八下09年广雅实验初二英语下学期期中考试试题

1、C. Though, /D. Because so二、语言知识与运用（共两节，25分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题，15分，每小题1分）16. May 27th, 2008, millio ns of people watched the Beiji ng Olympic Torch Relayin Nanj ing.A. On B. At C. InD. For17. People are equaleach other, we should show respecteach other.A. with, for B. to, to C. to, for D. with, to18. My

2、mother asked methe followi ng week.A. that I retur n to Sichua nB. if I retur n to Sichua nC. that I would retur n to Sichua nD. if I would retur n to Sichua n19. Carto ons are easy eno ughsmall childre n.A. for, to un dersta ndB. to, to un dersta ndC. for, un dersta ndingD. to, un dersta nding20. L

3、iu Mei said she wasn t afraid,her voice was shaking.A. Although, but B. Because, /21.1to Sha nghai before and Ithere in 2008.A. have bee n, have bee nB. have gone, wentC. have bee n, wentD. have gone, have bee n22. Jim has a gift forthe pia no and he keepsit every day.A. play ing, to practiceB. play

4、 ing, practis ingC. play, to practiceD. play, practis ing23. Li Mingthe floor whe n the teacherin.A. was clea ning, was coming B. was clea ning, cameC. clea ned, was comingD. clea ned, came24. Joa n is just asas Mary.A. careful B. carefully C. more careful D. more carefully25. WALL-E is.A. such in t

5、erest ing filmB. so in teresti ng filmC. so an in teresti ng film D. such an in terest ing film26. I like thissong very much.A. French old lovely B. lovely French oldC. lovely old French D. old lovely French27. There were too many choices. I didn t know.A. which one to buyB. to buy which oneC. which

6、 one should I buy D. which one I will buy28. We always com muni cate with each othere-mails.A. with writeB. with writ ingC. by write D. by writ ing29. If he, Iwith him tomorrow.A. agree, will comeB. agrees, will comeC. will agree, come D. will agree, comes30. - What did your teacher say to you?-She

7、asked me.A. why I failed the testB. why did I fail the testC. why do I fail the test D. why I fail the test第二节 语法选择（共10题，10分，每题1分）阅读下面的短文，然后从 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将其编号填在答题卡 的相应位置。Some one says, “ Time is mon ey. ” But I thi nk time is _31_ importa nt tha n mon ey. Why?Because when money _32_ , we can

8、 get it back. However, when time3 3, it ll neverreturn. That s _34_ we mustn t waste time.It goes without _35_ that time is usually limited. Even a second is very important. Weshould make full use of our time to do _36_ useful.t kn ow that 37 timeBut it is a pity that there are a lot of tee nagers w

9、ho do not know the importa nee of time. They spend their limited time on chatting, drinking and playing. They donmeans wasting part of their own lives. Maybe sometimes they wonder _38 _ they can go on likethat or not .39_ a word, we should save time. We should nt _40_ today s work for tomorrow.Remem

10、ber we have no time to waste.31. A. muchB. lessC. much lessD. much more32. A. spendB.spendsC. is spe ntD. was spe nt33. A. goesB. wentC. is goneD. has gone34. A. whatB. whyC. becauseD. if35. A. sayB. saidC. say ingD. says36. A. someth ingB. nothingC. /D. thing37. A. to wasteB. wasti ngC. wastedD. wa

11、ste38. A. whetherB. weatherC. thatD. if39. A. InB. OnC. OfD. For40. A. stopB. takeC. spendD. leave三、完形填空（共10小题,10分，每小题1分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。I finish my cook ing course in a college at the age of 21.1 thought I was going to _41_ a world famous cook. I hoped peo

12、ple would travel from all over the world just to get a _42_ of my food. But three mon ths later, I knew I was _43_. Since no body was traveli ng to taste my food, I decided I should travel to taste theirs._44_ my travel, I visited many differe nt coun tries, such as Japa n and France, wheredifferent

13、 kinds of food _45_ my eyes. I especially loved the experiences in Italy and China.Whe n in Italy, I lear ned how to _46_ pizza and salads. We had long lazy lun ches in the sun and evening meals where the _47_ went on long into the night.In Chin a, I loved the hot Sichua n food and _48_ the deliciou

14、s Beijing sn acks. I also discovered the joys of making dumplings with good friendsMy year of travel came to an end all too _49_ but I had decided what I should do for the50_ of my life. I want to bring the fantastic food of the world into my kitchen in New York.41. A.i nviteB.become C.followD.remem

15、ber42. A.smellB.sight C.tasteD.feeli ng43. A.free B.rightC.wro ngD.angry44. A.After45. A.coveredB. U nited C.Beyo ndD.Duri ngB. ope nedC.closedD.wo un ded46. A.try B.se nd C.make D.show47. A.filmsB.storiesC.i ntroduct ionsD.con versati ons48. A.enjoyedB.servedC.offeredD.fetched49. A.slowlyB.easilyC.

16、quicklyD.sudde nly50. A.restB.partC.halfD.quarter四、阅读理解（共5篇，30分，每小题1.5分）(A)Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours though it is about40,000 kilometers? Now, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the America n X-43A airpla ne made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,0

17、00 kilometers an hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world. X- 43A is only three to four meters long, but it s very heavy: it weighs 1,270 kilos.How old can an in sect be? 400 milli on years! Last Wedn esday, scie ntists found the world soldest in sect fossil（化石）in Brita in. The fossil show

18、s that the body of the in sect was as big as a piece of rice and had wings（翅膀）.In the past, people thought the earliest insect was 380 million years old.There will be a new “star ” in the sky soon. China plans to send a saM&e（into space in September 2009. It will stay in space for one year. It will

19、go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expe nsive, right? That-1.4sboliionureja n!Yuan Long ping, the father of hybrid rice （ 杂交水稻 ）,won the World Food Prize on Mon day.Yu an developed the world s first popular and widely grown hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice tha n

20、the ones people grew before.51. If the X-43A goes round the Earth, it will take abouthours to finish the trip.A. 3B.5C.8D.1252. The n ewly-fo und in sect fossil showed that the earliest in sect wasyears olderthan believed.A.10 millio nB.400 millio n C.20 millio n D.380 million53. Yuan Long ping won

21、the World Food Prize because heA. is the father of his childre nB. likes to eat hybrid riceC. developed the world s first popular and widely grown hybrid riceD. grows more rice than others54. The above paragraphs are take n from.A. a storyB. an advertiseme ntC. an expla ining writ ingD. a n ewspaper

22、（B）One day a poor man was cutting a big piece of wood near a river. Suddenly his old axe（ 斧 子）fell into the water. He felt very sad because he lost his only axe. Then all at once a beautiful fairy（仙女）came out and asked the man what was the matter.I have lost my axe, he said. It fell into the water w

23、he n I was cutt ing the wood.The fairy showed him a gold axe and asked, Is this yours?No , said the man.The fairy the n showed him a silver axe and asked aga in, Is this yours?No, aga in an swered the man.Then she showed him the old axe.Yes, that is min e, called out the happy man.I know it well eno

24、 ugh, said the fairy, I only wan ted to see if you would tell me the truth, and now ni give you the gold axe and the silver axe besides your own on e.55. The man was sad because.A. he was poor and had no other axesB. he could not go on work ingC. he liked his axe very muchD. his axe was a gold axe56

25、. The fairy gave him a gold axe and a silver axe, but he did nt take them. Becausehe.A. did not like themB. did not know they were made of gold and silverC. was very richD. knew these axes were not his57. At the end of the story the man had.A. only one axe B. two axes C. three axes D, many axes58. T

26、he fairy helped the man because he wasman.A. an old B. a young C. a poor D. an hon est(C)Do you enjoy readi ng? Here the readers of your age from all over the Un ited States recomme nd great books for you to read:t end探 My favorite book is Don t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books

27、, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn books, and I cried while read ing.I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!

28、I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny so please add it on your book list. You don t want to miss out funny stories!I would suggest(the name of the book) by Judy Blume. It is based on real thingsthat happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a n

29、ew state. They become frien ds, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as nu mber on e. I think every girl should read this because it is about our grow ing up.s n ameI read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so go

30、od that I read it twice! It takes place in In dia in 1936 and the12-year-old girl n amed Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also lear ned a lot about differe nt cultures! The authoris Chitra Ban erjeeDivakar uni.59. Accord ing to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described

31、 as astory.A sad B history C funny D detective60. From which book can we lear n differe nt cultures?A Ski nny Bones B Nancy DrewC Don t De, My Love D Neela: Victory Sony61. The best n ame of the 4th book is.A My Secret B Grow ing Trouble C Three Frie nds D Alice Lear ns a Less on62. Which is TRUE ab

32、out Na ncy Drew?A It does n t have a com mon ending like other booksB It s based on real things that happened to the author.C It s about a -yfear-old girl who tries to save her father.D Both the reader and the reader s grandma love this book.（D）Whe n I was seve n years old, my family made me an ant

33、farm. First, we put clea n sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels（ 地道）.I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.On the fifth day a tragedy（悲居U） happened. I put my face so clos

34、e to the glass that I knocked it over. All the tunn els fell dow n. Although the ants rema ined alive after their earthquake, one by one they bega n to die. I was scared as I watched them give up build ing their tunn els to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.My mother said that the ants were d

35、ying of sad ness. They simply could not sta nd that their tunn els were gone.Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the n atural world, but it taught me much more.Over the years, I came to know the importa nee of teamwork. Work ing togeth

36、er, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired for their hard work.But there was an even larger less on that I did no t lear n un til rece ntly: Adversity（ 逆境）is a n atural part of life, and must be accepted. Un like the an ts, we cannot gi

37、ve up whe n we are sad. We have bee n aware of that if a tunnel is gone, we must build ano ther.63. What did the writer s family do for him when he was seven?A They built a farm of antsB They bought a few antsC They caught a lot of antsD They found an ant city.64. Which stateme nt is True accord ing

38、 to the passage?A. The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.B. The ants died one by one because the tunn els were destroyed.C. Un like people, teamwork is not so importa nt for the an ts.D. Givi ng up is a good way whe n we meet trouble.65. What did the writer come to realize a

39、few years later?A. Work ing together is useless. B. Teamwork is importa nt.C. He can t accept adversity. D. Working alone is amazing.66. Which is the correct order of the follow ing?a. All the tunn els fell dow n.b The ants died one by one.c The ants got into the glass box.d The ants bega n making t

40、unn els.A. a-b-c-d B. a-c-d-b C. c-d-a-b D. c-a-d-b(E)PARIS, FRANCE, As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of heights. One day, whe n he wasFiftee n mi nut12, he retur ned home from school. At the front door of his buildi ng, he looked for his keys. He did n t have them. It was 3:30 pm and his pare nt

41、s worked un til 6:00 pm. Ala in looked at his apartme nt on the eighth floor. He saw an ope n win dow. He closed his eyes and imagi ned himself climbing t he building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself,I can do it.later, he was in his house and his fear of heights was gone.Today, Ala in still

42、 climbs build in gs. In 2003, he climbed a buildi ng in London dressed as Spiderman to advertise the movie. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101(one of the tallest buildings in the world). To reach the top of a buildi ng, Ala in uses only his hands and special shoes.Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does i

43、t to make money for charity（ 慈善团体 ）-for children“ II caand the homeless. When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream something you really want to do -it can become real. But you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don t give up. Close your eyes and

44、tell yourself,67. Alain Robert first climbed the tall building.A. in 2003 B. in 2004 C. at 6:00pm D at the age of 1268. Ala in Robert climbed the tall build ing in London to.A. advertise the movie Spiderma n B. make the movie Spiderma nC. en ter his apartme ntD. make money for British childre n69. A

45、lain Robert climbs buildings.A. for fun and exercise. B. for charity and his health.C. for fun and charity D. for exercise and his job.70. The best title for this passage would be.A An Exciting SportB Alain Robert s HobbyC A Man for CharityD A Real Life of Superman五、写作部分（共三节，25分）第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，5分，每小

46、题0.5分）根据所给单词的首字母.用正确的单词形式填空，使句子意思完整，语法正确.1. “What a wonderful trip! ” my little daughter cried d.2. The weather fsays it will rain today.3. You ve done a good job! Your new play is really a great s.4. It s not polite to dthe teacher in class.5. My pare nts ofte n en courage me to othe difficulties in my study.6. - What s your oof this book, Jim?-I thi nk it is in teresti ng.7. Clow ns are always very hand they can make