2025-2026学年台湾台中初一(上)期末试卷英语

1、阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。

Chinese writing is one of the world’s greatest writing systems (系统). It is more widely in use than alphabetic (字母的) writing systems. 1. 世界上多于一半的书是用中文写的, including historical writings and novels, along with writings on government and law.

At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back (追溯) several thousand years to the use of animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved (刻) by ancient Chinese people. 2. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s Chinese characters.

3. By the Shang Dynasty, these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to different dialects (方言) and characters. This, however, changed under the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

Qin Shi Huang united (统一) all other Warring States into one country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. 4. 这个系统在统一中国人民和文化方面起着重要的作用。Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can still communicate in writing.

Today, Chinese writing system is still an important part of Chinese culture. As China plays a great role in the world, an increasing number of international students are beginning to appreciate (欣赏) China’s culture through it. 5. Written Chinese spreads Chinese culture wherever it goes.

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【2】_________________________________________

【3】_________________________________________

【4】_________________________________________

【5】_________________________________________

2、This is the most beautiful park I have _____ visited.

A.ever B.yet C.never  D.already

3、—Bob, please tell me_____.

—In South Hill School.

A．where will the match be held

B．where the match will be held

C．when will the match be held

D．when the match will be held

4、— Look, what a nice house! It looks so great!

— Yeah, it ________ nearly 800 years ago.

A．was built

B．is built

C．built

D．builds

5、All the students in my class ________ those heroes and decided to learn from them.

A. got in the way of

B. paid attention to

C. looked up to

D. made a difference in

6、---You made   terrible mistake here.

--- Sorry. I won’t make ___  same mistake for _____ second time.

A. the; a; the   B. the; a ; a   C. a; the ; the   D. a; the; a

7、—You have changed a lot these years.

—Yes.I have ________ a lot of weight.I'm about 20 pounds heavier than before.

A．laid out

B．got on

C．put on

D．come on

8、— Could you tell me ?

— Certainly. In half an hour.

A.when will the train to Beijing leave

B.when the train to Beijing would leave

C.when the train to Beijing will leave

9、The words are too difficult. I must ______.

A. look up them   B. look them up

C. look up they   D. look they up

10、—I don’t know if it ________ tomorrow.

—Well, if it ________, the school sports meet will be canceled.

A．will rain; will rain

B．rains; will rain

C．will rain; rains

D．rains; rains

11、Nowadays, people can learn about the world ________ the Internet.

A. against B. through   C. in D. for

12、To athletes, the most important thing is not to win a gold or a silver,but to____.

A. take part   B. take notice   C. take place   D. take car

13、—Someone is knocking at the door. Is it Anna?

—It ________ be her. She is on the plane to Kunming at the moment.

A．can’t

B．wouldn’t

C．mustn’t

D．shouldn’t

14、Andy, you_____ on the phone.

A.want B.are wanted C.are wanting

15、—Lisa, can we have dinner together tonight?

—I ________ be free then, but I’m not sure.

A．might

B．must

C．can’t

D．need

16、—Can you tell me _____when the teacher came into the classroom?

—Sorry,I don’t know．

A. what were the students doing

B. what are the students doing

C. what the students were doing

D. what the students are doing

17、Wu Ming went to Hong Kong ____ his vacation.

A. for   B. at   C. in   D. to

18、If we want to understand the value of one second, who can you ask according to the poem?

A．A student who missed the school bus.

B．A young man who is waiting for his wife.

C．A man who was almost killed by a moving car.

D．A sportsman who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

19、It’s amazing ________ a little boy can eat ________ much food at a time.

A.so, so B.such, such C.such, so D.so, such

20、I think I should be allowed to make this ________  /tʃɔɪs/myself.

A.circle B.clerk C.chance D.choice

21、---I am still worried about the job interview.

--- Be confident and __________.

A.stay away B.cheer it up C.hold on D.take it easy

22、A: Hello, Cindy. You have been in China for three years. 【1】?

B: I love China very much. But I have some problems learning Chinese. 【2】?

A: I’m glad to help you. Tell me your problems.

B: My biggest problem is that I can’t understand when people speak quickly.

A: Well, 【3】. It can help you a lot.

B: And I’m poor at Chinese grammar. What should I do?

A: 【4】. And you should listen to the teacher carefully in class.

B: Good ideas. 【5】.

A: You’re welcome.

23、任务型阅读： 根据短文内容，将下面A—E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。

lt's not just women who wear skirts.【1】. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt (短褶裙). The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their culture.

【2】. It has different colors. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

Why did people in Scotland start to wear kilts?【3】. One is that the kilt was made in the 1720s by an English factory owner called Thomas Rawlinson. He had a number of workers from Scotland in his factory and be thought their long clothes got in the way of their work【4】In the old days, soldiers in Scotland wore kilts. Later, all men there began to wear them. Today, most men in Scotland only wear kilts on special days. Soldiers also wear them in important celebrations.   【5】 , but they no longer wear them to fight.

24、(C)

Jack London was a famous writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was so poor that Jack had to leave school to make money at an early age. As a result, he had little education as a child. He worked hard in many different jobs--- working as a paper boy, a sailor, and a miller. Though he had to work long hours at these jobs, London spent all his free time on books, especially those travel and adventure books borrowed from the library. He travelled to Japan and Korea in 1893. These trips made London decide to educate himself and change his life. He returned to school, quickly completed high school and entered the University of California. After only one term, however, London gave up his studies and travelled to Alaska in 1897 in search of gold, but he failed as a gold miner. 

Though unsuccessful, the trip to Alaska provided ideas for his career as a writer. Once back in California, London decided to work as a writer. He bought a typewriter and worked up to fifteen hours a day, changing his Alaskan adventures into short stories and novels. 

In 1903, he became famous all over the country after he published the popular novel The Call of the Wild. He soon became the highest paid writer in the US. During his career, he wrote more than fifty books and got more than a million dollars. Several of his novels, including The Call of the Wild (1903), The Sea Wolf (1904), The White Fang (1906), have become American most famous novels. People can always get encouragement and ideas about life from his works. To Build a Fire, for example, tells the story of a man who fought against the extreme cold to live through the Alaskan winter.

Jack London was a great writer in the history of literature. His works have been translated into different languages and are still popular all over the world. However, he was not a happy man. In poor health, he killed himself in 1916.

【1】Why didn’t Jack London get much education when he was young?

A. Because he could learn from his jobs.

B. Because he spent all his time travelling.

C. Because his family couldn’t afford his schooling.

D. Because he could teach himself by reading books.

【2】Which of the following jobs didn’t Jack do in his life?

A. A miller.   B. A sailor.   C. A writer.   D. A waiter.

【3】What made Jack London start writing?

A. The trip to Alaska.

B. The books he read.

C. The university education.

D. The trip to Japan and Korea.

【4】Which of the followings is in the right order? 

a. He travelled to Japan and Korea. 

b. He went to Alaska in search of gold. 

c. He published the book the White Fang. 

d. He became famous all over the country. 

e. He returned to school and entered the university.

A. a-e-b-d-c   B. a-b-e-c-d   C. e-a-b-d-c   D. e-d-c-a-b

【5】According to the passage, Jack London’s books are _______________.

A. surprising   B. humourous   C. encouraging   D. sympathetic

25、   New research suggests that climate change helped dogs develop from animals looking like cats to the way they are today. Scientists from Brown University in the USA believe that 40 million years ago, dogs were smaller and they looked like cats. They hid, ran after and killed other animals. As climate changed in the world, the physique(体型) and eatinghabits of dogs also changed. Thick forests that once covered North America started to become less thick as the earth became cooler.

The appearance of grassland made dogs have fewer places to hide to hunt for food. To get used to the environment, they changed their ways of hunting and slowly grew longer legs. The scientists studied how dogs have changed themselves by looking at the elbows (肘部) and teeth of 32 different species that lived from 2 million to 40 million years ago. The scientists said that the dogs' Bows greatly changed. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were more similar to those of cats.The function of the elbows was to allow the front paws (爪子)to catch what they could get and hold on to it. The elbows changed to allow dogs to become good runners and then they were able to run after other animals over long distances. Teeth in dogs also changed to be more useful. They became much stronger to be able to hold on to what they get.

【1】According to the research, dogs looked like ________ 40 million years ago.

A. cats B. lions C. tigers D. pigs

【2】Which is the right order for dogs changing?

① Dogs grew longer legs.

② Climate changed.

③ Dogs changed ways of hunting.

④ Forests became less thick.

A. ②④③① B. ②①③④ C. ③①④② D. ③④①②

【3】Scientists studied how dogs have changed themselves by looking at the ________.

A. teeth and paws B. elbows and teeth C. heads and paws D. teeth and heads

【4】The underlined word “function” in the last paragraph means ________ in Chinese.

A. 发现 B. 基础 C. 功能 D. 弊病

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The appearance of grassland made dogs have more places to hide to hunt for food

B. Dogs from 40 million years ago had elbows that were different to those of cats.

C. Dogs' paws changed to allow them to become good runners.

D. Teeth in dogs changed stronger to be able to hold on to what they get.

26、   There was a class of students who were very unruly (难管教的). None of the teachers wanted to teach them. So the headmaster called a teacher who had just quit her job at a different school. He asked her if she would like to come in and teach at the school for one term. She agreed.

The headmaster decided not to tell the teacher about the class, afraid that she would be scared off. After the new teacher had been on the job for a month, the headmaster sat in the class to see how things were going. To his surprise, the students were well-behaved. After the class, the headmaster praised the teacher for her work. She thanked him for giving her such a well-behaved class to teach. But the headmaster said he really didn’t deserve (值得) any thanks.

She laughed and told him, “You see. I discovered your secret on my first day here. I looked in the desk drawer and found a list of the students’ IQ scores. I knew that they’re very smart and I would have to work really hard to make school interesting for them.”

She opened the desk and the headmaster saw a list with the students’ names and the numbers 136, 145, 127, 128, and soon written next to the names.

The headmaster laughed. Those weren’t their IQ scores, but their locker (储物柜) numbers!

【1】The underlined word “quit” in Paragraph 1 means _________.

A．forgotten

B．accepted

C．left

D．chosen

【2】Why did the headmaster say that he really didn’t deserve any thanks?

A．Because the teacher was not well paid for her job.

B．Because he told the teacher nothing about the desk.

C．Because the students were well-behaved in class.

D．Because he didn’t tell the teacher about the class.

【3】How did the teacher deal with the unruly students?

A．She worked hard to make her class interesting for them.

B．She made a plan with the headmaster before the class.

C．She told them a secret that she discovered about them.

D．She tested the students’ IQs before starting the class.

27、My husband Shane and I were hanging out on the street one evening. I was talking but he was looking over at someone.

He walked over to a young girl who was crying. As he talked to her, I could see from his body language that he was trying to calm her down. When I joined them, I realized that she had been homeless for some time. She told Shane that all she wanted was to go to her sister’s house in another city. Some people would have handed her some money, wished her lucky or maybe allowed her to make a call. Shane did much more. He said, “Kelly, I can’t leave her here like this. Sometimes people need someone not only to help them but to believe they’re telling the truth.”

It was a bit cold, so we had an idea to take her home. When I asked her if she’d like to go home with us, she thanked me about a million times with tears in her eyes. We went home and I gave her some clean clothes to wear and told her she could use the shower. We ate something. Finally, she told us her story.

In the morning, she was finally able to contact her sister, so she had a place to go. Shane drove her to the bus station and bought her a ticket. Sometimes what people need is not just money, but people who will trust, listen to and understand them.

【1】Kelly knew Shane was making the girl calm down because she ________.

A．heard what they said

B．saw his body language

C．asked Shane what he said

D．was doing the same thing

【2】Shane wanted to________ when he knew her trouble on the street.

A．give the girl some money

B．let the girl use his phone

C．have a lunch with the girl

D．take the girl to their home

【3】How did the girl feel after knowing Kelly and Shane’s idea?

A．The girl felt sorry and nervous.

B．The girl felt afraid and cried.

C．The girl felt thankful and she cried.

D．The girl felt unhappy.

【4】The underlined word “contact” in the fourth paragraph means “________” in Chinese.

A．联系到

B．抓住

C．看到

D．控制

【5】Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Shane drove the girl to her sister’s home.

B．Shane and Kelly met the girl’s sister at last.

C．The girl’s sister and Shane lived in the same city.

D．The girl went to the city her sister lived in by bus.

28、C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺,每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：

If we live a natural, open-air life, we shall have little need of doctors or medicine. Many of our grandmother’s ideas on how to keep well have c【1】 in recent years. Better habits of life has almost taken the place of the medicine.

It was believed that night air was largely r【2】 for fevers and colds. Doctors now say that one of the surest way to keep well is to live and sleep in the open air. I have slept in the open air for some time in winter at the temperature of six degrees b【3】 zero. Of course it is foolish for anyone to sleep in rain or snow. The whole idea of open-air sleeping is to b【4】 fresh air instead of the air full of dust and germs(病菌). If we become outdoor sleepers, coughs and colds will be almost unknown.

One can almost tell a man who sleeps in the open by looking at him. His eye is clear and his cheek rosy. There is no surer way to become well and strong than to get used to this habit. Then you can laugh at the doctor and t【5】 the medicine bottles away. I know that many parents will not agree with me, and they will feel that to advise a boy to sleep in the open when the weather is extremely cold is like inviting them to his death. It is a fact that everyone would be h【6】 and happier if they follow this idea.

Some doctors have already agreed on this method of sleeping for sick people. In some h【7】 even babies are given open-air treatment(治疗). I have been free from any sign of coughs or colds. In the past two years, I have been an outdoor sleeper. Snow sometimes covered the foot of the bed and cold winds blew about my head.

29、Do you have to be very smart to live a happy life? The character of Mc Dull（麦兜）tells you that this is not true. He is for having a birthmark on his right eye. He is not very clever, _   he has a heart of gold. He is also happy,     lots of dreams. Mc Dull wanted to    the Maldives（马尔代夫）． But his mother didn't have enough money for a     there. So she lied to him and   him to a lace called Hong Kong. The place has a sign that   ， "Go to the Maldives." It made Mc Dull very   . He thought he was really in the Maldives!

Mc Dull is just a common pig. He has many   ,but they never come true. That doesn't stop him trying. Mc Dull lives his life in a simple and happy   . His idea towards life is     give up".

The cartoon pig character was    in Hong Kong by Alice Mark and Brian Tse. Mc Dull first   up as a character in the Mc Mug comics. Mc Mug is another cartoon   . But Mc Dull is

【1】A. confident B. famous   C. modem D. silly

【2】A. since   B. because C. but   D. unless

【3】A. between  B. under C. without   D. with

【4】A. visit  B. avoid  C. from D. protect

【5】A. school    B. camera    C. trip D. object

【6】A. returned B. took    C. realized     D. provided

【7】A. tells   B. speaks C. talks   D. says

【8】A. excited   B. sad C. serious    D. typical

【9】A. storms B. pressures   C. dreams   D. snacks

【10】A. road B. way C. street D. skill .

【11】A. Always B. Usually     C. seldom D. Never

【12】A. created B. depended   C. Suddenly   D. compared

【13】A. ended   B. argued   C. showed   D. fixed

【14】A. person  B. pig C. pet  D. kindness

【15】A. nowhere   B. somewhere C. anywhere    D. Everywhere