2025~2026学年江苏无锡外国语学校度第二学期一模考试初三英语试卷4月

2025~2026学年江苏无锡外国语学校度第二学期一模考试初三英语试卷(4月）一、单项选择1.________aboutsportsisformorons.That’sexactlywhatmakesthemsoexciting.

A．NothingB．EverythingC．SomethingD．Anything2.Afterhearingthesportsconcert,anenormoussmilespread________hisface.

A．throughB．betweenC．amongD．across3.Youcan’teatanelephantallatonce.Eatitonebite________.

A．atonceB．atatimeC．allthetimeD．atthesametime4.—Whendidyourfathergoout?—I’mnotsure,buthe________gotoofar.Histeaisstillhot.

A．can’tB．mustC．mightD．should5.Theschoolhasmade________amusttoorganizeinterestingactivitiesduringthe15-minutebreakaccordingtotheneweducationreform(改革).

A．thisB．thatC．itD．them6.________thedevelopmentofthecities,thelivingconditionsofpeopletherearegettingbetterandbetter.

A．ByB．WithC．UnderD．For7.Thenumberoftheworkersinthisfactory________1,200andalargenumberofthem________fromthecountryside.

A．is;areB．is;isC．are;isD．are;are8.—Whatareyougoingtodowiththeoldphotos?—I’lllookthroughthemand________sometokeep.

A．cutoutB．checkoutC．clearoutD．pickout9.Hehasmade________thathisprogressinEnglishisverygreat.

A．suchagreatprogressB．soagreatprogressC．suchgreatprogressD．sogreatprogress10.Pleasefollowthe________onthebottlewhenyoutakethemedicine.

A．inventionsB．invitationsC．instructionsD．introductions11.Tomysurprise,thepersonIspoketoatthegate________tobemynewteacher.

A．cameoutB．workedoutC．turnedoutD．stayedout12.Whichofthefollowinghasadifferentclausefromtheothers?

A．Haimenisabeautifulplacewhichhasalonghistory.B．AnyonewhocomestoHaimencantastethelocalfood.C．Visitorssaythepeopleintheplacearefriendlyandhelpful.D．Jiangyanisawonderfulplacethatisworthvisiting.13.Ourmoodsareeasilyinfluencedbyothers________wemaynotrealizeitsometimes.

A．thoughB．unlessC．becauseD．after14.Somescientistsaredoingthewholerocketcheckingafifthtimebeforeitissentup.Theymustbeverycareful.Youknow,_________.

A．littleleakssinktheshipB．seeingisbelievingC．alliswellthatendswellD．practicemakesperfect二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Sylvie’sheartbegantobeatfast.Shehadneverseenthebirdon15sideoftheforestbefore.Theyoungmanlookedthroughhisbook.“Iwillgive$10tothepersonwhoshowsmewherethewhiteheronis.”ButSylvieremained16.Thatnight,herdreamswerefullofallthewonderfulthingssheandhergrandmothercouldbuywithtendollars.Nextday,Sylviethoughtofa17thatwouldgetthe$10forhergrandmother.18itwasalmosttimeforthesuntorise,shequietlyleftherhouseandhurriedthroughtheforest.Shefinallyreachedahugepinetreeandclimbedtothe19ofthetreetoseewherethewhiteheronhiditsnest.Suddenly,abirdwithbroadwhitewingsflewinand20onapinebranchbelowher.Aftersittingonitsnestinanearbytree,itspentsometimeandflewaway.Sheknewthebird’s21now.AsSylviearrivedhome,bothhergrandmotherandtheyoungmanwere22her.Therightmomenttospeakabouthersecrethadcome.Sylvieopenedhermouth,butnosoundcameout.She23howthewhiteheroncameflyingthroughtheairandhowitwatchedthesunrisefromthetopoftheworld.She24telltheheron’ssecretandgiveitslifeaway.Laterthatday,Sylvieandhergrandmothershowedtheyoungmantherightwaytogobackhome.Hewentawaydisappointedly(失望地)andneverreturned.15.A．otherB．theotherC．eachotherD．others16.A．sleepyB．silentC．politeD．patient17.A．planB．positionC．customerD．material18.A．IfB．BecauseC．WhenD．So19.A．bottomB．topC．surfaceD．field20.A．landedB．attendedC．heardD．supported21.A．secretB．abilityC．differenceD．safety22.A．gettinginthewayofB．passingbyC．dealingwithD．waitingfor23.A．regrettedB．rememberedC．dividedD．translated24.A．needB．needn’tC．couldn’tD．should三、阅读理解

DNAisaspecialpartinsideeverycell(细胞).Ittellsthecellwhattobe—partofahuman,ananimal,oraplant.Here’sawaytoseeyourownDNA!

Whatyou’llneed

◈Aclearcup◈Aspoon◈Salt

◈Dishsoap(洗洁精)◈Isopropylalcohol(酒精)

Themostimportant!Askadultstohelpdealwithalcohol!!!

Whattodo

Putonyoursafetyglasses-we’reabouttodosomechemistry!

❖Putahalfspoonofsaltintoaglasshalffullofwater.

❖Takeamouthfulofthesaltwaterandkeepitinyourmouthforaminute,butdon’tswallow(吞咽)it.

❖Pourthesaltwaterbackintotheglass.Themixturenowhassomecellsfromyourmouth!

❖Addonedropofdishsoaptothesaltwatermixtureandmixitgently.Trynottomakesuds(泡沫).

❖Next,askanadulttoslowlypoursomedropsofisopropylalcoholdownthesideofthecupsothatitsitsontopofthesaltysoapywater.Don’tshake.

❖Inaboutaminuteyoushouldseetinywhite,thread-like(线形的)thingsformingonthetopofthealcohol.

ThisisyourDNA!25.Whichisthemostimportantwhendoingtheexperiment(实验)?

A．Aclearcup.B．Aspoon.C．Dishsoap.D．Anadult’shelp.26.Whatisthecorrectorderof“seeyourDNA”?

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A．①⑤②③④B．①②③⑤④C．①②④⑤③D．②④①③⑤27.Inwhichpartofthemagazinecanwereadthetext?

A．Art.B．Health.C．Science.D．Culture.MyDadbyVickyFryeIfIcouldwriteastory,Itwouldbethegreatestevertold.I’dwriteaboutmydaddy,Forhehadaheartofgold....I’dwriteaboutthelessons,Hetaughtmerightfromwrong.Heinstilled(灌输)inmethevalues,ThatonedayI’dpasson.Hetaughtmetofacemyfears,Takeeachdayasitcomes,Fortherearethingsthatwecan’tchange.Hewouldsaywhat’sdoneisdone.Hewouldsayholdyourheaduphigh,Carryyourselfwithpride.Thankstohim,Iamsomebody,Iwillneverrunandhide.IfIcouldwriteastory,Itwouldbethegreatestevertold.I’dwriteaboutmydaddy,Forhehadaheartofgold.28.Whatwouldtheauthorwriteaboutherfather?

A．Someinterestingjokesherfathertoldher.B．Somelessonsthatherfathertaughther.C．Somegreatthingsherfatherdid.D．Somethingssheregretteddoingtoherfather.29.What’sthebestChinesefortheunderlinedpartofthistext?

A．亡羊补牢B．木已成舟C．以卵击石D．来者可追30.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofcreatingthetext?

A．Toexpressdeeploveforherfather.B．Totellustocareforourfamilies.C．Tointroduceherfathertous.D．Toteachustofaceourfearsbravely.AcharacterinShakespeare’splaysoncesaid,“Someareborngreat,someachievegreatness,andsomehavegreatnessthrustuponthem.”Anyofthesecouldapplytotoday’ssportsmen.Manystillargueaboutthepoweroftalent.Someclaimthatpeopleareborngreatsportsmen,whileotherssayitisonlythroughdevotionandhardworkthattheyachievetheirgoals.Arguablythough,itisnotuntiltheirtalentsarerecognizedbythepublicthattheytrulyhavegreatnessthrustuponthem.Withthisacknowledgementoftheir“trueworth”comeallthetrappingsofmodern-daycelebrity:money,power,influenceandresponsibility.Whetherwelikeitorhateit,modern-daysportsmenarerolemodelsofchildreneverywhere,andthesechildrenwillgrowupalike,likeitornot,imitatingtheirlivestocopyingtheiridols.Itishardtostayaboveallthisforsportsmen.Tothisfascination,particularlywiththegreatinfluenceofthemedia,itismoreimportantforthesesportsmentoshouldertheirresponsibility.Inthepastfewmonthsalone,therehavebeenmanyexamplesofquestionablebehaviorsfromsportsicons.Sportstarsofthepresentdayareoftenmirroringtheveryworstaspectsofsociety,afactthattheself-righteous(自以为是的)angerofthemodernpresshasbeenquicktopointout.Itwouldbewrongforustoexpectsportsmentobesaints.Itwouldalsobewrongforustothinkthattheirbehaviorisclearlydifferentfromthesportsmentheygrewupwatching,butwiththeall-seeingeyeofmodernmedia,itisadifferentworld,anddifferentstandardsmustbeexpected.Ofcourse,thereisnodutyforsportsmentobegoodrolemodels.Therearenoprisonsentences,nofines,nocommunityservice—unlesstheirbehaviorsareillegal.Unlesstheybreakthelaw,itisentirelyuptothemastowhetherornottheythinktheirbehaviorisproper.Furthermore,measuringthetrueinfluencetheirdecisionshaveontheirfollowersisabsolutelyimpossible.Somewillriseagainsttheiridols,seeingtheminanewlightandnotacceptingtheiractions.Othersmaycopytheirheroes’actions,usingthemasashield(盾牌)whenaccusedof(控告)thesamecrimes.Itisundeniablethattheactionsofsportsmenwillinfluencethelivesofthosewhoworship(崇拜)them.Modern-daysportsmenarealmostidealsoftoday’sworld,andtheiractionsarewatchedcarefullybymillionsallovertheworld.Somemaycomplainagainstit,denyingtheirinfluenceonthesechildren’slives.Othersmaybeawareofitbutnotrespectit,whilemanybothmaybeawareofitandrespectit.Inaword,youdonotchoosewhetheryouarearolemodel.Allyoucandoistodecidehowtoactwhengreatnessisthrustuponyou.31.InParagraph1,theauthortriestostress________.

A．thecorecharacteristictobecomegreatsportsmennowadaysB．sportsmenbecomegreatwhentheirgiftsarerecognizedbypeopleC．differentwaysforsportsmentoachievesuccessandgreatnessD．sportsmenachievegreatnessthroughtheirdevotionandefforts32.Theunderlinedphrase“thrustupon”mostprobablymeans________.

A．forcedonB．removedfromC．relatedtoD．pulledoff33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A．Toadvisethemediatochoosepropereventstoreport.B．Toinformthepublicthatsportsmenarenorolemodels.C．Toarguethatsportsmenshouldnotbeexpectedasheroes.D．Toremindthesportsmenoftheirsocialresponsibilities.①Areyouavoidingpainorlivingwithpurpose?Therearetwowayswecantakeinanygivensituation:oneisthepathofavoidingpaininthemoment,andtheotheristhemoredifficultpathofdelaying(推迟)pleasureforabiggerpurpose.②Somepeopledon’tseethevalueinhavingpatienceduringdifficulttimesorworkingtowardagoal;theywanttoloseweightnowandwouldratherbuythelatest,greatestmobilephonesthansavingforretirement(退休).Weoftenmakeourlifechoicesaccordingtohowwecanavoidpaininthemomentand,indoingso,failtoseethatthepathofdelayedgratification(满足)issometimeswheretherealsolutionstoourproblemslie.③Studiesshowthatdelayedgratificationisoneofthemostimportantpersonalqualitiesofsuccessfulpeople.Peoplewholearnhowtomanagetheirneedtobesatisfieddevelopmoreintheirjobs,relationshipsandhealththanpeoplewhogiveintoit.④Awell-knownstudydoneatStanfordUniversityinthe1960sexplainsalotaboutwhyit’sbeneficial(有益的)todelaygratification.Inthestudy,childrenwereplacedinaroomwithonemarshmallow(棉花软糖)onaplate.Theleadresearchergavethechildrenaneasyinstruction:Youcaneatthemarshmallownow,orwait15minutesandgettwomarshmallows.Theresearchersfoundthatthechildrenwhowereabletowaitforthesecondmarshmallowwithouteatingthefirstonescoredhigheronstandardizedtests,hadbetterhealth,andwerelesslikelytohavebehaviorproblems.⑤Delayinggratificationisn’tanewconcept.Itwaspresentedmanyyearsago,whichcanevenbedatedbackto300B.C.Aristotlesawthatthereasonwhysomanypeoplewereunhappywasthattheymixeduppleasurefortruehappiness.⑥Truehappiness,accordingtoAristotle,isaboutdevelopinghabitsandstayingwithyourselfwithpeoplewhogrowyoursoul.Thisallowsyoutomovetowardyourgreatestnaturalability.Truehappinessneedsdelayingpleasure,andputtinginthetime,discipline,andpatiencerequiredtoachieveagoalinsteadoffeelinggoodnow.⑦Alifeofpurpose,togetherwiththeseekingoftruehappiness,createsrealjoy.Itkeepsyourhappinessprettysteady(稳定的)throughoutyourlife.So,whichpathwouldyouliketotake?34.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A．Avoidingpaininthemomentismoredifficult.B．Weoftenmakechoicesbasedonhowwecanstayawayfrompainrightnow.C．Delayedgratificationisthemostnecessarypersonalqualitiesofsuccessfulpeople.D．Accordingtothestudy,peoplewhodelaygratificationprobablyhavebehaviorproblems.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concept”inParagraph⑤probablymean?

A．计划B．意思C．选择D．概念36.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsituationsisanexampleofdelayedgratification?

A．Finishallyourhomeworkfirstontheweekend,thengoouttoplaywithfriends.B．Savemoneyforthebikeyouwant,andspendyourpocketmoneyonsnacksandtoysrightaway.C．Reviewfor30minuteseverydaytogetgoodfinalexamgrades,whileplayingonthephonethroughshortvideosfor30minuteseverydaytoo.D．Buythefavoritegameskinwithyourpocketmoneyrightaway,althoughyoumighthavenomoneyformealsinthenextfewweeks.37.What’sthestructureofthispassage?

A．①|②③|④⑤⑥|⑦B．①|②|⑤|③④|⑥|⑦C．①|②③④|⑤⑥|⑦D．①|②|③|④⑤|⑥⑦四、单词拼写38.Johntriedhisbesttorunandfinish________(九)intheWuxiMarathon.39.Aftermore________(试),hefinallyputtwoarrowsintothelion’schest.40.Babiesaresocutebutitis________(累人的)totakecareofthem.41.Todealwiththe________(压力)ontheeconomy,banks________(鼓励)peoplenottoborrowmoney.42.________(无论什么)difficultiesyoumayface,pleasebebraveandchaseyourdreamforever.43.Mosttoothbrusheshavebeen________(special)designedforusebydisabledpeople.44.Althoughhefailedmanytimes,hefinallymanagedto________(success)insolvingtheproblem.45.Ifyouwanttoimproveyour________(pronounce),you’dbetterpractiseyouroralEnglisheveryday.46.TheItaliansknewthegreatest________(music)addressesandvisitedthemonebyone.47.Doyouknowwhoisthe________(wealth)ofthetwins,TomorJack?48.Wewouldrather________(finish)thetasktodaythanputitoffuntiltomorrow.49.Whilethetourists________(ride)alongJiangyinRoad,itsuddenlybegantosnowheavily.50.Tomcontactedalltheteachers________(announce)thebanonplayingcomputergames.51.Thehigh-speedrailwayconnectingNantongand________(complete)thisyearhopefully.52.—Whowillbethewinnerofthecompetition?—Nobodycanknowthewinner________(announce)tomorrowmorning.53.—Ididn’tseeyouspeakmuchduringthesummerholiday.—IwenttoXiamenon1stAugust.I________(stay)therefortwoweeks.54.Thoughbothsideshavemademucheffort,thedifferencesaretoogreatandthey________(reach)noagreementyet.55.Myparentshadthewashingmachine________(repair)lastweeksinceitdidn’tworkfromtimetotime.56.Fullattentionmustbepaidto________(develop)goodhabitssothatwecanlearnEnglishwell.57.Makeyourdecisionassoonaspossible.Thecompaniesthatinterviewedyou________(expect)yourreply.五、任务型阅读请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题，每题答案不超过5个词。TheactorChristopherReeveisbestknownasthestaroffourSupermanmovies.However,somethingterriblehappenedtohimonMay27,1995.Hisheadlandedfirstandbadlyhurtwhenhewasthrownfromhishorseinanaccident.Reeve’slifetotallychangedbydoctors,butthefightingagainsthishardlifejustbegan.Asamanwhowouldneverbeabletodoanythingbelowhisneck,breathewithouthelpfromamachine,ordoanyphysicalactivityonhisownagain,hefacedacompletelydifferentlife.Duringthefirstyear,Reevefeltlikehehadlostallhope.Hewishedthathewasdeadandeventhoughtofendinghisownlife.Itwasonlybecauseofthesupportofhiswife,familyandfriendsthathefoundthehopeandcouragetoliveagain.Byputtinghisheartintolearningeverythinghecouldabouthisinjuries,healsodidexercises.Reeveneverlosthisgoalofgettingbackonhisfeet,buthemadegreatprogress.Shortlyafter,hetriedtoreturntohisactingworkbydirecting,producing,andevenstarringinfilms.Healsowroteabookabouthisexperienceandreturnedtohischaritywork.Reevebecameanenergeticsupporterfordisabledpeopleandraisedmoneyinsupportofmedicalresearch.“WhatIdoisbasedonpowersweallhaveinsideusandyoudon’thave