2016~2017学年北京朝阳区初二下学期期末英语试卷

1、单选1.I cant find my pen. Couldyou helpfind it?2.3.4.A. meB. herC.himD.themWe usually have thefirst class8:00 in the morning.A. ofB. inC.onD.atId like to go shoppingwith you,Im too busy.A. orB. soC.andD.butdid you borrow the book from the library?一Yesterday morning.A. WhereB. HowC.WhenD.Why5.-you sing

2、 an Englishsong?.-Yes, I can.A. CanB. MayC.MustD.NeedWhich season do-SummerA. wellWhere is your mum,SheA. cooksMiss WangA. doesyou likeB. betterMike?the meal in thekitchen.,summer or winter?B. cookeda lot of work for the poor children since 2015.B. didWhat do you often do at weekends?一I often

3、my grandparents.C.C.C.bestD.the bestwill cookhas doneD.D.is cookingwill doA. visitB. visitedC.have visitedD.will visit10. 一 Do you knowthe meeting?B. when they are going tohaveD. when are they going tohave一Tomorrow morning.A. when they hadC. when did they have语法选择11. Deng Yaping was born in 1973 in

4、Zhengzhou, China. She1 playing table tennis at five.She 2 only fifteen when she won her first match for China. She joined the National Team 31988.B. startsB. wasB. inDeng won Olympic gold four times and she became famous all over the world.1. A. started2. A. is3. A. at完形填空12. Try, try againCarl, 57,

5、 was born in Ohio, but after his father died when Carl was 4 years old, his mother moved the familyto Texas. Wherever they went, Carl found a place to fish. I hit every lake in the area, he says. After a few years,his mother found a friend and, he was a fisherman who had a few 1 of his own to teach

6、Carl. He taughtme things like not to go fishing when the moon is full, and to watch the wind to know where to drop a line. Hewas really good. Carl began to love fishing so much that he 2 he would do it for a living.After his high school in 1981, he took jobs doing whatever he could to make money. At

7、 last, he foundagood job and it allowed him to save up money so that one day he could3 his childhood dream. Butunluckily, on June 27, 1993, Carl was badly hurt in a car accident. A doctor saved him, but his life was changedforever. As Carl went on 4 his physical abilities（体 能）,his spirits （精 神）becam

8、e better as well. Carl says,1. was going to find out a way to be a fisherman. I studied all 5 kinds of fishing to decide which one wasthe most accessible （已接 近的）to someone in my condition. It took me some 6 . In 2013 Carl decided to 7 a boat, the Dora Mae, which he found online. Carl spent over $30,

9、000 for theboat, all the money he had in the world. 8 in May 2014, the day Carl had dreamed of arrived. He set off togo fishing. Carl s wife will never forget the day. She said,“It made me so happy because he waited for thisso long. And now it was 9 . I was so proud of him. However, his boat was des

10、troyed by a strong wind.And then not long ago, Carl started to collect money for a new fishing boat.Nothing is going to10 me now, he says. Even if I have to spend my last coin to make a go of it.2. A. gamesB. plansC. waysD. stories3. A. agreedB. decidedC. saidD. remembered3. A. realizeB. touchC. kno

11、wD. hold4. A. learningB. improvingC. stayingD. testing5. A. newB. strangeC. differentD. special6. A. daysB. weeksC. monthsD. years7. A. buyB. makeC. findD. borrow8. A. NaturallyB. EspeciallyC. FinallyD. Suddenly9. A. luckyB. busyC. safeD. real10. A. stopB. leaveC. dropD. teach阅读理解13.Here are some af

12、ter-school activities at Wells International School. You can choose your favorite clubsaccording to your hobbies and interestsChess Club: Chess games forall levels. Have fun and makenew friends. Open tostudents in grades 5-8.Mondays 2:30-3:30.Computer Club: Learn new programs and work on class homew

13、ork. Beginners are welcome. Tuesdays 2:303:30.Student Club: Become a member of the Student club.Share ideas about school life and plan school activities.Thursdays 2:30-3:30.MlDrama (戏剧)Club: Act alone or in groups. Sing, dance, or act out plays.Mondays 2:30-3:30.Volleyball Club: Learn the basic rule

14、s of volleyball.Have fun and get some exercise. Join the club today! Tuesdays 2:30-3:30.Student Magazine ClUb：Work with other students on the school magazine. Talk about stories and poems for the magazine. Wednesdays 2:30-3:30盘飞攀广：;飞di二；J(1) When is Student Magazine Club open to students?A. On Monda

15、ys.B. On Tuesdays.C. On Wednesdays.D. On Thursdays.（ 2） Which club will students choose if they like singing, dancing and acting?A. Chess Club.B. Computer Club.C. Volleyball Club.D. Drama Club.（ 3 ） What do students do in Computer Club?A. Learn some newprograms.B. Plan some school activities.C. Talk

16、 about stories and poems.D. Share ideas about school life.14. BNowadays, you can shop by telephone, by post or through your home computer. But for many people, the most exciting way to shop is also the most traditional - at a street market. You can find markets anywhere in the world. Here are some o

17、f themEvery weekend, thousandsof youngpeople from all over Englandtravelto Camden Marketin the north ofthe city - its a place to gofor streetfashion, CDs and tapes. butmanypeople just gofor the livelyatmosphere （气氛）!There are many floating markets in Asia; perhaps the most famous is in Thailand, at

18、a place called DamnoenSaduak, 100km from the capital city, Bangkok. From six in the morning to midday, every day, people sell fresh fruit and vegetables from their boats.Many people say that the Grand Place - in the center of the capital city, Brussels, is the most beautiful square in the world. It

19、is the home of a colorful flower markets - open every day except Monday.One of the worlds most unusual markets is in Mexico City: at the Sonora Market. As well as toys and birds, but you can buy herbs （ 药 草 ） and natural medicines which （they say） can help with anything - from problem at work to pro

20、blem with your family.It s open every day from early in the morning till late at night.（ 1 ） Whats the most traditional way of shopping for many people?A. By telephoneB. By postC. Through computerD. At a street market（ 2 ） How many markets are mentioned in the passage?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six(3)

21、 Why is the Sonora Market one of the most unusual markets?A. Because people sell fruit and vegetables from boats.B. Because people can buy herbs and natural medicines.C. Because its in the center of the capital city, Brussels.D. Because its a place for street fashion, CDs and tapes.(4) What is the p

22、assage mainly about ?A. Street markets around the world.B. Colorful flower markets.C. Floating markets in Thailand.D. Natural medicine markets.15. CYou may want to speak English as well as possible. But many non-native(非本 国的)speakers are afraid ofspeaking the language, mainly because of the wrong th

23、oughts that they might make mistakes while speaking English, which may make them feel nervous in front of others. If you are confident enough, you may feel comfortable when you speak English. You can build your confidence by following these ways.Make English part of your life.Speak English at home.

24、Read English novels. Watch English news andmovies to increase your language understanding. English movies with subtitles(字 幕)can help develop yourvocabulary, too. Talk to yourself in English. All this practice helps you to think in English.Keep a vocabulary notebook. Enter new words every day. Use d

25、ictionaries to look up new words. Try to pronounce the words. Listen to English songs - the best way to improve your pronunciation. Take advantage of online websites offering song lyrics(歌 词).Write down the lyrics. Play the song. Read the lines along with thesong.Take English tests online. There are

26、 free websites to help you. Start with World English and Easy English, which offer online grammar and vocabulary exercises, along with listening lessons.Record (录 音)your voice. Its useful to record your voice as you speak. Play the tape and check for the pronunciation. Recording every time also lets

27、 you know how well you have progressed.Ask friends to share your progress.Its clear that your friends will give you some good advice. With a largenumber of practice, you can improve your speaking and build your confidence.(1) Why are many non-native English speakers afraid of speaking the language?A

28、. Because they dont keep a notebook.B. Because they dont take tests online.C. Because they dont record their voice.D. Because they dont have right thoughts.(2) What is the best way to improve your pronunciation?A. Doing grammar exercises.B. Using online dictionaries.C. Listening to English songs.D.

29、Reading English novels.(3) What is the passage mainly about?A. How to increase your vocabulary.B. How to build confidence in speaking.C. How to improve your pronunciation.D. How to take advantage of online websites.16.Pluto （冥 王星）was discovered in 1930. Until 2006 it was thought to be the ninth plan

30、et in the solar system.Pluto is not very big. It is only half as wide as the United States. Pluto is smaller thanEarths moon. Pluto has five moons and its largest moon is named Charon, which is about half the size of it. It takes 248 Earth years to go around the sun. If you lived on Pluto, you would

31、 have to wait 248 Earth years to celebrate your first birthday. One day on Pluto is about 6.5 days on Earth.It was found later that unlike other planets, Pluto andits moons are known to be in an area of space calledthe Kuiper Belt. The Kuiper Belt is like an asteroid belt（小行 星带）.An asteroid belt is

32、mostly made up ofpieces of metal （金 属）and rock. But the Kuiper Belt is made up of pieces of ice and snow. Scientists have found that there are about 70,000 icy objects（物体）like Pluto.According to this idea, Pluto is not a planet, but is just another Kuiper Belt object. And if we go further into the l

33、atest discoveries, in 2005 Mike Brown and his team discovered an object farther out than the orbit（轨 道）of Pluto. It has the same size or is even larger than Pluto. It is named Eris. Because Eris is larger, and made of ice and rock, the concept （概 念） of nine planets in the solar system hasstarted fad

34、ing away . In August 2006,astronauts put Pluto and Eris in the group of dwarf planets（矮行星）Scientific studies show that a planet should be able to clear the neighborhood of its orbit. But this is not satisfied by Pluto. A planet should be the powerful gravitational（地 心弓I 力的）body in its orbit and shou

35、ld beable to draw all other objects closer in its orbit. Now, any object that does not meet this level will be thought as a dwarf planet, so Pluto is a dwarf planet.（1） When was Pluto discovered?A. In 1930.B. In 1969.C. In 2005.D. In 2006.（2） What can we learn from the passage?A. Pluto is thought to

36、 be a dwarf planet now.B. Pluto is made up of pieces of metal and rock.C. Pluto is the ninth planet in the solar system.D. Pluto has the same size or even larger than Eris.（3） What does the underlined phrase fading away mean in the passage?A. growingB. disappearingC. keepingD. discovering（4） What is

37、 the best title for the passage?A. How big is Pluto?B. What is Pluto like?C. Why isnt Pluto a planet?D. What is Pluto made up of?阅读与表达17. People have five senses（感 官）:sight （视 力）,hearing, taste, smell and touch. We use these senses every dayof our lives when we work, play, eat and drink. Animals hav

38、e senses too, and sometimes they work much better than ours. We have our food preparedfor us-but animals need to find their own food using theirsenses. For example, animals that catch other animalsoften have very good sight. Some birds can see a mouseat a distance （距 离）of 1.5 kilometres. However, th

39、ey dont always catch the mouse. Mice have very, very good hearing and this helps them get away from danger!Insects （ 昆虫） sometimes have senses that are different from ours. For example, butterflies（ 蝴蝶） donttaste with their mouths-they taste with their feet. Crickets（蟋 蟀）dont hear with their ears-they hear withtheir legs.Some animals seem to have a special sense that tells them about the future. Birds, ants and many other animals are busier looking for food just before bad weather because its more difficult to find food when the weather is bad. They know that bad weather is coming. Birds a