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2024 年盐城市初中学业水平考试
英 语 试 题
注意事项：
1.本试卷总分120分，考试时间120分钟。
2.考生应将答案全部答在答题卡上，注意事项请参照答题卡要求。考试结束后，试题和答题
卡将一并收回。
一、补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
根据对话内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项限用一次。
（Li Hua is introducing Yancheng Nature Reserve to his friend Amy on WeChat.）
Have you ever heard of Yancheng Nature Reserve, Amy?
Yes. ______1______ Could you tell me something about it?
Of course. It’s famous for the red-crowned cranes there.
______2______ It must be a great place to learn about nature.
Exactly! It also helps us learn about how to protect wildlife.
I see. ______3______
Indeed! Why not come and see for yourself?
______4______ I plan to visit Yancheng this summer holiday.
See you in Yancheng. ______5______
A. Good idea!
B. Wow, that’s cool!
C. Have a good time!
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司D. But I have never been there.
E. Red-crowned cranes must get good protection there.
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Long ago in China, there lived five brothers who looked almost the same. The only way to tell them was by their
amazing ___6___. First Brother was as strong as ten horses. Second Brother could fly in the sky like a bird. Third
Brother could ___7___ an ant sneeze (打喷嚏). Fourth Brother could make his body iron hard. Fifth Brother could
make a river when he cried.
One day, Fifth Brother came across a strange ___8___. When he was enjoying the delicious apple picked
from the garden, ___9___ three men appeared. They took him to the owner of the garden. The owner was a bad,
greedy man. He ___10___ Fifth Brother in his deepest prison. He said only if Fifth Brother ___11___ the
treasure of Fire Island to him, he could set Fifth Brother free. Fire Island was in the middle of a nearby ___12___.
A dragon lived there, guarding its treasure. Stealing it seemed like a(n) ___13___ task, but Fifth Brother agreed to
try.
That night, far away, ___14___ Brother heard Fifth Brother call for help. After listening to his story, Third
Brother told other brothers what had happened. They made a ___15___ to go to help their brother get the treasure.
The next day, the five brothers worked together and with great ___16___, they got the treasure from the
dragon in the lake. Then Fifth Brother gave it to the owner. ___17___ the owner would not let Fifth Brother go
because he thought Fifth Brother had many powers.
When Fifth Brother knew this, he started to ___18___. Soon, his tears tan like a rushing river that swept the
owner away.
Once the land dried out, the brothers journeyed home. They were ___19___ to be together again.
The next day, Fifth Brother said he was going on another walk. His brothers made him ___20___ that he would
never eat in strange gardens again. Fifth Brother laughed and left.
6. A. abilities B. clothes C. looks D. ages
7. A. see B. hear C. make D. help
8. A. village B. park C. field D. garden
9. A. finally B. politely C. suddenly D. peacefully
10. A. locked B. found C. saved D. treated
11. A. sold B. lent C. donated D. brought
12. A. river B. forest C. hill D. lake
13. A. interesting B. impossible C. valuable D. simple
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15 A. story B. plan C. change D. mistake
16. A. hope B. advice C. effort D. interest
17. A. But B. So C. And D. Or
18. A. cry B. fly C. play D. sing
19. A. shy B. quiet C. careful D. happy
20. A. prove B. guess C. promise D. discover
三、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
A
At present, many foreigners show great interest in learning Chinese idioms (成语). Terry and Kate are among
them. Most Chinese idioms have four characters. For example, qingchuyulan (bluer than indigo), and houjibofa
(success comes with time and effort). Terry and Kate are now reading stories behind the Chinese idioms they have
learnt recently.
In the Spring and Autumn period, Duke
In the Spring and Autunm period, the
Huan of Qi led his army to help the State of
Stute of Wu and the State of Yue didn’t get
Yan fight the enemies. They set out in spring.
along well. They were fighting for years.
However, when they won the war and wert
People in each state didn’t have a good
back home, winter began. Everything in the
relationship, either. Oue day, the people of
mountain was covered with snow. They
Wu and Yue happened to be on the same boat
walked and walked only to find they came
to cross a river. When the boat was in thus
back to the same place. The army felt hungry
center of the river, a strong wind came. It
and cold. As that time, the minister Guan
seemed the boat would turn over anytime. Just
Zhong picked out some old horses and set
then, they forget all the hatred between the
them free. The horses started to walk by
two states and began to help and support each
themselves. The army followed the old
other just like they were family. In the end,
horses, Soon, they found their way and
they safely got to the river bank.
walked out of the mountains.
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21 Which of the following best describes the first story?
A. B. C. D.
22. What is the second story mainly about?
A. Going travelling on horses together. B. Going through difficulties together.
C. Trying to finish tasks on one’s own. D. Putting all hearts into making boats.
23. Which is a similar point of the two stories?
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司A. They happened on sunny days. B. They happened in big mountains.
C. The people got success in the end. D. The people got help from animals.
B
How can we stop climate change? How can we stop air pollution? How can we live on a green planet? One way
is to use clean energy. Clean energy does not harm the Earth. It never runs out. Energy from the Sun is clean. We just
need to learn how to get and store more of it.
Plants use energy from the Sun. They use it to turn water and air into sugar. The sugar can be used as food.
Scientists know a lot about how plants make food. Some scientists want to get energy from the Sun like plants do.
They want to make a machine that can use sunlight to make fuel (燃料) from water.
Water is made up of two different parts. Breaking water into its parts is hard. Plants do it all the time, though. It
is part of how they make food. With energy from the Sun, the new machine will break water into its parts. One of the
parts will be used as fuel. Then the fuel is used to make electricity (电). The electricity can power cars, houses, and
so on.
This fuel is better for the Earth than gasoline (汽油). It does not pollute the air. Plants can help us learn how to
make clean energy!
24. How does the writer start this article?
A. By telling stories. B. By asking questions.
C. By comparing facts. D. By giving examples.
.
25 What will the new machine do?
A. Break water into its parts. B. Make some food from plants.
C. Turn water and air into sugar. D. Produce sugar as new energy.
26. In which part of a magazine can we read the article?
A. Health. B. Society. C. Science. D. History.
C
Taking Root.
How many kinds of plants are there in the world? Lucy Braun wondered that as a child. She showed great interest
in plants at a young age. She often had energetic walks with her family through the nearby woods. Some plants and
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司wildflowers seemed to shout at her with their wild colours. Others hid behind rocks.
Lucy looked at the shapes of leaves as she walked in the woods. She kept a record of what she saw. She also
learnt to draw what she saw. Then she could compare all kinds of plants. Later, Lucy grew more and more interested in
botany, the study of plants.
Branching Out
At university, Lucy took classes in geology, or the study of rocks and minerals. Her work with geologists changed
how she looked at the natural world. She continued her studies in botany as well. Lucy also took classes in ecology
(生态学). Lucy believed that plant life in some are as was able to move to other places over time.
In Full Bloom
In 1917, Lucy began to teach botany at a university. She lived in a house near the woods. Lucy collected plants
from all around the country. She took many photos of them, too. Colour photography was still new then. Because of
that, people enjoyed her lessons and photos a lot.
The ▲ of Labour (劳动)
Later in her life, Lucy wrote many field guides. In 1950, she published her most important guide. It describes
the plants in the forests across the country. Ecologists still use it to study changes in the forests over time.
Today, Lucy has a few plants named after her. One of them is Lucy Braun’s snakeroot, which is now in danger.
Lucy’s work in the protection of nature may help prevent its disappearance.
Lucy Braun lived to be 81. In her years as a botanist, Lucy collected nearly 12,000 plants!
27. What can we learn from the underlined sentence in paragraph 1?
A. The plants appeared to be full of life. B. The plants could talk just like humans.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. The plants seemed to be angry with Lucy. D. The plants were looked after well by Lucy.
28. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us?
A. The reason why Lucy liked plants. B. The way Lucy studied plants.
C. The time when Lucy noticed plants. D. The special plants Lucy collected.
29. Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ” in the last part?
A. Causes B. Records C. Flowers D. Fruits
30. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. The Protection of the Plants B. The Collection of the Plants
C. The Story of a Great Scientist D. The Lesson by a Scientist
D
It was half past seven on Monday morning: time to get ready for school. Jay Stone rolled out of bed. He did a
couple of quick wake-up exercises and then he went over to his mirror (镜子) and looked at himself.
“Not bad, Stone, not bad,” he said to himself and smiled. Maybe he wasn’t ready for Hollywood, but with his
dark brown eyes and his thick brown hair, he had the looks that turned girls’ heads. He moved closer to the mirror
and smiled, checking his teeth.
“Perfect,” he thought. “Good enough for a toothpaste ad.”
As his eyes moved down to his strong arms, he smiled again. The hours he spent in the gym and doing sit-ups
have paid off.
But suddenly, the smile froze. His eyes moved from the upper part of his body down to his legs. His legs were
short. Not just short, but far too short for his body. He had the upper body of a six-footer, but because of his legs he
was much less than six feet! Six inches less! Sitting, he was as tall as almost anyone. Standing, he had to look up at
most of the boys and even many of the girls.
Why didn’t his legs grow with the rest of his body? He was one of the shortest boys in his class. He was the
shortest in his own family, he was even shorter than his “little” sister—by three inches! Where did his legs come
from?
He certainly didn’t get them from his parents. They were both quite tall. Looking through old family photos,
he found the answer. It was his grandfather on his mother’s side. His short legs were a gift from Grandpa Tuttle.
Thanks a lot, Grandpa!
Of course, the kids at school all noticed Jay’s short legs and they had a nickname (外号) for him: Stubs!
Almost no one called him by his real name; they all called him Stubs. Stubs Stone, Jay didn’t like his nickname, but
he had to accept it. He had no choice.
But Jay couldn’t see in the mirror what his legs could do. They were quick and strong. He was the youngest
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司player on the Brewer High football team. He could run faster than anyone else in the team and, like a rabbit, he kept
going and going. Even at basketball, where the other players were much taller than him, they were still afraid of
him because of his speed.
Jay shook his head. “Stubs, Stubs Stone, the kid with stubby legs. Yeah, that’s me,” he said to himself with a
little smile. Suddenly, he heard his mother’s voice.
“Jay! It’s breakfast time!”
31. What did Jay do after he got up on the Monday morning?
A. He did some housework. B. He took some family photos.
C. He watched TV for some time. D. He did some wake-up exercises.
.
32 What can we learn about Jay in paragraphs 2—4?
A. He was satisfied with his looks. B. He wanted to be a film actor.
C. He once played a role in an ad. D. He found it useless to do sit-ups.
33. What does the underlined word “froze” probably mean in paragraph 5?
A. Spread. B. Stopped. C. Continued. D. Returned.
34. Which of the following best describes Jay?
A. Strict and serious. B. Clever and helpful.
C. Funny and confident. D. Patient and hard-working.
.
35 What does the writer mainly want to tell in the passage?
A. Teenagers like to play tricks on each other.
B. Teenagers should have dreams in their hearts.
C. People’s legs usually grow with other body parts.
D. People can turn their weak points into advantages.
阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余
选项。
Secret to Happiness
There’s a Chinese saying that goes, “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap (小睡). If you want
happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, become wealthy by chance. _____36_____”
Helping others by giving may be the secret to a happy, healthy life. The more you give, the more you’ll gain. The
key is to find a method that works for you. ____37____
Find your love. ____38____ You might feel bad if you are doing something you don’t like. You will feel
great when you put your love into giving.
Give your time. The gift of time is often more valuable to the receiver, and more satisfying to the giver, than
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司money. People don’t all have the same amount (数量) of money, but everyone as time. ____39____ It can be just
a few hours a day, or a few days a year.
Be active. Take every chance to serve your community. You are free to choose what you want to do. Make
full use of services that match your values.
____40____ You can easily get used to selfless giving. When you give, make sure to keep our own needs in
mind. You matter, too!
All in all, by proper giving, you can gain purpose, meaning and happiness—all of the things at people look for
in life but are so hard to find.
A. Don’t forget about yourself.
B. Here is some advice that you can take.
C. You can give some of this time to help others.
D. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.
E. But sometimes you are not sure where money is going.
F. Your giving should not be from orders but come out of love.
四、词汇运用
（一）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完
整，每词或短语限用一次。（共10小题，每小题1.5分，计15分）
one planet trip where full of
Hi! Oliver,
How are you? I want to tell you something about my ____41____ to the city space museum two days ago. I
never visited there before, so I was very excited! When my sister and I arrived, we started to explore. It’s very large
and ____42____ interesting and exciting objects to touch.
The ____43____ room looks like deep space. There is information about different planets with a game at the
end. The winner can create a name for a ____44____. Isn’t that exciting?
The next room looks like the inside of a spaceship. You can touch an astronaut’s spacesuit and you can see
____45____ the astronauts prepare their food.
biscuit feel love for look at
We ____46____ the oven (烤箱) from the spaceship when my sister said she was hungry. So we went to have
a snack. The smell of food in the restaurant also made me ____47____ hungry, so we had a piece of pizza. While
we were eating the pizza, my sister was attracted to the ____48____, so we bought some. Don’t worry! We have left
some for you. You ____49____ them! They look like rockets and taste like honey.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司After lunch, we explored more of the museum and stayed there ____50____ the rest of the day. They were
turning off the lights when we left!
Have you ever been to a museum?
See you soon,
Helen
（二）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。（共10小题，每小题1
分，计10分）
Do you have a friend with an interesting background? Today, I’d like to tell you about a friend of m___51___
with it. I’ll tell you a bit about her, such as where she’s from and why we’re good friends.
You know, I didn’t use to do s___52___. However, a couple of years ago, I j___53___ a fitness club. There, I
met Linda. After the exercise, we had coffee together and b___54___ good friends soon. I think we have a lot in
c___55___ —we both like to keep fit and love trying different food. And we love the ocean; in summer, we like to
play at the b___56___ and go swimming there. Linda was b___57___ in London, but has lived in China for ten
years. So she can s___58___ both Chinese and English. That’s something different about us. Another d___59___ is her
background—Linda has experience and knowledge of two cultures.
So, now you know a bit about my friend Linda. Although we might not always live in the same city in the
f___60___, I think we’ll stay friends forever.
五、读写综合
（一）阅读并回答问题（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
I’m Patrick McCarthy, and you can call me Pat. This is the space where I can help you with your daily life
problems. Go ahead and ask away!
Dear Patrick,
Every time I look through my phone, I see someone having the time of their life. When I
miss out on something fun or important that my friends are experiencing, I feel worried. How
can I avoid this?
Sarah
Hi! Sarah,
This is a big reason why so many people worry about social media’s influence on teenagers.
Feeling worried and lonely as a result of looking through your phone is quite normal, even if it
is unhealthy.
Quite a lot of people post their pictures or videos on social media. Most of them share the
best parts of their lives. You must keep in mind that they do so to share good feelings with others.
It’s hard to find people sharing their bad moments, like feeling stressed about their home life or
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司shame after failing a test.
If seeing these videos and photos still causes bad feelings, stop connecting for a while. Do
something that makes you pleased and relaxed. Try to read or spend some time with your family.
You don’t need to impress anyone else.
Pat
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
61. What kind of problems does Pat help teenagers with?
_________________________________________________________________
62. How does Sarah feel whenever she looks through her phone?
_________________________________________________________________
63. Why do most people share the best parts of their lives?
_________________________________________________________________
64. What should Sarah do if she still feels bad according to Pat?
_________________________________________________________________
65. What other advice can you give to Sarah?
_________________________________________________________________
（二）书面表达
66. 学以致用，知行合一。你是如何将所学知识应用到生活中解决实际问题的？学校英语社团正在组织题
为“Learning for practice”的征文比赛，请根据以下提示，写一篇短文参赛。
注意事项：
（1）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息；
（2）文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
（3）词数：100词左右（文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）。
Learning for practice
It’s important for us teenagers to put what we’ve learnt into practice in daily
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