2025年江苏省扬州市宝应县中考二模英语试题

2025年初三“二模”测试试卷

英语

2025. 05

（考试时间100分钟 满分120分）

第一部分 选择题（60分）

一、单项选择（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案.

1. —It’s too hard! I won’t try ________ second time.

—Don’t lose heart. Failure is ________ mother of success. I’m sure you will make it.

A. a; the B. the; \ C. a; \ D. the; the

2. ________ is in the classroom. All the students are having a meeting in the hall.

A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Nobody D. Everybody

3. ________ my mum ________ my dad has gone to work. I am left alone at home.

A. Either; or B. Neither; nor C. Not only; but also D. Both; and

4. —Dad, how do you like this rap song? It’s my favourite.

—I prefer classical music. Rap music is really ________ my understanding.

A. over B. past C. against D. beyond

5. Homemade cookies are usually not as ______ as store-bought ones.

A. sweet B. sweeter C. sweetest D. the sweetest

6. With the new lock, you ________ search for keys in your bag any more. Isn’t it cool?

A. can’t B. needn’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

7. It’s 8 o’clock now! ________ you have the proper excuse, your teacher must be angry with you.

A. Since B. After C. Unless D. Because

8. Regular exercise and a healthy diet can ________ many diseases, such as heart problems.

A. provide B. produce C. protect D. prevent

9. When meeting a problem, you’d better try to ________ but not complain about it.

A. turn it out B. take it out C. work it out D. put it out

10. —I haven’t seen you for a long time. Mr. Wang.

—Yes. I________ as a volunteer (志愿者) teacher in Xinjiang for two years. I just came back last month.

A. work B. worked C. have worked D. was working

11. Fresh vegetables ________ every day in the Farmer’s Market and they are quite popular.

A. are provided B. provide C. will be provided D. will provide

12. —Sorry, I can’t hear what you say clearly. I ________ a basketball competition outside.

—Well, I will call you later.

A. watch B. watched C. am watching D. will watch

13. —I want to know ________ at a low price.

—You can book one through our official APP.

A. how I can buy the train ticket B. how can I buy the train ticket

C. when I can buy the train ticket D. when can I buy the train ticket

14. As the saying goes, “________.” My cousin has realized his dream after years of hard work.

A. No pain no gain B. Many hands make light work

C. Practice makes perfect D. Put all your eggs in one basket

15. —Home is always the warmest place.

—________ East or west, home is the best.

A I don’t think so. B. I’m afraid not. C. I hope not. D. I couldn’t agree more.

二、完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分）

阅读下列短文, 从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

Bruce loves music because it makes him feel easy. He is shy, and making friends has been ____16____ for him. That’s why his mother asked him to take the ____17____ this year. “You’d better not sit there with your headphones on,” she told him.

Bruce nodded. But the moment he sat on the bus, he ____18____ his headphones and closed his eyes. He was soon lost in a song of his favorite band, the Blue-Bob. ____19____, he sensed someone around him. He opened his eyes and saw a boy from his ____20____.

“Hey, Bruce? I’m Mike,” the boy said. “I think we both take the music class. Did I hear ____21____ singing a song by the Blue-Bob just now?”

“Uh, no,” Bruce’s face turned red, “That wasn’t me.” Mike looked a little ____22____. Without saying anything, he went away.

For the next few days, Bruce kept asking himself why he had ____23____ to Mike. “Maybe he also loves the

Blue-Bob. Maybe he was just being ____24____,” he thought. So when they saw each other on the bus the next day, Bruce ____25____ to wear a smile on his face.

“Hi, Bruce,” Mike said. “I can hear your ____26____ every day, and you have such a good taste.”

Bruce’s eyes lit up. “Don’t you think the songs are too ____27____?” he asked. “Not at all” Mike answered. “I love songs of the past too. My grandpa is really into music, and he has ____28____ me to sing many of them.”

Bruce listened as Mike talked about his favorite songs. And they shared the headphones, singing softly along with the music ____29____ Bruce got off at his stop.

“See you tomorrow!” Mike said.

Bruce waved goodbye. “I must tell Mom how I ____30____ Mike and we had the best time...with headphones on,” he smiled to himself.

16. A. funny B. hard C. boring D. relaxing

17. A. car B. taxi C. bus D. train

18. A. put on B. took away C. paid for D. gave up

19. A. Actually B. Luckily C. Naturally D. Suddenly

20. A. story B. grade C. lab D. dream

21. A. you B. her C. him D. them

22. A. worried B. excited C. tired D. surprised

23. A. shouted B. written C. lied D. pointed

24. A. patient B. honest C. proud D. friendly

25. A. agreed B. managed C. refused D. learned

26. A. music B. news C. name D. ideas

27. A. sad B. old C. slow D. serious

28. A. chosen B. allowed C. taught D. ordered

29. A. if B. after C. until D. although

30. A. met B. invited C. caught D. followed

三、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题2分, 计30分）

阅读下列内容, 从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案.

A

I’m Patrick Williams, from Suzhou Student Post. This is the column (栏目) where you can tell me what you