南京外国语学校2010—2011学年度第二学期期终初二年级英语试题（卷）命题人：朱海燕马春荣杨嘉易付翠审核人：连凯卷I 客观题（60分）I. Listening comprehension 10% (0.5 x20=10)Part AListen to the following dialogues and choose the right answers for the questions. You will hear each dialogue twice.1. A. Home. B. To the hospital. C. To school.2. A. It‟s her birthday. B. It‟s Mother‟s Day. C. His mother has no handbag.3. A. To a party. B. To France. C. To the museum.4. A. Planting trees. B. Visiting a park. C. Decorating a Christmas tree.5. A. Neighbors. B. Old classmates. C. Teacher and student.6. A. Monkeys. B. Dogs. C. Pandas, elephants and cats.7. A. $3. B. $33. C. $36.8. A. It‟s rainy. B. It‟s nice. C. It‟s cold.9. A. See a film. B. Have a meeting. C. Get ready for her talk.10. A. He reads books.B. It‟s easy to read a book in one morning.C. He can read a lot wh en he‟s interested.Part BListen to Dialogue 11 and choose the right answers for questions 11 to 13. You will hear the dialogue twice.11. What are they talking about?A.How to go to school.B.How to save the environment.C.How to recycle waste paper.12. How many ways did they talk about?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.13. What‟s the last way?A.Saving money.B.Riding a bike.ing a bag instead of plastic bags.Part CListen to Dialogue 12 and choose the right answers for questions 14 to 17. You will hear the dialogue twice.14. Why does the girl feel nervous before going to Switzerland?A.Because she will go alone.B.Because she has never been abroad.C.Because she doesn‟t know what she is supposed to do.15. What does the girl know about Switzerland?A.It‟s famou s for watches.B.The people are friendly.C.The food is delicious.16. What should the girl do if she goes to a party there?A.Be later.B.Be earlier.C.Be on time.17. What should the girl do if she visits a friend?A.Call first.B.Take a present with her.C.Ask other friends to go with her.Part DListen to the passage. Choose A for the right statement and choose B for the wrong one. You will hear it twice.18. Clouds in the move around all the time but never join up.19. The thunderclouds are like small white balls of cotton.20. Clouds in the sky are different in shape, size and color.II. Multiple choices. 20% (1 x20=20)21.Wang Fei is such a wonderful singer and ______________ people came to her concert to enjoy her beautiful songs last month.A. several thousandB. several thousandsC. thousandsD. thousand of22. The you work, the you will be.A. hardly; more successfulB. harder; more successfulC. hardly; more successfullyD. harder; more successfully23. Which of the following sentences is NOT correct?A. My father would rather drink a cup of coffee than go to the movies on a rainy morning.B. I prefer reading books to going to the movies in my free time.C. Jason likes playing football better than playing computer games.D. She prefers listening to jazz music to play the piano.24. My money , so I can‟t afford another expensive house.A. has used upB. uses upC. has been used upD. was using up25. I called Jim last night but no one answered it. He .A. would fall asleepB. must have fallen asleepC. can be sleepingD. may be asleep26. money have been spent on the improvement of the school buildings.A. A large amount ofB. A great deal ofC. A lot ofD. Huge amounts of27. this room Michael? No, it‟s .A. Is; belonged to; Mike‟s and Jack‟sB. Does; belong to; Mike‟s and Jack‟sC. Is; belonging to; Mike and Jack‟sD. Does; belong to; Mike and Jack‟s28. you have had playing football together!A. What great funB. What a great funC. How funD. How funny29. After the elbow, you‟ll feel tingling pain the fingers.A. striking on; onB. being struck on; inC. striking on; inD. being struck on; on30. in Paris for over ten years, he was familiarevery sight there.A. Stayed; withB. Having stayed; toC. After having stayed; toD. Having stayed; with31. The boy, that he ha d made a big mistake, came to teachers‟ office to ask forforgiveness (原谅).A. has knownB. knowingC. knewD. that had known32. A strong wind is by a difference in pressure. The movement of air causes thewind .A. causing; blowingB. causing; to blowC. caused; to blowD. caused; blowing33. Can you tell me the way you solved this problem?Which of the following is NOT correct?A. in whichB. thatC. /D. where34. In the past, pigeons were tools sending messages.A. used as; forB. used for; forC. used as; toD. used in; as35. -- What the people when the earthquake ?-- Well, the children were at school and the adults were at work.A. were, doing, was happeningB. did, do, happenedC. did, do, was happeningD. were, doing, happened36. The hunter felt to find his little son had shot the wolf .A. amazed; dyingB. amazing; dieC. amazing; diedD. amazed; dead37. Which of the following statements is NOT correct according to our text?A. Warm air rises and creates areas of high pressure.B. The two kinds of elephants living in the world are African and Indian elephants.C. Sweat glands produce a mixture of water and waste chemicals.D. The funny bone has nothing to do with the humerus.38. Can you tell me the city ?A. which you enjoyed a visitB. where we enjoyed a visit toC. that you enjoyed visiting toD. which you enjoyed a visit to39. When you go shopping, please remember to buy a of lipstick,two of bread and a of cigarettes.A. bottle; packs; bagB. tube; loaves; packC. tube; bottles; packageD. bottle; books; set40. If you earlier, you the train yesterday morning.A. got up; would not missB. had got up; would not missC. got up; would not have missedD. had got up; would not have missedIII. Cloze test 15% (1x15=15)My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was ___41___ in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn‟t know he ha d a problem when you saw him ___42___.Children in our neighborhood always ran around ___43___ their play, and Joey would jump and run and play, ___44___. We never told him that he probably wouldn‟t be ___45___ to run like the other children. So he didn‟t know.In ___46___ grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, ___47___ only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the ___48___. We didn‟t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn‟t know.He ran four to five miles every day—even when he had a fever. I was ___49___, so I went to___50___ him after school and wanted to stop him. I found him running ___51___. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He ha d two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept___52___.Two weeks later, the names of the team ___53___ were out. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had ___54___ the team. He was in seventh grade — the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn‟t do it … so he didn‟t know. He just ___55___ it.41. A. spent B. taken C. cost D. paid42. A. talk B. sit C. study D. walk43. A. after B. before C. during D. till44. A. either B. too C. though D. yet45. A. able B. sorry C. glad D. afraid46. A. sixth B. seventh C. eighth D. ninth47. A. so B. if C. then D. because48. A. neighborhood B. family C. school D. grade49. A. excited B. tired C. pleased D. worried50. A. think about B. hear from C. agree with D. look for51. A. lonely B. away C. almost D. already52. A. riding B. walking C. playing D. running53. A. jumpers B. runners C. doctors D. teachers54. A. got B. kept C. made D. found55. A. made B. played C. had D. succeededIV. Reading comprehension 15% (1x15=15)ACan you remember any of the bad habits you used to have when you were very young? Perhaps, as a baby, you used to suck(吮吸) your thumb. Of course, you do not do that any more, but you can surely remember your mother‟s efforts to train you. The good habits you now have in such matters as personal cleanliness were part of this early training.We may not suck our thumbs any more, but as we get older, we get other bad habits. We can‟t give them up easily, either. (Anyone who has tried to give up smoking knows this very well!) Each period brings its own problems. In babyhood, it‟s thumb-sucking; in childhood, it‟s nail-biting; in our teens, it‟s smoking; in middle-age, it‟s over-eating, and so on. And if anyone tells you that he has no bad habits, you can be sure that he must have the worst habit of all.56. Generally speaking, a child likes ______.A. sucking thumbsB. biting nailsC. smokingD. eating too much57. According to the passage, now we have good habits such as personal cleanliness, for which webenefit from(受益于) _______.A. the social conditionsB. some strict rulesC. our friends‟ kind helpD. our mothers‟ early training58. At the end of the story the writer says "And if anyone tells you that he has no bad habits, you canbe sure that he must have the worst habit of all". Here what do you suppose the worst habit is?A. Reading.B. Playing.C. Walking.D. Lying.59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. It is difficult to get rid of our bad habits.B. At different ages, people have different bad habits.C. Giving up smoking is as difficult as giving up other bad habits.D. Sucking thumbs is a young child‟s bad habit.BThe yearly Academy Awards ceremony was once a private affair. Now, because of television, it is very much a public affair. Hundreds of people gather in Hollywood to see the Oscars presented to outstanding(杰出的) actors, and others involved in the motion picture industry. Millions more watch on television.It all began on May 16, 1929, when 270 men and women sat down to dinner at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. There was no secret about the winners. The names of the winners had been known for months. Janet Gaynor, for example, had won as Best Actress. Douglas Fairbanks presented her with the famous gold statue. The little statue was not then called Oscar. Like a new actor, Oscar was unknown. About six years later, it somehow got that renowned name. A number of explanations have been offered for its origin, but nobody knows the true story for certain.Nowadays the results of the Oscar voting are kept secret. Only two people know the winners before the names are announced at the ceremony. The counting of votes is not done by one group of people but by different groups. Nobody except two members of an accounting(计票) company sees the final results.The information is not kept in open files. Winners‟ names are placed in closed envelopes. The accountants each carry a complete set of envelopes to the ceremony. One set is simply a spare to be used in case(万一) something happens to the other one.60. In Paragraph 2, the underlined word …renowned‟ means _______.A. strangeB. wonderfulC. much-dislikedD. famous61. May 16, 1929 marks _______.A. Douglas Fairbanks‟ first winning of an Academy AwardB. the first time Oscar got its nameC. the first time the Awards were kept secretD. Janet Gaynor‟s recognition as Best Actress62. Two sets of envelopes are prepared for the ceremony _______.A. one for New York, one for HollywoodB. in order to be perfectly safeC. one for the ceremony, one for the newspapersD. just because that is the customCBamboo is one of the nature‟s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.63. How is bamboo like grass?A. It is thin and easy to cut.B. It grows everywhere.C. It grows quickly after it‟s cut short.D. It is short and green.64. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “some otherbamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”A. shortB. strongC. thickD. tall65. From the text we know ______.A. most people call bamboo plant treesB. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three daysC. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it growsD. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago66. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?A. Because it is cheap.B. Because it is colorful.C. Because it drills fast.D. Because it is used by Asians.67. Which of the following is NOT true?A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.DIn most towns today, you can see teenagers standing over electronic machines with flashing lights, shooting at spaceships from other planets and dropping bombs on strange monsters(恶魔). The machines have names like Space Warrior, Dark Invader and so on. It used to be believed that damage was done only to those strange visitors from outer space, but now it seems that they are striking back.Many teenagers like electronic games so much that they can‟t stop playing. They spend hours tightly holding the joystick controls and constantly pressing buttons marked “fire”. They develop pains on their fingers because of the constant pressure. They play and play that the pains have no chance to cure properly. The rapid wrist movement required to guide the spaceship across the screen causes another problem: the muscles of the wrist and arm become so inflamed and swollen(充血红肿) that they press against the bones. This condition is what doctors now call “Space Warrior‟s Wrist”.Other strange aches and pains are also likely to affect the elbows and shoulders.Another even more alarming problem is shown by the case of a 17-year-old girl, which was recently reported in the British Medical Journal. She had been playing various kinds of electronic games for more than two hours a day. Her father repaired games and machines and she could use the cassettes and systems in his workshop as often as she liked. One day, after playing a game called Dark Invader, she lost consciousness(晕倒) and fell to the floor.Doctors who examined her found she was suffering from an unusual illness caused by lights flashing at a particular frequency.68. Electronic games are found very popular with _______.A. people living in townsB. students studying in high schoolsC. girls working in their father‟s workshopsD. young people69. The case of a 17-year-old girl given by the writer shows that the writer _______.A. supports playing electronic gamesB. feels very sorry for the girlC. disagreed with young people‟s playing electronic gamesD. feels worried about young people‟s poor he alth70. From the passage we can know that playing electronic games is _______.A. enjoyable and helpful to the studyB. exciting but harmful to the health and studyC. interesting but harmless to the eyesD. amusing and pleasant卷II 主观题（60分）V. Vocabulary 20%A. Complete the sentences according to the first letters of the words given. 10%（0.5x20=10）1. Titanic crashed into an i______________ and then sank into the deep Atlantic.2. Doing scientific researches needs f___________ thinking, which means that we can‟t think infixed(固定的) ways.3. When facing the financial crisis(经济危机), all the employees thought of every possible way to helpthe company w_____________ the tough situation, which made the manager greatly pleased.4. He is such a s______________ person that he never listens to others‟ advice.5. There used to be many s______________ of animals on the island. Now most of them have died outbecause of the pollution.6. The position is very c______________ because only one person will be selected out of the 400 jobhunters.7. Summer vacation is a______________. What are you planning to do in the coming vacation?8. You can see yourself in the mirror because it r______________ light.9. I want to e______________ my holiday in Paris for another one week because there are so manyfantastic sights to see. Five days is not enough.10. If you want to be a polite person, you should be careful with your b______________ in public.11. A lot of people in the western part of the country are suffering from d______________. Neitheranimals nor people have enough water to drink.12. I‟m going to buy some nails and a saw from the h______________ store.13. His face r______________ disappointment when he heard the bad news.14. In 2014, young a______________ aged from 14 to 18 will take part in the Youth Olympics inNanjing.15. Try to avoid s_____________ exercise immediately after a meal. It‟s bad for your health.16. This ancient temple is l______________ on the top of the mountain and it attracts a great manytourists every year.17. After being surrounded by the enemy, the soldiers had to y______________ to them. Otherwise,they would be killed.18. Please r______________ him to bring the pictures to school; as you know, he is a forgetful person.19. This building will be c______________ in three months. After the construction is finished, we willmove into it.20. The archaeologists felt so surprised to see that the ancient works of art were preserved in suchgood c______________.B. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words. 5% (0.5x10=5)1.Every year, Yale University receives thousands of ___________ forms. These ___________ areall excellent students coming from all over the world. (apply)2.Her questions about my private life ____________ me a lot. Noticing it, she stopped asking me.But it is really an ____________ experience that I will never forget. (embarrass)3.All the characters in the book are ___________ and I can‟t even __________the ending of it.(imagine)4.They questioned the ____________ of the information in the file. They claim all the informationshould be kept ___________.(accurate)5. Nanjing was___________ by storms last night and the trees took a __________ in thestorm.(buffet)C. Choose the proper phrases from the box and complete the sentences with the right forms ofthem. 5% (1x5=5)1. This ancient building in the east corner of the city, attracting thousands of visitors every day.2. He the wisest man in the village and every villager shows respect to him.3. The top universities choose the students with creative and critical(批判的) thinking instead of those students only with high scores.4. the extremely hot weather, the farmers are still working hard in the fields.5. When night comes, all the streets neon lights in big cities.VI. Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions and adverbs. 5% (0.5x10=5)1. In China many people think that graduating ____________ college is very easy.2. Monica wore a new dress to the party last night and she looked very pretty ____________it.3. Y ou can‟t make the machine work ____________ such a high temperature, otherwise it will stop working.4. At weekends, you can see a lot of people lining ____________ in front of the cinema to buy tickets.5. In this match, you can have the chance to pit your strength ____________ the professional football players.6. --When you are free, do you mind helping me ____________ the housework?--Of course not, and I‟m coming in a minute.7. This building is the most beautiful one ____________ seen.8. Flowers can grow here all year ____________ because the climate here is very mild.9. --Can you help me work ____________ the total of all these numbers?--Why not use a calculator? It will be much easier.10. Nearer the poles, the sun‟s rays strike the Earth ____________ a low angle and the heat is not sointense.VII. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given verbs. 5% (0.5x10=5)1.--- Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?--- Sorry. It ___________ (repair) now.2.This is the first time we___________ (see) a film in the cinema together.3.I was out of town at the time, so I did n‟t know exactly how it ___________(occur).4.--- What is the price of gas these days?---Oh, it ___________ (rise) sharply since last month.5.The staff were working till midnight even at weekends so that they ___________ (can finish) theirproject in time.6.Bill suggested ___________(hold) a meeting on what to do for the new project during thevacation.7.Tom was disappointed that most of the guests ___________(leave) when he __________(arrive)at the party.8. On Christmas Day, children couldn‟t wait ___________(open) their presents which _________(give)by their parents. But they all believed that their presents were from Father Christmas who didn‟t exist in the world at all.VIII. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meanings. 5% (1x5=5)1. When Mr. Green was young, his father always made him work from morning till night.When Mr. Green was young, he _____________ always _____________ ____________ ______________ from morning till night by his father.2.As we didn‟t reach them on the phone, we sent an email, instead._____________ ______________ them on the phone, we sent an email, instead.3.The hall can hold at least 100 people.100 people can ______________ _____________ the hall.4.After a day and a night, the professor succeeded in working out the answer.After a day and a night, the professor _____________ ____________ work out the answer.5. You are not a politician, and I am not a politician, either.You are not a politician. ______________ ______________ I.IX. Translation. 10% (0.5x20=10)1.在得知经理也卷入这个案件以后，所有人都显得很震惊。
