广东省广州市白云区2022年白云实验学校初二上学期英语期末试卷（PDF版，无答案）

2022-2023 学年第一学期期末质量调研初二英语卷
注意事项：
1.本试卷共 8 页，全卷满分为 120 分。考试分听力和笔试两部分。笔试
部分考试用时 100 分钟。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案
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答题卡指定区域的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新
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一、语法选择（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1—15 各
题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
___1___ COVID-19, students couldn’t go to school. As schools tried to prepare
for the new term, they found a new way of ___2___: live streaming (直播).
While teachers were giving lessons in their own homes, students were watching
them on their computers at home. The online class was just like the offline one. The
teacher could ask questions and communicate ___3___ the students. Some apps even
made it ___4___ for the teacher to ___5___ the students. If someone didn’t listen
carefully, the teacher could ___6___ point the camera at him or her, like ___7___ him
or her out in front of the whole class. The whole experience was like that in a
___8___ classroom.
The online classes were more interesting ___9___ many students liked them.
Then did all the people have the same idea Actually, some people didn’t think it was
a good idea. In their opinion, some students didn’t listen ____10____ and it wasn’t
easy for each teacher to give lessons in this way. Many elder teachers found it
difficult to teach ____11____ their mobile phones.
As a new way of teaching, live streaming has ____12____ advantages. Unlike
traditional classrooms, online ones allow teachers and students ____13____
resources( 资 源 ) more easily. They ____14____ allow teachers to use more
technologies.
It’s hoped that more technologies ____15____ classrooms and make teaching
more efficient. Even if everybody has to stay indoors, people can still work, have
classes and do most things at home.
1．A．Since B．Before C．When D．Because of
2．A．teaching B．to teach C．taught D．teacher
3．A．about B．with C．on D．For
4．A．possibly B．possible C．impossibly D．impossible
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5．A．listen to B．watch C．look D．notice
6．A．usually B．even C．always D．never
7．A．call B．called C．to call D．calling
8．A．real B．reality C．realize D．really
9．A．so B．when C．and D．because
10．A．careless B．more careful C．carefully D．carelessly
11．A．in B．through C．by D．on
12．A．it B．it’s C．its D．itself
13．A．share B．to share C．sharing D．shared
14．A．too B．either C．also D．as well
15．A．enter B．to enter C．entered D．Entering
二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从 16—25 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Burton, the beaver(海狸 ), was lying in the dirt enjoying the warm rain falling
down on his chocolate-brown fur by the river.
The rain was coming down hard. Just then a wall of ___16___ ran over the top of
him. Burton could hardly breathe as he was picked up by the force of the water and
carried down the river. After a few minutes, he was thrown onto a large rock. Burton
looked all around and noticed that the river had covered the tall grass and bushes.
What’s more, it had ___17___ everything including his home.
Out of the corner of his eye, Burton saw something trying to get out of the water.
“ It’s a tortoise ( 陆龟 ),” he realized, and ___18___ down. Burton came up right
___19___ the tortoise. As he floated up, the tortoise found himself safely on Burton’s
back.
“Thanks,” the tortoise said cheerfully. “My name is Torquil. The water
___20___ killed me. What happened ” “There must be ___21___ rain upriver. Now
hold on. Don’t let go. We’ll swim along with the flow,” Burton told the tortoise.
“I think that’s a good idea. I’ll hold on,” Torquil ___22___.
The rain stopped and the river became quiet as before.
“Well, I guess it’s time to say goodbye.” Burton looked up at the tortoise.
Torquil though for a while, “I feel very safe to be with you, my friend. Besides,
I’m a tortoise and move slowly. You are a beaver and move much ___23___. May I
stay I can help you build another ___24___ then.”
Burton answered with a ___25___, “Why not, my friend ”
The two friends swam off as the sun began to shine brightly on the quiet river
water.
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16. A. chocolate B. rock C. water D. fur
17. A. saved B. enjoyed C. damaged D. raised
18. A. drove B. dived C. flew D. fell
19. A. under B. across C. over D. forward
20. A. hardly B. seldom C. nearly D. never
21. A. terrible B. quiet C. little D. pleasant
22. A. refused B. guessed C. agreed D. disagreed
23. A. faster B. lower C. harder D. later
24. A. tent B. farm C. island D. house
25. A. fear B. smile C. warning D. problem
三、阅读
第一节：阅读理解（15 小题，每小题 2分，共 30 分）
A
Stephen Hawking, a world famous British physicist, died on March 14, 2018.
Many people around the world felt so sad about his death. Hawking once wrote a
children’s book with his daughter when he was alive. Hawking said the book would
be "a bit like Harry Potter" but without the magic. "It explains the wonders of the
universe(宇宙)," said Hawking, while he was on a visit to Hong Kong.
Hawking is probably the world’s most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He
is an expert on black holes. He has put his whole life into digging into the beginning
(and the end) of the universe. "My goal is simple," Hawking once said. "It is to
completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all."
Hawking had a bad illness that stopped him from moving or talking. For a period of
time, he had no way to communicate except by blinking(眨眼).
He sat on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moved
two fingers to control the computer’s mouse. He selected his words from the screen,
which are then spoken by a voice synthesizer(音响合成器).I have had the disease for
most of my life," Hawking once said. "yet it has not stopped me from being
successful at my work."
Although Hawking was such a disabled man, he made great achievements. He
received many awards and prizes for his work over the years. This includes winning
the Albert Einstein Award. It is the highest achievement in theoretical physics(理论物
理).
26．What is the book that Stephen Hawking wrote about
A．It’s the same as Harry Potter B．It is quite different from Harry Potter.
C．It is about science D．It is about the magic
27．What can we learn from the passage
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A．Hawking is more famous than Einstein.
B．Hawking is less famous than Einstein.
C．Both Hawking and Einstein are very famous.
D．Neither Hawking nor Einstein is famous.
28．What does the underlined word "It" stand for in paragraph2
A．The magic. B．The goal. C．The universe. D．The book.
29．According to the text, which of the following is TURE
A.Hawking has received many awards and prices except the Albert Einstein
Award.
B．He communicates with others by speaking.
C．The illness keeps him from moving and talking.
D．The illness stopped him from being successful.
30．What is the best title for the text
A．A Clever Man B．A Famous Book
C．Live as Hawking Does D．Stephen Hawking
B
A young man wanted to find a job. He went into the company Microsoft. The
manager of the company asked him some questions and then watched him cleaning
the floor as a test.
“You are in,” he said. “Give me you e-mail address and I’ll send you the
information you need to write down, as well as the date when you may start.”
The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an email.”
“ I’m sorry,” said the manager. “ If you don’t have an email, you are not living in
the world. So you cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only 10 dollars
in his pocket.
He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes with all his
money. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he
doubled his money. He continued to do it a few times, and he returned home happily
with 4 times more money in his pocket.
The man realized that he could live in this way. Then he started to go every day
earlier, and return late. So his money doubled and doubled every day. In a short time,
he bought a cart(手推车) then a truck, and then he had his own team. Five years later,
the man was one of the biggest food retailers (销售商) in the US.
One day the man was having a talk with a businessman.
When the conversation finished, the businessman asked him his e-mail. The man
replied, “ I don’t have an e-mail.”
The businessman answered surprisedly, “You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have
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done such a successful job. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an
e-mail The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at
Microsoft!”
31. The manager asked the young man to ________.
A. send him the address B. give him the email address
C. create a new e-mail address D. write down the date he wanted to start work
32. The young man earned ________ by selling tomatoes on the first day.
A. 10 dollars B. 20 dollars C. 40 dollars D. 50 dollars
33. What did the businessman mean in the last paragraph
A. He didn’t believe that the young man had no e-mail.
B. He wanted the young man to work at Microsoft.
C. The young man would be more successful if he had an e-mail.
D. The young man would not be successful if he had an e-mail.
34. From the article we can know the man was ________.
A. brave and honest B. patient and helpful
C. popular and friendly D. smart and hard-working
35. Which of the following is true according to the article
A. The man was one of the biggest food retailers in the world.
B. The man still wanted to work at Microsoft.
C. The man started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.
D. The man still didn’t have an e-mail when he was successful.
C
Harry and Peter lived in the same village. They were both hard-working and
had a happy life with other villagers.
But that year, a serious drought happened in their village. Their fields were
all dry and their crops were dying. They couldn't get enough water for their
crops until a visitor from a village nearby came. The visitor told them that there
was a spring on the mountain near their village and it had a large amount of
water to water their fields. So Harry went to find it with two big buckets at once
and later he began to carry water for his field every morning. He carried water
from morning to night, but that wasn't enough for his field.
Peter also went to find the spring with Harry, but he didn't carry water the
next day. He also left the village in the early morning and then came back at
night. Three days passed. Many villagers didn't see Peter in the daytime so they
began to ask him where he went. Peter smiled and just told them to wait for his
good news. Then the next day, at noon, Peter and a line of pieces of bamboo
appeared in front of his field. When he joined the last piece of bamboo from the
mountain with another one's end, water ran along them into his field. With
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Peter’s help, all the other fields got water by joining pieces of bamboo and the
fields were saved. And Harry needn’t carry water with two heavy buckets,
either.
There's no doubt that being hard-working is a good quality, but hard work
with good ideas is much better.
36. What is true about Harry and Peter
A. They were brothers.
B. They worked together.
C. They lived in the same place.
D. They lived an unhappy life.
37. The underlined word “drought” in Paragraph 2 means__.
A.干旱 B.洪涝 C.地震 D.沙漠化
38. What is the correct order of the following events
a. A visitor came to the village. b. People went to find the spring.
c. The crops were dying. d. The fields were saved.
e. Peter used bamboo to get water.
A. dabec B. acdbe C. cabed D. ebacd
39. What can we infer（推断） from the passage
A. With Harry carrying water, his field was saved.
B. Bamboo was used as a tool to carry water by Peter.
C. Peter only saved his own field.
D. Other villagers did nothing for saving their fields.
40. What is the main idea of the passage
A. No pains, no gains.
B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C. Practice makes perfect
D. Work hard and think cleverly.
第二节、阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，把答案写在答题卷相应
的空格中。
Do you know what dish is the most popular in the cold winter in China ____ 41___
No matter in the north or in the south，people all like hot pot very much and every
place has its local specials. ___ 42____ Usually，there is a metal hot pot in the middle
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of table. When the soup in the pot is kept simmering（慢煮），dishes are put into the
pot. Beef，mutton，fish and vegetables are the main dishes. It is very popular in winter
because it can keep the dishes warm all the time. During the Spring Festival，friends
and family members have a special meal — hot pot.
_____ 43_____ They sit down together to chat happily. It is a good way to relax.
_____44 _____ But what are the differences？Hotpot is NOT hot pot. China has
hot pot in two words but English hotpot is written in one word. ____45____ They are
meat，potatoes and onions. People put it in the oven（烤箱）all day in a heavy pot on
a low heat. It is easy to cook.
Chinese hot pot tastes delicious，and English hotpot tastes fine. Which do you
like，hot pot or hotpot？
A. For example，Sichuan hot pot is hot while Guangdong hot pot is famous for its
fresh taste.
B. The main dishes of English hotpot are simple.
C. The answer can be hot pot.
D. And the atmosphere(氛围) is hot, too.
E. There is also hotpot in England.
四、语篇填词（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
根据下文中所给的首字母写出空格所缺的单词，使句子通顺合理并符合语法要求。
在填写答题卷时，要求写出完整单词。（每空只写一词）。
Lionel Andrés Messi, who was 46.b on June 24, 1987 in the city of
Rosario, Argentina, is known as the best football player in the world. In the 2022
FIFA World Cup in Qatar, he helped his team 47.w the World Club
Championship .
Messi grew up playing football. He showed great 48.a in playing football at
his early age. He joined his first club when he was five. At the age of eight, he signed
up for the famous Newell's Old Boys' youth team.
Unfortunately, His career nearly ended when his doctors found out he suffered
from a growth hormone deficiency(生长激素缺乏症). Someone 49.a him to
give up his career, but he chose to stick to his profession and seek treatment actively.
Finally, he made a great 50.s around the world. He is such a fantastic
football player that we should learn from his persistence.
五、完成句子（每题 2分，共 10 分）
51. 我花了一整个星期学习英语。
I ____________ the whole week _________________ English.
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52．派对很成功，除了食物以外。
The party was a great success, ______________ __________ the food..
53. 我从来没有去过英国。
I ________ _________ _________ ________ Britain.
54. 提高记忆力的一个好方法是训练你的大脑。
A good _________ _________ improve memory ______ ______ exercise your brain.
55. 电影《寻梦环游记》很值得一看。
The film Coco is _____________ ________________ .
六、书面表达（共 1小题，满分 15 分）
56. 假如你是李华，你们学校正在举办英语嘉年华活动，请你根据下面的内容提
示，用英语写一篇有关英语嘉年华的通知。词数 80左右。
【内容提示】
1. 时间：周二到周五
2. 地点：学校的运动场
3. 活动：英语戏剧表演，丰富学生的校园生活；书展，有各种有趣的图书；各
类英语竞赛，提高学生对英语的兴趣；还有很多有趣的游戏，如 crossword puzzle
等。
4. 可进行适当拓展。
English Carnival
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