江蘇省蘇州市2024-2025學(xué)年第一學(xué)期八年級英語期末模擬試卷（五）（含答案）

蘇州市2024-2025學(xué)年第一學(xué)期八年級英語期末模擬試卷（五）（時間:100分鐘滿分:100分）一、完形填空（共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。Withabirthdayusuallycomesaparty,aswellasacake,presentsandwishesfromfriends.Butbeyondthese,whatdoesabirthdayexactlymean?Oneyear,Ispentmybirthdayaloneinacompletelynewplace.Callsandmessagespouredinasusual.1,Iwasuncertainwhattodo.Ihadnowheretogo;nordidIknowanyonewithwhomIcouldgooutandsharethe2oftheevent.Atthatmoment,mymothercalledme,asking,"Whatareyou3foryourbirthday?""I'mnotsure,Mum.There's4here,"Isaidinalowvoice."Youdon'talwaysneedalotofpeopleforyourbirthday.Justfollowyourheartandmakethisdayyours."WhatMumsaidmademefeelless5.ThenIpickedupabookandlostmyselfinit,withmusicon.Ididexactlyasmymothertoldmeand6"myownday".Unexpectedly,Igotconnectedwithmyinnerself.Itwasa7butsatisfyingday.IrealizedforthefirsttimethatIhadfullygrown-fromtheprepschoolchildwhosharedchocolatewiththewholeclassonmybirthdaytosomeonewhocouldnow8itwithmyself.WhenIlayinbedthatnight,Irememberedmymother'swords."Youcameintoourlivesthisday,"shesaid.Hervoicewasfilledwithjoyand9forthecomingofmylife.Andindeed,thatisthetruemeaningofbirthdaycelebrations-thevaluablegiftoflifeitself.Ispentabirthday10aparty.Itmademerealizethespiritofbirthdayitself.1.A.OtherwiseB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Moreover2.A.joyB.successC.secretD.luck3.A.readingB.searchingC.planningD.asking4.A.someoneB.everyoneC.anyoneD.noone5.A.unhappyB.tiredC.impatientD.scared6.A.sharedB.rememberedC.enjoyedD.recorded7.A.hopefulB.painfulC.stressfulD.peaceful8.A.understandB.celebrateC.acceptD.discuss9.A.thanksB.regretsC.messagesD.excuses10.A.atB.forC.exceptD.without二、閱讀理解（共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。ALuxiangisanoldbeautifulvillageinSuzhounearTaihuLakebuiltintheSouthernSongdynasty（1127-1279）.Thereweremanyfamouspeoplelivinginthevillageatthattime.Therearearound30oldbuildingsoftheMing（1368-1644）andQing（1644-1912）dynastiesnow.Peopleliveasimplelife.Therearesixlanes（小卷）inthevillagegoingtoTaihuLake.Luxianglooksmorebeautifulinspringwithmanyteatreesandfruitgardens.ThisplaceisfamousfortheteacalledBiluochun.Manyfamousmovieshavebeenfilmedthere.It'saplacethatiswellworthvisiting.Thefollowinginformationcanhelpyouwithyourtriptoit.★TicketPrice￥50foradults;￥30forstudents;￥25forpeopleagedover60;freeforchildren

below1.2metrestallandpeopleagedover70.

★OpeningTimeAllyearround:8:00a.m.-17:30p.m.★Transport*BusNo.502(everytwentyminutes,ticketprice:￥10):SuzhouTrainStation-Dongshan.ThenchangeBusNo.627(everytenminutes,ticketprice:￥5)toLuxiangVillage.*BusNo.621(every5-10minutes,ticketprice:￥7):MuduBusStation-Dongshan.ThenchangeBusNo.634(everytenminutes,ticketprice:￥5)toLuxiang

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★AddressLuxiangVillage,DongshanTown,WuzhongDistrict,Suzhou.Telephonenumbe11.ManyfamouspeoplewerelivinginLuxiang_____.A.from1127to1279B.from1127to1644C.from1279to1644D.from1644to191212.IfyouwanttosavemoneytoLuxiang,youcantake_____first.A.BusNo.634atDongshanB.BusNo.627atSuzhouTrainStationC.BusNo.502atSuzhouTrainStationD.BusNo.621atMuduBusStation13.Wherecanwereadthepassage?A.Inastudent'sdiary.B.Inatravelguide.C.Inasportsmagazine.D.Inasciencebook.BCarolinewontheshowjumpingcompetition!Shehasneverwonitbefore!Sophieusuallywinsandsheusuallycomessecond.Butthistime,shedidit!Everyoneathomewashappy,especiallyFred,herbrother.Seeinghissmile,CarolinesuddenlyrememberedFredsaidheplannedtodo"alittlehelp"toSophie'shorseBlossombeforethematch."Fred,"Carolinesaid,"Ineedtotalktoyou.Whatdidyoumeanwhenyousaid‘withalittlehelpBlossomcanbesick’?"FredtoldCarolineaboutBlossomandthesleepingpills."Look!I'msorryaboutSophieandallthat,butIdiditforyou.""Fred!"Carolinecried."DoyouthinkIwanttowinlikethat?Doyoureallythinkthat?""ButIonlywantedtohelpyou.Look!Everyoneishappy.Youare,MumandDadare,yourhorseAppleishappytoo.IthinkSophieandBlossomwillbeokayinafewweeks.""Fred!Sophiewasluckythatsheonlybrokearib（肋骨）.Thankgoodnessshedidn'tbreakmore.Thankgoodnessshe'snotdead!"Fredstartedcrying."I'msorry.I'mreallysorry.Ididn'tthink…""That'salright,Fred,"Carolinesaid."Iknowyoudiditforme.Butwehavetotelleveryonethetruth.Idon'twantthecup.Notlikethis!""ButCaroline,ifyoutellthetruth,DadwillsellApple.""Iknow,"saidCaroline.Andthenshestartedcrying.Thenextdayatthestables（馬廄）,CarolinetalkedtoMrMorley,themanagerofthecompetition."Soyousee,sir.Ididn'twinbecauseIwasthebest.Iwonbecauseofthesleepingpills.I'mverysorry,sir.Ididn'tknowanythingaboutit.Andmybrotherisverysorry,too.Hedidittohelpme.Andhe’llneverdoitagain.Ican'tacceptthecup.Idon'twanttowinthecuplikethis.""Thisisaveryseriousmatter,"saidMrMorley."YouknowFredcommittedacrime.IfSophie'sparentsgotothepolice,yourbrotherwillbeinrealtrouble.Thankyoufortellingme,Caroline…"-AdaptedfromTheSpringCup14.HowdidFredhelpCarolinewinthecompetition?A.BymakingSophie'shorseill.B.BykeepingencouragingCaroline.C.BystoppingSophiefromtakingpartinthematch.D.BytalkingtoMrMorley.15.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutCaroline?A.Shealwayswinsthecompetition.B.ShewasverygratefulforFred'shelp.C.Shedidn'tlikethewayshewonthecompetition.D.Shedidn'tcareabouttheresultofthecompetitionatall.16.Whatfeelingcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentences?A.Sad.B.Angry.C.Surprised.D.Excited.17.WhatcanwelearnfromFred'smistake?A.Weshouldbecarefulwithanimals.B.Familymembersshouldhelpeachother.C.Tellingthetruthcanmakeyoufeelbetter.D.Honestyismoreimportantthanwinningorlosing.CAyoungboyiscryingbecausehisearhurts.Thenamancomesoutoftheforest.Hecarriessomejuicefromawhitefungus.Carefully,hedripsthejuiceintotheboy'sear.InsomerainforestvillagesofSouthAmerica,that'showearachesarecured!Rainforestdoctors,calledshamans,usemanykindsofplantsasmedicine.Theymaketeafromonetypeofredvine（藤蔓）.Itcuresstomachaches.Yellowflowersfromanotherplantareusedtotreatsnakebite.Localshamanshaveusedthecuringpowerofplantsforthousandsofyears.______Today,scientistsfromallovertheworldwanttolearnwhattheseshamansknowaboutplantmedicines.Theyareracingtofindthesecretsoftherainforestbeforetheplantsdisappearforgood.Andtherainforestsaredisappearingfast.Everyyear,peoplecutdownanareaofrainforestsaslargeasFlorida.Sometimestheywanttousethelandforfarming.Sometimestheycutdownthetreesandsellthewood.Nowthescientiststravelbyboat,air,andonfoottotinyrainforestvillages.Thentheyspendlonghoursmakingtheirwaythroughthehotandhumidjungle（叢林）withthelocalshamans.Theshamansshowthescientistswhichplantscanbeusedascures.SavingtheRainforestOneUSAcompanyhasalreadyfoundanimportantnewmedicine.ItcomesfromaplantfoundintherainforestsofEcuador.Thismedicinemaysoonbeusedtocurelunginfectionsinkids.Rainforestplantsmightcuremanybaddiseases,suchascancerandAIDS.Somedicinecompaniesareworkingtosavetherainforests.Whenpeoplebuymedicinesmadefromtherainforestplants,partofthemoneywillgotohelpsavetherainforests.Iftherainforestssurvive,somedayyoumayfindcuresinyourhomethatweremadefromwhitefungusandredvines.18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"He"inParagraph1mostprobablyreferto?A.Theboy'sfather.B.Theboy'steacher.C.Arainforestscientist.D.Arainforestdoctor.19.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A.Manyrainforestplantsareusedasmedicines.B.TherainforestsintheUSAaredisappearingfast.C.Localshamanscancuredifferentkindsofdiseases.D.TherearemanyplantsintheforestofSouthAmerica.20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin"_____"?A.LosingtheRainforestB.LookingfortheMedicinesC.LearningfromtheShamansD.WalkingthroughtheRainforest21.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.RainforestDoctorsB.RainforestMedicinesC.TheMedicineCompaniesD.TheSurvivingRainforestDAbatandaballcost$1.10inall.Thebatcosts$1.00morethantheball.Howmuchdoestheballcost?Ifyouanswered10cents,you'renotalone-mostpeoplegivethesameanswer（thecorrectansweris5cents）.It'sanexampleofhowweoftenrelyonintuitive（直覺的）responses-answerswefeelaretrue."Peoplegiveanswersthatpopintotheirmind,"saysscientistStevenSloman."Wedon'tspendmuchtimethinkingandcheckingwhethertheanswerisrightorwrong."Thebatandballquestionhelpsexplainwhyweoftenbelievefakenews."Itispartofhumannaturetobelieve,"saysSloman."Butthetrickwithfakenewsistoknowtoverify-inotherwords,tostopandcheckwhatyouknow."Inoneexperiment,Slomaninventedadiscoverycalledheliumrain.Theytoldagroupofvolunteersaboutit,butadmittedtheycouldnotfullyexplainwhatitwas.Theythenaskedthevolunteerstorate（劃分等級）theirownunderstandingofheliumrain.Mostvolunteersratedthemselves1outof7,meaningtheydidnotunderstandit.Theresearchersthentoldanothergroupofvolunteersaboutthediscovery.Thistime,theysaidthatscientistscouldfullyexplainhowitworked.Whenaskedtoratetheirunderstanding,thevolunteersgaveanaverageanswerof2."Thescientists'confidencegavethevolunteersanincreasedsenseoftheirownunderstanding,"Slomansays."Anotherexplanationforthespreadoffakenewsis‘motivatedreasoning’,"writesAdamWaytz,aprofessorattheKelloggSchool.Wearenaturallymorelikelytobelievethingsthatconfirmourexistingopinions.Ifyoualreadyhaveanegative（負(fù)面的）opinionaboutsomeone,you’remorelikelytotrustdamagingstoriesaboutthem.Overtime,Waytzargues,"Motivatedreasoningcanleadtoafalsesocialconsensus（共識）."So,inaworldwheremisleadinginformationiscommon,isthereawaytoprotectourselves?"Idon'tthinkit'spossibletotrainindividualstoverifyeverythingthattheyface,"Slomanadmits."Itisjusttoohumantobelievewhatyou’retold.""However,trainingpeopletocareaboutfact-checkingisimportant,"heargues,"especiallyinonlinecommunities.Thinkoftheheadlinesandstoriesthataresharedonyoursocialmediaeveryday.Probablythesefitinwithyourownworldview-butperhapsnotallofthemaretrue.""Developastandardinyourcommunitythatsays,‘Weshouldcheckthingsandnotjusttakethematfacevalue,’"Slomansays."Verifybeforeyoubelieve."22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"verify"meaninthispassage?A.Totakeacloselookatsomething.B.Tothinkaboutsomethingforalongtime.C.Tocheckifsomethingistrue.D.Toexpressanopinionaboutsomething.23.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"motivatedreasoning"?A.Youpostamessageonlinethatgivesyouropinionaboutanewsstory.B.Youunderstandwhyyourclassmateislateeverydaybecausehehasmanyexcuses.C.Youbelievethenegativenewsaboutaplayerbecauseheplaysfortheteamyouhatemost.D.You'renotsureifastoryonsocialmediaistrue,soyousearchonlineformoreinformation.24.Thefollowingparagraphcanbestgoafter_____.AccordingtoSloman,studiesshowthatknowledgespreadslikeadisease."Ifeveryonearoundyouissayingtheyunderstandwhyawell-knownpersonislying,thenyou'regoingtostartthinkingthatyouunderstand,too,"Slomansays.A.Paragraph4B.Paragraph5C.Paragraph6D.Paragraph725.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（態(tài)度）towardintuitiveresponses?A.Supportive.B.Indifferent（不關(guān)心的）.C.Worried.D.Unknown.三、信息還原（共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Howmuchdoyouknowaboutterraces（梯田）inChina?Imaginemountainsheldinsilverwater,shininginthespringsun.Summerseesthemountainsturngreenwithgrowingrice.Duringautumn,thesesamemountainsaregold,andinwintertheyarecoveredwithwhitefrost.26._____TheseterraceswerebuiltbythelocalZhuangandYaopeopleinGuangxi.Itwashardworkwhentheystarted.27._____Reachingasfarastheeyecansee,theseterracescovertallmountains,oftenfromthebottomtotheverytop.28._____Firstly,buildingtheterracesmeansthattheycanincreasemorefieldstogrowrice.Secondly,theflatterracescatchtherainwaterandstopthesoilfrombeingwashedaway.Peoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnaturetomaketheseterraces.Theterraceshavehundredsofwaterwaysthatconnectwitheachother.Duringtherainyseason,rainwatermovesdownthemountainsalongthesewaterwaysandintotheterraces.29._____Thisformscloudsandthenrainfallsdownontothemountainterracesonceagain.Thoughmoderntechnologycouldhelpproducemorecrops,theseterracesstillmeanalottothelocalpeople.30._____Thisknowledgeispassedonthroughfamilies,whichmeansthatpeoplewillcontinuetouseancientmethodsoffarmingtokeeptheterraces.Today,theLongijRiceTerracesreceivehighpraiseforbeingagreatwondercreatedbypeopleandnatureworkingtogether.A.Forthem,traditionsholdtoomuchvalue.B.Itisquiteuselessforthepeopletoworkthere.C.Thesunheatsthewaterandturnsitintowatervapour（蒸氣）.D.Now,moreandmoretouristsareattractedbyitsbeauty.E.ThesearetheamazingcoloursoftheLongjiRiceTerraces.F.Therearereasonswhypeopleturnthemountainsintoterraces.G.WorkingontheterracestookthemhundredsofyearsfromtheYuandynastytotheQingdynasty.四、詞匯運用（共13小題;每小題1分,滿分13分）第一節(jié)根據(jù)下列句子所給漢語注釋或首字母,寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。31.It'sreallycrazyofyoutodrivesofastonsucha_____（有霧的）day.Slowdown.32.Lifeislikeanactivespringandalways_____（使充滿）withnewhopesandchances.33.Inthefaceofdifficulties,somany_____（登山者）risktheirlivestochallengethemselves.34.Whenthetimecame,peopleletofffirecrackersandthelanterns_____（照耀）brightly.35.-AsIknow,yournewfriendCathyisveryh_____.-Yes.SheisthefunniestpersonIknow.36.Bookscan'tchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingt_____throughreading.37.-IloveSuzhou,eventhoughIwasnotbornhere.-Itisap_____placetolive.38.Don'ttalktoomuch,andkeeps_____.Silenceisgolden.第二節(jié)請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語,填入其正確形式。每個單詞或短語僅用一次。naturesothatexperiencetakepityonenergyOneday,myfathercamebackhomeandgavemealittlebird.Itfellfromitsnestandgothurt.Itcouldnotflyback.I39._____thelittlebirdanddecidedtotakecareofit.Imadeitawarmnestwithanapkin（紙巾）40._____itcouldlivecomfortably.Ialsopreparedfoodandwaterforit.Twodayslater,itwasfullof41._____anditcouldevenflyashortdistance.Afewmonthslater,itgrewup.IknewthatIshouldletitgobackto42._____.EventhoughIdidn'twanttoleaveit,Iletitflyawayonesunnyday.IamsohappythatIsavedalife.AndIwillneverforgetthewonderfulmomentsIhadwiththatlittlebird.Thiswillalwaysbeoneofmymostprecious（珍貴的）43._____.Ittouchedmyheartandencouragedmetohelpotherpeopleandanimalsinneed,wheneverIcan.五、短文填空（共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Haveyouevergotalotdoneonlytofindthatyouwerenotclosertoyourmaingoal（目標(biāo)）?Youspendtoomuchofyourtimedoingthingsthatyouthinkareimportant.44._____infact,theyreallyaren't.That'swhatIwanttotalkabout.Irememberdoingalotoflittle45._____（use）thingsinmydaysasasalesperson.Themainkeytobecominggoodatsalesistospendmostofyourtimeselling.ButwhatdidIspendmytimedoing?Iorganizedmydesk,46._____（meet）non-decisionmakers,learntmoresalesskills,etc.47._____doubt,Ifailedinbeingasalesperson.Oneofthekeystosuccessistotakeaction.Andyouprobablyalreadyknowthisandreallytakeaction.Theproblemisthatyoumaydothingsthatjustkeepyoubusyinsteadof48._____（bring）youclosertoyourgoals.Sowhatshouldyoudoaboutthis?49._____（one）,youneedtolisttwoorthreethingsthatarethemostimportanttoyour50._____（achieve）.Then,planyourtimesothatyouarespendingat51._____（little）70%ofyourtimedealingwiththosethings.Anythingthatisn'tpartofthoseimportantthingsshouldbeputoff.Youcanpushitto52._____endofthedayordon'tworkonitatallifpossible.Justfocusyouractionsondoingthefewthingsthatmakethebiggestinfluence.Stopwastingyourtimeindoinglotsofthingsthatdon'tmatter.Thiswayyourgoalswillbeachievedfasterandyourlifewillimprove53._____（great）.六、閱讀表達(dá)（共3小題;54題2分,55題2分,56題3分,滿分7分）請認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文,用英語回答短文后的問題。DoyouknowthatalmosteachChinesedishhasitsownstorybehindit?Nowreadthetwostoriesaboutjiaozi-Chinesedumplings.TheearliestrecordofjiaoziwasfromtheEasternHandyn