江苏省无锡市锡中市级名校2024-2025学年初三下学期第四次诊断考试英语试题试卷含答案

江苏省无锡市锡中市级名校2024-2025学年初三下学期第四次诊断考试英语试题试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、一LookatLucy!Howweakshelooks!一Well,shenevereatsandthat'swhysheisnothealthy.A．properly B．rapidlyC．smoothly D．completely2、Whichpairofthewordswiththeunderlinedlettershasthesamesound?A．nursepurpose B．childhoodcharacter C．attituderelation3、–DoesJennylivehere?–Yes.ButIdon'tknow_________________.A．whichroomdoessheliveinB．inwhichroomlivessheC．whichroomshelivesinD．inwhichroomdoesshelive4、Lookingatsmartphones_____somuchattentionofpeople_____theycan'tseewhatishappeningalongtheway.Can'ttheypaylittleattentiontothemandenjoyabeautifulday?A．takesin,that B．takeup,who C．takesoff,when5、Wouldyouliketogotothemuseumwithme?I’dloveto,______I’mafraidIhavenotime.A．but B．and C．or D．so6、一Jimlookssleepyinclass.What'swrongwithhim?一Hestayeduplatelastnight.Heacompositionfrom7o'clocktomidnight.A．wrote B．writesC．haswritten D．waswriting7、—Couldyoupleasetellmetheprettydress?—Sheboughtitonline,Ithink.A．whereMarybought B．ifMarylikedC．whenMarybought D．howmuchMarypaidfor8、Wedidnotknowyouwereintroubleatthattime,wewouldhavegivenyouahand.A．howeverB．otherwiseC．insteadD．moreover9、-Canyouanswerthisquestion?-Sorry,Ican_________understandit.A．hardly B．almost C．quite D．nearly10、Davidtojointhesingingclubbecausehedoesn’tlovesingingatall.A．failed B．promised C．refusedⅡ.完形填空11、Onewinterafternoon,abearmetafox.Thefoxwascarryingafish.“1nicefish!”saidthebear.“Howdidyoucatchiton2acoldwinterday?”Thefoxdidn’twantthebeartoknowthetruth,sohesaid,“Gotothepoolandcutaholeintheice.Putyourlongtailinthepool.Thenwaitforthefishtobite.Ifyousitwithyourtailinthepoolforalongtime,youwillcatchalotoffish.Whenyouthinkyouhavecaughtenoughfish,3yourtail.Giveaquick,strongpull.”“Thankyou!”saidthebear.“That4afunnywaytocatchfish,I’lltry.”Atthepool,thebearcutaholeintheice.He5histailinthewaterhole.Thenhewaitedforthefish.Thewatergrew6Thebear’stailgrewcolder,too.Finallyhethoughthehadcaughtenoughfish7supper.Hetriedtostandupandpullouthistail.Thepoorbearcouldn’tstandup.Thewaterinthepool8intoice.Thebeargavea9pull.Butonlypartofhistailcameout.Thelongpartwasfrozenintheice.Allthishappenedlongago.Butfromthatwinterday,allbearshavehadveryshort101．A．HowB．WhatC．HowaD．Whata2．A．soB．suchC．veryD．quite3．A．getoutB．pushoutC．takeoutD．pullout4．A．looksB．lookslikeC．soundslikeD．sounds5．A．putB．getC．tookD．brought6．A．morecolderB．muchcoldC．colderandcolderD．verycolder7．A．inB．forC．haveD．eat8．A．becomeB．changedC．gotD．turn9．A．quicklyB．stronglyC．hardD．hardly10．A．headsB．handsC．feetD．tailsⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferent_______（way）ofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinonecountrymaybequite_______(polite)inanother.InBritain,youmustn’tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare_______(have)somesoup.Butit’sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn’tworry_________makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.ButitisregardedasbadmannersinBritain.Ifyouarea_______(visit)inMongolia,whatmannersdotheyexpectyoutohave?Theyexpectyoutohavealoud“burp”(打嗝)afteryoufinish_______(eat).Burpingshowsthatyoulikedthefood.InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou’rehavingameal.InMexico,however,guestsare_________(expect)tokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust_________(be)verycarefulwiththehands.Youmustn’teatwithlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannerseatingwiththelefthand.So,whatshouldyoudo_______youareonavisitinanothercountry?Youcanaskthenativepeopletohelpyouorjustwatch__________(careful)andfollowthem.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented,orbywhom.Butitissaidthatitbeganintheearly1900s.Jazzwasanewkindofmusic,forAmericaandtheworld,andNewOrleanswasitsbirthplace.Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendown,andatfirstonlyblacksplayedit.Itwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstyle.Butsoonthey,too,wereplayingjazz.Thepopularityofthismusicspread.FromNewOrleans,ittraveleduptheMississippitoChicago,thentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920s,thereweremanyjazzmusicians,bothblackandwhite.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthantherest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohard-working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumorandabig,good-naturedsmile.Thesepersonalqualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofame.Afterhebecamefamous,hetraveledaroundtheworld.ItseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalwayseasy,especiallyatthebeginning.LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.Hisfatherneverwenttoschoolandhismothercouldhardlyread.WhenLouiswasstillakid,hisparentsseparated,andLouislivedwithhismother.Howhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagined.AndyetLouissmiledthrougheverything.Helaterwrote,“Mywholelifehasbeenhappiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.Whateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultome.Iloveeverybody.”1．Whatcanweknowexactlyfromthefirstparagraph?A．Whoinventedjazz.B．Whenjazzwasinvented.C．Wherejazzwasinvented.D．Whyjazzwasinvented.2．Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2refersto（指）________.A．Newstyles.B．Jazzpioneers.C．Blackmusicians.D．Whitemusicians.3．WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbecomethebestjazzmusician?A．Hisfamilybackground.B．Histalentandhardwork.C．Hisgoodsenseofhumor.D．Hisbig,good-naturedsmiles.4．WhichofthefollowingbestexpressesLouisArmstrong’sattitude(态度)tolife?A．Helaughsbestwholaughslast.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Whenyousmile,theworldsmilesback.D．Withoutmusic,lifeisajourneythroughadesert.5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thedevelopmentofjazz.B．TheinfluenceofjazzonAmericans.C．TheachievementsofLouisArmstrong.D．Thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician.B14、Thedodowasagroundnesting(筑巢),flightlessbird.Anadultdodocouldgrowtoaheightofaboutameterandweighbetween45-50pounds.ThenaturalhabitatofthiskindofbirdlayintheforestofMauritius.Seed(种子)andfruitsthatwerefoundintheforestwerethemainfoodofthedodobirds.Astheycouldeasilygetthefoodtheyrequiredintheforest,theydidn’tneedtofly.Astimewentby,theyfinallylosttheabilitytofly.Itturnedouttobeamajordisadvantagefordodos,astheywereleftwithnoabilitytoprotectthemselvesagainsthumanbeings’attacksintheirnaturalhabitat,whichdrovethiskindofbirdtoextinction(灭绝).Theextinctionofthedodostartedin1505,whenPortuguesesailorssettheirfootontheIslandofMauritius.Beforethis,thedododidn’tfaceanydanger.Peoplebegantohuntthem.Itwasnotlongbeforeanimals,likecats,pigsandmonkeys,werealsointroducedtotheislandbyhumans.Whenshipsarrived,theratsontheseshipscameontotheland.Thoughtheseanimalswerenotabletoattackhugedodos,itwaseasyforthemtoattackdodos’nestsontheground.Theseanimalscontinuedtofeedondodoeggs.Thedodobecamearelatively(相对地)rarebirdinMauritiusatthebeginningofthe17thcentury,andbecameextinctintheend.Thelastreportedsightingofadodowasin1681.1．Whydidthedodoloseitsabilitytofly?A．Becauseitlikedwalkingontheground.B．Becauseithadnoenemiesintheforest.C．Becauseitwastoobigtofly.D．Becauseitdidn’tneedtoflytolookforfood.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Humanshuntedfordodosformoney.B．Dodos’nestingplaceswereattackedbyhumanbeings.C．Thedodobecameextinctbecauseofhumanactivity.D．Otheranimalsontheislandlivedmainlyondodos’meat.3．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Theextinctionofthedodo.B．Theappearanceofthedodo.C．Theactionstakentoprotectthedodo.D．ThepunishmentforhuntingthedodoC15、Isthereastrangesomethinghighupintheworld'stallestmountains？Ifso，isitabigbear？Isitamonkey？Orisitakindofman？Nooneknows．Thismystery（谜）haspuzzled（困惑）theworldforyears．In1887，amountainclimberfoundlargefootprints（脚印）inthesnow．Theylookedlikethefootprintsofaverylargeman．Butmendon'twalkwithoutshoesinthesnow!In1906，anotherclimbersawmorethanfootprints．Faroff（遥远的）sawaverylargeanimalstandingontwolegs．Ashewatched，itranveryquickly．Fifteenyearslater，newspapershadnewstoriesaboutthe"something"．Amountainclimbersaidhehadseenthe"snowman"walkslowlyacrossthesnow，farbelowhim．Hesaiditlookedaverylargeman．Fromthenonmoreandmorestoriestotell．Butnotuntil1951didamountainclimberbringbackpicturesoflargefootprints．ThepicturesshowedclearlythattheSnowmanwalkedontwolegs．Soitwasnotabearoramonkeygrowing．Somedaywemayfindoutjustwhatitisthatmakesthelargefootprints．1．Thepassageisabout．A．somemountainclimbersB．somestrangeanimalsC．somelargefootprintsD．themysteryofsnowman2．Whywerepeopleinterestedinthefootprints．A．TheywerefootprintsofalargebearB．Theylookedlikethefootprintsofalargeman．C．Theywerefoundinthesnow．D．Theywerefoundintheworld'stallestmountains．3．Thepicturesoflargefootprintsweretakenbyamountainclimberin．A．1887 B．1906 C．1921 D．19514．Whydidthemysterygrowwhenamountainclimberbroughtbackpicturesoflargefootprints？A．Theywerefootprintsofanapeman．B．Theywerefootprintsofasnowman．C．ThepicturesshowedclearlyhowtheSnowmanwalked．D．Thepicturesshowedclearlyhowanapemanwalkedontwolegs．5．Sinceamountainclimberfirstfoundthelargefootprintsinthesnow，themysteryoftheSnowmanhaspuzzledtheworldforyears．A．morethanonehundred B．ninety﹣five C．eighty D．fifty．D16、“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson,”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunitytoencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations.Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries:★Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwitha

veteran(经验丰富的)

volunteer.Hevolunteeredalot;hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Iftheexperiencedoesn’twork,don’tgiveupandyou’llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,

“﹍littlethingscanchangeaperson’slife.”1．Volunteeringcanhelp_____.A．makeadecision B．seetheworldclearlyC．thankotherpeople D．makeaperson’slifebetter2．Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?A．Theydon’thaveenoughtime. B．Theyarepreventedbytheirfamilies.C．Theyfearthattheirabilitiesareshared. D．Theydon’texpecttobecomevolunteers.3．Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?A．Startoutquickly. B．Organizingatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem. D．Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.C．Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D．Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.E17、Sometimeswewishthatwecouldhavemoretime.Thegoodnewsisthatthisyearwillbelongerthantheprevious!Althoughdon’tgetexcitedjustyet,becauseifyoublink(眨眼),youmayjustmissit.That’sbecause2015willbeonesecondlongerthan2014－alsoknownasaleapsecond(闰秒).Andsurprisingly,theyareprettycommon.Butwhydoweneedthem?Overthecenturies,Earthhasbeenslowingdown.ThismeansthatwemustkeepchangingourclockstokeepinstepwithEarth’stime.We’veallheardofleapyears.Ourcalendarshold365daysinayear.YetEarthtakesslightlylongertoorbitthesun.Sowesavethistimeandevery4yearswehaveanextradayinFebruary.Asfortheleapseconds,theInternationalEarthRotationService(IERS)managestheglobaltime,knownastheatomictime(原子钟时间).Thisisthetimekeepingthat’susedforeverysinglecountry.TokeepupwithEarth’stime,theyaddasecondeverynowandthen.They’vebeendoingthissince1972.Andthisyearwillbethe26thsecondthey’veadded!It’llbeaddedjustbefore8:00a.m.onJuly1Beijingtime.Soyouwillsee7:59:60onJuly1.Althoughaddingasecondsoundsharmless,itcanhavenegativeeffects.In2012whenaleapsecondwasadded,itcausedproblemsforcompanieslikesocialnetworkingsitesRedditandLinkedIn.Astheyweren’tpreparedforthechange,itcausedtheircomputerstorecorderrors.1．Whydoesaleapsecondhavetobeaddedinsomeyears?A．Becausethisyearisshorterthanthepreviousone.B．Becauseweneedtohavemoretime.C．BecausetheEarthisslowingdown.D．Becauseitcanhelpmakealeapyear.2．Inaleapyear,thereisanextradayin_____.A．JanuaryB．FebruaryC．MarchD．December3．InordertokeepupwithEarth’stime,howmanysecondshavebeenaddeduntillastyear?A．43B．42C．26D．254．What’sthenegativeeffectofaddingaleapsecond?A．Itmakesthedaylongerthanthepreviousone.B．Itcausessomerecordingerrorsforcompanies.C．Itmakespeoplestayuplate.D．Itdoesharmtopeople’shealth.F18、Summeriscoming.Howtokeepfitinthishotseason?Herearesomegoodideas.StayactiveandcoolExpertssayteenagersshouldgetatleast60minutesdailyexercisemostdaysoftheweek.Summerisagreattimetoenjoyoutdooractivitiesandplay.Ifyou’renearwater,trywatersportslikeswimming,surfingandwaterskiing.KeepawayfromthesunIfyouaregoingoutside.keepawayfromthesunwhenit'sstrong,usuallybetween11:00amand3:00pm.Putonahatandapairofsunglasses.Applysunscreen(防晒霜)anddon'tgetsunburned.EatfreshandcolorfulfoodWhatishealthytoeatinsummer?Freshandlightfood.Youcaneatmorefishinsummer.Theycankeepyourbodyenergeticandhelpfightagainsttheburningsun.Summerisalsoagreattimetoeatcolorfulfruitandvegetables.Thebeautifulcolorsnotonlypleasetheeyes,butarealsohealthychemicals.Forexample,tomatoescanhelpprotectyourskinagainstsunburn.Blueberriesaregoodforyourbrainandeyes.DrinkwaterproperlyFinally,don'tforgettodrinkalotofwater.Withallthesesummertimeactivitiesyouwillbethirsty.Wateristheperfectdrinktopreventdehydration.Ifdehydrationhappenstoyou,you'llbeindanger.Trynottodrinktoomanyenergydrinksorsportsdrinks.Theyhavealotofsugar.1．Amongoutdooractivitiesinsummer,_notmentionedinthepassage.A．swimmingB．surfingC．rowingD．waterskiing2．Tokeepawayfromthesun,wecan.A．putonahatandapairofsunglassesB．trywatersportswithoutapplyingsunscreenC．gooutsidewhenit'sstrongestbetween11:00a.m,and3:00p.m.D．eatfreshfruit3．Theunderlinedword"dehydration"means“”i