2024年地无锡市初中学业水平考试 英语模拟试题（十一）（无答案）

2024年无锡市初中学业水平考试
英语模拟试题（十一）
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. — ______ so serious, Sir
— Nothing. I am just thinking about the problem to be discussed tomorrow.
A. How B. What C. Why D. Who
( ) 2. I believe the 2024 Paris Olympic Games will give the athletes a chance to go ______ cultural differences and work together for a better shared future.
A. against B. beyond C. across D. towards
( ) 3. — He made a serious mistake, but he took action to change that ______ it got worse.
— Luckily he didn’t cause any loss.
A. before B. after C. when D. until
( ) 4. — How terrible the disaster is! Many people are badly hurt and lose their homes.
— I’m sure things are going to ______ fine because many soldiers are trying to help them.
A. get out B. put out C. run out D. turn out
( ) 5. The cost of living in Glasgow is among the lowest in Britain, ______ the quality of life is probably one of the highest.
A. since B. when C. as D. while
( ) 6. — Vivien, why don’t you join us in Hawaii
— Thank you, John. It’s a very kind ______, but I have to stay and take care of my grandma.
A. decision B. promise C. praise D. offer
( ) 7. — I think Suzhou gardens are attractive, ______ in spring.
— Me too. They represent classical Chinese gardens.
A. probably B. specially C. especially D. properly
( ) 8. — Ben looks blue these days. What’s wrong with him
— Let’s go and ask. There ______ be a way around the problem.
A. can’t B. can C. mustn’t D. must
( ) 9. — You can go camping with your friends, but come back before 7 p.m.
— Hooray! Thank you, Mum. I knew you ______.
A. will agree B. would agree C. have agreed D. had agreed
( ) 10. We tried to calm down the couple without hurting the feeling of ______, but failed.
A. every B. either C. both D. neither
( ) 11. He will, no doubt, be recommended as this year’s Excellent Officer because he is clever, easy-going and, ______, hard-working.
A. after all B. in all C. at all D. above all
( ) 12. — The novel Treasure Island is attractive.
— So it is. Could you tell me ______
A. how long could I keep it B. that I can borrow it
C. if I can keep it for another week D. when should I return it
( ) 13. — I spent the whole night preparing for my test.
— Just as the saying goes, “______.” Don’t stay up too late, or you will be tired out.
A. No pain, no gain B. It never rains but it pours
C. Don’t burn the candle at both sides D. You can’t put all your eggs in one basket
( ) 14. — Maybe what I said about Lily makes her angry.
— Don’t worry about it. ______.
A. It’s up to you B. It depends on you
C. It’s not a big deal D. It’s not your cup of tea
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。
Mark went to the neighbourhood meeting after work. The neighbourhood faced many problems, parking, crime and so on. It was too much for Mark. “The problems are too big,” he thought. He turned to the man next to him and said, “I think this is a waste of my time. 15 I could do would make a difference here.”
Mark thought some more on his way to the bus stop. “People should just take care of 16 ,” he decided. “That’s enough to do. I can’t 17 on all the problems of the world.”
As nearing the bus stop, Mark saw a woman carrying a grocery bag (杂货袋) and a 18 . She was trying to park the car, but she didn’t have a 19 hand. As Mark got closer, her other child, a little boy, suddenly rushed into the 20 . The woman tried to reach for him, but as she moved, her bag shifted and the groceries fell out. Mark ran to take the boy’s arm and led him 21 to his mother. Then he picked up the groceries while the woman smiled in relief.
“Thanks!” she said. “You’ve got great timing!”
“Just being neighbourly,” Mark said.
As he rode home, Mark smiled and thought, “Maybe that’s a good place to 22 .” Mark didn’t think he could make a difference to his neighbours because problems were too big. But now he knew he could do something for others. One can’t 23 being a great man and doing a great deed overnight. But a little thing can make a difference. Although you’re the 24 one to take the first step, continue trying and others will someday work together, then we will solve even our greatest problems.
( ) 15. A. Nothing B. Something C. Anything D. Everything
( ) 16. A. neighbours B. relatives C. friends D. themselves
( ) 17. A. push B. try C. take D. hold
( ) 18. A. glass B. flower C. cat D. baby
( ) 19. A. full B. clean C. green D. free
( ) 20. A. car B. street C. shop D. park
( ) 21. A. back B. forward C. straight D. round
( ) 22. A. start B. insist C. show D. leave
( ) 23. A. regret B. try C. imagine D. consider
( ) 24. A. crazy B. only C. little D. similar
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. According to the material, mechanical clocks come into use in ______.
A. 8800 B. 3500 C. 1500 D. 1280
( ) 26. The first water clocks are made by ______.
A. the Maya B. Europeans
C. Chinese and Sumerians D. Egyptians and Sumerians
( ) 27. Calendars help early people to know ______.
A. how the weather changes B. what the moon is like
C. when the crops are planted D. where the shadow points
B
If you find your room in a mess when you look around your room, you’re sure not to be alone. Cleaning and organizing aren’t the things most people want to do in their spare time, but in fact they aren’t that hard to keep up with, and they can even be fun once you get into a habit! In this article, we’ll help you form your own habit so you can keep your room, locker, and any other space you use neat and organized all the time.
Make ______.
Choose a day when you can sit down and plan for the week ahead. A good time to do this would be Sunday night. Most people don’t have anything to do on Sunday nights, unless you have other activities. If so, maybe Saturday night will work. You need to get to know your plan, or else things will get difficult.
Create a place for everything.
Being organized starts with knowing where things should go—this comes in handy during clean-up and helps you keep order along the way, so that big clean-ups become less necessary.
Do your homework every night.
Stay on top of your studies, and try hard to succeed.
Learn to do your laundry.
While it may be easier to depend on your parents to keep your clothes clean most of the time, it’s even better to learn early on how to do housework.
( ) 28. Which word is the most suitable for “______”
A. plans B. notes C. videos D. cards
( ) 29. The passage is most probably written for ______.
A. teachers B. visitors C. students D. parents
( ) 30. The passage is mainly about ______.
A. how to make plans B. how to organize things
C. how to be successful D. how to form a good habit
C
“Want to go to the pool tomorrow ” Rosa asked Stephanie during break. The pool near their houses was one of their favourite places.
“Sorry. I’m already going to the pool,” Stephanie said. “Toni and Vanessa and I are going.” She smiled, but it wasn’t her nice smile. She walked away to join Toni and Vanessa, and Rosa was left standing alone.
After school, at dance class, Stephanie talked and laughed with the other dancers as they stretched (拉伸) in front of the mirror. Rosa wanted to join them, but she still felt too unhappy.
Then she noticed Kiara, the new girl, standing with one leg up on the barre. Rosa joined her and began stretching too. Kiara smiled, and Rosa smiled back. Rosa tried not to check the mirror to see if Stephanie had noticed. “I hope she feels left out,” Rosa thought.
The next morning, when Rosa boarded the bus, Stephanie was sitting on their usual seat. Stephanie quickly moved her backpack off the seat to make room for Rosa. But Rosa walked past her and slid (滑动) into the empty seat next to Kiara. “How does it feel now ” Rosa thought.
On the bus ride, Rosa discovered that Kiara was not the quiet girl Rosa had thought she was. She talked a lot—about her little brother, about the tree house her uncle had built, and even about swimming.
“I love swimming!” Rosa said.
“Me too,” Kiara sad. “My dad said he’d take my brother and me to the nearby pool tonight.”
“It’s wonderful there,” Rosa said. “Sometimes the lifeguards put giant floats in the pool to climb on and slide off. I want to have a pool party there for my birthday this year!”
“Maybe you can come with us tonight,” Kiara said. “I’ll ask my dad.”
“That would be fun. I’ll ask my mum,” said Rosa.
When they stepped off the bus, Stephanie was standing on the sidewalk. “Did you still want to go swimming tonight ” Stephanie asked Rosa.
“Here’s my chance,” Rosa thought. “I’m already going,” she said. “Kiara and I are going together.” She smiled. Somehow she knew it wasn’t her nice smile. There, she thought.
Stephanie nodded and looked at her feet.
Rosa’s heart went down and her cheeks (脸颊) began to burn.
Why didn’t she feel happy Getting even was what she’d wanted, wasn’t it
“I could walk away with my new friend and not look back,” Rosa thought. But it was too late. She had seen Stephanie’s face. Getting even didn’t feel the way she’d expected. It didn’t feel good at all. “Um,” she said, “maybe we could all go together.”
Stephanie brightened, “I’d like that.”
Rosa smiled, “Kiara, meet my friend Stephanie.”
( ) 31. How did Rosa feel when she knew Stephanie would go to the pool with others
A. Happy and active. B. Sad and angry.
C. Lonely and unhappy. D. Afraid and surprised.
( ) 32. What does the underlined phrase “Getting even” mean in this passage
A. Getting new friends and friendship.
B. Getting your old friends back.
C. Punishing friends for something they did to you.
D. Hurting friends’ feelings by doing something really bad.
( ) 33. What can we infer from the passage
A. Kiara had never been to the nearby pool.
B. Rosa and Stephanie used to sit next to each other on the bus.
C. Rosa didn’t really want to make friends with Kiara.
D. Kiara had some friends in the school before she met Rosa.
D
The Forest Eye Project aims to create the largest living forest feature in England by growing 5, 000 alder, beech and maple trees into the shape of a child’s eye. The trees are being planted in Dalby Forest, North Yorkshire, with the help of local young people. The trees will form an eye 300 metres wide that will be seen from the sky in about six years, when they have grown.
The project hopes to focus on the importance of young people’s ideas for creating a healthy, natural environment. ① It was designed by a company called Sand in Your Eye and has been created by Forestry England, an organization that protects forests and woodlands.
Josephine, director at Forestry England, says, “Having the gaze of a child growing in the heart of this beautiful and ever-changing forest is a powerful symbol of how we need to listen and reply to the needs and vision of future generations (代).” ②
③ As well as providing a home for wildlife, trees make oxygen that humans need to breathe. When the trees have grown, they will provide a place for lots of wild animals, like bats, birds and small mammals, to live. The Forest Eye will also create a space for people to explore and connect with nature.
Jamie, artistic director at Sand in Your Eye, has plenty of experience creating pieces of “land art”. These are huge drawings and sculptures made from grass, ice and sand. He says the trees are his paint. ④ “Our work is about encouraging people to think deeply and reply emotionally to some of the biggest problems facing us, including the climate crisis (气候危机).”
Wardley also plans to develop the eye into an even bigger project. “We badly wanted to create the whole face of a young girl at the same scale, measuring 2, 000 metres across. Those trees that are planted in the Forest Eye are the very beginning of this,” he says.
( ) 34. The most suitable place to put the sentence “The project also aims to highlight (强调) the important role that forests play in fighting climate change.” is ______.
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
( ) 35. What can we learn about the project
A. It is a huge child’s eye. B. It hopes to protect the forest.
C. It is made by local people. D. It pays attention to young people’s needs.
( ) 36. Which of the following words can best describe the Forest Eye Project
A. Powerful. B. Meaningful. C. Practical. D. Surprising.
( ) 37. The writing purpose of this passage is ______.
A. to introduce what the project is about
B. to explain why people do such a project
C. to describe how young people join in the project
D. to show how the project protects the environment
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. Many heroes remain ______ (未知的), but they have played their important roles on various positions.
39. Please don’t ______ (比较) your children with others. They have their advantages.
40. We have won such a great ______ (胜利), yet we have a lot more to do.
41. We ______ (简直) can’t wait for the fashion show held by the exchange students from the UK.
（B）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
42. I don’t know much about the town. I am a ______ (strange) here.
43. Who would you ______ (suggestion) for the position after the interview
44. The wind is blowing ______ (gentle). Let’s go to fly kites in the nearby park.
45. I had to go through the rest of the party with a ______ (fix) smile on my face.
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
46. Please stop talking, guys. I can’t hear what the youth worker ______ (explain).
47. — I really find it difficult to choose one between the two types.
— Don’t worry, Madam. Both are made of silk and ______ (wash) easily.
48. If you have trouble ______ (pronounce) these words, you can repeat until you are comfortable.
49. Don’t you know it often takes your mother hours ______ (satisfy) your sweet tooth
50. I am sure he ______ (praise) for doing such a great job. Time can prove my words.
51. — May I speak to Jimmy
— Sorry. He ______ (leave) the office. Can I take a message
52. Sorry, I couldn’t hear your phone because the heavy rain ______ (beat) against the windows.
53. I have to leave early in the morning or I ______ (get) stuck (陷入) in the traffic jam.
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。
There are many other kinds of intelligence besides intellect, and one important type is emotional intelligence, called EQ for short. Some people have naturally good EQ skills. Meanwhile, many people need to work on them. The good news is that EQ is a combination of several different skills and everyone can get better, if they know what to do.
Be aware of your emotions. People feel many different emotions all day long. Some feelings, like surprise, last just a few seconds. Others may stay longer, creating a mood like happiness or sadness. Noticing emotions helps you manage them. Practise recognizing emotions as you feel them. Saying to yourself “I feel thankful”, “I’m upset” in your mind would be a useful way to do that.
Manage emotional reactions. People all get angry, and everyone feels blue. Often, it’s more important to express how you feel. But managing your reaction means knowing when, where, and how to express yourself. When you’re able to manage emotions, you can self-control to hold in your feelings if now is not the right time or place to express them. Someone who has good EQ knows it can break relationships to react to emotions in a way that’s disrespectful or harmful.
Understand how others feel and why. People are naturally designed to try to notice others. Part of EQ is about being able to imagine others’ feelings in certain situations. It is also understanding why they feel the way they do. Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling is an important ability. It helps you care about others and build good relationships. You’ll also know what to say and how to behave around someone who is feeling strong emotions with it.
Tips for getting EQ better
Introduction EQ, which is short for emotional intelligence, can be 54 if people know how to deal with it.
Tips for getting EQ better Be aware of your emotions ·People feel many different emotions, among which some last for a short time while others stay longer. ·Noticing emotions is of great 55 to manage them.
Manage emotional reactions ·Managing emotional reactions 56 more than expressing how you feel. ·Someone who has good EQ knows how to express themselves 57 .
Understand how others feeland why ·People are 58 to try to notice others. ·Putting yourself in others’ shoes is a useful way to build good relationships.
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. 手机与人的生活紧密相关，几乎人人离不开它。
The mobile phone ______ people’s life that almost everyone can’t live without it.
60. 在这个快节奏社会，人们总是很难在工作和生活之间取得平衡。
In this fast-speed society, people always ______ between work and life.
61. 难以想象你当时能如此决定，这是何等勇敢。
I can’t imagine ______ make such a decision at that time.
62. 请告诉我你碰到生词就依赖词典有多久了，否则我没法帮你提高阅读能力的。
Please tell me ______ you depended on your dictionary as soon as you came across a new word, or I can’t help you improve your reading ability.
63. 我不知道那对外国夫妇何时习惯用筷子吃饭的。
I don’t know when the foreign couple ______.
64. 过去几年中，人类在太空探索方面取得了很大的进展，世人为此感到骄傲。
In the past years, people ______ in space exploration that the whole world are proud of it.
八、书面表达
碳排放（carbon emission）过量导致全球自然灾害频发，污染严重，危害人体健康。无锡政府积极探索，采取植树造林、节能减排等方法，助力无锡领跑零碳发展新赛道。你校为此开辟了“Working toward a brighter future”专栏，请你根据流程图用英文写一篇文章投稿。
参考词汇：回收利用 (recycle) 再使用 (reuse) 塑料 (plastic)
灾害 (disaster) 能源 (energy resource)
注意事项：
1. 短文需根据流程图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
2. 词数100左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；
3. 不得使用真实的个人及学校信息。
Working toward a brighter future
We need to reduce carbon emission because _______________________________________
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