铜陵2024-2025学年第一学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初三英语

1、我认为这份电子邮件不值得回复。

________________

2、When they got to the cinema last night, the film _________for half an hour.

A. had been on   B. has been on

C. had begun D. has begun

3、Donald Trump, _______ 72-year-old businessman, was chosen to be ________ President of the USA two years ago.

A.a; / B.a; a C.the; a D.the; the

4、My classmate John was ill, ________ he didn’t come to school yesterday.

A.or B.for C.so D.but

5、Nurses ______ the sick people in the hospital.

A．care about

B．are interested in

C．take care of

6、Don’t be afraid of asking for help ______ it is needed.

A. unless B. since C. although  D. when

7、Kobe was _________ great player _________ people all over the world felt sad about his death.

A．so; that

B．such; that

C．so a; that

D．such a; that

8、In winter, we must pay attention to _________.

A. keep warm   B. keep warmly

C. keeping warm   D. keeping warmly

9、Loud music always makes us ________ .

A. want to dance   B. to want dance   C. want to dance   D. to want to dance

10、—Do you know when they ______？

—I'm not sure．I will call you when they ______．

A. come back；come back

B. will come back；will come back

C. will come back；come back

D. come back；will come back

11、You can ______ information through Apps on your mobile phone. It’s convenient.

A. end up B. look up C. dress up

12、—I left a message to my parents yesterday, but to my surprise, ________ of them called me back.

—We should be understanding sometimes. They are really busy working.

A．both

B．neither

C．none

13、We will have a big test ___________ June 12th. Good luck to you.

A. in   B. on C. at   D. By

14、To make Beijing more beautiful， a lot of flowers and trees ________ every spring.

A. plant   B. are planted C. planted   D. were planted

15、If you want to get high marks in an exam, you should be ________ and have ________.

A．carefully enough; confidence enough

B．enough careful; enough confidence

C．careful enough; enough confidence

D．enough careful; confidence enough

16、—Tell me ____________.

—Well, it’s like …

A．what is wrong with it   B．what is it

C．what the matter is with it D．what is it like

17、—Did you travel anywhere this vacation?

—Yes.I was shown around an old house _____was built in 1806.

A. where B. what C. that

18、_____ how far it is from here, he still wants to go there on foot.

A. Whatever   B. No matter   C. Even though   D. Although

19、—Lily, can you tell me______?

—I always exercise twice a week.

A.how often do you exercise B.how often you exercise

C.how often did you exercise D.how often you exercised

20、--Could you tell me ____?

--Until tomorrow afternoon．

A. how long you will stay there

B. how soon you will stay there

C. when will you stay there

D. how often will you stay there

21、Columbus is regarded as the first man______ found America in 1492.

A.which B.whom C.who D.that

22、阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

A. Can you leave the package at my door?

B. Yes, I am.

C. Well, can I send the package tomorrow?

D. I’ll see you tomorrow at that time.

E. Yes, this is.

F. What time is it?

G. I am quite busy with my work now.

A: Hello, is that Mr. Brown?

B: 【1】

A: I’m from Yuan Tong Package Delivery Company. I have your package (包裹).  Are you at home?

B: Unluckily, I am at work right now. 【2】

A: Actually, you need to sign your name on this package. Can I bring it to your office instead?

B: 【3】 I don’ t have time to leave my desk.

A: I see. 【4】

B: Yes, that would be better. Can you bring it to my home at 6 p.m.?

A: Sure, that is fine. 【5】

B: Great. Thank you so much.

23、根据对话内容,从文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,其中有两个为多余选项。

A: Good morning. Can I help you?

B: Hmm,yes.【1】. I wonder if I can change to another train.

A: Oh, bad luck. 【2】

B: I’m going to Anqing.

A: Let me check. Yes, your train to Anqing left ten minutes ago. Luckily, there’s another train to Anqing at 1:00 this afternoon.

B: Great. I’ll take it. 【3】

A: No, you don’t have to. You just need to change the ticket instead of buying a new one.【4】

B: How much do I need to pay?

A: Your ticket cost¥350 and the ticket for the next train is ¥481. You need to pay another ¥131.

B: OK. 【5】

A: Yes, you can. Please scan (扫描) this QR code.

A．Must I buy a new ticket?

B．Which train do you want to take?

C．I’ve just missed my train.

D．Could I pay by Alipay?

E．How are you going to Anqing?

F．But where are you going?

G．But the price of the ticket for the next train is a little higher.

24、根据短文内容，从下列选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余。

Hi, I’m Sherry, and I’m an amateur astronomer (天文爱好者), which means that I like to learn about faraway stars and planets and other mysterious things in space just for fun. I recently toured the Kitt Peak National Observatory (天文台). 【1】

The mountain the observatory is built on belongs to a Native American tribe (部落). I heard people in the tribe didn’t allow astronomers to build the observatory on its mountain at first, but they changed their mind after looking through a telescope (望远镜)! 【2】 That made me laugh.

The mountaintop is perfect for star watching. 【3】 Being on a mountain keeps the telescopes above the dusty world. Besides, being up high gets you even closer to the planets and stars.

The Kitt Peak National Observatory has a collection of 26 telescopes! These aren’t telescopes you can hold in your hand. 【4】 The tour at the Kitt Peak National Observatory let me get close to three of them. 【5】 The other two are star telescopes they use at night for studying stars and planets and other mysterious things in space.

A．It sits high on top of a tall mountain.

B．Away from city lights, it stays dark at night.

C．Some of the telescopes are large and expensive.

D．All these telescopes need a whole building to hold them up and protect them.

E．One is a solar (太阳的) telescope that astronomers use during the day for studying the sun.

F．They started saying the astronomers had “long eyes” since they could see so far with their telescopes.

G．Telescopes have an influence on the way we view the universe.

25、

On May 22, 2021, Chinese scientist Yuan Longping passed away at 91. Yuan was an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering（中国工程院院士）. He spent over 50 years working on hybrid rice（杂交水稻）. People call him the “father of hybrid rice”.

For Chinese families, rice is an important part of almost every meal. But in the past, not having enough rice was a big problem. In the 1960s, people in China didn’t have enough food to eat. Many people even died because of this. As a young student, Yuan was sad to see this. He decided to study agriculture（农业）. His mother worried this work would be hard. But Yuan said, “Having enough food was the most important thing for us.”

He spent four years looking for wild rice that could be crossed（杂交）with other plants. In 1964, he found it! In 1973, he grew the world’s first hybrid rice strain（品种）. It could reach a yield（出产量）of over 500 kg per mu, it could feed about 70,000, 000 more people every year! In later years, Yuan and his team kept on studying. In 1996, Yuan started growing super hybrid rice. Its output was even higher.

Yuan’s hybrid rice is also grown around the world. People plant it in countries such as India, Vietnam（越南）and the US. It has pulled millions of people out of hunger.

Yuan once said he had two dreams. One was to someday stand under rice crops that were taller than men. The other was to grow hybrid rice all over the world and save people from hunger. One day, his dreams might come true.

【1】Yuan Longping grew the world’s first hybrid rice strain in ________.

A．1964

B．1973

C．1996

D．2021

【2】Why did Yuan Longping decide to study hybrid rice?

A．To make more money.

B．To win more prizes.

C．To feed more people.

D．To protect the environment.

【3】What does the underlined word “output” mean in Chinese?

A．产量

B．品种

C．事业

D．质量

【4】Which foreign countries is Yuan’s hybrid rice grown in?

①America     ②Canada     ③India     ④Vietnam

A．①②③

B．①③④

C．①②④

D．②③④

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

A．In the 1960s, many Chinese people died because of illness.

B．Yuan Longping’s mother support（支持）his decision at first.

C．Hybrid rice could feed about 7, 000, 000 more people every year.

D．It took Yuan Longping more than 50 years to work on hybrid rice.

26、

【1】How many fun places are mentioned?

A. 2   B. 3   C. 4   D. 5

【2】Where can you get to know Singapore’s past?

A. At Night Safari.   B. At Malls and Markets.

C. At PulauUbin.   D. At Jurong Bird Park .

【3】You can go to Night Safari to ____________.

A. watch animals   B. Take a boat trip

C. buy some clothes   D. Feed and eat with birds

27、

【1】How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?

A.$10.20. B.$6.46. C.$13.96. D.$19.80.

【2】Which of the following could help you to deal with common health problems without a doctor?

A.Off the Beaten Path. B.Container Gardens by Number.

C.Best Weekend Projects. D.1801 Home Rem-dies

【3】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Container Gardens by Number can help you improve your gardening skills.

B.Best Weekend Projects may be useful for you to decorate your living room.

C.Off the Beaten Path covers about 1000 famous traveling destinations all over the world.

D.1801 Home Remedies is designed for home use.

【4】The author writes the passage in order to _______.

A.introduce the books to readers B.advise readers to buy the books

C.encourage readers to read more about medicine D.share his opinion about the books with readers

【5】You can most probably read the passage in a _______.

A.travel guide B.newspaper C.textbook D.medicine booklet

28、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（最多限填3个单词）。

Tony and Robert are neighbors. Their families sometimes have 【1】 (party) or picnics together. One day, Robert asked Tony for help, saying that he needed 50,000 yuan for an investment投资）．

At first, Tony 【2】 (refuse). But after Robert begged him several times, he lent the money to Robert. However, Tony forgot to ask for a receipt（收据）for the money. Robert said he would pay Tony back in six months. However, he failed 【3】(pay) Tony back on time. Tony was very angry. 【4】 Tony went to ask him about the money, he said that he had never borrowed any money 【5】 Tony. Tony was much 【6】(angry).

He went to his lawyer and said, "My neighbor owes (欠) me 50,000 yuan and he won't pay up. 【7】 should I do?"

"Do you have any proof （证据） that he owes you money?" the lawyer asked.

"No," Tony said, "That's why I come here."

"OK, then write him a letter to ask 【8】 he could return the 5,000,000 yuan at once ." the lawyer said.

"But I only lent 50,000 yuan to 【9】," Tony said.

"【10】 (exact). That's what he will say when he replies to your letter and then you'll have your proof!"

29、   It was a late night. My mom and I were driving home when we passed by a convenience store, where my mom found a corn man. As we drove back around, we ______ in front of the store so that we could buy corn.

I knew I had a $20 bill (钞票) in my wallet, so my mom and I could each get a corn cob (玉米棒) and we could also get some sweet potatoes to take to my ______ at home. As soon as I opened up the bill, I ______ it was actually a $5 bill. However, we had to pay 6 dollars.

  I could have gone inside the store to get more money from the ATM (自动柜员机), but I honestly wasn’t comfortable going inside alone because it was too ______ and not safe enough, so my mom told me to just ______ my cousin’s sweet potatoes.

I told the man I didn’t have enough money, so I would leave the sweet potatoes and give him the $5. As I put the sweet potatoes down, my mom and I were about to start walking to the car. A young guy next to us, waiting to get his order, offered to ______ them. He said, “Hey, take the ______. I’ll get them.” I honestly thought to ______ I shouldn’t do that, but he insisted (坚持) doing so. Finally, we said “Thank you” and left.

It may have “just” been a dollar short, but still, he did not have to do that and it was like his first instinct (本能) as soon as he saw me put the sweet potatoes down. My mom and I were so ______. Thanks to that man, my cousin was moved, too.

Sometimes, being kind doesn’t mean doing big things. A small action, an instinct to help others can also ______ a difference.

【1】A.left B.stopped C.turned

【2】A.daughter B.friend C.cousin

【3】A.realized B.thought C.remembered

【4】A.far B.late C.early

【5】A.sell B.buy C.leave

【6】A.prepare for B.look after C.pay for

【7】A.bill B.corn cobs C.sweet potatoes

【8】A.myself B.himself C.herself

【9】A.bored B.moved C.nervous

【10】A.make B.tell C.see