2024-2025学年江苏省苏州姑苏区五校联考初三5月热身考试英语试题含答案.doc

2024-2025学年江苏省苏州姑苏区五校联考初三5月热身考试英语试题
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Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、Many people are shy when they ________ English so before you begin, take a deep breath and smile.
A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk
2、- On March 31st, 30 fire fighters (扑火队员) lost their lives in the forest fire in Daliangshan Mountain.
-______________
A．I'm afraid not. B．I'm sorry to hear that.
C．I don't think so. D．That's not for sure.
3、 I am busy this weekend，I will go to Shanghai Disneyland with you.
A．Unless B．Whether C．If D．Since
4、--- It is reported that the forest fire in Liangshan has caused thirty-one deaths.
--- bad news it is !
A．What a B．How a C．What D．How
5、The drama Story of Yanxi Palace____a lot of praise since its first show months ago.
A．wins B．win C．will win D．has won
6、The boy saw a bird resting by the window, and he moved to have a close look.
A．politely B．safely C．quietly
7、—I really like to watch the TV program I AM A SINGER.
—Me, too. It’s one of the ________ TV programs I’ve ever seen.
A．least boring B．least interesting C．most boring D．most interesting
8、Mike was not listening carefully, so he failed to hear .
A．what the teacher said B．how the teacher said
C．what did the teacher say D．how did the teacher say
9、In western culture, people are not supposed to ask a lady .
A．where she comes from B．whether has she got married
C．how old she is D．how much does she weigh
10、I _____ the way. I ______ here for quite many years.
A．knew…have lived B．knew… live C．know…have lived D．know… live
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、Have you ever been to Thailand? For thousands of tourists from China, this small country in Southeast Asia is an excellent place to 1 . Bangkok (曼谷) is the 2 of Thailand. There are many temples (寺庙) in Bangkok. You can 3 some monks (僧侣) walking along the streets.
The 4 time to visit Thailand is from April 5h to 6th, because it is the time of 5 . People sing, dance and go on the streets to 6 water at each other. The local people think that water can wash away bad things and bring good luck.
On the one hand, beaches and sunshine are a lot of travelers’ choices. In this country, there are many hotels facing the sea, so you can have fun on the beach or 7 in the sea. On the other hand, Thailand is a good place to try 8 food. You can eat seafood at any restaurant or buy some tropical (热带的) fruit such as mangoes and durians (榴莲) at 9 prices.
If you go to Thailand, you won’t forget to 10 an elephant. The elephant is a symbol of Thailand. It's believed that Thailand is one of the most fascinating travel places.
1．A．take a holiday B．take the bus C．take risks
2．A．world B．countryside C．capital
3．A．hear B．see C．listen
4．A．most B．worst C．best
5．A．the Water Festival B．Christmas C．Thanksgiving
6．A．look B．throw C．arrive
7．A．swim B．walk C．lose
8．A．terrible B．sour C．delicious
9．A．cheap B．expensive C．low
10．A．hit B．ride C．drive
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、Bruce and Kelly are brother and sister. They enjoy 1． (play) sports. In just a month they 2． (be) high school students. Bruce is deciding between badminton and volleyball. Kelly is thinking about whether to try a sport she never played, or go with one she knows, like baseball.
Maybe many students face the same problem. For most students,3． (choose) which sports to do in high school is hard because they never played an 4． (organize) sport before, and they are not sure what they will most enjoy.
Sports 5． (mean) to be fun. If there is a sport you really enjoy but you aren't sure if you can play it well, just 6． (try) out. What's the worst that can happen? If you don~t like it, you can always try another sport.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
13、
“What is the meaning of life?” It is a question that I have asked myself many times over the years. Frankl once wrote, “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” The best answer I ever came across was written by the great psychologist (心理学家) Viktor Frankl, who survived the Nazi concentration camps (纳粹集中营) of World War II.
When I was a young boy, I gave my life meaning by simply playing, running, swimming, laughing, and riding my bike.
When I went to school, I gave my life meaning by learning, studying hard, getting good grades and trying to make my mom and dad proud.
In college, I found meaning by deciding what I wanted to study and what career I wanted to prepare for.
When I was working as a teacher, I found meaning by helping open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom.
When I got married, I found meaning in protecting, providing for, and watching over my spouse (配偶).
And when I found out that both of my sons were born with mental illnesses (精神疾病), I found meaning in loving them, caring for them, and learning from them about love, patience, faith, and joy.
All we have to do is love ourselves and others. It is love that gives life meaning. It is love that makes life worth living. As I got older, I began to realize that meaning isn’t something that comes and goes. We are responsible for creating our own meaning.
1．From the story, we know that Viktor Frankl was _____.
A．a soldier B．a physicist C．a psychologist D．the author’s teacher
2．Which statement about Viktor Frankl is RIGHT?
A．He had been a teacher.
B．He had two sons with mental illness.
C．He had a hard life in the Nazi concentration camps of World War II.
D．He and the author were good friends.
3．When the author was a teacher at school, he found meaning of life is_______.
A．protecting his spouse
B．laughing, and riding his bike
C．trying to make his mom and dad proud
D．helping open young minds to new ideas and old wisdom
4．Paragraphs 3-8 were written to show _____.
A．how the author lived a meaningful life
B．how the author got through difficult times
C．that the meaning of life doesn’t change over time
D．how the meaning of life changes at different life periods
5．According to the story, who gives meaning to our life?
A．Children. B．Friends C．Parents. D．Ourselves.
B
14、Parents and children often face the challenges of money. Common topics include setting the pocket money， learning to save， and deciding on expensive purchases. The goal of most parents is to teach their kids how to manage money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money to spend. How can families balance these goals?
“All parents hope they’ll raise a money-savvy kid, who’ll grow up to be an adult wise in their money use.” says financial (金融的）planner Peg Eddy. The key is letting kids learn by having a little money of their own.
The Tidier family in Denver found the best way to teach about money was to let their kids earn some. Their son, Ryan, 17, has been helping with their garden since he was 8. Now he has been able to save $7,800. Ryan has come to see the value in making his own money even when other kids are given money by their parents.
Learn Now, Save Later
Money skills are an important part of becoming a successful adult. David Brady, another
financial planner, says, “Young people today will have much more responsibility for their financial future than their parents or grandparents.”
Brady does remind kids. “They shouldn’t be thinking about money all the time，” he says.
However, they should understand basic rules for earning, saving and investing (投资）.

That knowledge is greatly needed. Over the past years, the average credit card debt (债 务)of Americans ages 18 to 24 doubled, to nearly $ 3,000. Among high school students, four out of five have never taken a personal-finance class.
Talking About It
Many kids want to learn how to manage their money. But parents
think only about what kids shouldn’t do. Instead, experts say,
knowing how to manage money is the best way for kids to get
what they really want. That means long-term planning and saving
for big expenses like college or a car. It also means thinking of others, by making donations to charity (慈善）.
Giselle Lopez, 17, of New York City, learned the hard way. She was over $ 2,000 in debt on her first credit card. Her parents refused to pay, so Giselle got a job. Then she paid the debt off slowly herself. “Now every time I use it, I know that it comes from my own pocket,” Giselle says.
“That gives me a sense of responsibility for my actions.”
Different kids will have different styles when it comes to money. Teaching them how to use
money doesn’t have to mean setting strict rules. When children like Ryan and Giselle have their own money to consider, they can learn to set those rules themselves.
1．Brady believes that .
A．parents should attend more personal-finance classes
B．parents should teach their kids how to save
C．kids should learn how to manage money
D．kids should follow the school rules
2．Why did the writer say Giselle Lopez “learned the hard way”?
A．Because she had to pay the debt off slowly herself.
B．Because she had to make donations to charity.
C．Because she had difficulty finishing her job.
D．Because she had too many credit cards.
3．What is the best title for the passage?
A．Saving Matters! B．Parents Rule! C．Classes Work! D．Money Counts!
C
15、 One windy spring day, I noticed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Colorful creations of different shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds flying and dancing. As the strong winds blew against the kites, a string kept them in control.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they rose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the restraining (控制的) string and the cumbersome (笨重的) tail kept them in control, facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They rose beautifully even when they fought therestrictionof the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose(松散的). “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet freedom(自由) simply put it in the control of an unkind wind. It fell down to the ground and landed in a mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”, free to lie powerlessly in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to stop lifelessly against the first obstacle (障碍物).
How much like kites we sometimes are. The Heaven gives us adversity (逆境) and rules, rules to follow from which we can grow and get strength. Some of us break away from the rules so hard that we never reach the heights we might get to. We keep part of the rules and never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, knowing that some of the rules that we may be angry about are in fact the strong force that helps us achieve.
1．Why does the writer write the first paragraph?
A．Because it was the first time that he had seen young people flying kites.
B．Because he wants to share his feelings in nature with the readers.
C．Because he wants to tell the readers how to make beautiful kites.
D．Because he wants to use readers’ similar life experience to understand the article better.
2．By writing the second and third paragraphs, the writer seems to let the readers know__________.
A．anyone who wants no restraints is sure to be a sad end
B．what a pity it is that one kite flew down to the ground
C．man with freedom can’t be like that kite which fell down
D．the unkind wind is the cause of the fallen kite’s failure
3．What does the underlined word “restriction” in the second paragraph probably mean?
A．control B．freedom C．shake D．guide
4．In the writer’s opinion,
A．without restrictions and rules we can make endless progress
B．kites are good examples to those who want to get freedom
C．restrictions are necessary for us human beings
D．we don’t need any freedom at all
D
16、
Car-hailing company DiDi signed an agreement with TAL Education Group to provide free online courses for the children of taxi drivers. The courses, worth 30 million yuan, cover all subjects from primary to high school. Children can study courses at home, saving parents’ time to spend or pick up children from off-line after-school classes.
According to Zhu Jingshi, vice president of DiDi, all 153 million registered (注册) taxi drivers of DiDi can ask for the courses on the company’s mobile app. The car-hailing company will evaluate (评价) the drivers and provide courses on the basis of the time they became registered drivers with the company, the number of passengers served and evaluation from passengers.
The health and education of children have remained top priorities of Chinese parents, including taxi drivers. A survey done by DiDi and TAL showed that although the average monthly income (平均月收入) of taxi drivers is only 6000 yuan, many would like to pay 40 percent of their income for their children’s education.
The survey found that most taxi drivers were born in the 1970s and 1980s and worked seven days a week. More than 70 percent of them have children under 18 but very few have time to be with family and children. Only 8 percent of them said they had guided their children in doing homework. Because of these, 60 percent of drivers hope their children could receive the guidance from professional services.
1．The online courses would help taxi drivers ________ for their children’s education.
A．find good schools B．get better teachers
C．save time and money D．save time
2．The underlined sentence “The health and education...” means that ________.
A．most of the taxi drivers have little time to take care of their children
B．Chinese parents care about the health and education of their children most
C．lots of children of taxi drivers are in poor condition of health and education
D．Chinese parents thinks their children’s health and education is the best.
3．According to a survey, many taxi drivers would spend about ________ yuan on their children’s education a month.
A．1200 B．2400 C．4000 D．6000
4．This passage mainly tells us about ________.
A．a new kind of transportation called DiDi
B．the taxi drivers working hard day and night
C．the free online courses for taxi drivers’ children
D．the taxi drivers care their children’s education very much.
E
17、Success does not belong to a select group of individuals (个人). Success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do. Here are some useful practical ways for you if you want to be a success.
Desire. Desire is the strong wish to achieve a goal. Without desire you have nothing. Before you can run with desire, your goal must be plain, clear, and it must also be exciting.
Show up. Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. You can’t have a best seller, if you have never written a book. You can’t get your dream job, if you’re afraid to turn in an application. Showing up doesn’t guarantee(保证) success,