2021-2022年江苏省泰州市某校初三上周考英语试卷一、完形填空1.Last November, when Ariel rode her bike to a wildlife park, she planned to go for a walk and go bird-watching.（1）________, she saw a beautiful swan near the water. Ariel knew that swans are dangerous and can sometimes（2）________people. But as she got close to this one, it didn't move.She was（3）________that the bird needed medical treatment. Ariel covered the bird's head with her jacket to keep it calm, carefully picked it up, and held it in her arms. And thena（4）________came to her: What should I do now?The（5）________place to go was the animal centre, but it was on the other side of the city.（6）________could she transport a big swan on her bike all that way? Luckily, a driver（7）________her, her bike, and the swan a ride to a nearby underground station.On the underground,（8）________seemed surprised at the swan. It was just a passenger （乘客）like others. Ariel called the animal centre, and a manager（9）________the bird, the bike, and Ariel at the underground station and drove them to the centre. There, animal doctors found that the swan might have lead poisoning（铅中毒）（10）________by fishing lines.The doctors took turns taking care of the swan. It（11）________made a boyfriend at the centre — another swan that got hurt. The treatment（12）________. The swan got welltwo months（13）________it was sent to the centre.It's a（14）________ending. Are you willing to（15）________a swan in a big city? Arielset a good example to us by traveling two hours on foot, by subway, and by car.（1）A.LuckilyB.QuietlyC.SlowlyD.Suddenly（2）A.kissB.hurtC.trustD.beat（3）A.certainB.gladC.confidentD.angry（4）A.wordB.decisionC.planD.question（5）A.loveliesB.busiestC.bestD.hottest（6）A.WhatB.WhenC.HowD.Why（7）A.offeredB.showedC.sentD.led（8）A.somebodyB.anybodyC.everybodyD.nobody（9）A.woke upB.set upC.picked upD.opened up（10）A.carriedB.causedC.noticedD.realized（11）A.eitherB.justC.stillD.even（12）A.finishedB.matteredC.workedD.happened（13）A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.until（14）A.sadB.simpleC.perfectD.difficult（15）A.saveB.killC.hitD.catch二、阅读理解I know that sometimes, you hope that you can be rich and successful without anyhard work—that your ticket to success is through pop music or basketball or being a TV star, when chances come, you're not going to be any of those things.But the truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject you study. Not allthe homework will seem rather important to your life, but you should try your best. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try.That's OK. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who've had the most failures （the opposite of success）. JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book was turned down 12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team, and he lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots（投篮）during his career. But he once said, "I have failed over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. "These people succeeded because they understand that you can't let your failures beat（打败）you—you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time. No one's born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work.Don't be afraid to ask questions. Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it. I do that every day. Asking for help isn't a sign of weakness; it's a sign of strength. It shows you have the courage to tell when you don't know something, and to learn something new.And even when you're struggling（奋斗）. even when you're discouraged（泄气）, and you feel other people have given up on you. but you should remember, don't ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.（1）Some of the most successful people in the world have are the ones who've had the________ failures.A.fewestB.mostC.saddestD.valuable（2）What can be found in US president Barack Obama's "back to school" speech?A.secrets to success.B.being successful is easy.C.your failures beat you.D.Asking for help is a sign of weakness.（3）Why does Barack Obama mention（提到）JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the third paragraph?A.To compare these two famous persons.B.To explain that the more failures he has, the more successful he is.C.If you want to be successful, you should fail first.D.To show that failure is the mother of success.（4）Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.No one can be successful without working hard.B.Failure can be good if you treat it in a right way.C.Those who believe in themselves shouldn't ask others for help.D.One should try his best to make his dream come true.（5）Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence?A.One shouldn't ask questions because it is a sign of strength.B.One should believe in himself though he will face much difficulty.C.One doesn't have to work hard when he has failed several times.D.One doesn't have to ask for help because it is a sign of weakness.任务型阅读Last Friday, a spelling competition was held in the Children's Activity Centre. In the competition, a little girl was asked to spell a word. But because of her soft voice the judges（裁判）were not surewhether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decidedto ask her to say the answer again. At that time, the girl knew she had made a mistake. But instead of telling a lie, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter—so she lost the competition.As the girl walked off the stage, people stood up to clap（鼓掌）because they respected her honesty. Later, many newspaper reporters wrote about the girl's story. They thought shewon the biggest competition: the competition for great character.Probably the biggest test of our character is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught. This girl could easily hide the truth and nobody would know it but herself. But she would know she did wrong. As the saying goes, "If you cheat（作弊）, you make yourself cheap." The girl was clever and strong enough to do the right thing. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a competition. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.It's so true that the choices we make today make what we are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behaviour much more than our advice. So if we want them to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, kids are always watching whatwe do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.三、填空题词汇运用。