常熟市2009—2010学年第二学期期末考试试卷 初二英语.doc

常熟市20092010学年第二学期期末考试试卷初 二 英 语听力部分(20分)一、听力选择(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)A听对话回答问题 本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还有5秒钟的时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项1Which is the womans uncle?2What do they decide to do?3Where will Bill go for his holiday?4What will the woman do to be a volunteer? 5When Will they meet? AThis morning BTomorrow morning CTonight6What is the man going to do this weekend? AGo to Shanghai BMeet a friend of his CHold a birthday party7What did Andy have for breakfast before? ACakes and milk BCoffee and bread CBread and fruit8How long did the fire last? A10 hours BAbout 12 hours CAbout 2 hours9What does the man mean? AThe woman should stand there BThe woman can sit down CHe doesnt want her to sit down10How does the man go to school on Wednesday? ABy bus BBy bicycle COn footB听对话和短文回答问题 你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍，听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟时间从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项 听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题11What time will the meeting begin? AAt 8：20 BAt 9：20 CAt 9：3012How are they going to the meeting? ABy bike BOn foot CBy car 听第二段对话，回答第13至15小题13Where does the conversation most probably take place? AAt home BAt a toy shop CAt a bookstore14What do they put in the boxes? ASome books BSome toys CBoth books and toys15What can we learn from the conversation? AThe girl has few books BThe girl has many toys CThe girl has no books or toys 听一篇短文，回答第16至20小题16Do Americans usually get advice from members of their families?ANo，they dont BYes，they do CI dont know17What will most Americans do when they need advice? ATurn to their parents BWrite to newspapers and magazines CAsk people they dont know18What advice can they get? AThe passage doesnt tell us BThey can get advice on some subjects CThey can get advice oil many different subjects19How do most newspapers help people solve their problems? AThey print their letters and ask readers to answer them BThey pass their letters to Abby and Ann Landers CThey print letters from readers and answers from doctors，lawyers or educators20What can we learn about Abby and Ann Landers? AThey have had special training BThey have much experience CThey are well known all over the world二、单项选择(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项21Why dont you like the talk? Its_ one that I have ever listened to Athe most interesting Bthe least interesting Cmore interesting Dso interesting22Though it is_，we will_ at it Ahard work；work hard Bwork hard；work hard Cwork hard；hard work Dhard work；hard work23It was_ bad weather_ we all had to stay inside Asuch a；that Bsuch；that Cso；that Dtoo；to24What do you think of this answer to the question? Oh，Im sorryI_ about yesterdays film Aam thinking Bhave thought Cwas thinking Dthought25Buying this coat_ me 100 yuan Atook Bspent Ccost Dpaid26The music sounds_，_? Ainteresting；isnt it Binteresting；doesnt itCinterested；isnt it Dinterested：doesnt it27The boy often_ his English book at home arid often_ to do his homework Aforgets；heaves Bleaves；forgets Cforgets；forgets Dleaves；leaves28We havent heard from Jane for a long time What do you think_ to her? Awas happening Bto happen Chas happened Dhave happened29I dont think she_ so much exercise Aneed Bneeds Cneed to do Dneeds doing30I_ you good luck in the coming new year Thanks Awant Bwish Chope Dlike31When_ your aunt_? In 2008，when she was 27 years old Ahas；got married Bdid；get married Cwas；married Dwas；got married32A stranger in black was seen_ into the tall building just now Aton Bto ran Cto run Dran33He spends as much time as he can_ English every day Ato practise speaking Btopractise to speak Cpractise to speak Dpractising speaking34Great changes_ in our hometown in the past fifteen years Atook place Bhave taken place Cwere taken place Dhave been taken place35A talk on Chinese history_ in the school hall next week Ais given Bhas been given Cwill be given Dgives36The house_ as a meeting room Aused to being used Bwas used to being usedCused to be used Dwas used to be used37I really dont know_ Awhere to find Bwhat to do it next Chow to do next Dwhat to do next38They tried their best_ the ship_ down Ato keep；going Bkeep；from going Ckeep；going Dto keep；from going39Sorry，I cant_ it in French because I cant_ French at allAspeak；say Bsay；speak Ctell；speak Dsay；tell40The teacher asked us to write a_ letter Atwo-hundred-word Btwo-hundreds-word Ctwo-hundred-words Dtwo-hundreds-words三、完型填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项 Its never easy to admit(承认)you are in the wrongWe all 41 to know the art of apology(道歉)Think how often youve done wrongThen count how many 42 youve expressed clearly you were 43 You cant go to bed with an easy mind if you do 44 about it A doctor friendMr Lieb，told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs：headache，heart trouble and insomnia(失眠症) 45 some careful exams，Mr Lieb found nothingwrong with him and said，“If you dont tell me whats 46 you，I cant help you” The man admitted he was cheating(骗取)his brother of his inheritance(遗产)Then and there the clever doctor made him 47 his brother and 48 his moneyAs soon as the letter was put into the post boxthe man suddenly cried“Thank you，”he said to the doctor，“I think Ive got well” An apology can not only save a broken relationship(关系)，but also make it 49 If you can think of someone who should be 50 an apology from you，do something about it right now41Adecide Bhave Cneed Dtry42Amistakes Bpeople Cways Dtimes43Asorry Bweak Csad Dhelpless44Asomething Banything Cnothing Deverything45ABefore BAfter CTill DSince46Ahurting Bchanging Ctouching Dworrying47AWrite to Breply to Ctalk with Dconnect with48Agive Bkeep Creturn Dpay49Afarther Bworse Charder Dstronger50Areceived Bgiven Cknown Dforgotten四、阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项A The brain receives information from the outside world through the sensory(感觉的)systemThis information is collected through the eyes，the nose，the ears，the mouth and the surface of the bodyIt is then kept in the memoryIn fact，scientists do not completely understand how the memory works but they are not sure how much information that the human brain can storeAlso，it appears that the information is never lostVery old people often remember things that happened in their childhood which have not come to their minds for sixty to seventy yearsIf we have kept something in our memory，it is hereBut can we get it out again and use it? That is the difficulty Some of the information we receive only goes into the Short Term MemoryWe only keep this information for a minute or two，then we lose itThis temporary(暂时的)memory is very important in our thinking and understandingIt is used，for example，when you try to remember a name that someone told you a moment ago or a telephone number that you are going to dial (拨)School children in class often seem to use the Short Term Memory if they are not interested in the subjectWhen school teachers describe this，they say that things go“in one ear and out in the other”But if a child is interested，he puts the information in his Long Term Memory，and he never loses itLong Term Memory depends heavily on our understanding of the meaning of the information we receive51Information is collected through the_ of sight，hearing，smell，taste and touch Asense Bexperience Cpractice Dbrightness52Very old people can remember something happened_ Arecently Babout seventy years ago Cin their thirties Din their classroom53If a school child is not interested in a subject，_ Ahe forgets what he learns quickly Bhe memorizes what he learns quickly Che forgets what he learns slowly Dhe memorizes what he learns slowly54The better we understand the meaning of the information，_ Athe more information we can put in our Short Term Memory Bthe more information we can put in our Long Term Memory Cthe less informationwe can put in our Short Term MemoryDthe less information we can put，in our Long Term Memory B The world is crazy about Harry PotterWith 60 million books sold in 200 countries，this young magician became popular with children everywhere Harry Potter is the main character in the booksHis world is full of magic，wizards，witches and ghostsThe books are written for young readers，but they are enjoyed by people of all ages Why have the books been so successful? Its writer，JKRowling，is certainly surprisedThere have been many other fantasy(幻想)series for young readers，such as the books by CSLewis and Lloyd AlexanderWhats so special about Harry Potter? There are a few thingsMany other fantasy stories take place in far away lands or in past or future timesHarry Potter lives in modern EnglandHes also a very normal boy：polite，friendly and generousSo，when other children read about Harry，they can learn from him The books are also very funny and creative(有创意的)Rowling writes about many wonderful thingsFor example，there is a sport called QuidditchIts played on flying broomsticks Finally，dont forget the hard work of Rowlings publisher，ScholasticThey have pushed the series in almost every country in the worldThe media has also helped，by making Potter into a kind of movie star55Who is CSLewis? AA character on a Harry Potter story BA friend of JKRowling CA writer of childrens stories DA young reader56How are the Harry Potter books different from other interesting stories? AThere are ghosts and magic BThe characters are friendly CThere are no animals in the other stories DHarry lives in the modern world57Which of the following is Not a reason for the bookssuccess? AChildren can learn from Harry BRowling writes badly CThe books publisher works hard to push the books DThe media has helped make the books famousC Every object has weightBut the center of its weight is not always in the middle of the objectIf the top of an object is heavier than its bottom，it will fall over easilyWe say that its center of gravity is highBut if the bottom is heavier，it wont fall easilyThen we say that its center of gravity is low Look at the first pictureThis empty box must fall over，because its center of gravity(C)is not above the line of its bottom(AB)Now look at the second pictureThere is some heavy iron in the bottom of this boxIt will not fall，because its center of gravity is above its bottom58If the bottom of an object is_ its mp，it will fall over easily Alighter than Bheavier than Cno heavier than Das heavy as59Please point out which box will not fall60The reason why the Leaning Tower of Pisa does not fall is that_ Athe top of the tower is heavier than its bottom Bthe bottom of the tower is not heavier than its top Cits center of gravity is still above the line of its bottomDits center of gravity is not above the line of its bottom五、根据句意和所给中文写出句中所缺的单词，每空一个单词(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)61The doctors are trying to save the_(病人)lives62Bill Gates is a very_(成功)businessman63Can you_(描述)what you saw in the room just now?64He failed in the job interview because he answered the questions_(不正确)65Our teacher always tells us that watching TV too much_(影响)our study and health66Many people are_(污染)the river behind my house67How often do you change your_(牙刷)，children?68How long have you_(借)the magazine?69Trailwalker is_(组织)to raise money for the poor70Noise is terrible，_(特别)when you are trying to sleep六、用所给动词的适当形式填空(共7小题，每小题1分，满分7分)71She_(watch)the parade while I was taking photos72He used his knife_(cut)the apple in two halves73The teacher told us that the sun_(have)nine planets74It is necessary for us_(support)each other75My hometown_(change)a lot since I was 6 years old76I_(tell)that there would be a meeting the next week77You will fail the exam if you_(not be)careful七、用所给单词的适当形式填空(共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分)78Jim，you shouldnt do your homework so_(care)79We should learn English well because its important in our_(day)life80A mans life will