1. Who likes Gaelic football best?
A. Sheona.
B. Teresa.
C. Liam.
D. Pat.
2. Liam practises playing hurling on .
A. Monday evenings
B. Tuesday evenings
C. Thursday afternoons
D. Friday afternoons
3. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. When playing hurling, they can carry the ball.
B. When playing Gaelic football, they wear helmets.
C. When playing tin whistles, they make a lot of noise.
D. When going Irish dancing, they wear modern dresses.

【文章大意】本文主要介绍了斯普林希尔学校的一些有趣的活动。
1. A ［解析］细节理解题。根据“Hi，my name's Sheona and my favourite activity is Gaelic football.”可知，Sheona最喜欢盖尔足球。故选A。
2. B ［解析］细节理解题。根据“I practise on Tuesday evenings and I play in games.”可知，Liam在星期二晚上练习爱尔兰曲棍球。故选B。
3. C ［解析］细节理解题。根据“... I play a tin whistle in my free time. This traditional instrument is small，but it makes a lot of noise.”可知，弹奏爱尔兰哨笛时，会有许多噪声。故选C。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是：先抓取题干中的关键词，再回到原文中定位相关语句，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，选出匹配的正确答案。第1题关键词是“likes Gaelic football best”，第2题是“Liam practises playing hurling on”，第3题是判断陈述的正确性，均需精准定位原文细节信息。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文“Hi，my name's Sheona and my favourite activity is Gaelic football.”可知，Sheona最喜欢盖尔足球，对应选项A。
2. 细节理解题：原文提到“I practise on Tuesday evenings and I play in games.”（此处主语为Liam），可知Liam在周二晚上练习爱尔兰曲棍球，对应选项B。
3. 细节理解题：原文指出“... I play a tin whistle in my free time. This traditional instrument is small，but it makes a lot of noise.”，对应选项C；A选项原文未提及hurling可带球，B选项原文未说明盖尔足球需戴头盔，D选项原文提到爱尔兰舞穿传统服饰而非现代服饰，故C正确。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】本题考查学生对英语阅读文本细节信息的查找与判断能力，属于基础题型，只要能精准定位原文即可解答。
【难度系数】0.8

八、(2023·无锡新吴区期中)书面表达
假如你的网友 Tom正在准备一个手抄报，题为“My school in China”,从未到过中国的他想要向你寻求帮助。进入初中半学期的你对自己的学校也有所了解。现在请你写一封邮件向 Tom 介绍你的学校。
Buildings in the school(a hall,a library...)
Teachers and studentsin the school(kind, friendly...)
Subjects in the school(English, Biology……………)
Mys图 obl
Activities in the school(the volleyball team,the Music Club……………)
Ideas about the school(big, beautiful……………)
注意事项：
1.不得使用真实的个人或学校信息；2.文章需包含图示5个方面，括号内提示为非限定内容，可作适当发挥，要求语句通顺，意思连贯；3.词数60左右，文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I am happy to share something about myschool with you.
Best wishes,
Li Hua

One possible version：
Dear Tom，
I am happy to share something about my school with you.
There are lots of buildings in our school. We have many events in the hall. We often do some reading in the library. We learn many subjects every day，like English and Biology. The teachers and students are very kind and friendly too. We can also take part in different activities. Sometimes I play the piano in the Music Club. I like our beautiful school.
Best wishes，
Li Hua

【分析】这是一道初中英语书面表达题，要求以李华的身份给网友Tom写邮件介绍中国的学校。解题思路：1. 明确需覆盖的5个核心要点：学校建筑（大厅、图书馆）、师生特点、开设科目、校园活动、对学校的评价；2. 结合初中英语基础，用简单句组织内容，符合60词左右的要求；3. 保留给定的开头和结尾，补充中间内容时注意语句通顺，不使用真实个人或学校信息。
【解析】写作步骤：1. 沿用题目给定的开头；2. 介绍学校建筑：说明大厅用于举办活动、图书馆用于阅读；3. 提及开设的科目，如英语、生物；4. 描述师生特点：老师和同学友好善良；5. 补充校园活动，如参加音乐俱乐部；6. 表达对学校的看法：漂亮，喜欢学校；7. 沿用题目给定的结尾。
【答案】
Dear Tom，
I am happy to share something about my school with you.
There are lots of buildings in our school. We have many events in the hall. We often do some reading in the library. We learn many subjects every day，like English and Biology. The teachers and students are very kind and friendly too. We can also take part in different activities. Sometimes I play the piano in the Music Club. I like our beautiful school.
Best wishes，
Li Hua
【知识点】英语书面表达、邮件写作、学校话题词汇
【点评】本题为初中英语常规书面表达题，明确给出写作要点，要求学生围绕学校相关话题组织语言，考察基础词汇、句式的运用能力，符合初中半学期学生的学习要求。
【难度系数】0.7