2013-2014学年度北京市清华附中初二第二学期英语期中考试
四、单项选择（共12分，每小题1分）
10. ---My little sister has a sore throat. What should I do? ---You should take ________ temperature first. A. her B. she C. hers D. she’s
11. ______my opinion, it’s more important to have happy and healthy children than to have successful children. A. In B. On C. To D. For
12. ---Can you ______me your dictionary? I left mine at home today. ---No problem. Here you are. A. borrow B. return C. lend D. send
13. _______ I missed the early bus, I still arrived at school on time today. A. But B. Because C. Since D. Although 14. He knocked on the door but _______ answered. A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
15. We have activities these days. Everyone in our class is as _______ as a bee. A. busy B. busier C. busiest D. the busiest 16. Successful men are always those who do not _______ up halfway. A. give B. take C. fix D. look
17. ---Hi, Ben. I called you at seven lost night, but you didn’t pick up. ---Oh, sorry. We _______ a party at home. It was too noisy. A. have B. had C. are having D. were having 18. ---What did Mr. Black do before he came to China? ---He _______ as an animal doctor in Los Angeles. A. work B. worked C. works D. will work 19. ---What did Miss Taylor say just now?
---She told us _______ off the lights before leaving. A. turn B. turning C. turned D. to turn
20. David found a little girl _______ on his way to school, and he called the police for help. A. cry B. cried C. crying D. cries 21. ---Do you know _______? ---Sure. On March 8th.
A. when did Malaysian MH 370 go missing B. when Malaysian MH 370 went missing C. when does Malaysian MH 370 go missing D. when Malaysian MH 370 goes missing 五．完型填空（共12分，每小题1分）
（A）
People’s views on whether children should help with housework vary from person to person.
Some people cannot understand why parents make their kids help with chores at home. They think kids these days already have enough stress from school. ___22___ is a waste of their time. Also, when kids get older, they will have to do housework. ___23___there is no need for them to do it now.
Others believes it is important for children to learn to help out around the house. They think children these days___24___on their parents too much. Doing chores helps to develop children’s independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of ___25___. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. 22.A. Homework B. Housework C. Study D. Volunteering 23.A. but B. so C. if D. when 24.A. call B. go C. turn D. depend
25. A. love
C. respect D. fairness
(B)
For Sparky, school was almost impossible. school was almost impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade, physics, Latin, algebra, and English. He didn’t do much 26 in sports. Although he join the school’s golf team, he soon 27 the only important match of the season.
Throughout this youth, Sparky was not good with his classmates. In fact, he was not ___28___by the other students; the truth was that no one even cared. Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school; because he was afraid that no one would. He even felt___29___if a classmate said hello to him outside of school hours.
However, one thing was important to Sparky-drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course,___30___else liked it. At high school, he sent some of his cartoons to the editors of the school yearbook. They were refused, but Sparky was so sure of his___31___that he decided to become a professional artist. After completing high, he ___32___for Walt Disney Studios. Unluckily, his work was refused again.
So Sparky decided to write his own life story in cartoons. He described his childhood self-a little boy loser. The cartoon character soon became famous all over the world. For Sparky, the boy who___33___had any success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schultz. He created the “Peanuts” comic strip and the little cartoon character who never succeeded in kicking a football, Charlie Brown. 26. A. more B. better C. worse D. less 27. A. played B. competed C. won D. lost 28. A. wanted B. pushed C. imagined D. disliked 29. A. surprised B. excited C. sad D. normal 30. A. everyone B. someone C. no one D. anyone 31. A. success B. ability C. future D. luck 32. A. called up B. never C. always D. try out 33. A. ever B. never C. always D. soon 六、阅读理解（共20分，每小题2分）
(A)
King’s Summer School is a training program for students who want to improve their English. It will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows: Application(申请) date Students in New York, before July 21,2014 Students of other cites, before July 16,2014 Foreign students, before July 10,2014 Course English Language Spoken English: 22 hours Reading and Writing : 10 hours American History: 16 hours American Culture:16 hours cost Daily lessons: $200 Sports and activities: $100 Hotel service: $400 B. care
Steps A letter of self-introduction A letter of recommendation(推荐) Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King Street New York, NY10016,USA E-mail: KC-Summer-School@yahoo.com 34. A. When should the foreign students send their application? A. Before July 21, 2014 B. Before July 16, 2014 C. Before July 10, 2014 D. Before July 25, 2014
35. You can have all these courses except(除了)___. A. Spoken English B. Listening and Speaking C. American History D. American Culture 36. How much will the daily lesson cost?
A. $100 B. $200 C. $300 D. $400
(B)
A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for ail to see, and asked the students,“How much do you thin this glass weighs?”
“50g!”“100g”“125g”the students answered.
“I really don’t know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”
“Nothing,” the students said.
“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the professor asked. “ Your arm would begin to ache,” said one of the students.
“You are right. Now, what would happen if held it for a day?”
“Your arm could go numb, and then you can’t feel anything. You might have serious muscle stress. Have to go to hospital for sure!” said another student. All the students laughed.
“Very good. But during all this, did the weigh of the glass change?” asked professor. “No,” the students said.
“Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle stress?” The students were puzzled.
“Put the glass down!” said one of the students.
“Exactly!” said the professor. “The problems of life are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in you head, and they seem OK. Think of then for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold it even longer and you may become paralyzed. You will not be able to do anything. It’s important to think of the challenges in your life, but it’s even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up every day fresh and strong and can deal with any problem, any challenge that comes your way!”
37. What can we learn from the passage? A. The glass weighs 125g. B. The professor is good at teaching
C. It’s the glass that caused the arm ache
D. The weight of the glass changed when the professor held it. 38. The underlined word “Paralyzed”probably means “________”. A. disabled B. weak C. tried D. painful 39. What is the best title for this passage? A. Put Down the Glass B. Hold Up the Weight C. Learn to Be Hopeful D. Never Give Up
(C)
Do you notice that though students spend the same amount of time in class, some get better grades than others? In some ways, it’s because they are different listeners. When having classes, some of them listen carefully to speakers. We call them effective listeners. Some just day dream or talk to a neighbor. They are in effective listeners.
How do effective listeners try to pay close attention? First of all, they don’t allow poor circumstances, like an uncomfortable seat or a personal problem to distract them instead, they say “No” to anything that will stop them from understanding and remembering what they hear. After leaving a class or meeting, they remember what was