2019-2020 学年第二学期初二英语期中测试题
（满分 100 分）
一、单项选择（共 10 小题；共 10 分）
1. The story made all of us , and we wanted him one more.
A.laugh;tell B.to laugh; to tell C. laugh; to tell D. to laugh; tell
2. He made a fire himself warm.
A. make; to keep B. to make; to keep
C. to make; keep D. make; keep
3. We know the train in the past can't go the train at the moment.
A.as soon as B.so fast as C.as fastly as D.so faster than
4. There a lot of traffic in the street. We will give to the government.
A. are; some advice B. is; some advice
C. is; an advice D. are; some advice
5. There a sports meeting in our city next month.
A. will have B. is going to have
C. are going to be D. is going to be
6. I really don't know this question. It is too hard.
A. which to answer B. how to answer C. what to answer
7.It's necessary for us to our parents when we have problems.
A. to talk B. talking C. talk
8. Look! There are some birds in the sky. They are very beautiful.
A. to fly B. fly C. flying D. flown
9.The Dragon Boat Festival this year will come four days.
A. after B. for C. during D. in
10.--- cut up one more apple? --- Yes, we do.
A. Need we B. Do we need C. Do we need to D. Must we
二、完型填空（10 分）
Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had 11 money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy
12 and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and 13 all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man 14 and several years later he married the girl. He
loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked 15 for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to 16 at once. The doctors looked her over and told her 17 eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid 18 the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and 19 . When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy 20 there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”
11. A. no B. some C. much D. enough
12. A. lazy B. clever C.careful D. hard
13. A. did well in B. was poor at C. was working D. was good for
14. A. was angry B. thought hard C. agreed D. said “No.”
15. A. a little B. a few C. many D. a lot
16. A. rest B. sleep C. hospital D. work
17. A. should B. would C. to D. not to
18. A. to remember B. to forget C. to catch D. to teach
19. A. slept B. went out C.cooked D. ate
20. A. reading B. seeing C. cooking D. writing
三、阅读理解：（35 分，A,B,C 每题 1 分；D,E 每题 2 分） 请阅读下面语篇，从每小题所给的 A B. C 三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。
A
Good study habits are important for all students. When you have good study habits,yo u will learn faster and find you have a good memory (记忆)
Do you usually study in the 1iving room? This is not a good place for study because it is usually too noisy.You need to study in a quiet place,such as your bedroom. A quiet place will help you learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk.It helps you study well, too. Light（光线） is important,too You will feel tired easily if there is not enough light.
Of all the good study habits developing asking questions is the key. Just ask.No one knows everything .but we can always learn from each other by asking questions.
One simple but important habit is to tell yourself what you are studying for.Put your dream grades（理想的分数）on the wall next to your bed or computer. It means （意味着）
you will see and think about it every day.
When do you work best? Are you an early bird a night ow（l
猫头鹰），or something in
between? Find your most productive work time.and then plan to study at this time.
21. Why is the living room not a good place for study?
A Because it is too quiet. B Because it is too small. C Because it is too noisy .
22. According to the passage. What should you do before you study?
A Clean the desk. B Put your story books away. C Turn on the 1ight .
23. Why should we put your dream grade on the wall?
A To make us happy. B To develop a good study habit. C To remind(提醒) us what we are studying for.
24. What is the Chinese meaning Of the underline word “productive”?
A 有效的 B 有趣的 C 精彩的
25. What is the best title for important?
A Study in the bedroom B Good habits are very important
C How to study.
B
Nick is a l0-year-old boy. He is the only son of his parents. Nick’s father is very busy every day. He comes home after Nick sleeps, and goes to office before Nick wakes up in the morning. He wants to make much money and give his son a better life. But Nick wants to go outdoors and play with his father just like his friends do.
One day, Nick was surprised to see his father at home in the evening. “Dad, can I ask you a question?” Nick said. “Yes, dear,” said the man. “Dad, can you tell me how much you
earn(挣)in an hour?” Nick asked. Nick's father answered, “It is about $ 25 an hour.” Nick ran
to his room, and came out with some money. He said, “Dad, I have $50. Can you spare (抽 出)two hours for me? I want to go to the beach and have dinner with you tomorrow evening.”
Nick’s father was speechless!
26.From the first paragraph we can know .
A．Nick can see his father all the time. B．Nick can’t see his father every day C．Nick often plays with his father. D．Nick can only eat meals with his father
27.Why did Nick ask his father how much he earned in an hour?
A．Because Nick liked to ask questions all the time. B．Because Nick wanted to buy something expensive.
C．Because Nick hoped his family could have a happy life.
D．Because Nick wanted to buy some of his father's time
28.The underlined word speechless in the last paragraph means in Chinese.
A．滔滔不绝的 B．无言以对的 C．合理布局的 D．立竿见影的
29.Which of the following about Nick is true?
A．Nick doesn't like his father at all. B．Nick hoped to play with his father. C．Nick borrowed $50 from his mother.
D．Nick wanted to go to his father's workplace.
30.The passage mainly tells us .
A．money can buy everything in life
B．children don't want to stay with parents
C．the greatest gift a parent can give his child is time
D．children in a family need to work with their father.
C
Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in baggy-pant（s
宽松款），drinking soft drinks
such as coke, reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or HongKong, you will get the same impressions. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留)
our differences?
It sounds convenient that people around the world speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull
(无聊的) and colorless it would be!
Different kinds of food that people can taste, the colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we speak are all part of the different cultures that our
ancestors (祖先) left us. These differences represent their creativity(创造力) and talent. And
we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners, you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are what make life colorful.
But the whole world is shrinking into a small village as globalization (全球化) takes
effect and many different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life are disappearing.
There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture before it becomes as simple as black and white.
It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.
31. The passage is written to A explain cultural differences
B convince readers to maintain cultural differences
C predict the future of globalization
D show some cultural phenomena (现象)
32. The author thinks that cultural differences
A make the world colorful B make communication difficult
C only exist in food and clothing D will never fade away
33. The author starts the argument by A mentioning certain cultural phenomena
B mentioning his view at the very beginning
C mentioning the opposite view at the very beginning
D giving examples of cultural differences
34. The underlined word “shrink”probably means
A expand B disappear C become smaller D grow in number
35. The author talks of all the following cultural phenomena except .
A food B clothing C language D architecture
D
Many middle school students don’t know how to spend（度过）their free（空闲的）time. When they have holidays, they always have nothing to do and feel bored. Some may play computer games all day and some may stay in bed and sleep all day. It‘s not a good way. Here
are some suggestions(建议).
If(如果) you don‘t like to stay at home, you can go for a picnic or do some sports. In this way, you can keep healthy. If you like to stay at home， you may enjoy some light music or read a few novels(小说). You can play some indoor games such as chess, cards, and table
tennis. You can also plant some trees and flowers in your garden to make your home beautiful. It is also a good way to keep a pet and talk to it. Just have some hobbies(爱好) and you will
be happy during a long holiday.
36. How many suggestions does the writer give if you want to stay at home?
37. Why do we need to do sports in our free time?
38. Which are not good ways to spend our free time according to the writer?
39. What is(are ) important to you to spend your free time according to the writer?
40. What is the best title for the passage?
E
You can easily pick a thorn(刺）out of your body. But if the thorn is in your heart, how will you pick it? Doctor Ralston told me a true story. One day, a man came to his office. 他头 疼，晚上还睡不着觉。 Doctor Ralston gave the man some careful exams. However,he found
nothing wrong with the man. He said,“If you don't tell me what's worrying you, I can't help you.”
The man said that he once cheated(欺骗）his friend out of his money.Then Doctor Ralston
asked the man to write to his friend and give back the money. When the man put the letter into the post box, he suddenly cried, “Thank you. I think I get well.”
The man spoke out his mistake and he corrected it. He picked the thorn out of his heart, he cured(治愈）himself.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。 任务一：翻译句子。
41.将画线部分的汉语句子翻译成英语。
42.将画线部分的英语句子翻译成汉语。
任务二：回答问题。
43. What did Doctor Ralston advise the man to do?
44. Did the doctor help the man?
45.What was the“thorn”to he man?
四、词汇（15 分）
1 .We can’t live w water or air.
2. Tom’s parents went to work, so he d to go to the beach alone.
3. Micky became the first c character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk.
4. Everyone should play a part in s the earth.
5. In most countries, people usually eat t food on special holidays.
6. The old woman died of great sadness soon after her husband’s （dead）
7. If you let others make decisions for you , you’ll never (success).
8 .She spent the whole night (prepare)for her exam .
9. I wrote to him many times ,but he never (reply).
10 .To my (surprise),he can answer the question.
11. Mr.King sometimes goes to the (音乐会)
12. Cities will be more (污染) in the future.
13. I (期待)to be a reporter when I was young.
14 .There will be (更少的) large buildings in the center street.
15. How many (片)of bread do you need?
五、完成句子（每空一词,每题 2 分，共 10 分）
1.是什么让你对音乐如此感兴趣？
What you so music?
2.我认为每个人都应该交一个笔友并互发邮件。
I think everyone should have a pen friend and email message to .
3.想一想为了挽救他们，我们能做什么？
Let’s what we can do save them.
4、我能把你做的宇宙空间站给我父母看一下吗？
Can I your to my parents?
5.如果你不喜欢这个节目，把电视关掉.
If you don’t like the ， the TV .
六 句型转换：（每题 1 分，共 5 分）
1.Will students study at schools in the future? (作否定回答)
2.They will take a trip to Qinghai in October. (对划线部分提问)
3. ?We need three bananas.
4.Turn on the blender.(变否定句）
5.What do you think of the show?(写出同义句）
七 根据短文内容选出所缺句子，其中有一选项是多余的(5 分）
There are robots around us. Some do very difficult jobs like flying planes and driving trains. 1
Our eyes, ears and other parts of the body tell us what’s happening around us. But
robots have some very small computers in them. 2
In some ways robots are better than humans.They work quickly and hardly make mistakes.
3 And they don’t get tired, either. 4 They can do many different jobs. A person moves robots’“arms”and“hands”to do each part of the job.
The most intelligent robots can move and see. 5 Their“fingers” can feel shapes and sizes of the things. These robots have computers linked(连接） to
their“eyes” and“fingers”, telling them what to do. Scientists usually use such robots in most of their important work.
A. So robots are very useful in factories.
B.The computers can tell them what to do next. C.Their“eyes”are like cameras.
D.Robots look like humans. E.And some do simple jobs.
F.They never get bored although they do the same job over and over again.
八、书面表达（10 分） 生活中，谁都有烦恼的时候。遇到烦恼时，你会怎么办呢？针对这个问题，Dave 在
自己的学习小组中做了一个调查，下面是他调查的结果。假如你是 Dave，请写一篇短 文介绍自己的调查结果，并发表自己的意见。
要求：70 词左右。
What will you do when you have problems?
Bill
Talk to friends
Jeff
Ask parents for advice
Kate
Keep them to myself
