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江苏扬州市竹西中学
2026-2027学年上学期月度素养调研活动
初三年级 英语学科（10月）
一、单项选择
1. —What do you think of idea of taking part in “Earth Hour”
—Wonderful! I’ve never heard of one! We can reduce pollution in this way.
A. an; the better B. the; a better C. an; a better D. the; the best
2. Lily has a bright personality, so she seldom looks on the side of things.
A. positive B. negative C. active D. patient
3. Tom Jack is fit for the new position. They both lack patience and teamwork.
A. Both; and B. Not only; but also C. Neither; nor D. Either; or
4. —Hard work really when I got an A in the English exam.
—Congratulations!
A. paid for B. paid off C. took off D. paid back
5. It is important for citizens to their ideas freely and politely in public life.
A. speak B. hear C. voice D. sound
6. We tried to calm down the couple without hurting the feeling of , but failed.
A. either B. every C. both D. neither
7. Not only the twins but also their cousin great imagination, so they often new ideas for school activities.
A. have; come up B. have; come up with
C. has; come up D. has; come up with
8. Linda regretted back to her mother angrily yesterday. Now she wants to say sorry.
A. shout B. to shout C. shouting D. shouted
9. Friendship is wine. The longer we keep it, the tastier it will be.
A. as soon as B. as good as C. as well as D. as long as
10. It’s normal for teenagers some stress from their study. They should learn to deal with it.
A. experience B. experiencing C. to experience D. experienced
11. —Don’t let one small failure . Tomorrow is a fresh start!
—You’re right. I won’t let it ruin my whole week.
A. pick you up B. get you down C. call you back D. show you around
12. Without rich , it is impossible for you to create those amazing sculptures, even if you have learned lots of skills.
A. kindness B. confidence C. imagination D. position
13. —I argued with my best friend yesterday because of a small thing.
—It is of you to do so. You should say sorry to him.
A. wise B. kind C. silly D. polite
14. —Could you tell me
—You’d better communicate with your parents patiently.
A. what I should do with my problem B. what should I do with my problem
C. how should I deal with my problem D. what I should deal with my problem
15. —Do you think creative and organized personalities will help us get our dream jobs
— . They play an important role in our future choices.
A. I hope not B. I suppose so C. It depends D. Never mind
二、完形填空
Li Hua was a Grade 9 student. He loved playing basketball, but it became a big problem for him. His parents thought he spent too much time on it and it would 16 his schoolwork. They asked him to give up his hobby.
Li Hua felt upset and didn’t know what to do. He 17 argued with his parents about this. One afternoon, he sat alone in the playground, feeling helpless. His head teacher Miss Wang found him and had a talk with him.
“I know basketball makes you full of 18 . But you also need to think about your parents’ worry,” Miss Wang said gently. “Don’t keep your feelings 19 munication is important.”
That evening, Li Hua decided to talk with his parents. He told them basketball helped him relax after long hours of study and made him more energetic. He also promised he would make a 20 to manage his time well. He would finish all his homework first before playing basketball.
His parents were surprised to hear his words. At first, they still 21 whether Li Hua could keep his promise. But they agreed to give him a chance. Li Hua took a deep 22 and started his new plan.
At first, it was hard. Sometimes his homework took longer than he expected, and he could only play basketball for a short while. But he never 23 trying. Day by day, he got better at time management. His marks didn’t drop; instead, he felt less 24 and more active in class.
Months later, his parents saw his great changes. They were proud of him. Li Hua learned a valuable lesson: when facing teenage problems, 25 communication is the key. We shouldn’t keep worries to ourselves. If we can find a proper way to talk with others, many problems can be solved.
We all meet trouble in our teenage life. The biggest challenge is not the problem itself, but learning to 26 it bravely. As long as we try our best, we can find a way out. The journey of growth will be 27 when we learn to deal with difficulties properly. No one can avoid difficulties. Even those who seem perfect have 28 many times. Every mistake is a 29 for us to grow and gain more 30 to face future challenges.
16. A. influence B. praise C. support D. admire
17. A. seldom B. never C. often D. hardly
18. A. sadness B. energy C. stress D. doubt
19. A. locked B. hidden C. left D. stayed
20. A. speech B. decision C. plan D. secret
21. A. wondered B. accepted C. promised D. explained
22. A. rest B. breath C. break D. sleep
23. A. gave out B. gave up C. gave away D. gave in
24. A. relaxed B. excited C. stressed D. surprised
25. A. simple B. silent C. honest D. private
26. A. deal with B. put up C. give up D. take off
27. A. harder B. easier C. worse D. slower
28. A. won B. beat C. failed D. missed
29. A. chance B. choice C. journey D. mistake
30. A. courage B. power C. value D. success
三、阅读理解
A
Make your own rainbow
Learn how to make a rainbow with this fun science experiment (实验) for kids. Use just a few simple everyday things, and you can find out how rainbows work while enjoying a creative, hands-on activity that’s perfect for kids. The experiment will help bring the exciting world of science to life.
What you’ll need A glass of water(about three-quarters full)White paper A sunny day Instructions Take the glass of water and paper to a part of the room with sunlight (better near a window). Hold the glass of water above the paper and watch as sunlight passes through the glass of water. The sunlight is refracted (折射) and forms a rainbow of colours on your piece of paper. Try holding the glass of water at different heights and angles to see what may happen.
What’s happening While you usually see a rainbow in the sky, it can also appear in other situations. You may have seen a rainbow in a water fountain (喷泉) or in the middle of a waterfall and you can even make your own in this experiment.
31. What’s the experiment about
A. Physics. B. Chemistry. C. Society. D. Nature.
32. Why does a rainbow form in the experiment
A. Sunlight is reflected by the glass. B. The paper creates coloured light.
C. Sunlight is refracted through the water. D. The water changes colour in sunlight.
33. Where can you possibly see a rainbow according to the passage
A. In a dark room. B. In a water fountain.
C. On a cloudy day. D. On a dry piece of paper.
B
When Wang Hong accepted the Fields Medal (菲尔兹奖), one of the highest honors in math, in July 2026, many people in China felt proud.
Wang grew up in Pingle County, Guangxi. At the age of four, her arm was badly hurt by boiling water. For many years, her parents took her from one hospital to another. Because her skin was very sensitive (敏感的) to light, she spent a lot of time inside the house. This hard experience did not close her world. Instead, it helped her learn how to be alone, how to read by herself, and how to silence the noise around.
Her father, a math teacher, opened the door to numbers for her. Her mother, an English teacher, helped her fall in love with language. Wang later said that math was one way for her to understand the world. As a child, she was happy when she solved a problem about seven points on a flat surface. Her parents did not force her to follow a fixed path. They gave her freedom, which became an important kind of support.
At Peking University, Wang did not first get into the math school she wanted. Surrounded by classmates who had years of competition training, she began to doubt herself. Still, she could not give up math. She worked hard enough to move into the School of Mathematical Sciences. Later, in Paris and at MIT, she still wondered if she was only good at exercises or if she could really do research. She even stopped math for a while and tried art and architecture (建筑).
In the end, she came back. Years of doubt (怀疑), wrong turns, and trying again did not push her away from the problem. They helped her come back to it with a quieter and stronger mind. Her advice to students was simple: if you get something in the end, it does not matter if you are faster or slower. Do not rush. Take your time.
34. What do we know about Wang Hong when she was little
A. She was hurt in a fire when she was four.
B. She had to stay indoors because of her skin condition.
C. Her parents sent her to one single hospital for treatment.
D. She was weak in her studies because she became sensitive after the accident.
35. What can we know about the freedom Wang’s parents gave her
A. It protected her from every problem outside the family.
B. It was mostly shown by sending her to the best-known schools.
C. It let her interests grow without a plan forced on her.
D. It worked because both parents taught the same subject at school.
36. What role does Paragraph 4 play in the passage
A. It describes the doubts and wrong turns Wang experienced during her studies.
B. It compares the training systems of Peking University, Paris, and MIT.
C. It explains why Wang finally chose architecture before going back to math.
D. It proves that competition experience is the safest way to research.
37. What is the main message we can get from Wang Hong’s story
A. A hard childhood usually makes people less afraid of being famous.
B. Winning a top prize is the clearest proof of a person’s value.
C. Learning ahead is more important than learning with other people.
D. A slow search can still lead somewhere if one keeps coming back to the real question.
C
Many teenagers want to know more about themselves. They want to understand their personality, strengths (优点), and interests. Personality tests are one way to do this. These tests ask questions about how people feel, think, and act in different situations. By answering honestly, teenagers can learn more about who they are and what makes them special.
One popular type of personality test is the quiz (小测试). These quizzes ask simple questions, like “Do you enjoy working alone or in a group ” or “Do you make decisions quickly or slowly ” Each answer gives points, and the total points show a personality type. For example, some people may be outgoing and social, while others are quiet and thoughtful. These quizzes are easy to take and can be found online.
Another tool is writing diaries. In the diary, teenagers write about their daily activities, feelings, and reactions to events. Over time, through entries, teenagers may see that they may enjoy helping friends, solving problems, or creating art. Keeping diaries helps teenagers know themselves better and can help them make choices about school, hobbies, and friends.
Group activities and discussions are also helpful. Teachers sometimes organize exercises where teenagers work in teams and talk about their experiences. These activities show how people act with others and what abilities they have. Teenagers can learn about leading, working together, and solving problems by watching and hearing advice. Group work is a useful way to see personality in real life.
Personality tests and tools cannot tell everything, but they can give helpful ideas. They help teenagers see their good points, weak points, and likes. By knowing more about themselves, teens can make better choices, build skills, and feel sure of themselves. Learning about personality is an important part of growing up, and using tests, diaries, and group work can make this easier and more fun.
38. Why do many teenagers take personality tests
A. To understand themselves better. B. To make more friends online.
C. To get better grades at school. D. To learn how to organize group activities.
39. What do we know about personality quizzes
A. They can be found in school textbooks. B. Each answer in the quizzes gives points.
C. They require teens to write proper articles.
D. They have the same personality result for everyone.
40. What does the word “entries” probably mean in Paragraph 3
A. The things written in a diary. B. The friends met in daily life.
C. The problems solved at school. D. The hobbies developed recently.
41. What is the main idea of the passage
A. How to write a good diary in our daily life as a teenager.
B. Why personality tests are the most popular tool for teenagers.
C. Why group activities are better than personality tests for teens.
D. How teenagers can use different tools to learn more about themselves.
D
A spoonful of pickles (泡菜) can sometimes make a meal taste better. Recently, a new type of pickle is being discussed: “digital pickles”. It means the videos people watch while eating. Many people think that the videos can make their food more appetizing (引起食欲的).
The topic received more than 16 million clicks on a website and about 100,000 people took part in the discussion. Many young people in China are kept company by TV shows or short videos. Many believe that their food is more delicious with the “digital pickles”.
Can this habit influence your diet According to a research paper published (发表) in 2019, you may eat more without realization. The international research team asked 62 volunteers to follow different eating patterns for four days. The patterns included eating while looking at the mobile phone and eating without distraction (干扰). The team discovered that eating with distraction increased calorie ingestion (热量摄入) by about 15%.
To explore the reason, the team also invited two groups of people: one group ate while listening to an audio clip (音乐片段) about another person eating; the other listened to a clip that helped them imagine themselves eating. At last, the second group ate less because they focused on their food more.
This result works not only for eating meals but also for other tasks which need a lot of patience and skills as well. A research team invited 120 volunteers to do different tasks while providing them with drinks and snacks. When they focused on their tasks and their attention was distracted, they were less likely to tell how full they felt and ate more than they expected.
42. Why do people eat more with “digital pickles”
A. Because they are more focused on their meals.
B. Because they are distracted by “digital pickles”.
C. Because the food tastes better with “digital pickles”.
D. Because the “digital pickles” make them feel hungrier.
43. What’s the purpose of the last paragraph
A. To explain how to tell you are full. B. To present how to avoid being distracted.
C. To give another case that causes overeating.
D. To describe the advantages of “digital pickles”.
44. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Eating While Talking B. Focusing on Our Food
C. Enjoying Dinner with a Show D. Having Food with Other People
45. What is the best structure of the passage
A． B． C． D．
四、单词拼写
46. I thought it impossible to talk about poems without (提到) Li Bai.
47. My grandfather is still very (精力充沛的) though he is over seventy.
48. Tim is outgoing but his best friend John, who is quiet, is just the (对立).
49. You will (很有可能) get better grades if you keep working hard every day.
50. The stars and planets in the (宇宙) seem so beautiful and mysterious.
51. We should pay more attention to the (passenger) safety.
52. Practice will help you build (confident) in speaking English.
53. The second half of the game was even (tough) than the first half.
54. After years of hard work, he in entering his dream university.(success)
55. It’s brave to tell teachers about the (bully) who make trouble at school.
五、任务型阅读
A father and his son went to a kite-flying festival. The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites. He wanted to fly a kite, too. The father then bought a kite for him.
The son started to fly the kite. Soon, his kite was high up in the sky. After a while, he said, “Father, it seems that the string (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, the kite will fly even higher. Can we cut it ” The father cut the string. The kite started to go higher. This made the little boy happy.
But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. And finally, it fell onto the ground. The son was surprised to see this. He asked his father, “I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down ”
The father explained, “The string was not stopping the kite from going higher, but was helping it stay in the sky. You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string. But when you cut the string, it could no longer support the kite.”
Sometimes, we may feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But in fact, these might be the things that support us the most. That is, control can also be support.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题（每个小题答案不超过6个单词）
56. How did the son feel when he saw the colorful kites
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57. Where did the son see the colorful kites
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58. Why did the son want to cut the string
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59. What happened to the kite in the end after the string was cut
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60. What can we learn from the passage
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六、短文填空
根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。
If we are asked who tried his best to feed Chinese people, all of us will say “Yuan Longping”. He was c 61 the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. To our s 62 , this top Chinese scientist, famous for his “Super Rice”, d 63 of illness at the age of 91 on May 22nd, 2021.
Yuan Longping was born in Beijing in 1930. For almost 60 years, he had devoted most of his time and e 64 to rice research. So far, the hybrid rice he developed has pulled millions of people out of hunger all over the world. His a 65 were so great that he was known as a father of hybrid rice and won World Food Prize.
He was so hard-working that he kept researching in the farm field. Even in his eighties, he was s 66 watching plants closely and thinking of ways to improve them, just as many Chinese farmers do. Yuan said he had a dream to e 67 the cool under the rice plants taller than men. In my opinion, t 68 he didn’t realize his dream in his lifetime, his spirit of working for people is worth r 69 . Now his students continue to work on the fields that he had devoted all his time to. C 70 , his dream will come true in the future.
七、翻译
71. 这条连接两座城市的高铁项目需要改进吗？
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72. 妈妈的鼓励总是能帮助我度过艰难时光。
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73. 我们学校考虑和社工合作来解决常见的青少年问题。
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74. 如果你把时间浪费在手机上，你会使老师和父母失望。
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75. 虽然他失去了活动肌肉的能力，但是他仍然继续工作。
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八、书面表达
76. 假如你是李华，你的同学May因其优秀的品质和积极的影响力，被提名为本年度”校园榜样之星”。请你根据表格内容，用英语给张老师写一封推荐信。
姓名 May
品质 ·自信，不害怕表达自己的观点； ·有创造力，为学校想出改善学生生活的新想法； ·乐于助人，教同学如何解决青少年问题，比如：被霸凌……
爱好 喜欢读书（举一个例子），这本书让她……
你的评价 至少两条
注意：
（1）词数90左右，文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
（2）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。
Dear Mr Zhang,
I’m writing to recommend May as the “Star of Role Model”. She has many strong qualities.
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Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
一、单项选择
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.B 12.C 13.C 14.A 15.B
二、完形填空
16.A 17.C 18.B 19.A 20.C 21.A 22.B 23.B 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.B 28.C 29.A 30.A
三、阅读理解
31.A 32.C 33.B 34.B 35.C 36.A 37.D 38.A 39.B 40.A 41.D 42.B 43.C 44.C 45.B
四、单词拼写
46.mentioning 47.energetic 48.opposite 49.probably 50.universe 51.passengers' 52.confidence 53.tougher 54.succeeded 55.bullies
五、任务型阅读
56.She felt full of joy. 57.At a kite-flying festival. 58.To make it fly higher. 59.It fell onto the ground. 60.Support is also important.
六、短文填空
61.called 62.surprise 63.died 64.energy 65.achievements 66.still 67.enjoy 68.though 69.remembered 70.Certainly
七、翻译
71.Does the high-speed railway project connecting the two cities need improving 72.Mom's encouragement always helps me get through hard times. 73.Our school considers working with social workers to solve common teenage problems. 74.If you waste time on your phone, you will disappoint your teachers and parents. 75.Although he lost the ability to move his muscles, he still continued working.
八、书面表达
Dear Mr Zhang,
I’m writing to recommend May as the “Star of Role Model”. She has many strong qualities.
May is confident and never afraid to express her own ideas. She is also creative, having come up with new ideas to improve students’ lives at school. Besides, she is helpful, teaching classmates how to solve teenage problems, such as dealing with bullying. She loves reading, for example, *The Little Prince*, which makes her more kind and understanding. I think she sets a good example for us and is always ready to help others. I believe she is the right person for this honor.
Yours,
Li Hua

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