初二英语学科期中测试题
(满分90分时间100分钟)
第Ⅰ卷（选择题共45分）
一.完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When I was nine years old, I loved to go fishing with my dad. But the only thing that wasn't very fun about it was that he could catch many fish__1 I couldn't catch anything. I usually got pretty _2 and kept asking him why. He always answered, "Son, if you want to catch a fish, you have to think _3__a fish."I remember being even more upset then because "I'm not a fish!" I didn't know_ 4 to think like a fish. I also _5 how could what I think change what a fish does.
As I got a little older, I began to understand what dad really_ 6 __.So I read some books on fish. And I even joined the local _7 club. I learnt that a fish is a cold-blooded animal and for that reason it is very sensitive(敏感的) to water__8__.That is why fish like shallow water better than deep water because the former is warmer. In addition, water is usually warmer_ 9__ direct sunlight than in the shade. Yet, fish don't have any eyelids and the sun hurts their_ 10 _.The more I understood fish, the more I became better at finding and_ 11__ them.
When I grew up and entered the business world, I remember _12__my first boss say,"We all need to think like salespeople." But it wasn't easy to understand. My dad__13__once said"If you want to catch a fish you need to think like a fisherman." What he said was"You need to think like a fish."Years later, with great__14__to encourage long-term services to people much older and richer than me, I came to _15 _what we all need is to think more like customers. It is not an easy job.
1.A. unless B. until C. since D. while
2. A. boring B. happy C. nervous D. upset
3.A.during B. among C. like D.to
4.A.who B.how C.what D. why
5. A.wondered B.stopped C.agreed D. continued
6.A.meant B. chose C.asked D. wanted
7. A. running B. dancing C. studying D.fishing
8. A. pressure B. temperature C.station D. pollution
9.A.on B.in C.without D.against
10.A.brains B. colors C.eyes D. feelings
11. A. catching B. cooking C. moving D. collecting
12.A.hearing B. offering C. writing D. watching
13.A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. never
14. kindness B. difficulty C. training D. protection
15. A. decide B.agree C.learn D. accept
二.阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，
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The Outdoor Centre
Opening times
Water sports: 10 am-6 pm
Play Park: 10 am-5.30 pm
Entrance/Car park fees
Low season: Weekdays 2.00 per car Weekends 3.00 per car.
High season: (23 July-11 September) Weekdays and weekends 4.00 per car.
One-day adventure course
This is a chance you have been waiting e and try sailing, climbing, surfing. This course is trying to introduce outdoor activities to adults in a fun war. You do not need to be very healthy or to have had experience of the activities. All you need is to be interested.
Play Park
The Play Park is suitable for children from 2 to 10 years old. It is one of the best of its kind in the country. It has sand and water play areas, a large ball pool(城堡) and much more.
Group day and weekend courses
We also offer day and long weekend courses for groups. We receive regular(定期的) visits from schools and colleges. There are three large rooms with twelve beds in each, which can be booked beforehand (12 at least).
Summer adventure holidays (for 8-14 years of age)
Safety is very important at the Outdoor Centre. All our workers are fully trained, and able to teach the activities on offer. We also make that all children only take part in activities that are suitable for their age and physical abilities. For this program, children must be able to swim 25metres and be in good physical health.
16. Which of the following is suitable for a group often children aged 6 to 8
A. The summer adventure holiday. B. The one-day adventure course.
C. The Play Park. D. The group day and weekend courses.
17. How many children can take group day and weekend courses
A.10 B. 25. C. 38. D. 50.
18. People who want to take the summer adventure holiday____________.
A.can stay overnight if they want B. can do any sport they are interested in
C. should have a knowledge of first aid D. should have basic skills in swimming
B
Can you sing or dance Can you ride a unicycle(独轮车) Do magic tricks Drink a glass of milk in ten seconds Recite poems from memory Well, you've got talent, my friend! And what better time to show it off than at the school talent show!
Middle school talent shows in the US happen every year. Whatever you're good at, you have five minutes to show the world. It's early in the school year and kids can become little celebrities(明星) .
The shy boy who spends his evenings practicing Spanish guitar will surprise his classmates with beautiful music. The sporty girl on the soccer team will wow the crowd with her sweet singing voice. Everyone has a chance to shine.
Almost anyone can do almost anything in a talent show. As long as your act isn't rude or illegal, it's a "go".
On the day of the show, all the students sit in the school gym, ready to cheer for the skills of their classmates.
Many of today's stars started their careers (事业) in school talent shows-Madonna, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake all showed their skills early in life. Though you're not Justin Bieber,you can become a star in your own right at your middle school talent show.
19. Which of the following is TRUE about the school talent show in the US
A. It happens at the beginning of every term. B. There are many competitions.
C.Shy boys and quiet girls don't like it. D. A student has five minutes on stage.
20.What does the underlined word "it"in the first paragraph refer to
A. Magic. B. Talent. C. Memory. D. Skill.
21.You can't take part in the talent show if_________.
A. you are a new student B. you can't play the guitar very well
C. you don't have a funny act D. your act is against the law
22. From the last paragraph, we know that_________.
A. many of today's stars also took part in school talent shows
B. not everyone can take part in the talent show
C. you can't be as famous as Justin Bieber
D. the talent show is the first step for all stars
C
People can train some animals to help humans(人类). For example, specially trained dogs help people who can't see anything walk around the town safely. Some kinds of monkeys can learn how to help people who can't use their arms or legs. The monkeys pick up the phone when it rings, carry shopping bags and do housework.
In the wild, animals and humans are not usually friends, but there are a few interesting examples where they can work together. In Africa, the honeyguide bird works with humans to find food. The bird likes to eat the grubs-a kind of insect that lives inside a beehive(蜂窝). It knows how to find beehives but it can't open them and get the grubs. People like to eat honey, but they aren't very good at finding beehives, so the bird and the people help each other. The bird flies to a beehive and the people follow it. When the people open the beehive and take the honey, they give the grubs to the bird.
In Laguna in the south of Brazil, fishermen and dolphins work as a team. The water isn't very clean, so the fishermen can't see the fish. However, dolphins can find them easily by using sounds.When the dolphins find a large group of fish, they make a noise to tell the fishermen. Then the dolphins push the fish to the beach. The fishermen wait in the water near the beach and catch a lot of fish in their nets. The fisher men's nets make it easier for the dolphins to catch fish too. The fishermen teach their children how to work with the dolphins. The dolphins must be happy to help because they teach their babies how to work with the humans!
23. The trained monkeys can't
A. help people who can't walk B.teach the kids to climb trees
C. sweep the floor and clean the rooms D. pick up the phone when it rings
24. Why are honeyguide birds glad to help people
A. Because they want to make friends with people
B. Because they are clever and friendly.
C. Because they are good at finding grubs.
D. Because people also help them get the favorite food
25. How do dolphins help fishermen
A. They make sounds to send the fish away.
B. They make sounds and then catch the fish.
C. They make sounds and then push the fish to the beach.
D. They make sounds to make the fish jump into the net.
26.What is the main idea of this article
A. Animals are our friends. B. Some animals can help people.
C. Animals are born to help people. D. Any kind of animals can work with humans.
D
How do you feel when your teacher asks you to work on a group project with other students Do you like to work together with others or work alone
The Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, carried out a survey of students' ability to work together in groups. They found that students who do well on tests by themselves are also likely to be better at working with other people. This finding was true for many countries. Students in Japan, South Korea, Finland and Canada, where test scores are high,also did well in working together to solve problems.
But this was not the case for every country. Chinese students, who have high scores as well,displayed just average collaborative (合作的) skills. "One reason might be that Chinese parents and teachers focus too much on grades," said Zhao Zhongxin, former vice president of the Chinese Family Education Association. "Students have a lot of exam pressure and they see schools as places for competition.""However, collaborative skills are very important for preparing students for today's society,"he added. "Luckily, more Chinese parents and teachers are realizing the importance of this and are thinking of ways to help students improve this skill.'
Another interesting finding from the PISA survey was that girls can be better than boys at working together. They said girls show more positive attitudes towards relationships, which means they are more willing to listen to other's opinions.
PISA also found that the classroom environment can influence how well students collaborate.In classes where there are a lot of activities that require communication such as class debates,students might have better attitudes towards collaborating.
27.The PISA did the survey to find out the students' ability to
A. work with other people B. get high scores on tests
C. solve difficult problems D. make plans for projects
28. What do Chinese teachers and parents think of working together now
A. They like it a lot. B. They can't stand it.
C. They think it's important. D. They think it's unnecessary.
29. What can we know from the findings of the survey
A.Boys are better at working with others than girls.
B. Students who do well on tests are worse at working with others.
C. Collaborative skills are less important than scores for students' futures.
D.The classroom environment can influence students' ability to work together.
30.What can be done to improve students' ability to work together according to the passage
A.Giving students high scores on every test.
B.Arranging more communicative activities in class.
C. Making girls work with girls rather than boys.
D. Helping students to get used to exam pressure.
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题共45分）
三.词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据首字母或汉语提示，在答题卡上写出下列句子中单词的完全形式
31.I think the best p____________in my heart is the Reader, because we can learn a lot about life from it.
32. Reading travel m___________always makes me dream of travelling.
33. Welcome to my. hometown! We can s__________a ride and I will show you around.
34.Although the technology develops slower in villages than cities, the air in villages is f_______than in cities.
35.My h_________ is dancing. I'm going to be a dancer.
36.In our school there are always lots of after-school____________(活动)
37.Just take the medicine___________(两次)a day and soon you will feel better.
38.English is a useful___________(外国的)language.
39.If you want to learn English well, you have to learn more about Western___________(文化)
40.Since it will be rainy tomorrow, we have to__________(选择)a different time to go jogging.
四．语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不多于三个单词)。
Mary is a 5-year-old girl. 41 she is young, she has one of the 42 (big)dress collections in the world. Her large collection is the work of her father, Mr. Brown. When Mary was born, Mr. Brown left his job in Shanghai and 43 (become)a stay-at-home dad. "My wife and I thought that one of_ 44 should work and the other must stay at home to look after our daughter. Because my wife had a good job at that time. I decided_45__ (stay)at home,"Mr. Brown said.
Mr. Brown didn't know_46 to design clothes. When he first started doing it, Mr.Brown asked his friend, a tailor (裁缝) _47 help. To learn more, he took dress-making classes online.
Now Mr. Brown can design and make dresses by_48 (him). He also starts to sell clothes. Mr. Brown is _49 (busy)than before, but he tries to make _50 new dress for Mary every two weeks.
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46.______________47.______________48.______________49.______________50.______________
五.阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，回答短文后面的各个小题。
A little girl was always unhappy and didn't like to talk to others because she thought she was not as beautiful as other girls and nobody liked. her. However, one day, her aunt gave her a beautiful hair clip(发卡) . When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than before. She decided to wear it to school.
On her way to school, she found that everyone who saw her smile at her. Most of her classmates said hello to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip brought happiness. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. All her classmates wanted to know what happened to her, but she didn't want to tell them about her beautiful hair clip.When she w back to her home after school, her mother asked her, "Did you know you dropped(掉落) your hi clip I found it behind the door this morning. "She understood that she didn't wear the hair clip to school at all.
It is not important what we wear or how we look. The most important is how we think about ourselves. If we want to do a thing successfully, first try to be confident.(自信的) . If we think we can.
51.Why did the little girl dislike talking to others
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52. Who gave the little girl a beautiful hair clip
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53. What did the little girl think brought her happiness
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54. Where did the little girl's mother find her hair clip this morning
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55. What should we do it if we want to be successful
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六.书面表达（满分15分）
假如你是李华，向你的朋友John写信介绍你刚刚交的一位新朋友Jane。内容包括：
1.介绍你和Jane相同和不同之处（你更外向、都喜欢看电影......）
2.上周你俩去最新的万达影院看电影（至少用2句话介绍电影或影院）。
3.Jane的新年计划
作文要求：
1.不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名，
2.语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear John,
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Yours,
Li Hua
参考答案
完形填空:1-5.DDCBA 6-10.ADBBC 11-15.AADCC
阅读理解:16-18.CBD 19-22.DBDA 23-26.BDCB 27- 30.ACDB
词汇运用:31.program 32.magazines 33.share 34.fresher 35.hobby 36.activities 37.twice 38.foreign 39.culture 40.choose
语法填空:41.Although 42.biggest 43.became 44.us 45.to stay 46.how 47.to 48.himself 49.busier 50.a
阅读表达:
51.Because she thought she was not as beautiful as other girls and nobody liked her.
52.Her aunt.
53.She thought that the beautiful hair clip brought her happiness./The beautiful air clip.
54.Behind the door.
55.First try to be confident.
