2021年淄博市初中学业水平考试英语试题一、完形填空（ 共 io 小题，满 分 io 分）阅读下面短文， 从各题所给A、 B.C、 D 四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Actors often fly to other countries to make their films. But 1 is reported that to do his newfilm project, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise plans to go to a place 2 far away that few havehad the opportunity （ 机会） to travel there. The place is outer space. Yes, he will be the first actor toshoot a film in space.3 the help of Elon Musks company Space Xand NASA, the actor will make the trip with director DougLian,who has directed The Bourne Identity, They 4 to theInternational Space Station in October ,2021.The plan was first announced in May, when Jim美国负责设想，俄罗斯抢先一步，2021年10月5日，已完成太空站拍电影Bridenstine, the head of NASA, wrote on the Internet that NASA was exciled to 5 with TomCruise on the project. When Bridenstine was very 6, he saw Tom Cruises Top Gun +a filmabout an excellent pilot, The film inspired（ 鼓舞） him to be a pilot. Jim hoped Cruises new filmwould do the same thing to make more children have 7 about space.Tom Cruise and Doug Lian used to be pilots, Although they have 8 as pilots, space travelis something they have never tried before. Both of them need to be trained to be 9,And theyalso have to 10 about how to direct a film in space. How many challenges will they meet? Howwill the project go? Lets just wait and see!1. A. heB. itC.soD. as2. A. soB. howC. tooD. very3. A. WithoutB. ForC.ToD. With4. A. sendB. are sendingC. will sendD. will be sent5. A. workB. dealC. argueD. compare6. A. excitedB.youngC. weakD. down7. A. doubtsB. dreamsC. rulesD. manners8. A. pleasureB. troubleC. agreementD. experience9. A. actorsB. directorsC. astronautsD. travelers10. A. thinkB. lookC. travelD. bring二、阅读理解（ 共 16小题， 满分32分）阅读短文A、B 并做每篇后面的题目， 从每小题所给A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。AAsk people what they know about the Dead Sea and most will tell you that it*s impossible tosink（ 下沉） when you are swimming in it. But not everyone knows why. Kids News researched theDead Sea and found some interesting facts.The Dead Sea is an inland lake 75 kilometers long by 15 kilometers wide in the Middle Eastbetween the West Bank and Jordan. The Jordan River is the main source of the Dead Sea water. Itis about 430 meters below sea level, the lowest point on the surface of the Earth. The water levelhas been dropping even lower for the past 60 or 80 years. It drops about 1 meter ea ach year.It*s a popular place for people to have a holiday, partly because its in the desert, which meanslots of hot, sunny days.Its called the Dead Sea because it is full of salt. The Dead Sea water is perhaps 10 times assalty as open ocean seawater and nothing much can live init. Exactly how salty it is changes through the depth（ 深度）of the lake and with how much water is flowing in（ 流入）from the Jordan River and how much water is evaporating（ 蒸发） .The water of the Dead Sea is full of salt, which makesit much denser（ 密度更大） and heavier than freshwater. If you swim in it, you float。 票 : 孚 ） very easily.11. Which of the following is RIGHT?A. Few things can live in the Dead Sea.B. Few people go to the Dead Sea for a holiday.C. The Dead Sea is famous mainly for the hot wealher.D. The Jordan River is about 430 meters below the sea level12. What does the underlined word “source“ mean in Chinese?A.资源 B.能原 C.来源 D.污染源13. What is the best title for the passage?A. The water level of the Dead Sea is lower nowB. Hot weather makes the Dead Sea much saltierC. The Dead Sea becomes saltier with less freshwaterD. Why canl people sink when they swim in the Dead Sea?Want better odds（ 几率） ？ Some people believe that finding a heads-up penny is good luck, Theodds that a found penny will be heads up are one in two.Good- luck seekers（ 探求者） can also breaka wishbone（ 叉骨，如愿骨） . Two people hold awishbone, make a wish,then break it. It is saidthat the person who gets the bigger piece will gethis or her wish. The odds of getting the biggerpiece are one in two.According to Irish tradition, finding a four leaf clover（ 三叶草） will bring you good luck. Butjust how hard is it to find one? For every ten thousand clovers you look at,the odds are that one ofthem will have four leaves instead of three.When I was a kid, I once found a four leaf clover in our backyard. I knew that four-leaf cloversare rare（ 稀有的） , bul I didnt know how lucky I was to find one until I read What Are the Odds?If I had known. I might have been more careful with it. I lost it soon afterwards -along with alucky key chain and a lucky coin.Its fun to pretend（ 自称） that things like four-leaf clovers can bring us good luck. But I believethat we make our own good luck with hard work. Sometimes our hard work leads to success in wayswe dont expect. And often we are lucky when someone else takes the time to give us the help weneed.Its fun to find a four-leaf clover and hope for good luck. But ifs more fun when we work hardand do our best and when we lend a helping hand to others- we can make true magic.14. The odds of finding a four leaf clover areA.l in 2 B.3 in 4 C.l in 1 ,000 D.l in 10,00015. What was the writers attitude to the four leaf clover she found when she was a kid?A. She treasured it very much.B. She didnrt care about it at all.C. She didnt take it too seriously.D. She didnt know what to do with it.16. How can we get our own good luck in the writers opinion?A. By working hard.B. By finding a heads-up penny.C. By finding a wishbone.D. By finding a four-leaf clover.17. This passage is probably written forA. coin collectors B. gardeners C. pupils D. Irish people阅读短文C ,根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有项为多余选项。CAlthough New Zealand sells quite a lot of kiwifruit to other countries every year, kiwi did notalways grow in New Zealand.In 1904, Mary Isabel Fraser returned home from China where she visited her sister. 18.A local nurseryman（ 苗圃主人） ，Alexander Allison, planted them. He took care of the plants forfour years, before they finally fruited in 1910.People thought they tasted like gooseberry（ 鹅莓） .19.Other people started growing them. By the 1920s, Chinese gooseberry plants were availableat several nurseries（ 苗圃） . They caught the eye of horticulturists （ 园艺家） .One horticulturist, Hayward Wright, chose plants from the first seeds. They produce , largefruit with excellent flavour（ 味 道 ） ， so he grew more plants, In 1956,they were named afterhim.20.Kiwifruit was sold to the United Kingdom and Australia in 1952 and 1953, and Chinesegooseberries grew increasingly popular abroad. People gradually began to notice this fruit andbecame fascinated. You are right. Its time for people to pick a local name for this gooseberry.The name “melonettes” was suggested but was not accepted, 21. He thought the fruitlooked like New Zealands national kiwi bird, which has a rounded body covered with fuzzy（ 有绒毛的） brown feathers. The name was accepted. It is still called kiwifruit, although some countriesshorten it to kiwi.A. The Hayward variety（ 种 类） is still the favorite kiwifruit.B. Kiwi needs five years of care before it can produce fruit.C. In 1959 Jack Turner of the produce company Turners and Growers suggested “kiwifruit.D. Because the seeds came from China, they were named the Chinese gooseberry.E. She brought some fruit seeds back, with her.阅读D 部分材料， 将 2226小题中五位同学遇到的问题与专家所给的建议A E进行匹配。DA. Ask yourself whether you really value and use them. To help you decide, try anexperiment. Notice what you use over a months time. At the end of the month, you mightconsider giving away what you didnt use. Knowing that your things will bring happiness tosomeone else may help you let them go.B. Your mom may not realize how you feel. Ask her if theres a time when you two can sitdown to talk about something thats on your mind. Also, you can start a daily teamroutine, likewashing dishes together. Chores can be a great time to talk, sing ,or tell jokes.C. Youre not alone. Adults disagree at times,just as kids do. They must solve their owndisagreement. If you feel unhappy ,focus on things thatll help you feel calm.Do activities youenjoy ,or write or draw to express how you feel. At a time when things are calm, tell your parentshow you feel.D. Tell them how youre feeling. Although they may not have all the answers right now.Give one another a little more space. During times of change, its natural for people to feel sad orupset more often than usual. Remember to be kind to yourself and to one another as your familydecides how to move forward.E. What an exciting chance! Talk to your parents and sister about what they expect. Together,make a clear plan for the lessons. This will help you up for success. You could also consider usinga piano book , which may help you plan each lesson. Finally, remember to be patient with yoursister.22. My dad lost his job. We have money, but I dont know if we have enough to last.23. My mom is always on her phone. I want to spend more time with her.24. My parents are giving me the choice to teach my sister piano. Any tips?25. My mom tells me to get rid of some of my things, but they all seem special.26. My parents argue a lot. I wish I could make them stop. Its really upsetting.三、选词填空（ 共 10小题， 满 分 10分）根据短文内容， 选择适当的单词填空， 使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次, 有两项剩余。with more add time history simpleonce even but cut festivals relativesPaper cutting is a special folk art in China, with a 27. of nearly 1,000 years. Thematerials used are 28. : ordinary paper and a pair of scissors (or a cutting knife). A skilledpaper cutting craftsperson ( 手艺人) cuts paper into designs like doing magic tricks. A piece ofred paper is folded and then 29 several times, before being unfolded into a beautifulpicture. Some craftspeople do not 30. set their eyes on what they are doing and then cut itinto a wonderful pattern. Paper cutting is a type of art with powerful expression:a paper cuttingartist does not need a model picture to copy from , 31. depends on a pair of scissors toproduce a work of art, each time 32. small differences. Paper cuttings are very popular inthe countryside.In the city of Xian, Shaanxi Province, people 33. used paper instead of glass aswindow-covering. Clever and skillful young women cut pieces of red paper into lovely babies orbeautiful butterflies, and put them on the windows to 34. liveliness to ordinary windows.In ancient China, people enjoyed the tradition of making and hanging lanterns for 35.People sometimes drew pictures on the lanterns but more often would prefer to paste( 粘贴) papercuttings of different patterns, which became brighter and 36. interesting by the lantern light.四、语法填空( 共10小题， 满 分 10分)阅读下面短文在空白处填入适当的内容( 不多于3 个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。That night at eleven oclock, Mr. Pickwick and Sam went to the school. There was a37. (height) wall around the garden. Sam bent( 弯腰) over and said,Step on my back,sir,andclimb over the wall. Then Ill go back to the hotel and wait for you.Mr. Pickwick stepped on Sams back and, with great 38. ( difficult), climbed over thewall and jumped 39. into the garden. He heard 40. ( Sam ) footsteps walking away.The garden was cold, damp, and dark. Mr. Pickwick could see some lights in the windows. Hewaited by the back door 41. it was eleven thirty ,then he knocked 42. (quiet).Nothing happened.After a minute,he knocked again, more loudly this time.Nothing happened.Mr. Pickwick stood in the garden, wondering what 43. (do). He couldnt climb over thewall and go back to the hotel, 44. the wall was too high. He was very cold. After anotherfive minutes, Mr. Pickwick knocked again, more loudly. Suddenly he 45. (hear) voicesinside and footsteps on the stairs. The door opened, but instead of Sam there was the headmistressin 46. (she) dressing gown ( 长袍) ，followed by the teachers, the servants, and the students.五、阅读表达( 共5 小题， 满 分 10分)阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。I traveled to Blefuscu, where the Emperor was very kind to me.One day I went for a walk on the beach. I was feeling sad and unhappy, and I was thinkingabout England. Suddenly 1 saw a boat in the water. It was a real ship*s boat, not one of the littleboats of the Blefuscu people, This was a real boat, big enough for someone ofmy size! I was very excited, and I ran into the sea. I swam out to the boat, andclimbed onto it. Then I took the boat back to the shore, and tied it up carefully.I told the Emperor of Blefuscu about the boat.Tm lonely here/ 1 told him.l want to go back to England. Maybe I canuse that boat to go home,if you will help me. Itll be a long journey,but Imsure I can do it.”Very well. he said, Ill help you Gulliver. Fil give you food and drinkto put in the boat”The Emperor ordered his men to prepare my boat. They gave me a lot of met and wine. Theyalso put some animals into the boat- six cows, two bulls and eight sheep. After a few dayseverything was ready.I sailed away from Blefuscu. The sea was very big and lonely. After some days, I saw a largeship, and I followed it. It was an English ship, and one of the sailors saw me. They stopped, andtook me on board. They were going to England, and they took me with them.The captain was a friendly man. I told him about my adventures（ 冒险） in Lilliput and Blefuscu.He did not believe me.Little man! he laughed. 64You tell a good story, sir” he said, but its an impossible story allthe same. And he laughed again.Then where do you think this came from? 1 asked him. I put my hand in my pocket, and tookout one of the tiny sheep from Blefuseu. I showed it to the captain. Now he believed my story!47. Why did Gulliver want to go back to England?48. How did Gulliver leave Blefuscu?49. How did the Emperor of Blefuscu help Gulliver?50. How did Gulliver make the captain believe him?51. What made Gulliver think the captain was friendly?六、书面表达（ 共1小题，满 分18分）你们学校将要举行“ 我心目中的英雄 主题演讲比赛。 请你写一篇100词左右的英语演讲稿，介绍一位事迹突出、品格高尚、令人感动的人物，内容包括：1 . 他（ 她） 的基本情况；2 . 他（ 她） 的主要事迹；3 . 你的感悟。注意：1 . 书写规范，表达连贯，可根据内容适当发挥；2 . 文中不得出现你的真实区县、学校及姓名。2021年淄博市初中学业水平考试英语试题参考答案一、完形填空1-5 BADDA 6-10BBDCA二、阅读理解11-13 ACD 14-17 DCAD18-21 EDAC 22-26 DBEAC三、选词填空27. history 28. simple 29.cut 30. even 31. but32. with 33. once 34. add 35. festivals 36. more四、语法填空37. high 38. difficulties 39. down 40. Sans 41. till/until42. quietly 43. to do 44, because 45. heard 46. her五、阅读表达47. Because he was lonely,48. By using a boat.49. He gave Gulliver food and drink. He ordered his men to prepare Gullivefs boat. 50. He puthis hand in his pocket, and took out one of the tiny sheep from Blefuscu. 51. The captain let himstay on board, listened to his story patiently and believed him at last.（ 答案不唯一， 合理即可）六、书面表达One possible version;Good morning, everybody! Fs my honor to speak here, and I am very glad to introduce thehero in my mind.When people say the word “hero”, what will you think of? Maybe your hero is a famous singer,a movie star or a great man. But my hero is around me. She is my mother.My mother is a wise woman and she plays different roles in my life. As a mother,she takesgood care of me. As a friend, she can listen to me, As a teacher, she encourages me instead of gettingangry with my poor grades, She does nothing great, but what she does makes me so moved,This is my mother, the hero in my heart!Thanks for listening! That*s all.