2021北京顺义初二（下）期末英语

9/92021北京顺义初二（下）期末英语考生须知l.本试卷共10页.共五道大题,39道小题,满分60分,考试时间90分钟。2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名、班级和准考证号。3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。4.在答题卡上、选择题用2B铅笔作答,其它试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。5.考试结束后,请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。知识运用(共14分)一、单项填空(共6分,每小题0.5分)从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.TomandIaregoodfriends.__________oftenhelpeachother.A.WeB.IC.TheyD.You2.Thenumberofmonthlytextsgrew335%from2006__________2007intheUS.A.onB.atC.toD.of3.I’dliketogowithyou__________Imustfinishmyhomeworkfirst.A.orB.andC.soD.but4.—__________willyourfamilyhaveapicnic?—NextSunday.A.WhenB.HowC.WhyD.What5.—Mum,mustIwashthedishesrightnow?—No,youA.can’tB.shouldn’tC.wouldn’tD.needn’t6.—Whichfestivaldoyoulike__________,DragonBoatFestivalorMid-AutumnDay?—DragonBoatFestival.BecauseIthinkthedragonboatracesareenjoyable.A.wellB.betterC.bestD.thebest7.You__________ifyoudoonethingatatimeandsticktoyourplan.A.succeedB.succeededC.willsucceedD.aresucceeding8.—Whatdoyouusuallydoatweekends?—Iusually__________mygrandparentswithmyparents.A.visitB.visitedC.havevisitedD.willvisit9.—Mike,isyourfatherateacheratthisschool?—Yes,heis.He__________historyherefornearly20years.A.teachesB.hastaughtC.isteachingD.willteach10.AgathaChristieisafamouswriter.She__________herlastbookin1973.A.writesB.wroteC.iswritingD.haswritten11.—Linda,whatwereyoudoingat8:00lastnight?—I__________fortheEnglishexamathome.A.prepareB.willprepareC.waspreparingD.haveprepared12.—Doyouknow__________tomorrow?—At10o’clock.A.whattimedidshecomeB.whattimeshecameC.whattimewillshecomeD.whattimeshewillcome二、完形填空(共8分,每小题1分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。TheCrystalShoesofCinderella“Hi!John,”Maryrantowardsmewithabrightsmile,saying,“I’mgoingtohaveadanceperformancetonight.Ihopeyou’llcome.Hereisthe__13__.Don’tforget!”Thensheleftinahurry.“What?Dance?Isthatpossible?”Iaskedmyself.Marywasnotsuchkindofgirl.Shewasaquitecommonone.Ihadneverseenherwearingcolorfulclothes.Infact,shereallydidnotknowhowto__14__.Whataterriblething!“Ishouldgoto.Imustgoto,”Ithought.Iarrivedatthehallwiththeticket,foundmy__15__andsatdown.Herperformancewastheseventhone.IknewIwouldhavea__16__timebeforeherturn,forIhadnosenseofart,butherperformancewasworthwatching,nomatterhowlongIwouldwait.Timewent__17__,Itriedmybestnottofallasleep.Justthen,camethewords,”Let’swelcomethenextexcitingdance—Latin!”Hearingthis,lopenedmyeyesaslargeaspossible,__18__toloseanything.Wearingagoldenandshiningskirt,Maryappeared.Shedancedwithasweetsmile,lookinglikeaprettybutterflyflying…Icouldhardlybelievemyeyes.Afteralltheperformance__19__,Iwaitedforheratthegate.“Hi!”shestoodinfrontofmewithhercrystalshoes.”Howdoyoufeel?”“Fantastic!”Ianswered.“Ha,ha.Iknewitwouldbe,”Shecouldnot__20__herexcitement,laughinglikeachild.Atthattime,IrealizedthateverygirlhasapairofspecialshoeswhicharelikethecrystalshoesofCinderella.13.A.notice B.note C.ticket D.poster14.A.dressup B.wakeup C.pickup D.lookup15.A.room B.seat C.gate D.table16.A.happy B.wonderful C.dangerous D.hard17.A.quickly B.slowly C.easily D.happily18.A.fearing B.hoping C.planning D.hating19.A.started B.showed C.failed D.ended20.A.feel B.forget C.hide D.have阅读理解（共36分)三、阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。(共26分,每小题2分)AHerearetwoletterstoGeorgeandhisreplies.DearGeorge,I’m14yearsoldandI’mmuchshorterformyage.What’sworse,I’mveryfat.Iwanttobe60kgandtobetallerandthenIcangototheschoolbasketballteamandenjoymyself.Canyouhelpme?Lookingforwardtoyourreply.BillDearGeorge,I’mleaningFrenchbutIdon’tgetgoodmarks.Idon’tknowwhy.SometimesIwanttogiveup,butIknowIshouldn’tbecauselanguagesaregoingtobeveryimportant.WhatshouldIdo?Pleasegivemesomesuggestions.LucyDearBill,Don’tworryifyou’reshorterthanothers.Teenagersgrowatdifferenttimes.Itdoesn’tmatterhowheavyyouare.Planyourmealswithyourmum,andshecanhelpyouloseweight.Also,trytakingmoreexercise.GeorgeGeorge’srepliesDearLucy,You’reright.Youshouldnevergiveup,andI’msurethatyou’vemademoreprogressthanyouthink.Youcantalktoyourteacherandaskherwhatyoushoulddotogetabettergrade.TalktoyourfriendswhoaregoodatFrench.Findsomethingthathelpsyou.George21.Lucyisworryingabout__________.A.hermarksB.herfriendsC.herheightD.herweight22.AccordingtoGeorge’sreply,Billshould__________.A.learnsomeFrenchandaskhisfriendsforhelpB.askhisteacherforhelpandtalktohisfriendsC.planhismealswithhismumandtakemoreexerciseD.joinabasketballteamandfindsomethingthathelpshim23.GeorgeadvisesLucytotalkto__________forhelp.A.hermumB.herteacherC.Bill’steacherD.Bill’sfriendsBTheWinningTeamPeterkepthiseyesontheground.Hefeltliketherewasaheavyweightonhisshouldersashewalkedhomealone.Itwastheworstdayofhislife.Hismindwouldnotstopthinkingaboutwhathappenedonlyjustanhouragoontheschoolsoccerfield.Howcouldhehavemissedscoringthatgoal?Hehadlethiswholeteamdown.Hisstupidmistakemadehimangry.Histeamhadlostthegamebecauseofhim.Hewasreallyworriedthathiscoachmightkickhimofftheteam.Assoonashewalkedthroughthedoor,hisfatherasked,“What’swrong,son?”Peter’sfeelingswerewrittenalloverhisfuce.”1lostthegame,”Peterreplied.Thenhewentintohisroomwithoutanotherword.Tenminuteslater,Peterheardhisfatherknockingonhisbedroomdoor.Heopenedthedoortolethimin.“Look,Peter.Idon’tknowwhathappened.Butwhateveritwas,don’tbetoohardonyourself.”“Ilostthegame,Dad.Ifailedmyteam.They’llprobablyneverletmeplayagain.”“Soccerisaboutteameffort(努力).You’renottheonlyreasonyourteamlost.Ifyouhaveagoodteam,youshouldsupporteachother.Besides（另外),winningorlosingisonlyhalfthegame.Theotherhalfislearninghowtocommunicateyou’reyourteammatesandlearningfromyourmistakes.”Peterdidn’tsayanything,butwhathisfathersaidmadehimthinkcarefully.Thenextday,Peterwenttosoccerpracticewithcourageratherthanfearinhisheart.“Hey,guys,”hesaidtohisteammates.“I’mreallysorryaboutyesterday.Weweresoclosetowinningthatgame.ButIthinkifwecontinuetopulltogether,we’regoingtowinthenextone.”Tohissurpriseandrelief,histeammatesallnoddedinagreement.“Yeah,”theysaid,“don’tworryaboutit.It’sneverjustoneperson’sfault.Weshouldthinkabouthowwecandobetternexttime.”Petersmiled.Itmadehimfeelluckytoknowthathewasonawinningteam.24.WhatdidPeterworryaboutwhenhisteamlostthegame?A.Hisfatherwasn’tproudofhim.B.Hisclassmateslaughedathim.C.Histeammateswereangrywithhim.D.Hiscoachmightkickhimoftheteam.25.Accordingtothepassage,__________madePeterthinkcarefully.A.hisfather’swordsB.hiscoach’sadviceC.histeammates’supportD.hisclassmates’letter26.Atlast,Paterthoughtthathewasonawinningteambecause__________.A.hisfathercaredabouthimandgavehimsomeadviceB.hewenttosoccerfieldandsaidsorrytohisteammatesC.hebelievedhiscoachdidn’tkickhimoffthesoccerteamD.theirgoodteamspiritwouldhelpthemwinthegameinthefutureCTelecommutingFormostpeople,ausualworkdaymeanswakingup,eatingbreakfast,drivingtotheoffice,workingforabout8hoursandthendrivingbackhome.Butnotallworkershavethisexperience.Manypeopleworkfromtheirhomes。Thiskindofworkiscalledtelecommutingortelework.Apersonwhotelecommutesis

calledatelecommuter.Peoplehaveworkedintheirhomesforthousandsofyears.Butthemodernideaoftelecommutingstartedintheearly1970s.Improvementsintechnology,especiallynetworkingtechnology,helpedsupportthedevelopmentoftelework.Ascommunicationtechnologybecamecheaperandmorepowerful,telecommutingbecamemoreofachoiceforworkers.Bothcompaniesandindividuals（个人）canbenefitfromtelework.Onebenefitforcompaniesisthatitcansavemoney.Itcanalsohelpimprovemorale．Thisisbecauseworkerswhohavechoicesabouthowtheyworkareoftenhappier.Ifworkersarehappier,theyarelikelytodobetterjobs.Thisisgoodforthecompany.Asforindividuals,theycansavemoneybycuttingdowntheirtransportationcosts.Theyalsosavetimebecausetheydonothavetogototheofficeeveryday.Dependingonhowoftentheyworkfromhome,telecommuterscansavebetween15and25workdayseveryyear.Eventhoughtherearemanybenefitstotelework,therearealsosomedisadvantages.Managersareworriedaboutlosingcontroloftheworkers.Iftheworkerisnotintheoffice,managersdon’tknowwhattheyaredoing.Teleworkcanalsobebadforaperson’sworkinglife.Managersaremorelikelytogiveapromotion（升职）toworkersthattheyseeeveryday,sotelecommutershavelesschanceofgettingpromotedthanregularworkers.Astelecommutersoftenworkalone,anotherbadeffectoftelecommutingisseparation（分离）fromotherpeople.Telecommutinghasaplaceinthesocietytoday.Helpedbymorepowerfultechnologies,teleworkersofthefuturewillbeabletocommunicateinnewandimprovedways.Thiswillmaketeleworkbetterandmakesurethatitwillhaveamoreimportantplaceinthefuture.27.Whatdoestelecommutingmean?A.Drivingtowork.

B.Workingfromhome.C.Workinginanoffice.

D.Workingfor8hoursaday.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“morale”probablymean?A.health.

B.education.C.spirits.

D.abilities.

29.Thewriterprobablyagreesthat__________.A.Teleworkwillgetimprovedinthefuture.B.Teleworkhasahistoryofhundredsofyears.C.Teleworkersworkformoredayseveryyear.D.Teleworkersaregoodatcommunicatingwithothers.DHaveyounoticedthattimeseemstopassmoreslowlywhenyou’rewaitinginalongline?Butwhenyou’replayingwithyourfriends,hoursseemlikeminutes.Ofcourse,timeisalwayspassingatthesamespeed-butwhydoesitsometimesfeeldifferent?AstudypublishedintheJournalofNeurosciencecantellustheanswer.LeadauthorMasamichiHayashiandhisresearchteamintheUSfoundthatithastodowithneurons(神经元)inourbrainsthataresensitivetotime.Theresearchersmeasuredthebrainactivityof18adultswhowereaskedtolookatanimageonascreenforacertainlengthoftime.Theywerethenaskedtoguesshowlongtheydbeenlookingattheimage.Theytendedto(倾向于)guessincorrectlywhentheywereaskedtostare(盯着看)attheimageforverylongorveryshortperiodsoftime.Afterlookingattheirbrainactivity,theresearchersfoundneuronsthatfire(传递信号)inresponsetocertainamountsoftime.Whentheyreceiverepetitivestimulation(重复的刺激)(suchasstaringatascreen),theseneuronseventuallyget“tired”anddon’tworkproperly.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherthisamountoftimeislongorshort,aslongasthestimulationisrepetitive.However,otherneuronsstillworknormally,causinganimbalanceinthewaythatweexperiencetime.Whenyoustandinlineordosomeotherrepetitivetasks,suchasmathhomework,yourtime-sensitiveneuronsgettiredandcauseyoutofeelliketimeisgoingslowly.Butwhenyou’redoingsomethingmorefast-paced,suchasplayingsoccer,youexperiencetheoppositeeffect.Eitherway,youcan’talwaystrustyourbrainwhenitcomestoyourexperienceoftime.30.Accordingtothepassage,whatquestiondoesHayashi’sstudytrytoanswer?A.Whydoestimesometimesseemtogobyatdifferentspeeds?B.Whydoestimealwayspassatthesamespeed?C.Howdodifferentpeoplefeeltimedifferently?D.Howcanpeoplefeelthepassingoftimecorrectly?31.Whenwilltime-sensitiveneuronsfeeltired?A.Whenpeopleareaskedtolookatpictures.B.Whentheyreceiverepetitivestimulation.C.Whentheyworkforalongperiodoftime.D.Whenpeopledomorethanonething.32.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Timecan’tbemeasuredcorrectly.B.Doingrepetitiveworkhurtshumanbrains.C.Peoplecancontroltheirexperienceoftime.D.Ourbrainscauseustoexperiencetimeincorrectly.33.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.NeuronsinOur,BrainsB.TheActivitiesofOurBrainsC.OurExperienceofTimeD.TheRepetitiveStimulation四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)NoOneGoesHungryFormostChinesepeople,riceisanimportantpartofalmosteverymeal.ButforYuanLongping,ricewasmorethanthat.Itwashislife-longcareer.Yuan,knownasChina’s“fatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻)”,createdhybridricethathelpsfeedtheworld.OnMay22,Yuandiedat91.Peoplearoundtheworldweresadtohearofhispassing.Howdidhebegin?Inthe1960s,peopleinChinadidn’thaveenoughfoodtoeat.Manypeopleevendiedbecauseofthis.Yuanwassadtoseethis.Hedecidedtoworkonakindofhybridrice.Hethoughtthisricecouldfeedmorepeople.Atthetime,otherscientistsdidn’tthinkhybridricewaspossible.ButYuanwantedtotryanyway.Hespentfouryearslookingforwildricethatcouldbecrossed(杂交)withotherplants.In1964,hefoundit!In1973,hegrewtheworld’sfirsthybridricestrain(品种).Itcouldreachayieldofover500kgpermu,higherthanthe300-kgyieldsofotherkindsofrice.Farmerscangrowitonmanydifferentkindsoflandbecauseitcanfightbadweatheranddisease.ThiskindofhybridricehasbeengrownalloverChinasincethen.IthashelpedChinafeednearlyone-fifthoftheworld’spopulation(人口)withonlyabout7%oftheworld’sfarmland.HomeonthefarmYuanwasafamousscientist.Buthecalledhimselfafarmer.Hespentmostofhistimeinthefield.EveninMarchthisyear,hewasworkinginafieldinHainan.KennethM.Quinn,presidentemeritusoftheWorldFoodPrizeFoundation,saidYuanwasa“down-to-earth”scientist.“Healwaysseemedmoreathomeinafieldthananoffice,andwasmostcomfortableinhisworkingclothes,”QuinntoldChinaDaily.Yuanhimselfalsosaid,“IfIamnotathome,Imustbeonthefarmland;ifIamnotonthefarmland,Imustbeonmywaytothefarmland.”Heoftenrodeamotorcycletowork,asthiswasmoreconvenientforhim.Becauseofhisgreatachievements,Yuanwonmanyprizes,includingtheMedaloftheRepublic,thehighesthonorinChina.ButYuanstilllivedasimplelife.He