初二下学期英语期中试题
选择题部分答题卡
笔试部分答案
Ⅰ
. 单项选择（共20分）
Ⅱ.完形填空（共10分）
Ⅲ.阅读理解（共40分）
Ⅳ. 补全对话（共10分） 非选择题部分
V . 根据汉语提示完成句子。（10 分） 1. 我的朋友比我更擅长美术。
My friend_______ _______ at art _______ me. 2. 他的哥哥在清华大学主修英语和管理专业。
Now his brother _______ _______ English and _________in Qinghua University. 3. 你决不会因为年龄太小而不能开始做事情。
You are never ________ young _________ ___________ things.
4. Li Yundi _______ _______ _______ the 14th Chopin International Piano Competition in Poland and ______ ______ _______ in his group.
5. 他七岁时开始学习钢琴。
He began _______ _______ the piano _______ _______ _______ of seven. 6. 他在打乒乓球方面总能赢我。
He always ____________ me ___________ table tennis. 7. 我认为英语没有数学难。
I think English is _________ _________ __________ ________ maths. VI ．书面表达。（10分）
请你用一段话简单介绍一下你所崇拜的一个人物。（不少于80个单词） A Person Who I Admire
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笔试部分（100分）
Ⅰ. 单项选择(20分)
1. There _______ a lot of people in the museum last weekend.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
2. My hair is longer than ______ .
A. you
B. your
C. her
D. hers
3. We need _______ to make the sandwiches.
A. two teaspoons of butters
B. two teaspoon of butters
C. two teaspoons of butter
D. two teaspoon of butter
4. -Did you see _____ seals at the aquarium? –Yes, I saw ____ clever seals.
A. some; some
B. any; some
C. any; any
D. some; any
5.Finally, _______ the milk shake into a glass and drink it.
A. put
B. cut
C. peel
D. pour
6. —Kevin, is your twin brother the same as you? —No. I’m ______ than him.
A. a little thin
B. very thinner
C. much thiner
D. a little thinner
7. —What do Mary and Lisa do? —Oh, they are ______ students.
A. each
B. all
C. neither
D. both
8. —How do you feel when you watch the national flag go up?
—It makes me ______ very proud.
A. felt
B. to feel
C. feeling
D. feel
9.—Remember to ______ the lights when you leave the room. —OK, I will.
A. turn up
B. turn on
C. turn down
D. turn off
10. — __________ do you make orange juice?
—First peel the oranges and then blend them.
A. Where
B. When
C. What
D. How
11. I want to add more sugar ______ my coffee.
A. with
B. in
C. to
D. on
12. They enjoyed themselves ______ the school trip.
A. on
B. with
C. by
D. to
13. — ______ glasses of water should we drink every day?
—About eight glasses, I think.
A. How much
B. How many
C. How
D. What
14.—What ______ do you know about him?
—He often goes to the net bar with ______ kids.
A. else; else
B. else; other
C. other; else
D. other; other 15. — ___ you ___ to the zoo last weekend? —Yes, I went there with my cousin.
A. Were; go
B. Did; went
C. Do; go
D. Did; go
16. He was tired, so he ______ a taxi back to his home yesterday afternoon.
A. take
B. takes
C. is going to take
D. took
17. He is always friendly to others. He is a ______ man.
A. talented
B. creative
C. kind
D. unusual
18. I’m hungry now. Let’s stop ______.
A. having a meal
B. having a rest
C. to have a meal
D. to have a rest
19. I can’t go to the movies with you because I have _______ homework to do.
A. much too
B. many too
C. too much
D. too many
20. —Can you come over to my house on Saturday?
—_______ . I have to see a doctor.
A. Sure. I’d love to
B. All right
C. Sorry, I can’t
D. Good idea
II．完形填空（10分）
Last week our class 1 to the zoo as part of our science project. We didn’t do 2 studying. We just had a good time. We __3___ at the school gate in the early morning. We 4 on the school bus at 9 o’clock and arrived 5 the zoo half an hour later. We all wanted 6 the elephant show at 10 o’clock. The elephant show lasted (持续) 45 minutes. Then we had a __7___ break (休息) for a drink. We ran around the zoo trying to see as 8 animals as we could before lunch. Lunch was fun because we had it with monkeys. We went back on the bus at 2 o’clock. It ___9___ us half an hour ___10___ to school.
1. A. go B. goes C. went D. to go
2. A. much B. many C. a lot D. lot of
3. A. meet B. met C. meeting D. meets
4.A. leave B. left C. leave for D. left for
5. A. in B. to C. at D. with
6. A. to watch B. watch C. see D. look at
7. A. 15 minutes B. 15-minute C. 15 minute’s D. 15 minutes’
8. A. many B. much C. a lot D. a lots of
9. A. take B. took C. spend D. spent
10. A. get B. to get C. gets D. got
III.阅读理解。（40分）
（A）
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
2. _______ will have a birthday party.
A. Sam
B. Sandy
C. Lucy
D. Rose
3. Nancy will go to New York on _______ .
A. Tuesday
B. Thursday
C. Friday
D. Wednesday
4. What does Nancy have to do on Thursday?
A. Get her things ready for traveling.
B. Cook fish for Lucy and Lily.
C. Play soccer with Sam.
D. Go to a birthday party.
5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Nancy is coming to Lucy’s house for dinner.
B. Nancy invites Rose to come to her house for dinner.
C. Lucy and Lily can’t come to Nancy’s house.
D. Sandy is coming to Nancy’s home for dinner.
（ B ）
In China, more and more middle school students are getting shorter sleeping time than before. Most students sleep less than nine hours every night, because they have much homework to do. Some homework is given by their teachers, and some by their parents. Also, some students don’t know how to save time. They are not careful enough while they do their homework, so it takes them a lot of time. Some students spend too much time watching TV or playing computer games. They stay up(熬夜)very late. Some students have to get up early every morning on weekdays to get to school on time by bus or by bike. It can be a long way from home to school.
Schools and parents should cut down some of the homework so that the children can enjoy more than nine hours of sleep every night for their health. For children, you should make best use of your time. When you have enough time for sleeping, you will find it much better for both your study and health.
1. What makes most students sleep less than nine hours every night?
A. Watching TV.
B. Playing computer games.
C. Doing their homework.
D. Doing housework.
2. Who else gives children some homework to do except their teachers?
A. Their parents.
B. Other students.
C. The children themselves.
D. Nobody else.
3. How many hours of sleep is good for students’ health?
A. Less than 9 hours.
B. Over 9 hours.
C. Only 9 hours.
D. 8 hours.
4. What would happen to a student who often goes to bed late and gets up early?
A. He would fall asleep in class.
B. He would do well in study.
C. He would finish his homework fast.
D. He would have good health.
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Some students are so careless that they spend lots of time on their homework.
B. All the students stay up late for their homework.
C. Children should be given less homework.
D. Schools and parents should take care of children.
（C )
Mr. Brown got up late this morning. He was going to be late for work. Lt was raining hard and the streets were wet. He drove so fast that he didn't see the red lights. He couldn't stop his car and hit a car. An old man got out of the car and called out angrily, "What are you doing? How can you drive so fast?"
"l'm sorry, sir," said Mr. Brown, "l didn't see the lights turn red." Then he brought out a bottle of wine and gave it to the old man.
"It's cold today, sir," said Mr. Brown. "Please drink a little, and then you'll get warm."
The old man drank some wine and became happy. He asked, "l'm feeling much better now. Why don't you drink any?"
"l can't drink anything now, sir, "answered Mr. Brown "l'm waiting for the policeman. Only drunkards cause accidents, you know!"
（）1.When did the story happen?
A. In the morning
B. In the afternoon
C. In the evening
D. At night （）2.Why did Mr. Brown drive so fast?
A. He was happy that day
B. He was good at driving
C. There were few cars in the street
D. He was afraid to be late
（）3. Mr. Brown hit the car because of the following EXCEPT that ____.
A. he didn't see the red lights
B. he drove fast
C. he couldn't drive at all
D. it was raining hard
（）4.Why did Mr. Brown give a bottle of wine to the old man?
A. To make him happy
B. To make him drunk
C. To make him warm
D. To make friends with him
（）5.We can know that _____ at last.
A. Mr. Brown was not late for work
B. the old man Mr. Brown became good friends
C. Mr. Brown drank some wine
D. Mr.Brown fooled the old man
( D )
Jack wanted to ask for two days off, but he had only learnt the phrase （短语）“have a day off”. He thought and thought , then he had an idea. “Grandmother is ill. May I have a day off, sir ? ”he asked the teacher. “Of course, you can. ”replied （答复）the teacher at once. After a while, the boy came to knock at the teacher’s door. “May I have a day off again? ”The teacher was very surprised, “Didn’t you say it just now? ”“Yes, sir. But I can’t be here the day after tomorrow, either. ”The teacher understood him and could not help laughing. Then he said with a smile, “Why didn’t you say‘May I have two days off? ’”The boy answered quickly in a loud voice. “But you only taught us‘have a day off! ’”
1.Jack is _________.
A. a teacher
B. a student
C. a guide
D. a nurse
2. Jack asked for _________ off.
A. half a day
B. a day
C. two days
D. three days
3. Why was Jack be away from school for two days? Because ________.
A. he didn’t like school
B. he wanted to relax himself
C. he wanted to look after his grandmother
D. he was ill
4. What does the underlined phrase “could not help” mean?
A. 不能帮助
B. 忍不住
C. 不可以
D. 不准许
5. Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. Jack wasn’t a good boy.
B. Jack wasn’t good at English.
C. Jack’s teacher was very strict with him.
D. Jack’s mother didn’t ask Jack to come to school.
IV. 从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话。(10分)
1
Sally: I’m making a sandwich.
Jenny: Wow! It’s great! 2
Sally: It’s easy. Look! 3 Next, cut up a tomato, three mushrooms and some onions. Put all of these on a slice of bread. Put some cheese, too. 4
Jenny: Is that all?
Sally: Oh, yeah. 5
1 ____
B: I admire Marie Curie.
A: 2_____ ?
B: She was born in 1867 in Poland .
A: 3 ______ ?
B: She was a scientist.
A: What was her achievement?
B: 4 _______ . How about you?
A: I admire Lang Lang. Do you know him?
B: 5___________________. I saw him play the piano on TV. A: No, he is a well-known pianist. He