2008学年度第一学期阶段测试1

初二英语阶段测试(2)Part 1 ListeningI. Listen and choose the right picture: (6%)II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear: (10%)7．A ．T om can’t post the letter ． B ．Tom hates to post the letter ． C ．Tom isn’t going to post the letter ． D ．Tom doesn’t want to post the letter. 8．A ．Not to throw rubbish on to the floor ． B ．Not to throw rubbish on to the ground ． C ．Not to throw rubbish into the river ． D ．Not to throw rubbish onto the desk ．9．A ．A worker ． B ．A teacher ． C ．A doctor ． D ．A singer ． 10．A ．Kind ． B ．Rude ． C ．Impolite ． D ．Handsome 11．A ．At an airport ． B ．In a hotel ． C ．In the library ．D ．In a park ． 12．A ．A student ． B ．A secretary ． C ．A doctor ． D ．A nurse ． 13．A ．No quiet place to study ． B ．No one to turn to for help ． C ．She was late for the meeting ． D ．The classroom was closed ．14．A ．At a hotel ． B ．At the library ． C ．In the school ．D ．In a shop ． 15．A ．Her mother is busy ． B ．Her mother is weak ．C ．Her mother is lazy ．D ．Her mother is free ．16．A ．Examinations ． B ．Travel ． C ．Sports ． D ．Work ．III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are trueor false: (7%) 17．The hotel was full ，so Mr.Knight felt unhappy ．18．The three men had to leave the hotel ．19．Mr ．Knight was kind. t 20．The assistant was honest ． 21．The assistant kept $3 in fact ．22．The writer should think in this way ：3*9=25+2 23．The assistant is honest ．Part 2 Vocabulary and GrammarI. Choose the best answer. (20%)( ) 31. There is “u” in the word “put”. A. / B. a C. an D. the ( ) 32. This story happened a cold winter morning. A. in B. on C. at D. of ( ) 33. What did he to you just now? A. speak B. have a word C. say D. talk ( ) 34. I won’t watch TV I finish my homework. A. after B. since C. because D. until( ) 35. We needn ’t ________ to Pudong, we can go there by taxi instead. A. to take a ferry B. by ferry C. take a ferry D. take ferry( ) 36. My new house is located ____ 1122 Garden Street.A. toB. onC. inD. at( ) 37. He two hundred and fifty pounds for the recorder. A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost( ) 38. We got up early we could catch the early bus.A. in order toB. so as toC. so thatD. since( ) 39. There is with my watch.A. something wrongB. wrong somethingC. anything wrongD. wrong anything( ) 40. When I got to the cinema, the film ___ for ten minutes.A. has beganB. had beganC. had been onD. has been on( ) 41. I think Mary will the Chinese food.A. used toB. is usedC. use toD. be used to( ) 42. The little girl’s voice sounds .A. sadlyB. wellC. niceD. wonderfully( ) 43. There are more than books in our school library.A. thousands ofB. four thousandsC. four thousand ofD. four thousand( ) 44. This pair of shoes will be sold ___ low price.A. atB. onC. ofD. for( ) 45. The plane is to ___ in a few minutes, please turn off your mobile phones.A. take upB. take downC. take offD. take out( ) 46. The child his father.A. is as high asB. not swims as well asC. is so heavy asD. doesn’t run as fast as( ) 47. I will give you a call ____ .A. as quickly as possibleB. as possible as quicklyC. as soon as possibleD. as soon as possibly ( ) 48. I don’t know if he ___ tomorrow, if he ___, please call me at once.A. will come, comesB. comes, comesC. comes, will comeD. will come, will come ( ) 49. He seldom talks something to others, so he is a man with ___ words.A. a littleB. littleC. a fewD. few( ) 50. I wondered___.A. if he has entered for the English reading contest.B. where has he goneC. when the meeting would beginD. that he had won the first place in the spots meetingII. Fill in the blanks with the given words in their proper forms. ( 8% )51. The volunteers looked after the ________ children carefully. (home)52. Is this story in this book? (interest)53. We can find the ________ bank at the corner of the street.54. The flight is already __________. (fill)55. The little girl was really sad for her mother’s . (die)56. While I’m doing my homework, the _________ sudde nly went off. (electric)57. The boys are old enough, so they can take care of . (they)58. I live on the floor. (twelve)III. Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence: (8%)( ) 59. I was told that they had given back the computer.( ) 60. I’m in favour of owing a private car.( ) 61. We are almost out of milk. Please go to get some.( ) 62. We shouldn’t make fun of the people who are in trouble.( ) 63. Jimmy was able to lose weight after he stopped his bad eating habit.( ) 64. He listens to English for two hours every day in order to make his listening ability better.( ) 65. Have you got a letter form your mother?( ) 66. When did the Second World War break out?Iv. Rewrite the sentences as required: (10%)67. Mary does her homework after supper. (改成否定句)Mary her homework after supper.68. Peter doesn’t stay at home. Jane doesn’t stay at home, either. (合成一句)Peter nor Jane at home.69. They made the machine fly.（改成被动语态）The machine to fly.70. He was too young to go to school. （保持句意不变）He was not to go to school.71. The flight was delayed because the fog was very thick. （保持句意不变）The flight was delayed _______ ______ the heavy fog.Part 3 Reading and WritingIx. Reading comprehension: (58%)A. complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box: (6%)There was a robbery in Mrs．White’s house yesterday evening．Detective Ken is nowDetective Ken：Can l ask you a few questions about the robbery? Mrs．White：72Detective Ken：Were you in the house when the thieves broke in? Mrs．White：73Detective Ken：Did your housekeeper hear anything?Mrs．White：74Detective Ken：How did the robbers get in? 75Mrs．White：No，the housekeeper locked all the doors，but the thieves used a ladder to come in through a window upstairs．Detective Ken：A ladder? 76Mrs．White：No，it was outside on the grass because the gardener didn’t put it away．Detective Ken：77Mrs．White：No，because they set off an alarm by opening the window．When they tried to leave，the police were waiting for them．B. True or false(6%)Jim walked into a shop which had a sign outside：“Old Clothes Bought and Sold．”He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop，“How much will you give me for these?” The man looked at them and then said impolitely，“Two dollars．”“What!” said Jim．“I guess they worth at least five．”“N0.”said the man，“They aren’t worth a penny more than two dollars．”“Are you sure?” asked Jim．“Very sure．”said the man．“Well，”said Jim，taking two dollars out of his pocket，“here’s your money．These trousers were hanging outside your shop with a price card that said $6．5，but I thought that was too much money, so 1 wanted to make sure how much they were really worth．”Then he walked out of the shop with the pair of trousers and went away before the surprised shop owner could think of anything to say．78．Jim walked into the shop and chose a pair of trousers．79．This was a shop which not only sold but also bought old clothes．80．The owner gave the price of two dollars because be thought the pair of trousers was too old．81．The owner didn't realize that the pair of trousers actually belonged to the shop．82. Jim cut down the price in a very clever way.83. The owner would probably feel happy after Jim left the shop.C. Choose the best answer:(6%)Do you have any idea of the biggest animal that has ever lived on our planet--the blue whale，30 metres Iong and weighing over 200 tons? It’s far bi gger than even the biggest dinosaur．Its tongue weighs as much as an elephant．Its heart is the size of a car，and some of its blood vessels(血管)are SO wide that you could swim down them．Its tail alone is the width of a small aircraft's wings．Its body line，close to perfection，enables it to swim at twenty knots(海里／d,时)．It’s one of the fastest animals in the sea．Despite the enormous size of blue whales，we know very little aboutthem．Their migration(迁徙)routes are still a mystery，and we have no idea where they go to breed(繁殖)．They are a dramatic reminder of how much we still have to learn about the ocean and the creatures that live there．Our planet is a blue globe．Over seventy per cent of it is covered by the sea．The Pacific Ocean alone covers half the globe．You can fly across it non—stop for twelve hours and still see nothing more than a speck of land．This series of programme will reveal the complete natural history of our ocean planet，from its familiar coasts to the mysteries of its deepest seas．84．This is an introduction to a TV programme．We can find that the programme is about__________．A．the blue whale B．the Pacific OceanC．creatures D．our ocean planet85．Which of the following statement about the blue whale is FALSE?A．A blue whale is much bigger than a dinosaur．’B．The heart of fl blue whale is as big as a car．C．The blue whale have wings like a small aircraft．D．Blue whales are good swimmers．86．What does enormous mean?A．Wide．B．Fast．C．Huge．D．Perfect．87．We can infer from the article that_________.A．we know a lot about blue whalesB．we know a little about the migration routes of blue whalesC．we have learned a lot about ocean creaturesD．we still have a lot to learn about the ocean and its creatures88．of the earth surface is covered by the Pacific Ocean．A．70％B．50％C．35% D．25%89．In the following programme, we can learn something about the_________.A．oceans B．1and C．natural history D．the mysteriesD. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage: (14%)A man and his wife were very poor．They kept hoping 90new clothes and good food．One night an old woman came to their house and told them she would let them have three wishes．They could wish to have 91they wanted．The man had just finished 92 a little bread for his dinner，but he was still hungry．He said, “I wish I had a big pancake．”S uddenly a pancake appeared 93his plate．“You fool,” his wife cried．“you could have wished for a house full of wonderful food，but you wish for a pancake．1 wished that pancake was on the end of your foolish nose．”94the pancake stuck to the end of his nose．Then the man and his wife started blaming each other．“It’s your fault，”the man cried．“No，it’s your fault，”she answered．What95they do? The pancake still stuck to the husband’s nose．“Oh，”the wife cried“I wish none of this had 96happened．”90. A．after B．about C．of D．for91. A．something B．much C．anything D．things92. A．eat B．to eat C．eating D．eaten93. A．for B．at C．on D．over94. A．Slowly B．Naturally C．Immediately D．Certainly95. A．could B．should C．would D．might96. A．ever B．just C．never D. notE．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。