文澜中学2011学年第二学期八年级下期末考试初二英语试卷(缺阅读两篇)

文澜中学2011学年第二学期期末考试初二英语试卷一、单项选择1.The underlined letter o in the word _ has a different pronunciation from the other three. A. polite B. holiday C. follow D. copy2. -What do you want to eat for lunch? I will prepare earlier today.-Honey, you_. Lets go out to have something different.Amustnt Bcant CshouldntDdont have to3.-Could you tell me what he said just now?-Sorry, I_ what was happening outside.Ahad thoughtBwas thinkingCthoughtDthink4. You dont have to describe her. I _her several times. A. have metB. had metC. metD. meet5.I left my umbrella in my room. Could you wait _ I go back to get it?A. when B. until C. while D. after6. Would you mind turning down your music a bit？Im writing an important report.-_.A. Certainly not. Ill do it right now. B. Of course.C. Sorry, I cant do it. Its Michael Jacksons. D. Yes, you please.7. I asked her_ because they seemed big and red.A. that what happened to her B. Whats the matter with her eyesC. what was wrong with her eyes D. when she is going to see the doctor8. -We need _three people if we must finish the work the day after tomorrow. -I can give you _two people. but I cant give you three A. another, another B more, more C. another, more D. more, another9. There is _ milk here, but there are quite _glasses.A. little ; a few B. few ; a few C. little ; a little D. few ; a little10. Ill get Lisa some flowers. I want to _her that we really think shes a good friend.A. give B. passC. getD. show11. In our school library there _ a number of books on science and the number of them _ growing larger and larger.A. are; is B. is; are C. have; are D. has; is12. - Mum, the Chinese medicine tastes so_.-But, dear, it is good for your health.A. good B. well C. terrible D. terribly13. May I speak to Mr. Green?Sorry, he _ Beijing. But he will be back_ 2 days.A. has been to, after B. has been to, inC. has gone to, in D. has been in, after14. 800,000pounds is a large amout of money, but its_ than we need.A. a little more B. very little C. more less D. far less15. Could you tell me how to get to the railway station, please-_.A. No, I couldnt B. Dont ask meC. Thank you all the same D. Certainly, you can take the No.1bus二、完型填空 Good morning, everyone.36to the new Sea Life Centre at Plymouth. The Sea Life Centre is a really exciting place. There are so many things to37here and everything is enjoyable. It costs $3.76 for adults , $2 for children and38for over sixties and school groups. Its39from 9:00am to 4:30pm every day except 25thand 26thof December.Special40include hourly feeding times for all the different animals and fish, and shows in the sea life theatre.41is always there to answer questions about what youve seen.42you are in a group of six or more people, we43give you a special guided tour of the centre. But you44.to arrange(安排 ) this at the information desk when you45 .The latest attraction is a big46tunnel(隧道 )you can walk through. All around you, you will see fish swimming- sometimes even over your head. You certainly have the47view(景色 ) of the undersea world. Children48it and its really amazing for adults, too.When you get49, there is a relaxed family dining room serving food.Thats all. Frmation, phone -. Have a good time! Thank you.36. AGoBComeCWalkDWelcome37. AseeBdoCplayDtake38. AlittleBfewClessDfewer39. ApopularBbusyCcrowdedDopen40. AchangesBprogramsCattractionsDperformances41. AsomeoneBanyoneCeveryoneDno one42. AwhenBifCbecauseDuntil43. AcanBmustCshouldDhave to44. AdecideBlikeChopeDneed45. AreturnBarriveCleaveDtravel46. AmetalBwoodCglassDstone47. AclearestBfunniestCmost relaxingDmost frightening48. AwantBvisitCloveDfind49. AtiredBboredCthirstyDhungry50.AsomeBmoreCmuchDmost三、阅读理解ASome people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time. When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask strangers the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to. Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I would say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.” Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps. I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didnt want to keep him waiting. When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight. 1:The writer always refuses to give people directions because _.Ashe is a stranger to the city Bshe doesnt know the peopleCshe has no time to help others Dshes afraid of giving wrong direction2: A man stopped the writer on the way to _.Asell her something Bask her the timeCmake friends with her Dask for the direction3:The Friendship Building is the place where the writer _.AlivesBstudiesCworksDteaches4:The words “embarrassed” in the paragraph means “_”.A尴尬B困惑C激动D拮据5:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe writer is too shy to give others directions.BThe writer has a very poor sense of direction.CThe writer never got lost when she was young.DThe man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.BItalian restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers all over the world. He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play. It made him a person who studied and explored the secrets in the food business.Daniels learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work. Daniel also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is innovative（创新的）, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, Im a happy man.”1.What restaurant does Daniel have？ A. American restaurant B. Italian restaurant C. Rhode restaurant D. Chinese restaurant2.Which of the following can take the place of“came into play”? Abegan to be studied played a joke on himBneeded to be forgottenCasked for help Dgave him much help3.The secret of Walters success is .Akeeping on learning without any stopsBbuilding a bridge to the country Cgetting new cooking ideas from his familyDhelping others to make more money4.What is the most important thing to Daniel according to the passage？ .Ato make a lot of moneyBto have more and more customersCto make the customers pleasedDto learn about the history of his family5. We can learn from the passage that_ A. the lifetime education is important B. success is to make a lot of money C. innovative spirit is necessary but not important in running a restaurant D. exploring the food business is more difficult C四、选词填空Drive one taste behind part he fast race leaf insideDo you love the smell of Zongzi. Maybe you have eaten some last week. Why? Because it was the Dragon Boat Festival on June 20th.Maybe your mum made_1_Zongzi for the festival. The festival is on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Its time for Zongzi and _2_dragon boats.Zongzi is sticky rice cooked in _3_. People enjoy different kinds of Zongzi. There are different things _4_ each one, such as meat, chestnut and even egg yolk. Dragon boat racing is, of course, a big_5_ of the festival. These boats look like dragons. They race in rivers and lakes. Teams row their boats as _6_ as they can to try to finish_7_. A drummer often stands at the front of the boat to set the pace.On this day, families put felon herb(艾草)on their front door. Some also eat salted duck eggs or drink some wine. There is a sad story _8_this day. Qu Yuan was a poet. He lived in the state of Chu during the Warring States Period(战国时期). He loved his country, but he lost hope for it. So Qu Yuan threw _9_ into the Miluo River in Hunan. It was on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 277BC. People threw rice into the river and _10_ to try to scar