初二英语期中试卷

（一）选择

1. When Miss Green began to ________ something, the two boys stopped ______ and become quiet.

A. speak, telling B. talk, speaking C. say, talking D. tell ,saying

2. Harry Potter is an ______book for children, but my cousin isn’t _____in it at all.

A. interesting, interesting B. interested, interested

C. interesting, interested D. interested, interesting

3. We have two bedrooms, but _______of them is big enough for six people to live in.

A. none B. both C. any D. neither

4. —Could I get you something to drink, Mr. Smith? --________. I am thirsty.

A. Here you are B. No, thank you C. You’re welcomeD. Yes, please

5. _____China is ______ old country with _______long history.

A. The, an, a B. /, an, a C. /, an, the

D. /, the ,a

6. Please buy some stamps for me if you ______the post office.

A. pass B. will pass C. have passed D. passed

7. Do you know __________this time yesterday?

A. what they were doing B. what are they doing

C. what they are doing D. what were they doing

8. The accident happened on ________.

A. nine day of March B. the nine day of March

C. nine days of March D. the ninth of March

9. I’m reading now. Please tell him _______the TV a bit.

A. turn up B. turn off C. to turn down D. to turn on

10. —Who taught _______English? --Nobody. She learned all by ______.

A. herself, her B. she, herself C. her, herself D. her, she

11. To our_______, the old man climbed up to the top of the mountain.

A. surprised B. surprises C. Surprise D. surprising

12. —I called you last night, but nobody answered the phone. —— .

A. Sorry, I was out last night B. Right. See you then

C. It doesn’t matter D. Can I take a message

13. —When did you come to China? ?In 1999. I _____in Beijing since then.

A. lived B. have lived C. am living D. will live

14. Tom likes cars. He enjoys ______model cars of all kinds.

A. collects B. collecting C. to collect D. collected

15. It was a very long day for Jack. He didn’t get home from school _____six o’clock.

A. since B. to C. by D. until

16. His sister _______only one hour on her homework every day.

A. uses B. spends C. cost D. takes

17. When we came to the beach, we suddenly heard someone __________ for help.

A. calls B. called C. calling D. to call

18. —________do you go on a picnic with your parents? —Seldom.

A. What time B. How long C. How often D. How soon

（二）根据句子意思,用所给单词的正确形式填空：

1. —This is my dictionary. Where is ________?(you)

2. He put on his coat and went out_______.(quick)

3. I think the ________lesson is the most difficult in his book.(four)

4. —Do you often do some __________at home? —Yes, I do.(wash)

5. Mike ______ up at 7:30 a. m. every day last week, so he was always late for school.(get)

6. — _______ Jim _______ his homework yet? — No. He has some difficulty in doing it.（be, finish）

7. The fishermen are told to be more careful on ______days.(wind)

8. A bus driver is responsible for the ______ of his passengers. (safe)

9. It rained ______ last night and the river rose two feet. (heavy)

10. Long ago, there ________(be) different ways of writing numbers.

完形填空

The computer is a very wonderful machine, and it’s so ___1____today that it seems we __2___live or work without it . Computers are used in many ___3___—in factories, in offices, in big shops, at schools and even at home. With the computers people live a better ___4__. The computer is one of the greatest inventions in the ___5____century in China. The first computer was built in America which was named Eniac, and it was not only very____6___, but also quite heavy. It was as big as two room.. But the computer is developing very fast. Today they are becoming smaller and smaller, lighter and lighter, and ___7____faster and faster. There are so many kinds of different computers in the market that you can easily choose one that you like best. As the computer can do a lot of things for people ,it helps us to learn about the real world.

With the computers we can ___8____E-mail just in a few seconds to your friend far away from the place you are having, but it will __9___ the post office a long time for your friend to receive your letter. Now you can see the computer really gives us a very nice picture about the world of tomorrow. So as a student in the 21st century, we have to work hard and learn how to ___10___the computer very well. Don’t you think so?

( )1. A. Beautiful B. interesting C. popular D. enjoyable

( )2. A. can B. cannot C. must D. mustn’t

( )3. A. roads B. street C. crossings D. ways

( )4. A. life B. friend C. family D. country

( )5. A. 18th B. 19th C. 20 th D. 21 th

( )6. A. useful B. large C. small D. cheap

( )7. A. studying B. Teaching C. walking D. working

( )8. A. give B. take C. post D. send

( )9. A. spend B. take C. pay D. use

( )10.A. get B. use C. read D. write

阅读理解：

(A)

These days, more and more young people wish to be more beautiful, so they turn to plastic surgery(整形手术)for help.(B) They spend thousands of yuan on these painful surgeries to fix their nose, to change their eyelids(眼皮 ) or to take off weight from their stomachs. (A)_____ _____(事实上)most people are not pleased with the way they look. Even the most beautiful actresses often wish they could change something about their looks. Should we live our whole lives believing we are ugly? Why can’t we raise our head high and believe that we are as beautiful as others?

A smile is beautiful on my face, whether fat, oily or hairy. And a kind heart is much more beautiful than a pretty look. So, let’s feel grateful that we all have beautiful and healthy bodies that do not need surgeries! Today, I call on you to make an easy change: hold your head high, smile and be kind to others. If you do these, you will be full of confidence, beauty, and warmth everywhere you go.

( )1. What do people think they can do to make their dreams come true?

A. Sleep more B. Eat less C. Do sports D. Have surgery.

( )2. How can we feel great about about ourselves according to the author?

A. Hold your head up B. Smile C. Be kind D. A, Band C

( )3. Which is not true?

A. Actresses never worry about their looks

B. It costs a lot of money to have plastic surgeries.

C. We only need to make a small change to feel beautiful enough

D. A good look is less important than a kind heart.

4. 将A 处译成英语 ______ _______.

5. 写出B处的同义句

They _______thousands of yuan _______these painful surgeries.

第二篇：初二英语下册期中试卷

华林中学2011-2012八年级英语下册期中测试卷

一．听力测试（20分）

A)请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都将有时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。（每小题1分。）

( )1.What was Mary doing when it began to rain yesterday?

A. Playing the piano. B. Playing basketball. C. Play football.

( )2.How does the man want to get some money? A.By getting a part-time job.

B.By asking his parents for some. C.By borrowing some from Lucy.

( )3.What does the girl think of being a policeman? A. Dangerous. B. Exciting. C. Boring.

( )4.Where will the girl live in the future?

A. In Beijing. B. In Boston. C. In New York.

( )5. Why can’t the boy join Oxfam Trailwalker?

A. He is too busy. B. He has no money. C. He isn’t old enough.

B)请听下面3短对话和2段独白，每段对话和独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前你都将有时间阅读各小题。每段对话或独白读两遍。(每小题1分)

请听第1段对话，完成第6至7小题。 ( )6.Where does Mike Want to go?

A. To the park. B. To the cinema. C.To the zoo. ( )7.What day is today?

A. Father’s Day. B. Mother;s Day. C. Children’s Day. 请听第2段对话，完成第8至10小题。

( )8.What was the weather like yesterday afternoon? A. Rainy. B. Windy. C.Sunny.

( )9.Who did Oliver swim with yesterday?

A. A little girl. B. His brother C.His father. ( )10.What happened when Oliver was swimming?

A. A girl lost her way.

B. A girl fell into the river.

C. A girl got injured in a car accident. 请听第3段对话，完成11至13小题。

( )11.What was the woman doing when she heard something strange?

A. Watching TV. B. Sleeping. C. Doing housework.

( )12.What does the woman’s dog look like?

A. It has small mouth and big eyes. B. It has big ears and small eyes. C. It has small ears and big eyes. ( )13.What may the man do?

A. A doctor. B. A reporter. C. A policeman. 请听第1段独白，完成14至16小题

( )14.When is the sports meeting?

A. On May 4th. B. On April 30th . C. On April 4th.

( )15.What did Mary worry about when her left leg was injured?

A. Her walking. B. Her school lessons. C. The school sports meeting. ( )16.How did Mary feel after she heard the doctor’s words?

A. Nervous. B. Upset. C. Happy. 请听第2段独白，完成17至20小题.

( )17.Where are Peggy’s parents now?

A. In Shanghai. B. In Beijing. C. In Nanjing.

( )18.How does Peggy feel?

A. Excited. B. Unhappy. C. Surprised. ( )19.When did Tina go to Peggy’s home?

A. At 5:00 pm. B. At 5:30pm. C. At 6:00pm. ( )20.What did Tina teach Peggy to do?

A. To cook a meal. B. To do the laundry. C. To make her bed

二．单项填空（15分） 请阅读下面各小题，从题中所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1分）

（ ）21. No one knows ____________ in fifty years.

A.what will our life be. B. what is our life like。 C. what our life will be like . D. what our life is like . ( ) 22.The teacher told him __________ jeans to the party.

A. not wear B. no wear C. to dress D. not to wear

( ) 23. Mary’s history teacher said she could do than before.

A. good B. well C. more D. better

( )24. What she at 8:00 pm yesterday? ---She a paper frog.

A. did do, made B. is doing, is making C. was doing, made D. was doing, was making

( )25. .If it sunny tomorrow, we football in the park.

A. is, play B. is, will play C. will be, will play D. will be, can have

( )26. I was never _______ to receive a ______ result from my science teacher.

A. surprised; disappointed B. surprised; disappointing C. surprising; disappointed D. surprising; disappointing ( )27..Do you think it is difficult ?

A. study English well B. studies English well

C. studying English well D. to study English well ( )28.--You’re late. What’s the matter? -- I didn’t get up ______ eight o’clock.

A. after B. until C. when D. since

( )29.She was lucky enough to the dangerous buildings finally.

A. get out of B. get up C. get off D. get over

( )30. Mr. Chang has ________money but ________friends than Mr. Chan.

A. more; more B. less; less C. more; fewer D. fewer; more

( )31.---Lucy, This semester you are hard—working . ----- .

A. Don’t say so B. It’s very kind C. Thank you D. You are good

( )32. Don’t worry. I can your dog when you go out.

A. get along with B. say sorry to C. turn down D. take care of

. ( )33.Maybe you should ___________.

A. call up him B.call him up C. call on him D. call him in

( )34.. talk to friends when you feel sad?

A. Why not you B. Why don’t C. Why not D. Why you

( )35.--- My math teacher was me yesterday because I copied Lucy’s

homework.

A. sorry for B.scared of C.mad at D.supposed to 三．完形填空（25分）

A）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从各小题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出可以

填入相应空白处的最佳选项。（每小题1分）

David was a middle school student. His father, Mr Hill, was a rich farmer and he had a very big 36 ._____. They lived in a small village 37 __ fifteen years. Later on Mr. Hill opened a shop in our town and 38 ___ a house here last month. Then his family moved to the new house and David began to 39_______in our class. But at first he had 40 ___ friends at school. He was always alone.

His neighbour Cathy was a 41 ___ girl. She had many friends. When she found the boy 42___ talked with others, she decided to 43___ him. She talked a lot with him and sometimes played with him. So very soon 44 ___ became good friends.

One afternoon, Cathy said to David, "It'll be my 45 ___birthday tomorrow. I'll have a birthday 46 __ . Will you please come "

" Certainly. I'm glad to," the boy said 47 .

David got home and thought about 48 __ he could give to Cathy. He was sorry that he 49 __ to ask the girl what she liked. At that moment, Mrs Hill came and asked, "What's the matter, dear "

"What would you like 50 it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy " "Nothing," the woman said, "I just wish I were 16."

( )36. A. school B. factory C. farm D. restaurant ( )37. A. in B. for C. on D. during

( )38. A. closed B. opened C. sold D. bought ( )39. A. live B. study C. teach D. read ( )40. A. few B. many C. some D. little ( )41. A. bad B. kind C. shy D. poor

( )42. A. never B. always C. usually D. sometimes ( )43. A. ask B. save C. tell D. help ( )44. A. she B. they C. he D. we

( )45. A. 14th B. 15th C. 16th D. 17th ( )46. A. card B. gift C. cake D. party

( )47. A. slowly B. happily C. lonely D. carefully ( )48. A. what B. which C. when D. where

( )49. A. tried B. forgot C. wanted D. liked ( )50. A. because B. why C. if D. how

B)请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意。然后从方框中所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其

My nine-51____-old daughter Linda is in Grade Three.Every evening we got into homework battles(争执).Three afternoons a week.She has 52_____after school and by the time she gets home.Homework is the last thing she feels 53____doing.The 54____ two days,she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework.She seems 55_____me to help her all the time.I don’t want to help her,but I’m sure that she is going to be able 56_____it on 57_____ own.And in fact ,most of the time I have others things to do.It seems that children these days have much 58_____ homework than we did,and some of it is really beyong(超越) their abilities(能力).As you can see,I’m really 59_____ about her homework and I really don’t know what I should 60_____.

51________ 52___ ____ 53_______ 54_______ 55_______ 56________ 57________ 58_______ 59_______ 60________ 四．阅读理解（30分）

A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（每小题2分）

( A )

Come and see the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from China are waiting to throw things at you. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.

Tickets

Grown-ups：＄2.00

Children：Over 12 ＄ 1.00 Under 12 Free Opening time: 9:00 a.m.— 4:00 p.m. Except Friday: 10:00 a.m. — 3 :00 p.m. Keep the zoo clean！

Do not touch，give food or go near the animals.

（ ）61.How many kinds of animals are talked about in the passage?

A. Four B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven. （ ）62.Which of the following is the visiting time？ A. 8:30 a.m. Monday B. 9:30 a.m. Friday

C.3:00 p.m. Sunday D. 5:00 p.m. Tuesday

（ ）63.Which of the following can we do in the zoo？ A. To give some food to the dogs.

B. To touch the monkey on the head.

C. To throw things everywhere.

D. To take a few nice photos.

( B )

Long ago there was a man with the name Smith. He made a living on making caps. One day he went to sell his caps. He went through a forest. There were many monkeys in it. It was very hot and the man wanted to rest a little. He came up to a large

tree, put his caps on the ground, took one of them and put it on his head. Then he lay down and soon fell asleep.

“Where are my caps?” Smith cried when he woke up. He looked up and saw many monkeys in the trees and each monkey had a cap on its head.

“Give me back my caps!” The man shouted at the monkeys. But the monkeys didn’t understand him. They only laughed. The man got very angry, took off his own cap, threw it on the ground and cried, “If you want all my caps, you may take this one, too!”

And what do you think happened? The little animals did the same. Each monkey took off its cap and threw it on the ground. The man was very glad. He quickly collected all his caps and went on his way.

（ ）64. He ______ and lay down and fell asleep soon.

A. put all his caps on his head B. put all his caps on the ground C. put all his caps in the tree D. put one of his caps on his head

（ ）65. When the man woke up, he found______.

A. each monkey had a cap on its head B. some monkeys were stealing his caps C. the monkeys were laughing at him

D. a monkey had stolen his cap and tried it

（ ）66. At last the monkeys threw the caps on the ground because___

A. they took pity on him B. the man had got angry C. they didn’t like the caps

D. they liked to do the same as the man did.

( C )

A man went to a fast-food restaurant to buy his lunch. “Hi，”a worker said. “May I help you?”

“I'd like a hamburger，large chips，and a Coke.” the man said. “Anything else?” the worker asked. “No.” the man answered. “That's it.”

“Is that for here or to go?” the worker asked. “To go.” the man said.

The worker put the man's lunch in a bag. The man took out his money and paid for his lunch.

“Thank you.” the worker said，“Have a nice day.”

The man took the bag and walked to a park. He sat down and opened the bag. He was surprised. There was no hamburger in the bag. There were no chips. There was no Coke. There was only money in the bag--a lot of money! The man counted the money. Two thousand dollars! Why was the money in the bag? Where was the man's lunch? The manager of the fast-food restaurant needed to go to the bank. He put two thousand dollars in an envelope(信封). He put the envelope in a bag and put the bag down. The worker gave the manager's bag to the man by mistake. So the manager had a hamburger，chips and a Coke，and the man had two thousand dollars. What should the man do?

67. The man went to a restaurant to ________. A. buy his lunch B. have a rest C. sell drinks D. cook food

68. The man wanted to have his lunch ________. A. in a hotel B. in a shop

C. in a restaurant D. in a park

69. When the man opened the bag，he found ________ in it. A. food B. drink C. money D. nothing

70. _______ couldn't find his money. A. The man B. The manager

C. The worker D. Nobody

B)请先阅读下面短文，然后从下面方框中的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺，结构完整。（每小题2分）

An eight-year-old girl heard her parents talking about her little brother. 71_____But they were not able to afford the operation(手术).“Only a miracle(奇迹) can save him now,”her dad said.the girl then took out all her money and ran to a drugstore(药店）.

“How much does a miracle cost?”she asked,“72______My dad said only a miracle could save him.”

“We don’t sell miracles,child,”the salesman said.

A man heard it and asked,“What kind of miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,”she answered.“He’s really sick. 73______My dad has no money and he said only a miracle could save him.” “How much do you have?”

“$1.11, but I can try and get some more .”

“Well,” smiled the man,“$1.11 is the price of the miracle for your brother. 74_______ I want to see your brother and meet your parents.”

That man was a famous doctor. 75_______.Soon Andrew was healthy again.

五．书面表达（10根据汉语提示及要求， 用英语写一篇文章。 标题：我理想的工作 （My dream job） 提示：1)长大以后当一名歌星

2)优势：如果歌唱得好， 就会出名．出了名，就可以挣很多钱，可以开自己的

公司，可以向慈善机构捐款，可以帮助别人，还可以周游全世界。

3)问题：如果出名，就有人会一直关注你，这会给你的生活带来麻烦。并且你很

难知道谁是你真正的朋友。

要求：1)条理清楚，意思连贯，语句通顺，书写规范。不少于80字，开头已给出。

Everyone has his or her own dream job._______________________________

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