初三年级第二次调研试卷
英语
2025.05
注意事项：
1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分），考试用时100分钟；
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上；
3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；
4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。
第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给 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。
Coming home from school on a dark winter day so long ago, I was filled with excitement of having the weekend off. But I was shocked into stillness by what I saw. Mother, sitting at the far end of the sofa, was ____1____, with the second-hand green typewriter on the table. She told me she lost her job because she couldn’t ___2___ quickly.
A sense of ____3____ went into my heart when I realized how ____4____ I understood the pressure on her. “I guess we all have to ____5____ something.” Mom said softly. I could feel her sadness, though she tried to hide it. I reached out and put my arms around her. She ____6____ then and couldn’t help crying noisily on my shoulder. I held her more tightly, knowing that staying by her side was ____7____. At that moment, she was still my mother, yet she was something ____8____: a person like me, able to fight against fear, ____9____ and failure.
A week later, Mom took a job selling dry goods, but the evening practice on the green typewriter continued. When I passed her door at night and heard her hitting the typewriter quickly and lightly across the paper, I felt so proud. It wasn’t just about typing—it was about her ____10____ to keep going, and how we supported each other.
1. A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. waiting
2. A. write B. read C. type D. speak
3. A. duty B. humour C. guilt D. loss
4. A. much B. little C. everything D. something
5. A. fail B. win C. forget D. gain
6. A. broke down B. broke off C. broke out D. broke up
7 A. wrong B. easy C. hard D. enough
8. A. more B. magic C. modern D. middle
9. A. respect B. pride C. success D. hurt
10. A. dream B. effort C. hobby D. luck
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。
A
Bye-Bye, Fly
In a marsh (湿地) somewhere in North Carolina, a hungry fly is looking for a meal. A plant called the Venus flytrap seems like a good bet. Its leaves, which grow in pairs like a clam’s shell, shine with a sweet juice. So the fly lands on a leaf. Then it takes a few steps toward the juice.
Snap! The leaves close tightly around the fly. It is trapped. Now, instead of enjoying the Venus flytrap’s sweet juice, the fly will be eaten by the plant.
Of course, most plants don’t eat insects. They can get all the nutrients (营养物) they need from the soil. But North Carolina’s marshes are missing some important nutrients. Few plants can grow there. The Venus flytrap can, though, because it gets the nutrients it needs from the insects it eats.
