无锡市东林中学教育集团2024-2025学年第二学期初二英语期中试卷（含答案及听力原文无音频）

无锡市东林中学教育集团2024-2025学年第二学期初二英语期中试卷考试时间：120分钟满分分值：120分第一部分客观题（共65分）一、听力测试（本大题共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）第一部分听对话，回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完每段对话后，你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。WhendidSimonarriveatschoolthismorning？A.B.C.Howdoestheboylearnabouttheworld?A.B.C.Whyhasn’tLiPingbeentoShanghaiDisneyland?Becauseit’stoofar. Becauseitcoststoomuch. Becausetherearetoomanypeople.Howlongwillthemanstayatthehotels?A.For2days.B.For3days. C.For4days.WhatisDanieldoingnow?A.He’sbuyingdrinks.B.He’shavingapicnic. C.He’scleaninghisroom.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheconcert?Hewantstohearabetterone.Hethinksit’sgreat.Hedoesn’tlikeit.How’sJim?A.He’sOK.B.He’sreturnedhome. C.He’sill.WhatdoesHarrymean?HedislikesBeijingopera.HelikesBeijingopera.Heistootiredtogo.第二部分听对话和短文，回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。Wherearetheygoingtospendtheirholidays?A.America.B.Canada. C.Australia.Whoarethetwospeakers?A.Amotherandason.B.Afatherandadaughter. C.Abrotherandasister.听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。请根据短文内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Thestoryof13aboutAmericancitiesThebiggestcity:NewYork◆Over8millionpeopleliveinNewYork.Manypeopledreamabout14there.◆TaylorSwiftsingsaboutitinhermostpopularsong.Thesecondlargestcity:LosAngeles◆It’sthemostfamousforits15.◆Randysingsabouthisfeelingsforit.A.moviesB.songsC.booksA.leavingB.workingC.goingA.cinemasB.gamesC.weather听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。HowoldisPeter?A.16yearsold.B.13yearsold. C.30yearsold.Whatisheinterestedindoing?A.Makingmoremoney.B.Findingagoodjob.C.Readingbooks.Whydidhewanttolookforajob?Becausehewantedtobuysomebooks. Becausehewantedtomakemoney.Becausehedidn’twanttogotoschool.WhatisPeter’sfirstjob?A.Tobuynewspapers.B.Tosendnewspapers.C.Tosellnewspapers.Whichofthefollowingistrue? Peterwillget5dollarsifhestartstheworknextyear. ThebosswillpayPeter5dollarsanhournow.ThebosswillpayPeter3dollarsanhournow.二、单项选择从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案（本大题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）21.We_______sixdaysaweek,butnowweonlyworkfivedays.A.usedworkB.usedtoworkC.usedtoworkingD.areusedtowork22.Pleaseputtheshelf_______thewall,oritwillfalldown.A.overB.againstC.alongD.across23.—_______haveyoulivedhere?—Sincelastyear.HowlongB.HowoftenC.HowsoonD.Howfar24.—Haveyoufinishedyourhousework_______,LinTao?—Yes.I’vedonethat_______．ever;neverB.already;yet C.yet;alreadyD.still;just25.—How

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Monday26.—Iborrowedthisdictionarytwoweeksago.—Youmeanyou_______itforonlyhalfamonth.A.havekeptB.havehadC.haveboughtD.havetaken27.—_______Ifinishthereporttoday?—No,you_______.YoucanhanditinnextMonday.A.Must;mustn’tB.Can;can’tC.May;maynotD.Must;needn’t28.—Maxlikesplayingtricksonothers,but_______,heisagoodboybecauseheiswillingtohelpothers.—Iagreewithyou.A.inthiswayB.inhiswayC.insomewaysD.bytheway29.You’dbetter_______aroomatthehotelassoonaspossible!ManytouristswillcometoWuxitoenjoythecherryblossomsatthistimeofyear.A.pickB.bookC.copyD.review30.—What’syourhobby,Andy?—Well,Ihavemanyhobbies,_______sailing,dancingandcollectingstamps.A.forexampleB.sothatC.suchasD.insteadof31.Look,_______highspeedtherollercoaster_______!A.how;ismovingB.what;ismovingC.how;ismovingatD.what;ismovingat32.Mr.LigaveMillie______usefuladviceandshe_______topasstheexamatlast.A.a;triedB.an;managedC.many;triedD.much;managed33.—Youshouldbecarefulwhen_______.—Thanks,Iwill.Iknowwhen_______tohavearest.driving;tostopB.driving;stoppingC.todrive;stoppingD.todrive;tostop34.—Sam,Iwanttobuyacar,butIdon’thaveenoughmoney.Doyouhaveanygoodideas?—Whynotbuyasecondone?Mycousinhasausedcarinperfect_______.A.situationB.informationC.introductionD.condition35.—Thankyouforhelpingmewithmyhomework.—__________.A.It’sOK!B.Withpleasure.C.Mypleasure.D.Itdoesn’tmatter.三、完形填空阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）“Mom,whydowestillhavetogotothatnursinghome?”Lilyaskedimpatiently,herarmscrossedtightly.Momsmiledsoftlyandsaid,“Dear,itmakestheoldpeoplehappy.Beingkindisimportant.”Lilyjustcouldn’t36it.EverySaturday,theyvisitedthenursinghome.Lilyfounditreally37.Shehatedlisteningtotheoldpeople’sendlessstoriesandoftencomplainedtoherfriends.Oneday,Mr.Brown,anoldman,38Lily.Healwayssatbyhimselfinthecorner.Waving(招手)herover,hesaid,“Ihavesomethingforyou.”Hetookoutasmall39ofhisdaughter.“Youlooksolikeher,”hesaid,eyesfullof40ashethoughtofherdeathinanaccidentyearsago.Atfirst,Lilyfeltabit41,butlatershetalkedtohimoften.OneSaturday,Lilypaidavisitagain,butMr.Brownwasn’tatthenursinghome.Thenursesaidhewasillandwassenttohospitalthenightbefore.Hearingthis,Lily42therewithhermom.SeeingLily,Mr.Brownsaidexcitedly,“Youmakethesedaysspecial.”Justatthatmoment,Lilyknewthetrue43ofwhatMomaskedhertodoagainandagain.Inhermind,shebeganplanningactivitiestobring44totheoldpeople.Fromthenon,Lilylookedforwardtotheirvisitsandfeltthe45ofhelpingthoselonelyoldpeoplebycheeringthemupandbringingthemhope.36.A.refuseB.understandC.rememberD.forget37.A.interestingB.excitingC.boringDrelaxing38.A.heardB.helpedC.noticedD.missed39.A.bookB.photoC.boxD.card40.A.happinessB.sadnessC.hopeD.anger41.A.tiredB.shyC.excitedD.lost42.A.movedB.jumpedC.hurriedD.walked43.A.wordsB.meaningC.informationD.message44.A.troubleB.worryC.joyD.surprise45.A.magicB.pityC.humourD.shame阅读理解阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）AMayDayTrip:SeeEurope!ThisMayDay,goonacooltripacrossEurope!Youcanvisitquietvillages,nicebeaches,prettygardensandfunthemeparks.DisneylandParis,FranceDisneylandParis,FranceTripPlanDisneylandParis,FranceDisneylandParis,FranceTime:May1-May7,2025WhattoSeeCotswolds,England:VisitsmallandquietvillagesintheCotswolds.Walkontheoldstreetsandenjoythenicecountrysideviews.ItshowstheoldEnglishwayoflife.Nice,France:RelaxonthesunnybeachesinNice.Whenthesungoesdown,theskyhasmanybeautifulcolors.It’samemoryyou’llneverforget.KeukenhofGardens,Netherland:EnterthecolorfulKeukenhofGardens.Therearelotsofbrightflowersandlovelygardens.Natureloverswillreallylikeit.SwissAlps,Switzerland:StartanadventureintheSwissAlps.Walkthroughhighmountains,nearcalmlakesandinthickforests.Youcanfeelhowgreatnatureis.DisneylandParis,France:HavefunatDisneylandPariswithyourfamily.Trytheexcitingridesandwatchgreatshows.It’sthe“HappiestPlaceonEarth”.TicketPrices-Adults:¥12,800-Children(6-12):¥8,800-Children(under6):FreeEarlyBirdOfferSignupbeforeApril10thandsave¥1,000!Howtocontactus400-123-4567orwww.eurotravel.com46.

YoucandothefollowingduringthetriptoEuropeEXCEPT?A.SkiintheSwissAlps.B.RelaxonthebeachesinNice.C.VisitthepeacefulvillagesintheCotswolds.D.EnjoyshowsatDisneylandParis.47.Ifafamilywithtwoadultsanda10-year-oldchildsignsupforthisMayDaytriponApril5th,howmuchdotheyneedtopay?

A.¥29,400B.¥30,400C.¥31,400D.¥32,40048.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?ThetripisaboutexploringdifferenttownsinEurope.Youcanaskforinformationbyphoneoronline.KeukenhofGardensinEnglandisagoodplacefornaturelovers.DisneylandParisdoesn’thaveanyexcitingrides.BAchildwhoenjoysastoryusuallylikestohearittoldagaininalmostthesameway.However,thisdoesn’tmeanparentsshouldseefairytales(童话故事)asstrict(严谨的)textbooks.It’salwaysbettertotellastoryinyourownwordsinsteadofjustreadingitfromabook.Ifaparentcanmakethestorymoreinterestingorsuitableforthechild’sageandsituation,that’sevenbetter.Somepeoplethinkfairytalesarebadforchildrenbecausetheymightmakethemfeelafraidorunhappy.Toprove(证明)this,someonewouldneedtodoacarefulstudyshowingthatchildrenwhoreadfairytalesfeelmoretroubledbyunkindactionsthanthosewhodon’t.Asforfears,Ithinktheyhappenwhenchildrenhearthestoryonlyonce.Ifchildrenhearitmanytimes,theygetusedtoit,andthefearturnsintoafunchallengetheycandealwith.Therearealsopeoplewhodon’tlikefairytalesbecausetheythinkthestoriesaren’treal.Theysaygiants,witches(女巫),two-headeddragons,magiccarpetsarenotpartoftherealworld.Theybelievechildrenshouldlearnaboutreallifebystudyinghistoryinsteadofenjoyingthestrangepartsoffairytales.Idon’tknowhowtoargue(争论)withthem.Iftheirideasarecorrect,whywillchildrennotstartbelievinginfairytales,likethinkingeverydayitemscouldmagicallyturnintosomethingtheyarenot?Nofairytalehaseversaiditwasatruepictureoftherealworld,andnosmartchildhaseverthoughtthatitwas.Infact,iftheyreadmorefairytales,theywillfindthetruth.Whydoesthewriterthinktellingastoryisbetterthanreadingitfromabook?Because____.readingfromabookcanmakethestoryclearertellingastorymakesitmoreinterestingandfitforchildrenreadingfromabooktakestoomuchtimetofinishchildrenarealwaysboredwithreadingbooksthemselvesWhathappenstoachild’sfearoffairytalesiftheyhearthestorymanytimes?Thefearstaysthesame.Thefearmakesthechildhatefairytales.Thefearbecomesfunandeasiertodealwith.Thefearmakesthechildonlylikereal-lifestories.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofpeoplesayingfairytalesaren’treal?Theirideasarerightandweshouldthinkaboutthem.Theirideasarewrongandwedon’tneedtoarguewiththem.Theirideasaredifficulttounderstandandtheyarecrazy.Theirideasarewrongandtheydon’thavegoodreasons.CTroubledbyvisitorswhoonlycomeintocheckoutthedesignanddecoration,theownersofQueviuresMurria,agrocerystoreinBarcelona,Spain,haveputupasignannouncinga5-eurofeeforcominginjusttolook.QueviuresMurriahasbeeninbusinesssince1898andisoneofthemosteye-catchingplacesofinterestinallofBarcelona.Theoldlookofthestoreandthetraditionaldesignoftheinsideattract(吸引)hundredsofvisitorseveryday,buttheproblemisthatmanyofthemaren’tactuallyinterestedinthethingssoldinside—allkindsoftraditionalSpanishcuredsausages,coldcuts,curedcheeses,oils,winesandsoon.Accordingtothestore,manyvisitorsenterthestorewithoutevensayingasimple“hello”,lookaroundtakingpictures,andthensimplyleavewithoutbuyinganything.Soitdecidedtocharge(收费)peoplefor“justlooking”justtostopthem.ToniMerino,oneofthemanagersatQueviuresMurria,saidthattheideatochargevisitorsafeeforsimplycomingintothegrocerystoreandlookingaroundwithoutbuyinganythingstartedoutasajoke,butasdaybydaytheworkersandtherealshoppersbecameinconvenienced(不方便)bytoomanyvisitorslookingaround,takingpictures,withsurelynointerestinthethingssoldthere,theydecidedit.Merinosaidhehasnointerestinactuallychargingthefee,andtheydon’treallyhavetoanymore.Bypostingaphotoaboutthe5-eurofeeintheshopwindow,theyhavestoppedmostunwantedvisitors.Afterphotosofthe5-eurofeeannouncementinthewindowofQueviuresMurriabecomewell-knownonsocialmedia,thestorefacedaproblemandhadtoexplainthereasonsandclarify(澄清)thatitdidn’treallyplanoncarryingonthemeasure(措施).WhatcanwelearnaboutQueviuresMurria?Visitorsarenotwelcomethere.B．Ithasahistoryofnearly100years.C．Itchargespeoplefortakingphotos.D．Manyvisitorsbetterlikeitsdesign.53.Whydidthegrocerystoreputupthesign?A．Toprovideabettershoppingenvironment.B．Tomakemoney.C．Toattractmorevisitors.D．Togetafame(名声).54.WhatdoestheunderlineditinParagraph3referto?A．Tomakeajoketochargevisitors.B．TosellallkindsoftraditionalSpanishfood.C．Tostopunwantedshoppersbychargingthem.D．Toexplainthereasonsonsocialmedia.55.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom？A．Afoodcolumn(专栏).B．Anewswebsite.C．Afashionmagazine.D．Atravelprogram.第二部分客观题（共55分）词汇运用（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。Thepieceofmusicsounds_________(美妙的).Isanybodyplayingthepiano?Wecandoitinthenext__________(几个)ofweeks,sowehaveenoughtime.Iusuallysit____________(与……相对)himduringthemeal.Hehasalotof_____________(知识)ofpaintingandmusic.Idon’tthinkyouhave__________(意识到)howimportantthisistoher.根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的正确形式。Theboydidn’tlikehistoydogatall,asitwasthe__________(ugly)ofall.Itissnowingheavilyoutside.It’s____________(possible)forhimtogetthereontime.Whenheleftschool,hewentinto____________(busy)withhisbrother.Theboyhaslittle_____________(communicate)withothers,sohehasfewfriends.Thearticlesaysthecloned(克隆)sheephasfour__________(stomach).Isittrue?动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Thepriceofgold_____________(rise)alotinthepasttenmonths.—Alice,haveyoueverbeentoHongKong?—Sure.I________(work)thereforoneyear,butnowI’mbackinWuxiandworkhere.Manyteenagersenjoy________________(ride)sharedbikesalongtheBinhuRoadforfun.Everyoneexceptthetwins_______________(chat)intheclassroomatthemoment.Ididn’treplytoyouremailbecauseI_______________(write)anarticlethewholenight.Wemusttakeactiontopreventpollution_________________(live)abetterlife.—Who_______________(speak)attomorrow’smeeting?—IthinkourEnglishteacheris.Never___________(give)upeasily.Itisthekeytosuccess.Wecangocampingintheparkifit______________(notrain)tomorrow.Listen!Howterriblethewind_____________(sound)!Let’sgobackhomequickly.七、完成句子（本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）我们这个团队是由来自不同领域的优秀成员组成的。Ourteam_________________________excellentmembersfromdifferentareas.他拒绝为我打印这张照片。我感到很难过。He_______________________________thephotoforme.Ifeltverysad.吴先生已经离开家乡两年了。MrWu___________________________hishometownfortwoyears.用微信保持联系是年轻人所喜欢的一种方式。____________________________throughWeChatisawaythatyoungpeoplelike.由于恶劣的天气原因，直飞北京是不可能的了。It’snotpossible____________________________toBeijingbecauseofthebadweather.八、阅读表达（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共10分。每小题答题词数不超过8个词。）GrainRain(谷雨)isthesixthoftheTwenty-fourSolarTerms(节气)intheChineselunarcalendar(阴历),whichfallsonApril20ththisyear.Asthelastsolarterminspring,thistimeseesthetemperatureriseandrainfallbecomemore,creatingagoodenvironmentforplantsandanimals.GrainRainisstilllinkedwithmodernagriculture(农业).Asitlinksgrainwithrain,itisgoodforthegrowthofcrops.Forfarmers,itisagoodtimetoplant.Itmightnotbesowell-knownthatinChinesehistoryanactual“grainrain”wasrecordedinthestoryofCangJie,whoinvented(发明)thefirstChinesecharacters(汉字).CangJiemadesomeChinesecharactersfromobservingthetracksofbirdsandanimals.Afterhisgreatinvention,grainsstartedtopourdownfromthesky.TheGrainRainDayhasbecomeadaytorememberCangJieandtheinventionoftheChineselanguageandApril20thhasbeennamedastheannualUNChineseLanguageDaysince2010.ChinesecharactersareatreasureofChinesepeople,thethousandsofyearsofChineseculture,andanimportantsymbolofculturalidentity(文化身份).HowmanysolartermsarethereinSpringaccordingtothepassage?_____________________________________________________________________________WhyisGrainRainlinkedwithmodernagriculture?_____________________________________________________________________________WhoinventedChinesecharactersaccordingtothepassage?_____________________________________________________________________________HowlonghasApril20thbeennamedastheannualUNChineseLanguageDay?_____________________________________________________________________________DoyouthinktheTwenty-fourSolarTermsareuseful?Whyorwhynot?_____________________________________________________________________________书面表达（本大题共20分）校园如春日的花园，丰富多彩的活动如繁花点缀了学子们的青春，同学们在参与中汲取养分，于实践中茁壮成长。近期，学校将在“读书月”系列活动中开展“AnUnforgettableSchoolActivity”优秀征文征集。请任选以下一项活动或自拟一项活动，用英语撰写一篇文章，参与此次征文征集活动。要求：语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；必须包含所给提示内容，并适当发挥；90词左右（短文的标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数）。参考词汇：拔河tugofwarAnUnforgettableSchoolActivityTherehavebeendifferentkindsofschoolactivitiessinceIenteredthemiddleschool.Themostunforgettableonewas________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

听力材料第一部分听对话，回答问题。本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完每段对话后，你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。W:Hi,Jack,

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time!W:Whatbooksdoyouoftenread?M:Ireaddifferenttypesofbooks,butIlikereadingculturalbooksbest.M:WhendidSimonarriveatschoolthismorning?W:Heusuallygetstoschoolatasixforty-five.Buttodayhearrivedtenminutesearlierthanusual.M:I’dliketolearnabouttheworldfromtheInternet.W:Whydoyouliketodothatway?M:BecauseitallowsmetolearnaboutpeopleindifferenttimesandplaceswheneverIwantto.W:LiPing,haveyoueverbeentoShanghaiDisneyland?M:Notyet.Becauseit’stooexpensive.W:Goodmorning,SunshineHotel!M:Goodmorning!IwanttobookadoubleroomfromJuly10thtoJuly12th.M:Daniel,comeandmeetusintheSunshinepark.Wearegoingtohaveapicnicthere.W:Allright.I’llseeyouthereatnoonrightafterIfinishcleaningmyroom.I’llgetyousomecolddrinks.M:OK.Don’tkeepuswaitingtoolong.W:Whatabouttheconcert?M:Ihaveneverheardabettervoice!Youshouldhavegonethere.M:ImissJimverymuch.Doyouknowhowheis?W:Sorry,Ihaven’tseenhimforalongtime.Buthismothersayshehasbeenillinhospitalforaweek.W:Canyougotothetheatrewithmetomorrow,Harry?There’saBeijingOperashow.M:Notme,Mum!Imayfallasleep.WhynotaskDad?第二部分听对话和短文，回答问题。你将听到一段对话和两篇短文，各听两遍。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题你仍有5秒钟的时间选出你认为最合适的备选答案。听一段对话，回答第11至12小题。M:Kate,yourmumiswaitingforyou.Wearegoingtohaveafamilymeeting.W:OK,I’mcoming.Whatarewegoingtotalkabout?M:Aboutwheretotravelonourholidays.Doyouhaveanyideas?W:I’dliketogotoseetheSydneyOperaHouse.IsitOK?M:Goodidea.I’msureyourmotherwillagreewithyou.听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。Todaywe’llbringyouthestoryofsongsaboutAmericancities.NewYork,moresongshavebeenwrittenaboutAmerican’sbiggestcity.Morethan8millionpeopleliveinNewYork.Manyothersdreamaboutleavingtheirsmalltownstogothere.Theywanttobecomerichandfamous.TaylorSwiftsingsaboutherdreaminthemostfamoussong:WelcometoNewYork!ManypeopleloveLosAngeles.ItisnowAmerican’ssecondlargestcity.MaybeLosAngelesispopularbecauseofthewonderfulcinemasthere,buttobeexact,theweatherismorepopularthanthecinemas.Itiswarmallyearrounda