2023年11月期中质量检测初三英语本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷选择题和第Ⅱ卷非选择题，第Ⅰ卷50分，第Ⅱ卷25分，全卷共计75分。考试时间为70分钟。注意事项：1、答题前，请将学校、姓名、班级、考场和座位号写在答题卡指定位置，将条形码贴在答题卡指定位置。2、选择题答案，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动请用2B橡皮擦干净后，再涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。非选择题，答题不能超出题目指定区域。3、考试结束，监考人员将答题卡收回。第Ⅰ卷选择题（50分）Ⅰ.完形填空（10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并用2B铅笔在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。（共10小题，每小题1分）TherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutConfuciusandhisstudents.Confuciusisknownasafamouseducatorallovertheworldasheprovidedthepoorpeoplewithopportunities机会)tobe(educated.Heleftmanyfamoussayings,1hemightalsomakemistakes.OnceConfuciusandhisstudentspassedthroughtheStateofChenandCaiontheirwaytotheStateofChu.Theywerenot2tocontinueheadingforChu,becausethetwostatesworriedthatConfuciusmighthelptheStateofChubecomestronger.Confuciusandhisstudentsdidn’thaveanyfoodforsevendays3and.they4werehisstudentYanHuigotsomericeandcookedit.Whenthefoodwasalmostready,ConfuciussawYanHuitakingout5fromthepot.Later,whenYanHuiinvitedhisteachertohavethemeal,Confuciussaid,“Foodshouldbeservedtotheoldfirst,shouldn’tit?Whydidyoutastethericefirst?”YanHuiofferedhis6politely,“IamafraidIammisunderstood.WhenIsawsomedirtfallintothepot,Itriedtopick7thedirtyriceandateitup.”Confuciussighedandsaid,“Asanoldsayinggoes,seeing8,isbutitisn’talwaystrue.We9can’toureyestoomuch.Ifeelreally10ofmybehaviour.”1.A.andB.butC.soD.then2.A.obeyedB.allowedC.stoppedD.avoided3.A.angryB.interestedC.hungryD.pleased4.A.SuddenlyB.ExactlyC.ProbablyD.Luckily5.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing6.A.explanationB.commentC.praiseD.situation7.A.inB.onC.outD.off8.A.believingB.sharingC.decidingD.solving9.A.lookafterB.dependonC.careaboutD.helpwith10.A.proudB.sureC.afraidD.ashamedⅡ.阅读理解（40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题1.5分）ATheJiangxigovernmenthavetakensomemeasurestoprotectfinless江豚porpoises)whichare(alsocalledthe“smilingangel”.ThiskindofanimalsarefacingseriouschangesintheirlivingenvironmentbecausePoyangLake—China’slargestfreshwaterlakehasenteredthedryseason100daysearlier.