2025年常州市初中学业水平考试第一次模拟测试
英 语
（考试范围：至牛津初中英语9下 Unit 4）
（满分：90分 考试时间：90分钟）
一、单项选择（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
1．She often takes part in the training with us, so she is in excellent ________ .
A．condition B．education C．pleasure D．decision
2．When you put your heart into your goal, ________ will stop you.
A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything
3．For students, spending a lot of time ________ web pages on the computer is not beneficial for themselves.
A．looking after B．looking through C．looking for D．looking like
4．—A week off ? It ________ be true!
—Too good to be true? In fact, it is from the manager himself.
A．can B．can’t C．must D．mustn’t
5．The air is ________ now compared with before because we have planted more trees these years.
A．fresher B．the freshest C．more polluted D．the most polluted
6．This is ______ problem that ______ of us can work it out.
A．so hard; a few B．so hard a; few C．such; few D．such a hard; a few
7．—China has set a 6G speed world record. It’s 10 to 20 times faster than 5G.
—________ great country it is! I’m proud of being Chinese.
A．How a B．What a C．How D．What
8．Our teacher told us the sun ________ in the east.
A．rose B．rises C．will rise D．was rising
9．—Do you like the weekly talk show, The Reader, on CCTV?
—Sure. It’s a great TV program ________ brings the habit of reading back into the public.
A．who B．that C．what D．/
10．—Teenagers should not be allowed to drive cars.
—________. They are too young.
A．Sorry, I won’t. B．No problem. C．I couldn’t agree more. D．I hope so.
二、完形填空（共12小题，每题1分，满分12分）
There were once two guitar makers in a town in Mexico. One was known for low prices and the other for the high quality (质量).
The young maker, who made the cheap guitars, could make guitars very 11 . But the old maker took his time and paid much attention to the quality. Everyone 12 to buy a guitar because it was a sign of being rich, so both makers were very 13 .
But had times came to the town and no one 14 much money. The young maker did well. However, the old maker went out of business. No one could 15 his guitars.
After a few years, the cheap guitars that people bought began to fall apart (散开). Some people were so 16 that they went to the young guitar maker’s house to get their 17 back.
When they were arguing with (争论) the maker, a 18 came from behind the crowd. “How can you blame (责怪) him? He never said the guitars were 19 . It is all of you who are to blame. You were only 20 how they made you look!” the voice came from the old guitar maker. “I have spent my whole life learning how to make good guitars. Something that is really good takes a lot of time and 21 .” Hearing this, those people left.
“Please teach me how to 22 good guitars,” said the young maker. The old maker taught him and the young maker taught others. Now, the town is known as the guitar capital of Mexico.
11．A．carefully B．quickly C．early D．properly
12．A．agreed B．decided C．planned D．wanted
13．A．poor B．kind C．busy D．rich
14．A．spent B．gave C．expected D．had
15．A．afford B．sell C．use D．discover
