2009-2010学年第二学期期中英语素质评测初二英语试题

2009-2010学年第二学期期中英语素质评测 初二英语试题

第I卷（选择题） 一、听力测试

I. 录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每个小题A、B、C中选出适合每个句子的答语。

( ) 1. A. It was sunny. B. It was pretty good. C. They were tired. ( ) 2. A. No, there aren't. B. No, they weren't. C. No, there weren't. ( ) 3. A. We went to the park. B. Our school trip was relaxing. C. We went on a school trip by bus.

( ) 4. A. Yew, I was. B. No, I didn't. C. Yes, I do.

( ) 5. A. My parents. B. In Beijing. C. Last summer vacation. II. 录音中有五组对话，每组对话听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出正确答案。 ( ) 6. Who is that girl?

A. The boy's sister. B. The girl's sister. C. The girl's friend. ( ) 7. Who is more outgoing?

A. Jack. B. Dick. C. John. ( ) 8. What's the girl's favorite subject? A. English. B. Math. C. Physics. ( ) 9. The girl's cousin is ____ her friend.

A. shorter than B. as tall as C. taller than ( ) 10. They will ____ this afternoon.

A. go to the movies B. play tennis C. visit the museum

III. 录音中有一段对话，听对话两遍，然后从每小题A、B、C中选出正确答案。 ( ) 11. What is Peter doing on Saturday morning? A. Having a piano lesson. B. Doing homework. C. Going to the doctor.

( ) 12. When will they go to the zoo?

A. On Saturday morning. B. On Sunday morning.. C. On Sunday afternoon.

( ) 13. Why can't Peter's sister go with them?

A .She has to study for a test. B. She doesn't like the zoo. C. She has to do her homework. ( ) 14. When is the math test?

A. Next Monday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Friday. ( ) 15. Where will they meet?

A. At the school gate. B. Outside the zoo gate. C. At Peter's home. 注意：请同学们翻到第II卷，继续做四大题------听力填表 二、单项选择

( ) 16. -Can you come to my party? - ________.

A. Sure, I'd love to B. No, I'd love to C. No, I can't D. I'd love ( ) 17. -What are you doing Wednesday evening? - _____.

A. I have to play games B. I'm going to study for the test C. It's Monday, the 22nd. D. I cant' have a piano lesson

( )18. -Do you think there are ____new words in this unit? -Yes, that's right. A. too much B. too many C. much too D. many more ( ) 19. Mary and her sister____.

A. both smart are B. both are smart C. both smart D. are both smart ( ) 20. My room is a little bigger than ___ .

A. her B. she C. she's D. hers ( ) 21. Do you like lettuce____ sandwiches?

A. in B. of C. at D. into

( ) 22. -What can I do for you? - Please ___ two apples and then ___. A. peel; cut them up B. peel; cut up them C. get; cut them D. get; cut them down ( ) 23. -Let's make vegetable salad. --_____.

A. No, I'm not B. Thank you C. That's all right D. That's a good idea ( ) 24. They had fun ___ the car.

A. to drive B. driving C. drive D. drives

( ) 25. When I came in, there ___ a lot of boys playing computer games. A. are B. were C. is D. was

( ) 26. Bob ___ about two hours doing his homework yesterday evening. A. spent B. took C. paid D. cost ( ) 27. He's always the first ___ home every evening.

A. get to B. to get to C. get D. to get

( ) 28. In Jinan, it's hot in July, but it's even___ in August. A. hottest B. hot C. hotter D. the hottest ( ) 29. -___you at home yesterday?-Yes, I_____.

A. Was; was B. Did; was C. Were; was D. Was; were

( ) 30. -When were you born?-I was born___ the morning of May 8th, 1996. A. in B. at C. for D. on 三、完形填空

Several days ago, some students from the US visited our school. When we talked, I found (31) differences in school life between the US and China. For example, each class (32) fifty minutes in the US. It is a little (33) than that in China. We usually have forty minutes in each class. Another difference is that they have less break time between (34). Besides, although most schools in both countries finish their (35) classes at 12 o'clock, the students in the US only have an hour-long break, so they (36) eat lunch quickly. Their afternoon classes begin at 1:00 pm and school is over (37) 3:00pm. Then they take part in club activities or play sports.

Many Chinese students don't work during their high school years, while the US students like to find a part-time(兼职) job in (38) free time. They don't have a dream job in mind. They think (39) is no difference between jobs. Working is s useful experience for them and they make money at the same time. Some of them even take one-year full-time jobs (40) they leave high school and then go to college. ( ) 31. A. no B. few C. little D. some ( ) 32. A. lasts B. finishes C. starts D. stays ( ) 33. A. shorter B. longer C. earlier D. later

( ) 34. A. schools B. classes C. meals D. students ( ) 35. A. day B. night C. morning D. afternoon ( ) 36. A. can't B. mustn't C. need to D. can ( ) 37. A. in B. for C. during D. around ( ) 38. A. my B. his C. their D. your ( ) 39. A. it B. there C. that D. this ( ) 40. A. after B. with C. while D. during 四、阅读理解

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Here's the content(目录) of a book. UnitReadingsSkillsWordsUnit1 Music* Music & Feelings

* Sad movies* Understanding main ideas * Predicting

by title* Kinds of music * Music starsUnit2 Sports* National sports * The ancient

Olympic Games* Understanding main ideas

* Guessing meaning

of new words* Action verbs * Names of sports * Sports toolsUnit3 Weather* Weather service

* Weather and nature* Understanding main ideas

* Guessing meaning of new words* Weather Conditions * Weather

InformationUnit4

Culture* Traveling in India * Body language in

The United States* Understanding main ideas

* Predicting by title * Making inferences

* Cultural Studies

* Culture and ArtUnit5

Space* Living in space

* The planets* Understanding main ideas

* Understanding attitude* Space news

* Space terms( )41. If you are interested in music, you can read \ A. National sports B. Sad movies C. The planets D Weather service ( ) 42. You can learn something about weather in ____. A. Unit 1 B. Unit 2 C. Unit 3 D. Unit 4 ( ) 43. Words about ___ are in Unit 5.

A. music stars B. weather conditions C. sports tools D. space news ( ) 44. In all the units, you can learn the skill of _____. A. predicting by title B. understanding attitude

C. understanding main ideas D. guessing meaning of new words B

Have you seen the movie Changjiang7? The story is about a boy called Dickey. He lives a poor life with his father. His father doesn't have any money to buy toys for him. One day his father finds him a strange toy from a junkyard(垃圾罐). Dickey names it Changjiang7(CJ7). It is an alien dog. It can do many things that humans can not do. Dickey takes it to school to help him in many ways.

CJ7 is a popular movie of 2008. Xu Jiao, born on August 5 1997 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, plays Dickey. On April 21, the girl won Best New Performer at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her play in CJ7. Now Xu Jiao became a new film star; she is well-known especially among young kids. Many of them want to own such a helpful toy as CJ7.

Xu once said it was difficult to play a boy. \get an idea of what a boy is like,\she said, \( ) 45. Xu Jiao's birthday is ______.

A. April 5 B. August 5 C. April 31 D. August 21 ( )4 6. ___ find a toy from the junkyard.

A. Dickey B. Xu Jiao C. Dickey's father D. Xu Jiao's father ( ) 47. CJ7 is the name of_____.

A. a toy B. a cat C. a place D. an award

( ) 48. To play Dickey, Xu Jiao did all the following things except(除了...之外)___boys.

A. hearing B. watching C. playing with D. studying with ( )49. What can we know about Xu Jiao from the passage?

A. She lives a poor life. B. She plays a boy in the movie. C. She was born in Hong Kong. D. She said it was easy to act in CJ7. C

What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why?

Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let's listen to what they say.

When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?

Lin Yunan, Xi'an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.