2024-2025學年八年級下學期期中預測卷（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）I’msittingattheairportwatchingpeopleinthelastminutesbeforetheirlovedonesarriveorleave.Awomanisrunningtogatherfamilymemberstogetherfora1.Whenthefinalmomentcomesbeforeboarding(登機),sheputsherarmsaroundherson,givinghimawarmhug(擁抱)thatshould2himuntilhereturns.Isitwithabookinmyhands,waitingmyturntoleavealone3nobodycomestoseemeoff(為我送行).I4otherleavingandarriving.Irememberseeingmydaughter.Ihuggedhertightlyasif(好像)shehadbeenlost.Thatyearshewasinherfirstyearatuniversitycominghomeforthefirsttime.Todaymyflightistwohourslate.Whenmyflightis5called,Igathermybookandluggage.Sincethereisnoonetoseemeoff,I6lookbacktoseewhereIhavecomefrom.AsIwalktowardstheplane,Ifindmyself7yetanotherarrivalandleaving.Thatyear,my91-year-oldgrandfatherdied.Afterreturningfromhisfuneral(葬禮),Iarrivedattheairport8.Myhusbandwaswaitingatthegatetotakemeinhisarms.Becauseofmytears(眼淚),everyonewaslookingatus,butIdidn’tcare.Lifeneedstheimportant9allthetime.Iwishthatallthepeoplewhowentonajourneycouldcomebacktofindsomeoneiswaitingfor10.Ialsowishtheycouldleavewithsomeonetoseethemoff.1．A．meeting B．goodbye C．dinner D．party2．A．pardon B．provide C．protect D．prevent3．A．unless B．although C．so D．because4．A．makeup B．putup C．thinkof D．dreamof5．A．sadly B．finally C．carelessly D．unluckily6．A．can’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．shouldn’t7．A．remembering B．forgetting C．planning D．preparing8．A．cheering B．crying C．laughing D．complaining9．A．arriving B．change C．leaving D．moment10．A．myself B．himself C．him D．them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。AEveryyearonOctober4theworldcomestogetherforanimalseverywhere.ThisisWorldAnimalDay:Itstartedin1931inFlorence,Italywhenecologistsbandedtogethertoraiseawarenessofendangeredspecies,Sincethen,theyearlyeventhasbeenusedasameansofconnecting“animalwelfare(福利)organizations,youthclubs,business,communitygroups,andindividuals...”toraiseawarenessfortheirworkandfundraiseinsupportofcausesrangingfromcareofworkinganimalstoprotectionofendangeredtigersandhabitatloss.Overtheyears,Chinahasdonemuchfordomesticandwildanimals.TheprotectionofAsianelephantsisagoodexample.Asianelephantshavebecomeendangeredbecauseofhuntingfortheirivorytusks(象牙).AsianelephantsinChinaaremostlyfoundinYuwanprovince.Thesewildanimalssometimeseatlocalfarmers’crops.Thegovernmenthasbeentryingtocreateamorefriendlyrelationshipbetweenlocalpeopleandwildlife.Forexample,theyban(禁止)ivoryandmakerulesforbuildingseparationfacilities(隔離設施)tokeepawaywandering(游蕩的)wildanimals.InthespiritofWorldAnimalDay,weallcanthinkmoreofwayswecanbetterprotectboththeanimalsaroundusandthoseinthewild.11．Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnaboutWorldAnimalDay?A．ItfallsonDecember4everyyear. B．Itworkstoprotectanimals.C．Itstartedover100yearsago. D．ItisonlycelebratedinItaly.12．WhyareAsianelephantsindanger?A．Peoplehuntthemfortheirivorytusks.B．TheycanonlyliveinYunnanProvince.C．Theyhavedifficultylivinginthewild.D．Farmershurtthembecausetheyeatcrops.13．WhatdoestheChinesegovernmentdotoprotectAsianelephants?A．Askfarmersnottoharvestcrops.B．Providefoodandshelterforthem.C．Letpeopleworktogethertoprotectthem.D．Makerulesforbuildingseparationfacilities.BTheChinesepingfeng,afoldingscreen,isanoldinvention(發明)andtraditionalChinesefurniture.ItsearliestcommonusedatesfromtheHanDynasty.Thepingfengmeansprotectionfromwind,showingitspurposeattheverybeginning.Astimepasses,ithasbeenmadeintodifferentsizeswithcolourfulpaintings.Onscreensusuallyappears(出現)adragon.Itstandsfornobilityandpower.Thepeacock,abeautifulbird,canbeseenonscreens,too.It’sasymbolofeverlasting(永久的)life.Beautifulflowersmeangoodluck.Lotsofpeopleliketochoosethemasapopulardesignofthepingfeng.Allthedesignscarrypeople’sbeautifulwishes.Behindthepingfengliesaninterestingstory.Inthepast,theunmarrieddaughterofarichfamilycouldn’tbeseenbymenexceptherfather,brothersorveryclosecousins.Whenanadmirer(仰慕者)paidavisit,however,shemighttakeasecretlookathimfromascreenbehind.Herfatherwoulddiscusspoemswiththeyoungmanandaskhimtocreate(創造)one.Ifthedaughterandherfatherweregladwiththeyoungman’spoemandhislooks,shemightagreetomarryhim.

Todaythepingfengisbackinfashionforitsbeautyanditspractical(實際的)useasfurniture.Actingasamovingwall,itcanbetheperfectmatchformodernsofasandwalls,anditaddsstyletothem.Thepingfengismorethanbeautifulfurniture.14．Whatdidpeopleusethepingfengforattheverybeginning?A．Hidingaperson. B．Decoratingaroom.C．Dividing(分)aroom. D．Protectingpeoplefromwind.15．Whichdesignstandsforgoodluck?A．Thedragon. B．Thepeacock.C．Thebeautifulbird. D．Thebeautifulflowers.16．HowdoesthewriterdevelophisideainParagraph2?A．Bytellingastory. B．Decoratingaroom.C．Bytellingdifferences. D．Bygivingexamples.17．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．OldPingfenginModemHomesB．ThePracticalUseofthePingfengC．ABeautifulStoryofthePingfengD．TheHiddenBeautyofthePingfengCReadingisaverygoodhabitinyourdailylife.Goodbooksarealwaysyourbestfriendsbecausetheysupportyouandleadyoutothecorrectpathinlife.Whenyoustartreading,itcanopenupawholenewworld.Ifyoustartlovingthehabit,youwillfinallyfindthatreadinghelpsusalot.Asyouknow,bookscanhelpyoulearncultures,traditions,arts,history,geography,healthandevenlife.Theyshareplentyofinformationandknowledgewithyouanytimeyouneed.Butmorethanthat,readingbookskeepsyourmindactiveandimprovesyourcreative(有創造力的)ability.Youarebuildingnewandcreativepicturesandideasinyourmindwhilereading.Ittakesyoutotheworldfullofcreativeideasandhelpsyoutofindoutmoreaboutlife.What’smore,readinghelpsyoulearnhowtouselanguagecreatively.Itnotonlyimprovesyourcommunicationskillsbutalsomakesyouabetterwriter.Goodcommunicationisimportantineverydaylife.Readingbooksisalsoawaytorelax.Itisimportanttoreadagoodbookatleastforafewminuteseachdaytomakeyourmindactivitiesbetterinordertokeepyourbrain(大腦)healthyandstrong.WhenIreadabook,Iusuallyreaditforfun.EverytimeIstartreading,IneverwanttoleaveituntilIfinish,sinceitalwaysgivesalotofhappinesstorememberforalifetime.Moreover,peoplemayfindthatjourneysforlonghourscanbequiteboring.Inthissituation,booksarealwaysveryusefultomakeyoufreefromfeelingbored.Readingisalwaysawonderfultime.Ifyoufeellonely,thereisnobettercompanionthanagoodbook.Doyouagree?18．Fromthearticle,readingkeepsourmindactiveandcreativeby________.A．makingusbecomeabetterwriterB．improvingourcommunicationskillsC．helpingusbuildnewpicturesandideasD．sharinginformationandknowledgewithus19．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Booksareusefulinalongandboringjourney.B．Readingcanprovideuswithplentyofknowledge.C．Thewriterusuallyreadsbookstoimproveherself.D．Peoplekeephealthybyreadingforatleastonehour.20．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“companion”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Arealsituation. B．Agoodfriend.C．Ahelpfulguide. D．Awonderfultime.21．Whatisthestructureofthispassage?(①—Paragraph1,②—Paragraph2…)A． B． C． D．DSunshine,beachesandcoconuts(椰子)—thesearewhypeopleusuallygotoHainan.Butmorethanagoodplacefortravelersandfoodies,it’salsoawonderlandofplantsandanimals.HainanTropicalRainforestNationalParkinthesouth-centralpartofHainanIsland,hasthemostandwell-kepttropicalrainforestsinChina.PresidentXiJinpingvisiteditinApril,2023.Thenationalparkcovers4,269squarekilometers,orone-seventhoftheisland.Morethan95percentoftheparkisvirgin(原始的)forestandishometo3,653species(種類)ofvascularplantsand540speciesofterrestrialvertebrates.Theparkistheonlyhomeoftheworld’smostendangeredprimate(靈長類動物)—theHainangibbon.It’sanuncommonspecies.Theylooklikemonkeys,buthavenotails.Theyliveinthetreestheirwholelife.Everymorning,theywhistleloudlytomarktheirterritory(領地).Theyeatfruitsandleavesfrommorethan130plants.ThenumberofHainangibbonshasbecomelargerfromfewerthan10inthe1980sto36in2022.ThisshowsChina’sachievementsinenvironmentalprotection.Notjustasweethometoanimals,theparkisa“livemuseum”ofamazingplants.Morethan400kindsofplantsgrowonlyinHainan.Cycashainanensis(海南蘇鐵)isawildplantnativetotheisland.Withfeather-likeleaves,thisplantcanlivetobe200yearsold.IfitlivesintheYangtzeRiverBasinandNorthChina,itgrowsalmostwithoutflowersorfruit.ButinHainan,cycashainanensisplantsover10yearsoldblossom(開花)andhavefruitalmosteveryyear,thankstothewarmandwetweather.Withsomanyplantsandanimals,thebiodiversityindex(指數)ofthepark—anumbertoratespeciesdiversity—isashighas6.28.Itiscomparable(可比較的)totheAmazonrainforestinBrazil.That’swhypeoplecalltheparkatreasureforbothChinaandtheworld.22．Paragraph3ismainlyabout________.A．anintroductiontothepark B．theviewsoftheparkC．thenewsofthepark'sopening D．detailsofrareplantsandanimals23．WhatdoweknowabouttheHainangibbon?A．Itisamonkeywithoutatail. B．Itsvoicesoundslikeacryingbaby.C．Itlivesonplantsandbirds. D．ItisaspeciesonlyfoundinHainan.24．Fromthestory,wecaninferthatacycashainanensisplant________.A．neverblossomsandhasfruit B．canonlylivefor10yearsinHainanC．livesbetterinwarmandwetweather D．firstblossomswhenitis10yearsold25．Whichofthefollowingmaybethewriter’sopinion?A．Humanactivitieswillsurelyhurttherainforest.B．Wemuststarttodosomethingforrarespecies.C．Chinahasdoneagreatjobinprotectingtherainforest.D．WeshouldcompareourrainforestwiththeAmazonrainforest.第三部分信息還原（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，有兩項為多余選項。Peopleindifferentcountriesspeakdifferentlanguages.Butistherealanguagethatcanbeunderstoodbyeveryoneintheworld?26Emojisareakindofspeciallanguage.Picturesareusedtoexpressmeaning.AgroupcalledUnicodeConsortiumisinchargeofchoosingofficial(官方的)emojis.Ithasbeenaddingnewemojiseveryyearsince2014.Thesenewemojisdonotcomeoutofnowhere.2728In2015,emojifaceswithdifferentskincolorswereadded.In2016,differentjobswereadded,suchasdoctor,policeofficerandpainteralongwithfemaleversionsofthesejobs.Thisyear,emojisofdisabledpeoplewereadded,includingemojisofblindpeopleandpeopleinwheelchairs.Butthereisalsomoretoemojis.Theycanalsorefertopopcultureandnewculturaltrends(趨勢).Newemojisin2022haveincludedseveralanimals,suchassloths(樹懶)andflamingos(火烈鳥).29Forexample,slothshavebecomepopularbecauseofthe2016filmZootopia.Manyfashiondesignershaveincludedflamingosintheirdesignsinrecentyears.Theseanimalsmakepeoplefeellikethey’reonatropical(熱帶的)vacation.30Let’sexpecthowtheywillchangeinthecomingyears.A．Theseanimalsarenotverycommon,butareknowntomanypeople.B．Emojiscanbeusedtorepresent(代表)differentgroupsofpeople.C．Emojishavebeenpopularamongtheyoung.D．Itseemsthatemojischangewithtimepassingby.E．Theansweris,“Ofcourse,emojisarethatlanguage.”F．Englishisoneofthemostpopularlanguageswhichisspokenaroundtheworld.G．Theycomefromwhatpeoplethinkabout,likeandcareabout.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．It’snecessaryforusnotonlytostudyEnglish,buttousethelanguageto(溝通)withpeoplearoundtheworld.32．MissLiisgladto(收到)somecardsfromherstudentsonTeachers’Day.33．I’mverynervousbecauseIhaven’tgotreadyfortheexamy.34．IplantogoaforfurthereducationafterIgraduatefromcollege.35．Icouldn’tstop(想念)myparentswhenIstudiedabroad.36．Mr.Chenisateacherwithovertenyears’teaching(經驗).37．CanyouhelpmettheEnglishpoemintoChinese?38．MickeyMouse,DonaldDuckandotherDisneyccharactersgaveendlessjoytomillionsofchildren.第二節、選詞填空請閱讀下面短文，根據句意從方框中選擇合適的動詞，并填入其適當形式，使短文通順become

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beAlishaisa12-year-oldgirlandshefeelsupsetthesedays.Shedoesn’twanttogotoschoolortalkwithanyoneelse.That’sprobablybecauseshe39withtheschoolbully(校園欺凌).JustlikeAlisha,manyyoungChinesestudents40thesameproblems.Theymayfeellonelyandworried.What’sworse,theymayevenwanttokillthemselves41awayfromthebadsituation.Schoolbullyoftenhappensbetweenstudentsagedfrom8to18intheirdailylife.Andit42aserioussocialproblemalloverthecountry.Schoolbulliesmaycomeinmanydifferentreasons:theymayhappenjustbecausesomeoneissearchingfor“freshandnew”feelings;orTHEYmayjustcomeoutofnoreasons;orbigguysjustwanttodoit.Afteralargenumberofreportsandacarefulresearchonthefurtherreasonsofschoolbully,manyexpertssaythat43shortof(缺乏)parents’loveandguidancemaybethemaincauseforthissocialproblem.第五部分短文填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。DoyouknowtheAntarctic(南極地區)?Itis44(cold)placeontheEarth.However,thathasn’tstoppedpeoplefromgoingthere45(check)itout.ManycountrieshaveresearchstationsintheAntarctic.China46(build)fivestationsthereduringthepast40years.TaishanandKunlunstationsareopenonlyduringsummer47theotherthreeareopenallyearround.ChinesescientistsusuallyleaveChina48theAntarcticinNovember.TheseasonsintheAntarcticaretheoppositeof49(we).FromNovemberuntilFebruarythenextyearistheAntarcticsummer.Itisanicetimeforoutdoor50(activity).Whentheweatherisgood,thescientistswillgooutside.Theycollectsamples(樣本)ofwater,rocksandotherthings.Atthesametime,theycanenjoythewonderful51(nature)beauty.Thescientistsallsaythatitis52greatexperiencethough(盡管)theyaretoofarawayfromtheirfamilyandfriends.Theyusuallystaythereformonthsand53(travel)backmaytakealongtimeaswell.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）閱讀表達(閱讀短文，根據短文內容回答問題，每題答案不超過4個字。)Guidedogsarethe“eyes”ofblindpeople.Buthowcantheybesohelpful?Theanswerissimple.Guidedogspracticetobehelpful.Aspartoftraining,guidedogspracticegettingtotheplacestheirownerswillneedtogo.Butbeforethis,guidedogsmustreceivetraininginmanyotherareas.Thisisbecauseguidingapersonsafelyismor