初二英语下期中考试试卷

1、淮安市开明中学2011 2012学年度第二学期期中考试初二英语试卷 成绩： 听力部分 ( 20分)I. 听力测试(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)A) 根据所听到的内容，将下列图片重新排列顺序。(听两遍) A B C D E1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ B) 听四组对话，选择正确答案。(听两遍)听第一段对话，回答第6、7小题。( ) 6. Whats the weather like now?A. Sunny.B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.( ) 7. Where is Ann going?A. To the bus stop.B. To the hospit

2、al.C. To the shop.听第二段对话，回答第8、9小题。( ) 8. What will the woman do tomorrow?A. Hold an important party. B. Have an important exam.C. Buy a white T-shirt.( ) 9. What can white make you feel?A. Excited.B. Calm. C. Sad.听第三段对话，回答第10、11、12小题。( ) 10. Where does the dialogue take place?A. At school.B. At home

3、.C. In an office.( ) 11. How long will the girl work a day?A. 2 hours.B. 4 hours. C. 6 hours.( ) 12. How much could the girl get in a day?A. 24 dollars.B. 80 dollars.C. 6 dollars.听第四段对话，回答第13、14、15小题。( ) 13. When will the girl go to Australia?A. On September 15th.B. On September 5th.C. On October 5t

4、h.( ) 14. How will the girl go to Australia? A. By ship.B. By train.C. By plane.( ) 15. How long will the girl stay there? A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.C) 根据所听短文内容，选择正确答案。 (听两遍) ( ) 16. Where do we have too much dirty air?A. In small towns. B. In large cities. C. On farms.( ) 17. Wher

5、e does the dirty air come from?A. From schools and animals. B. From factories and homes.C. From animals and homes.( ) 18. How can we go to work to produce less dirty air?A. On foot or by car.B. By car or bus.C. By bike or bus.( ) 19. Why do we plant more trees?A. Because we want to ride bikes.B. Bec

6、ause we want to drive.C. Because we want to make the air better.( ) 20. Whats the passage about?A. Why large cities are busy. B. Air pollution in large cities.C. How people produce dirty air in large cities.笔试部分 ( 80分)II. 单项选择 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)( ) 21. Dont play tricks on Simon. He is only _ eight-

7、year-old boy. A. aB. anC. theD. /( ) 22. I feel _ thirsty. Id like _ water to drink. A. a bit; a bitB. a bit; a littleC. a few; a bitD. a bit; a few( ) 23. - Have you seen this film? - Yes, I _ it two weeks ago.A. am seeingB. have seenC. will seeD. saw( ) 24. Hes never been to Britain before, _

8、?A. is he B. isnt he C. has he D. hasnt he( ) 25. Lets enjoy the song Yesterday Once More. It sounds _.A. wellB. sadly C. niceD. bad( ) 26. He thinks he is _ to see so many stars at night.A. enough luck B. enough luckyC. lucky enough D. luckily enough( ) 27. - I want to return the CD to Tom, but I c

9、ant find him. - He _ the library. You can find him there.A. has been toB. has gone toC. has leftD. went( ) 28. A strange thing _ in the restaurant last week. A. happenedB. was happenedC. has happenedD. were happened( ) 29. Can you _ who broke the new car?A. look out B. work out C. find outD. put out

10、( ) 30. The old lady lives _ in a _ house, and she feels very _.A. alone; alone; lonelyB. lonely; lonely; aloneC. alone; lonely; lonelyD. alone; lonely; aloneIII完形填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从下面各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。There once was an old man who walked all the way to India. When he got there, h

11、e saw a lot of fruit for sale, but much of it was very 31 . Only one thing was cheap: a big basket of some very long, red fruit.“How much per kilo?” the old man asked. “Two rupees (卢比),” the shopkeeper answered. Two rupees in India is almost 32 , so the old man bought a whole kilogram and started ea

12、ting them.But something was wrong. As soon as he started eating, his 33 began to burn, his eyes began to water, and his whole face became as 34 as the fruit. As he coughed and struggled to breathe (呼吸), he 35 up and down, screaming (尖叫): “Ah! Ah! Ah!”And yet he 36 to eat the fruit! “Youre crazy!” so

13、me people saw him and said. “Those are chili peppers (红辣椒)! You cant just eat them by the handful!” “No, I mustnt stop!” the old man said. “I paid money for them, and now I must eat them.”To us, this old man must seem very foolish. But are we so much cleverer? All of us have 37 money, time on someth

14、ingmaybe a relationship, or a business, or a job. And sometimes, even after a long time its still not 38 , and we know theres no hope, we still do it. 39 ? Because weve put in all that money, time and effort (努力) into it.What we can 40 from the old man with the peppers is this: even if youve lost a

15、lot for something that doesnt work, let it go and move on. Its better than continuing to fail.( ) 31. A. delicious B. cheap C. expensive D. fresh( ) 32. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something( ) 33. A. hand B. mouth C. ears D. eyes( ) 34. A. sad B. long C. red D. cold( ) 35. A. went B. wa

16、lked C. climbed D. jumped( ) 36. A. continued B. liked C. decided D. stopped( ) 37. A. joined B. used C. spent D. put( ) 38. A. working B. passing C. coming D. happening( ) 39. A. What B. When C. WhyD. Where( ) 40. A. make B. learn C. choose D. changeIV. 阅读理解 (共15小题，A、B每小题1分，C每小题2分，满分20分)阅读A篇广告、B篇短文

17、，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 (A)Share flatNice flat. The other room ready for immediate use, quiet and convenient(方便), fully furnished (家具齐全), park view.$45 per week including bills of phone and power. Female, non-smoker. No pet.Helen, 25760435 or 24760454SaleArmchairs, a set of 4 red/ brown, $160; A coffee

18、table, black, fine wood, $20;An oil painting, by a modern artist, sailing boat in the rain, $150；A Turkish carpet(地毯), dark blue, $320; A fridge, big, double doors, $350;Old books, $10, each.Tel: weekday: 572220614; Weekend: 572225117Part-time Laboratory Assistant WantedNeeded by busy electronics co

19、mpany to help with the development of a computer. Should have an electronics BC degree or above and practical experience.Working time: 2:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m, Monday - ThursdayPay dependent on (依据) education and experience.Letters of application(申请信)to William Coles, Nowa Electronics, 31-32, Woodfone

20、RD, Depletton.( ) 41. Helen wants to _.A. find another lady to share the flatB. share her room with a lady who has no pet C. find a flat with a park view D. rent out (出租) her own room at $45 per week( ) 42. If you want to rent the other room of Helens, you mustnt _. A. sleep B. speak C. smoke D. eat

21、( ) 43. If you phone 572225117 at the weekend, you can buy_. A. a fridge for only $320 B. a coffee table which is made of fine wood C. an armchair for $160 D. 6 books that you like for $70( ) 44. You will _, if you get a job at Nowa Electronics. A. work 4 afternoons per week B. be paid just accordin

22、g to your education C. work 3.5 hours every week D. be paid just according to your experience( ) 45. You should pay_, if you want to buy the dark blue carpet and a fridge. A. $320 B. $350 C. $570 D. $670 (B)My problems started after I went to a boarding school. I was only 14, and at first I missed m

23、y family a lot. I often called them and cried on the phone. But after two weeks, I found I enjoyed being with my classmates at school.I had many friends who were boys. I thought of them as my best friends - but only friends. I never guessed my friendship with boys would become a problem.Then, three

24、months later, my friends told me that some teachers and girls said I was hanging out with boys all day long in order to get attention(注意力) from them. Seven months after that, the head teacher Mr. Wang asked the class to choose some students to join the Students Union. I thought I could win for I was

25、 doing well in school. Id already won prizes for the best math and English exams. A week later, the list came out and it didnt include me. I was sad.Mr. Wang came to me and said, “Don't be sad. I know youre excellent! Maybe youre a little distant from the girls in our class. They dont know much

26、about you, so some of them didnt choose you. It doesnt matter. Do your best to get along well with everyone and I think you'll make it next time.”( ) 46. When the writer first entered the boarding school, she _. A. didn't like her new school B. missed her classmates C. didn't like her ne

27、w teacher D. missed her family very much( ) 47. Many of the writer's friends in her new school were _. A. teachers B. boys C. girls D. women( ) 48. The writer failed to join the Students Union, because _. A. her teachers didn't like her B. she was a poor student C. some girls didn't choo

28、se her D. she likes showing off herself( ) 49. The underlined phrase “was hanging out” means “_” in English. A. spoke outsideB. went out and playedC. stayed at home D. studied hard( ) 50. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The writer won prizes for the best science and Engli

29、sh exams.B. The writer realized that her friendship with boys would cause problems.C. The writer was happy because she failed to join the Students Union.D. The teacher thought she was an excellent student.(C) What do you want to be when you grow up? An astronaut (宇航员)? It is not an easy thing. An as

30、tronaut needs a strong body and mind. You still have a long way to go.Astronauts can live upside down. They do this not only during sleep, but also while eating and going to the washroom. Before they fly into space, they have lots of practice being upside down. Astronauts cant get dizzy (晕眩的). A spa

31、ceship is not a plane. When it goes up, the gravity (重力) can break peoples bones. So astronauts must have strong bodies for this. They cant get a headache or be sick.In some spaceships, astronauts dont just drive. They also repair machines and work as scientists. They have to know every part of the

32、spaceship and how it works. If something breaks, they have to know how to repair it. Sometimes they do some scientific experiments (科学实验) in space.If astronauts land in forests on the Earth when they come back, they need to know how to live in the wild. They must take a knife and a gun into space, s

33、o they can survive in the wild.根据文章内容，回答下列问题。51. What does an astronaut need?_52. Is it easy to be an astronaut?_53. Before the astronauts fly into space, what should they practice doing?_54. When can the gravity of a spaceship break peoples bones?_55. Why should astronauts take a knife and a gun in

34、to space?_V. 单词拼写 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)根据汉语或所给的词，写出单词的适当形式。56. My grandparents are celebrating their 50 years of _ (婚姻).57. They have finished _ (捆) up the old books.58. The _ (文化) centre of China is very famous in the world.59. The guide is _ (introduce) one of the famous tourist attractions.60. Yest

35、erday he read many books about English_(语法).61. My son was so tired that he fell _ (睡着的) once he was in bed.62. Tom is so clever that he can work out the problem _ (easy).63. All the friends clapped with _ (兴奋) when he came to the party.64. The goal of this program is _ (控制) some peoples minds.65. A new file _ (创建) by my brother last night.VI. 完成句子 (满分20分)A) 按照题目要求完成句子，每空一词。 (每空0.5分，满分10分)66. Lucy has worked with Millie for ten years. (对划线部分提问) _ _ _ Lucy_ with Millie?67. Sandy has already gone to