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2024 年昌平区初中学业水平考试第二次模拟练习
英语试卷笔试部分
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本试卷共8页，五道大题，38个小题，满分60 分。考试时间90分钟。考生务必将答案填涂
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第一部分
本部分共33题，共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中，选出最符合题目要求的一项。
一、单项填空 (每题0.5分,共6分)
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. My father likes playing sports. ________ favorite sport is swimming.
A. My B. His C. Her D. Your
2. Some animals like storing food or traveling to warmer places ________ autumn.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
3. — ________ sleep do teenagers need every night?
— About 8-12 hours.
A. What B. When C. How often D. How much
4. The music club is one of ________ clubs in our school.
A. popular B. more popular C. most popular D. the most popular
5. Sally is warm-hearted ________ she often helps her classmates with many things.
A. and B. though C. but D. or
6. You ________ run on the busy road. It’s dangerous!
A. needn’t B. shouldn’t C. won’t D. wouldn’t
7. Da Vinci drew pictures and ________ about his creative ideas in his diaries.
A. writes B. is writing C. wrote D. has written
8. John met an old friend when he ________ dinner at the Young Restaurant last Friday.
A. has B. had C. is having D. was having
9. If we ________ littering about, the environment will be better and better.
A. stop B. will stop C. stopped D. have stopped
10. So far, China ________ a lot of planes successfully. We’re really proud.
A. develops B. developed C. has developed D. is developing
11. Lots of lanterns ________ on both sides of the street during the Spring Festival every year.
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12. — Wow! You’ve got the book Wonder. Could you please tell me ________?
— In the book shop near our school.
A. when you bought it B. when did you buy it
C. where you bought it D. where did you buy it
二、完形填空 (每题1分，共8分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最
佳选项。
One hot August afternoon in 1990, Deena Hoagland and her 5-year-old son Joe went to a place in Key Largo
called Dolphin Plus, where people swam with dolphins. And something ____13____ happened there.
Joe had a problem with his heart and doctors had to operate on him when he was three. But this operation
didn’t go well. “He couldn’t move the left side of his body any more,” said the doctor. Deena took him to different
places for treatment, but it didn’t ____14____. Deena was very worried about that. However, she heard a new way
that might help Joe by chance, so they moved to Florida. Joe liked being in the water and Deena thought
____15____ could help him. First, they went to swimming pools in hotels, but some hotel guests didn’t like them
being there. Then one day she went with Joe to Dolphin Plus. Joe was surprised and ____16____ when he first
met Fonzie, a 3-metre-long, 275 kilograms lovely dolphin. Then he played with it happily.
,
Soon Joe wanted to see Fonzie ____17____ every day because he loved playing with it and feeding it.
Joe’s mother told him to always try with his left hand, so Joe used his left side more and more. Surprisingly, Joe
could move his left side of the body freely after 10 months of efforts. Sadly, Fonzie died when Joe was 17. Joe
wrote: “Fonzie was a great friend to me; he and I ____18____ a lot of good times. He always put a smile on my
face.”
Deena was thankful that Joe’s friendship with Fonzie helped him a lot and brought an amazing ____19____.
She knew it was a good idea for other people, too. In 1997, Deena started Island Dolphin Care to work with Dolphin
Plus to share the ____20____ of dolphin therapy (治疗法) with other children and their parents who have special
needs.
13. A. worrying B. amazing C. confusing D. challenging
14. A. matter B. work C. fit D. happen
15. A. swimming B. diving C. surfing D. boating
16. A. argued B. judged C. smiled D. checked
17. A. nervously B. secretly C. angrily D. willingly
18. A. chose B. offered C. shared D. saved
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20. A. decision B. memories C. hope D. benefits
三、阅读理解 (每题2分，共26分)
A
阅读下列环保宣传材料，请根据同学们的环保行动匹配对应的宣传内容，并将宣传内容所对应的A、B、
C、D选项填在相应位置上。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A:
___21___ Water waste can be seen everywhere in daily life,
such as leaving the tap running when brushing
our teeth. It has bad effects on the environment.
We can reuse the water and take shorter showers
to save water.
Wen Xin
I use a paper tube to drink juice and B:
use fewer plastic items.
___22___
Single-use plastic items take up more than 40%
of plastic waste, which is harmful to the
environment. Reducing the single-use plastic
things in daily life can help to solve the problem.
Zhu Hua
C:
I introduce waste sorting to my
neighbors and help them do it better.
___23___ Deserts cover more than one-fifth of Earth’s land
area, and improper human activities may lead to
the increase of it. Many countries join the
activity of the Great Green Wall to stop the
desert from growing.
Su Ming
I don’t keep the tap running when I D:
brush my teeth so as to save water.
Each person produces nearly a ton of waste per
year. China is making efforts to reduce the
effects of rubbish pollution. Waste sorting is
necessary for people to have a healthy life.
(二)阅读下列短文，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。
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When 7-year-old Ella was in hospital last year, she turned to one of her favorite activities for comfortable
coloring. Now she’s collecting crayons to make sure young patients across the country can share the joy. Ella says,
“I like that everyone can come up with something in imagination and draw it on a piece of paper.”
When she was in Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, she asked her mother to go to the hospital
playroom in search of crayons. She was told that the hospital could not provide the crayons because of cross
contamination (交叉污染).
Knowing that Ella had the dream of sharing the joy of coloring with other young patients, Ella’s mother got a
new idea. She started soliciting donations (募捐) through word of mouth and social media. With the help of her
mom, Ella began her project Color Me A Rainbow. In a year, she collected 13,132 boxes of crayons and 254
coloring books donated from across the country. Ella has become known as “The Crayon Kid”.
“Neighbors and friends drove a half-hour to bring 10 boxes of crayons because they just wanted to be a part of
it,” says Ella’s mom, whose storehouse (仓库) is filled with crayons and books. Ella writes a personal note to each
recipient (接受的) hospital as well as to donators. And now hospitalized kids who received crayons and their
parents are paying it forward by donating new boxes of crayons back to Ella’s project.
The little girl has big dreams. She wants to donate 1,000 crayon boxes to every children’s hospital in the USA
and plans to send 5,000 boxes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. And after she has
reached every children’s hospital in the country, Ella says, “I want to help as many people as I can.”
24. Which one is Ella’s favorite activity?
A. Reading. B. Driving. C. Coloring. D. Writing.
25. How did Ella start her project?
A. Other kids sent their used crayons for free to her mom.
B. Her friends asked her to buy crayons outside the hospital.
C. The hospital guided her to collect the information online.
D. Her mom helped her by organizing donations of crayons.
26. What can you learn from Ella’s story?
A. Donations through social media is a must.
.
B The growth of imagination starts in teen years.
C. There are no age limitations in making a difference.
D. There are many creative ways to make teenagers learn.
C
Feel down? Hug a tree! Recently, many Chinese young people have turned to trees to help with their stress.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Hugging a tree may be easier for some people who do not enjoy the experience of hugging other people, or being
hugged by them. Although it sounds strange, there’s a science behind the act of tree-hugging. Trees help us feel good
because they remind us of our place in nature.
It can be explained by the “Biophilia Hypothesis”. Just being outside in nature has been shown to be good for
your mental health. It was pointed out by US scientist Edward Wilson in 1984. He said that humans are born to love
being around other living things. Humans’ love for nature is “in our DNA”. This idea helps to explain why people
prefer natural, green views to city views. It’s also one of the reasons why people love cute pets.
Some studies have looked into why tree-hugging can help with our health. After people hug trees, they report
feeling calmer and more relaxed than those who do not. A study in 2021 reported that activity can increase hormone
oxytocin ( 催产激素 ). It’s responsible for feelings. The higher the oxytocin is, the calmer and happier you may be.
Hugging trees for only 21 seconds can lead to an increase in oxytocin.
Another factor called cortisol (皮质醇) is a sign of stress. The brain produces more cortisol when the person is
worried, angry, or very sad. Research shows that hugging trees helps cut cortisol production, reduces blood pressure
and lowers the chances of having heart attack, which makes us feel better.
Although hugging trees is helpful to us, it’s important to keep in mind that we shouldn’t hurt nature while doing
it. Many small creatures live on the tree—and they are too small to be seen. You’d better be gentle when hugging
trees—just like how you hug a friend. Or you can choose another way to reduce your stress, such as exercise, deep
breathing, and talking to others.
27. Which can be explained by the “Biophilia Hypothesis”?
.
A People prefer living in the city. B. People feel relaxed in the park.
C. People love visiting historical sites. D. People like to do exercise at home.
28. The writer would suggest that hugging trees ________.
A. makes people prefer natural views
B. increases our connection with nature
C. reduces more stress than hugging a friend
D. helps produce more cortisol to reduce our stress
29. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Tree-hugging: Useful or Useless? B. Tree-hugging: Strange or Common?
C. Tree-hugging: Love for Nature D. Tree-hugging: Treatment of Stress
D
Willpower helps us to keep studying and working hard. It allows us to say no to the extra sweet after a meal.
We may not achieve our goals if we fail to control ourselves, so scientists have been studying willpower for many
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One of the main theories (理论) of willpower is the energy model of self-control. According to it, the brain can
provide limited power, which can be used up. Nobody is disciplined all the time. When an act of self-control
weakens our will, we’ll feel tired because of the decrease of blood sugar as we face another challenge.
This model has great influence, but Northwestern University’s Daniel Molden doesn’t agree with it. His team
has been using a new experiment to test the role of carbohydrate metabolism (碳水化合物代谢) in self-control.
Daniel’s team questioned the finding that self-control lowers blood sugar levels. Volunteers ate nothing and
,
had their baseline blood sugar level tested. Some completed high self-control tasks while others did low
disciplined tasks. Later, all volunteers had blood sugar tests and did another self-control challenge.
The results were interesting. Volunteers who completed the challenging task showed less willpower in the
following task. This agrees with the energy model. However, their blood sugar did not fall. It showed that
willpower didn’t increase carbohydrate metabolism.
The energy model suggests that using up sugar can bring back self-control. Daniel’s team tested this idea by
having volunteers rinse (清洗) their mouths with water mixed with sugar, spitting (吐出) it out like mouthwash.
Others rinsed with the artificial sweetened water that was similar to a sugary drink but provided no energy. Later,
all volunteers participated in a second task requiring self-control.
The results disagreed with the energy model once again. Those who rinsed with the artificial sweetened water
showed lower willpower. However, rinsing with the sugary water seemed to bring back volunteers’ lost willpower,
more than the artificially sweetened water. This study showed that only the sugary rinse could bring back self-
control.
Scientists believe that inspiration is the reason why self-control is back. They believe the mouth “senses” the
carbohydrates in the mouthwash, which may tell that a reward (奖励) is coming. Sensing that an energy increase is
coming, the brain is active to put in extra effort. In short, the sugar inspires—rather than offers energy for—
willpower.
If inspiration can be refilled with something as simple as a mouthwash, this opens different possibilities for
new researches in the future.
30. What does the word “disciplined” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Relaxed. B. Surprised. C. Self-controlled. D. Self-satisfied.
31. Daniel’s team’s experiments show that ________.
A. carbohydrates inspire willpower B. challenging tasks increase willpower
C. mouthwash gives inspiration to brain D. self-control lowers blood sugar levels
32. What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?
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C. The introduction of the energy model. D. The role of carbohydrate metabolism.
33. You will most probably show more willpower when you ________.
A. complete challenging tasks B. have some sweetened food
C. reward others with gifts D. keep balanced blood sugar level
第二部分
本部分共5题，共20分。根据题目要求，完成相应任务。
四、阅读表达 (34-36题, 每题2分,37题4分, 共10分)
阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
If traditional Chinese culture were a gold mine (金矿), then Zhong Yetang would be the miner.
Zhong is now a full-time vlogger with almost 200,000 followers on a social platform. Zhong has a special
style as she tries to bring ancient history back to life in a creative way. She is finding a relationship between
traditional culture and modern design.
“I don’t want people to see some Chinese ancient culture as boring and far-off,” she said, “we have duty to
make the past serve the present and it can be cool and fashionable and something we can play with.” She recreates
dishes from ancient books, makes short plays that tell ancient people’s life stories and compares Chinese customs
with similar Western ones. For example, she played two roles as the ancient beauties Xishi and Yang Yuhuan,
making them compete in a rap battle with each other.
In another video, Zhong wears costumes (服装) from the 56 ethnic (民族的) groups of China. Half of them
were bought, and the other half were self-designed. It took her almost two years to prepare for it.
“I didn’t expect that it would take so long and that I’d face so many challenges,” she said. To make the clothing
true to the ethnic groups, Zhong studied a lot of reading material and got information from local people. But she
found that some culture had been lost.
“I’m impressed most by the Hezhe ethnic group. Their clothes were made from fish skin,” Zhong said. “But
due to its lack of practical value, fish skin was gradually replaced by silk and cloth. As a result, fewer people now
know how to make it.” She tried hard to restore one of these costumes as authentically (真正地) as possible. After
studying in the US for three years, she found that many Americans were curious about Chinese culture. That
inspired her to devote herself to becoming a “gold miner of traditional Chinese culture” after she graduated. She is
making her videos available on various popular video platforms.
34. What special style does Zhong have?
______________________________
35. What did Zhong do to make the clothing true to the ethnic groups?
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36. What inspired Zhong to devote herself to becoming a “gold miner”?
______________________________
37. What do you think of Zhong’s actions towards Chinese culture? Why? (Give at least two reasons. )
______________________________
五、文段表达 (10 分)
38. 假如你是李华，你校英国交换生Chris对中国传统节日很感兴趣，他希望在端午节期间去中国学生
家里体验节日气氛，请你写一封邮件，邀请他去你家做客，向他介绍我国的端午节习俗，以及节日当天你
准备和他一起做的事情。
提示词语：
,
get together，celebrate dragon boat races, culture
提示问题：
How do Chinese people celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival?
How will you spend this festival with Chris?
要求：根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示
词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
Dear Chris,
The Dragon Boat Festival is coming! I’d like to invite you to my home and celebrate it together.
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Look forward to your coming!
Yours,
Li Hua
39. 每个人都在变化中成长。在三年的初中生活中，你一定经历了很多改变。假如你是李华，你校英
语社团公众号计划做主题为“My Change for Growth”的系列推送。请你写一篇英文稿件投稿，谈谈谁或什
么事让你在改变中成长，你的感悟是什么。
提示词语：
parent, teacher, reading, learn, realize, confident
提示问题：
Who/What has changed you for better growth?
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要求：根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示
词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
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