福建省莆田第二十四中学2026年初三5月半月考试英语试题含解析.doc

福建省莆田第二十四中学2026年初三5月半月考试英语试题
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Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、—Dad, it’s a long way from our home to the park!
—You mean it’s ________ to take a taxi?
A．popular B．possible C．important D．necessary
2、Many tall buildings            in Fangshan last year.
A．are built B．were built C．built D．build
3、---We must work as a team or we will fail a second time. --- Yes. Just as a saying goes: .
A．One finger can’t lift a small stone B．He who laughs last laughs best.
C．One stone kills two birds. D．One is never too old to learn.
4、—________I return the book today, Mr. Lin?
—No, you ________. You can keep it for two days.
A．May; mustn’t B．Must; mustn’t C．Must; needn’t D．Can; shouldn’t
5、---What was the most important morning news on CCTV today?
---The Chinese government warned Japan do harm to China’s territorial
sovereignty (领土主权) again and again.
A．to not B．didn’t C．not to D．do not
6、I will go to the English club tomorrow I am too busy.
A．since B．if C．unless D．until
7、- What should I do, doctor?
- _______ healthy, you should take exercise more and eat meat less.
A．Keep B．Keeping
C．To keep D．Kept
8、Bacon said that ________ is power, so we must study hard to make progress.
A．medicine B．knowledge C．food
9、-- Could you please tell me _ _ ? -- Certainly.
A．what should I do to improve my English B．how can I get to the reading room
C．what she is looking for D．when shall we have a parents' meeting
10、-Boys and girls! Please try your best in today’s exam! Good luck to all of you! - ________
A．Sorry, I won’t. B．Never mind . C．Thanks! D．Congratulations!
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、
Rick Aggeler loves music. He says that music makes him feel like 1 is possible. When he was seven, he had to have an operation(手术) because of a health problem. It stopped him from playing sports. 2 the children were having fun playing sports, he could only watch 3 play. So his mother suggested that he should 4 to play the drum.
Rick Aggeler said, "I started playing the drum with my teacher, Ronit Glick. I still 5 the fun it brought me. I enjoyed it very much.”
While Rick Aggeler was in college, he helped start a/an 6 club at a youth center. Many young people went there 7 . Rick Aggeler said the club had a good environment to learn to 8 musical instruments.
Fourteen-year-old Javon Martin joined the club three years ago. He said, "It makes my life 9 . I never thought I would be doing this.”
“I can see 10 it does for them. It’s great to watch these kids grow up.” said Rick Aggeler.
1．A．nothing B．something C．everything
2．A．When B．After C．Before
3．A．us B．you C．them
4．A．forget B．learn C．fight
5．A．wonder B．provide C．remember
6．A．art B．music C．soccer
7．A．exams B．holidays C．meal
8．A．buy B．borrow C．play
9．A．different B．expensive C．terrible
10．A．what B．when C．where
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词) 或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置。
Let go of the problems
There are many teenagers who have too much pressure. Last Wednesday, Mr. Trent began his psychological health class 1． holding up a glass of water. He asked the students 2．would happen if he held it up for a day. 3． student said the teacher’s arm would ache or go numb. He might have to go to hospital! All the students laughed.
“But during the time, did the 4．(weigh) of the glass change?” asked Mr. Trent. “Then what caused the pain and numbness?”
The students 5．(be) puzzled.
“What should I do now 6．(get) rid of the pain?” asked Mr. Trent again.
“Put the glass down!” said another student.
“7．(exact)!” said Mr. Trent. “Life’s problems are something 8． caused the pain like this glass. Hold them for a few 9．(minute) in your hand and they seem OK. Think of them for a long time and they begin to ache. The longer you hold them, the more painful you feel.”
It’s important to think of the challenges or problems in your life. But what’s even 10．(important) is to put them down at the end of every day.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
13、For travelers with a sense of adventure and who so want to experience some of the history and mystery of the ancient world, here is a list of cool destinations that you may want to consider for your next holiday.
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Built in the 12th century, Angkor Wat (meaning “capital monastery”) was a temple in the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor. It is Cambodia’s best-known tourist attraction and appears on the country’s flag. The temple is known for its beautiful architecture and reliefs. You'll need at least three days to fully discover the delights of the magnificent site.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Machu Picchu was built high in the Andes Mountains of South America by the Inca in the 15th century. Although well preserved its exact purpose is unknown. It is famous throughout the world not only for its incredible design but also for the natural beauty that surrounds it. Give yourself a week to explore this magnificent site and make you’re fit as there will be a lot of climbing.
Stonehenge, England
The entire Stonehenge site was constructed over thousands of years. But why and how it was built remains a mystery. As the weather can be pretty bleak in winter and the crowds huge in summer, we suggest autumn is the best time to visit these monster rocks.
Pompeii, Italy
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A．D．, Pompeii was buried under many layers of ash, preserving the city exactly as it was when the volcano erupted. Because so many objects were preserved, archaeologists and visitors are able to better understand daily life in the ancient Roman Empire.
1．Which location offers the most direct view into daily life in the ancient world?
A．Pompeii. B．Stonehenge.
C．Ankor Wat. D．Machu Piccu.
2．Why may people want to visit Machu Piccu?
A．To climb the Andes Mountains. B．To discover how it was built.
C．To explore both history and nature. D．To learn to speak Spanish.
3．When is the best time to visit Stonehenge?
A．Summer. B．Spring. C．Winter. D．Autumn.
4．Where would you probably read such an article?
A．In a history textbook. B．In an archeology（考古） journal.
C．In a travel magazine. D．In an adventure novel.
B
14、The painter Craigie Aitchison was born in Scotland. He came to London intending(打算)to study law, but went to art school instead. There he found the traditional drawing classes diffcult, but still kept on painting.
In his late twenties he was given money by the Italian government to study art and liked early Italian artists, which shows in some of his work. He loved the greens and browns of the Italian fields and the clear light there, and wanted to put this light into his paintings.
This led him to paint colours thinly one on top of another from light to dark, but he insists he's never sure what the results will be. He says, "It's a secret-because I don't know myself. I don't start by painting yellow, knowing I'm going to put anything on top." Like most talented people, Aitchison makes it sound easy. "Anyone can do the colours-you can buy them. I simply notice what you put the colours next to."
Unlike some artists, he never does drawings before he starts a painting, as he feels that if he did, he might get bored and not do the painting afterwards. Instead, Aitchison changes his paintings many times before they are finished. This explains why his favourite models are people who don't ask to see their pictures while he's painting them. "If I feel they're worried and want to look at the painting, I can't do it."
Since moving to London years ago, he has not felt part of the Scottish(苏格兰的)painting scene. He says he doesn't want to follow any tradition, but just paints the way he can. However, his work still influences young British painters.
1．In the passage, the writer is trying to .
A．describe particular works by Craigie Aitchison
B．teach readers how to paint like Craigie Aitchison
C．introduce the artist Craigie Aitchison to the readers
D．explain how Craigie Aitchison has made money from painting
2．What can the reader learn about Aitchison from the passage?
A．He works in a different way from other artists.
B．He often gets bored easily with his paintings.
C．He found the drawing classes easy at art school.
D．He was sure what his painting was like before drawing.
3．Aitchison prefers models who don't .
A．keep moving around while he's working
B．ask him about his strange method of working
C．worry about how long the work will take
D．feel worried to see the work as it's developing
4．What might a visitor at an exhibition say about Aitchison's work?
A．I love his recent painting of Scotland, which are very similar to a number of other Scottish painters.
B．You can still see the influence of his trip to Italy in some of these pictures.
C．You can tell he spent a lot of time drawing the picture before he started painting.
D．I wonder if his law training helps him at all, especially in selling his work.
C
15、D

Do you and your friends ever talk about your dreams with each other? If you do, you might have noticed something interesting – some of your friends seldom remember their dreams, but some can always describe their dreams so clearly that it seems like they’re describing things that really happened to them. What makes those people different?
The answer is simple. There are two different types of dreamers – low dream recallers（回忆者）and high dream recallers.
Low dream recallers usually remember their dreams only twice a month. But high dream recallers are able to remember them about five mornings a week. And a new study suggests that activity in a certain part of the brain could have something to do with it, reported The Huffington Post.
Perrine Ruby, a French researcher at the Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, studied 41 people (21 high dream recallers and 20 low dream recallers) and recorded their brain activity.
She found that a part of the brain called the temporo-parietal junction (颞顶联合区) was more active in high dream recallers than in low dream recallers – both when they were sleeping and awake.
This brain area collects and processes（编程）information from the outside world. This means that high dream recallers know more about what’s happening around them. For example, when they are awake, they respond (对……有反应) more strongly to hearing their own names, and when they are sleeping, they are woken more easily by sounds and movements.
By closely studying people’s brain activities, Ruby found that high dream recallers have twice as much “wakefulness time” during sleep as low dream recallers do. And it is during these short times of wakefulness that the brain remembers dreams.
“The sleeping brain is not able to remember new information,” Ruby told The Washington Post. “It needs to wake up to be able to do that.”
This is not hard to understand. Just try to think of your own sleeping experiences. If you are worried during the night, you are more likely to remember your dreams, but if you sleep well, you will remember little in the morning, and this is because “you never get a chance to remember”, Robert Stickgold, a Harvard Medical School researcher, told The Washington Post.
1．According to the article, high dream recallers ______.
A．have very little brain activity during sleep
B．can remember their dreams clearly
C．don’t know how to describe their dreams
D．remember their dreams twice a week
2．Compared to high dream recallers, low dream recallers ______.
A．have higher sleep quality
B．have more sleepless nights
C．are more easily woken at night
D．respond faster when hearing their names
3．What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?
A．To show the advantages of being a low dream recaller.
B．To suggest what to do to become a low dream recaller.
C．To make readers interested in future studies.
D．To further explain Ruby’s research.
D
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17、A friend asked me for my Calgary address last week. “Oh, are you sending me a present?” I asked. “I love presents.”
“No, it’s not for you. It’s not about you,” he said, “it’s for baby Rowan.”
Damn. He’s right. No one cares about me any more. At 5:30 the other morning, exhausted after another sleepless night, I hit my nose on the bedroom wall while walking. There was a lot of blood and I wanted comfort, so I called my mommy.
“So did you e-mail the list yet?” my mother asked.
What? Didn’t she hear me? I had just told her that I ---her daughter had walked into a wall and had likely broken my nose and would have to go to a doctor.
“We need to buy all the things for the baby Rowan,” she answered. “You’d better get on with that.”
My husband and I are coming back to Toronto for a visit next week and my mother offered to buy and set up a baby room in our house before our arrival. My list was very long and included everything for baby Rowan.
Whenever people call now, they want to know about baby Rowan first. On my husband’s birthday several weeks ago, even his parents asked how Rowan was before wishing him—their son---a happy birthday.
We took baby Rowan out for her first dining experience. I was so hungry that I thoug