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1、学校_ 班级_ 姓名_学号_- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -密 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -封 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -线 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -上海市民办风范中学2013学年第一学期初二年级英语期末测试卷（2013.11）（时间：90分钟满分100分）Part 1 Listening (25%)I. Listen and choose the right picture (5%)1.

2、_ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (10%)1. A. The No. 14 bus.B. The No. 104 bus. C. The No.41bus. D. The No.401bus.2. A. Once a week.B. Once a month.C. Twice a week.D. Twice a month.3. A. America. B. Austria.C. Australia.D. England.4.

3、 A. Twenty yuan.B. Fifteen yuan. C. Eighteen yuan.D. Sixteen yuan.5.A. Because she went to see the dentist. B. Because it was Sunday.C. Because she had got a bad cold.D. Because she had got a terrible headache.6. A. Not to smoke on the bus.B. To help with her work.C. Not to talk with others.D. To sa

4、y something to her.7. A. By bus.B. By ferry.C. By underground.D. By taxi.8. A. Teacher and student.B. Mother and son.C. Reporter and headmaster.D. Clerk and customer.9. A. 15.B. 13.C. 11.D. 17.10.A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. In the dining room. D. In the bookshop.III. Listen to the pas

5、sage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (5%)1. Most American children think it's good to be in middle school.2. In America, middle schools often have grades from six to eight.3. On the special day, new students visit the school with their parents.4. Students will learn b

6、oth some subjects and other skills in middle school.5. Students can't take part in the activities if they are not good at their subjects.IV. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with one word in each blank. (5%)1. It has been a long time since Peter _ William's last let

7、ter.2. Peter has been at home for _ days.3. At home, Peter feels a little _ and lonely.4. Peter _ his high school life.5. He hopes William will have a good time in _.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar （39%）I. Choose the best answer:（15%） ( ) 1. _ old lady in white is _ university teacher. A. AnaB. AntheC

8、. TheaD. Thean( ) 2. Tom _ the car in a hurry because he wanted to see if the girl was seriously hurt.Agot offBgot out ofC. got onD. got into( ) 3. Peter looked _. He was looking _ at his friends.A. happy; happily B. happy; happyC. happily; happy D. happily; happily( ) 4. His mother _ when he called

9、 her just now. A. is cookingB. cookedC. was cookingD. would cook( ) 5. _ Liu Wei lost his arms, he practises playing the piano to make his dream come true.A. SinceB. when C. AlthoughD.Because( ) 6.You _ much money to keep yourself happy.A. neednt toB. dont needC. dont need toD. cant( ) 7.Joe: _ is i

10、t from your school to your home?Ben: About 10 minutes walk.A. How longB. How soonC. How farD. How much( ) 8.We will continue _ our project on Sunday.A. doB.doingC. didD. done( ) 9. It seldom rained last month, _ ? A. does it B. didnt it C. did it D. had it( ) 10.Sues father told her _ waste food.A.

11、not toB. dontC. to notD. not( ) 11. The result couldnt have been _, so Nancy felt very sad. A. the bestB. worseC. betterD. good( ) 12.Shakuntala is a lady _ India _ an amazing brain. A. from, toB. from, withC. for, toD. to, to( ) 13. About _ the people visit the Memorial to Dr. Sun every year.A. 8 h

12、undredsB. 8 hundredC. hundreds of D. 8 hundred of( ) 14. The picture _ the right shows that all the numbers are counted _ tens. A. onin B. at inC. onwithD. atwith( ) 15.- Would you mind if I sit here smoking?- _.A. Yes, please.B. Certainly. Go ahead, please.C. Certainly yes.D. I am afraid you had be

13、tter not do it here. II. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box. (6%)A. close to B. help C. Although D. back E. quickly F. At first G. hid As soon as he finishes his homework, Eric jumped onto his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was ridin

14、g along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric _ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down onto the sand. _ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already growing dark. Eric frowned. If

15、 it rained he wouldnt be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach to the rocks. They were the best place to watch the whales because of their height. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh, no!” he thought. “ Now the w

16、hales will stay in the deep water and I wont be able to watch them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale had come too _ the shore and got stuck on the beach! _ the whale didnt move at all. So Eric thought it was dead. Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eri

17、c turned and ran through the rain as _ as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get _! Unless they got the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldnt let that happen.III.Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms( 8%)1. Computers are super _. (calculate)2. D

18、ont give my any _ about your being late. (explain)3. Thomas Edison was the person who _ recorders (inventor)4. On my way to school, I saw an _ between an old lady and a young man. (argue)5. The stories are so _ that the boy began to cry. (frighten)6. _, Tom had a severe accident yesterday and he is

19、still in danger now. (luck)7. Im glad to get so many nice _ (photo).8. When she grows up, she wants to be a _ (succeed) businesswoman.IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required.（10%）1. Joyce ought to take charge of the meeting. (同意句改写)Joyce _ be _ for the meeting.2. Wendy has been to Australia

20、five times.（就划线部分提问）_ _ times has Wendy been to Australia ?3. The education fee cost her almost all her savings.（改为否定句）The education fee _ _ her almost all her savings.4. Mary has never been to the USA. (改为一般疑问句) _ Mary _ been to the USA?5. news, what, it, important, is (连词成句,请自行添加标点符号)_.Part 3 Read

21、ing and Writing （36%）I. Reading. (26%)A. Choose the best answer. (6%)I am not a person who always likes kids for they are noisy. However, the children at Shanti Bhavan are unlike any kids that I have ever met before. They are brave, clever, active and honest. And they always feel thankful for every

22、wonderful opportunity they have been given. As a foreigner, I think I am so lucky that I could be a teacher here. While at Shanti Bhavan, I taught English from the third grade to the tenth grade. They were really fast leaners and really had an interest in English. So it was easy to get on well with

23、such polite, friendly and hardworking students. They considered me as their friend and would like to tell me their dreams. Certainly, I also liked talking with them and I hoped that I could do something helpful on the way of their growth.I was perfectly comfortable during the time that I worked at S

24、hant Bhavan and considered it as a second hometown. My room was clean and comfortable and the staff could not have been nicer. I was really thankful for the help of all my co-workers. They were so friendly and kind that it truly cleared away my worry for the culture shock (文化冲击) as a foreigner. They

25、 always helped me through giving me advice in everyday life.I honestly feel that Shanti Bhavan is the most beautiful place on earth, which is full of love. However, I needt leave Shanti Bhavan because of my family. And I am very sad for my leaving for the time I spent with my students and other teac

26、hers has been the greatest in my life. I know I wont forget my lovely students and friendly co-workers forever and I hope I can go back again.( ) 1. What can we learn from the first paragragh?A. Childrens favourite sport is basketball.B. The author likes the kids at Shanti Bhavan.C. Kids at Shanti B

27、havan helped the author a lot.D. The author is about to leave Shanti Bhavan.( ) 2. The author worked at Shanti Bhavan maily to _.A. help the kids learn betterB. experience a different lifeC. teach his students EnglishD. learn the local language( ) 3. How many grades did the author teach?A. 3.B. 5.C.

28、 8.D. 10.( ) 4. From the passage, we can know that _.A. students at Shanti Bhavan are noisy but clever.B. teachers the author worked with are active.C. students parents support the author all the time.D. the author has a good relationship with his students.( ) 5.What did the author thank for when he

29、 was in the foreign country?A. Kids useful advice.B. Kids interest in his classes.C. The help of other teachers.D. The comfortable living place.( ) 6. What does the author think of the time he worked at Shanti Bhavan?A. It is an unforgettable experience.B. It is so hard for him to face.C. It makes h

30、im stronger and stronger.D. It makes him more honest than before.B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (7%)Love is insideSometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. They dont act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion,

31、“I love you” is too 1 for them to say.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (被褥). I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while. “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.My mother stopped her work and raised her

32、 head with 2 in her eyes. She didnt answer immediately. Then she bowed (低头，垂首) her head and continued to sew the quilt.“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable (耐用的). If li

33、fe is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 3 be seen anywhere or anytime, but its really there. Love is inside.”I listened carefully but I couldnt understand her 4 the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a mont

34、h. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 5 slowly on the country road. Mt father had never been so gentle.“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, dont worry about me.” He said gently. “To tell you the 6 , I just like walking with your

35、 mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply. Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life 7 and warm. ( ) 1. A. easyB. happyC.

36、 boringD. luxurious(奢侈的) ( ) 2. A. happinessB. surprise C. worryD. sadness( ) 3. A. hardlyB. almost C. alsoD. always( ) 4. A. beforeB. afterC. inD. until( ) 5. A. play B. sitC. walkD. run( ) 6. A. truthB. lieC. storyD. thing( ) 7. A. tough B. strongC. difficult D. comfortableC. Read the passage and

37、fill in the blanks with proper words（7%）For thousands of years, Cretan labyrinths (克里特迷宫) have (79) puzzled us. There are many different ideas about why they first a_, but it has remained a mystery (迷).From the outside, a Cretan labyrinth looks like any other labyrinth. But there is only one path th

38、at you can go through into the centre and o_ again. If you simply follow the path, you will reach the centre and come out again. The a_ Greeks believed that in the first Cretan labyrinth lived a bad (81) monster which liked eating humans. Every few years, 7 boys and 7 girls were sent into the labyri

39、nth, where the monster killed them. Finally, though, a brave man killed the monster.This is just a s_. Some people say that the path of the Cretan labyrinth represents the journey of human life. All of us go through the e_ and the exit with a lot of adventures on the way.Whatever they mean, Cretan l

40、abyrinths are famous all over the world. The secret of drawing or building them was mostly spread by the civilizations (文明) of Greece and Rome. An ancient Native American culture in the southern United States used the symbol of Cretan labyrinths in its artwork. Today, the design of labyrinths in som

41、e theme parks is often influenced by Cretan labyrinths.Cretan labyrinths s_ seem mysterious. W_ you believe the story of the monster or not, just enjoy the fun they bring!1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _D. Answer the questions (6%)Ladies and gentlemen, I returned to this year in a time machine. In

42、 the year 2500, we are able to travel through time to any year in the history of the Earth. This year is your last chance to change your lifestyle to save the earth.Beginning in the middle of the 20th century, a few people were worried about polluting the Earths water and air, but most people did no

43、t change their way of life. Instead, they continued to pour dangerous chemicals and other waste into lakes and seas, to drive more and more cars and trucks, and to cut down trees.By the year 2200, the Earths water was completely polluted. People could no longer drink water, and they had to use other

44、 types of liquids. Scientists said that in the future there might be too many people on the Earth. But not enough was done.So, by the year 2300, there were so many people that food became scarce (缺乏的). There was no water to grow food and all of the fish in the lakes and seas died because of pollutio

45、n. Terrible wars broke out between the rich and the poor. Scientists were working very hard to find another planet in space where humans could live.By the year 2400, the air was too polluted for humans to breathe. So we had to leave Earth. But only the rich were able to leave. Where did we go? Nowhe

46、re. And everywhere. You see scientists did not find another safe planet, so now we must travel around the universe in our space ships. We are still looking for a place to call our home.So, it is up to you to change history. There is still hope. You must change your lifestyle now, before it is too la

47、te.1. How did the writer come to this year?_ 2. Most people didnt change their lifestyle in the middle of the 20th century, did they?_ 3. How was the water on the Earth by the year 2200?_ 4. What did scientists work hard to find by the year 2300?_ 5. Why did people have to leave Earth by the year 24

48、00?_ 6. How should we change our lifestyle to save the Earth now?_II. Writing. (10%).Please write at least 60 words about the topic “I have learned a lot from it.”1. Do you have any unforgettable experiences? Which one is the most unforgettable?2. What happened in your experience?3. Why do you think it is unforgettab