江蘇省蘇州市吳江區市級名校2024-2025學年初三英語試題下學期第二次模擬考試試題注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Hedroveatsuchahighspeedattheturningthatthecaralmostwent______theroad.A．on B．along C．from D．off2、WhenIwritedownwhatIamshowingthanksto,it’salwaysforthingsthatmoney______buy.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．maynot D．can’t3、––TheLegoBatmanMovieissopopularthesedays.Doyouknow______?––Oh,it’sabout105minutes.A．whatkindofmovieitis B．whereisitproduced C．howlongitlasts4、Hainanis_____islandwithfreshairandbrightsunshine.A．the B．an C．a5、—Hestudieslateeverydayandgoestobedbeforetwelveo’clock.—That’sbadforhishealth.A．always B．just C．already D．hardly6、Thelittlegirlisalwaystooshyandafraidtoexpressherselfinpublic.A．angrily B．clearly C．quietly D．politely7、Ihavesomeproblemswithmyhealth.Canyougivemesome_______?A．advice B．messages C．suggestion D．information8、Wearetootired.Let’sstop________adrink.A．having B．tohave C．have D．tohaving9、—Howlonghaveyou？—Foralmostthreeyears.A．leftyourhometown B．knownyourEnglishteacherC．gonetoBeijing D．openedtheflowershop10、Asvolunteers,theyshoulddo______tohelpthechildrenintrouble.A．nothingB．anybodyC．somethingD．somebodyⅡ.完形填空11、Atnight,youfallasleepwhilelisteningtobeautifulmusic.Inthemorning,youare1upbythesingingofbirdsoutside.Youcanenjoyallofthesethingsbecauseofoneimportantorgan(器官)－theears.March3isEarCareDay.Ithelpsusrememberthe2ofourearsandencouragesustotakegoodcareofthem.Youmaywonder:howdotheears3?Theearhasthreedifferentparts:theouterear,themiddleear,andtheinnerear.Theouterearisthepartyoucansee.Itcollects4aroundyou.Thesoundthentravelsdowntothemiddleear,theinnerearandthentoyourbrain.Yourearsneverstopworking,even5youareasleep!That'swhyyoumaysometimeswakeupsuddenlyinthemiddleofthenight－yourbrain6something,butyoudon'tknowwhatitwas,sinceyouwereasleep.Butearsdomorethanhear.Theyhelpyoukeepyourbalance,too.Intheinnerear,thereareorgansthatarefilled7liquid(液體)andcoveredinsmallhairs.Whenyoumoveyourhead,theliquidandhairsmove,too.Theysend8toyourbrainaboutthepositionofyourhead.Moresurprisingly,earsevenhelpwith9food.Ifsomethinghappenstoyourears,youmayhaveahardtimetellingdifferenttastes,accordingtothewebsiteofPeople'sDaily.Theearsare10importantorgans.Everyoneshouldmakesuretoprotecttheirownearsaswellastheycan.1．A．takenB．cheeredC．wokenD．dressed2．A．sizeB．importanceC．differenceD．shape3．A．moveB．tasteC．smellD．work4．A．airB．lightC．soundD．heat5．A．whenB．beforeC．untilD．since6．A．noticedB．heardC．sawD．watched7．A．ofB．withC．byD．in8．A．messagesB．newsC．picturesD．signs9．A．touchingB．feelingC．tastingD．eating10．A．quicklyB．slowlyC．freelyD．trulyⅢ.語法填空12、用所給動詞的正確形式填空HenryFordwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfounditdifficult1．(support)thelargefamily.However,shetriedherbesttodoso.Also,she2．(send)Henry,theeldestson,toschool.Atonetime,Henryneededagrammarbookforhisstudy.Hisfamilywassopoorthathismothercouldnotaffordone.Onemorning,Henryfoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwind3．(blow)."Ah,"hesaid,"it4．(be)anillwindthatblowsnobodygood."Withthesewords,herantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetomoveawaythesnowaroundit.Theoffer5．(accept).Whenhefinishedthework,hereceivedhispay.Thenhewenttoanotherplaceforthesamepurpose,andthentoanther,untilhe6．(earn)enoughtobuyagrammarbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordas"fail",andhesucceededinallhetriedtodo.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、閱讀下列短文，從每題A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個能回答所提問題或完成所給句子的最佳答案。ItisreallyahappythingtolookbackonthedaysIspentwithJennie.Wemetinnightschool.AfterJennieandIhadcompletedtherequiredcourses,westartedteachinginthesameschool.Foratimewewerejustcasualfriends,butoneday,whenIwastellingJennieaboutmyproblemson,wediscoveredwewerekindred(同類的)spirits."He’sadifficultlittlecharacter,"Iexplained.Jennielookedthoughtful."Maybeyou’reonlyseeinghimwithyoureyes."Shewassilentforamomentandthenaddedsoftly,"Itisonlywiththeheartthatoneseesrightly."Istaredather."You’requoting(引用)that!It’sfromTheLittlePrince,Saint-Exupery’sbookforchildren,oneofmyfavorites.Youknowit,too?"Jennienodded."Iloveit.I’vereaditsooften.I’vepracticallymemorizedit."Now,whenIthinkofJennie,IrecallthatbookbecauseJennie—morethananyoneIknow—possessedthegiftofseeingwiththeheart.Fromthatmomentofatreasuredbookshared,ourfriendshipgrewsteadily.Itwasn’tthatIdidn’thaveanexcellentrelationshipwithmyhusbandandson,butmymotherhaddiedshortlyaftermymarriage,andIhadneithersistersnordaughters.Irealize,now,howIneededsomeonetosharethoselittle,seeminglyunimportantthingsthataddsomuchtolife—thingsthatmustbesharedtobefullyappreciated.AnditwasJenniewhohelpedmewithmyfourth-gradeproblemchild.OnedayIwasatmywit’send."Whatheneedsisagoodbeating!"Iexploded."He’sprobablyhadplentyofthose,"Jenniesaid."Maybehejustneedssincerepraiseforanythinghedoesright,andahugortwoeachday."Ifollowedthissuggestion,andeventually,becauseofJennie,Idiscoveredalovablelittleboy.Lookingback,Ihavetoadmitthatshetaughtmesomuch.ThedaysIspentwithherhasbecomeoneofmyhappiestmemories.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthefourthparagraph?A．Iwasunsureofhowtotreatmyson.B．Idecidedtogiveupmyjob.C．Ifacedfinancialdifficulties.D．Iwasverydisappointedwithmyself.2．HowdidtheauthorandJennie’sfriendshipgrow?A．Theybothwereinterestedinchildren’seducation.B．Theybothlikedanovel,TheLittlePrince.C．Theyoftenchattedtogetherabouttheirfamilies.D．Theybothworkedinthesameschool.3．Welearnfromthetextthat__________.A．theauthorhasthegiftofseeingwiththeheartB．theauthorhadnofriendsbeforemeetingJennieC．theauthorhadlosthermotherbeforehermarriageD．theauthorseldompraisedhersoninthepast4．Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutherfamily?A．Noonelistenedtoherseeminglyunimportantthings.B．Shedidn’tgetalongwellwithherhusbandandson.C．Sheonceseldomspoketohermother.D．Shefeltquitelonelyinherfamily.5．Thetextismainlyabout_________.A．howtoeducatechildrenproperlyB．thefactthatweshouldseenaturedifferentlyC．theinfluenceoffriendshipinlifeD．howfriendshipbeginsanddevelopsB14、Assummerendsandfallbegins,youcanstillenjoyspringflowersinside!It'saneasywaytomakeyourhomelookpretty．Someflowersgrowfromseeds．Otherflowersgrowfrombulbs(球莖)．Somebulbflowersareeasierthanotherstogrowinside．Agoodonetotryfirstiscalledapaperwhite．Asmanyastwelvesweet-smellingflowerscangrowfromonepaperwhitebulb．Buthowcanyougrowoneinside?Pleasefollowthosestepsbelow:5.Findalargeglassjar(罐)thatisclearenoughtoseethrough．Fillthejaralmosttothetopwithstonesorshells．Thiswillgivethebulb'srootssomethingtoholdontoastheygrow．Itwillalsogiveyouaplacetosetthebulb．6.Placethebulbontopofthestones．Thebottomofthebulbisthepartthatispointed,likethebottomofaheartshape．Pushthebulbintothestonesjustfarenoughtomakeitstay．5.Fillthejarwithwater．Usejustenoughwatertocoverjustthebottompartofthebulb．6.Putthejarinaplacewherethebulbwillgetplentyoflight．Checkeverydaytomakesurethereisstilltherightamountofwaterinthejar．Addwaterwhenitisneeded．Soontherootswillstarttogrow．Inafewweeks,youcanenjoywatchingtheflowersbloom(開花)．5．Whatisapaperwhite?A．Akindofbook．B．Akindofflower．C．Akindoftree．D．Akindofpaper．6．Whichsteptellswhyyoushouldusestonesorshells?A．Step5．B．Step6．C．Step5．D．Step6．670．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whatisapaperwhite．B．Howtogrowapaperwhiteinside．C．Whentogrowapaperwhite．D．Whocangrowapaperwhite．C15、

Springiscoming.Theflowerswillstartblossoming(開花)andthetreeswillbefilledwithcolors.It’stimeoftheyearforpeopletoplanttrees.Plantingtreesisagoodwaytoprotectourenvironment.Butmostofusdon’thaveaplacetoplanttrees.Sowhatcanwedoforprotectingtheenvironment?Wecanmakeadifferencefromtheothers.Forexample,wecanthinkaboutawaytomakepeoplecutdownfewertrees.Asweknow,paperismadefromtrees.Ifweuselesspaper,wecansavealotoftrees.Thenwemayhaveaproblemthathowtouselesspaper.Letmetellyoumyideas.

ReducingOurPaperWaste

Everydaywejustusethepaperandwedon’tthinkaboutwherethepapercomesfrom.Letusthinkaboutwastingapieceofpaperislikewastingatree.Wecanstartwithreducingtheamountofpaperproductsthatweuse.Thiscouldbedonebysuchasimplewayasusinge-mailinsteadofwritingnotes.

Reusing

Wecouldreusepaperthatiscleanononesidefordrafts,notesandevenphotocopies.Asstudents,wecouldreusepaperbydoingourresearchonlineoratlibrariesratherthanbuyinglotsofwrittenpaper.Sharingbooksorbuyingausedtextbookforschoolisanotherwayofreusing.

Recycle

Weshouldconsiderrecyclingnotebookpaper,newspapers,magazinesandcoloredpaper.Wecanbuypapertowels,tissues,andtoiletpaperthathavebeenmadefromrecycledpaper.Don’tthrowawaythewastednewspapersorbookswhicharenotusefultoyou.

1．Peoplecanprotecttheenvironmentbydoingthefollowingthingsexcept______.A．plantingtrees B．reusingpaperC．drinkinglesswater D．cuttingdownlesstrees2．Wecanreduceourpaperwasteby______.A．sendinge-mail B．writingletters C．sendingcards D．usingpaperbag3．______isn’tawayforyoutoreusepaper.A．Doingresearchonline B．BuyinglotsofwrittenpaperC．Sharingbooks D．Buyingausedtextbook4．______canberecycledtomakepapertowels,tissuesandtoiletpaper.A．Coloredpaper B．NewspapersC．Magazines D．Alloftheabove5．Fromthepassageweknowthat.A．wecanreusepaperfordrafts,notesandevenphotocopiesB．thepaperismadefromclothesandtreesC．fourideasarementionedheretosavepaper.D．weshouldcutdownmoretreestomakemorepaperD16、Somestudentswillhavenotimetorelax,whileothershavenoplanforthecomingFebruary.Denial,ahighschoolstudent,whoisgoingtotakepartinthecollegeentranceexamination,saidhehadtogotothecapitalcityofJiangsuProvinceeveryweekend.Hehasfoundanewprofessorwhocanhelphimpreparefortheexam.Hisfamilyisnotrich,buthisparentsofferhim800yuanforeachlessonand200yuantopayforthebusticket.Hesaidhewouldtryhisbesttopasstheexamnextyear.Therefore,hehastopracticeplayingthepiano6hoursadaybeforeeverylesson.Hesaidheeventhoughtsleepingwasawasteoftime.Howhard-workingheis!However,noteverystudenthasaperfectplanlikeDenial.Hisyoungersisterdoesn’tgetupuntilnoon.Shesaidholidaywasboringbecauseshecouldn’tplaywithherclassmates.That’swhyshekeepssleepingforalongtimetoavoidbeingbored.Whataspecialreason,isn’tit?Doyouliketheirholidayplans?Ifnot,whynotlistentoAuntLiforadvice?Dearstudents，Howcanyouhaveawonderfulholiday?Bothrelaxingandstudyingareveryimportantforyou.Isuggestyoumakegooduseofyourtimeeverydayandmakeaplanbeforetheholidaybegins.Twohours’studyisnotalongtime,right?Don’tspendtoomuchtimeplayingcomputergamesorwatchingTV.It’sbadforyoureyesandneck.Ifyourparentsarefreeattheweekend,goingoutforapicnicsoundsgreat.Haveyoumadeupyourmind,students?1．WhydoesDenialgotothecapitalcity?A．Hegoestovisithisgranny.B．Hewantstolearnfromaprofessor.C．Hegoestoplaythepianofor6hours.D．Hismotheraskshimtogothere.2．HowmuchdoesDenialhavetopayeachmonth?A．200yuan. B．800yuan. C．1000yuan. D．4000yuan.3．Denial’ssisterisn’tsleepingat________________.A．9a.m. B．3a.m. C．11a.m. D．1p.m.E17、“Inthislife,whatdidyoumiss?”Thewifeaskedthehusbandwhenshewas25.Thehusbandreplied,“Imissedanewjobopportunity.”Whenshewas35,thehusbandangrilytoldherthathehadjustmissedthebus.At45,thehusbandsaidsadly,“Imissedthechancetoseemyauntbeforeherlastbreath.”At55,thehusbandsaidhemissedagoodchancetoretire(退休).At65,thehusbandcomplained.“Imissedanappointment(預約)withadoctor,”hesaid.At75,thewifedidnotaskthehusbandanymore,thehusbandwassittinginfrontoftheverysickwife.Rememberingthequestionthewifeusedtoaskhim,thistimeheaskedthewifethesamequestion.Thewife,withasmileandpeacefullook,replied,“Inthislife,Ididnotmisshavingyou!”Thehusband’seyeswerefulloftears.Healwaysthoughtthattheycouldbetogetherforever.Hewasalwayssobusywithworkandtrifles(瑣事)thathehadneverbeenthoughtfultohiswife.Thehusbandhuggedthewifetightlyandsaid,“Over50years,howcouldIallowmyselftomissyourdeeplove?”Inthebusycitylife,therearemanypeoplewhoarealwaysbusywithwork.Asaresult,theyneglecttheirlovedones.Lifeisnotpermanent,soalwaysliveinthemoment.Expressthankstoyourlovedonesinwords.Showyourcarewithactions.Treateverydayasthelastepisode(片段)oflife.Inthisway,whenyouaregone,yourlovedoneswouldhavenothingtofeelsorryabout.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thehusbanddidn’tliketocommunicatewithhiswife.B．Thehusbandfailedtoseehisauntjustbeforeherdeath.C．Thehusbandcouldalwaysfeelhiswife’sdeeploveforhim.D．Thehusbandwasn’talwaysbusywithhisworkandotherthings.2．Theunderlinedword“neglect”inParagraph3means.A．getalongwithB．thinkhighlyofC．shownointerestinD．paylittleattentionto3．Whatdoesthestorytrytotellus?A．Thinktwicebeforeyoutakeaction.B．Donotspendmuchtimeonyourwork.C．Showyourcaretoyourlovedonesbeforeit’stoolate.D．Donotmissanythinginyourlife,unlessyoudon’tcare.F18、Doyouknowsomegreatinventorsandtheirinventions?Whatfactors(因素)areneededfortheirsuccess?Well,goodtimingforastart.Youcanhaveagreatideawhichthepublicsimplydoesn’twant...yet.TheItalianGiovanniCaselliinventedthefirstfax(傳真)machineinthe1860s.Althoughthemachinewasexcellent,hisinventionquicklydiedacommercial(商業的)death.Itwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthefaxbecameverycommonineveryoffice...toolateforGiovanniCaselli.Moneyalsohelps.TheFrenchmanDenisPapin(1647-1712)hadtheideaforasteamengine(蒸汽機)almostahundredyearsbeforethebetter-rememberedScotsmanJamesWattwasevenborn...butheneverhadenoughmoneytobuildone.Youalsoneedtobepatient(ittookscientistsnearlyeightyyearstodevelopalightbulbwhichactuallyworked)...butnottoopatient.Inthe1870s,ElishaGray,aprofessionalinventorfromChicago,developedplansforatelephone.Graysawitasnomorethan“abeautifultoy”.However,whenhefinallysentdetailsofhisinventiontothePatentOffice(專利局)inFebruary，1876,itwastoolate.Almostthesameinventionhadarrivedtwohoursearlier...andtheyoungmanwhosentit,AlexanderGrahamBell,willalwaysberememberedastheinventorofthetelephone.Ofcoursewhatyoureallyneedisagreatidea—butifyouhaven’tgotone,awalkinthecountryandcarefullookatnaturecanhelp.TheSwissscientist,GeorgedeMestral,hadtheideaforVelcro（魔術貼）whenhefoundhisclothescoveredinstickyseedpodsafterawalkinthecountry.DuringasimilarwalkintheFrenchcountrysidesome250yearsearlier,ReneAntoineFerchaultdeReaumurhadtheideathatpapercouldbemadefromwoodwhenhefoundanabandonedwasps’nest（蜂巢）.Youalsoneedgoodcommercialsense.WillyHiginbothamwasascientistdoingnuclear（核能的）researchintheBrookhavenNationalLaboratoryinUpton,USA．In1958,thepublicwereinvitedtoanexhibitionintheLaboratorytoseetheirwork,butbothparentsandchildrenweremoreinterestedinatennisvideogameonthescreen.Soonhundredsofpeoplewereignoringtheotherexhibitstoplaythefirstevercomputergame—madefromasimplelaboratoryinstrumentcalledan“oscilloscope”.Higinbotham,however,nevermademoneyfromhisinvention:hethoughtpeoplewereonlyinterestedinthegamebecausetheotherexhibitsweresoboring!1．Howmanyfactorsdoinventorsneedaccordingtothepassage?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.2．Theword“ignoring”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.A．havingnoideaofB．doingnogoodtoC．gettingnochanceofD．payingnoattentionto3．Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A．GiovanniCaselliinventedthefirstfaxmachineinthe1980s.B．DenisPapinaffordedtobuildasteamengineahundredyearsago.C．ElishaGraymissedthechancetobetheinve