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首都师大附中2024－2025学年第1学期期中练习初二英语听力理解（共27分）A、B、C三个选项中（91.5分）请听一段对话，完成第1至第2小题。WhatdoesHelenwanttobe?A.Aplayer. B.Amusician. C.Awriter.WhatdoesHelenthinkofbeingareporter?A.Happy. B.Exciting. C.Boring.34小题。Whatisthegirl’sfavoritesport?A.Volleyball. B.Football. C.Tennis.Whichclasswillthegirlhavethematchwiththisafternoon?A.Class8. B.Class7. C.Class6.请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。HowlongdoChinesepeoplespendonlineeveryweek?A.8hours. B.20hours. C.28hours.Whydoesthespeakergivethetalk?TotalkabouthisideasonthefutureuseoftheInternet.ToshowtheresultofasurveyontheuseoftheInternet.TotalkaboutthebadandgoodpointsofusingtheInternetindailylife.二、听短文回答。（共10分，每小题2分）听下面一段对话，回答第7小题。What’sMike’sfavoritefruit?听下面一段对话，回答第8小题。WhenisJim’sbirthday?听下面一段对话，回答第9小题。Whatdidthegirl’smathteachersuggest?听下面一段对话，回答第10小题。WhatdoesMarydointhemorning?听下面一段对话，回答第11小题。Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?三、短文转述。（共8分）3遍。I’vegotsomeinformationabout 知识运用（共17分）四、单项填空。（共5分，每小题0.5分）—HowwerethestoresinHongKong?— weregreat.A.It B.They C.That D.ThoseThecartoonfirstappeared November18,1928.A.in B.on C.at D.for— doyouseeyouruncle?—Twiceaweek.A.Howlong B.Howfar C.Howoften D.Whattime—Wherewereyoulastnight?—I intheCapitalMuseum.A.am B.willbe C.was D.havebeenHeoften upatsixo’clock,buttodayhegotupatsixthirty.A.isgetting B.got C.get D.getsTinathinkssheworks thanme.A.hard B.harder C.morehard D.hardlyHisEnglishisnotas as .A.good;hisson B.good;hisson’s D.better;hisson D.better;hisson’sBirminghamisthesecond cityintheUnitedKingdom.A.large B.larger C.morelarge D.largestDoyouenjoy popmusic?A.listeningto B.listento C.listening D.listenTheydon’tcare nextyear.A.wherewilltheygo B.wheretheywillgoC.wheredotheydo D.wheretheygo五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1.5分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。IhadnevernoticedShewasnotthekindofgirlwhocoulddrawattention.Shewasnottallandjustlooked23.Inclass,shelikedsittingattheback,readingortakingnotes.OnedayIaskedhertoreadaloudthetext.WhenIheardherstandardAmericanpronunciation,Ilookedatherwithneweyes.AndI24hername—Kelly.Lateron,theNationalCollegeSpeechCompetitionwouldbeheld.Onestudentinourschoolwasallowedtoattend.Ithoughtitoverandfilledinhername.Kellypracticedhardforthecompetition.However,Iwasalittleworriedbecauseshewasalwaystoo25.Couldshedowellinthecompetition?Onthenightofthecompetition,Isatinthefrontrowofthehallveryearly.ItoldhertotakeitHerfaceturnedredandshesaidnothing.Itseemedshewasreally26.Ifeltupset,butIjustpattedherontheshoulderandlethergotodrawlots(抽签Asaresult,shedrewNo.9whileNo.8wasaboywhowasverygoodatgivingspeeches.Sureenough,No.8wasvery27.Thewholeaudiencemadewarmapplause(鼓掌)almostevery30secondsandwasstilltalkingabouthisspeechwith28untilKellyappearedonthestage.IsattherewithnocouragetolookatItwasherfirsttimetogoupthestage,soIcouldn’tbeangrywithherforanysmallmistakes.Butatthatmoment,IfoundIwassoafraidofherfailure.Thestrongspotlightandlargehallmadehersosmallthatnobodyseemedtonoticeshehadbeenonthestage.Ifelthopeless.Butthemomentthat29mecame.Iclearlyheardavoice,averyloudvoice,“Now,pleasefocusonme.”Threetimesinall,louderandlouder.Thewholeaudiencefellsilent.Icould30believethatloudvoicecamefromthegirl,whowasusuallysoft-voicedanddidn’tcatchattentionatall.Shegaveaperfectspeech.IthinkIwillneverforgetthistouchinglessonthatmystudenttaughtme—neverunderestimate(低估)thepowerofthesilentpeople.23.beafulB.ordinaryC.popularD.strange24.enonedB.calledC.rememberedD.wrote25.dferetB.lazyC.slowD.quiet26.rctB.nervousC.angryD.bored27.careulB.thankfulC.successfulD.cheerful28.paeceB.confidenceC.prideD.excitement29.petB.savedC.surprisedD.changed30.py B.ardy .urey D.deepy阅读理解（36分）六、阅读理解（共26分，每小题2分）阅读下面四篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。ASchoolClubsThenewclubsforthistermareontheboard.PleasehelpCherry,BettyandJacktochoosetheclubstheycanjoin.Cherrywantstojoinaclubthatwillkeepherfitandactive.Herfavoritesportisclimbing.SheisfreeonFridayafternoon.Soshecanchoose .Bettyislearningtotakephotos.Butshethinksherabilitytocatchbeautifulmomentsisnotstrongenough,soshehasrecentlyboughtacameratohelpherpractice.Shecanchoose .JackisworriedaboutpassingtheEnglishtestthatallstudentsmusttakeattheendoftheirlastyearofstudy.Hehastostayathometohelphisparentseveryweekend,soheisonlyfreeduringweekdays.It’sagoodideatochoose .BEversinceIwasachild,mymouthhascausedmetrouble.I’mnotabadperson;Ihaveahardtimelearningwhentokeepmymouthclosed.Mymomhastoldmeagainandagain,“Robert,yourconstantbadwordsarehurtingme.Ifyoucontinuetobethisrude,youwillgetintobigtrouble.”It’sbeenaproblematschoolseveraltimestoowhenteachershavetoldmesomethingIdidn’twanttohear.Iusedtofeelitwasmydutytostandupformyself.OnedayinEnglishclassIbeganworkingonmyhomeworkuntilIheardaclassmatetalkingbehindme.ItwasNathan,talkingtohimselfasusual.Isaideversonicely,“Nathan,wouldyoubequiet?”Nathancontinuedtalkingtohimself.Iquicklyshouted,“Nathan,shutup!”Forthenextfiveminutes,wethrewhurtfulwordsbackandforthateachother.“AtleastIdon’thaveanuglylazyeyelikeyou!”Ishouted.Iknewthiswouldupsethimdeepinside.Itwouldhurthisfeelingsandshuthimup.WhatIsaidfilledhimwithanger.Hetriedtoreachovermyseatandgrabmeasheshouted,“That’sit!That’sit!”Surprisedathisreaction,Isatbackinmyseat.NeverhadIseenNathanlikethisbefore.Lateron,weweretakentotheprincipal’soffice.There,Mr.Black,theprincipal,toldustodiscussthematter.Itwasn’tuntilthenthatIfinallyfoundthatwhenIhurtsomeonephysically,thewoundshealatlast.ButwhenIhurtthemwithmywords,sometimesthepainnevergoesaway.Attheendofthediscussion,IsaidsorrytoNathan.WhenIheadedbacktomyroom,IbegantothinkabouthowoftenwhatIsaidhurtothers.ButIbelievethatasIkeepremindingmyselfandaskingotherstohelpme,Iwilllearntokeepmymouthclosed.Whathurtthewriter’smom?A.Thewritergotintobigtrouble. B.Thewritersaidbadwordsconstantly.C.Thewriterdidn’tdohishomework. D.Thewriterisabadperson.Whenthewriterworkedonhishomework,Nathan .A.readthetextB.listenedtotheothersC.talkedtohimselfD.keptsilentInthetextthewritertriedtotellusthat .whenyouhurtsomeone,thepainnevergoesawayweshouldtrytohelpeachotheratschoolitisone’sdutytostandupforhimselfwordscausemorepainthanwoundsCGivingpresentationsisachallenging,butimportantpartofeducation.Apresentationisthekeytomakingyourmessageclear,whetheryouareinanintervieworgivingatalkinfrontoftheclass.Awell-preparedandpracticedpresentationcanimproveyourconfidencedramatically.Onpresentationtherearesomewaysyoucantaketoensurethatyouperformwell.Practicethepresentation.Beforepresentation,itcanbehelpfultopracticeonyourown.Whileyouarepracticingyourpresentation,doyourbesttoworkonmemorizingwhatyouwanttoandwhenyouwanttosayit.presentationwillbealotbetterifyouaren’tconstantlylookingdownatnotecardsorsearchingapieceofpapertofigureoutwhatyouwanttosaynext.Controlyournerves.Thereareafewthingsyoucandobeforethepresentationtohelpcalmyournerves—manyofwhichyoucanevendorightatyourdesk.Trybreathingdeeply;silentlyrepeatingaffirmations(suchas“Icandothis.”);orusingpositivevisualization(imagineyourselfgivingyourpresentationsuccessfullyandknockingitoutofthepark).Thesestrategiescanhelpyousettleyournervesandgointoyourpresentationfeelingcalmandcollected.Speakslowlyandenunciate(发音)clearlyIfyouhavepracticedenough,thisshouldn’tbedifficult;however,somepeopletalktooquicklyandtooquietlywhentheygetnervous.Trytoremindyourselftotalkslowlyandloudlyenoughsoeveryonecanhearyou.Ifyou’reusinganelectronicpresentation,youcanuseeachnewslideasachancetostopforafewsecondsandrecognizewhetheryouarespeakingslowlyandloudlyenoughforeveryonetohear.Engagetheaudience.Whetheryou’vegotaone-on-onetalkoraspeechinfrontof400people,think“storytelling”.Sometimesallittakesisafewsecondstoconnectanaudiencememberwithastory,accordingtoEricEnglish,acommunicationteacherattheUniversityofPittsburghintheUS.Trytolookaroundtheroomandmakeeyecontactwithvariouslistenersforafewseconds.Ifyouareabletomakeeyecontactforafewsecondswithseveraldifferentpeopleoverthecourseofyourpresentation,youwillbegivingtheimpressionthatyouarerelaxedandconfident.Don’tforgettosmile!Ifyouwanttogetpeople’sattention,youshould .prepare note cards while apresentationtakeadeepbreathbeforeyourpresentationmakeeyecontactwithdifferentlisteners D.considerspeakinginfrontofatrustedfriendTheexpression“knockingitoutofthepark”probablymeans“ ”.A.relaxinginthepark B.performingquitewellC.enjoyingthepresentation D.knockingtherocksintheparkWhatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Presentationisimportantforeducation B.PresentationisthekeytosucceedC.Howtogiveabetterpresentation D.HowtomakethepresentationclearDEverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,andevensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshipwithiPadsandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettes,andalcohol.Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,money,andtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeers,ortoappearmodern.Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomemastersoftechnology,anddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.Maeisfamousforproclaimingthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Buttimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”breakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans .A.advantage B.attraction C.adaption D.attemptFromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto .A.attractpeopletobuytheirproducts B.providethelatestinformationC.improvepeople’squalityoflife D.dealwithculturaldiseasesItcanbeinferredfromthispassagethatpeople .considertoomuchtechnologywonderfulhaverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevicescanregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevicesmayenjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnologyWhat’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoveruseofhigh-techdevices?A.Approving. B.Doubtful. C.Disapproving. D.Neutral.七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Meet-a-scientist:AnneHaveyoueverplayedwithK’nex,Lego,orMechana?Annelovedplayingwithtoystobuildthings.Shewasinterestedintryingtounderstandhowdifferentpiecescouldfittogether.Shemadeupasystemthatturnedonthelightswitch,likeaRubeGoldbergmachine!Althoughshelovedtryingtodonewthings,thisearlyscienceexplorationwasn’talwayseasyforAnne.Sheremembersgettingupsetwhenshecouldn’tunderstandhowtogetaLegoRobottodowhatshewanted.Herdadtoldher:“Gettingupsetwithalackofprogressisnormal.Whenthathappens,justtakeabreakandthencomebacktoitwhenitfeelsfunagain!”WhenAnnewenttomiddleschool,shewasrequiredtodoaprojectforthesciencefair.Herfirstprojectwasonsoaking(浸泡)differentkindsofwoodinwaterandthenseeinghowmuchofaload(负载)theycouldholdbeforebreaking.Byfollowingthestepsofthescientificmethodandthencreatingagoodpresentation,shereceivedrecognitionatthesciencefair.Shesays:“EventhoughIdidn’twin,t