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苏州市2024-2025学年第二学期八年级英语期末模拟卷（二）
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分）
注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In my childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. So I wasn’t 1 when one evening my mother said she had taken on a new project.
“I am going to telephone seniors (老年人),” said my mother. “Every 2 But you don’t even know these people.” “It doesn’t matter,” she said. “What’s important is that I 3 .” I was fifteen years old and couldn’t understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to 4 . She had friends and my two older sisters to call if she felt lonely. “They will talk all the time on the phone. Some people didn’t even stop to catch breath.” I said.
My attitude (态度) didn’t stop my mother’s love for the project. That evening, I listened as she 5 the woman on the other line about her day and what she had eaten for dinner. When she finished the call, I said, “ 6 do you care whether (是否) she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert ” My mother said, “I’m the 7 person she talked to today.”
It took me more than thirty years to 8 understand the meaning of my mother’s words. Now, as my mother is nearly eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly 9 she used to make. I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I’m the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just listen as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole foods from the fridge. I 10 that my mother’s calls were lifelines, which made sure housebound seniors to keep in touch with the world. Without her, their world would have been empty.
1．A．excited B．surprised C．happy D．angry
2．A．night B．day C．weekend D．minute
3．A．help B．call C．talk D．listen
4．A．children B．friends C．strangers D．neighbors
5．A．asked B．told C．answered D．talked
6．A．Why B．What C．How D．When
7．A．usual B．past C．wrong D．only
8．A．luckily B．exactly C．quickly D．politely
9．A．mistakes B．dreams C．calls D．decisions
10．A．received B．remembered C．refused D．realized
第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Dear Linda,
Your brother sounds like a very selfish person. But I want to know what makes him act this way. Since he seems to be doing this on purpose, maybe the only way to do with the problem is to try to find the cause.
I think your brother is probably hurt in some ways. Perhaps he feels unsafe because he is not a full part of the family. He could be displeased with your mother’s love for the rest of you over him.
It is wrong to fight anger with anger though you think it is a need to help your mother. I suggest you try to help your brother by treating him with more care and love. It must be hard for him to grow up in a family where his sisters have their real mother but he doesn’t. Try to let him know that you care about him. With time he may come to know how lucky he is and start to treat you all with the same kindness that you give him.
Yours Truly,
Sue Clarke
11．From the letter we may know that ________.
A．the brother has no sisters in the family B．there are two mothers in the family
C．the family is not a full family D．the mother is the brother’s stepmother (继母)
12．Sue Clarke suggests Linda that ________.
A．she should treat her brother with more warmth
B．she should fight against her brother with anger
C．she should help her mother to deal with her brother
D．she should find the result of her brother’s action
13．Sue Clarke thinks Linda’s brother ________.
A．is a troublesome young man B．should have known Linda treats him with kindness
C．should be a foolish boy D．will feel very happy to live in such a family
B
I looked around the ship, and then, I found some long pieces of wood. I made a raft (木筏) by tying them together with ropes. Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship. There was a big box of food. I also took many sharp knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and seven guns.
There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them. After some time, I found a little cave (洞穴) in the side of a hill. In front of it, there was a good place to make a home. After a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent. The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, so I called it my “kitchen”. The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island. So I built a very strong fence (篱笆). Making tents and building fences were hard. I need many tools to help me. So I decided to go back to the ship again, and get some more things.
I went back twelve times, but soon after my twelfth visit, there was another terrible storm.
The next morning, when I looked out at the sea, there was no ship.
When I saw that, I was very sad. “Why am I alive (活着), and why are all my friends dead ” I asked myself, “What will happen to me now, alone on this island without friends How can I ever get away from here ”
Then I told myself that I was lucky—lucky to be alive, lucky to have food and tools and lucky to be young and strong. I said to myself, “I’m going to be on this island for a long time.” So on a long piece of wood I carve (雕刻) these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659. After that, I decided to carve the date each day.
— Adapted from Robinson Crusoe
14．Robinson got a lot of things inside the ship except ________.
A．guns B．food C．wood D．knives
15．Which is the correct order according to the story
①He carved words on a piece of wood.
②He made a raft.
③He went back to the ship and got some more things.
④He made a tent in front of a cave.
A．②④③① B．②③④① C．④③②① D．④②③①
16．What is Robison Crusoe like according to the extract (节选)
A．Patient and careful. B．Honest but hopeless.
C．Serious and helpless. D．Clever but careless.
17．The next part of the extract (节选) might be ________.
A．Robinson’s friends all came back to save him
B．Robinson lived on the island for some time before he got away
C．Robinson left the island with the ship right away
D．Robinson lived alone happily and forgot about the date
C
Three people were sitting around a table in a restaurant in Brazil. How much do you think each of them tipped
The Briton asked, “It’s common to tip 10 percent, right ”
The American man cried, “Oh, I was planning to leave 20 percent!”
The Chinese woman asked, “What’s a tip ”
Although it is not a tradition to tip in China, tipping is a big deal in the United States. There, it is common to tip about 15 to 20 percent of the bill.
Usually, people give tips to a waiter or waitress. The US tops the list of tipping-waiters and waitresses are expecting to get 15-20 percent of the bill. So if you order $100 in food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your payment $115 in all.
Why is this Many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资), and tips make up for that. Some states pay their servers only $2.13 per hour.
It is not just for waiters, either. Hotel workers, hairdressers and taxi drivers also expect tips.
Tipping is also popular in some Southeast Asian countries, like Indonesia and Thailand. However, in Japan, there is a no-tipping culture. If you try to give a waiter or waitress money, you may actually upset him or her.
18．What did the Chinese woman mean
A．She didn’t want to give any tip. B．She believed tipping should be little.
C．She thought 20 percent was not enough. D．She didn’t know anything about tipping.
19．Why is tipping a big deal in the United States
A．Because it is not a tradition for servers to get payment.
B．Because waiters and waitresses get very low wages.
C．Because the US sets a minimum wage for every person.
D．Because there are too many serving jobs in the US.
20．Which country does not have a culture of tipping
A．Britain B．Indonesia C．Thailand D．Japan
21．What is the story mainly about
A．How Americans eat out. B．Tipping culture worldwide.
C．Why high tips are expected. D．Shared service traditions.
D
A single researcher with a desktop computer can now make correct weather forecasts using a new AI method that is much faster and uses far less computing power than traditional systems.
At present, weather forecasts are made through many difficult steps, each taking hours. These systems need supercomputers and large teams of experts to develop and keep them working.
However, Aardvark Weather offers a new method by training AI to collect data from weather stations, satellites, weather balloons, ships, and planes around the world to make predictions. This promises improvements in forecast speed, correctness, and cost, according to research published in Nature by the University of Cambridge, the Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Professor Richard Turner from the University of Cambridge explained that this new method can quickly create specialized forecasts for different industries or locations. For example, it could guess temperatures for farms in Africa or wind speeds for wind energy companies in Europe. Traditional weather systems require large teams and supercomputers to deal with data and create forecasting models, taking hours for just one forecast.
“This is a totally different method,” Turner said, adding that the model would finally be able to provide correct eight-day forecasts, compared to the present five-day limit, and offer more localized predictions.
Dr. Scott Hosking from the Alan Turing Institute said that this breakthrough could make weather forecasting available to more countries, especially developing countries. It will also help governments, emergency teams, and businesses that need weather predictions.
Dr. Anna Allen, the lead author of the paper, highlighted that this research could improve forecasts of natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires, as well as problems like air quality and sea ice predictions.
Aardvark builds from research from Huawei, Google, and Microsoft, replacing a key step in the traditional method with AI, which makes forecasts faster and more correct. It is already in use at the ECMWF.
Researchers found that Aardvark only needs 10% of the data used by present systems, yet in some areas, it does better than the US National GFS forecasting system and matches the correctness of the US Weather Service.
22．What is the main advantage of the new AI weather prediction method
A．It depends on supercomputers. B．It requires large teams of experts.
C．It predicts for longer periods of time. D．It works faster with less computing power.
23．What makes the new weather prediction model different from traditional systems
A．It mainly predicts weather for developed countries.
B．It can hardly predict natural disasters and air quality.
C．It gathers data from different sources across the world.
D．It only pays attention to specific industries like agriculture.
24．What can we infer about the new weather prediction method
A．It doesn’t need human effort. B．It is more expensive to use.
C．It requires less data to work. D．It doesn’t develop specialized forecasts.
25．What is the purpose of the article
A．To describe weather forecasting history. B．To introduce a new AI weather model.
C．To criticize traditional weather systems. D．To explain the role of supercomputers.
第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
Reading is good for you. The more you read, the better you understand life. 26 Sometimes, people do want to read, but they can never seem to find the time. Well, my friends, the following suggestions are for you.
Think of reading as an enjoyment.
27 Science, history, film, art—whatever you want. If you’re interested in the book, you will want to pick it up and read it.
Have a goal (目标).
Setting a goal can help you to read more. Some people set a goal for themselves like reading one book a week. In fact, sometimes it is difficult to finish it. You can start by reading a book a month or even a book every two months. 28
Just start.
Sometimes the thing which stops us from reading is our own mind. 29 Don’t think about it too much. Just do it. Once you start reading, it’s quite difficult to stop!
30
If you want to read and have decided to do, use every possible minute to read, on the bus or on the subway. You won’t regret (后悔) it, I promise!
Reading seems difficult at the beginning, but once you begin, you can find its value (价值).
A．It all depends on you.
B．Read whenever you can.
C．Find a good place to read.
D．Read some interesting things.
E．However, most people don’t read.
F．You should work hard on your favorite subjects.
G．Our mind will make up all kinds of excuses not to do something.
第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）
第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，写出空缺处单词
31．After finishing the task, he decided to spend the evening (放松) by listening to music.
32．Books play different roles. Some read for truth while others read for (乐意).
33．At Shanghai Pudong (国际) Airport, you can find flights to places around the world.
34．To our surprise, he’s (设法完成) the task without any help till now.
35．The s made by scientists show that it is important for us to live a green life.
36．She is so p of her son because her son has won a gold.
37．Having milk tea with too much sugar is h to your health.
38．As an excellent doctor, he has got lots of hands-on experience in the m field.
第二节 请根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
patient，final，shine，instructions，can’t wait to
During this summer holiday, I traveled to Hainan to learn surfing, one of the most popular water sports. On the first day, the sun was 39 brightly in the sky. I learnt some basic skills. First, put the surfboard into the waves then lie down on the surfboard and wait for the waves to come. 40 , when the waves come, let the surfboard “catch” the waves and try to stand on it.
After practicing a few times on the beach, I 41 follow the coach to the sea. But I failed to follow the coach’s 42 of standing up at the right time. I fell into the sea and ended up drinking a lot of seawater. But the coach was very 43 and encouraged me a lot.
After falling into the sea many times, I was excited that I could stand up for the first time with the rushing waves.
第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，使短文意思完整，行文连贯。
A few years ago, Nixon started to watch the sunrise every morning on a bench (长凳) in a park. He enjoyed 44 (he) because the activity helped him get ready for the day. One day, a woman suddenly 45 (stop) to say hello to Nixon. Nixon was surprised. The woman said, “Every morning 46 I see you sitting here, I know that everything is going to be okay.” Her words pushed Nixon to make a change. From then on, instead of just 47 (watch) the sunrise, Nixon began to communicate 48 people passing by the bench.
Soon, more and more people joined Nixon. Some of them just sat 49 (silent) with Nixon and enjoyed the sunrise. Some of them talked about whatever they wanted to. Nixon was happy to listen to them.
Sometimes he also offered his 50 (advise). He wanted to let people know that they didn’t have to feel lonely. Now Nixon is over 60 years old, 51 he continues to do the activity. Almost every morning, he drives about seven 52 (mile) to the park and stays there for two hours. He believes that by being there with people, he can make 53 difference to their lives.
第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）
My family has always had family dinners, as far as I can remember. Since I was a little boy, my mother has insisted (坚持) that we attend family dinners at least once a week. Every Sunday, my mother would prepare a lot of food and bring it to my grandma’s house. We would wait for more family members to come before eating together at the table, my grandma’s dinner table.
I used to feel that was a silly little tradition. But now I find it’s fantastic to get together as a family to talk about anything and everything after a long week of school and work. Every time I sit at the dinner table, my grandma’s dinner table, I look around and find so many people who truly love me. It’s a love that feels so good. For me, dinner is not just a meal, but a chance to reconnect with each other.
I finally realize the true meaning of this tradition. It’s not about the dinners or activities. It’s about family, a group of people who care about each other. All the memories (记忆) around my grandma’s dinner table will last forever.
Now, I’m always expecting Sunday to arrive.
54．How often do the writer’s family members get together for dinner （不超过5个词）
55．What does dinner mean to the writer （不超过10个词）
56．Why is “my grandma’s dinner table” mentioned several times in the text （不超过10个词）
第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
57．你是一名英文视频博主(vlogger)，受邀为苏州旅游推广拍摄一期英文短视频，请根据以下提示，撰写视频拍摄脚本(video script)，向国际友人介绍苏州城市变迁与旅游特色。
内容要求：
1.城市变迁：简要描述苏州的过去（如小桥流水、古典园林……）和现在的（如现代化建筑、便捷交通……）。
2.特色推荐：选择1-2个你最想拍摄的景点(如拙政园：the Humble Administrator’s Garden; 平江路：Pingjiang Road; 东方之门：The Gate of the Orient……)，并说明选择的理由。
3.诚挚邀请各国友人来体验苏州的古韵今风。
写作要求：
语句通顺，逻辑清晰；词数：90-100词；文中不得出现真实姓名或校名。
Hi friends! Today, we’re exploring Suzhou, a city where ancient beauty meets modern life.
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Don’t forget to like and comment below and tell me which spot you’d love to visit! See you next time!
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答案与解析
第一部分 完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
In my childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else. Sometimes she knitted (编织) hats for babies, and at other times, she cooked chicken soup for sick neighbors. So I wasn’t 1 when one evening my mother said she had taken on a new project.
“I am going to telephone seniors (老年人),” said my mother. “Every 2 But you don’t even know these people.” “It doesn’t matter,” she said. “What’s important is that I 3 .” I was fifteen years old and couldn’t understand why my mother was willing to spend her evenings talking to 4 . She had friends and my two older sisters to call if she felt lonely. “They will talk all the time on the phone. Some people didn’t even stop to catch breath.” I said.
My attitude (态度) didn’t stop my mother’s love for the project. That evening, I listened as she 5 the woman on the other line about her day and what she had eaten for dinner. When she finished the call, I said, “ 6 do you care whether (是否) she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert ” My mother said, “I’m the 7 person she talked to today.”
It took me more than thirty years to 8 understand the meaning of my mother’s words. Now, as my mother is nearly eighty, I find myself thinking about those nightly 9 she used to make. I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I’m the only person she speaks to all day. I ask her what she cooked for dinner, but mostly I just listen as she describes a walk she took, or how her dog Lucky stole foods from the fridge. I 10 that my mother’s calls were lifelines, which made sure housebound seniors to keep in touch with the world. Without her, their world would have been empty.
1．A．excited B．surprised C．happy D．angry
2．A．night B．day C．weekend D．minute
3．A．help B．call C．talk D．listen
4．A．children B．friends C．strangers D．neighbors
5．A．asked B．told C．answered D．talked
6．A．Why B．What C．How D．When
7．A．usual B．past C．wrong D．only
8．A．luckily B．exactly C．quickly D．politely
9．A．mistakes B．dreams C．calls D．decisions
10．A．received B．remembered C．refused D．realized
【答案】
1．B 2．A 3．D 4．C 5．A 6．A 7．D 8．B 9．C 10．D
【导语】本文主要讲述了在作者小时候，作者的妈妈会在晚上给老年人打电话，那时作者不明白妈妈为什么要这么做，直到多年后作者才意识到这些电话让老年人与世界保持联系，使他们不那么孤独。
1．句意：因此，当一天晚上我妈妈说她接手了一个新项目时，我并不感到惊讶。
excited兴奋的；surprised惊讶的；happy高兴的；angry生气的。根据上文“In my childhood, my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else.”可知，作者的妈妈常常利用晚上的时间为别人一些事，所以当她说她接手了一个新项目时，作者并不感到惊讶。故选B。
2．句意：每晚？
night夜晚；day白天；weekend周末；minute分钟。根据上文“my mother spent her evening hours doing something for someone else.”可知，作者的妈妈常常利用晚上的时间为别人一些事，所以空格处应填night与上文的evening呼应。故选A。
3．句意：重要的是我在倾听。
help帮助；call打电话；talk交谈；listen倾听。根据上文“I am going to telephone seniors (老年人)”可知，作者的妈妈决定每晚给老年人打电话，所以此处应表示倾听老年人的话。故选D。
4．句意：那时我15岁，我不明白为什么我妈妈愿意晚上和陌生人聊天。
children孩子；friends朋友；strangers陌生人；neighbors邻居。根据上文“But you don’t even know these people.”可知，作者的妈妈给不认识的人打电话，所以此处表示和陌生人聊天。故选C。
5．句意：那天晚上，我听着她问电话另一头的女人她一天过得怎么样，晚饭吃了什么。
asked询问；told告诉；answered回答；talked交谈。根据下文“whether (是否) she had cookies or rice pudding for dessert”可推测，此处表示妈妈询问对方的情况。故选A。
6．句意：你为什么关心她甜点吃的是饼干还是大米布丁？
Why为什么；What什么；How怎么；When什么时候。根据下文“My mother said, ‘I’m the...person she talked to today.’”可推知，此处是指作者询问妈妈为什么关心这个问题。故选A。
7．句意：我是她今天唯一说过话的人。
usual通常的；past过去的；wrong错误的；only唯一的。根据下文“I am often the only person who telephones my mother, and sometimes I’m the only person she speaks to all day.”可推知，此处表示妈妈是今天唯一和老人说话的人。故选D。
8．句意：我花了三十多年才完全理解我妈妈的话的含义。
luckily幸运地；exactly完全地，精确地；quickly快速地；politely有礼貌地。结合选项和“It took me more than thirty years to...understand the meaning of my mother’s words.”可知，此处表示完全理解妈妈的话。故选B。
9．句意：现在，我的母亲快80岁了，我发现自己想起了她过去每晚打的那些电话。
mistakes错误；dreams梦想；calls通话，打电话；decisions决定。根据上文“I am going to telephone seniors (老年人)”可知，此处指妈妈晚上给老人打的电话。故选C。
10．句意：我意识到妈妈的电话是生命线，它确保足不出户的老年人与世界保持联系。
received收到；remembered记得；refused拒绝；realized意识到。结合选项和“I...that my mother’s calls were lifelines”可知，此处表示作者意识到妈妈的电话是生命线。故选D。
第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Dear Linda,
Your brother sounds like a very selfish person. But I want to know what makes him act this way. Since he seems to be doing this on purpose, maybe the only way to do with the problem is to try to find the cause.
I think your brother is probably hurt in some ways. Perhaps he feels unsafe because he is not a full part of the family. He could be displeased with your mother’s love for the rest of you over him.
It is wrong to fight anger with anger though you think it is a need to help your mother. I suggest you try to help your brother by treating him with more care and love. It must be hard for him to grow up in a family where his sisters have their real mother but he doesn’t. Try to let him know that you care about him. With time he may come to know how lucky he is and start to treat you all with the same kindness that you give him.
Yours Truly,
Sue Clarke
11．From the letter we may know that ________.
A．the brother has no sisters in the family B．there are two mothers in the family
C．the family is not a full family D．the mother is the brother’s stepmother (继母)
12．Sue Clarke suggests Linda that ________.
A．she should treat her brother with more warmth
B．she should fight against her brother with anger
C．she should help her mother to deal with her brother
D．she should find the result of her brother’s action
13．Sue Clarke thinks Linda’s brother ________.
A．is a troublesome young man B．should have known Linda treats him with kindness
C．should be a foolish boy D．will feel very happy to live in such a family
【答案】11．D 12．A 13．D
【导语】本文是苏·克拉克写给琳达的回信。在信中苏·克拉克给琳达提出了一些处理哥哥和家人之间的矛盾的建议。
11．推理判断题。根据“It must be hard for him to grow up in a family where his sisters have their real mother but he doesn’t.”可知，琳达有亲生母亲，但是她哥哥没有，由此可推测，母亲是哥哥的继母。故选D。
12．细节理解题。根据“I suggest you try to help your brother by treating him with more care and love.”可知，苏·克拉克建议琳达尽量用更多的关心和爱护来对待哥哥。故选A。
13．推理判断题。根据“With time he may come to know how lucky he is and start to treat you all with the same kindness that you give him.”可知，随着时间的过去，琳达的哥哥也许会知道他是多么的幸运，由此可推测，琳达的哥哥也许会因为生活在这样的家庭感到快乐。故选D。
B
I looked around the ship, and then, I found some long pieces of wood. I made a raft (木筏) by tying them together with ropes. Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship. There was a big box of food. I also took many sharp knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and seven guns.
There were some hills around me, so I decided to build myself a little house on one of them. After some time, I found a little cave (洞穴) in the side of a hill. In front of it, there was a good place to make a home. After a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent. The cave at the back of my tent was a good place to keep my food, so I called it my “kitchen”. The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island. So I built a very strong fence (篱笆). Making tents and building fences were hard. I need many tools to help me. So I decided to go back to the ship again, and get some more things.
I went back twelve times, but soon after my twelfth visit, there was another terrible storm.
The next morning, when I looked out at the sea, there was no ship.
When I saw that, I was very sad. “Why am I alive (活着), and why are all my friends dead ” I asked myself, “What will happen to me now, alone on this island without friends How can I ever get away from here ”
Then I told myself that I was lucky—lucky to be alive, lucky to have food and tools and lucky to be young and strong. I said to myself, “I’m going to be on this island for a long time.” So on a long piece of wood I carve (雕刻) these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659. After that, I decided to carve the date each day.
— Adapted from Robinson Crusoe
14．Robinson got a lot of things inside the ship except ________.
A．guns B．food C．wood D．knives
15．Which is the correct order according to the story
①He carved words on a piece of wood.
②He made a raft.
③He went back to the ship and got some more things.
④He made a tent in front of a cave.
A．②④③① B．②③④① C．④③②① D．④②③①
16．What is Robison Crusoe like according to the extract (节选)
A．Patient and careful. B．Honest but hopeless.
C．Serious and helpless. D．Clever but careless.
17．The next part of the extract (节选) might be ________.
A．Robinson’s friends all came back to save him
B．Robinson lived on the island for some time before he got away
C．Robinson left the island with the ship right away
D．Robinson lived alone happily and forgot about the date
【答案】14．C 15．A 16．A 17．B
【导语】本文选自《鲁滨逊漂流记》，这段主要讲鲁滨逊漂落到孤岛上，他返回船上取更多物品时发生了一场可怕的风暴，他感到非常悲伤，但也意识到自己很幸运，有食物，工具，并且年轻强壮。他决定在一块长木头上刻下自己的到达日期，并每天更新。
14．细节理解题。根据第一段“Then I got the things that I wanted from the ship. There was a big box of food. I also took many sharp knives and other tools, the ship’s sails and seven guns.”可知，船上有食物、刀和枪。故选C。
15．细节理解题。根据第一段“I made a raft by tying them together with ropes.”；根据第二段中间的句子“After a lot of hard work I had a very fine tent.”；根据第二段末尾的句子“So I decided to go back to the ship again, and get some more things.”；根据最后一段“So on a long piece of wood I carve (雕刻) these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659. ”可知，正确的顺序为②④③①。故选A。
16．推理判断题。根据第三段“I went back twelve times, but soon after my twelfth visit, there was another terrible storm.”可知，鲁滨逊往返了12次，可以推测鲁滨逊很有耐心。根据第二段“The next day I thought about the possible dangers on the island. So I built a very strong fence.”可知，鲁滨逊想到岛上可能存在的危险后建了一个非常坚固的篱笆，可以推测他很谨慎。综合推测，鲁滨逊是一个有耐心且很谨慎的人。故选A。
17．推理判断题。根据最后一段“ So on a long piece of wood I carve (雕刻) these words: I CAME HERE ON 30TH SEPTEMBER 1659. After that, I decided to carve the date each day.”可推测，他一个人在这座岛上度过了一段时间。故选B。
C
Three people were sitting around a table in a restaurant in Brazil. How much do you think each of them tipped
The Briton asked, “It’s common to tip 10 percent, right ”
The American man cried, “Oh, I was planning to leave 20 percent!”
The Chinese woman asked, “What’s a tip ”
Although it is not a tradition to tip in China, tipping is a big deal in the United States. There, it is common to tip about 15 to 20 percent of the bill.
Usually, people give tips to a waiter or waitress. The US tops the list of tipping-waiters and waitresses are expecting to get 15-20 percent of the bill. So if you order $100 in food, you are expected to pay your waiter at least $15, making your payment $115 in all.
Why is this Many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资), and tips make up for that. Some states pay their servers only $2.13 per hour.
It is not just for waiters, either. Hotel workers, hairdressers and taxi drivers also expect tips.
Tipping is also popular in some Southeast Asian countries, like Indonesia and Thailand. However, in Japan, there is a no-tipping culture. If you try to give a waiter or waitress money, you may actually upset him or her.
18．What did the Chinese woman mean
A．She didn’t want to give any tip. B．She believed tipping should be little.
C．She thought 20 percent was not enough. D．She didn’t know anything about tipping.
19．Why is tipping a big deal in the United States
A．Because it is not a tradition for servers to get payment.
B．Because waiters and waitresses get very low wages.
C．Because the US sets a minimum wage for every person.
D．Because there are too many serving jobs in the US.
20．Which country does not have a culture of tipping
A．Britain B．Indonesia C．Thailand D．Japan
21．What is the story mainly about
A．How Americans eat out. B．Tipping culture worldwide.
C．Why high tips are expected. D．Shared service traditions.
【答案】18．D 19．B 20．D 21．B
【导语】本文介绍了在世界各国人们给服务员小费的情况。
18．推理判断题。根据“Although it is not a tradition to tip in China, tipping is a big deal in the United States.”可知，在中国给小费不是一种传统，因此那个中国女人的意思是她对给小费一无所知。故选D。
19．细节理解题。根据“Many waiters and waitresses get paid below the US minimum wage (最低工资), and tips make up for that.”可知，给小费在美国是件大事，因为服务员的工资很低。故选B。
20．细节理解题。根据“However, in Japan, there is a no-tipping culture.”可知，在日本，没有小费的文化。故选D。
21．主旨大意题。根据“Tipping is also popular in some Southeast Asian countries, like Indonesia and Thailand. However, in Japan, there is a no-tipping culture.”可知，本文介绍了全世界的小费文化。故选B。
D
A single researcher with a desktop computer can now make correct weather forecasts using a new AI method that is much faster and uses far less computing power than traditional systems.
At present, weather forecasts are made through many difficult steps, each taking hours. These systems need supercomputers and large teams of experts to develop and keep them working.
However, Aardvark Weather offers a new method by training AI to collect data from weather stations, satellites, weather balloons, ships, and planes around the world to make predictions. This promises improvements in forecast speed, correctness, and cost, according to research published in Nature by the University of Cambridge, the Alan Turing Institute, Microsoft Research, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF).
Professor Richard Turner from the University of Cambridge explained that this new method can quickly create specialized forecasts for different industries or locations. For example, it could guess temperatures for farms in Africa or wind speeds for wind energy companies in Europe. Traditional weather systems require large teams and supercomputers to deal with data and create forecasting models, taking hours for just one forecast.
“This is a totally different method,” Turner said, adding that the model would finally be able to provide correct eight-day forecasts, compared to the present five-day limit, and offer more localized predictions.
Dr. Scott Hosking from the Alan Turing Institute said that this breakthrough could make weather forecasting available to more countries, especially developing countries. It will also help governments, emergency teams, and businesses that need weather predictions.
Dr. Anna Allen, the lead author of the paper, highlighted that this research could improve forecasts of natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires, as well as problems like air quality and sea ice predictions.
Aardvark builds from research from Huawei, Google, and Microsoft, replacing a key step in the traditional method with AI, which makes forecasts faster and more correct. It is already in use at the ECMWF.
Researchers found that Aardvark only needs 10% of the data used by present systems, yet in some areas, it does better than the US National GFS forecasting system and matches the correctness of the US Weather Service.
22．What is the main advantage of the new AI weather prediction method
A．It depends on supercomputers. B．It requires large teams of experts.
C．It predicts for longer periods of time. D．It works faster with less computing power.
23．What makes the new weather prediction model different from traditional systems
A．It mainly predicts weather for developed countries.
B．It can hardly predict natural disasters and air quality.
C．It gathers data from different sources across the world.
D．It only pays attention to specific industries like agriculture.
24．What can we infer about the new weather prediction method
A．It doesn’t need human effort. B．It is more expensive to use.
C．It requires less data to work. D．It doesn’t develop specialized forecasts.
25．What is the purpose of the article
A．To describe weather forecasting history. B．To introduce a new AI weather model.
C．To criticize traditional weather systems. D．To explain the role of supercomputers.
【答案】22．D 23．C 24．C 25．B
【导语】本文主要介绍了一种新的AI天气预报方法Aardvark Weather，该方法比传统系统更快、更高效，且能提供更精准的局部预测。
22．细节理解题。根据“A single researcher with a desktop computer can now make correct weather forecasts using a new AI method that is much faster and uses far less computing power than traditional systems.”可知，新方法的主要优势是速度快且计算能力需求低。故选D。
23．细节理解题。根据“However, Aardvark Weather offers a new method by training AI to collect data from weather stations, satellites, weather balloons, ships, and planes around the world to make predictions.”可知，新系统的差异在于它从全球不同来源收集数据。故选C。
24．推理判断题。根据“Researchers found that Aardvark only needs 10% of the data used by present systems, yet in some areas, it does better than the US National GFS forecasting system and matches the correctness of the US Weather Service.”可知，研究人员发现Aardvark仅需现有系统10%的数据量，由此可推断，它对数据的需求量更少。故选C。
25．主旨大意题。根据“A single researcher with a desktop computer can now make correct weather forecasts using a new AI method that is much faster and uses far less computing power than traditional systems.”及全文可知，本文主要是介绍了一种新的AI天气预报方法Aardvark Weather。故选B。
第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
Reading is good for you. The more you read, the better you understand life. 26 Sometimes, people do want to read, but they can never seem to find the time. Well, my friends, the following suggestions are for you.
Think of reading as an enjoyment.
27 Science, history, film, art—whatever you want. If you’re interested in the book, you will want to pick it up and read it.
Have a goal (目标).
Setting a goal can help you to read more. Some people set a goal for themselves like reading one book a week. In fact, sometimes it is difficult to finish it. You can start by reading a book a month or even a book every two months. 28
Just start.
Sometimes the thing which stops us from reading is our own mind. 29 Don’t think about it too much. Just do it. Once you start reading, it’s quite difficult to stop!
30
If you want to read and have decided to do, use every possible minute to read, on the bus or on the subway. You won’t regret (后悔) it, I promise!
Reading seems difficult at the beginning, but once you begin, you can find its value (价值).
A．It all depends on you.
B．Read whenever you can.
C．Find a good place to read.
D．Read some interesting things.
E．However, most people don’t read.
F．You should work hard on your favorite subjects.
G．Our mind will make up all kinds of excuses not to do something.
【答案】26．E 27．D 28．A 29．G 30．B
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了阅读的重要性以及如何培养阅读习惯的建议。
26．根据下文“Sometimes, people do want to read, but they can never seem to find the time.”可知，人们没有时间阅读，选项E“然而，大多数人不读书。”符合语境。故选E。
27．根据下文“ Science, history, film, art—whatever you want. If you’re interested in the book, you will want to pick it up and read it.”可知，此处与阅读有趣内容有关，选项D“读一些有趣的东西。”符合语境。故选D。
28．根据上文“You can start by reading a book a month or even a book every two months.”可知，此处强调目标设定的灵活性，选项A“这一切都取决于你。”符合语境。故选A。
29．根据上文“Sometimes the thing which stops us from reading is our own mind.”可知，此处与心理障碍有关，选项G“我们的头脑会编造各种借口不做某事。”符合语境。故选G。
30．根据下文“use every possible minute to read, on the bus or on the subway”可知，此处与随时随地阅读有关，选项B“只要有时间就阅读。”符合语境。故选B。
第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）
第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，写出空缺处单词
31．After finishing the task, he decided to spend the evening (放松) by listening to music.
【答案】relaxing
【详解】句意：完成任务后，他决定通过听音乐来放松度过这个晚上。spend time doing sth“花时间做某事”，空处填动词ing形式。“放松”用relax，动词，ing形式为relaxing。故填relaxing。
32．Books play different roles. Some read for truth while others read for (乐意).
【答案】pleasure
【详解】句意：书籍扮演不同的角色。有些人读书是为了真理，而有些人读书是为了消遣。空处位于介词“for”后，填名词作宾语。“乐意”用pleasure，不可数名词。故填pleasure。
33．At Shanghai Pudong (国际) Airport, you can find flights to places around the world.
【答案】International
【详解】句意：在上海浦东国际机场，你可以找到飞往世界各地的航班。空处位于名词“Airport”前，填形容词作定语。“国际”用international，形容词，此处指机场的名字，international首字母要大写。故填International。
34．To our surprise, he’s (设法完成) the task without any help till now.
【答案】managed
【详解】句意：令我们惊讶的是，到目前为止，他在没有任何帮助的情况下完成了任务。“设法完成”manage。根据“till now”可知此处是现在完成时，he’s是he has的缩写，此处用过去分词managed。故填managed。
35．The s made by scientists show that it is important for us to live a green life.
【答案】 (s)urveys
【详解】句意：科学家的调查显示，对我们来说过绿色生活很重要。根据“The ... made by scientists show that it is important for us to live a green life.”以及首字母提示可知，此处指科学家的调查显示，survey“调查”符合句意，结合show可知此处用复数表泛指。故填(s)urveys。
36．She is so p of her son because her son has won a gold.
【答案】(p)roud
【详解】句意：她儿子赢得一枚金牌，所以她非常自豪。根据“because her son has won a gold”可知，她感到自豪，be proud of“以……自豪”，形容词短语。故填(p)roud。
37．Having milk tea with too much sugar is h to your health.
【答案】(h)armful
【详解】句意：喝含糖量过高的奶茶对你的健康有害。根据“Having milk tea with too much sugar is…to your health.”的语境及常识并结合首字母提示可知，太多糖对健康有害，be harmful to…“对……有害”，是固定搭配。故填(h)armful。
38．As an excellent doctor, he has got lots of hands-on experience in the m field.
【答案】(m)edical
【详解】句意：作为一名优秀的医生，他在医学领域有丰富的实践经验。根据“As an excellent doctor”可知此处是指在医学领域，medical“医学的”，作定语。故填(m)edical。
第二节 请根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组的正确形式填空，使短文内容完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡相应横线上。
patient，final，shine，instructions，can’t wait to
During this summer holiday, I traveled to Hainan to learn surfing, one of the most popular water sports. On the first day, the sun was 39 brightly in the sky. I learnt some basic skills. First, put the surfboard into the waves then lie down on the surfboard and wait for the waves to come. 40 , when the waves come, let the surfboard “catch” the waves and try to stand on it.
After practicing a few times on the beach, I 41 follow the coach to the sea. But I failed to follow the coach’s 42 of standing up at the right time. I fell into the sea and ended up drinking a lot of seawater. But the coach was very 43 and encouraged me a lot.
After falling into the sea many times, I was excited that I could stand up for the first time with the rushing waves.
【答案】39．shining 40．Finally 41．couldn’t wait to 42．instructions 43．patient
【导语】本文主要讲述作者暑假去海南学习冲浪的经历。
39．句意：第一天，太阳在天空中明亮地照耀着。根据“On the first day, the sun was…brightly in the sky.”可知，此处描述太阳当时的状态，且前面有was，应用过去进行时，was+动词的现在分词形式，shine的现在分词是shining，表示“照耀”。故填shining。
40．句意：最后，当海浪来的时候，让冲浪板“抓住”海浪并试着站在上面。根据前文“First”可知，这里是在列举学习冲浪的步骤，final应变为副词Finally，表示“最后”，用于引出最后一个步骤。故填Finally。
41．句意：在沙滩上练习了几次之后，我迫不及待地跟着教练去了海边。根据“After practicing a few times on the beach, I…follow the coach to the sea.”可知，此处表达作者急切的心情，can’t wait to do sth表示“迫不及待做某事”，事情发生在过去，应用一般过去时，can’t的过去式是couldn’t。故填couldn’t wait to。
42．句意：但我没能按照教练在正确时间站起来的指示去做。根据“But I failed to follow the coach’s…of standing up at the right time.”可知，这里指教练给出的关于站在冲浪板上的指示、说明，instruction常用复数形式表示具体的操作指南，所以用instructions。故填instructions。
43．句意：但是教练非常有耐心，给了我很多鼓励。根据“But the coach was very…and encouraged me a lot.”可知，此处描述教练的品质，patient是形容词，表示“有耐心的”，放在was后作表语，符合语境。故填patient。
第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据语境或所给词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，使短文意思完整，行文连贯。
A few years ago, Nixon started to watch the sunrise every morning on a bench (长凳) in a park. He enjoyed 44 (he) because the activity helped him get ready for the day. One day, a woman suddenly 45 (stop) to say hello to Nixon. Nixon was surprised. The woman said, “Every morning 46 I see you sitting here, I know that everything is going to be okay.” Her words pushed Nixon to make a change. From then on, instead of just 47 (watch) the sunrise, Nixon began to communicate 48 people passing by the bench.
Soon, more and more people joined Nixon. Some of them just sat 49 (silent) with Nixon and enjoyed the sunrise. Some of them talked about whatever they wanted to. Nixon was happy to listen to them.
Sometimes he also offered his 50 (advise). He wanted to let people know that they didn’t have to feel lonely. Now Nixon is over 60 years old, 51 he continues to do the activity. Almost every morning, he drives about seven 52 (mile) to the park and stays there for two hours. He believes that by being there with people, he can make 53 difference to their lives.
【答案】
44．himself 45．stopped 46．when 47．watching 48．with 49．silently 50．advice 51．but 52．miles 53．a
【导语】本文讲述了Nixon通过每天在公园长凳上看日出的习惯，逐渐发展成与他人交流、提供陪伴和支持的暖心故事。
44．句意：他玩得很开心，因为这项活动帮助他为新的一天做好准备。enjoy oneself为固定短语，表示“玩得开心”，he的反身代词为himself，表示“他自己”。故填himself。
45．句意：一天，一个女人突然停下来向Nixon打招呼。根据“One day”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，stop的过去式为stopped，表示“停止”。故填stopped。
46．句意：女人说：“每天早上当我看到你坐在这里时，我就知道一切都会好起来的。”根据“Every morning...I see you sitting here, I know that everything is going to be okay.”可知，此处为时间状语从句，使用when引导，表示“当……时候”。故填when。
47．句意：从那时起，Nixon不再只是看日出，而是开始与经过长凳的人交流。instead of为介词短语，后接动名词形式。故填watching。
48．句意：从那时起，Nixon不再只是看日出，而是开始与经过长凳的人交流。communicate with sb.为固定短语，表示“与某人交流”。故填with。
49．句意：他们中的一些人只是静静地和Nixon坐在一起，欣赏日出。根据“sat”可知，此处使用副词修饰动词，silent的副词为silently，表示“静静地”。故填silently。
50．句意：有时他也提供建议。根据“his”可知，此处使用名词，advise的名词为advice，表示“建议”，为不可数名词。故填advice。
51．句意：现在Nixon已经60多岁了，但他继续进行这项活动。根据“Now Nixon is over 60 years old...he continues to do the activity.”可知，前后句之间为转折关系，使用but连接，表示“但是”。故填but。
52．句意：几乎每天早上，他都要开车大约七英里到公园，并在那里待上两个小时。根据“seven”可知，此处使用名词的复数形式，mile的复数为miles，表示“英里”。故填miles。
53．句意：他相信通过和人们在一起，他可以对他们的生活产生影响。make a difference为固定短语，表示“有影响，起作用”。故填a。
第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）
My family has always had family dinners, as far as I can remember. Since I was a little boy, my mother has insisted (坚持) that we attend family dinners at least once a week. Every Sunday, my mother would prepare a lot of food and bring it to my grandma’s house. We would wait for more family members to come before eating together at the table, my grandma’s dinner table.
I used to feel that was a silly little tradition. But now I find it’s fantastic to get together as a family to talk about anything and everything after a long week of school and work. Every time I sit at the dinner table, my grandma’s dinner table, I look around and find so many people who truly love me. It’s a love that feels so good. For me, dinner is not just a meal, but a chance to reconnect with each other.
I finally realize the true meaning of this tradition. It’s not about the dinners or activities. It’s about family, a group of people who care about each other. All the memories (记忆) around my grandma’s dinner table will last forever.
Now, I’m always expecting Sunday to arrive.
54．How often do the writer’s family members get together for dinner （不超过5个词）
55．What does dinner mean to the writer （不超过10个词）
56．Why is “my grandma’s dinner table” mentioned several times in the text （不超过10个词）
【答案】54．At least once a week./Every Sunday. 55．It is a chance to reconnect with each other. 56．Because it is the place full of family love.
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者一家的家庭聚餐传统。每周至少一次的家庭聚餐代表了家人之间的关爱。
54．根据“Since I was a little boy, my mother has insisted (坚持) that we attend family dinners at least once a week. Every Sunday, my mother would prepare a lot of food and bring it to my grandma’s house.”可知，作者一家每周至少一次/每个星期天家庭聚餐。故填At least once a week./Every Sunday.
55．根据“For me, dinner is not just a meal, but a chance to reconnect with each other.”可知，对作者来说，家庭聚餐是一个与家人互相重新建立联系的机会。故填It is a chance to reconnect with each other.
56．通读全文可知，文章多次提到“祖母的餐桌”，是因为家人们每周至少一次的家庭聚餐就是在祖母家，在祖母家的餐桌上，这是一个承载着家人们关爱的地方。故填Because it is the place full of family love.
第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
57．你是一名英文视频博主(vlogger)，受邀为苏州旅游推广拍摄一期英文短视频，请根据以下提示，撰写视频拍摄脚本(video script)，向国际友人介绍苏州城市变迁与旅游特色。
内容要求：
1.城市变迁：简要描述苏州的过去（如小桥流水、古典园林……）和现在的（如现代化建筑、便捷交通……）。
2.特色推荐：选择1-2个你最想拍摄的景点(如拙政园：the Humble Administrator’s Garden; 平江路：Pingjiang Road; 东方之门：The Gate of the Orient……)，并说明选择的理由。
3.诚挚邀请各国友人来体验苏州的古韵今风。
写作要求：
语句通顺，逻辑清晰；词数：90-100词；文中不得出现真实姓名或校名。
Hi friends! Today, we’re exploring Suzhou, a city where ancient beauty meets modern life.
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Don’t forget to like and comment below and tell me which spot you’d love to visit! See you next time!
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【答案】例文
Hi friends! Today, we’re exploring Suzhou, a city where ancient beauty meets modern life.
In the past, Suzhou was famous for its winding canals and classical gardens, showing a peaceful and idyllic scene. Now, it has modern buildings and convenient transportation, full of vitality.
I’d like to recommend two spots. The Humble Administrator’s Garden is a masterpiece of Chinese classical garden art, where you can feel the elegance and tranquility of the past. And The Gate of the Orient represents the modern side of Suzhou with its unique design.
Come and experience the charm of old and new Suzhou!
Don’t forget to like and comment below and tell me which spot you’d love to visit! See you next time!
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是一篇材料作文；
②时态：主要时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：向朋友介绍苏州这座城市古今融合的特点，并推荐两个景点。
[写作步骤]
第一步，开头点明要探索苏州这座古今交融的城市。
第二步，中间分别阐述苏州过去以运河和古典园林闻名的宁静之美，以及现在拥有现代建筑和便利交通的活力，接着推荐了拙政园和东方之门两个景点并说明其特色。
第三步，结尾呼吁大家来体验苏州新旧魅力，还引导观众互动。
[亮点词汇]
①idyllic田园诗般的；宁静的
②masterpiece杰作
③elegance优雅
④tranquility宁静；平静
[高分句型]
①Today, we’re exploring Suzhou, a city where ancient beauty meets modern life. (运用“where”引导的定语从句，生动形象地描述了苏州古今融合的特点。)
②The Humble Administrator’s Garden is a masterpiece of Chinese classical garden art, where you can feel the elegance and tranquility of the past. (再次使用“where”引导的定语从句，具体说明了拙政园能让人们感受过去的优雅宁静。)

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