2024年江苏省无锡市初中学业水平考试 英语模拟试题（四）（无答案）

2024年无锡市初中学业水平考试
英语模拟试题（四）
第Ⅰ卷（客观题）
一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( ) 1. What our society is like is decided by ______ everyone chooses to behave.
A. where B. when C. why D. how
( ) 2. — Whatever we do, we shouldn’t go ______ nature.
— Couldn’t agree more. We should try our best to keep the balance of nature.
A. through B. over C. beyond D. against
( ) 3. — Mum, I’m sorry. I can’t do things as well as my classmates.
— Just be ______, my little boy. You’ve done your best.
A. myself B. ourselves C. yourself D. yourselves
( ) 4. The restaurant provides ______ designed seats for the parents with young children.
A. closely B. clearly C. properly D. specially
( ) 5. — ______ is more comfortable than staying at home in such bad weather.
— You’re the boss. So, would you care for a cup of tea
A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing
( ) 6. — Will my car be ready by the end of the day
— It ______ be, Sir. I’ll call if there’s any problem.
A. must B. could C. shall D. should
( ) 7. — Why did he make no ______ to be understood or liked
— He didn’t care what others think of him.
A. risk B. balance C. suggestion D. effort
( ) 8. Life is ______ to be serious all the time. So try to relax sometimes.
A. too long B. too short C. long enough D. short enough
( ) 9. Lu Hong, who has an intellectual disability, said he ______ more jobs to help disabled people in the future.
A. will provide B. has provided C. would provide D. provided
( ) 10. Don’t refuse to communicate with someone different from you, for he or she may ______ to be your best friend.
A. turn out B. find out C. work out D. try out
( ) 11. The artist played a song from Dream of the Red Chamber with pipa and ______ the foreigners who knew nothing about the story.
A. increased B. introduced C. impressed D. influenced
( ) 12. International students from Jiangnan University want to better understand Wuxi. They wonder ______.
A. how many underground lines are there
B. that is popular to visit Turtle Head Isle at night
C. whether could they row a boat on Lihu Lake
D. what they can see at Huishan Ancient Town
( ) 13. — Sam, I think you need to have a Plan B. ______.
— OK. Nobody can be certain of what is going to happen in the future.
A. It’s unwise to put all your eggs in one basket B. Many hands make light work
C. You can’t burn the candle at both ends D. Every dog has its day
( ) 14. — Believe it or not, Taylor. I am more creative in coffee shops.
— ______. Some of the most successful people in history have done their best in a café.
A. That’s not the case B. You are not alone C. It’s hard to say D. It’s up to you
二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone wants a blue ribbon (丝带). Blue is the first place. Even kindergarteners (幼儿园小孩) 15 that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a winner.
During the spring of my kindergarten year, our class had a field trip in a nearby park. We planned to have a race. However, it was not a common race. It was called the three-legged race. Our feet were tied together with a little red ribbon. One 16 boy got me for a partner. He almost always won, but I knew that, with me, he didn’t have a chance. Certainly, he didn’t 17 that at first.
The gun sounded, and we were off to the other side. 18 were falling around us but we stayed on our feet. Only one other pair even had a chance. Unluckily, only one foot away from the finish line, I fell down. We were close enough that my partner could have 19 pulled me across the finish line and won. But he didn’t. Instead, he stopped and helped me up, just as the other couple crossed the finish line. I still remember that moment, and I still 20 that little red ribbon.
When we graduated many years later, I stood on that stage and gave the valedictory address (告别演说) to that 21 group of students, none of whom even remembered that moment any more. So, I told them about that little boy who had made a 22 that helping a friend up was more important than winning a blue ribbon. I keep that ribbon 23 it is a reminder that you don’t have to be a winner in the eyes of the world, but to be a winner to those closest to you. The world may judge you a failure or a success, but those closest to you will know the 24 . That’s important to remember as we travel through this life.
( ) 15. A. catch B. want C. miss D. hide
( ) 16. A. unlucky B. unhappy C. lucky D. happy
( ) 17. A. choose B. accept C. realize D. believe
( ) 18. A. Girls B. Boys C. Partners D. Couples
( ) 19. A. proudly B. slowly C. easily D. correctly
( ) 20. A. keep B. need C. show D. find
( ) 21. A. large B. same C. local D. small
( ) 22. A. decision B. mistake C. suggestion D. promise
( ) 23. A. unless B. until C. though D. because
( ) 24. A. plan B. dream C. story D. truth
三、阅读理解 阅读下面的材料，然后根据材料内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
( ) 25. This poster can be most probably seen ______.
A. at a school B. in a company C. at a cinema D. in a supermarket
( ) 26. On that day, people will be provided with ______.
A. popcorn B. blankets C. 3-D glasses D. lawn chairs
( ) 27. If Max, a student of the school, goes to see the film with his parents, they will pay ______.
A. $7 B. $9 C. $12 D. $14
B
If you’re lucky enough to have today off from work, the most important thing on your to-do list is to actually take the day off. Taking time to let your brain rest really makes you more creative, better at problem-solving, better at coming up with creative ideas.
Hug laziness.
Yes, yes, you’re busy, I’m busy, we’re busying ourselves to be tired out. But if you have today off, take a stand against all this busyness. Being busy—if we even are busy—is rarely the sign that we’ve come to believe it is. Nonetheless, the influence is real, and examples of burnout, anxiety (焦虑), disorders and stress-related diseases are on the rise.
Have a family meal.
It can be hard to get the whole family together for a meal. Work, school, sports practices and other duties all seem to get in the way. But studies show that families who dine at home together are happier and healthier.
Do that one thing you haven’t ______.
Yeah, yeah, you’ll get to it sometime—it’s the little lie we all tell ourselves to get out of doing the things on our to-do list that are hanging over our heads. But today is a great day just to get it done! Send that email, finish up that task at home, send that holiday thank-you note you still haven’t gotten around to. Whatever it is, just do it. You’ll feel so much better, I promise.
Do completely nothing.
Not much more to say here! Allow yourself to plant in front of the TV today, recharge your batteries and get a good night’s sleep. It might even make you more productive at work this week.
( ) 28. Which word is the most suitable for “______”
A. forgotten B. planned C. finished D. mentioned
( ) 29. What does the underlined word “plant” mean in the last paragraph
A. Be strongly fixed. B. Grow something in the ground.
C. Hide something stolen. D. Make someone begin to have an idea.
( ) 30. Which saying reaches an agreement with the passage
A. Practice makes perfect. B. The early bird catches the worm.
C. Better late than never. D. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
C
Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami. It happened on a Thursday. It must have, because Mariam remembered that she had been restless that day, the way she was only on Thursdays, the day when Jalil visited her.
To pass the time until the moment that she would see him at last, Mariam had climbed a chair and taken down her mother’s Chinese tea set. It was the only thing that Mariam’s mother, Nana, had of her own mother, who had died when Nana was two. It was this last piece that slipped from Mariam’s fingers, that fell to the ground and broke.
When Nana saw the bowl, her face turned red, grabbed Mariam by the wrists, pulled her close, and, through gritted teeth, said, “You are a silly little harami!”
At the time, Mariam didn’t know what this word meant. It was the way Nana said the word——not so much saying it as shouting it at her—that made Mariam feel the full pain of it. She understood then that a harami was an unwanted thing.
Jalil never called Mariam this name.
Jalil had three wives and nine children, all of whom were strangers to Mariam. He was one of Herat’s wealthiest and best-connected men. He had a cook, a driver, and three housekeepers. Nana had been one of the housekeepers.
When Nana said something bad about Jalil, Mariam never had courage to tell her how much she disliked it. But the truth was that around Jalil, Mariam didn’t feel at all like a harami. When Jalil came to see her, all smiles and gifts, Mariam felt all the beauty and generosity that life had to give. For this, Mariam loved Jalil.
EVEN IF SHE had to share him.
( ) 31. What can we know about Mariam according to the passage
A. She liked her mother’s Chinese tea set very much.
B. She had no courage to tell Jalil she actually liked him.
C. She said something really bad to her mother in her face.
D. She was hurt by the way her mother called her harami.
( ) 32. How did Nana feel when calling Mariam harami
A. Scared and sad. B. Nervous and hurt.
C. Worried and heartbroken. D. Angry and dissatisfied.
( ) 33. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs
A. Jalil actually loved Nana more than Mariam.
B. Mariam felt loved and satisfied with Jalil around.
C. Mariam often played outside with her brothers and sisters.
D. Jalil was the wealthiest and best-connected man in Herat.
D
People used to see lots of plastics on the sea surface. Now in a study, researchers have found that the microplastic pollution in deep water is much more serious than that on the sea surface. “What we’ve known about microplastics has been from the sea surface,” says Houtan, “but this study shows there’s a larger number that’s unnoticed.”
Microplastics are small pieces that break from plastic bottles or bags as they change to simpler chemical forms in the environment. They have different sizes and can be found anywhere, including in the oceans, lakes, soil and even blowing in the air.
To study microplastic pollution in deep sea, Houtan’s team collected samples in the sea by using a ROV (遥控潜水器). As the ROV went down from 5 to 1,000 metres below the sea surface, a specially-designed machine filtered the sample water and kept the small particles (微粒). Back in the lab, the team used another special machine to find out the types of plastic present.
Although the researchers found microplastics were everywhere, the number of the particles was not evenly spread in the water. The midwater, 180 to 460 metres below the surface, held the highest number of microplastic pollution, about four times as much as on the surface. Houtan thinks this may be because when plastic breaks down into ever-smaller pieces, they are covered with biological material, which causes them to go down into the deep-sea area.
Their findings are based only on a certain area, and if the results hold for the wider ocean environment, the number of the microplastics in the midwater would be worrying, because this is key living environment for most sea animals. These particles, which have harmful chemicals, can go into the food webs at both the ocean’s surface and seafloor, and can influence reproduction of sea animals. The final effect remains unknown, but what is for certain, is that “this is a serious problem, and it shows humans can change natural systems”.
“Yet in other ways, the results are encouraging,” he says. Since most of the microplastic waste comes from single-use plastic, this means we could reduce microplastic pollution by cutting down on the production and use of the unnecessary plastic products.
( ) 34. What does the underlined word “this” refer to
A. The results of the deep sea finding. B. The number of the microplastics.
C. The environment of a certain area. D. The midwater of the deeper sea.
( ) 35. How does the writer develop Paragraph 3
A. By listing the number of the findings. B. By describing the course of the study.
C. By drawing the conclusion of the study. D. By explaining the cause of the pollution.
( ) 36. What can we learn from the study mentioned in the passage
A. The number of the sea animals may be smaller in the future.
B. Recycling is a useful way to reduce microplastic pollution.
C. Biological material does harm to the food webs in deep sea.
D. The sea surface is more polluted compared with the midwater.
( ) 37. What is the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage
A. To remind people to reduce plastic waste.
B. To present some findings in a recent study.
C. To introduce changes in the ocean system.
D. To discover secrets to solving the pollution.
第Ⅱ卷（主观题）
四、词汇运用
（A）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
38. In the ______ (寂静), we could only hear the beats of our own hearts.
39. Don’t worry a lot. It is a ______ (常见的) mistake among learners of English.
40. Reading can ______ (塑造) the way we think and make a full man.
41. After working for over ten hours, Tom’s hair was quite ______ (不整洁的).
（B）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
42. Now I know rock music was first created by ______ (Africa) Americans.
43. My cousin ______ (regret) spending so much time on his phone and decided to change himself.
44. Humans must learn how to live ______ (peaceful) with wildlife for we have only one Earth.
45. The US government wants to reach an ______ (agree) on the trade issue.
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
46. You can’t imagine how much difficulty he had at that time ______ (control) the direction.
47. — Congratulations! You ______ (win) the Freshman Scholarship.
— Too good to be true. I never thought I could be so lucky. I will work harder.
48. — When shall we go out to buy some vegetables
— Dear, as soon as my online meeting ______ (end).
49. — Hey, Joe! You ______ (suppose) to be here an hour ago. What happened to you
— Forget it. My secondhand car broke down on the way again.
50. I knew when he went out last night because I ______ (lie) on the bed, awake.
51. Keep trying. Never give up, and you ______ (make) your dream come true.
52. At that time, there were no ways she could come up with ______ (save) herself.
53. — Betty is not coming for the party tonight.
— You’re kidding. She ______ (promise)!
六、阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。
For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered as a kind of vegetable. But in the future, this will no longer be the case. Potatoes will be added to China’s list of food products, like rice, wheat and corn. And potato starch (淀粉) will be mixed into bread, steamed buns (馒头) and noodles to suit Chinese people’s tastes and eating habits.
In fact, potatoes are more than just a main food of diet in America. In many ways, they are an integral (不可或缺的) part of the American pop culture.
“Mashed Potato Dance” began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song, Mashed Potato Time. The move (舞步) is something like the Twist dance style.
Go Potato! is an action puzzle video game released (发行) in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings at the same time. The potato beings are either red or blue. When two like-coloured potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, this game has been welcomed by many players, especially children.
“Mr Potato Head” is an American toy invented by George in 1949. The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and a mouth. In 1952, this toy became the first toy advertised on television.
Potatoes in China ◆ Many Chinese people consider potatoes as a kind of vegetable. ◆ In the future, bread, steamed buns and noodles with some potato starch will 54 at dinner table as main food.
Potatoes in America ◆ A kind of main food of diet
◆ An integral part of pop culture Mashed Potato Dance ·It was 55 after the song, Mashed Potato Time. ·The move of the dance is something like the Twist dance style.
Go Potato! ·The game has been played since the 56 of the 21st century. ·The players have to obey the game rules while playing. ·The game is popular 57 children.
Mr Potato Head ·The 58 of the toy was George. ·The toy is made up of a plastic potato model and some plastic parts. ·It was the first toy advertised on TV.
54. ______ 55. ______ 56. ______ 57. ______ 58. ______
七、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
59. 兔子被巨大的声音吓得四处逃散。
Scared by the loud noise, the rabbits ______.
60. 她太敏感了。与她说话我们得三思自己的言辞。
She is too sensitive. We ______ our words before talking to her.
61. 由于严格的产品质量把控，该公司的产品常年达标。
The products of the company ______ for years because of the strict quality control process.
62. 这次，粗心使他未能避免犯同样的错误。
He was so ______ the same mistake this time.
63. 与电视相比，智能手机正在占用我们更多的空闲时间。
Compared with televisions, smart phones ______ our free time.
64. 有些人拿自己的生活和别人比较，这是很不明智的。
It’s not wise for some people ______.
八、书面表达
本学期，学校创立了许多新的社团。假如你是李华，在学校的公众号上看到社团招募新成员的信息，请用英语写一封申请信，写明你想加入的社团以及理由。
You are wanted! Reading Club ·Enjoy Chinese poems ·Read famous novelsDIY Club Make new things out of old clothes or used materialsEnglish Corner ·Practise speaking English ·Watch English filmsBasketball Club ·Learn basketball skills ·Play basketball games
Come and have fun together!
注意事项：
1. 申请信需包含至少两个理由，可适当发挥，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2. 申请信中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息；
3. 词数100左右，申请信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir or Madam,
I’m glad to see the notice on our school public account. I _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua