江苏无锡市惠山区省锡中教育集团学校2026-2027学年上学期初三英语Unit3-4限时练习

初三英语Units3-4限时练习 第I卷（选择题共70分) 一、听力测试（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分) 第一部分听对话回答问题（共10分） 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对 将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从 最合适的备选答案。 听十段对话，回答第1一10题。 How does Mark usually go to school now? A B What are the speakers talking about? A. 3.What will the boy do this afternoon? A B. 4.Where are the two speakers? A ema 是 5.How long did it take the scientist to complete the study? A.Three years. B.Seven years. 6.What does the girl think of the elderly runner? A.He never gives up. B.He is the fastest. 7..When was Xu Xiake's diary published? A.In his thirties. B.After his death. 8.What's the boy's dream? A.To be a scientist. B.To travel to space 初三英语Units3-4限时练习第1页共11 2026.11 话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你 题中A、B、C三个选项中选出 C. C C.Four years. C.He is very lucky. C.During his travels. C.To explore the universe. 9 What does the girl think is the most important for the victory? A.Good skills. B.A strong will. C.Teamwork, 10. Why was Nick angry? A:Because his team lost the basketball game. B.Because Bill didn't say sorry for hitting him on the shoulder. C.Becnuse Bill took his basketball home without telling him. 第二部分听对话和短文答题（共10分) 你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小 题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最 合适的备选答案。 听一段对话，回答第11一12小题。 11.What does the girl want to be? A.A musician. B.A painter. C.A dancer. 12.What kind of musicians does the boy like? A.Musicians who are creative. B.Musicians who can play beautiful songs. C.Musicians who can write their own songs. 听第一篇短文，回答第13一15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。 A Great Inventor-Nobel Birth On October 21st,1833 in Sweden. He moved to Russia at the age of 13. Experiences He went to study Chemistry abroad when he was seventeen. He made the powder called dynamite 14 and powerful.He got many Achievements orders from all over the world He wished his money would be given to those who help the world make Will progress and keep the world 15 13.A.seven B.eight C.nine 14.A.dangerous B.safe C.cheap 15.在.beautiful B.lively C.peaceful 听第二篇短文，回答第16一20小题。 16.When did Jackson get hurt? A.During the practice. B.During the game. C.After the game. 17.Who helped Jackson deal with his injury right away? A.His teammate. B.His coach. C.The school doctor. 18.Where was Jackson during the match? A.In the rest area. B.Beside the field. C.On the playground bench. 19.Wnat did Jackson do after the game started? A.He watched the game silently. B.He tried to compete with injuries. C.He cheered as loudly as he could. 20.What can we learn from the passage? A.Jackson's team won easily. B.The other team played terribly. C.Support brings power to teammates. 初三英语Units3-4限时练习第2页共11页 二、阅读理解（本大题共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 第一节信息匹配（本大题共8小题，每小题2分，共16分） A In Chinese culture,plum blossoms,orchids,bamboo and chrysanthemums are called The Four Gentlemen.The students below (21-24)will give speeches about life lessons from them.Match each student's description with the right picture of the plant. A.plum blossom B:orchid bamboo D。chrysanthemum 21.Emily Nwill give a speech about this plant.It grows tall and straight all year round.Even in strong winds,it refuses to bend.It teaches us to be strong and stick to our principles no matter what challenges we face. 22.Simon My topic is this flower.Its flowers are as white as snow in cold winter and give off a sweet smell.As an old Chinese poem says,"snow is white but cannot match its nice smell".It tells us to be brave when we meet difficulties. 23.Nancy I choose this kind of flower.It blooms in late autumn,standing proudly against the cold frost while most other flowers fade.It encourages us to keep a peaceful mind and hold on firmly when facing hardship. 24.Kevin I'd like to share this plant.It grows quietly in deep,lonely valleys.Although it produces a pleasant smell,it never shows off.Its life lesson is that we should remain modest. B The students below(25-28)would like to read stories of famous people.Match each student with the suitable person. 25.Lily loves science and space research.She admires people who fight against serious illnesses and still keep studying the universe bravely in their whole life 26.Jack is a big sports fan.He wants to read stories of athletes who overcome great physical pain and never give up their sports dreams. 初三英语Units:3-4限时练习第3页共11页 27.Emma is a music lover.She prefers the stories of musicians who never give up creating great works even when they lose their important senscs. 28.Cindy takes great interest in the protection of Chinese cultural relics.She wants to learn from those who kecp protecting ancient cultural treasures in faraway places year after year A.He is a great Dutch artist.Although he suffered from a serious mental illness,he created plenty of brilliant oil paintings with unique color styles during his short life. B.He is one of the greatest musicians in histary.He gradually lost his hearing in middle age,yet he finished lots of world-famous musical compositions like Ode to Joy with strong willpower. C.He is a famous Irish gymnast.He had serious health problems and got badly hurt at an early age. However,he trained hard and finally competed in international gymnastics competitions. D.He was a famous British physicist.He had a very serious disease and could only move a few fingers,but he never stopped exploring black holes and the origin of the universe,writing popular books to spread space knowledge. E. She is a great Chinese archaeologist.She has stayed in Dunhuang for over 50 years.She works hard and makes great efforts to protect and study the ancient Dunhuang caves. 第二节阅读选择阅读下面的短文，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。（本大题共12小题，每小题2分，共24分） A Imagine you are very hungry.You buy a whole pizza.The first slice tastes amazing.The second is still great.By the third,you start to feel full.The fourth?You might not even want it.This isn't just about your stomach.It's a key economic (idea called the law of diminishing marginal utility. In economics,"utility"means the satisfaction you get from consuming something.Marginal utility is the extra satisfaction from one more unit.This law says that as you consume more of something,the extra satisfaction from each additional unit drops. This law explains many real-life decisions.Why do you stop after three slices of pizza or buy fewer of the same thing over time?Because the joy of more keeps getting smaller. Smart companies use this law to their own advantage by selling more at a low cost.That's why cinemas sell popcorn in small,medium,and large sizes.The large size costs only a little more than the medium,but the extra popcorn gives you very little extra happiness.A Another trick is bundling,selling different products together as a package.For example,a fast-food meal includes a burger,fries,and a drink.You may not really want the fries,but together, they feel satisfying and you think you are paying less for more.By bundling,the restaurant sells you 初三英语Units3-4限时练习第4页共11页 things with lower marginal utility and still makes a profit () So whether it's pizza,popcorn,or a deal that seems too good to refuse,just remember:the first bite is happiness,the rest is economics. 29.Which of the following shows the law of diminishing marginal utility in Paragraph 1? A.© B.t© c.t© 0 © 01s12nd3rd4h007 01st 2nd 3rd 4th OGDO 01st 2od 3rd 4th DOO o 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 0023 30.Which of the following sentences can be put intoA? A.Interestingly,lots of people prefer the small size popcorn. B.However,you still buy it because it feels like a good deal. C.In fact,you might feel quite sick if you eat too much of it. D.As a result,movie theaters sell less popcorn on weekends. 31.Which of the following ads best shows the use of"bundling"described in Paragraph 5? MEMBERS B.$。®STARBUCKS SAVE 10% BUY ANY HOLIDAY DRIK ON ALL FOOTWEAR 0 AND RECEIVE A FREE THIS VIEEKEND RU油证CR6 Nm融er NIKL COM 喇 MINISO R0可 +。 BUY OHE LARGE BURGER, Super Bllnd Box-one 2026 box GET THE SECOND FOR HALF PRICE. (￥69)and one2025box(￥59) for only 489 52.What is the main purpose of this passage? A.To suggest the idea of getting the most happiness with the largest size. B.To find the best sales methods for businesses by comparing the prices C.To explain an economic idea and how businesses make money with it D.To show why readers should stop themselves from eating much pizza. 初三英语Units.3-4限时练习第5页共11页 B It was still light out,and Dad wasn't home yet.He worked all day cleaning pools.My brother and I spent as much of the day as we could on the basketball. Holding a ball and sending it into the air and waiting for it to drop into the basket felt like magic-all the problems of the world scemed to go away.Dad once told me he felt pretty much the same way about cleaning pools.It was like being a magician,he said,turning the water from cloudy to clear. Dad came home and stood a moment by the side of the car,and for a moment he closed his eyes. "Many people couldn't afford to clean their pools anymore because of losing their jobs."Dad said. "Want to shoot (a few balls,Dad?"I asked,knowing how much he loved basketball. “Sure,”he said,.opening his eyes and smiling.“Why not??” My brother passed the ball to him,and Dad caught it as if catching a ball was as natural to him as breathing. Dad used to play basketball in high school,but that was a long time ago.I love watching Dad shoot. Each of his shots is perfect so that the ball drops cleanly through the rim ()It is one of my favorite sounds. After Dad warmed up and said he was ready to start.Dad held the ball in both hands between his knees,bent his legs,and looked up at the basket.It looked like he was a chicken getting ready to lay an egg.By some miracle (the basketball dropped straight into the basket. "What a shot!"Dad shouted."Looks like I've still got the touch!"He did a little victory dance, and he smiled in a way that I'd never seen him smile in a long time. As it got darker,each of us took shots on the court."What about another game?"My brother asked,even though it was almost too dark to see the ball. "Maybe tomorrow,"Dad answered."I think your mom is waiting." I knew how rare it would be for Dad to find time to play with my brother and me lately.I wished we could do this more often.The time he spent shooting baskets with us cheered him up.When he was happy it felt like everything fitted into place,including the basketball,which dropped through the net without even touching the rim. 33.How did the father feel when he came home at the beginning? A.Unhappy. B.Excited. C.Nervous. D.Cheerful. 34.Which of the following words can best describe the father according to the passage? A.Confident and brave. B.Confident but serious. C.Hard-working but boring. D.Hard-working and hopeful. 35.What can we infer from this passage? A.Dad lost his job like other people. B.I often played basketball at school C.I learned how to play basketball from Dad. D.Dad might have difficulty making money. 36.Which is the best title for this story? A.A Basketball Match B.Father and Sons C.Shooting with Dad D.A Warm Family 初三英语Units3:-4限时练习第6页共11页 C A new glue gun has helped repair broken bones in rabbits.Instead of common glue,the glue gun melts (a special medical material that helps broken bones grow well. Some breaks in bones need a little help to get better.So doctors sometimes take a bit of bone from other parts of the body to cover the hurt area.They can also use man-made objects that are similar to real bone. These man-made bone parts are often 3D printed.Usually,doctors need X-ray pictures and clear size checks of the injury (to make sure the part fits well. Designing and creating these parts takes plenty of time,and it may slow down the medical treatment. The small hand-held machine can directly send the healing material onto the broken bone easily The idea was to design a printing system that could be easily used in operating rooms,says Jung Seung Lee,a biomedical engineer at Sungkyunkwan University.Compared with traditional bone treatment,this new tool can save time and cost,and reduce difficult medical steps. The machine holds sticks of a specially made "bioink",which can be used safely inside living bodies.It includes two common materials for medical use.One is a mineral (found in bones. The other is a body-safe plastic material to support new bone as it grows.This plastic will degrade inside the body over months.It slowly loses its shape without harming the body.This leaves room for the new bone to fully take over its place. Common glue guns work at very high temperatures that are harmful to living cells.So scientists improved this gun to work at lower heat.Thanks to its low melting point,the material can be used at about 60 degrees Celsius.It cools to body temperature in 40 seconds,and the whole process ( only needs a few minutes. Scientists did tests on rabbits with broken leg bones.The rabbits treated with this special material had better bone growth,and showed no infection (within twelve weeks. At present,this machine is still in early research.Before using it on humans,more tests are needed to check safety and find ways to clean the machine.Some experts worry the warm material may hurt body cells,so the team is improving the machine to let the material cool faster. In the future,this kind of tool can help doctors finish difficult bone operations.It may become a useful tool for many different medical surgeries. 37.Why does the writer mention man-made objects? A.To show advantages of the new glue gun. B.To explain the wide use of repair materials. C.To describe the difficulty of early operations. D.To introduce different medical research ways. 38.What does the underlined word"degrade"mean? A.appear B.disappear C.remain D.change 39.What can we learn about the new glue gun? A.It can reduce the whole operation to 40 seconds. B.It can be widely accepted in medical treatment now. C.It needs to be improved in reducing cooling time. D.It needs a bit of bone from the body to cover the injury. 40.The following sentence can best be put at the beginning of But this glue gun method works well without taking extra pictures or making special parts. A.Paragraph 2 B.Paragraph 3 C.Paragraph 4 D.Paragraph 5 初三英语Units3:-4限时练习第7页共11页 三、完形填空阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） I was raised by my grandma in Arkansas,and she 41 the way I see the world.Grandma was always gentle.She spoke 42 and walked slowly with her hands behind her back.I 43 her every move,and our neighbours called me her shadow. When I was thirteen years old,I moved to California to live with my mother.My new house was a world away from Grandma's little home.In Arkansas,we listened to the news and fun radio shows. In California,my mother played loud music on a record player.She wore lipstick and rouge.The house was often filled with the laughter and loud talking of her guests.I44 didn't belong.I walked around my room like Grandma-with my 45 behind my back. My mother watched me for two weeks.Then,one night,she sat me down. "Maya,"she said,"I know you don't like me because I am not like your grandma.I am not.But I am your mother and I am working hard to keep this 46over your head and to take care of you. When you go to school,the teacher will smile at you and you'll smile back.Other students you don't even 47 will smile and you'll smile.If you can 48 a smile for strangers,do it for me.I'll enjoy it.” She placed her hand on my cheek and smiled,"Come on,baby.Smile for Mommy." She made a funny face and,49 my wishes,I smiled.She kissed me on the lips and started to cry. "That's the first time I've seen you smile!It's a beautiful smile.Mother's beautiful daughter can smile!" I had never been called beautiful before,and no one in my 50 had ever called me a daughter. That day,I learned just how powerful a smile can be. 41.A.inspired B.allowed C.shaped D.performed 42.A.softly B.loudly C.carefully D.bravely 43.A.remembered B.copied C.enjoyed D.noticed 44.A.specially B.hardly C.clearly D.properly 45.A.hands B.fingers C.ears D.legs 46.A.hat B.roof C.hair D.scarf 47.A.admire B.like C.praise D.know 48.A.spread B.find C.force D.choose 49.A.beyond B.against C.opposite D.through 50.A.memory B.dream C.thought D.opinion 初三英语Units3-4限时练习第8页共11页 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共50分） 四、选词填空 根据短文内容，选择最合适的单词或短语填入空格，每个单词或短语只能选用 一次。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） over timc exactly disappoint judge purpose highly take over recognize attractive yet Chen Jin'ao,the 75-year-old "Calabash Grandpa"in Shaoxing,grew gourds in his yard.This year,the vines (bore seven gourds.They became so 51. that lots of visitors came to see them.Chen never imagined that his small green gourds would make people 52. him across the country after photos spread online.At first,he was glad to greet every guest warmly. 53.,the sudden fame brought unexpected troubles.His quiet home beside the river was no longer a private space.Countless visitors travelled here just to take photos with him.People thought 54.of his gentle smile. The old couple began to experience great pressure.Visitors kept shouting to him non-stop.Some even tried to walk into his house.It was not his 55.to turn his home into a tourist attraction. The noisy crowds began to 56.his peaceful life,57.he wasn't angry with the visitors.After careful thought,he made up his mind to cut down the gourds.He knew this decision would 58. many fans who came a long way. We cannot say 59.what the best solution is.It's unfair to quickly 60.Grandpa's choice without understanding his feelings.But Grandpa's action can inspire us to think about personal boundaries.Those gourds were not something that just placed in the yard;they carried his simple happiness.The story tells us we should respect others'private life.Love and attention must not cross the line. 51. 52 53. 54. 55 56. 58 59 60 五、综合填空 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（本 大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分) Anne Carson is a Canadian poet,translator and professor.She 61. (win)the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.The Swedish Academy announced the news on October 8,praising her creative writing. Anne Carson was born in Toronto,Canada,in 1950.She 62. (learn)about ancient Greek culture since she was a teenager.Her first academic work 63. (publish)in 1981.Throughout her career,she has combined poetry writing with translation and teaching at universities. She translated works by ancient Greek writers.But she does not just translate-she transforms. 64. she sits down to write,she tries her best to connect old stories with modern life.Right now,she 65. (hide)deep meanings inside her new writing about Greek myths.In Carson's version of the myth,the monster's life gets a 66. (surprise)change. Carson is 67. (satisfy)to bridge the gap between ancient stories and modern readers. She will not stop exploring new forms 68. she finds a perfect way to express her ideas.Her 初三英语Units3-4限时练习第9页共11页 writing is never boring.It is playful,clever and full of surprises. Litcrature is not just about telling stories.It is also about finding new ways 69 (see) the world.Carson hopes her works will touch more hearts in the future.She believes the ancient culture 70. (offer)amazing.ideas for people today. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 六、阅读表达阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题，每小题答案不超过10个单词。 (本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分) I'll never forget the first time I laid eyes on a sunmao structure.I was standing in front of an old wooden building,and my friend said,"Check it out!It has no nails."I took a closer look and was really surprised."How on earth does this stay together?"I thought. The "trick"is called sunmao,a technique that has stood the test of time for about 7,000 years.The oldest sunmao pieces were discovered at the Hemudu site(河姆渡遗址)in Yuyao,Zhejiang.There,hundreds of sunmao pieces have been dug out of the ground.Honestly,that's ancient beyond belief! How does sunmao work?It looks simple:two pieces of wood are specially shaped to fit into each other.But sunmao structures are super strong!In fact,many of them are even stronger than those with metal bolts.Shanxi's Pagoda of Fogong Temple is a shining example.It has been through over 40 earthquakes and 200 bombings in 900 years!Today,it's still the oldest and tallest wooden structure in the world. Throughout its history,craftsmen have produced more than a hundred styles of sunmao.There is also a whole set of methods,such as how to measure wooden parts and how to put them together. But is sunmao a thing of the past?Definitely not,and it's still alive and well.Some phone cases borrow the trick,which allows users to take them apart easily.Packaging designs do it too,so we can use less plastic and tape.And let's not forget cutting-edge (technology.One rocket design uses sunmao-style parts to prevent heat damage during flight,and scientists are even considering using sunmao to build a lunar base.How I wish I could be one of those scientists working on the moon one day！ 71.Where were the oldest sunmao pieces discovered? 72.What is the Pagoda of Fogong Temple recognized as today? 73.How many styles of sunmao have craftsmen produced? 74.How does a rocket design prevent heat damage during flight according to the passage? 75.What can we learn from sunmao technology? 初三英语Units3:-4限时练习第10页共11页 七、书面表达（本大题共20分） 在三年初中生活里，我们难免遭遇挫折、烦恼与迷茫。但总有一个人如一束温暖光芒陪伴 你成长，带给你力量。他（她）可以是一位名人，也可以是你的老师、家人或朋友等。学校英 文校刊Youth Voice现发起“ Raised Me Up”的征文活动。请你分享陪伴你青春、鼓 舞你前行的那个人：介绍他（她）是谁，如何给予你力量，以及对你未来成长的深远意义。 ●Who is he/she? How did he/she raise you up? What influence will he/she have on your future study or life? 注意事项： 1.征文内容需自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意； 2.征文内容必须包括图示中所有要点，并作适当发挥； 3.词数不少于90个，开头已给出，不计入总词数； 4.征文中不得使用真实的个人姓名或学校名称。 Raised Me Up It's common to meet difficulties.However,there is always a person like a ray of light in life,who raises us up and helps us move forward.As for me,the person is 初三英语Units3-4限时练习第11页共11页