甘肃省平凉市2025年小升初模拟（三）英语试卷(含答案)

1、—Thanks a lot for your book. I found it very interesting.

—________. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

A. All the best B. It is nothing

C. No thanks   D. Very well

2、—Do you have anything to say for yourselves?

—Yes，there is one point ________we must insist on.

A．why

B．where

C．how

D．不填

3、Frequent smoggy weather has set the alarm ringing; by no means can we develop economy _____ the environment.

A. under the name of   B. for the sake of

C. at the cost of   D. in the light of

4、This is the most famous school   I have visited .

A.where B.which C.when D.that

5、Please send me all the information _______you have about the candidate for the position.

A. which   B. that   C. where   D. which

6、Adults, ________overly concerned with fame and fortune, sometimes fail to see the joy in simple things ________ children do not.

A．unless … but

B．although … and

C．when … where

D．even if … unless

7、Nowadays, we can stay in touch   faraway friends through social media tools.

A.with B.to C.against D.at

8、—It’s nearly a quarter to eight. Beth hasn’t turned up yet.

—She________ the time. Why don’t I call and see what happened?

A．shouldn’t have forgotten

B．might have forgotten

C．needn’t have forgotten

D．must have forgotten

9、Snakes are ________ animals while cats are ________ ones.

A．warm-blooded; cold-blooded

B．cold-blooded; hot-blooded

C．hot-blooded; warm-blooded

D．cold-blooded; warm-blooded

10、Our teacher ______ English for Class Two the day before yesterday.

A.teaches B.taught

C.will teach D.had taught

11、It was in this old farm house ________ his grandfather built 50 years ago ________ he was born and bred.

A．where; when

B．which; that

C．that; which

D．where; which

12、Roger ____ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.

A.took on B.took in C.took up D.took over

13、— Don’t you think the new job is a real challenge for Jack?

—Well, ______ difficulties he meets, I believe he will never lose heart.

A. whenever   B. however

C. whichever D. whatever

14、---_______? ---It's September 10th.

A. What time is it?   B. What's the weather like?

C. What day is it today?   D. What is the date today?

15、You may borrow my bike ________ you can return it on time .

A．while

B．even if

C．unless

D．on condition that

16、I hope the car won’t ________ while we’re driving in the countryside.

A．break in

B．break down

C．break up

D．break through

17、His dream was that the Olympic Games would make____ possible for countries to live peacefully.

A.that B.it C.which D.what

18、---Tony is in hospital.

---Oh, really? I________ know. I________ go and visit him.

A．didn’t, am going to

B．don’t, would

C．don’t, will

D．didn’t, will

19、Take these pills 3 times a day for 3 days. If the pain continues, ______ your doctor.

A．confirm

B．consult

C．convince

D．concern

20、Be quiet! The children are concentrating __________ their homework.

A．on

B．in

C．for

D．with

21、Last November, a kindergarten teacher, Robin Hughes, read her class a book about snow. The students listened closely. But Hughes noticed that some children looked puzzled because only a couple of kids had seen snow.

Hughes decided to call in a favour to her sister, Amber Estes. “Would you be willing to ship a snowman to us if it snows?” Hughes called. Estes laughed it off and agreed, as Hughes always shared some uncommon ideas with her. A few days later, her neighbourhood got nearly 10 inches of snow. So, she walked out into the snow and built “Lucky”, a small snowman with blueberry eyes, a carrot nose.

After about 10 days of refrigeration and planning, Lucky was on a nearly 800-mile flight from Kentucky to Florida. Estes mailed Lucky in an insulated (绝缘) container filled with ice packs. “If Lucky arrived in one piece, the plan was for him to keep his name,” Estes said. “If the experiment failed, he would be renamed Puddles (水坑).” That night, Estes stayed up late tracking the package.

On January 19, a postal driver delivered the snowman to the school. Hughes cut the box open before she presented the snowman to her students. To her surprise, Lucky had arrived almost whole. “I was so excited because he made it,” said Hughes. “All the children wanted to touch him. They asked if he is coming to life.” Ever since, at least twice a day, Hughes said she brings Lucky out from the cafeteria freezer so students can touch the snowman and ask questions. Cheers and wows fill the room every time Lucky is brought in. When his coat starts to get shiny, she takes him back to the freezer.

This year, things are not normal for kids in the classroom or for adults, she said. “This little snowman has created happiness.” Hughes plans to melt Lucky before Earth Day and will use the water while planting a garden at the school.

【1】What caused Robin Hughes to ask her sister to mail a snowman?

A．Some students hated the hot weather.

B．Some students had never seen snow.

C．Some students did not believe the snowman was real.

D．Some students had never done a science experiment.

【2】Why did Estes laugh when Hughes asked her to mail a snowman to her students?

A．She was used to her sister’s strange requests.

B．She knew it would never snow in Kentucky.

C．She thought her sister’s idea would bring joy to her students.

D．She had not seen her sister in a long time and missed her.

【3】What can we infer from Estes’s words in Paragraph 3?

A．Estes was happy to help her sister’s students.

B．Lucky would probably arrive in one piece.

C．The students did not agree on a name for the snowman.

D．Estes was unsure if Lucky would melt in the mail.

【4】Which of the following best describes Hughes and Estes?

A．Humorous.

B．Bored.

C．Serious.

D．Caring.

22、Some people shy away from traveling alone while a few welcome it. So, what is it that makes traveling alone an attractive choice?

First of all, the travel plan and all the decisions you make are yours alone. You don’t nee worry about any other person or group. In other words, there are no arguments. Actually, you can be completely selfish.

Traveling alone is also a great confidence builder. Yes, at times it can feel a bit lonely, but that is just one of many problems you will have to solve yourself, along with making your own preparations and setting your own goals.

Besides, have you noticed that when you’re on your own, people are more willing to start a conversation with you? Interestingly, people tend to keep a distance from couples and groups. However, the lone (独自的) traveler looks ready to connect with their fellow human beings and more likely to get into pleasant conversation about their trips.

Here are two more exciting reasons why you should consider traveling alone. You will find you learn the language faster when you don’t have someone else talking to you in your own language all the time. You are forced to communicate in the foreign language when you travel alone in a country that doesn’t speak your native language. In addition, when you’re on your own, you’re free to meet someone who might turn out to be very important in your life.

Of course, there may be things stopping you: You fear the unknown, or you have friends who may be upset by your decision to take off by yourself. You will have to make them believe the value of traveling done and allay any fears they might have, but with the technology at our fingertips, you can include them in the adventure.

【1】What is the first advantage of traveling alone mentioned by the author?

A. It helps you gain confidence.   B. It makes you learn the language faster.

C. It keeps you away from crowds.   D. It allows you to focus on yourself.

【2】Why are people more willing to connect with lone travelers?

A. They look interesting.   B. They are lonely.

C. It is much easier to get close to them.   D. It’s safe to focus on yourself.

【3】What does the underlined word “allay” in the last paragraph probably me?

A. express   B. remove

C. appreciate   D. experience

【4】Which of the following would the author agree with?

A. Having an adventure with your friends first.

B. Getting ready to come across the unknown.

C. Learning a foreign language before traveling.

D. Finding a traveling companion during your trip.

23、   On average, American kids ages 3 to 12 spent 29 hours a week in school, eight hours more that they did in 1981. They also did more household work and participated in more of such organized activities as soccer and ballet (芭蕾舞). Involvement in sports, in particular, rose almost 50% from 1981 to 1997: boys now spend an average of four hours a week playing sports; girls log half that time. All in all, however, children’s leisure time dropped from 40% of the day in 1981 to 25%

“Children are affected by the same time crunch (危机) that affects their parents,” says Sandra Hofferth, who headed the recent study of children’s timetable. A chief reason, she says, is that more mothers are working outside the home. (Nevertheless, children in both double-income and “male breadwinner” households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents 19 hours and 22 hours respectively. In contrast, children spent only 9 hours with their single mothers.)

All work and no play could make for some very messed-up kids. “Play is the most powerful way a child explores the world and learns about himself,” says T. Berry Brazelton, professor at Harvard Medical School Unstructured(unorganized)play encourages independent thinking and allows the young to handle their relationships with their peers, but kids ages 3 to 12 spent only 12 hours a week engaged in it.

The children sampled spent a quarter of their rapidly decreasing “free time” watching television. But that, believe it or not, was one of the findings parents might regard as good news. If they’re spending less time in front of the TV set, however, kids aren’t replacing it with reading. Despite efforts to get kids more interested in books, the children spent just over an hour a week reading. Let’s face it, who’s got the time?

【1】By mentioning “the same time crunch” (Line 1, Para. 2) Sandra Hofferth means ______.

A.children have little time to play with their parents

B.both parents and children suffer from lack of leisure time

C.children are not taken good care of by their working parents

D.both parents and children have trouble managing their time

【2】According to the author a child develops better if _______.

A.he has plenty of time reading and studying

B.he has more time participating in school activities

C.he is left to play with his peers in his own way

D.he is free to interact with his working parents

【3】We can infer from the passage that _______.

A.extracurricular activities(after-class activities) promote children’s intelligence

B.most children will turn to reading with TV sets switched off

C.efforts to get kids interested in reading have been fruitful

D.most parents believe reading to be beneficial to children

24、   The word "barbecue" comes from the Caribbean word "barbacoa", which originally wasn't a way of cooking food, but the name of a wooden structure used by Taino Indians to smoke their food. It was recorded that the first barbecue as a diet consisted of some sort of fish, creatures from the sea obviously being plentiful in the Caribbean. Besides used for cooking, the structure of sticks could also be used as an area for sleeping, storage, and a shelter.

Spanish explorers took the word "barbacoa" back to Spain, where it appeared in print for the first time in 1526.At first,"barbacoa"still referred to the structure in which food was cooked, but later people started using it to refer to the process of cooking food in a barbacoa and the cooked food itself.

It was in A New Voyage Round the World written by William Dampier, published in 1697 that the word firstly appeared in print in English. It referred to the structure as a place for sleeping. By 1733, "barbecue began to mean asocial gathering when meat was grilled. About two decades later, in 1755, the word"barbecue"was entered into Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language.

Today, there are different spellings as well as meanings for "barbecue". Many people use"barbeque,"BBQ", "Bar-B-Que, and other forms. The"official "spelling is generally considered to be "barbecue"with the letter"c, similar to the original. While people may debate over what should be the correct spelling or what exactly constitutes barbecue,there is one thing we all agree on: a barbecue is definitely no longer a shelter or a sleeping structure!

President George Washington himself was a big fan of barbecue. He wrote in his diary about going to a barbecue in 1769("Went in to Alexandria to a Barbecue and stayed all Night ), and hosting one in 1773("a Barbicue of my own giving at Accatinck"). Barbecue competitions have been taking place since at least 1959. The first one seemed to have taken place in Hawaii, just a few months after it became a state, but was only for men. 25 men competed for the grand prize of $10.000.

【1】What do we know about the origin of "barbecue"?

A.It was originally a way of cooking.

B.The first barbecue consisted of vegetables and fish.

C.It originally referred to a wooden structure for storage.

D.It originated from the Caribbean area.

【2】When was the word "barbecue" seen in print in English for the first time?

A.In 1526 B.in 1697 C.in 1733 D.in 1755

【3】Which of the following statements is true about the word"barbecue"at present?

A."Barbecue"is the only correct spelling.

B.It means a social gathering when vegetables are cooked.

C.All people have reached an agreement on the meaning of the word.

D.It no longer refers to a shelter or a sleeping structure.

【4】What is the passage mainly about?

A.The origin of "barbecue".

B.The correct spelling of "barbecue".

C.The meaning of "barbecue".

D.The invention of "barbecue".

25、When I was still in grade school, my father taught me to fold paper cranes. As a child, I was totally _________ in the simple paper form that magically moved its wings if I pulled the tail. It’s a memory that has _________ me and a skill that I have taught others. I remember preparing for an awards ceremony for the college where I served as president. We couldn’t _________ flowers for all the tables; we didn’t have much of a budget.

“How about paper cranes?” I suggested. None of these gifted students had _________ with the way to make them, so they all _________ their first paper-folding lesson from me. Almost everyone got the _________ of it, but much discouragement followed when they saw how _________ I could do as they were still doing clumsily.   When we first learn a skill it’s often a little _________, until we practice and eventually gain mastery.

The teacher needs skill, patience and _______ , the students need desire, and the task needs to be meaningful. This process __________ to all education really. Sometimes there is a disconnect if the teacher expects the students to progress faster than they are __________. Sometimes the teacher shows strong excitement but the students show no interest.

Learning can be hard, but it can also make us __________ just like caffeine (咖啡因). When we start with young children, setting off those sparks of __________ and then tending the flame with love, education __________. Repetition and gradual development __________ our fully understanding of the skills and knowledge.

【1】

A．concerned

B．absorbed

C．occupied

D．involved

【2】

A．got at

B．come over

C．occurred to

D．stuck with

【3】

A．fold

B．select

C．afford

D．spare

【4】

A．familiarity

B．words

C．problems

D．fun

【5】

A．received

B．sought

C．expected

D．requested

【6】

A．advantage

B．attention

C．chance

D．hang

【7】

A．differently

B．casually

C．fluently

D．cautiously

【8】

A．attractive

B．awkward

C．plain

D．tiring

【9】

A．courage

B．ambition

C．temper

D．passion

【10】

A．applies

B．turns

C．refers

D．subscribes

【11】

A．ready

B．capable

C．sure

D．willing

【12】

A．surprised

B．pleased

C．intelligent

D．energetic

【13】

A．curiosity

B．success

C．confusion

D．challenge

【14】

A．fails

B．works

C．influences

D．exists

【15】

A．shape

B．witness

C．present

D．encourage

26、阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When Valentine's Day was around the corner, Grandma came down with a terrible cold when she was travelling from Colorado to my family's house in California. She was too weak to go out at all, which was sad and disappointing. That was because Grandma and Grandpa had been planning to take my little sister Indi and me to the zoo for Valentine's Day. Grandma, as an animal lover, had been especially looking forward to it.

On Valentine's Day Indi begged Grandma to go to the zoo together. But Grandma jokingly explained that if she went there, she might spread her cold to other visitors, or even to the animals, making them all start sneezing.

In my mind, I imagined the sight that an elephant kept sneezing. Meanwhile I made my arm into a trunk and blurted out a funny trumpeting sound that ended in a gigantic sneeze. "Good one, Brother!" Indi laughed. "That elephant would need a huge box of tissues.”

Grandma was amused. But she insisted that she should stay at home and rest up. She wished us a pleasant visit and reminded us to send her regards to the monkeys in the zoo.

Well, we did go and we did have a great time but I kept wishing Grandma could have been there with us. When we reached the monkey mountain, Grandpa told us to hold still and say “cheese" and snapped a good picture of the monkeys and us.

“Cheese!” I said. But Indi said, “Happy Valentine's Day, Grandma!”

"You were supposed to say cheese." said Grandpa.

Indi shrugged, “It just came out.”

"I'm glad it did" I said, because your words just gave me a fantastic idea! What if we take pictures of different animals, and then turn them into a special Valentine gift for Grandma?" Indi and Grandpa agreed and we kept taking pictures with delight for Grandma's surprise.

注意：

1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2、续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。

Paragraph 1:

When we got home, we set about making the gift.

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Paragraph 2:

Then we took the gift upstairs to Grandma’s room.

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