2024—2025学年第二学期初三英语期中卷
(时间：100分钟 总分：100分)
一、单项选择 (本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分)
1. —________ wonderful news program you showed to me!
—I’m glad that you like it. To tell the truth, I have never made ________ one before.
A. How; the nicer B. What; a nicer C. What a; a nicer D. How a; the nicer
2. Buildings in the ancient town look wonderful because they are ________ protected.
A. carefully B. hardly C. nervously D. quickly
3. The ________ of the craftspeople is to be found in every step of folk art, from the selection of materials to the final finishing.
A spirit B. history C. style D. goal
4. My father and I went fishing last Sunday. It wasn’t long ________ I had my first bite.
A. since B. after C. before D. while
5. In the end, I came third, but I was not disappointed; ________, it was only 0.3 points that separated me from the second place.
A. in all B. above all C. at all D. after all
6. Slow down at the crossing. It’s dangerous to run the red traffic light.
A. across B. through C. along D. against
7. —Walking and jogging are good for health.
—________ and ________.
A. So are they; so is riding B. So are they; so riding is
C. So they are; so is riding D. So they are; so riding is
8. ________ you’ve tried, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is to be alone.
A. Though B. If C. However D. Unless
9. The real reason why prices ________ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.
A. were B. will be C. have been D. had been
10. Hi, Femi. I hear that you’ve just returned from Singapore. I’m calling to ask ________.
A. how did you visit the city B. how many days did you spend there
C. which hotel you stayed in Singapore D. how you found the popular local food
11. —Sales of such drinks have been dropping for years. People prefer healthy drinks like tea and juice.
—So I think soft drinks ________ be out with time passing.
A. may B. must C. should D. need
12. —For those left-behind children, love and care were often ________ from their childhood.
—It’s a social problem that is hard to solve.
A. separate B. absent C. extra D. blind
13. There is a famous saying “________”. Similarly, you will never realize your dream only in a very short time.
A. Many hands make light work B. Rome wasn’t built in a day
C. Put all your eggs in one basket D. The early bird catches the worm
14. —Mr. Wang, could you spare me a few minutes? I still have some questions about the recent report on One Belt and One Road.
—________.
A. Help yourself B. Sure, go ahead C. It’s a pleasure D. Not at all
二、完形填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Many of us have feelings of loneliness as we grow up. As a teenager, just eating ____15____ in the cafeteria can be unbearable, and girls even go to the restroom ____16____. They fear being called a “loner”.
In these cases, we might use the word “loner” in a negative way. However, it can actually have a positive meaning as well.
It all depends on ____17____ we think of being alone. If we see being alone as ____18____ negative, we will avoid it. But if we understand that it’s an everyday part of life, we’ll be able to “embrace (拥抱) the beauty of our solo journey.”
