some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories This is because they
2023-2024 学年第二学期初三英语期中质量检测
cannot read or write and they have to remember things, they cannot write them down in a
一、单项选择。（共 10 题，计 10 分） small notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory is
( ) 1. — Did you return Helen’s call the whole time being exercised.
—I didn’t need to I’ll see her tomorrow. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering
A. though B. unless C. because things in a way as other people do.
( ) 2. Please ____ when they will leave for Beijing. 11. Someone can't have a good memory if _____.
A. look up B. find C. find out A he can't read or write
( ) 3. Sam looks like his Dad. They are tall. B. he doesn't use his memory
A. either B. both C. all C. his parents haven't a good memory
( ) 4. — Can you understand what I meant 12. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _____.
—Sorry, I can follow you. A. you can't use them any more
A. always B. almost C. hardly B. they become weak but they slowly become strong again
( ) 5. ____trees, ____air pollution C. they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again
13. Which of the following is true
A. The more, the fewer B. The less, the more C. The more, the less
A. Your memory works in the different way as your arms or legs.
( ) 6. He would like to trek ______ the jungle of Brazil.
B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you do not give it enough
A. cross B. across C. through
chance for practice.
( ) 7. There are few people in the meeting room, ________
C. Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.
A. aren’t there B. are there C. aren’t they
14. Few people know that it is only ____if a friend has a poor memory.
( ) 8. ________ handsome the little boy is!
A. his own fault B. his parents' fault C. his teachers' fault
A. What a B. How C. What
15. The writer wants to tell us _____.
( ) 9. Could you tell me
A. how to use our arms or legs
A. Who you are waiting for B. Where you live in C. Who were you waiting for
B. how to read and write strong arms and good memories
( ) 10. You haven’t seen the film before, have you
C. how to have a good memory
____I’m too busy with my study recently.
B
A. Yes, I have B. No, I haven’t C. Yes, I haven’t
A Man and His Daughter
二、阅读理解。(共四篇短文，20 小题，计 25 分)
One day a man and his daughter were going out for a walk. The man had put on a pair
A
of odd（古怪的）shoes, one with a thick sole（鞋跟）and one with a thin sole.
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak, when
As he came out to the street, he felt very uncomfortable. Turning to his daughter, he
you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet
said: "Why should one of my legs be longer than the other leg " The daughter looked at
many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
her father's legs and said, "You have put on two odd shoes!" When he heard this, the man
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his
was very happy and thought to himself: "What a bright daughter I've got!" Then he asked his
memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really
daughter to go back to the house and got him another pair of shoes.
means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
When the daughter went back to the house, all she could find was one shoes with thick
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错).
sole and one with thin sole. Taking the shoes to show her father, she said, "It's no use
But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be
changing! These shoes are also odd, one with a thick sole and one with a thin sole. "The man
blamed(责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that
listened and thought to himself: "It can't be helped. I might as well wear the ones I have on
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now." So they went for their walk. D
16. The man thought that his daughter was ____. France is well known for its fine art, tasty food and romantic scenery（风景）. About 75
A. beautiful B. clever C. lazy million visitors come here every year.
17. It was the ____ that found the reason for it. France is the largest country in Western Europe. It has a population of over 66 million.
The country is home to many famous places of interest, like the River Seine as well as the
A. father B. daughter C. neighbor
Eiffel Tower.
18. The daughter came back, bringing ____ with her.
Many visitors also come for the country’s art. Sculptor（雕刻家）Auguste Rodin and painter
A. a pair of shoes B. a pair of odd shoes C. a pair of thick-soled shoes Claude Monet once created their great works here. If you visit France today, it is not a
19. What do you think that the man should have done surprise to meet street artists in the city or come across a singer in the subway.
A. He should return to his home and got the shoes himself. No visit to Paris is complete without a trip to Louvre, one of the largest and most
B. He should have the thick sole cut off. famous museums in the world. Inside, there are 35,000 works of art, such as the painting
C. He should have changed one of his shoes. Mona Lisa by Da Vinci and the statue（雕塑）David by Michelangelo. It would take nine
20. What do you think of the man and his daughter months to enjoy all the pieces.
A. They were both clever. Besides, French food is world famous. Bread is very important in France. The best
known French bread is called a baguette（法棍面包）. They are long, delicious and taste salty.
B. Either of them was foolish enough.
Snails （蜗牛）are also a must-have here. French people eat 40,000 tons of snails every year!
C. The daughter was cleverer than the father.
But France is not always good. Paris, the city of light, may also show its dark side to
C visitors. Chinese visitors feel sorry about the crowded subway in Paris.
请根据短文内容从下面方框中选择五个句子还原短文中，有一项多余。 26. How many visitors come to France every year
Some countries have a day to celebrate Father's Day. 21 On that day all fathers
across the country will get presents, have delicious dinners or enjoy something special. 27. Is it common to meet street artists in the city
How did the holiday begin 22 Some say it began with a church service（礼拜）
in West Virginia in 1908, and others say the idea of Father's Day came from Dodd in 28. Who created the famous painting Mona Lisa
Spokane, Washington in 1909.
29. Besides bread, what food is also a must-have for French people
Mrs. Dodd's mother died young, and her father raised six children by himself.
23 So she had the idea of having a church service for those great fathers on June
30. Why do Chinese visitors feel sorry about the subway in Paris
5th, her father's birthday. 24 So they finally made it on June 19th. From then on, the
State of Washington celebrated Father's Day on the third Sunday in June, Then in 1966,
President Lyndon Johnson announced the third Sunday of June as Father's Day across 三 、完型填空（共 5 小题，计 5 分）
America. In China, traveling by train is quite popular. People take trains to visit new places or go
Now on Father's Day when children can't visit their fathers or take them out to dinner, back to the hometowns during holidays in the United States. However, 31 people take
they usually send a greeting card. 25 When they open the cards, they always can't help
trains these days, but once upon a time, trains were popular in the US, too.
laughing a lot. All children want to show their true thanks to their fathers.
The US railway system started to grow in 1826. Many railway companies built 32
A. Mrs. Dodd thought she had a great father.
railways at the time. Trains became a symbol of progress. But later, as more people started to
B. Traditionally, fathers prefer（更喜欢） greeting cards full of funny ideas.
33 cars, fewer people took trains. In fact, I had never traveled by train 34 I moved
C. The date was too soon for the ministers to prepare the service.
to China.
D. It isn't very clear.
My first train trip in China was from Beijing to Tianjin by high-speed train. It was
E. And the US is one of them.
amazing how 35 I could get there. My trip was just half an hour. Since then, I have
F. People all over the world show love to their father.
taken the train to lots of other Chinese cities.
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31. A. most B. many C. few that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing. “But you ___46__ (hear)
32. A. new B. short C. busy me this time.” said the judge. “Oh, I’m sorry. Now I can hear with one ear. ” “___47__
33. A. make B. break C. drive (cover) the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf one. Well, can you hear
34. A. until B. because C. after me ”No ，I can’t ，sir.” “You __48___ (tell) lies. There is nothing wrong with either of
35. A. sadly B. closely C. quickly your ears.” The judge said.
四、选词填空（共 6 小题，计 6 分） 六、完成句子（共 6 题，计 12 分）
根据短文内容，从下面七个词中选择六个适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整。 49. 你表妹何时出生？
A. have been interested B. symbol C. health D. games
E. festivals F. Chinese characters G. started to practice
50. 对学生来说，上课认真听讲是很重要的。
Jianzhi is a traditional style of paper cutting in China. It's been a ___36___ of Chinese
culture for hundreds of years. People ___37___ Jianzhi in China in the 6th century. Jianzhi
51. 物理老师对我们很严格。
has a number of special uses in Chinese culture. Almost all of them are for ___38____，
happiness or peace. Red is used the most commonly among all the colors. Since long time
ago，Chinese people ___39___ in cutting paper into traditional ___40___ to symbolize(象征) 52. 我每天通过朗读来提高我的发音。
the Chinese zodiac(生肖) animals.
Paper cutting is popular around the world，but only the Chinese paper cutting is listed in 53. 坚持你的梦想，有一天它们就会实现的。
the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List(非物质文化遗产名录)．The Chinese paper
cutting gets it’s place because it has a history of more than 1，500 years and it tells so much 54. 我们的老师总是警告我们不要嘲笑别人。
of Chinese history and culture.
Paper cutting has developed fast over the years. Paper cutting is still popular in China，
七、书面表达（15 分）
especially during special ___41___ like the Chinese New Year. They are often seen at
55. 在你的成长过程中，一定有很多值得你学习的榜样，假如你是李华，学校英语社
Chinese weddings as well.
五、动词填空。（共 小题，计 分） 团将举办主题为“The Person I Admire”的演讲比赛，请你根据要点提示写一篇介绍自己7 7
Henry found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school. He wouldn’t do 榜样的演讲稿，可适当发挥。
anything but wanted to get rich. It was a cold morning. It ___42___ (snow) heavily and there 要点提示：1. What does he/she look like
was thin ice on the streets. Few people went to buy the books and the young man had 2. What is he/she like
nothing to do. He hated to read so he watched the traffic. Suddenly he saw a bag___43___ 3. Why do you admire him/her
(fall) off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street. “It must be full of expensive 要求：1.词数 100 左右；
things.” Henry said to himself. “I have to get it right now， or others ___44___( take) it
2.文中不能出现可能透露真实身份的任何信息。
away.”He went out of the shop and ran across the street. A driver saw him and began to
whistle but he didn’t hear it and went on 45 (run). The man drove to the side ，hit a
big tree and was hurt in the accident. Two weeks later, Henry was taken to court.
A judge asked if he heard the whistle when he was running across the street. He said
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二、阅读理解D （共5小题，计10分）
考号填涂区
姓名： 学校：
26.
考场： 座号：
1.答题前，将姓名、座号、准考证号、填写
在相应位置，用2B铅笔将准考准号对应的 27.
数码涂黑。
2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔填涂答题卡
上相应题目的答案标号，修改时要用橡皮 28.
擦干净。
3.答笔答题时，务必在题号所指示的答题区
域内作答。 29.
4.保持答题卡清洁、完整。严禁折叠，严禁
在答题卡上做任何标记，严禁使用涂改
液、胶带纸和修正带。 30.
一、选择题+二阅读理解 ABC+三完形填空+四选词填空（共 36小题，共 36分）
1. 6. 11.
2. 7. 12.
3. 8. 13.
4. 9. 14.
5. 10. 15. 五、动词填空（共7小题，计7分）
16. 21. 31.
42. 43.
17. 22. 32.
18. 23. 33.
19. 24. 34.
44. 45.
20. 25. 35.
36. 46. 47.
37.
38.
39. 48.
40.
41.
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六、完成句子（共6小题，计12分） 七、55.书面表达（15分）
The Person I Admire
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53.
53.
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一、单选
1-5 CCBCC 6-10 CBBAB
二、阅读理解
11-15 BCBAC 16-20 BBBCB 21-25 EDACB
26. About 75 millions
27. Yes, it is.
28. Da Vinci
29. Snails
30. Because it is crowded
三、完型填空
31-35 CACAC
四、选词填空
36-41 BGCAFE
五、动词填空
42. was snowing 43. fall 44. will take 45. running
46 . have heard 47.Cover 48. are telling
六、完成句子（共6题，计12分）
1. When was your cousin born
2. It’s important for students to listen carefully in class.
3. My physics teacher is strict with us.
4. I improve my pronunciation by reading aloud every day.
5. Hold on to your dreams, one day they will come true.
6. Our teachers always warn us not to laugh at others.
七、书面表达
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