江苏省苏州市太仓达标名校2024-2025学年初三5月第四次模拟考试英语试题试卷含答案

江苏省苏州市太仓达标名校2024-2025学年初三5月第四次模拟考试英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Keepworkinghard,Paul.Youwillsurelyrealizeyourdreamofbeingawriter________yougiveituphalfway.—Iwill,thankyou,MissRowling.A．unless B．if C．since D．though2、Readitaloud________thewholeclasscanhearyouclearly.A．sothat B．if C．when D．although3、─Whodoyouwanttohelp?─Childreninpoorareasbecausemanyofthemarepoorgotoschool.A．enough;toB．too;toC．to;tooD．too;can’t4、---Haveyouseen________filmTheWanderingEarthinwhichWuJingplaystheleadrole?---Ofcourse.Ihaveneverseensuch________excitingsciencefictionfilm.A．a;an B．the;/ C．a;/ D．the;an5、Whichisthepronunciationoftheword“secret”?A．/’si:krət/ B．/si:’krət/ C．/se:’krət/ D．/’sekrət/6、—Wouldyouliketodo__________interestingwithme?—I’dloveto,butIhaveapianolessonthisafternoon.A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything7、一Itshouldn'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.一That'sright..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．PutallyoureggsinonebasketC．Manyhandsmakelightwork D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords8、—Doyouknow_____awonderfulmatchandtwobasketballmatchesonJuly15th?—Yeah.Iamgoingtowatchthemonthatday.A．therewillbe B．thereisgoingtohave C．therearegoingtobe D．istheregoingtobe9、Wecanhardlymakeprogress___________wereallyunderstandwhatweneed.A．unless B．after C．when D．then10、I’mfeelingmuchbetternow,soyou______callthedoctor.A．wouldn’tB．can’tC．needn’tD．mustn’tⅡ.完形填空11、Ifyouthinkyouaretooshyandwanttobealittlebitbraver,justtrythefollowingthings:Be1toothers.Tellpeopleyouareshy.Thereisnoneedtohideit.Whentheygettoknowyouareashykid,theywillunderstandyou2.Thatalsohelpsyoufeeleasyintalks.Learntobeagood3.Ifyoufindithardtostartatalk,saysomethingniceaboutpeoplearoundyou.Thinkmoreaboutwaystoenjoypartiesorgames.Don’twastetime4aboutyourlookorwhetherpeoplelikeyouornot.Youwillbecomerelaxedandfindit’snotsohardtotalkwith5.Trytosmilemore.Whenyousmile,peoplethinkyouarefriendlyandeasyto6.Remembermostpeoplewillstayawayfromanangry-lookingface.Takeonesmallfootatatime.Eachtimewhenyousay“Hi!”orsmileatsomeone,saytoyourself“Youcanmakeit.”Keeptryingandonedayyou’llneverfeelshy.1．A．kind B．nice C．open D．busy2．A．better B．faster C．moreslowly D．morecareful3．A．teacher B．reporter C．officer D．talker4．A．beinghappy B．feelinggood C．worrying D．talking5．A．yourself B．others C．them D．everyone6．A．lookafter B．knowabout C．keepfrom D．talkwithⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Robotsareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothinkandactlikehumans.Butitisdifficultforengineerstocreatehumor(幽默)inmachines.Computerscientistshavehopedtohelpthemunderstandhumor.Buttheyfailedagainandagain.Whyisitsodifficult?Kiki,acomputerlanguageexpert(专家),studieshumoratauniversity.“Mostrobotsarepoweredbyartificialintelligence(人工智能AI).ButAIwillneverunderstandjokeslikehumansdo.”Hesaid,“ThemainproblemisthatAIsystemdoesn’thavethesenseofhumor.”Otherexpertsagreethatcontext(语境)isveryimportanttounderstandhumor,bothforhumansandrobots.Inoneproject,TristanMiller,acomputerscientist,studiedmorethan10,000puns.Punsareakindofjokethatusesawordwithtwomeanings.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Balloons(气球)donotlikepopmusic.”Theword“pop”canbeawayofsayingpopularmusic,or“pop”canbethesoundaballoonmakeswhenitexplodes(爆炸).“Arobotmightnotunderstandthejokebecauseitdoesn’tknowthemeaningofthepuns.”Millersaid.Althoughit’sdifficult,somescientistssaytherearegoodreasonstokeeptryingtoteachhumortorobots.Itcanmakemachinesunderstandhumansbetterandservehumansbetter.Anditcanalsohelpthemtothinkmorelikehumans.Butotherscientistsdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatoteachhumortorobots.Theymayfindhumor,buttheymayuseitinawrongway.MaybebadAIwillstartkillingpeoplebecauseitthinksitisfunny.Besides,itmaymakesomepeoplefeelnotsafe.Thecomedians(喜剧演员)maylosetheirjobswhentherobotscanunderstandhumor.1．Kikiisanexpertwhostudies______atauniversity.A．humans B．humor C．AIsystem D．robots2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pun"meaninParagraph3?A．语言 B．笑话 C．双关语 D．同义词3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．AIsystemhasthesenseofhumorB．contextisveryimportanttounderstandhumoronlyforhumansC．ifrobotsunderstandhumor,theycan’tservehumansbetterD．somescientistthinkit’sgoodtoteachrobotshumorbutothersdon’t4．Ifweputthepassageintothreeparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?1②=Para.2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)A．①;②③④;⑤ B．①;②③;④⑤ C．①②;③④;⑤ D．①②;③;④B14、InordertotellwhatIbelieve,Imustbringupsomethingfrommypersonalhistory.Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupmypromisingbusinessjobandstudymusic.Myparentsdidn’tthinkitwasagoodchoiceItookupmusicasajob.Consideringmyfamilybackground,thiswasunderstandable.MygrandfatherhadtaughtmusicforfortyyearsatSpringHillCollege.Althoughhewasmuchlovedbyhisstudents,hedidn’tearn(挣钱)enoughtoprovideforhislargefamily.Asaresultofthisexampleinthefamily,myparentsstronglyaskedmetothecollegeinsteadofamusicschool,andsotocollegeIwent.BeforemygraduationfromColumbia,thefamilyranintosomemoneyproblemsandIfeltitwasmydutytoleavecollegeandfindajob.ThatwaswhyItookabusinessjob,whichIalwaysthinkofasthewastedyears.Iwentintoitformoney,forbeingabletohelpthefamily.MoneyisallIgotoutofit.Itwasnotenough.Ifeltthatlifewaspassingmeby.Ibecameverysad.Mywishwastosaveenoughmoneytoquit(退出)andgotoEuropetostudymusic.Icontinuedtomakemoney,andfinally,littlebylittle,Isavedenoughtogoabroad.Atthattime,myfamilygotoutofthetrouble.____________,andsoIgaveupmypositionandsailedforEurope.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbefore,andenjoyedeveryminuteofit.“Enjoyed”istoosoftaword.Iwalkedonair.Ireallylived.WhenIbrokeawayfrombusiness,itwasagainsttheadviceofallmyfriendsandfamily,butifIhadstayedinbusiness,IdonotbelieveIwouldhavemadeasuccessofliving.Moneyisawonderfulthing,butnowIknowthatitispossibletopaytoohighapriceforit.1．Thewritergavehisgrandpa’sexampleinorderto______.A．showhowgreathisgrandpawasfortyyearsagoB．thankhisparents’supportforstudyinginamusicschoolC．tellothersthatamusicianwasn’tagoodchoiceforthewriterD．explainwhyhisparentsdisagreedhimtotakeupmusicasajob2．Whichofthefollowingcanbebestfilledin“_______”?A．Mydreamcametrueatlast B．IwentontopracticetheviolinC．Myfamilynolongerneededmyhelp D．Imadesomuchmoneytosupportmyfamily3．Theunderlinedsentence“Iwalkedonair”meansthewriter______.A．couldn’tfindhisplaceinanewenvironment B．couldn’tmakeasuccessoflivingC．feltfreebecausehewasdoingwhatheloved D．feltapityforbeginningnewlife4．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．LifeinaBusinessWorld. B．MoneyIsSuccess.C．SticktoSomethinginYourLife. D．LearningMusicinEurope.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、IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpress0ionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersthroughoutthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1．SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichC．don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttolookliketheirneighbors2．Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCity B．liveinNewYorkCityC．liveinapartments D．livewithmanyneighbors3．ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecauseatthattime“Jones”isintheUnitedStates.A．animportantname B．apopularnameC．hisneighbor’sname D．notagoodname4．AccordingtoArthurMomand’sstory,whichofthefollowingisNotTrue?A．ArthurMomandearnedalotofmoneyeveryweek.B．ArthurMomandhiredaservantandgavebigparties.C．ArthurMomandmovedbacktoaflatinNewYorkCity.D．ArthurMomandmarriedawealthywifeintheneighborhood.5．Accordingtothelastsentenceunderlined,what’sthewriter’sattitudetowards“keepingupwiththeJoneses”?A．ItisverycommontokeepupwiththeJoneses.B．ItisveryeasytokeepupwiththeJoneses.C．ItisdifficulttoalwayskeepupwiththeJoneses.D．ItisnevertootiredtokeepupwiththeJoneses.E17、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifeisbecomingmorecolorfulandmoreconvenient.AnUnderwaterHotelItlookslikeaspaceshipbutitisactuallyapictureofanunderwaterhotel.Acompanyplanstobuildintheseawhichisabout18metresbelowthesurface.Thewholebuildingisunderwaterandyoucangettoitbyswimminganddiving.GoogleGlassGoogleGlassisapairofglasseswithabatteryhiddeninsidetheframe(边框).Itcanperformmanyofthesametasksassmartphones.Theglasshasahiddencameraandatinyscreen.Itisdesignedtotakehands-freephotosorvideosofanythingpeoplearedoing.ANewKindofShirtHatewashingclothes?You’regoingtolovethiskindofshirtmadebyanAmericanclothingcompany,Wool&Prince.Thisshirtcanbewornfor100straightdayswithoutwashing!TheWool&Princeshirtneverneedsironing(熨烫).TheDigitalLibraryCanyouimaginewalkingintoalibraryandfindingallbookshaveturnedintocomputers?ThefirstbooklesspubliclibraryisplannedtoopeninSanAntonio,Texas.Computerswilltaketheplaceofbookssoon.1．HowdoyougettotheUnderwaterHotel?A．Bytakingboats B．BytakingasubwayC．Byswimminganddiving D．Bytakingaplane2．Youneedn’tuse______whenyoutakephotosorvideowithGoogleGlass.A．acamera B．ascreen C．abattery D．yourhand3．ThedigitalLibrarytellsussomethingaboutalibrarywithout______.A．books B．computers C．bookshelves D．reader4．Whichoneofthefollowingcanreduceourhouseworkinourdailylife?A．Theunderwaterhotel B．GoogleGlassC．TheWool&Princeshirt D．Thedigitallibrary5．Ourdailylifeisimprovingbecauseof__________.A．morerobotsmakingourlifeconvenient B．hardworkofpeoplearoundtheworldC．moreandmorelatesthotelsandrestaurants D．thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyF18、MillionsofChinesehavebeenplayingamobilegamecalledTravelFrogrecently.Youplayasthe＂mother＂ofafrogwholivesaloneandenjoystraveling.Youneedtopreparefoodandtoolsforhistrips.Thefrogwillsendyoupostcardswhileheisaway.Thegame’spopularitymayhavesomethingtodowithhowlonelypeoplearethesedays,accordingtotheXinhuaNewsAgency.Manyplayershavesaidthatthelonelyfrogisjustlikethem.Butplayingwiththefroghelpsthemforgettheirlonelinessforashorttime.Lonelinessseemstobeacommonproblemtoday.AccordingtotheGuardian,about40percentofAmericanadultssaythey’relonely.AndintheUK,aboutoneinfivepeopleinthecountryare＂alwaysoroftenlonely＂,TheTelegraphreported.ThismightbewhytheUKgovernmentdeclared(宣布)thecountry’sveryfirst＂MinisterofLoneliness＂(孤独大臣)inJanuary.Theminister’sjobistofindwaystohelpUKcitizensfeellesslonely.Theminister’sofficewillprovidemoremoneyforactivitiesthatconnectpeopletogether.Thislonelinessproblemmaybepartlybecauseofsocialmedia.Whenweseepicturesoffriendshavingfunorpostingselfies(自拍)withoutus,wemaycomparetheir＂perfect＂liveswithourownandfeelinferior(较差的)andlonely.Butweshouldrememberthatnooneisdestined(注定)tobelonely.AsUKpoetJohnDonneoncewrote,＂Nomanisanisland,entireofitself;everymanisapieceofthecontinent(陆地),apartofthemain.＂Tipstogetridofloneliness:Singyourfavoritesongs.Connectwithafriend.Dosomethingcreative,suchasdrawingapicture.Imaginesomeplaceyou’dliketovisit,likeafungatheringorasportingevent.1．WhatdoplayersdowhileplayingTravelFrog?A．Buildhousesfortheirfrogs. B．Preparefoodandtoolsfortheirfrogs’trips.C．Chooseplacesfortheirfrogstotravel. D．Writepostcardstotheirfrogs.2．Accordingtothestory,whyisthegamesopopular?A．Becauseitiswell-designed. B．Becauseitcanbeplayedonmobilephones.C．Becausepeopleoftenfeellonely. D．Becausepeoplehavemoresparetimethesedays.3．Todealwithloneliness,theUKgovernment________.A．designedthegameTravelFrog B．createdthe＂MinisterofLoneliness＂C．holdspartiesforpeopletogettogether D．stoppedpeople’suseofsocialmedia4．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeans?A．Eve