2014学年度第二学期初二年级英语期中试卷
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分 词汇和语法 共39分)
Ⅴ.choose the best answer.（共15分）
26. We always say “please” whenever we ask someone to do things. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?
A /pl?z/ B /plez/ C /pli:z/ D /pliz/
27. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others? A. I waited until you called me. B. I suppose you enjoy breathing pure air. C. I suggest he go to the dentist. D. Daisy was puzzled with his words. 28. Jane saved her pocket money to buy ______ a pair of gold earrings A she B her C hers D herself
29. The famous actor Wu Ma in Hong Kong died ______ last month A on B in C at D /
30. She hardly understood the passage because there were ______ new words in it. A little B few C much D many
31. The cat looked _________ to wait for the mouse coming out of the hole again. A enough patient B patient enough C enough patiently D patiently enough 32. I think “Let it go” of Frozen was ______ theme song of this year’ Grammy Awards. A beautiful B more beautiful C most beautiful D the most beautiful 33. When he said “Never mind”, he just _______ by “failure”. A meant B added C connected D relaxed
34. She didn’t ask for sick leave_______ he got badly hurt in a car accident. A until B because C if D although
35. We added more fuel into the engine so that it could ________ more energy to drive the machine. A protect B provide C produce D promise 36. My brother asked his classmate ________ with him. A what is the matter B what was the matter C what the matter is D what the matter was 37. That two-storey house is hers. It _______ us. A isn’t belonging to B doesn’t belong to C isn’t belong to D doesn’t belonging to
38. This new kind of electrical appliance made thousands of housewives ______ from heavy housework.
A escape B to escape C escaping D escaped
39. These days, quite a few teenagers are _______ Korean love TV series. A careful with B interested in C tricked by D cleaned up
40. --Remember, Mike, don’t step on the grass when you play football with your friends. --_________
A Is that so? B I don’t know. C Sorry, I won’t. D Don’t worry.
VI. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can only be used once. (6分)
A.why B.listen to C.with D.show off E. Besides F.started G. However
Some years ago,Chinese high school students would show their new schoolbags,new clothes or new pens to their classmates when the new term ____41____.Today,however,all have 36 .If you still come back to school____42_____ these things,you are falling out-of-date. Students in big cities like to bring the latest high-tech things to school,and feel happy and nice to____43_____ these things to others.Mobile phones,MP3 players,CD players,electronic dictionaries,the list is endless.
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Young people think that,living in the 21 century,they must keep up with the date.They don’t want to fall behind .____44_____,they think that they need to keep in touch with their classmates,so they need mobile phones.They also like to____45_____the pop music,so they need CD players.They explain that,something like electronic dictionaries,these can be 41 in their study,too.They think that their parents should understand_____46______they want these things.
VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. 47. He works as a _______ teacher in a middle school. (chemical) 48. Though he is in his ________, he still works hard. (seventy)
49. I could not find my little brother because he was ________ in the big crowd. (visible) 50. Trees can produce enough oxygen to keep us _________ for a long time. (life) 51. He tried to behave more _________ though he was very angry. (polite) 52. Benny left the classroom without any words of ____________.(explain)
53. After many _________ disasters(灾难) in the world, many people realize the importance of saving the world.(nature)
54. Don’t be so _________. The bus will be here soon. (patient)
VIII. Rewrite the following sentences as required.(共10分) 55. The water sped down the mountain. (改为否定句) The water _______ _________ down the mountain.
56. Grandma can hardly read the words in the newspaper.(改为反义疑问句)
Grandma can hardly read the words in the newspaper， ________ _________ ?
57. Could you tell me, “Does this battery contain different kinds of chemicals?”(改为宾语从句)
Could you tell me _________ the battery _________ different kinds of chemicals. 58. Then child is too short to get the book on the shelf.(句意相同) The child is not _______ _______ to get the book on the shelf. 59. are carrying/ the bank / by / guns / the policemen. (连词成句)
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Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分 读写 共36分) IX. Reading comprehension (阅读理解)
A． Choose the best answer ( 根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)：（共6分）
As more Americans try to have healthy lifestyles and protect the environment, the idea of growing their own food has become popular among city people. Not long ago, a city gardening meeting, Rooting DC, took place in Washington, D.C. Many organizations and people got together to support the food movement.
Katie, one of the main organizers of Rooting DC, says people can get free seeds (种子) if they take part in the one-day gardening meeting. According to Katie, the aim of Rooting D.C. is to teach people gardening and develop more gardens all across the city.
Katie says, “People realize that gardening is a way to bring healthy foods into their lives. They become interested in gardening because of that. Growing worry about the environment has also worked. We not only grow food, but protect the environment through gardening.”
Several organizations that encourage school children to grow fruits and vegetables in healthy ways also ran classes at Rooting DC. Scott, a college student, who came with his friends, says, “I am
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really interested in gardening. Certainly I know how to find local food, but I want to grow the food on my own and encourage others to do so.”
Ann came to get information for her daughter. “We started a garden together at her school. I need to find out more resources to support school gardens.”
Brian, a computer teacher, says gardening is a hobby that he can enjoy with his friends. “I am looking forward to getting some seeds since I need new seeds to exchange with my friends. We’d like to see different plants grow in our gardens.”
The organizers hope that city gardening can become more and more popular not only in their area but also around the country and even across the world.
60. Not long ago, a city gardening meeting took place in ________. A) America A) Katie
B) the garden B) Ann
C) Rooting DC D) Washington, D.C. C) Brian
D) Scott
D) to eat food D) vegetables
61. _______ is one of the main organizers of Rooting DC.
62. Katie says the aim of Rooting D.C. is to teach people_____ all across the city. A) meeting A) free seeds
B) to get free seeds
C) gardening
63. People become interested in gardening because they can get____ into their lives
B) healthy foods
C) fruits
64. Several organizations encourage school children_______. A) to grow their own food C) to organize meetings these seeds
65. Brian is looking forward to getting some seeds because he wants_____. A) to plant these seeds in his garden C) to exchange them with his friends
B) to get new fruits and vegetables D) to encourage others to sell these seeds
B) to run classes
D) to encourage others to sell
B． Choose the best words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)：（共7分）
Once， a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving quickly though a wilderness (荒野), many of the passengers looked out of the windows quietly.When the train reached a bend (转弯处), it slow down and then a simple house 66 . It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to \ 67 . Some passengers even began a discussion about it.The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he 68 the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 69 of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but
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nobody would buy it.
70 the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place
for adversitiment because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the tired passengers would be very interested in the house.
He tried to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 71 . To everyone's surprise, the young man was afforded180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.
This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very 72 to . Many people have got new ideas from it.
66.A) found B）appeared C) invented D) came 67.A) open B) opening C) to open D) opened 68.A) got on B) turned on C) turned off D) got off 69.A) bend B) scenery C) noises D) passengers 70.A) Finally B) Carefully C) Clearly D) Unluckily 71.A) messages B) companies C) stories D) advertisement 72.A) interesting B) important C) difficult D) different
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ( 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给)：（7分）
Anger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when your friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.
Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit (打) someone, but sometimes, you hide (隐藏)your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.
In fact, it's not good to hide your anger, and it's normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself. Let me give you some advice.
When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It's helpful to talk about your anger with other people, such as parents, a teachers, good friends etc.
When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. On the other hand , when you 4
start to feel angry, you can do some other things: count from 1 to 100; go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.
Don't let your anger control you. Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse.
D. Answer the questions ( 根据短文内容回答下列问题)： （共6分）
Dear Reader， Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes，looking after a baby brother，and doing hart work on the farm． Think about a little girl．She knows there will not be enough food for dinner，and has no water to drink because it if not clean．She has watched her father．brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor． Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life． Maria would gladly walk to school，but her mother，now alone，really needs her at home．Mafia had to leave school to work for her poor family． But for five dollars a week，you can help out a child like Maria．Show her that somewhere，someone will help her．Through Save the Children．you can help Maria's mother get better crops（收成）from their farm，and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school． To help Maria most，your money is to put together with other helpers，so hardworking people can help themselves．Build a school or a hospital，make their farm better，bring in clean water… This is what Save the Children has beer about since l932． For you there are many returns．You can write letters to each other，get photos，or study reports．Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you．That's how Save the Children works．But without you，it can't work．Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village． It can make such a difference… in her life and yours Save the Children David L. Guyer Chairman 80. Why didn’t Maria’s father, brother and sisiter go to see a dotor? 81. Is Maria learning at school or working for the family now? 82. How much will be OK to help out a child like Maria?
83.What will Maria probably do if she gets the money from better crops?
84. What does Save the Children do to help those poor children? ( list two things )
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85. How do you understand the last sentence “It can ... and yours.”? X. Writing (10分)
86. Write at least 60 words about the topic “ Try my best to _____” ( 以“尽我所能....” 为题写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。)
Use the following points as a reference. ( 以下问题仅供参考) 1. What do you try your best to do/be? 2. Give at least two reasons.
What should you do to make your wish come true?
参考答案：
26-30 CDDDD 31-35 DDADC 36-40 BBABC 41-46 FCDEBA
47.chemistry 48.seventies 49.invisible 50.alive 51.politely 52.explanation 53.natural 54.impatient
55.didn’t speed 56.can she 57.whether, contains 58.tall enough 59. The policemen are carrying guns by banks. 60-65 DACBAC 66-72 : BADC ADB
73-79 : borrows; faster; heart; others; parents; bad; control 80. Becuse the family had no money. 81. Working for the family. 82. Five dollars a week
83. Buy clothes and things for school
84. Build a school or a hospital，make their farm better，bring in clean water
85.You can make a difference in one’s life by helping her, at the same time it can also change you life.
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2014-2015学年上海市浦东新区8B英语期中试卷 word版含答案
