广西壮族自治区南宁市第三十七中学2025-2026学年下学期初三年级二调考试英语试题试卷含解析

广西壮族自治区南宁市第三十七中学2025-2026学年下学期初三年级二调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、Whenwespeakofculture,wemeanawayoflife_________agroupofpeoplehaveincommon.A．what B．who C．where D．that2、InChina,weusually____agiftwithbothhandsandopenitlater.A．expect B．accept C．cover D．imagine3、MymotherteachesEnglishin_____university.Sheisoneofthetwenty-five_____inthismajor.A．a;womenteachers B．an;womenteachers C．a;womanteachers D．an;womanteachers4、—Nowmoreandmorepeoplearepayingattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.—Sowebelieve________therewillbelesspollutioninthefuture.A．wrongly B．hardly C．strongly D．impossibly5、Idon’tlikethecolorofthisshirt.Couldyoupleasegivemeone?A．theother B．others C．another D．other6、Themanager’svoicesoundedonthephone.Heofferedtoshowusaroundthecompany.A．softlyB．friendlyC．gentlyD．seriously7、Eventhoughwe’reindifficulttimes,weneedtokeephope______.A．fresh B．real C．alive D．close8、goodcareofyourselfwhenyouarealone,oryourparentswillworryaboutyou.A．Taking B．Totake C．Taken D．Take9、Theearthistheonlyplanet__________providesuswitheverythingweneed.It’sourdutytoprotectit.A．whoB．whatC．that10、—Thiscomputerisn'tworkingproperly.—.Ikepthavingproblemswithityesterday.Idon'tknowwhat'swrong.A．Itoldyouso. B．Nevermind. C．Withpleasure. D．Notatall.Ⅱ.完形填空11、WhenIwas18yearsold,Ilivedwithmyparentsonafarm.Onemorning,myfatheraskedmetodrivehimintothetown,about18milesaway,forhewouldattendameetingthere.Weweredeepinthecountry,soIwouldalwayslookforwardtogoingtothetown.AndIhadjustlearnedtodrive,soI1withpleasure.Firstwecametothetown.ThenItookthecartoanearbygaragetohaveitparkedandpromisedtopickdadupat4pm.BecauseIhaveafew2tospend,Idecidedtogotothe3However,IbecamesointerestedinthefilmsthatIforgotthe4Whenthelastfilmfinished,itwas6pm.Iwasafraidthatdadwouldbe5andneverletmedriveagain,soIdroveback6tomeetdadandmadeanexcuseforbeinglate.Thendadcaughtmeinthelie.I’llneverforget7hesaidtome.“I’mdisappointedthatyoufeelyouhavetolietome,Jack.I’mangry,notwithyou,butwithmyself.I’ve8becausetheremustbesomethingwronginthewayIbroughtyouupthatdidn’tgiveyoutheconfidencetotellmethetruth.I’mgoingto9homenowandthinkseriouslyaboutit.”Dadbeganwalkingalongtheroad.Ibeggedalltheway,tellinghimhowsorryIwas.Idrovebehindhimfor18miles,ataspeedof5milesanhour.Itwasthemost10lesson.Ihaveneverliedtohimeversince.1．A．said B．agreed C．answered D．replied2．A．weeks B．days C．hours D．minutes3．A．cinema B．supermarket C．restaurant D．bookstore4．A．time B．job C．speed D．way5．A．glad B．polite C．kind D．angry6．A．slowly B．quietly C．easily D．quickly7．A．how B．what C．which D．that8．A．failed B．cheered C．succeeded D．worked9．A．drive B．walk C．run D．ride10．A．difficult B．necessary C．unforgettable D．wonderfulⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。AstraditionalChineseart,papercuttinghasalonghistory.Theearliestpapercuttingwas1．(find)inChina1,500yearsago.Butthistraditionalartisatriskofdisappearingnow.2．(lucky),Ms.Woo,aChineseimmigrant(移民)inAmerica,istryingtobringthisartbacktolife.Ms.Woobeganto3．/'stʌdi/theartofpapercuttingasa14-year-oldgirlinherhometown.Allthestudentstherehadtolearnpapercutting.Butshehadadeeplovefor4．.Soherteacherspentmoretime5．teach)herafterclass.Later,shewonthesecondprizeinanationalartcompetition.ShewenttoAmericaafterfinishing6．/'kɒlɪdʒ/in2008.Soonafterthat,shetookpart7．anactivitytopromote(宣传)Chinesepapercutting.Andthenshewasinvitedtoshowtheartinmanyimportant8．(activity).Frompapercutting,peoplecanknowaboutChinesecultural9．/'væljuː/,historyandstoriesofpeople’slife.Ms.Woousestheart10．atooltoshowChineseculturetopeoplewhoknowlittleaboutit.ChineseartisnotonlyforChinese,butalsoforpeopleallovertheworld.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Onedayin1924,fivemenwhowerecampingintheCascadeMountainssawagroupofhugeapelikecreaturescomingoutofthewoods.Theyhurriedbacktotheirwoodenhouseandlockedthemselvesinside.Whiletheywerein,thecreaturesthrewrocksagainstthehouse.Severalhourslaterthesestrangehairygiantswentbackintothewoods.Afterthemenreturnedtothetownandtoldthepeopleabouttheiradventure,____Thesewerethepeoplewhorememberedhearingtalesaboutfootprintsofananimalthatwalkedlikeahumanbeing.Thefivemen,however,werenotthefirsttohaveseenthesecreaturescalledBigfoot.Longbeforetheirexperience,thelocalNativeAmericanswerecertainthatagroupofapelikeanimalshadbeenlivingintheneighboringmountainforcenturies.In1958,someworkers,whowerebuildingaroadthroughthejunglesofNorthernCalifornia,oftenfoundhugefootprintsintheeartharoundtheircamp.Thenin1967,RogerPatterson,amanwhowasinterestedinfindingBigfoot,wentintothesamejungleswithafriend.Whileriding,theyweresuddenlythrownofffromtheirhorses.Pattersonsawatallapelikeanimalstandingnotfaraway.Hemanagedtotakephotosofthehairycreaturebeforeitdisappearedinthejungles.WhenPatterson’sphotoswereshowntothepublic,notmanypeoplebelievedhisstory.RichardBrown,anexperiencedhunter,discoveredasimilarcreature.Hesawtheanimalclearlythroughthetelescopiclens(望远镜头)ofhisrifle(步枪).Hesaidthecreaturelookedmorelikeahumanbeingthanananimal.Latermanyotherpeoplealsofounddeepfootprintsinthesamearea.Inspiteofregularreportsofsightingsandfootprints,mostexpertsstilldonotbelievethatBigfootreallyexists(存在).1．（小题1）Whatdidthefivecampersdowhentheysawagroupofapelikecreatures?A．Theyfoughtwiththecreaturesbythrowingrocksatthem.B．Theyranintothewoodsandhidthereforseveralhours.C．Theymadeabigfiretofrightenthecreaturesaway.D．Theyquicklyranbackintotheirhouseandlockedthedoor.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin?A．however,onlyafewpeopleacceptedtheirstoryB．allthepeoplesaidtheyhadseentheanimalC．somesaidtheyweremakinguptheirownstoryD．onlythosewhohadkilledthecreaturebelievedthem3．（小题3）.Whowerethefirsttohaveseentheseapelikecreatures?A．Someworkers.B．RichardBrown.C．ThelocalNativeAmericans.D．RogerPattersonandhisfriend.4．（小题4）Thewordneighboringmaymean.A．greatB．nearbyC．snowyD．tall5．（小题5）TheBESTtitleforthispassagewouldbe“”.A．TheadventuresoffivecampersB．TheexpertsandBigfootC．ThecreaturescalledBigfootD．TheadventuresofBigfootB14、Human,Don’tCometooCloseFrequenttouchingfromhumansmaychangeplants’genesandslowtheirgrowth.Whenweseebabiesorpets,wecan’thelpgentlytouchingthemtoshowourlove.Andtheygiveushappyfeelingsback.Butarecentstudyshowsthatit’sdifferentforplants.Astudy,publishedinThePlantJournal,showsthatplantsdon’t“like”tobetouched.That’sbecausetouchingchangestheirgenes(基因)and,evenworse,canslowtheirgrowth.ProfessorJimWhelanoftheLaTrobeInstituteinAustraliagaveanexplanation.“Thelightesttouchfromahuman,animal,insect,orevenplantstouchingeachotherinthewind,leadstoahugegenechangeintheplant,”ScienceDailyreported.Inordertotestthetheory,thescientistsdidanexperimentonplants.Theygrewanumberofplantstotheageoffourweeks.Thentheytouchedthemwithapaintbrushevery12hoursovera36-hourperiod.Theyfoundthatasaresponsetothetouch,themitochondria(线粒体)intheplantshadbeenpartlydestroyed.Themitochondria,asScienceAlertnoted,arethe“powerhouseofthecell(细胞)”.Themitochondriaproduceenergyfortherestofthecellinbothanimalsandplants.Ifthis“powerhouse”isweakened,theplantswilllosealargeamountofenergythatshouldhavesupportedtheirgrowth.WhelanfurtherexplainedtoScienceDaily,“Ifthetouchingisrepeated,thenplantgrowthisreducedbyupto30percent.”Althoughtheprocessdoeshaveastrongeffectonplants,usuallytheplantssurvive.Touchingchangestheplants,butit’snotnecessarilyabadchange.AccordingtoScienceAlert,frequenttouchingormovingplantswillmakethemgrowshorterthanotherones.Theresearchersbelievethischange,insomeway,couldbehelpful.Itmayhelpplantsfightthreatstotheirhealthsuchasinsectsandbadweather.Thenewresearchfindingshaveledtoadeeperunderstandingoftheplants’responsetotouching.Andtheresearchmight“openupnewwaystoreducesensitivity(敏感性)andimprovegrowthinthefuture”,ScienceAlertreported.1．Whydidthescientistsdotheexperiment?A．Totestiftouchingcanchangethegenesofplants.B．Toshowthatplants’andanimals’genesaredifferent.C．Totellwhentouchinghaseffectonplantsandanimals.D．Tofindoutwhysomeplantsgrowmoreslowlythanothers.2．Whatdidthescientistsfindintheirexperiment?A．Repeatedtouchingshortenedtheplants’lifebyfourweeks.B．Touchingsloweddownplantgrowthbyreducingenergyforgrowth.C．Repeatedtouchingmadeplantsdiesoonerthantheywereexpectedto.D．Mitochondriaintheplantscouldn’tproduceenergybecauseoftouching.3．Whatdothescientiststhinkofthefactthattouchmakesplantsbecomeshorter?A．Theplantswillbemorelikelytobeattractedbyinsects.B．Theplantswillbemoreeasilyharmedbybadweather.C．Theplantswillbelesssensitivetobeingtouched.D．Theplantswillbebetteratfightingdangers.C15、SelflessLoveJane’smotherworkedonthefarmfrommorningtoeveningwhichjustcouldmakeendsmeet.ToallowJanetoliveahappylife,Motherwasverycarefulaboutspendingmoney.However,Janedidn’tunderstandher.EverydayMotherwasbusywithherworkwhileJanewasstudyingatschool,sotheyhadlittletimetoenjoythemselves.Oneday,MotherrealizedJanewasunhappyandevenunfriendlytoher,soshedecidedtogoskiingwithJanetomakeJanehappy.OnSundaymorningtheywenthappilytothesnowfield.Sincetheywerebothinwhiteclothes,themanageradvisedthemtobuyskiclothesHesaidtheymightbeeasilyfoundintheirskiclothes,incasetherewasanaccident.Mothercouldn’taffordthem,sosherefused.Thentheywentskiingintheirwhiteclothes.Theywereskiinghappilyonthesnowfieldwhensuddenlythesnowfieldbegantoshake.Itwasthesnowslide.Theyranalongwayandfinallyranoutofthesnowslide,buttheycouldn’tfindtheirway.Later,ahelicopter(直升机)whichcamefromthenearestairportwasflyingabove,butpeopleonitcouldn’tseeorhearthem.Janewasindangerbecauseshehadhurtherheadseriouslyandblooddroppedonthesnow.JustthenanideacametoMother’smind.Shepierced(刺破)herwristimmediatelyandthenbrightredblooddroppeddownonthesnowfield.ShewrotearedSOSonthesnow.AtlastJanewassaved,butMotherdied.1．WheredidJane’smotherwork?A．Onthefarm. B．Atschool.C．Inthesnowfield. D．Intheairport.2．Motherrefusedtobuyskiclothesbecause______.A．theydidn’tlikethecolourB．theydidn’thaveenoughmoneyC．theyjustboughtthewhiteclothesD．theyhavehadtheirownskiclothes3．WhydidMotherpierceherwrist?A．Becauseherdaughterwasunfriendly.B．Becauseherdaughterneededherblood.C．Becauseshewantedtosaveherdaughter.D．BecauseshewantedthemanagertofindthemD16、Moststudents，whoarelearningaforeignlanguage,liketochooseHomestaywhentheystudyabroad.Othersalsopreferhomestayeveniftheygoonavisitoraholidayinanothercountry.Presently，homestayhasbecomeaformofaccommodation(寄宿)whichisverypopularallaroundtheworld.Ifyouwanttostayatacomfortableandhome-likehouseandexperiencethelifeoflocalpeople，youcanbookahomestayontheInternetbeforeyougoabroad.Itiseasyforyoutopickoutahostfamilythatyouwanttolivewithfromallovertheworld.Sowhatishomestay?Andwhatmakesitsopopularnowadays?Homestaymeanslivingwithaforeignfamilyor"hostfamily"aswestayabroad.Itisusuallycalledahomeawayhome.Therearethreewaysofdoingit:★ChoosetolearnEnglishinalanguageschoolnearyourhomestaywhereyoulive；★HaveyourEnglishclassesinthehousewithamemberoffamilywhoisaqualified(合格的)teacher；★Don'thaveanyclassesatallwhenyouvisitaforeigncountry-apopularchoiceifyouwanttobeatouristforexample.Eveninthebusysummerperiodtheorganizationthatprovidesthehomestayswillalwaystrytoplaceyouwiththemostsuitable(适合的)hostfamilytomeetyourneeds.Withthehelpoftheorganizations,youdon'tworryaboutwhereyoulive，yourinterests，yourlanguagelevel,eatinghabits,medicalcareandanythingelseyoumayhaveduringthehomestay.Thoughthepriceofhomestayis，mainlydependedonyourneeds，high-qualityhomestayaccommodationcanberelativelyeconomical(经济的).Andifyouwantyourhomestayinornearthecitycenter，youmaypayforanextraamountofmoney.Evenifyoustayfurtherout.youcanexpectyourjourneyintothecenternottoGobeyond30minutes.Notonlydoeshomestayaccommodationrepresent(象征)valueformoney，italsogivesyouanexcellentopportunitytopracticetheforeignlanguagewithyourhostfamily.Thisisaveryimportantextraforstudentswholiketospeakasmuchlanguageaspossible.ButifyouplantolearnEnglish.WhynothaveyourEnglishclassesinyourhostfamily?There'snobetterwaytolearnlanguagesthanthisbecauseitmakeslearningandaccommodationtogetheraswellastheculturalexperience!1．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Learninglanguagesatschoolismuchbetterthanthatinhomestays.B．AllthehomestayfamilymembersusedtobegoodteachersinthepastC．Moremoneyshouldbepaidifyouliveinhostfamiliesincitycenter.D．Everythinghastobethoughtaboutafteryouenterahomestayfamily.2．What'sthewriter'sattitudetowardshomestayaccordingtothepassage?A．Thewriterthinkhomestayisgoodforlanguagelearning.B．Thewriterhopeshomestayfamilieswillprovidemoreservice.C．Thewriterisworriedaboutthesafetyofhomestayinthefuture.D．Thewritercomplainsaboutdevelopmentofhomestaynowadays3．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Itintroducesfamousplacesofinterestaroundtheworld.B．Ittellsuswhyhomestayhasbeenpopularintheworld.C．Itgivesusadviceonhowtolearnforeignlanguageswell.D．Itdescribeshowhomestayworksbetweendifferentcountries.E17、FamousMuseumsNameThePalaceMuseumBritishMuseumNewYorkMuseumCountryChinaTheUKTheUSAAddressChang’anStreetNewOxfordStreet,LondonChestnutStreet,NewYorkFeatureThelargestancientpalacebuildingswithmanykindsofcollectionsinChinaOneofthelargestmuseumswithcollectionsofanytimeandanyareaintheworldAmerica’slargestmuseumonAmericanhistoryTicket￥60(Spring＆Summer)￥40(Autumn＆Winter)FreeMondayfree1．Asoneofthelargestmuseumsintheworld,Britishmuseumisin_______.A．Beijing B．NewYork C．London D．TheUSA2．Accordingtotheform,ifyouwanttoseeancientChinesecollections,youcanvisit____atmost.A．onemuseum B．twomuseums C．threemuseums D．foremuseums3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?A．EachticketforthePalaceMuseumcoststhesameinthewholeyear.B．Youdon’thavetopayforticketsifyouvisitNewYorkMuseumonMonday.C．BritishMuseumliesinChestnutstreet,London.D．NewYorkMuseumisthelargestintheworld.F18、Tous,itseemssonaturaltoputupanumbrellatokeepthewateroffwhenitrains.Butinfacttheumbrellawasnotinventedasprotectionagainsttherain.Itsfirstusewasasashade(遮蔽)againstthesun.Nobodyknowswhofirstinventedit,buttheumbrellawasusedinveryancienttimes.ProbablythefirsttouseitweretheChinese,backinthe11thcenturyBC．WeknowthattheumbrellawasusedinancientEgyptandBabylonasasunshade.Andtherewasastrangethingconnectedwithitsuse:itbecameasymbolofhonorandpower.IntheFarEastinancienttimes,theumbrellawasallowedtobeusedonlybythoseinhighofficeorbyroyalpeoplesuchasthekingsorqueens.InEurope,theGreekswerethefirsttousetheumbrellaasasunshade.TheumbrellawasincommonuseinancientGreece,butitisbelievedthatthefirstpeopleinEuropetousetheumbrellaasprotectionagainsttherainweretheancientRomans.DuringthemiddleagesinEurope,theuseoftheumbrellaalmostdisappeared.ThenitappearedagaininItalyinthelatesixteenthcentury.Andagainitbecameasymbolofpower.Umbrellashavenotchangedmuchinstyleduringallthistime,thoughtheyhavebecomemuchlighterinweight.Itwasn’tuntilthetwentiethcenturythattheumbrellasforwomenbegantobemadeinallkindsofcolors.1．Ancientpeoplefirstusedumbrellaas________.A．asymbolofhonorB．protectionagainstthesunC．asymbolofpowerD．protectionagainsttherain2．Accordingtothispassage,theumbrellawasprobablyfirstinventedinancient________.A．EgyptB．BabylonC．RomeD．China3．Theunderlinedword“royal”mightmean________inChinese.A．皇室的B．富裕的C．中产的D．平民的4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEabouttheumbrella?A．Nooneexactlyknowswhowastheinventoroftheumbrella