2026年4月江苏省苏州市常熟市昆承中学八下英语月考卷（含答案）

第第八页常熟昆承中学2025-2026学年第二学期阶段性学情问卷初二英语第I卷（客观题共45分）一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）BeforemytriptothePhilippines,myfriendsthoughtIwascrazy."You'regoingtoswimwithsharks?!"theysaid.Intheir1,sharksarescarykillers.ButmyparentsandIwereexcited.WeweregoingtoMalapascuaIsland,theislandis2forthreshersharks,whicharealsocalledlong-tailedsharks.Wewokeupbeforesunriseandswamabout15metersdeepinthesea.Thewaterwascalm.Iwaited3,myheartbeatingfast.Then,outoftheblue,twobigshadows4.Theywerethreshersharks!Theireyeswerelargeandround,almostlikecartooneyes.Fromadistance,theirskinlookedgray.Insteadoflookingscary,theyswampastuswithsuchbeautyandcalmnessthatIalmostforgotto5.6thesesharkscangrowuptosevenmeterslong,Ifeltnofear.Icouldonlythink,"Howbeautifultheyare!"Later,Ilearnedthattheyusetheir7,nottheirteeth,tocatchfish.Withonefastflick(一击)oftheirtail,theycanknockoutawholegroupofsardines(沙丁鱼).Isn'tthatclever?Ialso8thateverymorning,smallfishcametohelpcleanthesharks'skin.Itwassointeresting!Thesharksoftenshowupin9,whichmademewonderiftheywerecouples,visitingthe"cleaningstation"together.Diving(潜水)withthreshersharkstaughtmesomethingimportant:Sometimeswhatwefearisactuallygentleandbeautiful.WhenIlookedintotheircalmeyes,Ididn'tseeamonster,butmysecret10ofthesea.1.A.livesB.eyesC.facesD.time2.A.readyB.difficultC.availableD.famous3.A.sadlyB.angrilyC.nervouslyD.suddenly4.A.appearedB.stoppedC.attackedD.landed5.A.watchB.practiceC.breatheD.exercise6.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.Since7.A.tailsB.eyesC.mouthsD.heads8.A.imaginedB.discoveredC.doubtedD.recommended9.A.groupsB.dangerC.needD.pairs10.A.enemyB.childC.friendD.pet二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）ADubai,UAEDubaishowsoffFerriswheel.Theworld'slargestFerriswheelhasopenedinDubai.CalledtheDubaiEye,itstands250metershigh.That'snearlytwicetheheightoftheLondonEye.Thereare48capsules(舱)onthewheelanditisabletocarryupto1,750visitorsatatime.Onecompleteturningofthewheeltakes38minutes.AnopeningpartywasheldonOctober21,withaplaneandafireworkdisplay.Zhangjiajie,ChinaTheworld'shighestbungeejumpreopens.VisitorstotheZhangjiajieGlassBridgecanonceagaindrop260metersintothecanyonbelow,nowthattheworld'shighestbungeejumphasreopened.Bungeesareakindofgiantelasticband(橡皮筋).JumpoperatorJonniDeakersaysthattheheightmakesthejumpeasier."Whenyou'rethishigh,itfeelslikeskydiving,"hesaid.Bangkok,ThailandAcarparkfullofunusedtaxishasbeenturnedintoavegetablepatchinThailand'scapital,Bangkok.ThetaxishavenotbeenusedbecauseofCOVID-19.Thetaxicompanyalloweditsworkerstousethetaxis'roofstogrowcabbages,cucumbersandcourgettestofeedthemselveswhiletheywereoutofwork.11.Theunderlinedword"canyon"inthesecondnewsmeans______.A.riverB.valleyC.mountainD.lake12.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheabovematerials?A.TheDubaiEyecancarryatleast1750visitorsonce.B.Thereare49capsulesintheFerriswheelofDubai.C.Theworld'shighestbungeejumpisnotstrangetopeople.D.Theunderlinedword"cucumbers"referstoavegetablebed.13.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthesecondpieceofnews?A.TheZhangjiajieGlassBridgeB.TheHeightMakestheJumpEasierC.EasySkydivingatQuiteaHeightD.TheHighestBungeeJumpReopensBWeknowAIisn'tarealperson.Butalotofusactasifitis.Inasurveyof2,000peopleintheUS,48percentthoughtweshouldbepolitewhentalkingtoAI.ScientistsfromtheImperialCollegeLondonintheUKfoundsomethingsimilarrecently.TheysaythatpeopleoftentreatAItoolslikesocialbeings.Theyshowsympathy(同情)andevenprotectthem.Inanexperiment,244volunteersplayedanonlineballgamewithanAIbot.Aworkerwhoactedasavolunteerwasalsothereandsometimesdidn'tgivetheballtotheAIonpurpose.Whenthescientistswatchedthegame,theyfoundthatmostofthetime,thevolunteerstriedtomakeitfairforthebotbygivingittheballmore.Thisfindingmatchesthebasicideasofmediaequationtheory.ThistheorywasmadebyscientistsatStanfordUniversityintheUSinthe1990s.Itsaysweoftenrespond(回应)tomediaandtechnologylikewedotorealpeopleandplaces,notjustastools.WhilethiscanmakehumansandAIworkwelltogether,italsohasrisks.EspeciallywhenAIbotsaremadetoactlike"friends"topeople.Forexample,there'sReplika(聊天机器人).It'sanAIcompanionchatbotthatstartedin2017andhasabout2millionusersaroundtheworld.Itswebsitesays,"YourReplikawillalwaysbeonyoursidenomatterwhat."ButtheAI'ssupportbecamedangerouswhenitmadeJaswantSinghChail,ayoungmanintheUK,wanttokilltheQueenofEngland.HetriedinDecember2021butwasstoppedintime.Still,hegotanine-yearsentence.ScientistsatImperialCollegeLondonsaidcompaniesshouldnotmakeAItoomuchlikearealpersonintheirdesign.Thiscanhelppeopleknowthedifferencebetweenvirtualandreal.14.WhydidthevolunteershelptheAIbotduringtheonlineballgame?A.Theywererequiredtotreatallplayersequally.B.Theyfeltpressuredtofollowtherulesofthegame.C.TheyfounditmoreinterestingtoinvolvetheAIbotmore.D.TheysympathizedwiththeAIbotandtreatedtheAIbotlikeasocialbeing.15.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninPara.3?A.onbusinessB.onholidayC.inprisonD.inhospital16.WhatisapossibleriskofAIbotsactingas"friends"forhumanusers?A.Theymaywasteusers'time.B.Theymayencourageharmfulbehavior.C.Theymayseparateusersfromreality.D.Theymaymisuseusers'personaldata.17.HowdoresearchersatImperialCollegeLondonadviseonthedesignofAItools?A.Controllingtheirlevelofhumanness.B.Improvingtheirinteractionperformance.C.Programmingthemtocareaboutpositivebehavior.D.Equippingthemwithadvancedlearningtheories.CYoumayhavebeentoldbeforenottobeafraidofanything.Fearisoftenrelatedtoweakness.Fearissomethingtobeavoided.Butthat'snottrue,accordingtoTimeForKidsmagazine.Fearcanbegoodforus.Feartellsusaboutdanger.Withoutfear,wewouldn'tknowtorunawayfromatigerorstepbackfromacliff.InastudypublishedintheJusticeQuarterlyjournalinAugust,researchersfromMichiganStateUniversitysaidthatahealthyfearofcrimekeepsteenagersawayfrompotentially(潜在地)dangerouspeople,places,andactivities.Fearmakesusjump,screamandsweat.Butinterestingly,sometimeswemakeourselvesfeelfearonpurpose.Thinkaboutscarybooksandmovies,andalsothelonglinesforascaryrollercoasterride.MargeeKerr,aUSsociologist,explainedwhytoTimeForKids.Fearfillsourbrainwithhealthychemicals(化学物质),especiallyendorphins(内啡肽)anddopamine(多巴胺),andthesethingscreatefeelingsofhappinessandexciteus,accordingtoKerr.Inaddition,whenyou'rescared,yourbodyproducesachemicalwhichhelpspeoplebondwitheachother."Watchpeoplewalkingoutofahauntedhouse(鬼屋),andyou'llseelotsofsmilesandhighfives,"KerrtoldTimeForKids.Thatalsoexplainswhyschoolsandcompaniesorganizechallengingtripsandphysicalactivitiestobuildupteamspirit.Peopleexperienceanddealwithfearindifferentways.Ifyouhappentobea"coward"whogetsscaredeasily,don'tworry.Somestudiesshowthatbeingscaredcanhelpapersonmanagestressfulsituations.Kerrsaidthatthingslikegivingareportinfrontofyourclassorperforminginaschoolplayhelpbuildasortofendurance(忍耐力)tofearthatmakesusmoreconfident."Youbecomemorecomfortablewiththephysicalexperienceoffear,andsoyou'rebetterabletoworkthroughitduringstressfulsituations,"saidKerr.Solearntoloveyourfear.Itmaymakeusstronger.18.Whyisascaryrollercoasterridehelpfultopeopleaccordingtothearticle?A.Itimprovespeople'sabilitytosurviveinthemodernworld.B.Itmakespeoplelesscowardlyandmoreconfidentinlife.C.Itcausesthebraintoproducechemicalsthatmakepeoplehappyandexcited.D.Itteachespeoplehowtokeepawayfromthingsthatcouldbedangerous.19.Theunderlinedphrase"bondwith"inParagraph8isclosestinmeaningto______.A.getclosertoB.fightagainstC.payattentiontoD.bemorecarefulwith20.Whatistherightattitudetowardfearaccordingtothearticle?A.Avoidbeinginvolvedinscarysituations.B.Experienceitasoftenaspossible.C.Consideritasasignofweakness.D.Enjoyhealthyfearfromtimetotime.21.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.People'smisunderstandingsaboutfear.B.Differentwaystodealwithfear.C.Theadvantagesthatfearbringsus.D.Theimportanceofavoidingfearindailylife.DHearingthatErinwascomingforthesilverweddingparty,Mr.Joeandhiswifegotworried."Erinthethief!"saidMr.Joetohiswife."Anythingsmallerthanatable,andmoreexpensivethanpaper,wouldfinallybefoundinhisbag.""He'ssuretocomeforthepresentswe'vereceived,"addedMrs.Joe."Wecan'thidethemall.Howcanwedealwithhim?""Wemustkeepaneyeonhim,"saidMr.Joe.AssoonasErinarrived,thecouplestartedtokeepasharplookout.Afterdinner,thethreetalkednervouslyfromoneboringtopictoanotherinthelivingroom.Suddenly,Erinasked,"You'vegotsomanypresents.CanItakealookatthoseprettysilkscarves?""Onlyit'sannoyingtohavesevenofthem,"Mr.Joeblurted(脱口而出).Erinstudiedthescarvescarefully,lostinthought.Thecouplegotmoreanxious.AfterErinwenttosleep,Mrs.Joecountedthepresentsimmediately."I'mnotsureifwe'velostanything,"shedoubted."Hemusthavetakensomething,"claimedMr.Joeangrily."Theawfulpighasn'tbroughtusapresent.Howdarehetakeanythingfromus?""Let'sgothroughhisbaglateatnight,"Mrs.Joesuggested.Thesearchwasashortone.Theyfoundasilkscarfcarefullyplacedinthebag.Mrs.Joequicklypickeditupandputitintoherpocket.Thenextmorning,Erinwaslateforbreakfast."Something'sbeentakenoutofmybag,"hesaid."ItwasapresentIhadpreparedforyoursilverwedding,onlyithappenedtobeascarf.Youseemedannoyedathavingsomany,soIthoughtI'dgetitchanged,butnowit'sgone."Thecoupleturneddeadlypale.Mrs.Joerantothelivingroomandsurprisingly,shefoundtheirsevenscarveswerestillthere.______Mrs.JoereturnedwithErin'sscarf."Thisoneisyours,"shewenton."It'sanunpleasantthingtosay.Actually,wetookitlastnight.Itallstartedbecausethereweresomeunkindwordsaboutyou.It'sreallyshamefultogothroughyourbagwithoutasking."Erin'seyeswidenedashewaslistening.Mrs.JoehandedthescarftoErin."Pleasetakeyourscarfback.It'sunfairtoyou.Reallyhopeyoucanforgiveusforeverythingwedid,"Mr.Joesaid.Erinrefusedthescarfwithasmile."Ithasalwaysbeenforyou.Pleasekeepit.Justwantyoutoknowthatpeoplechange."22.WhatdidMr.andMrs.JoedobeforeErinarrived?A.Theyhidalltheirpresents.B.Theychangedthedatefortheparty.C.TheytoldErintocomethenextweek.D.TheytalkedabouthowtodealwithErin.23.Whatcanweknowfromthestory?A.Erinhadpreparedapresentforthecouple.B.ThecouplehadanicetalkwithErinafterdinner.C.ThecouplespentalotoftimecheckingErin'sbag.D.Erinthoughtthecouplewashappytohavemanyscarves.24.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinto______inParagraph14?A.Sheputoneofthescarvesintoherpocket.B.Sheplacedallthesevenscarvesinthebag.C.ShewasquitesurethatErinhadliedtothem.D.Sherealizedthescarfinherpocketwasn'ttheirs.25.What'sthebesttitleofthestory?A.Don'tbequicktojudgeothers.B.Thevalueofagiftisnotimportant.C.Friendsshouldkeepintouchoften.D.Honestyisthebestwaytosolveproblems.三、信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Ecotourism:TravelThatProtectsNatureEcotourismisaspecialwayoftravelingthathelpsprotectourplanet.Unliketraditionaltourism,itincludesvisitingbeautifulnaturalplaceswithoutharmingthem.26Theyareundertheprotectionoflocalgovernments.27Thismeansweshouldprotectnaturesothatfuturegenerations(一代人)canenjoyit,too.Inaneco-friendlyarea,buildingsfitinwiththeenvironment,foodisboughtfromlocalfarmers,andwasteiscarefullymanaged.Formanydevelopingcountries,ecotourismcanhelpthemmakemoneywhilesavingtheirnaturaltreasures.Insteadofcuttingdownrainforestsforwood,countriescanmakemoneybyshowingtouriststhenaturalbeauty.28Thecountrymakesmoney,andthenaturestaysprotected.Ecotourismhasmanyadvantagesforlocalpeople.Itcreatesjobsforthemsuchasparkguards,cooks,orwildlifeguides.29Manylearnnewskillsandcansupporttheirfamilies.Localchildrencangetbettereducationbecausemoremoneyisspentonschools.However,ecotourismcanalsohaveproblems.30Forexample,sometouristsmaywalkondangerousplaces,ormaketoomuchnoise.Toenjoyecotourism,wemusttakecareofnature.A.ItalsohelpsimprovetheirlivesB.Itneedstofollowsustainable(可持续的)developmentC.SometimestouristsmaynotbehavewellD.MostecotourismplacesareinnaturalparksorreservesE.Inthisway,theenvironmentiswellprotected第II卷（主观题共55分）四、词汇检测（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）根据下列句子及所给音标、汉语注释或上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空一词。31.Weare________/'praʊd/ofourcountry.32.Thelittleboyis________(好奇的)abouteverything.33.Weshould________(尊重)theoldandlovetheyoung.34.Hehasagood________(记忆)andremembersthingsquickly.35.Thedoctor________(建议)himtohaveagoodrestyesterday.36.Sheisvery________(耐心的)withyoungchildren.37.Weneedto________(比较)thetwopicturescarefully.38.He________(成功)inpassingtheexamlastterm.39.—What'sthe________ofthebuilding?—It'sabout100meterstall.40.—Youdidagoodjobintheexam.—Thankyou.ButIstillhavealongwaytogo.Iwillbe________withmyself.五、动词填空（共10空；每空0.5分，满分5分）用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。Aspecialandmeaningfulshow,"Homecoming:TreasuresofYuanmingyuan",41(take)placeatNantongArtMuseumonMarch7th,2025.Itshowedsomefamousbronzeanimalheads—monkey,pig,ox,andtiger,etc.—fromBeijing'sOldSummerPalace.TheyaresymbolsofChinesehistory,traditionandvalues.Thesesculpturesweredesignedintheeighteenthcenturybyan42(Italy)artistforEmperorQianlong.Unluckily,thesculpturesweretakenawayduringtheSecondOpiumWarin1860andtheywereseparatedfromourcountryfor43(century).Theystayedabroadforover150years.44,peopleneverstoppedlookingforthem.Thankstoeffortssince2003,severaloftheZodiacHeadshavebeenreturnedtoChina,45(include)buyingthembackanddonations.Anyway,thiseventisseenasabigstepinprotectingourcountry'sculturalhistory.Theshowcaughtalotof46(people)attentionduringMayDayholiday.Thousandsoftouristscametothemuseum."Ifeelproudtoseethemhere.TheybelongtoChina,"saidLiWei,alocalmiddleschoolstudent.Intheshow,therearealsotalksonprotectingculturaltreasuresandVRtoursshowingtheOldSummerPalaceonlinebeforeitwas47(complete)destroyed.Inrecentyears,China48(make)greateffortstorecovertheselostculturaltreasures.六、短文填空（共10空；每空1分，满分10分）Nowmanypeopleareusedtowatchingvideosatafasterspeed.Ithasbecomeanewtrend.Videoplatformsofferviewersmore__49__(choose).Theycanwatchvideosat1.25x,1.5xoreven2xspeed.PeoplewanttofinishwatchingamovieoraTVshowin__50__(little)time.Theywanttogetthekeypartatonce.Someevenuseahigherspeedtomakethemovie"perfect"in__51__(they)hearts.Theycanskiptheboringpartsandonlyenjoytheexciting__52__(one).However,thishabitbrings__53__(problem).Whenpeoplewatchvideosatafasterspeed,theymaymisstheimportantmessages.Theycan'tunderstandthetruemeaningofthemovie.Theylosethefunof__54__(enjoy)thewholestory.AccordingtoZhang,ifsomeonespeedsupamoviewhilewatching,theircomments(评论)onthefilmcannotbevalid(合理的).Asaresult,theywatchvideosfastertocheck"watched"or"listenedto"ontheirto-dolists,insteadofenjoyingthemoviesandsongsthemselves.However,peopledon'trealizethatspeeded-upcontentsometimes__55__(destroy)theirpatiencewithlife.OneChineseInternetusersaid,"Ifoundmyselfgrowingimpatientwithtaskslikeresearchworkorstudyingforexams,whichcantakehours,days,orevenweeks.I'dthink,'HowcanIspeedthisup?'Andthatthoughtreally__56__(scare)me."Wealreadyliveinafast-pacedsociety,yetwestilltrytospeeditupinevery__57__(aspect).Butatwhatcost?Somethingsshouldremainunhurried,suchasour__58__(appreciate)forbeautyandthevalueofhardwork.阅读表达（共3小题；59,60题各3分，61题4分，满分10分）Nowmanypeopleareusedtowatchingvideosatafasterspeed.Ithasbecomeanewtrend.Videoplatformsofferviewersmorechoices.Theycanwatchvideosat1.25x,1.5xoreven2xspeed.PeoplewanttofinishwatchingamovieoraTVshowinlesstime.Theywanttogetthekeypartatonce.Someevenuseahigherspeedtomakethemovie"perfect"intheirhearts.Theycanskiptheboringpartsandonlyenjoytheexcitingones.However,thishabitbringsproblems.Whenpeoplewatchvideosatafasterspeed,theymaymisstheimportantmessages.Theycan'tunderstandthetruemeaningofthemovie.Theylosethefunofenjoyingthewholestory.AccordingtoZhang,ifsomeonespeedsupamoviewhilewatching,theircommentsonthefilmcannotbevalid.Asaresult,theywatchvideosfastertocheck"watched"or"listenedto"ontheirto-dolists,insteadofenjoyingthemoviesandsongsthemselves.However,peopledon'trealizethatspeeded-upcontentsometimesdestroystheirpatienc