昆山市—第一学期期中考试试卷 初二英语

1、昆山市20102011学年第一学期期中考试试卷初二英语听力部分(20分)一、听力选择（共15小题；1-10题，每小题1分，11-15题，每小题2分，满分20分）（请同学们将所选答案的编号填入下面相对应的空格内）题号123456789101112131415答案A) 听对话回答问题1. What book are they talking about? A. A book about dreams. B. A book about ghosts. C. A book about music.2. Where is Mrs Chen now? A. In a book shop. B. In a

2、clothes shop. C. In the classroom.3. When will Peter and Mary go skating? A. On Saturday morning. B. On Sunday morning. C. On Saturday afternoon.4. Why doesnt Tom go to see the film? A. Because Tom doesnt really like the film. B. Because Max doesnt let Tom go. C. Because there is only one ticket.5.

3、How can the man get to the police station? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By taxi.B) 听对话和短文回答问题听第一段对话，回答6-7题。6. When did Sandy hurt her leg? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Thursday.7. How long cant she play football? A. For a week. B. For two weeks. C. For about two months.听第二段对话，回答8-10题。8. How far i

4、s Nancys home from her school?A. About four li B. Three li C. About six li9. How does Nancy often go to school? A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.10. How does John go to school if it rains or snows? A. He takes the school bus. B. He walks to school. C. He goes to school by bike.听一篇短文，回答11-15小题。11. W

5、hich birthday of the mother was coming? A.56 th. B. 65th. C. 55th.12. What kind of present did the rich man want to give his mother? A. Strange. B. Special. C. Common（普通的）.13. How much did the rich man pay for the bird? A. $50,000. B. $5,000. C. $500.14. How many languages could the bird talk in? A.

6、 Twelve. B. Twenty. C. Ten.15. Why did the mother say delicious when the rich man asked about the bird? A. Because the bird was very smart. B. Because she ate the bird. C. Because the bird could cook meals.笔试部分(80分)二、单项选择（从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项，把其编号填入下面相对应的空格内。共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）16. _ honest boy

7、 Bill is! A. What a B. What an C. What D. How17. Were going on a trip to South Hill tomorrow. Why not _? A. to join us B. join in us C. join us D. to join in us18. The mooncakes taste _. Throw them away. A. good B. well C. badly D. bad19. He has _ money but _friends. A. little, much B. many, few C.

8、much, few D. few, many20. Our classroom is _ as theirs. A. the same size B. the same big C. so big D. bigger21. Shanghai is bigger than _ in Japan. A. any city B. any other city C. the other city D. other cities22. Peter did _ in the Maths exam of all the boys in his class. He was unhappy. A. the mo

9、st badly B. the best C. the worst D. worse23. I think _ mountains _ as exciting as playing football. A. climb, is B. climbing, are C. to climb, are D. climbing, is24. The number of the wild animals in this area _ getting _. A. is, less B. is, smaller C. are, larger D. are, fewer25. Work hard, _ youl

10、l fail the coming exam. A. and B. or C. but D. so26. Millie fell off her bike on the way home yesterday. _, she wasnt badly hurt. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Lucky D. Unlucky27. Simon didnt go to the cinema because he had to take his _ dog to hospital. A. ill B. healthy C. well D. sick28. Help _ to t

11、he cakes I made, my children. A. you B. yourself C. yourselves D. yours29. -_ do you practise playing the piano? - Every day. A. How often B. How long C. How much D. How many30. The policeman told the boys _ football in the street. A. to play B. not to play C. dont play D. not play31. The Greens had

12、 a wonderful time _ on the real snow in Harbin last year. A. swimming B. skating C. to ski D. skiing三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，共10分)题号32333435363738394041答案 Wang Ling, a middle school girl, felt angry with her parents after getting a boys phone call.A classmate called me to discuss (讨论) homework. We talked

13、32 just a few minutes before my parents got mad（大怒）， said the girl. They asked whether（是否）I liked the boy. I said I didnt, 33 they wouldnt believe me. Wangs trouble is not strange at all because puppy love（早恋） becomes a big headache (头痛) for 34 parents and schools. They worry that puppy love will be

14、 bad for 35 . Her school makes it a rule not to allow (允许) any talk or any physical contact (身体接触) 36 one boy and one girl alone. Many students say they understand 37 parents and teachers are so nervous about puppy love. But some think they are going too far. We have our own thoughts and we know wha

15、t to 38 with it, said Wang Ling. Another girl, Jiang Ting, liked making friends with boys. Boys and girls can learn from each other, she said. My mother asks me to study hard. However, she 39 stops me from making friends with boys. Once Jiang told her mother she might fall in love with a boy. Her mo

16、ther let Jiang make 40 own decision (决定). Soon Jiang found that she didnt like him any more because the boy was not as 41 _ as what she had thought before. And she did worse and worse in her subjects because she spent much on it. At last she understood the worry from schools and most parents about p

17、uppy love.32. A. for B. in C. with D. to33. A. because B. if C. but D. and34. A. both B. none C. either D. neither35. A. game B. study C. match D. housework36. A. during B. between C. around D. about37. A. how B. what C. who D. why38. A. play B. live C. do D. fill39. A. never B. already C. ever D. j

18、ust40. A. its B. my C. his D. her41. A. good B. well C. heavy D. bad 四、阅读理解(共12小题；每小题2分,满分24分)题号424344454647484950515253答案ADear Amy, I couldnt read your two e-mails until today because my computer was broken. Im sorry to hear about your problem, but Im glad youre feeling better and are recovering(康复

19、）. Im surprised that in China someones liver(肝脏) matched yours! This is really a moving (动人的) story - a stranger donated part of his liver to a girl he doesnt ever know. Youre right. We shouldnt care too much about our weight. Im happy you stopped taking those weight-loss（减肥） pills. From your photo

20、I can see you are now looking very well in the hospital. To keep slim is important, especially for an actress（女演员）, but nothing is more important than health. Your doctors advice is indeed very good - exercise for at least an hour every day and eat lots of fruit and vegetables. Its not only in your

21、country. Its the same here with us Chinese - many people are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. But in fact, some of them are not overweight (超重） at all. I hope these people can learn something from your story. Hope you11 leave hospital as soon as possible.

22、LoveXXX42. Who does a girl in the letter refer to（提及）? A. The writer of the letter. B. Amy. C. A stranger. D. An unknown person.43. Which country is the writer of the letter from? A. America. B. China. C. Germany. D. An unknown country.44. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Amy has probably(可能)

23、 just received an operation (手术）on liver. B. Amy is now probably in hospital recovering. C. A Chinese man donated part of his liver to Amy. D. Amy is now still going on diets or taking weight-loss pills. B My sister Electra was leaving a small shop. She was pushing a shopping cart（手推车） and trying to

24、 put the change（找零）into her pocket at the same time. While she was doing this, she dropped（掉落）a quarter (25分硬币). Carefully she bent over（弯腰）to pick it up. To her surprise, an old man walked towards her. With a quarter in his hand, he said. Heres the quarter you dropped, young lady. My sister replied

25、 ( 回答), Oh, Ive found mine. That must be yours. No, I think its yours. I found it on the ground back there, he said. Its not mine. Why dont you keep it? I have a lot at home. I collect quarters. Really? my sister asked. What are you collecting them for? I have over 9,000 quarters. I have always drea

26、med of driving across the country through the northern states (州）and then down to California and back to New York, but now Im too old to do that, so instead I think III buy a TV, he explained（解释）to her. Oh, my sister said. Dont give up your dream of traveling. I know someone who took the train and h

27、ad a lovely trip. Why dont you try that? Why did I never think of that? the old man said, sounding hopeful of this new idea. Ill think about that and look into it. Thank you for telling me. My sister told me the story and said, I just dont want to see him giving up his dream and buying a TV! Im glad

28、 I dropped that quarter. Perhaps what I said will change his life.45. What information can we get from the text? A. The old man has collected nearly 9,000 quarters. B. Electra was knocked over by the old mans shopping cart. C. This story happened in the city of New York. D. The quarter that the old

29、man picked up was Electras.46. Why did the old man decide to buy a TV? A. He thought he was too old to drive around the country. B. He thought a TV was much cheaper than a car. C. He had been tired of traveling around the country by car. D. He was so poor that he couldnt afford (付得起） to travel by ca

30、r.47. Which word best describes Electras personality? A. Generous. B. Hard-working. C. Humourous. D. Helpful.48. What fact does the text lead (引导) you to believe? A. Shoppers often drop their change while shopping. B. Staying at home is more suitable (合适的) for old people. C. The old man might consid

31、er（考虑）traveling by train. D. Dropping a quarter can bring good luck. CYou may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time?On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea（韩

32、国）and the US. It surveyed（调查）around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework eve

33、ry day. Thats much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%). Who sleeps most often in class?Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off in class. In South Korea, its 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.South Kore

34、an students dont like taking notes. About 7lc70 said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).Who is the most distracted (分心的）?American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with f

35、riends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated(不相关的) books in class.What do they do after class?In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out (外出玩) with their friends. Most Japanese stud

36、ents do physical exercise. Most Korean students watch TV49. The report is about _. A. the countries B. the subjects C. the students lives D. the high schools50. What country isnt mentioned (提及）in the report? A. The US. B. South Korea. C. Japan. D. India.51. _of the Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework. A. 26.4% % C.5.2% D. 48.6%52. The phrase doze off means _. A. be half asleep B. get up C. eat snacks D. send e-mails53. Whic