六、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次（5分）
pay much attention to learn give a speech besides bad
Do you feel nervous(紧张的) when speaking in public? Li Jun, an eighth-grade student, thought 1. was easy—until he stood in front of his classmates. “I was wrong. It felt completely different,” he said. “My hands shook (抖动) 2. . And I could say nothing.”
Li isn't alone. Many students feel the same. This happens because schools usually 3. writing than speaking. Students can take part in activities like English corners. 4. this, students should also use English more in their daily life.
By facing challenges (挑战) actively, each of us can grow into a good 5. .
答案：1. giving a speech 2. badly 3. pay more attention to 4. Besides 5. learner
解析：
【分析】
本题为选词填空题，需结合语境、词性变化及固定搭配逐一分析空格：
1. 第一空：前文围绕当众演讲的紧张感展开，李军原本认为“做演讲”容易，方框中give a speech作主语需用动名词形式。
2. 第二空：修饰动词shook（抖动），需用副词，方框中形容词bad要转换为副词。
3. 第三空：句中出现than，需用比较级，方框中pay much attention to要变为比较级形式。
4. 第四空：句意为“除了参加英语角，学生还要在日常多用英语”，需选用表“除……之外（还有）”的介词，且句首大写。
5. 第五空：“成为好的……”，方框中动词learn要转换为名词。
【解析】
1. 第一空：give a speech作主语用动名词，故填giving a speech。
2. 第二空：修饰动词shook用副词，bad的副词形式为badly，故填badly。
3. 第三空：由than可知用比较级，pay much attention to的比较级为pay more attention to，故填pay more attention to。
4. 第四空：表“除……之外”用besides，句首大写为Besides，故填Besides。
5. 第五空：“好的学习者”，learn转换为名词learner，故填learner。
【答案】
1. giving a speech 2. badly 3. pay more attention to 4. Besides 5. learner
【知识点】
选词填空、副词的用法、名词转换
【点评】
本题考查学生对词汇的语境理解、词形变化及语法知识的运用，需结合上下文逻辑和词性要求解题，难度适中，适合初中学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.7
七、短文填空（10分）
What way will you choose if you plan 1.
to learn
(learn) a second language? The language-learning app Duolingo did a survey on how students study languages. More than 4 700 2.
Japanese
(Japan) students answered questions about their language-learning habits. The 3.
findings
(find) were a bit surprising. 4.
The
number of people using AI tools went up by over 80 per cent in 2024. AI was especially（尤其地）popular 5.
with/among
younger people. 6.
However
, some young people in their 20s were not happy with AI lessons. They said AI was a little 7.
boring
(bored).
Duolingo said, “Technology（技术）has long had an influence（影响）on how to learn languages.” It found that most people chose 8.
to use
(use) apps to learn languages. Around 58 per cent of people taught 9.
themselves
(they) by using language-learning apps. This was followed by online videos (37%), textbooks (36%) and online lessons (16%). The number of people going to a language school is 10.
slowly
(slow) getting smaller. Just 13.8 per cent of people went to classes with a teacher.
答案：1. to learn 2. Japanese 3. findings 4. The 5. with/among 6. However 7. boring 8. to use 9. themselves 10. slowly
解析：
【分析】
先通读短文把握主旨，再针对每个空结合语法规则、固定搭配、词性转换等知识点逐一分析：1. 考查plan的固定搭配；2. 需用形容词修饰名词；3. 根据谓语动词确定名词复数；4. 考查the number of的固定结构；5. 考查be popular的固定搭配；6. 根据上下文逻辑判断转折副词；7. 区分修饰物和人的形容词；8. 考查choose的固定搭配；9. 考查teach oneself的反身代词用法；10. 用副词修饰动词短语。
【解析】
1. 固定搭配plan to do sth，意为“计划做某事”，故填to learn。
2. 此处修饰名词students，需用形容词，Japan的形容词形式为Japanese，故填Japanese。
3. 由谓语动词were可知主语为复数，find的名词形式finding的复数是findings，意为“发现”，故填findings。
4. 固定搭配the number of，意为“……的数量”，句首首字母大写，故填The。
5. 固定搭配be popular with/among，意为“受……欢迎”，故填with/among。
6. 前文提及AI受欢迎，后文说年轻人对AI课程不满，为转折关系，且有逗号隔开，故填However。
7. 修饰物AI需用形容词boring（令人厌烦的），bored修饰人，故填boring。
8. 固定搭配choose to do sth，意为“选择做某事”，故填to use。
9. 固定搭配teach oneself意为“自学”，主语是people，对应反身代词themselves，故填themselves。
10. 此处修饰动词短语getting smaller，需用副词，slow的副词形式是slowly，故填slowly。
【答案】
1. to learn 2. Japanese 3. findings 4. The 5. with/among 6. However 7. boring 8. to use 9. themselves 10. slowly
【知识点】
固定搭配、词性转换、副词用法
【点评】
本题为英语短文填空基础题型，主要考查词汇的固定搭配、词性变化及语境逻辑，需学生掌握基础语法知识并结合上下文分析，难度适中，能有效检测学生的英语基础能力。
【难度系数】
0.6
八、完成句子（10分）
1. 这位艺术家独特的绘画风格使她与众不同。
The artist's special style of painting
sets her apart
from others.
2. 令我们惊讶的是，在这片沙漠里我们看到了一个蔚蓝的湖泊。
To our surprise
, we saw a blue lake in this desert.
3. 她免费在网上教英语来鼓励更多人学习。
She teaches English online
for free
to encourage more people to learn.
4. 我们应该冷静地处理问题，而不是互相吼叫。
We should deal with the problems calmly
rather than
shout at each other.
5. 为了让所有人听清，老师尽可能大声地朗读这则通知。
The teacher read the notice
as aloud as possible
to make everyone hear him clearly.
答案：1. sets her apart 2. To our surprise 3. for free 4. rather than 5. as aloud as possible
解析：
【分析】
本题考查英语常用固定短语、搭配的运用，解题时需结合中文句意匹配对应的英文固定表达，同时注意主谓一致、短语结构、句首大写等细节：1. 对应“使她与众不同”的固定搭配，需注意主语单复数；2. “令我们惊讶的是”是固定短语，句首首字母要大写；3. “免费”对应介词短语作状语；4. “而不是”是连词短语，连接并列成分；5. “尽可能大声地”需用“as + 副词原级 + as possible”结构。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配set sb apart from（使某人与众不同），主语The artist's special style of painting为单数，谓语用第三人称单数形式，故填sets her apart；
2. 考查固定短语to one's surprise（令某人惊讶的是），句首单词首字母大写，故填To our surprise；
3. 考查介词短语for free（免费），在句中作状语符合句意，故填for free；
4. 考查连词短语rather than（而不是），连接并列的动词短语，符合“冷静处理而非吼叫”的逻辑，故填rather than；
5. 考查“as + 副词原级 + as possible”结构（尽可能……），此处修饰动词read用副词aloud，故填as aloud as possible。
【答案】
1. sets her apart 2. To our surprise 3. for free 4. rather than 5. as aloud as possible
【知识点】
固定短语搭配；介词短语；连词短语
【点评】
本题聚焦英语基础固定表达的运用，难度适中，需学生积累常用固定搭配，注意短语的形式与位置要求。
【难度系数】
0.6
九、书面表达（20分）
你在中学的学习生活中是否有薄弱的学科？你是如何克服困难的？请写一篇100词左右的英文作文，讲述你的学习经历和计划。
When I started Grade 8, I found Maths much harder than before. After failing some tests, my Maths teacher talked to me and encouraged me not to give up. This gave me strong drive to learn. I decided to work harder.
First, I listened to the teacher more carefully in class. I put up my hand in time to ask questions when I didn't understand anything rather than keep quiet. Besides schoolwork, I asked my teacher for other exercises and practised more. When I had trouble, I taught myself by searching online or asked my classmates for help. It came as no surprise that my Maths improved.
Now, I know that practice makes perfect. I will keep working as hard as possible. Maths is still difficult for me, but I believe I can do better!
答案：When I started Grade 8, I found Maths much harder than before. After failing some tests, my Maths teacher talked to me and encouraged me not to give up. This gave me strong drive to learn. I decided to work harder.
First, I listened to the teacher more carefully in class. I put up my hand in time to ask questions when I didn't understand anything rather than keep quiet. Besides schoolwork, I asked my teacher for other exercises and practised more. When I had trouble, I taught myself by searching online or asked my classmates for help. It came as no surprise that my Maths improved.
Now, I know that practice makes perfect. I will keep working as hard as possible. Maths is still difficult for me, but I believe I can do better!
解析：
【分析】
首先明确题目要求：围绕“中学薄弱学科的克服经历与计划”写100词左右的英文作文。解题思路：1. 确定具体薄弱学科（如数学），引出遇到的困难（成绩下滑）；2. 描述克服困难的具体做法（课堂认真、主动提问、额外练习、求助他人）；3. 点明进步结果，最后写感悟和未来计划，确保内容紧扣主题，语言简洁符合词数要求。
【解析】
按照“提出问题-解决过程-结果与感悟”的结构写作：先点明八年级数学变难、考试失利后受老师鼓励的背景；再具体写课堂认真听讲、主动提问、额外练习、求助老师/同学的做法；最后说明数学进步，感悟“熟能生巧”并表达未来继续努力的计划，控制词数符合要求。
【答案】
When I started Grade 8, I found Maths much harder than before. After failing some tests, my Maths teacher talked to me and encouraged me not to give up. This gave me strong drive to learn. I decided to work harder.
First, I listened to the teacher more carefully in class. I put up my hand in time to ask questions when I didn't understand anything rather than keep quiet. Besides schoolwork, I asked my teacher for other exercises and practised more. When I had trouble, I taught myself by searching online or asked my classmates for help. It came as no surprise that my Maths improved.
Now, I know that practice makes perfect. I will keep working as hard as possible. Maths is still difficult for me, but I believe I can do better!
【知识点】
英语书面表达、话题作文写作
【点评】
本文紧扣题目要求，围绕“克服数学薄弱学科”展开，结构清晰，有具体事例支撑，语言符合初中英语水平，词数达标，完整呈现了学习经历与未来计划，是一篇符合要求的优秀习作。
【难度系数】
0.5
