初二英语下期中考试试卷

初二英语下期中考试试卷

淮安市开明中学2011 — 2012学年度第二学期期中考试 初二英语试卷 ‎ 成绩： ‎ 听力部分 ( 20分)‎ I.‎‎ 听力测试(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)‎ A) 根据所听到的内容，将下列图片重新排列顺序。(听两遍) ‎ A B C D E ‎1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________ 5. __________ ‎ B) 听四组对话，选择正确答案。(听两遍)‎ 听第一段对话，回答第6、7小题。‎ ‎( ) 6. What’s the weather like now?‎ A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.‎ ‎( ) 7. Where is Ann going?‎ A. To the bus stop. B. To the hospital. C. To the shop.‎ 听第二段对话，回答第8、9小题。‎ ‎( ) 8. What will the woman do tomorrow?‎ A. Hold an important party. B. Have an important exam.‎ C. Buy a white T-shirt.‎ ‎( ) 9. What can white make you feel?‎ ‎ A. Excited. B. Calm. C. Sad.‎ 听第三段对话，回答第10、11、12小题。‎ ‎( ) 10. Where does the dialogue take place?‎ ‎ A. At school. B. At home. C. In an office.‎ ‎( ) 11. How long will the girl work a day?‎ A. 2 hours. B. ‎4 ‎hours. C. 6 hours.‎ ‎( ) 12. How much could the girl get in a day?‎ A. 24 dollars. B. ‎80 ‎dollars. C. 6 dollars.‎ 听第四段对话，回答第13、14、15小题。‎ ‎( ) 13. When will the girl go to Australia?‎ A. On September 15th. B. On September 5th. C. On October 5th.‎ ‎( ) 14. How will the girl go to Australia?‎ ‎ A. By ship. B. By train. C. By plane.‎ ‎( ) 15. How long will the girl stay there?‎ ‎ A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.‎ C) 根据所听短文内容，选择正确答案。 (听两遍) ‎ ‎( ) 16. Where do we have too much dirty air?‎ A. In small towns. B. In large cities. C. On farms.‎ 第6页，共6页 ‎( ) 17. Where does the dirty air come from?‎ A. From schools and animals. B. From factories and homes.‎ C. From animals and homes.‎ ‎( ) 18. How can we go to work to produce less dirty air?‎ A. On foot or by car. B. By car or bus. C. By bike or bus.‎ ‎( ) 19. Why do we plant more trees?‎ A. Because we want to ride bikes. B. Because we want to drive.‎ C. Because we want to make the air better.‎ ‎( ) 20. What’s the passage about?‎ A. Why large cities are busy. B. Air pollution in large cities.‎ C. How people produce dirty air in large cities.‎ 笔试部分 ( 80分)‎ II. 单项选择 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)‎ ‎( ) 21. Don’t play tricks on Simon. He is only _______ eight-year-old boy. ‎ ‎ A. a B. an C. the D. /‎ ‎( ) 22. I feel _______ thirsty. I’d like _______ water to drink.‎ ‎ A. a bit; a bit B. a bit; a little C. a few; a bit D. a bit; a few ‎( ) 23. --- Have you seen this film? --- Yes, I _______ it two weeks ago.‎ A. am seeing B. have seen C. will see D. saw ‎( ) 24. He’s never been to Britain before, _______?‎ A. is he B. isn’t he C. has he D. hasn’t he ‎( ) 25. Let’s enjoy the song Yesterday Once More. It sounds ____________.‎ A. well B. sadly C. nice D. bad ‎( ) 26. He thinks he is _______ to see so many stars at night.‎ A. enough luck B. enough lucky C. lucky enough D. luckily enough ‎( ) 27. --- I want to return the CD to Tom, but I can’t find him.‎ ‎ --- He _______ the library. You can find him there.‎ A. has been to B. has gone to C. has left D. went ‎( ) 28. A strange thing _______ in the restaurant last week. ‎ A. happened B. was happened C. has happened D. were happened ‎( ) 29. Can you ____________ who broke the new car?‎ A. look out B. work out C. find out D. put out ‎( ) 30. The old lady lives _______ in a _______ house, and she feels very _______.‎ A. alone; alone; lonely B. lonely; lonely; alone C. alone; lonely; lonely D. alone; lonely; alone III．完形填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从下面各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。‎ There once was an old man who walked all the way to India. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit for sale, but much of it was very 31 . Only one thing was cheap: a big basket of some very long, red fruit.‎ ‎“How much per kilo?” the old man asked. “Two rupees (卢比),” the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost 32 , so the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating them.‎ But something was wrong. As soon as he started eating, his 33 began to burn, his eyes began to water, and his whole face became as 34 as the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe (呼吸), he 35 up and down, screaming (尖叫): “Ah! Ah! Ah!”‎ 第6页，共6页 And yet he 36 to eat the fruit! “You’re crazy!” some people saw him and said. “Those are chili peppers (红辣椒)! You can’t just eat them by the handful!” “No, I mustn’t stop!” the old man said. “I paid money for them, and now I must eat them.”‎ To us, this old man must seem very foolish. But are we so much cleverer? All of us have 37 money, time on something–maybe a relationship, or a business, or a job. And sometimes, even after a long time it’s still not 38 , and we know there’s no hope, we still do it. 39 ? Because we’ve put in all that money, time and effort (努力) into it.‎ What we can 40 from the old man with the peppers is this: even if you’ve lost a lot for something that doesn’t work, let it go and move on. It’s better than continuing to fail.‎ ‎( ) 31. A. delicious B. cheap C. expensive D. fresh ‎( ) 32. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something ‎( ) 33. A. hand B. mouth C. ears D. eyes ‎( ) 34. A. sad B. long C. red D. cold ‎( ) 35. A. went B. walked C. climbed D. jumped ‎( ) 36. A. continued B. liked C. decided D. stopped ‎( ) 37. A. joined B. used C. spent D. put ‎( ) 38. A. working B. passing C. coming D. happening ‎( ) 39. A. What B. When C. Why D. Where ‎( ) 40. A. make B. learn C. choose D. change IV. 阅读理解 (共15小题，A、B每小题1分，C每小题2分，满分20分)‎ 阅读A篇广告、B篇短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。‎ ‎ (A)‎ Share flat Nice flat. The other room ready for immediate use, quiet and convenient(方便), fully furnished (家具齐全), park view.‎ ‎$45 per week including bills of phone and power. Female, non-smoker. No pet.‎ Helen, 25760435 or 24760454‎ Sale ‎　Armchairs, a set of 4 red/ brown, $160; A coffee table, black, fine wood, $20;‎ ‎　An oil painting, by a modern artist, sailing boat in the rain, $150；‎ ‎　A Turkish carpet(地毯), dark blue, $320; A fridge, big, double doors, $350;‎ ‎　Old books, $10, each.‎ Tel: weekday: 572220614; Weekend: 572225117‎ Part-time Laboratory Assistant Wanted ‎　Needed by busy electronics company to help with the development of a computer. Should have an electronics BC degree or above and practical experience.‎ ‎　Working time: 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m, Monday - Thursday ‎　Pay dependent on (依据) education and experience.‎ ‎　Letters of application(申请信)to William Coles, ‎ Nowa Electronics, 31-32, Woodfone RD, Depletton.‎ 第6页，共6页 ‎( ) 41. Helen wants to _______.‎ A. find another lady to share the flat B. share her room with a lady who has no pet ‎　　 C. find a flat with a park view ‎　　 D. rent out (出租) her own room at $45 per week ‎( ) 42. If you want to rent the other room of Helen’s, you mustn’t _______.‎ ‎ A. sleep B. speak C. smoke D. eat ‎( ) 43. If you phone 572225117 at the weekend, you can buy_______.‎ ‎　　 A. a fridge for only $320 B. a coffee table which is made of fine wood ‎　　 C. an armchair for $160 D. 6 books that you like for $70‎ ‎( ) 44. You will _______, if you get a job at Nowa Electronics.‎ ‎　　 A. work 4 afternoons per week B. be paid just according to your education ‎　　 C. work 3.5 hours every week D. be paid just according to your experience ‎( ) 45. You should pay_______, if you want to buy the dark blue carpet and a fridge.‎ ‎　　 A. $320 B. $‎350 C. $570 D. $670‎ ‎ (B)‎ My problems started after I went to a boarding school. I was only 14, and at first I missed my family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.‎ ‎　　I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends -- but only friends. I never guessed my friendship with boys would become a problem.‎ ‎　　Then, three months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention(注意力) from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Students Union. I thought I could win for I was doing well in school. I’d already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didn’t include me. I was sad.‎ ‎　　Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don't be sad. I know you’re excellent! Maybe you’re a little distant from the girls in our class. They don’t know much about you, so some of them didn’t choose you. It doesn’t matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time.”‎ ‎( ) 46. When the writer first entered the boarding school, she ___________.‎ ‎　　 A. didn't like her new school B. missed her classmates ‎　　 C. didn't like her new teacher D. missed her family very much ‎( ) 47. Many of the writer's friends in her new school were ___________.‎ ‎　　 A. teachers B. boys C. girls D. women ‎( ) 48. The writer failed to join the Students Union, because ___________.‎ ‎　　 A. her teachers didn't like her B. she was a poor student ‎　　 C. some girls didn't choose her D. she likes showing off herself ‎( ) 49. The underlined phrase “was hanging out” means “______” in English.‎ ‎　　 A. spoke outside B. went out and played C. stayed at home D. studied hard ‎( ) 50. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?‎ A. The writer won prizes for the best science and English exams.‎ B. The writer realized that her friendship with boys would cause problems.‎ C. The writer was happy because she failed to join the Students Union.‎ D. The teacher thought she was an excellent student.‎ 第6页，共6页 ‎(C) ‎ What do you want to be when you grow up? An astronaut (宇航员)? It is not an easy thing. An astronaut needs a strong body and mind. You still have a long way to go.‎ Astronauts can live upside down. They do this not only during sleep, but also while eating and going to the washroom. Before they fly into space, they have lots of practice being upside down. ‎ Astronauts can’t get dizzy (晕眩的). A spaceship is not a plane. When it goes up, the gravity (重力) can break people’s bones. So astronauts must have strong bodies for this. They can’t get a headache or be sick.‎ In some spaceships, astronauts don’t just drive. They also repair machines and work as scientists. They have to know every part of the spaceship and how it works. If something breaks, they have to know how to repair it. Sometimes they do some scientific experiments (科学实验) in space.‎ If astronauts land in forests on the Earth when they come back, they need to know how to live in the wild. They must take a knife and a gun into space, so they can survive in the wild.‎ 根据文章内容，回答下列问题。‎ ‎51. What does an astronaut need?‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎52. Is it easy to be an astronaut?‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎53. Before the astronauts fly into space, what should they practice doing?‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎54. When can the gravity of a spaceship break people’s bones?‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎55. Why should astronauts take a knife and a gun into space?‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ V. 单词拼写 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)‎ 根据汉语或所给的词，写出单词的适当形式。‎ ‎56. My grandparents are celebrating their 50 years of _______________ (婚姻).‎ ‎57. They have finished _______________ (捆) up the old books.‎ ‎58. The _______________ (文化) centre of China is very famous in the world.‎ ‎59. The guide is _______________ (introduce) one of the famous tourist attractions.‎ ‎60. Yesterday he read many books about English_____________(语法).‎ ‎61. My son was so tired that he fell _______________ (睡着的) once he was in bed.‎ ‎62. Tom is so clever that he can work out the problem _______________ (easy).‎ ‎63. All the friends clapped with _______________ (兴奋) when he came to the party.‎ ‎64. The goal of this program is _______________ (控制) some people’s minds.‎ ‎65. A new file _______________ (创建) by my brother last night.‎ VI. 完成句子 (满分20分)‎ A) 按照题目要求完成句子，每空一词。 (每空0.5分，满分10分)‎ 第6页，共6页 ‎66. Lucy has worked with Millie for ten years. (对划线部分提问)‎ ‎ ___________ ___________ ___________ Lucy___________ with Millie?‎ ‎67. Sandy has already gone to the USA. (改为否定句)‎ Sandy ____________ ____________ to the USA ___________.‎ ‎68. I caught a cold last week. (改为同义句) ‎ I ____________ ____________ a cold ____________last week.‎ ‎69. My sister often makes me do housework. (改为被动语态)‎ ‎ I am often made __________ _________ housework by my sister.‎ ‎70. You can tell him the news by sending him an e-mail. (对划线部分提问)‎ ‎ ___________ ___________ you tell him the news?‎ ‎71. He hopes he can visit the science museum. (改为同义句)‎ He hopes ___________ ___________ the science museum.‎ ‎72. Can you tell me how I can restart the computer? (改为同义句)‎ ‎ Can you tell me how ___________ ____________ the computer?‎ ‎73. We use this set of keys for typing. (改为同义句)‎ ‎ This set of keys _____________ _____________ _______________ type.‎ A) 根据所给汉语完成下列句子。 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)‎ ‎74.这里的人们过去常常一起去钓鱼，但现在只能在网上和朋友聊天。‎ ‎ People here ______________ together, but now they can only __________ online.‎ ‎75. 自地铁投入使用以来，已经带来了很多的好处。‎ ‎ The underground ____________________ since it was ______________________.‎ ‎76. 他已经离开这个城市3年了，我们很想念他。‎ ‎ He ________________ from this city for 3 years, and we ___________ very much.‎ ‎77. 如果你想过关，请正确回答这个问题。‎ ‎ If you want to _______________________, please __________________________.‎ ‎78. 昨天在午餐时间，他采访了他最喜欢的电影明星。‎ ‎ He had _______________ his favourite film star __________________________.‎ VII. 书面表达 (满分10分)‎ 生活在科技飞速发展的今天，有时候真觉得这个世界似乎变得越来越小了：通过网络就可以交朋友；拥有一部电话，就可以与远在天边的亲朋好友交谈…现在请以“The World is Becoming Smaller”为题，写一篇80字左右的短文，谈谈你的感想。内容需包括：1.电脑、电话、电视的使用使得人们感觉世界在变小；2.通过看电视可以了解世界各地正在发生的事情；3.足不出户就可以上网购物；4.利用电话与远方的朋友交流；5.你的感想。‎ The World is Becoming Smaller ____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ (命题人：张小磊)‎ 第6页，共6页