苏州立达中学2013-2014年度第一学期期中试卷初二英语.doc

苏州市立达中学校2013-2014年度第一学期期中考试试卷初二英语试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两卷，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。第一卷（选择题，共60分）一、听力选择（共两部分，满15分） （请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后荐动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。 A)听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. Who is the tallest boy? AJim BBob CJack2. How many students havent got the books? A40 B15 C253. Whats the girls mother? A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a bookseller4. How does the boy go to school every day? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.5. When was John born? A. May 7,1988. B. May7,2002. C. May 7,1984.6Whose bike is broken? A. Lindas. B. Lucys. C. Johns7. Why was the girl late for school? A. Because there was too much traffic. B. Because she got lost on the way. C. Because she didnt get up early enough.8. What time is it in Tokyo now? A. 9:00 am. B. 8:00 am. C. 7:00 am.9. Why is Lily studying English now? A. More and more people study English. B. English is more and more widely used in the world. C. More and more people speak English.10. How many weeks off in the summertime does the girls school have? A. 7 weeks. B. 6 weeks. C. 8 weeks.B)短文理解。（听下面一篇短文，选出最佳选项，短文读两遍每题1分，共5分）听下面的短文，根据问题从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。11. Do Americans get advice from members of their families? A. No, they dont. B. Yes, they do. C. I dont know.12. What will most Americans do when they need advice? A. Turn to their parents. B. Write to newspapers and magazines. C. Ask people they dont know.13. Can Americans get advice on how to buy a car? A. Yes, they can. B. No, they cant. C. I dont know.14. How do most newspapers help people solve their problems? A. They publish their letters and ask readers to answer them. B. They pass their letters to Abby and Ann Landers. C. They publish letters from readers and answers from doctors, lawyers or educators.15. What can we learn about Abby and Ann Landers? A. They have had special training. B. They have much experience. C. They are well known all over the world.二、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）A)单项填空 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（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）16. It is said that_ Tiananmen Square is _biggest city square in the world. A. the; ， B. the; a C. a; the D. /; the17. - Mr. Mu, when did the earthquake in Wen Sichuan happen? -_ 8:02_ the morning of April 20th, 2013. A. On; in B. At; on C. At; in D. On; or18. -_ fresh vegetables! -I myself grow them. Go to the balcony, you can see more. A. How B. What C. What a D. Howa19. - What do you think of the song You and me”？ - It_ great. I love singing it. A. tastes B. looks C. smells D. sounds20. I have to pay_ usual for the car because the price is rising. A. as much twice B. much twice C. twice as much as D. times two21. What do you have to say_? A. yourself B. for yourself C. from yourself D. by yourself22. Do you think skiing in winter is_? A. a fun B. a great fun C. great fun D. the fun23. They_ the Palace Museum next week. A hope me to visit B hope visiting C hoped themselves to visit D. hope to visit24. You want to be much_, you should cook healthy food and eat_.A. healthier; healthily B. healthy; healthily C. healthy; health D. healthier; healthy25. -_ go with us? -Great idea. A. Why didnt B. Why not C. How about D. What about26. I think Jim is right, _? A. dont I B. do I C. is he D. isnt he27. Never forget_ thank you when someone helps you. A. to speak B. to say C. to talk D. to tell28. -Its_ of Millie to donate all her pocket money to UNICEF. A. generous B. humorous C. patient D. selfish29. -Do you have enough men to carry the clothes? -No. I think we need_ men. A. another B. two others C. more two D. two more30. - Dont keep water running when you wash hands.-_. A. I hope so B. Im afraid not C. Sorry, I wont D. Its nothing B)完形填空先通读下面短文，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，并将答案写到答题纸上。 If you travel to the USA for the first time, there are a few things you should know after you arrive. First, you need to rent（租用）a car. Car renting is 31 at an airport. There are many kinds of cars. You can choose your favorite 32 , a small one or a large one. The larger is better 33 you have many things. Second, you may need to exchange some cash（现金）from a 34 .The clerk there will ask you 35 you would like to have your money. Dont just 36 one-hundred dollar bills only. Tens and twenties are more convenient(方便的). 37 the Terrorist Attack(恐怖袭击)on September 11 in 2001, visitors only checked in for about one hour before the plane 38 .Now check-in can be done even one to two hours 39 It will take you much longer time. If you do not know this, youre likely to 40 the plane that you are going to take.31. A. popular B. terrible C. difficult D. easy32. A. size B. price C. model D. color33. A. before B. unless C. when D. if34. A. shop B. bank C. hotel D. plane35. A. when B. why C. what D. how36. A. buy B. change C. have D. bring37. A. When B. After C. Until D. Before38. A. sent off B. took off C. put off D. turned off39. A. later B. faster C. earlier D. sooner40. A. miss B. reach C. catch D. fail三、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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A41. The incorrect description of London Eye is that_. A. it is one of the worlds tallest observation wheels B. you can sec up to 40 kilometers away in all directions from each capsule C. it has 32 capsules and carries around 1,000 visitors every day D. you can enjoy a full 360-degree panorama when you are at the top of the wheel42. The aim of opening Buckingham Palace to the public every summer is to_. A. raise money for building a new palace B. let visitors see the Changing of the Guard C. let visitors enjoy the Queens country residence D. raise money for repairing it and let visitors enjoy it43. From the passage, we know that_. A. the British Museum is opened for free only in summer B. the British Museum has more than 70 million objects C some of the treasures were brought to England by foreign visitors D. you may need 7 days to enjoy everything in the British MuseumB When my family moved to America in 2010 from a small viilage in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule fed to my very first embarrassment in the United States. I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Once, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description old. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry. In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience. However, in the United States, people think growing old is a problem since old shows that a person is going to retire or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on make up, hoping to look young. When l told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didnt want to hear. After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that l dont respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I dont show my feelings through words. By Jack44. Jack brought the couple their food very fast because_. A. the manager asked him to do so B. he respected the elderly C. the couple wanted him to do so D. he wanted more pay45. When Jack called the couple elderly, they became_. A. nervous B. satisfied C. unhappy D. excited46. In Jacks hometown, _. A. people dislike being called old B. people are proud of being old C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurantsC Its Friday evening. My daughters, 3 and 9, sigh(叹息) when I gently take the iPads away from their laps. One by one, our screens are turned off. We light the candles and sit down to have a big meal. We call it our Technology Shabbar(科技安息日) which lasts from sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday. I first understood the importance of disconnecting in 2008, when my father was told that he had got brain cancer. Some days he would have only one good hour, and I wasnt willing to be disturbed when I was with him, so Id turn off my mobile phone. Soon after, encouraged by National Day of Unplugging(全国断网断电日) on March 1st, my husband and I decided to unplug for one full day every week. During our Technology Shabbats, time slows. Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations. We drive our car or ride our bike. We, with our kids, work in the garden, play board games and cook meals. I feel more balanced. I feel like a better mother, wife and person. Keeping a balance between the good and the bad of technology is my lasting state. The technology weve created makes it possible for us to share knowledge and take in various ideas all over the world. But the technology also take something away from us. When we stay up late at night linking(连接) from website to website or sending messages or e-mailing, we click again, and again, and again until weve overloaded(超负荷的). When we rush into the time full of high technology, its necessary for us to pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go off. I will always remember the most important thing in my family: Technology Shabbat.47. When is Technology Shabbat in the writers family?A. Only on Sunday. B. From sunset on Friday to sunset on Saturday.C. Only on Friday. D. From sunset on Saturday to sunset on Sunday.48. The writers family have Technology Shabbat every week mainly because they hope to _.A. save energy B. enjoy life togetherC. stay away from others D. follow National Day of Unplugging49. What do the writers family NOT do during their Technology Shabbats? A. They drive their car or ride bikes for mini-vacations. B. They light the candles and sit down to have a big meal. C. They work in the garden, play board games and cook meals. D. They stay up late at night linking from website to website.50. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. Every family must have “Technology Shabbat” B. A woman should be a good mother or wife. C. People need to stay away from technology properly.D. People had better not