2024-2025学年江阴市夏港中学初三第二次质量检测试题（A卷）（5月）英语试题试卷含答案

2024-2025学年江阴市夏港中学初三第二次质量检测试题（A卷）（5月）英语试题试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—WhereisDaming?—He________toDalianforanimportantmeeting.A．goesB．wentC．hasbeenD．hasgone2、—Therearesomeflies(苍蝇)here.Theywill_____________diseases.—Letmekillthem.A．spread B．find C．invent3、SteveJobswasfullof—alwayscomingupwithnewideaswhichledtogreatchangesinsociety.A．instruction B．invitation C．introduction D．invention4、—HowoftendoyouwritetoyourcousininFrancisco?—________.I’mbusypreparingformyexamsthesedays.A．Seldom B．Often C．Always5、----What’sthesecretofsuccess,Dad?----Moretimeandeffort,______you’llmakeitsomeday.A．or B．then C．but D．and6、---Ipromisetoworkharderthisterm,Mum.--Well,mydear,justasthesayinggoes,“________.”Idohopethatyouwillactsoon.A．Practicemakesperfect B．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．You’renevertoooldtolearn D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.7、—Hehadalotof_____________.Andhegaveawaymuchtopeopleinpoorplaces.—Oh,whatakindmanhewas.A．energy B．wealth C．time8、TheThreeGorgesDamproduces__________formillionsofpeopleinChina.A．treasure B．pollution C．electricity. D．technology9、—Wouldyouliketogooutforawalkwithus?—______,butIhavemuchworktodo.A．OfcoursenotB．I’dlovetoC．Ithinkso10、---Look!Abookisonthefloor.Whoseisit?---It____beRick’s.Ithashisnameonit.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．must D．needⅡ.完形填空11、Whatpowerdoesmusichave?BandofHope,astudentbandintheUS,onceagainbroughtjoywiththeirmusictoyoungpatientsatalocalchildren's1.Thechildrenreallygetalotfrom2withotherchildreninthecommunity,saidAshleyBoguszewski,aspecialistatPediatricSpecialtyCare(anursingspecialtyorganizationforchildren).SeventhandeighthgradersatHopewellJuniorHighSchoolformedtheband3.OnMay27,theywerealreadyplayingtheirsixthconcert,performingto20childrenatthehospital.Thebandmembers4hostedastorytimeforthepatientsandbroughtsmall5forthemtoplay.Theband's27membersmeetonceaweekfora6practiceafterschool.Eachmonth,thebandheadstoPediatricSpecialtyCaretoperformamini7.TheyplaypopularmusicsuchassongsfromthemoviesFrozenandTheLittleMermaid.Eighth-graderLiamWatters,13,playsthebaritone(男中音)intheband.Duringoneconcert,he8thatoneofthepatients9tolistentothesinging,soheandafewotherbandmemberswentbacktothepatient'sroomand10tohim.“Thatwasreally11.”Liamsaid.“Theyhadbigsmiles12theirfaces.”“We'rehopingthatit'ssomethingthatgrowsandbecomesaneven13partofourcultureshere,”saidKerryWilson,directoroftheband,“itreally14asensethatwe'reallonecommunityandgoodcitizenship15.”1．A．hospitalB．schoolC．communityD．charity2．A．dealingB．communicatingC．comparingD．connecting3．A．mainlyB．suddenlyC．recentlyD．closely4．A．stillB．alsoC．onlyD．just5．A．candiesB．cardsC．flowersD．instruments6．A．two-minuteB．two-hourC．two-dayD．two-week7．A．concertB．classC．operationD．play8．A．thoughtB．expectedC．wonderedD．learned9．A．likeB．hateC．hatesD．likes10．A．saidB．listenedC．sangD．explained11．A．amazingB．boringC．lastingD．interesting12．A．atB．inC．onD．with13．A．biggerB．biggestC．bigD．morebig14．A．risesB．seesC．losesD．creates15．A．asifB．aswellC．aslongasD．assoⅢ.语法填空12、(B)Completethepassagewiththeproperformsofgivenwords.ZengziwasafamousthinkerinChinesehistory.His1．(teach)wasConfucius(孔子).Oneday,Zengzi’swifewasgoingtothemarkettosellsomethingformoneywithouttheirson.Theboykept2．(cry)andshouting.Shesaidtoherson,“WhenIcomeback,I’llkillourpigtomakeamealforyou.”Butshedidn’tdoasshesaid.“Howcanyoucheatachild?”Zengzisaid3．(serious)“Thesmallchildonly4．(follow)theexampleofhisparents.Ifyoucheathim,hemaycheat5．(other)likeyou.”Havingsaidthis,Zengziraisedtheknifeandkilledthepig.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、After-schoolActivitiesinJohnsonHeight

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.A．readbooks B．playfootball C．singsongs D．drawpicturesB14、Youputabluelobster(龙虾)inboilingwater,andafewminuteslater,youtakeoutaredlobster.Haveyoueverwonderedwhythelobsterchangesitscolorwhenitiscooked?ScientistsatManchesterUniversity’sschoolofchemistryintheUKhaveananswer.Theyfoundthatachemicalintheshellcalledastaxanthin(虾青素)causesthelobster’scolortochange.Thischemicalisredandisintheshellsofbothrawandcookedlobsters.Butinrawlobsters,therednessoftheastaxanthiniscoveredbythedarkbluecolorofanotherchemicalintheshell,crustacyanin(虾青蛋白).Thedarkercolorhelpslobstersavoidenemiesinthewild.Anditislikelytohaveevolved(进化)bynaturalselection.However,whenheated,thestructureofcrustacyaninchanges.Thismakestheredcolorofastaxanthinstandout.Thisissimilartothechangingcolorsoftreeleavesinautumn.Leavesalwayscontainthepigmentsthatmakethemred,orangeandyellow.Butformostoftheyear,thosepigmentsarecoveredbythebrightgreencolorofchlorophyll(叶绿素).Inautumn,whenthetemperaturecoolsandthesun’slightbecomesweak,chlorophyllfadestomakethesewarm-coloredpigmentsvisible(看得见的).“Itisascientificcuriosity(神奇),butitmayalsohaveimportantusesintherealworld,”saidJohnHelliwell,theleadscientist,toTheDailyTelegraph.“Itcouldhelppeopleknowwhenfoodhasbeencookedproperly.”1．Whosecolorisred?A．Crustacyanin.B．Astaxanthin.C．Chlorophyll.D．Pigment.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Rawlobstershavenocrustacyanin.B．Crustacyaninonlyexistsintheshellofdeadlobsters.C．Crustacyaninisadarkbluechemical.D．Astaxanthincanprotectlobstersfromenemies.3．FromParagraph6weknowthat______.A．pigmentinleavescanprotecttreesfromsunshineB．chlorophylldisappearsbecauseofhightemperaturesC．pigmentsinleavescanbeseenallyearroundD．chlorophyllfadeswhensunlightbecomesweaker4．Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?A．Scientificstudiescanhelppeopleliveabetterlife.B．Nooneknowswhylobsterschangetheircolors.C．USscientistsdiscoveredthechemicalastaxanthin.D．Someanimalschangetheircolorswiththeseasons.C15、WhenAbrahamLincolnwasyoung,heworkedinastore.Onedayawomancameintothestoreandboughtsomethings.Theyaddeduptotwodollarsandsixandaquartercents.Thebillwaspaid,andthewomanwassatisfied.Buttheyoungstorekeeper,notfeelingquitesureabouthiscalculations(计算),addedupthethingsagain.Tohissurprise,hefoundthatitshouldhavebeenbuttwodollars.“I’vemadeherpaysixandaquartercentsmore,”saidyoungAbe,upset.Itwasanunimportantthing,andmanysalespersonswouldforgetit,butAbewastoocarefulforthat.Themoneymustbepaidback,hedecided.Atnight,heclosedthestoreandwalkedtothehomeofhiscustomer.Heexplainedthematter,paidoverthesixandaquartercents,andreturnedsatisfied.HereisanotherstoryofyoungLincoln'sstricthonesty.Awomanenteredthestoreandaskedforhalfapoundoftea.Theyoungmanweigheditout.Thiswasthelastsaleoftheday.Thenextmorning,whenbeginninghisduties,Abediscoveredafour-ounceweightonthescales(磅砰).Itflasheduponhimatoncethathehadusedthisinthesalelastnight,andso,ofcourse,givenhiscustomershortweight.Manypeoplewouldnothavebeenmuchworriedbythisdiscovery.ButAbeweighedoutfourouncesofthetea,shutupthestore,andcarriedittothecustomer.Ithinkthatthename,sooftengiveninlatetimestoPresidentLincoln,of“HonestOldAbe",waswelldeserved(应得的).1．WhatdidAbrahamLincolnusetohewhenhewasyoungaccordingtothepassage?A．Ateacher.B．Afarmer.C．Astorekeeper.D．Apresident.2．WhenyoungAbefoundhemadeawrongcalculation,he________.A．triedtoforgetitB．paidoverthemoneyC．feltitwasunimportantD．gavehacktheshortweight3．Whendidhefindhismistakeinthesecondstory?A．Attheendofthatday.B．Inthemiddleofthatday.C．Attheendofthenextday.D．Atthebeginningofthenextday.4．Whatcanweknowfromthesecondstory?A．Abewasn'tworriedbythisdiscovery.B．Abedidn’tnoticeheputafour-ounceweightonthescales.C．Abegavethecustomerenoughweightatlast.D．Abegavehiscustomershortweightonpurpose.5．WecanknowthatAbewas________fromthepassage.A．easytogetworriedB．confidentbutcarelessC．honestandresponsibleD．funnybutwellbehavedD16、HaveYouPlannedThreeThingstoDoBeforeYouAre18?Iknowmostofushavealongwaytoreachanadult.Atpresent,areyouboredwithyourdailylife?Herearesomethingsyoushouldtrybeforeyouare18，becauseafterthatit’stoolate.LearntoswimSeriously,thisissoimportantthatitcansaveyourlife.Ifyoucan’tswimwell，youwon’tbeabletodowatersportslikewaterskiing,surfinganddiving.Eventakingaboattripwillbedangerousforyou.Makesureyoudoit.TryatleastonekindofteamsportsBeingagoodteamplayerisanimportantskillinlife.Youcan’tjustthinkofyourself，buthavetoworkwellwithotherpeople.Otheradvantagesofteamsportslikebasketball,footballandbaseballarethattheykeepyoufitandhealthy,andtheyarealsogreatfun.Teamsusuallyhave_________too—you’llgotolotsofpartiesandmakemanyfriends.CollectsomethingOneofthebesthobbiesforunder-18siscollectingthings.Youcouldcollectkindsofstamps，oryoucouldcollectthingsthatmakeyourememberwhatyouhavedone，likecinematicketsforfilmsyouhaveseenoremailsfromfriends.Thebestwaytocollectistohaveaspecialalbumtoputyourcollectioninandtowritewhateachthingmeanstoyou.Thatwayyouwon’tforget.1．Themostimportantreasonforlearningtoswimisthat______.A．youmightfeelwellB．itcanmakeyouhealthyC．youmighteasilydolotsofthingsD．itcansaveyourlife2．Theunderlinedsentence“agoodsociallife”inthepassagemeans______.A．you’llstudyingroupsB．you’llgotopartiesandmakemanyfriendsC．you’lltakepartinmanymatchesD．you’llworkinthesociety3．Thewritertellsusthatoneofthebesthobbiesisto______.A．collectsomethingB．dosomewatersportsC．campoutinthegardenD．sendemailstoyourfriends4．WhatkindofcollectionisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Stamps.B．Cinematickets.C．Snowballs.D．Emails.5．Thepassageismainlyabout______beforeyouare18.A．goodhabitstokeepB．skillstohaveC．thingstodoD．sportstoplayE17、ALITTLEPRINCESSAuthor(作者):FrancesHodgsonBurnett￥18.3(online)MotherlessSaraCrewewassenthomefromIndiatoschoolatMissMinchin’s.Herfatherwasveryrichandshelivedarichandcomfortablelife.ThenherfatherdiedandSaralosteverything.Shehadtolearntodowithherchangedlife.Herstrongcharactermadeherabletofightsuccessfullyagainstanything.It’sanexcellentbookwith4tapesforchildren.PETERPANAuthor:J.MBarrie￥15(inbookstores)￥12(online)Itisachildren’sstoryfullofimaginationandadventures,whichisaboutWendy,JohnandMichaelDarling’sadventuresinNever-NeverLandwithPeterPan,theboywhowouldnotgrowup.Thechildrenarehappyandlovely.(with2tapes)UNCLETOM’SCABINAuthor:HarrietBeecherStowe￥20(inbookstores)ThemostfamousnovelinAmericanhistory,UncleTom’sCabintalkedaboutthestruggle(战争)betweenfreestatesandslave(奴隶)statesduringtheAmericanCivilWar（内战）andisaspowerfultodayaswhenitfirstcameout165yearsago.THESECRETGARDENAuthor:FrancesHodgsonBurnett￥35(inbookstores)￥30(online)MaryLennox,asickorphan,findsherselfinheruncle’sdarkhouse.Whyaresomanyroomslocked?Whyisoneofthegardenslocked?Andwhatisthatcryingshehearsatnight?Throughthepowerofhope,friendshipandthemagicofnature,thebravegirlbringsthehouseandalong-lostgardenbacktolife.1．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_________.A．therearethreebookswithtapesB．wecanbuythe4booksinbookstoresC．twoofthebooksarewrittenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnettD．thebooksarecheaperinbookstoresthanonline2．WhichofthefollowingisaboutUNCLETOM’SCABIN?A．Itfirstcameoutinthe1950s.B．It’saboutthestruggleduringtheAmericanCivilWar.C．Abravegirlsuccessfullyfoughtagainstslaves.D．It’safamousAmericannovelfullofimaginationandadventures.3．In________Marybringsthehouseandagardenbacktolifewiththehelpofthepowerofhope,friendshipandnature’smagic.A．ALITTLEPRINCESS B．PETERPANC．THESECRETGARDEN D．UNCLETOM’SCABINF18、TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetradition.TeahasverycloserelationshiptoChineseculture.ItissaidthatChineseteawasdiscoveredbyKingShenNong.Peoplesaythathelived5，000yearsago.Onesummerday,whilehewasvisitingafarawaypartofhiscountry,hefeltverythirsty.Theservantsbegantomakewaterhotenoughforhimtodrink.Driedleavesfromanearplantfellintothewater.Thekingdranksome,andfounditcouldmakehimfeellesstired.Alsoasascientist,ShenNongwasinterestedinthenewdrink.Andso,teawascreatedin2737BC．Drinkingteahasmanyadvantages.Itmakespeoplefeellesstired,clearsheatinsidethehumanbodyandhelpspeoplebecomeslimmer.Asyouaddacupofteatoyourdailylife,pleasecheckthefollowinghelpfuladvice.

Drinkithot.Teaoxidizes(氧化)quickly,soitissuggestedthatyoudrinkithot.

Donotdrinktoomuchstrongtea.Itwillprobablybeharmfultoyourstomachandmakeyoufeelsickifyoumaketheteatoostrong.

Thebesttimetodrinkteaisbetweenmeals.Itmaynotmakeyouhaveastrongwishtoeatwhenyourstomachisempty,orcausestomachachewhenyourstomachisfull.

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