1、1初二上学期英语期末试题精选十二基础知识I. 选择填空（ ）1. - _ paper money in 100 years?- No, there wont. A. Will be B. Are there C. Will there be D. Is there（ ）2. Dave cant swim. Jim cant swim, _.A. either B. too C. both D. also（ ）3. - My English is bad. _?- You should practice moreA. Can you help me B. What should I do C.
2、Do you think so D. What about you （ ）4. -When _ you _ to Beijing?- Five years ago.A. did, came B. do, come C. did, move D. do, move（ ）5. If you lose the card, you _ get your things.A. dont B. wont C. arent D. neednt（ ）6. - What did your teacher say?- She _ she _ newspaper at that time.A. said, is re
3、ading B. said, was reading C. says, was reading D. says, is reading（ ）7. While the woman was cleaning the room, the door _.2A. open B. is opening C. opening D. opened（ ）8. She does well _ English.A. on B. at C. in D. under （ ）9. They said that they _ me the next day.A. will visit B. are going to vis
4、it C. would visit D. visited（ ）10. Tom is used _ for 30 minutes on the playground every night.A. to run B. run C. to running D. to runsII. 连词成句1. I, came, when, was, my, my, doing, mother, back, homework_.2. has, I, friend, same, my, haircut, the as, do_.3. will, computers, home, on, at, study, kids
5、_?4. soccer, popular, is, very, the, world, all, over.5. have, a, fight, your, with, did, classmate, yesterday , you?III. 完型填空AMy best friend is Xiao Li, but last week in school we had a big fight, and she didnt talk 1 me. It all started when she asked me if she could copy my 3homework. I asked her
6、why she wanted to do that, and she said 2 she had forgotten to do hers. I said I didnt think it was a good idea for her to copy my homework. She wanted 3 why I didnt think it was a good idea. I said it would start a bad habit, and that she should do her 4 work. She got really mad at me, and said she
7、 didnt want to be best friend any more. I said that was OK and that I was sure shed get 5 it. And she did. Yesterday she told me she was sorry shed gotten mad. She said it was much better if she did her own work.（ ）1. A. for B. on C. about D. to（ ）2. A. if B. that C. whether D. weather （ ）3. A. know
8、ing B. knew C. to know D. knows （ ）4. A. own B. herself C. myself D. owns（ ）5. A. out B. on C. over D. toBThere were no classes that afternoon, so Henry went to a _1_ shop near his home. The shop sold many jackets. He looked _2_ them and at last chose a very nice one. He _3_ it on and then told the
9、shopkeeper to put it into a _4_. At that time his friend Bruce came into the shop. They hadnt seen each other for a long time. They were so _5_ to meet again that they forgot _6_ else. Soon they were busy talking on and on happily. It was nearly six oclock, _7_ they decided to go and have dinner tog
10、ether. Henry picked up the bag, and walked _8_ the door of the shop. The shopkeeper stopped them and asked Henry to pay for the _9_. Henry looked at him in surprise at first, but soon he remembered that he hadnt paid for it. He said _10_, gave him the money and then left the shop with his friend. （
11、）1. A. fruit B. book C. food D. clothing （ ）2. A. up B. for C. after D. at 4（ ）3. A. put B. tried C. got D. turned （ ）4. A. bag B. cup C. car D. pocket （ ）5. A. worried B. interested C. happy D. upset（ ）6. A. nobody B. anybody C. something D. everything （ ）7. A. though B. so C. because D. but （ ）8.
12、A. towards B. through C. out of D. round （ ）9. A. dinner B. bag C. jacket D. ticket （ ）10. A. goodbyeB. yes C. hello D. sorryIV. 阅读理解 AWe look at faces every day. What are these two faces thinking?In the face on the right the eyebrows（眉毛） are straight, close together and close to the eyes. If the ey
13、ebrows are dark and the mouth is short and turns down , it means anger（生气）. In the face on the left the eyebrows are lifted away from the eyes. They are round and light. Dont you think that the face on the left looks friendly and the one on the right looks unfriendly.根据短文意思选出正确的答案（ ） 1. If you want
14、to draw a friendly person, _.A. draw dark eyebrowsB. draw a person with his mouth turning downC. draw a person with his eyebrows lifted away from the eyes5D. draw a person with short mouth（ ） 2. Which is not the expressions（表情）in an angry persons face ? A. The eyebrows are straight.B. The eyebrows a
15、re close to the eyes.C. The eyebrows are close together.D. The eyebrows are light.（ ） 3. Which picture has a friendly face? A. The one on the left. B. The one on the right. C. Both. D. Neither.BO. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Port
16、er. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy, he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O.Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspa
17、per, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O.Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. H
18、e wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers surprise. （ ） 1. In which order did O.Henry do the following things? a. Lived in New York b. Worked in a bank. c
19、. Travelled to Texas. d. Was put in prison. e. Had a newspaper job. f. Learned to write stories. 6A. e , c, f , b , d , a B. c , e , b , d , f , aC. e , b , d , c , a , f D. c , b , e , d , a , f （ ） 2. People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because they _. A. had surprise endings B. were easy to
20、understandC. showed his love for the poor D. were about New York City（ ） 3. O. Henry went to prison because _. A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB. he broke the law by not using his own nameC. he wanted to wrote stories about prisonersD. people thought he had taken money that w
21、as not his（ ） 4. What is the meaning of “prison”? A.法院 B. 监狱 C. 军队 D. 边疆CIn the United States, it is not usual to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the morning, while he is shaving（刮胡子）or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very im
22、portant and needs immediate（立刻的） attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he thinks its a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call passes on importance（重要性）.In social life, time plays a very impo
23、rtant part. In the USA guests will feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation to dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In the other areas of the world , it may be considered foolish to make an appointment（约会）too early becau
24、se plans which are made for a date more than a week away are 7easily forgotten . The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world .Thus, misunderstandings（误解） are caused（引起） . Promptness（及时）is of high value（价值） in American life . A person who is five minutes late is expected to apologize.
25、 If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete his sentence.（ ） 1. Supposing one wants to make a telephone call late in the evening, this would mean_.A. the matter is important B. the matter is rather important C. the matter needs i
26、mmediate attention D. it is a matter of life and death（ ） 2. According to the passage, the writer may agree to which of the following? A. It is proper（合适）to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in the USA.B. It may be proper to send your invitation
27、cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some countries.C. It is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less.D. If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology. （ ） 3. According to the passage, time plays an important part
28、in _ _.A. everyday life B. school life C. communications D. night life（ ） 4. The best title for this passage is _ _.A. The Voice of Time B. The Importance of Time C. The Importance of an Invitation D. Time and Tide Wait for No Man8DAn Australian Boy in Beijing809 West Changan StreetBeijing, ChinaDec
29、ember 21, 2003Dear Peter,Ive been here in Beijing for half a year now. Beijing is in the north of China, so its quite cold in winter. It has just snowed twice here.Im going to have the first “White Christmas” in my life! Its hard to believe, isnt it so warm in Australia and so cold here?Thank you fo
30、r the wonderful stamps! Ive collected over 300 Chinese stamps since I came here. Im sending some Monkey King stamps to you. I think you will like them.Now to answer some of your questions. Yes, Im learning Chinese. Chinese is quite a difficult language for me. Last time Mum asked for some quilts（被子）
31、 in a shop. They showed her some cups. Dad and I had a good laugh over that. Ive learned about 500 Chinese words. I can even write a little Chinese now. Have you looked at the words on the Christmas card? I wrote them myself!No, Im not swimming. Instead, Im learning to skate on real ice! Ive had so
32、many falls that Im black and blue all over. But Im learning fast.Ive traveled to several places in south China with Mum and Dad since we came to China. Ive seen a lot of interesting things. Ive made quite a few good friends, too.I have to finish the letter now. Ask Uncle John and Aunt Alice to bring
33、 you, too, when they come in August, Well have a good time together then.Yours,9Mike（ ） 1. Mike came to China _.A. in 2002 B. a year ago C. six months ago D. twice（ ） 2. What does “White Christmas” mean?A. It means everybody is in white clothes at Christmas.B. It means Christmas is white.C. It means
34、 it doesnt snow in Australia in December but that it does in Beijing.D. It means nothing.（ ） 3. _ has collected _ Chinese stamps.A. Peter; 300 B. Peter; 200 C. Mike; 200 D. Mike; 300（ ） 4. _ must be John and Alices _.A. Mike; son B. Peter; son C. Mike; daughterD. Peter; daughter（ ） 5. Once _ wanted
35、to buy some _.A. Mike; cups B. Mike mother; quilts C. Mike; quilts D. Mikes father; cupsEMany American presidents in the 19th century were born in poor families. They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms. They got little education. Washington and Lincoln, for example, never went to school an
36、d they taught themselves. Lincoln once did jobs of worker, shopkeeper and post-master in his early years.A large number of American presidents had experiences in the army. The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Grant was a general in the American Civil War and 10Eisenhower w
37、as a hero in World War II. It happened that they graduated from the same school-West Point Military Academy（西点军校） . One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school. Eisenhower, for example, was once fined （punished to pay money） because he broke the rules of the school.
38、The jobs of the US presidents are tiring. He must keep an eye on anything important that happens both at home and abroad. Every day, a lot of work waits for him to do and he has to make many important decisions. When Franklin Roosevelt was a child, he was once brought to visit President Taft. The ol
39、d president said to him, “When you grow up, you should not be president. Its a tiring job.”（ ） 1. How many American presidents are mentioned （提到） in this passage?A. Four B. Five C. Six D. Seven（ ） 2. In this passage, “keep an eye on” means _.A. take care of B. see C. look at fixedly D. stare at（ ） 3
40、. The second paragraph mainly tells us _.A. that Eisenhower became famous in World War IIB. how Grant became a generalC. Grant and Eisenhower were both schoolmatesD. That many of the US presidents had served in the army（ ） 4. Which of the following is true?A. Roosevelt was one of the US presidents after GrantB. Lincoln was elected the US president after GrantC. West Point Military Academy was founded in World War II
