江苏省淮安市-重点中学2026年初三下第二次月考英语试题含解析

江苏省淮安市_重点中学2026年初三下第二次月考英语试题注意事项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、_____intheworldisdifficultforonewhosetshismindtoit.A．EverythingB．SomethingC．AnythingD．Nothing2、—________greatpictures!Whodrewthem?—MysisterGinadid.A．What B．How C．Whata3、Dearboysandgirls,youwillfacethemostimportantexaminationinlessthan100days.________________andgooutofyourway,andyouwillgetasatisfyingresult.A．Haveconfidenceinyourself B．BeingconfidentofyourselfC．Haveconfidenceinyourselves4、--It'srainingnowandI'llgiveyouaridetoschool.

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!A．manage B．orderC．news D．offer5、—Howwasyourjobinterviewyesterday?—Oh,Icouldn’tfeel______.Icouldhardlyanswermostofthequestionstheyasked.A．worse B．easier C．better D．happier6、MissZhaoisveryfriendly.Wealllike________.A．me B．you C．her D．him7、Imycousinssince2016.Imissthemverymuch.A．don'tsee B．didn'tsee C．won'tsee D．haven'tseen8、TheTaiwanEarthquaketookplaceabout4o’clockFeb.6,whilethepeopleweresleeping.A．at;inB．at;onC．in;on9、Choiceislife’s________gift.Itistheabilitytochoosesomeactionsfromasetofthingstoachieveagoal.A．greater B．greatest C．thegreatest10、一IlikethestoryofTheMazeRunnerbetterthanofTireHungerCame.一Iagree.ThefightsaremoreexcitingthaninTheHungerGame.A．that;those B．those;those C．that;that D．those;thatⅡ.完形填空11、Onedayamanandhisdonkey（驴）werewalkingdowntheroad.They1atravelerontheroadandthetravelerwantedtohire（租用）thedonkey.Theowner2,buthesaidtothetraveler,“Thisanimalisvery3.Ialwayshavetouseastick（枝条）tomakeitmove.I4thatIgowithyou.Youcanrideonthedonkey’sbackwhileI5behind.”Thentheystartedout.Atnoon,theweatherwassohotthattheydecidedtostopandhavea6.Theonlyshade（阴凉处）theycouldfindwas7thedonkey.Bothmentriedtosittherebuttherewasn’tenough8.Theownersaid,“Ishouldbetheonetositunderthedonkey9thisismydonkey.”“ButI10fortheride,”saidthetraveler.“No,”saidtheowner.“Youpaidtorideonthedonkey,11nottositunderthedonkey.Sotheshadebelongsto12.”Theyarguedonandon.Whenthey13stoppedarguing,theyfoundthatthedonkeyandtheshadewerebothgone.Thetravelerhadto14tohistownwhiletheownerhadtospendhours15hislostdonkeyinthesun.1．A．fooled B．bothered C．met D．hurt2．A．agreed B．volunteered C．escaped D．refused3．A．clever B．lazy C．silly D．polite4．A．dream B．notice C．suggest D．wonder5．A．cover B．follow C．drop D．pack6．A．rest B．swim C．shower D．talk7．A．at B．in C．on D．under8．A．space B．food C．time D．money9．A．so B．because C．unless D．if10．A．asked B．thanked C．cared D．paid11．A．or B．but C．and D．although12．A．me B．you C．it D．him13．A．actually B．easily C．finally D．quickly14．A．drive B．walk C．sail D．ride15．A．waitingfor B．pickingup C．makingup D．lookingforⅢ.语法填空12、Tylerwasatroublesomestudent.Hesatinthebackrow.EverytimeIcalledhimtoanswerquestions,he’dr1．withaflip(轻率的)answer.Ifhegotitwrong,hewouldgetveryangry.Usuallykidscouldsitq2．inclass.However,Tylerwasjustloud.Oneday,TylerwastalkingwhileIwasteaching.Isaidtohim,“Tyler,whynotjoininourdiscussioni3．ofhavingoneofyourown?”Hegotupfromhischair,pusheditover,ands4．somethingIcan’tremember.Isenthimtotheofficeandhereceivedaweek’sout-of-schoolpunishment.Theweekwasawonderfultimeforme,butwhenitcametoane5．,Ibegantofeelworried.SoIcameupwithaplan.Onthedayofhisr6．,ItoldhimIwantedtostartoverwithhim.Ifhefeltlikehewasgoingtolosecontrol(控制)inclass,hecouldstepo7．thedoorforamoment.Fromthenon,Tylerwasachangeds8．inmyclassroom.Infacthewasasmartchildandheevenstoppedafightbetweentwostudentsoneday.Andheneverusedtheprivilege(特权)toleavetheclassforamoment.Ibelievethatjustlettinghimdecideforh9．madeallthedifference.Whentheyearwasover,hewrotemeathank-younoteabouth10．goodtheyearhadbeenforhim.IstillhaveittodayandfinditverymovingtorereadwhenIgetstressed(有压力的)aboutteaching.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Everyplaceyouleavebecomesamemory.Evenifyoureturntovisit，inyourmindit’sasitwaswhenyouleft.IconsiderNewYorkCitymysecondhometown.YoufightyourwayintoNewYorkCity.Itisn’teasy.Itisn’tcheap.Itisn’tsofriendly.SowhenIgottoHelsinki，thecapitalofFinland，Iwassurprisedathoweasyitwas.Peoplewerefriendlyandnice.TheyarecuriousaboutwhatIthoughtofFinland.Exceptthecoffeeandthecostofliving，HelsinkiandNewYorkdon’thavemuchincommon，butIwasbornintheUSMidwest，whichwasheavilyinfluencedbyNorthEurope.SothelifeofFinlandseemedfamiliartothatoftheUS.Still，ImissedNewYork，Ivisiteditlastyear，andIwenttomyoldcoffeeroom，stillinthesameplace.Althoughitwas2014，mymindinsistedthatitwas2007andIhadneverleft.Thewaiterlookedatmesilently，reachingforthesamesizecupandpouringthesametypeofcoffeeIalwaysgot.Samecorner，samewaiter，samecoffee.Tothewaiter，heguessedmaybeImovedtoanotherneighborhood.Hewouldn’tguessfrommyappearancethatIhaven’tevenbeeninthecountry.Hedidn’tfindthattherewasanythingdifferentuntilIopenedmymouth.ItwassomethingIsaid，I’msure.HemistookmeforoneofthetouristswhogotlostontheirwayfromTimesSquare.Inmymind，thisismyhome.ItwastheplacewhenIdreamedofmychildhood，longafterIleftit;andnowIamthesameastheothertouristswiththepackbag.1．Helsinkiisin__________.A．FinlandB．AmericaC．NewYorkD．China2．ComparedwithHelsinki，thelifeinNewYorkCityis_________.A．easyB．cheapC．difficultD．nice3．Thewriter’srealplaceofbirthis_________.A．NewYorkCityB．HelsinkiC．FinlandD．theUSMidwest4．HowlonghadthewriterbeenawayfromNewYorkbeforehevisiteditlastyear?A．5B．7C．9D．105．Whatmadethecoffeeguythinkthewritertobeatourist?A．Whathelooked.B．Whathewore.C．Whathesaid.D．Whathedid.B14、Oneafternoon,Mrs.SmithdecidedtovisitherfriendMrs.Green.Mrs.Greenlivedinanicehousewithalargegardeninthecountryside.Mrs.Smithtookherdogwithher.Whilethewomenwerehavingcoffeeoutsidethehouse,thedogwasrunningaroundinthegarden.Thetwofriendsweresurprisedwhenthedogappearedwithadeadrabbitinhismouth.Mrs.Greenbegantofeelsickbecausesheknewthatherneighborkeptrabbitsinahutch(兔窝)inhisgarden.Asthedogandtherabbitwerebothcoveredwithdirt,thewomantooktherabbitandcarefullycleaneditinthebathroom.Whenitgotdark,theywentquietlyintotheneighbor'sgardenandputthedeadrabbitintothehutch.Thenextafternoon,Mrs.Green'sneighborfoundherinthegardenwiththedeadrabbit.Shewalkedtotheneighborandshefeltveryafraid.Becausesheknewshedidsomethingwrong.“Youknowwhat?”herneighborsaid.“YesterdaymorningIfoundoneofmyrabbitsdeadinthehutch.SoIputitinthegroundinthegardenandthismorning,it'sbacktothehutch!I'mgoingtotakeittoarightpetcemetery(墓地).”hesaidsecretly.1．Whowastheownerofthedog?A．Mrs.SmithB．Mrs.GreenC．Mrs.Smith'sneighborD．Mrs.Green'sneighbor2．WhywereMrs.SmithandMrs.Greenverysurprised?A．Becausetheyfoundthedogkilledtherabbit.B．Becausetheyfoundthedogcaughtarabbit.C．Becausetheycouldn'tfindthedog.D．Becausetheythoughtthedogkilledtherabbit.3．WheredidMrs.SmithandMrs.Greenputthedeadrabbit?A．Intheirgarden.B．Inthehutch.C．Inthebathroom.D．Inthecountryside.4．Fromthestory,weknowthatMrs.SmithandMrs.Greenwerenot______.A．cleverB．kindC．honestD．outgoingC15、Thousandsofyearsago,peopledidn’tknowthattheEarthmoved.Theythoughtthesunreallydidmoveacrossthesky.TheGreekgodHelioswassaidtodrivethesunacrosstheskywithhischariot(战车).Butnow,thewaypeoplethinkhaschanged.Nowadays,itisthesunthatdrivesa“chariot”aroundthesky.WhatdoImeanbythis?Well,quitesimply,thereisnowaplane(or“chariot”)thatispoweredbythesun.Ithasspecialpartsonitswings.Thesepartsabsorb(吸收)powerfromthesun.Theyabsorbsomuchpowerthattheplanecanstillflyevenatnight.InGreekmythology(神话),Helioshadtotakeabreakatnight.Itseemswe’refinallyevenmorepowerfulthanthegodsthemselves.ThisplaneiscalledSolarImpulse.ItwillflyacrosstheUSinMay.Thisisveryimportantforthefutureoftheworld.Whyissolarenergy(太阳能)important?Well,otherkindsofenergyareknowntocauseproblems.IfyouliveinChina,you’veprobablynoticedthepollution.Thisiscausedbyburningcoalandgastomakeenergy.Theheatandchemicalscreatedbyburningthesethingsgiveuspower.Butifweusepowerfromthesun,wedon’thavetoburnanythingandtherewillnotbeanypollution.Solarenergyisnotentirelyreadyyet.Itneedstobeimproved.Butthebestthingaboutitisthat,unlikecoalandgas,itdoesn’trunout.TheSolarImpulseplanecouldprettymuchkeepflyingforever.Ofcourse,thesun’slightwilleventuallyrunouttoooneday,butnotforanother5billionyears.That’saprettylongflight.1．TheplaneSolarImpulse______.A．cannotflyatnight B．ispoweredbychemicalsC．isdrivenbysolarenergy D．wasmadeintheUS2．Paragraph4mainlytellsusthat______.A．usingsolarenergycauseslesspollutionB．solarenergyisthebestkindofenergyC．creatingenergybyburningthingscausespollutionD．burningthingswillnotbeallowedinChina3．Whichisthestoryprobablytakenfrom?A．Asciencemagazine. B．Ahistorytextbook.C．AGreekmyth. D．Astorybook.4．What’sthestorymainlyabout?A．ThestoryoftheGreekgodHelios.B．HowChinamakesuseofenergy.C．Theusesandadvantagesofsolarenergy.D．Thedisadvantagesofburningcoalandgas.D16、TeenagerJakeDehamwasskiing(滑雪)withhisfamilyintheUSAwhenhefelloverandlostoneofhisskis.Hisfamilydidn’tknowthathehadaproblem.Theykeptonskiing.Whentheygottothefootofthemountain,therewasnosignofJake.Jakecouldn’tfindhisskianywhere.Intheend,hedecidedtotakeoffhisotherskiandwalkdownthemountain.Buthecouldn’tworkouttherightwaytogo.Itwasnowgettingdarkandhewasalongwayfromanyplaceofsafety.Heknewthathemightdiethatnightinthecoldtemperature.ButJakekeptcalm(镇定).Athome,Jakewatchedalotofprogrammesaboutlivingindifficultsituations.Herememberedtheadvicefromtheseprogrammesandknewthatheshouldbuildaholeinthesnow.Hemadeaholeandpointeditupthehillsothewindcouldn’tblowintoit.Outsidehishole,thetemperaturefelltoadangerous-15℃thatnight,butinsideitJakewassafefromthecold.Buthehadtogetdownthemountain.TheTVprogrammesalwayssaid,“Ifyouarelost,youshouldfindsomeoneelse’stracks(足迹)throughthesnowandfollowthem.”“Iwantedtolivemylife.”remembersJake.“SoIgotupandIfoundsomeskitracksandIfollowedthose.”Hewalkedandwalkedandfinallyhesawlights.Ninehoursafterhelosthisski,hefoundateamofworkerswhocametosavehim.Hewassafe!Hismumwasveryhappywhensheheardthenews.Amazingly,Jakedidn’tevenhavetogotohospital.Hegotthroughtheterribleexperiencewithoutanyinjuries.So,thenexttimesomeonesaysthatwatchingTVisawasteoftime,thinkofJake.SometimesTVcansaveyourlife!根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。1．Jake’sparentsdidn’tknowthathewasmissinguntil______.A．theyreachedthefootofthemountainB．theybegantoskidownthemountainC．ateamofworkersfoundJakeD．Jakelostoneofhisskis2．WhatwasthemostimportantdecisionJakemadeforhissafety?A．TogoskiingwithhisfamilyintheUSA．B．Tosearchfortheskithathehadlostinthesnow.C．Totakeoffhisotherskiandwalkdownthemountain.D．Tobuildaholeinthesnowtokeephimselfwarm.3．HowdidJakegetdownthemountainthenextmorning?A．Hefollowedhisparents.B．Hefollowedtheworkers.C．Hefollowedsomeskitracks.D．Hefollowedsomelight.4．Whatwasthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened?a.Jakemadeaholeinthesnow.b.Jakelostoneofhisskis.c.Jakefinallysawlights.d.Heskiedwithhisfamily.A．d-b-a-c B．a-b-c-d C．b-a-d-c D．c-b-a-d5．Facingthedifficulties,JakeDenhamwas______.A．politeandhardworking B．calmandcleverC．outgoingandhelpful D．warmandfriendlyE17、Henrywasanofficeworkerinabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesawanadvertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood.Freshair.Horseriding.Walking.Fishing.Cheapandinteresting.”“Thissoundsagoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefromsittingbytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstofJuly,heleftforWestHillFarm.Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.“WhatwaswrongwithWestHillFarm?”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?”“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”“Oh.What?”“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”“What’swrongwiththat?”Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”“Iknow,butontheseconddayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”“Luckyyou!”“Youdon’tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaidloudly,“andyouarecomplaining!”“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“onthefourthdaythefarmerdied,andIdidn’tdare(敢)stayfordinner!”1．HowdidHenryfindoutaboutthefarm?A．Hesawitinanewspaperadvertisement.B．Hisbestfriendtoldhim.C．Hewrotetothefarmer.D．Maybehelearneditfromtheradio.2．Henrycamebackhomeseveraldayslaterbecause______________.A．hedidn'tlikethecountrylifeatallB．thefarmerwasn’tfriendlytohimC．hisholidaywasoverD．hethoughthemighthavetoeatthefarmer3．“…andyouarecomplaining!”,theword“complain”means__________.A．夸奖B．说三道四C．抱怨D．故弄玄虚4．Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A．Edcouldeatadifferentkindofmeateveryday.B．Henrythoughthecouldenjoyachange.C．Henrycouldn'tthinkofanythingelsetodo,sohewenttothefarm.D．Thefarmerdiedbecauseofthebadmeatheate.5．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Whatabeautifulfarm!B．Haveagoodtime.C．AshortholidayD．Henryandthefarmer.F18、Ineededtobuyacamera,onethatwassimplygoodattakinggoodsnaps(快照).SoIwentonthenet,spent15minutesreadingproductreviewsongoodwebsites,wrotedownthenamesofthreetoprecommendations(推荐)andheadedformynearestbigcamerastore.Thereinthecupboardwasoneofthecamerasonmylist.Anditwasonspecialoffer.Ohjoy.Ipointedatitandaskedasalesgirl,“CanIhaveoneofthose?”“Doyouwanttotryitfirst?"shesaid.Itdidn’tquitesoundlikeaquestion.“DoIneedto?”Ireplied.“There’snothingwrongwithit?”“No,no.Butyoushouldtryit,”shesaidencouragingly.“Compareitwiththeothers.”Ilookedacrossattheothers:shelvesofsimilarcamerasplacedalongthewall,offeringdifferentprices.Withsomanymodelstochoosefrom,itseemedthatIwouldhavetospendhoursweighingXagainstY,alwaystryingtoconsiderZandpossiblyHatthesametime.ButwhenIhadfinished,IwouldstillhaveonlythesametwocertaintiesthatIhadenteredthestorewith:first,soonafterIcarriedmynewcameraoutoftheshop,____________________;andsecond,mywonderfulcamerawouldveryquicklybereplacedbyanewmodel.Butsomethinginthehumansoulwhispersthatyoucanbeatthesetraps(陷阱)bymakingtherightchoice.Intheend,IagreedtotrythemodelIhadchosen.Thesalesgirlseemedakindgirl.SoIlethertakeoutmychosencamerafromthecupboard,showhowittookexcellentpicturesofmyfellowshoppers...andwhenshestartedtointroducethespecialfeatures,IcutintoaskwhetherIneededtobuyacarry-caseandamemorycardaswell.Whydowethinkthatnewchoicesstillofferusanythingnew?Perhapsitisbecausetheyofferachancetoavoidfacingthefactthatourrealchoicesinthisculturearefarmorelimitedthanwewouldliketoimagine.1．Thesalesgirlinsistedthatthewritershould______.A．trythecameratoseeiftherewasanythingwrongwithitB．comparethecamerahehadchosenwiththeothersC．getmoreinformationaboutdifferentcompaniesD．trustherandstopaskingquestions2．Whatdoesthewritermeanby“itwouldbeworthhalfwhatIpaidforit”?A．Thecamerawasnotgood.B．Heshouldgetalowerprice.C．Thecamerawouldsoonfallinvalue.D．Thepriceofthecamer