浙江省嘉兴市桐乡重点名校2024-2025学年初三4月摸底考试英语试题试卷含答案

浙江省嘉兴市桐乡重点名校2024-2025学年初三4月摸底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、––What’sonyourdesk,Judy?––It’s________English-Chinesedictionary.It’s_______usefuldictionary.A．an,the B．an,an C．an,a2、—Ihearthebeginningofthespeechcontestsisverywonderful.—Whatapity!WhenIgotthereyesterday,thecontest____forseveralminutes.A．began B．hadbegan C．hasbeenon D．hadbeenon3、Father'sDayiscoming.I'mthinkingabout.A．whatpresentIgavehimB．ifIplannedapartyforhimC．howIwillgivehimasurprise4、―isthepopulationofChina?―It’sabout1.4billion.Ithinkit'sbecoming.A．what,moreandmoreB．Howmany,largerandlargerC．What,largerandlargerD．Howmuch,smallerandsmaller5、—Thepolicemanaskedthelittlegirl_______andsentherhome.—Whatagoodman!A．whyshewascrying B．whywasshecryingC．whysheiscrying D．whyisshecrying6、Wecanhardlymakeprogress___________wereallyunderstandwhatweneed.A．unless B．after C．when D．then7、Afterhearingmyholidayplan,Dadsaid;"Itsoundsgood,__________Idon'tthinkwehaveenoughmoney."A．but B．or C．so D．and8、—Ican’topenthewindow.—Well,letmehavea(an)_____.A．hand B．open C．go D．kick9、He_________workonthefarmeveryday.I’msureaboutthatbecausehisskinisveryblack.A．can’t B．may C．must D．couldn’t10、Wheneverwehadameeting,hewasneverlate,whichimpressedusmuchwithhissenseof__________.A．humorB．timeC．artⅡ.完形填空11、Haveyoubeenbacktotheplace1yourancestorslived,worked,studiedandplayed?RobertQian,aChineseCanadian,alreadyhas.NowinChina,hehasfoundthathisfamily2likeatalltreewithlongroots.RobertisjustoneyoungoverseasChinesewho3tovisithisancestors’homeland,aspartoftheInSearchofRootssummercampprogram.Theprogram4bythelocalgovernmentofGuangdongProvince.Thisprogramstartedin1980,andsofarhasbrought5overseasChinesestudentstoChinatolookfortheirfamilies’roots.Theyoungpeopleareusuallybetween16and25yearsold.Most,likeRobert,canhardly6anyChineseandhaveneverbeentoChinabefore.ThestudentsmainlyvisitpartsofGuangdongProvinceinsouthernChina.Duringthe7camp,theystudyChineseculture,seechangesthathavehappenedinthatarea,andvisitinterestingsights.Goingtotheirancestors’villageisoften8partofthetrip.Thestudentsfeelthattheyarepartofthevillage,and9villagelife.Theydrinkfromthevillagewell,goforwalks10thecountryside,andwatchthevillagersdotheirdailyactivities.CathyQian,ayoungAmericanstudent,hadthistosay,“11InSearchofRoots,IambeginningtounderstandmyChineserootsandwhoIam.Ithasbeenagreattrip,andIhave12memoriesofChinatotakewithme.”Theprogramleadersbelieve13intheprogramandsaythatthepurposeofitistogiveyoungoverseasChinesethechancetolearnmoreabout14“I’vereallyenjoyedthetripsofar,”saysRobert.“Thishasbeenabigstepforme,andI’mlookingforwardto15moreaboutmyrootsduringmytimehere.1．A．whereB．whatC．thatD．which2．A．whereB．wasC．isD．are3．A．hascomeB．havecomeC．willcomeD．arecoming4．A．canbeorganizedB．isorganizingC．organizesD．isorganized5．A．thousandsB．thousandsofC．thousandD．thousandof6．A．sayB．speakC．tellD．talk7．A．two-weekB．twoweeksC．two-weeksD．twoweek8．A．themostsurprisingB．themostboringC．moreexcitingD．themostexciting9．A．experienceB．enjoyC．changeD．worry10．A．thoughB．acrossC．crossD．through11．A．ThanksforB．ThankstoC．ThanksD．Thanksalot12．A．muchtooB．toomuchC．toomanyD．somuch13．A．stronglyB．hardlyC．hardD．heavily14．A．himselfB．herselfC．themD．themselves15．A．findingoutB．findoutC．helpingoutD．helpoutⅢ.语法填空12、Henrywasanoffice1．(work)inabigcity.Heworkedveryhardandenjoyedtravelinginhisholidays.Heusuallywenttotheseaside,butoneyearhesaw2．advertisementinanewspaper.“Enjoycountrylife.SpendafewweeksatWestHillFarm.Goodfood,Freshair,Horseriding,Walking,Fishing,cheapandinteresting.”“This3．(sound)agoodidea,”hethought.“I’llspendamonthatWestHillFarm.IthinkIcanenjoyhorseriding,walkingandfishing.They’llmakeachangefrom4．(sit)bytheseasideandswimming.”Hewrotetothefarmer.IntheletterhesaidthathewouldliketospendallofJulythere.ThenonthefirstdayofJuly,heleft5．WestHillFarm.Butfourdayslater,hereturnedhome.“Whatwaswrong6．WestHillFarm?”hisbestfriend,Ed,askedhim.“Didn’tyouenjoycountrylife?”“Countrylifewasverygood,”Henrysaid.“Buttherewasanotherproblem.”“Oh.What?”“Well,”hesaid,“thefirstdayIwasthereasheepdied,andwehadroastmuttonfordinner.”“What’swrongwiththat?”Edasked.“Freshmeatisthebest.”“Iknow,butonthe7．(two)dayacowdied,andwehadroastbeeffordinner.”“How8．(luck)youare!”“Youdon’tunderstand,”Henrysaid.“Onthethirddayapigdiedandwehadroastporkfordinner.”“Adifferentmeateveryday,”Edsaid9．(loud),“andwhatareyoucomplaining!”“Letmefinish,”Henrysaid.“onthefourthdaythefarmer10．(dead),andIdidn’tdare(敢)stayfordinner!”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Ifmusicmakesyousmartandexercisehelpsyoutothink,surelyexercisingtomusiccanturnyouintoapersonwhoisbetteratlearningandunderstanding.AteamofscientistsfromOhioStateUniversitydidexperimentson33volunteers.TheyfoundthatpersonwhoexercisedwhilelisteningtoItalianmusicianAntonioVivaldi’sTheFourSeasonsdidmuchbetterinlanguageabilityteststhanwithoutmusic.Thevolunteerssaidtheyfeltbetterafterexercisingwithorwithoutthemusic.Buttheirimprovementonthetestdoubled（加倍）afterlisteningtothemusicduringexercise.“Exerciseseemstocausepositive（积极的）changesinthenervoussystemandhaveadirectresultonlearningability,”saidthepsychologist（心理学家）CharlesEmery.Scientistshavefoundthatmusiccanbegoodforhealthandeducation.Ithelpsrelievestress,sadnessandnervousness,encouragesrelaxationorsleep,wakesupthebodyandimprovesmemoryandthoughts.PsychologistshavebeenusingMozart’smusic,especiallyhisviolinpieces,tohelpchildrenwithspeechdisorders.Mozartisoftenchosenbecausehismusicisnotover-exciting.AstudyshowedstudentswhooftenexercisetoMozart’smusicgoontoscorehighermarksintests.Withimportantexamsdrawingnear,yourparentswillnotprobablyallowyoutolistentomusic.Butperhapsnowyouhavegoodreasonstoarguewiththem.1．Howmanygreatmusiciansarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Thirty-three.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Studentsshouldnotlistentomusicbeforeexams.B．Childrenaresupposedtofollowtheirparents’words.C．Musicmighthelpstudenttogethighergradesintests.D．Thereisnoreasonforchildrentoarguewithparents.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relieve”meaninChinese?A．加强 B．减轻 C．提高 D．接替4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Musicusuallymakespeopletooexcitedtogotosleep.B．ScientistsoftenuseMozart’smusicforitisreallyexciting.C．Exercisingwithoutmusicseemstocausemanynegativechanges.D．Studentscanimprovetheirstudiesgreatlyafterexercisingtomusic.5．WhichistheBESTtitleforthispassage?A．Scientistssuggestgreatmusic.B．Musicandexerciseleadtostress.C．Exercisingtomusicmakesyousmarter.D．VolunteerslistenedtoMozart’sviolinpieces.B14、AndrewCarnegie—theKingofSteel（钢铁）,wasbornin1835,inScotland.In1848,hisfamilymovedtoAmericatolookforabetterchanceformakingmoney.AndrewCarnegiehadafewyears’schooling.Heworkedfromanearlyage.Intheearly1870s,Carnegiebuilthisfirststeelcompanywithothers.Overthenextfewyears,hebuilthisownsteelindustryintheUS,andbecameoneofthe

wealthiest

meninAmerica.Carnegiebelievedthatpeopleshouldwinsuccessthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstronglythattherichshouldusetheirmoneyfortheimprovementanddevelopmentofthesociety.Hedidn’tagreetoalwaysprovidehelpforthepoor.Hethoughtitwasimportanttoprovideeducationalchancestoallowthepoortohelpthemselves.Hismorecontributions（贡献）

tosocietyincludetheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh.Ithasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsobuiltaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.OthercontributionstosocietyaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetodevelopunderstandingbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontoprovidemoneyforscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.FewAmericanshavebeenleftnottouchedbyAndrewCarnegie’skindness.Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsbuilt2,500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.1．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaboutAndrewCarnegie?①HebuilthisownsteelindustryintheUS.②HisfamilymovedtoAmerica.③Hebuilthisfirststeelcompanywithothers.④HebuiltpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.A．①②③④ B．②③①④C．②①④③ D．④③②①2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wealthiest”inParagraph2mean?A．mostpopular B．mostfamous C．richest D．greatest3．WhatwasCarnegie’sideaabouthelpingothers?A．Helpingothersasmuchaspossible.B．Providingwhatthepoorneeded.C．Givingmoneywasthemostconvenientwaytohelpthepoor.D．Providingeducationalchancesforthepoor.4．Whatdothelasttwoparagraphstellus?A．WhatCarnegiedidforsociety. B．Carnegie’ssuccess.C．Thewaystohelpthepoor. D．HowCarnegiecarriedouthisidea.5．Whydidthewriterwriteaboutthepassage?A．TotellusCarnegie’slife. B．TotellusCarnegie’scontributions.C．ToletuslearnaboutCarnegiewell. D．TotellhowgreatCarnegieis.C15、MarcoPolowasborninItalyin1254.Whenhewas17,hetravelledacrossEuropeandAsiawithhisfather,whowantedtodotradewiththeChinese.FinallytheyarrivedinBeijing.TheywereguestsattheEmperor'sPalace.AlthoughMarcoPolowasyoung,hewasverycleverandcouldspeaksomeforeignlanguages.TheEmperorwasimpressedbyhim.HeaskedMarcoPolotoserveinhiscourt(宫廷)andsenthimtodomanyimportanttasksacrossthecountry.MarcoPolowasamazedbythebeautifulChina.HewasimpressedbyBeijingandtheEmperor’sPalace,especiallytheSummerPalacewhichhedescribedas“Thegreatestpalacethateverwas...”Thewallswerecoveredwithgoldandsilverandthehallwassolargethatitcouldeasilyseat6,000peoplefordinner.TherewereinventionsanddevelopmentsinChinawhichwerenotusedinEuropeatthattime.Hewaspuzzled(困惑的)bytheblackstonespeopleusedtoburntoproduceheat.Theblackstoneswerecoal,butMarcoPolohadneverseencoalbefore!In1295,after17yearsofservicetotheEmperor,MarcoPoloreturnedtoItaly.Hewasthenaverywealthyman.AwriterwrotedownthestoriesthatMarcoPolotoldhiminabookcalledTheTravelsofMarcoPolo.Althoughpeopleenjoyedreadingthebook,manyofthemthoughtthatMarcoPolo’sstoriesaboutChinaweretoofantastictobetrue.ButMarcoPoloalwaysstoodbyhistales.Justbeforehediedin1324,MarcoPolowasaskedthequestion,“Weretheyalltrue?”Andthiswashisanswer,“IhaveonlytoldhalfofwhatIsaw!”1．MarcoPoloandhisfatherwenttoChinato____________.A．goonatrip B．beaskedasguests C．dobusiness D．studyChinese2．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．HowbeautifulChinawas. B．HowdevelopedChinawas.C．HowbigChinawas. D．HowstrongChinawas.3．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat__________.A．MarcoPolousedtwoexamplestodescribeChinesedevelopmentsB．Onlyafewpeopledidn’tbelievewhatMarcoPolosaidC．TheEmperorforcedMarcoPolotoservehimD．MarcoPolowas70yearsoldwhenhedied4．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Fromaposter. B．Fromaguidebook.C．Fromafairytale. D．Fromabiography(人物传记).D16、SUMMERFIELDSCHOOLREPORT

Term:SpringName:JaneElizabethPringleAge:15Form(年级):4

AverageAge:14.9No.inForm:18Position:15

English

She’sfondofwritingnotestoherfriends,butsheisnotatallfondofwritingcomposition.Herworkisfullofspellingmistakes.Ibelievesheisabletodobetter.

B-

Math

Sheisgoodatfigures,butlazy.Shedoesn’talwayspayattentionandspendsmostofhertimeannoyingtheboyinfrontofher.Shemustconcentrate.

B

Latin

Idon’tbelieveJaneisseriouslyinterestedinLatin(拉丁语).

C

Foreignlanguage

Shewillneversucceedinlearningforeignlanguagesifshepersists(坚持)intalkinginEnglish.

B-

Science

Ifshepersistsindoingdangerousexperiments,shewillblowusallup!

C

History

Gettingbetter.

B+

Geography

Nicework

A-

Art

Verygood—likedrawingpictureofherteachers

A-

PE

Excellent

Games

Music

Fair

Conduct

Fair

General:Janeisstillabitoftomboy,andsheoftengetsintroublewithherteachers.Sheisgoodatgamesandespeciallylikeplayingfootballwiththeboysandclimbingtrees.Shemusttakethingsseriously.

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1．Janedrawspicturesof__________verywell.A．people B．fruits C．cartoons D．mountains2．Thescienceteacher__________Jane’sexperiments.A．isinterestedin B．isworriedabout C．laughsat D．takespartin3．ThebestwayforJanetolearnforeignlanguagesis__________.A．toshowherinterestonitB．nottomakespellingmistakesC．tospeakmoreEnglishD．nottospeakmuchEnglish4．Theunderlineword“tomboy”means__________.A．agirlwhohasaboy’snameB．agirlwholookslikeaboyC．agirlwhoislikeaboyD．agirlwholikestoplaywithboys5．WhichstatementisNOTTRUEaccordingtotheschoolreport?A．Janeisneartheaverageage.B．Janedoesn’tlistentotheteachercarefullyinmathlessons.C．Therearemanymistakesinherwritingsbecauseshe’swrittentoomanynotes.D．Alltheteachersarenotpleasedwithherwork.E17、DDoyouandyourfriendsevertalkaboutyourdreamswitheachother?Ifyoudo,youmighthavenoticedsomethinginteresting–someofyourfriendsseldomremembertheirdreams,butsomecanalwaysdescribetheirdreamssoclearlythatitseemslikethey’redescribingthingsthatreallyhappenedtothem.Whatmakesthosepeopledifferent?Theanswerissimple.Therearetwodifferenttypesofdreamers–lowdreamrecallers（回忆者）andhighdreamrecallers.Lowdreamrecallersusuallyremembertheirdreamsonlytwiceamonth.Buthighdreamrecallersareabletorememberthemaboutfivemorningsaweek.Andanewstudysuggeststhatactivityinacertainpartofthebraincouldhavesomethingtodowithit,reportedTheHuffingtonPost.PerrineRuby,aFrenchresearcherattheLyonNeuroscienceResearchCenter,studied41people(21highdreamrecallersand20lowdreamrecallers)andrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Shefoundthatapartofthebraincalledthetemporo-parietaljunction(颞顶联合区)wasmoreactiveinhighdreamrecallersthaninlowdreamrecallers–bothwhentheyweresleepingandawake.Thisbrainareacollectsandprocesses（编程）informationfromtheoutsideworld.Thismeansthathighdreamrecallersknowmoreaboutwhat’shappeningaroundthem.Forexample,whentheyareawake,theyrespond(对……有反应)morestronglytohearingtheirownnames,andwhentheyaresleeping,theyarewokenmoreeasilybysoundsandmovements.Bycloselystudyingpeople’sbrainactivities,Rubyfoundthathighdreamrecallershavetwiceasmuch“wakefulnesstime”duringsleepaslowdreamrecallersdo.Anditisduringtheseshorttimesofwakefulnessthatthebrainremembersdreams.“Thesleepingbrainisnotabletoremembernewinformation,”RubytoldTheWashingtonPost.“Itneedstowakeuptobeabletodothat.”Thisisnothardtounderstand.Justtrytothinkofyourownsleepingexperiences.Ifyouareworriedduringthenight,youaremorelikelytorememberyourdreams,butifyousleepwell,youwillrememberlittleinthemorning,andthisisbecause“younevergetachancetoremember”,RobertStickgold,aHarvardMedicalSchoolresearcher,toldTheWashingtonPost.1．Accordingtothearticle,highdreamrecallers______.A．haveverylittlebrainactivityduringsleepB．canremembertheirdreamsclearlyC．don’tknowhowtodescribetheirdreamsD．remembertheirdreamstwiceaweek2．Comparedtohighdreamrecallers,lowdreamrecallers______.A．havehighersleepqualityB．havemoresleeplessnightsC．aremoreeasilywokenatnightD．respondfasterwhenhearingtheirnames3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthelastparagraph?A．Toshowtheadvantagesofbeingalowdreamrecaller.B．Tosuggestwhattodotobecomealowdreamrecaller.C．Tomakereadersinterestedinfuturestudies.D．TofurtherexplainRuby’sresearch.F18、Doyouoftenlistentomusicatloudvolumes（音量）?Youshouldknowthatthishabitisbadforyourhearing,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO).Over1billionyoungpeoplehaveproblemsinlisteningbecausetheylistenatloudvolumesforalongtime,WHOsaid.ListeningtomusicorwatchingaTVshowatloudvolumescanharmyourhearing.TheUnitedNationshasstandardsforsafelistening.Itisnotsafetolistentosoundsthatarelouderthan85decibels(分贝)foreighthoursor100dBfor15minutes.Thesoundofabusyroadisabout85dBandthesoundofarockconcertcanbeabout100dB．Loudnoiseisharmfultotheinnerear.Mostofusarebornwithabout16,000haircells(听毛细胞)inourinnerears.Thesecellsdetect(探测)sounds.However,listeningtoloudnoiseforalongtimecanmakethesecellsworktoohardandmakesomeofthemdie.Thisiswhypeoplehavehearingloss.Somepeoplemightthinkthattheirmusicisn’tallthatloud.Butthiscandependonwhereyouare.Forexample,ifyouareinanoisyplacelikethesubway,youmightturnupyourmusictooloudwithoutrealizingit.Later,whenyoulistentoitatthesamevolumeinaquietplace,youmightfeeluncomfortable.WHOsaidthe“safelevel”formostsoundisbelow80decibelsforupto40hoursaweek.Alevelof80decibelsisroughlyequaltothenoiseofasubway.1．Accordingtothestory,WHOsuggeststhatitisNOTsafeto_____.A．listentomusiceveryday B．watchTVforoveranhourC．listentoloudsoundsforlong D．gotoarockconcert2．Thesoundlevelofabusyroadisabout_____.A．80dB B．85dBC．100dB D．4dB3．Whycanlisteningtoloudmusiccausehearingproblems?A．Becauseitputsourbrainsundergreatpressure.B．Becauseitcancausehaircellsintheinnereartodie.C．Becauseitpreventsourearsfromresting.D．Becauseitallowspeopletogetusedtolisteningtoloudsound