2024-2025学年度第一学期期中考试
初三年级英语试卷
考试时间：70分钟 试卷满分：75分
说明：请考生在答题卷指定区域按要求规范作答，考试结束上交答题卷。
第一卷(50分)
1．完型填空(共10分)
Charlotte Liebling considers herself a “world watcher”—someone who carefully sees the world around her． When Liebling was in college, she volunteered at a ___1___ that sold secondhand goods． She saw people bringing in objects to donate, including soft toys．
Liebling knew that the toys held great sentimental (情感的) value for their owners． So she felt ___2___ when the toys were sold very cheaply, or worse, thrown away．
One night when Liebling got home from work, she started doing some research． She ___3___ this wasn’t happening only in her town． Millions of toys ___4___ in landfills (垃圾场) every year in the world． “If we can change the idea that soft toys lose their ___5___ after they’ve been used, then we can show people that these toys still hold important worth and can be passed on to others． That’s how the Loved Before Company ___6___ ,” Liebling says．
When someone wants to donate a soft toy, he can take it to the company． He is encouraged to write down the name of the toy and a story about it． This can include the creature’s likes and dislikes, and an adventure it’s been on． Liebling believes that sharing what makes the toy ___7___ helps new owners understand its value． Then the toy is cleaned, photographed, and packed ___8___ with its name and story． Every Monday, Liebling ___9___ the toys on the Loved Before website．
Since the company started in 2019, Loved Before has sold more than 50, 000 soft toys． But the company’s ____10____ is more than “just trying to save some toys from landfills,” Liebling says． “We hope to teach kids about the value of loving secondhand things again．”
1． A． park B． store C． bank D． school
2． A． safe B． free C． sad D． lonely
3． A． added B． realized C． promised D． explained
4． A． grow up B． stand up C． wake up D． end up
5． A． value B． interest C． energy D． weight
6． A． failed B． began C． competed D． improved
7． A． smart B． simple C． strong D． special
8． A． quickly B． impatiently C． carefully D． nervously
9． A． finds B． posts C． designs D． draws
10．A． goal B． rule C． discovery D． history
II．阅读理解(共40分)
第一节阅读选择。阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A 、B 、C 、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答 题卷上将相应的字母编号涂黑。(共15小题，每小题1．5分)
A
With most Chinese people speaking Mandarin, or putonghua, some local dialects, or fangyan, are in danger of disappearing． To save them, the Chinese government started the Chinese Language Resources (资源) Protection Project in 2015．
This project looked at how people talk in 1,712 places． Their languages included 103 dialects that are almost gone． Over five years, more than 350 universities and research groups joined in, along with over 4,500 experts (专家) and more than 6,000 dialect speakers．
This project has helped China to build the largest language resource library in the world． Now a dialect library has been built online, where people can learn dialects from over 5．6 million recordings and over 5 million videos． At present, the project has entered into the second stage． It plans to create digital tools like apps and mobile dictionaries to help people learn dialects．
Why is it important to protect the dialect culture? According to British expert Harold Palmer, dialects are the key to keeping local cultures, because they faithfully show the histories, the beliefs and the fixed ideas of an area．
Zhang Hongming, another expert, talked about the worrying situation of dialects． “For about over 10 years, in the Wu dialect areas such as Shanghai and Suzhou, children aged 6 to 15 can understand but hardly speak the dialect． Besides, young people above 15 years old sometimes speak it, but not very well． If this keeps happening, the dialect might disappear．” he said．
So, not only the country but every one of us should do our bit to protect dialect culture．
11． How many dialects were studied in this project?
A． 103． B． 350． C． 1,712． D． 6,000．
12． What is the goal for the second stage of this project?
A． To collect over 5．6 million recordings．
B． To help over 5 million people learn dialects．
C． To develop digital tools to help dialect learners．
D． To build the largest language resource library in the world．
13． What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A． Ideas． B． Dialects． C． Histories． D． Cultures．
14． According to Zhang Hongming, why is Wu dialect worrying?
A． Kids aged 6 to 15 hardly understand it． B． Fewer and fewer young people speak it．
C． Young people aged over 15 never speak it． D． Only people in Shanghai and Suzhou speak it．
15． In which part of a magazine can we find this passage?
A． Art． B． Science． C． Environment． D． Language．
B
It’s time to put down your phone．
Researchers from a university in California have found that eye damage caused by too much screen time can harm other important organs (器官) and even shorten your life． Professor Pankaj Kapahi and Brian Hodge published their findings． It showed that the real situation is worse than we thought．
“Our study shows that this is a big problem: eye damage may actually lead to problems in other organs,” Kapahi said． He and Hodge studied the patterns of fruit flies and found that overexposure (过度接触) to light in the eyes can cause or worsen chronic disease (慢性病)． Further research found that fruit flies that were completely in darkness lived longer than those that were not．
Too much time spent in front of a screen can harm your health． “To our surprise, we found that the eye itself, at least in the fruit fly, can directly change life,” Hodge said． “Looking at computer and phone screens will surely do harm to us． On top of these, being exposed to light pollution late into the night is especially bad for us,” Kapahi explained． “It messes up eye protection, damaging the rest of the body and the brain．”
These findings are very worrying because screen time has increased fast for many kids because of COVID-19． Parents reported that although they prevented their kids from playing video games, children’s screen time still increased from 0．75 hours to 6．5 hours a day due to online classes．
“We always think of the eye as something that serves us． We don’t think of it as something that needs to be protected,” Kapahi reminded us．
16． What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A． What caused eye damage． B． How serious eye damage is and its effect．
C． How to protect our organs． D． Why phones damage our health．
17． How did Kapahi know the influence of eye damage?
A． By interviewing people． B． By watching programs about light．
C． By reading books about sleep． D． By studying fruit flies．
18． What does “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A． Cellphone． B． Computer． C． Light pollution． D． Darkness．
19． What caused the increasing amount of kids’ screen time?
A． Wonderful movies． B． Online classes． C． Video games． D． Interesting stories．
20． What is the passage mainly about?
A． Too much light is not bad for our health．
B． Children’s screen time increased due to COVID-19．
C． We need to protect our eyes during sleep．
D． Eye damage from long screen time can be harmful．
C
Do you ever feel like there’s not enough time in the day? That time is somehow racing away from you, and it is impossible to fit everything in． But then, you step outside into the countryside and suddenly everything seems slower, more relaxed, like time has somehow changed． It’s not just you—recent research showed nature can control our sense of time．
Richardo Correia, the researcher at the University of Finland, found that being in nature may change how we experience time and perhaps, even give us the sense of time abundance (充裕)． Correia compared people’s experiences of time when they performed different types of tasks in cities and natural environments． It showed that people reported a sense of expanded time when they were in nature compared to when they were in cities． For example, a walk through the countryside felt longer than a city walk of the same distance．
It’s not just our sense of time in the moment which appears to be changed by the natural world, and it’s also our sense of the past and future． Earlier research shows that spending time in nature helps to move our focus from the immediate (目前的) moment towards our future needs． So rather than focusing on the stress of the demands (需求) on our time, nature helps us to see the bigger picture． This can help us focus on what’s important so that we meet our long-term goals． This is partly because spending time in nature appears to make us less impulsive (冲动的), enabling us to think more about future benefits instead of wanting immediate ones．
21． How might you feel when you walk in the countryside?
A． Everything remains the same． B． Time is racing away from you．
C． There are less hours in the day． D． Things seem to go at a slower speed．
22． In what way did Correia carry out the research?
A． By doing online surveys． B． By interviewing experts．
C． By making comparisons． D． By reviewing earlier studies．
23． What does the underlined word “expanded” probably mean?
A． Real B． Lost C． Passing D． Increased
24．How does nature help with our sense of the future?
A． By meeting our needs． B． By changing our focus．
C． By showing us pictures． D． By reminding us of the past．
25． Which is the best title for the passage?
A． What time brings us． B． Where time has gone
C． Why we lose sense of time in nature． D． How nature changes our sense of time．
第二节 短文填空
补全短文。根据短文内容，从短文后的A~F选项中选出适当的选项补全短文，并将代表句子的字母填写在答题卡相应题号的位置上。
During the Spring Festival of 2024, many Chinese parents bought their children bright red sets of Chinese New Year’s clothing． A recent report showed that the order for traditional clothes went up a lot． ___26___ Young people dressed in such clothing have often been noticed at popular restaurants, parks, places of interest and so on．
___27___ First, it cleverly connects traditional and modern parts, creating a special and stylish look． Second, it includes intricate embroidery (精工刺绣), bright colors and high-quality cloth, which makes it stand out from western styles． Besides, social media also have an influence on Chinese young．
What was popular only among the old people has now become a hit among the young． Many people regard this as “bloodline awakening (血脉觉醒)．” In the past, people might think that only in clothing with famous brands could they show good taste． ___28___ You can find those people while visiting the British Museum as well as when traveling in the United States．
___29___ It mixes the ancient beauty of traditional Chinese tea with modern designs, like fancy tea sets． This has gradually become a lifestyle． ___30___ Young people are more pleased to express their personality with traditional culture, reflecting their pride of being a Chinese．
A． Now people in other countries like the “new-Chinese style” of clothing, too．
B． “New-Chinese style” of clothing is popular among young people for several reasons．
C． “New-Chinese style” has now spread into many other fields, including new-Chinese tea．
D． The mix of Chinese traditional culture and modern lifestyles shows people’s growing love towards their country．
E． However, nowadays, many of them prefer clothing that shows Chinese culture when going out—even when traveling abroad．
F． With the growing interest in traditional culture the “new-Chinese style” of clothing, has drawn the attention of the public, especially young Chinese．
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参考答案
1． B 2． C 3． B 4． D 5． A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了Liebling建立了一个公司，不仅仅是回收那些二手玩具，也希望再次教会孩子们热爱二手物品的价值。
【1题详解】
句意：Liebling上大学时，她在一家卖二手货的商店做志愿者。
park公园；store商店；bank银行；school学校。根据“that sold secondhand goods”可知是卖二手商品的商店。故选B。
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