江苏苏州常熟昆承中学2025-2026学年八年级下学期英语月考试卷

**基本信息** 以Unit5-Unit6知识为载体，融合科学家事迹、科技实验、心理健康等真实情境，通过分层设题培养语言能力与思维品质，适配初二学生月考需求。 **题型特征** |题型|题量/分值|知识覆盖|命题特色| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |完形填空|10/10|词汇辨析、上下文逻辑|以童第周事迹渗透文化意识，考查"excellent""challenges"等主题词| |阅读理解|16/30|细节理解、推理判断|含DIY晶体实验（科技）、心理健康（社会热点）、《野性的呼唤》选段（文学），梯度覆盖基础到高阶思维| |书面表达|1/25|观点表达、语篇组织|以"文明礼仪"为主题，要求结合个人经历，综合考查语言输出与文化意识|

2025-2026学年第二学期阶段性学情问卷（Unit5-Unit6） 2026.5 初二 英语 第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共45分） 一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） "Aim for the moon and even if you miss, you will land among the stars" is a common saying. It shows that we shouldn't be afraid to fail and should try to be 1_____. In this way, we can stay in a 2_____ place than where we start, even if we fail. Many great people in the world love fighting for excellence. One of them is the famous biologist—Tong Dizhou, the father of China's clone (克隆). Tong came from a poor family in Zhejiang Province and didn't go to high school until 17. So he became the oldest student in the class. What was worse, he faced the 3_____ of dropping out due to his poor academic performance. 4_____, he didn't give up. He studied hard and managed to take the lead among his classmates. 5_____, he graduated with the highest grade. Tong is remembered and 6_____ for the outstanding achievement of cross-species (跨物种) cloning in fish. In 1963, Tong produced the world's first cloned fish. Ten years later, Tong created the first cross-species cloned fish. In the whole process, 7_____ and failures didn't prevent him. Thanks to his pioneering research, Chinese scientists developed fish-breeding skills. Now China produces more than half of the world's aquaculture (水产养殖) harvest. Should we "aim for the moon" or 8_____ aim for what is easily achieved? Tong gave us a good 9_____. He shows us that working towards excellence despite the failure can be a stepping stone to great success. Nowadays, many young people fear failure. They prefer to take an easier path. They 10_____ taking on challenges and are easily beaten by stress. Actually, fighting for excellence and not being afraid of failure can help people better themselves. 1. A. generous B. excellent C. modest D. organized 2. A. warmer B. tidier C. higher D. quieter 3. A. decision B. secret C. risk D. purpose 4. A. Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore 5. A. In general B. As usual C. Above all D. As a result 6. A. respected B. required C. changed D. compared 7. A. celebrations B. chances C. challenges D. promotions 8. A. directly B. widely C. suddenly D. simply 9. A. speech B. answer C. excuse D. reason 10. A. avoid B. continue C. prefer D. suggest 二、阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A Do-it-yourself crystal You can grow crystals (晶体) by using bicarbonate of soda (小苏打). The experiment shows you how to make it. 1. Fill two jars with hot water. Stir about ten teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda into each jar. Keep adding more bicarbonate of soda until no more will dissolve. 2. Put the jars in a warm place with a plate in between them. Make sure they won't get moved. 3. Cut a piece of wool as long as your arm. Tie a paperclip (回形针) to each end of it, and place one end in each jar. 4. Leave the jars for at least a week. Crystals should grow gradually along the wool, and hang down over the plate. What's happening? Bicarbonate of soda is usually sold as a powder (粉末) made up of tiny crystals. The powder dissolves in water, which means the powder becomes mixed with water and disappears. The mixture of water and soda is cooled by the wool tied the jars together. The water then evaporates (蒸发) slowly, leaving behind pure bicarbonate of soda—which reforms into big crystals. 11. In this experiment, you may need some containers (容器) like ______. ① two jars ② a plate ③ a piece of wool ④ a paperclip A. ①③ B. ②④ C. ①② D. ③④ 12. Both the ends of the wool are placed in each jar so as to ______ the mixture. A. soak up B. leave behind C. cool down D. hang down 13. After reading the passage, we can learn that ______. A. Only six teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda are needed. B. Two jars should be put in a cool place with a plate in between them. C. Leave the jars for at least seven days, then you may see the crystals. D. No crystals may hang down over the plate because they have disappeared. B If your arm or leg hurts, you see a doctor. But if your mind is where the pain is, what do you do? Mental health problems are actually very common, affecting about 13 percent of people aged between 10 and 19 around the world. World Mental Health (WMH) Day, October 10th, is a day to remind people to take more care of mental health problems. School life isn't always easy. Exams are stressful, lessons can be hard and it's also difficult to make good friends sometimes. If you don't feel good at school, your diet can change how you feel. You should eat enough vegetables and fruit to make you feel well. Drink enough water too. Water makes you full of energy. Besides, it's healthy to spend time with others. Find people who make you feel safe and comfortable and spend time together with them. If you feel blue, talk with someone you trust. If you feel lonely, try volunteering. It's a good way of meeting new people, and you'll feel good about helping others. Most people know that exercise is good for your body, but it's good for mental health too! Exercise can also help reduce stress and unhappiness. Why not try going for a walk in the park or countryside? So, on WMH days, you can do something that really makes you happy—such as having your favourite food or chatting with your best friend. Take some time to ask yourself—How do I feel right now? Is everything OK? How can I look after myself better? By doing so, you will know better about the importance of mental health. 14. How does the writer show mental health problems are common? A. By telling stories. B. By giving examples. C. By listing numbers. D. By sharing experiences. 15. Which of the following activities should we avoid doing on WMH days? A. Have our favorite food. B. Chat with our best friend. C. Go for a walk in a park. D. Keep feelings to ourselves. 16. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A. ① → ② → ③ → ④ → ⑤ B. ① → ②③④ → ⑤ C. ① → ②③ → ④ → ⑤ D. ①②③④ → ⑤ 17. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To describe what mental health problems are. B. To introduce the date of World Mental Health Day. C. To encourage people to volunteer for mental health. D. To explain the importance of staying mentally healthy. C Although we may not have the ability to paint the Mona Lisa, create music like Mozart, or write novels like Hemingway, everyone is born with a special ability—we are all creative, and we need to create as much as we need to eat, breathe and sleep. Creativity has different meanings for different people, but unluckily a lot of things may stifle the development of it. And the importance of creativity is not valued as much as it should be. However, it has a powerful effect on one's overall ability to get true happiness and success in life. If we stifle our creativity, we may create blockages in other parts of life. This can stop us from improving things like health, work and personal relationships. No one is ever too busy or old. It is very important to allow some time to develop creativity. Trying out different hobbies is a great way to discover our creativity, because it can be very enjoyable. Some people find one hobby and fall deeply in love with it. Some people prefer to try different hobbies for short time, or change them up each season to stay interested and keep trying different things. One great thing about a hobby is that there are no set rules. Each person gets to decide how often they want to do it and whether they want to keep it for a long time or move on to something else after trying it for a few weeks or months. Another cool thing about hobbies is that one can enjoy them quietly when spending some free time alone, or as a way to fit in a community. Book clubs, art or cooking classes, gardening clubs— nearly every type of hobby offers a chance to meet with other people with the same interest and build relationships. This could be helpful on both a personal and a professional level. Hobbies can be a great way to create a community among co-workers. Sometimes if co-workers are not getting along, having them take part in a seemingly non-work-related hobby can be great for creating common ground. Usually, the simple act of developing hobbies can provide a chance for a person to find and show his or her creativity, which will produce great active changes. When people experience something as simple and great as creating something beautiful through hobbies, they begin to look at the world and daily environments in a fresh new way. 18. From the passage, we can know ______. A. creativity comes from happiness B. people usually value creativity very much C. we are all born with creativity D. creativity means the same thing to everyone 19. The underlined word "stifle" in Paragraph 1 probably means "______". A. improve B. produce C. prevent D. lose 20. What's Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. There are no set rules to develop creativity. B. Trying different hobbies has lots of advantages. C. It's enjoyable to try different hobbies at different time. D. We can develop creativity by trying different hobbies. 21. The writer probably agrees that ______. A. taking up simple hobbies won't change people's lives B. creativity can help people to look at the world actively C. It's better to have a long-time hobby than to find a new one D. enjoying a hobby alone can help fit in a community well D Buck did not read the newspapers, or he would know that trouble was coming. In fact, trouble was on its way for every strong dog with warm long hair. This was because men, going through the Arctic darkness, had discovered a yellow metal—gold. And because shipping and transportation companies were advertising the discovery, thousands of men were rushing into the Northland. These men wanted heavy dogs, with strong muscles for working and thick coats to protect them from the cold. Buck lived at Judge Miller's house in the sunny-kissed Santa Clara Valley. There were big stables, low, grape fields, fruit gardens and a big swimming pool. Buck ruled over the whole kingdom. Here he was born and here he had lived the four years of his life. He protected the Judge's sons and daughters at long midnight or early morning walks. On cold winter nights he lay at the Judge's feet in front of the warm library fire. He was king—king over everything, crawled(爬行的), walked, or flew at Judge Miller's place, including humans. Buck was this kind of dog in the autumn of 1897, when the discovery of gold in the Klondike pulled men from all over the world into the frozen North. But Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener's helpers, was not to be trusted. Manuel loved to gamble(赌博). He believed he could win but he was doomed to failure. On the night of Manuel's betrayal(背叛), no one saw him and Buck went off through the fields. Buck imagined it to be a relaxing walk. They arrived at a little train. A man talked with Manuel and money passed between them. Manuel tied a piece of thick rope around Buck's neck. Buck accepted it quietly. To be sure, it was unwanted, but Buck had learned to trust men he knew. However, when the ends of the rope were placed in the stranger's hands, he barked. Then the rope tightened painfully, his tongue hanging out of his mouth. Then his strength disappeared, his eyes grew dim(浑浊), and he knew nothing when the train pulled up. Two men threw him into the baggage car. —Adapted from The Call of the Wild 22. Why were thousands of men rushing into the Northland? A. Because they could live a better life there. B. Because they might discover gold there. C. Because they could find the dogs they needed there. D. Because they wanted to enjoy the beautiful views there. 23. The trouble Buck didn't know at first was that ______. A. he did not read the newspapers B. Judge Miller would ask someone to send Buck away C. men wanted heavy dogs to work for them in the cold areas D. Manuel was doomed to lose money when gambling 24. Put the following statements in the correct order according to the passage. a. Manuel sold Buck to a man b. Manuel and Buck went off through the field c. Manuel and Buck arrived at a train d. Two men threw him into the baggage car e. His strength disappeared and his eyes grew dim because the rope tightened painfully. A. bcade B. cabed C. cabde D. bcaed 25. Which description about Buck is NOT true according to the story? A. He had lived in Judge Miller's house since he was born. B. Life before the autumn of 1897 was enjoyable for him. C. Manuel could take him out of Miller's house because he trusted Manuel. D. The Judge's family betrayed him so he ran away quietly. 三、信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） It is normal to feel a bit nervous about exams if you're under pressure from school or family. Exam stress can cause you to feel nervous or depressed, and this might influence your sleeping or eating habits. 26____ Here are some things you can do. Open up to others. Firstly, let your trusted friends and family know if you're having a hard time. They can be there to support you, encourage you and offer good advice. 27____ Keeping it all to yourself will only make things worse, so don't be afraid to open up. Learn to get help. Secondly, think about all the practical support you need, and be honest with yourself about it. You are allowed to ask for help. 28____. Tell your teachers about your worries. They may have talked to lots of students who are going through similar things, so they can give you some helpful advice. 29____ One more thing you can do is to be proud of yourself. Think about all the things you have achieved so far. It can be helpful to write lots of things you like about yourself, and the things other people value about you, too. Do breathing exercise. Deep breath can help relax us in both mind and body. We can breathe deeply through our nose, then blow slowly through our mouth. 30____ If you follow the things above, I'm sure you will never be worried about exams. A. Sleeping for a long time is no use to your worries. B. Your teachers are a good choice. C. You don't have to go through all the worries alone. D. If you have any of these feelings or worries about exam pressure, you are not alone. E. Unluckily, we can't get lots of help from our teachers. F. This can be a useful way to help you relaxed and less stressed. G. Take pride in yourself. 第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共55分） 四、词汇检测（共9小题；每小题1分，满分9分） 31. Thank you for ______ (捐赠) your spare time to do volunteer work. 32. Please accept my warmest ______ (祝贺) on your graduation. 33. Wait ______ /ˈpeɪʃntli/ until others finish speaking before you share your thoughts. 34. Life is full of ordinary moments, but we should value ______ /ɪˈspeʃəli/ those small acts of kindness that cost nothing but mean everything. 35. If you behave i______ in public, you will leave a bad impression on others. 36. After getting seriously ill, she has r______ the importance of health. 37. He had no reason to r______ such a good chance to study abroad. 38. You will never achieve your goals u______ you study hard every day. 39. Stop making empty p______, and start proving yourself through actions. 五、选词填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） control peace know care about situation Life comes in a package which includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair (绝望). Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day, we learn to deal with different 40____. Love plays an important role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. In the early stages of our life, our parents are the ones who show us love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don't always 41____ it. It is only after getting married and having kids that a person understands others' feelings. Happiness can bring people a 42____ mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness comes from the death of a loved one or failure. But all of the things will pass away. Failure is the path to success, and it helps us to touch the sky, teach us to stay alive and shows us an extra way. Success brings money, fame, pride and self-respect. Life teaches us not to regret the past, for it has passed and is out of our 43____. Tomorrow is 44____, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow. 六、短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） People need to drink enough water every day. Sometimes, you might not finish drinking your glass of water before 45____ (go) to bed. You might want to drink it the next morning. 46____have you ever wondered if it is still safe to drink? "If you have clean water in 47____ clean glass, you're fine to drink it for a day or two," Kellogg Schwab from the Johns Hopkins University Water Institute in the US told Times. But you may find that it 48____ (taste) strange. That's because after about 12 hours the carbon dioxide in the air reacts with the water in your glass, slightly lowering the PH level of water. Also, there might be more microorganisms (微生物) in your water if you leave it out overnight. Microorganisms grow much 49____ (quick) at room temperature. These microorganisms can stick to your glass. They can make you get sick more easily. But 50____ you clean your glasses very often, this won't be a problem. In countries like the US and UK, people often drink water directly from the tap. This is OK—however, tap water can't be stored for a long time. Most experts say that tap water has a shelf life (保存期限) of six months, according to Zane Satterfield from West Virginia University, US. After six months, there is less chlorine (氯) in the water and bacteria (细菌) start to grow. You'd better 51____ (not drink) the water, or you may get sick. What about plastic water bottles? Schwab said people should be careful with 52____. If you leave a bottle of water in the sun or a car 53____ a long period of time, the plastic produces a chemical 54____ (call) BPA. This chemical can cause heart disease. 七、阅读表达（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分） Brainstorming is a way to come up with new and smart ideas to solve difficult problems. It includes bringing together people with different views and backgrounds to share their ideas freely and build on ideas. Here are some key points to keep in mind when carrying on a brainstorming activity. First, the group should have a clear goal for the brainstorming activity. This will help guide the discussion and make sure that all ideas created are closely connected to the topic at hand. All members should be encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas freely. When looking at the quality of ideas from a brainstorming activity, group members should consider how many there are and what they are about. While a large number of ideas can be beneficial, it is more important to focus on the quality of the ideas and how well they fit with the group's shared goal. Group members need to ask for more information about an idea. This can help the group to decide if an idea fits the goal. If an idea doesn't work or doesn't fully meet the needs, it's important to recognize this and move on to other ideas that might work better. Besides, it's necessary to focus on coming up with new ideas, not going over old ones. Members should be encouraged to think creatively and outside the box, and to avoid getting stuck in the details. In the end, a good brainstorming activity depends on the group's ability to work together towards a shared goal. By supporting each other's ideas and looking at their value and fit, we can find new ways to solve hard problems for everyone's benefit. Brainstorming is a powerful tool that can help us face challenges, working together for a better and more creative future. 55. Why do group members need to ask for more information about an idea? ________________________________________________________________ 56. How can people find new ways to solve hard problems for everyone's benefit in a brainstorming activity? ________________________________________________________________ 57. What do you think of brainstorming? Why do you think so? ________________________________________________________________ 八、书面表达（共1题；满分25分） 俗话说：“少年若天性，习惯自然成”。因此，我们应该从小培养讲文明、懂礼貌的习惯。请以“Good Manners Are Necessary”为主题，用英语写一篇100词左右的英语短文，内容包括： 1. Your understanding of good manners 2. How to have good manners as middle school students（Three points） 3. Share one story of yours about manners. 注意： 1.文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称等信息； 2.词数100词左右。 Good Manners Are Necessary ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 答案 一、完形填空 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. A 二、阅读理解 11. C 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. D 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. C 20. D 21. B 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. D 三、信息还原 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. G 30. F 四、词汇检测 31. donating 32. congratulations 33. patiently 34. especially 35. improperly 36. realized 37. refuse 38. unless 39. promises 五、选词填空 40. situations 41. know 42. peaceful 43. control 44. unknown 六、短文填空 45. going 46. what 47. a 48. tastes 49. quickly 50. if 51. not drink 52. them 53. for 54. called 七、阅读表达 55. Because this can help the group to decide if an idea fits the goal (and move on to other ideas if it doesn't work). 56. By supporting each other's ideas and looking at their value and fit. 57. 示例：I think brainstorming is very useful. Because it allows people with different views to share ideas freely, which can help solve difficult problems in a creative way. 八、书面表达（参考范文） Good Manners Are Necessary Good manners mean being polite and respectful to others. They are important because they help us get along well with people. As middle school students, we should have good manners. First, we should say "please" and "thank you" often. Second, we should listen to others when they talk, not interrupting them. Third, we should follow rules in public places, like keeping quiet in the library. Last week, I helped an old man carry heavy bags on the bus. He thanked me and said I was polite. This made me feel happy. Good manners make the world warmer. 第 1 页 共 9 页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $