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荆州市 2023 年初中学业水平考试
英 语 试 题
注意事项：
1．本试卷有九大题，共8页。全卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
2．所有题目必须在答题卡上答题，在试卷上答题无效。选择题在答题卡上用 2B铅笔将各题
号下相应的矩形框“ ”涂黑；非选择题在答题卡上相应题号后的空白处用黑色签字笔或黑色
墨水钢笔答题。
【听力测试】(25分)
Ⅰ. 对话理解。(共15分，每小题1分)
听对话，根据你听到的内容从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确选项。每段对话听两遍。
听第1段对话，回答第1小题。
1. What does Lucy want to be in the future?
A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A scientist.
听第2段对话，回答第2、3两个小题。
2. What will the weather be like tomorrow?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Windy.
3. What does the man plan to do at the beginning?
A. Go to a party. B. Have a picnic. C. Stay at home.
听第3段对话，回答第4、5两个小题。
4. What is Peter’s report about?
A. The people of the city.
B. The change of the village.
C. The environment of the town.
5. What can Lisa do to help?
A. Make a survey. B. Collect some information. C. Raise some money.
听第4段对话，回答第6至8三个小题。
6. Where are the speakers?
.
A In a school. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop.
7. What is the woman doing?
A. Buying a train ticket. B. Choosing a birthday gift. C. Listening to music.
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8. How old is the woman’s son?
A. Twelve. B. Thirteen. C. Fifteen.
听第5段对话，回答第9至11三个小题。
9. When are Tina and Dave coming?
A. Tonight. B. Tomorrow. C. This weekend.
10. How long will Tina and Dave stay?
A. About three days. B. About four days. C. About a week.
11. What will Rick do tomorrow?
A. Visit the city. B. Work in the garden. C. Do some shopping.
听第6段对话，回答第12至15四个小题。
12. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Classmates.
13. Where did the woman buy the tea set?
A. In a tea house. B. In a book store. C. In a shopping mall.
14. How far is the subway station from the man’s home?
A. 10 minutes’ walk. B. 15 minutes’ walk. C. 20 minutes’ walk.
15. What will the man do with his family next week?
A. Go to the cinema. B. Read in the library. C. Go swimming.
Ⅱ. 短文理解。(共10分，每小题2分)
听下面一段短文, 从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确选项。短文听两遍。
16. Who is speaking?
A. The head teacher. B. The music teacher. C. The French teacher.
17. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. Rules of the school. B. Advice about school safety. C. Notices of the new term.
18. How many new teachers are there?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
19. Which club will meet on Wednesdays?
A. The baseball club. B. The dance club. C. The chess club.
20. When will Grade 8 have the parents’ evening?
A. In September. B. In October. C. In November.
【知识运用】(20分)
Ⅲ. 单项选择。(共10分，每小题1分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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1. —Hi, Bob! Shall we fly kites this Sunday?
—Good idea! Remember to call _______ then.
A. I B. me C. my D. mine
2. —The food in the restaurant is great, isn’t it?
—Yes, it’s fine. I just don’t like the environment. The music is too _______.
A. talented B. useful C. noisy D. beautiful
3. —What can you learn from Journey to the West?
—I learn that we should have enough _______ to overcome the difficulties in our life.
A. danger B. success C. courage D. excitement
4. —The girls are talking about the art festival _______.
—Yes, they have so many fun things to share.
A. suddenly B. sadly C. badly D. happily
5. —You _______ take the subway to the airport, for I can drive you there directly.
—That’s very kind of you.
A. can’t B. needn’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
6. —Hangzhou will hold the 19th Asian Games from September 23 to October 8, 2023.
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—Right. Players will _______ in forty sports such as swimming, table tennis and volleyball.
A. compete B. believe C. imagine D. advise
7. —Could you tell us _______ we can start a conversation with a foreigner?
—Talking about weather is a common way.
A. when B. why C. where D. how
8. —Jimmy, the bikes you gave away to the poor kids help them a lot. What gave you the idea?
—I guess I _______ my father. He always volunteers to help people.
A. take after B. look after C. talk back D. turn down
9. —What did the shopkeeper say to you?
—She asked me _______.
A. when did the shop close B. if I preferred that T-shirt
C. what else I will buy D. where did I see the style
10. —Would you like to play basketball with us tomorrow?
—_______, but these days I’m too busy with the singing competition.
A. I’ll take your suggestion B. I’m sorry to hear that
C. That sounds like fun D. With pleasure
Ⅳ. 完形填空。(共10分，每小题1分)
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阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In 2007, Jim and his friend Dylan moved into their new apartment on 22nd Street in Manhattan. The previous
tenant (之前的租户) told them something ___11___. “Every year over Christmas, many letters to Santa come here,”
he said. “No one knows the reason.”
For the first two years, only a few letters came from kids ___12___ Santa for gifts. But in the weeks before
Christmas in 2010, Jim and Dylan were ___13___ crazy. Every morning, they opened their mailbox and ___14___ was
full of letters to Santa. They replied to as many as they could, writing notes and even buying gifts. But they could
only do so much.
One evening, Jim and Dylan had a Christmas party in their apartment. Their guests ___15___ the hundreds of
letters in the room and asked about them. Jim told them the ____16____. Many guests offered to help without
thinking twice.
___17___ was born Miracle on 22nd Street, a volunteer organization. Then Jim, Dylan and their friends replied
to children’s letters to Santa with gifts. One child wrote that his back hurt because his parents couldn’t afford a
____18____ and he had to sleep on the floor. ____19____ agreement from the boy’s parents, they bought him
one.
Every year, Jim, Dylan and Miracle on 22nd Street help hundreds of families. They no longer wonder
___20___ the letters come to the apartment. It has become part of Christmas for them to try to help families in
need.
11. A. normal B. silent C. strange D. clear
12. A. telling B. asking C. paying D. throwing
13. A. driven B. shown C. woken D. known
14. A. they B. he C. we D. it
15. A. stole B. wrote C. noticed D. carried
16. A. report B. story C. rule D. excuse
17. A. So B. Until C. Nor D. Either
18. A. quilt B. table C. car D. bed
19. A. To B. About C. Of D. With
20. A. what B. why C. when D. who
【阅读理解】(40分)
Ⅴ. 阅读选择。(共30分，每小题2分)
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
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Welcome to Global Friends! Come and find pen pals from all over the world.
Alice Newman
Age: 34/Language: English
I am open-minded, living in Scotland. I love to travel but haven’t travelled much over the past few years. Last
year I taught myself how to knit(编织). It is now one of my favorite hobbies.
Dean Gill
Age: 26/Language: French
I’m a shy person. I love to write and draw. I’m now looking for someone who truly enjoys writing and drawing.
We can share our goals, dreams and so on.
Shirley Stacey
Age: 19/Language: English
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Hi there! I am from Northern California in the US I love hanging out with my family and listening to music. I also
love reading. I am a bit shy with new friends. I am looking for a pen pal of my age.
,
21. On Global Friends people can _______.
A. learn about different sports B. go to concerts in different countries
C. improve their cooking skills D. find pen pals from all over the world
22. Last year, Alice Newman _______.
A. travelled widely B. made lots of new friends
C. learned to knit by herself D. wrote many letters to her friends
23. Both Gill and Stacey _______.
A. speak English B. are shy sometimes
C. are 19 years old D. live in North America
B
How was your sleep last night? Sleep is important for health. How can we have healthy sleep? Take a look at
some advice.
Wake up naturally
Waking up to a ringing alarm is never fun. Studies show that when you get shocked by the alarm, your
breathing will go up, your heart will have more beats and your blood pressure will rise.
“This is a very unhappy way to start the day,” sleep scientist Whitney Roban said. “You’ll feel worse if you go
back to sleep a few more minutes. It’s important to follow your body’s natural sleep—wake cycle (循环).”
So what should we do? Try to use an alarm with softer and lower sounds. Or leave a crack(缝隙) in the
curtains(窗帘)—the rising sun will wake you up.
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Sleep early and get up early
Some young people may go to bed late and get up late, such as sleeping from 2 am to 10 am. They think as
long as they have eight hours of sleep, everything will be fine.
But in fact, our bodies can tell time. They use light and temperature to do so. If we wake up too late, our
bodies might feel stuck between sleep and being awake. That’s why sometimes we feel even more tired after
oversleeping.
24. According to studies, what will happen to your body if an alarm wakes you up suddenly?
A. Your heart will beat faster. B. You may breathe more slowly.
C. Your body temperature will go up. D. You will have lower blood pressure.
25. Which of the following does Whitney Roban agree?
A. Trying to use an alarm with louder sounds.
B. Going back to sleep again after waking up.
C. Reading magazines online before going to bed.
D. Following the body’s natural sleep—wake cycle.
26. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. It is necessary for people to oversleep.
B. Heavy work can lead to oversleeping.
C. It is hard to change people’s sleeping habits.
D. Oversleeping sometimes makes us more tired.
27. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Why people need to sleep. B. Why people have sleeping problems.
C. How to have healthy sleep. D. How to wake up in a natural way.
C
As an artist, Pei Haozheng is well-known for paper folding. In his eyes, a piece of paper holds great
possibilities. He can fold it into anything.
He used his skills in his work, Deer with 100 Flowers(花生满鹿). It’s a deer with 100 flowers on its
antlers(鹿角). Without cuts or glue, he used a piece of paper with side lengths(长度) of 2.22 meters to finish the
whole work. As for the idea for the work, Pei said it came from a Chinese saying. It not only shows the wishes for
Chinese young people to have a bright future, but also the deep love for our country.
As a child, Pei learned folding from teachers and parents, and later he copied the patterns from books.
Gradually, he was drawn into the paper world.
For Pei, folding is an art that needs many skills. For example, it needs knowledge of math to make sure
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everything is in the right place, such as the different angles(角度) and the lengths of the creases(折痕). However,
Pei thinks artistic beauty and exact folding are both important. Going too far with either won’t make good work.
As an artist, Pei wants to tell the Chinese story through paper. “For me, paper folding is not just a special skill,
but an art that can pass culture and last forever,” said Pei.
28. What do we know about Pei Haozheng’s work, Deer with 100 Flowers?
A. He used glue and scissors to finish it.
B. He used 100 flowers to make a deer with his parents.
C. It shows good wishes for Chinese young people and the country.
D. It is made of some pieces of paper with the lengths of 2.22 meters.
29. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. How to learn math well. B. How to be a creative artist.
C. What is less important for folding. D. What skills are needed for his work.
30. What did Pei Haozheng say about paper folding?
A. He used it to spread Chinese culture.
B. It helped much to learn it earlier.
C. He wanted to teach people the skills.
D. It made him famous all over the world.
31. What is the purpose of writing the passage?
A. To explain why Pei’s work is so popular.
B. To introduce a Chinese artist Pei Haozheng.
C. To describe the development of paper folding.
D. To express the writer’s love for Chinese tradition.
D
Recently, I went out to a bar with my friend Nicole. I didn’t actually know her well as we had only met once at
a meeting. When I found myself in her town, we decided to meet up. Since we knew little about each other, we
shared our stories, and she asked me many questions about my travels.
When answering her questions about what I had learned in my travels, I told Nicole that travel had greatly
improved my ability to “read” people and situations.
“Oh? OK. Read my friends over there,” she challenged me.
So I offered her my opinions about her friends and the other people in the bar.
“How did I do?” I asked when I had finished.
“Wow!” She was shocked.
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You might want to know how I was able to get those people right. For sure, I knew nothing about mind games.
I judged(判断) their personalities simply by reading their body language, facial expressions, dress, and the way
they talked with one another.
I had travelled a lot before. When I was travelling, I couldn’t always understand what people were trying to
say to me as most of them didn’t speak English. Non-verbal communication became very important. Whenever
words failed, I depended on people’s facial expressions. By watching how people behaved, I tried to work out how
they felt about something. The tone (音调) in people’s voices was quite helpful, too.
The more I travelled and the more I talked with different people, the better I became at “reading” people. If
you travel widely, you will be able to develop this ability, too.
32. What was the relationship between Nicole and the writer before their recent meet?
A. They were close friends. B. They didn’t know each other well.
C. They used to work in the same office. D. They often went to the bar together.
33. How did Nicole feel after the writer had read her friends in the bar?
A. Thankful. B. Nervous. C. Surprised. D. Uncomfortable.
34. According to the article, how does the writer “read” people?
A. By playing a clever trick on them.
B. By surveying some of their friends.
C. By having a short conversation with them.
D. By studying their clothes, expressions and so on.
35. What does the underlined word “non-verbal” mean?
A. Taking place online. B. Not using words.
C. Not writing English. D. Talking with strangers.
Ⅵ. 阅读还原。(共10分，每小题2分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。
One afternoon, your computer shut off all of a sudden. It was caused by a blackout (断电). ___36___ The
traffic lights on the streets also stopped working.
Blackouts can happen at any time. It’s important to be prepared for a blackout. Here are a few tips for you.
Keep a flashlight in every room of your home. ___37___ However, if a blackout lasts for several hours, you
might want to save that phone charge for other tasks.
___38___ But please be careful while using them. You can never be too careful with fire.
___39___ Canned food would work well here. Also, remember to keep some bottled water at home.
If your family has medicine that needs to be kept cold, make sure you have some ice packs ready. ___40___
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When a blackout hits, only open your fridge when you need the medicine – the cold air inside runs away each time
it’s opened.
A. Keep some candles and matches.
B. Sure, your mobile phone has a flashlight.
C. Keep some food that doesn’t require cooking.
D. Put them along with the medicine in your fridge.
E. Without electricity, people couldn’t work, cook or watch TV.
【读写综合】(35分)
Ⅶ. 短文填空。(共10分，每小题1分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或根据括号内单词的正确形式填空(1—3个单词)或根据
音标填词。
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Of all the legends (传说) about it,
___41___ (famous) one is about Qu Yuan. Qu was a poet of the State of Chu. He was very faithful to his state. When
he realized that his state was becoming weaker ___42___ weaker, he felt heartbroken. On the fifth day of the fifth
lunar month in 278 BC, Qu threw ___43___ (he) into the Miluo River and died for his homeland. People who lived near
the river rushed into their boats___44___ (search) for him. They threw zongzi and other food into the river to keep
fish ___45___ eating Qu’s body.
To remember Qu, the ___46___ /'kʌstəmz/ of holding dragon boat races and throwing zongzi into the river on that
day were passed down, and the holiday was ___47___ (name) “Dragon Boat Festival.” In 2009, the Dragon Boat
Festival became China’s ___48___ (one) festival to be recognized as one of the world’s intangible cultural
heritages(非物质文化遗产).
In Qu’s hometown, a dragon boat race is ___49___ (real) welcomed every year during the festival. Dragon
boat racing, in fact, has developed from a local activity into ___50___ international sporting event. China’s dragon
boats have “rowed” throughout the world.
Ⅷ. 完成句子。(共10分，每小题2分)
根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。
51. It is important to _________ but we must also have time to relax.
努力地工作是重要的，但我们也必须有时间放松。(work)
52. Since then Susan _________ to understand her parents more.
从那以后，苏珊成长了，更理解父母了。(grow)
53. The climbers _________ to reach the top when it began to snow heavily.
登山者们正在尽最大努力登顶，这时开始下大雪了。(best)
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54. A few years ago this group _________ to protect endangered wild animals.
几年前，成立这个小组是为了保护濒危野生动物。(set)
55. _________ drinking tea during Grain Rain can make people stay away from illnesses.
据说，谷雨时节喝茶可以让人们远离疾病。(say)
Ⅸ. 短文写作。(共15分)
56. 假如你是荆州旅游形象大使，你将怎样用英语向外国朋友推介荆州呢？请根据以下要点，来试一
试吧！
要点：1.位置：湖北境内，长江之滨；
2.历史：悠久的历史，楚文化(Chu Culture)……
3.景点：荆州博物馆，古城墙……
4.美食：荆州鱼糕(fish cake)……
5.补充一两点与荆州有关的信息。
要求：1.文章必须包括所给要点，可适当发挥使行文连贯；
2.不能出现真实的人名、校名等信息；
3.不少于80词，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Ladies and gentlemen! I’m very honored to introduce Jingzhou Ancient City
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Thanks for listening!
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