山西省晋城市2024-2025学年八年级上册12月月考英语学情检测试题（附答案）

山西省晋城市2024-2025学年八年级上学期12月月考英语学情检测试题一、补全对话（本大题共1小题）请根据下面的对话内容，在空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。

Hello.Susan!Whatareyoudoing?Hi.John!1Iwanttogiveittotheteacherasbreakfast.Letmehelpyou.2Weneedbreadtomatoes,turkeyandanegg.Doweneedbutter?3Itwilladdaspecialtastetoit.She’llloveit.Sureshewill!4Onespoonisenough.OK.Hereyouare.Itlooksgreat!Thanksforyourhelp.5二、完形填空（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，理解其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastSunday,Ireadmygrandma’srecipe(食谱)andmadedinner.ThenIshowedthepicturesonWeChatMoments.Somepeoplefromothercitiesaskedmefortherecipe.I2ittothemwithjoy.Iknewmygrandmawouldnot3it.Shelovedsharinghersaucewitheveryone.However,Iwasjustnot4ifpeoplewouldgetitright.WhenIwaslittle,IlikedgoingintoGrandma’s9.Shewasoftenbusymakingherghettisaucethere.Shewasveryslow,butshewascookingwithloveforherfamily.Shewould5differentthingstothesauce,andeverytimethesaucewasgreat,asif(好像)shehadsomekindofmagic.Mydeargrandmaisgoneforalongtime,butshetaughtmealotaboutcookingand6.Shetaughtmethateachdaymightcomewithallof7problems,butifIseasoned(给……调味)itwithloveandcare,Icouldgetitjustright.Eachdaywouldbealittledifferent,ofcourse,8eachonewouldbegreatinitsownway.IknowGrandmawouldbehappytoseemeenjoyingeach9ImakeandeachdayIlive.AndIknowthatweshouldseasonallourdayswithlove.Everydayshouldfeellikeabigfeast(宴会)andwewelcomeeveryonetoourtable.Whenwedothis,everyonecanfeel10andenjoythedaytogether.2．A．sent B．handed C．taught3．A．mind B．believe C．stand4．A．worried B．sure C．ready5．A．livingroom B．kitchen C．bedroom6．A．give B．lose C．add7．A．life B．study C．work8．A．their B．its C．your9．A．but B．until C．or10．A．film B．team C．meal11．A．happy B．peaceful C．successful三、阅读匹配（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，将每段内容与对应的图片相匹配，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A．

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E.11．Mycousinisalwaysbusywithherwork.Sheworksdayandnight.Alotofpeopleliketogotoherrestauranttoenjoythefoodshemakes.Shenotonlyofferspeopledeliciousfood,buthercookingskillsarealsofuntowatch.She’sreallyhappytoservepeople.12．Mydreamistobeanengineerandbuildroadstomakeiteasierforpeopletotravel.Iwillbuildroadsinvillages(村庄)andhelpthepeoplegotootherplacesveryquickly.IthinkI’llmakeagreatcontribution(做贡献)toourcountry.13．Ms.Lialwayshelpsusbecomebetter.Everyclass,sheteachesusEnglishinaninterestingwayandmanystudentsliketoanswerherquestions.Afterclass,shetalkswithushappily.Wealllikeher.14．WhenIwasalittleboy,Idreamedofdoingajobflyinghighinthesky.Thefeelingmustbewonderful.NowIstillworkhardforthedream.Itaketrainingandplantogetthepilot’slicense(执照).15．Inthefuture,Iwanttobeaperformerandplaytheviolinonstage.IpracticetheviolinreallyhardandIthinkthemusichasthepowerofinspiringpeople.WheneverIlistentomusic,itdrivesmyworriesaway.Iwanttosharemymusicwithothersandhelpthoseinneed.四、阅读理解（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Yearsago,Ilivedinabuildinginalargecity.Therewasanotherbuildingacrossfrommine.Awomanlivedthere.Ihadnevermether,butIcouldseehersitbythewindoweachafternoon,playingwithhercatorreading.Afterafewmonths,Ibegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty.Everythingwasunclearthroughthedirtywindow.Iwouldsaytomyself,“Howlazysheis!Iwonderwhyshedoesn’tcleanherwindow.Itreallylooksterrible.”Onebrightmorning,Idecidedtocleanmyhouse,including(包括)thewindows.Iworkedthewholemorning.WhenIfinallyfinishedthecleaning,Isatdownbythewindowwithacupofcoffeeforarest.Whatasurprise!Everythinginthewoman’shousewasclear.Herwindowwasclean!Ibegantounderstand.Iwatchedthewoman’swindowfrommyowndirtywindow.That’stheproblem!Fromthenon,wheneverIwanttojudgesomeone,Iaskmyselffirst,“AmIlookingathimthroughmydirtywindow?”ThenItrytocleanthewindowofmyownsothatImayseeothers’worldclearly.16．Wheredidthewomanliveyearsago?A．Inabighouse. B．Behindthelargebuilding. C．Acrossfromthewriter’shouse.17．Whydidthewriterknowwhatthewomandidintheafternoon?A．Hemetherintheneighborhood. B．Hesawthatfromthewindow. C．Hisfamilytoldhimaboutit.18．Howdidthewriterfeelatfirstwhenhecouldn’tseeclearly?A．Heneededtocleanhishouse.B．Thewoman’swindowwasdirty.C．Hewastoolazytocleanthewindow.19．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“judge”meaninChinese?A．评判 B．邀请 C．提醒20．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Weshouldoftenkeepourwindowsclean.B．Weshouldn’tlookatdirtywindows.C．Weshouldjudgeourselvesbeforewejudgeothers.五、阅读还原（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使其意思通顺，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。Theworldischangingallthetime.21Whatwillitbelike?First,peoplewon’tliveontheland.22Specialmachineswillprovide(提供)airandlight.Theenvironmentwon’tbethesame.Treesandplantswon’tgrowbecausetherewon’tbeanysoil(泥土).23Mostofthefoodwillbeintheformofapill(药丸).Ifthereisnopollutioninthesea,peoplewillalsoeatfish.Second,Ithinkpeople’severydaylifewillbedifferentfromnow.24Also,noonewillhavetodothehousework.So,peoplewillhavemorefreetimeandtheywillbeabletoenjoythethingstheylike—sports,forexample.25Theywillenjoythewonderfulviewsince.Inaword,lifeinthefuturewon’tbethesameasitistoday.Ibelievethefutureworldwillbeaninterestingplacetolivein.A．Ourcitieswillbeunderthesea.B．Ourlifewillbeverydifferentin100years.C．Third,peoplewilltraveltothemoonforaholiday.D．Forthisreason,peoplewon’tbeabletogrowvegetables.E．Robotscanhelppeopledosimpleordifficultjobswithoutgettingbored.F．Theywon’thavetoworklonghoursbecausecomputersandrobotswillhelpthem.六、任务型阅读（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容回答问题，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。Asweallknow,birthdaysarespecialdaysandgivinggiftsisagreatwaytoshowourloveandcareforthebirthdayperson.Butit’sdifficulttochooseagoodgift.It’sclearthateveryonewantstomakethebirthdaypersonhappy.Thenwhatgiftwillbeagoodchoice?Luckily,here’ssomeadvicetohelpyouchooseagoodgift.Ifyouwanttopickagoodgift,youshouldknowthebirthdaypersonverywell.Startbymakingalistofallhisorherlikes.Forexample,ifthepersonlovestraveling,youcanlookforsomeusefulgiftsfortravelers,suchasamapandabackpack.Writedownallthepossiblegiftideasandthentrytofindsomethingthepersonneedsandwouldlovetohave.Ifyoudon’tknowthebirthdaypersonwell,youcanaskthosewhoknowthebirthdaypersonwellforhelp.TheColorofRoses(玫瑰花)MattersUsually,flowersarecommongifts.Youngmensendredrosestotheirgirlfriendstosay“Iloveyou!”So,youshouldnotgiveredrosestoapersonyoudon’tknowverywell.Butotherkindsofroseshavedifferentmeanings.Youcangiveyellowrosestofriendsbecausetheyareasymboloffriendship.Youmayalsosendpinkrosesasgiftstosay“thankyou”.Giftsareallaboutmakingpeoplefeelspecial.Soit’simportantthatthegiftshouldbeveryspecialandmeaningfultotheperson.Nomatter(无论)whatgiftyouchoose,alwaysaddyourlittletouch(风格)toit.Youcanwriteacardoranotetomakeitmorepersonalandexciting.Thiswillbringasmileonthefacesofthebirthdaypersons.26．PleasetranslatetheunderlinedsentenceintoChinese.27．Whocanweaskforhelpwhenchoosingagiftforthebirthdaypersonwedon’tknowwell?28．YourfriendLindahelpedyou.Whatkindofrosescanyougiveher?29．Whatshouldagoodbirthdaygiftbelikeaccordingtothepassage?30．Didyougiveanyoneaspecialgift?Howdidyoumakeitspecial?七、短文填空（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，在空白处填入恰当的单词，使短文通顺、连贯，每空一词。Thenewyearisbehindacloseddoor.Whenweopenit,wecanwalkintoanewlife.Atthatmoment,weshouldthinkaboutwheretogo.Makingresolutionsatthe31ofanewyearcanhelpyou.Ihaveanewplantowelcomethenewyear.Asastudent,mynewyear’sresolutionhastodo32mystudies—Ihopetogetgoodgradesinthenewterm.Imakeadecisiontodoit33mymomtellsmethatIshouldworkhardformyfuture.Shealwayshelpsmeandthinksforme.Iknowshelovesme.Tokeepmyresolution,Iwill34itdowninmynotebooktoremindmyself.Fromnowon,Iwilldomyhomework35andstayactiveinclass.Ilookforwardtoachievemygoalandmakeself-improvement.八、选词填空（本大题共1小题）请阅读下面语篇，根据其内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使其通顺、连贯，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余选项。butwintheyquickhelpeasyplanhappythroughoneteachpromiseThinkaboutyourschoolmornings.Studentspasstheirschoolworkthroughdifferenthands,fromtheirgroupleader(组长)totheclassrepresentative(课代表),andfinallytothe36.Itsoundseasy,37sometimesitcangowrongandtakealotoftime.Tom,amiddleschoolboydidameaningfuljob38withthisproblem.Hemadeasmarthomeworkcollection(收集)robotand39thefirstprizeintheChildren’sInventionAwards.Eachstudent’snotebookhasaspecialtag(标签)withtheirnameandthesubject.Studentsonlyneedtoput40notebooksontherobot,andtherobot“sees”thenotebook,readsitstagandtakesitoutofthenamelist.“Teacherscancheckwhodoesn’thandinhomeworkbyconnecting(连接)theirphoneswiththerobot41Wi-Fi,”Tomtoldreporters.Thesedays,he42todevelopanewonetoimprove.Hehopestousehighertechnology(科技)toreadlotsoftagsfromfaraway.Thatmeansifyournotebookhasaspecialtag,therobotcanreadtheinformationfromallthenotebooks43.Tombelieveslifewillbecome44thanbeforebyusingAI(人工智能).Tomwillbeascientistwhenhegrowsup,“Iamtryingmakingmodelplanesandotherscientificandcreativethings.Makingsomethingnewbringsmejoyand45,”hesaid.九、完成句子（本大题共7小题）46．当他长大时，他理解了父母为他所付出的。Whenhe,heunderstoodwhathisparentsdidforhim.47．我对我的未来不确定，所以我必须努力。Inotmyfuture,soImustworkhard.48．他打算再学一门外语来提升自我。Heisgoingtolearnanothertoimprovehimself.49．我的祖父母将开始新的爱好来丰富他们的生活。Mygrandparentswillnewtoenrichtheirlife.50．每天，我们班每个人在遵守规则方面都发挥了作用。Everyday,everyoneinourclassfollowingrules.51．为了赢得比赛，我们反复地练习。Towinthegame,wepracticed.52．机器人可以帮人们做危险的工作。Robotsaretohelppeopledojobs.

答案【正确答案】1．I’mmakingasandwich.2．Whatdoweneed?3．Yes,wedo.4．Howmuchbutterdoweneed?5．You’rewelcome.【分析】本文主要为Susan和John的对话。对话主要为Susan正在做三明治准备送给老师当早餐，John帮忙一起做，二人围绕制作三明治所需食材及用量进行了交流。1．根据“Whatareyoudoing?”、“Iwanttogiveittotheteacherasbreakfast.”和“Weneedbreadtomatoes.turkeyandanegg”可知，此处Susan应介绍自己在做一个三明治。故填I’mmakingasandwich.2．根据“Weneedbreadtomatoes,turkeyandanegg.”可知，此处应询问需要什么。故填Whatdoweneed?3．根据“Doweneedbutter?”和“Itwilladdaspecialtastetoit.She’llloveit.”可知，此处应作肯定回复。故填Yes,wedo.4．根据“Doweneedbutter?”和“Onespoonisenough.”可知，此处应询问需要多少黄油。故填Howmuchbutterdoweneed?5．根据“Thanksforyourhelp.”可知，此处应回复不客气。故填You’rewelcome.【正确答案】2．A3．A4．B5．B6．C7．A8．B9．A10．C11．A【分析】本文围绕“奶奶的食谱”讲述了关于生活的道理和对奶奶的怀念。2．句意：我满心欢喜地把食谱发给了他们。sent发送；handed交，递；taught教。根据“Somepeoplefromothercitiesaskedmefortherecipe.I...ittothemwithjoy.”可知，其他城市的人向“我”要食谱，“我”就把食谱发给了他们。故选A。3．句意：我知道我奶奶不会介意这件事的。mind介意；believe相信；stand站立，忍受。根据“Shelovedsharinghersaucewitheveryone.”可知，奶奶喜欢分享，所以她不会介意“我”把她的食谱发给其他人。故选A。4．句意：然而，我只是不确定人们是否能正确理解它。worried担心的；sure有把握的；ready准备好的。上文提到把奶奶的食谱发给了其他人，根据not...if,Iwasjustnot...ifpeoplewouldgetitright.”可知，此处表转折，应是指“不确定其他人能否正确使用奶奶的食谱”。故选B。5．句意：在我小的时候，我喜欢走进奶奶的厨房。livingroom客厅；kitchen厨房；bedroom卧室。根据下文“Shewasoftenbusymakingherghettisaucethere.”可知，此处应是指厨房，在厨房进行烹饪。故选B。6．句意：她会往酱汁里添加不同的东西，而每次做出来的酱汁都很棒，好像她有某种魔力似的。give给；lose失去；add添加。根据would...differentwould...differentthingstothesauce,”可知，此处指往酱汁里添加不同的东西，addAtoB“把A加到B”。故选C。7．句意：我亲爱的奶奶已经离世很久了，但她教会了我许多关于烹饪和生活方面的东西。life生活；study学习；work工作。根据下文“Shetaughtmethateachdaymightcomewithallblems,butifIseasoned(给……调味)itwithloveandcare,Icouldgetitjustright...”可知，这是生活方面的哲理。故选A。8．句意：她教导我，每一天或许都会伴随着各种各样的问题，但如果我用爱和关怀去给它“调味”，我就能把日子过好。their它们的；its它的；your你的，你们的。根据“eachdaymightcomewithallblems,”可知，此处指每一天都有当天的各种各样的问题，空处应用its来修饰。故选B。9．句意：当然，每一天都会略有不同，但每一天都会以它自己的方式变得很好。but但是；until直到……为止；or或者。根据“Eachdaywouldbealittledifferent,ofcourse,...eachonewouldbegreatinitsownway.”可知，设空处的前后句是转折关系，but符合语境。故选A。10．句意：我知道奶奶要是看到我享受自己做的每一餐以及度过的每一天，她一定会很高兴的。film电影；team团队；meal一餐。根据“Ireadmygrandma’srecipe(食谱)andmadedinner”和“enjoyingeach...Imake”可知，此处应是指“我”做的每一餐。故选C。11．句意：当我们这样做的时候，每个人都能感到快乐，并一起享受这一天。happy开心的；peaceful和平的；successful成功的。根据后文“enjoythedaytogether”可知，此处应是指感到开心，并享受这一天。故选A。【正确答案】11．D12．A13．E14．B15．C11．根据“Alotofpeopleliketogotoherrestauranttoenjoythefoodshemakes.Shenotonlyofferspeopledeliciousfood,buthercookingskillsarealsofuntowatch”可知，很多人喜欢去我表姐的餐厅享受她做的食物。她不仅为人们提供美味的食物，而且她的烹饪技巧也很有趣。选项D“厨师”与之匹配。故选D。12．根据“Mydreamistobeanengineerandbuildroadstomakeiteasierforpeopletotravel”可知，我的梦想是成为一名工程师，修路，使人们更容易旅行。选项A“工程师”与之匹配。故选A。13．根据“Ms.Lialwayshelpsusbecomebetter.Everyclass,sheteachesusEnglishinaninterestingwayandmanystudentsliketoanswerherquestions”可知，李老师总是帮助我们变得更好。每节课，她都以一种有趣的方式教我们英语，许多学生喜欢回答她的问题。选项E“英语教师”与之匹配。故选E。14．根据“WhenIwasalittleboy,Idreamedofdoingajobflyinghighinthesky.Thefeelingmustbewonderful.NowIstillworkhardforthedream.Itaketrainingandplantogetthepilot’slicense(执照).”可知，当我还是个小男孩的时候，我梦想着做一份在天空中飞得很高的工作。这种感觉一定很美妙。现在我仍然为梦想而努力。我正在接受培训，并计划获得飞行员执照。选项B“飞行员”与之匹配。故选B。15．根据“Inthefuture,Iwanttobeaperformerandplaytheviolinonstage”可知，将来，我想成为一名表演者，在舞台上演奏小提琴。选项C“小提琴演奏家”与之匹配。故选C。【正确答案】16．C17．B18．B19．A20．C【分析】本文主要讲述了作者通过窗户看别人的故事告诉我们在评判他人之前要先评判自己。16．细节理解题。根据“Therewasanotherbuildingacrossfrommine.Awomanlivedthere…”可知，女士住在作者房子的对面。故选C。17．细节理解题。根据“Icouldseehersitbythewindoweachafternoon,playingwithhercatorreading”可知，作者是通过窗户看到的。故选B。18．细节理解题。根据“Afterafewmonths,Ibegantonoticethatherwindowwasdirty”可知，作者起初认为是她的窗户脏了。故选B。19．词句猜测题。根据“Fromthenon,wheneverIwanttojudgesomeone,Iaskmyselffirst,‘AmIlookingathimthroughmydirtywindow?’”可知，当作者意识到通过脏窗看别人时，明白了想要评判某人时要先评判自己，因此划线词“judge”意为“评判”。故选A。20．推理判断题。根据“wheneverIwanttojudgesomeone,Iaskmyselffirst…ThenItrytocleanthewindowofmyownsothatImayseeothers’worldclearly”可知，作者是想告诉我们在评判他人之前要先评判自己。故选C。【正确答案】21．B22．A23．D24．F25．C【分析】本文主要论述了未来的生活是什么样的。21．根据“Theworldischangingallthetime”和“Whatwillitbelike?First,peoplewon’tliveontheland”可知，此处应介绍很多年后的生活是不一样的。选项B“100年后我们的生活将会大不相同。”符合语境。故选B。22．根据“First,peoplewon’tliveontheland”可知，人们不会生活在地球上，故接下来内容应与人们要住在哪里相关。选项A“我们的城市将沉入海底。”符合语境。故选A。23．根据“Treesandplantswon’tgrowbecausetherewon’tbeanysoil(泥土).”可知，树木和植物不会生长，因为没有土壤，故接下来内容应与土壤相关。选项D“由于这个原因，人们将无法种植蔬菜。”符合语境。故选D。24．根据“Second,Ithinkpeople’severydaylifewillbedifferentfromnow...Also,noonewillhavetodothehousework”可知，人们的日常生活将会与现在不同。而且，没有人会不得不做家务，故此处应介绍生活中的变化，且说明人们不用做某事。选项F“他们将不必长时间工作，因为电脑和机器人将帮助他们。”符合语境。故选F。25．根据“Theywillenjoythewonderfulviewsince.”可知，此处与旅游相关。选项C“第三，人们将去月球度假。”符合语境。故选C。【正确答案】26．但是要选择一个好的礼物是很难的。27．Wecanaskthosewhoknowthebirthdaypersonwellforhelp.28．Yellowrosesorpinkroses.29．Itshouldbespecialandmeaningfultothebirthdayperson.30．Yes.Imadeahand-paintedcupformyfriend,addingourphototomakeitunique.(答案不唯一，合理即可)【分析】本文主要介绍了选择好礼物的建议。26．But“但是”；it’sadjtodosth“做某事是……的”；difficult“困难的”；chooseagoodgift“选择一个好礼物”。故填：但是要选择一个好的礼物是很难的。27．根据“Ifyoudon’tknowthebirthdaypersonwell,youcanaskthosewhoknowthebirthdaypersonwellforhelp.”可知，如果我们不太认识过生日的人，我们可以向认识过生日的人寻求帮助。故填Wecanaskthosewhoknowthebirthdaypersonwellforhelp.28．根据“Youcangiveyellowrosestofriendsbecausetheyareasymboloffriendship.Youmayalsosendpinkrosesasgiftstosay‘thankyou’”可知，你可以把黄玫瑰送给朋友，因为它们是友谊的象征。你也可以送粉红玫瑰作为礼物表示感谢。故填Yellowrosesorpinkroses.29．根据“Giftsareallaboutmakingpeoplefeelspecial.Soit’simportantthatthegiftshouldbeveryspecialandmeaningfultotheperson.”可知，一份好的礼物应该是特别的、对这个人来说有意义的。故填Itshouldbespecialandmeaningfultothebirthdayperson.30．本题为开放性试题，答案不唯一，合理即可。例如：是的。我为我的朋友做了一个手绘的杯子，加上了我们的照片，使它与众不同。故填Yes.Imadeahand-paintedcupformyfriend,addingourphototomakeitunique.【正确答案】31．beginning32．with33．because34．write35．carefully【分析】本文讲述了新年伊始下定决心对未来学习和生活的重要性，以及作者为实现新学期取得好成绩这一目标所做的决心和准备。31．句意：在新年初下定决心对你有帮助。根据“Makingresolutionsatthe...ofanewyear”可知，应是在新的一年的开始下定决心，应用短语atthebeginningof“在……之初”。故填beginning。32．句意：作为一名学生，我的新年决心与我的学习有关——我希望在新学期取得好成绩。havetodowith“与……有关”，为固定短语。故填with。33．句意：我之所以决定这么做，是因为我妈妈告诉我应该为未来努力学习。分析“Imakeadecisiontodoit...mymomtellsmethatIshouldworkhardformyfuture.”可知，前后句是因果关系，前果后因，应用because引导原因状语从句。故填because。34．句意：为了坚持我的决心，我会把它写在笔记本上提醒自己。根据“...itdowninmynotebook”可知，此处指在笔记本上写下决心，应用短语writedown“写下”，助动词will后接动词原形。故填write。35．句意：从现在开始，我会认真做作业，在课堂上保持活跃。根据上文“Ihopetogetgoodgradesinthenewterm.”可知，作者希望在新学期取得好成绩，由此可知他会认真地做作业，应用副词carefully“认真地”，修饰动词“do”。故填carefully。【正确答案】36．teacher37．but38．tohelp39．won40．their41．through42．plans43．quickly44．easier45．happiness【分析】本文讲述了Tom发明了一个智能作业收集机器人以提高收作业效率的故事。36．句意：学生们通过不同的人传递作业，从小组长到班代表，最后到老师。根据“fromtheirgroupleader(组长)totheclassrepresentative(课代表),andfinallytothe….”及备选词可知，是老师要收集学生的作业，应用动词teach的名词teacher表示“老师”。故填teacher。37．句意：这听起来很容易，但有时可能会出错并且需要花费很多时间。根据“Itsoundseasy,…sometimesitcangowrongandtakealotoftime.”及备选词可知，前后为转折关系，连词but“但是”符合语境。故填but。38．句意：Tom，一个中学生，做了一件有意义的工作来帮助解决这个问题。根据“Tom,amiddleschoolboydidameaningfuljob…withthisproblem.”及备选词可知，Tom是帮助解决了问题，help“帮助”，此处应用动词不定式表目的。故填tohelp。39．句意：他制作了一个智能作业收集机器人并获得了儿童发明奖一等奖。根据“Hemade