精品解析：江苏省无锡外国语学校2025-2026学年度第二学期二模考试 初三英语试卷

无锡外国语学校2025-2026学年度第二学期二模考试 初三英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共50分） 一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题；每小题1分，共14分） 1. To get ________ the difficult times, it is of great importance for countries all over the world to work closely together. A. beyond B. through C. across D. against 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：为了度过困难时期，世界各国紧密合作是至关重要的。 beyond超越；through内部穿过、经历；across表面穿过；against反对。根据“To get...the difficult times”可知，此处指度过困难时期，固定搭配get through意为“度过；渡过（难关）”，符合语境。 2. We cannot have a double ________ where we say everybody else must play by the rules, but we do not need to. A. survey B. spirit C. standard D. system 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们不能有双重标准，要求其他每个人都必须遵守规则，而我们却不需要。 survey调查；spirit精神；standard标准；system系统。根据“where we say everybody else must play by the rules, but we do not need to”可知，此处指对别人和自己要求不一致，即双重标准，固定搭配double standard，应填standard。 3. —Andy is in a blue mood in recent days. What happened to him? —Well, everyone has one of those days when ________ goes right. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——安迪最近几天情绪低落。他怎么了？——唉，每个人都有一切不顺利的日子。 考查不定代词。everything所有事情；nothing没有什么；something某事；anything任何事情。根据“Andy is in a blue mood in recent days.”可知，当一切都不顺利的时候，每个人都会心情不好。故选B。 4. The machine can help you ski safely, so you can practise ________ you want without weighing the weather. A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：这台机器能帮助你安全滑雪，所以你可以无论何时想要练习就练习，无需考虑天气。 whatever无论什么；however无论如何；whenever无论何时；wherever无论何地。根据“without weighing the weather”，无需考虑天气状况，天气通常影响户外运动的时间，因此此处强调练习时间的自由性。应填whenever。 5. My mum made a big dinner yesterday, ________ for my 16th birthday. A. exactly B. properly C. specially D. probably 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我妈妈昨天特意为我16岁生日做了一顿丰盛的晚餐。 考查副词辨析。exactly精确地；properly正确地；specially特意地；probably可能。根据“My mum made a big dinner yesterday,...for my 16th birthday.”并结合选项可知，这顿晚餐是特意为“我”的16岁生日而做的。故选C。 6. —Mom, do you mind buying me a new dress? —Oh, sweet. The red one on you looks ________ new. Learn to save money. A. as well as B. as far as C. as long as D. as good as 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——妈妈，你介意给我买件新衣服吗？——哦，亲爱的。你穿的红色衣服看起来和新的一样好。学会省钱。 考查介词短语辨析。as well as以及；as far as就……而言；as long as只要；as good as与……一样好。根据“The red one on you looks … new.”可知，此处应表示和新的一样好。故选D。 7. Alex promised that he ________ himself only if his parents agreed to have some time for him. A. behaves B. will behave C. behaved D. would behave 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：亚历克斯承诺，只有他的父母同意花时间陪他，他才会表现好。 考查动词时态。根据主句“Alex promised”（一般过去时）和从句中的条件状语“if his parents agreed”（过去时态），此处需用过去将来时“would behave”表示从过去看将来会发生的行为。故选D。 8. —Mum, could you tell me ________? —Someone who can make you a better person. A. what makes good friends B. what were true friends like C. who should I ask for help D. who I should make friends with 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——妈妈，你能告诉我应该和谁交朋友吗？——一个能让你变得更好的人。 考查宾语从句。根据“could you tell me ...”可知，此处是宾语从句，从句用陈述句语序，排除B、C选项；由“Someone who can make you a better person.”可知，问句是问和谁交朋友，用who引导宾语从句。故选D。 9. Life is like climbing a mountain. _________ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain. A. Since B. If C. Though D. Unless 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：生活就像爬山。虽然你会感到疲惫，但你会在山顶欣赏到美丽的风景。 Since自从/既然；If如果；Though虽然；Unless除非。分析句子逻辑，前句“感到疲惫”与后句“欣赏美景”构成让步关系，表示尽管累却依然能收获风景，符合Though的用法。 10. The doctor found that the old man was not well enough to ________ such a hard task. A. give out B. put out C. carry out D. run out 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：医生发现老人身体不太好，不能执行这么艰巨的任务。 考查动词短语辨析。give out发出；put out扑灭；carry out执行；run out用完。根据空后的“such a hard task”并结合选项可知，此处指执行这么艰巨的任务。故选C。 11. — You look lovely in this dress, if I ________ say so. — Bill, thanks. You really make my day. A. must B. may C. need D. should 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——请允许我这么说，你穿这条裙子看起来很可爱。——比尔，谢谢。你真的让我很开心。 must必须；may可以；need需要；should应该。根据语境可知说话人正在礼貌地赞美对方，“if I may say so”是常用交际用语，意为“请允许我这么说”，表示委婉地表达个人观点。故填may。 12. —Why does Jim always come first, not me? —Son, remember to ________ your present self to your past self instead of others. A. connect B. contact C. compare D. compete 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——为什么总是吉姆得第一，而不是我？——儿子，记住要把现在的自己和过去的自己相比，而不是和别人比。 connect连接；contact联系；compare比较；compete竞争。根据“your present self to your past self instead of others”可知，此处建议将现在的自己与过去的自己进行“比较”，而不是和别人比。应填compare。 13. —I feel relaxed to be back. How terrible I felt about the crowded places during my trip! —________. I can imagine. A. It never rains but pours B. East or west, home is best C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do D. The grass is always greener on the other side 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——回来感觉很放松。旅行期间拥挤的地方让我感觉多糟糕啊！——金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝。我能想象。 It never rains but pours祸不单行；East or west, home is best金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝；When in Rome, do as the Romans do入乡随俗；The grass is always greener on the other side这山望着那山高。根据“I feel relaxed to be back”可知说话人认为回家比在外旅行更舒适，强调家是最好的地方，应填East or west, home is best。 14. —Could I have your book A Day with Birds, John? —________. I have read it. A. Go ahead B. Go for it C. Take it easy D. Take your time 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——约翰，我能看看你的书《与鸟共度的一天》吗？——拿去用吧。我已经读过了。 Go ahead用于同意对方的请求；Go for it用于鼓励对方去做；Take it easy用于让对方放松；Take your time用于让对方不用着急。问句“Could I...”表示请求许可，答语后句“I have read it”暗示书可以借出。根据语境可知应表示同意。应填Go ahead。 二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Leo hated his name. Every time the teacher called “Leo” in class, he would sink lower in his chair, wishing he could disappear. He thought his name sounded ____15____ and old-fashioned, like something from a black-and-white movie. His classmates had cool names like “Alex” or “Mia”. Leo ____16____ his name made him different—in a bad way. One day, the school asked everyone to bring a family ____17____ for a history project. Leo found an old picture of a serious-looking man with kind eyes. “That’s your great-grandfather Leo,” his grandfather said. Then he told Leo the story: “Your great-grandfather was the first person in our town to build a library. He worked as a carpenter during the day and ____18____ donated books at night. People laughed at him, but he never ____19____. ‘Every child,’ he said, ‘should have books to read.’” Leo was ____20____. He had never known that. Suddenly, his name was no longer a heavy stone. It became a lantern—carrying a story of ____21____ and hope. The next week, the class had to give a short talk about “What makes you you?”. Leo stood in front of the class. He no longer sank in his chair. “My name is Leo,” he said ____22____. “It means being someone who helps others learn. My great-grandfather built a library. One day, I want to build something too—maybe a reading club.” After class, a classmate said, “Leo, that’s really cool.” For the first time, Leo ____23____ when hearing his name. Leo learned that self-acceptance doesn’t come from changing who you are. It comes from discovering the meaning behind what you already have. Everyone has a story. Sometimes you need to listen—and then decide to live it ____24____. Leo finally felt proud of his name. 15. A. popular B. interesting C. strange D. ideal 16. A. believed B. required C. forgot D. reminded 17. A. poster B. photo C. card D. dictionary 18. A. collected B. controlled C. connected D. changed 19. A. set up B. gave up C. stayed up D. put up 20. A. bored B. worried C. surprised D. relaxed 21. A. sadness B. politeness C. carelessness D. kindness 22. A. clearly B. closely C. widely D. angrily 23. A. cried B. shouted C. smiled D. agreed 24. A. toward B. backward C. upward D. forward 【答案】15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述Leo因名字老气而自卑，后通过曾祖父建图书馆的故事，理解名字背后的意义，最终学会自我接纳并感到自豪的过程。 【15题详解】 句意：他觉得自己的名字听起来既奇怪又过时，就像一部黑白电影里的东西。 根据前文“Leo hated his name”和后文“old-fashioned, like something from a black-and-white movie”可知，此处需要一个含贬义的形容词来描述名字带给Leo的负面感受，strange“奇怪的”符合语境。 【16题详解】 句意：Leo认为他的名字让他变得与众不同——但不是以好的方式。 根据上下文语境，此处表达Leo对自己名字的主观看法，believed“认为”符合语境。 【17题详解】 句意：有一天，学校要求每个人为一个历史项目带一张家庭照片。 根据后文“Leo found an old picture of a serious-looking man”可知，此处指带家庭照片参与项目，photo“照片”符合语境。 【18题详解】 句意：他白天做木匠，晚上收集并捐赠书籍。 根据后文“曾祖父是镇上第一个建图书馆的人”的背景故事，以及句中“donated books”为“捐赠的书籍”的修饰关系可知，此处指收集他人捐赠的书籍，为建设图书馆做准备，collected“收集”符合语境。 【19题详解】 句意：人们嘲笑他，但他从未放弃。 根据前文“People laughed at him”和后文他坚持建图书馆的故事可知，此处表达他面对嘲笑没有放弃，gave up符合语境。 【20题详解】 句意：Leo很惊讶。他以前从不知道这些事。 根据后文“He had never known that.”可知，此处表达Leo得知家族故事后的惊讶，surprised符合语境。 【21题详解】 句意：它变成了一盏灯——承载着善良与希望的故事。 根据前文曾祖父建图书馆、捐赠书籍的善举可知，此处指故事里的善良品质，kindness符合语境。 【22题详解】 句意：“我的名字是Leo，”他清晰地说道。 根据前文“He no longer sank in his chair”可知，Leo此时不再畏缩，说话清晰自信，clearly符合语境。 【23题详解】 句意：这是Leo第一次听到自己的名字时露出了微笑。 根据前文同学的认可和Leo对自己名字的接纳可知，此处表达他听到名字时的积极反应，smiled“微笑”符合语境。 【24题详解】 句意：有时候你需要倾听——然后决定向前生活。 根据上下文语境，Leo决定带着名字背后的意义，积极向前生活，forward“向前”符合语境。 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分） A HOW TO COLLECT YOUR PARCELS Check this guide to learn how to collect your parcels. Make sure to follow these steps when you come to the counter! COLLECTION TIME MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9:00 AM-12:30 PM (STAFF) 2:00 PM-5:00 PM (STUDENT) (Closed on Public Holidays) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT Please prepare your physical Student/Staff ID Card/Identification card (IC)/Passport. (Photo or soft copy is not accepted.) - If you are collecting on behalf of a friend, please bring your friend’s Student/Staff ID card along with yours. - If your friend does not have a physical ID Card, they must email to admoffice@xmu.edu.my to authorize you to collect on their behalf. - You may use two ID cards per collection at the most. QUEUE AND ENTRY Queue up and wait for your turn before entering Room 109. VERIFICATION Pass your physical ID card and the tracking number of your parcel(s) to the counter staff. - Parcels that arrive on the same day cannot be collected and must be picked up on the next working day. - Please include your full name and student/staff ID number when shopping online. CHECKOUT PROCESS Advance to the checkout counter to scan your ID and parcel(s). 25. Generally what should you bring to collect a parcel for a friend? A. Two other students’ ID. B. Your friend’s digital ID. C. Your physical ID and your friend’s. D. A printed authorization email to you. 26. When can a student collect a parcel that arrives on Friday? A. At 4:00 PM this Friday. B. At 9:00 AM this Saturday. C. At 10:30 AM next Monday. D. At 3:00 PM next Tuesday. 27. What is the text? A. An advertisement. B. A school notice. C. A travel guide. D. A book review. 【答案】25. C 26. D 27. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一则校园包裹领取指南，详细说明了包裹领取的时间、所需证件、代领要求、排队流程、验证步骤及结账流程。 【25题详解】 根据文中“IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT”部分说明“If you are collecting on behalf of a friend, please bring your friend’s Student/Staff ID card along with yours.”且前文强调需要“physical... ID Card”（实体 ID 卡），不接受照片或电子版。选项D的邮件授权仅适用于朋友没有实体 ID卡的特殊情况，并非一般情况。 【26题详解】 根据文中“VERIFICATION”部分“Parcels that arrive on the same day cannot be collected and must be picked up on the next working day.”；根据“COLLECTION TIME”可知开放时间为“MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9:00 AM-12:30 PM (STAFF) 2:00 PM-5:00 PM (STUDENT)”，周末不开放；学生领取时间为“2:00 PM-5:00 PM”；选项D为下周二下午3:00，属于工作日且在学生领取时间段内，符合要求。 【27题详解】 文章标题为“如何领取包裹”，内容中出现了“Student/Staff ID Card”（学生/职员ID卡）、学校邮箱后缀“@xmu.edu.my”、“Room 109”等信息，表明这是学校内部发布的通知。 B Much information can be conveyed, purely through our eyes, so the expression “eyes also talk” is often heard. Can you recall any experience that further proves this statement? On a bus you may quickly glance at a stranger, but not make eye contact. If he senses that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry about others staring at you that way. Eyes do convey information, right? Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn away his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is showing affection for her. However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uneasy. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. In fact, continuous eye contact happens between lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show love that words cannot express. Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation. 28. What may a person usually do on a bus? A. Glance at a stranger with eye contact. B. Use eyes to talk to a stranger politely. C. Glance at a stranger but avoid making eye contact. D. Talk to a stranger politely after a quick glance. 29. Why is a poor liar easy to be seen through? A. He thinks that he is honest. B. He wants to control the victim. C. He feels uneasy about others’ eye contact. D. He looks straight at the victim for too long a time. 30. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Eyes Can Also “Talk” B. How to Make Eye Contact C. Different Ways of Expressing Thoughts D. The Importance of Body Language 【答案】28. C 29. D 30. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了眼神交流在不同场景下的作用与含义。 【28题详解】 根据文章第二段第二句“On a bus you may quickly glance at a stranger, but not make eye contact.”可知，人们在公交车上通常会瞥一眼陌生人但不进行眼神接触。 【29题详解】 根据文章第六段第二句“A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim...”可知撒谎者容易被识破是因为他直视受害者的时间过长。 【30题详解】 文章第一段首句提出“Much information can be conveyed, purely through our eyes, so the expression ‘eyes also talk’ is often heard.”，随后全文围绕眼睛如何通过眼神交流传达不同信息展开论述，因此“Eyes Can Also ‘Talk’”最能概括文章主旨。 C Laurie had just come home from school when she heard a light hammering sound coming from Grandpa’s study. Curious, she tapped on the door. “Grandpa? Can I come in?” “Just a second!” Grandpa answered. Laurie heard lots of shuffling. “Enter!” Grandpa was sitting empty-handed at his desk, but there were wood shavings everywhere. “Aren’t you supposed to be at school?” he asked. “It’s over at three. What were you doing here?” Laurie said curiously. She saw something wooden underneath a book. “Aha!” she cried, pulling the object out. “What’s this?” “Well, that’s your birthday gift. But now it won’t be a surprise,” Grandpa said. It was a wooden crocodile with a string on the top of its head so the mouth could be opened and shut. “It’s an ancient Egyptian toy,” Grandpa said. “I made this, but if you were a child in ancient Egypt, you might have something similar. Crocodiles were an important part of Egyptian life, and many crocodiles lived in the Nile River.” “The Egyptians depended on the Nile River for many things. It flooded every year, giving much-needed water and nutrients to the land. This made farming easy for the Egyptians. The soft, wet land also made good mud for building mud-brick houses.” “And the river provided the people of the area with a convenient highway for transportation and communication.” “Ancient Egypt was an agricultural society. If you were a little Egyptian girl living about four thousand years ago, your father would probably be a grain farmer. Grains were the most common crop, especially wheat and barley, which were used to make bread and beer—the most typical food and drink.” “Unluckily, children didn’t go to school like you do now. You’d probably spend most days helping your parents. During the harvest season maybe you would bundle wheat up on the farm. Or perhaps you’d be at home, helping to cook or take care of the vegetable garden near your house.” Just then, Mom called from downstairs, “Laurie! I’m home!” “Hi, Mom! I’ll be right down!” Laurie said. “Thanks, Grandpa. I’ll pretend I never saw this,” she said, putting the crocodile back on the desk. “Until next time!” “Until next time! Bye, Laurie!” 31. Grandpa answered “Just a second!” because he wanted to ________. A. clean the floor B. look for a book for kids C. hide the wooden crocodile D. tell a story about ancient Egypt 32. Which is NOT true about ancient Egyptian children? A. They learned how to farm at school. B. They helped to cook at home. C. They helped their parents with the harvest. D. They played with crocodile toys. 33. What is the main purpose of the story? A. To describe a typical day in Laurie’s life. B. To explain how to make wooden toys. C. To tell ancient Egyptian life through a conversation. D. To show the importance of birthday surprises. 【答案】31. C 32. A 33. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，通过爷爷与孙女关于古埃及鳄鱼玩具的对话，生动地介绍了古埃及的农业、尼罗河的重要性以及古埃及儿童的生活。 【31题详解】 根据第二段：“Laurie heard lots of shuffling.”以及后来Laurie在书下发现木制鳄鱼，第五段爷爷说“But now it won’t be a surprise”可知，爷爷当时说“等一下”是为了争取时间藏起做好的木制鳄鱼礼物。 【32题详解】 根据第十一段：“Unluckily, children didn’t go to school like you do now.”，古埃及儿童并不上学。A项说孩子们在学校学习如何耕种，与原文意思相悖。 【33题详解】 文章虽然以Laurie发现爷爷准备的生日礼物为开端，但随后大部分篇幅都是通过爷孙之间的对话，详细介绍了古埃及的尼罗河、农业以及儿童的生活状况。因此故事的主要目的是通过对话讲述古埃及的生活。 D Many concepts that are central to the human experience are abstract, such as relationships, ideas, and time—things we can’t directly see or touch. We commonly use concrete language to talk and think about these things, often through metaphors. Using metaphors is far more than a poetic device of factual statements. A study carried out at Purchase College found that metaphors can frame people’s opinions, thus shaping their reasoning and following actions. For example, describing the effort to stop climate change as a “war” rather than a “race” caused people to feel more urgency about reducing emissions. Another example is the lightbulb metaphor commonly used to describe new ideas, suggesting that new thoughts appear suddenly like a light switch being turned on. However, this metaphor proves that new ideas come effortlessly and are accessible only to a select few geniuses, such as Isaac Newton, who supposedly developed his theory of gravity from a sudden insight about a falling apple. It may lead people to question their capability to have new ideas, and as a behavioral result, people may overlook the role of hard work and constant learning in bringing about change. An alternative way to describe ideas is by comparing new thoughts to seeds that fall on fertile ground and—if cared for—will grow and develop over time. Different from the lightbulb metaphor, the seed metaphor shows an understanding that creating new ideas is a laborious process, which requires time and effort. It also suggests that anybody can be the cultivator of ideas as long as they put their mind to it. The effects of metaphors show how powerful language can be, even though we often don’t realize it. Who’d have thought a simple use of a lightbulb metaphor could influence how we understand the concept of innovation? Given the nature of our metaphorical minds, it is worth asking: are our metaphors suitable? We owe it to ourselves and others to use metaphors properly. These choices—conscious or not—can be helpful or harmful. 34. What can we learn about metaphors from the first two paragraphs? A. They can frame people’s behaviors. B. They can make language more poetic. C. They may develop people’s viewpoints. D. They may use abstract language more often. 35. What does the underlined word “overlook” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. fail to notice B. think highly of C. take pride in D. pay attention to 36. How does the seed metaphor differ from the lightbulb metaphor? A. The importance of natural talent. B. The people’s doubt about creativity. C. The process of producing new ideas. D. The continuous efforts of individuals. 37. What is the author’s attitude towards using metaphors? A. Negative. B. Careful. C. Supportive. D. Respectful. 【答案】34. A 35. A 36. C 37. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了隐喻如何塑造人们的认知、推理与行为，通过灯泡隐喻和种子隐喻的对比，说明不同隐喻对理解事物的影响，强调应谨慎、恰当地使用隐喻。 【34题详解】 第二段“A study carried out at Purchase College found that metaphors can frame people’s opinions, thus shaping their reasoning and following actions.” ，隐喻不仅影响观点，还会进而影响人们的行为。选项A“它们可以构建人们的行为”虽动词搭配与原文略有不同 (原文为shape actions)，但核心含义指隐喻能影响行为，与原文主旨一致。选项C“发展人们的观点”不如A项涵盖“行为”这一关键后果准确。 【35题详解】 第三段上下文，灯泡隐喻暗示新想法来得不费吹灰之力 (come effortlessly)，这导致人们质疑自己的能力，并因此“overlook the role of hard work”。既然认为想法是轻松获得的，自然就会“忽视”或“未注意到”努力的作用。选项A“Fail to notice (未注意到)”符合语境。选项B、C、D均为正面或关注之意，与语境相反。 【36题详解】 第三段与第四段对比，灯泡隐喻：“new ideas come effortlessly and are accessible only to a select few geniuses”；种子隐喻：“creating new ideas is a laborious process, which requires time and effort”，两者核心区别在于对 “产生新想法的过程” 的理解——灯泡隐喻认为是轻松的瞬间灵感，种子隐喻认为是需要时间和努力的过程。 【37题详解】 最后一段“We owe it to ourselves and others to use metaphors properly. These choices—conscious or not—can be helpful or harmful. ”，作者认为隐喻使用不当可能有害，因此主张要“适当地 (properly)”使用，这体现了一种谨慎、小心的态度。选项B“Careful (小心的)”与原文态度相符。 第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共50分） 四、词汇运用（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） (A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。 38. We marked several key ________ (地址) on the map to find the meeting place faster. 【答案】addresses 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们在地图上标注了几个关键地址，以便更快找到会议地点。空格处在形容词key后，需用名词形式作宾语；“地址”的英文为address，由several可知，此处表示多个地址，用复数形式。故填addresses。 39. She repeated that she didn’t mind and acted ________ (满不在乎地). 【答案】carelessly 【解析】 【详解】句意：她反复说她不介意，并且表现得满不在乎。carelessly表示“粗心地；满不在乎地”，符合语境中“她重复说自己不介意，并且表现得满不在乎”的含义，用来修饰动词acted。 40. ________ (定) flights are fully booked on that day—which other day could we go? 【答案】Fixed 【解析】 【详解】句意：那天的航班已经订满了——我们还能选哪一天去？根据中文提示“定”及句意“航班已被订满”可知，此处应表示“确定的、固定的”。形容词Fixed意为“固定的、确定的”，可修饰flights表示“已确定的航班”。句首单词首字母需大写。故填Fixed。 41. No one can predict ________ (是否) or not the strong team will keep winning in the following JSFL rounds. 【答案】whether 【解析】 【详解】句意：没人能预测这支强队在接下来的 JSFL 比赛轮次中是否还能保持连胜。whether or not固定搭配，意为“是否”，这是一个宾语从句，predict后面接宾语从句，表达不确定的疑问。 42. Celia gave up the wonderful chance. It can’t be much ________ (傻的)! 【答案】sillier 【解析】 【详解】句意：Celia放弃了这个绝佳的机会。没有比这更傻的事了！“傻的”对应的英文单词是silly；句中much后接形容词比较级，silly的比较级形式为sillier，因此填sillier。 (B) 根据句意在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 43. There is some ________ (possible) that the oil price will keep falling in the following days. 【答案】possibility 【解析】 【详解】句意：接下来几天油价有可能继续下跌。some后接名词，形容词possible对应的名词形式为possibility（意为“可能性”），there is some possibility that...是固定句式，故填possibility。 44. ________ (science) recent research has drawn great attention to the mental health of teenagers. 【答案】Scientists’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：科学家们的近期研究，引起了人们对青少年心理健康的极大关注。此处需用名词所有格形式修饰名词短语“recent research”，表示“科学家们的近期研究”。“science”是名词，需先转换为表示人的名词“scientist”，再根据语境使用复数所有格“Scientists’”（以s结尾的复数名词所有格直接加’）。 45. While expecting the interview result, he got ________ (patient) and checked his phone again and again. 【答案】impatient 【解析】 【详解】句意：当等待面试结果时，他变得不耐烦，一遍又一遍地查看手机。句中got为系动词，后需接形容词作表语；根据“checked his phone again and again”可知，此处表示“不耐烦的”，需用patient的反义词，故填impatient。 46. It is clear that we have difficulty ________ (success) without hard work. 【答案】succeeding 【解析】 【详解】句意：很明显，不努力的话我们很难成功。have difficulty (in) doing sth.表示“做某事有困难”，后需接动名词形式（in可省略），故填succeeding。 47. People live ________ (peace) with nature, creating a warm and harmonious world. 【答案】peacefully 【解析】 【详解】句意：人类与自然和平共处，营造一个温暖和谐的世界。所给单词“peace”，为名词，此处需要使用副词修饰动词“live”，因此将peace变为副词形式peacefully。 五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 48. —What do you think of the poem? —It’s a little bit long, but anyway, it ________ (read) well. 【答案】reads 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得这首诗怎么样？——有点长，但不管怎样，它读起来很好。此处是描述主语的特征的不及物动词，用主动表被动，时态是一般现在时，主语是it，动词用三单。故填reads。 49. — I ________ (try) my best, but I still failed. — Come on, boy! You should learn to accept the result and keep trying. 【答案】tried 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我已经尽了最大努力，但还是失败了。——加油，孩子！你要学会接受结果，继续努力。根据后句“but I still failed”中的“failed”可知，句子描述的是过去发生的事情，因此前半句的动词“try”需用过去式“tried”，表示“我已经尽了最大努力”。 50. You can’t step into this private garden unless you ________ (allow) to. 【答案】are allowed 【解析】 【详解】句意：除非得到允许，否则你不能踏入这个私人花园。根据“unless you…to”可知此处指“你被允许”，且根据“You can’t step”可知此处应用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为you，be动词应用are。故填are allowed。 51. Our monitor is considering ________ (organize) a recycling event for the Environment Day. 【答案】organizing 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们的班长正在考虑为环境日组织一次回收活动。根据“Our monitor is considering…a recycling event for the Environment Day.”可知，此处考查consider doing sth表示“考虑做某事”。consider后接动词时要用动词的-ing形式，organize的-ing 形式是organizing符合语境。故填organizing。 52. Listen! How sweet the voice is! Who do you suppose ________ (sing)? 【答案】is singing 【解析】 【详解】句意：听！声音多甜美啊！你认为是谁在唱歌？根据“Listen!”可知，此处应用现在进行时，结构是：am/is/are+现在分词，主语Who表示单数，所以be动词应用is，动词sing要变成现在分词singing。故填is singing。 53. What I think is that more and more people ________ (buy) electric cars instead in the future. 【答案】will buy 【解析】 【详解】句意：我认为未来会有越来越多的人转而购买电动汽车。根据“in the future”可知，时态为一般将来时。故填will buy。 54. The heavy rain started at about seven this morning while I ________ (wait) for the school bus. 【答案】was waiting 【解析】 【详解】句意：今天早上七点左右开始下大雨，当时我正在等校车。根据“The heavy rain started at about seven this morning”可知，此处表示过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时，主语为“I”，应填was waiting。故填was waiting。 55. — Where is Andy? — He ________ (not catch) the bus up to now. So he will be a few minutes late. 【答案】hasn’t caught 【解析】 【详解】句意：——安迪在哪里？——到目前为止，他还没有赶上公共汽车。所以他会迟到几分钟。根据“up to now”可知，句子用现在完成时，结构是“have/has+过去分词”，主语是he，助动词用has，与not可以缩写成hasn’t，故填hasn’t caught。 56. City Library is open every day ________ (serve) the public’s reading needs. 【答案】to serve 【解析】 【详解】句意：城市图书馆每天开放，以满足公众的阅读需求。根据“City Library is open every day…the public’s reading needs.”的语境可知，此处表示城市图书馆每天开放的目的，用不定式结构to serve。故填to serve。 57. She ________ (control) by strict family rules last year and couldn’t hang out with her friends freely. 【答案】was controlled 【解析】 【详解】句意：去年她受到严格家规的约束，不能自由地和朋友们出去玩。句中主语“She”与谓语动词“control（控制）”之间为被动关系，应用被动语态。时间状语“last year”提示动作发生在过去，应用一般过去时的被动语态，结构为“was/were + 过去分词”，主语为第三人称单数，故填was controlled。 六、阅读表达（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。 On April 19, the world’s first half-marathon for humanoid robots was held in Beijing. The robot waited beside human runners, starting from the same line. “I saw many robots running. Some were surprisingly fast, others had very lovely designs, and their running styles were quite different,” said Zhang Huihui, who took part in the race. During the 21-kilometer-long race, the robots had to run on two legs. Some even wore running shoes. Each robot was supported by a team of human guides, operators and engineers. They could have their batteries changed during the race. Teams could even use new robots when the old ones could no longer run. There were 20 robots in the race and six of them made it to the end. Tiangong Ultra won the first in two hours and 40 minutes. “It crossed the finish line about 30 minutes earlier than expected,” said Xiong Youjun, CEO of a robot center. “In general, all the robots today could deal with challenges such as turns and speed bumps. We made history together.” “Robots’ completing the race isn’t the finish line. It’s the starting point for the growth of the robot industry,” said Liang Liang, from Yizhuang’s Administrative Committee. Although the robots fell from time to time, the event proved that they could do real-life tasks. Liang added, “Their small steps today will become giant leaps for human technological progress tomorrow.” 58. Where was the world’s first half-marathon for humanoid robots held? _________________________________________________ 59. What did Zhang Huihui say about robots’ running styles? _________________________________________________ 60. Who supported the robots to finish the race? _________________________________________________ 61. How many robots crossed the finish line? _________________________________________________ 62. What did the robots’ half-marathon event prove? _________________________________________________ 【答案】58. In Beijing. 59. Quite different. 60. Human team. 61. Six. 62. They can do real-life tasks. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了在北京举办的世界首场人形机器人半程马拉松赛事，包括比赛过程、结果以及该事件对机器人行业的意义。 【58题详解】 根据原文“On April 19, the world’ s first half-marathon for humanoid robots was held in Beijing.”，马拉松在北京举办，答案从文中直接提取，且根据题目要求答案不超过8个字，应填In Beijing。 【59题详解】 根据原文“their running styles were quite different”，可知他们的跑步风格不同，答案从文中直接提取，且根据题目要求答案不超过8个字，应填Quite different。 【60题详解】 根据原文“Each robot was supported by a team of human guides, operators and engineers.”，可知每个机器人都由人类组成的后勤团队支持，答案从文中直接提取，且根据题目要求答案不超过8个字，应填Human team。 【61题详解】 根据原文“There were 20 robots in the race and six of them made it to the end.”，可知最后有6个机器人完成比赛，答案从文中直接提取，且根据题目要求答案不超过8个字，应填Six。 【62题详解】 根据原文“the event proved that they could do real-life tasks”，可知马拉松证明他们能做真实生活中的任务，答案从文中直接提取，且根据题目要求答案不超过8个字，应填They can do real-life tasks。 七、书面表达（本大题共20分） 63. 人要有目标、有理想，并坚定地追求自己的梦想，这样人生才有意义。毕业在即，你们学校将在下周为九年级的学生举办一场以”梦想点亮未来，奋斗成就人生”为主题的演讲活动，请参考下面提示图，结合自身情况，以My dream为题，写一篇英文演讲稿。 Why do I have the dream? What is my dream? How can I realize my dream? To be a teacher/an engineer? To travel around the world? Personality Ability Experience … 注意： 1. 演讲稿须根据提示图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意； 2. 提示图中斜体部分为非限定性内容，仅供参考； 3. 词数：100词左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数； 4. 文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名等信息。 My dream Everyone should have a dream. Dreams are to give life a hope. If dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that can never fly. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 My dream Everyone should have a dream. Dreams are to give life a hope. If dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that can never fly. My dream is to be a teacher. I love children and enjoy sharing knowledge with them. I want to help students become better and find their own light. To make my dream come true, I will study hard first. I will read more to improve myself. I will also learn to be patient and kind. I will take every chance to practice teaching skills. I believe where there is a will, there is a way. I will keep trying until I achieve my dream. And I’ll hold on to this dream with all my heart. 【解析】 【详解】写作步骤： 【第一步：审题立意】 确定文体：本文是一篇演讲稿，以一般现在时为主，兼用一般将来时表达计划 明确要点：阐述梦想的意义、自身的梦想是什么、为实现梦想的具体行动、表达决心 确定人称：第一人称（I/my） 注意事项：不得透露真实姓名、学校等个人信息，语言需符合初中英语写作规范，语法正确、逻辑连贯 【第二步：构思布局】 三段式结构 1. 开头段：总起句，点明“人人都应有梦想”的观点，用比喻句引出梦想对人生的重要性 2. 主体段：分两层展开 第一层：明确说明自己的梦想（成为一名教师），并阐述理由（热爱孩子、乐于分享知识、希望帮助学生成长） 第二层：具体阐述为实现梦想的行动计划（努力学习、多读书提升自我、培养耐心友善的品质、抓住机会练习教学技能） 3. 结尾段：引用名言升华主题，表达坚持追梦、永不放弃的决心 【第三步：要点展开】 梦想的意义 阐述梦想对人生的价值 Dreams are to give life a hope. / If dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that can never fly. 我的梦想 明确梦想职业+理由 My dream is to be a teacher. / I love children and enjoy sharing knowledge with them. / I want to help students become better and find their own light. 实现梦想的行动 具体计划与做法 To make my dream come true, I will study hard first. / I will read more to improve myself. / I will learn to be patient and kind. / I will take every chance to practice teaching skills. 结尾升华 表达决心与信念 I believe where there is a will, there is a way. / I will keep trying until I achieve my dream. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 无锡外国语学校2025-2026学年度第二学期二模考试 初三英语试卷 第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共50分） 一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题；每小题1分，共14分） 1. To get ________ the difficult times, it is of great importance for countries all over the world to work closely together. A. beyond B. through C. across D. against 2. We cannot have a double ________ where we say everybody else must play by the rules, but we do not need to. A. survey B. spirit C. standard D. system 3. —Andy is in a blue mood in recent days. What happened to him? —Well, everyone has one of those days when ________ goes right. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything 4. The machine can help you ski safely, so you can practise ________ you want without weighing the weather. A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever 5. My mum made a big dinner yesterday, ________ for my 16th birthday. A. exactly B. properly C. specially D. probably 6. —Mom, do you mind buying me a new dress? —Oh, sweet. The red one on you looks ________ new. Learn to save money. A. as well as B. as far as C. as long as D. as good as 7. Alex promised that he ________ himself only if his parents agreed to have some time for him. A. behaves B. will behave C. behaved D. would behave 8. —Mum, could you tell me ________? —Someone who can make you a better person. A. what makes good friends B. what were true friends like C. who should I ask for help D. who I should make friends with 9. Life is like climbing a mountain. _________ you feel tired, you will enjoy the beautiful view at the top of the mountain. A. Since B. If C. Though D. Unless 10. The doctor found that the old man was not well enough to ________ such a hard task. A. give out B. put out C. carry out D. run out 11. — You look lovely in this dress, if I ________ say so. — Bill, thanks. You really make my day. A. must B. may C. need D. should 12. —Why does Jim always come first, not me? —Son, remember to ________ your present self to your past self instead of others. A. connect B. contact C. compare D. compete 13. —I feel relaxed to be back. How terrible I felt about the crowded places during my trip! —________. I can imagine. A. It never rains but pours B. East or west, home is best C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do D. The grass is always greener on the other side 14. —Could I have your book A Day with Birds, John? —________. I have read it. A. Go ahead B. Go for it C. Take it easy D. Take your time 二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） Leo hated his name. Every time the teacher called “Leo” in class, he would sink lower in his chair, wishing he could disappear. He thought his name sounded ____15____ and old-fashioned, like something from a black-and-white movie. His classmates had cool names like “Alex” or “Mia”. Leo ____16____ his name made him different—in a bad way. One day, the school asked everyone to bring a family ____17____ for a history project. Leo found an old picture of a serious-looking man with kind eyes. “That’s your great-grandfather Leo,” his grandfather said. Then he told Leo the story: “Your great-grandfather was the first person in our town to build a library. He worked as a carpenter during the day and ____18____ donated books at night. People laughed at him, but he never ____19____. ‘Every child,’ he said, ‘should have books to read.’” Leo was ____20____. He had never known that. Suddenly, his name was no longer a heavy stone. It became a lantern—carrying a story of ____21____ and hope. The next week, the class had to give a short talk about “What makes you you?”. Leo stood in front of the class. He no longer sank in his chair. “My name is Leo,” he said ____22____. “It means being someone who helps others learn. My great-grandfather built a library. One day, I want to build something too—maybe a reading club.” After class, a classmate said, “Leo, that’s really cool.” For the first time, Leo ____23____ when hearing his name. Leo learned that self-acceptance doesn’t come from changing who you are. It comes from discovering the meaning behind what you already have. Everyone has a story. Sometimes you need to listen—and then decide to live it ____24____. Leo finally felt proud of his name. 15. A. popular B. interesting C. strange D. ideal 16. A. believed B. required C. forgot D. reminded 17. A. poster B. photo C. card D. dictionary 18. A. collected B. controlled C. connected D. changed 19. A. set up B. gave up C. stayed up D. put up 20. A. bored B. worried C. surprised D. relaxed 21. A. sadness B. politeness C. carelessness D. kindness 22. A. clearly B. closely C. widely D. angrily 23. A. cried B. shouted C. smiled D. agreed 24. A. toward B. backward C. upward D. forward 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分） A HOW TO COLLECT YOUR PARCELS Check this guide to learn how to collect your parcels. Make sure to follow these steps when you come to the counter! COLLECTION TIME MONDAY TO FRIDAY 9:00 AM-12:30 PM (STAFF) 2:00 PM-5:00 PM (STUDENT) (Closed on Public Holidays) IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT Please prepare your physical Student/Staff ID Card/Identification card (IC)/Passport. (Photo or soft copy is not accepted.) - If you are collecting on behalf of a friend, please bring your friend’s Student/Staff ID card along with yours. - If your friend does not have a physical ID Card, they must email to admoffice@xmu.edu.my to authorize you to collect on their behalf. - You may use two ID cards per collection at the most. QUEUE AND ENTRY Queue up and wait for your turn before entering Room 109. VERIFICATION Pass your physical ID card and the tracking number of your parcel(s) to the counter staff. - Parcels that arrive on the same day cannot be collected and must be picked up on the next working day. - Please include your full name and student/staff ID number when shopping online. CHECKOUT PROCESS Advance to the checkout counter to scan your ID and parcel(s). 25. Generally what should you bring to collect a parcel for a friend? A. Two other students’ ID. B. Your friend’s digital ID. C. Your physical ID and your friend’s. D. A printed authorization email to you. 26. When can a student collect a parcel that arrives on Friday? A. At 4:00 PM this Friday. B. At 9:00 AM this Saturday. C. At 10:30 AM next Monday. D. At 3:00 PM next Tuesday. 27. What is the text? A. An advertisement. B. A school notice. C. A travel guide. D. A book review. B Much information can be conveyed, purely through our eyes, so the expression “eyes also talk” is often heard. Can you recall any experience that further proves this statement? On a bus you may quickly glance at a stranger, but not make eye contact. If he senses that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable. It is the same in daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry about others staring at you that way. Eyes do convey information, right? Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive. But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn away his gaze, his intentions are obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is showing affection for her. However, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uneasy. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim, since he believes the false idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication. In fact, continuous eye contact happens between lovers only, who will enjoy looking at each other tenderly for a long time, to show love that words cannot express. Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific situation. 28. What may a person usually do on a bus? A. Glance at a stranger with eye contact. B. Use eyes to talk to a stranger politely. C. Glance at a stranger but avoid making eye contact. D. Talk to a stranger politely after a quick glance. 29. Why is a poor liar easy to be seen through? A. He thinks that he is honest. B. He wants to control the victim. C. He feels uneasy about others’ eye contact. D. He looks straight at the victim for too long a time. 30. What’s the best title of the passage? A. Eyes Can Also “Talk” B. How to Make Eye Contact C. Different Ways of Expressing Thoughts D. The Importance of Body Language C Laurie had just come home from school when she heard a light hammering sound coming from Grandpa’s study. Curious, she tapped on the door. “Grandpa? Can I come in?” “Just a second!” Grandpa answered. Laurie heard lots of shuffling. “Enter!” Grandpa was sitting empty-handed at his desk, but there were wood shavings everywhere. “Aren’t you supposed to be at school?” he asked. “It’s over at three. What were you doing here?” Laurie said curiously. She saw something wooden underneath a book. “Aha!” she cried, pulling the object out. “What’s this?” “Well, that’s your birthday gift. But now it won’t be a surprise,” Grandpa said. It was a wooden crocodile with a string on the top of its head so the mouth could be opened and shut. “It’s an ancient Egyptian toy,” Grandpa said. “I made this, but if you were a child in ancient Egypt, you might have something similar. Crocodiles were an important part of Egyptian life, and many crocodiles lived in the Nile River.” “The Egyptians depended on the Nile River for many things. It flooded every year, giving much-needed water and nutrients to the land. This made farming easy for the Egyptians. The soft, wet land also made good mud for building mud-brick houses.” “And the river provided the people of the area with a convenient highway for transportation and communication.” “Ancient Egypt was an agricultural society. If you were a little Egyptian girl living about four thousand years ago, your father would probably be a grain farmer. Grains were the most common crop, especially wheat and barley, which were used to make bread and beer—the most typical food and drink.” “Unluckily, children didn’t go to school like you do now. You’d probably spend most days helping your parents. During the harvest season maybe you would bundle wheat up on the farm. Or perhaps you’d be at home, helping to cook or take care of the vegetable garden near your house.” Just then, Mom called from downstairs, “Laurie! I’m home!” “Hi, Mom! I’ll be right down!” Laurie said. “Thanks, Grandpa. I’ll pretend I never saw this,” she said, putting the crocodile back on the desk. “Until next time!” “Until next time! Bye, Laurie!” 31. Grandpa answered “Just a second!” because he wanted to ________. A. clean the floor B. look for a book for kids C. hide the wooden crocodile D. tell a story about ancient Egypt 32. Which is NOT true about ancient Egyptian children? A. They learned how to farm at school. B. They helped to cook at home. C. They helped their parents with the harvest. D. They played with crocodile toys. 33. What is the main purpose of the story? A. To describe a typical day in Laurie’s life. B. To explain how to make wooden toys. C. To tell ancient Egyptian life through a conversation. D. To show the importance of birthday surprises. D Many concepts that are central to the human experience are abstract, such as relationships, ideas, and time—things we can’t directly see or touch. We commonly use concrete language to talk and think about these things, often through metaphors. Using metaphors is far more than a poetic device of factual statements. A study carried out at Purchase College found that metaphors can frame people’s opinions, thus shaping their reasoning and following actions. For example, describing the effort to stop climate change as a “war” rather than a “race” caused people to feel more urgency about reducing emissions. Another example is the lightbulb metaphor commonly used to describe new ideas, suggesting that new thoughts appear suddenly like a light switch being turned on. However, this metaphor proves that new ideas come effortlessly and are accessible only to a select few geniuses, such as Isaac Newton, who supposedly developed his theory of gravity from a sudden insight about a falling apple. It may lead people to question their capability to have new ideas, and as a behavioral result, people may overlook the role of hard work and constant learning in bringing about change. An alternative way to describe ideas is by comparing new thoughts to seeds that fall on fertile ground and—if cared for—will grow and develop over time. Different from the lightbulb metaphor, the seed metaphor shows an understanding that creating new ideas is a laborious process, which requires time and effort. It also suggests that anybody can be the cultivator of ideas as long as they put their mind to it. The effects of metaphors show how powerful language can be, even though we often don’t realize it. Who’d have thought a simple use of a lightbulb metaphor could influence how we understand the concept of innovation? Given the nature of our metaphorical minds, it is worth asking: are our metaphors suitable? We owe it to ourselves and others to use metaphors properly. These choices—conscious or not—can be helpful or harmful. 34. What can we learn about metaphors from the first two paragraphs? A. They can frame people’s behaviors. B. They can make language more poetic. C. They may develop people’s viewpoints. D. They may use abstract language more often. 35. What does the underlined word “overlook” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. fail to notice B. think highly of C. take pride in D. pay attention to 36. How does the seed metaphor differ from the lightbulb metaphor? A. The importance of natural talent. B. The people’s doubt about creativity. C. The process of producing new ideas. D. The continuous efforts of individuals. 37. What is the author’s attitude towards using metaphors? A. Negative. B. Careful. C. Supportive. D. Respectful. 第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共50分） 四、词汇运用（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） (A) 根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。 38. We marked several key ________ (地址) on the map to find the meeting place faster. 39. She repeated that she didn’t mind and acted ________ (满不在乎地). 40. ________ (定) flights are fully booked on that day—which other day could we go? 41. No one can predict ________ (是否) or not the strong team will keep winning in the following JSFL rounds. 42. Celia gave up the wonderful chance. It can’t be much ________ (傻的)! (B) 根据句意在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 43. There is some ________ (possible) that the oil price will keep falling in the following days. 44. ________ (science) recent research has drawn great attention to the mental health of teenagers. 45. While expecting the interview result, he got ________ (patient) and checked his phone again and again. 46. It is clear that we have difficulty ________ (success) without hard work. 47. People live ________ (peace) with nature, creating a warm and harmonious world. 五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共10小题；每小题1分，共10分） 48. —What do you think of the poem? —It’s a little bit long, but anyway, it ________ (read) well. 49. — I ________ (try) my best, but I still failed. — Come on, boy! You should learn to accept the result and keep trying. 50. You can’t step into this private garden unless you ________ (allow) to. 51. Our monitor is considering ________ (organize) a recycling event for the Environment Day. 52. Listen! How sweet the voice is! Who do you suppose ________ (sing)? 53. What I think is that more and more people ________ (buy) electric cars instead in the future. 54. The heavy rain started at about seven this morning while I ________ (wait) for the school bus. 55. — Where is Andy? — He ________ (not catch) the bus up to now. So he will be a few minutes late. 56. City Library is open every day ________ (serve) the public’s reading needs. 57. She ________ (control) by strict family rules last year and couldn’t hang out with her friends freely. 六、阅读表达（本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过8个单词。 On April 19, the world’s first half-marathon for humanoid robots was held in Beijing. The robot waited beside human runners, starting from the same line. “I saw many robots running. Some were surprisingly fast, others had very lovely designs, and their running styles were quite different,” said Zhang Huihui, who took part in the race. During the 21-kilometer-long race, the robots had to run on two legs. Some even wore running shoes. Each robot was supported by a team of human guides, operators and engineers. They could have their batteries changed during the race. Teams could even use new robots when the old ones could no longer run. There were 20 robots in the race and six of them made it to the end. Tiangong Ultra won the first in two hours and 40 minutes. “It crossed the finish line about 30 minutes earlier than expected,” said Xiong Youjun, CEO of a robot center. “In general, all the robots today could deal with challenges such as turns and speed bumps. We made history together.” “Robots’ completing the race isn’t the finish line. It’s the starting point for the growth of the robot industry,” said Liang Liang, from Yizhuang’s Administrative Committee. Although the robots fell from time to time, the event proved that they could do real-life tasks. Liang added, “Their small steps today will become giant leaps for human technological progress tomorrow.” 58. Where was the world’s first half-marathon for humanoid robots held? _________________________________________________ 59. What did Zhang Huihui say about robots’ running styles? _________________________________________________ 60. Who supported the robots to finish the race? _________________________________________________ 61. How many robots crossed the finish line? _________________________________________________ 62. What did the robots’ half-marathon event prove? _________________________________________________ 七、书面表达（本大题共20分） 63. 人要有目标、有理想，并坚定地追求自己的梦想，这样人生才有意义。毕业在即，你们学校将在下周为九年级的学生举办一场以”梦想点亮未来，奋斗成就人生”为主题的演讲活动，请参考下面提示图，结合自身情况，以My dream为题，写一篇英文演讲稿。 Why do I have the dream? What is my dream? How can I realize my dream? To be a teacher/an engineer? To travel around the world? Personality Ability Experience … 注意： 1. 演讲稿须根据提示图自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意； 2. 提示图中斜体部分为非限定性内容，仅供参考； 3. 词数：100词左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数； 4. 文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名等信息。 My dream Everyone should have a dream. Dreams are to give life a hope. If dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that can never fly. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $