盐城市二零二五年初中学业水平考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 本试卷总分120分，考试时间100分钟。
2. 考生应将答案全部答在答题卡上，注意事项请参照答题卡要求。考试结束后，试题和答题卡将一并收回。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共65分）
一、信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据以下访谈，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项限用一次。
Host: Today our guest is Linda Brown. Welcome, Linda!
Linda: Hello! Thank you for inviting me here.
Host: A year ago, you chose to be a car mechanic (汽修工). ____1____
Linda: Because I’ve loved playing with cars from a young age.
Host: ____2____
Linda: No, they weren’t happy at first.
Host: ____3____
Linda: Well, I did lots of research into the job. They knew I was serious. So they changed their minds and decided to support me.
Host: ____4____
Linda: Yes and no. On the one hand, I have to learn a lot about physics and chemistry. On the other hand, I find the subjects interesting.
Host: ____5____
Linda: Well, we should always follow our love and dreams, even if they seem unusual.
Host: That’s an excellent life lesson for everyone! Good luck to you, Linda!
Linda: Thank you.
A. Why did you make that choice?
B. What changed your parents’ minds?
C. Do you find studying car repair difficult?
D. Were your parents OK with your decision?
E. Would you like to share something more with us?
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It was a cold, rainy Monday morning. By the time I got to the ____6____, my shoes were full of water, and I was tired and unhappy.
When I walked in I ____7____ something on my desk. It was a small paper box, carefully folded, with my name written on top. I ____8____ but no one seemed to notice me. I slowly ____9____ the box. Inside were a chocolate bar and a note: “Hope today gets ____10____!”
At first, I thought the teacher had left it. But she looked just as ____11____ as I was. I asked the students sitting near me, but they all said ____12____. I watched my classmates’ faces, hoping that someone would smile or give me a ____13____. But no one said a word.
At lunch, I sat with my friend Maya. “____14____ gave me this,” I said, showing her the note. She read it and smiled, “Looks like you have a ____15____ friend.”
“Maybe,” I smiled. Out of the window, the rain was still falling, ____16____ somehow it didn’t feel so heavy.
The next day, I ____17____ three small paper boxes with candies inside. I quietly placed them on three desks ____18____ class began. I didn’t write my name on them. I just wanted someone else to ____19____ like I did.
I never found out who gave me that ____20____, but I still remember it. It taught me that even a small act of kindness can make a big difference—especially on a rainy day.
6. A. hall B. office C. library D. classroom
7. A. saw B. put C. left D. threw
8. A. ran away B. went out C. pushed in D. looked around
9. A. hid B. opened C. cleaned D. lifted
10. A. safer B. busier C. better D. longer
