2024—2025學年第二學期初三英語期中卷(時間：100分鐘總分：100分)一、單項選擇(本大題共14小題，每小題1分，共14分)1.—________wonderfulnewsprogramyoushowedtome!—I’mgladthatyoulikeit.Totellthetruth,Ihavenevermade________onebefore.A.How;thenicer B.What;anicer C.Whata;anicer D.Howa;thenicer2.Buildingsintheancienttownlookwonderfulbecausetheyare________protected.A.carefully B.hardly C.nervously D.quickly3.The________ofthecraftspeopleistobefoundineverystepoffolkartfromtheselectionofmaterialstothefinalfinishing.A.spirit B.history C.style D.goal4.MyfatherandIwentfishinglastSunday.Itwasn’tlong________Ihadmyfirstbite.A.since B.after C.before D.while5.Intheend,Icamethird,butIwasnotdisappointed;________,itwasonly0.3pointsthatseparatedmefromthesecondplace.A.inall B.aboveall C.atall D.afterall6.Slowdownatthecrossing.It'sdangeroustoruntheredtrafficlight.A.across B.through C.along D.against7.—Walkingandjoggingaregoodforhealth.—________and________.A.Soarethey;soisriding B.Soarethey;soridingisC.Sotheyare;soisriding D.Sotheyare;soridingis8.________you’vetried,youcan’timaginehowpleasantitistobealone.A.Though B.If C.However D.Unless9.Therealreasonwhyprices________,andstillare,toohighiscomplex,andnoshortdiscussioncansatisfactorilyexplainthisproblem.A.were B.willbe C.havebeen D.hadbeen10.Hi,Femi.Ihearthatyou’vejustreturnedfromSingapore.I’mcallingtoask________.A.howdidyouvisitthecity B.howmanydaysdidyouspendthereC.whichhotelyoustayedinSingapore D.howyoufoundthepopularlocalfood11.—Salesofsuchdrinkshavebeendroppingforyears.Peoplepreferhealthydrinksliketeaandjuice.—SoIthinksoftdrinks________beoutwithtimepassing.A.may B.must C.should D.need12.—Forthoseleft-behindchildren,loveandcarewereoften________fromtheirchildhood.—It’sasocialproblemthatishardtosolve.A.separate B.absent C.extra D.blind13.Thereisafamoussaying“________”.Similarly,youwillneverrealizeyourdreamonlyinaveryshorttime.A.Manyhandsmakelightwork B.Romewasn’tbuiltinadayC.Putallyoureggsinonebasket D.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm14.—Mr.Wang,couldyousparemeafewminutes?IstillhavesomequestionsabouttherecentreportonOneBeltandOneRoad.—________.A.Helpyourself B.Suregoahead C.It’sapleasure D.Notatall二、完形填空(本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)Manyofushavefeelingsoflonelinessaswegrowup.Asateenager,justeating____15____inthecafeteriacanbeunbearable,andgirlsevengototherestroom____16____.Theyfearbeingcalleda“l(fā)oner”.Inthesecases,wemightusetheword“l(fā)oner”inanegativeway.However,itcanactuallyhaveapositivemeaningaswell.Italldependson____17____wethinkofbeingalone.Ifweseebeingaloneas____18____negative,wewillavoidit.Butifweunderstandthatit’saneverydaypartoflife,we’llbeableto“embrace(擁抱)thebeautyofoursolojourney.”Insomecountries,moreyoungpeoplearechoosingtobeloners.InSouthKorea,“honjok”hasbecomeagrowing____19____.Thewordcomesfrom“hon”(alone)and“jok”(tribe).Thesepeopleeatandtravelalone,andenjoybeingbythemselves.“Ihopeit____20____intoaself-supportingcultureofhappiness,”saidJangJaeYoung,aSouthKoreanwhorunsawebsiteaboutthissololifestylecalledhonjok.me.InJapan,peoplehavedevelopedastrong“l(fā)onerculture”and____21____a“l(fā)onereconomy”.Therearemanysolokaraokebarsandsolocafes.Ramen(拉面)restaurantsforsolodinersare____22____popular.Dividersseteachseatapart.Dinersfilloutaformtoplaceanorder,andthenpressabuttontocallthewaiter.Theydon’tseethefacesofothercustomersorwaiters.Peoplearegettingmoreusedtobeingaloneandfeel____23____embracingit.Thisdoesn’t____24____weshouldtotallyshutourselvesfromtheoutsideworld,ofcourse.Butitdoesn’thurttohavesome“metime”onceinawhile.15.A.alone B.lonely C.quickly D.quietly16.A.facetoface B.eyetoeye C.handinhand D.stepbystep17.A.why B.how C.which D.that18.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything19.A.requirement B.lifestyle C.business D.problem20.A.drops B.grows C.mixes D.falls21.A.even B.still C.ever D.seldom22.A.eventually B.instantly C.especially D.fortunately23.A.helpful B.embarrassed C.comfortable D.careful24.A.mean B.remind C.realize D.believe三、閱讀理解(本大題共13小題，每小題2分，共26分)ALastyear,afamousdirectorsaidthatpeopleshouldvisitcinemasinsteadofjustwatchingmoviesthrough3-minuteshortvideos.Doyouagreewithhim?Peoplewatchmoviestofeeltheemotions.Thismakespeoplewanttodiscussmoviesdeeply.However,shortvideosdon’tletusfeeltheseemotions,sowemissthegreatexperienceofwatchingafullmovie.Also,shortvideosmighthavemistakes.Watchingmoviesfromthebeginningtotheendisbetter.ShaoXinyan,13,HubeiShortvideoshelpusknowthetruemeaningofthemovieandmakeitmoreconvenienttogetinformation.Ifsomeonedoesn’thavetimetowatchafullmovieorfindsitboring,shortvideoshelpsavetimeandmoney.Inthiscase,shortvideoshelppeopleenjoymoviesandsavetheirenergy.CuiLuoyao,14,BeijingGreatmovieshavespecialdetailsthatcan’tbeshowninafewminutes.Also,everyonehasdifferentopinionsonmovies.Somemaybelieveamovieisamust-see,butothersmaysayitisbad.Ifwejustfollowwhatshortvideomakerssay,wemaymisssomegreatmovies.Weshouldwatchthemoviesourselvestomakeourownjudgement.WangJiayi,15,ShandongShortmovievideoscantellusthemajorpartsofamoviethatinterestyou,whichhelpsyouforgetaboutworriesinyourbusylifeforawhile.Also,differentvideomakerstellamoviestoryintheirownways.Bylisteningtothesedifferenttakesonthestory,wecangetabetterunderstandingofthemovies.PengYucheng,16,Guangdong25.Whichtwostudentsagreewiththefamousdirector?A.ShaoXinyanandCuiLuoyao. B.ShaoXinyanandWangJiayi.C.CuiLuoyaoandWangJiayi. D.CuiLuoyaoandPengYucheng.26.WhatdoesPengYuchengthinkofshortvideos?ATheymayprovidewronginformation. B.Theyhelpusunderstandmoviesbetter.C.Theycannotshowspecialdetailswell. D.Theysavepeople’stimeandmoney.27.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthetext?A.StoryTime. B.SchoolEvents. C.TravelforFun. D.ShowYourPoints.B①OnJanuary28,2025,aspecialperformancecalledYangBOTamazedaudiencesattheCCTVSpringFestivalGala,China’smost-watchedTVshow.②DirectedbyfamousfilmmakerZhangYimou,theshowmixedtraditionalChineseyangko(秧歌)dancewithmodernrobottechnology.Intheperformance,humanoidrobots(robotsshapedlikehumans)dressedincolorfulcostumesdancedyangko,ajoyfulfolkdancefromnorthernChinaoftenseenduringfestivals.Theyspunhandkerchiefsinstantlyandformedcreativegrouppatterns.Howamazing!Theserobotsrapidlybecameahotsearchtopiconsocialmedia.Everyonewonderswheretheyarefromandhowtheycandancelikerealmen,orevenbetter?③TheserobotsweredevelopedbyUnitree,aChineseroboticscompany.TherobotsinYangBOTperformancewerenotUnitree’sfirstsuccess—in2021,theirrobotcowsnamed“BenBen”dancedasbackupforsingerAndyLau.④TherobotsinYangBOTperformancelearneddancemovesthroughAIandusedlasernavigationtomovesafelyontheunevenstage.Theirstrongjoints(likekneeswith360N·mpower)helpedthembalanceperfectlyduringfaststeps.⑤Thankstotheseinnovations,therobotswontheheartsofmillionsofpeople.ZhangYimouexplained,“Thisdanceisn’tjustfun—itshowshowtechnologycanbringnewlifetotraditions.”Youngviewerscalledit“cool,”whileolderaudiencesloveditshumorandfestivespirit.TheYangBOTprogramisaperfectmixofChina’stechprogressandculturalpride.Asonefansaid,“It’slikewatchingthefutureandpastdancetogether!”28.WhatwasspecialaboutYangBOTatthe2025CCTVSpringFestivalGala?A.Itwasdirectedbyaforeignfilmmaker. B.Itmixedyangkodancewithrobottechnology.C.Onlyhumandancersperformedyangko. D.ItwasthefirsttimerobotsappearedontheGala.29.Whatdidthestrongjointsoftherobotshelpthemtodo?A.Tomovefaster. B.Tolookmorehuman-like.C.Towintheheartsofmillions. D.Tobalancewellduringfaststeps.30.Whatisthepossiblestructureofthepassage?A.①/②③④⑤ B.①②/③④/⑤ C.①②/③④⑤ D.①/②③④/⑤CMacieSemrau,a6-year-oldgirlfromEliot,Maine,seldommissedschool.So,whensherefusedtoevengetdressedoneday,hermotherdecidedtoallowhertostayhomewithherfatherKyleandher4-year-oldbrotherCaleb.Thefamilywouldlaterbeverythankfulthatthelittlegirlrefusedtoleaveaftershefoundherfatherpassedout(昏倒)inthebasement.Afterreturningfromhisnightwork,Kylewasfeelinglight-headed.HetoldhiswifeKatethathewouldstaywiththeirchildrenfortheday.Hefinallymadehiswaytothebasement.Maciepaidattentiontoherfather’sconditionwhensheheardhimshouting,andsheandCalebwenttohavealook.Maciefoundher37-year-oldfatherwasabouttoloseawareness.Sheaskedhimforhisphone’spasscodesoshecouldunlockit.Afteropeninghisphone,shefoundthelocalpolicedepartment’snumberandcalledthepolice.ThepolicewereflooredbyMacie’sdecision-makingandherabilitytostaycalm.Thelittlegirllistedthefamily’saddresswhileexplainingthatherfatherwasintrouble.Inthemeantime,Calebcomfortedhisfather.ThankstoMacieandCaleb,hewassenttoWentworth-DouglassHospital,whereherequiredfourlitersofoxygenandspentthreedaysrecovering.“I’mverylucky,becauseofmydaughterandsonandthepolice’sresponse,”saidKyle.“Itwasquick,”headded,mentioningthatthepolicearrivedjustintwominutesthankstoMacie’scall.“Itwasunbelievable.Iwasintearsmyself,”hesaid.TheEliotPoliceDepartmentalsopraisedtheyounggirlforherquickthinkingandstrongawareness.EliotPoliceChiefpraisedthecoupleforteachingtheirchildrenaboutawarenessoftheirsurroundingsaswellascommunicationskills.Canyourchildopenyourphoneandcallthepolice?Ifnot,nowit’sthetimeforthemtolearn.31.WhatdoweknowaboutMaciefromparagraph1?AShewaslateforclassregularly. B.Shewenttoschoolalmosteveryday.C.Sheenjoyedstayinghomewithherfather. D.Shelikedtoplaywithherbrotherathome.32.WhatdidMaciethinkoffirsttohelpherfather?A.Howtocallforhelpwithherfather’sphone.B.Howtogiveemergencytreatmenttoherfather.C.Howtosendherfathertohospitalwithherbrother.D.Howtogetherfather’sphonetoconnecttotheInternet.33.Wecaninferthatparentshadbetterteachtheirkidsto________.A.fitinwithnewsurroundings B.showofftheircommunicationskillsC.rememberthepolice’sphonenumber D.learnsomepracticallifeskillsearlierDImagineyouareinanautonomousvehicle(無人駕駛車)andfacethisterriblechoice:Thecarmusteitherturnleftandhitaperson,orturnrightandhitmany.Ontopofthis“moraldilemma(道德困境)”,ifthecardoesn’tturn,youmightgethurt.Whatdecisionwouldyouexpectittomake?Inlife-and-deathsituations,shouldautonomousvehiclesputpassengersfirstorpedestrians(行人)?Shouldtheyprioritize(優(yōu)先考慮)thegreatergoodoroneperson’ssafety?Thesehavebeenacentraltopicforseveralyears.However,therecanbenocompletelyperfectsolution.“Amoraldilemmaisadilemma;ithasnoclearsolutionbydesign.”wroteDerekLeben,aprofessorofethics(倫理學).Whenstudyingthesequestionsofautonomousvehicles,IyadRahwan,anMITscientist,foundthatpeopleareselfish.“Peoplebuyingthesecars,theywantcarsthatprioritizethepassenger,”RahwantoldScienceNews.“Buttheywantotherpeople’scarstoprotectpedestriansinstead.”Autonomousvehiclesbringnotonlymoraldilemmasbutalsootherchallenges.Whenthereisanaccident,whoshouldberesponsibleforit,thecompanyoftheautonomousvehicle,orthe“driver”?InJuly,aself-drivingtaxibyBaiduhitapedestrianinWuhan,Hubei,whoranaredlight.Baiduworkedwiththepoliceandtookthepedestriantothehospital.InanotheraccidentinAprilinSeattle,US,theresponsibilityfellonthe“driver”sincethe“driver”wasonhisphone.Thesituationsofdifferentaccidentscausedbyautonomousvehiclesaresocomplicatedthatnowtherearenoclearrules,saidJiXuehong,aresearcherfromNorthChinaUniversityofTechnology.34.Howdoesthewriterbeginthefirstparagraph?A.Bygivingnumbers. B.Byraisingaquestion.C.Bytellingastory. D.Bycomparingtwothings.35.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Tocallforclearrulesforautonomousvehicles.B.Todiscusswhethertohaveautonomousvehicles.C.Totalkaboutthechallengesautonomousvehiclesface.D.Todiscusshowtomakearightdecisioninadilemma.36.WhatdoesDerekLebenthinkaboutthemoraldilemma?A.Itcanbedealtwitheasily. B.Thereisnoperfectsolution.C.Itcanbeavoidedbydesign. D.Itwon’thappeninreallife.37.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.TheSuccessfulDevelopmentofAutonomousVehicles.B.DifficultChoicesandChallengesforAutonomousVehicles.C.HowtoMakeAutonomousVehiclesSaferandCheaper?D.ShouldAutonomousVehiclesBeResponsibleforAccidents?四、詞匯運用(本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)(A)根據句意和漢語注釋，寫出單詞的正確形式。38.Todayishergrandfather’s________(九十九)birthday.39.Thepublicis________(無疑地)gettingtiredofhearingaboutit.40.The________(普遍的)opinionisthatthetariffpoliciesoftheUnitedStateswillworsentheSino-USrelations.41.Itisalwaysconsideredunwisetogivechildren________(任何)theywant.42.Icouldn’twaittobuythisHanfubecauseitexactly________(滿足)myneedsforaesthetics.(B)根據句意，寫出括號內所給單詞的適當形式。43.ThemovieNeZha:RebornintotheWorldofChaosisso________(success)directedthatmanypeoplelikeit.44.The________(couple)dreamofopeningasmallshopfinallycametruelastmonth.45.Haveyouthoughtaboutthe________oflivingonMars?(possible)46.HowcanItrustyou?You’ve________(lie)tomeagainandagain.47.I’mworriedaboutthe________(safe)ofthetreatmentduetosomeuncertainties.五、動詞填空(本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分)48.Heisfeelingdownthesedaysbecausehe________(lose)ahugeamountofmoneyinthestockmarket.49.—Areyougoinganywhere?—I________(think)aboutgoingtothesupermarkettobuysomesnacksformysister’sbirthdaypartynextweek.50.Don’tworry.I’llhavemyassistant________(send)youthereportassoonaspossible.51.—Whodoyouthink________(show)theexchangestudentsaroundBeijingthisafternoon?—YuTaois,Ithink.52.Formostofus,learningnottodosomethingthatwe’reusedto________(require)greateffort.53.It’ssaidtheyeach________(pay)accordingtotheabilityintheirworkatthattime.54.Theboys________(prefer)watchingTVtoplayingcomputergamestwoyearsago.Butnowtheylikeplayinggamesbetter.55.Hesaidthenexttimehecamehere,he________(stay)foralongerperiodoftime.56.Notonlytheteachersbutalsooneofthetopstudents________(attend)themeetingat9lastMondaymorning.57.________(notreceive)houseworkeducationatayoungageresultsinthelackofempathyabilityinadulthood.六、閱讀表達(本大題共5小題，每小題2分，共10分)(每題答案不超過9個單詞)ChinaRailwayHighspeedWhereistheworld’sbesthigh-speedrailsystem?InChina!High-speedrailway,whichhasdevelopedrapidlyinrecentyears,hasbecomeafamousnamecardofChina.China’shigh-speedrailwayshaveachievedrapiddevelopmentandbroughtusclosertoourhometownvillages.TheShanghai-KunmingHigh-speedRailway,oneofthemostimportantrailwaysofthe8East-west&8North-south,openedtotrafficin2016.Thedistancesbetweennearly340traditionalvillagesandhigh-speedrailwaystationshavebeenreducedtolessthanonehour,whilemostofthemweremorethanthreehoursawayfromthestationsbeforetherailwayopened.WithChina’shigh-speedrailoperationspeedbecomingfasterandfaster,peoplecansavemoretraveltime.Theimprovingresearchanddevelopmentlevelofhigh-speedrailwayshavealsomadeitpossibletobuildtheLanzhou-UrumqiHigh-speedRailwaythroughthewindyGobiregionstheHarbin-DalianHigh-speedRailwaythroughthe“CityofIce”inNortheastChinaandtheLhasa-NyingchiRailwayinQinghai-TibetPlateau.China’shigh-speedrailwayhasalreadygoneglobal.In2014,An-Yihigh-speedrailway,thefirsthigh-speedrailwaybuiltbyChinesecompaniesoverseas,wascompletedandopenedtotraffic.TheJakarta-Bandunghigh-speedrailway,jointlybuiltbyChinaandIndonesia,cancuttraveltimebetweenthetwocitiesfrommorethan3hoursto40minutes.Chinashareswiththeworldtheexperiencegainedthroughtheuseofhigh-speedrailwaysathome.In2022,theInternationalUnionofRailwayspublishedtheworld’sfirstinternationalstandardsforhigh-speedrailwayconstructionbasedonChina’sexperience.China’shigh-speedrailwayscrossriversandmountains,connecthomeandabroad,andseethechangesovertime.58.WhathasbecomeafamousnamecardofChinaaccordingtothepassage?____________________________________________________________________________________________59.Howlongdidittakepeopletotravelfromsometraditionalvillagestohigh-speedrailwaystationsbeforetheShanghai-KunmingHigh-speedRailwayopened?____________________________________________________________________________________________60.WhycanChinabuildsomehigh-difficultyrailwayssuchasLanzhou-UrumqiHigh-speedRailwaythroughthewindyGobiregions?____________________________________________________________________________________________61.WhatwaspublishedbasedonChina’sexperiencein2022?____________________________________________________________________________________________62.WhatdoyouthinkofChina’shigh-speedrailway?____________________________________________________________________________________________七、書面表達(本大題共20分)63.Youmusthavetakenpartinquiteafewactivitiessinceyoucametotheschoolthreeyearsago.Pleasewriteaboutoneofthemabout100words.Yourpassageshouldincludewhattheactivitywas,whenyoutookpartinit,whatyoudidinitandwhatyougotfromit._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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