1、海安市 2024 届初三学业质量监测英语注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项1本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为 120分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用0 5 毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡指定的位置。3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。4答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上，在草稿纸、试卷上答题一律无效。第卷 (选择题共60分)第卷共45 小题，请按要求将答案填涂在答题卡上。一、单项填空 (本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分 15分)从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
2、项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1_ there are so many things around us that go against our will, we cant give them up because following the dream is importantAThoughBIfCSinceDUnless2Why do plants need light, Mr Chen?To make their own food If you leave a plant near a window, it will grow _ the lightAoppositeBtowardsCfo
3、rwardDagainst3Have you read the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster, Jessica?Yes It tells us we _ be too hard-workingAcanBmustCcantDmustnt4_ the Museums 90th year, Nanjing Museum displayed more than 200 valuable treasures in 90 groupsACelebrateBCelebratingCTo celebratingDTo celebrate5Look a
4、t the notice It tells you that the school fitness centre will _School Fitness CentreFrom the end of January, the fitness centre will be closed during the weekends and eveningsAkeep closed from the end of JanuaryBopen again to students at the end of JanuaryChave shorter opening hours until the end of
5、 JanuaryDchange its opening hours at the end of January6A fall of snow gives promise of a fruitful year Farmers welcome snow because snow can _ crops from cold fronts (冷锋) and keep the fields warmAprotectBpreventCprovideDpresent7Who do you admire most, Michael?I admire those who are _ to face any ch
6、allenge far beyond their abilitiesAtoo braveBtoo proudCbrave enoughDproud enough8The history of Siheyuan in Beijing can be traced back to about 800 years ago when Beijing _ its status (地位) as the capital cityAset upBopened upCput upDtook up9How do you like your life in Grade 9?It seemed a little dif
7、ficult at first, but _ turns out fine nowAsomethingBanythingCnothingDeverything10Mr Sigmund, I get angry easily, _ when my parents dont agree with mePlease try to control yourself and learn to put yourself in their shoesAspeciallyBespeciallyCcompletelyDsimply11Mum, when will Dad be back? He _ for a
8、weekIf all goes smoothly, he should arrive home tomorrow afternoonAleftBhas leftChas been awayDis leaving12_ unforgettable experience I had in Harbin Ice and Snow World!Im glad you had a good timeAWhat anBWhatCHow anDHow13Some words in the poems rhyme Which word may it be in “By climbing to a greate
9、r _”?AfloorBheightCmountainDtop14Sora, the new AI, surprises the world with very realistic videos I wonder _Ahow soon will Sora be widely put into useBhow does Sora turns words into a 60-second videoChow long it takes Sora to turn words into a videoDthat Sora has more advantages than ChatGPT15Compar
10、ed to a printed picture, Grandpas painting is more suitable for our living room_ Its our family treasureAThats all rightBI cant agree moreCMy pleasureDAll right二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分 15分)请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。In a big country, a man was living along with his family Th
11、e man had a large amount of wealth One day he took his son on a trip to the country The dads only 16 was to show his son how poor people live, so the son could 17 his good fortune (命运)During their journey, they reached a small village There, they spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what
12、 would be 18 a very poor familyOn their 19 from their trip, Dad asked his son, “How was the trip, my son?”The son replied with excitement, “It was a 20 trip, Dad”The rich dad asked, “Did you see how the poor people live? The purpose of the journey was to make you 21 how lucky you are having born in
13、such a wealthy family”“Oh yeah,” said the son and smiled towards his fatherThe father asked, “So, my dear son, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?”The wise son answered, “Dad, I 22 a lot of things on poor people living I saw that we have one dog and they had three We have a swimming pool that
14、 reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a river that has no 23 We have imported designer lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night Our patio (露台) reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon (地平线)”The father got a bit confused (困惑) with his sons answersThe son 2
15、4 , “We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields which go 25 our sight We have servants who serve us, but they serve others”The wise sons learning did not end yet The son went on 26 his trip experiences, “We buy our food, but they grow theirs We have 27 around our house to protect
16、us, but they have friends to protect them We spend our free time with televisions and mobiles, but they spend their free time with family and relatives”The son summed up (总结) his experience on the trip to the village, “Thank Dad for showing me how 28 we are!”The wise sons words left the rich dad 29
17、Money can buy clothes, or cars, or big houses or many other things which make your life 30 But there are a few things that money cannot buy What makes your life rich is love, kindness, compassion, friendships16AprojectBprogrammeCpurposeDproduct17AdevelopBtreasureCcreateDdisplay18AconsideredBincluded
18、CexpectedDlearned19AdirectionBinterviewCdistanceDreturn20AgreatBchallengingCstrangeDboring21ArememberBimagineCunderstandDdecide22AbuyBnoticeCmakeDreceive23AendBsizeCshapeDheight24AwonderedBcomplainedCdoubtedDcontinued25AagainstBthroughCbeyondDbeside26AexplainingBexpressingCorganizingDordering27Adogs
19、BtreesClanternsDwalls28AhappyBrichCpoorDgreat29AhopelessBspeechlessCsleeplessDhomeless30AcomfortableBsimpleCbusyDspecial三、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn the late Qing dynasty, farmers in Zhejiangs Sheng County (嵊县) created a new type of performance I
20、t joined talking and singing together in the local language It was called xiaogeban (小歌班) Farmers acted out and sang the unusual events of the day and legends (传说) of long agoAt the turn of the 20th century, xiaogeban spread to Shanghai However, its actors were often laughed at by the locals This fi
21、nally led to the creation of Yue opera The new art form was more formal (正式的) than xiaogeban It borrowed ideas from other operatic traditions and started using carefully-made sets (布景), costumes and musicYue opera actors are good at expressing emotions through singing The romantic stories performed
22、by women attracted more audiences Over time, the art form became female-dominated (女性主导的) Today, male roles in Yue opera are often taken by female actorsHere follows some of the most famous stories in Yue operaThe Butterfly Lovers (梁祝)The Butterfly Lovers, or Liang Zhu, tells the story of Liang Shan
23、bo and Zhu Yingtai It is a tale of love, devotion and fight The Yue opera version of this tale is set in Zhejiang It is one of the best-known versions of the story and was even made into a hit movie in 1953The Story of the Western Wing (西厢记)This romantic story was written by Wang Shifu, a Yuan dynas
24、ty play writer, who tells the story of lovers Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying They fall in love with each other and try to run away from Yingyings motherPeach Blossom Fan (桃花扇)This sad love story is set in the late Ming dynasty It was written by Qing dynasty play writer Kong Shangren In the story, a yo
25、ung scholar Hou Fangyu and courtesan (花魁) Li Xiangjun exchange a fan as a token (信物) of their love Unfortunately for the two lovers, Hou has to leave the corrupt imperial court (腐败的朝廷) and a powerful official forces Li to marry another man31What does the writer want to tell us in Para1-2?AThe origin
26、 (起源) of Yue operaBThe popularity of Yue operaCThe audience (观众) of Yue operaDThe achievements of Yue opera32Which of the following statements is true?AYue opera was women-dominated at firstBYue opera was created in Yuan dynastyCXiaogeban actors were popular in ShanghaiDThere are few male Yue opera
27、actors today33What can we learn about the three most famous stories in Yue opera according to the passage?AThey were created in the same dynastyBThey all had a happy endingCThey all told stories of two loversDThey were made into films in 1950sBYou learned how to speak and understand speech during yo
28、ur first few years of life No one taught you how to do this Learning to read and write took a lot more effort Reading doesnt come naturally to people, but most of us have learned how Literacy (读写能力) makes it possible to travel in a world filled with books, websites, text messages, road signs, and mo
29、reBut the world of information is changing Why send a long letter or text when you can share photos or videos instead? Why learn from a book when you can watch an instructional video or practice a skill in virtual reality (虚拟现实)? Why read magazines when you can listen to podcasts (播客)?Could a growin
30、g number of people take part in todays world without reading or writing at all? Technology makes it possible Most of our devices (设备) now talk to us Smart virtual assistants listen for requests to report the weather, play a song, order goods, and much more Software can also read text aloud or turn s
31、peech into text These interactions (互动) arent perfect The software still makes silly mistakes But its getting better and better Its possible to imagine well communicate with our devices and each other is spoken in the futureBut reading and writing are powerful tools For one, most people read faster
32、than they speak A podcaster or audiobook teller speaks at around 150 to 160 words per minute, while a strong reader can look through a text at 300 to 400 words per minute Thats twice as fast! Research has also found that people remember more information and stay more interested when they are reading
33、Learning to read also creates new connections in the brain In her book Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Maryanne Wolf writes that with the invention of reading, human beings “rearranged the very organization of our brain, which in turn developed the ways we were able
34、 to think, which changed the intellectual evolution (进化) of humans” Would you really choose to give up that progress?What do you think? Do you hope people keep on reading and writing, or will technology make reading no longer needed?34What can we learn from Para 1?AReading and writing are natural sk
35、illsBIt is easy to learn to read and writeCLiteracy is very important in daily livesDMost people learn reading by themselves35Why does the writer mention the three questions in Para 2?ATo offer a new way to improve reading and writing skillsBTo ask readers to offer their answers to these questionsCT
36、o show the writer has many questions about the topicDTo show the change in the ways of getting information 36Which of the following supports the statement “reading and writing are powerful tools”?Most people read faster than they speakPeople stay more interested when they readLearning to read improv
37、es the way we thinkPeople can understand texts better when readingABCD37Which of the following might the writer agree with?AReading and writing will be of no use soonBPeople shouldnt give up reading and writingCTechnology will rearrange humans brainDVirtual reality will take the place of booksCOpenA
38、I has once again shocked the world with its latest creation, Sora The AI tool can produce videos up to one minute long Just give it some text instructions, like “a Chinese New Year celebration” and youll get a video that matches the description Many commentaries (评论文章) on Sora express the worry that
39、 the tool will put many filmmakers out of businessSimilar worries have been voiced since AI chatbot ChatGPT appeared Text-to-image programs like Dall-E and Midjoumey have made headlines as well for the same reasons Many are afraid that industries such as programming, translation, teaching and design
40、 will all disappear It seems we can turn to AI for just about anything we want to know or doDoes that mean we no longer need to roll up our sleeves and gain knowledge and skills ourselves? Well, the short answer is “No” Even in the age of AI, knowledge is still power In fact, the rise of AI may only
41、 require you to use your brain more AI is knowledgeable, but for now at least, it needs instructions In other words, you must communicate with it Lets say you want advice on how to get a better return on your savings If you dont know anything about finances (财务) (if you dont even know what a“return”
42、is), youll have trouble asking the right questionsYou also need to exercise your imagination more actively Take the Chinese New Year celebration video in Paragraph 1 for example You cant depend on Sora for everything You need to be clear about your expectations and use your language skills to descri
43、be them in as much detail as possible Where is the celebration taking place? What performances are going on? What are the performers wearing? You may also need to be a bit professional For example, “Throw in a close-up (特写镜头) of a dragon dancer, eyes locked on the Pearl”And keep in mind that AI can
44、make mistakes After an AI tool gives you an answer, you need to judge whether all the information is correct and up to date To do this, you need at least some basic knowledge about the subjects involved (涉及)If you think the development of AI has given you the right to be lazy, its time to stop daydr
45、eaming Double down on your studies so that youll be better equipped to work alongside AI38Why do AI tools cause peoples worry according to the passage?ABecause AI tools might make serious mistakesBBecause AI tools can do anything you want to doCBecause AI tools can only produce short videosDBecause
46、AI tools may make people lose jobs39Which of the following statements is true?AYou dont have to do anything when you use AI toolsBYou may have difficulty answering Soras questionsCYou need to give more details to make Sora work betterDYou need special knowledge to communicate with AI tools40What is the structure of this passage? (1=Paragraph 1,2=Paragraph 2)ABCD41What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?AAI tools really make our