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越秀区名德实验学校期中堂上练习
初三级英语
一、语法选择（每小题1分，共15分）
Su Shi was a famous poet and writer during the Song Dynasty in ancient China. For a few years he worked
___1___ an official in Huangzhou. One winter night, after ___2___ out the candles while getting ready for bed,
he noticed the silvery moonlight through the window.
“It will be a pity ___3___ I just go to sleep and miss the moonlight!” He thought. “And how cheerful it could
be to take a walk in the moonlight!” ___4___ he felt lonely walking all on his own. He remembered his friend
Zhang Huaimin ___5___ at a nearby temple at that time. So, he decided to make ___6___ unexpected visit to his
friend.
When Su Shi arrived at the temple, he was ___7___ to find that his friend was awake too. So, the two friends
took a walk in the beautiful garden. The bright moonlight shone on the surface of the ground and made the garden
___8___ like a calm deep lake. ___9___ shadows on the ground looked like water plants. They seemed to move
with the waves ____10____.
The two friends were totally lost in the sight. For a while they simply forgot who and where they were. Su Shi
____11____ by the beautiful night. But what he loved ____12____ that night was the deep connection between
himself and his friend.
Su Shi was in ____13____ high spirits that he created a well-known article. He expressed ____14____ he
felt about the walk. In his mind, it was a great pleasure for the two friends ___15___ the same cheerful feeling and
love to enjoy the moon and the trees together.
1.
A. as B. for C. out D. on
2.
A. blow B. blew C. blowing D. to blow
3.
A. before B. unless C. if D. until
4.
A. And B. But C. Or D. So
5.
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6.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
7.
A. amazement B. amazing C. amazed D. amaze
8.
A. look B. to look C. looked D. looking
9.
A. The bamboo and pine tree B. The bamboos and pine trees
C. The bamboos and pine trees’ D. The bamboos’ and pine trees’
.
10
A. gentle B. gentler C. gentlest D. gently
11.
A. attracted B. was attracted C. were attracted D. was attracting
12.
A. many B. much C. more D. most
13.
A. such B. such a C. so D. so a
14.
A. when B. that C. how D. why
15.
A. share B. sharing C. shared D. to share
二、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分）
When I was young, my mum always encouraged me to do new things. She often said, “Have a try!” I was not
allowed to ____16____ at the very beginning until I tried it. Over the years, I have realized my ____17____
mainly comes from keeping those words in mind.
After leaving university, I started working in a big company. I just wanted to work for a short period until I
decided on my career. At that time, my focus wasn’t on the ____18____ itself. I thought I would work for a few
years, get married, stay home and take care of a family. However, I was ____19____. I’ve worked for the same
company for 28 years. I’ve been given chances to ____20____ different positions (职位) in the company. I’ve
____21____ every change of my position. Whether I was working on projects or finding new solutions, I liked
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司learning and growing in each position. I’ve found that I have many talents and skills, because I ____22____ try
new things. I’ve also found that if I put what I ____23____ into practice and work hard to achieve my goals, I can
succeed.
Today, I am so excited and grateful to become the CEO of the company. Another ____24____ has come and I
am ready to take it, no matter what difficulty there will be. Thanks to the faith “Keep trying!”, I become ___25___
enough to take every new challenge.
.
16 A. speak up B. hurry up C. give up D. show up
17. A. project B. success C. goal D. service
18. A. money B. skill C. job D. family
.
19 A. sure B. uncertain C. right D. wrong
20. A. return to B. move to C. wait for D. look for
21. A. enjoyed B. missed C. admitted D. refused
22. A. doubtfully B. nervously C. regularly D. continuously
23. A. trust B. require C. correct D. survey
24. A. dream B. chance C. pressure D. difficulty
25. A. lucky B. busy C. brave D. polite
三、阅读理解（每小题2分，共30分）
（A）
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the excitement of river rafting with you.
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●A guide rides on each raft. Our guides are the friendliest in the business.
●Every passenger is part of the team and helps to paddle under the guide’s direction.
●We have trips lasting from 1 to 5 days.
●We provide all meals and they are delicious.
●There are comfortable rooms for overnight trips.
●All trips have beautiful views.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司“I have been a rafting guide for 20 years. Rafting is relaxing and also exciting. Choose the trip that you like best.
You will have a wonderful time!”
Mac Summers, guide
“I loved my rafting trip. It was challenging and fun. The team was great. They worked with the help of our guide.
It was peaceful and beautiful along the river. I have recommended the trip to many of my friends.”
Karen Cho, customer
Call or e-mail RRA today. RRA will answer your questions by phone or e-mail. Let us help you plan your next
adventure.
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26. Which is a fact but not an opinion in the advertisement?
A. Everyone loves rafting.
B. A guide rides on each raft.
C. The trip was challenging and fun.
D. They provide delicious meals.
27. Who might be most interested in this advertisement?
A. Experienced guides. B. Adventure planners.
C. Water-sports lovers. D. Swimming learners.
28. What do you know about the River Raft Adventures (RRA)?
A. It’s been guiding trips for 20 years.
B. Its rafting trips last more than 5 days.
C. No tools are required on the rafts during the trip.
D. Your questions will be answered by phone or e-mail.
（B）
Brian looked at the ugly gray walls of his bedroom. Soon the hated walls would be covered, but not with paint
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司as he had first planned. Brian had been disappointed to learn that the house owner would not allow painting. For
weeks he was unable to understand: without using paint, how could he cover the walls? But, as Grandmother always
said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” So Brian did some thinking, and with a little help from his mother, he
came up with a great plan.
This morning, Mom had needed to stop at the mall to buy a book and Brian went along. There, Brian noticed a
large poster of Harry Potter and the Hogwarts School on the wall. Next to it was a poster showing the cover of No
Arm in Left Field, a baseball novel that Brian had read several times. “This is it,” Brian thought excitedly. “I’ll cover
the walls with posters!”
When he left the mall, Brian had an armful of posters and a box of tacks (大头钉). At home, he headed straight to
his room. First he took out the posters and spread them out on his bed, his desk, and most of the floor. Next he found
out the size of each poster, and then the walls. He wanted to cover as much of those ugly walls as possible! It took
all afternoon to work out the best preparation. He drew it on paper, making changes until it was just right. When Dad
came home at dinnertime, Brian was ready to tack up the posters.
“Come see my room, Dad,” called Brian. “It’s going to be great!” But when Dad came into the bedroom, he
looked worried. “The house owner said we could not put any holes in the walls. You can’t use tacks, Brian. I am
sorry.”
Brian’s joy slowly disappeared. He would stay with the boring gray walls forever. Maybe there was no way to
solve this problem after all. How could you hang posters without using tacks? After all, posters would not stick to the
walls by themselves!
“What would stick to the walls?” Brian wondered. Then he smiled. Tape, that’s what! Brian took a piece of tape
and made it into a circle. He made sure the sticky part of the tape was on the outside. This would work, for sure!
29. In this story, what is Brian’s main problem?
A. Being told not to use tacks.
B. Getting permission to paint the room.
C. Working out a good preparation for his posters.
D. Finding a proper way to cover his bedroom walls.
30. Which word can best describe Brian?
A. Hard-working. B. Kind. C. Smart. D. Brave.
31. In what order did the following happen in the story?
a. Dad came back and warned Brain not to use tacks.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司b. Brian spent a whole afternoon getting ready.
c. The room took a completely new look.
d. Brian bought lots of posters and tacks.
e. Brian was not allowed to paint the walls.
A. e-d-b-a-c B. a-e-d-b-c
C. e-a-c-b-d D. a-b-d-c-e
32. What can we learn from the story?
A. We should never put holes in our walls.
B. We can solve problems in a creative way.
C. Kids should be allowed to paint their rooms.
D. It’s fun to have a lot of posters in our bedroom.
（C）
Gianni Golfera is in front of a group of people. His eyes are covered, but he can still show these people
something that’s amazing. First, the people choose sixty numbers as they like. After that, a helper reads the
numbers to Gianni. Then, after hearing them just a single time, Gianni repeats the numbers in the correct order from
memory. Then, he does it again—backwards!
Gianni has a very special kind of memory. He explains in his own words, “It’s a kind of memory that is
connected to what I see. It means that every idea I learn, everything I read, becomes a part of me.”
Memory is very difficult to understand. Scientists don’t really know how it works, yet. The Golfera family
genes (基因) may hold important information about Gianni’s memory. A scientist called Antonic Malgaroli plans to
compare the Golfera family’s genes with the genes of more forgetful families. “The question,” says Dr. Malgaroli.
“is how much it’s really because of the Golfera family genes, and how much comes from his practice.”
Researchers are now studying how memory and learning change the brain. They are also trying to match those
changes to genes. Some research already shows that a great memory may not depend on the right DNA only.
According to Dr. Malgaroli, “If you really need to use your brain to store some kind of information, you have this
ability. It’s just a matter of exercise.” That is, practice and exercising the brain can improve the memory!
The same idea is true for Gianni. His genes are only part of the story. Since the age of 11, he’s been training
his brain to remember more and more. He practices continuously to improve the power of his memory. Gianni
thinks about memory, and works on it, all the time. However, Gianni’s life is not all about science. He has a normal
life, just like other people. So, researchers think Gianni’s memory is mainly because of his very hard work. Gianni
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Gianni believes if there is a memory gene, he probably has it. But the success of Gianni may be more about
practice and hard work than DNA. At the same time, he might just be showing scientists that a great memory can be
made and not just born!
33. Why does the writer describe Gianni’s memory test in Paragraph 1?
A. To connect his talent to his job.
B. To show his ability to memorize.
C. To explain his amazing family genes.
D. To introduce a way of counting numbers.
.
34 What does the writer probably think of having a great memory?
A. Practice helps improve memory.
B. Anyone can do it with a little work.
C. Memory depends on family’s genes.
D. Forgetful people don’t have good genes.
35. What does “it” refer to in the last paragraph?
A. A great memory. B. Success.
C. A memory gene. D. Hard work.
36. Which can be the best title for the passage?
A. The importance of memory. B. The amazing genes.
C. The research of brains. D. The memory man.
（D）
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司The world’s oldest known musical instruments are more than 40,000 years old. For tens of thousands of years,
humans have been making music for pleasure and to express themselves. Recently, there has been a rise in the use of
artificial intelligence (AI) to create music. Some AI music has become so popular online. The technology has been
used by lots of musicians. Some people think that using AI to produce music isn’t creative enough because it just
makes songs out of old music. What do you think? Is AI bad for new music?
Yes—AI music is not creative, says Peter
Using AI might be cheaper than paying a musician. If companies can use AI to produce popular music that
makes lots of money from people buying and listening to it, it could put musicians like me out of work. If musicians
can’t earn money from music, there will be far fewer of them creating new songs. Anyway, listening to music that
was made by a computer isn’t the same experience as listening to human-made music.
When I create songs, I put different feelings and real experiences into my work, creating songs that connect with
people at a deep level. Songs produced by AI aren’t original because the computer just makes music from the old
one. AI music isn’t completely creative.
No—AI can produce new ideas, says Mary
I’m a music lover. When I turn on my radio or headphones and a great new song comes on, it makes me feel
good. Wonderful music brings people together to sing and dance. If people are enjoying music, does it matter whether
it was made by a human or a machine?
I think music makers can use computers, which help to perfect sound and mix different layers of a song. For
them, AI is just another new technology, a tool that they can use to express ideas. It won’t replace musicians but they
can work with it. Building on AI music could save them time. It could allow much more music to be produced and it
could lead to new and special style s of music. AI could create exciting music that humans could never have dreamed of.
Now that you’ve read a bit more about it, tell us what you think at theweekjunior.co.uk. We’ll publish the result
next week.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
37. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To suggest what humans can do with the help of AI.
B. To show how AI helps musicians produce new ideas.
C. To share ideas on whether AI is suitable for new music.
D. To explain the reasons why more people like AI music.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司38. Which of the following does Mary most probably agree with?
A. AI helps musicians make more money. B. AI music will take the place of musicians.
C. Human-made music is better than AI music. D. AI is a new tool to help musicians express ideas.
39. What does the underlined word “original” mean?
A. New and interesting. B. Similar and real.
C. Private and popular. D. Usual and exciting.
40. Which section is most likely to be part of the magazine next week?
A. . B. C.
D.
四、阅读填空（每小题1分，共5分）
Diamonds are a kind of shape with four sides. The sides are all the same length (长度). Do you know another
shape with four sides? Squares!____41____ Both kinds of shapes have four corners, too. So, what makes
diamonds different from squares?____42____
Look at the shapes in Picture 1. In both of these shapes, there are two white lines. The white lines go from one
corner to the opposite corner.____43____ Do you see how the crossed white lines are different in each shape?
___44___ But diamonds have one longer line and one shorter line.
____45____ Look at the fence in Picture 2. Do you see the diamonds in it?
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. A diamond’s corners are different!
B. They cross in the middle of the shape.
C. All four sides of a square are equal to each other.
D. Think about where you’ve seen diamond shapes.
E. Squares have two crossed lines that are the same length.
二卷（满分30分）
五、语篇填词（每题1分，共5分）
I read Aunt Linda’s advice page every week. It is very useful. I have a problem with a classmate and I need her
advice. Last week, my deskmate Ben was bullied by some boys in our class. The students made jokes about him
because of his clothes and his weight. Some of the classmates even spread rumors (谣言) about him and then
nobody wanted to play with him. It is a s____46____ of them to do so. I used to be Ben’s best friend. But I didn’t
stand out and say anything to support him. I r____47____ not helping him at that moment, but I didn’t know what
to do. I felt a____48____ of myself. T____49____ I told my parents about my classmates’ behaviour, they said it
was none of my business. I hope the bullying can be stopped. So I wrote a letter to ask Aunt Linda what I should do
in this s____50____.
六、完成句子（每题2分，共10分）
51. Ben对运动没有兴趣但他擅长画画。
Ben __________ __________ __________ __________ sports but he is good at drawing.
52. Ben经常把他的房间搞得一团糟！
__________ __________ __________ Ben always makes in his room!
53. Ben似乎很尴尬，因为他经常被同桌嘲笑。
Ben seems __________ because he __________ always __________ __________ by his deskmate.
54. Ben的同桌很让Ben恼怒，Ben再也无法忍受了。
Ben’s deskmate is __________ __________ that Ben can’t __________ him __________.
55. Ben决定写信给Aunt Linda寻求帮助。Aunt Linda收到Ben的来信后，帮助他解决了问题。
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Ben decided to write a letter to Aunt Linda to ask for help. After Aunt Linda __________ __________ Ben, she
__________ him __________ the problem.
七、书面表达（满分15分）
56. 假设你是英语校报编辑李华。校报收到交换生Ben的来信，他提出了所面临的两个问题。请根据
以下提示写一封回信，说明Ben的问题，提出你的建议并陈述理由。
要求：
.
1 回信应包括所有要点；
2. 词数在80词左右，文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 文中不能出现可能透漏考生真实身份的任何信息，否则不予评分。
Ben’s problems You advice and reasons
1. 参加学校社团——认识更多朋友
朋友少，跟同学相处不好， 感觉孤
单
2. ？（补充）
1. 多阅读中文故事、新闻——在运用中学习中文
中文难学，不了解中国文化
2. ？（补充）
Dear Ben,
I am sorry to hear that you are having trouble getting used to the exchange life in the middle school.
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
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