8B期末模拟检测.doc

2008年春学期初二英语期末试卷二、单项选择题(15分)( )1On May 5, 2008 a terrible _ happened in Sichuan and killed nearly 80 thousand people . A. typhoon B. earthquake C. snowstorm D. train accident( )2Which of the following words comes first in the dictionary ? A. now B. nothing C .mouse D. memory( )3. When you visit London , you can go to _ and take photos there .A. Mount Fuji B. Stature of Liberty C. Tower Bridge D. Learning of Pisa ( )4. -Do you mind my smoking here ? -_ Look at the sign. It says “ No Smoking !” . A. It doesnt matter B. No , not at all C. Youd better not D. Never mind ( )5. Which of the following object doesnt belong to one category ? A. computer B. e-dictionary C. TV D. chocolate ( )6. The 27th Olympic Games _ in Sydney in 2000 . A. held B. was held C. is held D. hold ( )7. “The World Without Thieves” is a _ film . Ive seen it twice and I want to see it again . A. boring B. bored C. excited D. exciting ( )8. I _ see films when I was a child because I lived in a mountain village far away . A. did use to B. used not to C. didnt used to D. wasnt used to ( )9. UNICEF is part of the United Nations . It wants to make a better place for _. A. animals B .plants C. children D. adults( )10. - What did you do with your car ? - I ve lost my key , so I have to _ it in the park . A. lock B. repair C. leave D. pass( )11. - I came to your office yesterday morning , but nobody was in . - Oh , we _meeting in the meeting room . A. have had B. had C. were having D. are having ( )12. This is _ useful book that we all need to read it . A. such an B. such a C. so D. so a( )13. How long have you _? A. bought the book B. borrowed the dictionary C. left our school D. none of the above( )14. - Could I speak to My Brown ,please ? - _ A. No, you couldnt B. If you want , youll just have to wait C. Of course you could D. Sorry , Im afraid hes out at the moment ( )15. Here are some topics for a composition .Which is the right order to organize them into paragraphs ? a. The uses of computers today . b. The history of computers c. What will computers be like in the future . A. a-b-c B. b-a-c C. c-a-b D. c-b-a三、完形填空(10分)Mr. Green heard that a certain government department(政府部门) wanted a clerk(职员), _1_ he wrote and _2_ the position(职位). But while he was waiting for _3_, a friend of his introduced him to the head of the department. And the head at once gave him _4_.Several months _5_, _6_ Mr. Green was working in the department, he got a letter from his old address. This letter said:“Dear Sir,We are _7_ to have to tell you that we cannot offer you the work in this department because we do not think that you would _8_ do the job successfully.Mr. Green laughed, but when he looked at the letter more _9_ he was _10_ to see that he signed it himself!()1. A. butB. soC. orD. and()2. A. got ready forB. looked forC. tookD asked for()3. A. an answerB. his friendC. the positionD. the head()4. A. the payB. the addressC. the workD. a letter()5. A. laterB. agoC. beforeD. since()6. A. soB. thenC. whileD. after()7. A. happyB. sorryC. sureD. pleased()8. A. have toB. love toC. be glad toD. be able to()9. A. quietlyB. politelyC. carefullyD. quickly()10. A. worriedB. luckyC. sadD. surprised四、阅读理解(A篇、B篇每题1分计10分，C篇每题2分，计10分)(A)Boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six hours a day in front of a TV set. Some children even watch TV for eight or more hours on Saturday. TV programmes are like books or films. A child can learn bad things from some of them and good things from others. Some programmes help children to know the news from other part of the world. Some programmes show people and places from other countries or other times in history. With TV a child doesnt need to go to the zoo to see animals or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a film, a play or a basketball match at home. Some programmes can teach children how to cook or how to use tools. Its interesting to watch TV, but it is also interesting to read a book or to visit friends.()1. Children often watch TV for _ a day. A. four hoursB. four hours to six hours C. six hoursD. eight or more hours()2. Children can learn _ things from TV programmes. A. goodB. good and badC. badD. good or bad()3. A child can know _ from TV programmes. A. the news of the worldB. people in the other countries C. history of other countriesD. all of the above()4. According to the passage, children watch many things except _. A. dogsB. matchesC. playsD. books()5. TV can be _, too. A. teachersB. doctorsC. workersD. students(B)Mexicos neighbours are the United States on the north and Guatemala and Belize to the south. Mexico is about one quarter of the United States. Mexico has more than ninety million people. The language of Mexico is Spanish. This makes Mexico the worlds largest Spanish-speaking country.Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico. The city is also very high. It is 7349 feet high (2240 metres). This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population(人口) of Iexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo.Mexico also has its specialities(特点). Many of the foods we eat started in Mexico. Foods like beans, maize, avocados, tomatoes, peanuts, chili peppers, vanilla, and chocolate come from Mexico. Mexico is also famous for its cactus(仙人掌) plants. Mexico has more kinds of cactus than any other country.()1. Mexico is _ the USA. A. on the south ofB. on the north of C. a part ofD. as large as()2. Mexicans speak _. A. EnglishB. FrenchC. SpanishD. Latin(拉丁语)()3. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico. B. The population of Mexico City is 30,000,000. C. Tokyo is one of the cities with the largest population. D. Mexico City is the highest city in the world.()4. Tomatoes were originally(最初) grown in _. A. AmericaB. SpainC. TokyoD. Mexico()5. The best title(题目) of the passage is _. A. Mexico City B. Mexicos plants C. Mexico D. Mexicos population(C)Strange, but the green sea turtle(小海龟) is not that green. Its certainly not as green as a tree. In fact, its shell(壳) is nearly black or brown. The largest hard-shelled sea turtle is between 200 and 300 pounds heavy and a shell is between 36 and 43 inches (英尺) long. But its head is smaller than other turtles.Little baby green sea turtles are only two inches long. As the turtle grows up, its shell keeps mostly black while the body turns orange or brown. Young turtles like living in the sea, especially in areas with lots of sea grasses.Green sea turtle, like all sea turtles, are very different from land or river turtles. All sea turtles can swim through the water faster. Instead of feet for walking, sea turtles have flippers(鳍状肢) which are better for swimming. The flippers arent much good on land, however, and walking is hard for a sea turtle because they are usually big and heavy.Another interesting thing about a sea turtles flippers is that they cannot be pulled into their shells. Land turtles can pull their feet into their shells for protection, but a sea turtle cant.1. Are green sea turtles green? _2. 请把画线部分翻译成中文。 _3. Why is walking hard for green turtles? _4. 写出“Green sea turtles are very different from land or river turtles.”同义句。 _5. What is the interesting difference between sea turtles and land turtles? _五、词汇(20分)A、根据句意、汉语或首字母和英文释义写出单词。(10分)1. Many Chinese _(官员) are still working hard for people in Sichuan because of the terrible disaster .2. Tonny plays an important _ (角色)in his family . 3. Now please let me _ (介绍)myself to you , Im Anita.4. We must learn to c_ our feelings when we hear or see very good or bad things .5. How much p_ money do you get from your parents every week?6. If your are ill, please take this m_ three times a day and you will be well soon .7. Many of our patients are so poor that they cant a_(have enough money to buy or to do something) to travel to hospital . 8. Everyone was very generous and we had a lot of support from local b_ (organizations that make money by selling goods or services) 9. The harder you study , the more k_ (information and understanding in the mind)you will get.10. The f_(people who like somebody or something very much) of the pop star are very excited now .B、选词填空。用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整、正确、通顺。(每个词限用一次)(10分)worry about, so, either, sit down, arrive home, by air, like, him, bring, a littleAllan was worried. This was his first time to go travelling _1_. He did not know how to find his seat. _2_ he went to the air hostess(空姐) and asked, “Could you help me? I cant find my seat.” The air hostess showed _3_ the seat and told him _4_ and fasten the seat blet(系牢安全带). She told Allan not to move about when the plane was going up. And she also said that Allans ears might feel _5_ strange, but he didnt need to _6_ it because many people felt _7_ that. When the plane was flying very high. Allan could stand up and walk round. He could _8_ read books, newspapers or see films. The air hostess would _9_ food and drinks. Allan could enjoy the flight and _10_ soon.1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _六、写作A、根据提示翻译下列句子。(10分)1、我家附近曾经有一家医院。(used to) _2、你到中国多长时间了？两年了。(have been in) _3、他们忍不住拍了许多照片。(cant stop doing sth) _4、当我被选中作为主持人时，我觉得很高兴。(be chosen to) _5、我认为教育如此重要，每个人都应该上学。(sothat) _B、书面表达(10分)假如你叫苏宁，是个中学生，经常收听音乐节目，请你用英文给节目主持人写一封信，信的要点如下：1、你很喜欢这个节目，特别是(especially)英语歌曲；2、学习很忙，疲劳时，你会打开收音机，听这个节目；3、从英语歌曲里你学了很多单词；4、你最喜欢“Take me t your heart”这首歌，希望得到歌词(the words