常州二〇二五年初中学业水平考试英语模拟试题1
本试卷共4页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。
一、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最佳选项。
1. China successfully sent off the Chang’e-6 spacecraft ________ the afternoon of May 3, 2024.
A. at B. in C. on D. by
2. —Jenny, can I have a look at your notebook? It looks so special.
—Sorry. It’s my diary. There is something ________ in it.
A. popular B. practical C. private D. pleasant
3. Mike checked the websites of many universities in order to ________ which is suitable for him.
A. put out B. hand out C. find out D. turn out
4. —It is said that the famous snack smelly toufu in Changsha tastes strange!
—________ we have been here, why not give it a try?
A. Since B. When C. If D. Though
5. To show Chinese music culture, the musical instrument guqin is a good ________ at the concert.
A. career B. choice C. course D. control
6. Mr Wang ________ to Hainan for a holiday. Now, you can only telephone him or contact him online.
A. goes B. will go C. went D. has gone
7. —Will you stay with us for the Dragon Boat Festival?
—Sorry, I ________. I will travel on business.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t
8. —Hi, Linda. I’m not sure ________.
—Never mind. You are always working hard.
A. when will the competition be held
B. that stress made me fail in the competition
C. where I can know more about the competition
D. whether I can get a good result in the competition
9. There is a famous old saying “________”. Similarly, you will never realize your dream only in a very short time.
A. Many hands make light work B. Rome wasn’t built in a day
C. Put all your eggs in one basket D. The early bird catches the worm
B. Put all your eggs in one basket. D. The early bird catches the worm.
10. —Would you please offer me some advice on how to improve my spoken English?
—________.
A. That’s right B. Never mind C. With pleasure D. Don’t mention it
二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
In our family, there is a practice that has lasted for many years. Every evening before my elder sister Anna and I went to sleep, we would spend five minutes having a ____11____ party. No matter what went on that day or how mad we were at each other, we would dance. It was a ____12____ my dad helped start when we were little.
One day, Anna and I had a big argument (争论) about who would play with a doll. Before bedtime, we were still ____13____ with each other.
Our dad ____14____ the music, “For five minutes, no talking. Just dance,” he said. He played the music until we both agreed to start dancing. After the five minutes were over, we were laughing so hard that both of us ____15____ why we were angry.
Since that night, and up until recently, our five-minute dance party was something we repeated every evening.
Now Anna and I sat with Mum and Dad at the dinner table. It was the night ____16____ Anna moved to attend college. Mum made Anna’s favourite meal. I was sad because this would be the ____17____ time we all ate together. But Anna ate ____18____. “I have to go and say bye to my friend Jenny!” she explained and then left.
Looking at the ____19____ chair, I realized I treasured those daily dance parties with my sister. I couldn’t stop thinking how sad I would be ____20____ we missed our last dance party.
Some hours passed, and I began to get ready for bed, giving up on the thought that our last dance party would ____21____. Suddenly I heard a knock on my door. Anna came in, “Julie, you didn’t seriously think I was going to leave tomorrow without dancing one more time, did you?”
Anna played the music and started dancing. I followed her, laughing. Though I didn’t want to see my sister ____22____, the fact that this last dance was as important to her as it was to me made moments even more special.
11. A. dance B. birthday C. song D. dinner
12. A. show B. match C. tradition D. day
13. A. happy B. sad C. angry D. bored
14. A. turned out B. turned off C. turned down D. turned on
