2024年衡阳市初中学业水平考试试卷
英 语
考生注意：
1．本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。试题卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。
2．全部答案必须按要求写在答题卡中对应题号的方格里。要求书写工整、清晰、规范'卷面整洁。
3．选择题最符合题意的答案只有1个。不迭、多选、错选、涂写不清或是不填答案编号字母而抄写英语答案的，均不给分。
4．本试卷共三大题，满分100分。考试时量120分钟。 5．完卷后，答题卡和试题卷分别交回。
I．听力技能（共一个部分，15小题，计15分）
对话理解。根据你所听到的对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项回答问题。 听下面五段对话，每听完一段对话，回答一个小题。 1. What's the time?
A. 7: 15. B. 7: 30. C. 17: 00. 2. What kind of music does Jim's sister like? A. Classic music. B. Country music. C. Pop music. 3. Where did Li Hua go for his summer vacation?
A. Mount Heng. B. Mount Hua. C. Mount Tai. 4. Which sport does William prefer? A. Swimming. B. Cycling. C. Rowing. 5. What was the man doing at this time yesterday?
A. Taking a shower. B. Practicing the violin. C. Practicing English. 听第六段对话，回答6~7小题。 6. Where does Peter live now? A. Beijing. B. Sydney. C. California. 7. What's the population of Pasadena? A.140,000 B. 1,400,000. C.14,000,000. 听第七段对话，回答8~9小题。
8. What does the boy want to be when he grows up? A. A pilot. B. A policeman. . C. A teacher. 9. When is the boy going to start his work?
A. Before finishing high school. B. Before finishing college. C. After finishing college.
听第八段对话，回答10~12小题。 10. Why does the boy feel upset?
A. It is always raining. B. They are too busy. C. It’s too cold. 11. What's the date today? A. Feb. 6th. B. Feb. 15th. C. Feb. 21st. 12. What will the girl do tomorrow? A. Go camping. B. Do some washing. C. Go shopping. 听第九段对话，回答13 ~15小题。
13. What does Lucy want to do? A. To buy pens. B. To find a job. 14. When did the factory open? A. In 2016. B. In 2006. 15. How often are the workers paid? A. Once a day. B. Once a week. II.阅读技能（共五个部分,30小题，计50分）
(A)
C. To visit the factory. C. In 2003 C. Once a month.
完形填空。通读短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确答案填空。（共10小题，计10分）
One day a boy 16 his home to find the Bird of Happiness. He 17 the bird to bring warmth, flowers and trees to his village.
Before long, he met a monster(怪兽) with a black beard(胡子) The monster asked him 18 he was going. The boy told him.
\I'll take away all your food and drink. \ 19 ,so the monster took all of them away. Before long, the boy was very 20 and thirsty. Then he met a monster with a white beard.
\ __21 me. If you don't, I'll blind you. \
At last, the boy reached the top of the mountain where the Bird of Happiness lived. He lay before the bird, near death.
Then the bird touched his eyes and he could 22 again. The bird fed him, built up his strength and carried him home.
23 the bird landed in the boy's 24 ,the countryside all around turned green. Flowers and other plants grew and everyone lived in peace. It was all 25 the brave boy brought the Bird of Happiness home to them.
16. A. got to B. left C. missed 17. A. wanted B. had C. made 18. A. what B. when C. where 19. A. agreed B. refused C. answered 20. A. hungry B. excited C. full 21. A. to B. for C. of 22. A. listen B. see C. speak 23. A. As soon as B. Though C. If
24. A. factory B. village C. school 25. A. when B. so C. because
(B)
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容判断正误。正确的用(T)，错误的用(F)。（共5小题，计10分）
Strawberries look nice, but a light pressure can make them out of shape. Nowadays, there are many young people who are just like strawberries. They easily break down when they face difficulties. They don’t know what to do when they are in trouble.
They have a common name- strawberry kids.
Why are many students so easy to break down? Parents and schools are a main reason. Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life, while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality(个性) .
Liu Yue,13,is from Fujian. His mom hardly criticizes (批评) him and he always feels good about himself. When a teacher criticized him strictly, he felt surprised and sad. He began to doubt his ability.
Students should do something to make themselves mentally strong. An expert said, \ you are in trouble, don't ask for help too quickly. You should try to deal with problems first by yourself. I also advise you to take an active part in sports and social activities. That can make you mentally strong. \
Crowing up is not just a happy process (过程). Pains also go along with it. The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them.
26. Some students are called \strawberries.
27. Liu Yue' s mother often criticizes him.
28. Parents do almost everything for their children in their daily life.
29. According to the fourth paragraph, students should ask for help quickly when they are in trouble.
30. The writer advises students to be brave in the face of pains.
(C)
阅读下面的短文，并根据短文内容回答所提问题。（共5小题，计10分）
On Sept. 19,2014 Alibaba went public on the New York Stock Exchange（纽约证券交易所）, raising $25 billion through an IPO(公司股票的首次公开发行), the biggest in the US history. It shows that Ma Yun has done his business successfully. The short Chinese man seems to be the tallest in the world right now. Ma, who was an English teacher, has become one of the richest men on the Chinese mainland.
Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he woke up at 5 a.m. , cycling 40 minutes to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat with foreign tourists.
On a trip co the US in 1995,Ma was shown the Internet for the first time. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later,18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou. People called him \world's largest e-commerce（电子商务）company.
No one thinks he's mad now. Ma' s favorite line has been printed on Alibaba's souvenir T-shirts. It reads, \31. How much did Alibaba raise through an IPO on Sept. 19,2014?
______________________________________________________________________ 32. Where was Ma Yun born?
______________________________________________________________________ 33. What did Ma want to do when he was twelve years old?
______________________________________________________________________ 34. Alibaba was founded in 1995 ,wasn't it?
______________________________________________________________________ 35. What did Ma do after coming back to China from the US?
______________________________________________________________________
(D)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5 小题，计10分）
Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives. Do you have any great inventions at home? Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun? Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey. The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen. This way kids can learn by themselves. They are also great helpers for primary school students after school. Mopping robots（扫地机）are popular with people who are too busy to do housework. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clean dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people don't need to spend much time on housework. They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work. As for old people, an electric foot basin (电动洗脚盆) is the best invention. It's a good choice to buy one for your grandparents. It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation (循环) . The special basin can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm. So washing feet with it will more relaxed. 36. It is __________ for kids to learn with the reading pen. A. boring B. convenient C. difficult 37. The three useful inventions are mainly used _______________. A. at school B. in the office C. at home 38. Mopping robots are popular with _____________________. A. kids B. office ladies C. old people 39. Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ________________. A. using the electric foot basin B. listening to music with the reading pen C. enjoying the mopping machine working 40. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is used. B. It's dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone. C. Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life.
(E)
阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共 5小题，计10分）
The world’s largest radio telescope was finished on Sept. 25, 2017 in China. FAST is a five-hundred-meter telescope. It is also called Tian-yan (\grounds, deep in the mountains of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The giant dish is built on a howl-like valley. The surrounding area has \silence\as there are no towns and cities within a 5-kilometer radius（半径范围） and only one county center within 25 kilometers.
FAST is made up of 4,450 panels(面板). The second largest radio telescope is in Russia. The bigger dish will be able to pick up weaker signals (信号).
The radio telescope is like an ear, listening to tell meaningful radio messages from white noise in the universe. With the help of the telescope, we can receive weaker and more radio messages far away in space. It will help us to search for intelligent life outside of the Galaxy(银河系) and explore the origins（起源）of the universe. \Prize,\
The FAST project began in 2011. And the telescope is expected to remain the global leader for the next 10 to 20 years.
41. Where was FAST developed?
A. In China. B. In Russia. C. In America. 42. The underlined word \giant\A.神秘的 B. 巨大的 C. 宽广的 43. FAST is used to __________________.
A. explore the origins of human beings
B. receive distant radio messages from the universe C. watch the beautiful scenery of the Galaxy
44. From the passage, we can know that __________________.
A. FAST is the largest radio telescope all over the world so far
B. Noisy towns are around the telescope within a 5-kilometer radius C. The second-largest radio telescope is made up of 4,450 panels 45. How long did it take to finish the FAST project?
A. About twenty years. B. About ten years. C. About six years. III.写作技能 （共四个部分，计35分）
A)词汇运用。根据所给汉语或英文首字母写出短文中所缺英语单词。（共5小题，计5分）
Confucius, a pioneer in the field of (46) ____________（教育）. He was born in the year 551 B. C. He was a great thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior. His main ideas are about kindness and good manners. He was also a famous philosopher whose wise sayings have (47) i____________ many people in (48) d___________ countries. For example，one of his famous sayings, \is in (49) d____________\（重要性）of learning and thinking. B) 综合填空。 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。（共10小题，计10分）
Friends are important to everyone, 51 , some people may have trouble 52 (keep) their friendships. Here are some tips on how to make your friendship 53 (deep) and stronger.
2024年湖南省衡阳市中考英语试题以及答案
