英语（苏州专用）- 学易金卷：2025年中考第三次模拟考试

2025年中考第三次模拟考试（苏州专用） 英 语 （考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分） 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Born in 2000, Sun Yingsha has been given the name “Little Devil (魔王)” by her fans.When she was little, Sun was sensible to the sound of a table tennis ball 1 the ground. Her parents noticed this and encouraged her to try playing. After a few days of training, she found that she really enjoyed it. “I felt I had some 2 ,” she told China Daily. When Sun joined the national team’s reserve squad ( 预 备 队 ) , she was excited and encouraged. Her favourite star was Zhang Yining, and she always 3 becoming a world top player. However, she faced difficulties along the way. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she suffered 4 losses because she didn’t win the gold medal in the women’s singles. “I wasn’t well-rounded enough,” she said. “But I learned a lot from those losses.” Since then, she has experienced more 5 , but she never gives up. “Never giving up and having courage can make a good athlete,” she said. “My 6 and dreams keep me going.” At the 2023 Singapore Smash ( 大 满 贯 ) , Sun 7 three gold medals. They’re the women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She became the first athlete to achieve this. Now Sun’s name is at the top of the women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Sun is happy to see strong players from other countries. “They 8 me to improve,” she said. At a speech to teenagers, she also encourages 9 players to stay focused and keep their love. “If you 10 love table tennis, never give up, no matter what difficulties you will meet, ” she said. 1．A．breaking B．connecting C．hitting D．heating 2．A．talent B．tasks C．tools D．time 3．A．cared for B．suffered from C．worried about D．dreamed of 4．A．future B．huge C．hidden D．expected 5．A．growth B．fun C．failures D．trips 6．A．instructions B．price C．distance D．goals 7．A．praised B．won C．cheered D．shared 8．A．pay B．allow C．push D．find 9．A．foreign B．young C．little D．local 10．A．truly B．suddenly C．thankfully D．quietly 【答案】 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．B 8．C 9．B 10．A 【导语】本文讲述孙颖莎的乒乓球生涯，包括成长经历、遇到的困难、取得的成就以及她的感悟。 1．句意：孙颖莎小时候，对乒乓球撞击地面的声音很敏感。 breaking打破 ；connecting连接 ；hitting撞击 ；heating加热。根据“the sound of a table tennis ball...the ground”可知，此处指乒乓球撞击地面的声音，故选C。 2．句意：她说：“我觉得自己有一些天赋。” talent天赋 ；tasks任务 ；tools工具 ；time时间。根据“After a few days of training, she found that she really enjoyed it.”可知，前文提到她训练后喜欢上了乒乓球，可知这里是觉得自己有天赋。故选A。 3．句意：她最喜欢的球星是张怡宁，她一直梦想成为世界顶级选手。 cared for照顾 ；suffered from遭受 ；worried about担心 ；dreamed of梦想。根据“becoming a world top player”可知，此处是说她梦想成为顶尖选手。故选D。 4．句意：在 2021年东京奥运会上，她因为没有赢得女子单打金牌而遭受了巨大的失败。 future未来的 ；huge巨大的 ；hidden隐藏的 ；expected预期的。根据“she didn’t win the gold medal in the women’s singles”可知，没拿到金牌是巨大失败，故选B。 5．句意：从那以后，她经历了更多的失败，但她从不放弃。 growth成长 ；fun乐趣 ；failures失败 ；trips旅行。根据“but she never gives up”及前文经历，可知此处指经历了更多失败。故选C。 6．句意：我的目标和梦想让我继续前进。 instructions指示 ；price价格 ；distance距离 ；goals目标 。根据“and dreams keep me going.”可知，此处指让她前进的原因，和dreams并列，应该是目标。故选D。 7．句意：在 2023 年新加坡大满贯赛事中，孙颖莎赢得了三枚金牌。 praised赞扬 ；won赢得 ；cheered欢呼 ；shared分享。根据“three gold medals”可知，此处指赢得金牌。故选B。 8．句意：她说：“她们促使我进步。” pay支付 ；allow允许 ；push推动，促使 ；find找到。根据“Sun is happy to see strong players from other countries”可知，此处指其他国家强手促使她进步。故选C。 9．句意：在对青少年的一次演讲中，她也鼓励年轻球员专注并保持热爱。 foreign外国的 ；young年轻的 ；little小的 ；local当地的。根据“At a speech to teenagers”可知，此处是鼓励年轻球员。故选B。 10．句意：她说：“如果你真的热爱乒乓球，无论遇到什么困难，都不要放弃。” truly真正地 ；suddenly突然 ；thankfully感激地 ；quietly安静地。根据“never give up, no matter what difficulties you will meet”可知，此处指真正热爱乒乓球，就不要放弃。故选A。 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Calling all inventors… WE NEED YOUR CREATIVE IDEA To protect our planet for now and the future, we need to encourage everyone to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Luckily, human brains are extremely creative, which is why together-with the LEGO (乐高) Group, we are asking you to design a brilliant invention that gives old objects new purposes. WIN·GREAT·PRIZE All of the entries (参赛作品) will be looked at by our judges, who will choose three winners—one overall winner and two runners-up. The winners will receive… ■A complete LEGO Build ■2 runners-up: A LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks set each. The Challenge Design an invention that re-purposes (赋予新用途) old objects. Draw your invention on a sheet of A4 paper and give it a name. Try to make it as clear as possible what your invention is for and how it works. The judges are looking for creative and bright ideas with a great name and a clear explanation of what it does. How to Enter Ask an adult to take a photo of your drawing and upload (上传) it to theweekjunior.co.uk. There’s a box where you can explain how your invention works and why it will help the environment. Please only send in one entry per person. We look forward to seeing your design. Good luck! The competition opens at 12:01 am on 15 May 2025 and closes at 11:59 am on 15 June 2025. Winners will be selected by the judges who are from the Week Junior, the LEGO Group. 22 MARCH, 2025 THE WEEK JUNIOR    PAGE 3 11．The competition is held to ________. A．find out who is the best designer B．develop children’s creative ideas C．help people to draw inventions well D．encourage people to reuse, reduce and recycle 12．________ should be included when you send your entry. ① A picture of your invention   ② A list of the materials you use ③ A sheet of A4 paper   ④ An explanation of how the invention works A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 13．Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement? A．The prizes for the winners are all from the LEGO Group. B．If you want to enter, send your entry to the Week Junior by yourself. C．The first time we can see the advertisement is 15 May 2025. D．The more entries you send, the more chances you can get to win. 【答案】11．D 12．C 13．A 【导语】本文是一则宣传广告，主要是关于一个设计新发明使旧物新用的比赛。 11．细节理解题。根据“To protect our planet for now and the future, we need to encourage everyone to reuse, reduce, and recycle.”可知，举办比赛是为了鼓励人们重复使用、减少使用和回收利用。故选D。 12．细节理解题。根据“Ask an adult to take a photo of your drawing and upload (上传) it to theweekjunior.co.uk. There’s a box where you can explain how your invention works and why it will help the environment.”可知，发送参赛作品时，要包括一张发明的照片和本发明工作原理的说明。故选C。 13．细节理解题。根据“The winners will receive… ■A complete LEGO Build ■2 runners-up: A LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks set each.”可知，获奖者的奖品全部来自乐高集团。故选A。 B The Food Pyramid (金字塔), developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices. The Food Pyramid is actually made up of six groups. The group located at the most bottom part is the Grain group. Next are the Vegetable and the Fruit groups. The Dairy and the Proteins groups are tied at the third part of the pyramid. The group at the uppermost part of the pyramid is made up of sweets, fats, and oils. The Food Pyramid can help you choose from a variety of foods so you get the nutrients you need, and the suggested serving sizes can help you control the amount of calories, fat, or sugar in your diet. It is recommended that we must take at least 6 up to 11 servings of Grains group every day. The foods in Vegetables and Fruits group are rich in nutrients. Many are excellent sources of vitamin A and vitamin C．  The Food Pyramid suggests 3 to 5 servings of vegetables each day. Products like cheese, yogurt, and milk belong to the Dairy group. One must have at least 2 servings of foods in this group every day. Proteins products can come from various sources like fish, beef, pork and chicken. Eggs also belong to this food group. We should take 2-3 servings of foods in this group. 14．What is the Food Pyramid? A．It’s a famous building in the USA． B．It’s a kind of delicious food in the USA, C．It’s a tool to help make healthy food choices. D．It’s a kind of delicious food in Egypt. 15．How many groups is the Food Pyramid made up of? A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven. 16．What is at the bottom part of the pyramid? A．Grains. B．Vegetables. C．The Dairy. D．The Fruit. 17．The Food Pyramid can help us do the following except________. A．controlling the amount of diet B．making healthy food choices C．telling us the nutrients we need D．showing how to cook eggs 【答案】14．C 15．C 16．A 17．D 【导语】本文主要介绍了食物金字塔的情况，有助于人们摄入更均衡的营养。 14．细节理解题。根据文中“The Food Pyramid(金字塔), developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices.”可知，食物金字塔是帮助您选择健康食品的绝佳工具。故选C。 15．细节理解题。根据文中“The Food Pyramid is actually made up of six groups.”可知，食物金字塔由六组组成，故选C。 16．细节理解题。根据文中“The group located at the most bottom part is the Grain group.”可知，位于最底部的组是谷物组，故选A。 17．细节理解题。根据文中“The Food Pyramid can help you choose from a variety of foods so you get the nutrients you need, and the suggested serving sizes can help you control the amount of calories, fat, or sugar in your diet.”以及下文的描述可知，并没有提及如何煮鸡蛋，故选D。 C We know that AI is not a real human. However, it seems many of us can’t help treating it like one. In a survey of 2000 people in the US. 48 percent believed we should have good manners when talking to AI, said The New York Post. Scientists at the Imperial College London in the UK have made a similar discovery recently. They found that humans tend (往往会) to treat AI as human beings, showing sympathy (同情) toward them and even protecting them, Science Daily reported. In their experiment, the scientists invited 244 volunteers to play an online ball game with an AI bot. A make-believe volunteer also took part, and sometimes left out the AI on purpose by passing the ball only to human players. As the scientists watched the game, they discovered that most of the time the volunteers tried to fix the unfairness (不公平) toward the bot by giving it the ball more often. The finding is in line with the ideas of Media Equation Theory, the scientists said in their papers. Developed in the 1990s by scientists at Stanford University in the US, the theory suggests we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places, rather than just seeing them as tools. An example is Replika, an AI chatbot created in 2017. It has about 2 million users worldwide. “Your Replika will always be your side no matter what you are up to,” reads its official website. But the AI’s support turned dangerous when it encouraged Jaswant Singh Chail, a young man in the UK, to carry out his plan to kill the Queen of England. Chail tried to do so in December 2021, but he was stopped in time. However, he was still put in prison. Companies should avoid making AI too human-like in their design, advised the scientists at Imperial College London. This can help people tell the difference between virtual and real communication. 18．Which of the following is TRUE based on Media Equation Theory? A．Humans always treat AI as tools. B．Humans often reply to AI as to real people. C．Humans should make AI less human-like. D．Humans tried to fix unfairness in the game. 19．What does the author want to tell us by mentioning “Replika” in the article? A．AI has educational advantages. B．AI can influence humans in some ways. C．AI is designed for some purposes. D．AI can’t be used in social communication. 20．What can be inferred (推断) from the article? A．AI always has bad influence on humans. B．Nearly half people in the US treat AI politely. C．Treating AI more carefully is a must for humans. D．Companies won’t make AI as friends any more. 21．The following sentence can best be put at the end of ________. While this could make humans and AI work better as a team, it also has risks, especially when AI bots are designed to act like “friends” to people. A．Paragraph 2 B．Paragraph 3 C．Paragraph 4 D．Paragraph 5 【答案】18．B 19．B 20．C 21．C 【导语】本文主要讲了人们会像对待真人一样对待AI，并且通过一个实验来证明了这一点，并且介绍了AI的优点，同时也存在一些风险。 18．细节理解题。根据“the theory suggests we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places, rather than just seeing them as tools.”可知，人们常以对待真实人类的方式回应媒体和技术，而非仅视为工具。故选B。 19．推理判断题。根据“An example is Replika, an AI chatbot…But the AI’s support turned dangerous when it encouraged Jaswant Singh Chail, a young man in the UK, to carry out his plan to kill the Queen of England.”可知，Replika的例子说明AI的支持导致用户犯罪，说明AI可能对人类行为产生负面影响。故选B。 20．推理判断题。根据“This can help people tell the difference between virtual and real communication.”可知，人们应该更仔细认真地对待AI。故选C。 21．推理判断题。题干句子强调“AI被设计为朋友”的风险，与第四段“该理论由美国斯坦福大学的科学家于20世纪90年代提出，认为我们对待媒体和技术的态度，往往就像对待真实的人和地方一样，而不仅仅是将其视为工具。”逻辑衔接紧密，故应置于第四段段尾。故选C。 D Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you? It turns out that this isn’t just an expression. A study from the University of California and Yale University has found that you and your friends have more genes (基因) in common than strangers do. Researchers looked at the genes of 1,932 people and compared unrelated friends’ genes and unrelated strangers’ genes. They found that friends have about 1% of genes that match. “1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson (外行), but to geneticists (遗传学家) it is a large number,” Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University said. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you. So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution (进化) that brings you together. “People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes,” researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar susceptibility (易感性) to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive. Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other. With these findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can help tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes. So, here is a question for you: Would you like to take this test and know in advance (提前) who your friends are going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge? 22．From the passage, we know that our friends ________. A．look like our cousins B．share about 1% of genes with us C．feel close to our family D．can help us when we feel cold 23．According to the passage, the writer probably agrees that ________. A．we develop our friendship by chance B．our genes decide who we can make friends with exactly C．everyone should take the test called the “friendship score” D．people sharing certain genes have skills and interests in common 24．The writer gives the example of ancient people in Paragraph 5 to ________. A．study how ancient people dealt with the cold B．predict that similar environments lead to friendship C．prove that it is evolution that brings friends together D．explain why ancient people gave each other chances to keep alive 25．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Friendship: Its influence on People and Behaviour B．Friendship: Its Benefits to Teens and Decision-making C．Friendship: Is It Necessary to Be Judged by Time? D．Friendship: Is It Possible to Be Influenced by Genes? 【答案】22．B 23．D 24．C 25．D 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要通过引用大学研究数据、遗传学专家观点和进化论解释，客观阐述友谊与基因关联的科学发现。 22．细节理解题。根据第二段“They found that friends have about 1% of genes that match.”可知，朋友之间大约有1%的基因是相同的。故选B。 23．推理判断题。根据第五段“People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes,”可知，有相同特定基因的人会有相同的技能和相似的好恶，所以作者可能同意选项D的观点。故选D。 24．推理判断题。根据第五段“In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar susceptibility to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive.”可知，在古代，相似的人呆在一起是很重要的；对寒冷有相似敏感性的人更有可能互相帮助生火，这使他们有更好的机会活下来；据此可以推断，文章第五段提到古代人的例子是为了说明进化使人们走到一起成为朋友。故选C。 25．最佳标题题。本文围绕朋友之间基因的相似性展开，探讨了基因对友谊的影响；选项D“友谊：有可能受到基因的影响吗？”符合文章主旨，适合作为文章的标题。故选D。 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Learning how to read in English can be a difficult task. But it’s something you’ll have to do on your language learning journey. Reading well in English is useful. 26 . Choose the right materials (材料). There are so many choices! To choose the right reading material, you need to decide what your goal is. And don’t pick a book that is too easy or too difficult. 27 . Be intentional (意图明确). Being intentional means doing something on purpose with a reason in mind. 28 . Save a certain amount time to spend on reading or decide on a certain number of pages you want to read each day. 29 . Reading can introduce you to new vocabulary words. Many words in English are often used together in almost the same way. Read groups of words, or words that go together. It will help you better understand how to use your new vocabulary. Don’t try to understand everything. 30 And that’s OK. It’s more important to get the big picture of what you are reading. You can go back to check words you don’t understand later. We hope these tips can help improve your reading skills. A．Read groups of words. B．You should read word by word. C．These tips are for you! D．You need to set up a period of time to read. E．Choose books where you understand at least 80% of the material. F．While reading, you need to accept the fact that you might not understand every word. G．Leave time to go over your English. 【答案】26．C 27．E 28．D 29．A 30．F 【导语】本文主要讲述了学习英语阅读可能很难，但这是语言学习旅程中必须做的。提出一些建议，希望这些建议能提高你的阅读技能。 26．根据“Learning how to read in English can be a difficult task. But it’s something you’ll have to do on your language learning journey.”可知，选项C“这些小贴士是给你的！” 能自然过渡到后续的阅读技巧说明，符合语境。故选C。 27．根据“Choose the right materials (材料).”可知，此处与阅读材料有关，选项 E“选择你至少能理解80%内容的书籍。”符合语境。故选E。 28．根据“Save a certain amount time to spend on reading or decide on a certain number of pages you want to read each day. 可知，此处与阅读时间有关，选项D“你需要安排一段时间来阅读。”符合语境。故选D。 29．根据“Reading can introduce you to new vocabulary words.”可知，此处与阅读词汇有关，选项A“读一组单词。”符合语境。故选A。 30．根据“Don’t try to understand everything.”及“You can go back to check words you don’t understand later.”可知，你可以稍后回去查看不懂的单词，此处表示接受阅读中的不确定性，选项F“在阅读时，你需要接受可能不会理解每一个单词的事实。”符合语境。故选F。 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 31．Give every day a (机会) to become the most beautiful of your life. 【答案】chance 【详解】句意：给每天一个机会，让它成为你生命中最美丽的一天。由空前“a”可知，后加可数名词单数形式，结合汉语提示，机会“chance”。故填chance。 32．I really (钦佩) the Chinese athletes for their courage in 2024 Paris Olympics. 【答案】admire/admired 【详解】句意：我真的钦佩中国运动员在2024年巴黎奥运会上展现出的勇气。根据句意和汉语提示可知，此处考查admire“钦佩”，动词；句子时态可以用一般过去时，强调事情发生时的内心情感，谓语动词应用过去式admired；也可以用一般现在时，强调一种一般性的、当下的态度或情感，主语为“I”，谓语动词应用原形。故填admire/admired。 33．Developing a reading habit is the (最明智的) decision you have made. 【答案】wisest 【详解】句意：养成阅读习惯是你做过的最明智的决定。根据中文提示可知，此处应填入wisest，意为“最明智的”，冠词the后接形容词最高级。故填wisest。 34．The (青少年) take a photo of smiling faces to welcome World Smile Day in May every year. 【答案】teenagers 【详解】句意：青少年们每年五月都会拍一张笑脸照片来迎接世界微笑日。teenager意为“青少年”，谓语动词“take”是复数，此处用复数形式。故填teenagers。 35．The world is changing (迅速地), and we should keep up with the speed of change. 【答案】rapidly 【详解】句意：世界正在迅速变化，我们应该跟上变化的速度。根据中文提示可知，此处应填入rapidly，意为“迅速地”，此处用副词形式修饰动词。故填rapidly。 36．You should be b enough to face difficulties and never give up easily. 【答案】(b)rave 【详解】句意：你应该足够勇敢去面对困难并且从不轻易放弃。根据“You should be...enough to face difficulties and never give up easily.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指勇敢面对困难，brave意为“勇敢的”，是形容词，“be+形容词+enough+to do sth.”表示“足够……去做某事”。故填(b)rave。 37．He has made so much progress in his tennis skill that his coach can’t help p him. 【答案】(p)raising 【详解】句意：他在网球技能方面取得了如此大的进步，以至于他的教练忍不住表扬他。根据“He has made so much progress in his tennis skill that his coach can’t  help ... him.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指忍不住表扬他，can’t help doing sth表示“忍不住做某事”，praise“表扬”，动词；praise的动名词形式是praising。故填(p)raising。 38．Modern Chinese art itself needs new works to keep it a and moving forward. 【答案】(a)live 【详解】句意：现代中国艺术本身需要新的作品来保持其活跃并向前发展。根据“Modern Chinese art itself needs new works to keep it … and moving forward”及所给首字母可知，要用新的作品来使中国艺术保持活力，alive意为“活跃的”，此处是形容词作宾补。故填(a)live。 第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。 important       compare      divide into      suit      by space In modern times, the Baduanjin exercise has changed a lot. It is 39 eight parts, with each part having one movement. It doesn’t need any equipment (设备) and is not influenced 40 , making it simple to learn for people of all ages. For instance, you can practice it comfortably in a small living room or a park. 41 with other traditional exercises like Tai Chi and Wuqinxi, Baduanjin is considered more 42 for beginners because of its softer and easier movements. In fact, some colleges have introduced Baduanjin into their physical education course, providing useful videos for PE teachers and students. Many college students think it is of great 43 for them. 【答案】39．divided into 40．by space 41．Compared 42．suitable 43．importance 【导语】本文介绍了一种传统运动——八段锦。 39．句意：它被分为八个部分，每个部分都有一个动作。根据“It is...eight parts”可知，指的是被分为八个部分，be divided into “被分成……”，符合语境。故填divided into。 40．句意：它不需要任何设备，而且不受空间的影响，这使得各个年龄段的人都能轻松学会。根据“is not influenced..., making it simple to learn”可知，指的是容易学，不受空间影响，be influenced by space “受空间影响”。故填by space。 41．句意：与太极拳和五禽戏等其他传统功法相比，八段锦因其动作更为柔和、简单，被认为更适合初学者。根据“...with other traditional exercises...”可知，compared with...“与……相比”。故填Compared。 42．句意：与太极拳、五禽戏等其他传统健身功法相比，八段锦因其动作更柔和、更简单，被认为更适合初学者。根据“...for beginners”可知，指的是适合初学者，suitable“适合的”，形容词作补语。故填suitable。 43．句意：许多大学生认为这对他们来说非常重要。根据“Many college students think it is of great for ...them.”可知，be of great importance表示“ 非常重要，极为关键”，符合语境。故填importance。 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is used to help people keep the balance of yin and yang. But have you ever 44 (imagine) that one day you can learn herb (药) planting and TCM courses at school? 45 an herb farm was opened in a primary school in Nanjing, more than 30 herbs have been planted. Students there has been guided by doctors from a TCM hospital to tell different herbs and learn plant development, medical value as well as growing herbs. The hospital has also donated over 100 cartoon books about TCM to help draw 46 (child) attention in herbal medicine. TCM courses are introduced to students of all grades in another middle school. These courses cover a basic knowledge of herbs, herb planting 47 cooking with herbs. They give students 48 deeper understanding of TCM, bringing out their sense of 49 (proud) in Chinese traditions and the country’s rich culture. Also in Shanghai, Tongji University has provided foreign student 50 some chances to plant different kinds of herbs. These herbs were 51 (wide) used in Chinese medicine and cooking. By 52 (take) care of the plants, foreign students can get first-hand experience of making herbal medicine from start to finish, and spread TCM culture to their own countries. The herb planting courses at schools and universities across China get students 53 (close) to TCM than before and help pass on the tradition. 【答案】 44．imagined 45．Since 46．children’s 47．and 48．a 49．pride 50．with 51．widely 52．taking 53．closer 【导语】本文主要介绍了中医用于帮助人们平衡阴阳，如今在中国，一些学校和大学开展了草药种植课程及中医课程，这些举措不仅让学生更了解中医，增强文化自豪感，还为外国学生提供接触中医的机会，有助于中医文化传播与传承。 44．句意：但是你曾经想象过有一天你可以在学校学习草药种植和中医课程吗？“have + 过去分词”构成现在完成时，“imagine”的过去分词是“imagined”，故填imagined。 45．句意：自从南京一所小学开设了一个草药园，已经种植了30多种草药。这里需要一个表示“自从”的连词，引导时间状语从句，Since符合语境，故填Since。 46．句意：医院还捐赠了100多本关于中医的漫画书，以吸引孩子们对草药的注意。这里要用child的复数形式的所有格表示“孩子们的”，child的复数是children，所有格是children’s，故填children’s。 47．句意：这些课程涵盖了草药基础知识、草药种植以及草药烹饪。“herb planting”和“cooking with herbs”是并列关系，用“and”连接，故填and。 48．句意：它们让学生对中医有了更深入的了解。“give sb a+形容词+名词”是固定结构，deeper是以辅音音素开头，所以用a，故填a。 49．句意：激发出他们对中国传统和丰富文化的自豪感。of是介词，后接名词，proud的名词形式是pride，故填pride。 50．句意：同济大学为外国学生提供了一些种植不同种类草药的机会。provide sb with sth是固定短语，意为“为某人提供某物”，故填with。 51．句意：这些草药在中国医药和烹饪中被广泛使用。这里需要用副词修饰动词“used”，wide的副词形式是widely，故填widely。 52．句意：通过照料这些植物，外国学生可以从头到尾获得制作草药的第一手经验。“by”是介词，后接动词-ing形式，take的-ing 形式是taking，故填taking。 53．句意：中国各地学校和大学的草药种植课程让学生比以前更接近中医，并有助于传承这一传统。由“than before”可知要用比较级，close的比较级是closer，故填closer。 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Terrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals. According to the data from WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable (不适宜居住的) environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃. Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bush fires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China. “Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.” 54．What brings down the number of polar bears according to this passage? 55．What forms of extreme weather are mentioned in the passage? 56．Please write another form of extreme weather you know about. What can we do to prevent it? 【答案】54．Climate change./The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting. 55．Droughts and floods. 56．Sandstorms. We can plant more trees and create green belts to keep soil in place. (言之有理即可) 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了气候变化正在危害着地球，这会导致一系列威胁人类生存与健康的问题。 54．根据第一段中“The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals.”可知，在过去的十年里，由气候变化引起的海冰减少和北极冰融化增加了很多。所以他们减少了北极熊和海豹的数量，而北极熊依靠海冰来捕猎海豹。由此可知，气候变化或者海冰减少和北极冰融化减少了北极熊的数量。故填Climate change./The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting. 55．根据第三段中“Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s,  leaving bush fires burning so long and causing many deaths.…Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China.”可知，文章中提到的极端天气包括干旱和洪水。故填Droughts and floods. 56．开放性试题，答案不唯一，言之有理即可。参考答案为：Sandstorms. We can plant more trees and create green belts to keep soil in place. 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 57．Write a letter of at least 100 words according to the given situation (根据以下情境写一封不少于100个词的信，标点符号不占格。信的开头和署名已给，不计入总字数。) 假设你是初三学生李华，在学校举办的国际学生交流活动中结识了一位外国朋友Zoe。随着活动的结束，Zoe即将返回她的国家。为了表达你的友谊和对她的美好祝愿，你决定送给她一份蕴含苏州传统文化特色的礼物。请写一封信，随信附上这份礼物。信中包含以下内容： (1)对这份礼物的简介(包括名称、特点、用途等)； (2)你选择这份礼物的原因。 注意：1.信中不得出现考生姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分； 2.照抄阅读语篇不得分。 Dear Zoe, It was great having you here. _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 Dear Zoe,     It was great having you here. I’d like to give you a Suzhou embroidery handkerchief, a special souvenir from my city. Made of soft silk, it’s decorated with beautiful hand-stitched patterns of peonies and birds, which are symbols of happiness and beauty in Chinese culture. This handkerchief is not only useful for wiping hands or tears but also a tiny work of art that can be framed and displayed. Its delicate design shows the skill of Suzhou’s traditional craftsmen.     I chose this gift because it represents the charm of Suzhou’s culture, and I hope you’ll love its uniqueness. Every time you use it, I want it to remind you of our friendship and the joyful moments we shared during the exchange program. May it bring you warmth and sweet memories, just like our days together. Best wishes, Li Hua 【详解】[总体分析] ①体材：本文是一篇应用文，为书信； ②时态：一般过去时、一般现在时和一般将来时； ③提示：写作要点已给出，首先要根据已给出的2个要点提示进行写作，其次要适当补充发挥。 [写作步骤] 第一步：第一段介绍自己要送给Zoe的礼物； 第二步：第二段说明送这份礼物的原因。 [亮点词汇] ①would like to do sth想要做某事 ②not only…, but also…不仅……，而且…… ③remind sb of sth使某人想起某事 [高分句型] ①Made of soft silk, it’s decorated with beautiful hand-stitched patterns of peonies and birds, which are symbols of happiness and beauty in Chinese culture. (被动语态和which引导的非限制性定语从句) ②I chose this gift because it represents the charm of Suzhou’s culture, and I hope you’ll love its uniqueness. (because引导的原因状语从句) 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$■ 2025年中考第三次模拟考试（苏州专用） 英语·答题卡 姓 名： 缺考 条码粘贴处 准考证号： 标记 注意率项 1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，并认真检查监考员所粘贴的条形码。 2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须用0.5mm黑色字迹的签字笔填写，字体工整。 3. 请按题号顺序在各题的答题区内作答，超出答题区域范围的答案无效，在草纸、试卷上作答无效。 4. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、刮纸刀。 5. 正确填涂■ 选择题（请用2B铅笔填涂） 1[A][B][CI[D] 6.[AJ[B][C][D] 11[A][B][C][D] 16.[A][B][C][D] 2[A]IB][C][D] 7.(AJIB]ICJ[D] 12[A][B]IC][D] 17AJIB]IC]ID] 3.[A][B][C][D] 8.[A][B][C][D] 13.[A][B]IC][D] 18.IA1【B1C1ID1 4[AJ[B][CJ[D] 9.[AJ[B][C][D] 14.A]IB][C1[D 19.IA1IB][C1[D1 5.AJ[BI[CJ【D1 10(AJ[B][C][D] 15[A][B][C][D] 20.[A][B][CJ[D] 2L.A1IB1IC1ID126.A1【B1【C1 [D IE JF IG] 22.[A][B]IC]ID]27A][B]IC][DJE FJG] 23.IA][B]IC][D 28AJIB]IC][D EHG] 24.A1IB1【C1D129A1IB1【C1DEE11G1 25.[A]IB][CIID]30AJIB]IC]ID JE JFIG] 非选择题（请在各试题的答题区内作答） 第四部分词汇运用（共13小题：每小题1分，满分13分） 31 32. 33. 34 35 36. 37. 38. 39 40. 41 42. 43. 第五部分短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分) 44. 45. 46. 47. 48 49 50 51 52. 53 请在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出黑色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效！ 英语第1页（共2页） 请在各趣目的答腾区域内作答，超出黑色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效！ 第六部分阅读表达（共3小题：54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 54. 55. 56. 第七部分书面表达（共1题：满分25分） 请在各题目的答题区城内作答，超出黑色矩形边框限定区城的答案无效！ 英语第2页（共2页） ■ 2025年中考第三次模拟考试（苏州专用） 英语·参考答案 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 1．C 2．A 3．D 4．B 5．C 6．D 7．B 8．C 9．B 10．A 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 11．D 12．C 13．A 14．C 15．C 16．A 17．D 18．B 19．B 20．C 21．C 22．B 23．D 24．C 25．D 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 26．C 27．E 28．D 29．A 30．F 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节 31 chance 32 admire/admired 33 wisest 34 teenagers 35 rapidly 36 (b)rave 37 (p)raising 38 (a)live 第二节 39．divided into 40．by space 41．Compared 42．suitable 43．importance 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 44．imagined 45．Since 46．children’s 47．and 48．a 49．pride 50．with 51．widely 52．taking 53．closer 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 54．Climate change./The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting. 55．Droughts and floods. 56．Sandstorms. We can plant more trees and create green belts to keep soil in place. (言之有理即可) 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 【答案】例文 Dear Zoe,      It was great having you here. I’d like to give you a Suzhou embroidery handkerchief, a special souvenir from my city. Made of soft silk, it’s decorated with beautiful hand-stitched patterns of peonies and birds, which are symbols of happiness and beauty in Chinese culture. This handkerchief is not only useful for wiping hands or tears but also a tiny work of art that can be framed and displayed. Its delicate design shows the skill of Suzhou’s traditional craftsmen.      I chose this gift because it represents the charm of Suzhou’s culture, and I hope you’ll love its uniqueness. Every time you use it, I want it to remind you of our friendship and the joyful moments we shared during the exchange program. May it bring you warmth and sweet memories, just like our days together. Best wishes, Li Hua 1 / 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■■■■ 2025年中考第三次模拟考试（苏州专用） 英语·答题卡 姓 名： 缺考 条码粘贴处 淮 证 注意事项 1,答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，并认真检查监考员所粘贴的条形码。 2 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须用0.5mm黑色字迹的签字笔填写，字体工整。 3. 请按题号顺序在各题的答题区内作答，超出答题区域范国的答案无效，在草纸、试卷上作答无效。 4.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、刮纸刀。 5.正确填涂 选择题（请用2B铅笔填涂） LIAIIBIICIDI 6.1AIIBIICIIDI 11AIIBIICIIDI 16.1AIBICID 2.A11B11C1ID1 7.A11B11C1ID1 12JAIIBIICIIDI 171AJIBIICIIDI 3.1AIIBIICIIDI 81AJIBIICIID] 13.JAIIBIICIIDI 18.IA1IB11C11D1 4AIIBIICIID] 9AJIBIICIIDI 14.JAIIBIICIIDI 19.1A]IBIICIIDI 51AIIBIICIID] 10.A11B11C1ID1 151AJIBIICIIDI 20.A11B11C11D1 21.1AIIBIICIIDI 26.1AIIBIICIIDIE IIFIGI 22.1AIIBIICIIDI 27JAIIBIICIIDIEIIFIGI 23.1AIIBIICIIDI 281A]IBIICIIDHE JIFHGI 24.1AIIBIICIIDI 29.1AIIBIICIIDIIE IIFIGI 25.1A11B11C1ID130.A11B11C11D1 IE IIF IIG1 非选择题（请在各试题的答题区内作答） 第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 31 32. 33. 34. 35 36. 37. 38. 39 40. 41. 42. 43 第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 44 45. 46. 47. 48. 49 50. 51. 52. 53. 请在各愿日的答题区域啖指爸第锁色5边框限定区域的答案无效： 请在各愿目的答题区域内作答，超出黑色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效！ 第六部分阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 54. 55. 56. 第七部分书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 请在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出黑色矩形边框限定区域的答案无效！ 英语第2页（共2页）………………○………………外………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… ………………○………………内………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… 此卷只装订不密封 ………………○………………内………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… ………………○………………外………………○………………装………………○………………订………………○………………线………………○……………… … 学校：______________姓名：_____________班级：_______________考号：______________________ 2025年中考第三次模拟考试（苏州专用） 英 语 （考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分） 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Born in 2000, Sun Yingsha has been given the name “Little Devil (魔王)” by her fans.When she was little, Sun was sensible to the sound of a table tennis ball 1 the ground. Her parents noticed this and encouraged her to try playing. After a few days of training, she found that she really enjoyed it. “I felt I had some 2 ,” she told China Daily. When Sun joined the national team’s reserve squad ( 预 备 队 ) , she was excited and encouraged. Her favourite star was Zhang Yining, and she always 3 becoming a world top player. However, she faced difficulties along the way. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she suffered 4 losses because she didn’t win the gold medal in the women’s singles. “I wasn’t well-rounded enough,” she said. “But I learned a lot from those losses.” Since then, she has experienced more 5 , but she never gives up. “Never giving up and having courage can make a good athlete,” she said. “My 6 and dreams keep me going.” At the 2023 Singapore Smash ( 大 满 贯 ) , Sun 7 three gold medals. They’re the women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She became the first athlete to achieve this. Now Sun’s name is at the top of the women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Sun is happy to see strong players from other countries. “They 8 me to improve,” she said. At a speech to teenagers, she also encourages 9 players to stay focused and keep their love. “If you 10 love table tennis, never give up, no matter what difficulties you will meet, ” she said. 1．A．breaking B．connecting C．hitting D．heating 2．A．talent B．tasks C．tools D．time 3．A．cared for B．suffered from C．worried about D．dreamed of 4．A．future B．huge C．hidden D．expected 5．A．growth B．fun C．failures D．trips 6．A．instructions B．price C．distance D．goals 7．A．praised B．won C．cheered D．shared 8．A．pay B．allow C．push D．find 9．A．foreign B．young C．little D．local 10．A．truly B．suddenly C．thankfully D．quietly 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Calling all inventors… WE NEED YOUR CREATIVE IDEA To protect our planet for now and the future, we need to encourage everyone to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Luckily, human brains are extremely creative, which is why together-with the LEGO (乐高) Group, we are asking you to design a brilliant invention that gives old objects new purposes. WIN·GREAT·PRIZE All of the entries (参赛作品) will be looked at by our judges, who will choose three winners—one overall winner and two runners-up. The winners will receive… ■A complete LEGO Build ■2 runners-up: A LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks set each. The Challenge Design an invention that re-purposes (赋予新用途) old objects. Draw your invention on a sheet of A4 paper and give it a name. Try to make it as clear as possible what your invention is for and how it works. The judges are looking for creative and bright ideas with a great name and a clear explanation of what it does. How to Enter Ask an adult to take a photo of your drawing and upload (上传) it to theweekjunior.co.uk. There’s a box where you can explain how your invention works and why it will help the environment. Please only send in one entry per person. We look forward to seeing your design. Good luck! The competition opens at 12:01 am on 15 May 2025 and closes at 11:59 am on 15 June 2025. Winners will be selected by the judges who are from the Week Junior, the LEGO Group. 22 MARCH, 2025 THE WEEK JUNIOR    PAGE 3 11．The competition is held to ________. A．find out who is the best designer B．develop children’s creative ideas C．help people to draw inventions well D．encourage people to reuse, reduce and recycle 12．________ should be included when you send your entry. ① A picture of your invention   ② A list of the materials you use ③ A sheet of A4 paper   ④ An explanation of how the invention works A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 13．Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement? A．The prizes for the winners are all from the LEGO Group. B．If you want to enter, send your entry to the Week Junior by yourself. C．The first time we can see the advertisement is 15 May 2025. D．The more entries you send, the more chances you can get to win. B The Food Pyramid (金字塔), developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices. The Food Pyramid is actually made up of six groups. The group located at the most bottom part is the Grain group. Next are the Vegetable and the Fruit groups. The Dairy and the Proteins groups are tied at the third part of the pyramid. The group at the uppermost part of the pyramid is made up of sweets, fats, and oils. The Food Pyramid can help you choose from a variety of foods so you get the nutrients you need, and the suggested serving sizes can help you control the amount of calories, fat, or sugar in your diet. It is recommended that we must take at least 6 up to 11 servings of Grains group every day. The foods in Vegetables and Fruits group are rich in nutrients. Many are excellent sources of vitamin A and vitamin C．  The Food Pyramid suggests 3 to 5 servings of vegetables each day. Products like cheese, yogurt, and milk belong to the Dairy group. One must have at least 2 servings of foods in this group every day. Proteins products can come from various sources like fish, beef, pork and chicken. Eggs also belong to this food group. We should take 2-3 servings of foods in this group. 14．What is the Food Pyramid? A．It’s a famous building in the USA． B．It’s a kind of delicious food in the USA, C．It’s a tool to help make healthy food choices. D．It’s a kind of delicious food in Egypt. 15．How many groups is the Food Pyramid made up of? A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven. 16．What is at the bottom part of the pyramid? A．Grains. B．Vegetables. C．The Dairy. D．The Fruit. 17．The Food Pyramid can help us do the following except________. A．controlling the amount of diet B．making healthy food choices C．telling us the nutrients we need D．showing how to cook eggs C We know that AI is not a real human. However, it seems many of us can’t help treating it like one. In a survey of 2000 people in the US. 48 percent believed we should have good manners when talking to AI, said The New York Post. Scientists at the Imperial College London in the UK have made a similar discovery recently. They found that humans tend (往往会) to treat AI as human beings, showing sympathy (同情) toward them and even protecting them, Science Daily reported. In their experiment, the scientists invited 244 volunteers to play an online ball game with an AI bot. A make-believe volunteer also took part, and sometimes left out the AI on purpose by passing the ball only to human players. As the scientists watched the game, they discovered that most of the time the volunteers tried to fix the unfairness (不公平) toward the bot by giving it the ball more often. The finding is in line with the ideas of Media Equation Theory, the scientists said in their papers. Developed in the 1990s by scientists at Stanford University in the US, the theory suggests we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places, rather than just seeing them as tools. An example is Replika, an AI chatbot created in 2017. It has about 2 million users worldwide. “Your Replika will always be your side no matter what you are up to,” reads its official website. But the AI’s support turned dangerous when it encouraged Jaswant Singh Chail, a young man in the UK, to carry out his plan to kill the Queen of England. Chail tried to do so in December 2021, but he was stopped in time. However, he was still put in prison. Companies should avoid making AI too human-like in their design, advised the scientists at Imperial College London. This can help people tell the difference between virtual and real communication. 18．Which of the following is TRUE based on Media Equation Theory? A．Humans always treat AI as tools. B．Humans often reply to AI as to real people. C．Humans should make AI less human-like. D．Humans tried to fix unfairness in the game. 19．What does the author want to tell us by mentioning “Replika” in the article? A．AI has educational advantages. B．AI can influence humans in some ways. C．AI is designed for some purposes. D．AI can’t be used in social communication. 20．What can be inferred (推断) from the article? A．AI always has bad influence on humans. B．Nearly half people in the US treat AI politely. C．Treating AI more carefully is a must for humans. D．Companies won’t make AI as friends any more. 21．The following sentence can best be put at the end of ________. While this could make humans and AI work better as a team, it also has risks, especially when AI bots are designed to act like “friends” to people. A．Paragraph 2 B．Paragraph 3 C．Paragraph 4 D．Paragraph 5 D Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you? It turns out that this isn’t just an expression. A study from the University of California and Yale University has found that you and your friends have more genes (基因) in common than strangers do. Researchers looked at the genes of 1,932 people and compared unrelated friends’ genes and unrelated strangers’ genes. They found that friends have about 1% of genes that match. “1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson (外行), but to geneticists (遗传学家) it is a large number,” Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University said. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you. So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution (进化) that brings you together. “People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes,” researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar susceptibility (易感性) to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive. Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other. With these findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can help tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes. So, here is a question for you: Would you like to take this test and know in advance (提前) who your friends are going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge? 22．From the passage, we know that our friends ________. A．look like our cousins B．share about 1% of genes with us C．feel close to our family D．can help us when we feel cold 23．According to the passage, the writer probably agrees that ________. A．we develop our friendship by chance B．our genes decide who we can make friends with exactly C．everyone should take the test called the “friendship score” D．people sharing certain genes have skills and interests in common 24．The writer gives the example of ancient people in Paragraph 5 to ________. A．study how ancient people dealt with the cold B．predict that similar environments lead to friendship C．prove that it is evolution that brings friends together D．explain why ancient people gave each other chances to keep alive 25．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Friendship: Its influence on People and Behaviour B．Friendship: Its Benefits to Teens and Decision-making C．Friendship: Is It Necessary to Be Judged by Time? D．Friendship: Is It Possible to Be Influenced by Genes? 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Learning how to read in English can be a difficult task. But it’s something you’ll have to do on your language learning journey. Reading well in English is useful. 26 . Choose the right materials (材料). There are so many choices! To choose the right reading material, you need to decide what your goal is. And don’t pick a book that is too easy or too difficult. 27 . Be intentional (意图明确). Being intentional means doing something on purpose with a reason in mind. 28 . Save a certain amount time to spend on reading or decide on a certain number of pages you want to read each day. 29 . Reading can introduce you to new vocabulary words. Many words in English are often used together in almost the same way. Read groups of words, or words that go together. It will help you better understand how to use your new vocabulary. Don’t try to understand everything. 30 And that’s OK. It’s more important to get the big picture of what you are reading. You can go back to check words you don’t understand later. We hope these tips can help improve your reading skills. A．Read groups of words. B．You should read word by word. C．These tips are for you! D．You need to set up a period of time to read. E．Choose books where you understand at least 80% of the material. F．While reading, you need to accept the fact that you might not understand every word. G．Leave time to go over your English. 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 31．Give every day a (机会) to become the most beautiful of your life. 32．I really (钦佩) the Chinese athletes for their courage in 2024 Paris Olympics. 33．Developing a reading habit is the (最明智的) decision you have made. 34．The (青少年) take a photo of smiling faces to welcome World Smile Day in May every year. 35．The world is changing (迅速地), and we should keep up with the speed of change. 36．You should be b enough to face difficulties and never give up easily. 37．He has made so much progress in his tennis skill that his coach can’t help p him. 38．Modern Chinese art itself needs new works to keep it a and moving forward. 第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。 important       compare      divide into      suit      by space In modern times, the Baduanjin exercise has changed a lot. It is 39 eight parts, with each part having one movement. It doesn’t need any equipment (设备) and is not influenced 40 , making it simple to learn for people of all ages. For instance, you can practice it comfortably in a small living room or a park. 41 with other traditional exercises like Tai Chi and Wuqinxi, Baduanjin is considered more 42 for beginners because of its softer and easier movements. In fact, some colleges have introduced Baduanjin into their physical education course, providing useful videos for PE teachers and students. Many college students think it is of great 43 for them. 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is used to help people keep the balance of yin and yang. But have you ever 44 (imagine) that one day you can learn herb (药) planting and TCM courses at school? 45 an herb farm was opened in a primary school in Nanjing, more than 30 herbs have been planted. Students there has been guided by doctors from a TCM hospital to tell different herbs and learn plant development, medical value as well as growing herbs. The hospital has also donated over 100 cartoon books about TCM to help draw 46 (child) attention in herbal medicine. TCM courses are introduced to students of all grades in another middle school. These courses cover a basic knowledge of herbs, herb planting 47 cooking with herbs. They give students 48 deeper understanding of TCM, bringing out their sense of 49 (proud) in Chinese traditions and the country’s rich culture. Also in Shanghai, Tongji University has provided foreign student 50 some chances to plant different kinds of herbs. These herbs were 51 (wide) used in Chinese medicine and cooking. By 52 (take) care of the plants, foreign students can get first-hand experience of making herbal medicine from start to finish, and spread TCM culture to their own countries. The herb planting courses at schools and universities across China get students 53 (close) to TCM than before and help pass on the tradition. 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Terrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals. According to the data from WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable (不适宜居住的) environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃. Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bush fires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China. “Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.” 54．What brings down the number of polar bears according to this passage? 55．What forms of extreme weather are mentioned in the passage? 56．Please write another form of extreme weather you know about. What can we do to prevent it? 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 57．Write a letter of at least 100 words according to the given situation (根据以下情境写一封不少于100个词的信，标点符号不占格。信的开头和署名已给，不计入总字数。) 假设你是初三学生李华，在学校举办的国际学生交流活动中结识了一位外国朋友Zoe。随着活动的结束，Zoe即将返回她的国家。为了表达你的友谊和对她的美好祝愿，你决定送给她一份蕴含苏州传统文化特色的礼物。请写一封信，随信附上这份礼物。信中包含以下内容： (1)对这份礼物的简介(包括名称、特点、用途等)； (2)你选择这份礼物的原因。 注意：1.信中不得出现考生姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分； 2.照抄阅读语篇不得分。 Dear Zoe, It was great having you here. ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 试题 第11页（共12页） 试题 第12页（共12页） 试题 第9页（共12页） 试题 第10页（共12页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2025年中考第三次模拟考试（苏州专用） 英 语 （考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分） 注意事项： 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Born in 2000, Sun Yingsha has been given the name “Little Devil (魔王)” by her fans.When she was little, Sun was sensible to the sound of a table tennis ball 1 the ground. Her parents noticed this and encouraged her to try playing. After a few days of training, she found that she really enjoyed it. “I felt I had some 2 ,” she told China Daily. When Sun joined the national team’s reserve squad ( 预 备 队 ) , she was excited and encouraged. Her favourite star was Zhang Yining, and she always 3 becoming a world top player. However, she faced difficulties along the way. At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, she suffered 4 losses because she didn’t win the gold medal in the women’s singles. “I wasn’t well-rounded enough,” she said. “But I learned a lot from those losses.” Since then, she has experienced more 5 , but she never gives up. “Never giving up and having courage can make a good athlete,” she said. “My 6 and dreams keep me going.” At the 2023 Singapore Smash ( 大 满 贯 ) , Sun 7 three gold medals. They’re the women’s singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. She became the first athlete to achieve this. Now Sun’s name is at the top of the women’s singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Sun is happy to see strong players from other countries. “They 8 me to improve,” she said. At a speech to teenagers, she also encourages 9 players to stay focused and keep their love. “If you 10 love table tennis, never give up, no matter what difficulties you will meet, ” she said. 1．A．breaking B．connecting C．hitting D．heating 2．A．talent B．tasks C．tools D．time 3．A．cared for B．suffered from C．worried about D．dreamed of 4．A．future B．huge C．hidden D．expected 5．A．growth B．fun C．failures D．trips 6．A．instructions B．price C．distance D．goals 7．A．praised B．won C．cheered D．shared 8．A．pay B．allow C．push D．find 9．A．foreign B．young C．little D．local 10．A．truly B．suddenly C．thankfully D．quietly 第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Calling all inventors… WE NEED YOUR CREATIVE IDEA To protect our planet for now and the future, we need to encourage everyone to reuse, reduce, and recycle. Luckily, human brains are extremely creative, which is why together-with the LEGO (乐高) Group, we are asking you to design a brilliant invention that gives old objects new purposes. WIN·GREAT·PRIZE All of the entries (参赛作品) will be looked at by our judges, who will choose three winners—one overall winner and two runners-up. The winners will receive… ■A complete LEGO Build ■2 runners-up: A LEGO Classic Lots of Bricks set each. The Challenge Design an invention that re-purposes (赋予新用途) old objects. Draw your invention on a sheet of A4 paper and give it a name. Try to make it as clear as possible what your invention is for and how it works. The judges are looking for creative and bright ideas with a great name and a clear explanation of what it does. How to Enter Ask an adult to take a photo of your drawing and upload (上传) it to theweekjunior.co.uk. There’s a box where you can explain how your invention works and why it will help the environment. Please only send in one entry per person. We look forward to seeing your design. Good luck! The competition opens at 12:01 am on 15 May 2025 and closes at 11:59 am on 15 June 2025. Winners will be selected by the judges who are from the Week Junior, the LEGO Group. 22 MARCH, 2025 THE WEEK JUNIOR    PAGE 3 11．The competition is held to ________. A．find out who is the best designer B．develop children’s creative ideas C．help people to draw inventions well D．encourage people to reuse, reduce and recycle 12．________ should be included when you send your entry. ① A picture of your invention   ② A list of the materials you use ③ A sheet of A4 paper   ④ An explanation of how the invention works A．①② B．②③ C．①④ D．③④ 13．Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement? A．The prizes for the winners are all from the LEGO Group. B．If you want to enter, send your entry to the Week Junior by yourself. C．The first time we can see the advertisement is 15 May 2025. D．The more entries you send, the more chances you can get to win. B The Food Pyramid (金字塔), developed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an excellent tool to help you make healthy food choices. The Food Pyramid is actually made up of six groups. The group located at the most bottom part is the Grain group. Next are the Vegetable and the Fruit groups. The Dairy and the Proteins groups are tied at the third part of the pyramid. The group at the uppermost part of the pyramid is made up of sweets, fats, and oils. The Food Pyramid can help you choose from a variety of foods so you get the nutrients you need, and the suggested serving sizes can help you control the amount of calories, fat, or sugar in your diet. It is recommended that we must take at least 6 up to 11 servings of Grains group every day. The foods in Vegetables and Fruits group are rich in nutrients. Many are excellent sources of vitamin A and vitamin C．  The Food Pyramid suggests 3 to 5 servings of vegetables each day. Products like cheese, yogurt, and milk belong to the Dairy group. One must have at least 2 servings of foods in this group every day. Proteins products can come from various sources like fish, beef, pork and chicken. Eggs also belong to this food group. We should take 2-3 servings of foods in this group. 14．What is the Food Pyramid? A．It’s a famous building in the USA． B．It’s a kind of delicious food in the USA, C．It’s a tool to help make healthy food choices. D．It’s a kind of delicious food in Egypt. 15．How many groups is the Food Pyramid made up of? A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. D．Seven. 16．What is at the bottom part of the pyramid? A．Grains. B．Vegetables. C．The Dairy. D．The Fruit. 17．The Food Pyramid can help us do the following except________. A．controlling the amount of diet B．making healthy food choices C．telling us the nutrients we need D．showing how to cook eggs C We know that AI is not a real human. However, it seems many of us can’t help treating it like one. In a survey of 2000 people in the US. 48 percent believed we should have good manners when talking to AI, said The New York Post. Scientists at the Imperial College London in the UK have made a similar discovery recently. They found that humans tend (往往会) to treat AI as human beings, showing sympathy (同情) toward them and even protecting them, Science Daily reported. In their experiment, the scientists invited 244 volunteers to play an online ball game with an AI bot. A make-believe volunteer also took part, and sometimes left out the AI on purpose by passing the ball only to human players. As the scientists watched the game, they discovered that most of the time the volunteers tried to fix the unfairness (不公平) toward the bot by giving it the ball more often. The finding is in line with the ideas of Media Equation Theory, the scientists said in their papers. Developed in the 1990s by scientists at Stanford University in the US, the theory suggests we often reply to media and technology like we do to real people and places, rather than just seeing them as tools. An example is Replika, an AI chatbot created in 2017. It has about 2 million users worldwide. “Your Replika will always be your side no matter what you are up to,” reads its official website. But the AI’s support turned dangerous when it encouraged Jaswant Singh Chail, a young man in the UK, to carry out his plan to kill the Queen of England. Chail tried to do so in December 2021, but he was stopped in time. However, he was still put in prison. Companies should avoid making AI too human-like in their design, advised the scientists at Imperial College London. This can help people tell the difference between virtual and real communication. 18．Which of the following is TRUE based on Media Equation Theory? A．Humans always treat AI as tools. B．Humans often reply to AI as to real people. C．Humans should make AI less human-like. D．Humans tried to fix unfairness in the game. 19．What does the author want to tell us by mentioning “Replika” in the article? A．AI has educational advantages. B．AI can influence humans in some ways. C．AI is designed for some purposes. D．AI can’t be used in social communication. 20．What can be inferred (推断) from the article? A．AI always has bad influence on humans. B．Nearly half people in the US treat AI politely. C．Treating AI more carefully is a must for humans. D．Companies won’t make AI as friends any more. 21．The following sentence can best be put at the end of ________. While this could make humans and AI work better as a team, it also has risks, especially when AI bots are designed to act like “friends” to people. A．Paragraph 2 B．Paragraph 3 C．Paragraph 4 D．Paragraph 5 D Do you have good friends? Do you sometimes feel so close to them that they are like family to you? It turns out that this isn’t just an expression. A study from the University of California and Yale University has found that you and your friends have more genes (基因) in common than strangers do. Researchers looked at the genes of 1,932 people and compared unrelated friends’ genes and unrelated strangers’ genes. They found that friends have about 1% of genes that match. “1% of genes may not sound like much to the layperson (外行), but to geneticists (遗传学家) it is a large number,” Professor Nicholas Christakis of Yale University said. In fact, this is the same amount of genes you share with your fourth cousins, those who have the same great-great-great grandparents as you. So do you happen to become friends with people who share your genes? Not at all. In fact, it is evolution (进化) that brings you together. “People who share certain genes also share skills and have similar likes and dislikes,” researchers said. In ancient times, it was important that people who were alike stayed together. For example, people who had a similar susceptibility (易感性) to the cold were more likely to help each other build a fire, giving them a better chance to stay alive. Researchers also found that among all the genes studied, those producing a change in sense of smell were the most similar in friends. This is probably because people who smell things in the same way are more easily drawn to similar environments. For example, people who like the smell of coffee may hang out at cafes more often and as a result are more likely to meet and become friends with each other. With these findings, the team has developed an interesting test called the “friendship score”. It can help tell how big the chances are that two people will be friends by studying their genes. So, here is a question for you: Would you like to take this test and know in advance (提前) who your friends are going to be, or would you still prefer to learn about it by yourself and let time be the judge? 22．From the passage, we know that our friends ________. A．look like our cousins B．share about 1% of genes with us C．feel close to our family D．can help us when we feel cold 23．According to the passage, the writer probably agrees that ________. A．we develop our friendship by chance B．our genes decide who we can make friends with exactly C．everyone should take the test called the “friendship score” D．people sharing certain genes have skills and interests in common 24．The writer gives the example of ancient people in Paragraph 5 to ________. A．study how ancient people dealt with the cold B．predict that similar environments lead to friendship C．prove that it is evolution that brings friends together D．explain why ancient people gave each other chances to keep alive 25．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A．Friendship: Its influence on People and Behaviour B．Friendship: Its Benefits to Teens and Decision-making C．Friendship: Is It Necessary to Be Judged by Time? D．Friendship: Is It Possible to Be Influenced by Genes? 第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Learning how to read in English can be a difficult task. But it’s something you’ll have to do on your language learning journey. Reading well in English is useful. 26 . Choose the right materials (材料). There are so many choices! To choose the right reading material, you need to decide what your goal is. And don’t pick a book that is too easy or too difficult. 27 . Be intentional (意图明确). Being intentional means doing something on purpose with a reason in mind. 28 . Save a certain amount time to spend on reading or decide on a certain number of pages you want to read each day. 29 . Reading can introduce you to new vocabulary words. Many words in English are often used together in almost the same way. Read groups of words, or words that go together. It will help you better understand how to use your new vocabulary. Don’t try to understand everything. 30 And that’s OK. It’s more important to get the big picture of what you are reading. You can go back to check words you don’t understand later. We hope these tips can help improve your reading skills. A．Read groups of words. B．You should read word by word. C．These tips are for you! D．You need to set up a period of time to read. E．Choose books where you understand at least 80% of the material. F．While reading, you need to accept the fact that you might not understand every word. G．Leave time to go over your English. 第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） 第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。 31．Give every day a (机会) to become the most beautiful of your life. 32．I really (钦佩) the Chinese athletes for their courage in 2024 Paris Olympics. 33．Developing a reading habit is the (最明智的) decision you have made. 34．The (青少年) take a photo of smiling faces to welcome World Smile Day in May every year. 35．The world is changing (迅速地), and we should keep up with the speed of change. 36．You should be b enough to face difficulties and never give up easily. 37．He has made so much progress in his tennis skill that his coach can’t help p him. 38．Modern Chinese art itself needs new works to keep it a and moving forward. 第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。 important       compare      divide into      suit      by space In modern times, the Baduanjin exercise has changed a lot. It is 39 eight parts, with each part having one movement. It doesn’t need any equipment (设备) and is not influenced 40 , making it simple to learn for people of all ages. For instance, you can practice it comfortably in a small living room or a park. 41 with other traditional exercises like Tai Chi and Wuqinxi, Baduanjin is considered more 42 for beginners because of its softer and easier movements. In fact, some colleges have introduced Baduanjin into their physical education course, providing useful videos for PE teachers and students. Many college students think it is of great 43 for them. 第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is used to help people keep the balance of yin and yang. But have you ever 44 (imagine) that one day you can learn herb (药) planting and TCM courses at school? 45 an herb farm was opened in a primary school in Nanjing, more than 30 herbs have been planted. Students there has been guided by doctors from a TCM hospital to tell different herbs and learn plant development, medical value as well as growing herbs. The hospital has also donated over 100 cartoon books about TCM to help draw 46 (child) attention in herbal medicine. TCM courses are introduced to students of all grades in another middle school. These courses cover a basic knowledge of herbs, herb planting 47 cooking with herbs. They give students 48 deeper understanding of TCM, bringing out their sense of 49 (proud) in Chinese traditions and the country’s rich culture. Also in Shanghai, Tongji University has provided foreign student 50 some chances to plant different kinds of herbs. These herbs were 51 (wide) used in Chinese medicine and cooking. By 52 (take) care of the plants, foreign students can get first-hand experience of making herbal medicine from start to finish, and spread TCM culture to their own countries. The herb planting courses at schools and universities across China get students 53 (close) to TCM than before and help pass on the tradition. 第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 Terrible weather events are harming the planet, and experts warn of even greater results to come. The sea ice loss and the Arctic ice melting (融化) caused by climate change have increased much in the last ten years. So they have pushed down the number of polar bears and seals while polar bears depend on sea ice for hunting seals. According to the data from WMO, temperatures on the Antarctica (南极洲) just hit 18.3℃, which is higher than the record of 17.59℃ in March, 2015. Moreover, temperatures in this area have warmed about 3℃ over the last 50 years. Although such temperatures might be considered pleasant for a picnic or a hiking trip, this is the Antarctica we are talking about. It is home to the most inhospitable (不适宜居住的) environment on the planet because it is supposed to be an extremely cold place. In fact, the average temperature of the continent’s central area is -57℃. Besides, many places are experiencing the extreme weather. Australia is undergoing its worst drought (干旱) since the 1930s, leaving bush fires burning so long and causing many deaths. Meanwhile in Europe, crops in the northwest are suffering the driest weather in the past 80 years. Recently West Texas in America has also gone through its worst drought in more than 70 years, while floods have hit Eastern and Southern China. “Climate change is bad for us human beings, which causes direct health problems. I’m afraid there will be more common events like the one that 30,000 to 50,000 persons died in Europe in 2003 due to the heat wave there,” Professor Schwartz said. “It will also cause more air pollution, diseases and lack of clean water and so on.” 54．What brings down the number of polar bears according to this passage? 55．What forms of extreme weather are mentioned in the passage? 56．Please write another form of extreme weather you know about. What can we do to prevent it? 第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 57．Write a letter of at least 100 words according to the given situation (根据以下情境写一封不少于100个词的信，标点符号不占格。信的开头和署名已给，不计入总字数。) 假设你是初三学生李华，在学校举办的国际学生交流活动中结识了一位外国朋友Zoe。随着活动的结束，Zoe即将返回她的国家。为了表达你的友谊和对她的美好祝愿，你决定送给她一份蕴含苏州传统文化特色的礼物。请写一封信，随信附上这份礼物。信中包含以下内容： (1)对这份礼物的简介(包括名称、特点、用途等)； (2)你选择这份礼物的原因。 注意：1.信中不得出现考生姓名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分； 2.照抄阅读语篇不得分。 Dear Zoe, It was great having you here. _______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 / 10 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$