松江区2014学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷初二英语
Part 3 Reading and Writing（第三部分 读写）（35%）
X. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解) 25%
A. True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%
In 1883, an engineer named John Roebling got an idea to build a bridge between New York and Long Island. However, bridge-building experts (专家) around the world thought that it was impossible. It had never been done before.
After much discussion he persuaded his son Washington, a great engineer, that the bridge could be built.
The project started well, but a few months later, an accident took the life of John Roebling. Washington was badly hurt and he was not able to walk or talk.
Although he was handicapped (残疾), Washington never lost heart. He still wanted to finish the bridge and his mind was still as sharp(敏锐) as ever.
But all he could do was move one finger. So he decided to make the best use of it. By moving his finger, he slowly began to be able to “talk” with his wife.
He touched his wife’s arm with his finger, “telling” her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same way to tell the engineers what to do. The project went on again.
For 13 years Washington gave his instructions with his finger on his wife’s arm, until the bridge was finally finished.
Today the Brooklyn Bridge stands as a monument (纪念碑) to one man’s unbeatable spirit.
It is also a monument to the engineers and their teamwork, and to their faith in a man who was thought to be mad by half the world.
( ) 1. Washington Roebling had the idea of building a bridge between New York and Long Island. ( ) 2. A few months after the building of the bridge, John Roebling was killed in an accident.
( ) 3. Although Washington couldn’t walk or talk, he was confident (自信) of finishing the bridge. ( ) 4. Washington told the engineers how to go on with the project without anybody’s help. ( ) 5. Brooklyn Bridge was built by John Roebling, Washington Roebling and their team. B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) 5%
Amy was looking for a gift for her little daughter. Suddenly she stopped before a store of dolls. “Girls like dolls,” she thought as she walked into it.
Looking around, she saw a grandma doll---one with gray hair and a pair of glasses. Her mother Joyce came into her mind.
When Amy was a little girl, she got her first doll form Joyce for her birthday. Then the second, the third… A doll a year from Joyce never arrived late.
“Why always a doll?” This question had been in Amy’s mind until one day her father gave the answer. Little Joyce dreamed of having a doll. Her parents promised one for her fifth birthday. Sadly, they both died in a traffic accident before it arrived. The never-received gift was the most precious (珍贵的) in her eyes.
Her mother’s story being recalled (回忆), Amy got an idea.
It was Joyce’s 60th birthday. A package was delivered to her, with a card that read: Dear Joyce,
I forget to send you the package that you should have received on May 20, 1956, your fifth birthday. The gift inside has got old, but I felt that you might still wish to have it.
Love, Angel of Joy
Joyce opened the package and saw a lovely grandma doll. She clasped the doll that she had waited for so many years for, with tears running down her face. The doll, given by “Angel of Joy”, made her the happiest “child” in the world.
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( ) 1. We know from the story that Joyce is ________.
A. Amy’s daughter B. Amy’s mother C. the grandma doll D. Angel of Joy
( ) 2. Joyce thought dolls were the best birthday gifts for Amy because ________.
A. Amy dreamed of having all kinds of lovely dolls B. Amy looked like a doll when she was a little girl C. Joyce received a lot of lovely dolls from her parents. D. Joyce had never got the dream doll from her parents.
( ) 3. The gift was in fact sent by ________.
A. Angel of Joy B. Amy C. Amy’s daughter D. Joyce’s mother
( ) 4. The underlined word “clasped” most probably means ________.
A. threw B. held C. made D. bought
( ) 5. We can learn from the story that ________.
A. Dolls are every little girl’s dream toys B. Grandma dolls are best gifts for parents C. Parents’ birthdays are very important
D. Parents sometimes need their “Angel of Joy”
C. Read the passage and choose the correct words (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)5%
A teenage boy couldn’t stand (忍受) his parents’ family rules, so he left home.
He wanted to be famous. 1 , he had a poor education (教育). He didn’t find a job, and he had to beg for food on the street for a living.
Years later, his mother died. Although his father was old, he was still 2 his son. He had been to every corner of the city. Everywhere he went, he put up a big photo of himself on the wall. At the lower part of the photo he wrote: “I still love you, my dearest son. Please come back home!”
One day, the son saw one of the photos on the wall. The face on the photo was familiar (熟悉的) to him. “Is that my father?” He moved 3 and read the words: “I still love you…” Tears ran down his face. He decided to go back to see his parents.
It was early morning when he got home. He knocked on the door. 4 answered while the door began to open. He ran to his father’s bedroom. His father was sleeping. The boy woke his father up.
“It’s me! Your son is back home!” The father and the son held each other, full of 5_ tears in their eyes. The son asked: “Why is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The father answered in a soft voice: “The door has never been locked (锁) since you left.”
The door of parents’ love for their children will never be closed. ( ) 1. A. Rather B. However C. Therefore D. Even ( ) 2. A. giving up B. voting for C. looking for D. going after ( ) 3. A. closer B. farther C. higher D. lower ( ) 4. A. Somebody B. Anybody C. Everybody D. Nobody ( ) 5. A. sad B. unnecessary C. happy D. surprising
D. 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，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) 5%
Have you ever waited for buses in freezing weather? Have you ever cycled in rain or under burning sun? Have you run all the way to work but still found yourself late? If so, it is time to change it all.
A car may be an effective solution (解决方案) to these headaches. For one thing, cars p 1__ people with the most convenient form of transportation. Owning a car means people can go anywhere at any time w 2 having to worry about the fixed schedules (时刻表) of a public transportation system. On holidays or weekends, one can even have a trip to nearby places by car with family members. For another, it is quite c 3 for people to travel in a car, especially in unpleasant weather. It is enjoyable to travel by car in summer or winter because there is an air-conditioner in a car.
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However, there are some disadvantages (不利条件) of owning a car. F 4 , it is not only expensive to buy a car, but also costly to maintain (维护) it. The price of petrol is higher than it ever has been, so it can be rather expensive to travel by car. Besides, a d 5 should be careful while driving a car; otherwise a car accident is likely to happen.
Despite all these disadvantages, many people still want to own a car because they think it is worthwhile (值得的).
1. p_____________ 2. w____________ 3. c_____________ 4. F___________ 5. d____________ E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) 5%.
Several months after I was badly hurt in a car accident, my father sent me to a blind school.
That morning was the new beginning. I went to this school and I heard lots of children. My new teacher took me to the class where we were taught to write and type in Braille (盲文).
“Hi, sweetheart, how is school going?” asked my father.
“Daddy, I can't do this. I try and try but I just don't get it. I don't know if I am ever going to learn to read Braille. It’s too difficult.” I cried.
Daddy just held me in his arm and said, “Do you still remember the day when we went to the temple which is on the top of a mountain? When we were climbing the mountain, my legs started to ache (痛). You sat down and cheered me up, 'The mountain is covered with fog, so we can't see the temple. But I know it is there. I will make sure you will climb up to it.'”
“That day you showed me that just you can't see something does not mean it is not there. So although (尽管) climbing the mountain was difficult, I knew I would get to the top.”
I was clear what my dad wanted me to understand.
I went back to school and started to work hard. Very soon I could read.
One of my classmates said, “You are lucky, you know, you have at least seen the world. I have just heard it. I have been told there are many colors in this world but I don't understand what color means.”
After listening to her for the first time in two years, I felt lucky. And on that day I learnt that although the light in my eyes is gone, I must see the world with the light in my heart. ( ) 1. The writer couldn’t see anything after the car accident, could he? ( ) 2. What did the writer think of learning to read Braille?
( ) 3. What happened to Father’s legs when they were climbing the mountain? ( ) 4. What did the writer’s father want him to understand? ( ) 5. Why did the writer’s classmate think he was lucky? XI. Writing（写话）10%
Write at least fifty words according to the topic “The Trouble I Have Experienced”（请以“我曾经历过的困境/难”为题写一篇不少于50个词的短文，要求意思明确、内容连贯，标点符号不计字数）6%
（注意：作文中不得出现考生的中文姓名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。） The following questions are provided as a reference（以下问题可供参考） 1. What was the trouble?
2. How did you deal with it? Or How did others help you with it? 3. What did you learn from it?
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Part 3 Reading and Writing
X. Reading Comprehension (阅读理解) 25%
A. True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%
1. F 2 T 3. T 4. F 5. T
B. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案) 5% 1. B 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. D
C. Read the passage and choose the correct words (阅读短文，选择恰当的单词)5% 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. C
D. 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，每空格限填一词，首字母已给) 5% 1. provide 2. without 3. comfortable 4. First/Firstly 5. driver E. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题) 5% 1. No, he couldn’t./No. 2. It was difficult.
3. They started to ache.
4. Although learning to read Braille was difficult, if he worked hard, he would succeed. 5. Because he had seen/saw the world. XI. Writing（写话）10% 、
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