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镇江市 2024 年初中学业水平考试英语试卷
本试卷共8页，满分90分。考试用时100分钟。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色水笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷、答题卷上相应
位置。
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祝同学们考出优异成绩！
一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
1. Look at the picture on the right. Daniel ________ plays the piano.
A. never B. sometimes C. usually D. always
.
2 Chemistry is as interesting as Physics. ________ of them help students explore the science world.
A. Neither B. Both C. All D. None
3. With the help of modern technology, now people ________ enjoy the proudest moment when China’s first astronaut
Yang Liwei entered space.
A. may B. can C. should D. must
4. Helen keeps English diaries every day as a ________ to develop her writing skills.
A. habit B. present C. victory D. dream
5. So far, some of the dialects (方言) ________ in use for thousands of years. They are full of local color.
A. were B. are C. have been D. will be
6. — Mum, could you please ________ the poster in my bedroom? I really like it!
— Sure, baby.
A. give up B. take up C. put up D. mop up
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司7. — Well done, boys and girls! You’ve made great progress in the last three years.
—________, Mr Li!
A. Be careful B. Never mind C. Excuse me D. Thank you
8. A lot of trees ________ last spring, so we can see more green this year.
A. plant B. are planted C. planted D. were planted
9. Just as the saying goes, “________” When Nora meets difficulties, Suzy often supports her.
A. Every dog has its day. B. It never rains but it pours.
C. Don’t burn the candle at both ends. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
10. I know you’ve bought a book about Mars. I wonder ________.
A. where can I buy one B. that it cost thirty-five yuan
C. when you will finish reading it D. who you will borrow one from
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
My cousin Andrew always comes up with new ideas or invents new things. So, people always think he is
creative, and consider creativity as making new things. This could be ___11___ so many people do not think
themselves creative. ___12___, creativity can simply be about expressing ourselves through daily acts.
Actually, we are born creative and all have the ___13___ to express creativity. Bodies need ___14___ to be
better, so does creativity. It should be trained from time to time. Creating is a way in which we challenge ourselves
and think differently. Sometimes, the path to be more creative is not to follow others. ___15___, we can add
tomato sauces instead of sugar or milk to coffee.
Creativity is neither just about the final ___16___, nor about the moment when you suddenly get a fantastic
idea. It is a process (过程) that we do a series of things. We can find ___17___ new or different in most things and
practise creativity through small jobs.
If we face a creative block (创造力凝滞), try to complete a daily task. Though some of us may think it doesn’t
___18___, the organized steps of completing a task may encourage our creativity. What’s more, after completing a
task, we can often get a sense of ___19___. And it will provide us with the energy to finish other creative projects.
Creating or learning creativity, does not necessarily mean making something out of nothing. In many cases, it
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司means allowing ourselves to think ___20___. Just let our thoughts fly. Then the creativity which is already there
may come out.
11. A. why B. how C. when D. where
12. A. Otherwise B. Moreover C. Anyway D. However
.
13 A. ability B. spirit C. value D. goal
14. A. checking B. relaxing C. exercising D. displaying
15. A. As usual B. So far C. For example D. Above all
16. A. product B. price C. problem D. practice
17. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything
18. A. end B. work C. form D. spread
19. A. humour B. beauty C. fashion D. achievement
20. A. quickly B. freely C. carefully D. clearly
三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；21-30 小题，每小题 2 分；31-35 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 25
分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择
最佳选项。
A
A bird’s feather coat is made up of many different kinds of feathers. Each has a different function (功能).
●Head Feathers ◆Flight
Head feathers come in all sizes. Feathers push down on the air, so birds can
Tiny ones grow in overlapping (交叠 fly. Feathers can move, so birds can change the
的) rows to make a silky covering for shape of their wings. And feathers are light, so
a bird’s head. they don’t add too much weight.
●Primary Flight Feathers ◆Social Media
The outer wing feathers are long Birds’ feathers tell the world who they are.
and strong. They are usually wider on Eye-catching feathers are good for attracting
one side. Their job is to push air as mates.
birds fly.
◆Protection
●Secondary Flight Feathers
Feathers of different colours and shapes act
A row of smaller feathers grows
like camouflage (保护色), hiding birds from
on the bottom of the wing closer to the
enemies. And often when an enemy tries to catch
body. These also push air, so birds can
a bird, all it gets is a mouthful of tail feathers.
fly.
◆Keeping warm and cool
●Tail Feathers
Down feathers stop heat from getting in or
Tail feathers help birds fly
out. This helps the bird stay just the right
forward and stop during their flight.
temperature. Feathers are so good at catching
●Down Feathers heat that penguins can stay warm even when
standing on the ice sheet at 40 below zero.
Down feathers grow under the
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司other feathers. They are light and soft.
Their job is to keep birds warm.
21. Which part of a bird is introduced in the passage?
A. B. C. D.
22. Which of the following feathers do birds mainly depend on to fly?
①Head Feathers ②Primary Flight Feathers ③Secondary Flight Feathers ④Tail Feathers ⑤Down
Feathers
A. ②③④ B. ①②④ C. ③④⑤ D. ①④⑤
23. What can feathers help birds do according to the passage?
A. Birds can change the shape of wings because feathers come in all sizes.
.
B Some feathers can help birds hide themselves because they are very light.
C. Birds like penguins can keep warm because down feathers are quite silky.
D. Some feathers can be birds’ social media because they can help attract mates.
B
I have lived in China for six years, but still think the country is mysterious. So I made up my mind to go on a
3-month cycling journey to discover more.
My cycling journey was very safe in China because I never had a moment in which I felt I was in danger.
Wherever I went, there was always phone signal, and even WeChat pay.
The beauty of nature was also fantastic. It simply took my breath away when I cycled on the way. With thick
forests, blue lakes and green hills, there was so much to see.
The food was another highlight of my journey. I got to taste local food in every place I went. My favourite was
the spicy food in Sichuan. No matter how much I ate, I never got sick of having different Chinese foods. There
were so many different choices.
In addition, cycling in China cost less than I thought. I could even save some money during the trip to support
a local charity.
The best part was about people. I met people from different ethnic minorities (少数民族) across China and I
was even invited to attend a wedding by Tibetan girls. The wedding was amazing, full of dancing, laughter and fun.
One time I me t a group of Chinese men who were also travelling, but by motorcycle. They invited me to stay with
them in the mountains. We cooked fish that we caught from the lake together. It felt like true freedom from the busy
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司feeling of daily life. Another example was impressive. When I met a group of cyclists in their 60s, they cycled
better than me. It really encouraged me to push myself and go farther every day. Also, an experienced cyclist
saved me when I got a flat tire (爆胎). He helped fix my tire.
By the end of my journey, I wanted to keep going. I felt like I could do it forever. It was truly an experience I
will never forget. If anyone wants to explore in China, I would highly recommend going by bicycle.
24. What does the writer talk about in Paragraph 3?
A. Personal safety. B. Different foods. C. Natural beauty. D. Cheap cost.
25. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph 6 refers to (指代) “________”.
A. Tibetan girls inviting the writer to a wedding
B. cyclists in their 60s cycling better than the writer
C. a group of Chinese men catching fish with the writer
D. an experienced cyclist helping the writer to fix a flat tire
26. What is the best title for the passage?
A. What a Pleasant Picnic! B. What Great People!
C. What an Amazing Journey! D. What a Lucky Day!
C
“Take a seat, kids!” Miss King announced. As kids ran towards the campfire, Miss King turned to Quill, “I’ll
leave for a while, just bring the kids watermelons and tell them a story.” “Sure.” said Quill, his hands becoming
wet. Quill was good at showing kids how to climb rocks, but he was not a good storyteller.
,
Quill asked in a low voice “What kind of story do you like?” A boy named Caden answered, “A ghost story!”
Alice rolled her eyes and other kids also shouted, “Quill will tell a lovely story, Caden.” “A ghost story!” Caden
insisted. Just then, Quill felt a pull from Emma, the quietest in the group, “I’m afraid of ghost stories.”
“What am I going to tell?” Quill thought and then said slowly, “I’m going to tell…a…a toast story.” Caden
protested. “A toast story? I want a ghost story!” “You’ll see,” Quill said, “Long long ago, there was a piece of
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司bread... named Bob.” Some kids smiled. Quill talked faster, “One day, Bob was put onto a wooden platform. Bob
started crying.” “Bread can’t cry!” Caden shouted. Quill’s ears turned red.
“What happened next?” Emma asked. Quill had no idea, but he quickly looked at Caden, “Cade n is going to
tell us.” Caden sat up, “Am I?” “Yes, it’s a group story.” Quill answered. Caden said in a scaring voice, “Bob was
sure this was the end of his day. Then, a long, shiny thing appeared over him.”
“A knife!” Alice shouted. “Alice, it’s your turn.” Quill said. Alice added, “Then something dropped. The knife
spread it all over Bob.” “Salad cream.” said Emma and pulled Quill’s T-shirt. Alice continued, “Suddenly, a giant
hand lifted Bob towards a big hole. Bob screamed, ‘Help!’ ”
Caden wanted to cut in, but Alice stopped him. Quill smiled at Emma. Emma took a deep breath, and said,
“Bob screamed again. The hand was surprised and dropped Bob. Bob ran away.”
“So, the bread is free.” Caden cut in.
“Not finished!” Emma shouted, “Just then, a bread truck appeared. Bob ran towards it. But something big
followed him.”
“What was that?” a kid asked. Emma sat forward. Caden could feel his own breath, as if he was also there
with Bob. SNAP! Emma clapped her hands. Everyone jumped up and asked, “What happened?” “A dog ate him.”
Emma said, laughing.
In the rest of the night, all the kids were talking about that dog.
—Adapted from the story by Sara Matson
27. How did Quill feel when he was asked to tell a story?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Confident. D. Angry.
28. What does the underlined word “protested” probably mean in Paragraph 3?
A. Disagreed. B. Promised. C. Regretted. D. Guessed.
29. What do you know about Bob according to the story made up by the kids?
A. Bob ran away quickly after he saw a dog. B. Bob first appeared on a truck in a street.
C. Bob was cut into small pieces by a knife. D. Bob dropped so he didn’t enter the hole.
30. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?
A. Caden no longer loved ghost stories. B. The kids spent a winter night on a camp.
C. Quill decided to tell a new story the next day. D. The kids were quite satisfied with their story.
D
阅读下面短文，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。
During the Chinese New Year, people can watch colorful dragon dances in the street or on TV programmes.
___31___ It is because both in the north and in the south, Chinese can express hope for a happy life through the
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司activity.
Dragons are respected and loved in Chinese culture. In ancient China, the dragon was thought as a mythical
animal that could make clouds and bring rains, and prevent disasters and bring happiness. ___32___ And they are
also said to scare away evil spirits and bad luck.
Guided by a big dragon ball, the dragon dancers make different kinds of movements while holding the cloth
dragon. ___33___ As many as 9 to 15 dancers use long poles to guide the dragon’s head and snakelike body. Usually
one dancer does tricks on the dragon. Tricks are often jumps and moves that make the dragon turn in different
ways.
___34___ It is usually performed in the evening. One of Hong Kong’s modern-looking neighborhoods in Wan
Chai District is home to the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance, a folk art form with a history of over 100 years. ___35___ Then
the villagers started to perform a fire dragon dance for three days to drive it away. Since then, around Mid-Autumn
Festival every year, the villagers perform fire dragon dances to make wishes.
Today people often see dragon dances during holidays, festivals and the opening of new businesses. These
performances invite wealth and good luck.
A. A special kind is the Fire Dragon Dance.
B. The Cloth Dragon Dance has a long history.
C. It is said that a disease swept through the village.
D. Why is the dragon dance so popular across China?
E. Where can people usually enjoy the dragon dance?
F. Now they still represent wisdom, power and wealth.
G. Dragon dancers have to work as a team to make the dragon come to life.
四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。
enjoy in the form of you by accident whenever hero be strict with drive carry out would
rather
36. Does your math teacher often ask you to think by ________ and then discuss with group members?
37. Parents and teachers should ________ children in teaching manners.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司38. Museums are hot attractions. People have a good time ________ works of art during holidays.
39. Peter missed my call yesterday because he ________ home at that time.
40. Kitty is energetic. In her spare time, she ________ do outdoor activities than stay at home.
41. We will never forget those ________ who have done a lot for our country.
42. My grandpa loves drinking tea. ________ I go to see him, I bring some nice tea.
43. To spread the beauty of poetry, many ancient poems are performed ________ songs.
44. Simon is very organized. He often ________ his plans step by step.
,
45. On the train to Zhenjiang Mr Wu met one of his old friends ________.
五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。
Zodiac animals are important to the Chinese people for long. Many years ago, a president from a foreign
country v___46___ China. At the dinner, he presented people with a riddle, “There are twelve things that can be
given to all the Chinese, and each person can get his or her o___47___. What are the twelve things?” The answer is
of course the “12 zodiac animals”. As a cultural sign that stays with a person since his or her b___48___, the zodiac
animal of the year plays an important role in e___49___ life. Even today, many Chinese people will use “What is
your zodiac animal?” instead of “How old are you?” when they ask about a person’s a___50___.
In ancient times, people formed clans (部落). Different clans had different signs. The clans usually used the
looks of animals. O___51___, an important meeting was held. At the meeting, the animals used by the most
powerful clans were d___52___ as the zodiac animals.
Just l___53___ China, many other countries also have similar systems of zodiac animals. For example, India
has a system of 12 zodiac animals, which is a___54___ the same as that of China, with only the lion in the place of
the tiger. The Vietnamese (越南的) system has cat instead of rabbit, but the other e___55___ animals remain the
same. It is widely believed that it was the Chinese zodiac culture that spread to the countries nearby.
根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。
Guarding the Blue Planet
Liu loves to teach people to explore the underwater world and lead them to feel the beauty of the sea. Now, he
devotes himself to the voluntary work in a community called Better Blue. The volunteers in Better Blue are not
only made up of diving coaches like Liu, but also pilots, lawyers, doctors and so on. All of them should have the
knowledge of the sea.
Every year, 12 million tons of plastic waste flows into the ocean (海洋). Sea animals like turtles often lose
their lives because of eating plastic or fishing nets. Even humans on land are influenced because the fish we eat
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司may have harmful plastic particles in their bodies. So the community Better Blue was started in 2017. It hopes to
raise marine (海洋的) protection awareness among the public, invite people to protect the endangered sea animals
and encourage people to think about how to make the ocean develop in a friendly way.
Dive Against Debris is an activity organized by Better Blue to protect the ocean. The activity needs volunteers
with greater diving skills. In this project, divers go into the waters and fish out rubbish, which is then separated into
different groups. They do this at several fixed locations in the bay area of Shenzhen every month. The work also
includes checking which rubbish often appears in the area, doing a research on why this kind of rubbish is the most
and making suggestions to reduce the pollution.
Marine protected to collecting rubbish. It also includes marine protection education. On weekdays, Liu
volunteers to teach children marine protection in local schools. Volunteers like him teach marine science to make
children realize that land- based rubbish can also pollute the ocean. Researchers from local universities also take
part in such activities.
With diving becoming popular, people are more willing to learn about marine protection. They come with their
equipment, div e into the waters, get to know the underwater world and protect it.
Liu is not only a diving ___56___, but also a volunteer in Better Blue. Volunteers of
Better Blue do different jobs and they are ___57___ to have the knowledge of the sea.
The reasons why it was started:
▶Plastic waste flows into the ocean.
▶Sea animals like turtles often ___58___.
▶Fish have plastic particles that are ___59___ to humans.
The introduction to
Better Blue
▶The ___60___ of it:
▶To raise marine protection awareness.
▶To invite people to protect the endangered sea animals.
▶To encourage people to ___61___ the development of the ocean in a
friendly way.
Dive Against Debris:
▶Volunteers need to have greater diving skills. They fish out rubbish
and separate it.
▶Further work: ① checking the kind of the area’s ___62___
rubbish
The activities held by
Better Blue ② studying why this kind of rubbish is the most
③advising ___63___ the pollution
Marine protection education:
▶Volunteers give ___64___ on marine protection.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司▶Researchers take part in marine protection education.
With the popularity of diving, people show more ___65___ in marine protection and take
action.
六、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
66. 初中三年校园生活丰富多彩，有些活动一定令你难忘。近期，你校英文报举办“The School
Activity I Will Never Forget”的主题征文活动。
要求：
1.参考下图，确定至少一次活动并详细介绍，可适当发挥；
2.文章不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3.文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。
The School Activity I Will Never Forget
In the past three years, there have been many colorful activities in our school. I will never forget
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