2013-2014第一学期初二英语期中试卷卷一

1、张家港市第二中学2013-2014学年第一学期期中试卷初二英语说明：1. 本试题分两卷。第一卷为选择题，请将答案抄到卷二上；第二卷为非选择题。2. 考试结束时只需交卷二，卷一由学生自己保留。第一卷（选择题）一 听力（20分）(请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题,然后再动笔答题。) A) 听对话回答问题( )1. Whats the girls mother? A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a bookseller( )2. Whose bike is broken? A. Lindas. B. Lucys. C. Johns( ) 3. Who is the girl wi

2、th long hair? A. Kitty's classmate B. Kitty's sister C. Kitty's teacher( )4. How many students havent got the books?  A. 40       B. 15 C. 25( )5How many people are there in Peters family? AFour BFive CSix( ) 6. Who is the tallest boy in Mikes class?A.

3、Jim B. Simon C. Mike( ) 7. Who has the most flowers of the three?A. Tom B. Kate C. Ann( ) 8. Where will the woman go tomorrow if it is fine?A. The park B. The zoo C. The Great Wall( ) 9. How often does Frank go to the Drawing Club?A. Once a week B. Twice a week C. Every day( ) 10. How did Kate go to

4、 the Great Wall yesterday?A. By bike B. By bus C. By taxi听一段对话，回答第11-12小题。每段对话读两遍。( ) 11. Why was Jim late for class?A. He got up late. B. There is something wrong with his bike.C. There was lots of traffic on the road.( ) 12. What does Mrs Hu want him to do?A. To go to her office after class. B. To

5、 finish his homework. C. To get up early.（B) 听短文回答问题听一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。读两遍。( ) 13. A. music hall B. cinema C. bookshop( ) 14. A. North B. South C. West( ) 15. A. gift B. coffee C. art听第二篇短文，回答第16-20 小题。读两遍。( )16. The old womans house was _. A. in a little town B. in a village C. in a big city( )17. Wh

6、en Bill came back again ten years later, the old woman felt _. A. surprised B. very sorry C. very sad( )18. The old woman had dinner with Bill because _. A. he helped her with the house work B. he was her son C. he was hungry( )19. Why did the old woman tell the young man to take some potatoes? _. A

7、. She hoped that he would plant some potato plants B. She thought he would be hungry again. C. She let him become a good farmer.( )20. What do you think of the old woman? She was_. A. a dangerous woman B. very poor C. very kind二、单项填空 （15分） ( )1. -Could you post the letter for me? -_.I have free time

8、. A. No way. B. Never mind. C. No problem. D. I am afraid not. ( ) 2. We can _ some movie posters on the wall of our cinema.A. put out B. put off C. put down D. put up( ) 3. Of the two cities, which is _one from here? Afarther Bthe farther Cthe farthest Dfarthest( )4.The text is_easier and _interest

9、ing than that one Amore；much Bmuch；more Cmore；more Dmuch；much( ) 5. All the people felt _ with the _ talk. A.boring ; bored B.bored; boring C.boring; boring D.bored; bored( )6. -Mum ,could you buy me a dress like this ?-Certainly . We can buy _ one than this ,but _ this .A. a better ,better than B.

10、a worse ,as good as C. a cheaper ,as good as D. a more important ,not as good as( )7. I cant speak English _you .A. so well like B. as well as C. as good as D. so good as( )8. Whats your father like? _. _.A. Hes fine, thank you B. Hes doing his homework nowC. Hes helpful and generous D. Hes a famous

11、 doctor( ) 9. You had better_ because you have to drive back home. A. not drinking B. not drink C. don't drink D. not to drink( )10. Children should go to school_ working to support the family. A. by B. instead C. instead of D. with( )11.The handbag is _ leather and it is_China.A.made with; made

12、 in B.made of; made in C.made in; made of D.made from; made by( )12. _ all the stories, the first story is _ one. A. In, the saddest B. Of, the sadest C. Of, saddest D. Of, the saddest( )13. - Please dont smoke here. Look at the sign. - _. A. No, I will. B. Yes, I will C. Sorry, I will D. Sorry, I w

13、ont( ) 14. What is the American English for “电影”? A. film B.cinema C. movie D. video( ) 15.Its _ dictionary. Why not buy it? A.an useful B.a useful C.a useless D.an useless三、完形填空（10分）Last summer, a 15-year-old boy, Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children, he was_1_ in doing many things. He liked_2

14、_ most and wanted to join a dance group. But his school didnt have a boys dance group_3_ a girls group.Bob_4_ his best to join the girls group, and he made it. He_5_ his problem was over. But a few days later, a _6_ problem came to him. The school asked Bob to leave the girls group. “If we_7_ Bob st

15、ay in the group,” the school said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there wont be any _8_ in the group.” In the end ,they took Bob off the group.Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge (法官) . The judge said it was not a _9_ decision and told the school to let Bob _10_ the dance group.

16、( )1. A. good B. interested C. fond D. crazy( )2. A. singing B. swimming C. dancing D. riding( )3. A. and B. or C. but D. so( )4. A. told B. tried C. asked D. made( )5. A. fell .B. found C. decided D. thought( )6. A. bigger B. biggest C. smaller D. smallest( )7. A. want B. do C. let D. try( )8. A. c

17、hildren B. boys C. girls D. students( )9. A. wrong B. useful C. helpful D. right( )10 A. come over B. turn out C. come out of D. go back to四、阅读理解（30分） (A)When July comes, children know theyll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months holiday

18、, and theyll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weather is good, so they can spend most of their time playing outside .If one lives in the country, he can go on a trip into the woods o

19、r in the fields. If one lives in a big city, he can go to a park to play.The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they wil

20、l talk about it all the following school year.Now, what makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of the sand under their fe

21、et, the salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them happier.( )1. Every year, school children have the final exams in _, and the exam means the school year will end.A. May B. January C. July D. December( )2. According to the passage, if a child comes from a big city, he can o

22、ften _ in the summer holidays.A. stay at home B. go on a trip to the woodsC. go on a trip in the fields D. go to a park to play( )3. Its the best way for children to go to the _ to spend their summer holidays.A. park B. seaside C. city D. country (B)I have tried many ways to be ill. I dont wear a sw

23、eater when I should, and two days ago I walked in the rain without my shoes. But so far nothing has happened. Debbie once told me about a boy in her class who liked being away from school. He would rub the end of the thermometer（温度计） until it went up to 39. Then hed put it in his mouth and his mothe

24、r would think he was really ill.This morning I tried doing that but it never went above 35 and I rubbed it for ten minutes. So I held the thermometer next to the light on my desk and it went up to 40. I thought Id put it in my mouth and walk downstairs like that. Then my mother would take it out and

25、 she would be worried when she saw that I was rather（相当，很）ill.The only trouble was I didnt know the thermometer would be so hot. As soon as I put it into my mouth I burnt my tongue! I spit（吐） the thermometer out. It fell on the floor but it didnt break.I will have to think up a better way to get my

26、mother and father back together.( ) 4. According to the passage, which of the following is true? A. The boy in Debbies class helped the writer a lot. B. The boy in Debbies class knew everything. C. The boy in Debbies class didnt like going to school. D. The boy in Debbies class was not healthy.( ) 5

27、. After the writer rubbed the thermometer, it went to _. A. 35 B. 37 C. 39 D. 40( ) 6. Why did the writer spit the thermometer out?A. Because it smelled terrible.B. Because it was too hot.C. Because it was too long.D. Because it was broken.( ) 7.The writer tries to be ill because _. A. she wants to

28、stay at homeB. she wants her father and mother to come back together C. she wants to ask her father for some money.D. she wants to see a beautiful nurse. CReading newspapers has become an important part of our life. Many people begin by reading the papers. In this way they learnt what is going on in

29、 the world. Sometimes, however, they do not have time to read the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page; at other times they may be in such a hurry that have time only to look at the headlines. There are newspapers to meet the need of every reader. In big cities there are

30、many kinds of papers. In small towns there are fewer newspapers. In some places the paper is published once a week. Today, as a group, English language newspapers enjoy the largest number of readers with the development(发展) of the world.( )8.Many people _ as the first thing every morning.A. read new

31、spapers B. watch the TV news C. listen to the news on the radio D. take exercise( )9.When people are busy, they _. A. do not read newspapers B. still read newspapers carefully C. only look at the front page of the paper carefully D. either take a quick look at the front page of the paper or only loo

32、k at the headline( )10.Which of the following is right? A. Therere different kinds of newspapers to meet peoples need B. There are more papers in small towns than in big cities. C. In some place papers are published every two weeks. D. The most important news is not on the front page.( )11._enjoy th

33、e largest number of readers. A. Newspapers in Chinese B. Newspapers in EnglishC. Newspapers in German D. Newspapers in FrenchDAnne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she though

34、t it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different. People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names

35、because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born. Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name K