常熟市2013－2014学年第二学期期中考试试卷初二英语.doc

2013-2014学年第二学期初二英语期中测试注意事项：1本试卷满分130分，考试时间100分钟。 2请用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔将答案写在答题纸上，写在其他位置无效。 3考试结束后，考生只需交答题纸。卷 （选择题 共80分）一、听力部分(20分)第一部分：听对话回答问题(10分) 听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有5秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。( )1. How did Bob go to Shanghai last week?( )2Where will we go the coming holiday?( )3What is the weather like now?( )4. Whats Nacys favourite programme(节目)( )5. How many boy students are there in the class? A. Twenty-four. B. Forty-eight. C. Twelve.( )6. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Mary hasnt played baseball for ten years. B. Mary enjoys playing baseball now. C. Mary used to play baseball seven years ago.( )7. What time is it now? A. 8:40. B. 8:10. C. 8:00.( )8. How much more money does the man need to buy the dictionary? A. 10 yuan. B. 20 yuan. C. 4 yuan.( )9. What would Mille like? A. A cup of tea. B. A glass of milk. C. A cup of coffee.( )10. What is Mr. White? A. He may be a farmer. B. He may be a doctor. C. He may be a man.第二部分：听对话和短文回答问题（10分） 听下面1段对话和2篇短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听一段对话，回答第n、12题。( )11. Why was Jim late for school? A. Because he got up late. B. Because there was something wrong with his bike. C, Because there was lots of traffic on the road.( )12.What did Ms Li want him to do? A. To go to her office after class. B. To finish his homework. CTo get up early.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。( )13.A. dancing B. singing C. climbing the hill( )14. A. drawing B. swimming C. drinking water( )15. A. factories B. the museum C. a market听第二篇短文，回答第16-20题。( )16. What did Sue want to know in her letter? A. Something about Amys town. B. Something about food in Amys. town. C. Something about interesting places in Amys town. .( )17. How many places did Amy talk about in her letter? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.( )18. How far is it from the park to Amys house? A. Quite far. B. Very near. C. An hours walk.( )19. Where does Amy usually do her homework? A. At home. B. At school. C. At the library. . . ( )20. How is the food in Top Food Center? A. Cheap and nice. B. Expensive but delicious. C. Cheap but not so nice.二、选择题（共两部分，满分25分）单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。( ) 21. Rome, _ capital of Italy, is_ country with a long history. A. a; the B. a; a C. the; a D. /; the( )22. Mike_ take a bus to the office, but now he_ walking there. A. is used to; is used to B. used to; used to C. is used to; used to D. used to; is used to( ) 23. It_ famous_ its theatres since the early twentieth century.A. has become; for B. has become; asC. has been; for D. has been; as( )24. The car crashed into the tree_ the driver was making a phone call. A. so B. but C. as D. and( ) 25. -The world is becoming smaller and smaller because of the Internet.-_. A. No problem B. Exactly C. All right D. That is all right( ) 26. There are millions of websites on the Internet and there_ a lot of useful_ on the websites. A. are; advice B. are; advices C. is; advice D. is; advices( ) 27. Im_ building a new zoo because I think zoos are terrible places for animals to live in . A. on B. in C. for D. against( ) 28. -Where have you_ these days? -I have_ to Beijing with my friends. A. been; gone B. been; been C. gone; been D. gone; gone( ) 29. He likes playing tricks on others, but_, he is a good boy. He is willing to help others. A. in this way B. in some ways C. in that way D. in a word( ) 30. The sand storm weather_ in Beijing several times this year. A. happen B. happened C. has happened D. have happened( ) 31. This morning I_ some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take my son to a nice restaurant for his birthday. A. looked up B. cleaned up C. picked up D. gave up( ) 32. I decide to fly to Beijing. Itll_ much less time, although I have to_ more money. A. cost; pay B. take; cost C. take; spend D. spend; pay( ) 33. My grandfather lives_ in a(an) _ village but he never feels_. A. lonely; alone; lonely B. alone; lonely; lonely C. alone; alone; lonely D. lonely; 10nely; alone( ) 34. -Look! The man_ be our Chinese teacher. -No, it_ be him. He is in his office now. A. must; cant B. must; mustnt C. cant; cant D. cant; mustnt( ) 35. -My brothers never been late for work_? -_. He is a hard-working man.A. is he; Yes, he is B. isnt he; No, he isntC. has he; Yes, he has D. has he; No, he hasnt( ) 36. How long_ they_? -Sorry, I dont know. But I know that Mr Chen is going to a nurse next month. A. did; marry; marry to B. did, get marry; marry with C. have; got married; marry D. have; been married; marry( ) 37. It is_ to see my good friend_ the piano on the stage(舞台) at this time yesterday. A. excited; playing B. exciting; playing C. excited: play D. exciting; play( ) 38. -Have you stayed h ere long? -Yes. _. A. I have stayed here for twenty years ago B. I stayed here for twenty years C. Twenty years has past D. I have stayed here since twenty years ago( ) 39. My cousin in the USA always_ me. Last week, his letter_ me very much. A. keeps in touch with; touch B. keeps in touched with; touched C. keeps in touching with; touching D Keeps in touch with; touched ( ) 40. -Thank you for helping me carry the bag. -_. A. Of course I do B. With pleasure C. My pleasure D. Yes, thats OK B).完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分) 请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I have always been interested in making things. When I was a child. I 41 painting, but I also liked 42 things out of clay(粘土）I won a prize（奖）for one of my paintings when I was 43 That may be why I went to art school four years later. But I studied painting at first not pottery（制陶）I like being a potter because I like to work with my 44 and feel the clay. Im happy to work 45 myself and near my home. I dont like mass-produced（批量生产的）things, because they are made by 46 and all the same. I think crafts（手工艺）are very important and craftsmen make things 47 with hands. They make our lives 48 When I 49 school at 21. I got some money. I hope to become a full-time（专职的）craftswoman. This workplace is 50 , and I wish to move to a larger one next year.( ) 41.A. bought B. sold C. enjoyed D. believed( ) 42.A. making B. storing C. pulling D. taking( ) 43.A. ten B. fourteenC. eighteen D. twenty( ) 44.A. ropes B. tools C. feet D. hands ( ) 45.Aat Bin Cby Dwith( ) 46.A. machines B. glue C. secret D. fun( ) 47.A. politely B. sweetly C. quick D. cleverly( ) 48.A. boring B. colourful C. useful D. exactly( ) 49. A. entered B. trusted C. left D. chose( ) 50.A. small B. tidy C. dirty D. clean三、阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）请先阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others dont. The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U. S. A. lives in it. Its really white. But do you Know why the white House is white? The story happened in 1812.That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the presidents house on fire. In 1814, in order to hide the marks of the fire, the stone walls of the presidents house were painted white and it has been the White House ever Since.( ) 51. The White House is a house for_. A. the American people B. the soldiers of the U. S. A. C. the presidents of the U. S. A. D. the patients of the U. S. A. ( ) 52. England fought with America in_. A. 1810 B. 1812 C. 1814 D. 1916( ) 53. The White House was painted white because_. A. the house is old B. the house is new C. it was once on fire and was with marks D. they have enough paintB When it rains, do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you can buy these pretty red and white Umbrella for Shoes. They keep the rain off wet. Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it Yourself? Perhaps your mother does it. Well, now you just need a cat. Get a cat and buy these four Dusters(抹布)for Cats. You talk too long on the phone, dont you? Most teenagers do! Save time - buy the Telephone Dumb-bell（哑铃）”！ It weighs five kilos. Then your calls will be less than five minutes. Do your friends sometimes come up behind you and make you jump? Do cars come around the comer when you try to cross the road? Well, you can solve that problem with these modern Forward backward Glasses. Look forward with the right eye and back with the left.( ) 54. Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text? A. d; a; b; c B. b; a; c; d C. d; a; c; b D. b; d; a; c( ) 55. From the text, we know that cats can help mother to A. do some housework B. keep the rain off C. speak on the phone D. 100k for something ( ) 56. Which of the following is NOT true? A. The Telephone Dumb-bell weighs about five kilos. B. Forward - backward Glasses can help us look forward with the left eye and back with the right. C. A cat with four Dusters (抹布)for Cats can sweep the floor for us. D. The pretty red and white Umbrella for Shoes will keep the shoes from getting wet. .( ) 57. The text seems to tell us that we can solve some problems with the four A. drawings B. inventions C. animals D. shoes( ) 58. The passage is most likely to be found from_. A. a music book B. an art book C. a newspaper D. a history bookC Many children think mobile phones are cool. Mobile phones have nice colours and you can use it to talk with a friend anytime and anywhere. In the USA, more than 90 million people use mobile phones. Many of them are children. For children, mobile phones are more than phone calls. They are fashionable. Most mobile phone users dont know that some health problems have something to do with using mobile phones. Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation(辐射) and it may be bad for users. One study shows that mobile phone radiation can make people get some kinds of cancers(癌症). Other scientists say mobile phones have nothing to do with peoples health. Scientists say that people can keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. One way is to use an earphone(耳机). Or people can make shorter calls.( ) 59. Many of the mobile phone users in the USA are_. A. girls B. boys C. scientists D. children( ) 60. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. All scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. B. Some scientists think mobile phones are bad for users. C. Mobile phones are only good to old people. D. Mobile phones are only bad for children.( ) 61.The underlined phrase give off in Paragraph 3 means _ in Chinese.A发出B放弃C拒绝D传播( ) 62. People can_ to keep themselves away from mobile phone radiation. A. make longer calls B. use an earphone C. use more mobile phones D. use smaller mobile phonesD My mother loves flowers. We live next door to each other, so she often spends much time planting flowers in my garden. In summer, she often makes colourful bouquets(花束) and puts them inside the houses-both hers and mine. One year, shortly before Christmas, a local flower shop offered an activity for mothers in each month of the next year. It seemed to be a great way to thank her for all of the flowers she had given me through the years. I couldnt wait the pew year so that I could give a bouquet to her! After Christmas, in early January, I drove her to the flower shop to pick up her first months bouquet. The small bouquet would hardly(几乎不) fill a small vase(花瓶). I was so embarrassed(尴尬的). Mum, Im sorry, I told her. I didnt know how skimpy that bouquet was. She looked at me and smiled. Its okay, she said. It allows me to enjoy the beauty of each one better. I was amazed at what she said. It helped me realize something more important-we often fail to enjoy the beauty of each thing when we have too many good things. Mum! Thanks for helping me understand that less is sometimes more.( ) 63. The mother often spends much time_. A. cleaning her childs house B. planting flowers in her own garden C. planting flowers in her childs garden D. making bouquets in a flower shop( ) 64. The underlined word skimpy means A. small B. cheap C. beautiful D. colourful ( ) 65. What did the writer learn from his mother? A. How to buy flowers. B. How to enjoy flowers. C. How to grow flowers. D. How to think about things in another way.卷（非选择题共50分）四、单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 请根据下列句子汉语注释、音标或句意，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。66. Protecting the_（环境）is our duty.67. Leo couldnt stop_（思念）his parents when studying abroad.68.I have many_（亲戚）.We often chat with each .other together.69. She said she would never forget some_（经历）when she studied there.70.The children carefully printed their names at the_（底、底部）of their pictures.71. I dont think it will be a gr