阜阳2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、阅读下面短文，将短文中画线部分的句子译成中文。

Do you like drawing? What do you often draw on? Linda Wang, a girl from Taiyuan, Shanxi, chooses to draw on toilet paper (卫生纸).

1. The girl who usually draws on walls is an artist. This May, she had an idea. “Why not draw on toilet paper?” She began to draw characters from TV shows, cartoons, and novels on toilet paper.

It’s not easy for the girl to draw on toilet paper.2. It is so soft that she always spends about one hour finishing one character. But she thinks it’s quite interesting.

Linda made videos of her drawing and shared them online. To her surprise, her works got thousands of likes. She says she will keep drawing and she plans to draw her hometown next.

【1】__________________________________________________________

【2】__________________________________________________________

2、This programme is a _______ TV show, so you can send text messages directly to the station to vote for your favourite singer.

A. alive   B. lively C. live   D. lovely

3、They ______ support ______ the athletes and helped make the event a great success.

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

4、The opening ceremony of the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia（博鳌亚洲论坛开幕式）________ in Hainan on April 8. I think it was really a great success.

A．was taken place

B．held

C．took place

D．will be held

5、   strange clothes he is wearing !

A. What a   B. How a C. How   D. What

6、—   is the book?

— It’s $ 6.95.

A. How old   B. How long   C. How high   D. How much

7、The shoes were worn out, what’s more, they aren’t worth _____.

A.to mend   B.mending C.mended   D.for mending

8、When you finish reading the book, you will have ________ understanding of life.

A. a better   B. the better

C. a best D. the best

9、I don’t like bread. I won’t eat it ________ I am very hungry.

A．while

B．as

C．unless

10、— I haven’t found a chance to work abroad.

—Don’t worry. The chance for you would soon come along.

A. succeed   B. improve   C. appear

11、My mother prefers to take a bus to her office ________ she has a car of her own.

A. although   B. if   C. because   D. until

12、It _____ that there are many treasures in the pyramids.

A. says   B. said   C. is said   D. is saying

13、—The students of Grade 9 have to take part in the P.E. test.

—Yes, ________ they are busy studying, they need to practice more.

A．unless

B．though

C．because

14、Yesterday Police Huang made a speech ________ fire-safety for us.

A.on B.in C.with D.for

15、—The new T-shirt and the trousers look beautiful on you. How much did they cost?

—50 dollars ______.

A．in fact

B．in total

C．at first

D．at least

16、Obey the rules, ________ we’ll be punished.

A．so

B．but

C．and

D．or

17、-- Helen, do you know if Martin to my party next week?

--- I think he will come if he   free.

A. will come; will be B. will come; is

C. come; is   D. comes; will be

18、Look! So many people took part in the race.   exciting event it was!

A. How B. What C. What a D. What an

19、   too much is bad for your health.

A. Eating   B. Eat C. To eating   D. Eatting

20、— Will you ________ a supermarket on your way home?

— Yes, Lianhua Supermarket is just beside my home.

A．look for

B．set up

C．lay out

D．pass by

21、When running in a hurry, the boy lost his _______ and had a bad fall.

A．balance

B．chance

C．attention

D．movement

22、A: Excuse me, sir. 【1】

B: Certainly. Go along this street. Turn left into Xingfu Street, and the museum is on your right.

A: 【2】

B: It’s about thirty minutes.

A: I see. 【3】

B: Yes, you can. Bus No.103 will take you there.

A: 【4】

B: Over there. Look! The bus is coming.

A: Thank you very much.

B: 【5】

A．I will go to the History Museum.

B．You’re welcome.

C．Can I take a bus?

D．How long will it take me to walk there?

E．That’s a pity!

F．Where is the bus stop?

G．Could you tell me the way to the History Museum?

23、昨天晚上我们直到汤姆的妈妈回来才离开。

__________________Tom’s mother returned last night.

24、If the rose can be said to be a special flower， then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed， who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.

One of the first sayings taught to school children is， “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person， people will call him an “apple polisher”. This， however， is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us， we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.

Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple， even though the Bible(圣经) never says so. The apple， therefore， is a deep part of the language and stories of America.

An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways， used as a dessert， and made into sweet juice.

In many parts of the country during the harvest season， a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington， D. C. and New York are both famous for their apples.

Finally， when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities， one can always visit New York， which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.

【1】 What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?

A. Something for cutting apples. 

B. A person who likes to please others.

C. A person who is dealing with fruits.

D. A machine for cleaning apples quickly.

【2】 “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb about ____________.

A. cooking    B. medicine

C. shopping  D. health

【3】 Which of the following is TRUE with apples?

A. Apples are medicine.

B. Apples are the most important food.

C. New York is famous for its big apples.

D. The Bible says Adam was given an apple.

【4】 The passage is mainly about___________.

A. stories about the apple

B. apples in American culture

C. some famous sayings of the apple

D. big cities that is famous for apples

25、Many people travel to different places in the world by air. Usually it takes a long time, perhaps half a day, for passengers to stay in the plan. So airlines（航空公司）offer passengers food. But it is common that they feel bad about food taste. Do you agree?

To solve this problem, airlines try hard to improve their food. They would like to do so because they don’t want to lose customers.

However, according to scientific research, part of the reason why plane food tastes bad is that at high altitude（海拔） we can not taste things as well as we do on the ground. Also scientists have found that our noses become very dry even before a plane takes off. As the plane moves up, the change in air pressure （气压） reduces one third of the sensibility （感觉） of our taste buds. So our taste buds become senseless. The sad face, however, is that our noses don’t know it.

All of these help explain why food on the plane tastes so bad. They also help explain why airlines choose to offer passengers salty and spicy （辛辣的）food. Without doing so, the food would be tasteless.

Now there are many researches on this. According to one of them, some volunteers are asked to lie with their feet higher than their heads for weeks. And scientists write down their feelings about food taste.

Though scientists try their best, it is not as easy as they thought. Because they can’t deal with the special environment successfully, such as the change in air pressure, making food taste good is still hard for them.

【1】In Paragraph 2, “this problem” means ________.

A．passengers stay long in the plane

B．food on the plane tastes bad

C．passengers have no food to eat

D．food on the plane is expensive

【2】What do airlines do to solve this problem?

A．Get more customers.

B．Offer more food.

C．Improve their food.

D．Reduce（减少） the ticket price.

【3】Why do scientists feel it hard to made food on the plane taste good?

A．The volunteers don’t know about food taste.

B．The volunteers don’t understand them.

C．They can’t find enough volunteers.

D．They can’t deal with the special environment successfully.

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Taste of Airplane Food

B．Airplane Travel

C．Scientific Research on Noses

D．The Change in Air Pressure

26、

【1】What did the writer do after the light went out on Tuesday？

A.She went to bed. B.She looked out of the window.

C.She took the car to a store. D.She turned on the fridge.

【2】What do the underlined words “more depressed” mean in English？

A.Happier. B.Sadder. C.More careful. D.More humorous.

【3】What did Ron do to help the writer？

A.He bought a lot of things. B.He took her out for dinner.

C.He tried to make her warm. D.He tried to turn the power on.

【4】Why did the writer say it was hard to do anything on Friday？

A.Because the power kept turning on and off.

B.Because the flashlight batteries had run out.

C.Because the candlelight was not bright enough.

D.Because the temperature in the house was too low.

【5】Why does the writer write the diary？

A.To tell us an interesting story. B.To encourage us to look after ourselves.

C.To explain how to be safe. D.To introduce a disaster.

27、

【1】Dear Mrs. Rosie is ________.

A．a book on problem solving

B．a local newspaper in Guangzhou

C．a webpage to help people solve problems

D．a teacher who teaches people to write a post

【2】How soon will people get replies from Dear Mrs. Rosie?

A．In 2 or 3 days.

B．In only one day.

C．In more than 72 hours.

D．Sometimes, Dear Mrs. Rosie may not reply.

【3】If you write to Dear Mrs. Rosie, ________.

A．you can only get advice on family problems

B．your letter and reply may be shared with others

C．you need to pay for a reply from Dear Mrs. Rosie

D．you can either send your letter by email or by post

28、   Picture a young Chinese woman in a field, dressed in traditional clothing, picked flowers to create makeup (化妆品), made a 【1】 [ˌbæmˈbuː] sofa all by herself, and cooked all sorts of delicious dishes.

It may sound hard to believe, 【2】 a Chinese girl named Li Ziqi made it. For 7 million viewers and 20 million Weibo 【3】 (use), she is “the goddess of nature”, for she 【4】 [pəˈfɔːmz] the work of a farmer with the grace (优雅) of a fairy (仙子).

Li, born in a small village in Sichuan,went to the city to make a living when she was 14, but returned to the countryside in 2012 to look after her sick grandmother. At first, she just used her videos to advertise her 【5】 [ˈprɒdʌkts]. But gradually, her hand-made lifestyle and the simple pleasure she showed quickly 【6】 (bring) her many fans.

One foreign fans said, “In such a fast age, it’s beautiful to watch such a 【7】 process at the end of a busy day. Her videos help us to relax and take away some of our pressure.”

What is more 【8】 (interest) is Li’s deep knowledge of food, nature and Chinese culture. You can see how 【9】 Chinese people are at cooking and make art out of the simplest materials.

The success of Li Ziqi comes from her “passion for life, for her home and for her culture”. With her videos, She’s telling the stories of China’s culture and that of China and 【10】 (spread) Chinese culture to the world. “I want to do my part to let more people know about Chinese culture.” Li said.

29、An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He _______ his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.

One day a young man went by the _______. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was _______. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. _______ are you busy taking care of them every day?”

The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four _______. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, I can touch them. Third, that’s _______.”

“Me? But you don’t know me.” said the young man.

“Yeah, it’s _______ that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”

The blind man’s work opened our eyes, and pleased our hearts, which also made his life _______. It was just like Beethoven(贝多芬), who became deaf in his later life and _______ many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t hear his wonderful music, but his music has ________ millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?

【1】

A．looked after

B．turned up

C．waited for

D．cut down

【2】

A．hospital

B．kitchen

C．garden

D．study

【3】

A．blind

B．famous

C．smart

D．friendly

【4】

A．What

B．Who

C．Why

D．Which

【5】

A．stories

B．reasons

C．excuses

D．conclusions

【6】

A．her

B．you

C．them

D．us

【7】

A．true

B．hard

C．cool

D．fair

【8】

A．emptier

B．busier

C．slower

D．happier

【9】

A．lost

B．wrote

C．sent

D．built

【10】

A．missed

B．refused

C．discovered

D．encouraged