初二英语练习(版)

1、初二上学期英语初二上学期英语 周末练习九周末练习九 一、用所给词的过去时填空 2010-12-3 St. Martins Day is a holiday in Holland. St. Martin was a man who did kind things for many people in need. One cold winter day he _(be) walking home. He _(wear) a coat to keep warm and _(have) a small piece of bread to eat. Then he _(see) a stranger o

2、n the side of the road. The man _(sit) on the ground and he _(be) hungry and had no home. St. Martin _(take) his knife and _(cut) his coat in two. He _(give) the man half of his warm coat, then half of his bread. Nancy was a schoolgirl in Holland. One St. Martins day, she _(ride) her bicycle with he

3、r classmates after school. When she _(get) home, she _(say) goodbye to her classmates and _(go) into her yard. As she _(park) her bike, she _(hear) a noise in the grass. She _(jump) back suddenly. At her feet was a small gray homeless cat.“That old cat _(keep) scaring!” she complained( 抱 怨 )asshe_(w

4、alk)intotheroom.“Itwonthurtyou,” _(say) her father. She was angry about the cat but she _(can) not be unhappy for long. It was St. Martin sDay. “ WhowasSt.Martinanyway? ” Nancy_(ask).Father _(tell) her the story of St. Martin. Nancy was touched（感动） by the story. She_( put) a piece of bread in her ba

5、g and _(go) into the yard. Nancy_(hear) the noise again. “You wait a minute!” she _ (call) as she _(run) after the cat. She _(catch) it and picked it up. She _(open) her bag. Taking out a piece of bread, she offered half to the cat. The cat hungrily_(eat) the bread. “May I make a box for it to sleep

6、 in?” Nancy asked her father. “Sure,” _(say) her father. So she _(begin) making a “house” for the cat. Soon the new house was done and it _(make) the cat really happy. 二、完型填空及阅读理解。二、完型填空及阅读理解。 A Do you understand cry? When we are sad or frightened, we may _1_. But do you know for _2_ a baby cries an

7、d what can we do for him? Babies cry means a lot more than adults . For they have no other ways to show their feelings. Babies cannot speak. They cannot _3_ us what _4_ they want with words. So they cry to make themselves understood by _5_. They cry _6_ different reasons. When they are hungry or thi

8、rsty, they cry for milk or water. When they are not feeling well, they cry for comfort. When they want a doll, they cry for our helpThe parents may be confused（困惑的）_7_ their crying baby. They try different ways to stop the baby _8_ crying. When they do the right things to meet the baby s need, the b

9、aby feels _9_ and becomes quiet. Again and again, young parents begin to learn their babys cry. They understand the meaning of different types of cry. Then, they take better care of their babies. At the same time, the love for the parents in the baby begins to _10_. When babies grow up, they will cr

10、y _11_ because cry seems to be no longer a useful way. They can walk around and talk to their parents with simple words. Cry sometimes seems of _12_ help. Only when they feel sad and frightened do they cry. For the grownups, especially men, crying before the public is a sign of _13_. People try not

11、to cry because they dont want to be laughed at. Only a _14_ cries before others. It is thought to be shameful（丢人的）. ()1. A. laughB. jumpC. cryD. smile ()2.A. whatB. thatC. howD. why ()3. A. sayB. tellC. speakD. show ()4. A. doB. didC. areD. ()5. A. otherB. anotherC. the otherD. others ()6. A. withB.

12、 inC. forD. from ()7.A. beforeB. afterC. byD. of ()8. A. toB. fromC. forD. in ()9.A. satisfiedB. excitedC. sadD. tired ()10.A. getB. raiseC. riseD. grow ()11.A. more and moreB. less and lessC. fewer and fewer D. longer and longer ()12. A. greatB. noC. moreD. much ()13.A. weaknessB. sadnessC. happine

13、ssD. thankfulness ()14. A. manB. childC. cowardD. woman B Ever since I was a child, my mouth has caused me trouble. Im not a bad person, I have just had a hard time learning when to keep my mouth closed. My mom has told me again and again, “Robert, your constant (不断的) bad words are hurting me. If yo

14、u, continue to be this rude, you will get into big trouble.” Its been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didnt want to hear. I used to feel it was my duty to stand up for myself and tellthem off. One day in English class l began working on my homework until

15、I heard a classmate talking behind me. It was Nathaniel, talking to himself as usual. I said ever so nicely, “Nathaniel, would you be quiet?” Nathaniel continued talking to himself .I quickly shouted “Nathaniel, shut up!” For the next five minutes, we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other

16、. “At least I dont have an ugly (unpleasant to look at) lazy eye like you!” I shouted. I knew this would bother him deep inside. It would hurt his feelings and shut him up. What I said filled him with anger. He tried to reach over my seat and grab (抓住) me as he shouted, “Thats it! Thats it!” Surpris

17、ed at his reaction, I sat back in my seat. Never had I seen Nathaniel act like this before. Later on, we were taken to principals (校长) office. There, principal told us to discuss the matter. It wasnt until then that I finally found that when I hurt someone physically, the wounds (伤口) eventually heal

18、 (become healthy again). But when I hurt them with my words, sometimes the pain never goes away. At the end of the discussion, I said sorry to Nathaniel. When I headed back to my room, I spent some time praying (祈祷). I began to think about how often what I said hurt others. But I believe that as I k

19、eep praying and asking God to help me hell tell me when to keep my mouth closed. 1. When Robert was a child, it was difficult for him to _B_. A. keep his mouth fullB. say good words to others C. pass his examsD. help others again and again 2. The underlined word “themthem” means Roberts _C_. A. pare

20、ntsB. friendsC. teachersD. classmates 3. Which of the following isTRUETRUE?_( A)_ A. Roberts words hurt Nathaniels feelings. B. Nathaniel often beat Robert in class. C. Robert felt sorry for talking too much in class. D. The writer didnt say sorry to Nathaniel. 4. In this passage the writer tries to

21、 tell us that _D_. A. when you hurt someone physically, the pain never goes away B. we should try to understand and help each other in class C. we should keep praying and asking God to help us D. words cause more pain than wounds C Mr. Baker lived in an old and low house. His wife was blind in both

22、eyes and two children were very young. All his family were often hungry. He had nothing but a small piece of field. One autumn he grew some wheat in his field. He hoped it would do well because all his family would depend on it. The whole winter it often snowed. And the next spring the wheat was doi

23、ng well. Mr. Baker was very happy. One day Mr. Baker went to watch his wheat. To his surprise, a lot of crops were eaten up by a horse. He became angry but could not find out whose horse had eaten them. He thought the horse would go there again. So he decided to stay in his field and tried to catch

24、the horse. A few days later a yellow horse came in to his field again and began to eat the wheat. Mr. Baker ran after it quickly, with a stick in his hand. But the beast ran much fast than him. He tried his best, but couldnt catch up with it. The next morning, when Mr. Baker was working in his field

25、, he saw the yellow horse pulling a carriage（马车）on the road. He picked a stick up at once, ran closer to the horse and began to beat it up. The driver was surprised and stopped him. He asked, “Why are you beating my horse?” “It has nothing to do with you.” Mr. Baker said angrily. “The beast knows wh

26、y Im beating him!” ()5. Mr. Baker was a _B_. A. driverB. farmer C. workerD. doctor ()6. Mr. Baker and his family lived a _C_ life. A. happyB. rich C. poorD. simple ()7. At first Mr. Baker was happy because _C_. A. he would catch a good horseB. it snowed the whole winter C. his wheat was growing very

27、 wellD. his family wouldntgrow any more wheat ()8. Mr. Baker tried his best to catch the horse to _C_. A. make it work for himB. sell it for some money C. beat it upD. find out its owner ()9. Which of the following is true?( D ) A. The horse was sorry for what it had done. B. The horse had nothing t

28、o do with the driver. C. The horse knew whose wheat it had eaten up.D. The driver was the owner of the horse. D On a January morning Joel with the other three fishermen got on a fishing boat. The first few hours on the sea were not1, then there was a terrible storm (暴风雨). The storm lasted _2_ twenty

29、 two days. When it stopped, they found their fishing nets were3. the engine (发动机) and the radio didnt work. There was no food, and there was no drinking water. The men talked to each other.“How can we live on the sea? ” Without their nets, the men couldnt _4_. But they could5out of the boat and catc

30、h big turtles. They needed protection from the sun and rain, so they built a simple roof. The roof6rainwater, too. The men could drink rainwater from the roof. For the next five7the men ate turtles when they caught them. They drank rainwater when it rained.8there was no food and no water, and someti

31、mes they9they were going to die soon. Joel wrote a letter _10_ his wife. “My dear Edith,” Joel wrote, “If I die, I hope someone will send you this letter. Then you will know11I died. I had the best in life-a great woman and beautiful children. I love you really.” Ten days later, on June 15, a Japane

32、se fishing boat found them.12sent Joels letter to his wife. He showed it to her himself. Joel will always13the letter. The letter, he says, _14him remember.“On the sea I found that I love my wife and children very, very much. My family is everything to me. I dont want to forget15 . ” () 1. A. unusua

33、lB. unluckyC. quietD. safe () 2.A. inB. forC. atD. until () 3. A. brokenB. missedC. goneD. left () 4. A. fishesB. fishingC. fish D. fished () 5. A. leaveB. workC. comeD. reach () 6. A. savedB. heldC. gotD. carried () 7. A. hoursB. daysC. weeksD. months () 8. A. OftenB. OnlyC. OnceD. Suddenly () 9. A

34、. saidB. foundC. thoughtD. knew ()10. A. toB. forC. withD. by () 11. A. whyB. howC. whereD. when ()12. A. SomebodyB. AnybodyC. EverybodyD. Nobody ()13. A. bringB. keepC. takeD. remember () 14. A. letsB. hasC. helpsD. hopes () 15.A. thatB. itC. themD. this E Henry Jones had already been to a flying s

35、chool and had become a pilot, and now he had joined a company and was learning to fly a passenger aero plane at night. The captain of the plane was George Allen, who had been flying for many years and was a very good pilot. The company which owned the plane was very proud of its company flag, so the

36、 pilots had orders to put the flag up whenever the plane was leaving the ground or landing, so that people on the ground would see it. If a pilot forgot to fly the flag, he had to pay five dollars. As soon as the plane was in the air, the flag was taken down, so that the strong winds, which blew pas

37、t, would not tear it to pieces. It was a dark, cold, stormynight, and as Henry s plane went up higher and higher, the air became colder and colder and the plane s wings became covered with thick ice. Ice is dangerous, because it makes a plane heavy and difficult to fly, so George told Henry to bring

38、 the plane lower, where the warmer air would melt the ice from the wings. Henry began to obey, but as the plane was going down, both its engines suddenly stopped, and the plane began to fall. First Henry and then George tried to start the engines again, but it was quite impossible for them to do so.

39、 Something had gone seriously wrong. Henry was really worried now, and shouted to George,“If we continue to fall as fast as this, we shall hit the ground in a few minutes!” “Well,” George answered angrily, “Dont just sit there! Get the flag and put it up! Do you want to pay five dollars?” 1. What do

40、es the word“melt” mean? It means “_B_”. A. something liquid becomes solidB. something solid becomes liquid C. clean upD. something becomes much harder 2. The flag of the company _C_. A. must be put up all the time while flyingB. should be torn into pieces in the air C. should be put up when taking o

41、ff and landingD. shouldnt be seen when it was in the air 3. George told Henry to bring the plane further down because _C_. A. the plane was too high up in the skyB. it was very dark at night C. the wings of the plane were covered with thick ice D. there were too many passengers on the plane 4. Georg

42、e became really angry because _B_. A. they might die if it hit the groundB. the flag was not put up C. he would pay five dollarsD. maybe there was something wrong with the plane 5. What do you think they would do next? _A_. A. Fly the flagB. Pay five dollars C. Fly the plane up highD. Buy a new flag

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