1、第一学期初二英语期中考试卷 出卷人：金振清Part I Listening I. Listen to the sentence and choose the right picture（听句子，选出与内容相符号的图片） 5%A B C D E FII. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你所听到的对话和问题，选出正确的答句) 8%（ ）1. A. Because he hasnt got a film ticket. B. Because he will go over h
2、is lessons.C. Because he wants to look after his mother at home.D. Because he is ill.( ) 2. A. Hes a teacher. B. Hes a waiter.C. Hes a doctor D. Hes a taxi driver( ) 3. A. Steak B. sausage rollC. Coffee D. juice( ) 4. A. By a river B. By a lakeC. By a pool D. By a factory( ) 5. A. Jacks B. His ownC.
3、 The girls D. Blacks( ) 6. A Canada B. Britain C. Egypt D. China( ) 7. A. the World Expo B. the World CupC. 2008 the Olympic Games D. the Special Olympic Summer Games( ) 8. A. He agrees with her B. He is good at playing basketballC. Hes listening to her attentively D. He feels sorry about it.III. Li
4、sten to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false ( 根据你所听到的短文内容判断下列句子是否正确。正确的用 T 表示，错误的用 F 表示 ) 6%( ) 1. Charles is a doctor. He likes to help sick people.( ) 2. Charles is called “ The Fish Doctor” by the people in the town.( ) 3. People telephone Charles when their pe
5、t fish are sick.( ) 4. Charles takes medicine in his car .( ) 5. Sometimes a pet store calls Charles.( ) 6. Charles is always welcome in the town. IV. Listen to the passage and complete the table ( 听短问文，完成下列表格 ) 6%Estate Happy EstateSize ( 1 )_M2 LocationNear Century Park and anunderground ( 3 ) _Be
6、droom( 2 ) _ Sitting room 1Kitchen 1 Bathroom 2Price ( 4 ) _ RMB / M2Company ( 5 ) _ Estate Agency Tel : ( 6 ) _Part II Vocabulary and GrammarV. Choose the most proper answer ( 选择最恰当的答案 )15%1. What does _ “ O ” mean in “ WTO” ?A. / B. the C. a D. an2. Our classroom is on the fourth floor. What about
7、 _?A. him B. your C them D. yours3. _ vivid story Mr Li told us !A. How B. What C. What a D. What an4. Yangtze River is _ the Nile River.A. so long as B. not so long asC. as longer as D. short than 5. A: Im sorry Ive missed your lecture.B: _A. Youre welcome. B. Never mindC. Thats right. D. Im glade
8、to hear that.6. Li Hui will call me as soon as he _the tickets for 2008 the Olympic Games.A. got B. will get C. gets D. wont7. It means” He is good at gardening”, _ ?A. doesnt it B. doesnt he C. isnt he D. isnt it8. _ the help of _, Ive learnt lots of western culture and customs.A. Under, him B. Wit
9、h, her C. Have, his D. With, him9. We all know a train _as a plane. A. goes not as quick B. doesnt go as quickC. doesnt go as quickly D. isnt quicker10. We _ the exhibition until we the school comes. A. will leave B. wont stay in C. leave D. wont leave11. Thank for _ me around the famous pyramids of
10、 Egypt.A. showed B. Taking C. show D. showing12. Who _ away my pen ? It _ on my desk a few minutes ago.A. took, was B. gets, isC. has taken, was D. is taking , may be13. The taxi driver drove so _ that Helen looked _.A. slowly, happily B. slow, upsetC. slowly, upset D. attentively, seriously14. When
11、 autumn comes, nights get _.A. longer and longer B. more and more longB. much more longer D. more longer and longer15. Youd better know how much _ the taxi driver?A. tipping B. tip C. to tip D. tipped VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子)6%1The G
12、reat Pyramid is 137 metres in _.( high )2I saw Tina _ the office in a hurry just now, ( entrance )3A: What about going on an outing this weekend?B: Its my _ to go with you. ( pleased )4. The Great Wall is one of _of the world . ( wonderful )5. People all over the world are sorry to learn the great s
13、inger Pavarotti _ a few weeks ago. ( death )6. Discman is popular in the _ century. ( twenty )VII. Choose the word ort expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence (选择与下列各句中划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语，用 A、B 、C 或 D 表示) 6%1. Do people in China seldom pay for their own bill when
14、they get together?2. I want to know how to express myself more vividly.3. The little boy is so smart that he has learnt 800 Chinese words.4. Id like to give you some advice on traveling.5. You should say sorry to others when youve kept them waiting for a long time.6. My uncle has a green thumb.VIII.
15、 Rewrite the sentences as required(按要求改写句子，每空一词) 10%1. Li Hui knew more about the western customs after he stayed there for years. （保持原意）Li Hui _ know more about the western customs _ he stayed there for years.2. The waitress will clean the table at once . The customer will leave the restaurant. （保持
16、原意）The waitress will clean the table as _ as the customer _ the restaurant.3. We began to study English five years ago. （保持原意）_ five years _ we began to study English.4. Li Gang usually has dumplings for lunch, _ _ ? （反意疑问句）5. People communicate with each other by language.(划线提问)_ _ people communica
17、te with each other?Part III Reading and WritingIX. Reading comprehensionAChoose the right sentences in the box and complete the following dialogue ( 从方框内选择适当的句子完成下列对话 ) 5%A: _1_ Its almost nine oclock.B: Im sorry, Martin. Im not going to the Century Park.A: Oh. Why? _2_ We are going to hold a party
18、for Angela there. Today is her birthday.B: _3_A: Yes, she will leave for New York next week.B: Oh, I see.A: After the party we are going to take the magnetic levitation train ( 磁浮列车 )._4_ Have you even taken it?B: No, I havent.A: And then, are you going, Anne?B: _5_BA. Its wonderful. B. Yes, lets hu
19、rry.C. Are you sure ? D. Are you kidding?E. Hi, Anne. Why arent you ready? F. Its lovely.G. I dont think you can say “ no” todayA. wonder B. is good at gardening C. tipsD. apologize E. clever F. go DutchLong, long ago, pyramids were built not only in Egypt but also in Mexico (墨西哥). You have learned
20、of the pyramids of Egypt. Now, the following is telling about the pyramids of Mexico.The people of Mexico didnt build the pyramids for tombs. They built a pyramid and then built a temple on the top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt. But they are big enough. Each
21、pyramid has a wide stairway (台阶) to go from the bottom to the top.The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2,000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it. How were the people of Mexico able to build the pyramids thousands of years ago? How did they carry and lift
22、 the huge stones? Each stone fits so well and they didnt have our modern machines. Nobody can tell just how people built them. Some day if you can, you should go to see the pyramids.True or false （ 判断下列句子是否符合短文内容， 符合的用“ T ”表示，不符合的用“ F ” 表示。填入空格内 ）5%1. People built the pyramids as tombs in Egypt and
23、in Mexico.2. The pyramids of Mexico are as high as the ones of Egypt.3. One can reach the top of the pyramids in Mexico by a wide stairway.4. It took over ten years to build the biggest pyramid in Mexico.5. Only scientists know how ancient people of Egypt and Mexico built the pyramids. CIn the Unite
24、d States, 30 percent of the Americans have a “weight problem.” Many people think they eat too much. But scientific experiments（科学实验） do little to support（支持） this idea. Going back to the America of 1910, we find that people were thinner than today, yet they ate more food. In those days people worked
25、 harder, walked more, used machines less, and didnt watch television.Some modern studies have shown that fatter people do not eat more on average than thinner people. In fact, some research （研究）work, such as in 1979 the study of 3,545 London office workers, reports that fat people eat less than thin
26、ner people on the average.Studies show that thin people are more active(活动) than fat people. A study by a research group found the following interesting fact: The more a man ran, the greater body fat (脂肪) he lost; The more he ran, the greater was his need for food. So those who ran the most ate the
27、most , and lost the greatest amount of body fat.Choose the best answer (根据短文内容， 选择最恰当的答案， 用 A、B、C 或 D 表示， 填入空格内 ) 5%1. We can know from this passage, if there are 500 Americans, about how many of them will have a weight problem?A. 30 B. 50 C. 100 D. 1502. Are there scientific facts to show that eati
28、ng too much is the cause（原因）of the “weight problem”?A. Yes, there are lots of facts.B. Of course, there are facts to show this is true.C. There are hardly any scientific facts to support this.D. We dont know because the information is not given.3. Compared （比较）with the Americans today, the Americans
29、 of 1910 _A. ate more food and had more activitiesB. ate less food but had more activitiesC. ate less food and had less activitiesD. had more weight problems4. Which is true according to the passage?A. Fat people eat less food and are less active.B. Fat people eat more food and are more active.C. Fa
30、t people eat more food but are less active.D. Fat people run less, but eat more food.5. The writer thought if a man lost greater body fat, he might _.A. eat less food B. eat more foodC. eat less food and do more activitiesD. eat more food and do more activities.DToday there are about 7,000,000 Ameri
31、cans in colleges and universities. In the United States nearly half of the population（ 人口）are young persons under twenty-five. Many of them will soon be in charge of (负责管理 )the country. So their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what y
32、oung people think and feel. College students today have strong opinions (看法，观点)about right and wrong. They are interested in making a better life. They see much that is wrong in the lives of their parents. It is hard for them to see what is right and good in the older ways. Because of this, there is
33、 often trouble in American families.Answer the following questions（根据短文内容回答问题 ）5%1 How many Americans are there in colleges and universities today?There are _.2. How many people are under twenty-five in the United States?Nearly _ are under 25.3. Whose idea are important to everyone in the country?_a
34、re important to everyone in the country.4. What opinions do college students today have?They have _ about _.5. What are the young people interested in ?They are interested in _.X. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，用 A、B、 C 或 D 表示) 5%Life in the future will be very
35、different from life today.The population is growing fast . There will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now. Computer will be even _1_ and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home.People will work _2_ hours than they do now and they will
36、have more time for sports, watching TV and traveling. Traveling will be even easier and cheaper. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.There will be changes（ 变化）in the food, too. More land will be found for building new towns and houses for all the people. Then there will be l
37、ess room(空间)_3_ cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead(取而代之 )they will eat fruit and vegetables. Maybe people will be _4_.Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous(危险) and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this many people wi
38、ll not have _5_ work to do. This will be a problem.1. A. small B. big C. bigger D. smaller2. A. few B. fewer C. many D. much3. A. to B. for C. in D. with4. A. fatter B. taller C. shorter D. healthier(更健康)5. few B. easy C. enough D. anyXI. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文
39、空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺， 每空一词， 首字母已给) 5%The world is not only hungry, it will also be thirsty (渴)for water. About 97% of water on the earth is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink or u_1_ the other 3% of the fresh water(淡水) which comes from rivers, lakes and underground. On the other h_2_, because
40、the number of people in the world is b_3_ larger and larger, more and more fresh water is needed. So water shortage(缺乏) becomes a big p_4_.H_5_ can we work out (解决)this problem? Scientists have found some ways to turn salt water into fresh.XII. Write at least sixty words about the topic “ Books Are
41、My Good Friend”. ( 就“书是我的好朋友”为题，写一段不少于 60 字的短文 8%第一学期初二英语期中考试答案听力I. DABCFII. CBBB DCAAIII. F T T F T FIV. 1. 150 2. 4 3. station 4. 8,000 5. Garden 6. 81002018V. BDDBB CADCD DCCACVI. 1. height 2. enter/entering 3. pleasure4. wonders 5. died 6. twentiethVII. F A E C D BVIII. 1. didnt until 2. soon leaves3. Its since 4. doesnt he5. How doIX. ( A ) E G C A B( B ) F F T T F( C ) D C A A D( D ) 1. about 7,000,0002. half of the population are under 253. The young peoples ideas4. strong opinions right and wrong5. making a better lifeX. D B B D CXI. 1. use 2. hand 3. becoming 4. problem5. How
