2024~2025 学年第二学期阶段性学业水平阳光测评
初三英语
2025. 04
第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
通读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
One day, a young man named Gary went to see a wise old man. He wanted to know why he wasn’t ___1___ to reach all of his goals (目标).
With a smile, the wise man listened to Gary’s story and said, “First, come to help me boil a kettle (水壶) of water!” Gary saw a big kettle next to a small stove, but he couldn’t find any wood. So he went out to ___2___ for some.
He came back with dry wood. He ___3___ the kettle with water and put it on the stove. Then he put some wood in the stove and started a fire. But the kettle was too ___4___. When the wood burned out the water did not boil. So he ran out to get more.
By the time he came back, the water had nearly turned ___5___. This time, he prepared more wood ahead of time and the water boiled in no time.
“If there wasn’t enough wood, ___6___ would you boil the water?” the wise man asked.
The room was silent as Gary ___7___. But he didn’t know the answer, so he shook his head slowly.
“Well, then, just ___8___ out some water!” the old man said.
“You had too many dreams and set too many goals,” said the old man. “It’s like the large kettle full of water. You didn’t have enough wood, ___9___ the water couldn’t boil.”
Gary finally understood: To succeed, you must choose ___10___ —focus (集中) on fewer goals or find ways to get more “wood”. This is how you make your dreams come true.
1. A. worried B. proud C. willing D. able
2. A. wait B. search C. pay D. care
3. A. filled B. covered C. emptied D. checked
4. A. ugly B. old C. big D. heavy
5. A. cold B. hot C. clean D. fresh
6. A. who B. when C. where D. how
7. A. answered B. decided C. thought D. imagined
8. A. come B. pour C. give D. work
9. A. so B. if C. unless D. though
10. A. happily B. suddenly C. easily D. wisely
第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
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11. What are the three main parts of a story’s structure according to the picture?
A. Characters, Setting, Plot. B. Beginning, Middle, End.
C. Problem, Events, Resolution. D. Introduction, Conflict, Conclusion.
12. What happens in the middle of a story?
A. The characters try to solve the problem. B. The characters leave questions unanswered.
C. The characters explain the final result of the story. D. The characters describe the background of the story.
13. What does the end of a story usually include?
A. A new problem for the characters. B. The introduction of the main conflict.
C. The resolution of the problem. D. A description of the characters’ appearance.
