2025年苏州市初中学业水平考试模拟测试
英 语
第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
In the course of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure or ____1____ and loss of your life may lie in whether you dare to show yourself or not.
As a student, I was most ____2____ to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always ____3____ my head, for fear that the professor saw me.
In a foreign language class, an expert gave a speech. The speaker always wanted someone to be in ____4____ with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics, but no one replied. The expert said with a smile, “let me tell you a story first.”
“When I came to the United States to study, there are often speeches delivered in the university. Each time they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.”
“____5____ the beginning of every speech, I found an interesting phenomenon (现象). The students always took a cardboard, wrote their names with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. ____6____ , when the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name ____7____.”
“I couldn’t understand why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, the speakers are all very ____8____ people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his surprise, it is very ____9____ that he will give you more chances. This is a very simple reason.”
“The fact was also like that, I really saw a few students went to work in the first class company because of their excellent insights (洞察力), and this had a great influence on me. The chances will not find you ____10____. You must keep showing yourself to catch others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.”
1. A. win B. choice C. gain D. depend
2. A. ready B. afraid C. excited D. proud
3. A. raised B. shook C. lowered D. nodded
4. A. touch B. communication C. keep D. talk
5. A. Before B. After C. Until D. When
6. A. As a result B. As usual C. At last D. In some ways
7. A. hardly B. loudly C. firstly D. directly
8. A. polite B. modest C. successful D. generous
9. A. impossible B. possible C. important D. lucky
10. A. himself B. themselves C. yourself D. itself
第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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In Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, a very popular historical place named Liuchi Xiang is attracting visitors. This narrow road holds a hidden story. During the Qing Dynasty, a high-ranking official (官员) named Zhang Ying received a letter from his family in his hometown one day. The letter showed a disagreement between his family and the Wu’s family, their neighbor over the house boundary (边界). The Zhang’s family members hoped he could put pressure on the Wu’s family. However, Zhang answered with surprising smart thinking and he wrote a poem in his reply letter.
Writing a letter from home, miles away, just for a wall. What harm is there in giving them one meter? Looking at the ten-thousand-mile-long Great Wall, long gone is its builder Emperor Qinshihuang.
In the letter, he pointed out that a wall should not cause fights. After reading the letter, the Zhang’s family members realized that the relationship with their neighbor was much more important. They moved their wall one meter back to show friendliness. The Wu’s family was deeply touched and moved their wall one meter back as well. So it created a two-meter-wide road between the houses.
