常州市二〇二五年初中学业水平考试
英语试题
一、单项填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. —________ you teach me to play basketball, Simon?
—Sure. Let’s go!
A. Shall B. Can C. Might D. Need
2. Paper-cutting is my favorite. ________ is more interesting than it.
A. Something B. Anything C. Nothing D. Everything
3. Suzy ________ her bedroom at this time yesterday, so she didn’t go shopping.
A. tidies B. tidied C. is tidying D. was tidying
4. This kind of spaceship is so large that it can carry three astronauts ________.
A. in time B. at a time C. on time D. from time to time
5. Lucy is a good reader. She is ________ to get the deep meaning of this book.
A. too smart B. too slow C. smart enough D. slow enough
6. To have more classrooms, we’re ________ a new teaching building.
A. putting up B. putting out C. putting in D. putting down
7. —Do you know ________ Qu Qiubai ________ Zhang Tailei were born in Changzhou?
—Yes. They made great contributions to China and their hometown, Changzhou.
A. either; or B. not only; but also C. neither; nor D. both; and
8. —Could you tell me ________ two 30-minute breaks every day?
—They help us stay healthy and energetic.
A. why we have B. what we do during
C. why do we have D. what do we do during
9. —John never shows off or talks big, but he has donated a lot of money to his university.
—________. He is a person worth admiring.
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed B. Practice makes perfect
C. Actions speak louder than words D. No pains, no gains
10. —The invention of self-driving cars is seen as a giant leap in technology.
—________. They’ll be part of our life.
A. I’m afraid not B. I can’t agree more
C. You’re welcome D. No problem
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Emma’s pain started when all the students were gathered on the track (跑道), ready to run. She didn’t mind the tiredness, but the ____11____ others gave her. On the outside, Emma looked stronger than others of her age, in her bigger thighs (大腿); ____12____ on the inside, she felt small. And PE class was when she felt at her smallest.
A group of loud and outspoken classmates made her feel ____13____. Although they could run faster than Emma, they ____14____ to jog a bit behind her, laughing suddenly and commenting (评论) on how Emma jogged.
“Just one more year,” Emma kept telling herself, “one more year and I’ll graduate from the middle school and won’t have to take this PE class any more.” She just wanted to ____15____ it.
But everything changed when a new girl called Kit ____16____ the class. She had bright eyes and a long scar (疤痕) across the left side of her face. Her appearance in the classroom that day was met by many ____17____ eyes.
Their teacher, Ms Hardy, didn’t ask Kit for a personal ____18____. But, as soon as she put her bag down on her desk, Kit stood up, saying, “Hi, everyone, nice to meet you. I’m Kit. I love sports and fashion. You must be wondering about my scar. I ____19____ it when I was young when I fell off my bike. ____20____, I didn’t get hurt more seriously. It’s now like a cool ____21____ of all the unusual experiences I had as a kid.”
On Kit’s words, Emma’s heart began beating fast, with her mouth wide open. How could someone be so ____22____? “Why couldn’t I act like her?” Emma said to herself.
11. A. looks B. orders C. smiles D. tasks
12. A. or B. so C. but D. because
13. A. impatient B. relaxed C. guilty D. uncomfortable
14. A. dreamed B. preferred C. happened D. promised
15. A. survive B. remember C. explore D. experience
16. A. taught B. directed C. protected D. joined
17. A. calm B. careful C. curious D. bored
18. A. duty B. activity C. question D. introduction
19. A. found B. got C. accepted D. made
20. A. Luckily B. Hopefully C. Sadly D. Probably
21. A. word B. mark C. mask D. guess
22. A. generous B. organized C. confident D. polite
三、阅读理解(共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分)
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Citizen science is when public volunteers take part in scientific projects by collecting information or monitoring (监测) possible problems and then report their findings back to research groups. This method is meaningful because it allows scientists to get lots of information and better understand animals, nature and more.
As a teenager student, you can join in different kinds of such projects. Below are some great ideas you can consider.
