2025——2026学年度第一学期无锡省锡中
初三英语期中测试
2025年11月
第Ⅰ卷(客观题共70分)
一、听力测试(略)
二、单项选择(本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分)
1. —What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
—Drawing. ________ is more exciting than to see my ideas come to life as I draw.
A. Nothing B. Something C. Anything D. Everything
2. —Could you give me some advice on what to read?
—Of course, but it mainly depends on your ________ taste. For me, novel is my cup of tea.
A. classical B. unusual C. practical D. personal
3. Life is a long race where we fight ________ all the difficulties to realize our dreams.
A over B. through C. against D. across
4. The old note in the book helped me ________ the promise I made to my best friend, a girl called Sandy, last term.
A. remind B. realize C. remain D. respect
5. — Is this second-hand camera still working?
— Yes, of course! Though it doesn’t look new, it works ________ a modern one.
A. as well as B. as long as C. as good as D. as soon as
6. The story of Spud Webb tells us not to lose heart when we fail. Failure is ________ another chance to begin again.
A. simply B. correctly C. hardly D. highly
7. —I haven’t collected as much money as we hoped for the people in need.
—I think you can lower your ________ because at least you’ve tried your best.
A. standards B. positions C. trusts D. influences
8. Linda sent two of her articles to The Teenager magazine last month, but it’s a pity that ________of them was good enough to be published.
A. both B. all C. neither D. none
9. —Why didn’t Paul try his best to get on the bus?
—He tried to, but it started moving ________ he could get on it.
A. before B. while C. after D. when
10. Tan Dun’s piece of music Water is so amazing that you ________ praise it too much.
A. needn’t B. can’t C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t
11. In early January 2025, wildfires suddenly ______ in the southern part of California, USA, and quickly spread in Los Angeles Country.
A. broke out B. ran out C. put out D. came out
12. —Mum when can we ride around the countryside?
—Not until the main road ________ next month.
A. repairs B. will repair C. will be repaired D. is repaired
13. —A personality test called MBTI is now very popular. I really wonder ________ .
—It can be used to help you know more about yourself and guide your job choices.
A. why does the test become so popular B. if you are an “I” person or an “E” person
C. that many people find the test helpful D. what the personality test is often used for
14. —I’m sorry I’m late for our meeting—the traffic on the road was very heavy!
—That’s okay. We just got here too.
A. It’s no big deal. B. It’s just a piece of cake.
C. Suit yourself. D. Get over it.
三、完形填空 (本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
“Shoulders square, knees high, pump hard” Kenny heard every word from Coach Fisher, but his mind was somewhere else. Last night’s ____15____ talk with his dad kept replaying in his mind.
