湖北省宜昌市宜都市市級名校2025年初三下學期第四次考試英語試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號、考場號和座位號填寫在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目選項的答案信息點涂黑；如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新答案；不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Hurryup,Stephen!Let'scrossthestreetasquicklyaspossible.No,you_____.Don'tyouseethatthetrafficlightsarestillred?A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't2、It’s________/?mp?'la?t/totalkloudlyinpublicplaces.A．important B．impolite C．improve D．impossible3、—Thedumplings________sogoodthatIcan’twaittoeatthem.—Me,too.A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell4、Ipromisetoworkharderthisterm,Mum.--Well,mydear,justasthesayinggoes,“________.”Idohopethatyouwillactsoon.A．Practicemakesperfect B．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．You’renevertoooldtolearn D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.5、—What’sthematterwithMike?Ihaven’tseenhimfortwodays.—Heisundertheweather.Let’sgotovisithiminthehospitalA．popular B．cold C．sick6、Timewaitsfornoman．Butsomepeoplewon'trealizetheimportanceoftime______it'sgone．A．a(chǎn)s B．since C．when D．until7、—Whatdoyouusuallyhavefor______breakfast?—Apieceofbreadand_________egg.A．a(chǎn);an B．/;theC．a(chǎn);the D．/;an8、Neveryourhomeworkuntilthelastminuteonweekends．A．cutoff B．keepoff C．putoff D．turnoff9、—Theseproblemswillleadtothefailure(失敗)oftheplan.—Sowemustsolvethemfirst.A．create B．cause C．control10、VisitingShizuMountainisanunforgettable________formostofthestudents.A．experimentB．experienceC．expressionD．researchⅡ.完形填空11、Iwasinthefifthgrade.Oneday,mydad'scarwasbrokenintoandallofthethingsinsidewere1,includingmyschoolbag.Ithadmybinder（活頁夾）,mytextbooksandmynotebookswhereIusedtowritestories.Iwasvery2.SoIwenttoschoolwith3thenextday.MissTaylor,my4,wasverykindtome.ShegavemeanewbinderafterItoldherwhathadhappened.Shealso5mesomecrayonsandaskedmeifI’dliketo6thefrontofthebinder.Iwasverythankful.7Inevercoloredthenewbinder,becausesomethingeven8happenedlaterthatday.MissTaylorgota9fromtheoffice.Aftershehungupthephone,shesaidtome,“10!Someonefoundyourschoolbag!”Irushedtothe11andgotmyschoolbag.WhenI12it,Isawthatallmythingswerestillinside,includingmynotebooks.Theofficesecretarysaid,“Ayoungladyfoundyour13onthesideoftheroad.Shebroughtittotheschoolofficebecause14foundtheaddressinyourbinder.”Itturnsoutthattherearelotsofpeopleouttherewhoare15.Thereisnoneedtolosefaith（信心）insocietyjustbecauseofonebadapple.1．A．bought B．changed C．found D．stolen2．A．bored B．happy C．interested D．worried3．A．a(chǎn)nything B．everything C．nothing D．something4．A．a(chǎn)unt B．mother C．doctor D．teacher5．A．handed B．made C．posted D．sold6．A．color B．read C．copy D．cover7．A．And B．But C．Or D．So8．A．easier B．better C．harder D．worse9．A．book B．letter C．note D．call10．A．I’msorry B．Guesswhat C．Mypleasure D．Thankyou11．A．office B．library C．diningroom D．playground12．A．broke B．closed C．opened D．painted13．A．basketball B．coat C．schoolbag D．wallet14．A．she B．they C．he D．I15．A．beautiful B．kind C．outgoing D．thiⅢ.語法填空12、語法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Theytelluswhentogetuporwhenwe’rerunninglateforworkandwhetherweareindangerofmissingourfavouriteTVprogramme.Butwhileourdailyactivitiesdependonclocksthattellusthetimescienceisdiscoveringthatourwell-beingisinfluencedbyaverydifferentkindoftimepiece.Circadianrhythmsthehumanbody’sowninternal(體內(nèi)的)clock—haveapowerfulinfluenceonourhealthandbehaviour.Theyareprogrammedfrombirthandcontrolfunctionsrangingfromtemperatureandbloodpressuretosleeppatterns.Inrecentyearsresearchershavealsodiscoveredthatthisbuilt-inmechanism(內(nèi)在機制)caninfluenceeverythingfromthewaywereacttomedicinestohowwellwelearnmusic.Thelatestexample,fromexpertsatHarvardUniversityintheUS,showsthatthehumanbodyclockcaneveninfluencewhetherornotwearelikelytotellthetruth.Researchersfounditwaseasierforpeopletotellliesintheafternoonbecauseastheyweretired,theselfcontrolthatwouldnormallypreventthemfromlyingstartedtobreakdown.Tirednessmadeiteasierforthemtotellliesespeciallyifitmeanttheygotafinancialrewardattheend.“Thebodyclockhasagreateffectonusall,”saysProfessorJimHornefromtheSleepResearchCentreatLoughboroughUniversity.“Mostpeopletendtofeelgoodaroundlatemorningandthendeclineintheearlyafternoon.Butthetimemostofuswillfeeloursharpestisbetween6pmand8pm.That’sbecausesleepinesstendstobuildupthroughouttheday.Byearlyeveningourbodyclockkicksintowakeusup.Onereasonmaybetoensurewegethomesafely.Whenourancestors(祖先)werecominghomeafterhuntingallday,theirinternalclockskickedintogetthemhomeinonepiece.”Sowhateffectsdocircadianrhythmshaveandwhat’sthebesttimeofdaytotakeadvantageofthem?1．Theunderlinedword“They”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_____.A．ourhealthandbehaviourB．scientistsandexpertsC．ourdailyroutinesD．circadianrhythms2．TheresearchreferredtoinParagraph3foundthatpeoplewouldrather______.A．telllieswhentheyaretiredB．tellliesiftheyarerewardedC．getangryastheybecometiredD．breakdownbecausetheyaretired3．Accordingtothepassage,whenarepeoplemostquick-thinking?A．Inthemorning.B．Aroundmidday.C．Inthelateafternoon.D．Intheearlyevening.4．Whatinformationwillthewriterprobablygivefollowingthelastparagraph?A．Anexplanationofhowthehumanbodyclockcontrolsthebody.B．Examplesofhowthehumanbodyclockscontrolthebody.C．Examplesofthemostsuitabletimetododifferentactivities.D．Somepracticalsuggestionstopreventpeoplefromlying.B14、Doyouwanttohaveaspecialholiday?Havealookatourexcitingactivitiesanddecidewhatkindoftripsyou'dlike.ActiveHolidaysIt'sforeveryone—peoplewholovedangerorwhojustlikesports.Wehavemanywater,snowordesertactivities.Ifyoulikewater,youcandiveintheRedSea.Ifyouprefersnow,youcantryskiingorsnowboardingintheAlps.Forthosewholovewarmerweather,wealsohavesandboardingorcamelsafaris(游獵).CultureJourneysOurculturaljourneyswillhelpyoudiscoverancientculturessuchasIndia,ThailandandEgypt.Visitoldtemples,palacesandancientruins(遺跡).Justremembertobringyourcamera.Youcangettoknowlocalwaysoflifebyvisitingmarkets,tryinglocalfoodandmeetinglocalpeople.HikingToursWehavehikingtripstofamousplaces.Youdon'tneedtobetoosporty.Justbequitefit.You'llhaveagreattimeenjoyingnaturewithagroupofnewfriends.Youdon'thavetocarrytoomanythings.Instead,we'llsendtentstoyou.WildlifeHolidaysWeorganizesmallgrouptourstogetclosertonatureinAfrica,AsiaorSouthAfrica.GoonsafariinAfricaandwatchlionsandgiraffes.Meetthefamousturtles(海龜)ofGalapagosIslands.LookfortigersinIndia,ortakeanelephantsafariinSriLanka.Weuselocalguidesandstayintentsortreehouses.1．YoucandothefollowingthingsduringaculturalJourneyEXCEPT.A．visitinganoldtemple B．meetinglocalpeopleC．visitingmarkets D．tryingdiving2．DuringaHikingTour,thetravelers.A．needtocarrytentsthemselves B．mustlovesportsverymuchC．mustbeveryhealthy D．mustbewiththeiroldfriends3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．YoucanseemanyanimalsinWildlifeHolidays.B．HikingToursallowpeopletogetclosetonature.C．YoucangoskiinginHikingTours.D．Theyhavesandboardingindeserts.C15、Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Now,aged79，theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcellresearcherShinyaYamanaka.Likesomanyscientists,Gurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverancecanlead.Whenhewas15in1948，Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubject.Gurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwas“quiteridiculous”.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.“Myownbeliefisthatwewill,intheend，understandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork，”Gurdonsaid.In1962,Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgeneticinformationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoacloneoftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreateDollythesheepin1996，thefirstclonedmammalintheworld.In2006，Gurdon’sworkwasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasampleofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechnique,doctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.“Luckfavorsthepreparedmind，”GurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization.“Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork,butwhentheydo,youhavetoseizethechance.”根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。1．Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?A．SirJohnGurdonB．ShinyaYamanaka.C．SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanaka.D．Gurdon’sscienceteacher.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ridiculous”mean?A．無知的B．無畏的C．荒廢的D．荒謬的3．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopeful.B．Herankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.C．It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.D．Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,hekeptworkinghard.4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B．Luckfavorsthepreparedmind.C．Lifeisfullofpleasure.D．Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.D16、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeoplewhoworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaid,bytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefndingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUS.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.ThefindingsappearedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Researcherssaidtheydidn'tknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaidtheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganization,peoplearemostlikelytobecomehappierA．whentheyare18yearsold B．whentheyareintheirtwentiesC．whentheycometotheiroldage D．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and852．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof_____.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay_______.A．controltheirbehaviorsbetter B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress. B．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime.C．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold. D．Thosewhoaresingleandunemployed.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheOlder,theHappier B．WhatMakestheElderHappy?C．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOld D．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLifeE17、Googmorning,Ladiesandgentleman.Mytopicis“________”.Nowinthe21stcentury,advertisingismoreandmoreimportantforpeople.Why?Ithinkitisbecausethroughadvertising,people,especiallythebusinessmen,canintroducetheirproductstothepeopleallovertheworld.Becauseofthis,manycompaniesspendalotofmoneyonadvertising.Asweallknow,therearemanyadvertisementswhichareveryinterestingandpopular.Forexample,MichaelJordanmadeaninterestingadvertisementforNike.Fromthisyoucanseehowthecompaniesmaketheirproductsknowntotheworld.Peoplecanmakealotofmoneythroughadvertising.Itisknownthatmanyfamoussingersandmoviestarsmakemoneyinthisway.However,Idon’tthinkthisisagoodwayforthemtomakemoney,becausetheyarenottheprofessionaladvertisers,especiallythosewhoadvertiseinmedicineadvertisements.Nowadays,advertisingnotonlymeansmakingtheproductsknown,butalsomeansmakeourselvesknowntopeoplearoundus.Livingtoday,wehavetomakepeoplebelieveinusifwewanttodoimportantjobs.Buthowcanthisbedone?Weshouldfirstletotherpeopleknowourgoodside:thegoodhabitsandabilitieswehave.Inshort,weshouldalwaysremembertoadvertiseourselvestoothers.AsIsaidbefore,advertisingisnotonlyimportantforcompaniesbutalsoforeveryone,forallhumanbeings.Thisisthemostinterestingthingaboutadvertising.1．Thebesttopictofillinthelineinthefirstparagraphis“___________”.A．TheImportanceofAdvertisingB．MakingMoneythroughAdvertisingC．AdvertisingOurselvesD．AdviceonAdvertisements2．Thispassagemaybea(an)____________.A．a(chǎn)dvertisementB．storyC．speechD．report3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotright?A．Manycompaniesarewillingtospendmoneyonadvertising.B．Advertisingcanmakesomepeoplerich.C．Peoplecanintroducetheirproductsthroughadvertisements.D．Advertisinginnotnecessaryforanyone.F18、ForyearspeoplehaveenjoyedfollowingthelifeofGarfieldthecat.Garfieldisapopularcomicbookcharacter,knownforbeinglazyandfat.Butthecatwasbackinthenewsrecentlyforsomethingyoumightnotexpect.AmanintheUnitedStateschangedthegender(性別)ofGarfieldto“none”onthecat’sWikipedia(維基百科)page.AfterthatlotsofpeoplegotangryandkeptchangingGarfield’sWikipediapage.Theyarguedaboutwhetherthecatwasaboy,girlorneither.Wikipediafinallylockedthepagetostoppeopleeditingit.JimDavis,Garfield’screator,settled(解決)theargument.“Garfieldismale(男性),”hesimplytoldtheWashingtonPost.The71-year-oldartistsaidhelikedworkingwithanimalsbecausetheydidn’thavetobeold,young,boysorgirls.HewasangrythatsomepeoplecaredsomuchaboutGarfield’sgender.Itseemslikequiteanunnecessaryargumenttohave.Butitisnottheonlyrecentexampleofargumentaboutgender.TocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDayinAustraliaearlierthisyear,thecityofMelbournemade10trafficlightswithafigure(人形)dressedinaskirt.Theyweredesignedtocelebratewomenandgivethemmoreconfidenceinpublic.Butnoteveryonethinkstheideaisnecessary.SomepeoplethinkitisimportantforwomentobetreatedfairlyinAustralia,butthatthisideaissilly.“I’mallfordoinganythingwecanforgenderequity(公平),butreally?”Melbournemayor(市長)RobertDoyletoldtheHeraldSun.Themayorsaidthisideaismorelikelytobelaughedatthanbringrespecttowom