初二下学期英语期中试卷

一、单项选择题。(共15题，每小题1分) （ ）1. A: Can you see _____ man under the tree talking to Mr. Wang? B: Yes. He’s ______ friend of ________. A. a; a; Mr. Wang B. the; a; Mr. Wang C. the; a; Mr. Wang’s D. a; the; Mr. Wang’s （ ）2. ---When will the wedding（婚礼）_______? --- ______ the evening of May 1st next year. A. take place ; In B. happen ; In C. take place ;On D. happen ; On （ ）3. —— Please don’t make any noise in the reading room. —— ______________ A. Sorry, I won’t B. Sorry, I can’t C. Yes, I won’t D. Ok. I didn’t （ ）4. The teacher told us to write an ____________ story. A.800-word B. 800 words C.800-words D.800 word （ ）5. --- He’s never late for school,______ he? --- ________ , He gets to school on time every day. A. isn’t ; No, he isn’t B. isn’t ;No, he is C. is ; No, he isn’t D. is; Yes ,he is （ ）6. Our teacher often advises us homework alone . A. finishing B. finish C. to finishing D. to finish （ ）7. Daniel is a careful driver. He drives _______ of my friends. A. more carefully B. the most carefully C. less carefully D. carefully （ ）8. The trip from our school to Shanghai _________ us three hours by bus last week. A. spent B. cost C. took D. takes （ ）9. The model buildings look like the _______ in my hometown. A. those B. that C. one D. ones （ ）10.Do you know Shanghai is _______ city in China, and it is larger than _____ city in Japan. A.largest; any other B. the largest; any C. the largest; any other D. largest; the largest （ ）11. --- I have nothing to do this evening. Shall we go for a walk? --- It’s foggy. We’d better ________.Why ______ the film Ant-Man. A. not walk; not see B. not to walk; not to see C. not to walk; not see D. not walk; not to see （ ）12. Bob skates_______ than I, but he doesn't swim_______ I. A. much well; as well as B. better; so good as C. better; as good as D. better; as well as （ ）13. Our teacher is coming. Please stop _________ and keep __________. A. talking; quiet B. to talk; quiet C. talking; quietly D. to talk; quietly （ ）14. The big hall is__________ students from different schools. A. full with B. fill with C. full of D. filled of （ ）15. _______ Lucy ______ her cousin think it boring to stay at home all day. A. Not only ;but also B. Both ;and C. All .and D. Between ;and 二、完型填空。（每小题1分，共10题） 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 In Shanghai, the Bund(外滩) is one of the most popular places of interest. With a light show set to begin at 1 around the Bund, a large crowd of people got together for an 2 New Year’s Eve. They became 3 . “We were just trying to 4 up the steps to see the light show, and then people at the top 5 pushing their way down,” said a young man 6 glasses. “Then I heard someone scream(尖叫), and people began to cry in 7 .” The man, who spoke 8 waiting a friend at Shanghai No. 1 People’s Hospital, said, “Some of us fell over.” By Thursday afternoon, at 9 thirty-six people had died in the accident and forty-seven were hurt. It was one of the most terrible public accidents. It’s a pity that people didn’t know how to 10 themselves. Remember the easiest but best way— to shout “go back” together with people around. （ ）1. A. morning B. noon C. afternoon D. midnight （ ）2. A. indoor B. outdoor C. inside D. outside （ ）3. A. bored B. boring C. excited D. exciting （ ）4. A. walk B. jump C. ran D. ride （ ）5. A. remembered B. forgot C. began D. stopped （ ）6. A. wears B. with C. wear D. wore （ ）7. A. surprise B. hurry C. fear D. danger （ ）8. A. after B. before C. if D. while （ ）9. A. last B. first C. least D. most （ ）10. A. protect B. improve C. teach D. understand 三、阅读理解（本题共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 (A) Are you hard—working? Do you like to meet people? If your answer is “Yes”, then we have a job for you as a waiter. Call AL Hotel at 556779. SUMMER JOB Do you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? If you want to work for our magazine as a reporter, please call Karen at 558366. HELP WANTED Do you like babies? Can you look after one baby for two days? If you are sure that you can take good care of it, call us at 766588, ＄80 or more. CLEANER WANTED Can you make a large house clean and tidy? If you hope to get the job that pays you ＄20 once, call us this evening 18:20---20:00. ( )1．The above job ads are maybe from ___________. A. a newspaper B. a story-book C
. a science book D. a guidebook ( )2．If you like children and have two days free, you can call _______ for a job. A. 556779 B. 558366 C. 766588 D. 63380 ( )3. If the owner asks the cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month? A. ＄120 B. ＄160 C. ＄200 D. ＄240 (B) If there is an “Olympics for Eating”, the days from Halloween in October to Super Bowl Sunday in January are it. Kids always get at least 7 pounds heavier over these holidays. Well, what do we have in the “Olympic for eating”? The first activity is the Halloween Candy. You can try any way to collect candies. Next is the Thanksgiving food. You have dinner around a turkey with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day. Eat the delicious food as much as you can. About one month later there is Christmas and then the New Year’s celebration. Go on eating delicious porridge(粥) and peas. You are so lucky to have so many holidays and get so close to each other. At last, the game ends with Super Bowl Sunday. On this day, you don’t have dinner. You have mountains of snacks! Who wins the game? Those who don’t get heavier! Start practising now! You must be more careful about what you can eat! ( )4. “Olympics for Eating” is ______. A. a festival B. not the real Olympic Games C. from Thanksgiving to Super Bowl Sunday D. a game for kids exercising ( )5. What’s the special food for Thanksgiving Day? A. Candies. B. Snacks. C. Turkeys. D. Porridge. ( )6. Which of the following is TRUE? A. If the kid eats the most food, he wins the game. B. If the kid gets the heaviest, he wins the game. C. If the kid is heavier after the eating game, he can’t win. D. If the kid doesn’t eat the food during the game, he wins. (C) On my eighth birthday, Dad bought me an accordion(手风琴） and said excitedly, "Once you learn to play, it'll stay with you for life." But I didn't want to play it. I just wanted to play games, But Dad asked me to take accordion lessons. One day, I found a box in a corner. When I opened it, I saw a beautiful violin. "It’s your father's," Mum said. "His parents bought it for him. I guess he got too busy on the farm to learn to play it." I had to practice half an hour every day, and every day I tried to get out of it. But Dad didn't allow. I asked why. He answered, "Because you can bring people joy. You can touch their hearts." He added softly, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had: you'll play beautiful music for your family. And you'll understand why you've worked so hard." I was speechless. The lessons stopped after I finished high school. When I grew up, I got married and moved into a new house. I put the accordion in the attic（阁楼）. One afternoon, my two children found the accordion by accident (偶然). They got very excited. "Play it. Play it," they laughed and said. I started to play some simple songs. I was surprised I could still remember them. Soon the kids were dancing. Even my wife was laughing and clapping to the beat. At that moment, my father's words came back to me, "Someday you'll have the chance I never had. And you'll understand." I finally knew why Dad had asked me to practice hard. Dad never learnt to play his violin. But I told my family, "This is my father's music." ( )7. My father didn't learn to play his violin when he was young because _______. A. he didn't