苏州市景范中学2009～2010 学年第二学期初二年级英语学科期中考试试卷听力部分一、听对话，选择最佳答案：（5%）1. What will Annie do this evening?A. She will look after her mother.B. She will go to see the film.C. She will go to see her mother in hospital.2. How much is the ticket for the students?A. Ten yuan.B. Five yuan.C. Fifteen yuan.3. What does the woman mean?A. The man need not do the work.B. The man is free.C. The man does not have to do the work now.4. Where did the woman work after she left the company?A. In a company.B. In a school.C. In a shop.5. Where will the woman probably be tomorrow afternoon?A. She will probably be in Beijing.B. She will probably be in Guangzhou.C. No one knows where she will be .二、听短文，选择正确答案：（5%）1.How long has the speaker had the bicycle?A. One year.B. Two years.C. Three years.2.Why is a bicycle sometimes better than a car in a town?A. Because it has a basket at the front.B. Because it is much cheaper than a car.C. Because it is often faster than a car.3. In which season does the speaker like to ride a bike?A. Summer.B. Spring.C. Winter.4.When does the speaker’s father use the bicycle?A. When he goes for an outing.B. When he goes to his office.C. When he goes to see his friends.5. What can we learn from what the speaker said?A. Riding saves her a lot of money.B. Riding is good for her health.C. Cycling is her favourite sport.笔试部分三．单项选择：（15%）1. It was a funny story, I just could not stop ________ after I heard it.A. to laughB. laughingC. laughD. to laughing2. My father has _________time to relax _________too much work.A. a little ; becauseB. little; because ofC. much; becauseD. a little; because of3. She ’s very _______with her work, so she wants to change it.A. fondB. delightedC. boringD. bored4. ---Where is Mr Green? Is he at home?--- No, He’s in Japan. He ________ there on business for 3 days.A. has beenB. has goneC. has been toD. has gone to5. After we waited for two hours, we finally saw the sun ________ in the east.A. was appearedB. appearedC. appearD. to appear6. My grandfather _________ many gifts on his _________birthday.A. gave; eighty B .was given; eightieth C. got; eighties D. gave; eightieth7. Water _______ cool when I jumped into the pool for morning exercise.A. was feltB. feltC. is feltD. feels8. -- Your French is so good. How long have you been in France? ---________ I was five.A. BeforeB. Since D. Until D. When9. We had a _________ trip to Beijing this winter holiday.A. pleasedB. pleasant D. please D. pleasure10. I heard ________Mary yesterday. She said that she got ________ last month.A. for; marriedB. of; marryC. from; marriedD. from; marry.11. Don’t be afraid. These animals are friendly to people. They are ________.A. harmfulB. hopelessC. harmlessD. dangerous12. --- It’s difficult for the village children to cross the river for school.---I think a bridge _________ over the river.A. was builtB. should buildC. has been builtD. should be built13.----What a traffic! I am late again. ---- Yes , the traffic is _________than it used to be.A. very goodB. even betterC. even worseD. very bad14. After the students heard the ___________news, they all shouted with __________.A. excited; excitementB. exciting; joyC. exciting; happyD. excited; pleasure15. The conference ___________ since last Friday. It ________ three days.A. has been over; lastedB. has finished; heldC. have been over; was heldD. has ended; lasted四．完型填空：（10%）There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so ____1____.The mother ____2____ that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her. Oneday, in Ben’s ___3____, the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him __4____. “Why did Ben put up his hand ?” his classmates wondered. “he __5___ said anything. What could he possibly want to say?”Well, Ben not only ___6____ the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew___7___ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were ____8___. Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book ____9____.Ben later went on to the _____10____ of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.A B C D1. clever hard slow quick2. seemed decided wondered told3. class room office lab4. think leave ask answer5. always ever quickly never6. found played knew heard7. whether what where why8. afraid surprised worried unhappy9. pictures exercises shops reports10. top end back front五．阅读理解：（20%）AThe word "lefty" means a person who uses his or her left hand for writing, eating and other jobs. We are born with two hands: a right hand and a left one. But only about ten or fifteen percent of us are lefties. Everyone else is right-handed. They use their right hands much more than their left.Scientists do not know why there are so many more right-handed people than lefties. Some very famous people are left-handed. These people prove that lefties are just as bright and talented (有才能的）as the right-handers. However, lefties have had a difficult time throughout history. The Roman word for left, for example, was the same word used to describe someone who was bad and untrustworthy （不可靠的）. The German, French, Spanish and Italian words for left haven't got a good meaning, either.Some famous lefties don’t agree with it at all and they want lefties to know and help each other.1. _________ in the world.A. Most people are leftiesB. Not many people are left-handedC. Half the people are leftiesD. Lots of people are left-handed2. Which of the following is true?A. Lefties are cleverer than the right-handers.B. Lefties are always bad and untrustworthy.C. Lefties are as clever as the right-handers.D. Lefties always had an easy time in history.BWorld Laughter Day was started in Mumbai, India in 1998 by Dr Madan Kataria, organizer of the worldwide Laughter Yoga activity.The celebration of World laughter Day is for world peace and is a plan to make good friends through laughter. Now more and more people are joining the Laughter Yoga movement. On the 9th of January, 2000, more than 10,000 people gathered in Denmark to celebrate the World Laughter Day. It was very successful.World Laughter Day is now celebrated on the first Sunday of May every year. Hundred of people all over the world laugh together on the day. No one thinks that laughing doesn’t make us feel good.Today, some people in the world still face wars. Laughter is a good way to deal with world problems. When different groups laugh together, they can get along better. Many difficult problems can become easier to solve if people feel good.Laughter is a world language, which is the same in every country. We should believe that only laughter can bring the world together and help people become good friends.The famous writer, Mark Twin said, “Mankind has only one really effective( 有效的) weapon, and that is laughter.”3. The first World Laughter Day was ____________.A. in 1998B. in 2000C. in AmericaD. in China4. The meaning of the underlined sentence is _____________.A. laughing doesn’t make us feel goodB. laughter makes us feel happyC. nobody thinks it is good to laughD. laughing together makes us feel sad.5. The Laughter Yoga movement tells us ____________.A. laughing is a good way to stop warsB. people want to make the world peacefulC laughter is the only way to deal with world problemsD. the world can be brought together when we laugh6. What’s the best title for the passage ?A. World Laughter DayB. Successful LaughterC. The first World Laughter DayD. The celebration of World Laughter DayCEveryone worries. But how do you deal with (对待)your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:1. Try to find out what you’re worried about.Sometimes, you will know what you’re worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it ou t first; if you can’t, you can ask for help.2. Think of ways to make it better.There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problem.Grades at school are often a top worry f or kids. If you’re worried about grades, ask yourself thesequestions:●Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?●How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?●Do I have a good place to do my homework?●Have I tried different ways of studying?If your worry is about a fight you had with a friend, you might write down all the things you could do – write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.3. Ask for help.When you’re worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents ,friends, or teachers for help.7. When you don’t know what you’re worried ab out, _______________.A. you should try to find it outB. you can’t ask for helpC. you don’t need to think of waysD. you can sit there worrying8.If you’re worried about grades, you can ask yourself these questions except“__________”.A. Why are grades important?B. What do grades mean to meC. How do I get ready for class?D. Why don’t my friends like me?9.According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight with your friend?A. Make a new friend.B. Don’t talk to him or her any more.C. Have another fight with him or her.D. Invite him or her to a basketball game.10.The passage mainly tells us ___________.A. who is often worriedB. when people are worriedC. how to deal with our worriesD. what kind of worries people have六．根据中文写出相应的单词，注意形式：（10%）1. A lot of ___________(废料) from the factory is polluting the sea.2.There will be two ____________(演讲) in our school next week.3.After __________(重新启动) the computer, you will see a menu on the screen.4.We believe that the price of house can be ___________(控制) by the government.5.You mustn’t drive at such a high __________(速度). It’s dangerous.6.Do you know the ______________(设计者) names of the computer games?7.Your duties will_________(包含)cleaning the street in front of the school.8.Would you please __________ (订购)a pair of shoes online for me ?9.The new railway station has been in___________( 服务) since last month.10.The changes to Moonlight Town have also ___________( 引起) many problems for people.七．用动词的正确形式填空：（10%）1._______you _______(finish) drawing the picture ? Not yet.2.The books ____________(use) to teach the students how to use the computer.3.__________(protect ) our environment is everyone’s duty.4.How lucky we are ___________(live) in this modern city !5.He used to __________(drink) much, but he ___________(change) a lot recently.6.We can’t eat the fish from the river if the water ____________(pollute).7.I know the advantages of _________(do) exercise, but I have no time.8.---You________ (write) an article for the newspaper yesterday, didn’t you?--- Yes. But I __________( not post) it yet.八．中译英：（15%）1. 电影已经开始10分钟了。
