初二第一学期期末测试（英语）（考试总分：140 分）一、听力（本题共计1小题，总分20分）1.（20分）二、单选题（本题共计15小题，总分15分）2.（1分）--What do you think of ______ film “My People, My Hometown”? ---I think it's ______ excellent one that I will never forget.A.a, anB.the,aC.a, aD.the, an3.（1分）---Can you give us some advice about having a test?---Sure. I think you should ______ the whole test paper first.A.look throughB.look afterC.look forD.look at4.（1分）My uncle arrived ______ Shanghai ______ a foggy morning of July.A.at, inB.in, atC.in, onD.from, to5.（1分）---Mum, can I have something ______?---Oh dear. You can only drink some water. There is ______ in the fridge.A.to eat, something elseB.to drink, nothing elseC.drinking, something elseD.eating, nothing else6.（1分）______ exciting news report it is!A.WhatB.What anC.HowD.How an7.（1分）______ you are, ______ mistakes you'll make.A.The more careful, the fewerB.More careful, the lessC.The more careless, the lessD.More careless, fewer8.（1分）______ the teachers is about 300 in our school and it is becoming ______.A.The number of, more and moreB.The number of, bigger and biggerC.A number of, more and moreD.A number of, bigger and bigger9.（1分）Local people know birds are ______. They do everything they can ______ these rare birds.A.in danger, protectB.dangerous, to protectC.in danger, to protectD.dangerous, protect10.（1分）Now eighty percent of the students ______ most of the work. The rest of the -work ______ really difficult.A.is doing; isB.are doing; areC.are doing; isD.is doing; are11.（1分）--- ______ did you weigh when you were born?--- My mother says I weighed only 3 kilograms at birth.A.WhatB.How muchC.How manyD.How heavy12.（1分）I often hear her ______ this song. Listen! Can`t you hear her ______ in the next room?A.sing, singB.singing, singingC.singing, singD.sing, singing13.（1分）While she ______ TV, she ______ a sound outside the room.A.was watching, was hearingB.watched, was hearingC.watched, heardD.was watching, heard14.（1分）The winter comes, it is ______ snow everywhere, and the big tree is ______ deepwhite snow now.A.full with, covered withB.fill with, covered inC.full of, covered inD.fill to, covered with15.（1分）--- The girl with long hair is making a snowman. Is she Sandy?--- It ______ be her. I'm not sure.A.mustn'tB.mustC.can'tD.may16.（1分）---Do you think the rain will stop tomorrow?---______. It has rained for ten days. It`s too wet everywhere.A.I hope notB.I'm sure it isC.I'm afraid it willD.I hope so三、完形填空（本题共计1小题，总分15分）17.（15分）Never give up! That is one lesson I learned when I was very young.At the age of four, not knowing a single word of __1___, I started -school. I felt__2___because I couldn't talk to other kids. Maybe I was __3___because I never got used to talking with others. I only know Spanish, and English is just a mixture（混合）of __4___. When the teacher spoke English, the __5___became faster and faster and then became a tornado （龙卷风）ripping through my mind. I was unable to __6___. I got so confused（困惑的）and I didn't know what to do. I sometimes felt like crying, but I kept telling myself never to__7___.I started to learn English hard. At the end of the year I could understand, read, speak and write English. The next year I __8___ my friend Jack. It was his first year of school and he didn't __9___ English like me in the beginning, so I started to __10___ him this difficult language. At first it was very __11___, but at last he got used to English and picked it up quickly. We __12___learning more and more every year, and now we are both very good English __13___.I also began to teach my younger sisters since I didn't want them to feel isolated（孤立的）and shy as I did.This year I am in the eighth grade and have got straight A's in every class since kindergarten. My __14___? I never give up. Now I am learning Japanese. It may be a little__15___, but I will keep on learning it. No matter how hard something is, I never give up. Ikeep trying until I do it right.Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it.1.A.Chinese B.English C.Japanese D.French2.A.afraid B.funny C.relaxed D.lonely3.A.friendly B.shy C.smart D.humorous4.A.sound B.subject C.voice nguage5.A.phrases B.stories C.words D.music6.A.hear B.think C.understand D.believe7.A.give up B.end up C.look up D.get up8.A.found B.met C.watched D.looked9.A.know B.like C.see D.hear10.A.show B.give C.teach D.send11.A.exciting B.boring C.surprising D.interesting12.A.stopped B.allowed C.decided D.kept13.A.speakers B.listeners C.writers D.talkers14.A.skill B.knowledge C.secret D.idea15.A.easy B.difficult C.strange D.interesting四、阅读理解（本题共计4小题，总分30分）18.（6分）New payment Ways for online（1）.What is the form about?A.Online shoppingB.Online stores.C.New payment ways.D.The uses of Internet.（2）.Which payment ways are from the same payment service company?A.Yeepay and WeChat pay.B.Tenpay and WeChat pay.C.Alipay and TenpayD.Tenpay and Yeepay.（3）.Which of the following is NOT True according to the form above?A.Yeepay was put into use earlier than the other three.B.Alipay and WeChat pay have the same number of users.C.It's easier to use Tenpay because it has the most cooperative banks.D.When we use WeChat pay, our money goes directly to the sellers.19.（8分）A little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests. Then it reached a desert, “I went through so many difficulties. I should have no problem crossing the desert,” she thought. As she started, she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand. After many tries, she still failed.At this time, a deep voice said, “if a breeze （微风）can cross the desert, so can a river.” It was the voice of the desert. But the little stream answered, “that's because a breeze can fly, but I can't.” “That's because you can't give up what you are. Let yourself evaporate （蒸发）into the breeze, and it can take you across.” said the desert.“Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea.“The breeze can carry the vapor （水蒸汽）across the desert and let it leave as rain. The rain will form a river again.” said the desert. “And whether you're a river or vapor, your nature never changes.” Hearing this, the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze. carried her to the next stage （阶段）of her life.（1）.What did the stream think when she reached a desert?A.She thought she couldn't cross the desert.B.She believed she could cross the desert.C.She thought she knew well about the desert.D.She started to worry about herself.（2）.What does the underlined word “it” refer to （指的是）?A.The desert.B.The nature.C.The breeze.D.The stream.（3）.What did the stream do in the end?A.It crossed the desert.B.It stopped trying.C.It failed to get to the ocean.D.It died.（4）.What is the main idea of the story?A.The road to success is not always easy.B.We should do the right thing whatever others say.C.Our lives can be as difficult as the little stream`s.D.To succeed, we should change the way we used to be.20.（8分）I heard a strange noise. I did not know what the noise was, but I was very frightened. At last I heard -steps outside, and the stableman（马夫）came in with a -light. He tried to lead the horses out but they were very frightened. Eventually he came to me next and tried to drag me out. I didn't want to go. In the end, he tried us all and then left the stable（马房）. Maybe we were foolish, but we knew we were in danger and we did not trust anyone. I looked up and I saw a red light dancing on the wall. Then I heard the shout of “Firs!” coming from outside. There was a terrible roaring noise.Next I heard James' voice, calm and cheerful, “Come, my beauties, wake up and come with me,” he said. He -tied- his scarf over my eyes, and led me out of the stable, and out of danger. Then he ran back -inside. I gave a whinny（嘶吼）as I saw him go. Ginger told me later that she heard my whinny and it gave her the courage to come out.I heard a crash in the stable, then I saw James with Ginger; she was coughing and he was not able to speak. We got out as quickly as possible, then Squire Gordon took us all to a large hotel on the other side of town. But Ginger and I knew -that two -horses burned to death in the stable-it was terrible! We felt very sad.The next morning James heard that Dick Towler was responsible for the fire. The night before, a man saw him in the stable with a pipe in his mouth. At Birtwick Park the rule was “No pipes in the stable”. And it was a very good rule.（1）.We can infer that “I” refers to a ______ in this passage.A.manB.horseC.dogD.beauty（2）.The underlined word “responsible” in the last paragraph probably means “______” in Chinese.A.负责任的B.有利的C.有关的D.无关的（3）.How did Ginger come out?A.She came out by herself.B.James tied his scarf over her eyes and helped her come out.C.“I” give a whinny and it gave her the courage to come out.D.Dick Towler helped her come out.（4）.Why didn't “I” want to go when the stableman tried to drag me out?A.“I” was too frightened to go.B.The stableman didn't try his best to rag me out.C.I was waiting for James to help me go out.D.“I” did not trust a stranger.21.（8分）One day, when you visit a park, someone nearly crashes into you while riding his bike. And you feel like you've experienced this event before. Has this happened to you? This strange feeling is quite common. In psychology（心理学）it is known as “deja vu （似曾相识）”.Scientists have tried to use a new technology to reproduce it. In one study, scientists used the virtual（虚拟的）video game “The Sims” to study deja vu. For example, in the game they replaced the bushes in the garden -with dustbins. When players looked at the garden, they had a sense of deja vu.Scientists think deja vu might be a simple failure of memory. We see something that looks similar to something we've -seen before, but our brains fail to find the exact memory. However, the brain still can get the similar parts, so it makes us feel .As we know, epilepsy（巅病）is a brain disease and it can cause sudden strange action. Some scientists believe that epilepsy is exactly a serious example of deja vu. People with epilepsy often experience unusual feelings similar to deja vu.Should we be worried when we experience deja vu? If it doesn't influence your daily life, researchers think there is no need to worry. In fact, some scientists believe that it may be______.They believe deja vu might be caused when the brain rearranges（重组）our memories. This could show that our memories are working well. This theory also explains why younger people are more likely to experience it, as their brains are still growing.（1）.According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?A.Deja vu is strange but common.B.The Sims is the name of a family.C.Young people don't have Deja vu.D.Bushes are dustbins in fact.（2）.What does the underlined word "'' in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A.惊讶B.陌生C.熟悉D.害怕（3）.Which of the methods below is used in Paragraph 4?A.Giving definitions（下定义）B.Listing numbersC.Making comparisons（作比较）D.Giving examples（4）.Which of the following can be filled in ______?A.helpfulB.meaningfulC.awfulD.harmful五、单词拼写（本题共计1小题，总分10分）22.（10分）（1）.Li Lei pointed to the ______of the smoke and shouted ''Fire! Fire!'' （方向）（2）.He`s a deep sleeper and we ______ him for a long while to wake him up yesterday. （摇动）（3）.The guide can`t remember all the ______ names in a short time. （游客）（4）.The government asks ______ to stop fishing in Yangtze River to protect nature. （渔民）（5）.No words can be used to ______ China's great achievements. （描述）（6）.You are nearly the same ______ as your mother! How fast you are growing! （high）（7）.The boys all think it ______ to have a basketball match. （excite）（8）.People living in this hotel are ______ from foreign countries. （main）（9）.It`s ______ if you drop litter in nature reserves. （correct）（10）.He felt much ______ after exercising for a long time. （health）六、任务型阅读（本题共计1小题，总分10分）23.（10分）Rice, meat, vegetables and fruits... Every day we can eat different kinds of food. You may throw away your extra -food easily. But don`t forget that many people in the world still don't have enough to eat. Over 30 percent of all food produced goes to waste, according to The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization （联合国粮农组织）.Right now, there are more than l billion hungry people in the -world, according to the United Nations. Many children go to sleep hungry, and 15 million of them die from hunger each year.However, food waste is still a big problem. Every year, we make about 3.9 billion tons offood. But in a year, 1.3 billion tons of food in the world goes to waste in all.We could give the wasted food to many people. For example, the amount of food wasted in Europe could be enough for 200 million people -in poor countries. So next time when you are being picky（挑剔的）about food, or can't finish your meal, think twice because others aren't so lucky.What can you do to prevent wasting food? The following tips may help you.●If you go to a restaurant, do not order too much.●If you cannot eat all the food in the restaurant, take it home.●Don`t be too picky about food. Some food may taste bad, but your body may need it.七、短文填空（本题共计1小题，总分10分）24.（10分）Little Women is a novel written by Louisa May Alcott. It is set in New England d__1___ the American Civil War （1861-65）. The novel follows the I__2___ of the four March sisters-Meg Jo, Beth, and Amy - and is based on the author's own experiences ofg__3___ up with her three sisters.The main t__4___ in the story is the importance of family. Other themes include the need to work and self-improvement.When the story begins the sisters are complaining b__5___ they are poor and have to-work. Their mother says that they m__6___ spend money on pleasure because there is a war and everybody must help. Their father is in the army. In the letters their father s__7___ home he tells his daughters to work hard and not to w__8___ their time. They must try to a__9___ the bad things in their lives and stay cheerful. He wants to be proud of them when he comes home. The girls decide to try their best to improve t__10___ because they love and miss their father very much.八、翻译（本题共计1小题，总分10分）25.（10分）句子翻译（1）.为了不吵醒他，我关掉了收音机。
