2011-2012学年四川仁寿北斗镇初级中学初二下学期期中考试英语试卷（带解析）

1. 从方框中选择最佳选项完成对话，有两项多余。

A. My parents got angry with me.  B. Maybe I can help you with it.  C. The teacher said I could do better.  D. What’s the matter with you?  E. I really had a difficult time studying math.  F. Why not go home and say sorry to your parents?  G. That’s too bad.

A:  Hello, Mark! You look unhappy.   1  
B:  I argued with my parents last night. 
A:  Why did you do that? 
B:  I got my report card yesterday.  I didn’t do well in math.   2  
A:   3   You should work harder at math. 
B:  I know, but I find it really difficult and I really don’t know how to improve it. 
A:   4   
B:  That’s great.   Thanks a lot. 
A:  You’re welcome.   5   
B:  I will.

1. There is going to_________ a football game on TV this evening.

A．have

B．hold

C．be

D．has

2. I don’t know if Mr Wang ________here tomorrow . If he ______ , please tell me.

A．comes , comes	B．will come ,comes
C．comes , will come	D．will come ,will come

3. ----What did your uncle say?
----He told me he _____ call me the next day.

A．will

B．should

C．can

D．would

4. -----Who helped ________with the job ?
-----Nobody , They did it by______.

A．them, them	B．them, themselves
C．themselves, them	D．themselves, themselves

5. ---What he enjoys _____ great and interesting.
---Yes, but it’s dangerous.

A．sounds

B．sounding

C．sounded

D．to sound

6. May Day is coming. I’ll ________ up my room. I don’t want to live in a dirty place.

A．cheer

B．clean

C．set

D．turn

7. She’s afraid of ______  in front of other people.
speak     B. speaks       C. speaking        D. spoke

8. This sweater is not as good as that one, but it’s much_________.

A．cheap

B．cheaper

C．cheapest

D．the cheapest

9. My mother often _______some money _______some useless things.

A．spends ; buying	B．spends ;to buy
C．pays ; buying	D．pays ; on

10. The result is so ______ that we can hardly believe it.

A．surprising

B．surprised

C．amazed

D．surprise

11. What ____________ at nine o’clock last Sunday morning.?

A．was you doing	B．were you doing
C．are they doing	D．do you do

12. An earthquake _______at  Dachaidan County in Qinghai province on the morning of April18.

A．happened

B．rocked

C．took place

D．appeared

13. No one knows ____________ in fifty years.

A．what will our life be like

B．what is our life like

C．what our life will be like

D．what our life is like

14. My father will be back ______ the morning of May 15.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．since

15. Li Yuchun is______ girl that most of the  students are her fans.

A．so a popular

B．such popular

C．such a popular

D．so popular

1. An old lady went out shopping last Sunday. She came to a bank（银行）and saw a car near the door . A man got out of it（下车） and went into the bank . She looked into the car. The keys were in the lock.
The old lady took the keys and followed the man into the bank. The man took a gun（枪）out of his pockets and said to the clerk（职员）, “ Give me all the money .”
But the old lady didn’t see this. She went to the man and put the keys in his hand and said, “ Young man , you’re foolish . Never leave your keys in your car. Someone’s going to steal（偷）it . ” The man looked at the old woman for a few seconds. Then he looked at the clerk and then he took the keys and ran off the bank, got into his car and drove away quickly without any money .
【小题1】The man got out of the car, and then he went into           .

A．the police station	B．the post office
C．the bank	D．the shop

【小题2】The old lady saw       in the car.

A．a gun

B．the keys

C．a wallet

D．a handbag

【小题3】The old lady took the keys and         .

A．went away

B．gave them to the policeman

C．took them home

D．returned to the young man

【小题4】The young man         .

A．had nothing to do

B．deposited（存）his money

C．ordered a clerk to give him the money

D．walked about to look for something

【小题5】When she gave the young man the keys, he        .

A．took them and ran out of the bank without any money

B．thanked her very much

C．was very surprised

D．said nothing and went to the police station

2. Martin is an American boy. He is eight years old. His parents   41  _five years ago and he is now living with his grandmother in New York.
　　One morning,  Jimmy ,  one of his classmates, came to his home with an exercises book in his hand. Jimmy lives in a house not far from Martin's. They often go to school together.
　　"Would you help me with this maths problem?" Jimmy said as soon as he came into the room. "It's too hard for me and I can't work it out."
　　"Let me try, " Martin said. "I   42  it isn't too hard for me. "
　　Martin tried his best but he couldn't work it out,   43   .
　　"If we had a small computer,  all the problems would be  44   for us to do. " Jimmy said.
　　"A small computer . . . , " Martin thought for a minute,  then he said, "I've got an idea. We can   45  one in a shop. "
　　"A computer is very   46   ,  and we don’t have enough money. "
　　"That's OK, " said Martin. "We can ask the new president (总统)   47  some money. He said he would help anyone in trouble. I' m sure he will help us. He is very rich, you know."
　　So they decided to write a letter to the new president. Soon the letter was finished and they hurried to the post office.
　　In front of the post office stood a small box. They   48   the letter into the box carefully and went home happily.
The next morning, they    49   the post office on their way to school. They found  50  ,  the box was not a post box but trash-box (果皮箱).

【小题1】

A．have died B．had died C．died D．have been death

【小题2】

A．sure B．think C．hope D．wish

【小题3】

A．neither B．either C．too D．also

【小题4】

A．easy enough B．enough easy C．difficult enough D．enough difficult

【小题5】

A．borrow B．lend C．bring D．buy

【小题6】

A．expensive B．cheap C．important D．useful

【小题7】

A．to B．for C．about D．on

【小题8】

A．place B．took C．dropped D．bring

【小题9】

A．passed B．past C．pasted D．passing

【小题10】

A．with their surprise B．in their surprise 　　 C．to their surprise D．of their surprise

3. I like movies best. Last week, I   36   a movie calledI, Robot .It tells us a story about the future with robots.  It is the year of 2035 and people can see robots everywhere. Robots can help people do a lot of things, like looking  37  the old people or babies, washing, cooking, cleaning or taking dogs for a walk. Robot does everything people ask them to do  38 . But a policeman   39  Spooner doesn’t like robots. Because he doesn’t think that people can live well  40  robots.

【小题1】

A．watched B．watch C．saw D．see

【小题2】

A．at B．after C．for D．up

【小题3】

A．good B．nice C．well D．fine

【小题4】

A．name B．call C．calling D．called

【小题5】

A．and B．with C．without D．or

1. In order to safeguard（保证）the education of all Hope Chinese Scholl（HCS）students and the normal running of the school, the following rules should be followed:
★ Be quiet in classroom and hallways. Do not run or shout in classrooms or hallways.
★ Do not drink or eat in classrooms or hallways.
★ Stay in the school during school time as well as rest time. Do not leave the school or play out of the school area during school time. This includes rest time.
★ Do notscribbleon any desks or walls.
★ Be respectful（尊敬）to teachers and parents.
★ Help teachers and other students to keep the classroom clean. Do not move desks, chairs, and other furniture in the classroom without the teacher’s instructions.
【小题1】Students in HCS can      in classrooms.

A．run

B．read

C．shout

D．eat

【小题2】Students can’t     during the time between classes at HCS.

A．play

B．leave school

C．speak

D．stay in classrooms

【小题3】The underlined work “scribble” means “    ” in Chinese.

A．肆意摇晃

B．随意拿走

C．乱写乱画

D．胡乱搬动

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Looking after school furniture.	B．Keeping the classrooms clean.
C．Respecting teachers.	D．Doing homework.

【小题5】The best title for this passage is “    .”

A．Hope Chinese School	B．How to Keep the School Clean
C．The Rules of HCS	D．How to Get on with Teachers

2. The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you'll get your words mixed up(混合) and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can' t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感)，you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don't be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It's better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you，because they don't understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is："Don't be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes."
【小题1】The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is ____.

A．writing	B．listening
C．using it	D．learning grammar

【小题2】What should you do in learning English?

A．Be careful not to make any mistake.

B．Write as quickly as you can.

C．Laugh more often.

D．Speak English as much as you can.

【小题3】When people laugh at your mistakes，you should ____.

A．not care	B．be happy
C．feel worried	D．be unhappy

【小题4】When you make a mistake，you should ____.

A．keep quiet	B．keep your sense of humor
C．be kind	D．get angry

【小题5】The story tells us："_____".

A．Only foolish(愚蠢的) people make mistakes

B．Few people make mistakes

C．People never make mistakes

D．There is no one who doesn't make mistakes

3. A poor farmer had a  friend who was famous for the wonderful apple trees he grew.
One day, his friend gave the farmer a young apple tree and told him to plant it.  The farmer was pleased with the gift, but he did not know where to plant it.
He was afraid that if he planted the tree near the road, strangers would steal the fruit.  If he planted the tree in one of his fields, his neighbors would come at night and steal some of the apples.  If he planted the tree near his house, his children would take the fruit.  Finally he planted the tree in his wood.  But without sunlight and good soil(土壤), the tree soon died.
Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.  “What’s the difference?” the farmer said angrily and then told what he had thought.
“Yes,” said the friend, “but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit.  Now you not only have robbed everyone of the fruit, but also you have destroyed (毁掉) a good apple tree! ”
【小题1】What gift did the farmer get from his friend one day?
___________________________________________________________
【小题2】How many people are there in the story?
____________________________________________________________
【小题3】Where did the farmer plant the apple tree at last?
____________________________________________________________
【小题4】Why did the apple tree soon die?
____________________________________________________________
【小题5】Who destroyed the apple tree?
____________________________________________________________

1. Tom是一名中学生，他很喜欢他的学校生活和家庭。但他有许多烦恼，在学校没有朋友，在家里不想和父母交流，感到孤独。请你为Tom提一些建议，内容应包括以下要点，可适当发挥，词数不少于70字。
1、多参加活动或者同学聚会。多和他人交流
2、更加友好些，多和同班同学交朋友。
3、和父母相处融洽，周末帮助父母做家务
My  Advice
Tom is a middle school student.  He likes his school life and his family very much.  But sometimes he has a lot of problems:．．．．．．．I think he should
________________________________________________________________

1. 用所给词的正确形式填空。
【小题1】There is a great chance for you _________ (meet) the famous athlete .
【小题2】It’s easy for you __________ (finish) the work on computers .
【小题3】There are many birds _________ (sing) happily in the tree .
【小题4】They spent a long time _________ (argue) about the boring things .
【小题5】I ______________ (visit) my good friend at this time last night .

1. 完成句子。
【小题1】如果你上学迟到会发生什么情况？
What __________ _________ if you are late for school ?
【小题2】当我在看电视的时候，她进来了。
She ______ in ________ I was watching TV.
【小题3】小时候，他靠卖水果谋生.
He ______ a _______ by selling fruits when he was young .
【小题4】我们是好朋友，我们相互之间相处得很好。
We are good friends , and we _______  _______well with each other .
【小题5】作为一名学生，你应该按时完成作业。
As a student,  you ______ ______ to finish your homework on time.

1. 选词填空

other, move, enough, find ,desert, make, use , another, friend , carry , trouble, friendly

You may think there is nothing but sand in the desert of the world, but it is not true. In the desert we can  76   stones. We can see hills, too. There is a little rain in the  77  , but it is not  78  for most plants.
　　The animals are   79  to the desert people in many ways. The desert people eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use their skins to    80  shoes, water bags and even tents(帐篷). They use the camels(骆驼) for  81  things.
The people of the desert have to keep    82  from places to place. They must always look for grass or desert plants for their animals. They usually live in the tents. When there is mo more food for their animals, they take down their tents, put them on the camels and move to    83  place. The desert people are very  84 . No man in the desert would ever refuse to help the people in   85  and give them food and water