牛津版英语初二上学期期中试题与参考答案

牛津版英语初二上学期期中模拟试题与参考答案一、听力部分（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1、Listentothefollowingconversationbetweentwofriends,andchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.A:Hey,haveyouheardaboutthenewcaféintown?

B:Yes,Ihave.It’ssupposedtobereallynice.Whatmadeyouaskaboutit?A:Iwasjustthinkingabouthavingacoffeebreakafterwork.___________.1.(A)Ihaven’ttriedityet,butitlooksgood.

(B)Ihaveafriendwhoworksthereandshesaidit’sfantastic.

(C)Idon’tlikecoffee,butIheardtheyhavegreatsandwiches.

(D)It’stoofarfrommyoffice,soIdon’tplantogothere.Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausethefriendisrespondingtothequestionabouthavingacoffeebreakafterwork.Thefriend’sanswersuggeststhattheyhavepersonalexperiencewiththecafé,whichiswhytheymentionedtheirfriendworkingthere.2、Listentoashortdialoguebetweenateacherandastudent,andchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.Teacher:Hey,John.Howareyoudoingwithyourprojectforhistoryclass?

Student:Oh,I’mdoingokay.I’vebeenresearchingthetopic,butI’mabitstuckonfindingsomereliablesources.Teacher:Youcantryusingtheschoollibrary’sonlinedatabase.___________.2.(A)Ialreadyknowaboutthat,butthelibraryisclosedtoday.

(B)You’reright,thelibraryhasagreatcollectionofresources.I’llcheckitout.

(C)I’vebeentothelibrary,buttheydon’thavewhatIneed.

(D)Ithinkthelibrary’swebsiteisdownrightnow.Answer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecausetheteacherissuggestingasolutiontothestudent’sproblem,whichisfindingreliablesourcesfortheirproject.Thestudent’sresponseindicatesthattheyhaveconsideredtheteacher’sadviceandareopentocheckingoutthelibrary’sonlinedatabase.3、Whatistheweatherlikeinthecitywherethespeakerisvisiting?It’ssunnyandwarm.It’scloudyandrainy.It’swindyandcold.It’ssnowyandicy.Answer:B)It’scloudyandrainy.Explanation:Thespeakermentions,“Andlookoutside!Theskyisgrayandtherainispouringdown.It’sdefinitelynotagooddaytobeoutwithoutanumbrella.”4、Howdoestheteacherfeelaboutthestudents’progressintheEnglishclass?Sheisveryhappyandsatisfied.Sheisabitworriedandwantsthemtoworkharder.Sheisimpressedbutbelievestheycandobetter.Sheisdisappointedandthinkstheyarenotmakingenoughprogress.Answer:B)Sheisabitworriedandwantsthemtoworkharder.Explanation:Theteachersays,“Well,thetestresultsarenotasgoodasIexpected.Ithinkweneedtofocusmoreongrammarandvocabulary.Let’strytoimproveourscoresinthenexttest.”5、Youwillhearaconversationbetweentwofriends,AliceandBob.Theyarediscussingtheirfavoritesports.Listencarefullyandchoosethecorrectanswer.A.Alicelikesswimming,whileBobenjoysplayingbasketball.B.Bobprefersplayingfootball,andAlicelikesdancing.C.BothAliceandBobenjoyplayingtennis.D.Aliceisinterestedinplayingsoccer,butBobdoesn’tlikesports.Answer:AExplanation:Intheconversation,Alicesaysshelikesswimming,andBobmentionsthatheenjoysplayingbasketball.Therefore,optionAisthecorrectanswer.6、Youwillhearapassageabouttheimportanceofexercise.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestion.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Exerciseisimportantforphysicalhealth.B.Exerciseisimportantformentalhealth.C.Exerciseisimportantforbothphysicalandmentalhealth.D.Exerciseisnotimportantforanyone.Answer:CExplanation:Thepassagediscussesthebenefitsofexerciseforbothphysicalandmentalhealth.Itmentionsthatregularexercisecanimprovecardiovascularhealth,reducestress,andenhancebrainfunction.Therefore,optionCisthecorrectanswer.7.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,TomandLily,abouttheirweekendplans.Tom:Hi,Lily,doyouhaveanyplansforthisweekend?

Lily:Oh,Tom,I’mplanningtogohikingwithmyfriends.Howaboutyou?

Tom:Thatsoundsfun!I’mthinkingofvisitingthelocalmuseum.I’veheardtheyhaveanewexhibit.

Lily:Wow,that’sgreat!Doyouknowwhattheexhibitisabout?

Tom:Yes,it’saboutancientEgyptianartifacts.I’mreallyexcitedtoseeit.

Question:WhatareLilyandTomplanningtodothisweekend?A.GohikingB.VisitthelocalmuseumC.AttendaconcertD.GoshoppingAnswer:A

Explanation:Lilymentionsthatsheisplanningtogohikingwithherfriends.Tommentionsvisitingthelocalmuseum,butthat’shisplan,notLily’s.8.Youarelisteningtoashortdialoguebetweenateacherandastudentaboutaschoolproject.Teacher:Hi,John,howareyoudoingwiththescienceproject?

John:Oh,Mrs.

Smith,I’mmakinggoodprogress.I’vealreadycompletedmostoftheresearch.

Teacher:That’sgreattohear.Whathaveyoufoundoutsofar?

John:Well,I’velearnedthatthehumanbodyhasacomplexsystemoforgansthatworktogethertokeepusalive.

Teacher:Excellent!Andwhatisyourhypothesis?

John:Ithinkthatregularexercisecanhelpimprovetheoverallhealthoftheorgans.

Question:WhatisJohn’shypothesisaboutthescienceproject?A.Regularexercisecanhelpimprovetheimmunesystem.B.Regularexercisecanhelpimprovethecardiovascularsystem.C.Regularexercisecanhelpimprovetherespiratorysystem.D.Regularexercisecanhelpimprovethenervoussystem.Answer:B

Explanation:Johnstateshishypothesisdirectly,“Ithinkthatregularexercisecanhelpimprovetheoverallhealthoftheorgans.”Thecardiovascularsystemisapartofthehumanbody’sorgansystem,sothisansweristheclosesttoJohn’shypothesis.9.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,AliceandBob,talkingabouttheirweekendplans.Question:WhatdoesAliceplantodoonSaturdayafternoon?A.Goshoppingwithherfriends.B.Visithergrandmother.C.HaveasleepoveratBob’shouse.

Answer:B

Explanation:Intheconversation,AlicementionsthatsheisplanningtovisithergrandmotheronSaturdayafternoon.10.Youarelisteningtoanewsreportaboutanewcharityeventhappeninginthecity.Question:Whatisthemainpurposeofthecharityevent?A.Toraisemoneyforalocalhospital.B.Topromoteanewsportsclub.C.Toincreaseawarenessaboutenvironmentalissues.

Answer:A

Explanation:Thenewsreportclearlystatesthatthecharityeventisorganizedtoraisemoneyforalocalhospital,whichisstrugglingwithfunding.11、(Audioclipdescribesastudenttalkingabouttheirdailyroutine.)Question:

Whattimedoesthestudentwakeupinthemorning?A.6:00AMB.6:30AMC.7:00AMAnswer:B.6:30AMExplanation:Intheaudioclip,thestudentmentionsthattheysettheiralarmfor6:30AMtoensuretheyhaveenoughtimetogetreadyforschool.12、(Audioclipinvolvestwofriendsdiscussingtheirweekendplans.)Question:

WhatactivitydothefriendsdecidetodoonSaturdayafternoon?A.GotothemoviesB.VisitthemuseumC.PlaybasketballAnswer:C.PlaybasketballExplanation:Duringtheconversation,onefriendsuggestsplayingbasketball,andtheotheragrees,sayingthatitwouldbeagoodwaytospendtheafternoonbeforegoingtostudytogetherintheevening.13.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweenateacherandastudent.Teacher:“Howwasyourweekend,Tom?”

Student:“Itwasgreat,thanks!Iwenttothezoowithmyfamily.Wesawmanyanimals.”

Question:WhatdidTomdoovertheweekend?A.Hewenttothelibrary.B.Hevisitedthezoowithhisfamily.C.Hestudiedallday.

Answer:B14.Listentothefollowingdialoguebetweentwofriends.StudentA:“Didyoufinishyourhomeworkyet?”

StudentB:“Yes,Idid.Ispenttwohoursonitlastnight.”

Question:HowlongdidittakeStudentBtofinishhishomework?A.Onehour.B.Twohours.C.Threehours.

Answer:B解析：13题中，根据对话内容，Tom去动物园和全家一起玩，所以答案是B。14题中，StudentB说他在晚上花了两小时完成作业，所以答案是B。15、InthedialoguebetweenSarahandTom,whatdoesSarahsuggesttheydoafterschool?A.GotothelibraryB.PlaybasketballC.WatchamovieAnswer:C.WatchamovieExplanation:Inthedialogue,Sarahmentionsthatthere’sanewcomedyfilmplayingatthelocalcinemaandsuggestsgoingtoseeitaftertheirclassesendfortheday.16、WhattimedoesTomproposetheymeetiftheygotowatchthemovie?A.3:30PMB.4:00PMC.4:30PMAnswer:B.4:00PMExplanation:TomrespondstoSarah’ssuggestionbyproposingtheymeetatthecinemaat4:00PM,sotheycangetgoodseatsforthemovie.17.Listentotheconversationbetweentwostudentsinalibraryandanswerthequestion.A:Hi,didyoufindthebookweneedforourproject?B:Yes,Idid.It’sonthesecondshelfoverthere.Question:Whereisthebooktheyneedfortheirproject?OnthefirstshelfOnthesecondshelfOnthethirdshelfNotmentionedAnswer:B)OnthesecondshelfExplanation:Thesecondspeaker,B,statesthatthebooktheyneedisonthesecondshelfoverthere,whichdirectlyanswersthequestion.18.Listentothedialoguebetweenateacherandastudentandchoosethecorrectanswer.Teacher:Howwasyourweekend,Tom?Tom:Itwasgreat,thanks.Iwenthikingwithsomefriends.Question:WhatdidTomdoovertheweekend?Hestudiedforanexam.Hewenthikingwithfriends.Hewatchedmoviesathome.Hevisitedhisgrandparents.Answer:B)Hewenthikingwithfriends.Explanation:Inthedialogue,Tomexplicitlymentionsthathewenthikingwithsomefriendsovertheweekend,makingoptionBthecorrectanswer.19、WhatdidLucydoatthesciencemuseum?A)ShewatchedamovieaboutEarth.B)Shetriedoutavirtualrealityexperience.C)Sheattendedalectureonvolcanoes.D)Shevisitedanartgallery.Answer:B)Shetriedoutavirtualrealityexperience.Explanation:Intheconversation,Lucymentionsthatshe“gottotryoutavirtualrealityexperiencewherewecouldwalkonMars,”whichcorrespondstooptionB.20、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtotheconversation?A)Lucydidn’tenjoytheschooltrip.B)ThevolcanoonMarsisshorterthanMountEverest.C)Thevirtualrealityexperiencewasnotveryrealistic.D)Lucyfoundthevirtualrealityexperiencetobethebestpartofthetrip.Answer:D)Lucyfoundthevirtualrealityexperiencetobethebestpartofthetrip.Explanation:Lucystates,“Itwasthehighlightofthetrip,”referringtothevirtualrealityexperience,whichindicatesthatitwasthebestpartofhervisittothesciencemuseum.Pleaserememberthatforanactualtest,theaudiocomponentisessential,andthesequestionsshouldbeaccompaniedbythecorrespondingaudioclips.二、阅读理解（30分）ReadingComprehensionPassage:InthesmalltownofWillowCreek,therewasabeautifuloldlibrarythathadstoodforoveracentury.Thelibrarywasabelovedpartofthecommunity,andmanypeoplefromallwalksoflifevisiteditregularly.Oneday,thelibrarian,Mrs.

Thompson,noticedthatthelibrary’scollectionofbookswasbecomingoutdated,andshedecidedthatitwastimetorevitalizethelibraryanditscollection.Mrs.

Thompsonorganizedabookdrive,askingthetownspeopletodonatenewbookstothelibrary.Theresponsewasoverwhelming,andsoonthelibrarywasfilledwithanarrayofnewbookscoveringvariousgenresandtopics.Shealsoinvitedlocalauthorsandeducatorstogivetalksandreadingsessionsforthechildrenandadultsalike.Oneofthemostpopulareventswasthe“BooksandBites”program,wherechildrenwereencouragedtoreadabookandthencamebacktothelibrarytosharetheirthoughtsandenjoyasnack.Thisprogramnotonlyhelpedtoincreaseliteracybutalsofosteredasenseofcommunityamongthechildren.Thelibrary’stransformationwasasuccess,anditbecameahubforlearningandgrowthinWillowCreek.Theonceoutdatedcollectionwasnowfilledwithmodernbooks,andthelibrarywasavibrantplacewherepeopleofallagescouldcometogethertoread,learn,andconnect.Questions:1.WhydidMrs.

Thompsondecidetorevitalizethelibraryanditscollection?

a)Thelibrarywasindangerofclosing.

b)Thecollectionofbookswasbecomingoutdated.

c)Shewantedtobuildanewlibrary.

d)Thelibrarywasnotpopularwiththecommunity.2.Howdidthetownspeoplerespondtothebookdrive?

a)Theywereindifferent.

b)Theydonatedoldbooksonly.

c)Theresponsewasoverwhelming.

d)Theythoughtitwasawasteoftime.3.Whatwasthemainpurposeofthe“BooksandBites”program?

a)Toencouragethechildrentoeatmore.

b)Toprovidefreesnackstothecommunity.

c)Toincreaseliteracyandfostercommunityamongthechildren.

d)Toshowcasethelibrary’scollectionofbooks.Answers:1.b)Thecollectionofbookswasbecomingoutdated.2.c)Theresponsewasoverwhelming.3.c)Toincreaseliteracyandfostercommunityamongthechildren.三、完型填空（15分）SectionIII:ClozeTestReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethebestwordfromtheoptionsgiventofillineachblank.Passage:Intheheartofthecity,therewasasmallbutcharmingpark.Itwasaplacewherepeoplecouldescapethe(1)______oftheurbanjungleandenjoyabitofpeace.Everymorning,joggerswouldrunalongthewindingpaths,whileelderlyfolkswouldsitonthebenchesand(2)______themorningsun.Intheafternoons,childrenwouldplayinthesandboxorridetheirbicyclesaroundtheplayground.Onweekends,familieswouldgathertohavepicnicsandwatchstreetperformersentertainthecrowdswithjugglingactsandmagictricks.However,theparkfacedaseriousthreat.Adeveloperwantedtobuythelandandbuildanewshoppingmall.Manyresidentswereagainstthisidea,fearingthattheywouldlosetheirbelovedgreenspace.Theystartedapetitionandheldmeetingstodiscusshowto(3)______thepark.Aftermucheffort,thecommunitymanagedtoconvincethecitycounciltopreservethepark.Thankstothehardworkofmany,theparkremainsa(4)______spotforeveryonetoenjoy,atrueoasisinthemidstofthebustlingcitylife.Thestoryoftheparkisareminderthatwhenpeoplecometogether,theycanmakeareal(5)______.Options:

A)noise/B)silence/C)quiet/D)sound

E)enjoy/F)appreciate/G)admire/H)cherish

I)protect/J)defend/K)guard/L)save

M)peaceful/N)tranquil/O)serene/P)calm

Q)impact/R)change/S)difference/T)effectAnswers:1.____2.____3.____4.____5.____Now,let’sprovidethecorrectanswersfortheclozetest:1.noise(OptionA)2.enjoy(OptionE)3.save(OptionL)4.peaceful(OptionM)5.difference(OptionS)Wouldyoulikemetoexplaintherationalebehindeachanswerchoice?四、语法填空题（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1、Theteacher,_______alwaysencouragesstudentstoparticipateinclass,willbeonvacationnextweek.A.whoB.whomC.whoseD.which答案：A解析：本题考查定语从句。先行词是theteacher，关系词在从句中作主语，所以应该使用关系代词who。故选A。2、Itis_______apitythatsomanystudents_______toattendtheconference.A.what;arenotallowedB.that;arenotallowedC.that;notallowedD.what;notallowed答案：B解析：本题考查主语从句和被动语态。句意为：如此多的学生不能参加这次会议，真是遗憾。what在这里引导主语从句，并在从句中作宾语，所以选A或D。但根据句意，学生被允许参加，所以应该用被动语态。故选B。3、Wewillhaveameeting_______everyonecansharetheirideas.(when/where)Answer:whereExplanation:Thecorrectwordtousehereis“where”becauseitreferstoasituationorcontextinwhichsomethinghappens.Inthiscase,thesentenceistalkingaboutameetingasaplaceoroccasionforsharingideas,notaspecifictime,hence“where”istheappropriatechoice.4、Shewassotired_______shefellasleepimmediatelyafterlyingdown.(that/which)Answer:thatExplanation:Thecorrectconjunctiontousehereis“that,”asitisusedtointroducearesultclause,indicatingtheconsequenceofbeingverytired.Thestructure“so…that”isacommonwaytoexpressthatonething(beingtired)leadstoanother(fallingasleepimmediately).“Which”wouldbeusedifwewereintroducinganon-restrictiverelativeclause,butthat’snotthecaseinthissentence.Thesetypesofexercisesaredesignedtoteststudents’understandingoftheproperuseofconjunctionsandprepositionsinEnglish,andtheyshouldhelpthemtoimprovetheirgrammaticalaccuracy.5.Mymotheralwaystellsmetobrushmyteeth__________beforegoingtobed.A.intheeveningB.atnightC.inthemorningD.atnoonAnswer:B.atnightExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“atnight”becauseitisacommonphraseusedtoindicatethetimeofdaywhenpeopletypicallybrushtheirteethbeforegoingtosleep.6.Theteacheraskedthestudentstowriteashortessayabout__________theyhaddoneduringthesummervacation.A.whichB.whoC.whatD.howAnswer:C.whatExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“what”becauseitisusedtointroduceaclausethatprovidesinformationaboutthesubjectofthesentence(inthiscase,thethingsthestudentsdidduringthesummervacation).7、Insertthecorrectformoftheverbinbracketsintothesentence.Example:She(be)________adiligentstudent.

Answer:is

Explanation:Theverb‘be’shouldbeconjugatedto‘is’because‘she’isathird-personsingularsubject,andwearedescribingacontinuousstate.Question:

She(study)________veryhardforherexamsnextweek.

Answer:isstudying

Explanation:Thepresentcontinuoustense‘isstudying’shouldbeusedherebecausetheactionishappeningcurrentlyandisrelatedtoafutureevent(theexams).8、Choosethecorrectprepositiontofillintheblank.Example:Theyarrived________schooljustbeforethebellrang.

Answer:at

Explanation:Thepreposition‘at’isusedwhenarrivingataspecificplaceordestination.Question:

Theteacheraskedustohand________ourhomeworkbyFriday.

Answer:in

Explanation:Thephrasalverb‘handin’requiresthepreposition‘in’whentalkingaboutdeliveringworktosomeone,oftenbyadeadline.9.Inthe9morning,theteacherannouncedtheschooltriptothe10museum.A.followingB.nextC.comingD.former答案：A解析：本题考查形容词词义辨析。following表示“接下来的，紧接着的”，next表示“下一个的”，coming表示“即将到来的”，former表示“之前的”。根据句意，应选A。10.Ifyou11anyquestions,pleasedon’thesitatetoaskme.A.haveB.hadC.willhaveD.arehaving答案：A解析：本题考查时态。根据句意，如果现在有任何问题，请随时提问，所以应该使用现在时态。故选A。五、简答题（本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）1、WhatarethemainfunctionsofadjectivesinEnglishsentences?(5points)答案：1.Adjectivesareusedtodescribeormodifynouns,givingmoreinformationaboutthenoun’scharacteristics,qualities,orstate.2.Theycanexpresssize,color,quantity,age,origin,material,etc.3.Adjectivescanbeusedtoformcomparisons(e.g.,taller,morebeautiful)andsuperlatives(e.g.,thetallest,themostbeautiful).解析：AdjectivesplayacrucialroleinEnglishgrammarbyprovidingadditionaldetailsaboutnouns.Theyhelptomakesentencesmoredescriptiveandinformative.Understandingthefunctionsofadjectivesisessentialforconstructingclearandcoherentsentences.2、HowdoyouformthepresentperfecttenseinEnglish?Giveanexample.(5points)答案：1.Toformthepresentperfecttense,usetheauxiliaryverb“have”or“has”followedbythepastparticipleofthemainverb.2.Thepastparticipleisusuallythesameasthepasttenseformoftheverb,butitcanvaryforregularandirregularverbs.3.Example:“Ihavefinishedmyhomework.”(Presentperfecttense)解析：Thepresentperfecttenseisusedtoexpressanactionthatstartedinthepastandcontinuestothepresentorisrelevanttothepresent.Itemphasizesthepresentaspectoftheaction.Knowinghowtoformthepresentperfecttenseisimportantforconveyingactionsthathaveaconnectiontothepresenttime.3、WhatarethemaindifferencesbetweenasimplepresenttenseandapresentcontinuoustenseinEnglish?答案：1.Thesimplepresenttenseisusedtodescribehabits,generaltruths,andunchangingsituations,whilethepresentcontinuoustenseisusedtodescribeactionsthatarehappeningatthemomentofspeaking.2.Thesimplepresenttensedoesnotuseauxiliaryverbs(e.g.,am,is,are),whereasthepresentcontinuoustenseuses“am/is/are+verb+-ing”.3.Thesimplepresenttenseoftenhasa“stays”or“is”meaning,whilethepresentcontinuoustenseimpliesanactionthatisinprogress.解析：ThisquestionteststheunderstandingofverbtensesinEnglish.Thesimplepresenttenseisaregularverbformthatisusedtoexpresshabitualactions,generaltruths,andpermanentstates.Thepresentcontinuoustense,ontheotherhand,isusedtodescribeactionsthatareinprogressatthemomentofspeaking.Thekeydifferenceslieinthemeaningconveyed,theuseofauxiliaryverbs,andtheimplicationofactioninprogress.4、Howcanyouusethepassivevoicetoexpressthatthestudentsweregivenhomeworkbytheteacher?答案：Youcanexpressthisusingthepassivevoicebysaying,“Homeworkwasgiventothestudentsbytheteacher.”解析：ThisquestionteststheknowledgeofthepassivevoiceinEnglish.Thepassivevoiceisusedwhentheemphasisisontheactionreceivedbythesubjectratherthanthepersonperformingtheaction.Toformthepassivevoice,theformoftheverb“tobe”isusedwiththepastparticipleofthemainverb.Inthiscase,“togive”isthemainverb,anditspastparticipleis“given.”Therefore,thepassivevoicesentenceisconstructedbyplacing“was”or“were”before“given,”followedbythesubject“homework”andtheobject“thestudents,”andfinallytheagentoftheaction,“bythet