江蘇省無錫市宜興市宜城環(huán)科園教聯(lián)盟2024-2025學(xué)年初三下學(xué)期中考模擬考試（三）英語試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—WhydidJanelooksoupsetyesterday,Betty?—BecauseshefailedtheEnglishexamagain,andshedidn’tknowwhattodo.A．didn’ttake B．didn’tlikeCdidn’tpass2、—Whatdoyouknowaboutbamboo?—Maybebamboohasmoreusesthan________intheworld.A．a(chǎn)nyplant B．a(chǎn)lltheplants C．a(chǎn)nyotherplant3、Somenewcomputers________tothatvillageschoollastmonth.A．giveB．a(chǎn)regivenC．gaveD．weregiven4、MyfavoritepoemisASpringMorning,________thewordsarebeautifulandIcanfeelthesenseofspring.A．until B．though C．because D．unless5、Mr.Lingavethetextbookstoallthestudents______theoneswhohadalreadytakenthem.A．a(chǎn)bout B．except C．a(chǎn)mong D．with6、ZhuZhiwenusedtobeusualfarmer.Butnowheisunusualsinger,hecanplaypianoverywell.A．a(chǎn),a,the B．a(chǎn)n,a,the C．a(chǎn),an,the D．the,a,an7、—Iwanttoputallofmymoneyintostocking（股票）.—________.You’dbetterthinkitover.A．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket B．EverydoghasitsdayC．AllroadsleadtoRome. D．Manyhandsmakelightwork8、Wecandonatesomemoneytothe_______Hopetohelpthepoorchildren.A．ProtectB．ProjectC．ProvideD．Perfect9、—Andy,wouldyoupleasethereportformeandseeifthereisanymistake?—OfcourseIwill.A．lookaround B．lookthrough C．lookup D．lookafter10、—Doyouknow________Johnsonleft?—Topickuphissonfromschool.A．when B．how C．where D．whyⅡ.完形填空11、VivianMaierwasanAmericanstreetphotographerborninNewYorkCity.AlthoughbornintheU.S.,itwasinFrancethatMaier1mostofheryouth.MaierreturnedtotheU.S.in1951wheresheworked2anannyforover40years.Anannyisapersonwhotakescareofyoungchildreninthechildren'sownhome.Ananny'sjobisnoteasy.Inherfreetime,3,Vivianbeguntotrytheartofphotography.Shespentherdaysoffwalkingalongthe4ofChicagoandtakingphotographs.Vivianwouldtakephotosthatshe5fromtheeyesofotherssecretly.Mostpeopledidnotknowtheyweretakeninthepictures.Shetookover150,000photographsduringherlifetime,6ofthepeopleandbuildingsofChicago,NewYorkCity,andLosAngeles,althoughshealsotravelledandphotographedworldwide.Duringherlifetime,Vivian'sphotographswereunknownandunpublished.Manyofherphotoswereneverprintedbecauseof7.Shenevergotmarried.Shehadnochildreneither.Sheliveda8lifeandbecameevenpoorerinheroldage.AChicagocollector,JohnMaloof,happenedtofindsomeofVivian'sphotosatthemarket.Hedecidedto9Vivian'sphotographsonthewebsite.Thousandsofpeopleshowedtheirgreat10inthem.Vivian'sworkshavebecomefamousaroundtheworldsincethen.VivianMaieropenedoneofthemostattractivewindowsofAmericanlifeinthesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury.1．A．paidB．tookC．spentD．cost2．A．a(chǎn)sB．forC．withD．of3．A．whateverB．howeverC．wheneverD．wherever4．A．riversB．mountainsC．villagesD．streets5．A．a(chǎn)ppearedB．hidC．fellD．smiled6．A．partlyB．nearlyC．mainlyD．closely7．A．timeB．effortC．moneyD．health8．A．richB．hardC．wonderfulD．hopeful9．A．giveB．dropC．buyD．put10．A．interestB．hobbyC．a(chǎn)ttentionD．a(chǎn)bilityⅢ.語法填空12、C）用所給動詞的正確形式完成短文。At8,844.43metershigh,MountQomolangma1．(be)thetallestmountainonEarth.Whileitisfamousforitsbeautifulviews,partsofthemountainarefacingaproblem:garbage.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsthrowawaytonsofrubbish.Sofar,over140tonsofrubbish2．(leave)onthemountain.3．(reduce)rubbish,Chinaislimitingthenumberofpeoplewho4．(allow)toclimbupthenorthsideofthemountain.Nowthelocalgovernment5．(setup)stationstosort,recycleandbreakdowngarbagecollectedfromthemountain.Agroupofartistswilltrytoturntherubbishintoartwork.They6．(show)theseworksofarttoremindpeoplenottoleaverubbishwhenclimbingthemountain.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、CamillaChompwasastrangelittlegirl.Shelikedtospendhertimealoneeatingchocolate.Herparentswereworried,sotheytookallthechocolateaway.Camillaleftherhousetolookforsomechocolate.Shefoundasmallhousefullofbottles.Amongthebottles,abluebottlecaughtCamilla’seyes.Itwasfullofchocolate.Inthebottletherewasalsoacardwiththewords“Changetears(眼淚)intochocolate.”Camillawasveryexcited.Sheranoutofthehousewiththebottletolookforsomeonecrying.First,shemetalittleboycryinghardandcollectedhistears.Thetearswerequicklychangedintochocolate.WhileCamillawascollectingthetears,shecomfortedtheboy.Finally,theboystoppedcryingandtheyhadagoodtimetogether.Later,Camillametawomanandanoldmancrying.Thewomanhadbrokensomebowls.Andtheoldman’sdoghadjustdied.Camillacollectedtheirtearsandmadethemhappyagain.Soon,Camillaknewthatmakingpeoplehappywasmuchmoreimportantthanfindingchocolate.Soshestoppedcollectingtearsandbegantohelpsadpeople.Asaresult,shehadmanyfriendsandhadahappylife.1．Camillalikedto__________.A．eatchocolateB．readbooksC．collectcoinsD．eatfruit2．Camilla’sparentstookawayallthechocolatebecausetheywere___________.A．happyB．a(chǎn)ngryC．worriedD．hungry3．WhatcaughtCamilla’seyes?A．Anicecard.B．Ablackdog.C．Aredcup.D．Abluebottle.4．Theoldmanwascryingbecause___________.A．hehadbrokensomebottlesB．Hecouldn’tfindhiswayhome.C．hecouldn’tfindhisdaughterD．hisdoghadjustdied5．HowmanypeopledidCamillahelpbeforeshestoppedcollectingtears?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.B14、Oncethereweretwomice.Theywerefriends.Onemouselivedinthecountry;theothermouselivedinthecity.AftermanyyearstheCountrymousesawtheCitymouse;hesaid,"Docomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecountry."SotheCitymousewent.TheCitymousesaid,"Thisfoodisnotgood,andyourhouseisnotgood.Whydoyouliveinaholeinthefield?Youshouldcomeandliveinthecity.Youwouldliveinanicehousemadeofstone.Youwouldhavenicefoodtoeat.Youmustcomeandseemeatmyhouseinthecity."TheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse.Itwasaverygoodhouse.Nicefoodwassetreadyforthemtoeat.Butjustastheybegantoeattheyheardagreatnoise.TheCitymousecried,"Run!Run!Thecatiscoming!"Theyranawayquicklyandhid.Aftersometimetheycameout.Whentheycameout,theCountrymousesaid,"Idonotlikelivinginthecity.Ilikelivinginmyholeinthefield.Foritisnicertobepoorandhappythantoberichandafraid."1．TheCitymousethinktheCountrymouse’slifeisnotgoodbecause______.A．thefoodisnotgoodB．theCountrymouselivesinaholeinthefieldC．boththefoodandthehousearebadD．thehouseisnotmadeofstone2．WhentheCountrymousewenttothehouseoftheCitymouse,hethinkstheCitymousehas______.A．badhouseandbadfood B．badhousebutnicefoodC．goodhouseandnicefood D．goodhousebutbadfood3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．ThegreatnoiseismadebythecatB．TheyarecaughtbythecatC．TheyarenotafraidofthecatD．TheCitymouselivesarichandhappylife4．TheCountrymousepreferthe______lifebefore.A．poorandafraid B．poorandhappyC．richandafraid D．richandhappy5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheCityMouseB．TheCountryMouseC．TheRichandthePoorD．TheCityMouseandtheCountryMouseC15、DearLiza,IwillbetenyearsoldonFriday,22ndJuly.Tocelebratemybirthday,IwillinviteseveralfriendsandIhopethatallofyouwillbeabletocometothepartyonthatday.Therewillbetwopartsinmyparty.Thefirstpartwillbeattheswimmingpoolnearourschool.Pleasebringyourswimsuit(游泳衣)andachangeofclothes.Wehaveplannedsomepoolgames.Myparentswillbeatthepooltoprotecttheswimmers.Thepoolpartywillbefrom2to3p.m.Thesecondpartofthepartywillbeatmyhouse.Abuswilltakeusallfromthepooltomyhouse.Asingeriscomingtomyhouse.Hewillsingpopularsongsforus.Iamsureyouwillenjoythem.Thehomepartymaylasttill5p.m.PleaseletmeknowbyFriday,15thJuly,whetheryouwillcometomyparty,sothatIwillknowhowmuchfoodtoprepare.Love,Tracy1．HowoldwillTracybe?A．Seven.. B．Eight.. C．Nine.. D．Ten.2．Wherewillthefirstpartofthepartybe?A．AtLiza’shouse.. B．AtTracy’shouse.C．Attheswimmingpool.. D．Atacinema.3．Howlongwillthepoolpartylast?A．For1hour.. B．For2hours.C．For3hours.. D．For4hours.4．HowwilltheygotoTracy’shousefromthepool?A．Onfoot.. B．Bybus.. C．Bycar.. D．Bybike.5．WhydoesTracywanttoknowearlierwhetherherfriendswillcome?A．Herparentscanprotecttheswimmers.B．Shewillknowwhatgamestoprepare.C．Thesingercanpreparethesongs.D．Shewillknowhowmuchfoodtoprepare.D16、LanguageincrisisToday,almost80%ofthepeopleintheworldspeakonly1%ofitslanguages.Every14daysalanguagedies.By2100,halfofthemorethan7,000languagesspokenonEarthtodaymaydisappear.Whydolanguagesdie?Throughouthistory,thelanguagesofdominant(統(tǒng)治的)groupshavespreadwhilethelanguagesofnativecultureshavebecomeextinct.Thishappensbecauseofgovernmentlanguagepolicies,orbecausethedominantlanguagebecomesmoreusefulineverydaylife.Whyislanguageimportant?Studyingdifferentlanguagesincreasesourunderstandingofhowhumanscommunicate.Languageisalsoanimportantpartofculture.Wordsthatdescribeaparticularculturalpracticemightnothavemeaninginanotherlanguage.Nativegroupsoftenhaveadeepunderstandingoflocalplantsandanimalsbecausetheyhavelivedclosetonatureforthousandsofyears.Wecoulddiscoverimportantthings,suchastreatmentsforillness,bystudyingtheselanguages.Manyendangered(瀕臨滅絕的)languagesaren’twrittendown.Whenthelastspeakersofalanguagedieandtheirlanguagebecomesextinct,theirstories,songs,andotherimportantinformationarelost,too.Whichlanguagesaredisappearing?CentralSouthAmericahassomeoftheworld’smostendangeredlanguages.TheKallawayapeoplespeakasecretlanguagethathasdetailsofthousandsofmedicinalplants.Today,fewerthan100peoplespeakit.InCentralandEasternSiberia,almostallofthenativelanguagesareendangered.ManySiberianlanguagesnowhaveonlyafewelderlyspeakers.OklahomahasthehighestnumberofnativelanguagesintheUnitedStates.Oneofthese,Yuchi,maybeunrelatedtoanyotherlanguageintheworld.However,duringtheearly20thcentury,governmentschoolspunishedstudentswhowereheardspeakingit.In2010,onlyfiveelderlymembersoftheYuchitribecouldspeaktheirnativelanguage.Howarelanguagesbeingsaved?Nativeculturesaroundtheworldareusingmoderntechnologytohelpkeeptheirendangeredlanguagesandculturesalive.Communitiesarecreatingdictionariesandlibrariesbyusingpictures,video,andaudiotorecordthetraditionsofthelastspeakersoftheirlanguage.Iftheyoungergenerationsdon’tspeakandunderstandthewordsandstoriesoftheirancestors(祖先),thelanguagewilldie.Andwhenthelanguagedies,partoftheculturedies,too.1．Theunderlinedword“extinct”probablymeans______.A．sellingoutB．dyingoutC．speakingoutD．puttingout2．HowarethenativelanguagesinCentralSiberiaandOklahomasimilar?A．Bothofthemaresecretlanguages.B．Fewerpeoplecanspeakthemtoday.C．Theyarebothunrelatedtootherlanguages.D．Theyarebothspokenmainlybyyoungpeople.3．Tosavealanguage,itismostimportantfor______tolearnit.A．youngpeopleB．parentsC．scientistsD．dominantgroups4．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?A．It’snecessarytostudymorelanguages.B．It’sgoodforpeopletospeakthesamelanguage.C．Preventingthelossoftheworld’slanguagesisimportant.D．Protectinglanguagesismoreimportantthanprotectingculture.E17、TYPING

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1．IfyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScourse,youwillhaveclasses_____.A．fromMondaytoSunday B．fromMondaytoFridayC．onWednesdayandSaturday D．onSaturdayandSunday2．HowlongwilltheSTOPSMOKINGcourselast?A．foraday B．forthreehours C．foraweek D．forfourdays3．Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinonecourse.Whatissuitableforhim?A．TYPING B．UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERS C．STOPSMOKING D．a(chǎn)llcourses4．Ifyouwanttolearnaboutcomputersandatthesametimeyouwanttoimproveyourtyping,howmuchwillyoupayforit?A．$75 B．$150 C．$115 D．$2355．What’sthespecialdifferencebetweentheTYPINGcourseandtheothertwo?A．Peoplewithdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeed.B．You’llpaylessmoney.C．Youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.D．Youwillpaythefeebeforepracticing.F18、Lucyandherclassmatesarediscussingaboutcreatingahomepagefortheirclass.Lucy:Whatshouldweputonourclasshomepage?Jane:Ithinkourclasshomepageshouldhavedailyorweeklynewsofclassactivities.Mathew:Whatkindofclassactivities?Jane:Somethinglikespringoutings,classmeetings,aschoolsingingcompetition,etc.Mathew:Wewillgoforaspringoutingnextweek,won’twe?Icanwritesomethingaboutit.Lucy:Great!Whatelseshouldourclasshomepagehave?Mathew:Um…Howaboutphotosofstudents’artwork,presentations,andoutdooractivities?Lucy:Goodidea!Butwhowilltakethephotos?Mathew:AsIamafanofphotography,Icantakethephotos.Jane:I’vegotanidea.Asparentsalwayswanttoknowwhatassignmentst