进华中学2015学年第一学期初二年级英语期中考试卷.doc

进华中学2019学年第一学期初二年级英语期中考试卷 (2015-11-04)Part 1 listening (第一部分 听力）（共25分）I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片)：(共6分）A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题,选出最拾当的答案)：（共8分）()7A. 5:30.B. 5:40.C. 6:00.D. 6:20.()8A. SunnyB. Rainy.C. Cloudy.D. Windy.()9A. A teacher.B. A lawyer.C. An engineer.D. An artist.()10A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Every day.D. Three times a week.()11A. He found it interesting.B. He found it boring.C. He found it enjoyable.D. He found it amazing.()12A. Teacher and student.B. Husband and wife.C. Doctor and patient.D. Father and daughter.()13A. He has to wait for someone else.B. He has to fix the seat first.C. There is something wrong with the car.D. The woman must fasten the seat belt.()14A. In a restaurant.B. In a shop.C. In a school.D. In a library.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容,符合的用“T”表示,不符合的用“F”表示)：（共6分）()15In a bookshop, the assistant will come up to you and say, “Can I help you?”()16If you cant find out a book you want, the assistant will help you.()17In fact, the assistant in the bookshop doesnt want to sell any books at all.()18The student had to go to the bookshop to read the book every day.()19One day the student couldnt find the book in its usual place.()20The book had been sold and the student couldnt read it any longer.IV. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences (听短文,完成下列内容,每空格限填一词): (共5分）21.The red phone box in Britain is an example of British traditional _.22.The fast _ of mobile phones has made it lost its place.23.To save red phohe boxes, people thought of changing them into a mini _.houses.24.Janet Fishes in Somerset thought of a _ way: to turn it into a mini library.25.The phone box library is open _ days a year and 24 hours a day.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar(第二部分词汇与语法）（共40分）V. Choose the best answer. (共16分）()26Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation with others?A. Youll be very pleased to know that we offered help immediately.B. They went from house to house, begging the people for bread.C The man sat at his regular table near the window.D. Watching sport gave him great pleasure.()27This is a story about _ one-eyed old man.A. aB. anC. theD. /()28A: Do you need my pen?B: No, thanks, I have got _.A. itB. thatC. oneD. ones()29About _ the students in our school have watched the football match.A.threehundredsB. three hundredC. hundreds ofD. three hundred of()30Books of this kind _ well.A. sellsB. are soldC. sellD. is sold()31You _ about your schoolwork. I will help you when you are well.A. dont need worryB. neednt to worryC. neednt worryD. neednt be worry()32Our school sports meeting will continue _ it rains this afternoon.A. ifB. sinceC. untilD. unless()33How long has your brother _.here?A. comeB. arrivedC. beenD. got()34_terrible weather weve been having these days.A. How aB. What aC. HowD. What()35Mary, along with her parents, _ to Beijing.A. have movedB. have been moving C. are movingD. has moved()36Which is _ country, Canada or Australia?A. a largeB. largerC. a largerD. the larger()37Id rather _ the Fitness Camp because it offered 16 hours of training per week.A. chooseB. to chooseC. choosingD. have chosen()38Could you tell us how many texts _ by the end of last year?A. have you learntB. you had learntC. you have learntD. had you learnt()39Susan _ at lunchtime with a bouquet of flowers in her hands.A. turned outB. turned onC. turned offD. turned up()40A: My plan is _ Beijing this coming holiday. What are you going to do, Linda?B: Well, I prefer _ books at home.A. to visit, to readB. visiting, to readC to visit, readD. visiting, read()4lA: Would you like me to book the tickets for you?B: _.A. You are welcomeB. No problemC Thats OKD. Thats very kind of youVI. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each word can only be used once. (共4分）A. finallyB. appear C. machine D. showedE. largerThe helicopter is an unusual and useful machine. It can fly straight up in the air and stay in the same place. People wished for such a machine for many years before It was 42 invented.Toy helicopters appeared in France back in the 1700s. A few years later, an English scientist, Sir George Cayley, tried to use steam engines to run 43 helicopters. For more than a hundred years, people tried to make helicopters big enough for people to fly in. By 1910, Igor Sikorsky finally 44 the world two such helicopters. These 45 flew, but they did little more than fly straight up and down. It took Sikorsky until 1940 to make a real, practical helicopter.VII. Complete the sentences with the g丨ven words In their proper forms. (共8分）46.The drivers _ caused the traffic accident. (care)47.The sick man is getting _ than yesterday. (ill)48.When he got home, he found his key _. (miss)49.Rose asked the librarian _, “Is reading helpful?” (polite)50.When we meet any _, we should face it bravely. (difficult)51.As we all know, Bill is a man of great _ and he achieved success. (able)52.The film had already begun when we _ the cinema. (entrance)53.By my _, we made a profit of $200,000 last year. (calculate)VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (共12分)54.Brian is not only tall but also healthy. (保持句意基本不变)Brian is _ tall _.healthy.55.You can do it in class. You can also do it at home (合并成一句）You can do it _ in class _ at home.56.We will ask him to come down for dinner. (对划线部分提问）_.shall we ask him to._ ?57.Alice has five English lessons every week. (改为反意疑问句）Alice has five English lessons every week, _ _?58.We must close the door when we leave the room. (改为被动语态）The door must _ _ when we leave the room.59.Jane ate some fruit after lunch yesterday. (改为否定句)Jane _ _ any fruit after lunch yesterday.Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分阅读与写作）（共35分)IX. Reading comprehension.Five days after the London marathon, when the hard experience and muscle ache were just memory for every other runner, Lloyd Scott, a cancer survivor, lumbered across the finish line in his deep-sea divers suit to a heros welcome yesterday.Cold, heavy, wetLloyd was interviewed by reporters from BBC and he introduced his difficult experience of his unforgettable London marathon. “During the time Im walking, I have to pay attention to a great deal. Although I used to be a firefighter, I cant get used to putting on the cold, heavy, wet deep-sea divers suit to run the marathon. At such bad moments, I think of the money Im raising for Clic which provides a service for children and families. But the hardest thing happens exactly each morning. When I wake up, I have to find out what hurts and how much. You can not imagine how hard it is to get into the cold and wet diving suit with all your muscles cold and having to think about what will happen next, because I also have very poor eyesight and cannot see the broken stones on the roadside.”Excellent examplePaul Simons, an officer, thinks Lloyd has demonstrated a very British sense of determination. He describes Lloyd as an excellent example to all the nation, who has a unique part of British character that the whole people need. Karen Sugarman, another fundraiser of Clic thinks of Lloyd as Superman and an inspiration to many of the sufferers throughout the UK.Years ago, Lloyd was diagnosed with cancer, he told himself it was not his end. He has come through that darkest period and he hopes that this run will encourage anyone else not to give up hope.As a cancer survivor, Lloyd Scott is a mixture of fundraiser and inspiration. He is serious about his charity work for Cancer and Children Care. He really did something “larger than life” that is very close to his heart. He once ran across the Jordan Desert dressed as Indian Jones, climbed the Everest and walked to the South Pole and this time his London marathon run successfully won him a place in the record books for the slowest ever marathon.()60.Lloyd Scott finished the London marathon _ days after all the other runners.A. twoB. three C. fourD. five()61.Lloyd Scott worked as a _ before he became ill.A. doctorB. firefighterC. fighterD. marathon runner()62.Lloyd Scott wore deep-sea diving costume during the race because he wanted to _.A. see the road clearlyB. dive in the deep-seaC. raise money for charity ClicD. enjoy the running()63.When he was diagnosed with cancer, Lloyd Scott _.A. thought it was the endB. felt depressedC. didnt give upD. lumbered home()64.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to this passage?A. Lloyd hoped to raise money for sick children.B. Lloyd met the races fastest man at the end of the race.C. Lloyd had poor eyesight.D. Lloyd was in pain during the race and found it very hard.()64.From the passage we know Lloyd Scott _.A. was no longer troubled by cancer.B. drove to the South Pole by himselfC. ran across the Jordan desert in his deep-sea divers suitD. recorded the slowest time for a marathonX. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (共6分）You have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you cant believe how 66 time has passed.If you are familiar with this scene, youll know how time flies when you are having fun. Now scientists have thought over a reason why this is the case.Scans have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 67 according to how we focus on a task. When we feel 68 , we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is ticking more slowly.In an experiment carried out by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched an image while researchers monitored their brain activity.The volunteers were told to first concentrate on how long an image appeared for, then focus on the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that 69 was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjectsIt is thought that if the brain is focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to spread its resources, and pays 70 attention to the clockTherefore, time passes without us really noticing it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 71 energies on monitoring the passing of time. As a result, time seems to drag.Next time you feel bored in class, perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!()66. A. slowlyB. quicklyC. terriblyD. foolishly()67. A. changeB. developC. growD. stop()68. A. interestedB. boredC. excitedD. active()69. A. the timeB. the experimentC. the clockD. the brain()70. A. noB. moreC. someD. less()71. A. enoughB. fullC. rightD. properXI. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable words. (共7分)“There is no love which is more sincere than the love of food,” said Anglo-Irish writer George Bernard Shaw. Like Bernard Shaw, many writers e72 food very much, and they say and write interesting things about it.British poet Owen Meredith(1831-1891) learnt a lot about food when he lived in Paris. He famously said, “We may live without friends, we may live without books, but civilized men cannot live without c73.”American writer Mark Twain also wrote a lot about food. “When you have t74 watermelon,” he wrote, “you know what angels eat.”American cookbook writer Alice May Brock has some simple rules about food from different c75. “If you want to cook international food, its easy,” she wrote. “Put tomatoes on the plate and its Italian. Use soy sauce and its Chinese. A76 wine to the recipe and its French. Sour cream makes it Russian and lemon makes it Greek. But garlic makes it good! Cheers!”Tea and coffee are even more i77 for some people. There is a Chinese saying, “It is better to go without food for three days, than tea for one.”American President Abraham Lincoln was often rude about the tea and coffee which was served to him. For example, he was in a Washington restaurant one day, and when the main meal was over, a cup of hot l78 was placed in front of him. He drank a bit and was clearly angry. “Waiter,” he said, “if this is coffee, please bring me some tea; and if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.”XII. Answer the questions. (共6分）A new TV series in England, Away from it all, has surprised everyone by becoming a huge success with young people across the country. Its success is surprising because the series is about the relaxing lifestyles of people who live in the country. There is none of the action that we usually see on TV today. There are also no stressful moments, busy offices or crowded cities. Away from it all is set in the peaceful English countryside and tells simple stories about peoples kindness. The director of the TV series says that its success is a sign of teenagers suffering from stress. They say that watching Away from it all helps teenagers forget about the pressures of exams, homework and the troubles that fill the world today. They also say that its a good sign of todays young pe