江苏苏州园区西附初中2025-2026学年第二学期限时练习初三年级英语学科（6月）

2025-2026学年第二学期限时练习 初三年级英语学科 2026年6月 一、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 Friendship is a close bond (关系) between two or more people. Friendships are built on trust, respect, and shared ____1____ and experiences, but it’s not always easy to develop or keep friendships. You should understand the importance of social connection in your life and ____2____ you can do to develop lifelong friendships. Good friends are always there for you—they’re the ones you can ____3____, no matter what. Friends are an important part of life, and they can have a big influence on your happiness. Research has even shown that adults with ____4____ social connections have a reduced risk (风险) of many health problems, including high blood pressure and depression. ____5____, studies have found that older people who have meaningful relationships and social support are likely to live longer than the others with fewer connections. So it’s ____6____ that friendships are good for your body and mind. Many people find it hard to develop new friendships or keep friendships. Friendships are thought to be less important than things like work, education, or caring for children or parents. You and your friends may have become ____7____ because of changes in your lives or interests. Or maybe you’ve moved away. There are plenty of ways to make new friends. To ____8____ new people who might become your friends, you have to go to places where others are gathered. The more your efforts, the greater your possible ____9____. You could join a club or organization connected with one of your interests, or volunteer for a cause that you’re excited about. You could also ____10____ go to your neighbours, and invite them to have fun together. In a word, whatever situation you face, don’t be afraid to make some new friends. 1. A. abilities B. interests C. gifts D. moods 2. A. how B. when C. why D. what 3. A. carry on B. take on C. depend on D. hold on 4. A. close B. common C. boring D. weak 5. A. Instead B. However C. In all D. In fact 6. A. clear B. proper C. necessary D. basic 7. A. deep B. strange C. awful D. pleasant 8. A. admire B. notice C. meet D. mention 9. A. success B. attention C. care D. support 10. A. mainly B. nearly C. finally D. simply 二、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 A Totally Wild Hotel WHERE: Kenya, Africa WHY IT'S SPECIAL: Ever have the feeling you're being watched? That's because a giraffe might be at your hotel window! The hotel is home to about 10 Rothschild's giraffes that walk around the house. Some of the giraffes may stick their heads into your bedroom window or eat right off the breakfast table. Mpingo and Olerai, two of the youngest giraffes, are sometimes seen playfully running through the national park next to the hotel. THINGS TO DO IN KENYA Cheer on camels—some running the wrong way—at the Camel Derby (比赛) in the town of Maralal. Go to see lions, zebras, leopards, and elephants in Maasai Park near the border (边境)with Tanzania. Bird-watch by Lake Nakuru, where thousands of bright pink flamingos (火烈鸟)get together each year. Walk through historic Lamu Old Town to see 700-year-old houses made partly of coral stone. 11. What is special about the Totally Wild Hotel in Kenya? A. It is in the middle of Texas. B. It has 700-year-old coral stone houses. C. It is the same size as the state of Texas. D. Guests may see giraffes at the hotel window. 12. Which activity can you do if you visit Lake Nakuru? A. Watch camels running in a race. B. Walk through old coral stone houses. C. Bird-watch pink flamingos. D. See elephants covering themselves in red soil. 13. What can we learn from the passage? A. Lamu Old Town has houses made of wood only. B. Maasai Park is not far from the border with Tanzania. C. The Totally Wild Hotel is home to about 12 giraffes. D. The elephants in Tsavo East National Park have red skin. B Do you know the sun’s warmth is a kind of useful energy? Want to try using it yourself? Let’s do a cool project—making a solar tower! You can try this project at home. You just need some tapes, a pin (别针), paper, three cans and two big thick books. Now, we’re going to build the solar tower. First, make a pinwheel (纸风车) with a piece of paper. In the second stage, cut off the tops and bottoms of the cans, place the cans on top of each other and stick them together. Next, use a pin to connect the pinwheel with the tower. Finally, put the can tower on top of the books, which are 5 cm apart from each other. So there’s a gap (间隔) at the bottom, allowing the air to enter the tower. Now, all we have to do is to set the whole thing near a window, where there’s direct sunlight. When the sun shines on the tower, it gets hot and warms the air in it. The warmer air moves upward through the tower and makes the pinwheel turn around as it passes by. Then cooler air comes in through the gap from the bottom of the tower, gets heated up, and rises, so the cycle goes on. This is how it works. How amazing! So next time you feel the warm sun on your face, remember that it’s more than just a nice feeling—sunlight is a powerful and useful source of energy. 14. Which step comes FIRST in building the solar tower? A. Connect the pinwheel to the tower. B. Make a pinwheel with paper. C. Stick the cans together. D. Place the tower on books. 15. Why do we leave a gap between the two books? A. To stop the tower from falling off. B. To stop the books from heating up. C. To make the air get into the tower. D. To make the air get out of the tower. 16. How does the air travel through the tower? (for warm air; for cold air) A. B. C. D. 17. Which is the correct order of the passage structure? A. ①Introduction→②Steps→③Materials→④Principle (原理) →⑤Conclusion B. ①Principle→②Materials→③Steps→④Conclusion→⑤Introduction C. ①Introduction→②Materials→③Steps→④Principle→⑤Conclusion D. ①Materials→②Introduction→③Steps→④Conclusion→⑤Principle C Charlotte Bauer has been ill since she was two years old. Her mother’s best friend, Katie Wade-Neser, wanted to celebrate Charlotte’s fifth birthday in a special way. “Charlotte is the daughter of my best friend. I’m just writing this and thinking about how sweet she is,” Katie wrote on the Internet. “Her fifth birthday is coming up, and I want the Bauer family to feel loved and supported. More than anything, I want them to know that Charlotte has touched many lives.” Katie asked each of her followers on the Internet to write Charlotte a birthday card. Inside, she required that they include an act of kindness that they perform (执行) in the name of Charlotte. On 23 May 2023, Katie brought over more than 130 letters and packages to Charlotte’s home. Charlotte’s mother, Jenna, said that the family opened the cards together and read them aloud to Charlotte. It took them weeks to go through them all. “We read every letter to her, and she makes happy sounds and smiles,” Jenna said. “You can see that she really loves and can feel the love. It really touches her and all of us.” Jenna especially was grateful for the acts of service that people had been performing for one another because of her daughter. “It’s been really special to see how much Charlotte has touched our lives and changed our hearts, and then to see the influence she has had on so many people,” Jenna said. “We have been changed by everyone who has reached out to us in love because of Charlotte. It’s just been an amazing thing to be a witness (见证).” 18. What did Katie ask her followers to write on Charlotte’s birthday card? A. Sweet birthday greetings for Charlotte’s fifth birthday. B. Nice memories of playing with Charlotte. C. An act of kindness performed in Charlotte’s honour. D. Encouraging words for Charlotte’s family and her recovery. 19. How did Charlotte’s family reply to the cards? A. They sent thank-you messages to every sender. B. They stored all the cards in a beautiful box. C. They posted the cards online with Katie’s help. D. They read each card aloud to Charlotte. 20. What is the main idea of this passage? A. The importance of good friends. B. The celebration of Charlotte’s fifth birthday. C. Charlotte’s influence on her family and others. D. The power of social media in connecting people. 21. What can we learn from Charlotte’s birthday story? A. Kindness can bring people warmth. B. Birthdays need expensive gifts. C. Social media is not useful. D. Friends must meet on birthdays. D Music is beauty in sounds. Why not make your own music with the help of AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) can do many different things. From controlling the lights in our homes to helping us order pizzas, it seems there aren’t many more uses for AI than we already have. However, can AI make music like human beings? Thanks to a team of Swiss scientists, AI may soon be able to come up with music especially for us. Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a computer algorithm (算法), the “Deep Artificial composer” (DAC), which can create original music all by itself. Florian Colombo, an EPFL scientist who helped create the DAC, said that AI could produce complete melodies (旋律), with a beginning and an end. At present, the DAC is only able to produce several pieces of traditional Irish folk music, but it’s hoped that it will be able to create songs based on any type of music in the end. To “teach” the DAC, the scientists trained it to “listen” to over 2,000 different folk songs. Based on this input (输入), the AI taught itself how to compose music, from getting the pitch (音高) and timing right, to choosing the right notes. This process is still in its early stages, with the DAC still not producing perfect results, but Colombo told AFP that the AI’s music is still “quite pleasant to listen to.” While the idea sounds very hopeful, we shouldn’t expect the DAC to replace real-life composers any time soon. According to Colombo, the system was designed to produce only simple melodies. So far, it can only create songs based on a single instrument. Colombo said that his purpose in creating the DAC was to help people create their own music, not to have it made for them. His exciting new ideas came from Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart. It’s said that he used to throw dice (掷骰子) to help him pick which notes to use when making new music. “A good composer with creative ideas will never be replaced by an algorithm.” Colombo told AFP. 22. How does the writer begin the passage? A. By sharing different ideas on AI. B. By explaining the meaning of AI. C. By showing the development of AI. D. By presenting the advantages of AI. 23. Why does Colombo mention Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart? A. To express his respect for Mozart. B. To present his achievement on AI music. C. To praise Mozart’s contribution to music. D. To explain his purpose in creating the DAC. 24. What can we learn about the DAC from the passage? A. The DAC was refused by some composers. B. The DAC can’t be used instead of real-life composers. C. Music creation has to depend on the DAC. D. Scientists are amazed at music made by the DAC. 25. Which can be a suitable title for the passage? A. AI is Changing Music Creation B. AI Composers VS Human Composers C. How AI Replaces Human Composers D. Colombo Helped Create the DAC 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。 Have your teachers ever visited your home? Home visits used to be a key way for teachers and families to communicate. ____26____ A recent survey in Zhejiang Province found that 85.5 per cent of 6,200 parents don’t like teachers visiting their homes, CCTV reported. ____27____ Some parents have a strong sense of privacy (隐私), while others find the preparation work tiring. For busy teachers, visiting all their students’ homes can take up too much of their energy and time, too. To solve the problem, schools and teachers in China are trying new ways to communicate. ____28____ During these meetings, teachers give a 30-minute summary (总结) and then have one-on-one meetings with each parent for 15-20 minutes. This makes communication clearer and focuses more on what’s truly important. Wang’s school has also set up a parent classroom. ____29____ This programme shows the importance of a peaceful home environment for children and develops stronger relationships between the school and families. Other schools are also trying new ideas. These include meeting in public places like cafés or tearooms. What’s more, Shanghai Municipal Kindergarten asks parents first. ____30____ This method results in “full communication and understanding between home and school”, a parent told The Paper. A. For example, Wang Hongjun, a principal in Shenzhen, holds parent-teacher meetings twice each semester (学期) instead of once. B. Teachers often feel nervous when talking with parents face to face. C. There are several reasons for this. D. Parents certainly say no to home visits. E. It offers group activities and book clubs to support parents’ development. F. But traditional visits are now less welcome. G. If they agree, home visits will take place; if not, communication will happen online. 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. S________ we wanted to help children in poor areas, our school organized a charity fair to raise money last Friday. 32. This kind of meaningful activity was widely ________ (支持) by parents and students, and hundreds of people joined us that day. 33. Each class had a five- ________ (平方的)-meter space to sell books, toys and handicrafts. 34. When we arrived early in the morning, we got everything ready and used some c________ to record the activity. 35. We were very busy and excited, and we didn’t realize the time was r________ out until the sun went down. 36. Everyone worked hard together and ________ (成功) in raising enough money． 37. When we handed the money to the school, we saw a bright ________ (微笑) on everyone’s face. 38. All of us felt that the experience was well w________ having, although we were a bit tired. B) 请阅读下面短文，将方框中单词或短语的正确形式填入答题卡标有题号的横线上。每空格限填一个单词或短语，每个单词或短语只能填一次。 instead of develop force knowledge pick The separation of arts and science in Chinese high schools began in the 1950s. At that time, the country needed more engineers and scientists for national ____39____, so schools divided students into two groups early. For a long time, this system helped train many technical talents but it also had problems. Some students were ____40____ to choose a path they did not like. Others became one-sided: arts students didn’t have science ____41____ and science students knew little about culture. In 2014, China started education reform (改革). The new policy (政策) allows students to ____42____ subjects from 6 (including both arts and science) ____43____ choosing only one fixed direction. This change aims to cultivate (培养) well-rounded students. 五、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，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Recently, more and more Chinese tourists are taking a history or geography book when they travel abroad. When they get to famous ____44____ (place), they hide the book in a quiet corner, waiting for the next Chinese traveler to find it and keep this sharing going. Some of ____45____ (they) hide junior high school history books with pyramid (金字塔) pictures or high school English books with Tower Bridge covers. Others also put small gifts like bags and pens, and even warm notes on the ____46____ (one) page, such as "Seeing your words is like seeing you, and I hope you are fine." In my opinion, this is a romantic experience across mountains and seas. Strangers use a book as a sign to understand each other in a foreign country, bringing unexpected ____47____ (warm) to a lonely journey. ____48____ (look) for the books is like ____49____ treasure hunt. You never know where the next book is ____50____ (hide), what message it has, or what connection you will have with a stranger. Some people say that we have grown up and ____51____ (reach) the faraway places in our textbooks. We read history and geography books many times in class, and they show our interest in the world. Now, we take these books to the world. We not only realize our childhood dreams, ____52____ spread the beauty of Chinese culture around the world. This book and culture sharing, which can touch people's hearts and turn textbooks ____53____ a bridge between Chinese people and different countries, is care across mountains and seas, love passed down through years, and deep love for our country in small details. 六、阅读表达(共3小题；54小题2分、55小题2分、56小题3分，满分7分) 阅读下面的短文，用英语回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 “Imagine that your home is on fire now. You’re only allowed to save one thing. Your family and pets are safe, so don’t worry about them. What is the most important thing you want to save? It can be anything in any size.” Linda Sue Park wrote a book called The One Thing You’d Save. In it, a teacher named Ms Chang invites her students to think of the question above. She wants to challenge her class to name the most important thing to them. Some students know the answer right away. Others come to their decisions much more slowly. And some students finally change their minds when they hear their classmates’ answers. As for the answers, some choose baseball cards or toy animals. One student among them picks a sweater that has been passed down in his family for generations (几代人). Another student chooses a box which holds a lot of memories of his childhood. Even Ms Chang shares with the students her own choice in the end. It is a really thought-provoking (引人深思的) question. As the students are trying to answer it, they discover more about one another and also about themselves. The book is a collection of poems. The writer tells the story through narrative (故事体的) poems. What makes the book so popular is that it leads people to think deeply. The book uses black-and-white pictures to show the objects the students choose. When seeing the pictures, the readers may think of scenes of their homes, the classroom, the communities they live in and more. The pictures offer wordless moments that encourage readers to think more before they move on. Want to know what matters most to the students? Please read this book. 54. Why is the book The One Thing You’d Save popular? _____________________________________________ 55. What's the purpose of the passage? _____________________________________________ 56. What would you save in that situation? Why? _____________________________________________ 七、书面表达(共1题；满分25分) 57. 毕业季来临之际，Teens英语社团将制作毕业纪念视频，现面向全体初三同学征集拍摄内容。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一封邮件，分享你认为值得拍摄的内容。 注意： 1. 词数100左右。开头已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 照抄试卷中的语篇内容不得分； 3. 文中不得出现真实校名和姓名等信息。 Dear chairperson, I’m writing to share my ideas about what to record in the video. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 2025-2026学年第二学期限时练习 初三年级英语学科 2026年6月 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. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. D 二、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将选项填涂在答题卡相应的位置上。 A 【11~13题答案】 【答案】11. D 12. C 13. B B 【14~17题答案】 【答案】14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C C 【18~21题答案】 【答案】18. C 19. D 20. C 21. A D 【22~25题答案】 【答案】22. A 23. D 24. B 25. A 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. F 27. C 28. A 29. E 30. G 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题答案】 【答案】 Since##ince 【32题答案】 【答案】 supported 【33题答案】 【答案】square 【34题答案】 【答案】 cameras##ameras 【35题答案】 【答案】 running##unning 【36题答案】 【答案】succeeded 【37题答案】 【答案】 smile 【38题答案】 【答案】 worth##orth B) 【39~43题答案】 【答案】39. development 40. forced 41. knowledge 42. pick 43. instead of 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. places 45. them 46. first 47. warmth 48. Looking 49. a 50. hidden 51. reached 52. but 53. into 六、阅读表达(共3小题；54小题2分、55小题2分、56小题3分，满分7分) 【54~56题答案】 【答案】54. Because it leads people to think deeply. 55. To introduce the book. 56. I would save a photo album. Because it holds many precious memories. 七、书面表达(共1题；满分25分) 【57题答案】 【答案】 例文： Dear chairperson, I’m writing to share my ideas about what to record in the video. First of all, we can record some beautiful places in our school, such as the library and the playground. These places are full of our wonderful memories. Secondly, it’s a good idea to record some warm moments. For example, we can show how classmates help each other with their studies or cheer for each other in sports meetings. Finally, I suggest recording our teachers’ smiles and their encouraging words. They have helped us a lot during the past three years. I hope my ideas will be helpful. I’m looking forward to the video. Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $