深圳高级中学（集团）2024-2025学年第二学期期中测试
初一英语
命题人：陈小红、林泽佳 审题人：肖军
注意事项：
1、答题前，请将姓名、班级和准考证号用规定的笔写在答题卡指定的位置上。
2、本试卷共7页，满分75分，考试时间70分钟。全卷分两部分：第一部分为选择题，1-25小题答案为A、B、C、D四个选项，26-35小题答案为A、B、C、D、E、F六个选项；第二部分为非选择题。
3、考生必须在答题卡上按规定作答；凡在答题卡规定区域以外的地方作答的，其答案一律无效。答题卡必须保持整洁，不能折叠。
4、本卷选择题1-35，需在答题区内将相应题目的答案编号涂黑；非选择题36-55及书面表达，必须在答题卡非选择题答题区内按相应的序号作答。
5、考试结束，监考人员将答题卡收回。
第一部分 选择题（45分）
I． 完形填空（10分）
My grandmother Mary was a gardening artist． There was a fruit tree in the yard． Mary ___1___ it, but it didn’t grow any fruit． Mary studied all she could find about the fruit tree, hoping to make her tree blossom (开花)． She talked to the tree and sang to it, but nothing ___2___．
Mary had to call the California Department of Agriculture (农业) and explained her ___3___ to a worker there． She took notes of his every word and decided to follow his ___4___ carefully． However, the worker told her to hit the bottom (底部) of the tree to stimulate its roots (刺激根部)． She felt surprised, and didn’t believe that it would ___5___ grow fruit． But she did hit the tree with a stick every day．
To her surprise, the next spring, the tree grew some fruit． And each year it became much ___6___． We enjoyed the harvest and even shared the ___7___ with our neighbors． Mary’s story brought great ___8___ to our family and often made us laugh．
A few months before her death, I had a hard time and I was ___9___ and unhappy． Mary told me that the tree’s greatest strength (力量) came after difficulty． “Your roots will be stimulated by your personal difficulties,” she said． “You will be a more fruitful ‘tree’ because of them．”
Mary was not only an amazing gardener but also a (n) ___10___ grandma．
1． A． took care of B． prepared for C． looked at D． waited for
2． A． left B． worked C． minded D． included
3． A． style B． project C． problem D． solution
4． A． dreams B． examples C． advice D． attention
5． A． really B． quietly C． suddenly D． luckily
6． A． smaller B． better C． uglier D． weaker
7． A． hobby B． success C． fruit D． story
8． A． joy B． energy C． value D． support
9． A． honest B． worried C． calm D． smart
10． A． active B． kind C． wise D． strict
II． 阅读理解（35分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每小题1．5分）
A
One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire after working for forty years． Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means grandpa has been working for a long time!” His parents said, “Yes． That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him．”
Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him． He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before． He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa．
When the big day came, Jack was ready． He didn’t want to put his gift together with the others’ and carried it around with him the whole evening．
When all the other people had left, Jack took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．
His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift． May I open it now?”
“Sure!” Jack said excitedly．
As his grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes． Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever had． They were business cards with his new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is being my grandpa!”
“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling．
“As many hugs as you want!” With these words, Jack gave his grandpa a hug．
“Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said his grandpa．
11． Why did Jack’s parents plan a surprise party for his grandpa?
A． Because his grandpa won a prize at work．
B． Because his grandpa was leaving his job after 40 years．
C． Because his grandpa was moving to a new house．
D． Because his grandpa was celebrating his birthday．
12． What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?
A． To make a new position for him． B． To write a poem for him．
C． To cook some delicious food for him． D． To sing a song for him．
13． When did Jack give his gift to his grandpa?
A． At the beginning of the party． B． When everyone was eating cake．
C． After all the other people left． D． Before his grandpa arrived．
14． Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?
A． Because he thought he was too old to be useful．
B． Because he didn’t want to be a FULL-TIME GRANDPA．
C． Because Jack’s special gift touched his heart．
D． Because he would miss his old job very much．
15． What does Grandpa mean when he says, “I’m the richest man in the world”?
A． He made a lot of money from his old job． B． He thinks retirement makes people rich．
C． He wants to travel around the world now． D． He feels very happy to have Jack’s love．
B
①You may hear of “city bu city”, an internet buzzword (流行语) created by the foreign blogger Baobaoxiong． People use it to ask if a place feels like a big, fashionable city．
②Millions of foreigners like Baobaoxiong are visiting China much more easily because of the visa-free transit policy (过境免签政策)． Travelers from 54 countries can stay in China for up to six days without a visa as long as they have a travel document (文件) and a ticket to leave．
③The visa-free transit policy started in 2013． Back then, it allowed travelers to stay for 72 hours in seven different big cities in China． Now, travelers can stay for 144 hours in 41 places across provincial areas． It has attracted more travelers to China． “In the first three months of this year, 266 percent more foreigners came to China through visa-free policy compared with the same period last year,” according to the National Immigration Administration of China (国家移民管理局)．
④________ Through this policy, more and more people get to see the real China．
⑤“This is the whole reason why we decided to come to China． We want to see exactly what it’s like by ourselves,” said Irish YouTuber Luke in his online video． He thought Chengdu was incredibly beautiful and modern”, totally different from what he had heard about China from Western media．
⑥Yuyuantantian, a new media account (账号) under China Media Group, looked at 100 China travel videos made by foreigners． It found foreigners used to visit famous spots like the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, but now they prefer experiencing everyday activities like shopping at markets, riding shared bikes and joining square dancing in parks． These activities give foreigners a closer look at everyday life in China, said Yuyuantantian．
16． Why does the writer mention “city bu city” at the beginning of the passage?
A． To let us learn about an English idiom．
B． To introduce the blogger Baobaoxiong．
C． To lead to the main topic of the article．
D． To show us some modern cities in China．
17． What does the National Immigration Administration of China’s data show?
A． Foreigners stay in China for more than six days．
B． Young foreigners like the policy most．
C． The policy attracts more foreigners to China．
D． Few foreigners know about this policy．
18． Which one is the best to fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph?
A． Seeing is believing． B． No pain, no gain．
C． Practice makes perfect． D． When in Rome, do as Romans do．
19． What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?
A． Western countries show the real China to the foreigners in their media．
B． Luke thinks that Chengdu is a city full of beautiful scenery and old buildings．
C． Famous tourist attractions like the Great Wall are not popular any more．
D． Foreigners are interested in knowing a real China through daily activities．
20． Where can you most likely find this article?
A． A student’s diary about their China trip．
B． An English newspaper from China．
C． A storybook about Chinese history．
D． A menu from a Chinese restaurant．
C
After 84 days, the old man looked up and saw the bird was circling again now．
“The bird has found fish,” he said aloud． No flying fish broke the surface of the sea and there was no scattering (散落) of bait (诱饵) fish in the water． But as the old man watched, a small tuna (金枪鱼) rose in the air, turned and dropped head first into the water． The tuna shone silver in the sun and after he had dropped back into the water, more tuna started jumping out of the water in all directions, chasing after the bait． They were circling it and driving it．
“If they don’t travel too fast, I will get into them．” the old man thought, and he watched the tuna making the water white and the bird diving down to catch the bait fish that were forced to the surface in their fear．
“The bird is a great help,” the old man said． Just then, the fishing line at the back of the boat grew tight under his foot． He dropped his oars (船桨) and felt the weight of the tuna, and began to pull it in． When he pulled, he could see the blue back of the fish in the water and its golden sides． Finally, he lifted the fish into the boat． The tuna lay in the boat in the sun． He was small and shaped like a bullet． His big eyes stared when he hit against the floor of the boat with his tail． The old man hit him on the head to calm him down and then pushed him to the back of the boat．
“He’ll make a beautiful bait． He’ll weigh ten pounds,” the old man said aloud．
—Adapted from The Old Man and the Sea
21． Why did the old man say “The bird has found fish” aloud?
A． He saw flying fish jumping out of the water．
B． The bird’s circling showed fish nearby．
C． Bait fish were scattering on the surface．
D． A shark attacked his boat suddenly．
22． How did the old man know that there was a fish on his fishing line?
A． The bait fish were forced to the surface of the sea．
B． The circling bird flew back and told him．
C． The fishing line at the back of the boat grew tight．
D． He felt the weight of the fish on his hand directly．
23． What did the old man do to the tuna after he lifted it into the boat?
A． He lifted the fish into the boat and cut it into pieces．
B． He threw it back into the water．
C． He hit its head and pushed it to the back of the boat．
D． He put it in a special box to keep it alive．
24． What can we infer from paragraph 4?
A． The bird always follows the old man during his fishing trips．
B． The size of the tuna made it extremely difficult to catch．
C． The tuna still struggled after being pulled into the boat．
D． The old man was experienced in handling the caught tuna．
25． How did the old man feel when he caught the tuna?
A． Satisfied． B． Disappointed． C． Annoyed． D． Tired．
第二节
阅读短文，从文后所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Whatever the weather, we have a warm home to keep us comfortable． But what about stray (流浪的) animals? They are poor and alone． ___26___
There are around 500 million stray and unwanted dogs in the world and a similar number of stray and unwanted cats, according to the World Society for the Protection of Animals．
___27___ Abandonment (遗弃) may be the main reason, Zeng Li, the founder of the Beijing based stray cats protection website Lucky Cats told China Daily．
Today, the whole world is calling for better care of stray animals． ___28___
In the UK and US, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals helps animals find new homes． It also provides medical service for unwanted sick animals． The society has a 24-hour animal abuse (虐待) hot line． ___29___
In Germany, there are lots of laws for animal protection． Besides, the government encourages people to take the animals home as pets from local animal shelters (收容所)．
___30___ Because it may bite (咬) you． You can ask adults around you for help． If it is safe enough to catch a stray animal, you’d better send it to an animal shelter． Many people volunteer to care for stay animals there．
There is one thing you need to keep in mind． When you decide to have a pet, treat it carefully and gently． Never give it up, or it will become a poor, stray animal．
A． More and more countries have taken useful ways．
B． There are some ways to help stray animals．
C． Why are there so many stray animals?
D． Once you find a stray animal, don’t rush to catch it．
E． All they can do is to walk along the streets, hoping to find food in the rubbish bin．
F． Anyone can make a call if he or she finds someone is hurting an animal．
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参考答案
1． A 2． B 3． C 4． C
【解析】
【导语】本文作者主要介绍祖母玛丽的故事。
【1题详解】
句意：玛丽照顾它，但是它没有结出任何果实。
took care of照顾；prepared for准备；looked at看；waited for等待。根据“Mary studied all she could find about the fruit tree, hoping to make her tree blossom (开花)．”可知，玛丽精心照顾这棵果树，故选A。
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