蘇州市吳中區(qū)2024-2025學年下學期4月月考初三英語試題試卷注意事項：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、ThehousingpriceinHefeitodayismuch_____thanthatoftenyearsago.Ican'tafforditA．LowerB．higherC．cheaperD．dearer2、Goingto______highschoolforoneyearinBritainwasquite______excitingexperienceforme.A．不填;anB．a(chǎn);aC．不填;不填D．the;a3、Wethoughtit＿forhimtofinishthejobinsuchashorttime.Butintheendhesucceeded.A．easy B．boring C．important D．impossible4、Sundayisthe________dayoftheweek.A．seven B．seventh C．first D．one5、Thereisnoneedtopushthekidstoohard,,youhatetoseethemstressedout.A．Afterall B．Overagain C．Inall D．Aboveall6、—Whatdoyouusuallyhavefor______breakfast?—Apieceofbreadand_________egg.A．a(chǎn);an B．/;theC．a(chǎn);the D．/;an7、Iamveryinterestedinthismathsproblem.Canyoushowme__________?A．whattoworkitout B．whattoworkoutitC．howtoworkitout D．howtoworkoutit8、ThemarkofPEwasincreasedto60pointsinHefeiinorderto_____students'physicalquality(身體素質)A．ProduceB．improveC．makeD．a(chǎn)chieve9、---Theboyistallenoughhisage.---Yes,IwasmuchshorterwhenIwashisage.A．of B．a(chǎn)t C．from D．for10、—Themodelplaneissocute.Whoseisit？—It’s______.Hemadeit______.A．David’s;itself B．David’s;himself C．David;himself D．David;itselfⅡ.完形填空11、Doyousometimestrysomethingnewandexpecttobesuccessfulforthefirsttime?Areyouangrywith____ifyouaren’t?Doyouknowababyhowtolearntowalk?Whenababyfalls,thelovingparent____him,“That’sOK.Tryagain.”Canyouimagineifaftermanyfalls,theparent____thebabyandsays,“Well,Iguessyou’ll____begoodatwalking.”anddoesn’tletthechildcontinuetotry?Rememberthefirsttimeyou____yourbike?Ido.Ididn’tlosemy____.Iwentbackandtriedagain.Didn’tyou?“WhenIwasakid,”mydadtoldme,“youknow,I____4UP(一種汽水飲料),butitwasn’tverygood.Iwentbacktothelaband____5UPandstill,itwasn’tright.___Itried6UP,butitdidn’tsucceed.SoIstopped.IfIwenton____,maybe7UPwouldbethehit!”Timeaftertime,hesaid,he____toosoon.Hetoldme,“IfIhadtriedonemore,Icouldhavebeenarichman.”ThomasEdison____overathousand____beforehefoundthefilament(n.電燈泡的)燈絲materialthatwouldmakeanelectriclightbulbshine.____wetrysomethingnew,weneedpractice.Nomatterhowwellweplan,therearetimesunexpectedproblemsdeveloping.Failureis____notanoption(選擇).Itisachanceonlyforthosewhotry.1．A．youB．yourselfC．yoursD．your2．A．obeysB．beatsC．encouragesD．hates3．A．picksupB．dressesupC．cleansupD．looksup4．A．nearlyB．a(chǎn)lwaysC．neverD．often5．A．felloffB．felldownC．fellfromD．fellover6．A．confidenceB．chanceC．dreamD．plan7．A．producedB．inventedC．thoughtD．wanted8．A．startedwithB．cameupwithC．lookedforwardtoD．waswillingto9．A．FinallyB．FirstC．LuckilyD．Second10．A．tryB．tryingC．totryD．tried11．A．gaveoutB．gaveupC．gaveawayD．gavein12．A．failB．fellC．failedD．felt13．A．timesB．timeC．moneyD．chance14．A．WheneverB．WhateverC．HoweverD．Whichever15．A．trulyB．reallyC．hardlyD．easilyⅢ.語法填空12、五、用所給動詞的正確形式填空。Mrs.Wilsonismyneighbor(鄰居).She1．(work)atapostofficeandshemeetslotsofpeopleeveryday.Sheisfriendlytoeveryoneandlikes2．(help)others.Sheisoverfiftyyearsold,butshelooksveryyoung(年輕).Shealwaysbuysmanybeautifulclothes.Shealwayssays,”O(jiān)ldpeoplestillwant3．(be)beautiful!”Yesterdayshe4．(have)atrip.Shewenttoafarm.She5．(see)manyinterestingthingsandshe6．(take)somephotos.Look,she7．(show)herpicturestousnow.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、WhenmyfirstwartimeChristmascame,IwasinbasictraininginNewJerseyandnotsureifIwouldmakeithomefortheholidays.OnlyontheafternoonofDecember23wasthelistofmenwhowouldhavethethree-dayholidayposted.Iwasoneoftheluckysoldiers.ItwasChristmasEvewhenIarrivedhome,andalittlesnowhadfallen.Motheropenedthefrontdoor.Icouldseebeyondher,intothecornerofthelivingroomwherethetreehadalwaysstood,therewerelights,allcolors,andornaments(飾品)shiningagainstthegreenofapine.“Wherediditcomefrom?”Iasked.“IaskedtheGatesboytocutit,”mymothersaid.“Iwouldn’thavehadonejustformyself,butwheningreatneed…sucharush!Hejustbroughtitinthisafternoon.”Thepinereachedtotheproperheight,almosttotheceiling,andtheTreeTopCrystalStarwasinitsplace.Afewgreenbranchesreachedoutalittleawkwardly(難看)attheside,Ithought,andtherewasabitofbaretrunkshowinginthemiddle.ButthetreefilledtheroomwithwarmlightandthewholehousewiththepleasantsmellofChristmas.“It’snotliketheoneyouusedtofind,”mymotherwenton.“Yourswerealwaysingoodshape.IsupposetheGatesboydidn’tknowwheretolookforabetterone.ButIcouldn’tbefussybecausehehadtriedhisbest.”“Don’tworry,”Itoldher.“It’sperfect.”Itwasn’t,ofcourse,butatthemomentIrealizedsomethingforthefirsttime:allChristmastreesareperfect.1．Whatdidhismother’sChristmastreelooklike?A．B．C．D．2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Onesoldiertoldthewriterhewouldhaveathree-dayholidayforChristmas.B．Whenthewritergothome,theGatesboywascuttingaChristmastree.C．HismotherwouldnotcomplainfortheChristmastreewhichlookedawkward.D．AllthesoldierswereluckytogohomeforChristmasduringthewar.3．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat___________.A．thewriterspenthisfirstChristmasduringthewarB．thewriterdidn’tlikethetreecutbysomeoneelseC．thewriterusedtocutverybeautifulChristmastreeD．hismotherdidn’twanttohaveaChristmastreeduringwartime4．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“allChristmastreesareperfect”?A．NothingisasperfectasChristmas.B．Onceathome,everythingissonice.C．Duringthewar,treesarehardtofind.D．AllChristmastreesarethemostbeautiful.5．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ASoldierandtheChristmasTreeB．HowSoldiersSpentChristmasC．ThePerfectChristmasTreeD．ChristmasandaSpecialTreeB14、BalletNY

Dancingcanprovideanoutstandingcardiovascular(心血管的)workout,butthisweekthemembersofBalletNYcometoPittshurghtodanceforpeoplewhoseheartsneedhelp.TheperformancewillbenefittheArtificialHeartProgramoftheHeart,LungandEsophagealSurgeryInstituteofUPMC．BalletNYwasfounded10yearsagobyformerNewYorkCityBalletprincipalballerinaJudithFugateandinternationallyfamousdancerMedhiBahiri,andformermembersoftopdancecompanies.Theperformancestartsat8p.m.WednesdayattheByhamTheater,Downtown.

Admission:$35~$125.

Thetoppriceincludespost-concertcoffeeanddessertreceptionwiththedancers.

Details:412-453-7777.

Classicrock,literally

MannheimSteamrollerwillbringabreathof“FreshAir”totheBenedumCenter,Downtown,Monday.Theband,whichblends(交融)classicalandrockinfluenceswithelectronicandancientinstruments,isontheroadinits“FreshAir”tour.Thenamecomesfromaseriesofeightalbumswiththattitle.Musicbeginsat8p.m.

Admission:$40,&50or$60.

Details:412-456-6666.

Expansiveendeavors

Outdoorsadventuregoesbeyondfun.Itisawayofencounteringtheweaknessofourexistenceandseeingourselvesasrathersmallcreaturesafterall.TheBanffMountainFilmFestivalhelpsusseethatwithmoviesthatalsoarejustdownrightgood.SponsoredherebyVentureOutdoors,thefestivalwillbeat7p.m.ThursdayandFridayattheByhamTheatre,Downtown,withdifferentfilmseachnight.

Admission:$10,or$15forbothnights,inadvance﹙提前﹚;$15atthedoor.

Details:412-255-0564.

Inbloom

Childrenwithspringfever(春倦癥)canfindanoutletonSaturdayattheFrickArt&HistoricalCenter,whichishosting“GreenKids—What’sup?”Theprogrambringschildrenaged4-8intothegardenonFrick’sPointBreezegrounds,sothattheycanseewhatflowersarecomingupintheearlyspring.Theprogram,whichruns11-11:45a.m.,isfreeandincludesaninteractivetourandtake-homeactivity.MeetintheVisitors’CenterattheFrick,7227ReynoldsSt.,PointBreeze.

Details:412-371-0600.

1．Wherecanyouenjoyaprogramforfree?A．Classicalrock,literally.B．Expansiveendeavors.C．Inbloom.D．BalletNY.2．IfapersonwithheartproblemgoestoBalletNY,hewill_________.A．enjoysomewonderfuldancesB．becuredofhisillnessC．danceonthestageD．drinkcoffeeforfree3．Ifyouareamusicfan,youshouldgoto_________.A．Expansiveendeavors B．Classicalrock,literallyC．BalletNY D．Inbloom4．IfthreeadultsgostraighttotheByhamTheatreandbuyticketsjustbeforethefestivalstarts,howmuchwilltheyspend?A．$40. B．$30C．$45. D．$35.C15、Fromtheworld’sheaviestapple,theoldestladytotheworld’ssmallestdog,theseareallpartsofagroupoftheworld’sstrangestpeopleandthings.AndtheyareallintheGuinnessBookofRecords(《吉尼斯記錄》).ThebookisgoingtocelebrateitsbirthdaythisAugust.Itbeganexactlyhalfacenturyago.Andit’salwaysoneofthebestsellingbooksintheworld.Peoplenowcanbreakover1000recordseveryweek!Whydosomanypeoplewanttobreaktherecords?Dotheywanttheirnamesinthebookormeetmorepeoplearoundtheworld?“Itgivespeopleachancetoshowthey’rethebestintheworld.”saidoneoftherecordkeepersStewartNewport.ThebookwasstartedbyHughBeaverfromBritain.In1951,hewentshootingbirdsandtalkedwithhisfriendsaboutthefastestbirdinEurope.Threeyearslater,theywerestilltalkingaboutit.SoBeaverbelievedthatpeoplemusthavedifferentideas.So,hedecidedtostartabooktorecordtheworld’strulygreatestpeopleandthingsinit!ThenewestbookcameoutlastTuesday.Thisbookhasalotofinterestingrecords.Herearetwo:☆ABritishdog,Whitney,istheworld’ssmallestdog.It’sonly76mmtall.☆AnAmericanwomanLeeRedmondhasthelongestfingernails(指甲).Theygrewaslongas600mm!Shemadetherecordin1971.1．WecanseeeverythingintheGuinnessBookofRecordsexcept.A．theheaviestfruitsandvegetablesB．thesmallestpeopleandanimalsC．thestrangestpeopleandthingsD．veryordinarypeopleandthings2．TheGuinnessBookofRecordshasbeenoneofthebestsellingbooksfor.A．50yearsB．76yearsC．600yearsD．1000years3．NewportthoughtmanypeopletriedtobreakGuinnessrecordsbecause.A．theirnamesbekeptintheworldrecords.B．theirnamescouldbeseenbythewholeworld.C．theycouldmeetmorepeopleallovertheworld.D．theycouldbeknownasthegreatestbytheworld.4．Whichofthefollowingisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．NewportstartedtheGuinnessBookofRecordsinBritain.B．Morethanfourthousandrecordsarebrokeneachmonth.C．TheGuinnessBookofRecordsstartedintheyear1954.D．ThenewestbookofGuinnesscomesouteveryTuesday.5．Thewriterofthispassagewantsto.A．tellusthestrangestrecordsintheworldB．showusthebeginningoftheGuinnessBookofRecordsC．giveusanintroductiontotheGuinnessBookofRecordsD．letusknowthemostinterestingthingsintheworldD16、Janelgaveher13-year-oldsonJimaniPhoneforChristmas.Butshealsohadacontract(契約)abouthowJim’snewtoycanandcan’tbeused.ContractRule1:Itismyphone.Iboughtit.Ipayforit.Iamlendingittoyou.Aren’tIthegreatest?Rule2:Ifitrings,answerit.Itisaphone.Say“hello”,useyourmanners.Rule3:Handthephonetooneofyourparentsat7:30p.m.everyschoolnight&everyweekendnightat9:00p.m..Itwillbeshutoffforthenightandturnedonagainat7:30a.m..Rule4:Turnitoff,silenceit,putitawayinpublic.Especiallyinarestaurant,atthemovies,orwhilespeakingwithanotherpeople.Youarenotarudeperson,donotallowtheiPhonetochangethat.Rule5:Leaveyourphonehomesometimesandfeelsafe.Itisnotallforyou.Learntolivewithoutit.Bebiggerandmorepowerfulthanit.Rule6:Don’ttaketoomanypicturesandvideos.Thereisnoneedtorecordeverything.Theywillbestoredinyourmemoryforever.Rule7:Ifitfallsintothetoilet,breaksontheground,orlose,youshouldpayforit.Youcantakecareofthebaby,andwashdishestosavesomemoney.IhopeyoucanagreetothesetermsandenjoyyournewiPhone.Mom1．（小題1）Fromthecontract,whoistherealowneroftheiPhone?A．JimB．Jim’sparentsC．JanelD．Jim’sfather2．（小題2）FromRule2&Rule4,weknowmomhopedJimcan__________.A．beapersonwithgoodmannersB．sayhelloC．speakwithanotherpeopleD．a(chǎn)nswerthephone3．（小題3）CanJimusehisiPhoneat8:00p.m.onSaturdayevening?A．Yes,hecan.B．No,hecan’t.C．Wedon’tknow.D．Ifhefinisheshishomework,hecanuseit.4．（小題4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stored”meaninChinese?A．儲存B．供給C．消除D．取代5．（小題5）Thebesttitleofthepassageshouldbe‘‘____________”.A．AChristmasPresentB．Jim’siPhoneContractC．HowtouseaniPhoneD．EnjoyYourNewiPhoneE17、Nowadays,weusedigitaldevicesinmanyways,suchaswakingusupinthemorning,listeningtomusic,communicatingwithfriendsandsoon.Butstudieshavefoundthatoveruseofelectronicscanaffectoursleep,ourstudyandwork.Tohelppeopletakeabreakfromtheiralways-onlifestyles,AmericasettheNationalDayofUnpluggingin2010toencouragepeopletoputawaytheirelectronicsfor24hours,whichisonthesecondFridayofMarcheveryyear.Withoutanydoubt,manypeoplefindthattheunpluggeddayseemslongerthanatypicalday.“Withoutmyphone,mybreakfastwastooshortandIdidnotknowwhattodonext,”oneparticipantoflastyear’sunpluggingexperimentwrote.Anothersharedhisgriefatnotbeingabletolookathisphoneduringbusandtrainrides,callingtheday”thelongesttimeofmylife”.Butothersseetheexperimentasawaytoexperiencewhatlifewaslikebeforetheriseofelectronics.“Myfriendandihasdinnerintheevening,andwebothdiscussedabouthowmuchmorepresentwefelt--howwecouldhearwhateachotherwassaying,”oneparticipantwrote.Althoughlivingwithoutelectronicsseemsimpossibleintoday’sworld,unpluggingfromtimetotimeallowspeopletoslowdownandreflectonlife.“Attheendoftheday,Iwasmissingneithersocialmedianorhavingadigitalconnection,”oneparticipantnoted.“Inote.“Iwashappyfortheopportunitytochallengemyunhealthydailyhabits,becausethisgavemetheopportunitytodiscoveraslower,clearerwayoflife.”1．Usingdigitaldevicestoooftenmight.A．helpusstudybetter B．keepusawayfrommusicC．helpuscommunicateeasily D．bringussomesleepproblems2．TheNationalDayofUnpluggingwasset.A．inmanycountriesin2010 B．ontheseconddayofMarcheveryyearC．tohelppeopletakeabreakfrombusywork D．tomakepeopleawayfromtheirelectronicsforaday3．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword”grief”?A．Rudeness B．Sadness C．Happiness D．Coldness4．Someparticipantsoftheexperiment.A．thoughtthatitwasimpossibleforthemtoslowdown B．didn’tknowwhattoeatforbreakfastwithoutphonesC．feltexitedduringbusandtrainrideswithoutphones D．enjoyedhearingeachotherbydiscussingfacetoface5．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．GetBacktoRealLife. B．UnhealthyDailyHabitsC．TheDigitalConnection. D．TheLongestTimeofLife.F18、It'sasmallgasstationthathassnacks，drinks,cigarettes,andcandies.Themid-agedmanbehindthecounterknowshiscustomersbynameandwhattheynormallywanttobuy.Hetreatschildrenandadultswithequalrespect.Whenbusinessisslow,hereadsasciencefictionbehindthecounter.Onewinter,threeteenagersrushedinandgrabbed(強奪)foodofftheshelvesasfastastheycould.Clearly,theywerenotabouttopayforit.Themanhitthepanicbutton(應急按鈕）,thenwentoverthecounterandlockedthefrontdoor.Thealarmbellrang.Certainly,theThreeweren’tgoinganywherewiththeirill-gottengains(不義之財).Quickly,theydroppedtheFoodandsimplycrowdedtogetherinfear,Itwasobviousthattheywerehomeless.Afteralongsilence,thethreeweretoldtheydidn'thavetostealeveniftheywerethat.hungry"Wehavefoodintheback,expiredbutstillsafetoeat.Ifyouneedfood,youcanhavesome."Theyweretoldtopickupthattheyhaddroppedandputitback,andthenaskedtocleanoutthemess.Theyweredoingjustthatwhenthepolicearrived.Theofficersweretoldthesituationwasundercontrolandthepolicewerenolongernecessary.Thiswasn'twhattheyhadn’texpected.Theywerebeingtreatedashumanbeingswhocouldrightthewrongthey’ddone.Theyquicklyfollowedorderstotaketurnsandusetherestroomtocleanup.Soonthree“cleaner”peoplewalkedoutwithallthefoodtheirarmscouldhold.Theywereremindedthat,iftheyneededtocomebackagain,theyweretoaskandnotjustgrab.Andthentheyoungmanwentbacktoreaduntilthenextcustomercamein.Hewouldbethelastpersonintheworldtoclaimhewasahero.Buthegavethreeteenagerssomethingtheywereindesperateneedof—asmallamountofself-respectandalittlebitofhope.1．Thethreedroppedthefoodandcrowdedtogetherbecause________.A．theyfeltcoldandhungryB．theyknewthepolicewereonthewayC．itwastheirfirsttimetograbfoodD．themid-agedmanshoutedatthem2．Theword“expired”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”.A．well-packedB．over-cookedC．fresh-bakedD．past-due3．Whenthethreeteenagerswalkedoutofthestorewithfood,theymightfeel_______.A．searedandhopelessB．luc