2024-2025學(xué)年八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期期末模擬卷（常州專用）原卷注意事項(xiàng)：全卷滿分答題卡上,答在本試卷上無(wú)效。請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考教師在答題卡上所粘貼條形碼的姓名、考試證號(hào)是否與本人相符合再將自己的姓名、考試證號(hào)用5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫在答題卡及本試卷上。答選擇題必須用鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。如需改動(dòng)請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后,再選涂其他答案。答非選擇題必須用毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡的指定位置在其他位置答題一律無(wú)效。一、單項(xiàng)選擇（本題共小題；每題1分，滿分分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，1．Theboysatjust________me,soIcouldseethehappinessonhisfaceclearly.A．oppositeB．betweenC．behindD．infrontof2waitsfornoman．Butsomepeoplewon'trealizetheimportanceoftime______it'sgone．A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．whenD．until3．Whataterribleexperience!________,luckyus,wearesafeA．AnywayB．OtherwiseC．ForexampleD．Asaresult4．—Didn’tyouseethezebracrossing?________slowdown,youngman.—Sorry,sir.AmIgoingtofailtheexam?A．canB．can’tC．mustD．mustn’t5．—Haveyou________beentoGuangdong?—Not________.ButIplantogotherethissummer.A．never;alreadyB．just;neverC．yet;alreadyD．ever;yet6．childrentotraveltodifferentplacesisjustlike________anewworldtothem.A．puttingupB．takingupC．openingupD．turningup7．—HowlongdidyoustaywithSandyintheshopyesterday?talkedforoverthreehours________itstartedtorainoutside.A．untilB．sinceC．whileD．a(chǎn)s8．The________ofnewinventions(發(fā)明)shouldbetomakelifeeasier,nottomakeitharder.A．rulesB．subjectsC．secretsD．purposes9．Thecarshavea________designthatiscommonnowadays________earlierones,butcostmorethanbefore.A．same,asB．same;toC．similar,asD．similar,to10．Theaimofeducationistoteachyoungpeopletothinkforthemselvesandnotfollowothers________.A．blindlyB．unwillinglyC．closelyD．carefully二、完形填空共小題每小題1分，滿分分)閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。Mythree-year-olddaughterClaraandIoftengetsmilesfromothersaswewalkthroughtownwithClarasinginganddancing.Butamongallthesestrangers,ayoungmanmemost.OntheafternoonofFebruary4th,Clarawokefromanap(小睡)withahighfever.wenttoahospitalandspenta(n)12eveningthere.Luckily,shefeltbetterthenextmorning.Onourwayhome,wewenttoalocalstoretobuysomefood.Thestoresometimes13freeballoonstochildren.Claraalwayslookedforwardtogettingaballoonthere.Manypeoplestoodinlineatthecheckout.waitedforalongtime,andClarawasquietand14.Whenshefinallygotapinkballoonfromtheshopkeeper,shelooked15.Shewassingingtoherballoonaswewenthome.Whenwewerewalkingunderatree,I16heardaloudpop(砰的響聲).Therewenttheballoon.Clarafeltverysadandshestartedtocry,“Mypinkballoonpopped!”Shehadmanyballoons,andshewasalwaysverycarefulwiththem.Thiswasthefirsttimethatshehadexperiencedsucha(n)17.Acollege-agedyoungman,whowaswalkingbehindus,noticedClara’stears.Hewaspreparingforanimportantdate,sincehewas18abouquetofroses.HestoppedandtalkedtoClara,balloonpopped.That’sterrible.youlikeaflower?It’salsopink.”Clarawas19crying,unabletosaythatshewouldlikeit.Theyoungmanpickedapinkrose,gaveittoClaraandwentonhisway.Clarasoonstoppedcryingandlookedatthebeautifulrose.Shortlyaftertheyoungman.20，Clarashouted,“Thankyoufortherose.”Shecarriedthepinkroseinherhandhappilyandbegantosingtoherflower.．A．introducedB．supportedC．touchedD．changed12．A．meaningfulB．wonderfulC．colourfulD．a(chǎn)wful13．A．lookedforB．handedoutC．handedinD．gaveup14．A．a(chǎn)ngryB．carelessC．patientD．hard-working15．A．nervousB．worriedC．surprisedD．excited16．A．hardlyB．suddenlyC．probablyD．completely17．A．a(chǎn)ccidentB．competitionC．feelingD．celebration18．A．carryingB．sellingC．sharingD．drawing19．A．a(chǎn)lreadyB．seldomC．stillD．a(chǎn)lways20．A．hidB．leftC．AppearedD．missed三、閱讀理解（共小題；每小題2分，滿分分）閱讀下列短文從短文后各題所給的、、、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ASomepeoplehavetousepublictransport,somedislikeitandsomestillloveit.Ifeveryonehasacaranddrivesanywheretheywanttogo,therewillbeseriousproblemsontheroad.Luckily,trainsareagoodformofpublictransport.Britishpeopleusetrainsalot.ThisisespeciallysoforpeoplewhoaretravellingfromLondontoParis.Everydayabout20trainsleaveLondon.Theytravelathighspeedandpeoplefeelgladthatthetrainstakeonly2hoursand30minutestoreachParis.It’smuchfastertotravelbytrainthanbybusorbycar.Thisisbecausepeoplehavetodrivecarsorbusesverycarefullyandslowlyformanyreasons.suchasspeedlimitsandtjams.However,whenyouaretravellingbytrain,thespeedisalmostthesameandthereisnojamforatrain.Besides,Londonersthinktakingatrainisoneofthesafestwaysoftravellingontheground.takequiteanumberofqualitytestswhiletheyaremade.Moreimportantly,theyhavetotakemanysafetychecksbeforetheyareusedontherailtrack(軌道).What’smore,trainsinBritainarecomfortableandprovidefineservicesfortheirusers.WhenyouareonaLondontrain,youwillfindthatthetrainhascomfortabletablesandseatswherepeoplecansit.Theyalsoprovidefoodservicesandpowerplugs(電源插頭)forpersonalcomputersormobilephones.21．Inajamontheroad,__________.A．driverscandrivefastB．driverscandrivecarelesslyC．carsarenotmovingfastD．carswillstopworking22．The3rdparagraphofthepassagemainlytalksaboutthe__________oftrains.A．speedB．safetyC．servicesD．problems23．Londonersoftentravelbytrainbecausetrainsare__________.A．oldandslowB．large,cleanandpowerfulC．fineandimportantD．fast,safeandcomfortableBAloudnoisewakesJanupsuddenly.Whattimeisit?Shelooksatthealarmclockbesidethebed.It’sfiveo’clock.Thenshehearsthenoiseagain.It’sthunder.Thenshehearsadifferentnoise.It’sthesoundofsomethinghittingtheShegetsupandgoestotheShecanseestandingoutsideinthethunderstorm.He’sshoutingatJan,tellinghertocomeoutside.Jangetsdressed,putsonheranorakandgoesdownstairsquietly.Shemeetsoutside.“Whatareyoudoing,“Thestorm,”hesays.“It’sthesamestormasThursdaynight.Let’sgotothetree.Maybeyoucangohome!”Janfollowsdowntheroadthensherememberssomething.“Thetimecapsule!”showsherthebiscuittinunderhisjacket.“I’vegotit.”TheywalkquicklybackdowntheroadpastJamie’shouseandPauly’shouse.Itseemssolongsinceshearrivedhereinthepast.Andnowmaybethere’sthepossibilityshecanreturntothefuture.Theyrunupthepaththroughthetreesandarriveatthepieceoflandwiththeappletree.“Nowwhatdowedo?”asksJan.“IputthetimecapsulebackwhereIfounditand....”“AndIgohome.”useshishandstodigaholebythetree.Heburiesthetimecapsuleandthenstandsup.Jansuddenlyrealizessomething.Iwantedtogiveyousomethingfromthetimecapsule.”“No,it’sOK.Idon’twantanythingandit’smoreimportantforyoutogohome.”Janfeelsdisappointedthatdoesn’twantsomethingtorememberher.Buthe’sright.Theimportantthingistogethome.“I’mnevergoingtoforgetyou,Thanks.arealfriend.”“Bye,Jan.Lookformeinthefuture.Promise?”“Ipromise.”Thenheturnsandrunsbacktothetrees.Janwatcheshisshadowdisappearintothetrees.Asuddenflashoflightninglightsupthescenefollowedbyaloudcrashofthunder.Janlooksroundandseesherhouse.She’sbackinthegardenofherhouseinHamptonStreet.fromTheTimeCapsule24．Janwokeupsuddenlybecause________.A．wasshoutingatherB．therewasthunderoutsideC．somethingwashittingthewindowD．thesoundofthealarmclockwastoobig25．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemeaninthepassage?A．refusedJantomakeherforgethim.B．didn’twantanythingtorememberJan.C．wantedJantotakethechancetogohome.D．a(chǎn)dvisedJantotakehimtoherhomeinthefuture.26．IfJanwantstogohome,whichofthefollowingisnecessary?a.thethunderstormb.thetimecapsulec.theappletreed.theanorakA．a(chǎn)bcB．a(chǎn)bdC．a(chǎn)cdD．bcd27．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．a(chǎn)ndJanwererealfriendsforever.B．toldJantogohomeonasunnyday.C．Janpromisedtolookforinthefuture.DJanleftandwentbackhomeinthefuture.Careadvisedtogeteighttotenhoursofsleepeachnight.However,mostofthemfailtogetenoughsleepbecauseofheavyschoolwork.Andplentyofyoungpeopleareexperiencingasleepproblem,whichincreasestheirriskofmentalill-health(精神健康狀況不佳).Haveyoueverthoughtthemobilephonecanhelpteenagersmanagetheirmentalhealthbysupportingagoodnight’ssleep?SleepNinjaisafreeappcreatedbytheBlackDogInstitute,amentalhealthresearchorganization.Itistheonlyappthatisspeciallydesignedtoimproveteenagers’sleep.Sofar,theresultshavebeenencouraging.Theapphelpsteenagersgetmoresleepandreduceanxiety.Accordingtoastudy,90%oftheappusersshowedsomeimprovementsininsomnia(失眠)and60%reportedimprovementsinsleepquality.Atthesametime,therateofdepression(抑郁癥)droppedfrom77%atthestartofthestudyto44%afterusingtheapp.SleepNinjaisnotonlyhelpfulbutalsoeasytouse.Thosewhousetheapponlyneedtosetatimewhentheyneedtogetupinthemorning.Thentheappwillworkbackwards(向后),decidingwhentheyshouldbeinbed.Itwillalsogivethemawarningtostartapre-bedhabit.Seeingthewarning,they’dbettertakeahotshower,brushteethandgetreadyforsleep.Besides,theappotherusefulwaystoteenagerstohelpthemgetintoasleephabit.Forexample,itshowsthemhowtosettheirthingsupinthebedroom,howtoreduceterriblethoughtsatnightandwhattododuringthedaytoimprovetheirsleep.28．Theunderlinedword“anxiety”means“thestateoffeeling________”.A．a(chǎn)ngryB．nervousC．excitedD．satisfied29．Whichquestionisansweredinthefourthparagraph?A．WhatisSleepNinja?B．Whatdoesthestudyshow?C．WhyisSleepNinjahelpful?D．HowdoesSleepNinjawork?30．Whichtipforhavingagoodsleepcanwegetfromthispassage?A．Listentoloudmusicatnight.B．a(chǎn)coldshowerbeforebed.C．Cleanthebedroombeforebed.D．toavoidterriblethoughtsatnight.31．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thestudyondifferentsleepapps.B．Theimportanceofhavingagoodsleep.C．Anappthathelpswithteenagers’sleep.D．Thewaystoimproveteenagers’sleep.D①ChatGPTisbackintheheadlines(新聞?lì)^條)!OpenAI,thecompanybehindthepopularchatbot,hasnowintroducedapowerfulnewlanguagemodel:GPT-4.②OnMarch14,GPT-4showedtheworldhowsmarteritisthanthepreviousGPT-3.5.Oneofitsbestnewfeaturesisthatitcanunderstandpictures.Forexample,ifyoushowapictureofaphoneusingthewrongcharger(充電器),GPT-4cantellwhythepicturelooksstrangeorfunny.③ButGPT-4’sdevelopmentsdon’tstopthere.Thenewlanguagemodelcancode(用代碼編寫)classicgameslike(俄羅斯方塊)inamatterofminutes,andproducethecodeandlayout(布局)forawebsitebasedonahand-madedrawing.Itcanalsochangethetone(語(yǔ)氣)andstylebasedonwhatyouaskittodo.GPT-4ismuchbetterthantheolderGPTatpassingtests,whichmayworryteachers.AccordingtoCNN,GPT-4didreallywellonalawschooltest,withascoreinthetop10percentoftesttakers.ButGPT-3.5onlygotascoreinthebottom10percent.④GPT-4willalsoseegreateruseasatooltopowerotherappsandservices.Forexample,thelanguagelearningappDuolingoplanstouseGPT-4intheirupcoming(即將到來(lái)的)DuolingoMaxfunction(功能).UserscanlearnlanguagebytalkingwithAI.Anotherapp,BeMyEyes,willhaveadigital(數(shù)字)assistanttohelpblindpeoplebetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.ThegovernmentofIcelandalsoplanstouseGPT-4toprotectthelanguage.⑤Therearestillproblemswiththenewlanguagemodel,however.GPT-4stilltrieshardtogetcompletelycorrectanswers,especiallywithnewerinformationafterSeptember2021.GPT-4alsosometimes“hallucinates(產(chǎn)生幻覺(jué))”,meaningthatitwillbelievethatwronginformationistrue.32．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A．GPT-3.5cannotunderstandpictures.B．GPT-4canrespondinafunway.C．GPT-4cantellifaphoneisrecharging(充電).D．GPT-4cancreatefunnypictures.33．Thephrase“inamatterofminutes”inparagraph3showsthat_____.A．gameslikeareeasytocodeB．GPT-4cancodegameslikequicklyC．hand-madedrawingshelpGPT-4workbetterD．a(chǎn)nyonecancodegamesusingGPT-434．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“assistant”inparagraph4mean?A．圖片B．相機(jī)C．助手D．機(jī)器35．What’sthestructureofthestory?A．B．．D．四、還原句子共4小題每小題分，滿分6分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的六個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出四個(gè)可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Haveyouhadaheadacheduringatest?Haveyoueverbeensoworriedaboutsomethingthatyouhaveaheadacheorevencan’tsleepatnight?Ifso,thenyouknowwhatstress(壓力)is.Stressiswhatyoufeelwhenyouareworriedaboutsomething.36mayfeelangry,sad,orafraid-allofwhichcangiveyouastomachacheoraheadache.37Somekindsofstressaregoodandothersarebad.Goodstressmighthappenwhenyou’recalledtoanswerquestionsinclassorwhenyouhavetogiveaspeech.Thiskindofstresscanhelpyoutogetthingsbetterdone.Forexample,youmaydoabetterjobonyourtestifthestresspushesyoutopreparebetterbeforethetest.38maynotfeelwellifyourparentsarearguing,ifafamilymemberissick,ifyou’rehavingproblemsatschool,orifanythingelsemakesyouunhappyeveryday.Thatkindofstressisn’tgoingtohelpyou.Anditcanmakeyousick.Thebestwayoffightingthestressistohaveabalancedlife.39sleep,exercise,leisure(休閑),andfood.Ifyougetenoughsleepandeatproperly.andifyouexerciseandsavetimeforfun,you’llprobablyfeellessstressed.A．However,therearedifferentkindsofstress.B．Makesureyoukeepyourselfinmind:C．Stressmaycausestomachacheandheadache.D．Thisworryinyourmindcanmakeyourbodyfeelbad.E．Forexample,goodstressmayhelpyoudothingsbetter.F．Ontheotherhand,badstresscanhappenifthestresslaststoolong.五、閱讀短文，回答問(wèn)題。滿分9分）KatharinaisayoungwomanfromtheUSAWhenshediscoveredXiaohongshulastmonth,shedidn’texpecttofindalong-lostfriend.Butthat’sexactlywhathappened.KatharinajoinedtheChinesesocialmediaplatformonJanuary15.Shepostedavideo,saying,“Ineedeveryoneonthisapptohelpmefindhim.Simon,Imissyou.Imissoutfriendship.”Katharina’sstorybeganyearsagoatapublicschoolintheU.S.stateofLowa.AChineseexchangestudentjoinedherclassintheseventhgrade.HisnamewasSimon.Thetwoquicklybecameclosefriends.Chinesenetizens(網(wǎng)友)sooncametoKatharina’said.Likeexperiencedpolicemen,theytoldher,willhelpyoufindSimon.Doyouhaveaphotoofhim?”Theyreallyseemedreadytosolveanyproblem.spreadquicklyafterKatharinasharedaphotoofSimon—averyblurry(模糊的)one,though.Then,just22hourslater,somethingunbelievablehappened.Simonhimselfturnedupinthecommentssection!“It’sme,Simon,”hewrote.“IneverdreamedthattodayIwouldgetintouchwithmygoodfriendfromsomanyyearsago.Thankyou,everyoneonXiaohongshu,foryourhelp.”Katharinawasveryhappy.Shepostedanothervideotoexpressherthanks.Katharina’svideonowhasmorethan25,000likes.canalwayscounton(指望)thespeedofChina.”onecommenterjoked,“WhenChinesenetizensstepin,noproblemisunsolvable.”40．WhendidKatharinastartusingXiaohongshu?41．WhydidKatharinamakethesecondvideo?42．Ifyouwanttoleaveacomment(評(píng)論)underKatharina’spost,whatwouldyouwrite?六、綜合填空共小題每小題1分，滿分分)isSaturday.Therainisstillbeating43thewindowoutside.WhenIwokeupthismorning,it44(rain)heavily.IhadbreakfastfirstandthenIchosemyfavouriteclassicalChinesenoveltoreadinthestudy.tellyouthetruth,Ie