2025~2026学年江苏苏州常熟昆承中学八年级下学期英语月考试卷

2025~2026学年江苏苏州常熟昆承中学八年级下学期英语月考试卷一、完形填空“Aimforthemoonandevenifyoumiss,youwilllandamongthestars”isacommonsaying.Itshowsthatweshouldn’tbeafraidtofailandshouldtrytobe1.Inthisway,wecanstayina2placethanwherewestart,evenifwefail.Manygreatpeopleintheworldlovefightingforexcellence.Oneofthemisthefamousbiologist—TongDizhou,thefatherofChina’sclone(克隆).TongcamefromapoorfamilyinZhejiangProvinceanddidn’tgotohighschooluntil17.Sohebecametheoldeststudentintheclass.Whatwasworse,hefacedthe3ofdroppingoutduetohispooracademicperformance.4,hedidn’tgiveup.Hestudiedhardandmanagedtotaketheleadamonghisclassmates.5,hegraduatedwiththehighestgrade.Tongisrememberedand6fortheoutstandingachievementofcross-species(跨物种)cloninginfish.In1963,Tongproducedtheworld’sfirstclonedfish.Tenyearslater,Tongcreatedthefirstcross-speciesclonedfish.Inthewholeprocess,7andfailuresdidn’tpreventhim.Thankstohispioneeringresearch,Chinesescientistsdevelopedfish-breedingskills.NowChinaproducesmorethanhalfoftheworld’saquaculture(水产养殖)harvest.Shouldwe“aimforthemoon”or8aimforwhatiseasilyachieved?Tonggaveusagood9.Heshowsusthatworkingtowardsexcellencedespitethefailurecanbeasteppingstonetogreatsuccess.Nowadays,manyyoungpeoplefearfailure.Theyprefertotakeaneasierpath.They10takingonchallengesandareeasilybeatenbystress.Actually,fightingforexcellenceandnotbeingafraidoffailurecanhelppeoplebetterthemselves.1.A．generousB．excellentC．modestD．organized2.A．warmerB．tidierC．higherD．quieter3.A．decisionB．secretC．riskD．purpose4.A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．OtherwiseD．Therefore5.A．IngeneralB．AsusualC．AboveallD．Asaresult6.A．respectedB．requiredC．changedD．compared7.A．celebrationsB．chancesC．challengesD．promotions8.A．directlyB．widelyC．suddenlyD．simply9.A．speechB．answerC．excuseD．reason10.A．avoidB．continueC．preferD．suggest二、阅读理解Do-it-yourselfcrystalsYoucangrowcrystals(晶体)byusingbicarbonateofsoda(小苏打).Theexperimentshowsyouhowtomakeit.1.Filltwojarswithhotwater.Stirabouttenteaspoonsofbicarbonateofsodaintoeachjar.Keepaddingmorebicarbonateofsodauntilnomorewilldissolve.2.Putthejarsinawarmplacewithaplateinbetweenthem.Makesuretheywon'tgetmoved.3.Cutapieceofwoolaslongasyourarm.Tieapaperclip(回形针)toeachendofit,andplaceoneendineachjar.4.Leavethejarsforatleastaweek.Crystalsshouldgrowgraduallyalongthewool,andhangdownovertheplate.What'shappening?Bicarbonateofsodaisusuallysoldasapowder(粉末)madeupoftinycrystals.Thepowderdissolvesinwater,whichmeansthepowderbecomesmixedwithwateranddisappears.Themixtureofwaterandsodaiscooledbythewoolasittravelsalongthewoolthattiesthejarstogether.Thewaterthenevaporates(蒸发)slowly,leavingbehindpurebicarbonateofsoda—whichreformsintobigcrystals.11.Inthisexperiment,youmayneedsomecontainers(容器)like________.①twojars②aplate③apieceofwool④apaperclip

A．①③B．②④C．①②D．③④12.Oneendofthewoolisplacedintoeachjarsoasto________themixture.

A．soakupB．leavebehindC．cooldownD．hangdown13.Afterreadingthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A．Onlysixteaspoonsofbicarbonateofsodaareneeded.B．Twojarsshouldbeputinacoolplacewithaplateinbetweenthem.C．Leavethejarsforatleastsevendays,thenyoumayseethecrystals.D．Nocrystalsmayhangdownovertheplatebecausetheyhavedisappeared.①Ifyourarmorleghurts,youseeadoctor.Butifyourmindiswherethepainis,whatdoyoudo?Mentalhealthproblemsareactuallyverycommon,affectingabout13percentofpeopleagedbetween10and19aroundtheworld.WorldMentalHealth(WMH)Day,October10th,isadaytoremindpeopletotakemorecareofmentalhealthproblems.②Schoollifeisn’talwayseasy.Examsarestressful,lessonscanbehardandit’salsodifficulttomakegoodfriendssometimes.Ifyoudon’tfeelgoodatschool,yourdietcanchangehowyoufeel.Youshouldeatenoughvegetablesandfruittomakeyoufeelwell.Drinkenoughwatertoo.Watermakesyoufullofenergy.③Besides,it’shealthytospendtimewithothers.Findpeoplewhomakeyoufeelsafeandcomfortableandspendtimetogetherwiththem.Ifyoufeelblue,talkwithsomeoneyoutrust.Ifyoufeellonely,tryvolunteering.It’sagoodwayofmeetingnewpeople,andyou’llfeelgoodabouthelpingothers.④Mostpeopleknowthatexerciseisgoodforyourbody,butit’sgoodformentalhealthtoo!Exercisecanalsohelpreducestressandunhappiness.Whynottrygoingforawalkintheparkorcountryside?⑤So,onWMHdays,youcandosomethingthatreallymakesyouhappy—suchashavingyourfavouritefoodorchattingwithyourbestfriend.Takesometimetoaskyourself—howdoIfeelrightnow?IseverythingOK?HowcanIlookaftermyselfbetter?Bydoingso,youwillknowbetterabouttheimportanceofmentalhealth.14.Howdoesthewritershowmentalhealthproblemsarecommon?

A．Bytellingstories.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bylistingnumbers.D．Bysharingexperiences.15.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesshouldweavoiddoingonWMHdays?

A．Haveourfavoritefood.B．Chatwithourbestfriend.C．Goforawalkinapark.D．Keepfeelingstoourselves.16.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

A．①→②→③→④→⑤B．①→②③④→⑤C．①→②③→④→⑤D．①②③④→⑤17.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A．Todescribewhatmentalhealthproblemsare.B．TointroducethedateofWorldMentalHealthDay.C．Toencouragepeopletovolunteerformentalhealth.D．Toexplaintheimportanceofstayingmentallyhealthy.AlthoughwemaynothavetheabilitytopainttheMonaLisa,createmusiclikeMozart,orwritenovelslikeHemingway,everyoneisbornwithaspecialability—weareallcreative,andweneedtocreateasmuchasweneedtoeat,breatheandsleep.Creativityhasdifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeople,butunluckilyalotofthingsmaystiflethedevelopmentofit.Andtheimportanceofcreativityisnotvaluedasmuchasitshouldbe.However,ithasapowerfuleffectonone’soverallabilitytogettruehappinessandsuccessinlife.Ifwestifleourcreativity,wemaycreateblockagesinotherpartsoflife.Thiscanstopusfromimprovingthingslikehealth,workandpersonalrelationships.Nooneisevertoobusyorold.Itisveryimportanttoallowsometimetodevelopcreativity.Tryingoutdifferenthobbiesisagreatwaytodiscoverourcreativity,becauseitcanbeveryenjoyable.Somepeoplefindonehobbyandfalldeeplyinlovewithit.Somepeopleprefertotrydifferenthobbiesforashorttime,orchangethemupeachseasontostayinterestedandkeeptryingdifferentthings.Onegreatthingaboutahobbyisthattherearenosetrules.Eachpersongetstodecidehowoftentheywanttodoitandwhethertheywanttokeepitforalongtimeormoveontosomethingelseaftertryingitforafewweeksormonths.Anothercoolthingabouthobbiesisthatonecanenjoythemquietlywhenspendingsomefreetimealone,orasawaytofitinacommunity.Bookclubs,artorcookingclasses,gardeningclubs—nearlyeverytypeofhobbyoffersachancetomeetwithotherpeoplewiththesameinterestandbuildrelationships.Thiscouldbehelpfulonbothapersonalandaprofessionallevel.Hobbiescanbeagreatwaytocreateacommunityamongco-workers.Sometimesifco-workersarenotgettingalong,havingthemtakepartinaseeminglynon-work-relatedhobbycanbegreatforcreatingcommonground.Usually,thesimpleactofdevelopinghobbiescanprovideachanceforapersontofindandshowhisorhercreativity,whichwillproducegreatactivechanges.Whenpeopleexperiencesomethingassimpleandgreatascreatingsomethingbeautifulthroughhobbies,theybegintolookattheworldanddailyenvironmentsinafreshnewway.18.Fromthepassage,wecanknow________.

A．creativitycomesfromhappinessB．peopleusuallyvaluecreativityverymuchC．weareallbornwithcreativityD．creativitymeansthesamethingtoeveryone19.Theunderlinedword“stifle”inParagraph1probablymeans“________”.

A．improveB．produceC．preventD．lose20.What'sParagraph2mainlyabout?

A．Therearenosetrulestodevelopcreativity.B．Tryingdifferenthobbieshaslotsofadvantages.C．It’senjoyabletotrydifferenthobbiesatdifferenttimes.D．Wecandevelopcreativitybytryingdifferenthobbies.21.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.

A．takingupsimplehobbieswon’tchangepeople'slivesB．creativitycanhelppeopletolookattheworldmorepositivelyC．it’sbettertohavealong-timehobbythantofindanewoneD．enjoyingahobbyalonecanhelponefitinwithacommunityBuckdidnotreadthenewspapers,orhewouldknowthattroublewascoming.Infact,troublewasonitswayforeverystrongdogwithwarmlonghair.Thiswasbecausemen,goingthroughtheArcticdarkness,haddiscoveredayellowmetal—gold.Andbecauseshippingandtransportationcompanieswereadvertisingthediscovery,thousandsofmenwererushingintotheNorthland.Thesemenwantedheavydogs,withstrongmusclesforworkingandthickcoatstoprotectthemfromthecold.BucklivedatJudgeMiller’shouseinthesunny-kissedSantaClaraValley.Therewerebigstables,low,grapefields,fruitgardensandabigswimmingpool.Buckruledoverthewholekingdom.Herehewasbornandherehehadlivedthefouryearsofhislife.HeprotectedtheJudge’ssonsanddaughtersatlongmidnightorearlymorningwalks.OncoldwinternightshelayattheJudge’sfeetinfrontofthewarmlibraryfire.Hewasking—kingovereverything,crawled(爬行的),walked,orflewatJudgeMiller’splace,includinghumans.Buckwasthiskindofdogintheautumnof1897,whenthediscoveryofgoldintheKlondikepulledmenfromallovertheworldintothefrozenNorth.ButBuckdidnotreadthenewspapers.HedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofthegardener’shelpers,wasnottobetrusted.Manuellovedtogamble(赌博).Hebelievedhecouldwinbuthewasdoomedtofailure.OnthenightofManuel’sbetrayal(背叛),noonesawhimandBuckwentoffthroughthefields.Buckimaginedittobearelaxingwalk.Theyarrivedatalittletrain.AmantalkedwithManuelandmoneypassedbetweenthem.ManueltiedapieceofthickropearoundBuck’sneck.Buckaccepteditquietly.Tobesure,itwasunwanted,butBuckhadlearnedtotrustmenheknew.However,whentheendsoftheropewereplacedinthestranger’shands,hebarked.Thentheropetightenedpainfully,histonguehangingoutofhismouth.Thenhisstrengthdisappeared,hiseyesgrewdim(浑浊),andheknewnothingwhenthetrainpulledup.Twomenthrewhimintothebaggagecar.—AdaptedfromTheCalloftheWild22.WhywerethousandsofmenrushingintotheNorthland?

A．Becausetheycouldliveabetterlifethere.B．Becausetheymightdiscovergoldthere.C．Becausetheycouldfindthedogstheyneededthere.D．Becausetheywantedtoenjoythebeautifulviewsthere.23.ThetroubleBuckdidn’tknowatfirstwasthat________.

A．hedidnotreadthenewspapersB．JudgeMillerwouldasksomeonetosendBuckawayC．menwantedheavydogstoworkfortheminthecoldareasD．Manuelwasdoomedtolosemoneywhengambling24.Putthefollowingstatementsinthecorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.a.ManuelsoldBucktoamanb.ManuelandBuckwentoffthroughthefieldc.ManuelandBuckarrivedatatraind.Twomenthrewhimintothebaggagecare.Hisstrengthdisappearedandhiseyesgrewdimbecausetheropetightenedpainfully.

A．bcadeB．cabedC．cabdeD．bcaed25.WhichdescriptionaboutBuckisNOTtrueaccordingtothestory?

A．HehadlivedinJudgeMiller’shousesincehewasborn.B．Lifebeforetheautumnof1897wasenjoyableforhim.C．ManuelcouldtakehimoutofMiller’shousebecausehetrustedManuel.D．TheJudge’sfamilybetrayedhimsoheranawayquietly.Itisnormaltofeelabitnervousaboutexamsifyou’reunderpressurefromschoolorfamily.Examstresscancauseyoutofeelnervousordepressed,andthismightinfluenceyoursleepingoreatinghabits.26Herearesomethingsyoucando.Openuptoothers.Firstly,letyourtrustedfriendsandfamilyknowifyou’rehavingahardtime.Theycanbetheretosupportyou,encourageyouandoffergoodadvice.27Keepingitalltoyourselfwillonlymakethingsworse,sodon’tbeafraidtoopenup.Learntogethelp.Secondly,thinkaboutallthepracticalsupportyouneed,andbehonestwithyourselfaboutit.Youareallowedtoaskforhelp.28Tellyourteachersaboutyourworries.Theymayhavetalkedtolotsofstudentswhoaregoingthroughsimilarthings,sotheycangiveyousomehelpfuladvice.29Onemorethingyoucandoistobeproudofyourself.Thinkaboutallthethingsyouhaveachievedsofar.Itcanbehelpfultowritelotsofthingsyoulikeaboutyourself,andthethingsotherpeoplevalueaboutyou,too.Dobreathingexercises.Deepbreathingcanhelprelaxbothyourmindandbody.Wecanbreathedeeplythroughournose,thenblowslowlythroughourmouth.30Ifyoufollowthethingsabove,I’msureyouwillneverbeworriedaboutexams.

A．Sleepingforalongtimeisofnouseforyourworries.B．Yourteachersareagoodchoice.C．Youdon’thavetogothroughalltheworriesalone.D．Ifyouhaveanyofthesefeelingsorworriesaboutexampressure,youarenotalone.E．Unluckily,wecan’tgetlotsofhelpfromourteachers.F．Thiscanbeausefulwaytohelpyourelaxedandlessstressed.G．Takeprideinyourself.三、单词拼写31.Thankyoufor________(捐赠)yoursparetimetodovolunteerwork.32.Pleaseacceptmywarmest________(祝贺)onyourgraduation.33.Wait________/’peɪʃntli/untilothersfinishspeakingbeforeyoushareyourthoughts.34.Lifeisfullofordinarymoments,butweshouldvalue________/ɪˈspeʃəli/thosesmallactsofkindnessthatcostnothingbutmeaneverything.35.Ifyoubehavei________inpublic,youwillleaveabadimpressiononothers.36.Aftergettingseriouslyill,shehasr________theimportanceofhealth.37.Hehadnoreasontor________suchagoodchancetostudyabroad.38.Youwillneverachieveyourgoalsu________youstudyhardeveryday.39.Stopmakingemptyp________,andstartprovingyourselfthroughactions.四、选词填空

controlpeaceknowcareaboutsituationLifecomesinapackagewhichincludeshappinessandsadness,failureandsuccess,hopeanddespair(绝望).Experiencesinlifeteachusnewlessonsandmakeusbetterpeople.Witheachpassingday,welearntodealwithdifferent40.Loveplaysanimportantroleinourlife.Lovemakesyoufeelwanted.Intheearlystagesofourlife,ourparentsaretheoneswhoshowusloveandcare.Theyteachusaboutwhatisrightandwrong,goodandbad.Butwedon’talways41it.Itisonlyaftergettingmarriedandhavingkidsthatapersonunderstandsothers’feelings.Happinesscanbringpeoplea42mind.Nomindishappywithoutpeace.Sadnesscomesfromthedeathofalovedoneorfailure.Butallthethingswillpassaway.Failureisthepathtosuccess,andithelpsustotouchthesky,teachesustostayaliveandshowsusanextraway.Successbringsmoney,fame,prideandself-respect.Lifeteachesusnottoregretthepast,forithaspassedandisoutofour43.Tomorrowis44,foritcouldeitherbebrightordark.Sotheonlychoiceistoworkhardtodaysothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.五、短文填空Peopleneedtodrinkenoughwatereveryday.Sometimes,youmightnotfinishdrinkingyourglassofwaterbefore45(go)tobed.Youmightwanttodrinkitthenextmorning.46haveyoueverwonderedifitisstillsafetodrink?“Ifyouhavecleanwaterin47cleanglass,you’refinetodrinkitforadayortwo,”KelloggSchwabfromtheJohnsHopkinsUniversityWaterInstituteintheUStoldtheTimes.Butyoumayfindthatit48(taste)strange.That’sbecauseafterabout12hoursthecarbondioxideintheairreactswiththewaterinyourglass,slightlyloweringthepHlevelofwater.Also,theremightbemoremicroorganisms(微生物)inyourwaterifyouleaveitoutovernight.Microorganismsgrowmuch49(quick)atroomtemperature.Thesemicroorganismscansticktoyourglass.Theycanmakeyougetsickmoreeasily.But50youcleanyourglassesveryoften,thiswon’tbeaproblem.IncountriesliketheUSandUK,peopleoftendrinkwaterdirectlyfromthetap.ThisisOK—however,tapwatercan’tbestoredforalongtime.Mostexpertssaythattapwaterhasashelflife(保存期限)ofsixmonths,accordingtoZaneSatterfieldfromWestVirginiaUniversity,US.Aftersixmonths,thereislesschlorine(氯)inthewaterandbacteria(细菌)starttogrow.You’dbetter51(notdrink)thewater,oryoumaygetsick.Whataboutplasticwaterbottles?Schwabsaidpeopleshouldbecarefulwith52.Ifyouleaveabottleofwaterinthesunoracar53alongperiodoftime,theplasticproducesachemical54(call)BPA.Thischemicalcancauseheartdisease.六、任务型阅读Brainstormingisawaytocomeupwithnewandsmartideastosolvedifficultproblems.Itincludesbringingtogetherpeoplewithdifferentviewsandbackgroundstosharetheirideasfreelyandbuildonideas.Herearesomekeypointstokeepinmindwhencarryingoutabrainstormingactivity.First,thegroupshouldhaveacleargoalforthebrainstormingactivity.Thiswillhelpguidethediscussionandmakesurethatallideascreatedarecloselyconnectedtothetopicathand.Allmembersshouldbeencouragedtosharetheirthoughtsandideasfreely.Whenlookingatthequalityofideasfromabrainstormingactivity,groupmembersshouldconsiderho