初二英语05-06年下学期期中测试A(人教新课标).doc

期中测试题 (A).Words.(10分)1.f_:known widely2.d_:the main meal of the day3.m_:a very high hill4.f_:a large place where many trees grow5.r_:come back,give back.Choose the best answer.(10分)1.The air ticket is _.Wed better go there by train.A.too expensive B.much expensiveC.much too expensive D.too much expensive2.This is a card _ some best wishes.A.in B.hasC.with D.for3.Could you do _ for me,please?A.nothing B.anythingC.any D.something4.Would you please get me a drink?_.A.With pleasure B.Im pleasedC.Its a pleased D.Would like5.Could you _ me your ticket for the film?A.showing B.showC.shows D.to show.Complete the dialogue.(10分)Jim:Where are you going,Tom?Tom:(1)_Jim:Oh,could you do something for me?Tom:(2)_Jim:Please buy some cards for me.Tom:All right.(3)_Jim:Yes,Id like to have some exercise-book,too.Tom:(4)_Jim:Two,please.Tom:OK.Is that all?Jim:Yes.Thank you very much.Tom:(5)_ A.Ill be glad to. B.Im going to the shop. C.What can I do for you? D.Anything else? E.They are going to do some shopping. F.How many do you want? G.You are welcome.Cloze test.(30分)Joe wanted a computer.He asked his (1)_ for the money and they said he must get it himself.But how did he get it?He (2)_ about this when he walked home.Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them.Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbour.But this was not (3)_.He had to wait a long time for that.He couldnt cut grass for their gardens (4)_ he had no tools to do the work.Then he saw one of his classmates,Dick,delivering (5)_.I could do that,he thought.Maybe I could even get the computer (6)_ away.I could pay (7)_ it a little each week.He ran to (8)_ up with Dick.Joe asked him a lot of questions.He learned that it was (9)_ to get twenty-five dollars each week.He learned that the job took (10)_ three hours each night.Dick (11)_ him the phone number of the newspaper manager.Joe almost flew home.After he had told his mother (12)_ he thought,she (13)_.“I think it is a (14)_ idea,” she said,“Ill call the newspaper.”“Wait,Mum,” Joe said,“Ill call.After that,Im going to be a businessman now.” Joes mother smiled (15)_.1.A.teachers B.parents C.classmates D.friends2.A.said B.told C.thought D.spoke3.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter4.A.because B.when C.while D.after5.A.newspapers B.bikes C.computers D.tools6.A.now B.right C.just D.only7.A.on B.to C.of D.for8.A.take B.catch C.carry D.get9.A.friendly B.kind C.possible D.wrong10.A.at B.about C.before D.after11.A.taught B.gave C.made D.asked12.A.that B.when C.what D.where13.A.smiled B.shouted C.cried D.worried14.A.big B.large C.great D.bad15.A.sadly B.happily C.politely D.angrily.Reading.(40分)(A)Thanksgiving Day is a holiday in the USA.It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of November.On Thanksgiving Day family members and friends get together for a turkey dinner.People who live in the cities,if their relatives live out of town,will leave work early on Wednesday afternoon and drive their cars to distant places for a family reunion.Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend because most Americans do not work on Saturdays or Sundays.During the holiday,travel between big cities can be a headache.The tradition of the Thanksgivings holiday began in 1621 when the first English settlers arrived in the New World.They did not have enough food,and the Indians helped the white men and taught them how to grow corn and other vegetables.So,in the autumn after they came to America,they had a good harvest.The English settlers decided to celebrate,and they invited their Indian neighbours to a big feast in order to give thanks to them for their help and to the God.1.If November 1,1991 was Friday,then Thanksgiving Day was _.A.Nov.26 B.Nov.28 C.Nov.21 D.Nov.272.For most Americans,Thanksgiving Day will be _.A.a family get-together B.a long weekendC.a time to enjoy a turkey dinner D.all of the above3.“Thanksgiving” means _.A.to give thanks to the Indians B.to give thanks to GodC.to give thanks to the neighbours D.both A and B4.When the first English settlers arrived in America,_.A.they lived a happy life B.they lived a hard lifeC.they had a good harvest D.they were good at planting crops5.As usual,its difficult to travel by car between big cities on _.A.Saturday and Sunday B.Friday and SaturdayB.Sunday and Monday D.Friday afternoon,Saturday and Sunday(B)Jack London is a famous writer.His most well-known book is called The Call of the Wild.Jack London was born on January 12th 1876,in the United States.His family was poor and he had to leave school to make money.He worked hard in many different jobs.Later Jack returned to school,but he didnt stay.He wrote,“Life and pocket book were too short.”In 1897,he went to Alaska to gold.Instead,he found ideas there for his books and stories,he returned home and started to write,and he became rich and famous in his twenties.Jack London was not a happy man,and he took his own life in 1916.6.Jack London was a famous _ writer.A.English B.AmericanC.London D.Alaska7.In Alaska,Jack London _.A.found a lot of gold and became richB.wrote his famous books and became richC.became well-known but then diedD.didnt get much money but get something important for his writings8.He became rich and famous about in the years around _.A.1879 B.1898C.1921 D.19059.In 1916,Jack London _.A.started a new life B.was ill and diedC.killed himself D.began to write a new story10.Jack London was not happy becaus