2024-2025學年八年級下學期期中卷（蘇州專用）英語押題卷注意事項：1．本試卷共七大題，滿分100分（不含聽力口語30分），考試用時100分鐘；2．答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、考點名稱、考場號、座位號用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫在答題卡相對應的位置上，并認真核對條形碼上的準考號、姓名是否與本人的相符合；3．答選擇題必須用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案；答非選擇題必須用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡指定的位置上，不在答題區域內的答案一律無效，不得用其他筆答題；4．考生答題必須答在答題卡上，答在試卷和草稿紙上一律無效。第一部分完形填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）Onesummer,CaoCaowasleadinghisarmiesinawaragainstZhangXiu.Itwasreally1.Theburningsunwaslikeafire,andtheskywascloudless.Atnoon,thesoldiers’(士兵)clotheswerewet2,andthespeedsloweddown.Seeingthatthespeedwasslowerandslower,CaoCaowasvery3losingthewar.Buthowcouldtheyspeedup?CaoCaoatoncecalledtheguideandaskedhim4whether(是否)therewaswaternearby.Theguideshookhishead,sayingthatthewaterwason5sideofthemountain.CaoCao6thattimedidn’tallow(允許)themtodoso.Afterthinkingforamoment,hesaidtotheguide,“Keepquiet.I’llfindourwayout.”Atthattime,itseemeduselesstoaskhisarmiestoquickenthesteps.7then,hethoughtoutanidea.Hecameintothearmyandsaid,“Soldiers,Iknowthereisabigforestofplumsinfrontofus.Theplumstherearebiganddelicious.Let’shurryalong,andwewillreachtheforestof8.”Whenthesoldiersheardthis,they9rightaway.Picturingthedeliciousplumsintheirminds,thesoldiersfeltasif(好像)theywereeatingtheplumsthemselves.Fromthisstory,wecanuse“10thirstbywatchingplums”toreferto(指)“tryingtocomfortsomeonebyimagination(想象)”.1．A．cold B．wet C．hot D．cool2．A．through B．in C．up D．outside3．A．surprisedby B．excitedabout C．interestedin D．afraidof4．A．quietly B．slowly C．quickly D．loudly5．A．both B．either C．theother D．other6．A．made B．realized C．continued D．noticed7．A．And B．But C．When D．Until8．A．fruit B．mountains C．water D．plums9．A．stoodup B．madeup C．cheeredup D．wokeup10．A．using B．keeping C．stopping D．having第二部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AGuitarlessonsAnexcellentmusician.Goodatteachingkidsfor5years.Yourhomeormine.CallLarryat86087593.TaxidriverwantedFulltime.Experienceandgoodknowledgeofthecityarenecessary.Under45yearsold.CallMr.Whiteat75132633oLostdogMediumsize,spottedwhiteshorthair.AnsweryouwhenyoucallitDavid.Manythanksforreturningit.CallSusanat87328059.FlatforsaleTwobedrooms,akitchenandabathroom.Hotwater8:00-18:00.Beautifulsightsoutofthewindows.E-mail:sigfund@.11．Whocanteachchildrentoplaytheguitar?A．Mr.White. B．David. C．Larry. D．Susan.12．Whichnumbershouldyoucallatifyoufindthelostdog?A．87328059. B．86087593. C．75132633. D13．Whichofthefourpeoplemaygetthejobasataxidriver?A．A50-year-oldperson.B．Apersonwhocandriveandonlyhasfreetimeonweekends.C．Apersonwhohasjustgothisdriver'slicense.D．A40-year-oldpersonwhocandrivewellinthecity.BManyChinesepeoplelivefarawayfromChina.Theygotoothercountriestostudyorwork.Thesepeoplearecalled“overseasChinese.”Eventhoughtheyliveindifferentplaces,theyalwaysmisstheirhomeland.Thisfeelingiscalled“homesickness.”OverseasChineseoftensay,“YoucantakethepersonoutofChina,butyoucan’ttakeChinaoutoftheperson.”Thismeansthatnomatterwheretheygo,theyalwaysremembertheirhome.Theymisstheirfamily,friends,andtheplacestheygrewupin.DuringChinesefestivalsliketheSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival,overseasChinesefeelevenmorehomesick.Theycelebratethesefestivalswithfriends,buttheystillmisstheirfamilybackhome.Foodisabigpartoffeelingathome.OverseasChineseoftensay,“There’snoplacelikehome,”especiallywhentheythinkaboutChinesefood.Theymissthetasteoftheirmother’scookingorthespecialdishesfromtheirhometown.Sometimes,theygotoChineserestaurantstofindatasteofhome.TheymightevenlearntocookChinesefoodthemselves.Today,it’seasierforoverseasChinesetostayconnectedwiththeirfamiliesbackhome.Theycanmakevideocallsandsendmessages.Buttheystillfeelhomesick.Theysay,“Apictureisworthathousandwords,”meaningthatseeingtheirfamilyonthescreenisnotthesameasbeingwiththeminperson.ManyoverseasChinesedreamofgoingbacktoChinaoneday.Theysay,“Birdsreturntotheirnests,andpeoplereturntotheirroots.”Thismeansthatnomatterhowfartheygo,theyalwayswanttocomebacktowheretheycamefrom.Eveniftheyliveinanothercountryforalongtime,Chinawillalwaysbetheirtruehome.ForoverseasChinese,homesicknessisnotjustaboutmissingaplace.It’saboutmissingthepeopleandtheculturethatmakethemwhotheyare.Theysay,“Homeiswheretheheartis,”andtheirheartswillalwaysbeinChina.14．Whatdoestheterm“overseasChinese”referto?A．Chinesepeoplewhotravelabroadfortourism.B．Chinesepeoplewholiveandworkinothercountries.C．ChinesepeoplewhohaveneverleftChina.D．Chinesepeoplewhovisitothercountriesforshorttrips.15．WhydooverseasChinesesometimesgotoChineserestaurants?A．TomeetotherChinesepeople.B．TolearnhowtocookChinesedishes.C．Tofindatasteofhomethroughfamiliarfood.D．TocelebrateChinesefestivals.16．Whatdoesthesaying“Birdsreturntotheirnests,andpeoplereturntotheirroots”mean?A．Peoplealwayswanttoreturntowheretheycamefrom.B．Peopleshouldvisittheirhometownsregularly.C．Peopleshouldstayintheirhometownsforever.D．Peopleshouldbuildnestslikebirds.17．WhichisNOTmentioned(提到)asawayoverseasChinesetrytostayconnectedtotheirhomeland?A．Makingvideocallstofamily. B．CookingChinesefood.C．VisitingChineserestaurants. D．Writingletterstofriends.CIntheageofrapidtechnologicaldevelopment,DeepSeek(深度求索)hasbecomeapioneerinartificialintelligence(AI)anddataanalytics(數據分析).Itwasfoundedtohelpindustriesmakeintelligentdecisions.DeepSeekfocusesoncreatingadvancedAIplatformstoboostefficiencyandproductivityinfieldslikefinance(金融),healthcare,education,andlogistics.DeepSeekusesadvancedtechnologiessuchasmachinelearning,naturallanguageprocessing(NLP),andpredictiveanalytics.Itsmainproduct,anAIdataanalysisplatform,helpsorganizationshandlelargeamountsofdatainreal-time.Itcangenerateusefulinsightsandautomatedecision-making.Forexample,inhealthcare,DeepSeek’salgorithms(算法)candiagnose(診斷)diseasesmoreaccurately.Infinance,itstoolscanpredictmarkettrendsandreducerisks.WhatmakesDeepSeekspecialisitsfocusonadaptability(適應性)andethical(倫理)AI.ThecompanytriestocreatetransparentAImodelsthatuserscantrust.Its“AdaptiveLearningFramework”allowssystemstochangeaccordingtonewdata,stayingusefulinchangingsituations.Sinceitsstart,DeepSeekhasreceivedmuchpraise.IndustryleaderslikeitsabilitytoturnAItheoryintopracticaluses.ACFOfromabigcompanysaiditcuttheiroperationalcostsby30%andimprovedforecasting.Healthcareworkersalsolikehowitreducesdiagnosticerrors.ButDeepSeek’ssuccesshasalsostarteddiscussionsaboutAIethicsandworkforcechanges.Inthefuture,DeepSeekplanstoworkwitheducationalinstitutionstotrainAItalentandstartcommunityprojectstosolveproblemslikeclimatechange.AsitsCEOsaid,theywantAItobringprogress,notjustprofit.DeepSeekshowsthebrightfutureofAI,andit’sreadytochangethewayindustrieswork.18．DeepSeekwasfounded________.A．todevelopnewvideo-gametechnologies B．tohelpindustriesmakeintelligentdecisionsC．tocreateasocialmediaplatform D．tobuildself-drivingcars19．HowdoesDeepSeekhelpinthefinancefield?A．Byprovidingfreefinancialadvicetoallusers.B．Bypromotinghigh-riskinvestments.C．Byincreasingthecomplexityoffinancialregulations.D．Bypredictingmarkettrendsandreducingrisks.20．DeepSeekisspecialbecauseof________.A．itshigh-costproductsthatonlylargecompaniescanaffordB．itsfocusonadaptabilityandethicalAIC．itslackofinterestinnewtechnologicaldevelopmentsD．itspreferenceforworkingaloneratherthancollaborating21．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．TointroducesomethingaboutDeepSeek. B．ToexplainwhyDeepSeekisspecial.C．TodiscussthesuccessofDeepSeek. D．TotellusthefutureplanofDeepSeek.DComputerscaninjureyou.Mostotherinjurieshappensuddenly.Forexample,ifyoufalloffabicycleandbreakyourarm,ithappensveryquickly.Butcomputerinjurieshappenslowly.YoureyesToomuchlightcaninjureyoureyes,soneversittooclosetoacomputerscreen.Youreyesshouldbeatleast50centimetersfromthescreen.Remembertolookawayfromitsometimes.Thisgivesyoureyesarest.Whenyouuseacomputer,thewindowshouldbeonyourleftoryourright.Ifitisbehindyou,thelightwillreflect(反射)onthescreen.Ifthewindowsareinfrontofyou,thesunandthescreenwillbothshineintoyoureyes.Yourhandsandwrists(手腕)Handandwristinjuriescanhappenbecausethehandsandwristsaremovedinthesamewayhundredsoftimes.Ifyouuseakeyboardforalongtime,followthesethreerules:1)Restyourwristsonsomething.2)Keepyourelbowsatthesameheightasthekeyboard.3)Stopsometimesandexerciseyourhands,wristsandfingersinadifferentway.YourbackSomepeoplesitformanyhoursinfrontofacomputer.Ifyousitinawrongway,youcaninjureyourbackoryourneck.Soyoushouldsitwithyourbackstraight.Thetoppartofthescreenshouldbeinfrontofyoureyes.Yourforearms(前臂),wristsandhandsshouldallbeparallelto(與……平衡)thefloor.Ifyouaresittingforalongtime,getupevery30minutesandexerciseyourarms,legsandneck.Enjoyyourcomputer,butuseitsafely.22．Theunderlinedword“injure”means“________”.A．保護 B．影響 C．傷害 D．幫助23．Toprotectyourhandsandwrists,youshould________.A．lookawayfromthescreen B．restyourwristsonnothingC．keepyourelbowsbelowtheheightofthekeyboard D．stopplayingcomputersometimesandexercise24．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Sittingwronglyisonlybadforyourwristsandfingers.B．Youreyesshouldbeatthesameheightasthetoppartofthescreen.C．Youshouldhavearesteverytwohours.D．Youshouldsitinfrontofascreenandplaycomputerforalongtime.25．Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowtoUseaComputerSafely B．HowtoPlayComputerGamesC．HowtoProtectYourEyes D．ComputersAreVeryHarmful第三部分信息還原（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）根據文章內容，從選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑，其有兩個為多余選項。Therewasaninterviewabout“MyQuestionstoTaikonauts”onSaturday,April9.26Thetaikonauts(航天員)aheadoftheirplannedreturnfromspacethismonthansweredthem.Kid1:Hello!MynameisSkyla.Wheredoeswatercomefrominspace?YeGuangfu:Thewateronthespacestationcomesfromtheearth.However,allthewaterweuseisrecycled(回收利用).Forexample,thisbagofwaterinmyhandisrecycled.Ittastesnodifferent.27Kid2:Hi,mynameisZoey.Ithinkbeingataikonautissocool.Ihavetwoquestions.First,doyouexerciseinthespacestation?ZhaiZhigang:Wemainlyusetreadmills(跑臺)andbikes.Whatelsedoyouwanttoknow?Kid2:28ZhaiZhigang:Inoursparetime,wecancallourfamiliesandwatchTV.Whatamazesusthemostisseeingourbeautifulearththroughtheviewingwindow.Kid3:Hi,IamAnasophia.I’dliketoknowmoreaboutthefoodyoueatinspace.WangYaping:ThefoodpreparedforusiswhatweusuallyeatonEarth.29Duringthelongtimeinspace,wecelebratedsomeChinesefestivalsandhadsomeChinesefoods,suchasdumplings,mooncakes,etc.YoushouldtryChinesefoodwhenyouhavethechancetoo.Itwillbeawonderfulexperience.Kid3:Whatwasthebiggestproblemyoufacedwhenyouwereinspace?Thankyou.WangYaping:30Forexample,wealwaysfeellikewearestandingwhenwesleep,sowehavetoputourhandsinasleepingbag.Iamarunninglover,andImissrunningoutdoorsonsunnydays.Moreover,asamother,Imissmydaughterverymuch.A．Outofwork,whatdoyoudoforfun?B．Herearesomequestionsfromstudents.C．What’sthemostamazingviewfromspace?D．Itprovidesabalanceddietandrichvitamin.E．Therearemanyimportantflightproblemstoface.F．ThemainproblemsIfacedcamefromday-to-daylife.G．Wemakethebestuseofwaterandwehaveenoughwatertouse.第四部分詞匯運用（共13小題；每小題1分，滿分13分）第一節根據下列句子所給漢語注釋或首字母，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。31．Peopleareallamazedathiss.Heisnotrunningbutflying.32．—Keepgoing,Mandy.Wealmostarriveatthetopofthemountain.—Ican’t.Iamtout.33．AreAustralianseasonsthe(相反的)ofours?34．AllmyclassmateswentforapicniclastFriday(除了)Amy.35．—Soyouthinkweshouldsellthehouse?—.(沒錯)36．Thenoisemadesleepi,soIgotupandreadabook.37．—CanIborrowyourbike?—Sorry,IlittoJoeyesterday.38．Hehas(意識到)theimportanceoflearningEnglishwellafterthat.第二節、選詞填空閱讀下面短文，選擇方框中單詞的正確形式填入答題卡橫線上。每空格限填一個單詞，每個單詞只能填一次。great

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cleanInthepast,ourcitywassmallandquiet.Therewerenarrowroadsandfewtall39.Sincethe40century,thingshavebecomesodifferent.Thecityhaschanged41.Wideroadsandmodernskyscrapersstandeverywhere.Theenvironmentis42andgreener.People’slivesareeasierwithadvancedtechnology.Thecityis43andfullofnewthings.Ithasbecomeabetterplacetolivethan20yearsago.第五部分短文填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，用括號內所給詞的正確時態或形式填空，使短文完整。Travellingisoneofthemostimportant44(activity)andpeoplehavebeen45(interest)initformanyyears.Moderntrafficdevelopsfast,sotravellingtodifferentplaces46(become)muchfasterthanbeforeduringthepastfewyears.Stayinghealthywhiletravellingcanmakeyourtriphappier.Butdoyouknowhow47(keep)healthyduringatrip?Thefollowinginformationmaybe48(use)toyou.Before49(leave),wearcomfortableshoes,ahatandsunglasses.Takesomenecessarymedicinewithyou.Theycanbeusedwhenyougetsickorhaveotherproblems.Dosomeexercisefor50(week)ormonthsbeforeyouleaveifyouplantodolotsofwalkingorclimbingduringyourtrip.Prepareproper(適當的)food.Beforeyoupreparethefood,the51(one)thingyouneedtothinkaboutishowlongyouwilltravelwiththefood.Ifyoutakealongtrip,youshouldbringfoodsuchasbread,biscuitsandsomefruit.Theydon’tgobad52(quick).Whiletravelling,besurenottoeatdirtyfoodorbadfruit.Haveenoughtimetotakearestduringyourtrip.Tap(水龍頭)waterisnotsafe,sodrinkbottledwaterandalwayscleanthecoverofthebottle.Keepfoodingoodcondition(狀態).Ifyoutakehotfood,youshouldtrytokeepithot.Forexample,youcanputitinheavytowels(毛巾).Ifyouneedtokeepcoldfoodcold,youcanputcoldfoodinaboxwithice.Whenyouarrive,putcoldfoodinthefridge.Remember53(keep)thehotfoodhotandcoldfoodcoldifyoutravelwiththem.第六部分閱讀表達（共3小題；54題2分，55題2分，56題3分，滿分7分）Iwantedtotakethisopportunitytosaythankyoupersonallyforallthewonderfulmessagesofsupportandforyourunderstanding.Ithasbeenanincrediblytoughcoupleofmonthsforourentirefamily.InJanuary,Iunderwentmajorabdominalsurgery(腹部大手術)inLondon.Thesurgerywassuccessful.However,testsaftertheoperationfoundcancerhadbeenpresent.MymedicalteamthereforeadvisedthatIshouldundergoacourseofpreventativechemotherapy(化療),andI’mnowintheearlystagesofthattreatment.ThisofcoursecameasahugeshocktomeandWilliam.Ithastakenmetimetorecoverfrommajorsurgeryinordertostartmytreatment,butmostimportantly,ithastakenustimetoexplaineverythingtoourchildren,George,CharlotteandLouis.AsI’vesaidtothem.Iamwellandgettingstrongereverydaybyfocusingonthethingsthatwillhelpmehealinmymind,bodyandspirits.HavingWilliambymysideisagreatsourceofcomfortandreassurancetoo,asusthelove,supportandkindnessthathasbeenshownbysomanyofyou.Itmeanssomuchtousboth.Wehopethatyou’llunderstand