江苏省宜兴市陶都中学2026年初三年第二学期期中英语试题试卷含解析

江苏省宜兴市陶都中学2026年初三年第二学期期中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、一Themanagerhascomebackfromhisbusinesstrip.He'saskingyouforthereport.一Oh,mygod!Ihaven'tfinishedityet.Buthebackatthecompanytomorrow.A．isexpectedB．expectedC．wasexpectedD．willbeexpected2、Becauseoftheheavytraffic,it_________Ginaanhourtogettotherestaurant.A．spentB．tookC．paidD．cost3、—WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishteacher?—Ilikehimverymuch.Heis______________kind______________hard-working.A．either;or B．neither;nor C．not;or D．notonly;butalso4、—What’sthisinthepicture,Tony?—Oh,it’sthebuilding____webuilttenyearsago.A．where B．that C．what D．when5、---Whatisyourcousinlike?--Well,mycousinis______11-year-oldboywithshirtblackhair.Heisalsoveryfunnyandhelikestelling_____jokes.A．a;theB．the;不填C．不填；theD．an;不填6、---ThefilmCocoisveryInteresting,isn'tit?---Yes.ButIdon'tthink_____likeswatchingitA．somebodyB．anybodyC．nobodyD．everybody7、—Wehave42studentsinourclass.ofthemareboys.—Yes.Thereare28boysand14girls.A．Twothirds B．Onethird C．Ahalf D．Aquarter8、Jimbrokeapairofshoesmadeof________ina________storeyesterday.A．glass;woman B．glasses;womanC．glass;women’s D．glasses;women’s9、Whenwespeakofculture,wemeanawayoflife_________agroupofpeoplehaveincommon.A．what B．who C．where D．that10、—isthebridge?—It’sabout2kilometreslong.A．Howfar B．Howlong C．Howwide D．HowdeepⅡ.完形填空11、Peoplegivegiftsinalmostallcountries.Giftsmarkfestivalsandotherimportantevents.Somegiftsareexpensive,ortheymaytakemonthstocreate.Othersareofless1,suchasbirthdaycards.Gift-givingisoftenaprocessofexchange.2youreceiveabirthdaygiftfromsomeone,thatpersonusuallyexpectsabirthdaygiftfromyou3.Insomecultures,therearecertainrulesaboutgiftexchange.InPakistan,forexample,thereisatraditioncalled“takinggiving”.It4thisway:Yougivethenewly-marriedcoupleagift,andthey“repay”youwithagiftofhighervalue.Thenyougivethecouple5gift.Thisoneshouldbeworththedifferencebetweenthefirsttwogifts.Thegiftexchangecontinues,6thesameway.Inmanyancientcultures,peoplemadeofferingstotheirleaderstoshowtheirloyalty(忠诚).TheNubiansinancientEgyptareagood7.TheybroughtgoldtotheEgyptiankings.Traditionslikethese8todayinsomepartsoftheworld.InpartsofAfrica,forexample,farmersmaygivegiftstothelocalleadersto9themforprotection.Todaypresidents10bringgiftswhentheyvisitaforeignleader.Leadersbringgiftstomakerelationshipsbetween11stronger,nottoemphasize(强调)thepowerofthegiftreceiver.Giftscan12sendspecialmessages.Forexample,giftscantellpeoplethatwearethinkingofthemandthatwewantthemtofeel13.Sometimesagiftmakesusrememberthegiver.Thegiftkeepsthe14ofaspecialpersonandaspecialrelationshipalive.Thereisnodoubtaboutthegoodsideofgift-giving.Thatiswhysomepeopledon’t15theideathatmoderngift-givingisverywasteful.Itisclearthatthereisanemotionalbenefittopeoplewhoexchangegifts.Thatissurelyenoughofareasonforthetraditiontocontinue.1．A．powerB．helpC．funD．value2．A．SinceB．BeforeC．IfD．Although3．A．atonceB．byturnsC．inreturnD．onpurpose4．A．worksB．writesC．agreesD．ends5．A．noB．anotherC．everyD．any6．A．planningB．providingC．followingD．welcoming7．A．groupB．peopleC．warningD．example8．A．continueB．changeC．startD．improve9．A．useB．praiseC．thankD．please10．A．sometimesB．usuallyC．seldomD．never11．A．countriesB．citiesC．villagesD．families12．A．justB．neverC．alsoD．later13．A．luckyB．specialC．safeD．strong14．A．wealthB．happinessC．memoryD．growth15．A．turndownB．giveupC．thinkoverD．agreewithⅢ.语法填空12、InChina,manyjuniorschoolstudentsspendalotoftimeontheirstudies.Manyofthemtrytheirbest1．(get)goodmarksintheexams.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeveryday,andtheexamis2．bigheadache.Theythinkgoodeducationistheticketto3．(succeed)inthefuture.Atschool,studentsstudyveryhard,buttheyenjoy4．(them)afterclass.Theycantakepart5．allkindsofsportsandgames,musicanddance,paintingandhiking.Moststudentslikepopmusic6．Hollywoodmovies.Somestudentsspendtheirfreetime7．(play)computergamesandchattingwiththeirfriends.Sometimestheygotolibrariesandbookstores.Theyare8．(real)goodplacestorelax.Soasajuniorschoolstudent,9．(live)inChinaisnoteasy,butitiscolorfuland10．(interest).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Barbarawasdrivinghersix-year-oldson,Ben,tohispianolesson.Theywerelate,andBarbarawasbeginningtothinksheshouldhavecalleditoff.Barbara,anurseatthelocalhospital,wasverytiredatthatmoment.Thecoldestseasonandtheterribleweatherjustbroughtthemmoredifficulties.“Mum!”Bencriedsuddenly.“Look!”Justahead,acarhadlostcontrolontheicyroadandcrashed(猛撞)intoatelephonepole.Barbarastoppedhercarquicklyandopenedthedoor.ShesaidtoBen,“Dear,promisemeyou’llstayinthecar!”“Iwill,Mum，”Bensaidashismumran.Shewasanurse—shemightbeabletohelptheunluckypeople.Itwasterrible.Twogirlsagedabout18wereinthecar.Onewasdeadandtheotherwasstillbreathing.Barbaraquicklycleanedthewoundsinthedriver’shead.Bencalledforhelponhismum’sphone.Soonanambulancecame.“Goodjob,Barbara,you’vesavedherlife,”onedoctorsaidasheexaminedthedriver’swounds.Barbarawalkedbacktohercarwithafeelingofsadness,especiallyforthefamilyofthegirlwhohaddied.Later,Barbarawasabletomeetthefamilyofthedriver.TheyexpressedtheirthankstoBarbaraforthehelpshehadprovided.1．Whendidtheaccidenthappen?A．Inspring. B．Insummer. C．Inautumn. D．Inwinter.2．WhydidBencrysuddenly?A．Becausehesawatrafficaccident.B．Becausehedidn’twanttogotothepianolesson.C．Becausehewantedtotellhismumtodrivecarefully.D．Becauseherememberedthepianolessonhadbeencalledoff.3．Accordingtothepassage,_______.A．thedriverdiedintheendB．BenandBarbarawerehelpfulC．BarbaracalledanambulanceonherphoneD．thetwogirlsweretakentohospitalbyBarbara4．HowdidBarbarafeelwhenshewalkedbacktohercar?A．Sad. B．Happy. C．Surprised. D．Excited.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．TheaccidenthappenedonBarbara’swayhome.B．Benhelpedhismumcleanthedriver’swounds.C．Thegirlwhodiedwasanurse,too.D．Theonewhoexaminedthedriver’swoundsknewBarbara。B14、1．Whencanyouwriteyourhomeworkintheclub?A．Wednesdayat5:00pm.B．Wednesdayat4:00pm.C．Tuesdayat4:50pm.D．Fridayat5:40pm.2．YoucandothefollowingattheclubEXCEPT.A．communicatewithnewfriendsB．takecookingcoursesC．enjoyyourselfD．askteachersforhelp3．Howmanywayscanyouregister(报名)fortheclub?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.C15、EASYtoJoinOurBand!Thisyearwillbeoneofourgreatestyears.Wearelookingformoregreatyoungmusicians!Bandmembersmusttaketheirowninstruments,enjoyconcerts,likeplayingonaspringtour,enjoyparties.HereyoucanenjoySaturdayandSundaybandclasses!Joiningthebandisalsoagreatwaytomakenewfriends.Asyouknow,youcanlearnmuchmoretobeintheband.Allthebandmembershavegreatself-confidence,improveproblem-solvingskills.Andattheendoftheyear,everyonewillhaveatrophy(纪念品)!Readthroughthisnewslettertolearnmoreaboutourownschoolband!Ifyouwanttojoinit,pleasedothefollowingthings.1.Chooseanybandinstrumentyoulike.2.Showthisnewslettertoyourparentsandtalkaboutitwiththem.3.CometotheNewBandParents'Meeting.NEWBANDPARENTS'MEETINGDate&Time:7:30PM,July15thPlace:InthemainroomAllbandparentsandstudentsshouldcometoashortbutveryimportantmeetingabouttheband.Youwillhaveachancetosignupforthebandattheendofthismeeting.1．Thebandmembershavebandclasses.A．onceaweekB．twiceaweekC．onceamonthD．twiceamonth2．JoiningthebandwillhavethefollowingadvantagesEXCEPT___________.A．improvingthehealthB．makingnewfriendsC．developingself-confidenceD．improvingproblem-solvingskills3．Mariawantstojointheband,shehastotalkaboutitwithher.A．teacherB．friendsC．parentsD．teamleader4．NewBandParents'Meetingwillbeheld____________.A．inthedininghallB．ontheplaygroundC．onJune15thD．onJuly15th5．Thepurposeofthisnewsletteristo__________.A．explainwhykidsshouldjointhebandB．tellusthehistoryoftheschoolbandC．inviteallthestudentstotakepartinNewBandParents'MeetingD．askmorestudentstojointhebandteaD16、HuwThomasfellinlovewithMegan.Butthenanaccidentchangedhislife,andhehadtomovetoCanada.Meganpromisedtowritetohim.ButHuwneverheardfromher…untilonedayaletterarrived.Hesawthelettercamefromwhereheandhisfatherhadlivedintheirearlyyears.Whowaswritingtohim?Heturnedtheenvelop(信封)overinhishandsseveraltimes.Thenhetookouttheletterandread：DearHuw，Idon'tknowifthisletterwillreachyou,andIdon'treallyknowwhyI'mwritingtoyouafteralltheseyears,but…Huwturnedtotheendoftheletterandsaw：BestwishesMeganHecouldn'tbelieveit.Heturnedbacktothefirstwordsoftheletterandread：Afteralltheseyears,butI'vejustfoundyourlettertomefromCanada.Believeme,thiswasthefirsttimeI'dreadthemandtheymademecry,evenafter50years.Ifoundtheminaboxofmyfather'spapers.Theywereneveropened.Huw,Ineverknewthatyou'dwrittentome.IthoughtyournewlifeinCanadahadmadeyouforgetme.NowIrealizethatmyfatherkeptyourletters.Icanstillrememberaskinghimiftherewasanyletterforme,andhealwayssaid,“__▲__，mygirl.Itoldyouhewasnogood.”Finally,afteraboutayear,Ibelievedhim.Butwhydidhekeeptheletters?Doyouthinkhewantedmetofindthemwhenitwastoolate?Anyways,he'sdeadnow,soIcan'taskhim.AllIcansayisI'msorry.Sorryforwhatmyfatherdid,sorrythatyouneverheardfrommeandsorryfor…everything.Ihopethatatleastthisletterreachesyou.Ofcourse,I'llunderstandifyoudon'twanttowritebacktome,butifyoudo.IamstillMeganJenkins,andIwillliveatthesameaddress.Bestwishes，MeganHuwreadtheletteragain.EverythingwithMegancamebacktohim.Hehadneverforgottenher.Hecouldn't.Everydayhelookedatherfaceonthewall.Hehadadrawingofher.Ithadtravelledeverywherewithhim.Buttohearfromheragain…“Areyouallright,Dad？”askedMike,comingintotheroom.1．WhydidHuwturntotheendofthelettersbeforehefinishedtherestofit?A．Becausehewasnotinterestedinthebeginning.B．Becausehedidn'tliketoreadlettersfromMegan.C．Becausehewantedtofinishreadingitinashorttime.D．Becausehewantedtoknowwhomtheletterwasfrom.2．MeganfailedtoreadHuw'slettersbecause________.A．herfatherkeptthemB．theywerelostonthewayC．shemovedtoanothercityD．hedidn'tpostthematall3．Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputinthe__▲__？A．Sorry,it'smyfaultB．LookuphereC．No,hehasforgottenyouD．Yes,herearetheonesfromhim4．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Huwhadnevergotmarriedalltheseyears.B．MeganwasstilllivingwithherfatherinCanada.C．MeganwassurethatHuwwouldreceiveherletter.D．MeganstilllovedHuwandfeltsorryforwhathadhappened.E17、Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it'snoteasytochangelaterinlife.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail(蜗牛).Theant－worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon'tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket－funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn'tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.Thesnail－livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong－termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsurewhethertheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.1．（小题1）Whatisthemeaningofvaluesysteminthispassage?A．Beliefofhowtomanageourfinances.B．Thewaywelookafterourmoney.C．Somethingwillnotchangelaterinlife.D．Asetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.2．（小题2）Theantreferstopeoplewho________.A．Workveryhardinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter.B．CouldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharderC．SavemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretireD．Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard3．（小题3）Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.A．TheywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnowB．TheyareyoungC．TheythinktheyhavenofutureD．Theywanttobuyinsurance4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.B．Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.C．Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.D．Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.5．（小题5）Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.B．Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.C．Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.D．Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.F18、WhenUSstudentOliviaPriedeman,17,wokeuponemorning,shethoughtshehadhadadreamaboutmakingplanswithafriend.Butitwasn’tadream.Herphoneshowedthatduringthenight,Priedemanhadreadatextmessagefromherfriend.Shediditwhileshewasfastasleep.Readingandsendingtextmessageswhileasleep—called“sleeptexting”—isanunusualsleepbehaviour,similartosleepwalking.It’salsoagrowingconcern(关心的事)amongdoctors:youngpeoplecan’tlivewithouttheircellphones.Oneinthreeteenagerssendsmorethan100textmessagesaday,accordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject.Andatleastfouroutoffiveteenagerssaidtheysleepwiththeirphoneonorneartheirbed.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,hasstudiedsleepingtexting.Shesaidthathavingaphonenearbyallnightisabigpartoftheproblem.AndrewStiehm,asleepmedicineexpertwithAllinaHealthinMinnesota,agrees.It’spossibleforthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotorskills(动作技能)towakeup,whilethepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemoryandjudgment(判断)maybestillasleep.That’swhysomepeoplecanperformbasicmovements---suchaswalking,talking,textingorevendriving—whilethey’resleeping.SomeofDowdell’sstudentssaidthatthey’redisturbedbytheirnighttimetextingbehavior.Butbecausesleeptextingisunconscious,it’sadifficulthabittobreak.Dowdellsaidsheknowsofsomestudentswhowearsocksontheirhandstokeepthemselvesfromtexting.MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCenterinMinneapolis,Minnesota,suggestskeepingallelectronicdevices(电子设备)outsidethebedroomatcertaintimes.1．WhathappenedtoOliviaPriedeman?A．Shesleepwalkedtoafriend’shouse.B．Shedreamedofmakingplanswithafriend.C．Shephonedoneofherfriendsduringthenight.D．Shereadatextmessagefromherfriendwhileasleep.2．.Whichpartthebraincontrolskeepsawakewhileasleep?A．judgmentB．languageC．memoryD．motorskills3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unconscious”mean?A．无法B．无意识的C．无反应的D．无规律的4．.WhatdoesdoctorHogansuggestpeoplewhosleeptextdo?A．Stoptextduringthedaytime.B．Takesom