparkatlast.Ibegantoshake,onehardstepafteranother.

Gettingontothebus,IfellintotheseatIhadleftsoconfidentlyalifetimebefore.Then,whileIwasintheseatcatchingmy

breath,afeelingofhappinessspreadthroughme.Ihaddoneit,attheageof66.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。

1.Atthebeginning,what'sherdaughter'sattitudetowardsherdecision?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.

C.Confident.D.Satisfied.

2.WhatdidthewriterfindwhenshereachedtheGrandCanyon?

A.Shefounditwasveryeasytoclimbthecanyon.

B.Shefoundshebegantoshake,onehardstepafteranother.

C.Shefoundthecanyonwasfardeeperthanshehadimagined.

D.Shefoundthataterribleanimalwasafterherandshewasafraid.

3.Theunderlinedsentencesuggestedthatthewriterwasfeeling.

A.angryB.nervousC.happyD.excited

4.Whafstherightorderofthefollowing?

a.Iwentbacktothecarpark.

b.IfoundthecanyonwasmoreterriblethanIhadthought.

c.Igottheideaofrockclimbing.

d.Ifelthappyandproudofmyself.

e.Itrainedweeklyinaclub.

A.e-c-b-d-aB.c-e-b-a-d

C.a-c-e-b-dD.d-c-e-b-a

5.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Everydoghasitsday.

B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

C.Climbingistheonlywaytokeephealthy.

D.Childrenshouldcaremoreabouttheirparents.

D

16、Barbarawasdrivinghersix-year-oldson,Ben,tohispianolesson.Theywerelate,andBarbarawasbeginningto

thinksheshouldhavecalleditoff.Barbara,anurseatthelocalhospital,wasverytiredatthatmoment.Thecoldestseasonand

theterribleweatherjustbroughtthemmoredifficulties.

"Mum!"Bencriedsuddenly.ttLook!^^Justahead,acarhadlostcontrolontheicyroadandcrashed（猛撞）intoatelephone

pole.Barbarastoppedhercarquicklyandopenedthedoor.ShesaidtoBen,“Dear,promisemeyou'llstayinthecar!”"Iwill,

Mum,“Bensaidashismumran.Shewasanurse-shemightbeabletohelptheunluckypeople.

Itwasterrible.Twogirlsagedabout18wereinthecar.Onewasdeadandtheotherwasstillbreathing.Barbaraquickly

cleanedthewoundsinthedriver'shead.Bencalledforhelponhismum'sphone.Soonanambulancecame."Goodjob,

Barbara,you'vesavedherlife,^^onedoctorsaidasheexaminedthedriver'swounds.Barbarawalkedbacktohercarwitha

feelingofsadness,especiallyforthefamilyofthegirlwhohaddied.Later,Barbarawasabletomeetthefamilyofthedriver.

TheyexpressedtheirthankstoBarbaraforthehelpshehadprovided.

1.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Inspring.B.Insummer.C.Inautumn.D.Inwinter.

2.WhydidBencrysuddenly?

A.Becausehesawatrafficaccident.

B.Becausehedidn'twanttogotothepianolesson.

C.Becausehewantedtotellhismumtodrivecarefully.

D.Becauseherememberedthepianolessonhadbeencalledoff.

3.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.thedriverdiedintheend

B.BenandBarbarawerehelpful

C.Barbaracalledanambulanceonherphone

D.thetwogirlsweretakentohospitalbyBarbara

4.HowdidBarbarafeelwhenshewalkedbacktohercar?

A.Sad.B.Happy.C.Surprised.D.Excited.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.TheaccidenthappenedonBarbara'swayhome.

B.Benhelpedhismumcleanthedriver'swounds.

C.Thegirlwhodiedwasanurse,too.

D.Theonewhoexaminedthedriver'swoundsknewBarbarao

E

17、MeiQiyue,13,ofChongqing,leavesherdorm（寝室）earlyeverymorninganddoesn'treturnuntillateatnight.Shefeels

stressedinthedorm."Myroommateslookdownonme.WhenIsaysomething,theyneveragreewithme.Sometimes,they

evenlaughatmetogether,saidMei."Thedormislikehell.IwanttoleavethemomentIwalkin.^^

Meiisnotalone.Manymiddleschoolstudentslavesuchproblems.Plans,opinionsandothersmalldifferencescancreate

conflict。中突）.“Mostteenagersaretheonlychildinthefamilywheretheyarethe'King'or"Queen9.Theycan'tstandother

kids'differentideas,soconflictsbetweenthemcomeoutinthedorm,^^saidSunYunxiao,aprofessorinBeijing.

AccordingtoSun,roommaterelationsareimportantinschools,andstudentsshouldbeseriousaboutthem.Hesuggeststhat

studentsshouldbepatient,sincere（真诚）andcooperativeindealingwiththeirroommates.

ZouMing,14,ofShanxi,andhisroommatesdidn'tcleantheirdormforalongtimeduringtheirfirstsemester.aaLater,we

begantohateeachotherbecausenobodywouldclean,9,saidZou."Oneday,wehadadormmeeting.Atthemeetingwe

discussedtheproblemseriouslyanddecidedeachotherofuswouldcleanforaweek.^^Afterthemeeting,theycleanedthedorm

forthefirsttimetogether,andtheboyshavebecomegoodfriends.

“Ithinkweshouldtakecareofthedormlikeourfamilyandourroommateslikeourbrothers,9,saidZou."Onlyinthiswaycan

wehaveahappydormlikeandmakelifelongfriends.^^

1.WhydoesMeiQiyuedislikestayinginherdorm?

A.Becauseshealwaysthinksdifferentlyfromothers.

B.Becauseshethinksherroommatesalwayslookdownher.

C.Becausetheconditionofherdormisverypoor.

D.Becausesheistooshytotalkwithanybody.

2.Whatmakesstudentsindormshaveconflicts,accordingtoProfessorSun?

A.Thattheywanttobetheonlyoneinthedorm.

B.Thattheyhopetostudyindormsratherthaninclassrooms.

C.Thattheyarenotusedtohearingdifferentideas.

D.Thattheyhaven'tlearnedhowtocareabouteachother.

3.WhatwastheoriginalprobleminZouMing'sdorm?

A.Noonecleanedthedorm.

B.Theyhatedeachother.

C.Theyhadnosimilarinterests.

D.Theydidn?thelpeachother.

4.Whatproblemdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?

A.Studentscan'tmakefriendseasilyinanewschool.

B.Chinesemiddleschoolstudentsarenotreallytobeindependent.

C.Keepinggoodroommaterelationsisnoteasyforsomestudents.

D.Studentsstillneedtheirparents9helpevenwhentheyareinmiddleschool.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.MeiQiyue'sroommatesenjoylaughingather,becausesheisdifferent.

B.Mostteenagerswillbethe"Kings"or"Queens“ofourcountry.

C.Studentsshouldtakeroommaterelationsseriously.

D.Zou'sbrothersshouldtakecareofthedormwithhim.

F

18、LifeinBritain

Homesandfamilies

ManyBritishpeopleliveinHouses,notapartments.Mosthouseshavegardens.

Dailylife

Mostofficeworkersstartworkataboutnineinthemorning,andfinishataboutfiveorsixintheafternoon.Mostpeopledon't

gohomeforlunch,andtheyjusthaveaquickmeal.

Schoollife

Childrenstartschoolataboutnineam,andfinishataboutthreethirtypm.Mostchildrenhavelunchatschool.Allchildrengo

toschoolwhentheyarefourorfiveyearsold,andleavewhentheyaresixteenorseventeen.

Shops

Mostshopsopenat