初二下学期期末考试英语试题

初二下学期期末考试英语试题 一、听力测试。（25分） A）听下面10段对话，每段对话有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。每段对话读两篇。（10分） ( ) 1. What does Jim think Ann will be in five years? A. A teacher. B. A scientist. C. A doctor. ( ) 2. What’s wrong with Mike? A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a bad cold. C. He has a bad toothache. ( ) 3. What was Tina doing when she saw a UFO? A. She was walking down a street. B. She was talking with her friends. C. She buying souvenirs. ( ) 4. What did their science teacher say? A. He said Mary was a good student. B. He said Mary could do better. C. He said Mary was a lazy student. ( ) 5. What will happen if Lily wears jeans to the party? A. The teacher will ask her to leave. B. Other students will call her parents. C. Other students won’t let her in. ( ) 6. How long has Lambert been swimming? A. About two and a half hours. B. About one and a half hours. C. About two hours. ( ) 7. What does the woman mean? A. The man should have a rest. B. The man shouldn’t dance in the building. C. The man shouldn’t run in the building. ( ) 8. Which gift does the man think is better? A. A calendar. B. Some flowers. C. A red coat. ( ) 9. Where has Tina been? A. A space museum. B. An amusement park. C. An aquarium. ( ) 10. Have the man played tennis before? A. Yes, he has. B. No, he hasn’t. C. We don’t know. B）听下面三段长对话，对话后有10个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。（10分） Dialogue 1 ( ) 11. How does the woman collect stamps? A. She buys them in the post office or exchanges them with others. B. She buys them all. C. She borrows them from others. ( ) 12. How long has she collected stamps? A. For seven years. B. For several years. C. For several days. ( ) 13. What does she think of collecting stamps? A. Interesting. B. Popular. C. Boring. Dialogue 2 ( ) 14. Where are they talking? A. At an airport. B. At a supermarket. C. At a train station. ( ) 15. How much is the ticket? A. It’s 54 yuan. B. It's 32 yuan. C. It’s 23 yuan. ( ) 16. When will the train leave? A. At 11:30. B. At 12:30. C. At 12:00. Dialogue 3 ( ) 17. Who makes the telephone call? A. Fred. B. Tom. C. Alice. ( ) 18. What does Fred want to do? A. Go for a walk. B. Go for a picnic. C. Go to a park. ( ) 19. How is the weather tomorrow? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy. ( ) 20. Where will they meet? A. At the school gate. B. At the park gate. C. At home. C）听下面一段短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个答案中选出一个与你所听到的短文内容相符的答案。（5分） ( ) 21. How old was the woman? A. More than 40. B. More than 30. C. Less than 30. ( ) 22. What were they talking about on the train? A. The man’s son. B. The woman’s son. C. The woman’s husband. ( ) 23. Did the woman know the man well? A. Yes, they were friends. B. No, he was just a worker on the train. C. No, they met for the first time. ( ) 24. What did the man think of the woman’s son? A. He was a bad man. B. He was outgoing. C. He was a good young man. ( ) 25. How old was the woman’s son? A. Five months old. B. Five weeks old. C. Five years old. 二、单项填空：从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（15分） ( ) 26. --______there going to______ a skating marathon in this amusement park tomorrow, Susan? --Really? I haven’t heard about it. A. Does; have B. Does; be C. Is; be D. Is; have ( ) 27. While Lucy _____ lunch, her mobile phone________. A. cooked; was ringing B. was cooking; rang C. is cooking; rang D. cooked; rang ( ) 28. I asked the old woman ___________. A. where does she live B. where she lives C. where did she live D. where she lived ( ) 29. –Why _____you buy a scarf for your mother? –That’s not_______. A. don’t; enough interesting B. not; enough interesting C. don’t; interesting enough D. don’t; interested enough ( ) 30. She ____ in Beijing since 1985. A. lives B. are living C. lived D. has been living ( ) 31. The radio is a little bit loud. Would you mind___________? A. turn it down B. turning it down C. turning down it D. turning it up ( ) 32. –Can I borrow your dictionary? –Sorry, I _______it to my brother. A. have borrowed B. have lent C. lent D. borrowed ( ) 33. –Can I speak to Ann? –Sorry, she isn’t in. She _______the library. A. has gone to B. went to C. has been to D. have gone to ( ) 34. –Would you like a cup of tea or coffee? -- _______. I’d like only a glass of water. A. None B. Both C. Either D. Neither ( ) 35. –Shall we go swimming tomorrow, Tony? –If you go, ___________. A. So will I B. So do I C. Neither will I D. So I will ( ) 36. –How long has Mary ______this book? –For about_________. A. borrowed; one and a half year B. had; one and a half years C. kept; one year and a half years D. bought; one and half year ( ) 37. He’s never seen such a film, _____ he? A. isn’t B. hasn’t C. has D. is ( ) 38. Neither the students nor their teacher _________Disneyland before. A. went to B. have gone to C. have been to D. has been to ( ) 39. ______of the people in that area ______poor. A. Three quarters; are B. Three fourth; are C. Three fourths; is D. Three quarter; are ( ) 40. –Would you please do your homework instead of _______TV all the time? --I’d like to do some housework rather than________ my homework.. A. watch; do B. watching; do C. watching; doing D. watch; doing 三、完形填空：先阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后选择最佳答案填空。（15分） Life in the 2020s will be very different from life today. Between then and now many changes（改变） will take place(发生). So 41 will the change be? The population(人口) is growing 42 . There will be many people in the world and 43 of them will live longer than people live now. The computer will be even smaller and 44 and there will be at least(至少) one in every home. And 45 study will be one of the important subjects in school then. People will work fewer hours than they 46 now and they will have more 47 time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be even easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for 48 . There 49 changes in our food, too. More land(土地) will be done for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be less room(空间) 50 cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they eat more fruits and 51 . Maybe people will be 52 . 53 in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and 54 work will be done(被做) by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have any work to do. This will be a 55 . ( ) 41. A. when B. where C. what D. how ( ) 42. A. slowly B. fast C. carefully D. well ( ) 43. A. one B. most C. none D. few ( ) 44. A. more useful B. less useful C. more expensive D. bigger ( ) 45. A. Chinese B. English C. computer D. science ( ) 46. A. study B. like C. do D. get ( ) 47. A. important B. busy C. full D. free ( ) 48. A. business B. sports C. work D. holidays ( ) 49. A. will be B. are C. be D. have ( ) 50. A. to B. for C. in D. with ( ) 51. A. meat B. hamburger C. vegetables D. coffee ( ) 52. A. more negative B. better C. angrier D. healthier ( ) 53. A. Music B. Work C. Sports D. Food ( ) 54. A. hard B. easy C. long D. small ( ) 55. A. balance B. program C. information D. problem 四、阅读理解：（40分） A）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Miss Rose taught physics in a London school. Last week she was explaining to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, “ Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the phone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away, and listened to me from the other side of the street, who would hear what I said earlier, my sister or you, and why?” The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Rose, because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That’s very good,” Miss Rose answered. But then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Rose said, “Yes, Betty.” “I don’t agree,” Betty said, “Your sister would hear you earlier because when it’s eleven o’clock here, it’s only six o’clock in Washington.” ( ) 56. Miss Rose was teaching her students about _______. A. telephone B. time C. sound D. electricity ( ) 57. She wanted her students to know________. A. which was faster, sound waves or electricity B. whether Betty was cleverer than the boy C. whether she could call her sister in Washington D. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away ( ) 58. The boy thought that_________. A. sound waves travel faster than electricity B. sound waves travel slower than electricity C. the students would hear Miss Rose earlier D. the students would hear her sister earlier ( ) 59. From the passage, we know Miss Rose________. A. was pleased with the boy’s answer B. was not pleased with what the boy had said C. thought Betty’s answer was much better D. thought both of the answers were right ( ) 60. Betty thought the boy was wrong because________. A. electricity was slower than sound waves B. electricity was faster than sound waves C. electricity traveled as fast as sound waves D. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London B For several years, Americans have enjoyed tele-shopping: watching TV and buying things by phone. Now tele-shopping is starting in Europe(欧洲). In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.　　Tele-shopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million. In France there are two tele-shopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through those channels.　　In Germany, until last year tele-shopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed (允许) more tele-shopping. Other channels can open for tele-business, including(包括) the largest American tele-shopping company and a 24－hour tele-shopping company. German businesses are hoping this new tele-shopping will help them sell more things.　　Some people like tele-shopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call tele-shopping “junk (垃圾)on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.　　The need for high quality means that European tele-shopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person. ( ) 61. Tele-shopping is _____in Europe. 　A. not popular B. growing 　C. not possible D. cheap ( ) 62. People like tele-shopping because it is _____. 　A. American B. cheaper 　C. easier D. more popular ( ) 63. Some Europeans don't like tele-shopping because they _____ . 　A. don't like to buy things 　B. don't watch TV 　C. believe the things sold on TV are expensive 　D. think the things sold on TV are bad quality ( ) 64. In Germany, tele-shopping may _____ . 　A. help businessmen get more money 　B. keep the shops open longer 　C. have fewer buyers 　D. bring better TV programs ( ) 65. The best title of this passage is _____ . 　A. American Tele-shopping 　B. Tele-shopping Companies 　C. Tele-shopping in Europe 　D. Tele-shopping — Junk on the Air C Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something also that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving（旋转的） door, when it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. ( ) 66. Happiness is for__________. A. those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools B. those who have nice cars C. those who has lots of money D. everyone ( ) 67. Which of the following sentence is not right? A. If you feel you are happy, you will be happy. B. If you have lots of money, you must be very happy. C. If you put your heart into it, happiness is always around you. D. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. ( ) 68. Why is happiness not the same as money? A. Even if you are poor, you can also feel happy. B. Even if you have lots of money, you may feel very lonely. C. Happiness is a feeling of our heart. D. All the above is right. ( ) 69. What does “Life is like a revolving door, when it closes, it also opens” mean? A. Life is a revo