荆州市 2020 年初中学业水平考试
英 语 试 题
注意事项：
1、 本试有九大题，共 8 页。全卷满分 120 分，考试时间为 100 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
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【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 is Jane reading ?
A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A book.
听第 2 段对话 , 回答第 2 , 3 两个小题。
2. How much is the sweater ?
A. Five dollars. B. Fifteen dollars. C. Forty dollars.
3. What did the woman buy at last ?
A. The T - shirt. B. The socks , C. The trousers.
听第 3 段对话 , 回答第 4 、5 两个小题。
4. What role did Sam get ?
A. A king. B. A prince. C. A queen.
5. What is the name of the play ?
A. The King and the Prince.
B. Little Red Riding Hood.
C. The King ' New Clothes.
听第 4 段对话， 回答第 6 至 8 三个小题。
6. Who will the girl go to Chengdu with ?
A. The boy. B. Her father. C. Her mother.
7. How many times has the boy ' father been to Chengdu ?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times ,
8. How long does it probably take to fly to Chengdu ?
A. About 1. 5 hours. B. About 3 hours. C. About 3.5 hours.
听第 5 段对话， 回答第 9 至 11 三个小题。
9. Where does the conversation take place ?
A. At school. B. At the zoo. C. In the park.
10. What is carry doing there ?
A. Walking his dog.
B. Riding his bike.
C. Watching a dog show.
11. What will carry do next ?
A. Feed the dog. B. Leave the park. C. Look for the sign.
听第 6 段对话 , 回答第 12 至 15 四个小题。
12. When will they have a picnic ?
A. Tomorrow. B. This weekend. C. Next Saturday.
13. What do they need to make sandwiches ?
A. Apples. B. chocolate. C. Vegetables.
14. Which of the following is on the shopping list ?
A. Coke. B. Chips. C. Ice cream.15. Why do they buy plastic bags ?
A. To pack the sandwiches.
B. To collect the rubbish.
C. To give them to cleaners.
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. What does Kathy's father do ?
A. A driver. B. A doctor. C. A teacher.
17. What did Kathy ' father do the night before he left ?
A. Cried out in fear.
B. Waited for a call.
C. Gave Kathy a call.
18. When did Kathy' s father leave for Wuhan ?
A.On lane Festival.
B. On New year ' Day.
C. On Spring Festival Eve.
19. Why is Kathy proud of her father ?
A. He beat the new coronavirus ( 新冠病毒 ).
B. He took many photos for the team.
C. He became a member of the medical team.
20. Which of the following is mentioned the passage ?
A. Kathy asked her father to work hard.
B. Kathy asked her father to come back soon.
C. Kathy asked her father to get enough rest.
【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。
21.— Is this your sweater，Frank ?
— No. You can ask Tom , maybe it's _________．
A. him B． His C． her D． hers
22. — What did the teacher say ?
一 He told us to go over _________ lessons.
A. three first B． first three C. The three first D． The first three
23. — Some of my friends eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what ________nice．
— Aha , me too !
A. tastes B. feels C. looks D． smells
24. — I think Steve and his dog were in the talent show.
— Yeah ! They really made us laugh a lot.
A. the easiest B. the funniest C. The loudest D． the worst
25. — Building makeshift hospitals ( 临时医院) was a key __________ made in the moment when Wuhan was
facing the task of epidemic ( 流行性传染病 ) control.
— Right. It has played an important role in treating the patients.
A. decision B. situation C. problem D． condition
26. — How are you getting on with your work ?
— I can’ t do it __________ any longer. I’ll have to get help.
A. hard B. quietly C. simply D． alone
27. — What’s the result of my driving test ?
— You didn’t reach the required standard. _______, you failed.
A. In the end B. After all C． In other words D． At the same time28. — What is it that smells so terrible , Ted ?
— I 'm sorry I will ________ my socks and put them in the washer ,
A. take off B. give out C. put up D． keep away
29. — Are you going camping this weekend ?
— I’m not sure ________ the road to the mountain will be closed because of the heavy rain．
A. that B. why C. whether D． which
30. — I think desktop computers work better than notebook computers.
— __________ In my opinion , notebook computers work better.
A. That's just what I was going to say.
B. I’m a bit surprised you said that.
C. Oh , I’m sorry to hear that.
D. Don’t worry about it.
Ⅳ. 完形填空。 ( 共 10 分 , 每小题 1 分 )
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.
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An African - American boy was born in New York.The family was very poor and he could not see any __31__
for the future．
One day, the boy’s father showed him an old shit and asked , " How much does it ___32__ ? "
"Probably $1 , " " he replied．
"Can you sell it at $2 ? " the father looked at him.
" __33__ a fool will buy it ! " the boy shouted.
" Why don’t you have a try ? If you manage to sell it , you will help the family a lot , " his father explained.
The boy nodded and said , " I will try , but I can ' t ___34___ anything. "
He carefully washed the old shirt. The next day , he came to a subway station. After about six hours , he sold it to
a passer - by. He held the two dollars and ran all the way home __35__．
After ten days , the father asked his son , " Can you sell an old shirt at $20 ? "
" No __36 __ ! An old shirt is only worth $2 , " he boy argued.
" Why not try it again ? " said the father.
The boy asked his cousin to draw a cute Mickey Mouse on the shirt. Soon __37__ was sold to a little girl． She
loved the design very much and she gave him $25.
When the boy got home , his father handed him ___38___ old shirt and asked if he could sell it at
$200.Surprisingly , the boy took the shirt without hesitation ( 犹豫 )．
A famous movie star came to New York. The boy made his way __39__ the crowd and asked her to sign on the
shirt. Very quickly , a businessman bought the shirt at $1200.
Hearing the news , his father was happy and asked , " My boy , what did you learn from selling these old shirts ?
"
The boy answered , " Our value depends __40__ we add to it. "
31． A． hope B. reason C. courage D. pressure
32． A. pay B. spend C. cost D. save
33．A. Ever B. Only C. Hardly D. Nearly
34．A. imagine B. believe C. provide D. promise
35． A. silently B. angrily C. seriously D. excitedly
36．A. problem B. way C. doubt D. excuse
37．A. she B. he C. it D. they
38． A． other B. another C. any D. more
39．A． through B. across C. around D. opposite
40． A． how often B. how long C. how far D. how much
【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
Calendar of Events
October School Activities at Newtown School
Sunday Water activities in the Recreation Lagoon 11a．m．-2p．m． Free
Monday Play tennis on the school playground 9a．m．-11a．m． Free
Tuesday Arts & crafts workshop on the lawn 3p．m．-5p．m． $17 per student
Wednesday Play beach ball in the Wave Lagoon 10a．m．-3p．m． $21 per student
Thursday Story-telling on the lawn 4p．m．-5p．m． Free
Friday Learn guitar on the lawn 9a．m．-11a．m． $20 per student
Saturday Learn chemistry at the school lab 2p．m．-5p．m． $15 per student
41. If you want to learn guitar , you have to be free on ________ morning.
A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Friday D. Sunday
42. Which of the activities lasts the longest ?
A.Doing water activities. B. Playing ten his.
C． Playing beach ball. D. Story - telling.公众号：英语名师联盟
43. Where should students go if they want to listen to stories ?
A. The Recreation Lagoon． B． The school playground．
C． The school lab． D. The lawn．
44. If Rose has $16 , she can_________．
A. go to the arts & crafts workshop B. learn chemistry
C. learn guitar D. play beach ball
45. The above activities are planned __________ for students in Newtown School.
A. in October B. on weekends
C. on Children ' s Day D. in winter vacation
B
Do you help your parents with chords around the house ? Can you cook for your family ?
To stress the importance of hardworking spirit education among students of different ages , the
Chinese government recently released ( 发布 ) a guideline. The guideline calls for students to respect ( 尊
重 ) work. Students should beam basic life skills and form good working habits , through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hardworking spirit education. But his has
been overlooked (忽视) in recent years. Many teens do not value the importance of working hard are uninterested
in doing so.
According to a study of nearly 3000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March , only 22 percent
of primary and middle school students help with everyday chores around the house.
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard , the guideline
says.
Primary and middle schools should provide students with hardworking spirit classes every week , according to
the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real - world work experience. For
example , schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree - Planting Day.
As children’s first teachers , parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home.Students
should master one or two life skills every year.These skills can include cooking , washing their own clothes and
tidying their rooms.
46. The guideline was released in order to ___________．
A. teach students how to do chores at home
B. call for students to respect work
C. help students solve life problems
D. ask students to be more independent
47. What does the underlined word " this " in paragraph 3 refer to ?
A. Challenges in life.
B. Basic life skills ,C． The recently released guideline.
D. Hardworking spirit education.
48. What is paragraph 4 trying to tell us ?
A. Only 3 , 000 students help with housework．
B. Students pay no attention to hardworking spirit.
C. About one - fifth of students help with housework.
D. Students are taken good care of by their parents.
49. According to the guideline , schools should __________．
A. provide both guidance and chances for real work
B. hand out the guideline to every student
C. teach students how to plant trees
D. give parents homework to do
50. What does the writer advise parents to do ?
A. Do most of the housework at home.
B. Master one or two life skills every year.
C. Help children learn to do chore at home.
D. Ask children to focus more on study.
C
In a restaurant , a bug （虫子) suddenly flew in and landed on the woman. She started shouting out of fear.Then
she jumped around with both her hands shaking, trying to scare away the bug.Her reaction was very strong and
everyone in her group got into fear.
The woman finally got the bug of her, but then it landed on another woman in the group．Now, it was her turn to
continue the drama.
A waiter rushed to the table. The woman somehow managed to get the bug on the waiter. The waiter stood
quietly and looked at the bug on his shirt. He carefully picked up the bug and threw it out of a window.
Drinking my coffee and watching the drama go on , I started wondering : was the bug responsible for what they
behaved just now ? If so , then why was the waiter not disturbed ( v． 干扰 ) ?
He solved the problem perfectly without any fear. It was not a bug , but the inability of those people to deal with
the disturbance ( n． 干扰 ) caused by the bug that disturbed them.
I realized that it was not the shouting of my father or my boss that disturbed me , but my inability to deal with the
disturbance caused by their shouting that disturbed me. It was not the traffic jams ( 堵塞 ) on the road but my
inability to deal with the disturbance caused by traffic jams that disturbed me.
It is not the problem , but my reaction to the problem that create disorders in my life.
51. From the passage , we can infer ( 推断 ) that the second woman __________．
A. was not scared because she was strong
B. acted the same way the first woman did
C. continued watching the drama
D. threw the bug back on the first woman
52. Where was the writer when the story happened ?
A. In the restaurant. B. In his office.
C. On his way to work. D. At the theater.
53. Which of the following would the writer agree with ?
A. It was the women who caused the trouble.
B. The women were able to deal with the disturbance.
C. The bug was responsible for what the women did.
D. The waiter had the ability to deal with the disturbance．公众号：英语名师联盟
54. According to the passage if you run into traffic jam, you’re supposed to ________．
A. complain for being late
B. feel upset and worriedC. relax yourself by listening to music
D. expect someone to clear the road right away
55. What does the passage mainly tell us ?
A. Speak less , do more．
B. Keep your cool when trouble hits．
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. Mind your manners while in a restaurant.
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。
Fire has all kinds of uses in our daily life. However , fire can also be very dangerous. __56__
When a building catches on fire , getting outside quickly and safely is your top choice. __57__
If you are in the room with a closed door when a fire happens , you must be very careful before opening the
door. If you see smoke coming under the door or if the door is hot , don’t open it． If there is no smoke or heat ,
open the door and move quickly to the nearest exit. As you move , stay low to the ground. __58___
If you can’t get out quickly because fire or smoke stops you , shout for help.___59____
It is important to know what to do in case of a fire , and is also important to practice.__ 60__
【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 literature in Chinese history developed very well. More and more writers started to write
For __ 6 l __ /ˈkɔmən/ people. They used simple language to reflect the real - life problems.
Ouyang Xiu was one of the most famous __62__ (one). His famous piece Old Oil Seller tells the story of “
Practice __ 63__ ( make) perfects”． Let’s enjoy it together.
Once there lived an officer , C hen Yaozi. He was very good __64__ shooting arrows (箭)．
His shooting skill was __65__ good that no one could beat him. He was very proud. One day , he was practicing
shooting in the yard. There was an old oil seller passing by. He stopped and looked for a while.Chen shot and hit
the tare (靶子) __66__ (success).He was very satisfied with __67__ (he).But the old man didn't seem surprised at
all.
Chen asked , " Do you understand how to shoot arrows ? Am I not good enough ? "
The old man replied , " That’s nothing. All it takes is practice. "
" __68__ dare you look down upon my shooting ! "
" Sir , I just know it through my own experience. " Then the old oil seller took out a gourd (葫芦). He__ 69__
(put) a copper coin (铜钱) on the mouth of it and started to pour oil. The coin was not wet at all. Chen was too
surprise __70__do (say) a word.
" That ' nothing. Simply because I practiced a lot. " he old man smiled.
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.
71. Lily often ______________ for breakfast.
莉莉经常早餐吃一个鸡蛋. ( have )
72. _____________ in the evening is a good habit.
晚上散步是个好习惯. ( take )
73. Tokyo Olympic Games ________________ to 2021.
东京奥运会将延期到 2021 年. ( put )
74. I think I _____________ my parents since I ' ve grown up.
我想既然已经成年了 , 就不应该总是依靠父母. ( depend )
75. Before asking someone for help , you ' better _____________ the right person for the problem.
在求助前 , 你最好弄清楚他是否是解决问题的合适人选. ( find )
Ⅸ. 短文写作。 ( 共 15 分 )2020 年初 , 一场突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情影响了我们的生活. 请根据提示用英语写一篇短文 , 介绍你在疫
情隔离期间最难忘的一天的生活和学习情况.
时间 活动 感悟
上午 上网课；网上为邻居买菜
拥有健康的生活方式；
学会勇敢面对困难
下午 第一次为家人做饭
晚上 和奶奶电话交流
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A Day to Remember
As we all know , everyone has his unforgettable memories of staying at home in February and
March because of COVID -19 epidemic. ______________________________________________
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