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2023学年度第一学期初三期末质量调研
英语试卷
（2023年12月）
考生注意：
1．本场考试时间90分钟，试卷共10页，满分140分，答题卡共2页。
2．作答前，将核对后的条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置。
3．所有作答务必填涂或书写在答题卡上与试卷题号对应的区域，不得错位。在试卷上作答一律不得分。
4．用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹水笔作答非选择题。
Part 1 Listening （第1部分 听力）
I.Listening comprehension（听力理解）（本大题共20题，共25分）
A．Listen and choose the right picture（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）（5分）
1．______ 2．______ 3．______ 4．______ 5．______
B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear（根据你听到的对话和问题，
选出最恰当的答案）（5分）
6．A．A snake. B．A dog. C．A spider. D．A rabbit.
7．A．A T-shirt. B．A shirt. C．A sweater. D．A jacket.
8．A．By taxi. B．On foot. C．By car. D．By bus.
19．A．At 6:30. B．At 7:00. C．At 7:30. D．At 8:00.
10．A．She got something to eat. B．She rested for a short time.
C．She did some shopping. D．She went out for some fresh air.
C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false（判断下列句子是否符合
你听到短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（5分）
11．People play E-sports on the fields as well as on the computers.
12．Some people argue E-sports are not real sports because players do not have to move much.
13．The president of ESPN sports television believes E-sports should be considered real sports.
14．No universities in the USA let E-sports players into their schools.
15．The article suggests that time and practice are essential for becoming skillful in E-sports.
D.Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences（听对话，用听到的单词完成下列句子。每空
格限填一词）（10分）
16．Frank and his mum are at the ______ ______ now.
17．One of Van Gogn’s paintings Sunflowers is worth over ______ ______ dollars.
18．Franks thinks that becoming an artist could make him ______ ______.
19．It was not until after Van Gogh died that his paintings were ______ ______ lots of money.
20．Mum thinks it’s a ______ ______ for Frank to stick to his original plan.
Part 2 Grammar and Vocabulary
（第2部分 语法与词汇）
II.Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）（本大题共15分，每题1分，共15分。每题只有一个正确
选项）
21．The soup is tasteless. Pass me ______ salt over there, please!
A．a B．an C．the D．/
22．The team celebrated ______ victory with a big party with the crazy fans.
A．they B．them C．their D．theirs
23．The bus to the airport has just left. We have to wait half an hour for ______.
A．another B．other C．the other D．others
24．After the long journey, there was ______ energy left for exploring the city. Everyone just wanted to have a good
rest.
A．a few B．a little C．few D．little
225．Beverly is often too full to eat anything at mealtimes because she eats lots of snacks ______ meals.
A．after B．between C．during D．from
26．Susan looked extremely ______ in that yellow dress at the party last night.
A．beautifully B．badly C．lovely D．wonderfully
27．Bob is ______ of the boys in the family. He never does any housework. His brothers at least take out the rubbish
sometimes.
A．lazy B．lazier C．laziest D．the laziest
28．You ______ take an umbrella. The weather report says it might rain in the evening.
A．must B．had better C．need D．may
29．Aunt Gina has lived in this town for more than sixty years. That’s why she ______ it very well.
A．will know B．knew C．knows D．is knowing
30．The sun ______ brightly every day during our holiday in Milan last year.
A．is shining B．shone C．has shone D．shines
31．It took me lots of time ______ a big meal for ten people and I was happy that everyone enjoyed it.
A．prepare B．to prepare C．preparing D．prepared
32．After hours of questioning, the suspect finally admitted ______ the woman’s purse.
A．steal B．to steal C．stealing D．stole
33．The film starts at two o’clock, ______ let’s meet at the cinema at one forty-five.
A．so B．or C．and D．for
34．Jimmy would not get up for breakfast, ______ his dad had already tried to pull him from his bed several times.
A．although B．because C．if D．until
35．Diana: ______ does your brother attend violin classes?
Peter: Three times a week.
A．How long B．How much C．How soon D．How often
Ⅲ．Choose the proper words or phrase to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once
（选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（本大题共8分，每题1分，共8分，
每题只有一个正确选项）
Shadow Puppet Shows
A．character B．means C．meaning D．traditions E．traditional
3People in many cultures love theatre. One of the oldest and greatest storytelling 36 in the world
can be seen in theatres in Indonesia. It is a kind of shadow puppet show
（皮影戏） called Wayang Kulit. Wayang is a kind of leather and kulit
37 puppet.
In a Wayang Kulit show, the stage and the equipment are quite simple—not like
38 theatres! There are puppets, musicians, a puppeteer and a screen made from
a white sheet.
Wayang Kulit puppets are flat and made of leather, and they come in big and small sizes. They have different
eyes, noses and mouths, so they all look very different—just like people! Each puppet plays a different 39 in a
story. Some characters are good and some are bad. Puppets, which are painted in bright colours, are sometimes used
for daytime puppet shows.
A．noise B．last C．voice D．famous E．appear
For each show, there is only one puppeteer. He moves the puppets, tells the story, and does the 40 for each
puppet. Puppeteers are amazing because there are sometimes between 100 and500 puppets for him to move in one
show! This is a very special job and it is not easy. Good puppeteers are very 41 in Indonesia, and sometimes
more than 6,000 people come to see the show.
In a Wayang Kulit show, the puppeteer sits behind a white
screen. A lamp or light is shone onto the screen, so the puppets look
like dark shadows. Each puppet has three sticks attached to it: one on
the body and one on each arm. The puppeteer moves the puppet with
these sticks. Usually, good characters 42 on the right side of the
screen, and bad characters on the left side.
One of the most amazing things about the Wayang Kulit, is that a show can 43 all night, even up to ten
hours! The puppeteer and musicians are going to be tired after each show!
Ⅳ.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下
列句子。每空格限填一词）（本大题共8题，每题1分，共8分）
44．Sam, do it ______—I don’t have time to help you today. （you）
45．David tried his best and got the ______ pl ace in the race at last. （five）
46．Several people made ______ to congratulate the new couple at the wedding. （speech）
47．A family is a ______ unit that helps build a whole society. （base）
448．The final result was that the doctors were not able to ______ the child’s life. （safe）
49．I’ve come to the ______ that he’s not the right person for the job. （conclude）
50．There is a wide ______ of patterns（图样） for you to choose from.（various）
51．During the tourist season, the people in the hotel were ______ from other countries. （main）
V.Complete the following sentences as required（根据所给要求完成句子。52—57小题每空格限填一词）
（本大题共7题，每题2分，共14分）
52．Angela has already sent her grandmother a postcard. （改为否定句）
Angela ______ sent her grandmother a postcard ______.
53．The sunset is so beautiful over the ocean! （改为感叹句）
______ ______ beautiful sunset it is over the ocean!
54．The comic strip should be full of action to keep the readers interested . （就画线部分提问）
______ ______ the comic strip be full of action?
55．I delivered the message to your office this morning. （改为被动语态）
The message ______ ______ to your office this morning.
56．When did you take my car key from my bag yesterday? I just want to know that.（改为宾语从句）
I just want to know ______ you ______ my car key from my bag yesterday.
57．He got up early in order not to miss the train. （保持原句意思基本不变）
He got up early ______ ______ he would not miss the train.
58．a, case, me, tell, you, let, something, about, recent（连词成句）
_____________________________________________________________________________________________.
Part 3 Reading and Writing
（第3部分 读写）
Ⅵ．Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（本大题共25题，共50分）
A．Choose the best answer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）（12分）
559．It is obvious that Andy Lee left his ______ when he booked his ticket.
A．home address B．mobile phone number
C．email address D．company address
60．The travellers who got the letter from NR ______.
A．bought the tickets online B．wanted to travel to Black Town
C．worked for National Railway D．booked the tickets on August 14
61．National Railway writes this letter because ______.
A．there is a train ticket sale B．a train line will be closed in July
6C．it will open a new train line in August D．some of its trains will run on different lines
62．What is true about NR’s trains between August 14 and 28?
A．No trains will stop at Spring Town.
B．Trains that change lines will all stop at Black Town.
C．People can take the free buses to any station on the Sand Town-Spring Town line.
D．People can go to Hill Town on any train that runs between Green City and Cloud City.
63．From the reading material, we can infer（推断） that National Railway will ______from August 24 to
August 28.
A．carry a lot of travellers to Gray Village by using their free buses
B．fix the railway between Sand Town and Spring Town
C．make a lot of mistakes in carrying travellers to wrong places
D．stop the Green City-Cloud City line trains
64．James lives in Smoke Town. He wants to go to Black Town on August 19. How can he get there?
A．Take Train RL202 to Green City, get off there, and take the free bus.
B．Take Train RL103 to Green City, get off there, and take the free bus.
C．Take Train RL102 to Spring Town, get off there, and take Train RL201.
D．Take Train RL101 to Cloud City, get off there, and take the free bus.
B．Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）（12分）
Intelligent animals
Scientists used to believe that animals could not think, but now we know that animals can understand
information and use it. 65 , if we repeat words such as Down or Sit to dogs, they’ll begin to understand
them and follow the instruction. Some kinds of dogs can understand more than one hundred words!
Some dogs have jobs. Working dogs are 66 good at learning words because they have to listen
carefully to instructions. Border collies, a kind of dog, are often used to move sheep. Farmers use special words
to tell the dogs what to do. They say Find when they want the dog to go and look for the sheep, and then Walk
when they want the dog to move towards the sheep. The dogs also need to understand the word Stop. They can
also understand if they have done a job well and 67 whether the command is from their own farmer.
Dogs are not the only creatures that can learn words. An orca（killer whale） called Wilkie has been
taught to repeat the words Hello and Bye-bye and can count to three. She produces the sounds by pushing air
through her blowhole, but amazingly, she can 68 the sound of a human voice. If she listens to children, she
sounds like a child when she repeats the words. In the wild, orca s live in groups and the young orcas make the
similar sounds to the sounds the adult orca s make. So, each group of orcas 69 from other groups.
Parrots are famous for repeating words, and an African Grey parrot called Alex could understand the
English words for one hundred and fifty different things—like water, banana and grape. He knew some
colours and shapes, and he could count various items. He could even understand the word none or zero. People
once thought it was 70 to say someone had a brain like a bird, but now it seems birds and other animals are
smarter than we thought.
7An orca in the deep ocean
65．A．As a result B．For example C．In fact D．What’s more
66．A．especially B．obviously C．truly D．recently
67．A．wonder B．hesitate C．recognize D．guess
68．A．follow B．create C．operate D．copy
69．A．communicates in a different way B．stays in a distance
C．moves quickly away D．protects their children
70．A．strange B．puzzling C．calm D．rude
C．Fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使其内容通顺。首字母已给）（14
分）
AN ANCIENT MURDER[1]
In 1991, hikers in the Italian Alps discovered a body frozen in ice in Ötzi. They were surprised to learn that it
belonged to a man who died 5,300 years ago! This was the o 71 complete human body ever found.
Scientists named the man Ötzi after the p 72 he was found. They studied his body and learned many things.
His teeth and skull[2] showed that he was probably in his 40s. He wore thick clothes and shoes made of bear skin. He
carried a stone knife, wooden arrows, and equipment for starting fires. And he had a copper axe[3]—a rare and
valuable t 73 back when Ötzi was alive.
The Plot Thickens
Most interestingly, there were injuries on Ötzi’s body that showed he was a 74 . There was a piece from a
stone arrow buried deep in his left shoulder. Scientists believe this is what killed him. There was also the blood of four
other people on his clothes, as well as injuries on his hands. These injuries were not c 75 healed[4]—they were
recent, but not as recent as the injury on his shoulder.
Ötzi’s story quickly became a murder mystery[5]—the world’s earliest murder mystery. Why was he killed? Was
he running away when he died? And why was he even there, in such a cold and faraway place? New studies in 2010
and 2018 revealed more clues.
New Findings
Scientists learned that Ötzi ate a big m 76 right before he died—they found goat and deer meat in his
stomach. He was therefore probably resting, not running, when he died. They also learned that the arrow in Ötzi’s
shoulder hit him from behind.
8Did someone injure Ötzi in a fight, and did Ötzi run up the mountain to e 77 ? Did that same person follow
Ötzi up the mountain and shoot him in the back? It’s a good theory, but scientists will probably never completely
know how or why Ötzi died.
Word box
[1] murder n. & v. 谋杀 [2]skull n. 颅骨 [3]copper axe 铜斧
[4]heal v. 愈合 [5]mystery n. 不可理解之事
D．Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答问题）（12分）
SIT WITH US
You’re at your new school. It’s lunchtime, but you don’t have anyone to sit
with. You want to join someone at their table, but you’re not sure if they’re
friendly. What do you do? One student’s solution was to create an app.
Natalie Hampton from California, USA, knows what it feels like to be
alone at a new school. She found it difficult to make new friends and had to
search for a new table at lunch every day. If she ______，she felt ______. But if
she asked to join someone and got rejected[1], she felt embarrassed. Her solution
was to create a lunch-planning app to help students like her find people to have
lunch with.
The app—called Sit With Us—is simple. If a student is having lunch in the afternoon, they can create an
invitation. Other students can open the app and accept that invitation. They can then use the app to decide when and
where to meet. This allows students to make plans online instead of face-to-face. This is the reason it works so well:
it reduces the risk[2] of rejection, and the embarrassment that goes along with it.
Natalie is pleased with the way people are responding to her app-especially those who suffer from bullying[3].
Soon after the launch[4] o f her app, she won an award for it. She also appeared in many news stories.
Natalie was even asked to speak at a United Nations Youth Assembly[5]．In her talk, Natalie wanted people to
know that you don’t have to do something big to change lives. Sometimes, a simple thing—like having a friend to
enjoy lunch with—can make all the difference.
Word box
[1] reject v. 拒绝 [2] risk n. 风险 [3] bullying n. 欺凌行为 [4] launch n. 上市 [5] assembly n. 集会
78．Natalie created the app for a school project, didn’t she?
____________, __________________________________________.
79．What caused Natalie to feel embarrassed, sitting by herself or getting rejected?
9__________________________________________________________________________________________
_
80．Complete the sentence in the article.
If she ______________________________, she felt ______________________________.
81．What do you need to do after your invitation is accepted by someone?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_
82．What message was Natalie trying to share at the United Nations Youth Assembly?
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_
83．Why did Natalie’s app become so popular and successful? （List at least two reasons.）
__________________________________________________________________________________________
_
Ⅶ．Writing（作文）（共 15分）
84．Write a paragraph in at least 60 words according to the given situation（根据所给情境，写一段不少于
60个单词的文字）
学校的漫画社（Cartoon Club）、信息技术社（IT Club）、茶艺社（Tea-making Club）和阅读社（Reading
Club）正在招募社长（club secretary）。假设你是吴磊，结合你的特长与爱好，给负责社团工作的王老师
（Mr Wang）写一份自我介绍，参与其中一个社团社长的竞选。
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