二、单项填空(共15分，每小题1分)
从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填人空白处的最佳选项。 12．Let’s make a cake for Tony．It’s _________ birthday today．
A．her B．hers C．his D．him
13．We have to get up early tomorrow morning，_________ we will be late for the 6：30 train．
A．and B．or C．if D．so
14．The basketball team played well，but they didn’t ________ the competition．
A．score B．beat C．fail D．win
15．Sally is leaving tomorrow，and we will go to the airport to _________．
A．see her off B．see off her C．pick her up D．pick up her
16．The young man gave his life _______ the little boy，and everyone thought he was a real hero．
A．to saving B．save C．saved D．saving 17．一Whose exam paper is it?
一It _________ be Li Lei’s．He always forgets to write his name on it．
A．can’t B．can C．mustn’t D．must 18．You can’t go out and play __________ you’ve done your homework．
A．when B．since C．while D．until
19．—_________ he is only 8 years old，he knows more about science than his father．
A．But B．Though C．So D．Because 20．—I remember __________ you somewhere． —Yes．We met in Shanghai two years ago．
A．to meet B．meeting C．met D．meet 21．一What’s the article about?
—It tells us __________ about nature．
A．something interesting B．interesting something
C．anything interesting D．interesting anything 22．一Do you know if Dr．White _________ for dinner this evening? 一No，but I think he __________ if he is free．
A．will come；comes B．will come；will come
C．comes；will come D．comes；comes
23．— What did your English teacher say about your pronunciation? — He said that _________ better．
A．could I do B．will I do C．I will do D．I could do 24．一What should I do ________ such mistakes? 一Be more careful．
A．to avoid making B．avoid making
C．to avoid to make D．avoid to make
25．一Do you know _________，Tomy? —Next Friday．I think． A．When will she be back B．when does she come back
C．when she will be back D．when she comes back 26．— Could you be here at three o'clock?
— ___________．I'll be at the meeting at that time． A．I hope not B．Don’t mention it
C．I’m afraid not D．No problem 三、完形填空(共10分，每小题1分)
阅读短文，掌握其大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
When I was thirteen，my family moved from Boston to Tucson，Arizona．__27__ the move，my father asked us to get together in the living—room on a freezing January night．My sisters and I sat around the fire，and we did not __28__ that the universe would suddenly change its course(轨道)．“In May，we’re moving to Arizona．”said my father．
The words，so small，didn’t seem __29__ enough to hold my new life．But the world changed and I woke up on a train moving across the country． I watched the views outside the window __30__ from green trees to plains(平原)and to high mountains．At that time I also saw some strange new plants． Finally，we arrived and settled(安顿)into our new home．
When my older sisters were still __31__ for losing friends，I started to explore our new neighborhood．
One afternoon，I was out exploring __32__ and saw a new kind of cactus(仙人掌)．I moved closer and looked at it．“You’d better not __33__ that．” I turned around to see an old woman． “Are you new to this neighborhood?”
I explained that I was．
“My name is Ina Thorne．Do you know anything about life in the __34__? It must be quite different from living in Boston．”
How could I explain how I found the desert? I couldn’t seem to find the right words．“It’s big and wild，”She __35__ That was it．That was the feeling I had when I first saw the mountains of my new home, At that moment，I understood how much my __36__ had changed and would change with just a few simple words．
“Would you like to come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you things about plants in the desert．”
27．A．During B．Until C．After D．Before 28．A．hope B．imagine C．realize D．believe 29．A．good B．useful C．big D．helpful 30．A．move B．change C．run D．become 31．A．worried B．excited C．sad D．afraid 32．A．as well B．as usual C．at once D．on time 33．A．take B．touch C．hold D．hurt 34．A．desert B．city C．country D．mountains 35．A．answered B．agreed C．decided D．offered
36．A．idea B．life C．home D．fatally四、阅读理解(共20分，每小题2分)
阅读三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
37．How many lines can you take at Xizhimen Station?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．
38．How many stations are there from Xizhimen to Beijing South Railway Station? A．Ten． B．Nine． C．Eight． D．Seven 39．How long will it take for a single trip?
A．About 2 minutes． B．About 24 minutes C．About 48 minutes． D．About 96 minutes
B
Today，our word is“hello”．Where did the word．come from? There are all kinds of ideas． Some say it came from a French word meaning“ho”there．This greeting may have arrived in England during the Norman Conquest(诺曼底登陆)in the year 1066．“Ho”there changed slowly over the years and became today’s“hello”．
Another story of this word says it came from the word“hallo”．People often use“hallo”in England in the 1300’s during the days of poet(诗人)Geoffrey Chaucer．200 years 1ater, in William Shakespeare’s time，“hallo”had become“hello”and sailors and hunters(捕猎者) used sound like“horllo”and“hollo”．
A Brooklyn college professor，Helen Curlisburg，reported that he had found that true story behind the word “hello”．He said American inventor，Thomas Edison，created it．Professor Curlisburg said that at first Edison used the word “hullo” when working on his sound recording machine．Later，when Edison became interested in the telephone．he changed the word．Professor Curlisburg offered evidence for his idea．He discovered a letter written by Thomas in 1877 to a businessman in the city Pittsburgh，Pennsylvania．Pittsburgh was about to get a telephone system(系统)．In the letter，Edison suggested using a word“hello”．
Thomas Edison did not invent the telephone．Alexander Graham Bell did．Bell wanted people to use a different word when they began speaking on the telephone．He liked the word sailors used to communicate(交流)with another ship：“Ahorli”． Edison’s word，however, proved more popular． It was a shorter and better way of saying：Are you there or are you ready to talk? 40．Which country is the word“ho”from?
A．America． B．France． C．England D．Germany． 41．The word “evidence” in the fourth paragraph means _______．
A．symbols B．facts C．instructions D．explanations 42．Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A．William Shakespeare wrote“hallo”into“hello”． B．Thomas Edison invented the telephone．
C．Bell wanted people to use “hello” while speaking on the telephone
D．The word“hello”is more popular than the word“ahorli”． 43．What is this passage mainly about?
北京市西城区09-10年初二第二学期期末考试英语试卷及答案[1] - 图文
