梅岭中学教育集团2023-2024学年初三第一次模拟考试试卷
英语学科
（考试时间100分钟满分120分）
第一部分选择题 (60分)
一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
1． When sunlight passes ________ small water drops in the sky, rainbows appear．
A． along B． across C． beyond D． through
2． —Andy is in a blue mood in recent days． What has happened to him?
—Well, everyone has one of those days when ________ goes right．
A． everything B． something C． nothing D． anything
3． Each student should try to make a ________ to the development for our school．
A． communication B． contribution C． conversation D． competition
4． — Is Peter at home?
— He _______ be at home． I just saw him in the supermarket．
A． can’t B． shouldn’t C． mustn’t D． needn’t
5． —The government is carrying out a new policy to reduce the students’ pressure．
—It’s great． Homework ________ too much of the students’ spare time．
A． makes up B． takes up C． sets up D． puts up
6． If you don’t take the GPS with you, you will be ________ a blind man in the rainforest．
A． as good as B． as well as C． as silly as D． as slow as
7． —Congratulations! You ________ big progress in the last three years．
—Thank you, Mr． Li． This is the experience that I will never forget．
A． make B． made C． have made D． will make
8． In a ___________ designed studio theatre in Hangzhou, the martial arts world is brought to life by a traditional Shaoxing Opera performance．
A． specially B． carefully C． successfully D． cheerfully
9． ______ clean energy has already been used in our daily life, global warming will continue for a long time after CO₂ emission peak．
A． Because B． Though C． If D． Unless
10． —Foreigners can hardly ever _______ Chinese products．
—Yes, “made in China” can be seen all over the world．
A． reduce B． avoid C． insist D． allow
11． — What will you do if you _________ this job?
— I will work hard and try my best．
A． are offered B． offer C． will offer D． will be offered
12． —May I have a look at your book—The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
—I’m sorry． I have to return it to the school library because I _______ it for a month．
A． borrow B． have borrowed C． have kept D． kept
13． Language learning itself isn’t that difficult． How much you devote decides ________．
A． who can you ask for help B． that you can take the lead
C． why you began to learn it D． whether you can learn it well
14． —Are you going to have a picnic with your children tomorrow?
—________． I might have to work．
A． Good idea B． Have fun C． It depends D． With pleasure
15． —I have tried very hard to solve the problem, but failed．
—Why not ask our monitor for help? You see, ________．
A． great minds thinks alike B． it’s better to think twice before doing something
C． a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush D． two heads are better than one
二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Shylock held his knife and told Antonio to get ready．
“Wait!” ___16___ Portia． “You will not do anything that is not written in the contract． Is that right, Shylock?”
“Yes, that’s right,” said Shylock． He ___17___ what the wise young judge was going to say．
“Well,” said the young judge, “I have read the contract ___18___, and it does not say anything about taking his ___19___． It says ‘a pound of flesh．’ You can take your pound of flesh, but you may not take one drop of his blood． ___20___ you take any of his blood, the duke will take everything you own．”
Now it was Graziano’s turn to ___21___ the judge and call him wise．
“Did you hear that, Shylock?” he asked． “What a ___22___ judge!”
“You wanted justice (公正),” Portia told Shylock, “and you will have it． You will have ___23___ justice than you wanted．”
Shylock didn’t want to give everything he owned to ___24___． He decided not to take his pound of flesh． He said he would take the ___25___．
“Give me ninety thousand dollars,” he said, “and I will have pity on the merchant and let ___26___ go．”
Bassanio was ___27___ to give him the money．
“Here it is,” he said． “I have it ready for you．” He was very pleased that his friend Antonio would not die．
___28___, however, had more to say．
“Wait!” she said again, “He does not want the money． It is not written in the contract, and he said he would not do anything that was not written in the contract． Shylock, you can take your pound of flesh, just as the contract says． ___29___ are you waiting?” she asked．
Shylock said he just wanted to have his money back． “Just give me the money I lent you． I won’t even ask for interest,” he said． He was beginning to feel ___30___． Bassanio was ready to give it to him, but again Portia stopped him．
16． A． whispered B． read C． laughed D． screamed
17． A． confirmed B． wondered C． doubted D． wished
18． A． carefully B． slowly C． clearly D． correctly
19． A． flesh B． money C． heart D． blood
20． A． Unless B． If C． Since D． Although
21． A． praise B． shout C． call D． hate
22． A． stupid B． silly C． patient D． wise
23． A． less B． better C． more D． worse
24． A． the judge B． the duke C． Antonio D． Graziano
25． A． knife B． flesh C． money D． blood
26． A． her B． him C． you D． me
27． A． lucky B． sorry C． happy D． generous
28． A． Portia B． Shylock C． Bassanio D． Antonio
29． A． What B． Who C． Why D． Which
30． A． sick B． surprised C． tired D． well
三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
If you are already planning to visit Yunnan, see our festival tours．
The Torch (火把) Festival
Date: July/August (days 24 to 26 of the sixth lunar month)
Location: Lijiang
It is a traditional festival among the Yi, Naxi, and Bai minority groups (少数民族)． According to the ancient rule of the Naxi people, the Torch Festival should last three days, and every family should light a big torch in front of their doors for the three days．
Recommended Tour: 3-Day Ancient Lijiang Tour
The Water Splashing (泼洒) Festival
Date: April 13 to 15
Location: Xishuangbanna
It is the most important festival celebrated by the Dai people of Xishuangbanna in southern Yunnan． It includes splashing water, lantern floating and other joyful activities．
Recommended tour: 6-Day Xishuangbanna Tour
The Horse Race Festival
Date: May/June (5th of the fifth lunar month)
Location: Shangri-la
Falling on the same date as the Dragon Boat Festival, it is the biggest gathering of Tibetans in Yunnan and usually lasts about 3 days． During the celebrations, traditional performances and competitions like horse racing and wrestling (摔跤) will be held．
Recommended tour: 8-Day Yunnan Tour of the Nu River and Tengchong
The Third Month Fair of the Bai Group
Date: April/May (days 15 to 21 of the third lunar month)
Location: Dali
It is one of the most important festivals celebrated by the Bai people in Dali in western Yunnan． During the March Fair, the streets of Dali Ancient Town are packed with people selling amazing minority items．
Recommended tour: 6-Day Yunnan Minorities Tour
31． The Torch Festival and the Water Splashing Festival have the same _______．
A． date B． location C． lasting time D． traditional event
32． Which festival will you attend if you like to buy local gifts while travelling?
A． The Torch Festival． B． The Water Splashing Festival．
C． The Horse Race Festival． D． The Third Month Fair of the Bai Group．
33． Where is the text probably taken from?
A． An advertising leaflet． B． A newspaper report．
C． An educational magazine． D． A business research．
B
Most of us travel with our parents as children and teenagers． For some of us, during the travel, our parents are our inspiration． These trips are normally full of rental cars, beaches, and hamburgers． My family would go to Galiano island every summer, and we did a week in Mexico in 1995, and then we did two different trips to Anaheim to experience the magic of Disney, Universal, and Knott’s Berry Farm．
But all of these are childhood experiences and memories． I didn’t really truly travel with my parents until I was an adult when I got the chance to travel with mom and dad．
I was in New Zealand for a study abroad, and invited my parents to come down for a 2-week road trip around the North Island and then 10 days in Fiji． Why not? They said, as if this was something they were invited to do every day． I didn’t really plan anything, but my mom had done some reading and I knew some highlights after living in New Zealand for 5 months．
I had booked a hotel for their first night in Auckland． The only other preparation I had done was to book a rental car． My parents immediately reached an agreement that I should be the driver, for the whole two weeks． The main reason for this, understandably, was that neither of them had ever been in a country where you drive on the left-hand side of the road and on the right-hand side of the car． This led to me driving my parents around the entire North Island of New Zealand for 2 weeks! But still, everybody had jobs． Dad had the maps, and mom had the guidebook, and I just took them where they told me to go．
Sometimes, I was asked who I was traveling with． When I said “my parents”, the response was, “Ohhh, older people．” In fact, I have some tips on travelling with parents happily．
34． Which does the underlined word “inspiration” in Paragraph．1 mean?
A． Cooks． B． Guides． C． Drivers． D． Translators．
35． Why did the parents let the writer drive the car in New Zealand?
A． They were not used to the driving rules．
B． They were afraid of the mountain roads．
C． They were too old to drive for a long time．
D． They were busy reading the maps and guidebook．
36． What is the best title for the passage?
A． Drive on the Way． B． Travel with Parents．
C． Enjoy New Zealand． D． Remember the Childhood．
37． What will the writer share next?
A． The holidays with parents． B． The memory in Fiji as a child．
C． The scene during the road trip． D． The advice on outing with parents．
C
Every morning Davis greeted his dog friends． All day long Davis thought about dogs． Every night Davis read about dogs． Davis dreamed of dogs every night too． Davis wanted a dog of his own． “I want a dog of my own,” said Davis． “Dogs are expensive,” Dad said． “Will a dog cost a thousand dollars?” asked Davis． “No． You’ll need about seventy dollars,” Dad said． “How much have you saved?” ①
Davis stacked his ten quarters, seven dimes, eleven nickels, and thirty-seven pennies． He added the stacks to find the value． Davis sighed “That’s $2．50 worth of quarters, plus 70¢ in dimes, plus 55¢ in nickels, plus 37¢ in pennies． I have $4．12．” He knew that $4．12 was not enough money to buy a dog． He would have to earn more． ②
Davis saw a sign on his way home from school． The corner store needed someone to deliver newspapers on Saturdays． I can do that! Davis thought． “Mom! I can deliver newspapers to earn money!” ③ Davis shouted． “Now I can get a dog of my own!” So Davis delivered newspapers on Saturdays． Mom followed on her bicycle． Every week the man at the store gave Davis a check． Davis put the checks in a savings account at the bank． Every month the money in the bank earned interest． The amount in Davis’s account grew． ④
On the fifth Saturday, Davis and Mom visited the pet store． Davis bought a collar and leash for his dog． Davis wished he had a million dollars to spend． He wanted to buy every dog toy! Soon Davis had enough money to buy his dog． Buddy, a furry brown and white puppy, came to live with Davis, Mom, and Dad． At last Davis had a dog of his own!
38． Which of the following is the correct order of the story?
a． David put the checks in a saving account at the bank．
b．He wanted a dog of his own．
c． Every week the man at the store gave David a check．
d． He found a job of delivering newspapers on Saturday．
e． He would like to buy every dog toy．
A． bdcae B． becad C． edcab D． ecadb
39． The underlined word “sighed” showed that ________．
A． David was happy B． David was excited
C． David was sad D． David was tired
40． Where can we put the following sentence in the passage?
I need to get a job, he thought．
A． ① B． ② C． ③ D． ④
41． What does the writer probably want to tell us?
A． We should buy anything we want．
B． We should learn to save money
C． We should love dogs and buy every dog toy．
D． We should depend on ourselves to get things we need．
D
As new technology is introduced there are many who worry about its influence on our jobs． It is believed that with the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence, many people’s jobs are likely to be lost to automation (自动化)．
Automation in the work place is nothing new． Machines have been doing boring and repetitive tasks for us for years． In fact, the International Federation of Robotics says that in manufacturing (制造业) there are now 74 robots per 10,000 employees (员工)． That has risen from 66 in 2015．
General Manager of a tech firm Nuance, Bernard Louvat, believes that “AI is a big threat to low-skilled jobs, no question．” He also thinks that AI chatbots will replace (取代) most call centre workers within a few years．
And that’s just one industry． A recent report from the McKinsey Global Institute, says that nearly two thirds of all jobs could have at least 30% of their activities automated by 2030．
However, McKinsey also believes that this new technology will also “create new jobs that do not exist today, much as technologies in the past have done．”
“It’s an evolution (演化) of work,” says Ian Barkin, a robotic process automation expert． As low-skilled jobs are taken on by AI, people will need to learn new skills． “This calls on us to focus on up-skilling． Technology can lead to job reductions but it doesn’t have to,” says Barkin．
Whether or not robotics and AI will leave us all jobless remains to be seen． Views on the subject are mixed． Increased automation could indeed lead to a loss of some jobs, but at the same time is likely to create many more as new skills are required． Will they balance out? I’ll get my AI assistant to get back to you on that one．
42． According to Paragraph．1, what do many people worry about?
A． Rising cost of living． B． Increase in job satisfaction．
C． Reduction in job chances． D． Improvement in skill requirements．
43． According to Bernard Louvat, who may meet the greatest challenge of AI?
A． Engineers． B． Drivers． C． Scientists． D． Lawyers．
44． Which of the following is McKinsey’s opinion?
A． AI has little influence on low-skilled industries．
B． We should pay attention to improving our skills．
C． All jobs could have at least 30% of their activities automated by 2030．
D． AI presents challenges to low-skilled jobs, but it also creates new jobs．
45． What is the best title for the passage?
A． Will robots create more jobs? B． Robots take on our jobs．
C． Will robots cost us our jobs? D． Robots change our jobs．
第二部分非选择题 (60分)
四、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
用括号中所给的汉语提示或单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整，每空一词。
46． Doing housework teaches us how to look after ________． (we)
47． Though my grandpa is in his ________, he is still in good condition． (ninety)
48． Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, ________ and wise． (wealth)
49． Taking notes in class is a good way to avoid ________ important knowledge, boys． (forget)
50． Last month, our school invited a traffic policeman to give us a talk on road ________ (safe)．
51． A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that ________ creates any rubbish． (几乎不)
52． Could you tell me where he has ________ my new pen? I can’t find it． (藏)
53． The population of India is ________ than that of any other country now． (多)
54． Be active to our life because ________ won’t come to us unless we go for it． (胜利）
55． You can enter the ideal high school ________ your hard work in the following months． (凭借)
五、阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
阅读并回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过10个词。
“What should I we call you?” I asked．
“My name is Captain Nemo,” he told us． “The name of my ship is Nautilus．”
Captain Nemo showed me the library, the art gallery and the engine room．
“It’s a wonderful ship!” I exclaimed．
“I love it as if it were my child,” he replied．
“It must have cost a fortune!”
“Millions of dollars,” he replied． “However, I have billions!”
Ned Land and Conseil were as amazed at the ship as I was, but Ned was still interested in trying to find a way to escape． I told him that he should stop thinking about it for the moment．
A few days later, Captain Nemo invited me and my friends to go hunting with him in the forests of Crespo Island under the sea． When returned to the Nautilus, we were tired but amazed by what we had seen during the trip． It was an amazing experience．
When we entered the Torres Strait, the Nautilus hit a reef and stopped． We had to wait for the high tide to lift the Nautilus off the reef． We three were allowed to use Captain Nemo’s dinghy to go onto the island． We were excited． When we returned to the island the next day, we were attacked by savages． About one hundred savages followed us and tried to come into the ship． Captain Nemo didn’t worry about them． When they put their hands on the rail, they all fell back and ran away． Captain Nemo had put electricity into the rail． Anybody who touched it would receive an electric shock．
One day, Captain Nemo asked me to follow him to another room and help one of his men． A man lay on a bed with a very bad head wound． I looked at it． “What happened?” Captain Nemo answered, “Something broke in the engine． A heavy piece of metal hit his head．” “He is going to die soon,” I said． “Nothing can save him．” Tears filled Captain Nemo’s eyes, and he asked me to leave．
We sailed through a sea of milk and huge armies of shell sand, sometimes large crowds of sharks． I realized that I did not really want to escape．
56． What does the underlined word “fortune” mean in English?
______________________________
57． What does the underlined “it” refer to?
______________________________
58． Why did the savages fall back and run away when they put their hands on the rail?
______________________________
59． According to the passage, how many times did “I” leave the Nautilus?
______________________________
60． What do you think of Captain Nemo according to this passage?
______________________________
六、缺词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。
As the teacher pronounced my name, I knew what lay ahead． She called me to the whiteboard to do a long division (除法) problem． Of all the subjects, Maths was my w____61____ subject． When doing a long division problem, I always repeatedly put the n____62____ in the wrong places, or forgot to add in the zeros． As I reached the whiteboard, I looked at the blonde-haired girl next to me, trying to copy w____63____ she was writing． Though I tried my best, she went faster than I could understand．
It’s i____64____ for me to understand． Why me? Why couldn’t I get my head around this strange concept (概念) that all the other kids understood? Why, even when I tried my hardest to deal with the division problems?
Why? Why?
I held back salty tears and wrote some numbers randomly(随便地) on the board． The teacher read over our answers silently．
“Now, class, did Susie do this problem c____65____?” the teacher said, rolling her eyes, “Gosh, I don’t even know what she did．”
The class broke into laughter, and I f____66____ my face turned red and I tried to hide as low as possible into my seat, in hopes of preventing them from seeing m____67____ at all．
But this experience did not hurt me． I____68____, it made me stronger, and gave me determination (决心)． When I get a bad grade in school, or I am put down by somebody, I think of that moment and every single one of those “whys” that I asked myself, which give me the courage to a____69____ all of those “whys”． I will continue u____70____ perfection, or as close as I can get．
七、书面表达（计30分）
A．句子翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
将下列句子译成英语。
71． 你能告诉我你怎样和同龄人和睦相处吗？
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72． 因为油即将耗尽，所以他们将被迫缩短行程。
_________________________________
73． 看，你的卧室完全一团糟，快收拾好。
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74． 他太粗心了，做饭时把糖当成了盐。
______________________________
75． 到目前为止，数以千计的社会工作者已经完成了这项工作。
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B．写作（计20分）
76． 假定你是李华，接到笔友Tommy的邮件询问有关垃圾分类的情况。请根据邮件内容给他回复，词数100字左右。
| To: Lihua 2024@163．com |
| From: Tommy@hotmail．com |
| Subject: Waste sorting |
| Dear Li Hua,
I hear that you are carrying out waste sorting in Yangzhou． Would you please share your ideas with me? Why should you carry out waste sorting? What do you do about waste sorting at school or at home? What else can you do to protect the environment? I’m looking forward to hearing from you soon． All the best, Tommy |
要求：
（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
（2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并适当发挥；
（3）词数在100词左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
相关词汇：厨余垃圾kitchen waste；可回收垃圾recyclable waste；有害垃圾hazardous waste
Dear Tommy
I’m happy to hear from you． In your mail, you asked about waste sorting here in Yangzhou． Now I’ll tell you something about it． ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All the best,
Li Hua
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参考答案
1． D
【解析】
【详解】句意：当阳光穿过天空中的小水滴时，就会出现彩虹。
考查介词辨析。along沿着；across（从平面上）横过；beyond超出；through（从立体空间中）穿过。分析题干可知，此处表示阳光穿过小水滴，而小水滴属于立体空间，所以应用介词through。故选D。
2． C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——安迪最近几天情绪低落。他发生了什么事？——嗯，每个人都有诸事不顺的时候。
考查不定代词。everything一切；something某事；nothing没有什么；anything任何事。根据“Andy is in a blue mood in recent days．”可知，当没有什么是顺利的时候，每个人都会心情不好。故选C。
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