江苏省无锡市新吴区新城中学2024-2025学年初三第四次月考英语试题月考试题含答案

江苏省无锡市新吴区新城中学2024-2025学年初三第四次月考英语试题月考试题注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—YourheadteacherhassetupaWeChatgroup.Couldyoutell?—Itismoreconvenienttocommunicatewithourparents.A．whenitwassetupB．whydidhesetitupC．whatitisusedforD．howdidhesetitup2、Afterafewhours’practice,Ifeltabittired.______,Iheldonforsuccess.A．Otherwise B．Also C．However D．Therefore3、Eachyearalargenumberoftouristsare__________toQinghaiLake,whichisChina'slargestsaltwaterlake.A．attracted B．attended C．accepted D．achieved4、—IhavewaitedforFast&Furious8foralongtime!Iamdyingtowatchit!—Metoo!Let’sgotothemoviestogethertonight.A．can’thelpwatching B．can’twaittowatch C．dislikewatching5、－Didyouseeamaninblackpassbyjustnow?－No,sir.Ianewspaper.A．read B．wasreading C．wouldread D．amreading6、Istillrememberthetime________wespenttogetherhappily.A．onwhich B．when C．that D．what7、youngA．flower B．about C．couple8、--Can’tIparkmycarfreehere?--Youcan,forfourhours,__________youspendover100yuaninthissupermarket.A．thoughB．ifC．unless9、Somefarmers________howtofeedchickens.A．taughtI B．taughtus C．taughtshe D．taughtwe10、—Thegirlsaretalkingaboutthesportsfestival_____________．—Yes．Theyhavesomanyinterestingthingstoshare．A．easily B．angrilyC．sadly D．happilyⅡ.完形填空11、WhenIwas18yearsold,Ilivedwithmyparentsonafarm.Onemorning,myfatheraskedmetodrivehimintothetown,about18milesaway,forhewouldattendameetingthere.Weweredeepinthecountry,soIwouldalwayslookforwardtogoingtothetown.AndIhadjustlearnedtodrive,soI1withpleasure.Firstwecametothetown.ThenItookthecartoanearbygaragetohaveitparkedandpromisedtopickdadupat4pm.BecauseIhaveafew2tospend,Idecidedtogotothe3However,IbecamesointerestedinthefilmsthatIforgotthe4Whenthelastfilmfinished,itwas6pm.Iwasafraidthatdadwouldbe5andneverletmedriveagain,soIdroveback6tomeetdadandmadeanexcuseforbeinglate.Thendadcaughtmeinthelie.I’llneverforget7hesaidtome.“I’mdisappointedthatyoufeelyouhavetolietome,Jack.I’mangry,notwithyou,butwithmyself.I’ve8becausetheremustbesomethingwronginthewayIbroughtyouupthatdidn’tgiveyoutheconfidencetotellmethetruth.I’mgoingto9homenowandthinkseriouslyaboutit.”Dadbeganwalkingalongtheroad.Ibeggedalltheway,tellinghimhowsorryIwas.Idrovebehindhimfor18miles,ataspeedof5milesanhour.Itwasthemost10lesson.Ihaveneverliedtohimeversince.1．A．said B．agreed C．answered D．replied2．A．weeks B．days C．hours D．minutes3．A．cinema B．supermarket C．restaurant D．bookstore4．A．time B．job C．speed D．way5．A．glad B．polite C．kind D．angry6．A．slowly B．quietly C．easily D．quickly7．A．how B．what C．which D．that8．A．failed B．cheered C．succeeded D．worked9．A．drive B．walk C．run D．ride10．A．difficult B．necessary C．unforgettable D．wonderfulⅢ.语法填空12、用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空，使短文完整。Earlythismorning,weallwenttotheFutureHalltohaveourgraduationceremony.Theheadmastermadeawonderfulspeech,andmanyofus1．(move)totears.Nowtheceremonyisover,WewillleaveschoolsoonIfeelveryexcitedbecauseI’moneofthebestgraduates.Atthesametime.IamalittlesadbecauseIhavetosaygoodbyetomyclassmatesandteachers.Iwant2．(take)somephotoswiththemandIwillgivesomegiftstomyteachersaswell.Inthepastfewyears,I3．(learn)notonlyhowtostudy,buthowtobeaman.Inthefuture,Iwillworkmuchharder.IhopeIcanbeanastronautwhenI4．(grow)up.Maria,JaneandMichaelwillgobacktotheirhometownstomorrowandIwillseethemoffattheairport.Wewillkeepintouchwitheachotherby5．(send)emails.We6．(be)goodfriendsforever.Iwishmyclassmatesandteachershealth,happinessandgoodluck.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Mostpeoplewanttobehappy,butfewknowhowtofindhappiness.Moneyandsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Aristotle,aGreekthinker,said,“Happinessdependsonourselves.”Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.Hereareafewsuggestionstohelpyoubehappier.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinkingaboutthefuture,forexample,gettingintocollegeorgettingagoodjobthatwefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoylife’ssimplepleasures,suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoyourfavoritemusic,orspendingtimewithclosefriends.Peoplewhohaveseveralclosefriendsoftenlivehappierandhealthierlives.Anothersecrettolivingahappylifeistobeactive,andhavehobbieswhereyouforgetyourproblemsandtime.Manypeopleexperiencedancing,orplayingasport,suchasswimming.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblems,andonlythinkabouttheactivity.Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Studiesshowthatpeoplefeelgoodwhentheyspendtheirtimehelpingothers.Ifyouwanttofeelhappier,dogoodthingsforsomeone.Youcanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudies,goshoppingtobuyfoodforanelderlyperson,orsimplyhelpoutaroundthehousebywashingthedishes.1．Thebesttitleofthepassageis.A．MoneyMakesYouHappyB．TheSecretsofHappinessC．IdeasforHelpingOtherPeopletoBeHappyD．GoodFriendsMakeYouHappy2．Thesecondparagraphtellsusthat.A．themorefriendsyouhave,thehappieryouwillbeB．weshouldn’tthinkaboutourfutureC．happinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlifeD．somepeoplefailtoliveahappylife3．Thepassagegivesuspiece(s)ofadviceonhappiness.A．one B．two C．three D．four4．Thewriterthinksthat.A．everyoneknowshowtoliveahappierlifeB．it’swrongtospendtimeonworkC．hobbiestakeuptoomuchtimeD．doinggoodthingsforsomeonecanmakeyouhappier5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned(提到)inthepassage?A．Readingagoodbook. B．Travelingtoaforeigncountry.C．Playingasport. D．Spendingtimewithclosefriends.B14、Thelongtrunkofanelephantisawonderfulexampleofskill.Theneckoffour-footedanimalsisusuallylong,tohavethemreachtheirfoodwithoutdifficulty,buttheelephanthasashortneck,tomakehimmoreeasilysupporttheweightofhishugeheadandheavyteeth.Hislongtrunkletshimgethisfoodeasily.Thetrunkofanelephantistohimwhattheneckistootheranimals.Itisalsoanosetohim,forattheendofitthereisaemptyplacelikeacup,andinthebottomofthecuparetwoholes,andtheanimalsmellsandbreathesthroughthem.Itisanarmandahandtoo,sothatithasbeensaidthattheelephantcarrieshisnoseinhishand,anditmightalsohavebeensaidthathebreathesbyhishand.Attheendofthetrunk,thereisastrangepart,aboutfiveincheslong,whichformsafinger.Withthisfingertheanimalcanpickupthesmallestpieceofmoneyfromtheground,andhehasbeentaughttomakemarkslikeletterswithapen.Thetrunkofafull-grownelephantisabouteightfeetlong.Theelephanthassuchgreatstrengththathecanknockdownamanwithit.1．Theelephanthasashortnecktosupport______.A．hisleg B．hisbodyC．hisarm D．hisheadandteeth2．Thetrunkoftheelephanthelpshimgethis______easily.A．side B．tail C．food D．ear3．Thetrunkoftheelephanttakestheplaceofthefollowingexcept______.A．aneck B．anoseandafingerC．anarmandahand D．aleg4．Howdoestheelephentsmell?Throughtwoholes______.A．inthebottomofthecupB．atthebeginningofthetrunkC．inhisheadD．inhisface5．Theelephantcanknockdownamanwithhistrunk.Thisshowsthatheis______.A．weak B．strong C．quiet D．angryC15、MichaelJacksonisoneoftheworld’sbestsingers.MichaelJacksonwasborninthemiddlewestofGary,in1958.Hebegansingingwithhisfourbrothers.Theycalledthegroup“JacksonFive”.Thegroupbecameverypopularafterappearingonatelevisionprogram.Theystartedsingingin1965.andbecamepopularsoon.In1970，thegroupmadetheirrecordthenameof“IWantYouBack”.Itwasverypopular.Oneoftheirhitrecordswas“NeverSayGoodbye”.Michaelwasgoodatdancingaswellassinging.Hismoonwalkwaslikedbymanypeople.Hewasaskedtoactinafilmin1978forthefirsttime.Inthesameyear,hemadearecordonhisown，whichsoldeightmillioncopiesallovertheworld.Michaelnearlydidn’tgooutbecausehewastoofamous.Oncehisfanswentoffinafaint(昏迷)whentheysawhimattheconcert.Noonecandoitbynow.Helivedinalargehouseandkeptlotsofanimals.Heneveratemeat.Heoftenraisesmoneyforcharity.ThismadehimwintheGuinnessWorldRecordsin2006.HediedonJune25th，2009，buthewouldliveinourheartforever.1．What’sthenameoftheirfirstrecord?A．“NeverSayGoodbye” B．“SeeYou，SeeMe”C．“IWantYouBack” D．“OntheWorld”2．Michaelwasgoodat________accordingtothepassage.A．rockmusic B．streetdance C．playingthepiano D．moonwalking3．WhydidMichaelhavetostayathomemostofthetime?A．Becausehewastoofamous. B．Becauseheoftenfeltlonely.C．Becausehehadnofriends. D．Becausehiscompanyaskedhimtodoso.D16、Doequationsandhistorical(历史的)factsgiveyouaheadache?Achangeintheschooltimetable(课程表)maybethecure.ThissuggestionisbasedonarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,theUK.Theyfoundthatteenagerscouldgethighermarksinmathiftheystudiedinthemorningsandbettergradesinhistoryiftheyweretaughtintheafternoons.Theresearchersstudiedstudents’gradereports,classtimetablesandabsencerates(缺席率)atamiddleschoolinBulgariaovernineyears.Theresultsshowedthatwhenteenagershadmathclassesearlierintheday,theyscoredabout7percenthigherinteststhanwhentaughtintheafternoon.Lower-abilitystudentsfeelstressedmostwhentheywerestudyingmathintheafternoon.Inhistory,studentstaughtintheafternoonscoredabout6percenthigherthanwhentheyweretaughtinthemorning.However,therewasnosignthatsimilarpatterns(模式)workforothersubjectssuchaslanguagesorgeography.VelichkaDimitrova,whodidthestudy,saidthefindingsshowthatweperform(表现)betteratdifferenttimesoftheday.＂Inthemorning,ourbrainsarebetterandfresher,sowearebetteratdoingsomethinglikeproblemsolving,wherewerequiremorespeedandattention＂DimitrovatoldTheTelegraph.＂Intheafternoon,itseemsthatthisprocessslowsdown.Ontheotherhand,historyismoresuitablefortheafternoon,whenwearemorecreativeandopentodiscussion,＂shesaid.Subjectssuchasforeignlanguagesrequirebothmemoryandcreativity.Thisisperhapswhythetimeofdayhadnoinfluenceonlanguagelearning.Time-of-dayinfluencessuchasthesearebelievedtohavesomethingtodowiththebodyclock.Thisisthesysteminourbodiesthatcontrolswhenweneedtosleep.SomeschoolsintheUSandUKhavetriedlaterschoolstartingtimesforteenagers,whosebodyclockschangeastheygrowintoadults.Dimitrovabelievesschoolsshouldjumpatthischancetoimprovetheirstudents’performancejustbychangingtheirtimetables.1．Inwhichclassesdoyoulearnequations(Paragraph1)accordingtothepassage?A．Math. B．Geography. C．English. D．History.2．Accordingtothenewstudy,.A．afternoonclassesloweredstudents’performanceinhistoryB．schooltimetableshaveaninfluenceoneverysubjectC．itwasbetterforstudentstolearnmathinthemorningD．lower-abilitystudentspreferredtostartschoolearlier3．What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A．Itshowstheimportanceofstudyingdifferentsubjectsatdifferenttimesoftheday.B．Itintroducesthebesttimetodothingsthatrequirememoryandcreativity.C．Itencouragesstudentstochangetheirstudymethodsforbetterresults.D．Itexplainshowschooltimetablesaffectpeople’sstudyperformance.4．AccordingtoDimitrova,.A．rearranging(重新安排)schooltimetablesisthebestwaytoimprovestudents’testscoresB．schoolsshouldfollowadvicefromthestudyandactivelychangetheirtimetablesC．mostschoolsdon’thaveenoughresourcestosupporttimetablechangesD．schoolsshouldthinktwicebeforechangingtheirclasstimetables5．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Timetochangethetimetable. B．Asurveycarriedoutsuccessfully.C．Secretsoflearningmathandhistorywell. D．Bodyclocksinfluencegrades.E17、SongshelpmemoriesThepowerofmusicMostpeoplecanrememberimportantnewsstoriesclearly,whetheritwasthemurderofPresidentKennedyintheUSor9/11.ButnowpsychologistsMartinConwayandCatrionaMorrison,fromtheUniversityofLeedsintheUK,areinvestigatinghowmusiccancreate“autobiographicalmemories”ofthemaineventsinourlives.Thestudyisonline.PeoplehavetochooseasongbytheBeatlesanddescribethememoriesthattheyhavewhentheylistentoit.ReminiscencebumpMorrisonexplainedthattheylookedatdifferentagegroupsandtheirmemories.Weoftenremembermorefromwhenweareteenagersandthisiscalled“thereminiscencebump”.Thisisthetimeinyourlifewhenyouformyourideaofwhoyouare.ForolderpeoplewhohavememoriesrelatedtotheBeatles’music,mostofthosememoriesarefromwhentheywereteenagers.Butyoungerpeoplealsohadclearpersonalmemoriesfromtheirpast.ShelovesyouThisstudywasdifferentfromothermemorystudies,becausepeoplerememberedeventsfromtheirpastwithlotsmoredetails.Morrisonexplained:“Itwaslikepeoplehadtravelledbacktothepast,andtheyhadveryclearmemoriesofthingsthathadhappened.WhentheyheardasonglikeSheLovesYoubytheBeatles,theycouldrememberonenightinautumn123.Theyrememberedwhattheywerewearing,whattheweatherwaslikeandwhattheirfriendsaidtothem.Yougetalotmoreinformationthanifyoujustsay,‘tellmeaboutanightyouremember’.”Thestudyhasfoundthatmusiccouldbeusedwithpeoplewhohaveproblemsrememberingthepast.“Youcouldusemusictohelpimprovepeople’sabilitytoremember,”saidMorrison.“Inthefuture,wewouldliketodomoreexperimentstoseehowusefulmusicisinhelpingpeopletorememberthepast,andcompareittootherthingsthatmightalsohelp.”1．ProfessorConwayandDr.Morrison’sresearchaimsto_____________.A．seehowmusiccanhelppeoplerememberthepastB．studyoldsongs’influenceonpeople’sbehaviorC．findoutwhatinfluencespeople’smemoriesofthepastD．findwaystohelppeoplewithmemorydifficulties2．TheexampleofSheLovesYouisusedtoshowthat___________.A．lovesongscanhelppeopletohaveclearermemoriesB．songstellstoriesthataresimilartoourexperiencesC．musiccantakepeoplebacktotheirteenageyearsD．peoplecanremembermoredetailswiththehelpofmusic3．Morrison’steam’sfutureresearchisprobablyon___________.A．whysomepeoplehavememoryproblemsB．whatmethodscanbesthelppeoplebringbackmemoriesC．howmusiccanhelppeopleintheirstudiesorworkD．howtohelpolderpeopleremembermoredetailsaboutthepastF18、AfriendaskedmeformyCalgaryaddresslastweek.“Oh,areyousendingmeapresent?”Iasked.“Ilovepresents.”“No,it’snotforyou.It’snotaboutyou,”hesaid,“it’sforbabyRowan.”Damn.He’sright.Noonecaresaboutmeanymore.At5:30theothermorning,exhaustedafteranothersleeplessnight,Ihitmynoseonthebedroomwallwhilewalking.TherewasalotofbloodandIwantedcomfort,soIcalledmymommy.“Sodidyoue-mailthelistyet?”mymotherasked.What?Didn’tshehearme?IhadjusttoldherthatI---herdaughterhadwalkedintoawallandhadlikelybrokenmynoseandwouldhavetogotoadoctor.“WeneedtobuyallthethingsforthebabyRowan,”sheanswered.“You’dbettergetonwiththat.”MyhusbandandIarecomingbacktoTorontoforavisitnextweekandmymotherofferedtobuyandsetupababyroominourhousebeforeourarrival.MylistwasverylongandincludedeverythingforbabyRowan.Wheneverpeoplecallnow,theywanttoknowaboutbabyRowanfirst.Onmyhusband’sbirthdayseveralweeksago,evenhisparentsaskedhowRowanwasbeforewishinghim—theirson---ahappybirthday.WetookbabyRowanoutforherfirstdiningexperience.IwassohungrythatIthoughtIwouldfaint.“So,howoldisshe?”thewaitressasked.“She’sfourweeksold,”Ianswered.“Howbigisyoursalad?Isitenoughforameal?”Wasthewaitr