肇庆2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

       Yang Peijie, 71, has been performing Haian flower-drum dances（海安花鼓）for more than fifty years.

       The Haian flower-drum dance dates back to more than 400 years. It became popular in the areas of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River in the Ming Dynasty（1368-1644）. 1. 在过去，它被用来展现当地人们的生活。“It’s more gentle compared to flower-drum dances in other places such as in Anhui and Hunan, ” Yang said. Many of its dance steps came from daily life and express positive feelings. For example, fengbailiu （风摆柳） means you have to twist （弯曲） your body like the wind blowing willow trees.

       Yang started to learn the dance from old artists in the 1960s. At that time, people could only learn it this way. There were no textbooks. 2. Worrying it might get lost, Yang spent five years studying the history of the dance and recorded its steps in detail. He visited almost all the local artists and wrote a book about it.

       3. In recent years, Yang has kept on spreading the dance among all age groups. He set up a team to work on this. The team members have visited about eight schools to teach students. It has been combined （结合）with break-time exercises in many schools. 4. To interest kids, they separate difficult dance steps into several simple ones. Xu Hongxuan, a pupil from Haian Elementary School said, “I have been practicing it for three years. I think it’s more interesting than the radio gymnastic exercises（广播体操）. We beat drums to the music in all kinds of ways. Some dance steps are difficult, 5. 但当我掌握了它们之后，我感到开心和自豪。 Now I am a member of the flowerdrum dance club. ”

       Besides schools, Yang and the team members also go to communities and parks to teach older people. “I don’t want to see the art fail to be passed down from me, ” Yang said.

【1】______________________

【2】______________________

【3】______________________

【4】______________________

【5】______________________

2、Look at our new school. It ____ last year.

A. built   B. was built

C.is built   D. will be built

3、—Annie looks so beautiful.

—Yeah, she has really nice straight hair now. She ________ very dry and curly hair.

A.is used to having B.used to have C.was used to have

4、There's only one ticket for the concert. I'm afraid ________  you ______ your sister can go.

A. both; and   B. either; or

C. not only; but also   D. neither; nor

5、Which was invented by Chinese?

A．

B．

C．

D．

6、---I saw Ann _____a green dress at the meeting.

---I think she looks better_____ red.

A.dressed; in B.put on; wear C.wearing; in D.wear; put on

7、 Not only oral English but also written English _____ important.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

8、Wang Wei wants to be an astronaut when he grows up.He ________ Zhai Zhigang very much.

A．refuses

B．understands

C．admires

D．agrees

9、—When should I hand in my paper?

— Your paper must as soon as the bell .

A．hand in; rings   B．hand in; will ring

C．be handed in; will ring D．be handed in: rings

10、Elsa is from Canada. She can understand Chinese, ________ she can't speak it.

A.so B.and C.but D.or

11、“   do you study   a test?”  “I study by reading the textbook.”

A. What; at B. Why; for

C. How; for  D. What; for

12、Tony knows China very well because he ________ in China since 2003.

A. works  B. was working

C. will work D. has worked

13、—________ honest boy he is!

—He never tells a lie.

A．How

B．What

C．What an

14、You’d better speak aloud ______ we can hear you.

A.so that B.as … as C.as if D.since

15、—Must I go to medical school and be a doctor like you, Dad?

—No, you __________, son. You’re free to make your own decision.

A. can’t   B. mustn’t   C. shouldn’t D. needn’t

16、—Could you tell me _________?

—Look ! She is playing basketball over there.

A.where Lisa is B.what was Lisa doing

C.where Lisa was D.why Lisa is doing it

17、My home is in a small village at the ________ of a huge mountain.

A．edge

B．path

C．bottom

D．ground

18、 Can you tell me how much___________________?

A. you pay the book for   B. you spend the book on

C. the book take you   D. you buy the book for

19、―Can you tell me ________ deal with the problem?

—Sure. You can discuss with your group members.

A.how can I B.what can I C.what I can D.how I can

20、The Winter Olympics ________ in Beijing in February, 2022.

A．is held

B．was held

C．held

21、Tina was too sleepy. She fell asleep she was reading a book at the table.

A. then   B. until

C. if   D. while

22、根据下面对话中的情境,在每个空白处填人一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。

A: Excuse me. Is there a bookstore?

B:【1】.

A: That’s great, 【2】?

B: Sure. Walk along this street and turn left at the third crossing. Then you’ll see a bank.The bookstore is just next to the bank.

A:【3】?

B:About 20 minutes if you walk fast.

A: Well, it’s 4:20 now. Do you know when the bookstore closes?

B: At 5:00.

A: Oh, I must be quick.

B:【4】? There are so many Mobikes near here.

A:Good idea. Thanks a lot.

B:【5】.

23、A: Readers is very hot these days.【1】

B: Yes, of course.It's a popular magazine and there are many fantastic articles.

A:【2】

B: A TV show? But I've never heard about it.

A: What a pity! It has been quite popular on CCTV for a few months.

B: What is it like?

A:【3】People are invited to read aloud on the stage and tell the stories behind them.

B: Sounds interesting.

A: The show is very touching and inspiring.【4】

B: Wow, I'm expecting to watch the show, and I can't wait,

A:【5】

A.Reading is very important.

B.It's really worth watching.

C.And people of al1 ages have been attracted,

D.Have you heard about it?

E.Oh, no! I am talking about a TV show.

F.People can express their ideas by reading aloud.

G.Well, it's more like a talk show.

24、I bought a jasmine （茉莉花）plant for my office. When I bought it, I was told it would bloom（开花） and the sweet smell would fill my office. I had the plant for two months, and every day I looked at it, but there weren’t any flowers or pleasant smell. I was not happy, so I gave the plant to my friend Linda.

One day, another friend Mary called and invited me to her office. When I walked in, her jasmine flowers surprised me. I reached out to touch the flowers. Mary cut some and gave them to me. I couldn’t help smelling them. Surrounded by the sweet smell of only a handful of these flowers, I suddenly understood something. Mary bought her plant the same time I did. It took a year for her jasmine to bloom. I was so impatient for mine to bloom. Regretfully, I gave it away.

In a way, my life is like the jasmine plant. I need to be patient and let things happen.

Last Sunday Linda told me that she was going abroad the next week. Before she left, she returned the plant to me. This time I am going to wait. I have learned that when we want something in our life, we have to be patient. I am slowly learning to have that patience to wait for my jasmine to bloom.

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）

【1】Before she gave the jasmine away, the writer had it for two weeks.

【2】When the writer saw Mary’s jasmine, she felt surprised.

【3】Mary returned the plant to me because of leaving.

【4】The writer couldn’t wait to see the plant bloom this time.

【5】The writer knew something important from this experience.

25、An Uber driver stopped her work day so she could help a new mother with a sick child.

Nicole Ihus’s son John Henry was born last month with a rare disease called congenital diaphragmatic hernia （先天性横膈疝气）. Nicole and her husband, who live in Kansas City, got much touch with doctors, hoping to find a doctor who could treat John Henry for the condition—but to no avail.

Luckily, Nicole managed to get in contact with the “best doctor in the world for this condition” in St. Petersburg, Florida—so she travelled all the way to give her newborn son a fighting chance.

After John Henry was sent to the hospital, Nicole felt sad and alone in the new state, although she knew that she had to leave her son’s side in order to buy him some new clothes.

After ordering an Uber ride to the nearby children’s clothing store, she was picked up by a woman named Belinda. Shortly after Nicole got into Belinda’s car, the new mother couldn’t help but told her heartbreaking story.

“She told me her story,” Belinda said. “She was in tears a couple of times and I was really worried about her.”

Rather than simply dropping Nicole off at the store, however, Belinda parked the car and firmly decided to go with her passenger into the store.

“I asked her, ‘Are you serious?’ I can even imagine,” said Nicole. “For this stranger to go completely out of her way—stop what she was doing and stop making money—to come to be with me for a couple of hours while we shopped together, that was just unbelievable and gave me much comfort.”

【1】The underlined phrase to no avail in Para.2 means ________.

A．Henry’s condition became worse

B．the doctor didn’t want to treat John Henry

C．the couple lost hope totally of finding a doctor

D．the couple didn’t find the doctor they wanted

【2】Belinda helped Nicole after hearing her story by ________.

A．offering her a free ride

B．going shopping with her for hours

C．buying new clothes for her

D．trying to ask more people to donate

【3】According to the story, we know that ________.

A．Nicole told her story to Belinda on purpose

B．Belinda became famous after helping Nicole

C．Nicole felt stressed out because of the sick child

D．Belinda was not willing to go with Nicole at first

【4】We can infer from the passage that ________.

A．the Uber driver was not busy that day

B．the newborn baby recovered at last

C．Nicole got encouragement and strength from the Uber driver

D．Nicole has found the best doctor with the help of the Uber driver

【5】The purpose of this passage is to call on people ________.

A．to pay more attention to health

B．to take pity on the helpless mother

C．to speak highly of the driver’s kindness

D．to do the same thing as the driver did

26、School started again, and soon the ink in Tom’s spelling book was found. Tom said he hadn’t split the ink, but that made it look as if he were lying. Becky almost said Alfred Temple had done it, but she kept quiet. She thought that Tom would tell the teacher about her tearing（撕）his book, so she didn’t save him. Mr. Dobbins beat him and then Tom went back to his seat.

After an hour Mr. Dobbins unlocked his desk and took out his book. Tom looked over at Becky. She looked like a hunted and helpless rabbit. The next moment the master faced the children. There was a long silence, then he spoke, “Who tore this book?”

There wasn’t a sound. The teacher searched their faces.

“Benjamin Rogers, did you do it?”

Benjamin said no.

“Joseph Harper, did you?”

Joseph also said no. Dobbins looked at the rows of boys, thought for a moment, then turned to the girls.

“Amy Lawrence?”

A shake of the head.

“Gracie Miller?”

The same sign.

Becky was next. Tom was shaking from head to foot.

“Rebecca Thatcher?” (Tom looked at her face; it was white with terror）”Did you tear?” “No” “Look at my face, did you tear this book?”

Tom jumped to his feet and shouted, “I did it!”

The children stared in surprise at his foolish act.

And when he stepped forward for his punishment, he saw the surprise, the thanks, and the love that came from Becky’s eyes. This was enough for one hundred beatings. And he didn’t even mind staying for two hours after school, because he knew that Becky was waiting for him outside.

Tom went to bed that night planning some actions on Alfred Temple, for Becky had told him everything. And he fell asleep with Becky’s last words to him in his ear, “Tom, you are so great.”

【1】How did Becky feel when the teacher took out of the book?

A．Afraid.

B．Happy.

C．Angry.

D．Excited.

【2】How do you like Mr. Dobbins?

A．Humorous.

B．Strict.

C．Friendly.

D．Mean.

【3】What does the underlined word “This” in the passage mean?

A．Becky’s eyesight.

B．The teacher’s punishment.

C．Becky’s surprise, thanks and love.

D．The classmates’ surprise.

【4】Which is the right order of the story?

①Gracie Miller replied to the teacher by shaking her head.

②The children were surprised at Tom’s foolish act.

③Tom was beaten for the ink split in his spelling book.

④Becky was thankful to Tom for what he did for her.

⑤Mr. Dobbins’ book was carelessly torn by Becky.

A．③①②④⑤

B．③④②⑤①

C．⑤③①④②

D．⑤③①②④

【5】What can you infer from this passage?

A．Becky wasn’t afraid of being beaten by the teacher.

B．Becky tore the teacher’s book on purpose.

C．Becky waited for Tom outside the classroom after school.

D．Alfred Temple might be punished by Tom the next day.

27、  When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.

Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.

Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.

But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.

Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”

【1】Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because .

A. they don’t have enough money

B. they would rather save cancer patients

C. doctors don’t care if the babies die

D. it makes more sense to have a bigger baby

【2】 The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because .

A. oxygen machine are expensive

B. the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital

C. doctors always charge more than they should

D. four out of five premature babies can now be saved

【3】 From the story we know that saving a cancer patient .

A. is easier than saving a baby

B. is harder than saving a baby

C. is cheaper than saving a baby

D. is more common than saving a baby

【4】The main idea of the article is .

A. doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients

B. doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high

C. having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago

D. Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills

28、阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法结构和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空，每空不超过两个词。

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out of their big house because of bankruptcy(破产). The husband worked day and night 【1】 with no care of his wife. So the wife thought, “He 【2】(not) love me any more. He just thinks about his work.”

One day, she wanted 【3】(take) a shower, but her husband stopped her at the door. “Let me take it first, OK？”“【4】 not let me take it first？” she asked. “I'm tired, dear. You take it later, OK？” She was very sad.

【5】 a rainy day, she found nothing to do and turned on her 【6】(husband) computer. After a few minutes, her eyes 【7】(be) full of tears…it was his diary：

Today, I was quite sad. My wife asked me why I was always 【8】(take) the shower first, and I said I was tired. She was unhappy. I wasn't as rich 【9】 before! We moved to the small house and it was very cold. I found that if one person took the shower first, the bathroom could get a little 【10】(warm). So I always rushed to the bathroom first. When she took the shower, the bathroom could get warmer, at least 1℃. I can't give her more, but at least I can give her love.

29、   When Rebecca was a middle school student, she was often bullied (欺凌) At that time.she didn't want to tell others._________, she now thinks people who are bullied should talk about their_________.Rebecca says that.many people who are bullied suffer (忍受)in silence.She says that although she_________heard a lot about bullying when she was in primary school, she never thought it would happen to her.

Rebecca told us that the bullying began when she went to middle school.People started making fun of her for being a_________student and knowing all the answers.She went on to say that every time she answered a question correctly in class, everyone would start shouting and saying that she was too_________for them.She told us that by the end of the year, she was very_______about the bullying and became ill.She began to hate school.But_______,she had a friend who she could talk to, and they told their head teacher about her problem.She believed that talking to the teacher_________her a lot.They found ways to deal with the problem, and the bullying finally_______.

Her__________is, don't see yourself as the problem.Nobody should be bullied.But if you don't tell anyone what is going on, nobody will know that you need help.

【1】A.So B.Though C.However D.And

【2】A.experiences B.jokes C.hobbies D.studies

【3】A.seldom B.always  C.never D.suddenly

【4】A.bad B.happy C.silent D.good

【5】A.clever B.slow C.noisy D.proud

【6】A.pleased B.worried C.satisfied D.amazed

【7】A.usually B.interestingly C.luckily D.strangely

【8】A.surprised B.controlled C.excited D.helped

【9】A.started B.stopped C.increased D.continued

【10】A.problem B.agreement C.condition D.advice