2024-2025学年湖北省襄阳市宜城区重点名校初三年级下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题含答案

2024-2025学年湖北省襄阳市宜城区重点名校初三年级下学期第一次模拟考试英语试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、-Isthepriceofthebackpackveryhigh?-No,it______onlytwentyyuan.A．spent B．took C．cost D．paid2、Iwon’t_______workinghardontheEnglishtestevenifIfailit.A．enjoy B．regret C．consider D．practice3、Sheneedslittlemoneyfortickets,__________?A．doesn’tshe B．needn’tshe C．needshe D．doesshe4、---Youdon’tknowwhatgreatdifficultyIhad________togetthetwotickets.---Butthefilmisreallyworth_________twice.A．managing;seeingB．tomanage;seeingC．managing;beingseenD．managed;tosee5、Nobodyhastherighttolaughatothers______heisright.A．until B．because C．although D．if6、Wehadafootballmatchyesterdayandourfanscheereduson________.A．slowly B．carelessly C．naturally D．loudly7、—Whoisyourfavoritesinger,Mike?—TFBoys.Theyarevery____boysandgirls.A．proudof B．popularwithC．strictwith D．worriedabout8、---AllthepeopleofTaizhouneedtoworktogethertomakeourcitymorebeautiful.---That’sit.__________.A．PracticemakesperfectB．Manyhandsmakelightwork.C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdoD．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.9、一Mom,canIdrawlittlesheepinashorttime?一Dear,Ithinkyoucan.A．so;so B．such;so C．so;such D．such;such10、–Wereyouathomeat9:00pmyesterday?–Yes,I______foracallfromParisatthattime.A．waitedB．amwaitingC．waswaitingD．haswaitedⅡ.完形填空11、Doyoufeellikeyouworrytoomuchabouteverylittlething?Areyou1thatyoudon'tliveahappylife?The2peopletakethingsonedayatatime.Theyteachthemselves3tostopworrying.Theyalsoteachthemselvestokeepcalmand4inthefaceoflife'slittleupsanddowns.Howcanyoustopworrying?Youshouldmakea（an）5today.Ifyoualways6problemsthathappenedinthepast,youwillfeeldown.Youshoulddecidetoforgiveand7anybodywhohashurtyouinanyway.Thinkaboutthe8andwhereyouaregoing.Lifeistooshortandyouneedtoloveyourself.Howdoyoureallyliveonedayatatime?Forgetthethingsinthepastthatyoucannot9.Don'tworryaboutwhatmight10inthefuture.99%ofthethingsthatyouworryaboutwillneverhappen.1．A．lucky B．worried C．glad D．proud2．A．richest B．poorest C．happiest D．worst3．A．how B．who C．where D．when4．A．busy B．amazed· C．relaxed D．bored5．A．way B．idea C．plan D．decision6．A．runafter B．thinkof C．lookafter D．lookup7．A．forget B．thank C．visit D．teach8．A．month B．day C．future D．world9．A．give B．change C．find· D．see10．A．have B．turn C．become D．happenⅢ.语法填空12、Let’stalkaboutSherlock!YouknowwhoImean,SherlockHolmesofcurse!Ihaveveryquicklylearnt1．heisnotjustpopularbackintheUK,butishugearoundtheworld.InmyfirstlessonIaskedthestudents2．(tell)mewhattheyalreadyknewabouttheUK.3．mysurprise,mostclassesputSherlockHolmesfirst.AndIevenhaveastudent4．EnglishnameisSherlock!ButwhoisSherlockHolmes?SherlockHolmesisacharacter5．(create)byBritishdoctorandwriterSirArthurConanDoyle.Hefirstappearedinprintin1887,and6．(be)apartofpopularcultureforoveracentury.Hehasbecome7．(know)forhisearlyuseofdeductivereasoning(演绎推理).Intotal,Holmesappearsinfournovelsandfifty-sixshortstories.Mostofthese8．(write)fromtheviewofhisfriendDr.Watson.Althoughatfirstacharacterinnovelsandshortstories,SherlockHolmeshasbecomepopularonthebigandsmallscreen.Infact,hehasthehonorof9．(hold)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthe“MostPortrayedMovieCharacter”.Morethanseventy10．(act)haveplayedtheroleinovertwohundredfilms!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglonglistsofwords.That’swrong!Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardShawoncewrote,“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,it’snolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,butalsotheymakelanguages.Buttheycanonlymaketheirownlanguage.Theycan’tcreateanotherlanguage.SoChinesestudentsshouldpayattentiontothegrammar,buttheyshouldn'toverdoit.Theyshouldputcommunicationfirst.1．Whatislanguagefor?A．Forpractisinggrammarrules. B．Forlearninglistsofwords.C．Fortheexchangeofideasandinformation. D．Allabove.2．Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he________.A．nevermakesmistakes B．hardlymakesmistakesC．can’tavoidmakingmistakes D．alwaysmakesmistakes3．“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”Thissentencemeansthat________.A．foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB．foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC．foreignersspeakEnglishjustfollowingthegrammarrulesD．foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish4．Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,_______.A．whattheyusewillbecomeright B．theyareagainstthelawC．theyshouldsaysorrytoothers D．theywillbecomeheroes5．Whatisbesttitleforthepassage?A．Makinglanguages B．GrammarandVocabularyC．Communicationfirst D．Nativespeakers’mistakesB14、MyteenagesonKarlbecamewithdrawnafterhisfatherdied.Asasingleparent，Itriedtodomybesttotalktohim.ButthemoreItried，themorehepulledaway.Whenhisreportcardarrivedduringhisjunioryear，itsaidthathehadbeenabsent95timesfromclassesandhadsixfallinggradesfortheyear.Inthiswayhewouldnevergraduate.Isenthimtotheschooladviser，andIevenbeggedhim.Nothingworked.OnenightIfeltsopowerlessthatIgotdownonmykneesandaskedGodforhelp.“PleaseGod，Ican’tdoanythingmoreformyson.I’mattheendofmyrope.I’mgivingthewholethinguptoyou.”IwasatworkwhenIgotaphonecall.Amanintroducedhimselfastheheadmaster.“IwanttotalktoyouaboutKarl’sabsences.”Beforehecouldsayanotherword，Ichokedup（哽咽）andallmydisappointmentandsadnessoverKarlcamepouringoutintotheearsofthisstranger.“Ilovemyson，butIjustdon’tknowwhattodo.I’vetriedeverythingtogetKarltogobacktoschoolandnothinghasworked.It’soutofmyhands.”Foramomenttherewassilenceontheotherandoftheline.Theheadmasterseriouslysaid，“Thankyouforyourtime”，andhungup.Karl’snextreportcardshowedamarkedimprovementinhisgrades.Finally，hewasevenonthelistofthebeststudentsatschool.Inhisfourthyear，Iattendedaparent––teachermeetingwithKarl.Inoticedthathisteachersweresurprisedatthewayhehadturnedhimselfaround.Onourwayhome，hesaid，“Mum，rememberthatcallfromtheheadmasterlastyear?”Inodded.“Thatwasme.IthoughtI’dplayajokebutwhenIheardwhatyousaid，itreallyhitmehowmuchIwashurtingyou.That’swhenIknewIhadtomakeyouproud.”1．Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningastheunderlinedword“withdrawn”inthefirstparagraph?A．QuietandlonelyB．RelaxedandexcitedC．TalkativeandlivelyD．Happyandeasy-going2．Accordingtothefirstreportcard，Karl___________.A．oftenwenttoschoollateB．failedinalltheexamsC．didagoodjobatschoolD．didn’tdowellatschool3．Whenthemothersaid“It’soutofmyhands.”totheheadmaster，shemeantthatshe___________.A．didn’tknowwhattodoabouthersonB．woulddrivehersonawayfromthehouseC．hadnomoneytosupportthefamilyD．shewouldhavetohangup4．WhowasitthattelephonedKarl’smotherthatday?A．Theheadmaster.B．Theschooladviser.C．Karlhimself.D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.5．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____________.A．childreninsingle–parentfamiliesalwayshavementalproblemsB．mother’sloveplaysanimportantroleinteenagers’lifeC．parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenasmuchhelpaspossibleD．schooleducationstillworkswellwithoutsupportfromparentC15、AnyintroductiontoPekingOperawouldnotbecompletewithouttellingofMeiLanfang.Duringhisstagelife,hecombined(融合)thetraditionsofthepastandhisowncreations，creatingastyleofhisownandgivingbirthto"TheMeiLanfangSchool".HewasalsothefirstartisttointroducePekingOperatoforeigners,winninginternationalfame(名声)intheworld.Forhalfacentury,MeiLanfangwasahouseholdnameinChina.MeiLanfangbeganhisstagelifeattheageof8.Histeachersaidheshowedlittlehopebecauseofhisboringeyes.Toimprovethis，heexercisedthemdayafterday.Hewouldflykitesandlookatthemmovingslowlyinabluesky.Healsokeptpigeonsinordertolookatthemflyinghigherandhigheruntiltheydisappearedintotheclouds.Thankstohisefforts，hemanagedtochangehisdulleyesintoapairofbrightandexpressiveeyesandwinnationalfamebeforetheageof20.Inover50yearsonthestage，MeiLanfangplayednolessthan100differentcharactersinthetraditionalPekingOperaperformance(表演).Hecompletelychangedbothstagemake-upandcostumes，andmadecharacters'performancericher.Healsowrotemanynewplays，designingthedanceshimself.Theyarepartofthegreatlegacy(遗赠)thathelefttoPekingOpera.In1930，MeiLanfangstartedonasuccessfulUStour.Therehisgreatperformancesfascinatedtheaudience，makingthemrealizethatPekingOperawasamostvaluableformofart.1．WhatdoesthefirstsentenceofthepassagemeaninParagraph1?A．PekingOperawouldnotbewell-knownwithoutMeiLanfang.B．MeiLanfangmadePekingOperaacompleteartform.C．MeiLanfangwoninternationalfameintheworld.D．MeiLanfangplaysanimportantroleinPekingOpera.2．HowlongdidittakeMeiLanfangtoexercisehiseyesintobrightandexpressiveones?A．About8years. B．About10years.C．About12years. D．About14years.3．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThehistoryofPekingOpera.B．MeiLanfang'searlystagelife.C．MeiLanfang'sgreatcontributionstoPekingOpera.D．ThecreationsofPekingOperabyMeiLanfang.D16、Someonehasputforwardadreamhomewhichissoadvanced(先进的）thatitskitchencansuggestwhattomakewithcertainthings.Also,aMicrosofthomedoesn’tjustwarnyouwhenyou’reoutofmilk—itcansendyouafreshgallon.Butaretheseinnovation(创新）justmagic,oraretheyreallycomingsoontoaneighborhoodnearyou?Tofindout,USNewsaskedsomeexpertstogettheiropinionsaboutthehomeofthenearfuture.Here’salookattheinnovations.Agreatnumberofbuildingsfilledwithunitslookthesame.Thecomingyears,however,willgivewaytoapersonalizedapproach(个性化手段）tohomeconstruction(住宅建设).Thehouseswillbeaninstrumentofself-expresion.“Thesuccessfulbuilderswillbetheonesthatfigureouthowtochangetheirproductionmodelenoughtomakethebuyersfeelliketheyarereallygettingsomethingthatisdesignedforthem,notjustamodel,”saysKermitBaker,thechiefeconomist(首席经济学家）attheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.Futurehomewillprobably

shrink.“Wewillbebuildingsmallerbutsmarterhouses,saysEdMcMahon,aseniorresidentfellow(高级研究员)attheUrbanLandInstitute.

“Insteadofhavingaroomforjustoneuse,consumerswilldemandhomesthatmakebetteruseofspace,”saysSusanka,whosebest-sellingbook,TheNotSoBigHouse,hasagreatinfluenceinhomedesign.Seldom-usedquarters,suchasdiningandlivingrooms,willbereplacedwithspacethatcanservebothfunctions.“Thegoalofhis‘right-size,homeistofititsownerslikeaspeciallycutsuitratherthanajacketyoubuyinastore,”saysSusanka.1．WhydoesthewritermentionadreamhomeandaMicrosofthome?A．Totellussomethingaboutfuturehouses.B．Totellusthattechnologydevelopsfast.C．Totelluswhatkindofhousetobuy.D．Toleadtothetopicofthepassage.2．Accordingtothethirdparagraph,futurehouseswill__________.A．bemass-produced(大量生产）B．havealotofthingsincommonC．expresstheowners9personalities(个性)D．bedesignedbytheownersthemselves3．Theunderlinedword“shrink”inthelastparagraphmeans__________.A．becomecleanerB．becomesmallerC．becomebrighterD．becomemorecomfortable4．Smarterhousesinthelastparagraphrefertohousesthat_________.A．canwarnyouwhenyou’reoutofmilkB．haveveryadvancedfurnitureC．canmakebetteruseofspaceD．havearoomforeveryuse5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Someexperts,opinionsaboutfuturehouses.B．Thewriter’sideasaboutfuturehouses.C．Whatlifeinthefuturewillbelike.D．Thedevelopmentofhouses.E17、Oink!TheYearofthePigiscoming.Manypeoplebelievethatpigsarenaturallyfat,lazyanddirty.Butareanyofthosethingstrue?Itistruethatpigsarefat.Theyeatalot.Buttheyareusefultous.Wegetmorethanjustporkfrompigs.Wecanusetheirskintomakeshoes.Wecanusetheirhairtomakebrushes.Pigsalsoprovideuswithingredientsfordrugslikeinsulin(胰岛素).Insulincantreatdiabetes(糖尿病).Peoplesometimessay,“Youareasstupidasapig.”Butpigsarenotstupid.Infact,pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimals.Theyhaveagoodmemoryandcantelldifferentshapesapart.Manyexpertsthinkpigsareeasiertotrainthandogsorcats.InFrance,peopleteachpigstofindsomething.Withtheirgoodsenseofsmell,theycanfinditevenfasterthandogs.Whenyouseepigs,theyareusuallyindirtywaterormud.That’sbecausepigshavenosweatglands(汗腺).Onhotdays,theyhavetocoolthemselvesinwaterormud.Thiskeepsinsectsoffofthemaswell.Mudcanalsoprotecttheirskinfromsunburns.Theseopinionsofpigsoftenmakeushavewrongideasabouttheanimal.Forexample,ifsomeoneeatsalot,wesaythattheyhave“piggedout”.Ifsomeone’sroomisverymessy,wemightsayhisorherroomlookslikeapigsty.ButpeopleinancientChinareallylikedpigs.Peoplethoughtthepig’sbigheadandearswereasymbolofgoodluck.Ifsomeonehadaroundandfullface,heorshewasthoughttobeblessed(有福气的).Peoplealsobelievedtheanimalstoodforwealth,ashumansusedeverypartofthepig.Piggybanksareasymbolofthis.Mostchildrenhaveapiggybankthattheycanusetosavemoney.1．AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutpigs?A．Wecanmakeshoeswithpig’shair.B．Pig’sskincanbeusedtomakebrushes.C．Pigscanonlyprovideporkforpeople.D．Pigsareusefulinhelpingtreatdiabetes.2．Whydopigsusuallystayindirtywaterormud?A．Becausetheylikebeingdirty.B．Becausetheyhavenosweatglands.C．Becausetheywanttocleantheirskin.D．Becausetheyliketoplaywithdirtywaterandmud.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“piggedout”inParagraph5meaninChinese?A．出栏 B．节食 C．暴饮暴食 D．逃跑4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthefollowingEXCEPT____________.A．pigswerethoughttostandforwealthB．peopleinancientChinareallylikedpigsC．pig’sbigheadandearswerethoughttobeasymbolofgoodluckD．peoplewhohadaroundandfullfacewerethoughttobeunlucky5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Pigsarefat,lazy,dirtyandstupid.B．Pigsareneitherusefulnorsmart.C．Pigscannottelldifferentshapesapart.D．Pigshaveagoodmemoryandagoodsenseofsmell.F18、ForChildrenMuseum:Children’sMuseum,Sundays,89NorthStreet,67641235Storytime:Children’sLibrary,106GreenStreet,Wednesdaysduring9:30a.m—5:00p.m.66599624Sports:FootballClub,TuesdaysandThursdays,16YangtzeRoad,96725643BasketballClub,WednesdaysandFridays,79071632Cinema:Newfilmsforchildren,99BrickRoad,69001354UsefulPhoneNumbersFastFoodRestaurant:66387901Hospital:68787451VisitorInformationCenter:800-120-9847Taxi:79210583VisitorHotel(宾馆)Information:800-739-73021．It’sFridayafternoon,youcangoto________.A．visitthemuseum B．playfootballC．playbasketball D．readchildren’sstories2．Ifchildrenwanttowatchnewfilms,theyshouldgoto________.A．16YangtzeRoad B．89NorthMainStreetC．106GreenStreet D．99BrickRoad3．Ifyoucall66387901,youcan__________.A．a