徐州市2025年初中学业水平考试 模拟测试
英 语
（考试时间：100分钟 满分：110分）
一、选择填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从下列各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
1. Helen Keller couldn’t see, hear or speak. A play was made about her life. The picture shows she was learning ______.
A. what the sign for water really meant
B. how could she spell the word “water”
C. if she can use creative ways to solve problems
D. why people formed letters using their fingers
2. —______ will the Cultural Festival begin in our city?
—In a month. I am really looking forward to it.
A. How often B. How soon C. How much D. How far
3. Finishing a meal in 20 to 30 minutes is widely considered as the ideal ________ time.
A. sporting B. shopping C. dressing D. eating
4. —Who is knocking on the door?
—Oh, ________ is our neighbour, Miss Wang.
A. he B. she C. it D. that
5. For coffee lovers, there’s nothing ______ than a cup of coffee in the morning.
A. bad B. worse C. good D. better
6. ________ it snows tomorrow, I will stay at home instead of going hiking.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Until
7. Whatever difficulty I am going to face, I know one thing is ________ — I am not alone, with my parents’ love and support.
A. correct B. incorrect C. certain D. uncertain
8. The young inventor ______ the science field with creative robot design, attracting wide attention.
A. fell into B. broke into C. ran into D. turned into
9. Ancient Chinese civilization developed from the Yellow River, which gave China its ________, Zhongguo, the middle land.
A. cause B. name C. charm D. value
10. We all know that forming a good habit ________ time and effort.
A. requires B. reviews C. repeats D. replies
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，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。
Editor Ashley wasn’t pleased with the quality of our reporting. “We need better stories for this Thursday’s school newspaper. Any ____11____?” She asked.
I handed her my article about our basketball team ____12____ Deerfield High School a night before by one point. “Sports stories are ____13____,” she said, “but not good enough for the front page.”
After our meeting, we heard someone screaming outside, “Perry is missing!” Perry was a big lovely ____14____ and had been our school mascot (吉祥物) for ten years. He played an important role in students’ lives, both in and out of class.
Everyone gathered around Perry’s ____15____ cage, heartbroken. Then, a student came over and showed me a photo. In the photo was a Deerfield player hiding something parrot-sized under his shirt. “You’re a reporter, right? I ____16____ to take this photo yesterday,” he said.
