江蘇省常熟市第一中學2024-2025學年初三下學期3月月考英語試題文試題考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Asurveyaboutcyclingtoworkwasmadeamongtwohundredpeople.Accordingtotheresultbelow,thepeoplewhochoosecyclingbecauseofhealthandfitnessare_______morethanthosewhochoosecyclingbecauseofnoparkingproblems.HealthandfitnessNocostsLesspollutionFasterthandrivingNoparkingproblems?30%13%15%12

A．60 B．72 C．302、AlthoughIdon’tfeelverywellmyself,Iwillnotgotohospitalforsomereason.A．certain B．acertain C．few D．afew3、–Doyouprefertalkingwithyourfriendsfacetofaceoronthephone?–______.Ienjoychattingonline.A．NeitherB．EitherC．BothD．Any4、I__________toCanadatwice.It’ssobeautiful.A．won’tgoB．havegoneC．don’tgoD．havebeen5、—Nosmokinghere,sir!—Oh,IthatSorry,Iwon’tdoitagain.A．don’tknow B．didn’tknow C．won’tknow D．haven’tknown6、—Whatdidtheteachersaytoyoujustnow?—Sheasked_______.A．wheredidIbuythedictionaryB．whereIboughtthedictionaryC．wheredoIbuythedictionaryD．whereIbuydictionary7、willtheTVplaybebroadcasted(播出)?Perhapsit’sreviewedsuccessfully.A．Howlong;until B．When;until C．Howsoon;notuntil D．Howoften;notuntil8、—IreallyliketowatchtheTVprogramIAMASINGER.—Me,too.It’soneofthe________TVprogramsI’veeverseen.A．leastboring B．leastinteresting C．mostboring D．mostinteresting9、Keepworkinghard，Linda.Youwillsurelyachieveyourdreamyoudon'tgiveuphalfway.—OK，thankyou，MissLi.A．since B．though C．if D．until10、Doyouknowtheman________isreadingthebookoverthere?Yes,heisMr.Green,ourP.E.teacher.A．whichB．whatC．whomD．whoⅡ.完形填空11、Sittingonthesideofthehighwaywaitingtocatchspeedingdrivers,apoliceofficersawacardrivingalongat22milesperhour.Hethoughttohimself,“Thisdriverisjustasdangerousasa1!’’Soheturnedonhislightsandpulledthedriverover.Gettingclosertothecar,henoticedthattherewere2oldladies,twointhefrontseatandthreeintheback，wideeyedandpalefaced.Thedriver,whoknew3aboutwhathappened,saidtohim,“Officer,Idon’tunderstand.Iwasdoingexactlythespeedlimit!Whatseemstobethe4?’’“Ma’am，”theofficerreplied,“youweren’tspeeding,butyoushouldknowthatdriving5thanthespeedlimitcanalsobeadangertootherdrivers.Thesameasaspeeder.”“No，sir.Iwasdoingthespeedlimit—exactlytwenty-twomilesanhour!’’Theoldwomansaidina6voice.Theofficer,almostunabletocontrolhischuckle,explainedtoherthat“22”wastheroute7，notthespeedlimit.Abitembarrassed,thewomansmiledwidelyandthankedtheofficerfor8hermisunderstanding.“But9Iletyougo,ma’am,Ihavetoask...IseveryoneinthiscarOK?Thesewomenseemtobe10badlyandtheyhaven’tmadeasinglesoundthiswholetime,”theofficerasked.“Oh，they’llbeallrightinaminute.WejustgotoffRoute119.”WordBanklimit限制chuckle竊笑route公路embarrassed尷尬的1．A．smoker B．rider C．speeder D．walker2．A．three B．four C．five D．six3．A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything4．A．excuse B．question C．reason D．problem5．A．closer B．slower C．farther D．higher6．A．sad B．sweet C．proud D．weak7．A．number B．map C．guide D．order8．A．laughingat B．leadingto C．talkingabout D．pointingout9．A．until B．before C．although D．if10．A．crying B．coughing C．sleeping D．shakingⅢ.語法填空12、Doyouknowtheboyinthepicture?HeisKuangHeng.KuangHenglivedinmorethan2,0001．(year)agoinChina.Fromthepicturewecansee:atthattime,hewasinwornclothes,andsittingat2．woodentablewithapileofbooksonit.Alittleweaklightcame3．throughasmallholeinthewall.Hewasreadingcarefully.Thisisthewell-knownstoryfromtheancientChineseidiom.KuangHengwassopoor4．hecouldn'tevenaffordacandle,sohe5．（dig）aholeinthewallto"steal"lightfromhisneighbor'shouse6．(read)atnight.Themoralofthestorytellsusthatweshouldtry7．(we)besttolearnknowledge,butneverbediscouraged8．(easy),nomatterhowdifficultthesituationmaybe.Ofcourse,things9．(be)quitedifferenttoday,butweshouldrememberthathardworkpaysoff.Weshouldtakepainstoimproveourselvesthroughlearningandget10．(prepare)forourfuture.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences．TotheEgyptians，greenisacolorthatmeansthehopeandjoyofspring，whileforMuslims，itmeansheaven．Redstandsforgoodluckinmanycultures．InChina，childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodluckintheNewYear．Formanynations，bluestandsforprotection．Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesfrombadpeopleorbadthingshappening．People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions(反應)towardthem．Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor．Ithastheabilitytocutdownpainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically．Peoplewhoworkingreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches．Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressure(血壓)toriseandincreasepeople’sappetites(食欲)．Manydesignerswillincludedifferentshadesofredinrestaurants．Similarly，somewebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seyes．Blueisanothercolorwhichcanmakeyoufeelpeacefully．Unlikered，bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite．Soifyouwanttoeatless，somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp．Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom，thinkaboutthecolorcarefully．1．TotheEgyptians，greenmeans______．A．goodluckB．joyofspringC．heavenD．protection2．WecanlearnfromParagraph3thatgreencan______．A．causemorestomachachesB．easilycatchaperson’seyesC．cutdownpainandrelaxpeopleD．makepeople’sbloodpressurerise3．Whywillsomewebsiteshaveared“BuyNow”button?A．Tohelppeoplerelaxed．B．Tobringpeoplegoodluck．C．Tomakepeoplefeelpeaceful．D．Toencouragepeopletobuythethings．4．Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?A．Red．B．Green．C．Blue．D．Purple．B14、Depression(抑郁癥)isaseriousproblemtoday.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread,costlyanddeadly”.Depressionhitsonepersoninfive

aroundtheworld.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．Arecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofteenagehealthtoinvestigate(調查)therelationshipbetweenmedia(傳播媒介)useanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandteenagerswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,totakepartinreligiousservicesandtovote.1．Thesurveyshowsthatofallthemediauses.A．mostteenagersprefertolistentotheradioB．teenagersenjoywatchingTVverymuchC．computergamesareteenagers’favouriteD．magazinesarementionedinthesurvey2．Theresultoftheresearchseemstoprove.A．mediausesdonoharmtoteenagersB．teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionC．thosewhodon’twatchTVwon’tdevelopdepressionD．TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A．watchingTVmayleadtohappinessB．socialactivitiescanpreventdepressionC．ateenagershouldplaymorevideogamesinsteadofwatchingTVD．itwaseasierforyoungwomentodevelopdepressionthanyoungmen4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MediauseisharmfultoteenagersB．Adults,MediauseandDepressionC．Teens,TelevisionandDepressionD．Takegreatcareofteenager’sdepressionC15、It’s15:00,Tuesday,June26th.Tessareturnshomeafterhertwo-dayholiday.Tessaischeckinghermessage.Telephonemessage

To:TessaFrom:Wilson

Date:June25th,Time:13:00a.m

Phone:554-3467Ext:357

Message:WilsonwantsyoutoseeamovieatWestwoodTheater.Meethiminfrontofthetheatreat4:30p.m.

Daddy

June26th

Hi,Tessa!

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Date:June26thTime10:00a.m.

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Message:callMrsJohnsonbefore3:30thisafternoon.

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To:Tessa

DearTessa,

I’vejustgotanewjobinthecityofSeattle.Itoffersmelotsofchancetobeoutonbusiness.ThismorningIwastoldtopayavisittoyourtownonFriday.IhopetoseeyouandPeterthere.IthinkI’llbefreeonSaturday.I’llcallyouthen.

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根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，將其標號填入題前括號內。1．Tessamissedthemoviebecause___________.A．shegotthemessagelateB．shelostthetickettothemovieC．Wilsondidn’tinviteherD．shedidn’twantedtogowithWilson2．PeterwenttoTessa’shometo___________.A．welcomeFrank B．prepareforthepartyC．askherforhelp D．takepartintheparty3．WhatshouldTessadofirstafterreadingthemessage?A．GotoseeWilson. B．CallPeterC．CallMrs.Johnson D．Gotoaparty4．WheredoesFrankwork?A．InSeattle.B．AtWestwoodTheater.C．AtNationalBank.D．At632MapleSt.,Apt.809.5．Tessacan’tfind____________telephonenumberfromthemessages.A．Wilson’s B．Mrs.Johnson’sC．Peter’s D．Frank’sD16、Everyschoolday,weuseschoolbagstocarryallofourthingstoschool.Theyareabigpartofourlives.Buthaveyoueverthoughtaboutthehistoryoftheschoolbag?IntheHanDynasty(漢朝),studentsinold-styleprivateschoolsusedbambooboxestocarrybookstoschool.Peopleconsiderthebambooboxestobetheearliestschoolbags.Theywereusuallytwoorthreelayers(層)inthebox.Kidsputdifferentthingslikebooks,brushes,inkstones(硯)andpaperintheboxes.Hundredsofyearslater,peopledevelopedanewkindofschoolbagcalledthebudai,orthe"hip-pocket".Thebudaiwaslighterthanthebamboobox.Withthefounding(成立)ofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,militaryrucksacks(軍用帆布包)becamepopular.Manypeoplecarriedthemwhentheywereinschool.Askyourgrandparentsorparentsaboutthesebags.Maybetheycantellyouabouttheirexperiencesofcarryingthemwhentheywereinschool.Anewstyleofschoolbagshasappearedinrecentyears.Manyofthemhavecolorfulandfashionabledesigns(時尚的設計)onthem,suchaspicturesofcartoonsorpopstars.Andtheyaremorecomfortabletouse.Somestudentspullwheeledbagsfilledwithheavytextbooksandotherscarrybackpacks.Schoolbagsarestillchanging.Canyouimaginewhatfutureschoolbagswillbelike?1．SchoolbagsintheHanDynastyweremadeof_______.A．clothB．paperC．plasticD．bamboo2．WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Militaryrucksackswerepopularinthe1950s.B．Thebudaiwasheavierthanthebamboobox.C．Therearesomepicturesonthenewstyleofschoolbags.D．Schoolbagshavechangedalot.3．Tocarryheavytextbooks,studentswouldliketouse_______.A．wheeledbagsB．militaryrucksacksC．bambooboxesD．thebudai4．Wecanusuallyreadthearticlein________.A．aletterB．aguidebookC．anewspaperD．anotice5．Thepurposeofthearticleis______.A．totellushowtouseschoolbagsB．toexplainwhyweuseschoolbagsC．tointroducetheimportanceofschoolbagsD．tointroducethedevelopmentofschoolbagsE17、HomeArchiveGamesAboutUsContactUsDisclaimerBedtimeStoriesforKidsbyUncleAmon$9.99(Paperback)★★★★★661readerreviewsAreyoulookingforachildren’sbookthatisfullofbedtimestories,andisgreatforearlyreaders?Thischildren’sstorybookhasitall!Eachstoryiseasytoreadandexcitingwithcuteandbrightpicturesforyoungerreaders!Thisbookisespeciallygreatfortraveling,waitingrooms,andreadingaloudathome.AbouttheWriterUncleAmonisabest-sellingchildren’sbookwriterwithover100publishedbooks.Hewantstobringgreatchangesintheworldthroughchildren’sbooks.MostRecentReviews★★★★☆Cutestories(ByKeishaonNovember13,2016)Ireadthemtomy4-year-oldniece,andshelikesthecutecharacters.TheonlythingthatIwouldaddwouldbemorepictures.Thepicturesinthebookarelovelysoit’dbenicetoseemore.★★★★☆Completelydisappointed!(ByCandionAugust5,2016)Thereweregrammaticalmistakesinthisbook.Thereweren’tenoughpicturesforchildrentolookat.Therewerepagesinthebookforchildrentocolorandtocreatetheirownstory.Itseemsthatthesepageswereaddedtomakethebooklonger.★★★★☆ThisismyfavoritesofarfromUncleAmon(ByHelenonMay2,2016)Iamthegrandmaofthreekidsaged2,5and6.BedtimeStoriesisthethirdbookwehavereadfromUncleAmonandbyfarmyfavorite.Itencourageschildrentobuildontheirdreamsandteachesthemtotalkopenlyaboutthem.1．Thisbookiswritten_________byUncleAmon.A．forschoolteachers B．foryoungchildrenC．forgrandparents D．forteenagers2．UncleAmonwriteschildren’sbooksforthepurposeof_________.A．makingmoremoney B．becomingfamousC．changingtheworld D．educatingparents3．Keishathinksifthebook_________,itwouldbebetter.A．couldhavemorecharacters B．couldbringgreatchangesC．couldtalkmoreabouttravelling D．couldhavemorepictures4．AccordingtoCandi,_________.A．storiesinthisbookaretooshortB．thepagesforcoloringpicturesarenotnecessaryC．bookslikethisarenotenoughD．children’sownstoriesarefullofgrammaticalmistakes5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Helenoftenreadsbookswithhergrandchildren.B．HelencannotstandUncleAmon’sbooksanymore.C．UncleAmonhaswrittenthreechildrenbookssofar.D．BedtimeStoriesisUncleAmon’smostpopularbook.F18、Ihadhiddenthelongblackbaginthegarageforthepasttwodays．Tonight，inthedark，Iwouldfinallytakeitaway．IfeverythingwentOK，itwouldbedonebymorning．ButIhadtobesurenoone，notevenmywife，sawme．ItwasmoredifficulttogetawayfromthepartythanIexpected．Isaidthatthechildrenweretiredandneededtogettobed．Itwaspartlytrue．ButthemainreasonforleavingwasthatIwantedtocompletemyplan．FirstIhadtogetthekidstosleep．Thatwasnevereasyatanytimeandtonightitwasevenmoredifficult．Theeldestonewantedtoknowwhyweleftthepartyearly．Itoldhim10:30pmwasnotearly．Asusual，Ireadthemabedtimestory，butIhadtostopmyselfreadingtooquicklyortheywouldlearnmysecret．Silencefinallycame，andfeelinglikeathiefinthenight，Iwentoutofthehouseandintothegarage．Takingoneend，Idraggedthebagoutfromitshidingplaceandtookitintothegarden．Iwasworriedthatmyneighboursmightseemeandcallthepolice．Itwasalreadyeleveno’clock．BythelightofthemoonIstartedworking，tryingtomakeaslittlenoiseaspossible．Andthatwasnoteasywithasaw（鋸子）andahammer．Aftermucheffort，myworkwasfinallycompleted．Ilookeddownatmywatch．Itwasexactly4:00am．ThenIwentinsidetohaveashowerandgetafewhoursofsleep．Itwouldn’tbelongnowbeforethekidswouldrushintomyroomandwakemeuptotellmeaboutthenewtreehouseFatherChristmashadbroughtthemthisyear．1．Whydidthemanfeelnervous?A．Heleftthepartytoolate．B．Hewasafraidofthedarkness．C．Hedidn’tknowwheretheblackbagwas．D．Heworriedthatotherswoulddiscoverhissecret．2．Theunde