襄阳2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、恐怕这取决于他是否能够尽快接受新的挑战。

________________________

2、Lucy is cleverer than ________ girls in her group.

A．any

B．other

C．any other

D．the other

3、I need a reason to avoid _____ out with her.

A. going   B. to go   C. go   D. goes

4、一 What fine weather!

一 Yeah! The clear sky is as blue as the _________ sea.

A.still B.quiet C.calm D.silent

5、Many teachers believe __________ textbooks, children also learn a lot __________ life.

A.except, of B.besides, from C.except, from D.besides, about

6、The cakes ________ with chocolate. Please have one.

A．fill

B．filled

C．are filled

D．were filled

7、—Let's sell the waste and use the money to buy some books.

—________.

A.I'm not sure B.Nice idea C.It doesn't matter D.Here it is

8、—Can all of them pass the exam?

—I _________ whether Suzy can successfully pass because she never works hard at it.

A．doubt

B．mean

C．believe

D．hate

9、Mr Smith is friendly___us ,But he is very strict_____our studies.

A.for with  B. to in  C.to with D. with with

10、They are __________.

A. boys   B. boy   C. boy’s

11、_____, my brother passed the exam.

A. To my great surprising   B. To my great surprise

C. With my joy   D. With my surprise

12、A lot of students in this university __________ abroad as exchange students every year.

A.are sent B.were sent C.will send D.send

13、The number “23,456”can be read as “________”.

A．twenty-three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six

B．twenty-three thousands, four hundred, fifty-six

C．two three thousand, four hundred and fifty-six

D．twenty-three thousands, four hundred and fifty-six

14、Many schools in Shanghai introduce oral lessons to offer the students more chances to practise _____ English．

A.speaking B.to speak C.speak D.spoke

15、— I hear John had a car accident after drinking last night.

— I don’t feel anything surprising. ______.

A. Like father, like son

B. A miss is as good as a mile

C. You can’t be too careful

D. It’s better to be safe than sorry

16、—   paper cutting used during the Spring Festival?

— People usually put them on doors or windows.

A. Why did   B. Why is

C. How is    D. How did

17、I couldn’t work out this problem ________ my teacher helped me.

A. before B. unless C. because D. until

18、—I don’t know ________ to increase my reading speed. Could you help me?

—Of course. You can read faster ________ reading word group.

A．what; by

B．how; by

C．how; for

D．what; for

19、It’s much easier for us to become friends________ we share similar interests.

A. unless   B. when   C. even though D. so that

20、—Do you know ________?

—All of the money I saved in three months.

A.how much did you spend shopping online on Double Eleven

B.how much you spent shopping online on Double Eleven

C.why did so many people choose to shop online on Double Eleven

D.why so many people chose to shop online on Double Eleven

21、Boys and girls, it’s such ________ pleasure and ________ honor to be here with you at this great university.

A．a; a

B．a; an

C．an; an

D．an; a

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23、信息匹配

【1】The traditional view that the British sit down for an afternoon tea is not popular any more. Few people keep the tradition now.

【2】The British would like to choose a quiet way of saying “thank you” when they get good service . In fact, many British waiters will not mind if you decide not to tip(给小费)at all.

【3】The British aren’t like their neighbors in France. They do not greet others with a kiss very often. Many people prefer to shake hands or pat(轻拍) on the back to say “hello”.

【4】 If you are not sure what you are talking about, end a sentence with the word“mate”.

【5】British people don’t like to talk about money and it is rude to do so. Especially, never ask anyone how much money he or she makes a month.

Match the information from A to E according to what you read.

A. The way of greeting others

D. How to talk

B. Don’t talk about money

E. How to make afternoon tea

C. Afternoon tea

F. Give tips

24、阅读下列短文, 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day a man found a cocoon(蚕) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly, a small opening appeared and the butterfly made its great effort(努力) to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.（那个蛹好象忘记了它该怎样做, 也好象停止了挣扎）.

So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the butterfly would come out easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.

The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. But neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never able to fly.

The man was in his kindness, but he didn’t understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid(液体) from its body must be forced into its wings, and then would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle(拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.

Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would make us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been, we could never fly.

【1】 What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story?

A. It was trying to make a cocoon for it self.

B. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.

C. It was flying among the trees in the forest.

D. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.

【2】 The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon in order to __________.

A. take the butterfly home

B. help the butterfly come out easily

C. kill the butterfly

D. stop the butterfly growing bigger

【3】 What do you think of the man?

A. Patient but cruel  B. Careful and wise

C. Kind but unwise     D. Brave and funny

【4】 What does the last paragraph (段落) tell us?

A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.

B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.

C. Every good deed will come back with good result.

D. The greatest happiness in the world is to help others.

【5】 What is the best title of the story?

A. The Love for the Cocoon.

B. The Joy of Helping Each Other.

C. The Lesson of the Cocoon.

D. The Expectation (期待) for the Butterfly

25、Looking at the undone homework on his desk always makes David Grey feel uncomfortable. More often than not, David leaves his homework behind and surfs the Internet or watches TV instead, waiting until the last minute. “But the longer I wait,” says David, aged 15, “the more I worry.”

Everyone procrastinates （拖延） because they want to feel good now. The way to do that is to avoid the task. You can procrastinate on nearly anything, even enjoyable tasks such as planning a vacation. “Some people procrastinate cleaning. Some people procrastinate by cleaning,” says Professor Peter Stone. Research has shown that the top tasks young people procrastinate are studying and going to bed. “One big cause for procrastination is that people are afraid of failure, of not meeting others’ expectations,” Stone adds.

Some people believe that procrastination will make them thrive. But researchers disagree. “I did a study several years ago, asking procrastinators to finish a task in a certain period of time,” says Stone. “They did worse than non-procrastinators: they made more mistakes and they took longer. But they thought they did better.” No matter what the cause is, procrastination is usually not going to be good for you. For example, bedtime procrastination can lead to sleeplessness, which in turn can cause many other health problems.

For those who need some drives to stop procrastinating, the best advice might be to take action first. If you’ve been procrastinating on forming a habit of exercise, just put on your walking shoes. A little bit of progress will get you moving.

Next, find something to help you remember to take action. If you want to go to bed at 10:30 pm, you might set a timed dimmer switch （渐暗开关） at 10 pm. When the lights are dimmer, you’ll start going to bed. It works for most people.

Finally, reward yourself every time you make progress. For example, after you’ve run 3 km, enjoy your favourite ice-cream. But be careful: it won’t work the other way around.

【1】What can be the best title of this passage?

A．A day of a procrastinator.

B．Procrastination: yes or no?

C．Say goodbye to procrastination.

D．Want to feel good now? Procrastinate!

【2】What is the main reason for people’s procrastination?

A．They want to avoid doing hard work.

B．They fear to lose and let others down.

C．They need to finish the top tasks first.

D．They plan to do the enjoyable tasks last.

【3】The underlined word “thrive” in paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A．think faster

B．work more successfully

C．give up more easily

D．worry too much

【4】What should David do if he wants to stop procrastinating on a writing task?

A．Put on some soft music to help think actively.

B．Enjoy a favourite ice cream, and then start writing.

C．Search the Internet for enough ideas before starting.

D．Pick up a pen and write down possible starting sentences.

【5】What is the purpose of this article?

A．It tells the disadvantages of procrastination.

B．It explains why people procrastinates.

C．It shows people the way to shake off procrastination.

D．It helps readers have a better understanding of procrastination.

26、In the last eight years, a lot of bees have disappeared. Scientists have been studying why those bees have been leaving their hives(蜂房)and not returning. They believe that their living environment may be changing.

Now, the US government is stepping in to help fight this problem. President Barack Obama has asked for $50 million(310 million yuan ) in his 2015 budget(预算)to fight this problem, and has announced the start of the Pollinator Health Task Force. This group will work on keeping the US bee population healthy and strong, and will show people what they can do to help bees.

Even though many people may not like bees, they are an important part of how we grow food. As pollinators(花粉传授者), they move from one plant to another. Through pollination, plants can grow seeds(种子)and fruit. It's said that at least 90 kinds of plants including nuts,  fruits and vegetables depend on bees for pollination.

The new Pollinator Health Task Force will work hard to protect bees, and build new hives for pollinators. It also plans to start a public education activity to make more people know the importance of pollinators, and actions that can be taken to protect them. The group will reach out to schools, libraries, museums and so on.

Obama said that helping save the bee population will avoid other losses for the agricultural sector (农业部门), and will help protect the health of the environment.

【1】What is the major problem that scientists have been studying?

A. Why a lot of bees can't give birth to babies.

B. Why many bees won't return after leaving their hives.

C. Why many hives have disappeared in the last eight years.

D. What environment bees should live in.

【2】According to scientists，maybe the change ofhas caused the problem of bees' disappearance.

A. time   B. Food

C. weather   D. their living environment

【3】What role do bees play in growing food?

A. They pollinate, helping plants grow seeds and fruit.

B. They can help keep Earth healthy.

C. They can help plants grow more grains of pollen.

D. They can make fruit and vegetables grow bigger.

【4】To fight this problem, the Pollinator Health Task Force will do the following EXCEPT .

A. make new hives for bees

B. let more people learn the importance of bees

C. make people know what they can do to protect bees

D. make the agricultural sector pay more attention to this problem

27、Is there a strange something high up in the world’s tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it  a monkey? Or is it a kind of man?

No one knows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men don’t walk without shoes in the snow!

In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off (遥远的)saw a very large animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.

Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snowman” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked a very large man.

From then on more and more stories to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.

【1】The passage is about ______________.

A. some mountain climbers   B. some strange animals

C. some large footprints   D. the mystery of snowman

【2】Why were people interested in the footprints.

A. They were footprints of a large bear

B. They looked like the footprints of a large man.

C. They were found in the snow.

D. They were found in the world’s tallest mountains.

【3】The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _________.

A. 1887   B. 1906   C. 1921   D. 1951

【4】Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?

A. They were footprints of an ape man.

B. They were footprints of a snowman.

C. The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked.

D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.

【5】.Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for __________ years.

A. more than one hundred   B. ninety-five

C. eighty   D. fifty

28、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

Do you like to drink hot water? Compared with people in most other countries, Chinese people e【1】 like to drink warm water. Do you know why?

In the old days, people drank water from the river. The bacteria（细菌）in it could make them s【2】. Ancient people around the world use different w【3】 to kill the bacteria in the water. For the Chinese, they thought drinking boiled water was the easiest way to protect t【4】 from the harmful bacteria.

What’s more, in traditional Chinese m【5】, “yin” and “yang” mean cold and hot energy. It was b【6】 that the power of your body came from “yang”. And drinking hot water could nourish（滋养）the “yang” energy. That’s w【7】 traditional Chinese doctors always suggest people should not drink cold water.

Besides this, before people in northern China had central heating（中央供暖）, it was hard for them to p【8】 the cold in winter. Drinking hot water helped them keep w【9】. Another reason is that s【10】 the early 20th century, the Chinese government has encouraged people to drink more warm water. It has also helped the Chinese to form this special habit.

29、   The taxi drive was a man in his late thirties. He picked me up and __1__ me to my place. I usually like to have brief __2__ with people no matter where I meet them and this situation was no different.

I started by asking him how __3__ was. He told me briefly that his business was just fine but the cost of gas was really hurting his bottom line (底线). We then began to __4__ the job environment. He told me that he had difficulty getting another kind of work because of his __5__. “I used to be a con (罪犯),” he said__6__, “People look at my record and then I’m out, but you know I’ve turned my life around and have been clean for several years. You don’t seem to be afraid that you are talking with a con?” As we parked at my place, I thought about my reply for a few seconds. “It is never easy to start a new__7__,” I said, “but I’m glad you are starting. If you don’t want to drive taxi for the rest of your life, then you need to try your best to find another job you may be__8__.”

The driver seemed to be quite surprised as he took my money. “What you said to me makes a lot of __9__,” he said. “I will remember your__10__ and that you were really easy to talk with. I hope to see you again.”

【1】A.led B.drove C.showed

【2】A.instructions B.companions C.conversations

【3】A.weather B.family C.business

【4】A.discuss B.improve C.consider

【5】A.education B.background C.age

【6】A.honestly B.angrily C.secretly

【7】A.way B.direction C.life

【8】A.famous for B.interested in C.afraid of

【9】A.sense B.trouble C.money

【10】A.smartness B.kindness C.seriousness