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初二英语上学期期中试卷
一、单项选择。(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
( )1. Eric is not going to Nanjing by ______ plane. Instead, he is taking ____ train.
A. /; a B. a; / C. a; the D. the; a
( )2. —Hello, Linda speaking. Who’s ______?
—Hello, this is Martin.
A. he B. one C. that D. this
( )3. —Shall we go for a picnic in the forest park tomorrow?
— Yes, ____ it rains heavily.
A. if B. unless C. until D. when
( )4. —I didn’t see you at the beginning of the party last night.
— I ____ on my biology report at that time.
A. worked B. work
C. was working D. am working
( )5. I’ve heard that Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom is one of ____ ocean parks in Asia.
A. very large B. the larger C. much larger D. the largest
( )6. — I will miss my family when I go abroad for further study this autumn.
— Don’t worry. You can ______ them by e-mail.
A. come up with B. get along with
C. make friends with D. keep in touch with
( )7. — Do you need more time to complete the task?
— Yes. Another ten days _______ enough.
A. is B. was C. are D. were
( )8. —_____ you come with me to Lang Lang’s piano concert this evening?
— I’d love to, but I have to study for my math test.
A. Should B. May C. Must D. Can
( )9. — Do you know Wang Feng ? He can remember 100groups of numbers in five minutes.
— Yes. _______ man he is!
A. What a smart B. How smart C. What a stupid D. How stupid
( )10. Although Flight MH370 has been missing for months, I do believe it______ some day in the future.
A. will find B. won’ t find C. will be found D. won’t be found
( )11. —I wonder whether Brazil will win the match later tonight.
—Go to bed first. I will wake you up as soon as the match ______.
A. starts B. started C. will start D. is starting
( )12. When Robinson Crusoe got to the island, the first thing ______ he did was to look for some food.
A. who B. that C. which D. whom
( )13. In order ________ for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.
A. not to be late B. not being late C. to be late D. being late
( )14. —Do you know __________?
— 8,844.43 meters. It’s a popular place with mountain climbers.
A. how high is Qomolangma B. how long is Qomolangma
C. how high Qomolangma is D. how long Qomolangma is
( )15. Take care when you are driving, _____________in a summer storm like this.
A. immediately B. especially C. probably D. recently
二、完形填空。(10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
As two women walked into a New Jersey hospital, they laughed. It showed the love that had held them together 16 forty years as best friends. Although they were laughing, one of these ladies would soon put her life in danger 17 her best friend.
Patty Hurley and Eileen Riley met at high school and have been close friends ever since. But when Eileen, 18 nurse, became ill with kidney (肾) disease, she didn’t go runn ing to her friend — Patty came to help h er, after 19 Eileen was sick. “My kidneys are failing,” Eileen explained.
“Can I give you one of mine?” 20 the immediate reply.
The offer was so simple 21 Eileen thought she had heard wrong. But Patty repeated she was willing to help, and their journey to the operating table began.
Eileen always knew that her friend would help. She said 22 , “When Patty makes a promise, she keeps 23 .”
The operation went ahead in May, and both women are now very healthy and 24 than ever.
“There are no words to describe 25 amazing this woman is,” Eileen said afterwards. “She gave me my life.”
( )16. A. in B. for C. since D. with
( )17. A. save B. saved C. saves D. to save
( )18. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )19. A. hear B. heard C. hearing D. to hear
( )20. A. came B. comes C. come D. coming
( )21. A. as B. which C. that D. until
( )22. A. simple B. simply C. simpler D. simplest
( )23. A. it B. them C. its D. ones
( )2 4. A. closest B. most close C. closer D. closely
( )25. A. so B. why C. what D. how
三、阅读理解。(20小题,每小题2分,共40分)
(A)
Spring Clean-up Day 2014,Rockland
What better way to welcome spring than by helping to clean up the town we all live in! Here in Rocklan we have a Spring Clean-up Day every year in April. The Clean-up Day 2014 will be April 20th.
It will start with a town clean-up at 8 o'clock in the morning, and a tree planting activity at the Rockland Park is to follow in the afternoon. One thousand young trees are sure to make the park greener and prettier.
We will divide the people coming to help into eight teams for eight different areas. As usual, we will provide gloves,rubbish bags and other cleaning tools. You will also get free lunches and T-shirts when the clean-up ends at noon. We are going to have a friendly competition to see which team can pick up the most rubbish.
Bring your kids with you. It is a great chance to teach them to care for the environment around us. We have free drinks and chocolate candies for the children at the park.
Meeting: At the gate of Rockland Park, the town hall at 330 Jones Street, or the comer of Palace Street and North Street.
Sign-up(报名):Call 5862397 on weekdays, or visit our website below any time you like.
www.springcleanup.com
( )26. The Spring Clean—up Day in Rockland is held ________.
A. once a month B. twice a month
C. once a year D. twice a year
( )27.Poeple in Rockland can help to _______ on the afternoon of April 20th.
A. clean up the town B. take care of the kids
C. plant trees in the park. D. take young trees home to plant.
( )28. People joining in the Clean-up Day will NOT ________
A. get lunches and T—shirts for free B. be provided with cleaning tools
C. work in teams to do the cleaning D. do cleaning and plant trees
( )29. According to the poster, the activities are a great chance to teach the kids to _______.
A. protect the environment B. get free drinks and candies
C. pick up the most rubbish D. do cleaning and plant trees
( )30. Which of the following is True?
A. You can call 5862397 to sign up any time you like
B. People can visit www.springcleanup.com to sign up.
C. The town hall is at the corner of Palace Street and North Street.
D. People can meet for the activities only at the gate of Rockland Park.
(B)
To us, it seems to natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain, Its first use was as a shade(遮蔽) against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times . Probably the first to use it were the Chinese in the 11th century B C.
We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and power(权利). In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella practically disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it become a symbol of power.
Umbrellas have hot changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn’t until the twentieth century the umbrellas for women’s began to be made , in all kinds of colors.
( )31. Ancient people first used umbrella as ___________.
A. a symbol of honor B. protection against the sun
C. a symbol of power D. protection against the rain
( )32.According to this passage, the umbrella was probably first invented in ancient_______.
A.Egypt B.Babylon C Rome D.China
( )33. The underlined word royal might mean _______ in Chinese.
A. 皇室的 B. 富裕的 C. 中产的 D. 平民的
( )34. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.
B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages
C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.
D. The style of the umbrella hasn’t changed a lot since it was invented.
( )35. This passage is mainly about_______________.
A.the sales of the umbrella B.the differences among umbrellas
C.the invention of the umbrella D.The history and use of the umbrella