海门中学课程基地2014-2015年初二上期中英语试卷含答案

1、海门中学课程基地2014-2015学年第一学期期中质量调研初 二 英 语注 意 事 项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项：1. 本试卷共10页，满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。2. 答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上指定的位置。3. 答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上，在试卷、草稿纸上答题一律无效。 第卷（选择题80分）一、听力 （共20小 题；每小题1分，计20分）第一节 听对话回答问题（10分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每

2、段对话听两遍。5. Why doesnt the man want to learn English?  A. Because he doesnt think English is important.  B. Because he cant learn English.C. Because he thinks English is hard.6. What does the man want to drink now?  A. Both hot tea and hot coffee.  B. Just hot w

3、ater.                             C. Something cold.7. What time did Sam wash his face this morning?  A. At 6:00.     &#

4、160;                       B. At 6:05.                        

5、60;  C. At 6:15.8. How is the weather?  A. Cloudy.                                     B. Rainy

6、.                        C. Sunny.9. When did the two speakers visit the farm?  A. Last Tuesday.            &#

7、160;          B. Last Wednesday.                C. Last Sunday.10. When did the fire happen?A. Early in the morning.         

8、              B. In the afternoon.                      C. In the evening.第二节 听对话和短文回答问题 （10分）你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听

9、两遍。听第一段对话，回答第11-12题11. What will the weather be like tomorrow?  A. Rainy.                                  B. Sunny.

10、0;                              C. Snowy.12. Where are the two speakers going tomorrow?  A. The Great Wall.     

11、60;                    B. The Summer Palace.                C. The Palace Museum.听第第一篇短文，回答第13-15题请根据短文内容，从A,B,C三个选项中选择正

12、确的选项，完成信息记录表。Help my friend outThe problem Jack hadJacks   13   didnt work and he called me for help.How I went to Jacks houseI went there by   14  .The time I spent solving the problemIt took me   15   minutes to s

13、olve his problem.13.  A. watch                           B. radio               

14、               C. computer14.  A. bike                             

15、60;        B. bus                                       C. taxi15

16、.  A. 15                              B. 30                &

17、#160;                     C.45听第二篇短文，回答第16-20题16. How old is Max?A. 13                     

18、;                      B. 15                           

19、            C. 3017. When did Max buy the flower?A. This Tuesday.                     B. Last Friday.     

20、;                   C. Last Saturday.18. What did Max find this Tuesday morning?A. The flowers died.             B. The flowers were going t

21、o die.C. There were no flowers in the garden.19. What do we know about Max?A. He knew how to look after flowers well.                       B. He didnt know how to look after flowers at

22、 first.   C. He watered the flowers every day.20. Who did Max ask for help?A. His mother.                                

23、0;    B. His father.                                    C. His friend.二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）21. If

24、 we sit by _ window of the train, we'll have _ better view.A. /; the                        B. /; a             

25、;             C. the; a                             D. the; the22. Which of the following

26、isnt a kind of drink?  A. Coca cola                B. Robust                   C. Gatorade    &

27、#160;         D. Raid23. Leo jumps _than _in our class.   A. more highly; anyone else                          

28、; B. more high; anyone else   C. higher; anyone                                   D. higher; any other st

29、udent24. Do you think grandpa and grandma _late?No, the train is usually on time.A.     were                        B. will be    

30、                        C. was                         

31、 D. have been25. Shall we meet at the entrance _ the cinema?   All right.  A. of                             B. in 

32、                                 C. out                

33、     D. to26. You _ to the meeting tomorrow if you have something important to do.  A. neednt to come     B. dont need come           C. dont need coming   D. neednt come

34、27. _ part she played in the movie! Thats why she has a lot of fans.A. How important           B. How an important     C. What important         D. What an important28. I

35、 like this pair of football boots. May I _? Yes, of course.   A. try on it                B. try it on               C. try on the

36、m            D. try them on29. The baby has just drunk his mothers milk. He _ be hungry.  A. must not               B. cannot     

37、           C. may not           D. should not 30. The picture is, I have to say, not a bit beautiful.Why? Its_ than the       pictures I have eve

38、r seen.A. far more beautiful              B.    much less beautiful C. no more beautiful      D. any less beautiful31. The park is far away from here indeed its about _walk.&#

39、160;  A. Three hour             B. a three hours         C. a three-hours           D. a three-hour32. Its so boring. Shall w

40、e watch TV and see if theres _?      Good idea.   A. special       something     B. something special     C. special anything     D. anything special33.

41、60;His father has gone to America. Hell stay there for_.    A. some time             B. sometime                 C. sometimes 

42、;                D. some times34. Shall we go fishing at six o'clock tomorrow morning?_.Will seven oclock be OK?A. Sure, its up to you             

43、;                        B. Sure, no problem                   C. Sorry, I cant make

44、it                                    D. Sorry, Im not free35. Its cold outside. You can take my coat.  _

45、. I have one in my car.A. It doesnt matter.      B. Thanks all the same.  C. No way.          D. Never mind.三、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）A.When I was sixteen, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasnt the

46、 first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didnt understand French. I believed that I wouldnt have any 36    problems when I went to America

47、. So I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday there.   How    37    I was! The misunderstanding (误解) began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to call my friend Danny who had been in America for two years and t

48、old her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking confused and asked if he could help me.  “Yes,” I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”  “Well, thats nice,” he said. “Are you getting married? But arent you a bit too   38   ?” &#

49、160;“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her Ive arrived. Can you tell me    39    the phone box is?”  “Oh! I see. ” he said, “theres a phone downstairs.”   When Danny and I met up,

50、she explained the misunderstanding to me.  “Dont worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from the British. Youll soon get used to all the funny things they say    40  

51、 . Most of the time British and American people understand each other!36. A. money                       B. time           &#

52、160;             C. sleep                        D. language37. A. excited       

53、;               B. wrong                      C. poor          &#

54、160;            D. successful38. A. strict                         B. lucky      

55、0;                C. young                      D. ordinary39. A. how much      

56、            B. whose                      C. where             &#

57、160;     D. how heavy40. A. at present                   B. at once                   

58、;  C. at the same time        D. at lastB.How would you use a radio or a telephone if you had no electricity or batteries? These   41 bothered(使烦恼) British inventor Trevor Baylis. So in 1996 he   42   

59、;a wind-up(装有发条的）radio. It doesn't need electricity or batteries. You wind it up   43   hand. It plays for about an hour. Then, you wind it up   44    . Today it's made in South Africa.Then in 1999, Baylis invent

60、ed a mobile telephone that is powered by  45  . The shoes contain a small battery that is powered when you   46  . This battery is connected to a mobile phone. These two simple inventions can bring modern   47  

61、; to all parts of the world.Baylis doesn't have a university degree in engineering. In   48  , he left high school before graduating. He just loves   49   things to help people. He never knows  &#

62、160;50   ideas will come to him. The idea for the telephone came to him in a dream.41. A. dreams             B. problems               C. winders

63、                  D. wishes42. A. invented            B. improved              &

64、#160;        C. borrowed           D. copied43. A. in                        B. at

65、60;                      C. on                D. by44. A. then        

66、              B. slowly             C. again              D. finally45. A. sun   

67、;             B. shoes              C. caps                    &#

68、160;D. wind46. A. sleep               B. walk               C. rest              

69、; D. chat47. A. communications      B. exhibitions         C. suggestions         D. instructions48. A. fact           &

70、#160;               B. order                       C. need        

71、0;               D. time49. A. buying                      B. selling       

72、0;             C. making                    D. collecting50. A. while           

73、             B. because                   C. unless               

74、;       D. when四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）AChris Rock was born in the state of South Carolina in the United States. When he was a child, his family moved, and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn, New York.As a teenager, Rock left high school and started telling

75、 jokes in comedy clubs in New York City, Even at age 18, Chris Rock was very funny. He told jokes about his family (his parents were very strict) , and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s. Many of his jokes were also about high school, which Rock says was terrible.Famous comedia

76、ns (喜剧演员）went to see Rocks performances. One comedian (Eddie Murphy) helped him get work on television and in the movies. Chris Rock still acts in movies, but he does not want to be a serious actor. For him, comedy is more important. It makes people laugh, but it can also make pe

77、ople think.Today, Chris Rock still does live comedy shows around the world. He also created a TV show called "Everybody Hates Chris." It is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn. In 2006, it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on

78、American television.51.What is this passage mainly about?A. How to tell a good joke.                                B. Where

79、the best comedy clubs are.C. One comedian's life.                                      D. The fu

80、nniest people in the United States.52.Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about_.A. South Carolina          B. Brooklyn                  C. Los Angel

81、es              D. Texas53. Today, what does Chris Rock say is the most important?A. Being a serious actor.                  

82、                  B. Making people laugh.C. Helping teenagers.                       

83、                 D. Having his own club.BPeople think of ice cream as an American food. Yet, ice cream really came from Asia. In the late 1200s Marco Polo, the great explorer, is said to have seen rich Asi

84、ans eating dishes of ice. Camels had brought the ice from distant mountains. Before it was served, the ice had been flavored (调味）with fruits.Marco Polo brought this new dish to Italy, In France cooks changed the ice recipe (配方）and made ice cream.At first, cooks tried to keep the

85、recipe a secret. They wanted it to be a special dish for rich people. By the late 1700s, though, ice cream was sold throughout Europe and America.Some great Americans loved ice cream. George Washington was the first to buy a special machine for making it. When Thomas Jefferson returned fro

86、m France, he brought an ice cream recipe home with him. Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, also liked ice cream, and she often served it at the White House. Actually, a famous brand (品牌）of ice cream was even named after her.In the late 1800s, the ice cream industry b

87、egan to grow. A way of keeping ice cream frozen had been found, so ice cream makers did not have to worry about ice cream melting(融化）anymore.54.When did ice cream become well-known in many countries?A. In the 1200s.            B.&

88、#160;In the 1500s.            C. In the 1600s.            D. In the 1900s.55. Who do you think was the most important person in the history of ice cream?A. Marc

89、o Polo.             B. Dolly Madison.         C. Thomas Jefferson.     D. George Washington.56. Why can ice cream be sold everywhere today?A.

90、0;Because people can afford to buy it.               B. Because there are many recipes for it,C. Because it is easy to keep it frozen.             

91、60;  D. Because many people like ice cream.CWhat colour is your name? What colour is Wednesday? These questions might sound strange to most people, but some can answer right away. One person says her name is the colour red. For another person, Wednesday is blue. These people

92、 have a condition called synesthesia. This means they experience two senses at the same time. For these people, the senses of smell, sound, sight, touch, and taste are not separate (分开的）.They might see and also hear colours, for example, or hear as well as feel sounds.The most co

93、mmon form of synesthesia is to hear sounds as colours, A person with synesthesia might hear the number three as blue or the letter D as red. Someone might always see green upon hearing the word April. Another person might see different colours while listening to music. Some people als

94、o taste colours. To one person, beef might taste blue and to another, yellow. Some people experience feelings in colour. For example, one person with synesthesia reports feeling pain as the colour orange.Another form of synesthesia is to experience sounds or tastes as shapes. Some people&#

95、160;see music as squares and circles. Some people taste a sweet as a smooth ball. There are other forms of synesthesia, as well. For one man, different words have different tastes. Some words taste like pork；others taste like potatoes or eggs.Synesthesia is not a common condition. Perhaps

96、only one person in every 5,000 has it. For these people, the everyday world can be a colourful and interesting place.57.What is this passage mainly about?A. An unusual condition.                 

97、                         B. People who like colour.C. The colour of pain.               &#

98、160;                       D. Music and art.58. How many people probably have synesthesia?A. Only 5,000 in the world.         

99、;                      B. One out of every 500.C. About 5 million.                   

100、                        D. One out of every 5,000.59. Which is the most common form of synesthesia?A. Experiencing tastes as shapes.     

101、60;                  B. Experiencing sounds as colours,C. Experiencing words as tastes.                   

102、;      D. Experiencing music as shapes,60. Which of the following is NOT an example of synesthesia?A. Feeling pain in red.                      &

103、#160;                B. Tasting beef as green.C. Feeling warm in April.                       &

104、#160;          D. Seeing music as squares.DThis was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two fa

105、mous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts（花生）, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; let the coin

106、 decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my class

107、mates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all be

108、came clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the

109、headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmasters office again, but this time a completely

110、 different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term.  61. The task I received was to find information about _.   A. us

111、es for peanuts                                      B. American War of Independence   C. George Washington