2024年江苏省无锡市初中学业水平考试 英语模拟试题（十）（无答案）

2024年无锡市初中学业水平考试
英语模拟试题（十）
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. The interviewer shows not so much interest in ______ you are, but how much you know about Chinese culture and what you’ve done.
A. where B. who C. how D. when
( ) 2. Pay no attention to those who laugh at you. What matters most is how you see ______.
A. themselves B. itself C. ourselves D. yourself
( ) 3. Alice won second prize in the competition. ______ she stood on the stage with flowers in hands, her eyes were filled with tears.
A. Until B. After C. While D. As
( ) 4. — Mum, I want to try out for the school basketball team but my friends think I’m too short for it. What should I do
— Dear, just do what you love. Don’t give up and success will ______ come.
A. hardly B. naturally C. completely D. closely
( ) 5. Walking exercise may be boring ______ but doing it on an early sunny morning can be nothing finer.
A. in time B. at a time C. on time D. at times
( ) 6. — Ms Walker, thank you for making me feel like I am ______.
— I’m glad you become confident now.
A. everybody B. nobody C. somebody D. anybody
( ) 7. — The conflict has been on for such a long time. Who is winning
— It’s hard to say. But, to be ______, people there are having a tough time.
A. curious B. brave C. gentle D. honest
( ) 8. — Suzy described every detail of the accident she went through just now.
— Is that so Her memory ______ be completely back.
A. shall B. may C. must D. can
( ) 9. As you grow older, some certain events will ______ your growth. Graduating from high school and getting your first job are just a few of these.
A. end B. mark C. stop D. improve
( ) 10. On our way to the theatre, it was raining so hard that we couldn’t help wondering how long it ______ to get there.
A. took B. will take C. had taken D. would take
( ) 11. — Can Jimmy help us with the problem
— Yes, his promise is ______ gold. Trust him!
A. as long as B. as good as C. as well as D. as much as
( ) 12. — Can you describe ______
— Yes. It was raining heavily. When I was driving home, a speeding car hit mine from behind.
A. when did the car accident happen B. when the car accident happened
C. how did the car accident happen D. how the car accident happened
( ) 13. — The life in cities appears better than that in the country.
— Maybe. But keep in mind that ______.
A. every dog has its day B. out of sight, out of mind
C. where there is a will, there is a way D. the grass is always greener on the other side
( ) 14. — Let’s take a coffee break.
— ______ We have worked for such a long time.
A. You said it. B. What for C. That’s not allowed. D. Let me see.
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。
Each of us fails from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the caring process. As a parent or a teacher, we should help our children 15 this fact. Donnie and his teacher, Mary Anne, give us a good example.
Donnie was a third-grader. His 16 of failure kept him from classroom games that other children enjoy. Mary was a young and pretty teacher, and she loved children. She tried to build Donnie’s self-confidence, but 17 changed for quite a long time.
One morning the students were working on maths problems on the blackboard. Donnie had copied the problems with neatness (整洁). 18 with his progress, Mary left the classroom and went for some other materials. When she returned, Donnie was in tears. He’d 19 the third problem.
Mary looked at her student 20 . Then from the desk, she got a box filled with erasers. “Look, Donnie,” she said, kneeling beside him and gently 21 his face from his arms. “I’ve got something to show you.” She took out the erasers, one at a time, and placed them on his desk. “See these erasers, Donnie ” she continued. “They belong to me. See how the erasers are worn That’s because I make mistakes too, but I erase the mistakes and try again. That’s what you must 22 to do too.”
She kissed Donnie and stood up. “Here,” she said, “I’ll leave one of these erasers on your desk so you’ll remember that everybody makes mistakes, even teachers.” Donnie looked up at his teacher in 23 and with a smile.
The eraser became Donnie’s 24 . That, together with Mary Anne’s encouragement, reminded him that it’s all right to make mistakes—as long as you erase them and try again.
( ) 15. A. draw B. hide C. give D. face
( ) 16. A. fear B. anger C. puzzle D. doubt
( ) 17. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothing
( ) 18. A. Pleased B. Surprised C. Disappointed D. Interested
( ) 19. A. found B. changed C. saved D. missed
( ) 20. A. seriously B. carefully C. quickly D. impolitely
( ) 21. A. helping B. making C. lifting D. showing
( ) 22. A. learn B. ask C. advise D. want
( ) 23. A. trouble B. fun C. trust D. pain
( ) 24. A. suggestion B. treasure C. information D. rule
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. The picture above is a(n) ______.
A. comic strip B. advertisement C. report D. cover
( ) 26. If you have this travel insurance, what benefit (好处) can you enjoy
A. Free treatment for any disease. B. Free travel in the UK.
C. Experts for travelling on sea. D. Medical emergency support.
( ) 27. What can we learn from the picture
A. We can call 08081962358 for the premium.
B. Everyone can get 20% off of the premium.
C. We can go to ask for a discount.
D. We can’t enjoy a discount until 30 Jun.
B
Marisa and Luk Sun are e-friends. Marisa lives in Guatemala, and Luk Sun lives in China.
Both are 11 years old. Each of them has learned many interesting things about the other’s country. Here are two of their messages.
Send Mail Send Mail
Marisa, Arts make China special. Our Chinese paintings are famous. They are my favourite. They represent the old and new China. I personally like the paintings of landscapes. You can enjoy the beauty of our mountains, water-falls, and flowers in the paintings. China has many traditional musical instruments. There are stringed instruments, such as the pipa. My favourite is the Chinese flute. The sound can be sweet like a bird or mysterious like the jungle. Yours, Luk Sun Luk Sun, We too have arts that make Guatemala special. Many Indian villagers who live in the mountains weave (编织) beautiful materials. The material is made into blankets, table clothes, shirts, skirts, and coats. Families sell their colourful arts at the market. I like to listen to pop music. But I still enjoy listening to our native music played on a marimba. The marimba looks like a large xylophone made out of wood. It has a sweet sound that you would recognize anywhere. I think I would like to hear the flute and marimba played together! Marisa
( ) 28. Which picture below may be Luk Sun’s favourite
A. B.
C. D.
( ) 29. What can we learn about the marimba from the message
A. It is a popular instrument made out of wool.
B. It is a kind of traditional Chinese instrument.
C. The instrument is often used to play pop music.
D. It is a traditional instrument with sweet sounds.
( ) 30. What’s the subjects of the two messages
A. Arts and instruments. B. Food and festivals.
C. Paintings and styles. D. Clothes and sounds.
C
“Come on, Simon,” said Gabe. “Let’s try out our new saucers! The snow is perfect.” “I’m not ready,” Simon said. He watched his older brother set out for the door. “What’s to get ready ” Gabe asked. Simon wanted to say “I need to learn how to steer (掌握方向) the saucer.” or “What if the other kids laugh if I mess up ”. But he said nothing.
“You’re going to miss a lot of fun,” Gabe said.
“Come on, Simon,” said Mum. “Your brother will help you.”
Simon spent as much time as he could pulling on his snow trousers and boots. His brother walked to the front hall. “Let’s go!”
The brothers walked to the park, the saucers bumping against their snow pants. Simon could see the sledding hill in front of them. To him, it looked more like a sledding mountain. It was so high that he thought he couldn’t conquer (征服) it. Kids were taking turns on sleds and saucers, screaming all the way down. Simon couldn’t tell if their cries meant they were happy or scared. He knew which one he felt.
Gabe was taking the steps two at a time. “Come on!” he called to Simon. Simon started up. He was both sweating and freezing. Should he turn back But the line of kids on the steps behind him meant he had to keep climbing. At the top, the kids waited excitedly. Was he the only one who could not move his legs
His brother stopped. “Do you want me to go down with you ” he asked. When they were younger, they used to ride on one sled down the gentle slope in their backyard. Seeing his older brother’s face calmed Simon. Memories came flooding back. Gabe had encouraged him a lot in the past. But he knew Gabe wanted to fly down without him.
“Are you two going or not ” a girl behind him asked.
Simon took a deep breath. “I’m going. By myself.”
“Good for you, Simon,” Gabe said.
Simon sat on the saucer and tightly held the plastic handles. His heart was doing leapfrogs. Gabe gave him a small push on his back. Suddenly, he was moving down the hill like a wild polar bear. He had the handles in a death tightly held when the saucer spun around. But he dropped rapidly down the hill backward. Backward! He couldn’t stop. Was he going to crash Why had he thought this was a good idea
The ground levelled off and Simon’s saucer slowed, and then suddenly stopped at the man-made pile of snow. He fell down and lay on his back, breathing hard.
“Are you all right ” Gabe asked, walking over him.
Simon sat up slowly and looked around.
“Simon, say something! Say something!” Gabe said.
Simon smiled widely. “Again ”
( ) 31. From the sentence “His heart was doing leapfrogs.”, we know Simon probably felt ______.
A. angry B. proud C. surprised D. nervous
( ) 32. Which can be the best title for the story
A. A lucky boy B. Sledding alone C. A magical saucer D. Never say die
( ) 33. What can we infer from the end of the story
A. Simon would no longer try out the saucer.
B. Simon would try out the saucer again with Gabe.
C. Simon would try out the saucer again by himself.
D. Simon would be uncertain to try out the saucer again.
D
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, closely knit (联系) groups developed their own forms of speech which have no connection with each other. Some language experts believe that 10, 000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12, 000 languages between them.
Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling (定居) down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and smaller in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization (工业化), the development of the nation-state and the wide spread of basic education, especially globalisation and better communications in the past few years, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
At present, the world has about 6, 800 languages. And they are used in different parts of the world. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1, 000; Africa 2, 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3, 200, of which Papua New Guinea alone offers over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is only 6, 000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
Already well over 400 of the total of 6, 800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. For example, Busuu in Cameroon, Chiapaneco in Mexico, Lipan Apache in the USA or Wadjigu in Australia: None of these seems to have much chance of survival.
( ) 34. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times
A. They had similar forms. B. They were large in number.
C. They developed very fast. D. They were closely connected.
( ) 35. Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in Paragraph 2
A. Ancient. B. Basic. C. Powerful. D. Modern.
( ) 36. How many languages are spoken by fewer than 6, 000 people at present
A. About 6, 800. B. About 3, 400. C. About 2, 400. D. About 1, 200.
( ) 37. What is the main idea of the text
A. New languages will be created.
B. Geography decides how language changes.
C. Human development causes fewer languages.
D. People’s lifestyles are influenced by languages.
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. You needn’t understand every ______ (单个的) word when reading an English article.
39. The boy who won the inner-school drawing competition is the ______ (骄傲) of the whole school.
40. Now let’s welcome our headmaster to ______ (颁发) the prizes to the winners.
41. “What am I going to do ” the old man wondered ______ (出声地).
（B）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
42. The machine can’t run ______ (smooth). It needs repairing.
43. — Why don’t you try the other key
— That’s a ______ (think)!
44. Don’t leave your ______ (person) information on the Internet.
45. His grandfather volunteered to ______ (service) in the army in World War Ⅱ.
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
46. Choosing the right dictionary ______ (depend) on what you want to use it for.
47. — It’s nearly four hours since we came to the library.
— How time flies! We ______ (go) over our lessons here for so long.
48. Keep your eyes open, or you ______ (miss) the most exciting moment of the magic.
49. The terrible disease is spreading rapidly, ______ (cause) thousands of deaths.
50. I ______ (catch) in a heavy rain on my way home. As a result, I had a bad cold.
51. You ______ (not find) out the truth until the end of the novel.
52. ______ (move) forward, we’d better let go of the past and learn to embrace the present.
53. — Have you received the offer from your dream university
— Not yet. I ______ (expect).
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。
Schools in Finland gave up handwriting lessons in 2016, and students were taught how to type and send text messages. Although handwriting is an important part of the curriculum (课程) in the UK, some teachers think typing is now more important. Some people say schools should accept modern life, and others want to protect the important and necessary skill. So what do you think Should all exams be typed
Yes—everything is typed these days.
Handwriting is a thing of the past. A 2021 survey found that one in 10 people in the UK wrote nothing by hand that year. With emails and text messages, people’s main ways of communication are typed, not handwritten. Also, children get more used to working on devices (设备). Most written work now is done digitally. Typed tests would be better preparation for the world of work. Exams should be about testing students’ knowledge, not their handwriting skills. Typed tests would make it easier for everyone to show what they’ve learned.
No—handwriting is an important skill.
Being able to write well is of great importance. Even if people aren’t writing as much as they used to, they’ll still need dear handwriting to fill in forms, for example. Although adults may do most of their writing on computers, a lot of schoolwork is still done by hand. Therefore, handwritten tests are suitable. In fact, studies have shown that people learn more when they write them down by hand than when they’re typing on a keyboard. If the purpose of schools and exams is for children to remember all this information in later life, then handwritten tests are the way to go.
Should all exams be typed
Introduction ·Schools in Finland gave students typing lessons 54 of handwriting lessons. ·Some teachers in the UK think typing is more useful.
Reasons why all exams should be typed ·People now 55 communicate by typing. Typed tests would be better preparation for the working world. ·Children are more used to typing. ·Teachers should pay more attention to testing what students have learned, not how well they 56 .
Reasons why all exams should not be typed ·Handwritten tests are still 57 because a lot of schoolwork is still done by hand. ·According to some studies, handwriting has many 58 over typing in helping students remember more information and learn more.
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. 库伯的房间如此井然有序以至于每个人都赞叹不已。
Cooper kept his room ______ that everyone praised it so much.
60. 她杰出的工作赢得了使馆工作人员和当地政府的高度赞赏。
Her excellent work ______ the embassy’s members, but also from the local government.
61. 你介意给我展示一下如何在这个环节避免犯错吗？
Would you mind ______ in this step
62. 我想知道他们为何如此痴迷于单板滑雪。
I wonder ______ snowboarding.
63. 和他同龄的老师已回乡多年，可他仍然坚守山区。
Teachers ______ their hometowns for many years, while he remains in the mountain area.
64. 这位摄影师的商业拍摄不仅是为了赚钱，也是为了向客户提供高水平的服务。
The photographer’s commercial shoots are not only for making money but for ______ for customers.
八、书面表达
成长的道路漫长曲折，沿途也有美丽的风景，每一次改变都是这场旅途中的回忆。回首这几年的初中时光，你的生活中也一定会有一些变化，请你以“Great changes in my growth”为题，谈谈自己成长过程中的转变、收获及打算。
注意事项：
1. 短文须根据导图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2. 词数100左右，短文的开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 短文中不得使用真实的个人及学校信息。
Great changes in my growth
Time goes by, and people sure change. I am not the little kid any more. I am quite different from what I used to be.
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