江苏省苏州市英语初一上学期试题与参考答案(2025年)

2025年江苏省苏州市英语初一上学期自测试题与参考答案一、听力部分（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1、Whatistheweatherliketoday?A.It’ssunny.B.It’scloudy.C.It’srainy.D.It’swindy.Answer:A

Explanation:Thequestionasksabouttheweathertoday.Thecorrectansweris“It’ssunny,”whichmeanstheweatherisclearandbright.2、Howoldisthegirlinthepicture?A.Sheistwelve.B.Sheisthirteen.C.Sheisfourteen.D.Sheisfifteen.Answer:A

Explanation:Thequestionasksfortheageofthegirlinthepicture.Thecorrectansweris“Sheistwelve,”indicatingthatthegirlistwelveyearsold.3、Youwillhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.Listencarefullyandchoosethebestanswertothequestionthatfollows.WhatdoestheboyplantodoonSaturday?A.Goshoppingwithhisfriends.B.Visitamuseumwithhisfamily.C.Haveapicnicinthepark.D.Watchamovieathome.Answer:B

Explanation:TheboymentionsthatheandhisfamilyaregoingtovisitthemuseumonSaturday,sothecorrectanswerisB.4、Listentoashortdialoguebetweenateacherandastudentaboutanupcomingproject.Answerthequestionthatfollows.Whatdoestheteachersuggestthestudentdotopreparefortheproject?A.Readthetextbook.B.Researchthetopiconline.C.Meetwiththeteachertodiscusstheproject.D.Askafriendforhelp.Answer:C

Explanation:Theteacherspecificallysuggeststhatthestudentshouldmeetwiththemtodiscusstheprojectindetail,indicatingthatthecorrectanswerisC.5.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudentsinalibrary.A.Whatarethestudentsdiscussing?B.Whatisthelibraryrulementionedintheconversation?C.Whatdoesthestudentsuggesttheyshoulddonext?Answer:BExplanation:Theconversationdiscussesalibraryruleaboutsilence.Thestudentmentionsthattheyshouldkeepquietbecausetherearepeoplestudyingaroundthem.6.Youarelisteningtoanewsreportaboutarecentsportsevent.A.Whowontheevent?B.Whatwasthefinalscore?C.Whatdidthewinnersayabouttheirvictory?Answer:CExplanation:Thenewsreportfocusesonthewinner’scommentsaftertheirvictory.Thewinnerexpressestheirgratitudetotheirteammatesandcoachesfortheirsupport.7、Question:Howoldisthegirlspeaking?

A)Sheis12yearsold.

B)Sheis13yearsold.

C)Sheis14yearsold.

D)Sheis15yearsold.Answer:C)Sheis14yearsold.Explanation:Thegirlmentionsthatshewillbe14inthefall,indicatingthatsheiscurrently13yearsold.8、Question:Whatistheman’sfavoritesport?

A)Basketball.

B)Football.

C)Tennis.

D)Swimming.Answer:A)Basketball.Explanation:Themanclearlystates,“Ilovebasketballthemost,”whichconfirmsthatbasketballishisfavoritesport.9.Youhearaconversationbetweentwofriendsataschoolevent.Thefirstfriendsays,“Ican’tbelievehowfasttheyearisgoingby.It’salreadytheendofthefirstsemester.”Question:Whatdoesthefirstfriendimplyaboutthetime?A.Itisgoingbytooslowly.B.Itisgoingbytooquickly.C.Itfeelsliketimeisstandingstill.D.Itfeelsliketimeismovingbackward.Answer:B.Itisgoingbytooquickly.Explanation:Thefirstfriendusesthephrase“howfasttheyearisgoingby”toexpressthattimeispassingquickly.Thisimpliesthatthefirstsemesterhasendedquickly.10.Youhearateacherexplainingascienceconcepttoagroupofstudents.Theteachersays,“Remember,atomsarethebuildingblocksofmatter,andtheyconsistofprotons,neutrons,andelectrons.”Question:Whatisthemainideatheteacheristryingtoconvey?A.Atomsaremadeupofonlyprotonsandneutrons.B.Atomsarethesmallestunitsofmatter.C.Electronsarethemaincomponentsofatoms.D.Atomsarethebuildingblocksoflivingorganisms.Answer:B.Atomsarethesmallestunitsofmatter.Explanation:Theteacherisdiscussingthecompositionofatoms,emphasizingthattheyarethebasicunitsofmatter.Theotheroptionsareeitherincorrectornotmentionedintheteacher’sexplanation.11.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,AliceandBob,discussingtheirweekendplans.A.Aliceisplanningtogohikingwithherfriends.B.Bobisplanningtovisithisgrandparentsinthecountryside.C.Aliceisgoingtostayathomeandstudy.Answer:BExplanation:TheconversationindicatesthatBobismakingplanstovisithisgrandparents,whichisdescribedasbeinginthecountryside.Theotheroptionsarenotmentionedintheconversation.12.Listentothefollowingdialoguebetweenateacherandastudent.Teacher:“Howwasyourscienceproject,Tom?”Tom:“Itwasquitechallenging,butIlearnedalot.”A.Tom’sscienceprojectwasveryeasy.B.Tomenjoyedhisscienceprojectandlearnedalot.C.Tomdidnotcompletehisscienceprojectontime.Answer:BExplanation:Inthedialogue,Tomexplicitlymentionsthathisscienceprojectwaschallengingbutthathelearnedalotfromit.Thismeanshefounditenjoyableandeducational,whichalignswithoptionB.TheotheroptionsarecontradictedbyTom’sstatements.13.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweenastudentandateacher.Thestudentisaskingforhelpwithascienceproject.Listencarefullyandchoosethecorrectanswer.Theteachersuggestsusingamicroscopefortheproject.Theteacherrecommendsreadingabookonthesubject.Theteacheradvisesdoingasurveyinsteadofalabexperiment.Answer:C

Explanation:Theteacheradvisesdoingasurveyinsteadofalabexperiment,indicatingthattheprojectshouldinvolvecollectingdataratherthanconductingexperiments.14.Listentoashortdialoguebetweentwostudentsdiscussingtheirplansfortheweekend.Choosethecorrectanswer.Theyareplanningtogotothemovies.Theyaregoingtoaconcerttogether.Theyareplanningtostayhomeandstudy.Answer:C

Explanation:Thestudentsdiscusstheirplanstostayhomeandstudy,indicatingthattheirweekendactivitieswillbefocusedonacademicwork.15.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudentsinaschoollibrary.StudentAisaskingforhelpwithabook.A.HowdoesStudentAknowthebookisinthelibrary?B.WhydoesStudentAneedhelpwiththebook?Answers:A.WhatdidStudentAaskStudentB?B.WhydoesStudentAsaytheycan’tfindthebook?CorrectAnswers:A.“Hey,canyouhelpmefindthisbook?Ithinkit’ssupposedtobehere.”B.“Ican’tfinditontheshelves.Maybeit’scheckedoutormisplaced.”15.A:Hey,canyouhelpmefindthisbook?Ithinkit’ssupposedtobehere.

B:Sure,whatbookarewelookingfor?15.B:Ican’tfinditontheshelves.Maybeit’scheckedoutormisplaced.16.Youhearateacherexplaininganewmathconcepttotheclass.A.Whatisthenewmathconceptbeingintroduced?B.Whydoestheteacherthinkthisconceptisimportant?Answers:A.Whatdoestheteachersayabouttheconcept?B.Howdoestheteacherdescribetheimportanceoftheconcept?CorrectAnswers:A.“Today,we’regoingtolearnabouttheconceptoffactorsandmultiples.”B.“Thisconceptisimportantbecauseitwillhelpyouunderstandhownumbersarecomposedandhowtheyrelatetoeachother.”16.A:Today,we’regoingtolearnabouttheconceptoffactorsandmultiples.

B:Canyougiveusanexample?16.B:Thisconceptisimportantbecauseitwillhelpyouunderstandhownumbersarecomposedandhowtheyrelatetoeachother.17.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,AlexandEmily,discussingtheirweekendplans.Question:WhatdoesAlexplantodoonSaturdayafternoon?

A)Gotothemovies

B)Visitafriend

C)Takeatriptothebeach

D)StayathomeAnswer:B)VisitafriendExplanation:Intheconversation,EmilyasksAlexifhewantstovisitherfriendonSaturdayafternoon,towhichAlexreplieswithapositiveanswer.18.Youarelisteningtoashortdialoguebetweenateacherandastudent,discussingthestudent’shomework.Question:Whatdidthestudentforgettodoforthehomework?

A)Readthetextbook

B)Writeashortessay

C)Solvethemathproblems

D)TakethenotesfromtheclassAnswer:C)SolvethemathproblemsExplanation:Theteacherremindsthestudentthattheyneedtosolvethemathproblemsforthehomework,indicatingthatthestudentforgottodothistask.19.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudentsinthelibrary.A:Hey,John,haveyoustartedpreparingforthemidtermexamsyet?

B:Yeah,Ihave.I’mplanningtostudyforatleast2hourseveryevening.Question:HowmanyhoursdoesJohnplantostudyeveryevening?

A)1hour

B)2hours

C)3hours

D)4hoursAnswer:B)2hoursExplanation:Intheconversation,Johnsays,“I’mplanningtostudyforatleast2hourseveryevening,”whichindicatesthatheplanstostudyfor2hourseachevening.20.Listentothefollowingdialoguebetweenateacherandastudent.Teacher:Hi,Alice.Howareyoufeelingtoday?

Student:I’mfeelingfine,thankyou.ButI’mabitworriedaboutmymathtesttomorrow.Question:WhatisAliceworriedabout?

A)HerEnglishtest

B)Hermathtest

C)Hersciencetest

D)HerhistorytestAnswer:B)HermathtestExplanation:Inthedialogue,Alicesays,“ButI’mabitworriedaboutmymathtesttomorrow,”whichclearlyindicatesthatsheisworriedabouthermathtest.二、阅读理解（30分）ReadingComprehensionReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsbelow.Passage:Inasmalltown,therewasonceayounggirlnamedEmily.Shewasknownforhercuriosityandloveoflearning.Everyday,Emilywouldwalktothelibraryafterschooltoborrowbooks.Shewasparticularlyfascinatedbythestoriesofexplorersandadventurers.Oneday,shefoundabookaboutafamousexplorernamedCaptainJack.CaptainJackwasknownforhisbraveryanddetermination.Hehadtraveledtomanyremoteplacesintheworld,discoveringnewlandsandcultures.Emilywasinspiredbyhisstoriesanddecidedtofollowinhisfootsteps.Shebegantolearnaboutnavigation,survivalskills,andthelanguagesofdifferentcountries.Afterseveralmonthsofpreparation,Emilydecidedtosetoffonherownadventure.Shepackedherbagswithessentialslikefood,water,andacompass.Withamapoftheworldinherhand,sheembarkedonherjourney.Emilytraveledthroughforests,mountains,andacrossrivers.Alongtheway,shemetmanyinterestingpeopleandlearnedabouttheircultures.Oneday,EmilyfoundherselfinasmallvillageintheAmazonrainforest.Thepeopletherewerefriendlyandwelcomedherintotheirhomes.Shestayedwiththemforaweek,learningabouttheirtraditionsandhelpingwithdailytasks.Whenitwastimetocontinueherjourney,Emilyfeltgratefulforthenewfriendsshehadmade.Afterweeksoftraveling,Emilyfinallyreachedherdestination:anunexploredislandinthePacificOcean.Shewasoverjoyedtohavecompletedherjourney.CaptainJack’sstorieshadinspiredhertoexploretheworldanddiscovernewthings.Questions:1.WhatwasEmilyknownforinhertown?A.HerloveofsportsB.HercuriosityandloveoflearningC.HercookingskillsD.Hersingingability2.WhatdidEmilydecidetodoafterreadingaboutCaptainJack?A.ShebecamealibrarianB.ShejoinedthearmyC.Shebegantolearnaboutnavigation,survivalskills,andlanguagesD.Shestartedanewschool3.WheredidEmilystayintheAmazonrainforest?A.InahotelB.InatentC.WithalocalfamilyD.InajunglelodgeAnswers:1.B2.C3.C三、完型填空（15分）Completethefollowingpassagebychoosingthemostappropriatewordsorphrasesfromthelistbelow.Thereisoneextrawordwhichyoudonotneedtouse.1.Thestoryof“Alice’sAdventuresinWonderland”byLewisCarrollhascaptivatedreadersforoveracentury.It’sataleofayounggirlnamedAlicewhofallsdownarabbitholeintoamagicalworld.Hereisabriefsummaryofthestory:Alicewasalittlegirlwithaverycuriousmind.Oneday,whileshewassittinginameadow,shenoticeda[]rabbitwitha[]coat.Therabbitwas[]thanAliceandseemedtobeina[]hurry.Suddenly,Alicehearda[]soundandsawtherabbit[]downahole.white,red,much,little,hearing,jumpingblack,green,small,fast,loud,disappearinggrey,blue,taller,slow,soft,fallingyellow,orange,shorter,slow,quiet,slidingAnswer:b)black,green,small,fast,loud,disappearing四、语法填空题（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1、Theteacheralwaysencouragesusto__________ourquestionswhenwedon’tunderstandsomething.(答案：ask)解析：根据句意，老师总是鼓励我们在不理解的时候提出问题。encouragesb.todosth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”，所以应该填入ask。2、Ifit__________tomorrow,wewillgotothepark.(答案：rains)解析：根据句意，如果明天下雨，我们将不去公园。If引导的条件状语从句中，一般现在时表示将来可能发生的事情，所以应该填入rains。3、Ihavethree______(watch).Oneisred,anotherisblue,andthelastoneisblack.Answer:watchesExplanation:Thesentencerequiresthepluralformof“watch”becauseit’sstatedthattherearethreeofthem.InEnglish,toformthepluralofmostnouns,weadd-sor-estotheendofthesingularform.Since“watch”isaregularnoun,adding-esgivesusthecorrectpluralform“watches.”4、Shedoesn’tlikeplaying______(the)piano,butsheenjoysplaying______(a)violin.Answer:the,theExplanation:Thisquestionteststheuseofarticlesbeforemusicalinstruments.InEnglish,whenreferringtoplayingaspecificmusicalinstrument,wetypicallyusethedefinitearticle“the”(e.g.,playthepiano,theguitar,thedrums).Therearesomeexceptions,butgenerally,“the”isusedinsuchcontexts.However,thesecondblankshouldalsobefilledwith“the”because“playtheviolin”isthecorrectphrasing.Notethatthegivenanswer“a”isincorrect;it’sincludedasadistractortocheckifstudentsunderstandtheproperusage.5.Inthe___________ofthelibrary,youcanfindavarietyofbooksondifferentsubjects.A.sectionB.partsC.areasD.regionAnswer:AExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“section”becauseitreferstoadistinctpartofalargerwhole,whichisthelibraryinthiscontext.“Parts”wouldimplymultipleparts,but“section”ismorespecifictoaparticularareawithinthelibrary.“Areas”and“region”arealsopossiblebutlesspreciseforthecontextofalibrary.6.Ifit___________tomorrow,weshouldcanceltheoutdooractivity.A.rainsB.willrainC.rainD.israiningAnswer:AExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“rains”becausethesentenceisintheconditionalmood,whichisusedtoexpressaconditionanditsresult.Thesimplepresenttense(“rains”)isusedintheifclausetotalkaboutapossiblefutureevent.Theotheroptionsarenotgrammaticallycorrectinthisconditionalcontext.7、Completethesentenceusingthecorrectformoftheverbinbrackets.

Question:Thestudents(notarrive)________yet,sowe(start)________theclasswithoutthem.

Answer:haven’tarrived;can’tstart

Explanation:Thesentencerequiresthepresentperfecttensetoindicateanactionthathasnothappeneduptothispoint(thestudentshavenotarrivedyet),andthepresentsimplenegativetoexpressinabilityduetothecurrentsituation.8、Fillintheblankwiththeappropriatewordformbasedonthecontext.

Question:Ifit(rain)________tomorrow,we(stay)________athome.

Answer:rains;willstay

Explanation:Thissentenceusestheconditionalstructuretotalkaboutapossiblefutureevent(itrainingtomorrow)anditsconsequence(stayingathome).Thecorrectformsarethesimplepresentfortheconditionandthefuturesimpleforthemainclause.9.Theboy,___________hasbeenabsentforthreedays,isourclassmonitor.A.whoB.whoseC.whomD.whichAnswer:B.whose

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“whose”becauseitisusedtoshowpossession,indicatingthattheboybelongstothegroupthathasbeenabsentforthreedays.10.Ifyou___________hard,youwillpasstheexam.A.workB.willworkC.workedD.areworkingAnswer:A.work

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“work”inthesimplepresenttense.Thephrase“Ifyouworkhard”isaconditionalstatementexpressingageneraltruthorhabitualaction,whichisinthepresenttense.五、简答题（本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）1、Whatisthedifferencebetweenasimileandametaphor?Giveanexampleofeachinyouranswer.Answer:Asimilecomparestwodifferentthingsbyusingthewords“like”or“as,”whileametaphordirectlystatesthatonethingisanother,helpingtohighlightthesimilaritiesbetweenthetwowithoutusing“like”or“as.”Exampleofasimile:“Hersmileislikesunshine.”Exampleofametaphor:“Timeisathief.”Explanation:Thisquestionteststhestudent’sunderstandingoffigurativelanguage.Theabilitytoidentifyandusesimilesandmetaphorscorrectlyenricheswritingandenhancesthereader’sexperiencebycreatingvividimagery.2、DescribetheprocessofphotosynthesisandexplainwhyitisimportantforlifeonEarth.Answer:Photosynthesisistheprocessbywhichgreenplantsandsomeotherorganismsusesunlighttosynthesizefoodswiththehelpofchlorophyll.Duringphotosynthesis,carbondioxideandwaterareconvertedintoglucose(atypeofsugar)andoxygen.Thechemicalequationis6CO₂+6H₂O+lightenergy→C₆H₁₂O₆+6O₂.ItisessentialforlifeonEarthbecauseitistheprimarysourceoforganicmatterandoxygenintheatmosphere,whichmostlivingorganismsneedtosurvive.Explanation:Thisquestionevaluatesthestudent’scomprehensionofafundamentalbiologicalprocessanditssignificanceinthecontextoftheglobalecosystem.Understandingphotosynthesisiskeytoappreciatingtheinterdependenceoflivingthingsandtheimportanceofplantlifeinsustainingtheenvironment.3、Whatarethemaindifferencesbetweenpresentsimpleandpresentcontinuoustenses?Explainwithexamples.答案：Themaindifferencesbetweenpresentsimpleandpresentcontinuoustensesareasfollows:1.TimeReference:Presentsimpleisusedtodescribehabits,generaltruths,andunchangingsituations.Presentcontinuousisusedtodescribeactionsthatarehappeningatthemomentofspeakingorinthenearfuture.Example:Presentsimple:IliveinNewYork.(Generaltruth)Presentcontinuous:IamlivinginNewYork.(Actionatthemomentofspeaking)2.Duration:Presentsimpledoesnotindicatethedurationoftheaction.Presentcontinuousindicatesanactionthatisinprogressorhasaduration.Example:Presentsimple:Shestudieseveryday.(Doesnotindicatehowlongshestudies)Presentcontinuous:Sheisstudyingfortheexam.(Indicatessheiscurrentlystudyingandtheactionhasaduration)3.Aspect:Presentsimpleissimpleaspect,whichmeanstheactioniscompletedorrepeatedwithoutemphasisonitsduration.Presentcontinuousisprogressiveaspect,whichemphasizestheongoingnatureoftheaction.Example:Presentsimple:Hegoestoschooleverymorning.(Simpleaspect)Presentcontinuous:Heisgoingtoschoolnow.(Progressiveaspect)解析：Thisquestionteststheunderstandingofthepresentsimpleandpresentcontinuoustenses.Thedifferencesareexplainedintermsoftimereference,duration,andaspect.Examplesareprovidedtoillustrateeachpointclearly.4、Howdoyouformthenegativeformofasentenceinthesimplepresenttense?Giveanexample.答案：Toformthenegativeformofasentenceinthesimplepresenttense,youtypicallyusetheword“do”(or“does”forthirdpersonsingular)followedby“not”andthenthebaseformoftheverb.Example:Positive:Shesings.Negative:Shedoesnotsing.解析：Thisquestionasksabouttheformationofnegativesentencesinthesimplepresenttense.Theanswerexplainsthattheauxiliaryverb“do”(or“does”)isusedincombinationwith“not”toformthenegative,followedbythebaseformofthemainverb.Anexampleisprovidedtodemonstratethecorrectstructure.5、Pleaseexplainthedifferencebetweenthepresentsimpletenseandthepresentcontinuoustense,andprovideoneexamplesentenceforeach.Answer:

Thepresentsimpletenseisusedtoindicateahabit,aroutine,orgeneralfactsthatarealwaystrue.Anexamplewou