江苏淮安市清江中学等校2026年初三英语模拟练习一

初三英语模拟练习一

班级：________姓名：________学号：________

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共65分）

Ⅰ.单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

1. —Who is the woman in red?

—She is my English teacher. I like ________ very much because she is patient.

A. she B. her C. hers D. herself

2. —What do you usually do ________ Sunday afternoons?

—I usually help my mum do some cleaning at home.

A. on B. at C. in D. for

3. —________ I use your pen? Mine is broken.

— Sure. Here you are.

A. Should B. Must C. May D. Need

4. — I want to join the school football team, ________ I’m not good at it.

— Don’t worry. Practice hard and you’ll do better.

A. and B. but C. or D. so

5. —What do you think of the book The Little Prince?

—I think ________ of it. It’s a wonderful book that teaches us about friendship.

A. closely B. quietly C. quickly D. highly

6. — The movie Pegasus 3 has become very popular. Have you seen it?

— Not yet. But I ________ it with my friends this weekend.

A. watch B. will watch C. was watching D. have watched

7. —________ have you been in Beijing?

— For a week. It’s my first time here.

A. How soon B. How often C. How long D. How far

8. — You look so tired. What did you do last night?

— I ________ to finish my science project. It took me three hours.

A. put up B. set up C. gave up D. stayed up

9. — Do you know ________?

— Yes. It was held in Milan, Italy.

A. where the 2026 Winter Olympics was held

B. where was the 2026 Winter Olympics held

C. when the 2026 Winter Olympics was held

D. when was the 2026 Winter Olympics held

10. — Thanks for giving me a ride to school. I was almost late.

—________. We’re neighbors, so it’s on my way.

A. Good luck B. I don’t think so C. Don’t mention it D. That’s right

Ⅱ.完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

When I was sixteen, I worked at a small grocery store after school. It wasn’t a big job—just putting things on shelves and helping customers. But I took it ____11____. My parents taught me that no job was too ____12____ to do well.

One rainy Thursday, Mr. Patterson, the owner, called me into his office. He told me he needed to step out and asked me to watch the store. I had never been left in charge before, but I nodded, trying to look ____13____.

The first half hour went ____14____. Then a woman came in. She seemed nervous, looking around before picking up a few items. After paying, she left quickly, ____15____ a small envelope (信封) on the counter.

I opened it and found $300 in cash. My first ____16____ was that she would come back. So I put it under the counter and waited. Five minutes passed. Then ten, twenty. She didn’t come back.

I began to think hard. That was a lot of money. I could use it to buy the new shoes I wanted. No one would know. The store had no cameras. It would be so easy to ____17____ it.

But another voice inside me whispered, “You know.”

I stood there, wondering what to do. Just as I was about to give up, the woman rushed back, her face pale. “The ____18____!” she cried. “It had my rent money!”

I handed it to her. Tears ran ____19____ her face. “Thank you,” she said. “You have no idea ____20____ this means to me.”

She tried to give me $20 as a ____21____, but I refused. “I just did what anyone would do,” I said.

When Mr. Patterson returned, I told him ____22____. A smile appeared on his face. “I never left,” he said. “I was watching from my office. You ____23____ the test.”

I learned something that day that no classroom could have taught me. Character is not about what you do in front of others. It’s what you do ____24____ you think no one is looking. The right choices are often the hardest to make, but they are the ones that define (定义) who you are.

Years later, when I face a difficult ____25____, I still remember that rainy Thursday. Doing the right thing isn’t always easy, but it’s always worth it. In the end, the things no one sees are like the roots of a tree. They grow in silence, but they matter most.

11. A. lightly B. easily C. seriously D. simply

12. A. small B. big C. busy D. hard

13. A. amazed B. angry C. nervous D. confident

14. A. alone B. early C. smoothly D. late

15. A. putting B. leaving C. forgetting D. losing

16. A. hope B. thought C. plan D. dream

17. A. return B. spend C. leave D. keep

18. A. money B. envelope C. bag D. key

19. A. up B. down C. through D. above

20. A. why B. how C. what D. when

21. A. reward B. gift C. return D. pay

22. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

23. A. made B. took C. passed D. got

24. A. until B. when C. if D. though

25. A. decision B. chance C. problem D. test

Ⅲ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A

Long ago, before clocks were invented, people used simple things from daily life to know how much time passed. Let’s explore some!

An incense stick

The most common way to measure time in ancient China was by burning incense sticks called “一炷香” in Chinese. It worked day and night and was easy to carry and simple to make. An incense stick usually took