1、第 1 页 共 8 页长沙市立信中学 2022-2023 学年第一学期期中考试(2022 年 11 月)长沙市立信中学 2022-2023 学年第一学期期中考试(2022 年 11 月)初三英语试卷初三英语试卷时量：110 分钟 满分：120 分时量：110 分钟 满分：120 分第一部分 听力技能（两部分，共第一部分 听力技能（两部分，共 20 小题，计小题，计 20 分）第一节（共分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 5 分）分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每
2、小题 5 秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。1.When did the man buy the phone?A.In 2017.B.In 2019.C.In 2021.2.Where are they going?A.To a cinema.B.To a museum.C.To a restaurant.3.What festival is it today?A.The Dragon Boat Festival.B.The Lantern Festival.C.The Spring Festival.4.What is the bridge made of?A.Steel.B.Gla
3、ss.C.Wood.5.How does the girl learn English?A.By reading books.B.By listening to songs.C.By watching movies.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）听下面 6 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有 2-3 个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。听第六段对话，回答第 6、7 小题。6.Who bought the ring?A.Nancys gra
4、ndparents.B.Nancys grandfather.C.Nancys grandmother.7.How long has the ring been kept?A.For 30 years.B.For 50 years.C.For 60 years.听第七段对话，回答第 8、9 小题。8.Where is the woman going?A.To the train station.B.To the bus stop.C.To the subway station.9.When does the subway station close?A.At 10:30 a.m.B.At 10
5、:00 p.m.C.At 10:30 p.m.听第八段对话，回答第 10、11 小题。10.Which festival are they talking about?A.The Spring Festival.B.The Lantern Festival.C.The Mid-Autumn Festival.11.What are they going to do?A.Watch TV.B.Play games.C.Have dinner.听第九段对话，回答第 12 至 14 小题。第 2 页 共 8 页12.What does the girl think of learning Germa
6、n?A.Simple.B.Interesting.C.Helpful.13.How long has the girl learned French?A.For two years.B.For three years.C.For four years.14.How does the girl advise the boy to learn French?A.By reading books.B.By watching movies.C.By listening to songs.听第十段对话，回答第 15 至 17 小题。15.What is the robot used for at the
7、 mans home?A.Washing clothes.B.Sweeping the floor.C.Cooking dinner.16.What does the man think of the robot?A.Useful.B.Creative.C.Smart.17.When was the first robot for sweeping the floor invented?A.In 1993.B.In 1996.C.In 1999.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至 20 小题。18.How did the teacher help him?A.By taking exercise
8、 by himself.B.By letting him play basketball.C.By working with other members.19.When did the boy play basketball?A.Every morning.B.Every evening.C.Every afternoon.20.Whats the boys dream?A.To be a great teacherB.To be a great doctor.C.To be a basketball player.第二部分第二部分 阅读（共三节，满分阅读（共三节，满分 50 分）分）第一节第
9、一节(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分分)阅读下列材料，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中，选择最佳选项。A21.When does White Dew fall?A.In summer.B.In autumn.C.In winter.22.What do people in Nanjing NOT do that day?A.They eat some Longan.B.They drink White Dew Tea.C.They drink White Dew Wine.B第 3 页 共 8 页Boys Learn Housework at Scho
10、olEveryone should play a part in housework and should know how to perform basic life skills.However,insome places,housework is seen as something that only women do,leaving some men unwilling or even unable todo them.A school is fighting for gender equality(性别平等)with a program that teaches boys and y
11、oung men basiclife skills,including cleaning,cooking,and even sewing(缝补).However,people hold different opinions on this topic.Lets have a look at them.AElaineI have two sons and they are bothtaught that there is no such a thing asan idea that cooking and cleaning arewomens work,and that chores shoul
12、dbe done by both genders.DNikiSorry,I see this as something thatshould be taught at home!My parentstaught me all chores at a very youngage.Parents need to stop expectingthings like this to be taught at school.BDebbieIts parents job to teach their sons anddaughters how to use common sense inall aspec
13、ts of living.By the way,children learn by example.EAdamAll parents should do this;school isfor teaching schoolwork.CEmmyIt shouldnt have anything to do withgender.Itscalledlifeskillsthateveryone should have.FJaniIn Finland,our kids are taught thesekinds of skills and that has nothing todo with gende
14、r.Theyre life skills.23.Which of the following housework is NOT mentioned in this article?A.Cleaning.B.Sewing.C.Washing.24.Match peoples opinions A-F with the two topics:These life skills have nothing to do with gender;Theseskills should be taught at home.Which of the following is right?A.-AC;-BDEFB
15、.-ACF;-BDE.C.-BF;-ACDE.25.Whats the schools main purpose in teaching boys chores?A.To understand how difficult it is to do housework.B.To ask boys to do more chores than girls at home.C.To call on boys to share housework at home.CMany people are trying to learn a new language.Some of them consider i
16、t as a hobby,while others have tolearn a language because it is required by their jobs or study.As a foreigner who is really interested in Chineseculture,I like learning Chinese.It is thought that a person needs to know at least 3,000 Chinese characters(汉字)to read and understandmost Chinese newspape
17、rs.The problem for most foreigners,however,is that knowing 3,000 characters soundslike an impossible task,for many of the Chinese characters look the same.Thats why some people give uphalfway.Its the most difficult part for me,too.But I manage to learn how to write each character by watchingvideos o
18、nline.Whenever I saw a character I didnt know in the street or on a menu,I would just write it down onmy phone and then look it up.Slowly Ive learned the characters that are common in daily life.Its also important to listen to Chinese as much as possible.I downloaded(下载)a lot of listening materialso
19、nto my phone and listened to them on the way to school,work and even dates with my friends.I also watched a第 4 页 共 8 页lot of Chinese TV shows and films,where the words are not so difficult and there are always subtitles(字幕).Inthis way,Ive also learned how to express myself like a Chinese.As for spea
20、king,I practice talking about different topics in Chinese when I am cycling around,effectivelytalking to myself or in my head,thinking through different conversations and situations.For example,whenever Iwas going to a shop,I would think how to say that in Chinese.It helps me to think in a Chinese w
21、ay,which isreally important.Learning a language is never easy.Generally,I just use every tool on hand and take my learning step by step,and Im still learning new things to this day!26.Why does the author try to learn Chinese?A.He wants to get further study in China.B.He expects to get a good job in
22、China.C.He hopes to learn about Chinese culture.27.What does the author think is the most difficult part to learn Chinese?A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Speaking.28.How does the author practice speaking?A.By travelling around China.B.By watching Chinese movies.C.By thinking as a Chinese.29.What does the auth
23、or want to tell us in the last paragraph?A.It takes time to learn a language.B.Chinese isnt as difficult as you think.C.Its a wise decision to learn a language.30.Where can you read this passage?A.In a guidebook.B.In a newspaper.C.In a science book.DWoodcarving(木雕)is a traditional folk art form in C
24、hina.Chen Jia,a youngwoman from Chaozhou,south Chinas Guangdong Province,has focused herself onpassing down and innovating(创新)Chaozhou woodcarving.Chen,born in the 1990s,began to learn the craft(工艺)when she was 14 years oldunder the influence and support of her family.“I wanted to give up several ti
25、mes during the learning process,as I often hurtmyself.Its also very difficult.My father wanted me to give up woodcarving and findan easier job.”Chen said.Chen said that she had a strong sense of achievement when her first woodcarving artwork,which took herseveral months to finish,was sold.“Since I h
26、ave mastered it,I just keep going.”said the artist.The step-by-step process for Chaozhou woodcarving is not simple.To finish one woodcarving piece,awoodcarver usually needs more than 30 carving knives and wooden hammers of different sizes.A common theme for carvings includes different sea animals,su
27、ch as crabs(螃蟹)and lobsters(龙虾),which are symbols of good harvest(丰收)and show the local culture of Chaozhou,since many Chaozhou peopleused to work as fishermen.To make her woodcarving works even more lively,Chen always pays greater attention to the details of daily第 5 页 共 8 页life,including watching
28、real live crabs and lobsters carefully.In the past,Chaozhou woodcarvings were mainly used to decorate buildings,including serving as furnitureand festival items(物品).However,people living in modern life started to lose interest in it.To attract young people to better admire the traditional art form,C
29、hen has innovated the themes,shapes andusage of woodcarving.She now carves out small decorative items for daily use,such as combs(梳子),hoping thatmore and more people will accept the artworks.31.Why did Chen Jia learn woodcarving craft when she was young?A.Because her family influenced and supported
30、her in doing it.B.Because she would like to pass down and innovate it.C.Because she thought it might be an easy job for her to do.32.What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.Astrong sense of achievement.B.Traditional Chaozhou woodcarving.C.Chens first woodcarving artwork.33.Which o
31、f the following words can best describe Chen Jia?A.Caring and humorous.B.Honest and helpful.C.Hard-working and creative.34.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.Chen Jia made a decision to give up woodcarving and find an easy job.B.Wood carvers need many different carving tools t
32、o finish woodcarving works.C.Chaozhou woodcarvers used to carve out small items for daily use.35.What is the main purpose of this passage?A.To explain why woodcarving is disappearing now.B.To tell us how important woodcarving is in our life.C.To introduce an excellent woman woodcarver in China.第二节第二
33、节 语篇补全（共语篇补全（共 5 小题；每小小题；每小 2 分，共分，共 10 分）分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。Every day in newspapers and magazines,there are plenty of articles telling us we should exercise more in ourdaily life.And scientists now say that running is one of the best ways to keep fit.36._ Some sayit can even make you li
34、ve longer.All you need for running is some comfortable clothes and a pair of trainers.You dont need to buy specialclothes,but you should get a pair of good trainers.And remember,you should always buy trainers one size largerthan your usual shoes.Some people find running boring,so they go cycling or
35、swimming instead sometimes.You shouldnt exerciseevery day.37._ And this will make you more involved into(投入)the next exercise.You shouldeat well and drink lots of water,but you can still have nice things like chocolate sometimes.Do some leg andstomach exercises every week as well.38._Do not run with
36、 an empty stomach.It is easy to cause hypoglycemia(低血 糖).And also do not runimmediately(立即)after meals.It is suggested that to start running one hour after meals is a good choice.39._ The cold water may cause you a fever.What you need first is to stretch(伸展)your第 6 页 共 8 页body and calm yourself down
37、.If youre a beginner,there are lots of ways to make exercise fun.40._ Another idea is toenter a race.This can give you a reason to train and keep you interested in running.A.Its a good idea to rest two or three times a week.B.Dont take a cold shower after running.C.It can make you feel better and lo
38、ok better.D.You can join a club or exercise with friends.E.This makes you stronger and helps you run faster.第三节第三节 阅读表达（共阅读表达（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，共分，共 10 分。）分。）阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。It might be many peoples first time hearing Chinese paddlefish(白鲟),and they probably have never seenthem swimming in the
39、 Yangtze River with their own eyes.Chinese paddlefish have lived for more than 150million years,sharing the same sky with dinosaurs.But it disappeared in 2022.Chinese paddlefish,often known as“king of freshwater fish”in China,could weigh as heavy as 500kilograms and an adult fish could grow to 7 to
40、8 meters long.It had a long,silver-gray body and a very largemouth.With poorly developed eyes,the fish used its long,sword-like nose to sense electrical activity to find food.The decline(减少)of Chinese paddlefish has been caused by human activities.These giants were oncecommonly seen and caught not o
41、nly in the Yangtze but also other rivers in China.Their huge size made them apopular target for fishermen and a welcome dish to dinner tables.Overfishing(过 度 捕 捞)caused theirpopulations to decline sharply in the latter(后期的)half of the 20th century.In 2003,an adult Chinese paddlefish accidentally app
42、eared near Yibin,in south-central China.Scientistshoped to follow its movements,but within hours all signals(信号)were lost.It turned out to be the last of thespecies(物种)ever seen alive.The sad news of Chinese paddlefishs extinction(灭绝)spread quickly online.One said,“I have never metyou before.The mom
43、ent I do,its goodbye forever.”41.How long have Chinese paddlefish lived?42.How did paddlefish find food?43.Why did paddlefish decline sharply in the latter half of the 20thcentury?44.Where did people see the last living paddlefish?45.Will people see Chinese paddlefish again in the future?第三部分第三部分 语言
44、运用（共三节，满分语言运用（共三节，满分 35 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 10 小题，每小题小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C 三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Once a craftsman(手艺人)went to the forest to find a stone to make a statue(雕像).There he found a veryshiny and good stone and46took it with him.On his way home,he found another good sto
45、ne.He47that stone as well.When he reached home,he started working on the first stone with his tools.The moment his tool hit the stone,a voice came from it,“Please dont hit me48tools.It is hurting me a lot,and I will fall apart.Please49me.”On hearing this,the craftsman felt50.He left that stone and t
46、ook the other stone and started using his第 7 页 共 8 页tools on that stone to make a statue.That stone didnt complain(抱怨)about51,so the craftsman was ableto make a very beautiful statue of God from that stone.Next day,people of the village came to collect the God statue.They needed another stone to52in
47、 thetemple and the craftsman gave the first stone to them.The villagers placed God statue in the centre of the templeand the first stone in front of it.No matter when a person came to visit the temple,he would honor the God statue with flowers and bathe itwith milk.Then he would break a coconut(椰子)w
48、ith the first stone into two halves and put them before the Godstatue.This made the first stone feel very53as he would feel pain every time a person uses it to break acoconut.He was crying one day.At this time,the other stone smiled and said,“When the craftsman was doingwork on you,54you didnt stop
49、him at that time,you would be in my place today.But you chose a(n)55way,you didnt want to go through any pain at that time.Thats why you are suffering(受苦)now.”46.A.politelyB.proudlyC.happily47.A.cut upB.pick upC.put up48.A.byB.withC.on49.A.leaveB.forgetC.protect50.A.excitedB.sorryC.worried51.A.painB
50、.riskC.difficulty52.A.be createdB.be tradedC.be kept53.A.sadB.livelyC.bored54.A.unlessB.becauseC.if55.A.easyB.quickC.dead第二节第二节 语法填空（共语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 10 分）分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The need for something that can solve the problems in our daily lives often leads to new an
