2024-2024学年度北京市清华附中初二第二学期英语期中考试

2024-2024学年度北京市清华附中初二第二学期英语期中考试四、单项选择〔共12分，每题1分〕10.---Mylittlesisterhasasorethroat.WhatshouldIdo?---Youshouldtake________temperaturefirst.her B.she C.hers D.she’s11.______myopinion,it’smoreimportanttohavehappyandhealthychildrenthantohavesuccessfulchildren.A.In B.On C.To D.For12.---Canyou______meyourdictionary?Ileftmineathometoday.---Noproblem.Hereyouare.A.borrow B.return C.lend D.send13._______Imissedtheearlybus,Istillarrivedatschoolontimetoday.A.But B.Because C.Since D.Although14.Heknockedonthedoorbut_______answered.A.somebody B.anybody C.nobody D.everybody15.Wehaveactivitiesthesedays.Everyoneinourclassisas_______asabee.A.busy B.busier C.busiest D.thebusiest16.Successfulmenarealwaysthosewhodonot_______uphalfway.A.give B.take C.fix D.look17.---Hi,Ben.Icalledyouatsevenlostnight,butyoudidn’tpickup.---Oh,sorry.We_______apartyathome.Itwastoonoisy.have B.had C.arehaving D.werehaving18.---WhatdidMr.BlackdobeforehecametoChina?---He_______asananimaldoctorinLosAngeles.work B.worked C.works D.willwork19.---WhatdidMissTaylorsayjustnow?---Shetoldus_______offthelightsbeforeleaving.A.turn B.turning C.turned D.toturn20.Davidfoundalittlegirl_______onhiswaytoschool,andhecalledthepoliceforhelp.A.cry B.cried C.crying D.cries21.---Doyouknow_______?---Sure.OnMarch8th.whendidMalaysianMH370gomissing B.whenMalaysianMH370wentmissingC.whendoesMalaysianMH370gomissing D.whenMalaysianMH370goesmissing五．完型填空〔共12分，每题1分〕〔A〕People’sviewsonwhetherchildrenshouldhelpwithhouseworkvaryfrompersontoperson.Somepeoplecannotunderstandwhyparentsmaketheirkidshelpwithchoresathome.Theythinkkidsthesedaysalreadyhaveenoughstressfromschool.___22___isawasteoftheirtime.Also,whenkidsgetolder,theywillhavetodohousework.___23___thereisnoneedforthemtodoitnow.Othersbelievesitisimportantforchildrentolearntohelpoutaroundthehouse.Theythinkchildrenthesedays___24___ontheirparentstoomuch.Doingchoreshelpstodevelopchildren’sindependenceandteachesthemhowtolookafterthemselves.Italsohelpsthemtounderstandtheideaof___25___.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.22.A.Homework B.Housework C.Study D.Volunteering23.A.but B.so C.if D.when24.A.call B.go C.turn D.depend25.A.love B.care C.respect D.fairness(B)ForSparky,schoolwasalmostimpossible.schoolwasalmostimpossible.Hefailedeverysubjectintheeighthgrade,physics,Latin,algebra,andEnglish.Hedidn’tdomuch26insports.Althoughhejointheschool’sgolfteam,hesoon27Throughoutthisyouth,Sparkywasnotgoodwithhisclassmates.Infact,hewasnot___28___bytheotherstudents;thetruthwasthatnooneevencared.Sparkyneveronceaskedagirltogooutinhighschool;becausehewasafraidthatnoonewould.Heevenfelt___29___ifaclassmatesaidhellotohimoutsideofschoolhours.However,onethingwasimportanttoSparky-drawing.Hewasproudofhisartwork.Ofcourse,___30___elselikedit.Athighschool,hesentsomeofhiscartoonstotheeditorsoftheschoolyearbook.Theywererefused,butSparkywassosureofhis___31___thathedecidedtobecomeaprofessionalartist.Aftercompletinghigh,he___32___forWaltDisneyStudios.Unluckily,hisworkwasrefusedagain.SoSparkydecidedtowritehisownlifestoryincartoons.Hedescribedhischildhoodself-alittleboyloser.Thecartooncharactersoonbecamefamousallovertheworld.ForSparky,theboywho___33___hadanysuccessinschoolandwhoseworkwasrejectedagainandagain,wasCharlesSchultz.Hecreatedthe“Peanuts〞comicstripandthelittlecartooncharacterwhoneversucceededinkickingafootball,CharlieBrown.26.A.more B.better C.worse D.less27.A.played B.competedC.won D.lost28.A.wanted B.pushedC.imagined D.disliked29.A.surprised B.excitedC.sad D.normal30.A.everyone B.someoneC.noone D.anyone31.A.success B.abilityC.future D.luck32.A.calledup B.never C.always D.tryout33.A.ever B.never C.always D.soon六、阅读理解〔共20分，每题2分〕(A)King’sSummerSchoolisatrainingprogramforstudentswhowanttoimprovetheirEnglish.ItwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.Moreinformationisasfollows:Application(申请)dateCourseStudentsinNewYork,beforeJuly21,2024Studentsofothercites,beforeJuly16,2024Foreignstudents,beforeJuly10,2024EnglishLanguageSpokenEnglish:22hoursReadingandWriting:10hoursAmericanHistory:16hoursAmericanCulture:16hoursStepscostAletterofself-introductionAletterofrecommendation(推荐)Dailylessons:$200Sportsandactivities:$100Hotelservice:$400Pleasewriteto:Thompson,Sanders1026KingStreetNewYork,NY10016,USAE-mail:KC-Summer-School@34.A.Whenshouldtheforeignstudentssendtheirapplication?A.BeforeJuly21,2024 B.BeforeJuly16,2024C.BeforeJuly10,2024 D.BeforeJuly25,202435.Youcanhaveallthesecoursesexcept(除了)___.A.SpokenEnglish B.ListeningandSpeakingC.AmericanHistory D.AmericanCulture36.Howmuchwillthedailylessoncost?A.$100 B.$200C.$300 D.$400(B)Aprofessorbeganhisclassbyholdingupaglasswithsomewaterinit.Hehelditupforailtosee,andaskedthestudents,“Howmuchdoyouthinthisglassweighs?〞“50g!〞“100g〞“125g〞thestudentsanswered.“Ireallydon’tknowunlessIweighit,〞saidtheprofessor,“butmyquestioniswhatwouldhappenifIheldituplikethisforafewminutes?〞“Nothing,〞thestudentssaid.“OK.WhatwouldhappenifIheldituplikethisforanhour?〞theprofessorasked.“Yourarmwouldbegintoache,〞saidoneofthestudents.“Youareright.Now,whatwouldhappenifhelditforaday?〞“Yourarmcouldgonumb,andthenyoucan’tfeelanything.Youmighthaveseriousmusclestress.Havetogotohospitalforsure!〞saidanotherstudent.Allthestudentslaughed.“Verygood.Butduringallthis,didtheweighoftheglasschange?〞askedprofessor.“No,〞thestudentssaid.“Thenwhatcausedthearmacheandthemusclestress?〞Thestudentswerepuzzled.“Puttheglassdown!〞saidoneofthestudents.“Exactly!〞saidtheprofessor.“Theproblemsoflifearesomethinglikethis.Holditforafewminutesinyouhead,andtheyseemOK.Thinkofthenforalongtimeandtheybegintoache.Holditevenlongerandyoumaybecomeparalyzed.Youwillnotbeabletodoanything.It’simportanttothinkofthechallengesinyourlife,butit’sevenmoreimportanttoputthemdownattheendofeverydaybeforeyougotosleep.Thatway,youarenotstressed.Youwakeupeverydayfreshandstrongandcandealwithanyproblem,anychallengethatcomesyourway!〞37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theglassweighs125g. B.TheprofessorisgoodatteachingC.It’stheglassthatcausedthearmache D.Theweightoftheglasschangedwhentheprofessorheldit.38.Theunderlinedword“Paralyzed〞probablymeans“________〞.A.disabled B.weak C.tried D.painful39.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.PutDowntheGlass B.HoldUptheWeightC.LearntoBeHopeful D.NeverGiveUp(C)Doyounoticethatthoughstudentsspendthesameamountoftimeinclass,somegetbettergradesthanothers?Insomeways,it’sbecausetheyaredifferentlisteners.Whenhavingclasses,someofthemlistencarefullytospeakers.Wecallthemeffectivelisteners.Somejustdaydreamortalktoaneighbor.Theyareineffectivelisteners.Howdoeffectivelistenerstrytopaycloseattention?Firstofall,theydon’tallowpoorcircumstances,likeanuncomfortableseatorapersonalproblemtodistracttheminstead,theysay“No〞toanythingthatwillstopthemfromunderstandingandrememberingwhattheyhear.Afterleavingaclassormeeting,theyrememberwhatwassaidnottheroomconditionsornotthepoordeliveryofthespeaker.Ontheotherhand,effectivelistenerswhothinktheyarepayingattentiontothemessagecanbeeasilydaydreaming.In

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words,butthenotesbookmeanlittleforateatorotherpurpose.Doyouexpecttodowellinyourstudy?Starttobeaneffectivelistener.Itmayhelp.40.Tobeeffectivelistener,you'dbetter__________A.payspecialattentiontothemessageofitselfB.gettoknowallthethingshappeningaroundyouC.trytofindoutifthematerialiseasyordifficultforyouD.lookupanythingyouhavetroubleunderstandinginabook41.Whichofthefollowingshowsthelistenersisnotdistracted?A.Lindakeptthinkingabouttheargumentwithherfriendinthemusicclass.B.BencontinuedpayingattentiontothelessonthoughothersweremakingnoiseC.Ericdidn’tlistentotheteacherwhenhefoundthemathproblemeasyforhim.D.Susangaveuplisteningwhenhergroupmembersstartedtoplayintheartclass.42.Thewriterprobablyagreethat____________.A.Listenersshouldbeopentonewideas.B.Listenerscanimprovelisteningskillsbytakingdownmanythings.C.Listenersshouldstopthespeakerwhenwheydon’tsharethesameopinion.D.Listenersshouldn’tacceptthespeaker’sideabecausehe’sbadatspeaking.43.Bywritingthepassage,thewritermainlywantstotellpeople________.A.thelisteninghabitsofpoorlistenersB.thewaysandadvantagesofeffectivelisteningC.thedifferencesbetweeneffectiveandineffectivelisteners.D.theproblemsofineffectivelisteningandsomesuggestions.七、复原句子〔共4分，每题1分〕A.Thestudyhascausedagreatdealofargument.B.Theyalsohelpusnottomakethemistakeswemadeinthepastanymore.C.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.D.Howcanwekeepmemoriesinmind?E.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.NOTallmemoriesaresweet.___44___.NowAmericanscientiststhinktheyareclosetodevelopingadrug,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Afteraterribleexperience,peoplehavetotakethemedicinerightaway.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerasetheeffectofpainfulmemories.InNovember,scientiststestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.___45___.Sofarthestudyhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.__46___.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.Supporterssayitcouldleadtodrugsthatpreventortreatsoldiers'troublingmemoriesafterwar.Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatchangingmemoriesisverydangerous,becausememories,nomatterwhethertheyareterribleornot,makesuswhoweare.___47___.八、词汇〔共8分，每题1分〕根据句意及首字母提示补全单词，使句子完整、通顺。Itisrainingh________outsideandwehavetohaveourP.E.classintheclassroom.Motherarealwayscomparinguswithotherchildren,whichmakeusfeelundermuchp______.Asteenagers,weshouldhelpourparentswithsomechores,likingfoldingtheclothesandtakingoutther______.Igetastrongfeelingofs________whenIseemyfriendsworkoutproblemswithmyhelp.用所给单词的适当形式填空。John________alettertohisgrandpawhenthetelephonerang.(write)Thereisnoneedforchildren________somanyafter-schoolclasses.(have)Benhurt_______whileplayingfootballwithhisclassmatesafterschool.(him)Ourschoolcomesupwithmanygoodideasforthehealthy________ofallthestudents.(develop)九、阅读与表达。〔共10分，每题2分〕UnliketheChinesewhostartedtousesurnamesorfamilynamesabout2500yearsago,peopleinwesterncountriesonlystartedtousethemabout1000yearsago.Inthe11thcenturyinEngland,toomanypeoplehadcommonnamessuchasWilliam,Henry,JohnorRobertwhichmakeitdifficultforotherstorecognizethem.Finally,peoplehadtostarttakingasurnametohelpsolvetheproblem.Today,everyoneinEnglish-speakingcountrieshasasurname,butwheredidtheycomefrom?Father’snameOftenasongothissurnamefromhidfatherbyadding“s〞or“son〞tohisfather’sgivenname.Robertson,Williamson,Jackson,WilliamsandRichardsareallcommonsurnames.JobOthersurnamesweretakenfromaperson’sjobsuchasCook,Smith,Baker,orCarpenter.So,thelocalbakerwhomadebreadandcakesmayhavebeencalledHenryBaker,thelocalcarpenterwhomadewoodenthingsmayhavebeencalledWilliamCarpenterandthelocalsmithwhomakethingsinironmayhavebeencalledHenrySmith.Althoughpeopledonotdothesamejobastheirancestors,theykeptusingthesurname.Placesometimespeopletookplacenames,perhapsthenameoftheirvillage,forexample,forasurname.OftenpeopleweregiventhenameofatypicalfeatureneattheirhomesuchasHill,Field,Wood,orGreen.ThemanwholivedbythewoodmightbecalledJackWoodandthemanwholivedontopofanearbyhillmightbecalledJohnHill.CharacteristicOften,theotherpeopleinthevillagegaveapersonhissurname.Ifapersonhadanunusualphysicalcharacteristic,itbecamepartofhisname.So,amanwhowasunusuallyshortmightbecalledJohnShortor