2025~2026学年江苏省西安交通大学苏州附属初级中学八年级上学期英语Units5~6月考卷

2025~2026学年江苏省西安交通大学苏州附属初级中学八年级上学期英语Units5~6月考卷一、完形填空AfterNewYear’sdinner,ourfamilywasrelaxedaroundthetable.Mysister,ourcook,tookpleasureinourpraisesforthemeal,whileDadstoodnearby,smiling.Mynephew,neverstillforlong,begantoplaywithhisnew________aroundtheroom.WhenhenearedDad,hestopped—almostuncertainly.Withshakinghands,Dadreachedoutfortheball,andaftersomehesitation(犹豫),mynephewgaveittohim.I________Dadtoseehowhewouldreact.AplayfulsmileappearedonDad’sface,andhiseyesshonebrighterthananylights.Holdingtheballandreachingforward,hebounced(弹起)theballonthefloor,and________it,andthendidthesameagainandagain.Afterthat,smilinghappily,he________therestofusandinvitedustobeginthegameofcatch.Theballpassedbetweeneagerhands,withcriesof“Overhere!”________thehouse.AlthoughDadhadAlzheimer’s(阿尔茨海默症),whichtookawayhismemoriesandtherecognition(识别)ofpeople,things,andpointsintime,he________recognizedtheballandcaughtit.Forme,thiswasreallymeaningful.Inmyyoungeryears,IseldomplayedwithDadbecauseheworkedveryhardandhadnotimetobewithus.________momentsbetweenfatherandsonhadbeenfewbeforehetookthebasketball.I’mnotsurehowlongweplayed,butitdidn’tmatter.Dadjoyfullyledus________hebegantofeeltired.WhatIdoknowisthatourgame________anditwastimetofacetherealityofdirtydishesonthetable,butthememoryofthatgamewilllastforever.OnthatNewYear’sDay,Dadgavemethegreatest________—amomentIwillalwaysremember.1.A．basketballB．gameC．computerD．drum2.A．calmedB．searchedC．askedD．watched3.A．pickedB．caughtC．leftD．touched4.A．turnedtoB．agreedwithC．ranafterD．laughedat5.A．keepingB．fillingC．flyingD．following6.A．suddenlyB．seriouslyC．clearlyD．politely7.A．CollectingB．CaringC．CreatingD．Controlling8.A．afterB．whenC．untilD．as9.A．lastedB．endedC．changedD．failed10.A．confidenceB．lessonC．answerD．gift二、阅读理解Thebigdebate(辩论):Iscoldweatherbetterthanhotweather?Somepeoplepreferfrostydays,whileotherssaysunshinemeansfuntime.YES:Threereasonswhycoldweatherisbetterthanhotweather:1.Coldweathermeanssnowmenandsledrides,thenwarmingupindoorswithwarmandtastytreats.2.You’llneverrunoutofindooractivitiestodoonchillydays,andyou’llalsogettospendmoretimewithfamily.3.Somescientistshavefoundthatcoldweatherisgoodforhealth.NO:Threereasonswhycoldweatherisnotbetterthanhotweather:1.Therearemorewarm-weatheractivitiesthancold-weatherones,andyoucandothemjustaboutanywhere.2.Peoplearehealthierwhenit’swarm,andthesunisavitaminandmoodbooster.3.Youdon’thavetoweartoomuchinwarmerweather,soit’seasiertojustgetupandgooutsidetohavefun.Whatdoyouthink?Nowyou’vereadaboutthisissue.Visitsoyoucanvote(投票)inourdebate.VoteYESifyouthinkcoldweatherisbetterthanhotweatherorNOifyoudon’t.We’llpublishtheresultsnextweek.Thegoalofthebigdebateistopresenttwosidesofanissuefairly(公平地)inordertoencouragediscussionandallowourreaderstomakeuptheirminds.11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chilly”mean?

A．Sunny.B．Foggy.C．Hot.D．Cold.12.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A．Toaskpeopletovoteinthisdebate.B．Toshowtwosidesofatopicfairly.C．Tohelppeoplemakeuptheirminds.D．Toencouragemorediscussionsonthisquestion.Ilovesnakes,whilemymotherdoesnot.Lotsofpeoplewhoareafraidofsnakeshaveneverseenone.Neitherhasmymother.Sowheredoesthefearcomefrom?Tofindouttheanswer,scientistsputpictureswithsnakes,pandas,cats,flowersandmanyotherthingsinfrontofagroupofpeopleofallages,evenbabies.Peoplefoundsnakesfasterthanflowers.Itwasn’tjustsnakes.Theyfoundblackfaces,forexample,spiders,fasterthan“safe”thingslikeflowers.Itseemswefindthingsthatmightbedangeroustousfaster.Maybeweareborntobeafraidofthem.Scientistsalsofoundpeoplelearnedtofearsnakesfaster.Whydidtheyfearsnakes?Mostofthemsaidthatintheirexperiences,theywereaffectedbythescaredvoiceandfacesofthosewhometsnakes,butweren’tbittenbysnakes.Afterall,ifwehadtobebittenbyasnaketolearnthatit’sdangerous,wemightlearnourlessontoolate.Sowhyisitimportantwhetherweareafraidofsnakesornot?Itmaynotmattermuchtous,butitisreallyveryimportanttosnakes.Peopleprotectanimalstheylike,notanimalstheyfear.Snakesmaynotbeascuteaspandas,butthey’rejustofthesameimportancetotheenvironment.Snakeseatinsectsandmicethatarepeststohumans.Snakesarealsofoodforotheranimals,sowhenwekillsnakes,we’rebreakingthebalance.Howcanwereduceourfearstogivesnakesachance?Scientistsdidastudyrecently.Somevolunteerstudentswentonafieldtrip.Withthehelpofsafetytips,everyonecouldsafelytouchandholdasnake.Itturnsout(结果是)thatsnakesaren’tsobadwhenyouknowthewaytostaywiththem.Mostpeoplewhowereafraidofsnakesbeforethefieldtripweren’tafraidafterwards.Infact,snakesevenbecamesomestudents'favoriteanimal.Hmm,maybeIshouldtakemymomonthenextfieldtrip.13.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“wemightlearnourlessontoolate”inthethirdparagraph?

A．Wemightneverseeanysnakes.B．Wearenotindangeranylonger.C．Wemightnotfearsnakesanymore.D．Wemightalreadybekilledbysnakes.14.Howdothescientistshelppeoplereducethefearofsnakes?

A．Byteachingpeopleskillsofkillingsnakes.B．Bydrivingsnakesawaythroughafieldtrip.C．Byteachingthemtherightwaytostaywiththem.D．Bygivingsnakesachancetoshowtheyaregood.15.Whichfitsthescientists’ideabest?a.areborntofearsnakesb.needourprotectionc.don’tprotectanimalstheyfear

A．1-c,2-a,3-bB．1-b,2-a,3-cC．1-a,2-c,3-bD．1-a,2-b,3-cKatiewaswaitingforGulliver’scalls.Instead,shejustheardsparrowsmakingnoiseinthebushes.“MaybeGullivermissedtheharbour,”Dadsaid.Afterbreakfast,Katietookhercameratotheharbour.Allthecolourfulboatsmadeprettypictures,butnottheoneshewantedmost.KatiewavedtoErnest,heruncle’sneighbour,ontheboathouse.Thegull’sname,Gulliver,wasgivenbyhim.Thegull’ssizeanditssinglelegmadethebirditselfdifferent.ButErnesttoldKatiethatwhatGulliverdidthatfirstsummerKatieandherdadcamecaughteveryone’sattention.YoungKatielayinherstroller(婴儿车)onthefloatingdock(码头)whenUncleRalphandDadwererepairingboatsnearby.ThewavesfromthepassingboatmadeKatie’sstrollershakestrongly.“Kee-aahl!Kee-aahl!”Gullivermadetheloudestcry.DadandUnclerushedtoKatieandstoppedthestrollerfromfallingintothewater.TheykeptacloseeyeonKatieafterthat.AnothersummerwhenKatiewasthreeyearsold,shelikedtotoucheverything.ButDaddidn’twatchhereveryminutewhenshetriedtocatchsmallducksaroundorfishfromwater.“Kee-aahl!Kee-aahl!”Thegull’scrybroughtDadbackintime.HestoppedKatieasshetriedtofollowthesmallducksrunningtowardsthewater.Severalsummerspassed,andGullivercontinuedtocalloutasKatietriednewthings.ThissummerKatiedidtheusualby-the-seathingsshe’dlearnedtodo.Oneday,sherowedaboatoutbutwastrappedonarockbyastorm.Asshelookedupandtriedtocatchthelastwarmthofthesunshinethroughdarkclouds,shesawasinglewhitefeather.Agullfeather?Shesearchedtheskyforananswer.Puttingherarmsaroundknees,sheclosedhereyestoholdinthetears(眼泪).“Kee-aahl!Kee-aah!”Katiesatup.“Katie!Katie!”Soon,DadandUncleRalphappeared.“Howlucky!WeheardGulliveraswecamearoundtherocks,”UncleRalphsaid,“Atleast...itsoundedlikehim.Strange,hewasnowhereinsight.”Katierememberedthefeather.“IthoughtIheardhim,too.”—AdaptedfromthestorybyGillianRichardson16.What’stherightorderofthefollowingeventsaboutKatie?1.Shewastrappedonarockbyastorm.2.Shelayinherstrolleronthefloatingdock.3.Shefollowedthesmallducksrunningtowardswater.

A．123B．132C．231D．21317.WhichofthefollowingcanshowthechangeofKatie’sfeelingsinParagraph4?

A．sad—peaceful—excitedB．helpless—hopeful—thankfulC．sad—excited—nervousD．helpless—thankful—nervous18.What’sthebesttitleforthestory?

A．KatieandGulliverB．Katie’sHolidaysC．KatieandDadD．Katie’sTearsWhentheleavesbegintochangetheircoloursandthebirdsheadsouth,weknowtheseasonisstartingtochange.OnSeptember7thcomesWhiteDew,the15thsolartermoftheyear.Itindicates(暗示)thebeginningofthecoolautumn.Asthetemperaturefalls,whitedewisoftenseenonthegrassandtreesatnight.Forwritersandpoets,autumnisadifficultseasontodescribe.It’stheendofthesummer,andthereforealittlesad.Thedaysseemtogetshorter,andwhenyouwakeinthemorning,there’smist(薄雾)andit’scooler.Winterisjustaroundthecorner.AmericanwriterErnestHemingwaywroteinhisbook“AMoveableFeast”,“Youexpectedtobesadinthefall.Partofyoudiedeachyearwhentheleavesfellfromthetreesandtheirbrancheswerebare(光秃秃的)againstthewindandthecold,wintrylight.”Butontheotherhand,autumnhasitsgoodside.Therearesomanychangesatthistimeofyear,suchasthecolourfulleavesandcoolernights.FrenchwriterAlbertCamuseventhoughtautumnwasasecondspring,“wheneveryleafisaflower”.ThisviewisalsofoundinthemostfamousautumnpoeminEnglishliterature,“ToAutumn”byJohnKeats.Inthatpoem,Keatssaidthatautumnhaditsownsongs,justlikespring.Anotherthemeofthisseasoniswisdom.Thearrivalofautumnisthoughttobesimilartoapersonbecomingmature(成熟的).ThegreatIrishpoetW.B.YeatswroteaboutthechangingseasonsinCooleParkinthewestofIreland.Seeingandcounting59swans,heremembersfirstmakingthecountasayoungman.Seeingtheswansdothesamethingforallthoseyears,he’sremindedthateventhoughwegetolder,ourheartsalwaysstaythesameage.Heusedthisideainhispoem“TheWildSwansatCoole”.19.“AMoveableFeast”wasmentionedto

A．pointoutthatautumnisverycoldB．presentthesadpartofautumnC．showthatwinterwillsooncomeD．expresssadnessabouttheendoflife20.Whatdoes“thisidea”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A．Autumnisanimportantseasonforman.B．Wecanalwaysstayyoungatheart.C．Autumnisrelatedtoone’sgrowingold.D．Natureisfulloflessonstobelearned.21.What’sthearticlemainlyabout?

A．ThesolartermWhiteDew.B．Whyautumnisasadseason.C．Autumnweatherandactivities.D．Famouswriters’descriptionofautumn.根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使文章通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。“WhyisMandarin(普通话)difficult?”and“IsithardtolearnMandarin?”arecommonBaidusearchesforbeginnersintheMandarinlanguage.22Herearesometipsforyou.GrammarComparedtolanguageslikeFrenchorEnglish,Mandaringrammarisapieceofcake.23Whenspeakinginthepasttense,asimple“了”willdo.AveryimportantthingforMandarinisthesentencestructure.Luckily,itisveryeasytofollow:Subject+Time+Place+Verb+Object.PinyinPronunciationPinyinmaybeachallengeformany,asMandarinsoundsdon’toftenhappenwithintheEnglishlanguage.24Ifyou’rehavingtroubleorareunsureofhowtopronouncepinyin,therearealotofpinyinpronunciationvideosthatarereadytoofferhelp.UnderstandingrulesofpinyinwillalsogreatlyhelpyoulearnMandarinfast.Tones25Onewordinpinyincanbeusedfordifferentcharacters,allwithverydifferentmeanings.Forexample,theword“si”.While“sì”meansfour,“sǐ”meansdeath.Ifyou’renotconfidentintonesyet,context(语境)canoftenhelpyouunderstandthemeaningbehind.Inourview,it’sabouttimewestopasking“IsithardtolearnMandarinChinese”.26Notonlyisitagreatexerciseforthebrain,butit’llopenupanewworldforyou.

A．Instead,juststartlearning.B．MaybeweshoulduseMandarinmore.C．HowcanwelearnMandarineasilyandfast?D．However,withpracticeitshouldn’tbeaproblem.E．Mandarindoesn’thaveanyofthosedifferenttenses.F．TheymaybeoneofthemostdifficultpartsinlearningMandarin.G．HowcanweimprovetheabilitytocommunicateinMandarin?三、单词拼写27.Whenweclimbedtothetopofthemountain,wecouldseethe________(发光)citylightsfaraway.28.It’s________(令人满意的)toseethatmorepeoplearejoininginanimalprotectionactivities.29.The________(热量)fromthefirekeptuswarmduringthecoldnight.30.AsI________(增加)mydailypractice,mylisteningabilityimprovedalot.31.Withcountless________(努力)fromallsides,thescaryfirewasfinallycontrolled.32.Iheardthestrongwind________(吹)whenIwokeupinthemiddleofthenight.33.Theoldbuildingisatr________offallingdownifwedon’trepairitsoon.34.Theg________hastakenstrictmeasurestopreventfactoriesfrompollutingrivers.四、选词填空阅读句子，选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

asaresult;certain;hidefrom;round-the-clock;upon35factoriesonceignoredenvironmentalrules,using36productionthatpollutedriversandair.Localanimalssufferedgreatly—manybirdsandfish37thedirtyenvironment,strugglingtosurvive.Peoplebegantoact:theystoppedharmfulproduction,cleanedwaterways,andplantedtrees38thebanksofrivers.39,theenvironmentisimproving,showingthatsmallactionscanmakeabigdifferencetoourplanet.五、完成句子40.最后，我们把面团分成了小份，然后仔细称量了每一份的重量。Intheend,we________thedough________smallpiecesand________eachonecarefully.41.平均来看，她的数学成绩超出了班上大多数同学。________________,herscoresinmathare________mostofherclassmates’.六、短文填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Areyounervouswhenyoustandinfrontofthepublic?Areyouafraidofmakingaspeech?LiJun,amiddleschoolboy,feltshywhenhewasmakingaspeechtheotherday.42first,Lithoughtitquiteeasybecausehehadalreadypracticedat43(little)fivetimes.“Iwastotallywrong.Itwasverydifferentandmuch44(hard)thantalkingtomyclassmatesduringplaytime.”Lisaid.“Ifelt45(help)andwantedtoleavetheclassroomquickly.”Liisnotalone.Manymiddleschoolstudentsnowhavethesameproblem:theycantalkabouttheirideasfreelywiththeirbestfriendsafterclass,46theycan’tspeakinpublic.AccordingtoZhouHong,47teacherfromauniversity,themainreasonisthatschoolsinChinapaymoreattentionto48(write)insteadofspeaking.Zhouhopesschoolscangivestudentsmorechancestoopentheirmouths,suchasspeechcompetitions,Englishcornersandclassdiscussions.Healsoofferssome49(suggest)tostudents.“Duringyourfreetime,youshouldpracticemore.Whenyou’respeakinginpublic,takeiteasy.Justimagineyou’retalkingtonobodyandspeakupyourideas50(clear),whichhelpsyoutobeatthe51(high)ofyourpowers.”Zhousaid.“Thatmakesafinepublicspeechandyouwillbehappy.”七、任务型阅读请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。Takinganapisagoodwayforstudentstorelaxafterlunch.Tomakeitmorecomfortable,manymiddleandhighschoolsusefoldable(可折叠的)desksandchairs.However,notallofthesedesksandchairsarewelldesigned-somearethewrongsizeorshape,andtheirpoordesignmayevencausediscomfortorharmtostudents.Tosolvethis,anewnationalrulewasrolledouton2ndSeptember.Itexplainsclearlyhowtomakeandusefoldabledesksandchairscorrectly.Inprimaryschools,desksshouldbebetween45.5and73centimeterstall.Inmiddleschools,theyshouldbebetween56.5and79cmtall.Chairsshouldbeatleast36cmwidetohelpstudentssitwell.Fornaps,thechairscanbeturnedintoabed.Abedshouldbeatlea