无锡市湖滨中学初中部
2024~2025学年第二学期初三英语寒假学习情况检查
2025.2
考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分为100分。
第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共50分）
一、单项选择在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1. — How long will it be ________ the Stock(股票) Market returns to normal?
— At least one year, I guess.
A. before B. when C. until D. that
2. Amy feels stressed because her parents want her to do something that goes ________ her ability.
A. over B. across C. beyond D. through
3. Our national musical instruments have their own characteristics. The whole world can feel the ________of Chinese culture from them.
A. challenge B. charm C. choice D. charity
4. — Do you think turning to AI for help is a good way of learning?
— It’s hard to say. ________ , students should avoid depending on it too much.
A. Instead B. Anyway C. Finally D. Similarly
5. —The flu is so serious now. It is sure to be harmful to our health.
—Yes, I wonder when we ________ worry about it any more.
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
6. —Mary is a very kind and honest girl, isn’t she?
—Of course. She never says ________ bad about others behind their backs.
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
7. The secret to a strong friendship ________ honest communication between friends.
A. gets B. becomes C. turns D. remains
8. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your ______, you must keep moving.
A. ability B. balance C. promise D. position
9. —The environment __________ a child’s personality and quality．
—Yes. That’s why Mencius’s (孟子的) mother moved house three times．
A. represents B. shapes C. marks D. records
10. Jack is a lazy boy. He always ________ some excuses for not finishing his homework in time.
A. gives up B. takes up C. picks up D. makes up
11. Mr. Smith offered ________ valuable suggestions to us that we solved the problems successfully at last.
A. so many B. too many C. so much D. too much
12. It’s said Miss Wu ________ as a volunteer nurse in Shanghai since last month. But she came back yesterday.
A. worked B. am working C. has worked D. work
13. —Excuse me, could you tell me ________?
—You can take No. 211 bus there. It’s about 15 minutes’ ride.
A. how far is the Taihu Lake B. how far the Taihu Lake is
C. how can I get to the Taihu Lake D. how I can get to the Taihu Lake
14. —Have you kept taking exercise recently? You look much thinner and prettier now.
—Thanks. ________!
A. You have my word B. That’s all right
C. You’ve made my day D. That’s not the case
