北京市西城区09-10年初二第二学期期末考试英语试卷及答案1

二、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填人空白处的最佳选项。12．Let’smakeacakeforTony．It’s_________birthdaytoday．A．herB．hersC．hisD．him13．Wehavetogetupearlytomorrowmorning,_________wewillbelateforthe6：30train．A．andB．orC．ifD．so14．Thebasketballteamplayedwell,buttheydidn’t________thecompetition．A．scoreB．beatC．failD．win15．Sallyisleavingtomorrow，andwewillgototheairportto_________．A．seeheroffB．seeoffherC．pickherupD．pickupher16．Theyoungmangavehislife_______thelittleboy,andeveryonethoughthewasarealhero．A．tosavingB．saveC．savedD．saving17．一Whoseexampaperisit?一It_________beLiLei’s．Healwaysforgetstowritehisnameonit．A．can’tB．canC．mustn'tD．must18．Youcan’tgooutandplay__________you’vedoneyourhomework．A．whenB．sinceC．whileD．until19．—_________heisonly8yearsold，heknowsmoreaboutsciencethanhisfather．A．ButB．ThoughC．SoD．Because20．—Iremember__________yousomewhere．—Yes．WemetinShanghaitwoyearsago．A．tomeetB．meetingC．metD．meet21．一What’sthearticleabout？—Ittellsus__________aboutnature．A．somethinginterestingB．interestingsomethingC．anythinginterestingD．interestinganything22．一DoyouknowifDr．White_________fordinnerthisevening?一No，butIthinkhe__________ifheisfree．A．willcome；comesB．willcome；willcomeC．comes；willcomeD．comes;comes23．—WhatdidyourEnglishteachersayaboutyourpronunciation?—Hesaidthat_________better．A．couldIdoB．willIdoC．IwilldoD．Icoulddo24．一WhatshouldIdo________suchmistakes？一Bemorecareful．A．toavoidmakingB．avoidmakingC．toavoidtomakeD．avoidtomake25．一Doyouknow_________，Tomy?-NextFriday．Ithink．A．WhenwillshebebackB．whendoesshecomebackC．whenshewillbebackD．whenshecomesback26．—Couldyoubehereatthreeo'clock?-___________．I’llbeatthemeetingatthattime．A．IhopenotB．Don’tmentionitC．I’mafraidnotD．Noproblem三、完形填空（共10分,每小题1分）阅读短文,掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳选项。WhenIwasthirteen，myfamilymovedfromBostontoTucson,Arizona．__27__themove，myfatheraskedustogettogetherintheliving—roomonafreezingJanuarynight．MysistersandIsataroundthefire,andwedidnot__28__thattheuniversewouldsuddenlychangeitscourse(轨道）．“InMay，we’removingtoArizona．”saidmyfather．Thewords，sosmall,didn’tseem__29__enoughtoholdmynewlife．ButtheworldchangedandIwokeuponatrainmovingacrossthecountry．Iwatchedtheviewsoutsidethewindow__30__fromgreentreestoplains（平原）andtohighmountains．AtthattimeIalsosawsomestrangenewplants．Finally，wearrivedandsettled(安顿）intoournewhome．Whenmyoldersisterswerestill__31__forlosingfriends,Istartedtoexploreournewneighborhood．Oneafternoon，Iwasoutexploring__32__andsawanewkindofcactus(仙人掌）．Imovedcloserandlookedatit．“You'dbetternot__33__that．”Iturnedaroundtoseeanoldwoman．“Areyounewtothisneighborhood？"IexplainedthatIwas．“MynameisInaThorne．Doyouknowanythingaboutlifeinthe__34__？ItmustbequitedifferentfromlivinginBoston．"HowcouldIexplainhowIfoundthedesert?Icouldn’tseemtofindtherightwords．“It’sbigandwild，"She__35__Thatwasit．ThatwasthefeelingIhadwhenIfirstsawthemountainsofmynewhome,Atthatmoment，Iunderstoodhowmuchmy__36__hadchangedandwouldchangewithjustafewsimplewords．“Wouldyouliketocometomyhometomorrow?Someoneshouldteachyouthingsaboutplantsinthedesert．”27．A．DuringB．UntilC．AfterD．Before28．A．hopeB．imagineC．realizeD．believe29．A．goodB．usefulC．bigD．helpful30．A．moveB．changeC．runD．become31．A．worriedB．excitedC．sadD．afraid32．A．aswellB．asusualC．atonceD．ontime33．A．takeB．touchC．holdD．hurt34．A．desertB．cityC．countryD．mountains35．A．answeredB．agreedC．decidedD．offered36．A．ideaB．lifeC．homeD．fatally四、阅读理解(共20分，每小题2分）阅读三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选择最佳选项.37．HowmanylinescanyoutakeatXizhimenStation?A．One．B．Two．C．Three．D．Four．38．HowmanystationsaretherefromXizhimentoBeijingSouthRailwayStation?A．Ten．B．Nine．C．Eight．D．Seven39．Howlongwillittakeforasingletrip？A．About2minutes．B．About24minutesC．About48minutes．D．About96minutes

BToday,ourwordis“hello"．Wheredidtheword．comefrom?Thereareallkindsofideas．SomesayitcamefromaFrenchwordmeaning“ho”there．ThisgreetingmayhavearrivedinEnglandduringtheNormanConquest（诺曼底登陆）intheyear1066．“Ho”therechangedslowlyovertheyearsandbecametoday’s“hello”．Anotherstoryofthiswordsaysitcamefromtheword“hallo"．Peopleoftenuse“hallo"inEnglandinthe1300’sduringthedaysofpoet(诗人）GeoffreyChaucer．200years1ater,inWilliamShakespeare'stime,“hallo”hadbecome“hello”andsailorsandhunters(捕猎者）usedsoundlike“horllo"and“hollo”ABrooklyncollegeprofessor，HelenCurlisburg，reportedthathehadfoundthattruestorybehindtheword“hello”．HesaidAmericaninventor，ThomasEdison，createdit．ProfessorCurlisburgsaidthatatfirstEdisonusedtheword“hullo”whenworkingonhissoundrecordingmachine．Later，whenEdisonbecameinterestedinthetelephone．hechangedtheword．ProfessorCurlisburgofferedevidenceforhisidea．HediscoveredaletterwrittenbyThomasin1877toabusinessmaninthecityPittsburgh,Pennsylvania．Pittsburghwasabouttogetatelephonesystem(系统）．Intheletter，Edisonsuggestedusingaword“hello”．ThomasEdisondidnotinventthetelephone．AlexanderGrahamBelldid．Bellwantedpeopletouseadifferentwordwhentheybeganspeakingonthetelephone．Helikedthewordsailorsusedtocommunicate（交流）withanothership：“Ahorli”．Edison’sword，however，provedmorepopular．Itwasashorterandbetterwayofsaying：Areyouthereorareyoureadytotalk？40．Whichcountryistheword“ho”from?A．America．B．France．C．EnglandD．Germany．41．Theword“evidence”inthefourthparagraphmeans_______．A．symbolsB．factsC．instructionsD．explanations42．WhichofthefollowingsentenceisTRUE?A．WilliamShakespearewrote“hallo”into“hello”．B．ThomasEdisoninventedthetelephone．C．Bellwantedpeopletouse“hello”whilespeakingonthetelephoneD．Theword“hello”ismorepopularthantheword“ahorli”．43．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．HowThomasEdisoncreatedtheword“hello”．B．Whytheword“hello”issopopular．C．Differentstoriesof“hello”．D．Therelationshipbetweentelephoneandword“hello”．CWelikedthefirstX-Menmovie，lovedthesecond，buthowaboutthethirdandthefinalone？Manyfeltdisappointed（失望的）thattherewasachangeofdirectors（导演）．Butreally，ifthestoryisgood，sowhat？X一3beginsinthepast．thedayProfessorXandMagneto，thenstillfriends，visitedayoungJeanGreytoofferherawaytocontrol(控制)herenergy，forshecouldbeaverycleverordangerousgirlsomeday．Thenwecomebacktothepresent．Jeandiedanditmadeeveryonemad,especiallyherhusbandCyclops．Afterhearingavoiceinhishead,CyclopsgoestothelakeJeanhasdiedin,onlytofindherstandingbeforehim．Shehasreturnedbutchanged．KnowingthatProfessorXhasfoundawaytodowithmutant（变异人），Magneto，nowtheleader（首领)ofmutant,wantstostartawartofightman．Itseemsthatthewarbetweenmanandmutanthascomeatlast，andnothingwillbethesameeveragain．Doesthestorysoundhardtounderstand?Good,itshould，becauseitdoes．ThewriterskillcharactersthatareBIG．Andtheydon’twritefunnywordsthatcouldkeeptheX-menmovieentertainingforyears．ButtherearestillenoughreasonstoloveX—3一it’sbig，it'sloud,andithasanall—outwar．Allinall，“X—Men3:TheLastStand”isjustwhatwehoped,nothingmore，nothingless．Anyonewhoenjoyedthefirsttwowilllikethisone．44．WhyweremanypeopledisappointedatthemovieX一3?A．BecauseX—Men1and2areexcellentandbetterthananyotherone．B．Becausetheactorsandactresseschangedintoothers．C．BecausethedirectorsarenottheoneswhodirectedX一1andX—2．D．BecauseX-3hasnothingtodowithX-1andX—2．45．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE？A．ProfessorXandMagnetoareimportantcharactersintheX-menmovies·B．InX一3Cyclops'wifebecomesamutant．C．TheremaybeaWarbetweenmailandmutantinX一3．D．ProfessorXandMagnetoarestillfriendsattheendofX一3．46．HowdoesthewriterofthispassagelikethemovieX—3?A．Terrible．B．Wonderful．C．Acceptable．D．Disappointing二、阅读短文还原句子（共5分,每小题1分）阅读短文，将所给的五个句子还原到短文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。ItwasDecember25th．Marie,a13一year一oldAustraliangirl,washappy．ItwasChristmas，andMarie’smotherwasmakingaspecialcake．5．___________Thefourcoinswereforgoodluck．AfterdinnerMarieandherfamilyatethecake．Theyfoundthreecoinsinthecakeandputthemonthetable．Wherewasthefourthcoin？6．__________AfterChristmasMariegotsick．Shecoughed(咳嗽）,andshecouldn’tspeak7．__________Marie’sparentstookhertohospital．Doctorsatthehospitallookedherover,andthensaid，“Wearesorry，butwecan’thelpher．”8．____________Shegrewup，shegotajob，andshegotmarried．Butsheneverspoke．Oneday，whenMariewas25yearsold,shegotasorethroat（嗓子疼)atwork．Shebegantocough．9．_________Whatwasit？Mariedidn’tknow．Shetookittothehospital．Adoctoratthehospitalsaid，“Thisisacoin！"ThedoctortoldMarie,“Ithinkyoucanspeakagain．"Mariewenttoaspecialdoctor，andsoonshecouldtalk．三、完成句子(共10分，每小题2分)根据中英文提示，完成句子.10．他一回来，你最好就告诉他这个好消息.You’dbettertellhimthegoodnews___________________hecomesback．11．这个小女孩晚上害怕一个人出去。Thelittlegirl________________________gooutaloneatnight．12．学会如何交友对于青少年来讲很重要。It’sveryimportantfortheteenagers_______________________withothers．13．去年他花了大量的时间来练习写作。He______________time_________________________lastyear．14．士兵们已经持续工作了很长时间，我们必须让他们停下来休息。Thesoldiers________________forsolong__________________________arest．四、阅读短文回答问题(共5分，每小题1分）阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。Itbeganwithoneredpaperclip（回形针）andendedwithahouse．KyleMacDonald，a26-year-oldCanadian．gotahousewiththreebedroomsthrough14trades（交易）thatstartedwithasingleredpaperclip．Nowmoreandmoreyoungpeoplearoundtheworldlikethiskindoftradingactivities．TheysetupwebsitesandtradeontheInternet．Peoplecalltradethingstheydonotusuallyusewithotherpeople．AwebsitecalledPeerflixallowspeopletotradetheiroldDVDs．Thesetradersusuallypreferface—to—facetrading，inthiswaytheydon’thavetoworryaboutwhoisgoingtopayforthedelivery（递送）.Lastyear，ayounggirlinBeijingdecidedtofollowtheexampleofKyle．Shestartedwithapaperclipandhopedtogetahouseintheend．Afterseveraltradesshenowhasa