2025年江苏省南通市如皋市实验初中中考英语调研试卷（3月份）
一、单项选择（每小题1分,共10分）
1. —Who do you admire most, Michael?
—I admire those who are ________ to face any challenge far beyond their abilities.
A. too brave B. too proud C. brave enough D. proud enough
2. —Why are you so worried, Xiao Lei?
—Because I ________ extra lessons the whole holiday and haven’t finished my homework.
A. was attending B. attended C. have attended D. attend
3. The discovery of hybrid rice has made ________ possible to solve the problem of hunger in China.
A. that B. it C. them D. this
4. ________ “the Dragon Year”, the name “Loong Year” increases our cultural confidence as Chinese.
A. Compare with B. To compare with C. Compared with D. Comparing with
5. —Many people are used to parking their e-bikes inside the building.
—That’s very dangerous. The government has ________ some policies (政策) to stop this.
A. taken on B. taken out C. handed out D. carried out
6. The four new great ________ in China, Alipay, high-speed trains, shared bikes and online shopping, have made a great difference to our daily life.
A. inventions B. productions C. contributions D. instructions
7. The research into space goes so ________ that we are all proud of our own country.
A. completely B. properly C. smoothly D. specially
8. —I hear that Daniel failed the exam again.
—Yes. He is always careless. He regretted ________ careful when taking the exam.
A. to be B. being C. not to be D. not being
9. —I have watched the film YOLO (热辣滚烫) twice.
—Really? Could you please tell me ________?
A. who had played the lead role B. if it is still on at the cinema
C. that it is a great success D. what’s the meaning of the name
10. —I am not going to study abroad after graduation.
—________. It sounds exciting, but it will also be challenging.
A. Good idea B. I think so C. Me neither D. You can’t be serious
二、完形填空（每小题15分,共15分）
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
“Are you listening, Jake?” Jake’s teacher asked. It was a pretty usual question.
Jake smiled and ___11___ his head. He seldom listened or tried hard in class. He always had something to say!
“One of these days, you’ll actually listen, and you’ll learn ___12___.” Mrs. Smith said angrily. She tried every day, but he never paid attention.
That evening, Jake started to feel a little bit ___13___. By his bedtime snack, his throat really hurt. He had ice cream to make his throat feel better, but he wasn’t sure it’d ___14___.
The next morning, when he opened his ___15___ to say, “Good morning,” nothing came out.
Jake’s mother looked at him. “Honey, you’ve lost your ___16___.”
“Can I stay home?” He tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. Instead, his mother ___17___ him for a fever and pronounced him good to go to school, even if he couldn’t talk. How ___18___!
When he got to school, Mrs. Smith said “Hello” to him, and he just nodded. When his friends started to ask him what TV shows he watched last night, he just remained ___19___. Almost everyone was looking at him as if he’d grown a third eye or an extra nose.
