初二英语期中试卷
听力部分 (15分)
Ⅰ. 听录音,找出合适的应答句。(5%)
( ) 1. A. We came at six.
B. Last night.
C. One hour and a half.
( ) 2. A. March 12. B. Monday. C. Father’s day.
( ) 3. A. What about tomorrow afternoon?
B. Ok, I think.
C. No, we won’t have the meeting.
( ) 4. A. No, thanks. B. Here you are. C. I’m ready.
( ) 5. A. In my office. B. At school. C. In the fruit shop nearby.
Ⅱ. 根据录音中的对话,选择正确答案。(5%)
( ) 6. Which does Mary like better?
A. Apples. B. Bananas. C. Neither.
( ) 7. What did she tell him to do?
A. She asked him to forget it.
B. She asked him to do it now.
C. She told him not to do that right now.
( ) 8. Where does Mr Green come from?
A. America. B. France. C. Engalnd.
( ) 9. Which season is it now?
A. Autumn. B. Summer. C. Spring.
( ) 10. How many books has Mary bought?
A. Five. B. Six. C. Eleven.
Ⅲ. 根据所听到的短文,选择最佳答案。(5%)
( ) 11. Mr Johnson got up ____ in the morning.
A. at 6:30. B. at 7:30. C. at 8:30.
( ) 12. He got to the station ____.
A. on foot B. by bus C. by bike
( ) 13. When he arrived, he ____.
A. had to wait for the next train
B. missed his train
C. just caught the train
( ) 14. Mr Johnson likes ____ better.
A. having breakfast
B. running to work
C. lying
( ) 15. Though Mr Johnson got up late, ____.
A. he still had time for breakfast
B. he had enough food for breakfast
C. he was not late for his work
笔试部分 (85分)
Ⅰ. 词汇。(15%)
A) 根据句意及所给汉语提示完成下列句子。(5%)
1. What’s wrong with your ____ (显示器)? It doesn’t work.
2. The sign says, “Don’t throw ____ (垃圾) into the river.”
3. Do you have a ____ (专门的) party for his birthday?
4. He’s gone to the ____ (科学) Hall.
5. On New Year’s Day, both his uncle and aunt took him to visit their ____ (亲戚).
B) 用所给单词的适当形式填空。(5%)
6. Peter likes matchbox covers. He has a large ____ (collect).
7. The little boy is ____ (interest) in model planes.
8. The Spring Festival is as ____ (excite) as Christmas.
9. Life is much ____ (difficult) for them than before.
10. Please help ____ (you) to some chicken, boys and girls.
C) 用所给动词的适当形式填空。(5%)
11. Tom is fond of ____ (swim) in summer.
12. We ____ (learn) two thousand English words so far.
13. Mrs Zhang has made up her mind ____ (help) the poor old man.
14. The Smiths ____ (come) back from Canada in a week.
15. Jill went on ____ (read) English after she finished her homework.
Ⅱ. 单项选择。(15%)
( ) 1. Mother made me ____ at home last Sunday.
A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying
( ) 2. Kate, Han Mei told us ____. Would you like to tell us ____?
A. something interesting, anything else
B. something interesting, else anything
C. interesting something, anything else
D. interesting something, else anything
( ) 3. Football is one of ____ in China.
A. more popular sport
B. the most popular sport
C. more popular sports
D. the most popular sports
( ) 4. Would you please ____ it down? It sounds ____.
A. not turn, nice B. not turn, well
C. not to turn, nice D. not to turn, well
( ) 5. Pingping failed in the exam yesterday. _____.
A. Congratulations B. Well done
C. What a pity D. That’s right
( ) 6. Peter has ____ good friends. But ____ of them can speak English.
A. few, a few B. a few, few C. little, a little D. a little, little
( ) 7. The children had a good time ____ Christmas Eve.
A. in B. at C. to D. on
( ) 8. He’s never been there before, ____?
A. is he B. isn’t he C. has he D. hasn’t he
( ) 9. —Would you like to come to dinner this Sunday, Mr Wang?
—_____
A. I’d love to, but I have lots of things to do.
B. Oh no. That’ll be too tired.
C. I’ll stay at home.
D. Yes, please.
( ) 10. He ____ in the factory since he left school ten years ago.
A. works B. worked C. was working D. has worked
( ) 11. —It’s too difficult for you to answer.
—Why ____ the teacher for help?
A. don’t ask B. not ask C. not wait D. don’t wait
( ) 12. We won’t go to the Great Wall if it ____ tomorrow.
A. rains B. rain C. will rain D. is raining
( ) 13. —____ do you water the flowers?
—Three times a week.
A. How long B. How soon C. How much D. How often
( ) 14. What goes up but never comes down?
A. A cat. B. A car. C. Water. D. Your age.
( ) 15. These coats are different ____ size.
A. from B. of C. to D. in
Ⅲ. 完形填空。(10%)
Mr Black works in a hospital (医院). As a good 1 , the people in the town like him. He’s often 2 to the patients (病人) and looks them over carefully. 3 he’s always busy and has little time to rest.
One morning Mr Black got to the hospital and saw there was a fat woman in the 4 . He called her into his office and asked, “ 5 , madam?”
“It was my birthday yesterday, sir”, said the woman. “My husband gave me a 6 . But I couldn’t push my way in (挤进) it.”
“ 7 , madam,” said Mr Black, “You must lose some weight (减肥). You’ll be able to 8 your coat, if you do all that I say.”
“You’re 9 , sir,” said the rich woman. “He bought me not a coat, but an expensive 10 .”
( ) 1. A. doctor B. farmer C. teacher D. cleaner
( ) 2. A. bad B. fine C. cold D. kind
( ) 3. A. Or B. But C. So D. Then
( ) 4. A. classroom B. waiting room C. park D. zoo
( ) 5. A. How do you do B. How are you
C. What’s the matter D. How old are you
( ) 6. A. house B. coat C. shop D. present
( ) 7. A. It doesn’t matter B. It’s a pleasure
C. I have no idea D. It’s my favourite
( ) 8. A. put B. wear C. buy D. wash
( ) 9. A. right B. wrong C. easy D. safe
( ) 10. A.. bike B. bus C. car D. truck
Ⅳ.阅读理解。(30%)
(A)
Here is a story told an American general (将军) who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World War. Everybody in the Untied States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homes.
Soon after the war the general returned to Washington. One day he went to a dentist (牙医) and had six teeth pulled out. A week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in curiosity shops (古玩店) at $5 each. On each of the teeth there was a label (标签) with the name of the general and words, “Buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home.” The general got angry. He rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teeth.
The officers went out and visited every curiosity shop in the capital. They were away from the office all day. In the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had bought. They had collected 175 teeth.
( ) 1. The general’s teeth were sold in ____.
A. the museum
B. the special shops selling some rare and interesting things
C. the department store
D. the hospital
( ) 2. In the evening, the officers went back with all the teeth which cost _____.
A. $785 B. $1, 050 C. $157 D. $875
( ) 3. The general felt ____ when he heard his teeth were sold.
A. happy B. excited C. sad D. angry
( ) 4. There was the general’s name on the label of each tooth. This shows that _____.
A. the general’s name was known by most of the people in Washington
B. the shop-keeper wanted to have more customers buy the teeth
C. the shop-keeper tried to make the general more popular
D. Both A and C
( ) 5. The general ordered his men to____.
A. look for his teeth and buy all of them
B. arrest the dentist at once
C. make all the shops stop selling teeth
D. buy all the teeth in all the shops
(B)
An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day’s hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend (修理) it.
He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.
“Where is your light?” asked the policeman. “No man may take a cart along the road at night without a light. You know that. You have broken the law (法律).” “I had a light, but it has just gone out,” said the old man.
“I don’t believe that story,” said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write.