2016北京市朝阳外国语学校初二(下)期中英语

1、2016北京市朝阳外国语学校初二（下）期中英第一卷（75分）I. Listening comprehension (0.5 x 20)x 15)Listen to five texts and choose the best answer. Each text is read twice. (0.5Listen to Text 1 and answer questions 1-3.1. When will the woman probably go to Beijing?13 / 12A. On Friday.B. On Thursday.2. When will the plane take

2、 off on Monday?A. At 9:05 am.B. At 9:15 am.3. How long will it take to travel to Beijing by air?A. One hour.B. More than two hours.Listen to Text 2 and answer questions 4-6.4. How does the man feel this evening?A. Unhappy.B. Quite excited.C. On Monday.C. At 11:25 am.C. Three hours.C. Quite tired.5.

3、Which of the following about the man ' s present job is right?A. He has to work at night.B. He feels lonely.6. Why does the man intend to work in a hotel?A. He can make friends with all kinds of people.B. He doesn' t have to work at night.C. The days go slowly.Listen to Text 3 and answer que

4、stions 7-9.7. Why does the man decide not to go downtown at first?A. He has to do his lessonsB. He thinks it is too far away.C. He doesn ' t want to go with Cathy.8. What is Gilson ' s?A. A big supermarket.B. A watch repair shop.9. Who is the woman speaking to?A. A teacher.B. A repairman.Lis

5、ten to Text 4 and answer questions 10-12.10. Where is M.A.P Advertising?A. In London.B. Out of London.C. He is very busy.C. A large parking lot.C. A friend.C. In the USA.11. Why has the woman decided to give up her present job?A. She has never liked working there.B. She has found another job.C. She

6、' d like to do something different.12. How long has the woman worked in M.A.P. Advertising?A. 4 years.B. 4.5 years.C. Only 5 years.Listen to Text 5 and answer questions 13-15.13. When did Holmes and his friends spend the night?A. In a tent.B. In a room.C. At a hotel.14. What was the weather like

7、 that night?A. Clear with few stars in the sky.B. Cloudy with no stars in the sky.C. Clear with lots of stars in the sky.15. Why did Holmes wake Dr. Watson up?A. Because he couldn ' t sleep at all.B. Because their tent had been stolen.C. Because he wanted to know something about the stars.Listen

8、 to Text 6 and fill in the five blanks with the necessary information from the text. Only one word can be filled in each blank. The text is read twice. (0.5 x 5)When/ WhatEight o ' clock.Go to school.At 16._.Begin your class.At 2:00 PM or 3:00 PM.17.On Thursday.Weneed to stay longer for 18. till

9、four o ' clock.What do you studyWe study 19., reading, math, gym.Where do you eat lunchWe eat 20.II. Grammar - Multiple choices (0.5x 30)21. I don ' t like these two T -shirts. Could you please show me one?A. the otherB. otherC. anotherD. others22. -Do you mind my you during your speech?-Of

10、course not.A. disturbingB. disturbC. to disturbD. disturbed23. When he home, his wife and daughter a good time.A. was arriving, were havingB. arrived, hadC. was arriving, hadD. arrived, were having24. If you fail, don ' t forget your lesson.A. learnB. learningC. to learnD. learnt25. 一 will your

11、father come back from New York?In two days.A. How longB. How soon C. How oftenD. How many26. 一 How is your daughter today?-Thanks to the new medicine, she feels much now.A. badB. wellC. worstD. better27. Mum, where is Dad?He flowers in the garden now.A. plantedB. plantsC. will plantD. is planting28.

12、 I will send you an e-mail as soon as I in Canada.A. arriveB. arrivedC. am arrivingD. will arrive29. I 900 English words by the time I was ten.A. learnedB. was learningC. had learnedD. learnt30. They say there is a new restaurant nearby. Yes, and it for no more than a week.A. had openedB. has opened

13、C. has been openD. is opening31. The boy looked because he d idn ' t pass his maths exam.A. sadB. sadnessC. saddestD. sadly32. Which city has population, Beijing, London or Paris? Beijing, of course.A. the mostB. the largestC. the smallestD. the least33. Tina got up late this morning and hurried

14、 to school her English book. She had to share onewith Lana, her deskmate.A. withB. withoutC. noD. for34. - What do you often do at weekends?-I often my grandparents.A. visitB. visitedC. have visitedD. will visit35. 一 Have you fed your dogs, Bob? Yes, I them twenty minutes ago.A. have fedB. feedC. ha

15、d fed36. There' s an important football match today. I miss it.A. mayB. can' tC. must37. - Dad, must we wait until the light becomes green?- Yes, I ' m afraid we. That ' s the traffic rule.A. canB. mayC. have toD. fedD. needn' tD.need38. Rose, you leave your school things on the

16、floor like this. Keep your room clean and tidy.A. may notB. m ustn ' t C. needn' tD. wouldn' t39. Martin was so busy his parents that he gave up his part-time job.A. helpingB. helpedC. to help40. My mind wasn' t on what he was saying, so Im afraid IA. was missingB. had missed C. will

17、 miss41. -Simon, what do I need to take for the hiking?-You' d better more water than usual. It ' s hot today.A. to takeB. takeC. taking42. There lots of sheep on my uncle ' s farm now.A. wasB. wereC. isD. help half of it.D. missedD. tookD. are43. - So far, Su Bingtian is the only Chines

18、e who finished the 100-meter race in less than 10 seconds.-he runs!A. How slowB. How fast C. What a fastD. What a slow44. By the end of last week, I smoking.A. had stoppedB. have stopped C. stoppedD. stops45. Our teacher told us that the earth around the sun.A. wentB. goC. goesD. has gone46. Don'

19、; t go out at night, ?A. do youB. will you C. shall weD. do we47. There is little milk left in the bottle, ?A. is thereB. is itC. isn ' t there D. isn ' t it48. I don ' t think he is right,?A. do IB. doesn ' t heC. am ID. is he49. Because the shop, all the T-shirts are sold at half p

20、rice.A. has closed downB. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down50. It was the second time that he marathon.A. had taken part in B. has taken part in C. took part in D. will take part in III. Cloze （ 0.5 x 20 ）AAll over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep 51_, happy

21、and to live _ 52.People play differentgames in winter and summer. 53_ is good for swimming. And in winter people oftengo skating. Some sports are very _54 and people everywhere like them. For example, football is verypopular. In China, most people, men, _55_, boys and girls, like to watch football g

22、ames. They often talk about it. _56 and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyballare rather _57_.People began to play them not long ago. And people are _58 new _sports or games all the time. Waterskiing is one of 59. People _60 differentcountries may not be able to understand each

23、other,but after a game they often become friends.51. A. healthB. busyC. healthyD. lazy52. A. longB. longerC.happyD. happilyC. AutumnD. Spring54. A. boringB. difficult55. A. womanB. women56. A. RunB. Runs57. A. newB. interesting58. A. startB. play59. A. oldestB. newest60. A. inB. ofC. fromB. Summer53

24、. A. WinterC. expensive D. interestingC. old D. youngC. RunningD. To runC. popular D. oldC. playing D. startingC. the oldest D. the newestD.atBEvery night after dinner,my mother and I would sit at the kitchen table. She would present new tests,taking her 61 from stories of amazing children she had r

25、ead in newspapers and magazines.The first night she brought out a story about a three-year-old boy who knew the capitals of all the states in our country and 62 most of the European countries. A teacher also said the little boy could also pronounce the names of the foreign cities correctly."Wha

26、t' s the capital of Finland? ” my mother asked me, looking at the magazine story.All I knew was the capital of California."Nairobi! ” I guessed, saying the most 63 wordI could think of. She checked to see if that was possibly one way to 64 a Helsinki " before showing me the answer.The

27、tests got harder. One night I had to look at a page from the Bible （圣经）for three minutes andthen report everything I could remember. I said all I remembered. And 65 I saw mymother' s disappointed （失望的）face once again, something inside of me began to 66 . I hated the tests, the raised hopes and f

28、ailed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror in the bathroom and when I saw only my face looking back and that it would always be this 67 face I began to cry. I made loud noises like a mad animal.And then I saw what seemed to be the prodigy （ 奇才）side of mebecause I have

29、 never seen that facebefore. I looked at myself in the mirror, blinking （眨眼）so I could see more 68 . The girl lookingback at me was angry, strong. This girl and I were the same. I hadnew thoughts. I won ' t let her 69me. I won ' t be what I ' m not.So the following nights when my mother

30、presented her tests, I performed listlessly, my head on one arm. I pretended to be bored. And I was. I started to 70 other things. Soon, she noticed I was absent-minded. Wehad a talk and I told her what I thought and how I felt about the tests. Then the whole evening, she seemed to be thinking.The n

31、ext day, she presented me some cashier tests. I found my pleasure and confidence back again, and we started to be on the way to make me a prodigy I could be.61. A. examples62. A. perhaps63. A. surprising64. A. pronounce65. A. before66. A. rise67. A. strange68. A. easily69. A. trouble70. A. put awayB

32、. lessonsB. evenB. foreignB. expressB. afterB. fallB.unhappyB. quicklyB.changeB. worry aboutC. notesC. almostC. interestingC. spellC. ifC. dieC. uglyC. clearlyC. helpC. go overD. ideaD. stillD. specialD. readD. althoughD. runD. ordinaryD. differentlyD. teachD. think aboutIV. Reading ( 2 x 20)Part I

33、Read 4 articles and choose the right choice (16x2).AShare and ReadDo you have any books on your bookshelf for many years? Instead of throwing them away, here is another way for you to consider. If you have books that you do not read anymore, you can share them with others.You can take the books to S

34、hare and Read. Share and Read offers used books in different categories( 类另1J), such as storybooks, children books, language books, cook books and computer books, etc. All the books are sold at low prices.Share and Readalso aims to help poor children in China. The money raised will be donated to hel

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36、- 4321We look forward to seeing you at Share and Read!71. If you have books that you do not read anymore, you can.A. sell them to friendsB. throw them awayC. share them with othersD. keep them on the bookshelf72. When can you take books to Share and Read?A. At 3:00 pm on Thursday.B. At 7:00 pm on Su

37、nday.C. At 11:00 am on Tuesday.D. At 8:00 am on Wednesday.73. Share and read does not want.A. storybooksB. textbooks C. cook booksD. computer booksBThe day when the jobs were handed out was the most exciting for the children in the class. Every child was given a job for which they would be responsib

38、le for the rest of that school year.As some jobs were more interesting than others, the children were eager to be given one of the best. Among them Rita stood out. She was a kind and quiet girl. Last year she carried out the teacher's instructions perfectly. She was the favorite to be given the

39、best job-to look after the class dog.But this year there was a big surprise. Each child received one of the normal jobs, like preparing the books for the lessons, cleaning the blackboard or looking after one of the pets. But Rita's job was very different. She was given a little box with some san

40、d and one ant. Although the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita could not help feeling disappointed."I will turn this little task into something great," Rita said to herself. She started to study everything about the little ant, gave it the best food and made the box perf

41、ect. The ant ended up growing quite a little bigger.One day, the teacher announced that Rita ' s class had been chosen to accompany Doctor Martinez to the tropical rainforest to study all kinds of insects in summer, because the class had best cared for the little ant.The class was filled with jo

42、y. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And children learnt that to be given the most important tasks you have to know how to be responsible even in what are apparently the smallest tasks.74. How did Rita feel when she was given her job?A. Disappointed.B. Interested.C. W

43、orried. D. Excited.75. The class was chosen to go to the rainforest because.A. everyone did a good jobB. Rita looked after the ant wellC. Rita was given the best jobD. the children studied the ant76. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?A. Being a good student will get praise and prize

44、s.B. Every teacher thanked Rita for being kind and quiet.C. Studying insects can help people become more successful.D. We should be responsible for the job even if it seems small.CA great many people, when they speak of home, tend to connect it with a certain atmosphere, certain physical surrounding

45、s（环境），and certain emotional attitudes within themselves. This sentimentality（ 多 愁善感）toward home is something that has come down to us from the past. Many modern people do not have it, and I think it is a good thing that they do not.In the old days, life was difficult. Enemies could attack you and ki

46、ll or rob you, and you had little protection against them. People did not live in well-built houses where doors could be locked. They did not have the protection of an organized police force or telephones which could call the police instantly. How did this influence the way people felt about home? S

47、mallfamily groups clung（ 贝占近）tightly togetherfor protection against beasts and against other men.Today, thanks to modern transportation and well-organized society, thousands of people willingly and eagerly leave the surroundings where they were born, and the oftener they do so, the less sentiment th

48、ey are likely to have for those surroundings. I lived in England for three years, and I noticed that boys and girls left their parents' homes and lived in places of their own. There they could just telephone and ask an agency to provide them with a house or an apartment, which was their home. Ho

49、w has the meaning of this word "home" been changed by such activity? What does home mean to those people or to families who often move about, living in first one hotel and then another? I believe that for them home means a place where they can have privacy.As for me, the atmosphere and sur

50、roundings of the place where my parents live have no sentimental attachment（ 依恋）.Home is where I can shut the door and be by myself. When I left my parents severalyears ago, I was anxious to leave. You might call it unfeeling, but that was the way I felt. On the day of my departure for the United St

51、ates, my grandmother cried. My father, however, showed that he knew how I felt. "Son," he said, "I am not sorry that you are leaving us. I only hope that you make the most of your time."77. Why are modern people willing to leave their parents' homes?A. Because they can afford

52、 the money to live outside.B. Because there are no wild animals or enemies around.C. Because the society provides them with the feeling of safety.D. Because they are not actually satisfied with their environment. 78. What can we learn from the article?A. Surroundings influence the way that people ac

53、t.B. Not many modern people have sentimentality toward home.C. Rights to privacy are well protected in modern society.D. Older people can hardly understand the leaving of the young.79. What is the best title for the passage?A. The History of HomeB. People and HomeC. Different Ideas of HomeD. Ideas o

54、f Home Have ChangedDDepression is not a choice. Rather, it is a true medical condition like high blood pressure or heart disease. In the United States alone, more than 17 million people suffer from depression with women being twice as likely as men to suffer from the disease. Depression crosses raci

55、al and socioeconomic lines. Anyone can suffer from it, and those that do are not "crazy" or "weak". They have a serious yet highly treatable disease.Feeling down? You ' re not alone. If depression seems pretty common, it is. One in every ten adults suffers from depression. An

56、d that ' s what has scientists confused. If depression causes harm to the body, why is it so widespread in the population? Some scientists think they may have the answer. Depression may have an evolutionary （进化）benefit. It may improve one ' s chances of fighting off infection （感染）.Scientists

57、 have known that depressed people show an immunoreactive （免疫反应性的 ）condition knownas inflammation （ 炎症）,even when they are not infected. For several years they have been finding that genes （ 基因）linked to depression also affect the function of the immune system. Stresses, which can lead to depression, also change the immune system. These findings suggestedthat depression was somehowlinked to the body ' s ability to fight disease.Some scientists now come up with the idea that depression might have had an evolutiona