2024 年绵阳市初中学业水平考试
英语
本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。试题卷共 8 页，答题卡共 2 页。满分 120 分，考试时间 100
分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用 0.5 毫米的黑色墨迹签字笔填写在答题卡上，
并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考点、考场号。
2. 选择题答案使用 2B 铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题答案使用 0.5 毫米
的黑色墨迹签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内。超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试
题卷上答题无效。
3. 考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第 Ⅰ 卷（选择题，共 70 分）
第一部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（ A 、 B 、 C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
A
About 80 percent of Earth’s land animals make a home in the forests. Lots of people are working hard to
protect forests, and you can, too. Follow these tips to help keep the planet’s forests standing tall.
Light Touch
Don’t take rocks, earth, flowers and leaves from the forest floor—they are an important part of the forest and
provide homes for small animals like ants and snakes.
Gum Shoe
Clean the bottom of your shoes before walking in a new place—the seeds ( 种子 ) from other places might be
under your shoes, which can harm the living areas of some animals and plants.
Trash Trooper
Bring an extra bag along on your walk: you can pick up litter as you go and help keep the forest clean.
Fire Safety
During dry seasons, wildfires can quickly burn down woods and forests. If you go camping, build campfires
only in areas allowed, and make sure they’re fully put out before moving on.
Animal Help
Forest animals should live in the wild, not in people’s home or market. Never buy or pay to touch an animal
that should be living in the wild, and ask your parents not to support those actions.
1. What can provide homes for small animals?
A. Rocks.
B. Shoes.
C. Bags.
D. Litter.
2. What may harm living areas of some animals and plants?
A. Rain.
B. Earth.
C. Leaves.
D. Seeds.
3. Which tip helps keep the forest clean?
A. Light Touch.
B. Gum Shoe.
C. Trash Trooper.
D. Animal Help.
4. What should you do if you want to move on when camping?
A. Clean shoes.
B. Put out the fire.
C. Bring a bag.
D. Touch an animal.
5. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Forest protection.
B. Campfire safety.
C. Traveling advice.
D. Saving animals.
B
Dear Mum,
Today is my birthday and it is the first birthday I have spent far away from home. I miss you very much.
A few days ago, my teacher Miss Li told us that her primary school teacher made a huge difference in her life.
She told us how her teacher encouraged her. But she didn’t have a chance to tell her. She was sad about it. This
made me think a lot, especially when I am thousands of kilometers away from home. I am writing you the letter
because I want you to know how much I love you.
A friend once said that a person’s happiness was mostly because of the love received in the childhood. I agree
with her. I still remember the times when you held my hand and counted steps with me as we walked along. You
told me stories about the brave elephant and encouraged me to be a confident girl. In cool autumn, we took many
walks along the street, chatting and laughing together. My childhood was filled with these warm memories.
Time flies and so much has happened. There have been good times and bad times, ups and downs, but you
were always by my side. When I won the swimming prize, you smiled and said you were proud of me. When I
failed my math exam, you said everything would be fine. Now, when I have problems, I always think of your words
and they help me a lot.
You have always said that we should judge people’s success by how they live their lives every day. I think I’m
living a successful life and it’s all because of you. Thank you, Mum.
Love,
Feifei
6. When did Feifei write the letter?
A. When she was sad.
B. On her birthday.
C. When she won the prize.
D. On her mother’s birthday.
7. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The experience of Miss Li.
B. The chance to thank Miss Li.
C. The love received from a friend.
D. The birthday spent far away from home.
8. Which of the following best describes Feifei’s childhood?
A. Hard and sad.
B. Simple but fun.
C. Happy and warm.
D. Busy but lonely.
9. What helps Feifei face the problems in her life?
A. Ups and downs.
B. Her mother’s encouraging words.
C. Good times and bad times.
D. Her unforgettable childhood memories.
10. What’s the purpose of Feifei’s letter?
A. To show thanks to her mother.
B. To call back the past moments.
C. To introduce her teacher’s story.
D. To tell her mother about the recent life.
C
Most people have an inner ( 内心的 ) voice. What you say to yourself, and how you say it, makes a difference
to how you think, feel and behave, so it’s worth paying attention to it.
Your inner voice is always with you. You might notice it when you make a mistake, when you try something
new, or when you solve a problem. Sometimes it sounds kind but at other times it can sound mean or scared. Young
people’s coach Maria Evans says it should be treated with kindness. “It gets scared when you think about doing
something that feels hard. Often all it needs is to be listened to and spoken to with love and reassurance .”
Your inner voice has an influence on you because you already pay attention to it. So what you say to yourself,
and what you hear, sinks in. If you keep telling yourself you can’t do math or you’ re not good at making friends or
you’ re not creative, over time you’ll believe what your inner voice is saying. When you talk to yourself like “I’ve
got to tidy my room,” it makes the task feel harder. If instead you say, “I choose to tidy my room, and then I’ll be
able to find the books I want easily,” it’s more positive ( 积极的 ). You’re telling yourself how you’ll get an
advantage.
Noticing what your inner voice says and choosing to talk encouragingly to yourself can help you feel more
confident. For example, when you get things wrong, tell yourself it’s okay and you’ll learn for next time. Or when
you do something challenging, congratulate yourself for being brave and having a try. If you’re not sure what to
say, imagine you’re talking to your best friends and trying to support and help them inside your head.
11. Why should you notice your inner voice?
A. It is always inside your head.
B. It is different from your action.
C. It influences your thoughts and behavior.
D. It helps you try something new and hard.
12. What does the underlined word “reassurance” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. pride
B. comfort
C. joy
D. humor
13. What will happen if you keep saying no to yourself?
A. You’ll not be creative.
B. You’ll meet math problems.
C. You’ll make no friends.
D. You’ll believe what you say.
14. What is an example of positive inner voice?
A. “I’ve got to tidy my room.”
B. “It’s hard to have a try.”
C. “It’s okay to make mistakes.”
D. “I have to find the books.”
15. What’s the best title for this passage?
A . Talk Kindly to Yourself
B. Make Friends for Yourself
C. Look Deep inside Yourself
D. Build Confidence by Yourself
D
New research has found that wells dug by wild horses in deserts provide valuable drinking water. This helps
other animals too, as black bears and American badgers have been found drinking at the wells.
A team of researchers from Australia, Denmark and the US set up remote cameras at four desert locations in
the US. Wild horses had used their feet to dig wells as much as two meters deep at these sites, so they could reach
water under dry river beds and streams. The cameras were used to watch over the sites and were set to record
whenever an animal moved in front of them.
The scientists saw plenty of comings and goings by horses but they were most interested in which other
animals came to drink at the wells. Over the course of three summers, beginning in 2015, the team recorded 57
kinds of other large animals visiting the wells, including wild cats and deer. The team also found that the wells
offered water to desert plants.
Researcher Erick Lundgren, from Aarhus University in Denmark, described the wild horses as “natural
engineers”—animals that change the environment around them. Perhaps the best known natural engineers are
beavers ( 河狸 ). Beavers cut down trees with their teeth, creating space in woods where sunlight can reach smaller
plants and allow them to grow. Then beavers use the wood to create dams across rivers, which help clean pollution
in water and protect their homes.
More than 12,000 years ago, several kinds of horse-related animals lived in North America but they all died
out. Today’s wild horses develop from animals that were brought to America by humans in the past few hundred
years. By digging wells that help other animals, they may be providing a similar service of natural engineering once
given by their extinct relatives.
