2024-2025学年江西省新余一中学、二中学、三中学联考初三下学期4月月考（三）英语试题含答案

2024-2025学年江西省新余一中学、二中学、三中学联考初三下学期4月月考（三）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、---Ipromisetoworkharderthisterm,Mum.--Well,mydear,justasthesayinggoes,“________.”Idohopethatyouwillactsoon.A．Practicemakesperfect B．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．You’renevertoooldtolearn D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.2、—Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?—Notuntilthework________tomorrow.A．willbefinished B．isfinished C．willfinish D．hasfinished3、―IwanttoborrowthedetectivenovelwrittenbyAgathaChristie，butIdon’tknowhowlongitcan______.―Fortwoweeks.A．keepB．returnC．bekeptD．bereturned4、—Peter,whatwillyoudonextSunday?—We______ourgrandparents.A．visit B．visited C．isvisiting D．willvisit5、—Issheworriedaboutherchildallthetime?—Yes,thoughIhaveaskedhertolookonthebrightside.A．bepositive B．becareful C．bepatient6、GuoDegangisafamouscrosstalkperformer.Healwaysmakespeople__________.A．laughsB．laughC．laughingD．tolaugh7、—It’sreportedthattheplasticpollutionisharmingtheocean.—Isawthereportinthenewspaperatbreakfast.Itwillbeworse_________strongerlawsaremade.A．since B．after C．until D．unless8、—__________didyoumakeyourdreamcometrue?—Byworkinghardallthetime.A．WhatB．WhenC．HowD．Why9、Paulworksveryhardandheisoneof

studentsinhisclass.A．goodB．betterC．bestD．thebest10、-Doyoulikethewesternfood,LiLi?-No,IthinkChinesefoodis______thanthatofwesterncountries.A．moredelicious B．themostdeliciousC．notasdelicious D．muchdeliciousⅡ.完形填空11、第二节词语填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下列各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该编号字母涂黑。Lifeisnoteasy,soI’dliketosay“Whenanythinghappens,believeinyourself.”WhenIwasayoungboy,Iwas1shytotalktoanyone.Myclassmatesoftenlaughedatme.Iwassadbutcoulddonothing.Later,2happened,anditchangedmylife.ItwasanEnglishspeechcontest.Mymotheraskedmeto3it.Whataterribleidea!ItmeantIhadtospeakinfrontofalltheteachersandstudentsofmyschool!“Comeon,boy.Believeinyourself.Youaresureto4.”ThenmotherandItalkedaboutmanydifferenttopics.AtlastIchosethetopic“Believeinyourself”.Itriedmybesttorememberallthespeechandpracticeditover1005.Withmymother’sgreatlove,Idid6inthecontest.Icouldhardlybelievemy7whenthenewscamethatIhadwonthefirstplace.Iheardthecheers8theteachersandstudents.Thoseclassmates9oncelookeddownonme,nowallsaid“Congratulations!”tome.Mymotherhuggedmeandcriedexcitedly.Sincethen,everythinghaschangedforme.WhenIdoanything,Itrytotell10tobesureandIwillfindmyself.Thisistruenotonlyforapersonbutalsoforacountry.1．A．soB．tooC．very2．A．somethingB．nothingC．anything3．A．joinB．takepartinC．make4．A．winB．loseC．fight5．A．timesB．wordsC．sentences6．A．goodB．wellC．bad7．A．speechB．eyesC．ears8．A．ofB．fromC．to9．A．whichB．whoC．whom10．A．meB．someoneC．myselfⅢ.语法填空12、ChineseNewYearbeginsinlateJanuary1．earlyFebruary.Itisoneofthe2．(great)festivalsinChina.Manythingsaredonetogetready3．thisfestival.Thehouseiscleanedinthedaysbeforetheholiday.Nosweepingisdoneontheholidaybecausepeopleworryaboutthatgoodluckwillbecleanedaway.Best4．(wish)arewrittenonredpaperandhungaroundthehouse.Onethe5．(one)dayofChineseNewYear,childrenaregivenredenvelopes.Foodis6．importantpartoftheholidayseason.Specialfoodsare7．(eat)oncertaindays.Differentfoodshavedifferent8．(mean)behindthem.Forexample,fishissaidtomeansuccess.ChineseNewYearis9．(certain)regardedasatimetobewithone'sfamily.Manyvisitsaredoneduringthe15days.Manytraditionsaretohonorfamilymemberswho10．(die)inthepast.Whataninterestingfestivalitis!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Howniceareyou?Doyougivemoneytohomelesspeople?Doyouofferyourseattosomeoneinneedonabus?Manypeoplebelievethatconfidentpeoplethinkmorehighlyofthemselves,whilethosewhohavelowself-esteem(自尊)thinklessoftheirgoodqualities.However,anewstudysaysitmightnotbetrue,reportedTheGuardian.ThestudywasdonebyJonathanFreeman,apsychologyprofessorfromtheUniversityofLondon,UK.Hefoundthat98percentofBritishpeopleconsiderthemselvestobeamongthenicest50percentofthepopulation.Inthestudy,Freemanfirstaskedsomepeopletorate(评级)theirownniceness.Thenhegotpeopletoanswerquestionslike“Doyougivedirectionstostrangers?”and“Haveyoueverdonatedblood?”.Theresultsshowedthatpeoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.Twothirdsofthemseldomhelpedotherscarryheavyshoppingbags,andonlyaquarterofthemdonatedblood.InanotherstudybypsychologistsfromuniversitiesinChicagoandVirginia,US,somepeoplewereshownpicturesofthemselves.Somepictureshadbeenmoreorlesschangedtomakethemappearmoreattractive（有吸引力的）.Whenaskedtopicktheunchangedpictures,peopleusuallychosethemoreattractiveones.So,whydowethinkwe’renicerthanweactuallyare?Therearemanytheories(理论).Apopularonesaysweunknowinglycheatourselves,sothatwecangetconfidencewithoutknowinglylyingtoourselvesoreachother.Howcanwesolveit?Otherstudiesshowthatthereisasimpleway:feedback(反馈).Compareothers’opiniontowardyourselfwithyourownandyouwillseeaclearerpicture.1．Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?A．Amagazine.B．Agrammarbook.C．Adictionary.D．Astorybook.2．Whatdidthenewstudyfind?A．Confidentpeoplehavemoregoodqualities.B．Peoplewithlowself-esteemaremostlynotnice.C．Peoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.D．Confidentpeopledon’tlikethosewithlow-esteem.3．WhichofthefollowingaboutFreeman’sstudyisNOTtrue?A．FreemanisaBritishpsychologyprofessor.B．About98percentofBritishpeoplethinkthey’renicepeople.C．Thepeopleansweredsomequestionsaboutniceness.D．Onefourthofthepeoplehelpedotherscarryheavybags.4．AccordingtoPara5,peoplechosethemoreattractivepicturesofthemselvesbecause________.A．theywerenothappywiththeirlooksB．itwashardtotellsmalldifferencesC．theyliedtothemselveswithoutknowingitD．theywantedthemselvestolookgood5．Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A．Howtobeanicerperson.B．Others’opinionstowardyou.C．Howtoknowourselveswell.D．People’sopinionoftheirownniceness.B14、“WhoneedsashoppingcenterifyouhaveTaobao?”saysWangLin,ayoungwriterinShanghai.Taobao,China’slargestonlineshoppingsite(网站),hasbecomeanimportantpartofWangLin’slife.ShespendslotsofmoneyonTaobao.ManyChineseInternetuserslikeWangLinhavegotthefunofonlineshopping.Mostonlineshoppersarestudentsoryoungworkers.Morewomenshoponlinethanmen.Clothingandhome-useproducts(产品)arethemostpopularonline.Itwasreportedthatmorethan1,260billionyuanwasspentononlineshoppingin2012,andabout80%throughTaobao.Taobaomeans“lookingforgoodthings”inChinese.PeoplecanfindalmosteverythingtheyneedonTaobao,fromclothestobooks,fromcandiestoDVD,fromflowerstocellphones.Youmaywonderifit’ssafetoshopontheInternet.However,WangLinsaid,“It’sverysafeandeasy.Unlessyoureceivethethingsfromthesellersandaresatisfiedwiththem,theshopownerwillnotgetthemoney.Youcanalsogetyourmoneybackifyouwanttoreturnthethings.”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．.Taobaois.A．WangLin’sfavoritesiteB．China’slargestonlineshoppingsite.C．youngpeople’sfavoritesite2．.Themostpopularproductsonlineare.A．clothingandhome-usethingsB．candiesandbooksC．flowersandcellphones3．.In2012,wasspentonTaobao.A．over1,260billionyuanB．1008billionyuanC．about252billionyuan4．.Fromthepassageweknowthat.A．therearemoremenshoppingonlinethanwomenB．peoplecaneasilylookforgoodthingsonTaobaoC．ifcustomersaresatisfiedwiththethingsfromTaobao,theshopownerwillgetthemoney5．.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ShoppingonTaobaoB．ChineseInternetUsersC．AYoungWriterC15、Youmayhaveheardofthefamoussaying,"EastorWest,homeisthebest."Whatdoestheword"home"meantoyou?HowdoyousaythewordinFrench?InChinese?Inyourlanguage?Althoughpeopleusuallyknowwhatthewordmeans,itsometimeshasnoexacttranslation.It'snotsurprising,becausetheideaofhomeisdifferentfromcountrytocountry,andfrompersontoperson.Ahomeismorethanaroofandfourwalls.It'sthecooking,eating,talking,playingandsleepingthatgooninside.Andathomeyouusuallyfeelsafeandrelaxed.Homeslookdifferentindifferentcountries.Theyalsohavedifferentthingsinside.Forexample,incoldnorthernEurope,there'safireinthelivingroomorkitchenandallthechairsfaceit.Inthesouth,wherethesunshinesalotandit'smoreimportanttokeeptheheatout,therearesmallwindowsandcoolstonefloors.Weaskedsomepeopleabouttheirhomes.Howoftendopeoplemovehouseinyourcountry''."Inmycountrymanypeopledon'tstayinoneplaceforaverylonglime.Theyoftenmoveeverytenyearsorso."—Chery,Boston,USA．Whatarefeatures(特征)ofhomesinyourcountry？"InBritain,evenintown,there'salwaysagarden.Wehaveseparatebedroomsandlivingrooms.Butwedon'toftenhavebalconies(阳台).Theweatherisn'twarmenough!"—Pat.Exeter,England1．Theword"home"sometimeshasnoexacttranslationbecause_____.A．peoplecan'tfindthiswordinthedictionaryB．nooneknowswhatitisCithasdifferentmeaningsindifferentcountriesC．peoplecan'tunderstandeachotherverywell2．Accordingtothepassage,athome,youcandoeverythingexcept_____.A．makingfriendsB．cookingandeatingCplayingandtalkingC．sleepingandrelaxing3．WhyisitimportanttokeeptheheatoutofthehousesinsouthernEurope?A．Becausetheywanttobreathefreshairoutside.B．Becausethere'safireinthelivingroom.C．Becausetheywearheavyclothesalldaylong.D．Becausethesunthereshinesalot.4．Fromthesecondparagraph,whatkindofhomespeoplehavedependson______.A．whethertheyarerichornotB．theclimate(气候)theyhaveC．howoldtheyareD．whethertheyliveinthecityorcountryside5．Whichoneofthesentencesbelowistrue?A．PeopleinBritainseldomhavebalconiesbecauseit'ssohotoutside.B．SomeAmericansmovehouseseveraltimesduringtheirlifetime.C．Homeslookthesameindifferentcountries.D．HousesinnorthernEuropehavebigwindowsandcoolstonefloors.D16、MarkTwainwasagreatwriter.HewasfromtheUSA．Hewasbornin1835.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwaved(摇动)hishandandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Themosquitoesarenorelativesofmine.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom,butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I’mverysorry,MrMarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.”Oneofthemsaidtohim.MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter,“Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.1．ThatdayMarkTwainwenttothetown_____.A．toseeoneofhisfriendsB．becausehewantedtodosomethingthereforhiswritingC．becausehewastoldtherewerealotofmosquitoesthere2．Thewaitersfeltsorrybecause_____.A．theydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwainB．theirhotelwastoosmallC．therewerequiteafewmosquitoesinMarkTwain’sroom3．Allthepeoplepresentlaughedheartilybecause_____.A．MarkTwainmadeajokeB．themosquitoesknewMarkTwain’sroomnumberC．MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresents4．Fromthestoryweknow_____.A．nomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenightB．theownerofthehoteltoldthewaiterstolookafterMarkTwainwellatnightC．MarkTwaindidn’thaveagoodrestthatnightE17、ItwasNewYear’sNight.Anagedmanwasstandingatawindow.Heraisedhismournfuleyestowardsthedeepbluesky,wherethestarswerefloatinglikewhiteliliesonthesurfaceofaclearcalmlake.Hehadalreadypassedsixtyandbroughtfromhisjourneynothingbuterrorsandregrets.Nowhishealthwaspoor,hismindvacantandhisheartsorrowful.Thedaysofhisyouthappearedlikedreamsbeforehim,andherecalledtheseriousmomentwhenhisfatherplacedhimattheentranceofthetworoads-oneleadingtoapeaceful,sunnyplace,coveredwithflowers,fruitsandfilledwithsoft,sweetsongs;theotherleadingtoadeep,darkcave,whichwasendless,wherepoisonflowedinsteadofwateranddevilsandpoisonoussnakehissed(发嘶嘶声)andcrawled(爬,爬行).Hesawthelightsflowingawayinthedarkness.Thesewerethedaysofhiswastedlife;hesawastarfallfromtheskyanddisappeared,andthiswasthesymbolofhimself.Hisregretlikeasharparrowstruckdeeplyintohisheart.Thenherememberedhisfriendsinhischildhood.Buttheyhadmadetheirwaytosuccessandwerenowhonouredandhappyonthisnight.Thehighchurchclockstruckandthesoundmadehimrememberhisparents’earlyloveforhim.Theyhadtaughthimandprayedforhisgood.Buthechosethewrongway.Withshameandgriefhedarednolongerlooktowardsthatheaven.Hisdarkenedeyeswerefulloftears,andwithadespairingeffort,heburstoutacry:“Comeback,myearlydays!”Hisyouthdidreturn,forallthiswasonlyadreamwhichhehadonNewYearNight.Hewasstillyoungthoughhisfaultswerereal;hehadnotyetenteredthedeep,darkcave,andhewasstillfreetowalkontheroadwhichleadstothepeacefulandsunnyland.Thosewhostillwanderontheentranceoflife,hesitatingtochoosethebrightroad,rememberthatwhenyearsarepassedandyourfeetstumble(绊脚)onthedarkmountains,youwillcrybitterly,butinvain（徒劳）:“Ohyouth,return!Ohgivemebackmyearlydays!”1．WhydoestheauthorsethisstoryonNewYear’sNight?A．Hewantstotellpeopleit’stimetorecallthepastB．HesuggeststheagedmanwillhaveabrightfutureC．Heattemptstostress（强调）theman’ssadfeelingD．Heexpectspeopletosharetheman’ssadfeeling2．TheagedmaninthepassageonNewYear’sNightcanbedescribedas____.A．sorrowful,fearfulandregretfulB．hopeful,sorrowfulandpeacefulC．regretful,painfulanddisappointedD．disappointed,regretfulandhopeful3．Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto____.A．encourageyoungpeopletotaketherightroadB．helptheoldmantopickuphisconfidenceC．describetheoldman’sunsuccessfulexperienceD．showhissympathyfortheoldmanF18、Peoplesometimessay,“It’srainingcatsanddogs!”whenthereisaheavyrain.Nobodyhaseverreallyseencatsanddogsfallingfromthesky,buttherehavebeenmanyreportsofotherstrangethings“raining”down.In156,thepeopleofatownintheUSAsawasmallblackcloudinthesky.Itstartedtorainfromthecloudnormally,butonlyinasmallarea.Thecloudthenturnedwhite,andfishstartedtofalltotheground.Mostofthemwerestillalive.DuringastorminJuly1901inMinneapolis,peopleheardsomethingfallingfromtheskythatdidnotsoundlikerain.Whentheywentoutside,theyfoundallkindsoffrogscoveringfourstreets.Thereareotherreportsofstrange“rains”fallingfromtheskyincludingworms(蠕虫),insectsandsnakes.Canthesestrange“rains”beexplainedbyscience?Scientistsusuallysaythatatornado(龙卷风)haspickeduptheanimalsfromariverorocean,carriedthemformiles,andthendroppedthemsomewhereelse.Butthisdoesnotcompletelyexplainallofthem.OnMay15th,1890,inItaly,therewasarainofblood—birds’blood.Scientistssaidthatflyingbirdsmusthavebeentorntopiecesbystrongwinds.Butifso,whydidonly