麓山国际实验学校2016-2017-1期中考试
初二年级 英语试卷
知识运用（两部分，共20小题，计20分） 第一节 语法填空（共10小题，计10分）
从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。
21. What _____ bad weather! ---Yes. You’d better take ____ umbrella. A. a; an B. /; an C. a, / the
22. The bird’s singing came into our bedroom _____ the window and woke up in the early morning.
A. through B. from C. across
23. After a long walk in the sun, they wanted to drink ______.
A. cold something B. something cold C. cold anything 24. The meat is much too dear and eating _____ meat is bad for you. A. too much B. much too C. too many 25. It’s funny ______ the cat play with the ball. A. watching B. watch C. to watch
26. The more you speak, _____ your spoken English will be. A. the good B. the best C. the better
27. Jim ____ football every day when he was 8 years old. A. plays B. played C. was playing
28. Taobao.com is one of the _______ shopping websites in China. A. largest B. large C. the largest
29. Mr. Smith ____ like a funny Christmas Father and gives the children presents every year.
A. gives up B. dresses up C. takes up 30. I wanted to know ____ last week.
A. what Linda did B. what did Linda do C. what Linda does
第二节 词语填空（共10小题，计10分）
通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。
Since 2013, Where Are We Going, Dad? has become the most popular 31 . On the latest show, the five fathers and their children 32 around China, riding camels through the desert（沙漠）, fishing on the east coast, and 33 vegetables for their for bus fare（费用） home in southwestern Yunnan province.
One dad doesn’t know to do his 34 long hair, so some of his friends try to help him. Another one must survive（生存）with his son for three days in the desert. Because the father can’t 35 , they only eat instant（即食的）noodles.
Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents 36 their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids. “In traditional Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is 37 . But on the show, we see fathers 38 are very gentle with their
kids and more involved（参与）in their upbringing（成长）.” said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.
In the past, children should follow their parents’ wishes and look after 39 in their old age. But today Chinese parents increasingly realize that respecting their children’s choices may be a better way to prepare them for modern society. As they take care of their children, parents are 40 up at the same time. 31. A. TV shows B. books C. songs 32. A. studied B. worked C. traveled 33. A. buying B. selling C. planting 34. A. son’s B. sister’s C. daughter’s 35. A. work B. cook C. swim 36. A. look at B. look for C. look after 37. A. beautiful B. serious C. kind 38. A. where B. who C. when 39. A. them B. him C. they
40. A. looking B. waking C. Growing 第一节 图表理解（共5小题，计10分）
阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选择回答问题或完成句子。
Happy Time Park Location West of the city Greeting there No. 16 bus Opening hours 8:30-16:00 on weekdays, 8:00-18:00 on Saturday and Sunday Attractions Plant Garden: thousands of kinds of plants to see Sports Center: ball games, rock climbing, swimming and many other fun games to enjoy Facilities parking places, public toilets, public telephones, barbecue（烧烤）places, medical care station and shopping centre at your service. 41. If you visit the park on Wednesday, you must leave the park ______. A. before six o’clock in the afternoon B. between 16:00 and 18:00
C. before four o’clock in the afternoon
42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the advertisement? A. You can do sports in the park except swimming.
B. If you feel ill or get hurt in the park, you can find help in the medical care station.
C. You can’t have barbecue in the park if you don’t buy anything in the shopping centre.
Same price as last year! Shawnee Mountain Skiing 3 Minutes to the Top LIFT（电梯）TICKETS 2014-2015 Prices Midweek Weekend/Holiday Night (open to close) (open to close) (3 pm to close) Adult（成年人）$43 $50 $29 (Ages 19 to 61) Young Man* $32 $36 $29 (Ages 18 & under) Child FREE FREE FREE (46cm tall & under with paying adult) College Student $33 $44 $29 (college ID needed) Soldier $33 $44 $29 (active duty ID needed) Elders* $33 $44 $29 (Ages 62 to 69) *proof(证明)of age may be needed Lift Hours Monday-Friday 9 am-9 pm Christmas Day Noon-5 pm Saturday 8 am-10 pm Night skiing 3 pm-close Sunday 8 am-9 pm Mid December-March 43. Two parents and a child of 49cm tall will pay _______ for the lifts on the weekend.
A. $136 B. $100 C.$50
44. If a solder goes to the mountain, _______ should be shown for a lift ticket. A. the proof of age B. the college ID C. the active duty ID 45. It is known that people can go to Shawnee Mountain by lift _________. A. with expensive tickets at night B. for 6 hours on Christmas Day C. from Mid December to March
第二节 短文理解（共15题，计30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选择最佳选择回答问题或完成句子。
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Our world is getting smaller and smaller. We can fly around the world in less than 50 hours. The newest plane can fly at 600 miles an hour. You can have breakfast in Tokyo and supper in Paris.
But hundreds of years ago, it took people a long time to go around the world. Magellan's (麦哲伦) men were the first to make that trip. They went by ship and it took them more than two years. On September 20th, 1510, he left Spain (西班牙)