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广州市第二中学 2024 学年第一学期期中考试
初三年级英语试卷（满分 90 分）
出卷人：梁静怡 黄悦欣 黄丹平 张汉星 审卷人：会元备课组
本试卷共四大题，考试时间100分钟，满分90分。
一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1～15各题所给的A，B，C和D项中选
出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Oriana Fallaci, born on June 29, 1929, was an Italian reporter, author, and interviewer. Different from
___1___ interviewers, she created a new method of interviewing. In her opinion, the best way to report a story was
___2___ yourself in it. “The reporter is ___3___ a center and an actor,” she once said. This special opinion
helped her ___4___ the name of “the queen of news interviews”.
During World War II, she had a long and successful career. Fallaci became well-known ___5___ her
reporting of wars, and her interviews with many world leaders during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. In 1988, the
book Interview with History___6___ by Fallaci. It contains ___7___ long and penetrating (犀利的) interviews
with many leaders worldwide. One leader even said, “So far, I ___8___ lots of interviews, and the one with
Fallaci was the single most disastrous (灾难性的).”
In 1946, Fallaci started working as a special reporter for ___9___ Italian newspaper. Later, in 1967, she
became a war reporter, reporting many famous wars. “It was ___10___ awful period of time that I thought my life
would end in smoke and fires. At that moment, I just hoped those pictures and letters ___11___ be found by
someone. He or she could share ___12___ with the world when my body was found.” Fallaci said.
Fallaci received many awards in her life, ___13___ the Annie Taylor Award in New York City in 2005. This
award is given to people who show amazing courage in great ___14___. Fallaci received many good comments as
well as some bad ones. There is no doubt that she was one of ___15___ reporters in the world.
1. A. others B. another C. other D. the others
2. A. put B. puts C. to putting D. to put
3. A. also B. as well C. either D. too
4. A. gets B. got C. getting D. get
5. A. as B. for C. by D. at
6. A. was writing B. was written C. have written D. were written
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8 A. had B. was having C. have D. have had
9. A. the B. a C. an D. /
10. A. so B. so an C. such D. such an
11. A. should B. could C. must D. need
12. A. they B. it C. them D. its
13. A. includes B. including C. included D. include
14. A. danger B. dangerous C. dangers D. dangerously
15. A. famous B. more famous C. the most famous D. most famous
二、完形填空（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～25各题所给的A，B，C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
During the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a man named Zhou Chu. He was taller and ____16____ than any
other man in the village. However, he was impolite and rude. People ____17____ him because he often hit
villagers. At the time, there was a man-eating tiger and a deep water monster (怪物) living nearby. They often
caused ____18____ for the village. People called them two, along with Zhou, the “three evils” (害).
One day, some villagers asked Zhou to help them kill the tiger and the monster. Zhou agreed. After three days
of fighting, Zhou ____19____ killed them. But the villagers thought he was dead during the fight. Before Zhou
came back, they celebrated his ____20____. After seeing this, Zhou realized how much he was hated and decided
to make a ____21____.
He visited a famous man named Lu Yun. Lu told him, “____22____ one realizes what is good in the morning,
he can change his behavior in the evening. Just do what you think is ____23____.”
From then on, Zhou Chu ____24____ hitting other people and became a good person.
In fact, it’s not easy for us to know our own mistakes, even when they are clear to others. It was good that
Zhou was able to make changes.
We all make mistakes. But it’s never too late to ____25____ them. All you need is the courage to accept your
mistakes and make an effort to correct them.
16. A. older B. stronger C. richer D. prettier
17. A. feared B. supported C. loved D. missed
18. A. joy B. doubt C. peace D. trouble
19. A. easily B. happily C. finally D. exactly
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21. A. speech B. change C. wish D. house
22. A. Until B. Unless C. If D. So
23. A. right B. useless C. rude D. true
24. A. continued B. enjoyed C. admitted D. stopped
25. A. break B. keep C. correct D. believe
三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从26～40各题所给的A，B，C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该
项涂黑。
(A)
YOUTH Share your views.
SCHOOL YOUR
HOME NEWS SPORT SEARCH
LIFE VIEW
◆Should Museum Entry Be Free?
With International Museum Day coming up, today we are asking readers: Should museums
be free or should people have to pay for a ticket? Let us know your view.
◆Comments:
Museums are not just for fun; they also help us learn a lot. That’s why
they should be free to enter. Running museums costs a lot of money,
Abbey Aged 15, USA
but the wealthy can help pay for it. It’s not fair if someone who loves
art can’t see it just because they can’t afford the ticket.
Free entry might not make people want to visit or learn to like art
more. Usually, people value things more if they are hard or expensive
Jerry Aged 14, France to get. Museums could ask people who visit often to pay, but give free
tickets to students who do well in school and can really appreciate the
art.
Museums teach people about their past. This is part of our shared
Florence Aged 17,
culture that should be available to everyone. Rich or poor people
Australia
should never be asked to pay an entrance fee.
There are no simple answers. Low ticket prices could help museums
Kevin Aged 16, UK stay open. But companies and businessmen should also provide
museums with more money and other support. They have a social
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司responsibility too.
I suppose that museums and art galleries should all be free to the
Lilly Aged 15, China public. I do, however, think twice a year the museums should organize
money-raising events to help pay for the cost of staying open.
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26. Who supports that the museum should be open for free?
A. Jerry, Florence, and Lilly. B. Abbey, Florence, and Lilly.
C. Abbey, Jerry, and Kevin. D. Jerry, Kevin, and Lilly.
27. According to Jerry, which of the following person can get free tickets for museums?
A. Holly, a volunteer who works in a museum at weekends.
B. Gary, a successful business man who likes music.
C. Tom, a top student who likes enjoying artwork online.
D. Maggie, an Art teacher who usually visits art galleries.
28. Where can we probably read this passage?
A. A travel magazine. B. A teenager website. C. A poster of library. D. A personal blog.
(B)
,
The British are known for their sense of humour. However it is often difficult for foreigners to
understand their jokes. The main point to remember is that the British often use understatement.
Understatement means ________. For example, if someone gets very wet in a shower of rain, he might say,
“It’s a little damp (潮湿的) outside.” Or, if someone is very impolite and shouts at another person, someone else
might say, “She isn’t exactly friendly.” Understatement is often used in an annoying situation or to make another
person look silly. Understatement plays an important part in British humour.
Another key to understanding British humour is that the British like to make fun of themselves as well as
others. They often laugh about the silly things that happen to our everyday life when someone falls over in the
street. They also like to make jokes about people from different classes of society. They like to play jokes on their
accents (口音), the way they dress and the way they behave. What’s more, the British love to watch comedies about
people who do not know how to behave in society. The famous Mr Bean is a good example of this kind of
humour.
Mr Bean is the role played by British actor Rowan Atkinson in 1990. Mr Bean doesn’t talk often, and instead
he uses his body movement and facial expressions to make people laugh. Perhaps what makes Mr Bean so funny is
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司that he does things that adults in the real world wouldn’t do. Mr Bean is popular in many countries round the world
because you do not have to speak English to understand the humour. As a result, British sense of humour has
become well known to many people.
29. Which of the following can be put in the ______?
A. saying something in a low voice B. doing the opposite of what you want
C. saying less than you think or feel D. acting out exactly how you feel
30. What does the underlined phrase “this” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Falling over in the street. B. Watching comedies.
C. Strange accents. D. Misbehaving in society.
31. Mr Bean is popular round the world because ______.
A. The Rowan Atkinson is so famous
B. British humour is well-known to all people
C. You can understand the plot easily
D. He does things that adults in the real world wouldn’t do
32. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Understatement—The Key to British Humour B. Can you understand British Humour?
C. Mr Bean—A Good Example of British Humour D. Why is British Humour so famous?
(C)
My high school life was extremely busy and competitive not only in sports but also in academic subjects. The
pressure (压力) of trying to get excellent grades while joining in various school activities could be great.
Sometimes it seemed like I lived at school! When I was at home, my time was spent doing homework. Some days I
was so busy finishing a project that I could hardly see my families.
I have a brother and a sister named Sally. She was nine years old. We used to see each other. But after I
graduated from the primary school she attended, I saw her less and less. I tried to go to her soccer games, but I had
my own play practices and meetings.
Then one day I came home, an empty house. I found a note from my mom. she was at my brother’s baseball
game. However, my sister was at her friend’s and would be dropped off.
At five o’clock, I went to turn on the light near the front door and saw my sister walking towards the door with
her friend and her friend’s father. I heard them talking.
“Is anyone at home?” the father asked.
“Just my mean elder sister—Linda and she only minds her own things. She’s probably in her room as usual,”
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司my sister replied. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t even know this man but my sister was making me sound like one of
Cinderella’s hateful stepsisters. I opened the door, thanked the father for bringing her home, then shut the door and
started to cry.
To make a long story short, a huge fight followed that ended with me driving my sister to her room. But I
realized what was worse than the fight was that I really hadn’t been a good elder sister. I had forgotten what was
important and what really mattered. I had got caught in a lot of pressure and competition. In fact, my sister made
me realize the grades I got didn’t matter to everyone—certainly not to her. All that matters to her is that I’m her
elder sister, and that’s what matters to me, too.
33. What does the underlined phrase “drop off” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. cared for B. sent back C. raised up D. left alone
34. What did Sally think of her elder sister?
A. She was shy and lonely. B. She was cool and strange.
C. She cared about nothing but her own things. D. She liked to argue and fight with others.
35. Put the following events in the correct order according to the author’s story.
a. Linda felt the pressure of getting good grades and joining in school activities.
b. Linda heard her sister describe her as “mean elder sister”.
c. Linda’s mom left a note saying she was at the brother’s baseball game.
d. Linda tried to go to her sister’s soccer games but failed to do so.
e. Linda had a fight with her sister.
A. a-c-b-d-e B. a-d-c-b-e C. b-c-e-a-d D. b-a-e-c-d
36. What did Linda realize after the fight?
A. Grades are the most important for students. B. Sisters should be honest to each other.
C. Living is all about competing with others. D. Love from family members is important.
(D)
With the Internet, our friends are nearby even when they aren’t. Unluckily, while the Internet allows us to stay
close to our friends, it can also make us more helpless to our enemies.
Bullying (霸凌) has always been a problem in schools. Big kids pick on smaller kids; rich kids make fun of
poor kids. But nowadays kids are being bullied even at home, where they should be safe. Cyberbullying, which
means bullying people over the Internet is a serious and growing problem. And since the Internet is always on and
always available, victims (受害者) of cyberbullying can feel like nowhere is safe.
Cyberbullying often happens on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Bullies post cruel opinions on
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司their victim’s pages or send them mocking (嘲讽的) or threatening (威胁的) messages. False news spread quickly
online, so it can be hard for victims to argue for themselves. Sometimes other people join in on the attacks. People
seem to be more willing to join in attacks online than they would be in person. In the end, victims can feel as if
their whole class or school has turned against them. It’s a very lonely and frightening feeling.
Studies show that over half of US school kids have experienced bullying online. Just one in ten of them will
tell his or her parents about it. And less than twenty percent of these incidents will be reported to the police.
Cyberbullying is very dangerous. Many students even killed themselves because of it. It is also largely
invisible—hard to identify or find out, and even harder to stop. Many countries have passed laws against
cyberbullying. However, we are not sure if these social rules will really stop this crime (犯罪) from happening
again.
37. Which statement below best expresses the main idea?
A. Cyberbullying is the leading crime in the US. B. There are many kinds of cyberbullying.
C. Cyberbullying is a new form of crime. D. The idea of cyberbullying is being changed.
38. Which of the following can we infer from the fourth paragraph?
A. Cyberbullying doesn’t only take place on the Internet.
B. Policemen are working hard to stop cyberbullying.
C. There are a lot of victims that we don’t know about.
D. Cyberbullying is a problem unable to be seen.
39. Which of the following examples does not belong to cyberbullying?
A. Posting hurtful comments on someone’s social media posts.
B. Sharing embarrassing photos of a classmate on WeChat.
C. Spreading false information about a classmate online.
D. Making fun of someone’s appearance in person at school.
40. What might the passage talk about next?
A. Explaining what cyberbullying is.
B. Highlighting how cyberbullying hurts the victims.
C. Showing the reasons behind cyberbullying.
D. Calling on readers to create a safer online environment.
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
的
阅读下列短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入1-5各题空白处 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司What is life’s greatest gift? It is choice. Choice is the ability to choose some actions from a set of things to
achieve a goal. Why is choice so great? ____41____ Choice becomes the tool we use to sculpt (雕刻) our life.
____42____
Choice is power. Choice is at the heart of life. It’s the creative power of life. Life is always changing and we
have to make lots of choices. Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goals. ____43____ We
,
need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals? If not what action will I take now to make myself
achieve my goals?
In fact, we have to make choices every day. And our life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of
them. For example, we decide on simple things, like which store to shop at and which bus station to go to.
However, the big choices to sculpt our life are much more important than deciding where to shop.____44____
____45____ The pleasure is in the playing. All chess lovers realize that it isn’t necessary to win in order to
enjoy the game. Make the best moves we can under the conditions. Then we can enjoy our life.
A. Life is like a chess game.
B. The more we understand the difference between small and big choices, the more pleasure we will get.
C. If we make good use of the tool, we can have an enjoyable life.
D. The reason is that it turns us from dumb animals into artists.
E. We should often check where we are on our journey.
四、写作（共三节，满分30分）.
第一节 语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。
Amy used to be shy and afraid of trying new things. One day, her friend Lena asked her to join a hiking club
for a weekend trip to the mountains. It was not easy for her to make a d____46____ as she had never been hiking
before. However, Lena encouraged her and said, “You won’t grow if you always say ‘no’ and a____47____ new
experiences.” After thinking for a while, she finally made up her mind and accepted Lena’s i____48____.
T____49____ she was a bit nervous, she chose to face it instead. It is so b____50____ of her to step out of her
comfort zone (舒适区) and challenge herself. The trip was difficult and tiring, but it’s worth it. Amy came back
with memories she would cherish forever.
第二节 完成句子（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子，每空限填一词。
51. Henry总是被期望参加学校的体育赛事，但实际上他对它没有兴趣。
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Henry ________ always ________ to take part in school sports events, but actually he has no ________
________ it.
52. 有一天，在一场足球比赛中，他很粗心以至于打进了一个乌龙球。
One day, during a football game, he ________ ________ ________ ________ he scored an own goal.
53. 他的队友们都笑了起来，Henry为自己感到羞愧。
His teammates all laughed and Henry ________ ________ ________ ________.
54. 然而，他的教练说：“永远不要放弃！找到自己的激情很重要。”
However, his coach said, “Never give up! ________ ________ ________ ________ your own passion.”
55. Henry的教练是多么善良啊！
________ ________ ________ man Henry’s coach is!
第三节 书面表达（共1题，满分15分）
56. 假设你是Roger的笔友Rossie，你们都是刚刚进入初三的学生，最近你收到了Roger的来信，请你
根据来信内容给好朋友Roger写一封回信。
内容包括：
1. 对Roger的遭遇表示安慰。
2. 对他是否应该继续街舞课表明你的态度（赞成或反对）并说明你的理由。
3. 对Roger接下来应该怎么做提出两个建议。
4. 提出适当的鼓励或祝愿。
,
Dear Rossie
Recently, an unhappy thing happened to me and I really hope you can help me.
After entering Grade 9, my mum stopped my street dancing lessons (街舞课). This is my favourite hobby and
it can let me feel relaxed after studying for a long time. What’s more, my grades (成绩) have been very good in the
past 2 years. I really want to continue my dancing lessons. My mum doesn’t seem to understand me.
Is it right to continue my dancing lessons? What should I do? Please give me some advice. Thank you!
Yours,
Roger
注意：
1. 可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；
2. 词数80词左右（信件的开头已给出，不计入词数）；
3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。
Dear Roger,
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司I’ve just read your letter and
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I hope to receive your letter again soon.
Yours,
Rossie
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