2026年江苏省苏州高新区实验中学九年级下学期第二次模拟测试英语试题

2026届苏州高新区实验初级中学中考适应训练模拟卷 初三英语 2026.05 一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 通读下面短文，从每小题所给的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。 More than twenty years ago, I was just in senior high. My teacher gave our class a ___1___ titled “Advice for the Younger Generation (代)”. It was simple—each student had to ___2___ someone who was over the age of 25, gather enough ___3___ to write a biography (传记) of his/her life and find out what his/her best life advice was. I considered my dad the best choice. I had completely forgotten this until recently when I was visiting my parents’ house. When cleaning out some old boxes, I was surprised to find the ___4___ “Advice for the Younger Generation” assignment (功课) I had done 25 years ago! I read it through and was so ___5___—there was lots of great wisdom. I might not have fully appreciated it when I was in senior high, but at 42, I could see for sure the advice applied to people of all ages. In fact, the first thought that ___6___ my mind was, “Wow, my dad was absolutely right!” Here is the most effective one from my dad’s ___7___—Become the best version of yourself. ___8___ the advice, I left my hometown for further education. Later, I graduated from a top university and eventually realized my dream of working in television. My dad is 65 years old now. Apart from his ___9___ advice, he is now ready to share with me some new tips he has gained. Looking back on my journey of growth, I am grateful for my father’s advice, which has always ____10____ me to move forward towards success. 1. A. diary B. speech C. notice D. task 2. A. interview B. challenge C. name D. introduce 3. A. instruction B. information C. courage D. advice 4. A. exact B. extra C. traditional D. common 5. A. guilty B. scared C. excited D. impressed 6. A. fell off B. came into C. showed off D. made up 7. A. discoveries B. explanations C. series D. suggestions 8. A. Offering B. Following C. Obeying D. Avoiding 9. A. early B. meaningful C. challenging D. detailed 10. A. forced B. expected C. encouraged D. preferred 二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 A Come One, Come All, to the Amazing, Maize Maze! Make your way through a cornfield that has been transformed into a living maze for all ages. Our cornstalks tower 6 feet (2 m) high, making this maze a real challenge! Find a way through the maze alone, or use a whistle to call a trained guide to help you through it. Attention: children under 10 CAN’T explore alone! Over 16: $20 Under 16: half price Save10% if you buy more than one ticket at a time! Take Bus 7 or 36 to Polk Road Self-drive (The signs on McClintock will help you) Word Bank: 1. transform: 改变； 2. cornstalk: 玉米秆； 3. whistle: 口哨 11. Amy, a 13-year-old girl, wants to join the activity with her mother. How much should they pay? A. $18 B. $27 C. $30 D. $40 12. What do we know about the Maize Maze? A. The Maze will be turned into a cornfield. B. There are three bus lines to the maze. C. Mike aged 8 can play the maze game himself. D. High cornstalks make the maze difficult. 13. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To guide players out of the maze. B. To give directions to go to the maze. C. To attract more maze game players. D. To warn players to keep safe in the maze. B ①Take a look at the two shapes in the picture. Which one do you think is “kiki” and which one is “bouba”? This is part of a famous bouba-kiki experiment done in both America and India. ②In the experiment, people were shown two drawings. One had a rounded shape, and the other had a star-like shape. People had to name each of them with “bouba” or “kiki”. Both of these words were not real words in any language and had no meaning. However, 95% of people decided the rounded one was “bouba”, and the star-like one was “kiki”. ③The experiment shows our brains seem to connect sounds with shapes. The researchers believe the results have something to do with the mouth shapes we make when we say these words. Pronouncing “bouba” requires the mouth to make a rounded shape. Other examples of “rounded” sounds are oo in “room” and o in “wrote”. An unrounded mouth shape is needed to make the sound of “kiki”. “Unrounded” sounds require the lips (嘴唇) to be spread apart, like ee in “peek” or a in “had”. ④Another explanation is that letters such as k or t are thought to have unrounded sounds because of their sharp (尖锐的) shapes. Letters like b or g have rounded shapes, so they are considered to have rounded and soft sounds. ⑤Understanding the bouba-kiki effect can lead to its possible use in fields like branding (品牌) and communication. For example, if a toy brand wants to show its softness and friendliness, it may follow the “bouba” effect and choose rounded shapes for the logo and rounded sounds for product names. Similarly, a technology company may turn to the “kiki” effect to show it’s sharp and powerful. So next time you want to design a logo for a school event or name a product, consider whether it feels more like “bouba” or “kiki”! 14. How does the writer begin the text? A. By listing numbers. B. By telling a joke. C. By giving examples. D. By asking a question. 15. Why do people connect “bouba” with rounded shapes? A. Because the mouth forms a round shape when saying it. B. Because it sounds the same as “room” and “wrote”. C. Because it makes people think of soft and friendly things. D. Because the letter “b” has a very round shape. 16. Which brand best shows the “kiki” effect? A. Loops. B. Wubbo. C. Teeki. D. Bugaloo. 17. What is the correct structure of the text? A. B. C. D. C A hundred years ago, it was difficult for people to communicate over long distances. Messages to far-off places were carried on horseback. Then Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph and the Morse code (密码). Morse code is a series of dots and dashes. The dashes are about three times longer than the dots. Here is the code for the letters of the alphabet (字母表). A●— H●●●● O——— V●●●— B—●●● I●● P●——● W●—— C—●—● J●——— Q——●— X—●●— D—●● K—●— R●—● Y—●—— E● L●—●● S●●● Z——●● F●●—● M—— T— G——● N—● U●●— The Morse code also includes codes for numbers and punctuation signs (标点符号). Like texting, it also has groups of letters that stand for phrases. For example, the letters CUL stand for “see you later”. And the famous SOS signal stands for “save our souls”. The electric telegraph could send messages using electricity. The worker at one end used a machine to tap out a special code for each letter of the alphabet. The system changed the tapping into electrical movements and sent them to another place. Then they were changed back into the code at the place. The code was printed on a paper tape which was set on another machine. The worker on the receiving end used the code to change the message back into words. Later, workers learned to translate the code just by listening. Messages can be sent by Morse code using light too. A flashing light can send the same dots and dashes and they can be translated by someone watching. Today Morse code is used mostly by radio operators. Some navigation beacons (导航信标) like lighthouses still identify themselves using Morse code. Pilots flying planes by instrument (仪表) use these beacons to determine their plane’s location. But perhaps the most exciting use of Morse code is helping people with disabilities communicate. There have been cases in which people have learned to communicate using their eyelids to blink messages using Morse code. Or they have used a finger to tap out messages. 18. Why did Samuel Morse invent the Morse code? A. Because there might not be enough horses to carry messages. B. Because modern electronic products were not invented at that time. C. Because communication wasn’t easy for people who lived far away. D. Because it was not easy for people to use the electric telegraph. 19. What does the code “●—●●/●●—/—●—●/—●—” stand for? A. LUCK. B. LOVE. C. LIKE. D. LOSE. 20. Which one is the correct order of sending a message by electric telegraph? ①The code is printed on paper tape. ②A worker taps out a code for each letter. ③The system changes tapping into electrical movements. ④The electrical movements are sent to another place. ⑤Another worker changes the code back into words. A. ②③①④⑤ B. ②③④①⑤ C. ③②①④⑤ D. ③②④⑤① 21. Now people use Morse code in many ways EXCEPT ________. A. sending secret messages using light B. identifying lighthouses on the sea C. helping the pilots locate places D. helping the disabled listen to the radio D Growing up in America as a child of first-generation Chinese immigrants (移民), I was used to straddling (横跨) two worlds. But as I grew older, the Chinese side lost ground, inch by inch. While I happily accepted the bills in red envelopes that adults gave to children for Lunar New Year, I didn’t feel connected to the culture. Before my children were born, I had already decided that I would teach them Mandarin. I felt that they should be able to speak the language of their grandparents, the first language their mother met. Parenting books advised narrating your actions while with your baby, so I started digging out long-buried words: “ball,” “eat,” “sleep,” “play.” However, as this exercise continued, the gaps in my Mandarin became more obvious (明显的). One morning, when my daughter asked “What is the word for ‘arm’?” I panicked. Had I already reached the boundaries of my knowledge? Luckily, these days the ready availability of Chinese language media — from books to television shows to music — is a much-needed tool to parents like me. The first time I stepped into the local library in my Bay Area hometown, I was amazed to find a well-stocked (贮藏量多的) Chinese section. The tale of the Monkey King soon caught my daughter’s imagination. When I see my son chat with his grandfather in Mandarin or when my daughter insists on fish for Lunar New Year, the time spent reading all those books closely feels well-spent. My youngest child recited Li Bai’s “Thoughts on a Silent Night” for the Moon Festival performance at his preschool last fall. For generations of Chinese children, it’s the first piece of literature they memorize. My son’s voice rang out with confidence and his arms swept up to indicate the moon above. Joy and wonder fell on my father’s face as he listened to the familiar poem from the mouth of his grandson: the poem that had been spoken by my father and my grandparents when they were students in China, and by countless boys and girls before that. 22. What do we know about the author according to Paragraph 1? A. She was brought up in an all-English environment. B. She was deeply attracted by Chinese culture when she was a child. C. She once lost her sense of belonging to Chinese culture. D. She preferred Lunar New Year to any other festival. 23. What does the word “panicked” mean? A. happy B. anxious C. excited D. surprised 24. How did the author feel when she realized that her children were very interested in Chinese culture? A. She felt reconnected to Chinese culture. B. She was full of hope for the passing down of Chinese culture. C. She felt that all her efforts to teach them Mandarin had been worth it. D. She thought of her own experience of learning Chinese as a child. 25. What’s the main idea of this article? A. Language plays an important role in passing down family traditions. B. Language and culture can connect people throughout time and space. C. Learning Chinese poems is a great way to deepen your knowledge of the Chinese language. D. Knowing the Chinese language provides you with a better understanding of Chinese culture. 三、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。 Boxing (拳击) has been practiced for centuries—it was even one of the sports in the original Olympic Games in ancient Greece. ____26____ Hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of life participate in the sport every week. But why? The answer lies in the physical, mental and even social benefits boxing can bring. Its help for our body is clear. Whether it’s practicing with a hitting bag or facing another boxer, boxing can be a hard form of exercise and give a full-body workout. ____27____ And it can also increase anaerobic (无氧的) fitness—allowing someone to work out harder, for longer. These can, in turn, positively affect other aspects of physical well-being, like heart health and weight management. ____28____ Boxing can also positively affect someone’s mental well-being. Dr. Jessica Pinchbeck, Senior Lecturer in Sport and Fitness at the Open University, says that boxing can reduce anxiety and sadness. Exercising regularly is already widely known to be good for mental health, but boxing can also bring a sense of focus. There is a third benefit to putting on boxing gloves (手套). Practicing boxing hits can be done alone, of course. ____29____ It also means working with others to train and stay safe. Dr. Gavin Williams, Senior Lecturer in Education at the Open University, says that this teamwork can create a sense of belonging. ____30____ In short, boxing is more than just a sport. It’s good for your body, calms your mind, and helps you connect with others. No wonder it has been popular for so long and loved by so many people. A. It can improve our body strength. B. But boxing is not just a one-person activity. C. So the teamwork can make our society peaceful. D. More recently, boxing has become popular in the UK. E. Thus, boxing helps build deep connections with peers. F. The high requirements of the sport aren’t just good for the body. G. It develops self-protecting skills and builds confidence to protect oneself. 四、词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） A)根据下列句子所给的汉语注释和首字母，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. The ________ (开始) of Spring is the first of China’s 24 solar terms, falling between February 3 and 5 annually. 32. In ancient times, emperors ________ (带领) officials to welcome spring in the eastern suburbs. 33. The custom of biting spring ________ (保持不变) beloved today by many people. 34. Some families also paste spring couplets on their doors and windows, ________ (表达) good wishes for the new year. 35. In China, beating the spring ox ________ (温和) with colorful sticks is believed to bring good harvests and drive away bad luck. 36. The Spring Festival, the first day of the lunar c________ uses a special method to balance lunar and solar cycles. 37. It marks the official start of spring, as temperatures climb and nature gradually awakens from w________ rest. 38. Lichun carries Chinese f________ traditions and best wishes for the future. B) 请阅读下面短文，将方框中单词或短语的正确形式填在横线上。每空格限填一个单词或短语，每个单词或短语只能填一次。 final she fall into enjoy usual Do you enjoy dancing? Many people do. Some of them, however, dance in ____39____ places. Yang Liu, a 24-year-old woman from Guizhou, dances on a piece of bamboo. Yang is an inheritor (继承人) of bamboo drifting (独竹漂). She started to learn bamboo drifting at the age of seven. The girl was always ill when she was very young. To have a strong body, her grandmother brought her into the world of bamboo drifting. The bamboo is thin and slippery (滑). And it is never still (静止的) because it never stops moving in the water. Keeping standing on the bamboo is very difficult. Yang ____40____ the water and got hurt again and again. But with the help of her family and a love for this “cool skill”, the girl could ____41____ stand on the bamboo. But Yang didn’t stop there. She had the idea of dancing on the bamboo drifting. She went on practicing many difficult acts on her bamboo and went through all kinds of difficulties along with it. Now, Yang has made a name for ____42____ as a dancer on the bamboo. She is busy performing this traditional art and she has performed in more than 30 cities since 2023. It’s difficult to get the tickets ____43____ her performance. Thanks to the people like her, Chinese traditional skills pass down from our ancestors (祖先). 五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 “In the past, the things that you knew about China were the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and the Yangtze River, but high-speed railways, 5G and the Tiangong space station are the symbols of ____44____ (today) China.” These are the lyrics of a song ____45____ was performed by a band of foreign students from Nanchang Hangkong University in Jiangxi Province. ____46____ up in 2013, the “Belt and Road” band now has four main members, and all of them are ____47____ students from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (倡议). They are Mnyaga Daniel Rukiko on the keyboard from Tanzania, Abel Jacob Chulu on the bass from Zambia, Isaiah Nyasha Chikomo on drums and Audrey Tanaka Murungweni on vocals (歌唱部分) from Zimbabwe. “Before I came to China, I had heard ____48____ Peking Opera. I like it very much and I’m interested in Chinese music,” said Rukiko, who joined the band in 2015. “We come from countries of the Belt and Road Initiative and we are brought together by music. So our band ____49____ (name) after the Belt and Road,” Rukiko ____50____(continue). He also explained that they liked to mix ____51____ (music) styles from their own countries with Chinese culture during their creative process, and express their love for China through their songs. “I hope that more people will hear us and get ____52____ (know) Chinese culture and the life that we are living here in China,” Rukiko said. Lately, videos of their performances ____53____ (become) widespread on social media, including YouTube and Facebook. “Seeing so many people like our videos, we are really proud of ourselves,” Rukiko added. 六、阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。 In today’s busy world, we often forget to take care of ourselves. A new and fun saying has been popular among young people—“Love you, my old self” since the end of 2025. Here, “old self” is a cute way to talk about ourselves in a friendly manner. It first came from a short video posted by a blogger, who said “I want to eat a pomelo (柚子), but I’m too lazy to peel (剥皮) it.” Yet right after that, she peeled it and enjoyed it herself, saying “Love you, my old self. See you tomorrow!” Life is always challenging. We have to deal with lots of work, stress, and sometimes face difficult situations. When we’re tired from working all day or feel sad, remember to love our “old selves”. How can we do that? It’s not difficult at all, and different roles have their special ways of loving their “old selves”. After a long tiring day at work, a mother can lose herself in a good book first, instead of rushing to do housework. A teacher, busy with giving lessons and grading papers, can attend a short yoga class after school to be ready for the next day. Loving our “old selves” means putting ourselves first sometimes. It’s not being selfish. It’s about knowing that we’re important too. By taking good care of ourselves, we’ll have more energy and be happier. Besides us, this positive mind can also make a big difference to the people around us. When we love our lives, we’re more likely to spread kindness and joy to others. 54. Since when has the new and fun saying been popular among young people? ___________________________________________________ 55. What’s the influence of this new and fun saying according to the passage? ___________________________________________________ 56. What does this new and fun saying remind people? ___________________________________________________ 七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分） 57. 学业压力、人际关系、青春期困惑等问题，让青少年的心理健康面临挑战。我国高度重视青少年心理健康工作，要求学校配备专职心理教师，开展心理健康教育，常以此引导学生关注自身心理状态，学会调节情绪。请以“Mental Health: Just as Important as Physical Health”为标题，写一篇100字左右的英语文章，文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。 要求： 1．分析青少年心理健康的重要性。 2．描述保持心理健康的方法。 3．表达对关注心理健康的看法。 参考词汇：pressure压力，break the stigma打破偏见，prioritize优先考虑 Mental Health: Just as Important as Physical Health Mental health is just as important as physical health, especially for teenagers. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2026届苏州高新区实验初级中学中考适应训练模拟卷 初三英语 2026.05 一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 【1~10题答案】 【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. C 二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。 A 【11~13题答案】 【答案】11. B 12. D 13. C B 【14~17题答案】 【答案】14. D 15. A 16. C 17. A C 【18~21题答案】 【答案】18. C 19. A 20. B 21. D D 【22~25题答案】 【答案】22. C 23. B 24. C 25. B 三、信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 【26~30题答案】 【答案】26. D 27. A 28. F 29. B 30. E 四、词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分） A)根据下列句子所给的汉语注释和首字母，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题答案】 【答案】 Beginning 【32题答案】 【答案】 led 【33题答案】 【答案】 remains 【34题答案】 【答案】 expressing 【35题答案】 【答案】 gently 【36题答案】 【答案】 calendar##alendar 【37题答案】 【答案】 winter##inter 【38题答案】 【答案】 folk##olk B) 【39~43题答案】 【答案】39. unusual 40. fell into 41. finally 42. herself 43. to enjoy 五、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 【44~53题答案】 【答案】44. today’s 45. that##which 46. Set 47. foreign 48. of##about 49. is named 50. continued 51. musical 52. to know 53. have become 六、阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分） 【54~56题答案】 【答案】54. Since the end of 2025. 55. It can make a big difference to the people around us. 56. To love their “old selves”. 七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分） 【57题答案】 【答案】 例文 Mental Health: Just as Important as Physical Health Mental health is just as important as physical health, especially for teenagers. Nowadays, we face heavy study pressure, relationship problems and growing pains. These troubles can easily cause stress and anxiety. Poor mental health will not only affect our daily life and studies, but also harm our physical health in the long run. To keep mentally healthy, we can talk to parents, teachers or friends when feeling upset. Doing sports or hobbies is also a good way to relax. Schools are offering lessons to help us learn to manage our feelings. We should break the stigma and prioritize our mental health. Remember, caring for our minds is just as necessary as caring for our bodies. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $