江苏省常州市名校2025-2026学年初三8月摸底考试英语试题含解析

江苏省常州市名校2025-2026学年初三8月摸底考试英语试题考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Themodelplaneissocute.Whoseisit？—It’s______.Hemadeit______.A．David’s;itself B．David’s;himself C．David;himself D．David;itself2、--Didyouhearsomeoneknockingatthedoorjustnow,Tom?--No,I_______TVwithmyfriendinmybedroom.A．waswatching B．watched C．amwatching D．watch3、Inourschoollibrarythere_________anumberofbooksonscienceandthenumberofthebooks_________growing.A．are;is B．is;are C．is;is D．are;are4、—Couldyoutellme____forLondon?—Atnineo’clocktomorrowmorning.A．howareyouleavingB．whenareyouleavingC．whenyouareleaving5、MoYanis________favoritewriter.TheyhavereadhisnovelTheFrogthreetimes.A．Mary’sandJoan’s B．MaryandJoan’s C．Mary’sandJoan6、—Hi,Cathy!IsawMissZhanginthemeetingroomjustnow.―No,it______beher.ShewenttoNanjingtwodaysago.A．must B．may C．can’t D．needn’t7、Thehotelisnotverymodern,butithasthe______ofbeingclosetothecitycenter.A．advantage B．directionC．transportation D．creativity8、Ayearisdividedinto______months.Septemberisthe_____monthoftheyear.A．twelve,ninth B．twelve,nineth C．twelfth,ninth D．twelfth,nineth9、Everyoneknowsthatthesunintheeast.A．rises B．falls C．stays D．lives10、---PresidentXiJinpingpaidimportantvisittotheUSAin2017.---AndhewaswarmlywelcomedbyDonaldTrump,45thAmericanpresident.A．An;a B．the;the C．an;the D．the;aⅡ.完形填空11、Childrenallaroundtheworldarefamiliarwithfairytales,suchas“TheLittleMermaid”,“ThePrincessandthePea”and“TheEmperor’snewclothes”.Thecolourfulcharactersfromthestoriesmadeuslaughand1throughoutourchildhood.Thestoriesarethe2ofDanishwriterHansChristianAnderson.HewasbornintoapoorfamilyinOdense,Denmark,onApril2,1805.Hisearlylifewasnot3Hisfatherwasashoemakerandhismotherawasherwoman.He4verylittleeducation.Asachildhewasveryemotional(情绪化)andwas5atforbeingfeminine(女性化)andtall.In1816hisfatherdiedandAndersonwasforcedtogoouttowork,firstinatailor’sshopandthenatatobaccofactory.Attheageof14AndersonmovedtoCopenhagentostarta6asasingerandactor.Hestruggledforthreeyears7hehadtoleavethetheaterwhenhisvoicebrokein1822.8,Andersonwenttoagrammarschool.Havingdonewell,hewasallowedtogotoCopenhagenUniversityin1828.Hebegantopublishhisfairytalesin1835.They9insmallvolumes（量）untilhisdeath.Andersonlivedahardlife,buthetriedtomakepeoplelaughinallhisstories.Hewrotebecausehedidn’twantchildrentohaveasadchildhoodashedid.Theworks10Andersonfamousallovertheworld,buthewasstillalonelyman.Henevermarriedandhisfriendswerethepeoplewhopaidforhiswork.AndersonpassedawayonAugust4,1875attheageof70.HishomeinOdenseisnowamuseumandthousandsofpeoplevisititeveryyear.1．A．tellB．speakC．smileD．cry2．A．discoveriesB．inventionsC．creationsD．feelings3．A．hardB．easyC．excitedD．bad4．A．boughtB．foundC．receivedD．lost5．A．spokenB．talkedC．smiledD．laughed6．A．careerB．hobbyC．performanceD．trip7．A．sinceB．afterC．untilD．still8．A．EvensoB．AfterwardsC．SincethenD．Otherwise9．A．turnedoutB．soldoutC．cameoutD．wentout10．A．foundB．broughtC．madeD．leⅢ.语法填空12、AlecplaystheviolinandStellaplaysthefluteinthebandattheirschool.Theschoolhastwobands1．areknownasthetrainingbandandtheconcertband.Everyonebeginsinthetrainingband.“Attheverybeginning,Iplayedit2．(terrible)!”saysStella.“Myfamilyaskedmetopracticeinthebackyard3．theydidn’tlikethenoise.”AlecandStellahavebeenplayingtheirinstrumentsforayearnowsotheysoundmuchbetter.Theyarebothintheconcertbandandtheyarelearning4．(difficult)musicthanbefore.“We’relearningthemusicfromthefilmPiratesoftheCaribbean.Itsoundsfantastic!”saysAlec.“Itisreallygreat5．(play)inthebandwithotherkids.”Aswellasbeingfun,many6．(scientist)saythatlearningamusicalinstrumentisgoodforyourbrain.Ithelpschildren7．theirreadingandmathskills.Ithelpsthemlearntoconcentrate.Alecthinksthatlearningtheviolinhashelped8．(he)atschool.“IhavetoconcentrateandthinkaboutnothingwhenI’mpracticing,”hesays.“Andnowit’seasierformetoconcentrateonmyschoolwork.”Learningmusiccan9．helpchildrenbecomemoresureofthemselves.AsStel1asays,“ThefirsttimeI10．(stand)infrontofanaudienceIwasscared.ButnowIreallyenjoyit.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TimesSupermarketOfficesecretariesandaccountantsneeded.Experiencepreferredbutnotnecessary.

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1．TimesSupermarketneeds_____accordingtothisadvertisement.A．managersonlyB．accountantsonlyC．officesecretariesonlyD．bothofficesecretariesandaccountants2．IfSamgetsthejobasanofficesecretaryoranaccountantinTimesSupermarket,__________.A．hewillgetalowerpayB．heneedn’tpayforthreemealsC．hewillhavechancestobetrainedD．hewillhavetointerviewthemanagereveryday3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessaryforjobapplicants（求职者）?A．Muchexperience. B．GoodEnglishC．Goodpersonalities D．Educationalbackgrounds.4．Tohaveaface-to-faceinterviewwithJeffSmith,youcangetthere______.A．at8:45a.m.onSunday B．at5:00p.m.onSaturdayC．at9:15a.m.onMonday D．at5:30p.m.onTuesday5．HowmanywaysarethereforjobapplicantstocontactJeffSmith?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.B14、Whenpeopletalkaboutairpollution,theyareusuallythinkingaboutoutdoorair____Butdoyouknowthatthereis____airpollutioninsidehomes,offices,hotelsandotherbuildings?Theairinyourhomecanbe2to100timesmorepollutedthantheairoutdoors!Infact,someAmericandoctorssaythat50%ofillnesseshave____todowithpollutedindoorair.Alotofpollutioncomesfromindooractivities____smokingandcooking.Asmostpeople____about80-90%oftheirtimeinsidebuildings,itisimportanttotakeindoorairpollutionseriously,too.Airpollutioninfluencesourhealth____Whentheairispolluted,notonlyyoungchildrenandoldpeoplesufferfromit,____peoplewithhealthproblemssufferaswell.Indoorairpollutioncan____people'seyes,nosesandthroats.Airpollution,bothindoorandoutdoor,canalsoleadtolungcancer（肺癌）andheartdisease!InthegreatLondonfogin1952,4,000peoplediedinafewdays____thepollution!____issaidthathalfamillionyoungchildrenandwomendieeachyearinIndiabecauseofindoorairpollution!1．A．pollution B．sadness C．illness D．business2．A．too B．none C．also D．neither3．A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything4．A．aswellas B．suchas C．insteadof D．forexample5．A．take B．cost C．give D．spend6．A．inmanyways B．inmanythings C．inmanyhouses D．bytheway7．A．and B．but C．or D．until8．A．hit B．hurt C．polluted D．destroyed9．A．becauseof B．thanksto C．relatedto D．or10．A．This B．That C．What D．ItC15、FastFoodCourierWinsPoetryCompetitionLeiHaiwei,a37-year-oldfastfoodcourier(送急件的人)fromHunanprovincewonthechampionshipinatelevisedChinesepoetryknowledgecompetition,winningfansoverwithhistrueloveforpoems.“MyinterestinpoemsbeganasearlyasIwas6yearsold,”Leisaidafterwinningthecompetition.LeiHaiweiwasborninavillageofDongkoucounty,Shaoyangcity.Heinherited(继承)hisfatherLeiChanggen’sloveofpoems.TheelderLeiputpoetryonthekitchenwallforhissontoreadthroughoutchildhood.“MyfatherhopedIwouldgrowuptobeamanwhokeepsthemountains,rivers,lakesandseasinmind,”thecouriersaid.Inthefather’ssmallhouse,thereisafour-storybookshelf,thetopofwhichisfilledwithpoetrybooks.LeiHaiweishowedgreatinterestinChineseculturewhenhewasachild.Everytimehisfathertoldhimthestoriesbehindeachpoem,hewastotallyattracted.Heenjoyedreadingpoems.In2001,theyoungerLeigraduatedfromatechnicalsecondaryschoolandfoundajobinShanghai.Leibegantoreadbooksrelatedtopoemsatbookstoresorlibrariesinhissparetime,sincehedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuymany.Theyoungmanalsodevelopedahabitofrecitingpoemsheliked,writingdownthemafterreturninghome.ThoughLeicametoHangzhoucityin2008andworksasafastfoodcourier,hisloveforpoemshasn’tfaded(减退).Onhisbusiestworkdays,thecourierhastodelivermorethan50ordersaday,earningupto9,000yuanamonth.Evenso,heseizedanyavailablemomenttorecitepoems.“Forexample,IamusedtorecitingpoemswhenIwaitforfoodatrestaurants,andtrafficlightsonmywaytodeliverfood.Recitingpoemsnotonlyenrichesmyknowledge,butalsomakesmyjoblessboring,”thecouriersaid.Asforhisfutureplans,thecouriersaidhewillsticktoreadingandrecitingpoems.1．WhendidLeiHaiweibegintobeinterestedinpoems?A．Attheageof6.B．Attheageof37.C．Attheageof50.D．Attheageof16.2．WhydidLeiHaiweireadbooksatbookstoresorlibraries?A．Becausehecouldwritedownpoemsthere.B．Becausehewonthechampionshipinacompetition.C．Becausehecouldtalkaboutpoemswithothersthere.D．Becausehedidn’thaveenoughmoneytobuymanybooks.3．WhatdoesLeiHaiweithinkofrecitingpoems?A．Ithelpshimgetmoremoney.B．Itmakeshisjobmoreboring.C．Itmakeshimbusierwithhisjob.D．Ithelpshimgetmoreknowledge.D16、Bike-sharinghassweptacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingbikeridinginsteadofdriving.ThebikethattheservicecompanyprovideshasGPSorBluetoothonit.Andthosebikescanbeeasilyunlockedwithasmartphoneandleftanywhereinpublic.Bike-sharingallowspeopletoborrowabikefromoneplaceandreturnitatanotherplaceeasily.Insomecities,wecanseemoreandmorepeopleridingthiskindofsharingbikes.It’sveryconvenienttousethebikesifyouhaveasmartphone.First,youhavetodownloadsuchanAPPonyoursmartphone.ThenwhatyouneedtodoistofindanearestbikethroughtheAPP,scantheQRcode（二维码）onthebikeorconnectyourphonewiththebikeoveraBluetoothwirelessconnection.Youwillfindthebikecanbeunlockeditself.Thenyoucanenjoyyourtrip.What’smore,thegreatestadvantageofbike-sharingisthatyoucaneasilyfindoneandneverworryaboutwheretoparkit.Thecostofridingdependsonthetimethatyouspend.Normally,everyhouryouride,youneedtopayoneyuan.Itdoesn’tcostsomuch,doesit?Atthesametime,somepeopleparkthebikesintheirownhomes.Besides,somepeopledon’tvaluethebikes.Nowservicecompaniesaretryingtosolvetheproblemlikebeingstolen.Technologyandsciencehavechangedoursociallifestyles.Wehavetosaybike-sharingbringsusmoreconveniencewithoutdoubt.Andwealsohopethatpeoplecannotonlyenjoyitbutalsoputittogooduse.1．Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A．Mostpeopleincitiesdon’tdrive.B．Bike-sharingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.C．Bike-sharingisinventedinChina.D．Sharingbikescanbeborrowedeverywhere.2．Ifyouwanttouseasharingbike,youmustfirst.A．downloadanAPPandpayforthetripB．haveasmartphoneanddownloadanAPPC．unlockthebikeanddownloadanAPPD．findanearestbikeandborrowitfromanyone3．Theunderlinedword“value”inParagraph4probablymeansinChinese.A．喜欢B．收藏C．爱惜D．购买4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthispassage?A．Bike-sharingisakindofexpensivetransport.B．Sharingbikesareeasytounlock.C．Sharingbikesmaybestolen.D．Bike-sharingisverycheap.5．What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardsbike-sharing?A．Convenient.B．Doubtful.C．Worried.D．Unnecessary.E17、Thesedays,picturenewsisverypopularwithyoungpeople.HerearesomephotoschosenbyJim.

China’sfirstHelloKittythemerestaurantwasopenedonDec23inthecapitalofChina.It’sallpinkandsweetinsidetherestaurant.Thetablecloth,chairs,ceilingandfloorareallpink,eventhelamplightshinessoftandrosy.DiningatHelloKittyDreamsRestaurantcostsabout160yuan($25)perperson.

DustinandSarafromNorthGeorgia&StateUniversity(NGCSU)oftheUnitedStatesperformPekingOperaatLiaoChengUniversityinEastChina’sShandongProvince.EighteenstudentsfromNGCSUcametoChinatostudyChinesecultureduringthesummervacation.

LocatedinMiyunCountynorth-eastofBeijing,FulingMountainisanational-levelforestreserve.Asthemountainiscloudyandfoggyalltheyearround,FulingMountainthenbegantobecalledWulingMountain.ItisregardedastheYellowMountaininNorthChina.

BillGates,chairmanofMicrosoft,theworld’slargestpersonal-computersoftwarecompany,attendedananti-smokingeventaheadofthe25thWorldNo-TobaccoDay,inBeijingonMay29,2012.SomeChinesefamouspeoplealsoattendedtheevent.WorldNo-TobaccoDayfallsonMay31everyyear.

1．WhatdidDustinandSaradoinChina?A．TheyclimbedFulingMountaininBeijing.B．TheyvisitedaHelloKittyDreamsRestaurant.C．TheyperformedPekingOperainShandong.D．Theyattendedananti-smokingevent.2．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatessetupWorldNo-TobaccoDayonMay31.B．FulingMountainisalwayscloudyandfoggy.C．EightstudentsfromNGCSUstudiedChinesecultureinChina.D．YouhavetowearpinkclothesatHelloKittyDreamsRestaurant.3．Thephotosmaycomefrom______________.A．TheInternetnews B．anadvertisementC．asciencemagazine D．astorybookF18、Recentlyakindoforangebicycleonstreetsisbecomingpopular.TheseorangebicyclesarefromacompanycalledBeijingMobikeTechnologyCo.Ltd.YoucanorderaMobikethroughitsapp(应用程序）onyoursmartphone.YoujustneedtoscantheQR-code(扫描二维码）andthenyoucanit.Whenthetripends,youcanparkthebicycleinanypublicareaalongthestreet.heReader,apopularTVshow,hostedbyDongQinghitsthecountry’ssmallscreensonSaturday.DongQingsaysthatthefirstfocusintheshowistheguest.Accordingtodifferenttopics,eachguesttellshisorherownstorybyreadingfromliteraryworks.Thesecondfocusisthewriter.Bylisteningtoguests’reading,audiencecanalsofeelthepowerbehindtheirwords.PeoplearesayingthatVR(虚拟现实技术）isgoingtochangeourlivesinthefuture.VRputsyouinanewworldwhenyou’restandinginyourroom.YouarevisitingtheLondonBridgeinBritain,butthenextsecondyouwillbeinFrance.ThisiswhatmighthappeninthenearfuturewiththehelpofVR.ItwasatouchingmomentattheNationalZooinWashington.Thousandsofpeoplefromalloverthecountrycametosaygoodbyetooneofthearea’spopularresidents(居民）BaoBao.Accordingtoarrangements(约定）betweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,giantpandasborntheremustmovebacktoChinaataroundfour.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．TheMobike. B．TheQR-code. C．Thesmartphon