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民族中学初二年级上学期期中测试（2013.11）英语试卷班级 姓名 考号 第卷（选择题，共105分）第一部分：听力（共三节，满分30分）做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转到答题卡上。第一节：听句子，选择最佳应答语。（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7.5分）1. A. Thats a good idea. B. Because I like it. C Thank you very much.2. A. I like playing football B. Sorry , I wont do it again. C. It doesnt matter.3. A. By bike B. Its about ten minutes walk. C. Its two kilos.4. A. Yes, he does. B. Yes, he is. C. No, he didnt.5. A. No, he doesnt. B. Come on. C. Me ,too第二节听对话，选择最佳答案（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）6. How tall is Mike?A.1.75 meters . B. 1.65 meters. C. 1.55 meters7. What time is it now?A. 9:12 B. 9:26 C. 11:308. How did Danny go to Beijing last Sunday?A. By plane B. By train C. By bus9. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By bike B. On foot C. By car.10. How long did Miss Green stay in China?A. For three years. B. For five years C. For eight years.第三节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）听第一段对话，回答11至12两个小题。11. How do most students in the boys class go to school?A. By bus B. By bike C. By car.12. What colour is the boys fathers car?A. Blue B. Red C. Black听第一段材料，回答14至15两个小题。13. How many factories are there in Mikes home town?A. 3 B 4 C. 514. Which factory was started earliest in Mikes home town?A. The car factory B. The toy factory C. The bicycle factory15. What does Mikes father do?A. He is a worker B. He is driver C. He is a doctor 第四节听材料，选择最佳答案。（共7.5分，每小题1.5分）16. Why do many foreign students go to America every year?A. To visit their friends B. To go on holiday C. To study English17. Why will a foreign student feel better in an American family?A. Because the American family will give him a new life.B. Because he will see how the parents teach their children.C. Because he will learn English more easily.18. When can the American family help the foreign student correct the mistakes?A. When he does grammar exercises.B. When he speaks English.C. When he writes an English letter.19. Who can help a foreign student with his homework?A His American teachers B His American friends. C. The American family.20. How many advantages of living in an American family does the speaker say?A. One B. Two C. Three第二部分：英语知识运用（共2节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Its very interesting _ with the dog. A. play B. plays C. playing D. to play22. Do you enjoy _ here? A. liveB. to liveC. livesD. living23. Beijing is a big city famous _ her history . A. forB. asC. toD. with24. I think Bill is taller than Jim. No. In fact, Jim is as as Bill.A. taller B. tall C. tallest D. the tallest25. The population of Shanghai than that of Qinghai. A. is more B. are larger C. are more D. is larger26. We have nothing to do. Why not _ cards? I dont think so. What about _ TV? A. play; watch B. playing; watchC. play; watching D. playing; watching27. _ English song is a good way to learn English.ASing BSings CSang DSinging28. Beijing is one of _ cities in the world. A. biggerB. biggest C. the biggest D. the bigger29 I think Zhao Benshan is _ than Guo Degang , Do you think so ? A. funnyB. funnyerC. funnierD. more funnier30. The earth is getting _ .A. warm and warmer B. warmer and warm C. warmer and warmer D. warm, and warm31. The more you study during the term, _you have to study the week before exams.A. the less B. the lesser C. less D. the little32. Tom is a good boy. He always offers _ the housework at home. A. doB. doesC. to doD. doing33. I forgot _ my homework to the classroom and the teacher was angry with me . A. bringingB. bringC. broughtD. to bring34. foreign tourists come to visit our city every year. A. Hundred B. Hundreds of C. Hundred of D. Hundreds 35. I dont have _ to tell you . A. something interestingB. anything interesting C. interesting somethingD. interesting anything第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）AYoung people today may not know Zhu Mingying . But twenty years 36 , she was very famous . She was a dancer at first . But one day she thought that she could also sing 37 . So she went to visit a music teacher . The teacher asked her to sing some songs and then said that she would not be successful（成功的）in singing , 38 she didnt have a good voice（嗓音）. But she didnt give up（放弃）. She spent a lot of time goes to have music lessons . She had 39 time to rest . She even didnt have much clothes to buy herself delicious food . Life was really hard for her at that time . She practiced 40 for many years , and at last she felt very 41 , because she proved（证明）she could be a good singer .If you want to do something , just 42 , and you will be successful in the end ! 36. 1. A. ago B. before C. later D. after37. A. goodB. bad C. happy D. well38. A. soB. but C. because D. why39. A. a littleB. few C. a few D. little40. A. singB. to sing C. singing D. sang41. A. happyB. sad C. angry D. tired42. A. have music lessonB. try your best C. find a teacherD. spend little money BEvery year people in many countries learn English. Some of them are 43 people. Others are adults(成年人). Somelearn at school. Others study by themselves. But it is not so 44 to study another language well. People must work hard. Why do all these people wantto learn English? It is hard to 45 that question. Many boys and girls learn English at school or at university(大学) 46 it is one of their subjects. They study their own(自己的) 47 and maths and English. Many adults learn English, because it is 48 in their work. They want to 49 newspapers, books and some others in English to get more knowledge. And that is 50 more and more people will learn English. 43. A. mid-aged B. rich C. young D. old44. A. easy B. difficult C. hard D. good45. A. ask B. talk about C. answer D. think46. A. because B. when C. for D. so47. A. Chinese B. subjects C. French D. language48. A. easy B. useful C. difficult D. interesting49. A. read B. watch C. see D. look at50. A. why B. how C. what D. when第三部分：阅读理解（满分45分）第一节：阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）AChildrens Training CenterEnglishTime : Monday , Thursday & Friday 9:00 am 11:00 amRoom : 201Teacher : Miss LiuTel :,omputerTime : Tuesday , Wendesday & Friday 9:00 am 11:00 am3:00 pm 5:00 pmRoom : 503Teacher : Mr. HuTel :,rawingTime : Monday , Thursday & Sunday 9:00 am 11: 00 amRoom :307Teacher : Miss YangTel : 203-68206569 ,wimmingTime : Thursday , Saturday & Sunday9:00 am 11:00 am3:00 pm 5:00 pmPlace : Swimming poolTeachers : Miss Wang & Mr. ZhangTel :, 1305738211951. Xiao Ming wants to learn computer , he can call up the number _ . A.or.orC.or.or 1370853647252. If you want to learn drawing , you must go to _ . A. Room 201B. Room 307C. Room 503D. Room 3053. If you are free on Thursday afternoon , you can go to learn _ . A. English B. drawingC. swimmingD. computer54. Whattimearealltheclubsopen?A.9:00am11:00am. B.3:00pm5:00pm.C.9:00am6:00pm. D.9:00am5:00pm.55.WhichsentenceisTRUE?_A.MissWangandMr.Zhangcanteachyoumusic.B.MissLiuandMr.Hucanteachyoudrawing.C.MissYangandMr.ZhangcanteachyouEnglish.D.MissWangandMissLiudontknowmusic.BPeter is thirteen years old . He is in Grade Two this year . He likes to play football and watch football matches . And he often reads newspapers . He tries to know when and where there is going to be a football match . Now Peter is having lunch . He is listening to the radio , too . He is very happy bacause there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon . He wants to watch it very much . But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons . He thinks hard and finds a way .“ Hello , Mrs. Black , ” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone , “ Peter is ill in bed . He wasnts to ask for half a days leave（请半天假）. ” “ Oh , Im sorry to hear that , ” says Mrs. Black . “ But who is that ? ”“ Its my father , Mrs. Black . ”56. Peter is a _ . A. middle school studentB. doctorC. workerD. teacher57. Peter will be in _ next year . A. Grade TwoB. Grade ThreeC. Grade OneD. Grade Four58. Peter often reads newspaper because _ . A. he likes to read news B. he likes to read stories C. he wants to know when and where a football match will be D. he doesnt like reading books59. Peter wants to ask for a leave because _ . A. his father is illB. he wants to watch the football match C. he is ill in bedD. his motehr is ill60. Which of the following is TRUE? _ .A. Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see s doctor.B. Peter likes to read newspapers at fivein the afternoon.C. Peter is a stupid (愚笨的) teacher.D. Peter is not an honest (诚实的) boy.CMichael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world . He was from Brooklyn , New York . He didnt like to talk to other people about himself . He was very short . He didnt play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first . But the next year things changed（改变）greatly for him when he was taller .Michael Jordan was famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina . Michael used his speed（速度）and strength（力量）to reach the basket again . He played so well that people called him “ Air Jordan ” .After college , Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls . The NBA was very surprised at the high-flying player . He was named “ Rookie ” （新秀）of the year in 1985 and “ Most Valuable（价值的）player ” in 1987 . He once set a record（创记录）by getting 63 points in one game . 61. Jordan is a basketball superstar in _. A. England B. America C. Canada D. Japan62. When he joined the basketball team in his high school, he _ at first. A. didnt play very well B. played very well C. grew much taller D. set a record63. He began to become famous in _. A. the university basketball team B. the NBA C. his high school at first D. the Chicago Bulls64. He is often called_. A. Rookie B. the NBA C. Air Jordan D. Most Valuable Player65. The NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _. A. he was young B. he joined the basketball team in his high school C. he joined the university basketball team D. he joined the Chicago BullsDYou may know the English letters A, B and C . But do you know there are people called ABC ? You may like eating bananas . But do you know there are people called “ banana persons ” ? If you dont know , I will tell you . They are Chinese people like you and me , but they arent in China . Why do people call them that ?ABC means America born Chinese . An ABC is a Chinese , but was born（出生）in the United States . Sometimes , people also call them “ banana persons ” . A banana is yellow outside and white inside . So when a person is a banana , he or she is white ( American ) inside and yellow ( Chinese ) outside . They are born in America and they live in America for a long time . Even their nationalities are Americans . So they think like Americans and do things like Americans . But they still have Chinese blood. Their parents , grandparents or great-grandparents were from China . They all have black eyed and black hair . So they look like us , Chinese people . For example , we all know the famous scientist Yang Zhenning（C.N. Yang） . He is an ABC and he is a “ banana person ” . We like him , although his nationality（国籍）isnt Chinese . 66. ABC in this passage means _.A. three English letters B. a kind of banana C. Chinese born in America D. Americans born in China67. Chinese in Western countries are called banana persons because _.A. their bodies are white inside but yellow outside B. they think like Westerners but look like Chinese C. they were born in China but got to study in America D. they like to eat bananas68. The underlined word blood may probably mean _.A. 国籍 B. 血统 C. 爱心 D. 皮肤69. C.N.Yang is mentioned (提到) here to show that _.A. American Chinese are greatB. we love American ChineseC. Chinese people can win Nobel PrizesD. American-Chinese are not Chinese citizens70. This passage mainly talks about .A. different kinds of bananas B. overseas Chinese C. the Nobel Prize D. the life story of C.N. Yang第二节：补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填入题前括号内。A. Of course , Id love to if I am fine then .B. You should look after yourself .C. You shouldnt wear more clothes .D. How do you go to school ?E. What are you doing for the vacation ?F. When did it start ?G. I am sorry to hear that .Tina : Hi , Lucy , How are you ?Lucy : Fine , thank you. And you ?Tina : Im not feeling very well .Lucy : Oh , 71 Whats the matter with you ?Tina : I have a bad cold .Lucy : 72 Tina : Last Saturday . I went to “ Yi Keshu ” to enjoy the night view , and it was really cold that evening , but I didnt wear enough clothes .Lucy : 73 Well , how often do you exercise ?Tina : Once a month .Lucy: Oh , my God . You are too lazy ! I exercise every day . And I walk to school every day . 74 Tina : In my fathers car .Lucy : By the way（顺便问一句）, can you come to my birthday party next Sunday ?Tina : 75 Lucy : I hope you are OK then . See you !Lucy : Bye .第卷（非选择题，共45分）第四部分：写作（共四节，满分45分）第一节 词汇 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）A) 根据句意及首字母、汉语提示或用所给词的适当形式填空。共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）76.Remember not to read a_when we are in the library.77.My h_is in the countryside.Im from a small village.78.Our math teacher always gives us some_(建议)on our study.79.Please write down your spelling_(错误)on your notebook.80. I_(预订)a table for two at 8 pm yesterday.81. _(sing)an English song isnt easy for the little boy.82.The weather is_(hot)in Hainan than that in Beijing.83.Jessie enjoys_(watch)football match on TV in the evening.84.Traveling by plane is_(expensive)than by train.85.I live far from our school.But my friend Tony lives the_(far)in our class.B) 根据句意从方框中选出恰当的单词填空，有有需要变换形式，并将答案写在答题卡相对应的位置上。（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）Pleased, beat, university, especial, advice86. My coach gave me some pieces of on how to pass the ball.87. Sandys sister hopes to go to next year.88. Spring Festival is a happy time, for children.89. The girl was very because her mother bought her some new clothes.90. Jeff other players in the last tennis match.第二节：完成句子（共10小题；满分15分）A) 按每小题后的要求转换下面的句子；每空一词。并将答案写在答题卡相对应的位置上。（满分5分；每小题1分）91. He is doing his homework at the moment .（同义句） _ doing his homework _ .92. Lambert sent a postcard to his pen pal last night .（变一般疑问句） _ Lambert _ a postcard to his pen pal last night ?93. I usually watch TV for one hour every night .（对划线部分提问） How _ _ do you usually watch T