2012-2013年度第一学期初二英语期中测试卷
出卷人：汪璟 审卷人：王黎萍 2012.11
时间100分钟 满分100分
II 笔试部分（共80分）
一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卷相应的题号下面。（本大题共15分，每小题1分）
1. This is _________ useful dictionary. It can help me learn English.
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填 2. — Can I have _____ more food?
— Sorry. There’s ________ in the fridge.
A. some; anything else B. some; nothing else C. any; anything else D. any; nothing else 3. Thank you for giving me _______ on how to learn Maths well.
A. some advice B. any advice C. some advices D. any advices 4. My dog is very ______. It is safe to touch him if you want to.
A. smart B. brave C. happy D. friendly 5. Peter is friendly. He never___________ a bad word about anyone.
A. speaks B. tells C. talks D. says 6. — Steve, did you see the lantern show when you were in Wuxi? — Of course! _______ beautiful lanterns!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a 7. I don’t know the time because I _______ my watch at home this morning. A. forgot B. left C. bought D. caught 8. I often spend a lot of time__________ softball after class.
A. practicing play B. to practice playing
C. to practice to play D. practicing playing 9. Beijing, the capital of China, is one of __________ cities in the world. A. the biggest B. bigger C. much bigger D. big 10. — _______ I swim here?
— I’m sorry. Children _______ swim alone here.
A. Must; can’t B. May; must C. Can; mustn’t D. Can’t; can 11. — What do you think of Mr. Li’s teaching? —No one is ________
A. good B. better C. best D. the best 12. — Why not _______ John a toy car for his birthday? — Good idea! He is crazy about cars.
A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. buys 13. Now the old man looks _______ before. He was in hospital for one week. A. as good as B. as well as C. as better as D. as best as 14. He is taller than _______ student in his class. He is the tallest one.
A. any other B. any others C. the other D. another 15. — I’m sorry to knock all your books off the desk. — __________
A. Don’t say so. B. You’re welcome. C. Never mind. D. You’re right.
二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以
填入空白处的最佳答案。并将答案写在答题卷上。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
The kiwi (鹬鸵) lives only in New Zealand. It is a very strange 1 because it cannot fly. The kiwi is the same size 2 a chicken. It has no wings or tail. It does not have any feathers 1ike other birds. It has hair on its body. Each 3 has four toes (脚趾). Its beak (喙) is very long.
The kiwi likes a lot of trees around it. It sleeps in the daytime because the sunlight may
4 its eyes. Its nose is great. It can 5 things with it. It is the only bird in the world that can smell things. The kiwi's eggs are very big.
There are only 6 kiwis in New Zealand now. People 7 see them. The government says that people cannot kill kiwis. New Zealanders want their kiwis 8 . There is a picture of kiwis 9 New Zealand money. People from New Zealand are sometimes called 10 . 1. A. animal 2. A. like 3. A. foot 4. A. hit 5. A. eat
B. plant B. likes B. feet
C. bird C. as
D. tree D. from D. mouth D. protect D. carry D. few D. often D. to fly D. from D. English
C. nose C. kill
B. hurt B. drink B. little B. usually B. to die B. in
C. smell C. a few
6. A. a little 7. A. always 8. A. to live 9. A. at
C. seldom C. to go away C. on
10. A. bird lovers
B. birds C. kiwis
三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选出最佳答案，并将答案写在答题卷上。
（本大题共15分，每小题1.5分）
A
Mr. Smith is one of my friends. He can run very fast indeed. He is proud of this and he is always ready to show people how fast he can run.
One day a thief broke into his house, took some of his things and ran out of his house as fast as he But the thief only ran faster. Mr. Smith got angry. He tried his best to run. He was soon several could. Mr. Smith ran after him shouting, “Hey! Stop! Don’t you know you can’t get away from me?” miles away from his home. He was still rushing along when he knocked into me. “Why are you in such a hurry?” I asked. “I’m trying to catch a thief,” said Mr. Smith. “But where is the thief?” I asked. “Miles and miles behind,” said Mr. Smith with a laugh. “He thought he could run faster than I, but you see he’s wrong.
1. Who is Mr. Smith?
A. He is one of the writer’s friends. B. He is a thief. C. He is a policeman. D. We don’t know. 2. What is Mr. Smith proud of? A. His house.
B. His things. C. His running. D. His friends
3. What happened to Mr. Smith one day? A. A thief stole some of his things. B. His friend broke into his house. C. A thief broke into his friend’s house. D. A thief wanted to run with Mr. Smith. 4. What did Mr. Smith do with the thief? A. He hit him on the head. B. He ran after him immediately. C. He stayed far behind, shouting. D. He caught the thief. 5. What do you think of Mr. Smith?
A. He is clever. B. He is foolish.
C. He is a friendly person. D. He is not good at running.
B
Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills (技巧) to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are very good.
Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is very useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and science reports.
Here is how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs (段落) carefully. ●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It tells you not to spend time on things you don’t really want or need to read.
Skim — if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading, like popular magazines or the sports of your daily paper.
Here’s how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line. ●Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but perhaps we’ll get the same idea of what it’s all about. 6．How many skills are talked about in this passage?
A．One. A．精读
B．Two. B．默读
C．Three. C．朗读
D．Four. D．略读
7．What does the underlined word “preview” mean in Chinese? 8. What should we do when we read a science report?
A. Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully. B. Spend a lot of time reading the details.
C. Read the first and the last sentences of each paragraph. D. Pick up only a few key words in each line.
9．What should we NOT do when we read the news about sports events in a daily paper according to the passage?
A．Get our eyes to move fast.
B．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. C．Sweep our eyes across each line. D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. 10．What is the best title (标题) for this passage?
A．Why we should read C．When to read
B．What to read D．How to read faster
四、单词拼写 （本大题共10分， 每小题1分）
（A）根据句意，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 1. Well done! You worked out all these problems ________. (correct)
2. I’m sure you can get ________ (slim) than before if you take exercise more often. 3. My grandfather will have his ________ (ninety) birthday next Sunday. 4. Do you know the ________ (speak) name?
5. Little Kitty likes hiding ________ (she) behind the door to frighten her friends.
（B）根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卷标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。 6. He was so ________ (粗心) that he didn’t pass the exam. 7. Different people have different kinds of _________ (能力).
8. He ________ (重复) his words to make himself understood at yesterday’s meeting. 9. What is the ________ (高度) of the building over there?
10. I’m free today so I can go ________ (任何地方) I like.
五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。
（本大题共8分，每小题1分） 1. I ________ (take) care of my lovely dog until the end, I think. 2. It’s very important ________ (not give) your goldfish too much food. 3. What do you think made the little girl __________(cry) yesterday afternoon? 4. He ___________ (think) of his good friend when he read the advertisement. 5. These days we _________ (try) our best to get good grades in the exams. 6. Daniel, with his brothers, __________ (brush) the dog’s fur every day.
7. When I was doing my homework at home, I heard her________ (shout) for help. 8. Tom, _________ (not be) late for school any more.
六、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成句子，并将答案写在答题卷标有题号的横线上。（本
大题共8分，每空0.5分）
1. 你愿意和我分享你的快乐吗？
Are you _________ _________ ________your joy ________me? 2. 我长大了想当一名歌手。
I want to be a singer when I ________ ________. 3. 你离家时确保门窗是关着的。
Please make sure you ________ doors and windows _________ when you _________ __________.
4. 我认为用毯子灭火是个好办法。
I think it’s a good way _________ _________ _________ _________with a blanket. 5. 当你冲进浓烟时，你害怕吗？
Were you afraid when you __________ ___________ the thick smoke?
七、缺词填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适
当的单词，使短文意思完整。 所填单词必须在答题卷的横线上完整写出。（本大题共4分， 每空0.5分）
Once there was a poor old woman. She lived by herself in a little house in a village. She didn’t have much money but she was very kind.
One day a young man c 1 Bill came to her house. He was very thin. He was very hungry and a 2 the old woman for help. The old woman said, “Come in and have dinner with me, but my dinner is only some potatoes.” They had dinner together. After dinner, the old woman told Bill to t 3 some potatoes with him. He t 4 her and left.
Ten years later, Bill came b 5 to the old woman’s door again and gave her a bag of money. She was very s 6 . Bill said, “Ten years ago you gave me some potatoes. I grew some potato plants. From those plants, I grew some more plants. Now I’m a r 7 farmer. But I never forget how k 8 you were to me.”
八、书面表达（10分）
假定你参加青少年杂志以“我最好的朋友”为题的英语征文比赛，想描述的朋友是Jim，请结合以下要点写一篇80字左右的短文。
1. Jim是一名八年级学生，他对别人慷慨和善。
2. 他富有幽默感，总是谈些有趣的笑话，让我大笑不止。 3. 任何时候他总是乐于助人，上周他在公交车上让座给需要的人。 4. 将来他想当一名社工，倾听人们的问题并帮他们解决问题。 5. 我希望??
注意：1. 文章开头已给出，不计入词数；
2.须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
3.第5要点的内容须用1-2句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥。 My best friend
Jim is my best friend. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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