2024-2025学年度江苏省苏州市新区实验初中八年级（下）5月月考英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages11页2024-2025学年江苏省苏州市新区实验初中八年级（下）5月月考英语试卷题号一二三四五六七八九总分得分注意事项:

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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3.考试结束后，本试卷和答题卡一并交回一、阅读七选五：本大题共5小题，共10分。Nomatterwhetheryouarerichorpoor,youngorold,everyoneneedsfriends.

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Butnoteveryoneisgoodatmakingfriends.Howcanwedoit?Letmegiveyousomeadvice.

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Ifyouwanttomakefriends,youfirstneedtoputyourselfouttomeetpeople.Ifyoujustsitalone,friendsarenotlikelytocometoyou.Smileateverybody.Smilingcanmakethedistancebetweenyouandothersmuchshorter.

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Befriendlytoothers.Peoplealwaysprefertomakefriendswithpeoplewhoarefriendlyandsinceretothem.

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Ifyouareconsiderate(体贴的)andhelpfultoothers,theywillwanttomakefriendswithyou.Astheoldsayinggoes,“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.”However,noteveryfriendcouldbeagoodfriend.Youmightdevelopsomebadhabitsfromthebadfriends.

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A．Don’tlaughatyourfriendsB．Findplacestomakenewfriends.C．Makefriendswithpeopleonline.D．Thinkmoreofothersandhelpothersmore.E．Wecanshareourhappinessandsadnesswithfriends.F．Somakingagoodfriendisimportant.G．Smilingcanmakenotonlyyou,butalsoyourfriendshappy.1.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G2.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G3.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G4.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G5.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G二、单选题：本大题共10小题，共10分。6.ThefirstforestlibraryinShanghaimakesitpossible________readinginthenaturalenvironment.A.enjoys B.enjoying C.enjoyed D.toenjoy7.Asanadult,hemustwork________tomake________tosupporthisfamily.A.hardlyenough;enoughmoney B.enoughhard;enoughmoney

C.hardenough;enoughmoney D.hardenough;moneyenough8.Itisknownthattea,averypopulardrink,wasinvented________.A.byaccident B.withoutdoubt C.inpublic D.inperson9.—I’msorryto________onyou,butcouldyouraiseyourvoicealittle?—OK,Iwill.A.cutdown B.cutoff C.cutout D.cutin10.Wedon’t________muchfromthekidsbecausetheycan’tunderstandthevalueofthiswork.A.express B.excuse C.expect D.exercise11.—Thankgoodness!Thevirusisgone.—Well,it’s________tosaythat.You’dbetterstillwearamaskinpublic.A.toolate B.lateenough C.tooearly D.earlyenough12.HehasbeentoBeijing___________before.Hewantstogothere___________nextyear.A.sometime;sometimes B.sometimes;sometime

C.sometimes;sometime D.sometime;sometime13.—Mum,canyougivemesomeadviceonhowtobehavemyselfatthetable?—Well,Idohavesomeadvice.________,pleasekeepquietwhileeating.A.Inall B.Ofall C.Atall D.Aboveall14.“Whenyouenterthepark,youˈllseealargefountaininthecenter.Ontheleftisaplaygroundwithcolorfulslidesandswings.Totheright,therearebenchesunderthetreeswherepeoplesitandread.Atthebackofthepark,thereˈsasmalllakewithducks.”Whatisthestructureoftheparagraph?A.Timeorder. B.Spaceorder.

C.Specifictogeneral. D.Generaltospecific.15.—Ifeelrelaxedtobeback.HowterribleIfeltaboutthehotelandfoodduringmytrip!—Icanimagine.________.A.Itneverrainsbutitpours

B.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside

C.Eastorwest,homeisthebest

D.Travelisnotyourcupoftea三、完形填空：本大题共10小题，共15分。“Hello,sister!”isasimplesentence.ButforShangRuoyan,15,itmeansalot.Whenshehearditfromalittleautistic(患自闭症的)girl,shealmostcried.“Thatwasthefirsttimeshegreetedmeonherown.Iwasso

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,”shesaid.Overthepasttwoyears,thisGrade9studentfromTianjinNo.1HighSchoolhas

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forautistickidsatalocalschool.Thisyear,shewaschosenasoneof“themostbeautifulhighschoolstudents”inthecountry.ThisisanactivityheldbytheCommunistYouthLeague(共青团)tolookforexcellent

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.EveryTuesday,Shangwouldaccompany(陪伴)autistickidsafterschool.Shestillremembersthe“embarrassing(尴尬的)”

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whenshefirstmetthem.“WhenIaskedwhatcolortheyliked,theydidn’tanswerme

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,”shesaid.Slowly,shelearnedhowto

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withthem.Whensharingherexperiences,shesaid,“it’sbettertousesimplewordsandshortsentences

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theyarenotgoodatlanguage.”Lastautumn,shebecameaGrade9studentandfoundherhomeworkmore

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,whichmadeherquitebusy.However,shestillhelpedtheminadifferentway.SheopenedaWeChatstorecalledWeselllovewithherfriends.Theysoldhand-madesoaps(肥皂)andmademorethan3,000yuan,whichlaterwasall

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totheschooltohelpautistickids.Inherfreetime,shedidalotofresearch(研究)and

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manybookstolearnaboutautism.Afterthat,sheevenwroteareportaboutit.“IputeverythingIlearnedinit.Itmayhelpmorepeoplelearnaboutautism,”shesaid.16.A.nervous B.worried C.touched D.angry17.A.paid B.waited C.volunteered D.looked18.A.schools B.patients C.teachers D.teenagers19.A.environment B.answer C.programme D.situation20.A.afterall B.atall C.aboveall D.inall21.A.agree B.communicate C.fight D.dance22.A.because B.but C.so D.or23.A.enjoyable B.boring C.difficult D.interesting24.A.returned B.lent C.recycled D.donated25.A.read B.sold C.wrote D.published四、阅读理解：本大题共12小题，共24分。ATheInternationalDayofFamiliesiscelebratedonMay15theveryyear.Itspurposeistoraisepeople’sattentiontopromote(促进)theharmony(和谐),happinessandprogressofthefamily.Tocelebratethe26thInternationalDayofFamiliesthisyear,FamilyCenterwillholdsomefamilyactivities.Activitiesforthefamilies☆Familysports.☆Readingaletterforyourfamily.☆Acookingcompetitionamongfamilies.Time:9:00a.m.—17:00p.m.onMay15thPlace:OntheSouthInternationalSquarePrize:1stprize—afive-dayforeigntour;2ndprize—aseven-daydomestic(国内的)tour;3rdprize—afour-daydomestictour.Rules:Eachfamilycanchoosetwoofthreekindsofactivities.Whenyousignup,youshouldmakeadecision.Allthelettersmustbewrittenbyfamiliesthemselves.Theywillnotbereturned,sopleasekeepacopy.Don’tbelate,oryou’llnotbeallowedtotakepartintheseactivities.Familieswhowanttotakepartintheactivitiesmusthandintheirapplicationforms(报名表)beforeMay5th,oryoucancall2877-2197tosignupbeforeMay10th.Andwewillprovidebreakfastandlunch.Forfurtherinformation:visithttps//FamilyC.26.ThepurposeoftheInternationalDayofFamiliesis________.A.tomakepeoplepaymoreattentiontothesociety

B.tomakepeoplepaymoreattentiontothefamily

C.toencouragepeopletotakepartintheactivities

D.toencouragepeopletogettheprizeoftheactivities27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Familiescantakepartinalltheseactivitiesonthatday.

B.FamiliescancelebratethedayintheFamilyCenter.

C.Familiescangettheirlettersbackafterthatday.

D.FamiliesmusthandintheirapplicationformsbeforeMay5th.BWhenIwasgrowingup,Ialwaysheardmyteacherssay,“Danielhasatalent(天赋)forMaths.”WhenwatchingtheOlympics,myparentsoftensaid,“Theseathletesarebornwithsuchabilities.”Thesewordsmademebelievesomepeopledidhavesometalentswhentheywereborn.Asaresult,IneverworkedhardatMaths.AndIneverrealizedthefactthatifIkeeptrying,adifficulttaskwillfinallybecomeeasy.Ilearntthisfrommyyoungson,Nick.Oneday,whenIwasfinishingatask,Imadeamistake,whichworriedmealot.Hecomfortedme,saying“Mum,mistakescangrowyourbrain.”Infact,there’snoneedtoworryaboutmistakesorfailuresbecausetheyarejustapartofgrowthandsuccess.However,mostpeopledon’tthinkso.Wemustcorrectthis.Weshouldencourageourchildrennottobeafraidofmakingmistakesbecausethatmeanstheyarejusttryingoutnewideas.WhenSaraBlakely,aself-madebillionaire,wasgrowingup,herfatherkeptaskingherthesamequestionoverdinner,“Whathaveyoufailedthisweek?”Whenshetalkedabouthermistakesandfailures,herfatheralwayscheeredherupandmadeherbelievemistakesandfailuresarefine.Sarasaiditwasherfather’sencouragementthatmadeheragreatsuccess.Somoveforwardandaskyourself,“Whathaveyoufailedthisweek?”28.WhatstoppedthewriterfromworkinghardatMaths?A.Shewasn’tinterestedinit. B.Shedidn’tthinkshehasatalent.

C.Shethoughtitwasuseless. D.Shemadetoomanymistakes.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inparagraph3referto?A.Keepingtryingisimportant.

B.Failureisthepathtosuccess.

C.Mistakespreventpeoplemovingforward.

D.Encouragementmakesamanasuccess.30.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Asecrettosuccess B.AtalentforMaths

C.Thepowerofmistakes D.EncourageyourselfCItmightsoundlikemagic,butinFebruary,aparalyzed(瘫痪的)patientwasabletodrinkwateronhisownbycontrollingaspecialglovewithhisbrain.Theglovethenactedashishand.Thiswasasuccessinbrain-machineinterface(BMI,脑机接口)technologymadebyateamofChinesescientistsanddoctors.BMIreferstocreatingaconnectionbetweenthehumanbrainandexternaldevices(外部设备),makingcommunicationbetweenthebrainandcomputers.Forparalyzedpeople,BMIcanallowthemtomoveanddosimplethingsbythemselves.OnOct24,2023,theteamputaBMIchip(芯片)inthepatient’shead.Thechipcanreceiveneuralsignals(神经信号)fromthebrain.Afterthreemonthsofhomerecoverytraining,thepatientcannowusehisbrainsignalstocontrolaspecialglovepoweredbyairpressure.Thishelpshimdothingslikedrinkingwateronhisown.BMItechnologyusuallymeansputtingchipsdirectlyontothepatient’sbrain.However,thisprojectisminimallyinvasive(微创的),makingsurethepatient’sbrainisnotharmed.Soitisanimportantachievement.Italsousesawirelesspowersupply(无线电源),sotheimplanted(植入的)devicedoesn’tneedabattery.LiYuanningfromShanghaiTechUniversitytoldCCTVNewsthatBMIisnowmainlyusedinthemedicalfieldtoimprovethelivesofpeoplewithbrain-relatedproblemsorspeechdifficulties.InChina,BMItechnologyisstillintheearlystagesofresearch,withnoproductsonthemarketyet.Somepeopleareworriedthattestsmayinfluencepatients’independence(独立)andevenwhotheyare.Ethicalconcerns(伦理问题)relatedtoBMIalsoneedtobesolved.Theseincludewhetherthepatienthasaclearunderstandingofwhatisgoingonwhentheyagreetotakepartinthetest.31.WhatisChina’srecentsuccessinBMI?A.ABMIchipwassuccessfullyputintoapatient’sbrain.

B.BMIhelpedaparalyzedpatientdrinkwateronhisown.

C.AparalyzedpatientcanmovefreelywithaBMIchip.

D.Aparalyzedpatientcancommunicatewithcomputers.32.WhatistheadvantageofthenewBMItechnology?A.Itdoesn’tharmpatients’brains.

B.Itdoesn’tneedanypower.

C.Itunderstandspatients’needscorrectly.

D.Ithelpspeopleimprovetheirspeechskills.33.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.ManypeopleareagainstBMItechnology.

B.ThetestsofBMIareathighriskoffailure.

C.BMItechnologyisstillunderdevelopment.

D.BMItechnologyiswidelyusedinthemedicalfield.DOnenight,Johncameintothestable(马厩),calling,“Wakeup,Beauty!”Heputmysaddle(马鞍)andbridle(缰绳)onandrodeuptothefrontdoorofthehouse.TheSquirewasthere.“John,”hesaid,“MrsGordonisveryill.Ridetothedoctor’sandgivehimthisnote.”“Now,Beauty,doyourbest,”saidJohn.Iwentasfastaspossible.WhenwearrivedatDrWhite’shouse,Johntoldhim,“Mrs.Gordonisveryill.SquireGordonthinkssheisgoingtodie.Pleasegotoseeherimmediately(立刻).”“Yes,”saidthedoctor,“butmysonhasmyhorse.CanIhaveyours?”heasked.ThedoctorwasheavierthanJohn,andnotsuchagoodrider.ButIdidmybestandwentasfastaspossible.WhenwegottoBirtwickPark,SquireGordonwasatthedoor.Thedoctorwentintothehousewithhim,andJoeledmetothestable.Iwasgladtobehome.Mylegswereshaking,andIwasverywet.Joewasyoungandheforgottoputawarmblanketonme.Thenhegavemecoldwatertodrink.Soonallmybodybegantoshake,andIfeltverycold.Alongtimelater,Johncameback.Hecoveredmewithtwoorthreewarmblankets,andrantothehouseforsomehotwater.Hegavemesomewarmfood,andthenIthinkIwenttosleep.Overandoveragain,Johnsaidtohimself,“Stupid(愚蠢的)boy!Stupidboy!”Iwasnowverysick,andJohnwasnursingmenightandday.TheSquirecametoseeme.“PoorBeauty,”hesaidoneday.“YousavedMrsGordon’slife.”Johnsaid,“BlackBeautywentsofast.Heseemedtoknowwhatwaswrong.”—TakenFromBlackBeauty34.WhoselifedidBlackBeautysave?A.TheSquire’s. B.MrsGordon’s. C.John’s. D.DrWhite’s.35.What’sthecorrectorderofthestory?a.Joegavemecoldwatertodrink.

b.Johnwokemeup.

c.Iwasverywet.

d.DrWhiterodemetoBirtwickPark.

e.Joedidn’tputawarmblanketonme.

f.JohnandIarriveatDr.White’shouse.A.f—b—a—c—d—e B.b—f—a—e—d—c C.b—f—d—c—e—a D.b—f—c—d—e—a36.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“nursing”?A.Takingcareof. B.Lookingat. C.Shoutingat. D.Worryingabout.37.Johnsaidtohimself,“Stupidboy!Stupidboy!”becausehethought________.A.hewasverystupid

B.Joedidn’tlookafterBlackBeautywell

C.hemadeastupidmistake

D.BlackBeautywentsofast五、任务型阅读-简答：本大题共1小题，共10分。38.ThestoriesinTheIceCreamMachinehavethesametitle,buttheyeachhaveadifferentplot(情节)abouttheicecream.Onestoryisaboutaboyandhisrobotinthefuture.Anotherisaboutafatherandadaughterwhocreateanicecreammachine.Myfavouritestoryinthebookisabouttwosisters,PamandPenelope,whotrytoenteranice-cream-eatingcompetition.Aswellasthestoriesabove,therearethreemorestoriesinthebook.Itswriter,AdamRubin,hasmuchexperiencewhenitcomestowritingaboutfood.Hismostfamouschildren’sbookisDragonsLoveTacos.“Iliketowriteaboutfoodbecauseit’slovedbypeopleofalldifferentcultures,”Rubinsays.RubinhopesTheIceCreamMachineinspireskidstowrite.Itsjacket(书套)turnsintoanenvelopeinwhichreaderscansendhimtheirstories.Rubinsayswritersshouldwriteaboutthingstheylike.“Ifyou’retryingtowritetopleasesomeoneelse,youmightnotgetitright.Thennooneishappy,”hesays.IrecommendTheIceCreamMachinetoanyonewholikescreativeandfunnystory-telling.Thebookgoesdownjustlikeicecream:smooth,enjoyableandwithapleasantaftertaste.(1)Howmanystoriesarethereinallinthebook?___________________________________________________________(2)WhydoesRubinwriteaboutfood?___________________________________________________________(3)Doyouthinkthebookisworth(值得)reading?Whyorwhynot?___________________________________________________________六、选词填空-句子：本大题共1小题，共5分。39.mean;risk;home;project;achieve(1)Weshouldn’twasteourtimeon

things.(2)—IfindtherearemoreandmorebirdspeciesinTaihuLake.—Itmusthavesomethingtodowiththesuccessourcityhas

inwetlandprotection.(3)Tostaysafeduringthestorm,thehikersdecidedtoturnbackearlytoavoid

theirlivesonthemountain.(4)Mr.Fangintroducesalotaboutthe

whichisorganizedtohelpthelocalchildren.(5)Thecharityisraisingmoneytobuildsheltersfor

peoplewhosleeponthestreetsduringwinter.七、阅读填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。40.TheBeijing2022ParalympicWinterGames

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(end)withawarmandmovingclosingceremony.Aftertheflamewasturnedoffinfrontofthepublic,peoplefeltproudofwhattheGameshadshown—howsportscanbringtheworldtogether.AndrewParsons,headoftheInternationalParalympicCommittee,saidtheGameswere

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(true)amazing.Hepraisedthecarefulplanning,themodernsportsvenues,andtheexcitingevents.HesaidChinahadbecome

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leadingcountryinParalympicwintersports.TeamChinagaveagreatperformance.Theywonmany

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(prize)andbrokeseveralrecords.Mostoftheathleteswereyoung,andmanyofthemtookpartintheGames

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thefirsttime.AccordingtoZhaoSujing,ateamleader,Chinahopesmorepeoplewithdisabilitieswillchoose

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(join)insports.Hebelievessportscanhelpthemfeelconfidentandhealthy.DuringtheGames,athleteswerewelltakencareof—fromgoodfoodandcleanroomstosmilingfacesandhelpfulvolunteers.AmericanskierPatrickHalgrenalsohadagreattime

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(ski)onthewell-preparedslopes.“It’s

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(good)thanIimagined.I’mlivingmydream!”hesaid.TheGameswerenotonlyaboutwinningmedals,

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aboutunderstandingandrespect.ZhaosaidChinawillworkhardertosupportpeoplewithdisabilitiesinmanyways.TheBeijing2022Paralympicshave

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(leave)astrongmemoryintheheartsofpeoplearoundtheworld.八、单词拼写-单句：本大题共5小题，共5分。41.Asayingisshortbutitusually

(解释)sometruthaboutlife.42.Joesaid“Thankyou”

(礼貌地)whenhereceivedthegiftfromhisaunt.43.ThePalaceMuseumwasopentothe

(民众)in1925.44.Shortplaysarepopularamongtheyoungandthee

now.45.Thetwochildrenhaves

personalities.Theyarebothbraveandoutgoing.九、书面表达：本大题共1小题，共15分。46.近日，我校在开展“善意传递，温暖同行”主题宣传活动。作为小报英文专栏的小记者，请你围绕“ASmallActcanMakeaBigDifference”为题写一篇短文，向同学们分享你的理解。包括：●你看到或做过的一个“小善举”；这个举动带来的影响或意义（1—2点）；●你今后的做法。注意：1.语句通顺，条理清晰，适当发挥，书写规范；2.词数90左右，文中不得出现真实姓名、