2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市惠山区下学期初三期末考试英语试题（含答案）

2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市惠山区重点达标名校下学期初三期末考试英语试题

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I.单项选择

1、一Mr.Hu,canyoutellushowtolearnswimmingwell?

——Sure.Butrememberwecanlearnnothingwellhardwork.

A.withB.afterC.withoutD.at

2、一WhatdoyouthinkoftheT-shirtsforyourbrother?

—Oh,thisT-shirtthatoneisfitforhim.Theyaretoosmall.

A.both;andB.either;orC.neither;norD.notonly;butalso

3、Whichpairofthewordswiththeunderlinedlettersdoesn'thavethesamesound?

A.poemB.positionC.period

4、一Kittyisverygoodatmusicalinstruments.

——Yes,sheis.Shecanplaytheguitaralmostherguitarteacher.

A.asbetterasB.asgoodasC.aswellasD.sowellas

5、…HowcanIdowellinmyschoolwork?

-Youmustworkhard.Dreaminghardworkwillneverachieveanything.

A.besideB.throughC.withoutD.except

6、Sallypickedabasketofstrawberries.Shetooktwoandlefttohermom.

A.anotherB.others

C.theotherD.theothers

7、Whentheteachercameintotheclassroom,thestudents____ingroups.

A.workB.haveworkedC.wereworkingD.areworking

8、—Ididn'tseeyouatOlympicSportsCentrethismorning.Whathappened?

—Sorry,Itheexchangestudentsaroundourschoolthen.

A.showedB.wasshowingC.amshowingD.willshow

9、---Wouldyouliketobemyclosefriend?

--Ofcourse!Lefsshareourtroublesourjoys.

A.asgoodasB.assoonasC.aswellasD.aslongas

10、IBelieveICanFlyisasongwhichencouragesustobelievein.

A.ourselvesB.usC.oneselfD.it

II.完形填空

11、BeYourself

Wewishthatwecouldbebetteratsportsormoreattractive.Wewishwehadnicerclothesormoremoney.Everyonelikesto

feelthatheorsheisspecial.],manyofusgrowupbelievingthatwe'renotspecialatall.Webelievewearenotgood

enoughjustas

weare.

Mostparentswantustobethebestwecanbe.Veryoften,theycompareusto2Bydoingthis,theytrytoencourage

ustodobetter.They3well,butthemessageweoftengetisthatwe'renotgoodenough.Webegintobelievethatthe

onlywaywecanbespecialis4beingbetterthansomeoneelse,butweareoftendisappointed(失望).Therewill

alwaysbesomeoneouttherewhoisbetterthanweareat5Plentyofpeoplearoundmaynotbeassmartasweare,but

theyarebetteratsports.Ortheymaynotbeasgood-looking,buttheyhavemoremoney,Itis6forustobe

betterthaneveryoneelseallthetime.

Weallwantthethingsthatwebelievewillmakeus7people.Butveryoftenwedon'trealizethatwealreadyhave__

8ustheverythingsthatwewant.Thesethings

makeusdifferentfromothers.Whenwearegrowingup,9sometimesforgettotellusthatwearespecial,thatweare

goodenough.Maybenoonetoldthemwhentheyweregrowingup.10,it'suptoustoremindthemfromtimetotime

thateachofus,inourownway,isspecial.Whatweareisenough.

1.A.AgainB.NextC.OtherwiseD.However

2.A.other]B.othersC.ourselvesD.themselves

3.A.believeB.workC.,meanD1.show

4.A.toB.onC.byD.in

5.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing

6.A.helpfulB.impossibleC.necessaryD.important

7.A.smarterB.kinderC.betterD,happier

8.A.insideB.amongC.aroundD.for

9.A.friendsB.scientistsC.parentsD.doctors

10.A.AlsoB.AnywayC.AlthoughD.Afterall

in.语法填空

12、LefstalkaboutSherlock!YouknowwhoImean,SherlockHolmesofcurse!Ihaveveryquicklylearnt1.heisnotjust

popularbackintheUK,butishugearoundtheworld.InmyfirstlessonIaskedthestudents2.(tell)mewhattheyalready

knewabouttheUK.3.mysurprise,mostclassesputSherlockHolmesfirst.AndIevenhaveastudent4.Englishnameis

Sherlock!

ButwhoisSherlockHolmes?SherlockHolmesisacharacter5.(create)byBritishdoctorandwriterSirArthurConanDoyle.

Hefirstappearedinprintin1887,and6.(be)apartofpopularcultureforoveracentury.Hehasbecome7.(know)forhisearly

useofdeductivereasoning(演绎推理).Intotal,Holmesappearsinfournovelsandfifty-sixshortstories.Mostofthese8.(write)

fromtheviewofhisfriendDr.Watson.

Althoughatfirstacharacterinnovelsandshortstories,SherlockHolmeshasbecomepopularonthebigandsmallscreen.In

fact,hehasthehonorof9.(hold)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthe“MostPortrayedMovieCharacter”.Morethanseventy

10.(act)haveplayedtheroleinovertwohundredfilms!

IV.阅读理解

A

13、ZhangZhiyuan,whoworksinthefilmandtelevisionindustry,usestheDeDaoappwhenhegoestoworkeveryday,

accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.Theappofferswrittenarticlesandpodcastsfromfamouspersonalitiesthattheusermust

payfor,withtopicsrangingfrommusictoeconomics.

Zhangisnotalone.ByMay2017,DeDaohad7millionusers,accordingtoBloomberg.TheDeDaoplatformisjustasmall

partofChina'sknowledgeeconomy.Thesedays,moreChinesepeoplearewillingtopayforknowledgeonlinethanbefore,

accordingtoanarticlepublishedbyAFPinSeptember.

ManyChinesepeopleusedtobeunwillingtopayforcontentonline.However,manyinternetusers'attitudeshavechanged

sincetheybegantoseequalitycontentasvaluable,wroteChinaDaily.

Meanwhile,Chinesepeople,especiallytheyoung,aresufferingfromso-calledKnowledgeanxiety.Insucharapidlychanging

society,peopleareafraidofnotbeingabletogetthelatestinformationandfeelingleftout,accordingtoTheWallStreet

Journal.^^Inbigcities,peoplearetoobusytoreadbooksandwatchmovies.Famouspersonalitiescanteachyouknowledgethat

letsyouseemasifyouhavereadthebookorwatchedthemovieyourself^'DeDaouserJamesLutoldtheFinancialTimes.

However,thiswayoflearninghasalsobeencriticized.''Knowledgeisnotthesameasinformation.Ifscertainlynot

somethingthatcanbegainedbywatchingafewtelevisionshows,anymorethanitcanbegottenbyreadingafewbooksor

listeningtoafewpodcasts,9,SixthTonereporterTaoLixingnoted.Hebelievesthattogetrealknowledge,onehastoask

questions,analyzeandreflect,ratherthanrelysimplyoninternetcontent.

Inspiteofthis,itseemsthatpayingforknowledgeonlineisapopularphenomenonthatshowsnosignsofslowingdown.

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutDeDao?

A.PeoplecanreadarticlesonDeDao.B.PeoplecanonlywritearticlesonDeDao.

C.Peoplecan'tlistentomusiconDeDao.D.It'sfree.

2.Whichisnotthereasonthatpeopleliketopayforknowledgeonline?

A.Thesocietychangessorapidly.B.peopleareafraidofbeingleftout.

C.It'scheapertopayforknowledgeonline.D.peoplearetoobusytoreadbooksandwatchmovies.

3.Whichstatementisthewriter'sopinion?

A.ByMay2017,DeDaohad7millionusers,accordingtoBloomberg.

B.Famouspersonalitiescanteachyouknowledgethatletsyouseemasifyouhavereadthebookorwatchedthemovie

yourself

C.Knowledgeisnotthesameasinformation.

D.Itseemsthatpayingforknowledgeonlineisapopularphenomenonthatshowsnosignsofslowingdown.

4.Thispassagemaycomefrom__________

A.asciencebookB.anewspaperC.amagazineD.anovel

B

14、Manyplacesintheworldneedmorefresh（淡的）water.Everycountryistryingtofindwaystoturnsaltwaterintofresh.

Whyaren'ttheremanyfactoriesliketheSymifactory?

Insomeplaces,thesunisn'thotenough,oritdoesn'tshineeveryday.Intheseplaces,otherwaysofheatingseawatercanbe

used.Thesewayscostmoremoney,buttheyworkfasterthanthesun.Byboiling（煮沸）seawaterwithhighheat,alotoffresh

watercanbemadequickly.

Butheatingisnottheonlywaytogetfreshwaterfromsaltwater.Otherwaysaretried.Onewayisfreezing（冷冻）.Thefresh

partofsaltwaterfreezesfirst.Togetfreshwater,thepiecesoficearetakenout.

Whichwayisthebest?Theonethatgivesthemostwaterfortheleastmoney.Itmaybeadifferentwayforeachplace.

Symi'swayseemsverygoodforsmall,hotplaces,Itdoesn'tmakeverymuchwateratatime,butthefactoryiseasytobebuilt

anddoesn'tcostalot!

ThafswhypeopleinmanydryplacestalkaboutSymi!

1.Fromthepassageweknowthatfreshwater.

A.canbeusedinmanywaysB.isneededineverycountry

C.isneededinmanycountriesD.isveryimportantforfactories

2.TheSymifactory_________.

A.isafreshwater-makingfactoryB.canbebuilteverywhere

C.doesn'tneedsunshineeverydayD.canmakemuchfreshwateratatime

3.Whichisthebestwayforsmallandhotplacestogetfreshwater?

A.Freezingtheseawaterincoldplaces.B.Boilingorheatingtheseawater.

C.Thewayinsunnyplaces.D.TheSymi'sway.

4.Thewriterismainlytalkingabout.

A.water-makingfactoriesindifferentcountries

B.howtomakegooduseofthesunlight

C.thewaysofmakingfreshwaterfromseaWater

D.hotplacesanddryplaces

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Newwaysaretriedtogetfreshwater.

B.Alotoffreshwatercanbemadequicklybyheating.

C.Thebestwayistogetthemostfreshwaterwiththeleastmoney.

D.TheSymi*swaydoesn'tworkindryplaces.

C

15、Somestudentswillhavenotimetorelax,whileothershavenoplanforthecoming

February.

Denial,ahighschoolstudent,whoisgoingtotakepartinthecollegeentranceexamination,saidhehadtogotothecapitalcity

ofJiangsuProvinceeveryweekend.

Hehasfoundanewprofessorwhocanhelphimpreparefortheexam.Hisfamilyisnotrich,buthisparentsofferhim800yuan

foreachlessonand200yuanto

payforthebusticket.Hesaidhewouldtryhisbesttopasstheexamnextyear.Therefore,hehastopracticeplayingthepiano6

hoursadaybeforeeverylesson.

Hesaidheeventhoughtsleepingwasawasteoftime.Howhard-workingheis!

However,noteverystudenthasaperfectplanlikeDenial.Hisyoungersisterdoesn'tgetupuntilnoon.Shesaidholidaywas

boringbecauseshecouldn'tplaywith

herclassmates.Thafswhyshekeepssleepingforalongtimetoavoidbeingbored.Whataspecialreason,isn'tit?

Doyouliketheirholidayplans?Ifnot,whynotlistentoAuntLiforadvice?

Dearstudents,

Howcanyouhaveawonderfulholiday?Bothrelaxingandstudyingareveryimportantforyou.Isuggestyoumakegooduse

ofyourtimeeverydayandmakeaplan

beforetheholidaybegins.Twohours9studyisnotalongtime,right?Don'tspendtoomuchtimeplayingcomputergamesor

watchingTVIfsbadforyoureyes

andneck.Ifyourparentsarefreeattheweekend,goingoutforapicnicsoundsgreat.

Haveyoumadeupyourmind,students?

1.WhydoesDenialgotothecapitalcity?

A.Hegoestovisithisgranny.

B.Hewantstolearnfromaprofessor.

C.Hegoestoplaythepianofor6hours.

D.Hismotheraskshimtogothere.

2.HowmuchdoesDenialhavetopayeachmonth?

A.200yuan.B.800yuan.C.1000yuan.D.4000yuan.

3.Denial'ssisterisn'tsleepingat.

A.9a.m.B.3a.m.C.11a.m.D.1p.m.

D

16、KidsinprimaryschoolsinBellaire,Ohio,UShavesomethingtosingabout.Forthepastseveralyears,public

primaryschoolsinthattowndidn'toffermusicclasses.Theydidn'thavethemoneytopayforthem.Butnowtheyhavegotthe

moneytobringbackmusic.

Manyschoolofficials（行政官员）acrosstheUSsaymusicclassesgetstudentsexcitedaboutgoingtoschool.Also,studies

haveshownthatmusicclassesmayboostbrainpower（促进脑力）.Forexample,researchersfromtheUniversityofSouthern

Californiadidastudy.Theyfoundthatthebrainsof10and11-year-oldswholearnedtoplayamusicalinstrumentdeveloped

fasterthanthebrainsofkidswhodidn't.

Thoughmostpeoplearen'topposedtoteachingmusicinschools,noteveryonesaysit'snecessary.Manyschoolteachers

saythatlearningmusicmeanslesstimespentonmaths,writingandscience,allofwhichmaybemoreusefultostudentslater

inlife.Here*swhattwokidsthink.

Musicshouldbetaughtinschoolforthesimplereasonthatitmakeslearningmorefun.Wehavemusicclassesatmy

school,andIlovethem!In2018,aresearchcompanycalledGrunwaldAssociatesdidasurvey（调查）onmusiceducation.

Morethan60%ofparentswhosekidstookmusicclassesinschoolsaidtheirchildismorefocused（专注的）.

Noah

Atmyschool,wedon'thavemusicclasses.Ithinkthat*sOKbecauseitgivesusmoretimetofocusonmainsubjects,like

readingandmaths.Itsmoreimportanttolearnthesesubjectsthanitistolearnhowtoplayamusicalinstrument.Ifsomeone

wantstotakemusicclasses,heorshecandoitoutsideofschool.Itakepianoclassesafterschool,soitdoesn'ttaketimeaway

frommyotherclasses.

Sophia

1.Paragraph2usesanexampletoshowthat.

A.studentsintheUSlikegoingtoschool

B.studentsintheUSliketakingmusicclasses

C.musicclassesaregoodforstudents*braindevelopment

D.10and11-year-oldslearntoplaymusicalinstrumentsfaster

2.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"opposedto"inParagraph3meaninChinese?

A.理解B.精通C.研究D.反对

3.WhichofthefollowingdoesNoahprobablyagreewith?

A.Musicaddsfuntolearning.B.Schoolsshoulddomusicresearch.

C.Musicisusefultostudentslaterinlife.D.Schoolsshouldmakemusicclassessimple.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutSophia?

A.Shehatesreadingandmaths.B.Shethinksitisboringtoplaythepiano.

C.Shegoeshomeimmediatelyafterschool.D.Shestudiesinaschoolwithoutmusicclass

E

17、TheBigLotteryisgivingmoneytogroupsofteenagersbetween14and19whowanttobecomeactivecitizens.The

teenagerswhowouldliketohelpmaketheareayouliveinbetter,cleaner,saferandmorefriendlycanactuallygetmoneyfor

improvingyourlocalcommunity（社区）.Wehave$80,000togiveaway.Wearelookingforyoungpeopletotakepart

inschemes（规戈U）andprojectsneartowheretheylive.

Hereareafeweasythingsyoucoulddotogetstarted.

MeetingtheneighborsEverybodyneedsgoodneighbors.Knockonpeople*sdoorandfindoutwhattheywouldlikeimproving

inyourarea.Setadateforameetingandthenmakesomeplanstogether.Ifyoudon'twanttogoroundtotheirhouses,thenyou

couldalwaysputanotethroughtheirdoors.

NeighborhoodwatchNeighborhoodwatchschemesareverypopularintheUK.Ifyougoawayonholidayandleaveyour

house,it'sverynicetoknowthataneighboriskeepinganeyeonit.Itsagoodwaytomaketheareayouliveinsafer.You

couldsetoneupeasilyandquickly.

LendingahandThereareoftenelderlypeoplelivingintheneighborhoodwhomaynotbeabletodothethingsthatyoucan.

Offertodoiheirshoppingonceaweek,lookaftertheirgardenforthemormaybewalktheirdog.

NolitteringNobodylikespickingupotherpeople'srubbish,butacleanstreetcanmakeallthedifference.Takeitinturnsto

gooutonceortwiceaweekandseewhatyoucanfind.Youneverknow,onedayyoumightfindsomethingvaluable.

RecyclingNearlytwo-thirdsofyourrubbishcanberecycled.Someareasalreadyprovideplacestopeopletorecyclebottles,

tins,plasticandpaper.Findoutifthisisdoneinyourneighborhood.Ifit'snot,dosomethingaboutit.

Sogoon...Justtelluswhatkindofprojectyouwanttojoinjn.Thenwellsendyoumoredetails.Takepositiveactionandhelp

makeyourneighborhoodabetterplacetolivein.

1.TheaimoftheBigLotteryis.

A.tomaketheneighborhoodbusier

B.tohelptheoldpeopleinthecommunity

C.toimprovethelocalcommunity

D.tohelpyoungbabiesintheneighborhood

2.Whoisneededtotakepartintheproject?

A.Anyonewhowantsto.B.Alltheteenagers.

C.Studentsintheneighborhood.D.Teenagersfrom14tO19.

3.Paragraph4andParagraph5tellus.

A.neighborhoodwatchisgoodtomakethecommunitycleaner

B.howtomakethecommunitysaferandmorefriendly

C.lendingahandmeanstolendsomemoneytoothers

D.tohelpneighborsdowhattheywouldn'tliketodo.

4.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttomaketheneighborhoodcleaner?

A.Recycletherubbishandtaketurnstopickupothers'rubbish.

B.Pickuptherubbishandfindsomethingvaluableinthestreet.

C.Findouttherecycledrubbishandthrowthemeverywhere..

D.Trytorecyclethree-fourthsofyourrubbishonceortwiceaweek.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Discussplanswithyourneighborforimprovingyourarea.

B.Dosomeshoppingonceaweekforoldpeoplewhocan'tdoit.

C.Pickuptherubbisheverywhereinthestreettomakeyourareacleaner.

D.Lookafterthegarden,walkthedogsfortheoldinordertogetmuchmoney.

F

18、OnedayMrs.WilsonwentshoppingwithTracyandBen.Theywenttothesupermarketinthenewshoppingcenter.

“Whydoyoubuythingshere?”Tracywantedtoknow."'Becausetheyarecheaperherethanatthecomerstorenearour

home,"Mrs.Wilsonsaid."Helpmechecktheprices,please.^^

TheWilsonswerenotrichandMrs.Wilsonwasalwayscarefulwithhermoney.Shelookedcarefullyafterthepricesofthings.

Sheboughtlotsofthingsinthesupermarket.Whentheygothome,thechildrensaid,"Wedon*tthinkyousavedmoneyby

goingtothesupermarket.^^

“OfcourseIdid,"Mrs.Wilsonsaid."Everythingwascheaperthere.”"Weknow,“thechildrensaid,“butwecamehomeby

taxibecausewehadtoomuchtocarry.Thetaxifarewasmorethanthemoneythatyousave!”

Mrs.Wilsonaddedeverythingup.Herchildrenwereright.

1.Thethingsatthecornerstorewerethanthoseinthesupermarket.

A.cheaperB.nicerC.moreexpensiveD.sav