The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community（社区）. As a result, all students must complete sixty hours of service learning, or they can not finish the education in high school. Service learning is a school subject that also helps the community. Examples of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or teaching a student. During a service experience, students must keep a diary and then write a report about what they have learned.

Supporters state that there are many benefits of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think beyond their own interests and realized the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real-life skills that include responsibility, problem-solving, and working as part of a team. Finally, students can think about possible careers（职业）through service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.

While there are many benefits, people who disagree with service learningpoint out problems with the new requirement. First, they hold their opinion that the main reason students go to school is to learn key subjects and skills. Because service learning takes too much time, students spend less time studying the key subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without pay goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away a person’s freedom to choose.

In my opinion, service learning is a great way to contribute to the community, learn new skills, and think about different careers. However, I don’t believe you should force people to help others —the wish to help must come from the heart. I think the best way is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of self-study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility, and as young adults, we must learn to deal with both wisely. 56. Service learning is ______. A. a way to help the community

B. a must to complete the school report C. a programme to protect the environment D. an example to teacher students

57.Supporters believe service learning is mainly for ______. A. teaching students real-life skills

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B. providing students chances of working C. making students know what others need D. helping students think about their interests

58. People who disagree with service learning think that ______. A. forcing students to work goes against the law B. students must spend more time on key subjects C. there are more disadvantages than benefits D. service learning is worthless to students 59. What’s the writer’s opinion on service learning? A. Students should be more responsible in service learning.

B. Service learning is likely to be less important than self-study. C. Service learning should be encouraged in more high schools.

D. Students should be free to choose between self-study and service learning. 七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一

项为多余项。（共8分，每小题2分）

When I just moved to Los Angeles, I didn’t have a car. 60 , but I wanted to prove them wrong.

I asked my neighbor, Mrs. White, to take me to the bus station in the center of the city so I could try taking the bus home.61 . When I got there, I went inside and got a bus timetable. I looked at the map and worked out that I needed to take three buses to get home. I bought the tickets and went outside to wait at the bus stop for the Number 8 bus.Soon it came and I got on. I gave my ticket to the bus driver and took a seat. At the right stop, I rang the belland got off. 62 .I waited and waited. A man who was also waiting for the Number 14 bus said that it wasn’t unusual for the bus to be late. Half an hour later, it finally came. To make the matter worse, the third bus broke down halfway and the driver had to fix it. 63 . So when I finally got home, I was very tired. Maybe getting a car in L.A. wasn’t such a bad idea!

A. It wasted half an hour B. I would take buses in L.A. again C. Then I waited for the next bus D. She thought I was crazy but gave me a ride 10

E. Everyone said that Icouldn’t get around without one 八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）

Without the creativity of one man, there wouldbe no “happiest place on earth”, also known asDisneyland.

Walt Disney was born in 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. As achild, he enjoyed drawing and even sold hispictures to neighbors. When he was sixteen, hejoined the Red Cross and drove an ambulancein France during World War I. After the warended, Disney started making short cartoonsinKansas City, but soon ran out of money. Hedecided to try his luck in Hollywood. Hecame to California with a suitcase and $20 in hispocket.

It took a while, but Disney began to enjoysuccess with his cartoons. He created MickeyMouse, the most famous cartoon characterever. Then in 1937, Snow White and the SevenDwarfswas first screened. It was the first full-length cartoons, and it turned out

to be a huge success. Disneymade many more movies that we still watchtoday, including

Pinocchio, Dumbo, and Bambi.

It was in the 1940s that Walt Disney first had hisbrainstorm about a fun park for families. His ideagrew bigger and bigger, and he realized heneeded a lot of space for his park. He wanted itto have everything—a mountain, rockets,spinning teacups, and a fairy castle!

Years after Walt Disney first had the idea,Disneyland opened in 1955 in Anaheim, California. Admission（门票）cost adollar. In the next ten years, 50,000,000 visitorscame to the Magic Kingdom.

64. Is Disneyland “happiest place on earth”? 65. What did Disney do after World War I ended? 66. When wasSnow White and the SevenDwarfsfirst showed? 67. What kind of park did Disney want Disneyland to be? 68. What’s the passage mainly about?

书面表达（共25分）

九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）

根据中文意思完成句子。 69.下午去购物怎么样？

_______ going shopping this afternoon? 70.法国以红酒而闻名。

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France _______red wine.

71. 老师经常告诉我们要保持教室卫生。 Our teacher often tells us _______. 72. 你应该尽量每天花一些时间做运动。

You should try to _______ every day. 73. 昨天晚上他兴奋得难以入睡。

He was _______ last night. 十、文段表达（15分）

根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

74.上学期间，你一定参加过学校组织的一些活动，例如外出参观，郊游，演讲比赛，运动会等，这

些活动一定给你留下了深刻的印象。学校校刊正在以 “The Most Unforgettable School Activity” 为题征文，请你投稿，介绍一项你最难忘的学校活动，并谈谈你的感受。

提示词语：school trip, speech competition, art festival, sports meeting, exciting, enjoyable, have a good time, proud, confident

初三英语参考答案及评分标准

听力理解（共26分）

一、 听对话，选图。（共4分，每小题1分）

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. B

二、 听对话或独白，选择答案。（共12分，每小题1分）

5. A 6. C 7. B 13. C 14. B 15. C

8. A 16. A

9. A 10. C

11. B 12. B

三、 听对话，记录关键信息。（共10分，每小题2分）

17. Aeryn 20. Red

18. dress 21. 78

知识运用（共25分）

四、 单项填空（共13分，每小题1分）

22. B 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. A 32.D

33. B 34. B

19. Large

五、 完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）

35. D 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. B 40. A 41. B 42. C 43. D

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