2022年北京西城外国语学校初二（上）期中英语试卷及答案

第1页/共1页2022北京西城外国语学校初二（上）期中英语多语种班初二年级英语班级_________学号_________姓名___________成绩_________2022年10月本试卷共10页，分A卷和B卷，其中A卷卷面90分，另有口语成绩10分，合计100分。B卷20分，全卷共120分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案写在答题纸上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题纸一并交回。LanguageinUse(18’)IV.Choosethebestanswers.(10’)18. —WhenwasLilyborn,Lucy? —________June13th,1992. A.In B.At C.On D.For19. Myauntboughtahatfor________onmybirthday.Ilikeitverymuchandweariteveryday. A.me B.I C.her D.she20. Jamesispleasedwithhisnewphone,becauseitrunsalot________thantheoldone. A.fast B.faster C.fastest D.thefastest21. YuanLongpingisoneofscientistsintheworld. A.great B.greater C.greatest D.thegreatest22. Thetalentshowis________thegameshow.Ilikeboth. A.asinterestingas B.notasinterestingas C.asboringas D.notasboringas23. Grandfatherwas________toseehisgrandsonsplaying________inthegarden. A.happy;happy B.happy;happily C.happily;happily D.happily;happy24. You’llhaveto________theticketearlyifyouwanttoseethatfootballmatch. A.park B.book C.show D.offer25. MissZhangaskedSam________lateagain.A.tobe B.tonotbe C.notbe D.nottobe26. Howwasyourvisittothemuseumlastweekend? Great!I________alotaboutChineseculture. A.learn B.amlearning C.learnt D.willlearn27. Sandy’shomeisfarfromschool,sohe________toschoolbybuseveryday. A.willgo B.went C.goes D.isgoingV.Cloze.(8’)May17th,2022I’mexcitedtoday.That’sbecausemybestchildhoodfriendMollycamebackhomelatelastnight.Ihaven’tseenherinFOURyears!IstillrememberthedayMollycametothisworld.ItwasMarch20th,2016-abouttwoyearsbehindme.Mollywasso28thatshesoonbecameoneofthestarshereatKunmingZoo.Therewasalwaysalarge29ofvisitorsoutsideourplayground,butmostofthesepeoplewerecomingtoseeheronly.MollyandIplayedtogethereverydayuntiloneeveninginApril2018whenshetoldmeshewouldgotoaremote（遥远的）place.Thenextmorning,Ifoundhercage30.ThezookeeperstoldmethatMollywasbeingsenttoazooinHenan.Itwasthe31dayofmylife-wehadn’tevensaidgoodbyetoeachother.Ihaveneverstopped32hersincethatday.“Willshehavedifficultygettingusedtothenorthernclimate?Willshecontinuetobetreated（被对待）well?”Ithought.Nobodycouldhelpanswerthesequestions.Oneday,IheardfromseveralzoovisitorsthatMollyhadbeentrainedtoperformacrobatics（杂技）andcarrytouristsaroundonherback.Thehandlers（驯兽员）forcedhertolearntricks．Thenews33shocked（使……震惊）me．HowIwishedthiswasnottrue!AlthoughIalsoheardthatmanypeoplehadbeenaskingthegovernmenttosaveMolly,Istillcouldn’t34worryingaboutmyfriend.IfeelluckythatIhavebeentakengoodcareof.Inmanyotherzoos,however,elephantshowsarecommonwhilethelivingconditionsareawful.AsIgrewup,Islowlyrealizedtheseverity（严重性）ofthisproblem.EveryyearonAugust12th-WorldElephantDay-peoplecallforbetterprotectionforus.Asanelephant,Ithinkthisisnot35.IwishtherewereanElephantDayeverymonth.28.A.brave B.polite C.lovely D.dangerous29.A.crowd B.pair C.couple D.double30.A.open B.empty C.new D.beautiful31.A.darkest B.coldest C.poorest D.longest32.A.thinking B.missing C.dreaming D.forgetting33.A.simply B.mainly C.heavily D.deeply34.A.start B.finish C.stop D.keep35.A.possible B.perfect C.fair D.enoughReadingComprehension(32’)VI.Readthepassagesandchoosethebestanswers.(22’)(A)KakaduNationalPark,coveringalmost20,000squarekilometers,holdswithinitsboundaries（范围）animpressiveecosystemandamazingancientrockart.Youcantravelinaboatalongwithwildlife,examine25,000-year-oldrockpaintings,swiminpoolsandhikethroughancientsandstonecountry.UbirrLayersofrock-artpaintings,invariousstylesandfromvariouscenturies,createcharmingquietness.Thesearethepaintingsofmimispirits:energeticfigureswho,it’sbelieved,werethefirstoftheCreationAncestorstopaintonrock.GunlomGunlomisasuperbescarpment（悬崖）waterfall.Itfeaturesawonderfullargewaterholeanddrama-filledscenery,andthere’salsoalovelypicnicareahere.Ifyouwanttoexploremore,taketheLookoutWalk,whichaffordsincredibleviews;whenthere’swater,thepoolatthetopisKakadu’sbestone.TwinFallsTwinFallsrunsallyearround(noswimming),andhalfthefunisgettinghere,includingalittleboattrip(adult/child$15/free,7:30am-5pm,lastboat4pm)andanover-the-waterboardwalk.Wildlifehereincludesfreshwatercrocodilesaswellasbirdssuchasrainbowpittasandemeralddoves.AnbangbangGalleryTheAnbangbangGallery,featuringvividdreamingcharactersrepaintedinthe1960s,hasanexcellentexhibitionthatcontainsoneofthemostextraordinaryimagesanywhereintheKakaduarea:stayaroundthedangerousNabulwinjbulwinj,adangerousspiritwholikestoeatfemalesafterhittingthemovertheheadwithayam（山药）.36. WhatcanyoudoinUbirr? A.Haveapicnic. B.Findsomewildlife. C.Attendanexhibition. D.Enjoyancientrockart.37. Whichplacecanattractaswimmer? A.Ubirr. B.Gunlom. C.TwinFalls. D.AnbangbangGallery.38. HowmuchshouldacoupleandtheirlittledaughterpayforaboattripatTwinFalls? A.$15. B.$20. C.$30. D.$45.(B)WhenIwasyoungerIhatedlanguages.Myfathercouldspeakseverallanguages.HewassurethatIcouldalsobegoodatlanguages.Withhisencouragement,IdecidedtogotoChiletolearnSpanish.Attheweekend,Ididapart-timejob.Iworkedinaschoolfordisabled（有残疾的）childreninaclassofsix.Onlytwochildrenintheclasscouldspeak,andneitherofthemcoulddoitwell.ButIrealizedslowlythateverychildcouldcommunicate.Someofthemusedbodylanguagetoexpressthemselves.Othersusedtheirvoices-theymadenoises.Thenoiseschangedwhentheyhaddifferentfeelings.Theyeven“talked”toeachother,havingquarrels（争吵）andfriendlychatslikeanyoneelse.Noneofthechildreninthatroomcouldsayasinglesentence.Buttheyhadastrongpersonality（个性）,likesanddislikes,wishesandfearsthattheycommunicatedeveryday.Slowly,IlearnednotonlySpanishbutthelanguageofeveryoneofthechildrenIcaredfor.Itwasencouragingtoseethesechildrenchattingwitheachothercomfortably.Ihadbeenmakingexcusesfornottryingalltheseyears.Andherewereagroupofdisabledchildrenshowingmehowimportantcommunicationwas.ItreallymademewanttolearnSpanish.Inthisway,Icouldexpressmypersonalityinthewaythattheyhadlearnedtodo.Fromthenon,IspentmyeveningsstudyingSpanishafterwork.IfeltexcitedwhenIknewanewword.WhenIarrivedinChile,Icouldn’tsayasingleword.ButwhenIleftIcouldhappilyhaveaconversation.Mylifewasgoinginadifferentdirection.Ilearnedfromthosechildrenthatcommunicationcouldopendoorslikesomethingelse—doorstofriendship,happinessandexcitement.39. Whatcanwelearnaboutthewriter’sfatherfromthetext? A.HetaughthisdaughterSpanish. B.Hehatedlanguageswhenhewasyoung. C.HehadbeentoChileseveraltimes. D.Hewasgoodatlanguages.40. WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext? A.Thechildrenmadenoisesonlywhentheyfeltangry. B.ThechildrenmadethewriterwanttolearnSpanishwell. C.Onlytwochildrenintheclasscouldsayasinglesentence. D.ThewritercouldspeakalittleSpanishbeforegoingtoChile.41. Accordingtothewriter,whatcanopendoorstonewthings? A.Kindness. B.Friendship. C.Communication. D.Patience.42. What’sthebesttitleforthetext? A.Myfather’sadvice B.Kinddisabledkids C.Thepowerofcommunication D.MyfirstSpanishteacher(C)LookingattheundonehomeworkonhisdeskalwaysmakesDavidGreyfeeluncomfortable.Moreoftenthannot,DavidleaveshishomeworkbehindandsurfstheInternetorwatchesTVinstead,waitinguntilthelastminute.“ButthelongerIwait,”saysDavid,aged15,“themoreIworry.”Everyoneprocrastinates（拖延）becausetheywanttofeelgoodnow.Thewaytodothatistoavoid（避开）thetask.Youcanprocrastinateonnearlyanything,evenenjoyabletaskssuchasplanningavacation.“Somepeopleprocrastinatecleaning.Somepeopleprocrastinatebycleaning,”saysProfessorPeterStone.Researchhasshownthatthetoptasksyoungpeopleprocrastinatearestudyingandgoingtobed.“Onebigreasonforprocrastinationisthatpeopleareafraidoffailure（失败）,ofnotmeetingothers’expectations（期待）,”Stoneadds.Somepeoplebelievethatprocrastinationwillmakethemthrive.Butresearchersdisagree.“Ididastudymanyyearsago,askingprocrastinatorstofinishataskinacertainperiodoftime（特定时间）,”saysStone.“Theydidworsethannon-procrastinators:theymademoremistakesandtheytooklonger.Buttheythoughttheydidbetter.”Nomatterwhatthecauseis,procrastinationisusuallynotgoingtobegoodforyou.Forexample,bedtimeprocrastinationcanleadtosleeplessness,whichinturncancausemanyotherhealthproblems.Forthosewhoneedsomedrivestostopprocrastinating,thebestadvicemightbetotakeactionfirst.Ifyou’vebeenprocrastinatingonforming（形成）ahabitofexercise,justputonyourwalkingshoes.Alittlebitofprogresswillgetyoumoving.Next,findsomethingtohelpyouremembertotakeaction.Ifyouwanttogotobedat10:30pm,youmightsetatimeddimmerswitch（渐暗开关）at10pm.Whenthelightsaredimmer,you’llstartgoingtobed.Itworksformostpeople.Finally,reward（奖励）yourselfeverytimeyoumakeprogress.Forexample,afteryou’verun3km,enjoyyourfavoriteice-cream.Butbecareful:itwon’tworktheotherwayaround.43. Whatisthemainreasonforpeople’sprocrastination? A.Theywanttoavoiddoinghardwork. B.Theyneedtofinishthetoptasksfirst. C.Theyfeartoloseandletothersdown. D.Theyplantodotheenjoyabletaskslast.44. Theunderlinedword“thrive”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans________. A.thinkfaster B.workmoresuccessfully C.giveupmoreeasily D.worrytoomuch45. WhatshouldDaviddoifhewantstostopprocrastinatingonawritingtask? A.Putonsomesoftmusictohelpthinkactivelyandwrite. B.Enjoyafavoriteice-cream,andthenstartwriting. C.SearchtheInternetforenoughideasbeforestarting. D.Pickupapenandwritedownpossiblestartingsentences.46. Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage? A.Adayofaprocrastinator. B.Procrastination:yesorno? C.Saygoodbyetoprocrastination. D.Wanttofeelgoodnow?Procrastinate!VII.Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsbelow.(10’)JasonQueallyisoneofthefastestmenintheworldonabicycle.Butdoyoureallycallthethinginthepictureabicycle?Well,yes,Jason’shuman-poweredmachine,withitstwowheels,is,ofcourse,abicycle.Everyyear,averyimportanthuman-poweredbicycleraceisheldinNevada,USA.Thespeedofthebikeismeasured（测定）foronly200meters,butplayerstakemorethanakilometertogettheirbikesgoingfast.JasonQueally’sfastestspeedforthe200-meterracewas103.5kilometersanhour.Atthisyear’srace,Jasonfailedtoreachthefinishingline.Hewasspeedingalongataboutseventykilometersanhourwhenhebegantolosecontrolofhisbike.Whenhetriedtoslowdown,itbegantosmoke.Soontheinsideofhisbikewasfilledwithsmoke.Whenhetriedtosee,hecouldn’tbreathe.Atseventykilometersanhour,acrashcouldbeveryserious.Jasonwasfrightened,buthemanaged（设法）tostopthebikesafely.Hewouldrepairhisbicycleandtryagainanothertimetobetheworld’sfastestmanonabike.Betterlucknexttime,Jason.Maybeyou’resurprisedthatthesebikesgosoquickly,butisituseful?Itcouldbe.Carsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular,andtheyareverysafe,comfortableandeasytodrive,buttheyalsopollutetheairinourcities.Scientistsandengineersarelearningfromfastracingbikeshowtomakehuman-poweredvehiclesthatmightbeusefulfordailytravel.47. WhoisJasonQueally? ___________________________________________________________________________48. Howoftenisthehuman-poweredbicycleraceheldinNevada? ___________________________________________________________________________49. DidJasonstopthebikesafelyorwashebadlyhurt? ___________________________________________________________________________50. WhydidJasonlosethisyear’srace? ___________________________________________________________________________51. Whatkindofvehiclecanbethebestvehiclefordailytravelaccordingtothewriter? ___________________________________________________________________________Writing(10’)VIII.Writing(10’)52.根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和真实姓名。北京是一座具有深厚文化底蕴的城市。假如你是李华，你校英语社团将在某公众号上开展线上“我爱京韵文化”国际交流活动。请你用英语写一篇文章，介绍你所参与的一次京韵文化体验活动，你去了哪里，参与了哪些具体活动，收获了什么。提示词语:show,treasure,love,important提示问题:1.Wheredidyougo?2.Whatdidyoudothere?3.Whatdidyoulearnfromthevisit?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案Part(A)Listentothedialoguesandanswerthequestions.Youwillheareachonetwice.(8’)1.Byair/plane.2.OnSaturdayafternoon.3.Heislookingforhisfavoritebook.4.Tolookafterherpetdog(whilesheisaway).Listentothedialoguesorthemonologueandchoosethebestanswers.Youwillheareachonetwice.(12’)5-12CABCACBAListentoamonologueandcompletethetablewiththekeyinformationyouhear.Youwillhearittwice.(10’)13.hard 14.stories 15.carefully 16.meaning 17.mistakesLanguageinUse(18’)Choosethebestanswers.(10’)18-22:CABDA23-27:BBDCCV.Cloze.(8’)28-31:CABA32-35:BDCDVI.ReadingComprehension(32’)VI.Readthepassagesandchoosethebestanswers.(22’)36-38:DBC39-42:DBCC43-46:CBDCVII.Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsbelow.(10’)47.(Heis)oneofthefastestmenintheworldonabicycle.48.Everyyear./Onceayear.49.Hestoppedthebikesafely.50.Becausetherewassomethingwithhisbike(andhelostcontrolofhisbike).51.It’sfast,safecomfortable,(easytodrive)andhuman-powered(butdoesnotpollutetheair).Writing(10’)VIII.Writing(10’)Beijingisacitywithprofoundculturalheritageanditisagreattreasure.InordertoexperiencetraditionalBeijingculturebetter，IinvitedmyforeignfriendstoHutongtourlastSunday．

First,wewentsightseeingalongthelanesinHutong．ThehousesinHutongaretraditional，suchasSiheyuan．Fromthem，weimaginedhowpeopleusedtolive．Wetookpicturesandhadacloselook．Second，wepaidavisittoaHutongfamily．Wehadlunchthereandhadashorttalkwiththelocalresidents，whichhelpeduslearnaboutmanystoriesofthepast．WenotonlyappreciatethedramaticchangesthatHutonghasundergone，butalsoseetheevidenceofthehistoryofBeijing，experiencetheoldwayoflifeandexperiencetraditionalBeijingculture．

Inaword，HutongsarethehomesofcommonpeopleinBeijing．Itiseasytoknowhowpeoplelivedandhadfunintheolddays．SoitisimportantandagoodwaytolearnabouttraditionalBeijingculture.Allmyforeignfriendsloveitverymuch.Part(B)Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.(10’)1.organize2.backup3.commonsense4.satisfied5.eventhough6.getcloseto7.makesure8.old-fashioned9.recommendation10.aswellasReadthepassageandchoosethebestanswers.(10’)11-15.BDCCATapescriptI.Listentothedialoguesandanswerthequestions.Youwillheareachonetwice.(8’)1.HowdidAmygotoLondon?M:Amy,didyougotoLondonlastsummer?W:Yes.Iwenttherebyair.M:Whatdidyoudothere?W:IvisitedmyuncleJackinLondon.Heworksthere.2.Whenaretheygoingtomeet?W:Hello,Tony!Wouldyouliketogotothecinemawithme?There’sanewactionmovie.M:Thatsoundsgreat!Ilikeactionmoviesbest.Whenshallwemeet?W:Let’smeetonSaturdayafternoonatNewWorldCinema.M:Perfect!SeeyouonSaturdayafternoon!3.Whatisthemandoing?W:Hi,David.What’reyoudoinghere?M:I’mlookingformyfavoritebook.Whataboutyou,Cindy?W:Iwanttofindsomenewpoems.YouknowIlovereadingpoems.M:Yeah.Iknowthat.Butpoemsarenotmyhobby.Iprefershortstories,especiallystoriesbyDickens.Look!There’sthebookI’mlookingfor.4.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?W:Couldyoupleasedosomethingforme,Tony?M:Certainly!Whatwouldyoulikemetodo?W:Well,doyouknowI’mgoingtoFloridanextweekforaholiday?M:Yes,Ido.W:CouldyoulookaftermypetdogformewhileI’maway?M:Sure,I’dloveto.WhatdoIhavetodo?W:I’vewritteneverythingdownonthislist.M:Good,don’tworry.I’lltakegoodcareofhim.W:I’msureyouwill.Thanksalot!II.Listentothedialoguesandthemonologueandchoosethebestanswers.Youwillheareachonetwice.(12’)NowlistentoadialogueandanswerQuestions5and6.W:Hello,Mike.M:Hi,Lucy.Howareyou?W:I’mdoingwell.M:Howisyourvolunteerworkhere?W:Great.M:Iwanttobeavolunteer,too.W:Ohgood!Areyouananimallover?Canyouhelpthestreetcatsordogs?M:Hmm…I’dloveto,butIdon’thaveanyexperience.W:Itdoesn’tmatter.Someonewillhelpyou.M:WhatcanIdo?W:Youcanworkattheanimalhome.M:Soundsinteresting.WhatdoIneedtodothere?W:Youneedtolearntofeedandtakecareoftheanimals.M:Noproblem.W:Nowtherearetoomanypetslivinginthestreet.Andwealwaysneedvolunteerstohelpthem.M:Great.I’lltellsomeofmyfriendstocome.NowlistentoadialogueandanswerQuestions7and8.W:Congratulations!Finally,youdidit.Itwasreallyahardmatch.M:Thankyou.Youknow,IalmostlostthematchbecauseIwassonervous.W:Really?Butyoulookedrelaxedenough.M:Oh(laugh)!It’sniceofyoutosaythat.W:Now,yourdreamhascometrue.You’vebecomeoneofthebestping-pongplayers.Howdoyoufeelaboutit?M:Excited,butIknowit’shardtowinallthetime.Soforme,tryinghardismoreimportant.W:Well,nextquestion,couldyoutellmewhyyouloveping-pongsomuch,butnotothersportssuchasbasketballorfootball?M:Actually,Ibeganplayingitwithmyparentsasalittleboy.Ilovedthefunandthefeelingitbroughtme,andIwillneverforgetthat.W:Thankyouforyourtimeandhopeyouwilldoevenbetterinthenextmatch!NowlistentoadialogueandanswerQuestions9and10.M:SallyMyersisathirteen-year-oldwriterwhosefirstbookwaspublishedlastyear.Sally,tellusaboutthatbook.W:Well,Ilovedwriting.Ihadkeptadiaryforacoupleofyears.Iwroteaboutmyday,poems,stories,andstufflikethat.ButInevershowedpeoplewhatIwrote.Then,becausemypenpalwasmovingtoanewcitywithherfamily,Iwrotedownsomeadviceforher.ShethoughtitwasgreatandsaidIshouldwritealittlebookaboutitforotherkids.SoIdid.M:Didanyonehelpyou