2024-2025南通市启秀中学初三第二学期英语第一次月考
二、单项选择(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
21. Moving to a new place marks a turning point in my life. I will be much _______ in my senior
high school.
A. confident B. more confident C. most confident D. the most confident
22. — Only ten tickets? What do you mean? There _______ be twelve.
— Sorry, Linda. Jacky and Tim took two tickets away.
A. should B. will C. can D. may
23. — You know_______? In 12 hours!
— That’s crazy. How is it even possible?
A. how soon we must finish the task B. how often we must finish the task
C. how soon must we finish the task D. how often must we finish the task
24. — _______ are easily made, but not easily kept.
— That’s true. Once you make one, be sure to keep it.
A. Speeches B. Decisions C. Promises D. Suggestions
25. You’d better _______ as it is getting colder. _______ you arrive at home, you will stay away from the coldness.
A. not stay out too long; The moment B. to come back earlier; As soon as
C. not to stay out too long; Until D. come back earlier; Before
26. After the earthquake, Nick told his son that _______ they were both alive, they did not fail and they could start again.
A. when B. since C. while D. before
27. I think she has so many good qualities _______ being very beautiful _______ all of us want to make fiends with her.
A. besides; that B. besides; which C. except; that D. except; which
28. Which should you pay attention to when you get off an underground train?
A. B. C. D.
29. Sorry sir, your order _______ if you fail to pay for it in 15 minutes.
A. canceled B. is canceled C. was canceled D. will be canceled
30. — Kevin, what are you doing? Don’t you remember that the doctor warns you not to eat any candy?
— I’m so sorry! I totally forgot about that. I’m so used to eating candy every Halloween that I didn’t remember this year I wasn’t supposed to. _______
A. Practice makes perfect. B. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
C. Old habits die hard. D. Time is money.
三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)
In the forest, high up on the steep(陡峭的) shore, and not far from the open sea, stood a very old oak(橡树) tree. It was three hundred and sixty-five years old, but that long time felt like the same ___31___ of days to us. We wake up in the morning and go to sleep at night, and then we have our dreams. The tree’s life is ___32___: it has to stay awake for three seasons of a year and only gets to rest during winter.
During warm summers, the short-lived ___33___, called Ephemera(蜉蝣), would flutter(振翅而飞) around the old tree, enjoying life and feeling happy. ___34___ one of these tiny creatures ever rested on one of the tree’s large leaves, the oak would say, “Poor little creature(动物)! Your whole life ___35___ only for a single day. It must be quite sad.”
“What do you mean?” the little creature would always reply. “___36___around me is so wonderfully bright, and warm, and beautiful, and it makes me so happy.”
“But only for one day, and then it is all over. “Over?” ___37___the fly. “What is the meaning of ‘over’? Are you ‘over’ too?”
