2012-2013年度第一学期初二英语期中测试题.doc

2012-2013年度第一学期初二英语期中测试卷 时间100分钟 满分100分II 笔试部分（共80分）一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卷相应的题号下面。（本大题共15分，每小题1分）1. This is _ useful dictionary. It can help me learn English. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填2. Can I have _ more food? Sorry. Theres _ in the fridge. A. some; anything else B. some; nothing else C. any; anything else D. any; nothing else3. Thank you for giving me _ on how to learn Maths well. A. some advice B. any advice C. some advices D. any advices4. My dog is very _. It is safe to touch him if you want to. A. smart B. brave C. happy D. friendly5. Peter is friendly. He never_ a bad word about anyone.A. speaks B. tells C. talks D. says6. Steve, did you see the lantern show when you were in Wuxi? Of course! _ beautiful lanterns! A. What B. How C. What a D. How a7. I dont know the time because I _ my watch at home this morning. A. forgot B. left C. bought D. caught8. I often spend a lot of time_ softball after class. A. practicing play B. to practice playing C. to practice to play D. practicing playing9. Beijing, the capital of China, is one of _ cities in the world. A. the biggest B. bigger C. much bigger D. big10. _ I swim here? Im sorry. Children _ swim alone here. A. Must; cant B. May; must C. Can; mustnt D. Cant; can11. What do you think of Mr. Lis teaching? No one is _A. good B. better C. best D. the best12. Why not _ John a toy car for his birthday? Good idea! He is crazy about cars. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. buys13. Now the old man looks _ before. He was in hospital for one week. A. as good as B. as well as C. as better as D. as best as14. He is taller than _ student in his class. He is the tallest one. A. any other B. any others C. the other D. another15. Im sorry to knock all your books off the desk. _A. Dont say so. B. Youre welcome. C. Never mind. D. Youre right.二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。并将答案写在答题卷上。（本大题共10分，每小题1分） The kiwi (鹬鸵) lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange 1 because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size 2 a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers 1ike other birds. It has hair on its body. Each 3 has four toes (脚趾). Its beak (喙) is very long.The kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps in the daytime because the sunlight may 4 its eyes. Its nose is great. It can 5 things with it. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwis eggs are very big.There are only 6 kiwis in New Zealand now. People 7 see them. The government says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis 8 . There is a picture of kiwis 9 New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called 10 .1. A. animal B. plantC. birdD. tree2. A. likeB. likesC. asD. from3. A. footB. feetC. noseD. mouth4. A. hitB. hurtC. killD. protect5. A. eatB. drinkC. smellD. carry6. A. a littleB. littleC. a fewD. few7. A. alwaysB. usuallyC. seldom D. often8. A. to liveB. to dieC. to go awayD. to fly9. A. atB. inC. onD. from10. A. bird loversB. birdsC. kiwisD. English三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卷上。（本大题共15分，每小题1.5分） AMr. Smith is one of my friends. He can run very fast indeed. He is proud of this and he is always ready to show people how fast he can run.One day a thief broke into his house, took some of his things and ran out of his house as fast as he could. Mr. Smith ran after him shouting, “Hey! Stop! Dont you know you cant get away from me?”But the thief only ran faster. Mr. Smith got angry. He tried his best to run. He was soon several miles away from his home. He was still rushing along when he knocked into me. “Why are you in such a hurry?” I asked. “Im trying to catch a thief,” said Mr. Smith. “But where is the thief?” I asked. “Miles and miles behind,” said Mr. Smith with a laugh. “He thought he could run faster than I, but you see hes wrong.1. Who is Mr. Smith? A. He is one of the writers friends. B. He is a thief. C. He is a policeman. D. We dont know.2. What is Mr. Smith proud of?A. His house. B. His things. C. His running. D. His friends3. What happened to Mr. Smith one day?A. A thief stole some of his things.B. His friend broke into his house.C. A thief broke into his friends house. D. A thief wanted to run with Mr. Smith.4. What did Mr. Smith do with the thief?A. He hit him on the head.B. He ran after him immediately.C. He stayed far behind, shouting. D. He caught the thief.5. What do you think of Mr. Smith? A. He is clever. B. He is foolish. C. He is a friendly person. D. He is not good at running.BReading is a good habit, but the problem is, theres too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills (技巧) to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are very good.Preview if its long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports.Here is how to preview.Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs (段落) carefully.Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.Previewing doesnt give you all the details. It tells you not to spend time on things you dont really want or need to read.Skim if its short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading, like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper.Heres how to skim.Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.Pick up only a few key words in each line. Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but perhaps well get the same idea of what its all about.6How many skills are talked about in this passage?AOne.BTwo.CThree.DFour.7What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese?A精读B默读C朗读D略读8. What should we do when we read a science report?A. Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.B. Spend a lot of time reading the details.C. Read the first and the last sentences of each paragraph.D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.9What should we NOT do when we read the news about sports events in a daily paper according to the passage?AGet our eyes to move fast.BRead the last two paragraphs carefully.CSweep our eyes across each line.DPick up only a few key words in each line.10What is the best title (标题) for this passage?AWhy we should readBWhat to read CWhen to readDHow to read faster四、单词拼写 （本大题共10分， 每小题1分）（A）根据句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. Well done! You worked out all these problems _. (correct)2. Im sure you can get _ (slim) than before if you take exercise more often.3. My grandfather will have his _ (ninety) birthday next Sunday.4. Do you know the _ (speak) name?5. Little Kitty likes hiding _ (she) behind the door to frighten her friends.（B）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。6. He was so _ (粗心) that he didnt pass the exam.7. Different people have different kinds of _ (能力).8. He _ (重复) his words to make himself understood at yesterdays meeting.9. What is the _ (高度) of the building over there?10. Im free today so I can go _ (任何地方) I like.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）1. I _ (take) care of my lovely dog until the end, I think.2. Its very important _ (not give) your goldfish too much food.3. What do you think made the little girl _(cry) yesterday afternoon?4. He _ (think) of his good friend when he read the advertisement.5. These days we _ (try) our best to get good grades in the exams.6. Daniel, with his brothers, _ (brush) the dogs fur every day.7. When I was doing my homework at home, I heard her_ (shout) for help.8. Tom, _ (not be) late for school any more.六、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成句子，并将答案写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8分，每空0.5分）1. 你愿意和我分享你的快乐吗？ Are you _ _ _your joy _me?2. 我长大了想当一名歌手。 I want to be a singer when I _ _.3. 你离家时确保门窗是关着的。Please make sure you _ doors and windows _ when you _ _.4. 我认为用毯子灭火是个好办法。 I think its a good way _ _ _ _with a blanket.5. 当你冲进浓烟时，你害怕吗？ Were you afraid when you _ _ the thick smoke?七、缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。 所填单词必须在答题卷的横线上完整写出。（本大题共4分， 每空0.5分）Once there was a poor old woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didnt have much money but she was very kind. One day a you