2025~2026学年江苏省无锡外国语学校度第二学期二模考试初三英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省无锡外国语学校度第二学期二模考试初三英语试卷一、单项选择1.Toget________thedifficulttimes,itisofgreatimportanceforcountriesallovertheworldtoworkcloselytogether.

A．beyondB．throughC．acrossD．against2.Wecannothaveadouble________wherewesayeverybodyelsemustplaybytherules,butwedonotneedto.

A．surveyB．spiritC．standardD．system3.—Andyisinabluemoodinrecentdays.Whathappenedtohim?—Well,everyonehasoneofthosedayswhen________goesright.

A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．anything4.Themachinecanhelpyouskisafely,soyoucanpractise________youwantwithoutweighingtheweather.

A．whateverB．howeverC．wheneverD．wherever5.Mymummadeabigdinneryesterday,________formy16thbirthday.

A．exactlyB．properlyC．speciallyD．probably6.—Mom,doyoumindbuyingmeanewdress?—Oh,sweet.Theredoneonyoulooks________new.Learntosavemoney.

A．aswellasB．asfarasC．aslongasD．asgoodas7.Alexpromisedthathe________himselfonlyifhisparentsagreedtohavesometimeforhim.

A．behavesB．willbehaveC．behavedD．wouldbehave8.—Mum,couldyoutellme________?—Someonewhocanmakeyouabetterperson.

A．whatmakesgoodfriendsB．whatweretruefriendslikeC．whoshouldIaskforhelpD．whoIshouldmakefriendswith9.Lifeislikeclimbingamountain._________youfeeltired,youwillenjoythebeautifulviewatthetopofthemountain.

A．SinceB．IfC．ThoughD．Unless10.Thedoctorfoundthattheoldmanwasnotwellenoughto________suchahardtask.

A．giveoutB．putoutC．carryoutD．runout11.—Youlooklovelyinthisdress,ifI________sayso.—Bill,thanks.Youreallymakemyday.

A．mustB．mayC．needD．should12.—WhydoesJimalwayscomefirst,notme?—Son,rememberto________yourpresentselftoyourpastselfinsteadofothers.

A．connectB．contactC．compareD．compete13.—Ifeelrelaxedtobeback.HowterribleIfeltaboutthecrowdedplacesduringmytrip!—________.Icanimagine.

A．ItneverrainsbutpoursB．Eastorwest,homeisbestC．WheninRome,doastheRomansdoD．Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside14.—CouldIhaveyourbookADaywithBirds,John?—________.Ihavereadit.

A．GoaheadB．GoforitC．TakeiteasyD．Takeyourtime二、完形填空Leohatedhisname.Everytimetheteachercalled“Leo”inclass,hewouldsinklowerinhischair,wishinghecoulddisappear.Hethoughthisnamesounded15andold-fashioned,likesomethingfromablack-and-whitemovie.Hisclassmateshadcoolnameslike“Alex”or“Mia”.Leo16hisnamemadehimdifferent—inabadway.Oneday,theschoolaskedeveryonetobringafamily17forahistoryproject.Leofoundanoldpictureofaserious-lookingmanwithkindeyes.“That’syourgreat-grandfatherLeo,”hisgrandfathersaid.ThenhetoldLeothestory:“Yourgreat-grandfatherwasthefirstpersoninourtowntobuildalibrary.Heworkedasacarpenterduringthedayand18donatedbooksatnight.Peoplelaughedathim,buthenever19.‘Everychild,’hesaid,‘shouldhavebookstoread.’”Leowas20.Hehadneverknownthat.Suddenly,hisnamewasnolongeraheavystone.Itbecamealantern—carryingastoryof21andhope.Thenextweek,theclasshadtogiveashorttalkabout“Whatmakesyouyou?”.Leostoodinfrontoftheclass.Henolongersankinhischair.“MynameisLeo,”hesaid22.“Itmeansbeingsomeonewhohelpsotherslearn.Mygreat-grandfatherbuiltalibrary.Oneday,Iwanttobuildsomethingtoo—maybeareadingclub.”Afterclass,aclassmatesaid,“Leo,that’sreallycool.”Forthefirsttime,Leo23whenhearinghisname.Leolearnedthatself-acceptancedoesn’tcomefromchangingwhoyouare.Itcomesfromdiscoveringthemeaningbehindwhatyoualreadyhave.Everyonehasastory.Sometimesyouneedtolisten—andthendecidetoliveit24.Leofinallyfeltproudofhisname.15.A．popularB．interestingC．strangeD．ideal16.A．believedB．requiredC．forgotD．reminded17.A．posterB．photoC．cardD．dictionary18.A．collectedB．controlledC．connectedD．changed19.A．setupB．gaveupC．stayedupD．putup20.A．boredB．worriedC．surprisedD．relaxed21.A．sadnessB．politenessC．carelessnessD．kindness22.A．clearlyB．closelyC．widelyD．angrily23.A．criedB．shoutedC．smiledD．agreed24.A．towardB．backwardC．upwardD．forward三、阅读理解HOWTOCOLLECTYOURPARCELSCheckthisguidetolearnhowtocollectyourparcels.Makesuretofollowthesestepswhenyoucometothecounter!COLLECTIONTIMEMONDAYTOFRIDAY9:00AM-12:30PM(STAFF)2:00PM-5:00PM(STUDENT)(ClosedonPublicHolidays)IDENTIFICATIONREQUIREMENTPleaseprepareyourphysicalStudent/StaffIDCard/Identificationcard(IC)/Passport.(Photoorsoftcopyisnotaccepted.)-Ifyouarecollectingonbehalfofafriend,pleasebringyourfriend’sStudent/StaffIDcardalongwithyours.-IfyourfrienddoesnothaveaphysicalIDCard,theymustemailtoadmoffice@.mytoauthorizeyoutocollectontheirbehalf.-YoumayusetwoIDcardspercollectionatthemost.QUEUEANDENTRYQueueupandwaitforyourturnbeforeenteringRoom109.VERIFICATIONPassyourphysicalIDcardandthetrackingnumberofyourparcel(s)tothecounterstaff.-Parcelsthatarriveonthesamedaycannotbecollectedandmustbepickeduponthenextworkingday.-Pleaseincludeyourfullnameandstudent/staffIDnumberwhenshoppingonline.CHECKOUTPROCESSAdvancetothecheckoutcountertoscanyourIDandparcel(s).25.Generallywhatshouldyoubringtocollectaparcelforafriend?

A．Twootherstudents’ID.B．Yourfriend’sdigitalID.C．YourphysicalIDandyourfriend’s.D．Aprintedauthorizationemailtoyou.26.WhencanastudentcollectaparcelthatarrivesonFriday?

A．At4:00PMthisFriday.B．At9:00AMthisSaturday.C．At10:30AMnextMonday.D．At3:00PMnextTuesday.27.Whatisthetext?

A．Anadvertisement.B．Aschoolnotice.C．Atravelguide.D．Abookreview.Muchinformationcanbeconveyed,purelythroughoureyes,sotheexpression“eyesalsotalk”isoftenheard.Canyourecallanyexperiencethatfurtherprovesthisstatement?Onabusyoumayquicklyglanceatastranger,butnotmakeeyecontact.Ifhesensesthatheisbeingstaredat,hemayfeeluncomfortable.Itisthesameindailylife.Ifyouarestaredatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereisanythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangryaboutothersstaringatyouthatway.Eyesdoconveyinformation,right?Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberudeandaggressive.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringattheoppositesex.Ifamanlooksatawomanformorethan10secondsandrefusestoturnawayhisgaze,hisintentionsareobvious.Thatis,hewishestoattractherattention,tomakeherunderstandthatheisshowingaffectionforher.However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthelistenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelistenerdoespayattentiontowhattheformerisspeaking,totellhimthatheisattentive.Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking,asifhetriestocontrolyou,youwillfeeluneasy.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesthefalseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.Infact,continuouseyecontacthappensbetweenloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachothertenderlyforalongtime,toshowlovethatwordscannotexpress.Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandthespecificsituation.28.Whatmayapersonusuallydoonabus?

A．Glanceatastrangerwitheyecontact.B．Useeyestotalktoastrangerpolitely.C．Glanceatastrangerbutavoidmakingeyecontact.D．Talktoastrangerpolitelyafteraquickglance.29.Whyisapoorliareasytobeseenthrough?

A．Hethinksthatheishonest.B．Hewantstocontrolthevictim.C．Hefeelsuneasyaboutothers’eyecontact.D．Helooksstraightatthevictimfortoolongatime.30.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．EyesCanAlso“Talk”B．HowtoMakeEyeContactC．DifferentWaysofExpressingThoughtsD．TheImportanceofBodyLanguageLauriehadjustcomehomefromschoolwhensheheardalighthammeringsoundcomingfromGrandpa’sstudy.Curious,shetappedonthedoor.“Grandpa?CanIcomein?”“Justasecond!”Grandpaanswered.Laurieheardlotsofshuffling.“Enter!”Grandpawassittingempty-handedathisdesk,buttherewerewoodshavingseverywhere.“Aren’tyousupposedtobeatschool?”heasked.“It’soveratthree.Whatwereyoudoinghere?”Lauriesaidcuriously.Shesawsomethingwoodenunderneathabook.“Aha!”shecried,pullingtheobjectout.“What’sthis?”“Well,that’syourbirthdaygift.Butnowitwon’tbeasurprise,”Grandpasaid.Itwasawoodencrocodilewithastringonthetopofitsheadsothemouthcouldbeopenedandshut.“It’sanancientEgyptiantoy,”Grandpasaid.“Imadethis,butifyouwereachildinancientEgypt,youmighthavesomethingsimilar.CrocodileswereanimportantpartofEgyptianlife,andmanycrocodileslivedintheNileRiver.”“TheEgyptiansdependedontheNileRiverformanythings.Itfloodedeveryyear,givingmuch-neededwaterandnutrientstotheland.ThismadefarmingeasyfortheEgyptians.Thesoft,wetlandalsomadegoodmudforbuildingmud-brickhouses.”“Andtheriverprovidedthepeopleoftheareawithaconvenienthighwayfortransportationandcommunication.”“AncientEgyptwasanagriculturalsociety.IfyouwerealittleEgyptiangirllivingaboutfourthousandyearsago,yourfatherwouldprobablybeagrainfarmer.Grainswerethemostcommoncrop,especiallywheatandbarley,whichwereusedtomakebreadandbeer—themosttypicalfoodanddrink.”“Unluckily,childrendidn’tgotoschoollikeyoudonow.You’dprobablyspendmostdayshelpingyourparents.Duringtheharvestseasonmaybeyouwouldbundlewheatuponthefarm.Orperhapsyou’dbeathome,helpingtocookortakecareofthevegetablegardennearyourhouse.”Justthen,Momcalledfromdownstairs,“Laurie!I’mhome!”“Hi,Mom!I’llberightdown!”Lauriesaid.“Thanks,Grandpa.I’llpretendIneversawthis,”shesaid,puttingthecrocodilebackonthedesk.“Untilnexttime!”“Untilnexttime!Bye,Laurie!”31.Grandpaanswered“Justasecond!”becausehewantedto________.

A．cleanthefloorB．lookforabookforkidsC．hidethewoodencrocodileD．tellastoryaboutancientEgypt32.WhichisNOTtrueaboutancientEgyptianchildren?

A．Theylearnedhowtofarmatschool.B．Theyhelpedtocookathome.C．Theyhelpedtheirparentswiththeharvest.D．Theyplayedwithcrocodiletoys.33.Whatisthemainpurposeofthestory?

A．TodescribeatypicaldayinLaurie’slife.B．Toexplainhowtomakewoodentoys.C．TotellancientEgyptianlifethroughaconversation.D．Toshowtheimportanceofbirthdaysurprises.Manyconceptsthatarecentraltothehumanexperienceareabstract,suchasrelationships,ideas,andtime—thingswecan’tdirectlyseeortouch.Wecommonlyuseconcretelanguagetotalkandthinkaboutthesethings,oftenthroughmetaphors.Usingmetaphorsisfarmorethanapoeticdeviceoffactualstatements.AstudycarriedoutatPurchaseCollegefoundthatmetaphorscanframepeople’sopinions,thusshapingtheirreasoningandfollowingactions.Forexample,describingtheefforttostopclimatechangeasa“war”ratherthana“race”causedpeopletofeelmoreurgencyaboutreducingemissions.Anotherexampleisthelightbulbmetaphorcommonlyusedtodescribenewideas,suggestingthatnewthoughtsappearsuddenlylikealightswitchbeingturnedon.However,thismetaphorprovesthatnewideascomeeffortlesslyandareaccessibleonlytoaselectfewgeniuses,suchasIsaacNewton,whosupposedlydevelopedhistheoryofgravityfromasuddeninsightaboutafallingapple.Itmayleadpeopletoquestiontheircapabilitytohavenewideas,andasabehavioralresult,peoplemayoverlooktheroleofhardworkandconstantlearninginbringingaboutchange.Analternativewaytodescribeideasisbycomparingnewthoughtstoseedsthatfallonfertilegroundand—ifcaredfor—willgrowanddevelopovertime.Differentfromthelightbulbmetaphor,theseedmetaphorshowsanunderstandingthatcreatingnewideasisalaboriousprocess,whichrequirestimeandeffort.Italsosuggeststhatanybodycanbethecultivatorofideasaslongastheyputtheirmindtoit.Theeffectsofmetaphorsshowhowpowerfullanguagecanbe,eventhoughweoftendon’trealizeit.Who’dhavethoughtasimpleuseofalightbulbmetaphorcouldinfluencehowweunderstandtheconceptofinnovation?Giventhenatureofourmetaphoricalminds,itisworthasking:areourmetaphorssuitable?Weoweittoourselvesandotherstousemetaphorsproperly.Thesechoices—consciousornot—canbehelpfulorharmful.34.Whatcanwelearnaboutmetaphorsfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Theycanframepeople’sbehaviors.B．Theycanmakelanguagemorepoetic.C．Theymaydeveloppeople’sviewpoints.D．Theymayuseabstractlanguagemoreoften.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“overlook”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．failtonoticeB．thinkhighlyofC．takeprideinD．payattentionto36.Howdoestheseedmetaphordifferfromthelightbulbmetaphor?

A．Theimportanceofnaturaltalent.B．Thepeople’sdoubtaboutcreativity.C．Theprocessofproducingnewideas.D．Thecontinuouseffortsofindividuals.37.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsusingmetaphors?

A．Negative.B．Careful.C．Supportive.D．Respectful.四、单词拼写38.Wemarkedseveralkey________(地址)onthemaptofindthemeetingplacefaster.39.Sherepeatedthatshedidn’tmindandacted________(满不在乎地).40.________(定)flightsarefullybookedonthatday—whichotherdaycouldwego?41.Noonecanpredict________(是否)ornotthestrongteamwillkeepwinninginthefollowingJSFLrounds.42.Celiagaveupthewonderfulchance.Itcan’tbemuch________(傻的)!43.Thereissome________(possible)thattheoilpricewillkeepfallinginthefollowingdays.44.________(science)recentresearchhasdrawngreatattentiontothementalhealthofteenagers.45.Whileexpectingtheinterviewresult,hegot________(patient)andcheckedhisphoneagainandagain.46.Itisclearthatwehavedifficulty________(success)withouthardwork.47.Peoplelive________(peace)withnature,creatingawarmandharmoniousworld.48.—Whatdoyouthinkofthepoem?—It’salittlebitlong,butanyway,it________(read)well.49.—I________(try)mybest,butIstillfailed.—Comeon,boy!Youshouldlearntoaccepttheresultandkeeptrying.50.Youcan’tstepintothisprivategardenunlessyou________(allow)to.51.Ourmonitorisconsidering________(organize)arecyclingeventfortheEnvironmentDay.52.Listen!Howsweetthevoiceis!Whodoyousuppose________(sing)?53.WhatIthinkisthatmoreandmorepeople________(buy)electriccarsinsteadinthefuture.54.TheheavyrainstartedataboutseventhismorningwhileI________(wait)fortheschoolbus.55.—WhereisAndy?—He________(notcatch)thebusuptonow.Sohewillbeafewminuteslate.56.CityLibraryisopeneveryday________(serve)thepublic’sreadingneeds.57.She________(control)bystrictfamilyruleslastyearandcouldn’thangoutwithherfriendsfreely.五、任务型阅读阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。OnApril19,theworld’sfirsthalf-marathonforhumanoidrobotswasheldinBeijing.Therobotwaitedbesidehumanrunners,startingfromthesameline.“Isawmanyrobotsrunning.Someweresurprisinglyfast,othershadverylovelydesigns,andtheirrunningstyleswerequitedifferent,”saidZhangHuihui,whotookpartintherace.Duringthe21-kilometer-longrace,therobotshadtorunontwolegs.Someevenworerunningshoes.Eachrobotwassupportedbyateamofhumanguides,operatorsandengineers.Theycouldhavetheirbatterieschangedduringtherace.Teamscouldevenusenewrobotswhentheoldonescouldnolongerrun.Therewere20robotsintheraceandsixofthemmadeittotheend.TiangongUltrawonthefirstintwohoursand40minutes.“Itcrossedthefinishlineabout30minutesearlierthanexpected,”saidXiongYoujun,CEOofarobotcenter.“Ingeneral,alltherobotstodaycoulddealwithchallengessuchastu