2018年北京杨镇二中初二（下）期中英语试卷

1/12018北京杨镇二中初二（下）期中英语一、单项选择（共6分，每小题0.5分）1. PeopleusuallycelebrateNewYear’sDay______1stJanuary.A.on B.at C.to D.in2. Hurryup!______youwillbelatefortheconcert.A.Or B.So C.But D.And3. I______veryhardonEnglishsincethreeyearsago.A.areworking B.worked C.work D.havework4. WewillhaveatriptotheGreatWallifit______tomorrow.A.doesn’train B.won’train C.didn’train D.isn’train5. Whydon’tyou______yourforeignteachertojoinyourschooltrip?A.invited B.inviting C.invite D.toinvite6. It______meoneweektofinishreadingthestorybookCatinthehatlastmonth?A.took B.cost C.paid D.spent7. Althoughtheyareover90,mygrandparentscanlookafter______.A.themselves B.yourself C.yourselves D.herself8. —Yournewskirtlooksbeautiful.______isit?—It’sfiftyYuan.A.Howmuch B.Howmany C.Howlong D.Howfar9. Thereare______birdsflyingbacktothisareaeveryyear.A.tenmillions B.millions C.tenmillionsof D.millionsof10. —Doyouknow______?—NextFriday.A.whenwillhecomeback B.whenhecamebackC.whendidhecameback D.whenhewillcomeback11. Thoughheis______athome,hedoesn’tfeel______forhehadmanythingstodo.A.alone;lonely B.lonely;alone C.alone;alone D.lonely;lonely12. —MysisterandIaregoingtoTibetthissummervacation.—______.A.I’dloveto. B.Thatsoundsexciting.C.I’msorrytohearthat. D.Thankyouverymuch二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）Myteacher,Ms.White,lostherhusbandsuddenly.Aboutaweeklater,shesharedherthoughtswithusinherclass.Whenthe______(1)wasnearlyover,shemovedafewthingsonherdeskandsatdown.Withakindlookonherface,shesaid,“Beforetheclassisover,I’dliketosharewithallofyouathoughtwhichIfeelis______(2).Eachofusishereonearthtolearn,toshare,tolove,toappreciate(欣赏)andtogiveofourselves…wedon’tknowwhenthisexperiencewill______(3).Itcanbetakenawayatanymoment.”Hereyesbeginningto______(4),shewenton,“soI’dlikeyoualltomakemeapromise…fromnowon,whereveryougo,findsomethingbeautiful.Itdoesn’thavetobesomethingyousee—itcouldbeasmellmaybeoffreshlymadebread,oritcouldbethe______(5)ofthewindthroughtheleaves.Pleaselookforthesethings,andrememberthem.Itmaysound______(6)tosomepeople,butthesethingsarethe‘stuff’(本质)oflife—thelittlethingsweareputhereonearthtoenjoy,thethingsweoftentakeforgranted(认为理所当然).Itisimportanttonotice______(7),foratanytime…theycanbetakenaway.”Theclasswascompletelyquiet.Wepickedupourbooksandwalkedoutoftheroom.Thatafternoon,InoticedmorethingsonmywayhomethanIhadallterm.Sometimes,Ithinkofthatteacherand______(8)whatanimpression(印象)shemadeonallofus,andItrytoappreciatethingsthatsometimesweoverlook(忽视).1. A.class B.meeting C.match D.party2. A.interesting B.different C.important D.beautiful3. A.start B.leave C.help D.end4. A.cry B.look C.smile D.water5. A.sound B.smell C.colour D.feeling6. A.cool B.clever C.silly D.exciting7. A.it B.them C.ours D.yours8. A.take B.notice C.hear D.remember三、阅读短文，从ABCD四个选项中选择最佳选项（共26分，每小题2分）AFILMDATES(JUNE5th-June25th)SOSHOWTHEATERFilm:TheMummy(106minutes)SOSHOWTHEATERFilm:TheMummy(106minutes)Date:SaturdayTime:2:00p.m.Price:￥40TelENGDIANCINEMAFilm:AlienCovenant(116minutes)Date:SundayTime:2:30p.m.Price:￥37TelTELLATHEATERSTELLATHEATERFilm:WonderWoman(142minutes)Date:Tuesday-FridayTime:4:00p.m.Price:￥36(freeticketforchildrenunder10)TelPMCINEMAFilm:Transformers(150minutes)Date:Monday-FridayTime:9:00a.m.Price:￥48(adults)￥20(childrenunder8)Tel Youcancall______ifyouwanttosee“AlienCovenant”. A B C D Howlongdoesthemovie“TheMummy”last?A.106minutes B.116minutes C.142minutes D.150minutes.3. At9a.m.onFriday,youcangoto______toseeafilm.A.SoshowTheater B.HengdianTheater C.StellaTheater D.APMCinemaBWhenanicecreamsundae(圣代冰淇淋)costmuchless,aboyenteredacoffeeshopandsatatatable.Awaitressputaglassofwaterinfrontofhim.“Howmuchisanicecreamsundae?”“Fiftycents,”repliedthewaitress.Thelittleboypulledhishandoutofhispocketandstudiedanumberofcoinsinit.“Howmuchisadishofplainicecream?”heasked.Somepeoplewerenowwaitingforatable,andthewaitresswasnotpatient.“Thirty-fivecents,”shesaidangrily.Thelittleboyagaincountedthecoins.“I’llhavetheplainicecream,”hesaid.Thewaitressbroughttheicecreamandwalkedaway.Theboyfinished,paidthemoneyandleft.Whenthewaitresscameback,shewassurprisedatwhatshesaw.Therewerefifteencentsplacedbesidetheemptydish.Thatwashertip.1. Theboyaskedforthepriceof______atfirst.A.acupofcoffee B.aplainicecreamC.abottleofwater D.anicecreamsundae2. Theboydidn’tbuytheicecreamsundaebecause______.A.hethoughtitwastoosweet B.theicecreamsundaesoldoutC.hethoughtitcosttoomuch D.hewantedtoleavequickly3. Thewaitresswas______whentheboystudiedhiscoins.A.surprised B.notworried C.excited D.notpatient4. Howmuchwasthetipthatboyleftforthewaitress?A.30cents. B.15cents. C.20cents. D.50cents.CWhat’sthemostimportantthingforyoutohaveinyourlife?Somebodymentionshard-work,otherssuggestknowledge,loveandluck.Ifyouarrangethe26Englishlettersalphabetically(按字母表的顺序)andusenumberstorepresenteachofthem,forexample,1fora,2forb,3forc…,youcanchangeanEnglishwordintoanumber.Sohard-workbecomes8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98,meaning98isitsmark;knowledge:11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5=96,whilelove:12+15+22+5=54,andluck:12+21+3+11="47,"asmallmark.Noneofthesewordscangiveoneafullmark.Whataboutmoneyorprayer(祈祷)?Theycan’t,either.Thenwhatelse?Don’tbeworried.Youcanalwaysfindananswertoaprobleminyourlife,whenyouchangeyourwayoflookingatthingsordoingthings,oryourattitude(态度).Yes,attitudeistheword.Seeforyourself:attitude:1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100,afullmark.Differentattitudesleadtodifferentcoursesoflife.Mosttimespeoplehopeforabetterlife.Itispossiblethatonewillhaveachangeforthebetterafteronehaschangedone’sattitude.Whenyouchangeyourmannerandbecomefriendlytowardsothers,you’llmeetmoresmilingfacestowardsyou.Inthesameway,ifyoutakeapositiveattitudetowardsfailure(失败),you’llfindit’salsorewardingthoughithascausedyoulosses.1. Inthewriter’sopinion,whatisthemostimportantthingsinaperson’slife?A.Hard-work. B.Knowledge. C.Money. D.Attitude.2. Accordingtothepassage,ifyoumeetwithproblems,thebestwayoutisto______.A.askforhelpfromothers B.sayyourprayerstoGodC.changeyourattitude D.trymath-solvingmethods3. Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A.differentattitudescomefromdifferentcoursesoflifeB.mathscansolveeveryproblemeasilyinourdailylifeC.failuresometimescanbringyougoodifyoutakeapositiveattitudeD.noneoftheEnglishwordsexcept“attitude”equalsto100ormoreDChineseareverygenerouswhenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesorAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnmusicordance,orotherclassesthatwillgivethemaheadstartinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorpeoplewillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildren’sskillsaredifferent,maybeskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday’schildrenareinneedofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotaketestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillstheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandgraduallyfinishhisjobsuccessfully.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandalotofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandhaveinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathertothink,tousehismind.Andthatismoreimportant.1. MostChineseparentsdon’trealize______.A.howmuchthebesteducationisworth B.whenchildrenshouldbeeducatedC.whatchildrenreallyneedinlaterlife D.whyschooltestsdon’tsatisfychildren2. Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A.Learningtothinkisveryimportant. B.Interestisnecessaryforeverything.C.Brokenthingsareusefulforchildren. D.Usinghandshelpsimprovethinkingability.3. Thewriter’sattitudetochildren’seducationisthat______.A.thecheaperaneducationis,thebetteritis B.childrentodayshouldlearndifferentskillsC.practicalskillsarehelpfultochildren’sgrowthD.schooleducationcan’tmeetparents’expectations四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题（共10分，每小题2分）AdamBraunsetuptheorganization(组织)PencilsofPromisein2008.Itsgoalistomakesureallchildrencangotoschool.Now,PencilsofPromiseisbuildinganewschoolsomewhereevery90hours.Ithashelpedmorethan22,000childreninAfrica,AsiaandLatinAmerica.AdamBraunhadthisideaofhelpingpoorchildrengotoschoolwhenhewasacollegestudent.HewasvisitingIndiawhenaboystoppedhimandaskedformoneyonthestreet.Mr.Braunaskedtheboywhathewouldwant,ifhecouldhaveanythingintheworld.“Ithoughttheanswerwasgoingtobe‘ahouse’or‘acar’or‘aboat’.Hisanswerwas‘apencil’.SoIgavehimmypencilandhewasjusthappyandexcited.Hisanswermademeunderstandthetruththathehadneverbeentoschoolbefore,andthatwasthereallifefor57millionchildrenaroundtheworld,”Braunsaid.AdamBraunstartedworkinginfinance(金融)afterhefinishedcollege.Butheneverforgottheboyandthetruelifeforthepoorchildren.“Weliveinaworldinwhicheverychildshouldhaveachance(机会)togotoschool,becausewealreadyhaveeverythingweneedtogivethemgoodeducation.Weareabletoeducateeverychild.SoIdecidedtohelpchangethatworld,”Braunsaid.Mr.Brauncollectedmoneyforhisproject.HepaidforbuildingthefirstPencilsofPromiseschoolinLaosfiveyearsago.Sincethen,hisorganizationhashelpedpayformorethan200schoolsinthecountrysideofLaos,Nicaragua,GuatemalaandGhana.1. WhatisthegoalofPencilsofPromise?2. HowmanychildrenhasPencilsofPromisehelped?3. WhendidAdamBraunstarttohavetheideaofhelpingchildren?4. Whattruthdidtheboy’sanswertellhim?5. Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?五、写作初二的学习和生活就要结束了，在过去的一年里，你和同学