鄂州市2023年初中学业水平考试英 语 试 题注意事项：1. 本试卷共8页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。2. 答题前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。3. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在试卷上无效。4. 非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试卷上无效。5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。·祝考试顺利·第一部分 听力部分一、听力理解（共两节; 共20小题，满分25分）第一节：听下面5个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每个问题仅读一遍。(共5小题；每题1分，满分5分)1. A. It’s black. B. It’s sunny. C. It’s his.2. A. Two kilometers. B. Two days. C. Two dollars.3. A. They are cheap. B. They are on the table. C. They are Tom’s.4. A. Yes, I can. B. Yes, I am. C. Yes, I do.5. A. By bus. B. With pleasure. C. At 7:00. 第二节：听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，根据所提的问题，从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共15小题；6-10小题每题1分，11-20小题每题1.5分，满分20分）听下面第1段对话，回答第6、7小题。6. How long is the coming holiday?A. A week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.7. How many times has the man been to Hainan?A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times.听下面第2段对话，回答第8至10小题。8. What’s the matter with the woman?A. She has a cold. B. She has a sore throat. C. She has a backache.9. What does the woman do?A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. An actress.10. What’s the doctor’s advice?A. To take some medicine. B. To drink more water. C. To have a rest.听下面第3段对话，回答第11、12小题。11. What does the boy often do after school?A. He often plays football. B. He often does housework. C. He often listens to music.12 When will they play ping-pong?A. On Friday afternoon. B. On Saturday morning. C. On Saturday afternoon.听下面第4段对话，回答第13至15小题。13. Why does the woman look worried?A. Because she is ill. B. Because her daughter is ill. C. Because she forgets her daughter’s telephone number.14. Where is the People’s Hospital?A. Behind the supermarket. B. Next to the supermarket. C. Across from the supermarket.15. Which bus will the woman take?A. Bus No.8. B. Bus No.19. C. Bus No.10.听下面第5段对话，回答第16、17小题。16. What kind of dumplings does the man want?A. Beef. B. Carrot. C. Beef and carrot.17. How much will the man pay?A. 25 yuan. B. 35 yuan. C. 45 yuan.听下面第6段独白，回答第18至20小题。18 What time did the students set out for the Modern Farm?A. At 6:15 a.m. B. At 6:45 a.m. C. At 7:15 a.m.19. Who showed the students around the farm?A. Their teacher. B. A student. C. A farmer.20. How many places did the students visit in all?A Two. B. Three. C. Four.第二部分 笔试部分二、单项选择（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）从各题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。1. —I’m going to travel next month.—________!A. Bad luckB. Well doneC. Have a great timeD. Sure2. —Mum, where is my father? I want to give ________ a gift.—Oh, he is out.A. meB. yourC. himD. her3. —How do you usually go to Wuhan from here?—By high-speed train. It ________ me only 20 minutes to get there.A. spendsB. paysC. costsD. takes4. —Tom always reads for an hour every day.—That’s a good ________.A. habitB. dreamC. timeD. wish5. —Is Julie as tall as you?—No, she isn’t. She’s ________ than me.A. tallB. tallerC. tallestD. the tallest6. —What language ________ in Germany?—Most people speak German, but many can speak English, too.A. speakB. is spokenC. is speakingD. speaks7. —_________ I take photos here?—Sorry, you can’t. It’s not allowed in the museum.A. MustB. NeedC. CanD. Will8. — What do you think of Ezhou, Li Ming?— It ________ a lot since we started to build Huahu Airport.A. changedB. has changedC. changesD. is changing9. —How was your camping in Sifeng Mountain last weekend?—It was great. We ________ our tents on the top of the mountain and enjoyed ourselves.A. put upB. put offC. put onD. put away10. —Could you tell me ________ get something to eat?—Sure. There’s a restaurant down the street.A. what I canB. what can IC. where can ID. where I can三、完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially ___11___ we go out to have dinner. Once a dish comes, instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our ___12___ and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or WeChat, waiting to be “liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see ___13___ we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal.Does that sound ___14___ to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you ___15___ when others do that when having dinner with you?A recent study suggests that what we are ___16___ to doing is not so good. Spending time taking photos of ___17___ makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they ___18___, the less delicious the food seemed to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?Besides the scientific result, there are also some other ___19___ influences of taking photos of food before meals. After ____20____ the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like ____21____!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are ____22____ real people.So, next time you ____23____ with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is, and ____24____ your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a ____25____ time.11. A. whenB. untilC. sinceD. because12. A. booksB. mobilesC. camerasD. watches13. A. whenB. howC. whatD. whether14. A. newB. similarC. kindD. lucky15. A. doB. hopeC. feelD. say16. A. allowedB. usedC. supposedD. expected17. A. friendsB. familyC. foodD. people18. A. tookB. takeC. have takenD. are taking19. A. badB. goodC. smallD. large20. A. takingB. postingC. throwingD. giving21. A. themB. itC. meD. us22. A. aroundB. toC. fromD. with23 A. eat outB. set outC. come upD. have fun24. A. treatB. avoidC. talkD. share25. A. busyB. hardC. wonderfulD. safe四、阅读理解（共两节；共20小题，满分40分）第一节（共12小题；每题2分，满分24分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA Beach TourEnjoy the beach tourTime: 8:00 a.m.—7:00 p.m.Saturday Place: Sunshine BeachPrice: Only 30 yuan each Tel: 86795648A Green CityHelp make the city greenerTime: 8:30 a.m.—11:30 a.m.SundayPlace: Xishan ParkTel: 88987689All ages are welcome.City Football ClubJoin usTime: 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.SundayPlace: Ezhou StadiumTel: 89076589Age: 9—13 years old26. If you take the beach tour, you will pay ________.A. 30 yuanB. 40 yuanC. 50 yuanD. 70 yuan27. Which is NOT mentioned on A Green City?A. Telephone.B. Time.C. Place.D. Price.28. You can join the City Football Club on ________.A. TuesdayB. MondayC. SundayD. SaturdayB(Li Fang is the first prize winner of the Third English Speech Contest for Junior High Students. A journalist of the China Students’ Post is interviewing her.)Journalist: Congratulations on your success!Li Fang: Thanks. It’s really a great honor for me.Journalist: Please tell us what you’ve done to develop your English skills.Li Fang: Well, my way is to keep practicing. You know practice makes perfect. It’s very important to take every opportunity to practice speaking English in and out of class.Journalist: I guess you keep an English diary, don’t you?Li Fang: Yes, I do. I keep it in order to develop my writing skills.Journalist: How do you improve your listening and reading skills?Li Fang: I often listen to English broadcasts and watch English TV programs in my spare time. And I like to read English stories and newspapers. I read either the China Students’ Post or the 21 st Century before I go to bed.Journalist: You’re a very good language learner indeed. What do you want to be when you grow up, Li Fang?Li Fang: My dream is either to be a diplomat or to be a teacher of English.Journalist: Good for you! I hope your dream will come true. Nice talking to you.Li Fang: Thank you, and I enjoyed talking to you, too.29. Li Fang won the ________ prize in the Third English Speech Contest.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth30. Li Fang improves her writing skills by ________.A. practicing speaking EnglishB. listening to English broadcastsC. keeping an English diaryD. reading the China Students’ Post31. Li Fang ________ in her spare time.A. listens to English broadcastsB. writes English storiesC. watches English moviesD. watches Chinese TV programs32. Li Fang wants to be ________.A. a journalistB. a language learnerC. a broadcast hostD. an English teacherC(Niu performs on the stage)When the other models appeared on the stage, the audience（观众）cheered and clapped. Then it was Niu’s turn. The audience suddenly became silent. However, after four or five seconds, Niu clearly heard someone next to the stage say in admiration, “So cool!”Niu Yu, 24, became a shining star at Shanghai Fashion Week for her confidence, even though she was wearing a prosthetic leg. When Niu was only 11, she unluckily lost her right leg during the Wenchuan Earthquake.Niu has won lots of praise. This gives those who have prejudice（偏见）against the disabled a hit on the nose. “I was touched by something they said. They said the traditional view was that sports were for people with healthy legs, but sports should be a kind of spirit. Even though I have lost a leg, I still deeply love sports and will do so forever,” Niu said. Actually, Niu first drew the public’s attention when she completed a marathon—a 42.195-kilometer race in 2018, which was held in Wenchuan to mark the tenth anniversary（周年纪念）of the earthquake.Now, Niu works as a photographer and has more than 960,000 followers on social platforms, such as Douyin. “I feel I have a social responsibility to bridge the disabled and the public. Showing my life to the public can allow them to better understand our group and can also tell other disabled people that our society is more tolerant（宽容）than they imagined,” she explained.33. What is Niu Yu now?A. A sports star.B. A singer.C. A model.D. A photographer.34. The audience suddenly ________ when NiuYu appeared on the stage.A. cheeredB. clappedC. became silentD. laughed35 How old was Niu Yu when she lost her right leg?A. 24 years old.B. 11 years old.C. 10 years old.D. 4 years old.36. What does the underlined word “followers” mean in Paragraph 4?A. Fans.B. Dancers.C. Photos.D. Learners.37. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. Niu Yu became a shining star for her confidence.B. Niu Yu has over 960,000 followers on social platforms.C. Niu Yu first drew the public’s attention in the marathon in 2018.D. Niu Yu thinks sports are for people with healthy legs.第二节 (共8小题; 每题2分, 满分16分)D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。选项中有一项为多余选项。Hongze Lake is in the west of Jiangsu Province. It is the fourth largest freshwater lake in China.___38___ It was a small group of shallow（浅的）lakes in the past, and known as Fuling Lake. In the Tang Dynasty, it got the name Hongze Lake. As time went by, the small lakes finally turned into Hongze Lake.There are many kinds of fishes in Hongze Lake. ___39___ Reeds（芦苇）almost cover the whole lake. And the large-area reeds may even prevent boats from getting through.In the northwest of Hongze Lake, there is a nature reserve. It is Hongze Lake Wetland National Nature Reserve. It was first built on July 1, 1985. The reserve has an area of 49,365 hectares（公顷）. It is home to many birds. There are swans, cranes and other national first and second-class rare and protected birds here. ___40___ Every year, a lot of tourists come here to watch these birds and many wildlife lovers come to take photos.A. And it lives in Hongze Lake.B. Hongze Lake is also famous for its plants.C. It offers these birds homes to live.D. Hongze Lake has a long history.E 阅读下列材料，根据其内容完成阅读任务。It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China.Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from sicknesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.41. Baby pandas ________ ________ for breakfast.42. In fact, pandas have become so ________ that they are now a ________ of China.43. What does the underlined word “sicknesses” mean in English?________________________________44. How many pandas are there in the forests now?________________________________45. What is the passage mainly about?________________________________五、短文填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）根据下面短文内容，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。Motuo lies in the south of the Himalayas in Tibet. It ___46___ (be) known as the “Natural Museum of Tibet”. It is home to all kinds of mountains, rivers, waterfalls, plants and animals. Its ___47___ (special) geographic location (地理位置) makes it a beautiful place. It was one of the ___48___ (hard) places to reach and was the last city in China without a highway.The construction (施工) of the first highway to Motuo ___49___ (start) in the 1960s. However, it was not completed until over 50 years later. In 2014, the construction of ___50___ (its) second highway-the Paimo Highway started. In October 2022, the construction of the main body of the highway was completed.They are great engineering projects. In this area, earthquakes and heavy rains happened very ___51___ (often). There could be falling rocks or even landslides (滑坡). People must build many walls and nets to protect the two highways. Another ___52___ (challenge) was the snow. Large amounts of snow sometimes destroyed rocks and roads. As a result, the construction of the highways to Motuo was stopped several times. ___53___ (solve) this problem, people built a tunnel (隧道) that goes through the mountain area.The two highways stand for the Chinese ___54___ (spirit) of “never giving up”. They are ways to connect Motuo to the outside world and show how China ___55___ (care) about people in the far areas.六、书面表达（满分15分）56. 我运动，我健康；我运动，我快乐。请你以“Doing Sports”为题，写一篇短文。写作要点：1. What sports do you do in your school?2. What sports do you like?3. Why do you like the sport(s)?写作要求：1. 文中不得出现真实校名和师生姓名。2. 文章必须包括上述写作要点，可适当发挥。3. 词数80左右。Doing Sports__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________