2024-2025学年八年级上学期开学考试（苏州专用）
英语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟；
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上，并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合；
3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；
4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。
第I卷（客观题 共45分）
第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Even when Jim was a baby, he always wanted to go somewhere fast. As he grew, he loved to 1 . As a student, he often took part in local races (赛跑) and was in a running club.
Jim’s mom was very happy about this. With her support (支持), he took part in the Flyer race. It was a five-kilometre race to help him 2 for the city Olympics (运动会). The big day came and all the runners started when the race began. But in the end, Jim’s mom didn’t see him at the finish line. She became 3 . She thought maybe the race was too hard for Jim to finish because he was 4 nine years old.
Jim’s mom asked people to help find him. Everyone 5 him. Finally, someone found him on the ten-kilometre track (赛道). They said the two tracks were together but then they separated (分开). Jim 6 the wrong turn and ran with another group. He didn’t know this 7 till he saw the 10K signs. But Jim just 8 running. Finally, he finished the 10 kilometres and was even 9 than all the other runners in his group. Jim’s mom couldn’t believe it!
Sometimes it seems like we take a harder way, 10 we shouldn’t stop trying. If we work hard and don’t stop, we might get something really great.
1．A．walk B．run C．swim D．jump
2．A．work B．wait C．prepare D．pay
3．A．interested B．angry C．tired D．worried
4．A．over B．also C．even D．only
5．A．waited for B．looked for C．looked after D．looked like
6．A．held B．took C．fought D．fixed
7．A．problem B．number C．name D．field
8．A．stopped B．began C．kept D．forgot
9．A．better B．slower C．higher D．lower
10．A．but B．because C．or D．and
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
The summer holiday is coming. Tom wants to visit Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo. He finds some information about the zoo on the Internet.
Opening hours Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo is open every day of the year. From 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Visitors should go into the zoo before 4:30 p.m.
The price of a ticket Adults: 40 Children (under 1.4 m) with adults: free Children (between 1.4 m and 1.5 m): half price
To learn more Call us on 025-85620178.
11．How many hours can people stay in Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo in July
A．8 hours. B．9hours. C．8.5 hours. D．9.5 hours.
12．Tom is 1.48 m. When he visits the zoo with his parents, how much should they pay
A． 60. B． 100. C． 80. D． 120.
13．What can we know from the material
A．Visitors can go into the zoo at 4:50 p.m.
B．The zoo is only open from March to October.
C．All the adults and children should buy tickets.
D．If you want to know more, you can dial (拨) 025-85620178.
B
In the past, people worried about going out without bringing some money, especially when they travelled to other cities. But today, in China, there’s no need to worry. That’s because you can pay for nearly everything by e-payment (电子支付).
The most common way of e-payment is by using QR codes (二维码). When you pay for something, you can use your phone to scan (扫描) the codes of the seller. You can also let the seller scan the codes on your phone. Your money will then go to the seller through online banking (网上银行).
People in China use e-payment services (服务) from Alipay, WeChat Pay and Apple Pay. Among them, WeChat Pay is the most popular. Tencent made WeChat, and it says that about 60% of people in China now use WeChat Pay.
Now, WeChat Pay is used in foreign countries. Twelve countries and areas such as Thailand, Japan and Canada now use WeChat Pay. It is very useful for Chinese tourists in these places. “Through this way of paying, I don’t need to take my wallet out or wait to get change,” Liu Xin, a tourist from Beijing, told Xinhua.
14．If people want to use e-payment, what should they have
A．Some cash (现金) and a QR code. B．A phone and a QR code.
C．A phone and a computer. D．Some cash and a computer.
15．Which is TRUE about WeChat Pay
A．60 countries use WeChat Pay. B．People can’t use WeChat Pay outside China.
C．It’s the most popular e-payment service. D．Less than half of Chinese people use it.
16．What does the underlined word “foreign” mean
A．独立的 B．外国的 C．联合的 D．境内的
17．What’s the best title of the passage
A．WeChat in China B．Different ways of e-payment
C．E-payment in China D．Worries about e-payment
C
Holly’s New Friend
Once upon a time, in a small town called Willowville, there lived a young girl named Holly. Holly was a cheerful and friendly girl, always eager to make new friends. She had recently moved to Willowville and was excited to start her new school.
On her first day of school, Holly walked into the classroom with a big smile on her face. She looked around and saw a girl sitting alone at a desk. The girl had long, curly hair and was wearing a bright pink dress. Holly decided to go over and introduce herself. “Hi, I’m Holly. What’s your name ” Holly asked with a friendly tone. The girl looked up and smiled. “I’m Lily,” she replied softly. Holly noticed that Lily seemed a little shy, so she tried to make her feel more comfortable. “Do you want to be friends ” Holly asked, hoping that Lily would say yes. Lily hesitated for a moment and then nodded. “Yes, I would like that,” she said, her voice was becoming more confident.
From that day on, Holly and Lily became inseparable. They sat together in class, ate lunch together, and even played together during recess. Holly introduced Lily to her other friends, and soon Lily became a part of their group too.
One day, Holly and Lily were walking home from school when they saw a stray dog wandering around. The dog looked sad and lost. Holly felt sorry for the poor dog and wanted to help. “Lily, let’s try to find the owner of this dog,” Holly suggested. Lily nodded and they both started asking people in the neighborhood if they knew who the dog belonged to. After a while, they found out that the dog’s name was Max and he had run away from his owner’s house. Holly and Lily decided to take care of Max until they could find his owner. They made a small shelter for him in Holly’s backyard and gave him food and water. Max was grateful (感激的) for their help.
18．Which of the following CAN’T describe Holly according to the passage
A．Careless. B．Helpful. C．Cheerful. D．Friendly.
19．Which of the following is the best explanation for “inseparable”
A．Always stay together. B．Keep away from each other.
C．Keep alone. D．Be full of happiness.
20．What can we be sure according to the passage
A．Holly had lived in Willowville for years.
B．Lily didn’t want to make friends with Holly.
C．Holly helped Lily make more friends.
D．Max didn’t want to find it’s owner.
21．What do you think may happen to Max
A．Kept sad. B．Became friends with Holly and Lily.
C．Forgot his owner. D．Got away alone.
D
What may two dogs making radio programs (节目) look like How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players
With Sora, you may find out quickly. The latest AI model can make videos from some key words in seconds. It was made by OpenAI, the company (公司) behind the popular chatbot (聊天机器人) ChatGPT.
Most people cannot use Sora now. OpenAI is asking some experts to test its possible risks (风险). The model is also open to a small group of artists. The company hopes to make Sora better.
Before Sora, the leading text-to-video AI model was made by Runway. The videos it made were short and frightening. So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora’s videos.
Sora model has some problems now because it may not understand cause and effect (因果关系). “For example, a person may eat a biscuit , but in the video the biscuit may not have a bite mark (咬痕),” OpenAI says on its website. What’s more, Sora cannot tell left or right. At the same time, some people have other worries. They are afraid that some people may not use AI in a correct way. Unreal AI-made information is the biggest risk the world faces. To solve this problem, OpenAI says that it is building tools to help users to find out videos made by Sora.
22．How does the writer start the topic (话题)
A．By telling a story.B．By using a saying. C．By asking questions. D．By giving some facts.
23．Who can use Sora now
A．Every artist. B．Some experts. C．Any student. D．Chatbot.
24．Why were people surprised by Sora’s videos
A．Because Sora’s videos were made from ChatGPT.
B．Because Sora’s videos were short and frightening.
C．Because Sora’s videos were high-quality.
D．Because Sora’s videos can tell cause and effect.
25．What’s the main idea of the last paragraph
A．There are some problems of Sora model.
B．Some people can’t use AI in a correct way.
C．There are some ways to make Sora better.
D．The future of Sora model is very bright.
第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
I have a pet. His name is Lucky. 26 My parents love him too. He is also one of our family members.
When he was a small dog, he was very shy and he seldom barked. 27 Maybe the dog just wanted to play with him, but he stayed behind me and looked at me sadly. He seemed to ask me for help. 28 .
But my little dog barked loudly when there was a fire in the kitchen. I was very surprised at that time why he was so excited and ran around me all the time. 29 With his reminding (提醒), we put out the fire as fast as we could in the end.
There is an old saying about pets in my hometown: to love your pet is to love yourself. I agree with it so much. 30 . When we stay together, we enjoy ourselves very much like friends. Life is just like this: we need a friend with us till the end.
A．I think my dog is not just a pet but also a good friend for me.
B．So I always encourage (鼓励) him to play with others .
C．I love him so much that we stay together nearly every day.
D．I often play with my little dog when I have a lot of free time.
E．That was because he was worrying.
F．My little dog is very clever and helps me a lot.
G．Once, there was a big dog seeing him and running towards him.
第II卷(主观题共55分)
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，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
31．At the beginning of the (学期), I found it difficult to study English.
32．Andy gave his (座位) to someone in need on the bus this morning.
33．Many people like to watch short to kill time. (视频)
34．The shoes are the , I saw him buy them in the shop. (经理)
35．Each mother loves her child. She’ll fight like a tiger to p her children.
36．The children were playing in the sand. The sand were running t their fingers.
37．Our classroom is as clean as u .
38．It is too d these days, I hope it will rain tomorrow.
第二节 从方框中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容完整正确。
south, save him from, is made of, ago, try our best
Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most famous Chinese festivals, along with Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At the Dragon Boat Festival, people eat Zongzi, a kind of Chinese food. It 39 rice, Chinese dates, beans, some people like sweet Zongzi but some other people like salty ones.
Dragon Boat racing (比赛) is an important part of the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s often held in the 40 of China. People did the sport more than 2000 years 41 . Now, it becomes a very popular sport in many places. It is a way to help remember Qu Yuan because people couldn’t 42 the river a long time ago.
As a Chinese, we can learn from Qu Yuan and do small things to make our country beautiful! Let’s 43 to share our own culture with people from other countries.
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，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When you want to invite friends to a party, you'd better send them invitations. This is a good way 44 (show) your respect. Here 45 (be) some ways of inviting friends to your party.
Mailed Invitation
The most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail invitations. You need to write 46 all the information about the party, such as the party time, place, clothes to wear, things to bring, phone number 47 so on.
Online Invitation
You can also invite friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and 48 (video) in the online invitations and then e-mail them to your friends.
Phone Call
49 you want to save more time, you can just make a phone call. In this way, you can tell 50 (they) more about your party. And you can hear if they are 51 (interest) in the party.
In-person (亲自)
An in-person invitation can let you 52 (talk) to your friends about the party and know their interests. But when you talk to the friends, you may forget some important information. So, you’d better 53 (prepare) an invitation for them, too.
第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；1题2分，2题2分，3题3分，满分7分）
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
A few days ago, I ran into(撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying. That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.”
When I heard this, I thought deeply. When meeting with a stranger, I was calm(平静的) and polite, but with my daughter, I was not patient(耐心的), I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me ” She smiled and said, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them.”
“I am so sorry that I treated you that way today.” I said. And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s okay. I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”
54．What did Betty want to send to her mother
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55．How did Betty feel when her mother shouted angrily at her
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56．Do you easily get angry with your family members Why or why not
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第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
57．你校计划在九月份举办第二届校园艺术节（School Art Festival），现正在招募志愿者。假如你是七（5）班的 David，请根据以下提示及要求，给学生会主席写一封自荐信，申请成为一名校园艺术周的志愿者。要点提示：
要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）必须包括提示中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
3）词数：90词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Dear chairperson,
I would like to recommend myself to be a volunteer of the School Art Festival this September. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．D 4．D 5．B 6．B 7．A 8．C 9．A 10．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了吉姆在参加5公里的比赛时因为拐错了弯进入了10公里的跑道，但是他最后跑完了全程，甚至还比同组的其他选手都要好。
1．句意：随着他的成长，他喜欢跑步。
walk步行；run跑；swim游泳；jump跳。根据“As a student, he often took part in local races (赛跑) and was in a running club.”可知，此处是指吉姆喜欢跑步。故选B。
2．句意：这是一个5公里的比赛，以帮助他为城市奥运会做准备。
work工作；wait等待；prepare准备；pay支付。根据空后的“for the city Olympics (运动会)”可知，此处应用prepare for表示 “准备”。故选C。
3．句意：她开始担心起来。
interested感兴趣的；angry生气的；tired疲倦的；worried担心的。根据“But in the end, Jim’s mom didn’t see him at the finish line.”可知，吉姆的妈妈没有看到他在终点线，由此可知，妈妈开始担心起来。故选D。
4．句意：她想也许比赛对吉姆来说太难了，因为他只有九岁。
over超过；also也；even甚至；only只有。根据“maybe the race was too hard for Jim to finish because he was ... nine years old”可知，此处是在强调吉姆的年龄很小。故选D。
5．句意：每个人都在找他。
waited for等待；looked for寻找；looked after照顾；looked like看起来像。根据“Jim’s mom asked people to help find him.”可知，吉姆的妈妈让人们帮忙找吉姆，所以此处是指每个人都在找他。故选B。
6．句意：吉姆拐错了弯，和另一组人一起跑了。
held托住；took携带；fought与……作斗争；fixed修理。根据“the wrong turn and ran with another group”可知，此处应用take the wrong turn表示“拐错弯”。故选B。
7．句意：直到他看到10K 的标志，他才知道这个问题。
problem问题；number数字；name名字；field田地。根据前文讲到吉姆拐错了弯可知，此处是指吉姆直到看到10K的标志才知道这个问题。故选A。
8．句意：但吉姆一直在跑。
stopped停止；began开始；kept继续；forgot忘记。根据“Finally, he finished the 10 kilometres”可知，此处是指吉姆一直在跑，keep doing sth. “继续做某事”。故选C。
9．句意：最后，他跑完了10公里，甚至比同组的其他选手都要好。
better更好；slower更慢；higher更高；lower更低。根据“even”及“Jim’s mom couldn’t believe it!”可知，此处是指吉姆比同组的其他选手都要好。故选A。
10．句意：有时候，我们似乎采取了更艰难的方式，但我们不应该停止尝试。
but但是；because因为；or或者；and并且。根据“Sometimes it seems like we take a harder way ... we shouldn’t stop trying.”可知，空格前后存在转折关系。故选A。
11．D 12．B 13．D
【导语】本文是广告类阅读，主要关于红山森林动物园的门票价格和开放时间等。
11．细节理解题。根据表格第一栏“Opening hours” 中“From 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.”可知，7月份人们可以在南京红山森林动物园待9.5小时。故选D。
12．推理判断题。根据表格第二栏“The price of a ticket”中“Adults: 40…Children (between 1.4 m and 1.5 m): half price”可知，成人票每人40元，1.4米至1.5米的儿童票半价，也就是20元。由此可知，Tom父母的票价是80，Tom的票价是20元，一共100元。故选B。
13．细节理解题。根据表格最后一栏“To learn more”中“Call us on 025-85620178”可知，如果您想了解更多信息，可以拨打025-85620178。故选D。
14．B 15．C 16．B 17．C
【导语】本文主要讲述了电子支付在中国的普及情况，并且在12个国家和地区能够使用微信支付。
14．细节理解题。根据第二段“The most common way of e-payment is by using QR codes (二维码). When you pay for something, you can use your phone to scan (扫描) the codes of the seller. You can also let the seller scan the codes on your phone.”可知，如果人们想要使用电子支付，那么他们应该有手机和二维码。故选B。
15．细节理解题。根据第三段“People in China use e-payment services (服务) from Alipay, WeChat Pay and Apple Pay. Among them, WeChat Pay is the most popular.”可知，微信支付是最受欢迎的电子支付服务。故选C。
16．词义猜测题。根据最后一段“Twelve countries and areas such as Thailand, Japan and Canada now use WeChat Pay.”可知，泰国、日本、加拿大等12个国家和地区现在使用微信支付，即能够在外国使用微信支付。由此推测，foreign意为“外国的”。故选B。
17．标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了电子支付在中国的普及情况，并且在12个国家和地区能够使用微信支付。因此，选项C“中国的电子支付”是最佳标题。故选C。
18．A 19．A 20．C 21．B
【导语】本文讲述了霍莉和莉莉是如何变成好友的，以及她们在成为好友后经历的一些事情。
18．细节理解题。根据“Holly was a cheerful and friendly girl, always eager to make new friends.”可知，文章并没有描述霍莉是一个粗心的女孩。故选A。
19．词义猜测题。根据第三段“They sat together in class, ate lunch together, and even played together during recess.”可知，后文提到了她们形影不离了，因此“inseparable”指的是“总是待在一起”。故选A。
20．细节理解题。根据“Holly introduced Lily to her other friends, and soon Lily became a part of their group too.”可知，霍莉帮助莉莉交朋友。故选C。
21．推理判断题。根据“After a while, they found out that the dog’s name was Max and he had run away from his owner’s house.”以及“They made a small shelter for him in Holly’s backyard and gave him food and water. Max was grateful (感激的) for their help ”可知，她们帮助照顾了麦克斯的狗，因此麦克斯可能成为她们的好朋友。故选B。
22．C 23．B 24．C 25．A
【导语】本文主要介绍了OpenAI公司最新开发的AI模型Sora，它能根据关键词在几秒钟内生成长达一分钟的短视频。
22．细节理解题。根据“What may two dogs making radio programs (节目) look like How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players ”可知，作者通过问问题的方式开始这个话题的。故选C。
23．细节理解题。根据“OpenAI is asking some experts to test its possible risks (风险).”可知，一些专家可以使用Sora。故选B。
24．细节理解题。根据“So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora’s videos.”可知，因为Sora的视频质量很高。故选C。
25．主旨大意题。根据“To solve this problem, OpenAI says that it is building tools to help users to find out videos made by Sora.”可知，最后一段说的是Sora模型存在一些问题。故选A。
26．C 27．G 28．B 29．E 30．A
【导语】本文介绍了作者和宠物狗之间的发生的事情，并号召人们要爱护自己的宠物。
26．根据“My parents love him too.”可知，设空处应该说自己很爱他。选项C“我太爱他了，我们几乎每天都在一起。”符合语境。故选C。
27．根据“Maybe the dog just wanted to play with him, but he stayed behind me and looked at me sadly.”可知，后文提到了另外的一只狗，因此设空处描述了宠物狗的一次经历，选项G“有一次，一只大狗看见他，就朝他跑去。”符合语境。故选G。
28．根据“Maybe the dog just wanted to play with him, but he stayed behind me and looked at me sadly.”以及“He seemed to ask me for help.”可知，前文提到了自己的宠物狗不会和其他狗玩，选项B“所以我总是鼓励他和别的狗一起玩。”符合语境。故选B。
29．根据“But my little dog barked loudly when there was a fire in the kitchen. I was very surprised at that time why he was so excited and ran around me all the time.”可知，设空处应该解释他为什么一直叫。选项E“那是因为他在担心。”符合语境。故选E。
30．根据“There is an old saying about pets in my hometown: to love your pet is to love yourself. I agree with it so much.”可知，前文提到了一个观点，设空处可以就这个观点进行补充说明。选项A“我认为我的狗不仅是宠物，也是我的好朋友。”符合语境。故选A。
31．term
【详解】句意：这学期开始时，我发现学习英语很难。“学期”对应的英文为term，此处为单数形式。故填term。
32．seat
【详解】句意：今天早上，安迪在公共汽车上把座位让给了有需要的人。seat“座位”，名词。故填seat。
33．videos
【详解】句意：许多人喜欢看短视频来消磨时间。视频“video”，可数名词，根据句意知用复数形式，故填videos。
34．manager’s
【详解】句意：这双鞋是经理的，我看见他在商店里买的。经理“manager”，根据“The shoes are”可知，此处应用名词所有格，表示鞋是经理的，根据“ him ”可知，此处用名词所有格单数形式。故填manager’s。
35．(p)rotect
【详解】句意：每个母亲都爱她的孩子。为了保护她的孩子，她会像老虎一样战斗。根据“She’ll fight like a tiger to p... her children.”可知，为了保护孩子，protect“保护”，不定式结构中用动词原形，故填(p)rotect。
36．(t)hrough
【详解】句意：孩子们在沙子里玩耍。沙子从他们的手指间流过。根据首字母t，空格处要填“通过”，through通过，是介词；run through贯穿，是动词短语。故填(t)hrough。
37．(u)sual
【详解】句意：我们的教室和往常一样干净。结合首字母提示和空前的“as”可知，本题使用短语as usual“像往常一样”。故填(u)sual。
38．(d)ry
【详解】句意：这几天太干了，我希望明天能下雨。根据“I hope it will rain tomorrow.”可知是指这几天太干了，dry“干燥的”，故填(d)ry。
39．is made of 40．south 41．ago 42．save him from 43．try our best
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统节日端午节的习俗。
39．句意：它由米饭、枣、豆类制成，有些人喜欢甜的粽子，但有些人喜欢咸的。根据“...rice, Chinese dates, beans”可知，空处指粽子是由这几种食材制成，be made of“由……制成”；时态为一般现在时，主语是It，be动词用is，故填is made of。
40．句意：它经常在中国的南方举行。根据“...in the...of China.”及备选词可知，空处指在中国的“南方”，名词south符合语境，故填south。
41．句意：人类从事这项运动已有2000 多年历史。根据“...more than 2000 years...”及备选词可知，空处指“2000多年前”，ago“在……之前”符合语境，故填ago。
42．句意：这是一种帮助纪念屈原的方式，因为很久以前人们就无法从河里救他。根据“because people couldn’t...the river a long time ago.”及备选词可知，之前人们无法救他，所以用这种方式来纪念屈原，“save him from”符合语境，情态动词couldn’t后跟动词原形，故填save him from。
43．句意：让我们尽力与其他国家的人们分享我们自己的文化。根据“...to share our own culture with people from other countries.”及备选词可知，空处指“尽力”分享我们的文化，try one’s best to do sth.“尽力去做某事”，let sb. do sth.“让某人做某事”，故填try our best。
44．to show 45．are 46．down 47．and 48．videos 49．If 50．them 51．interested 52．talk 53．prepare
【导语】本文主要介绍了一些邀请朋友参加聚会的方法。
44．句意：这是一种表示尊敬的好方式。a good way to do sth“做某事的好方法”，不定式作后置定语。故填to show。
45．句意：这里有一些邀请朋友参加聚会的方法。主语是some ways，表复数，be动词用are。故填are。
46．句意：你需要写下关于聚会的所有信息，比如聚会的时间、地点、穿的衣服、带的东西、电话号码等等。根据“write ... all the information about the party”可知，应是说邀请函里要写下所有的关于派对的信息，write down“写下”，固定短语。故填down。
47．句意：你需要写下关于聚会的所有信息，比如聚会的时间、地点、穿的衣服、带的东西、电话号码等等。and so on“等等”，表示列举事物时，后面还有其他类似的事物，但没有一一列举出来。固定表达，故填and。
48．句意：你可以在网上买一些请柬，在请柬上放上图片和视频，然后用电子邮件发给你的朋友。and连接并列成分，结合“pictures”可知，空处应用video的复数形式，故填videos。
49．句意：如果你想节省更多的时间，你可以打个电话。根据“...you want to save more time, you can just make a phone call.”可知，前句是后句的假设条件，表示“如果想节省时间，可以打电话”，if“如果”，句首单词首字母大写。故填If。
50．句意：通过这种方式，你可以告诉他们更多关于你的聚会信息。空处作tell的宾语，所以用they的宾格形式，故填them。
51．句意：你可以听到他们是否对聚会感兴趣。be interested in“对……感兴趣”，形容词短语。故填interested。
52．句意：当面邀请可以让你和你的朋友谈论聚会，了解他们的兴趣。let sb do sth“让某人做某事”，所以空处用动词原形。故填talk。
53．句意：所以，你最好也为他们准备一份请柬。had better do sth“最好做某事”，所以空处用动词原形。故填prepare。
54．Flowers. / Some lowers. / She wanted to send her mother some flowers. 55．She felt sad/ unhappy. 56．Yes. Because sometimes I am not patient enough ( with them).
No. Because I love them very much and I am always polite to them.
【分析】文章将“我”对待陌生人和亲人态度作了对比。当“我”和陌生人相撞时,“我”有礼貌地向他道歉并和他告别。但是当我女儿差点儿撞倒“我”时,“我”却生气地朝她大喊,却不曾想到她只是想给“我”送漂亮的花。文章告诉我们：对待亲人,我们也要表现出自己的爱心。
54．根据“You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you.”可知，贝蒂给作者带了一些花。故填Flowers./Some lowers./She wanted to send her mother some flowers.
55．根据“She ran away, crying.”可知，贝蒂被作者呵斥之后，哭着跑走了，由此推断此刻贝蒂是伤心的。故填She felt sad/unhappy.
56．我有时候也会对家人生气，因为我没有足够的耐心，而有时候，我也不会对家人生气，因为我爱我的家人，我对他们很有耐心，故填Yes. Because sometimes I am not patient enough ( with them)./No. Because I love them very much and I am always polite to them.
57．例文：
Dear chairperson,
I would like to recommend myself to be a volunteer of the School Art Festival this September.
My name is David. I’m 14 years old and from Class 5, Grade 7. I have many hobbies. I like painting and dancing, so I can know the School Art Festival very well. When the participants have some trouble, I can give a helping hand to them. I can also plan things well. I can come up with different ideas about the activities for students to enjoy the day. Moreover, I am careful and helpful. Once, I helped an old lady cross the road and carry the shopping bag for her.
I will try my best to do the work if I get the chance and I look forward to your reply.
Yours,
David
【详解】1.题干解读：题目要求根据提示及要求写信自荐成为一名学校艺术周的志愿者，要包含个人信息、爱好、能力、性格等方面。要求要点齐全，可适当发挥。
2.写作指导：写作时注意补全信件格式，正文以第一人称为主，时态以一般现在时为主。正文可分为三段式：第一段用已给出的开头；第二段介绍自己；第三段表决心。要做到无单词拼写和语法错误。2024-2025学年八年级上学期开学考试（苏州专用）
英语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟；
2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上，并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合；
3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；
4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。
第I卷（客观题 共45分）
第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Even when Jim was a baby, he always wanted to go somewhere fast. As he grew, he loved to 1 . As a student, he often took part in local races (赛跑) and was in a running club.
Jim’s mom was very happy about this. With her support (支持), he took part in the Flyer race. It was a five-kilometre race to help him 2 for the city Olympics (运动会). The big day came and all the runners started when the race began. But in the end, Jim’s mom didn’t see him at the finish line. She became 3 . She thought maybe the race was too hard for Jim to finish because he was 4 nine years old.
Jim’s mom asked people to help find him. Everyone 5 him. Finally, someone found him on the ten-kilometre track (赛道). They said the two tracks were together but then they separated (分开). Jim 6 the wrong turn and ran with another group. He didn’t know this 7 till he saw the 10K signs. But Jim just 8 running. Finally, he finished the 10 kilometres and was even 9 than all the other runners in his group. Jim’s mom couldn’t believe it!
Sometimes it seems like we take a harder way, 10 we shouldn’t stop trying. If we work hard and don’t stop, we might get something really great.
1．A．walk B．run C．swim D．jump
2．A．work B．wait C．prepare D．pay
3．A．interested B．angry C．tired D．worried
4．A．over B．also C．even D．only
5．A．waited for B．looked for C．looked after D．looked like
6．A．held B．took C．fought D．fixed
7．A．problem B．number C．name D．field
8．A．stopped B．began C．kept D．forgot
9．A．better B．slower C．higher D．lower
10．A．but B．because C．or D．and
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
The summer holiday is coming. Tom wants to visit Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo. He finds some information about the zoo on the Internet.
Opening hours Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo is open every day of the year. From 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Visitors should go into the zoo before 4:30 p.m.
The price of a ticket Adults: 40 Children (under 1.4 m) with adults: free Children (between 1.4 m and 1.5 m): half price
To learn more Call us on 025-85620178.
11．How many hours can people stay in Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo in July
A．8 hours. B．9hours. C．8.5 hours. D．9.5 hours.
12．Tom is 1.48 m. When he visits the zoo with his parents, how much should they pay
A． 60. B． 100. C． 80. D． 120.
13．What can we know from the material
A．Visitors can go into the zoo at 4:50 p.m.
B．The zoo is only open from March to October.
C．All the adults and children should buy tickets.
D．If you want to know more, you can dial (拨) 025-85620178.
B
In the past, people worried about going out without bringing some money, especially when they travelled to other cities. But today, in China, there’s no need to worry. That’s because you can pay for nearly everything by e-payment (电子支付).
The most common way of e-payment is by using QR codes (二维码). When you pay for something, you can use your phone to scan (扫描) the codes of the seller. You can also let the seller scan the codes on your phone. Your money will then go to the seller through online banking (网上银行).
People in China use e-payment services (服务) from Alipay, WeChat Pay and Apple Pay. Among them, WeChat Pay is the most popular. Tencent made WeChat, and it says that about 60% of people in China now use WeChat Pay.
Now, WeChat Pay is used in foreign countries. Twelve countries and areas such as Thailand, Japan and Canada now use WeChat Pay. It is very useful for Chinese tourists in these places. “Through this way of paying, I don’t need to take my wallet out or wait to get change,” Liu Xin, a tourist from Beijing, told Xinhua.
14．If people want to use e-payment, what should they have
A．Some cash (现金) and a QR code. B．A phone and a QR code.
C．A phone and a computer. D．Some cash and a computer.
15．Which is TRUE about WeChat Pay
A．60 countries use WeChat Pay. B．People can’t use WeChat Pay outside China.
C．It’s the most popular e-payment service. D．Less than half of Chinese people use it.
16．What does the underlined word “foreign” mean
A．独立的 B．外国的 C．联合的 D．境内的
17．What’s the best title of the passage
A．WeChat in China B．Different ways of e-payment
C．E-payment in China D．Worries about e-payment
C
Holly’s New Friend
Once upon a time, in a small town called Willowville, there lived a young girl named Holly. Holly was a cheerful and friendly girl, always eager to make new friends. She had recently moved to Willowville and was excited to start her new school.
On her first day of school, Holly walked into the classroom with a big smile on her face. She looked around and saw a girl sitting alone at a desk. The girl had long, curly hair and was wearing a bright pink dress. Holly decided to go over and introduce herself. “Hi, I’m Holly. What’s your name ” Holly asked with a friendly tone. The girl looked up and smiled. “I’m Lily,” she replied softly. Holly noticed that Lily seemed a little shy, so she tried to make her feel more comfortable. “Do you want to be friends ” Holly asked, hoping that Lily would say yes. Lily hesitated for a moment and then nodded. “Yes, I would like that,” she said, her voice was becoming more confident.
From that day on, Holly and Lily became inseparable. They sat together in class, ate lunch together, and even played together during recess. Holly introduced Lily to her other friends, and soon Lily became a part of their group too.
One day, Holly and Lily were walking home from school when they saw a stray dog wandering around. The dog looked sad and lost. Holly felt sorry for the poor dog and wanted to help. “Lily, let’s try to find the owner of this dog,” Holly suggested. Lily nodded and they both started asking people in the neighborhood if they knew who the dog belonged to. After a while, they found out that the dog’s name was Max and he had run away from his owner’s house. Holly and Lily decided to take care of Max until they could find his owner. They made a small shelter for him in Holly’s backyard and gave him food and water. Max was grateful (感激的) for their help.
18．Which of the following CAN’T describe Holly according to the passage
A．Careless. B．Helpful. C．Cheerful. D．Friendly.
19．Which of the following is the best explanation for “inseparable”
A．Always stay together. B．Keep away from each other.
C．Keep alone. D．Be full of happiness.
20．What can we be sure according to the passage
A．Holly had lived in Willowville for years.
B．Lily didn’t want to make friends with Holly.
C．Holly helped Lily make more friends.
D．Max didn’t want to find it’s owner.
21．What do you think may happen to Max
A．Kept sad. B．Became friends with Holly and Lily.
C．Forgot his owner. D．Got away alone.
D
What may two dogs making radio programs (节目) look like How about a basketball match with different sea animals as players
With Sora, you may find out quickly. The latest AI model can make videos from some key words in seconds. It was made by OpenAI, the company (公司) behind the popular chatbot (聊天机器人) ChatGPT.
Most people cannot use Sora now. OpenAI is asking some experts to test its possible risks (风险). The model is also open to a small group of artists. The company hopes to make Sora better.
Before Sora, the leading text-to-video AI model was made by Runway. The videos it made were short and frightening. So most people were surprised by the high quality of Sora’s videos.
Sora model has some problems now because it may not understand cause and effect (因果关系). “For example, a person may eat a biscuit , but in the video the biscuit may not have a bite mark (咬痕),” OpenAI says on its website. What’s more, Sora cannot tell left or right. At the same time, some people have other worries. They are afraid that some people may not use AI in a correct way. Unreal AI-made information is the biggest risk the world faces. To solve this problem, OpenAI says that it is building tools to help users to find out videos made by Sora.
22．How does the writer start the topic (话题)
A．By telling a story.B．By using a saying. C．By asking questions. D．By giving some facts.
23．Who can use Sora now
A．Every artist. B．Some experts. C．Any student. D．Chatbot.
24．Why were people surprised by Sora’s videos
A．Because Sora’s videos were made from ChatGPT.
B．Because Sora’s videos were short and frightening.
C．Because Sora’s videos were high-quality.
D．Because Sora’s videos can tell cause and effect.
25．What’s the main idea of the last paragraph
A．There are some problems of Sora model.
B．Some people can’t use AI in a correct way.
C．There are some ways to make Sora better.
D．The future of Sora model is very bright.
第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
I have a pet. His name is Lucky. 26 My parents love him too. He is also one of our family members.
When he was a small dog, he was very shy and he seldom barked. 27 Maybe the dog just wanted to play with him, but he stayed behind me and looked at me sadly. He seemed to ask me for help. 28 .
But my little dog barked loudly when there was a fire in the kitchen. I was very surprised at that time why he was so excited and ran around me all the time. 29 With his reminding (提醒), we put out the fire as fast as we could in the end.
There is an old saying about pets in my hometown: to love your pet is to love yourself. I agree with it so much. 30 . When we stay together, we enjoy ourselves very much like friends. Life is just like this: we need a friend with us till the end.
A．I think my dog is not just a pet but also a good friend for me.
B．So I always encourage (鼓励) him to play with others .
C．I love him so much that we stay together nearly every day.
D．I often play with my little dog when I have a lot of free time.
E．That was because he was worrying.
F．My little dog is very clever and helps me a lot.
G．Once, there was a big dog seeing him and running towards him.
第II卷(主观题共55分)
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，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
31．At the beginning of the (学期), I found it difficult to study English.
32．Andy gave his (座位) to someone in need on the bus this morning.
33．Many people like to watch short to kill time. (视频)
34．The shoes are the , I saw him buy them in the shop. (经理)
35．Each mother loves her child. She’ll fight like a tiger to p her children.
36．The children were playing in the sand. The sand were running t their fingers.
37．Our classroom is as clean as u .
38．It is too d these days, I hope it will rain tomorrow.
第二节 从方框中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文内容完整正确。
south, save him from, is made of, ago, try our best
Dragon Boat Festival is one of the most famous Chinese festivals, along with Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival.
At the Dragon Boat Festival, people eat Zongzi, a kind of Chinese food. It 39 rice, Chinese dates, beans, some people like sweet Zongzi but some other people like salty ones.
Dragon Boat racing (比赛) is an important part of the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s often held in the 40 of China. People did the sport more than 2000 years 41 . Now, it becomes a very popular sport in many places. It is a way to help remember Qu Yuan because people couldn’t 42 the river a long time ago.
As a Chinese, we can learn from Qu Yuan and do small things to make our country beautiful! Let’s 43 to share our own culture with people from other countries.
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，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When you want to invite friends to a party, you'd better send them invitations. This is a good way 44 (show) your respect. Here 45 (be) some ways of inviting friends to your party.
Mailed Invitation
The most traditional way to invite your friends is to mail invitations. You need to write 46 all the information about the party, such as the party time, place, clothes to wear, things to bring, phone number 47 so on.
Online Invitation
You can also invite friends to a party through the Internet. You can buy some online invitations, put pictures and 48 (video) in the online invitations and then e-mail them to your friends.
Phone Call
49 you want to save more time, you can just make a phone call. In this way, you can tell 50 (they) more about your party. And you can hear if they are 51 (interest) in the party.
In-person (亲自)
An in-person invitation can let you 52 (talk) to your friends about the party and know their interests. But when you talk to the friends, you may forget some important information. So, you’d better 53 (prepare) an invitation for them, too.
第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；1题2分，2题2分，3题3分，满分7分）
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
A few days ago, I ran into(撞上) a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him, and he said, “Excuse me too, I wasn’t even watching for you.” We were very polite. Then we went on our way after saying goodbye.
Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, crying. That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so rude to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and you’ll find some flowers there. Betty brought those for you. She picked them herself, pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.”
When I heard this, I thought deeply. When meeting with a stranger, I was calm(平静的) and polite, but with my daughter, I was not patient(耐心的), I felt sad and tears began to fall.
I quietly went to Betty’s bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these the flowers you picked for me ” She smiled and said, “I found them by the tree. I knew you’d like them.”
“I am so sorry that I treated you that way today.” I said. And she whispered, “Mommy, that’s okay. I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”
54．What did Betty want to send to her mother
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55．How did Betty feel when her mother shouted angrily at her
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56．Do you easily get angry with your family members Why or why not
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第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）
57．你校计划在九月份举办第二届校园艺术节（School Art Festival），现正在招募志愿者。假如你是七（5）班的 David，请根据以下提示及要求，给学生会主席写一封自荐信，申请成为一名校园艺术周的志愿者。要点提示：
要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）必须包括提示中所有要点内容，并适当发挥；
3）词数：90词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
Dear chairperson,
I would like to recommend myself to be a volunteer of the School Art Festival this September. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
