天津初二英语期中试题：天津一中卷及标准答案.doc

天津初二英语期中试题：天津一中卷.doc
二、单项选择(40%)
21. Our teacher did what he could ______ us with English.
A. help B. helped C. helping D. to help
22. --- I have lost my new English dictionary,
--- ___________.
A. No hurry! B. That’s great! C. What a pity! D. Just wait!
23. His uncle __________ Tianjin since he came back to China.
A. lived in B. had lived in C. has moved to D. has lived in
24. The Jacksons have __________ in New Zealand for about ten years.
A. come B. got C. arrived D. been
25. —Do you mind __________ ?
—Go ahead.
A. to close the window B. your closing the window
C. my closing the window D. I closing the window
26. Trees make the environment __________.
A. look beautiful B. to look beautiful C. look beautifully D. looks beautiful
27. --- You bought a nice CD.
--- Thank you. It doesn’t ________ me too much.
A. spend B. pay C. cost D. use
28. —Must the students leave here at once? —No, they __________ have to.
A. needn’t B. can’t C. do not D. mustn’t
29. It was _______ bad weather that we decided not to go there.
A．so B．such C．very D．quite
30. Hurry up! The play ______ for ten minutes.
A. has begun B. had begun C. has been on D. began
31. If you are tired, you can stop______ a rest.
A. to have B. having C. have D. had
32. Chinese is as ______ as maths. You should learn it well.
A. important B. importantly C. most important D. more important
33. On Radio Beijing everyone needs _______ English well.
A. speaking B. speak C. spoken D. to speak
34. I remembered _______ my cell phone in my pocket, but it isn’t there now.
A. putting B. put C. to put D. have put
35. _______ the kind people around, he was sent to hospital in time and saved by
the doctors.
A. Because B. With the helps of C. Thanks to D. Because for
36. He _______ be in the restaurant. His car is just outside it!
A. can B. can’t C. must D. mustn’t
37．Which is not correct?
_______ to turn off the radio before you go out.
A. Be sure B. Remember C. Why not D. Don’t forget
38. Let us take a taxi, ___________?
A. will you B. won’t you C. shall we D. don’t we
39. --- Please wait here. I’ll come back soon.
--- All right, we’ll _________ the library ________ you come back.
A. leave; until B. reach; till C. stay for; until D. wait at; until
40. － Would you please tell me _______ next, Miss Yang?
－ Sure. Let me see.
A. how we should do B. what we should do
C. how should we do D. what should we do
41. The old man is _____ in _____ house, but he’s happy.
A. alone, a lonely B. alone, an alone
C. lonely, a lonely D. lonely, an alone
42. --Why don’t you practise your written English by sending emails to your
friends?
--______________.
A. Really? B. Thanks a lot
C. That’s a good idea! D. What else?
43. You should paint the door blue to ______ the wall.
A. take B. check C. make D. match
44. Both Ann’s parents look sad. Maybe they ________ the bad news.
A. knew B. have known C. are knowing D. will know.
45. We finished the work __________ last week.
A. at the end of B. in the end of C. at D. in
46. John _______ his aunt many times today but nobody answerwd.
A. calling B. will call C. have called D. has called
47. There are only ________ books in the library, so I can’t find anything
interesting.
A. a little B. a few C. little D. few
48. --Where’s your father?
--He ________ Tokyo. He _______ back until next week.
A. has gone to, will be B. has gone to, won’t be
C. has gone to, came D. went to, won’t be
49. --Would you like to see a film with me tonight?
--I prefer_________ at home rather than _______ a film
A. staying, seeing B. staying, to see C. to stay, see. D. stay, seeing
50. He bought _______ novel.
A. a 800-page B. an 800-pages C. a 800-pages D. an 800-page
51. I _______ his illness just now. I hope he’ll be well soon.
A. heard about B. have heard from C. have heard about D. heard from
52. The songs ______ Wang Fei are popular ______ many people all the time.
A. at, by B. by, with C. for, with D. by, at
53. Lily dropped her favourite vase _______. That made her very _______.
A. careless, sad B. careless, serious C. carelessly,sadly D. carelessly, sad
54. -Bob had to stay up late last night, _______?
--__________ because he had an important exam this morning.
A. hadn’t he, Yes, he had B. didn’t he, Yes, he did
C. didn’t he, No, he didn’t D. hadn’t he, No, he hadn’t
55. Most of the farmers ________ chickens in the last ten years
A. rose B. have risen C. raised D. have raised
56. Which of the following is wrong?
A. How long has the patient been asleep?
B. How long has the sick man gone to sleep?
C. How long is it since the patient went to sleep?
D. How long has the patient slept?
57. --I want to know what you have done for the party.
--I’m sorry I’ve done _______.
A. none B. no one C. nobody D. nothing
58. We will plant more trees on ______ sides of the Haihe River.
A. both B. every C. each D. All
59. There are _______ vegetables in the fridges that I have to buy some.
A. such few B. so few C. so little D. such little
60. China has a ________ population than _______ countries in the world.
A. more, the other B. smaller, any
C. larger, any D. larger, the other
三、完型填空：(10%)
Mr. White lived in a town. He worked in a ____61____ there. As a good psychologist
(精神病医生), he ___62_____ his patients (病人) well and was kind to them. So he
____63____ most of them. And they liked him very much.
One day an old woman brought her ____64____ to his office. Mr. White looked over
the girl carefully. She ____65____ healthy. But when the doctor asked her ____66____
questions, she answered nothing and held up her ____67____ and cried like a hen
as if she laid (产) an egg. He _____68____ all at once.
“ How long has she been like this, madam?” asked Mr. White.
“ For about a year, sir,” answered the old woman.
“ Why not bring her here _____69____, madam?”
“ She always ____70______ she’s a hen and she’ll lay some gold eggs,” said the
old woman. “ I thought it was true and waited for her laying some.”
61. A. school B. hospital C. cinema D. shop
62. A. knew B. liked C. hated D. taught
63. A. sent away B. caught up with
C. got on well with D. saved
64. A. son B. husband C. daughter D. aunt
65. A. looked B. had C. kept D. hoped
66. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
67. A. legs B. arms C. head D. feet
68. A. heard B. listened to C. understood D. changed
69. A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest
70. A. calls B. called C. says D. said
四、阅读理解：10 %
A
On November 18th, 1980, three men went up in a balloon (气球). They started early
in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were
Tannar and Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usual
rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the
rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So
they were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were also
carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the airwas very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s
basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snow
on the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards the
ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried
to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and
they were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them
fell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.
At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed toget away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They
were so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but
safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometres from London!
71. Three men flew in a balloon _______.
A. for nearly 1,800 kilometres
B. to another city
C. to visit Poland
D. more than a century ago
72. The metal box was used for _______.
A. carrying the bags of sand
B. keeping drinking-water
C. carrying ropes of the basket
D. changing weight
73. When the balloon went up higher _______.
A．the temperature of the balloon began to fall
B. they saw the sun go down
C. they made a hole in the basket with their knives
D. they could see a black hole on the ground
74. The balloon landed ______.
A. in London B. on the sea C. on a lake D. in a foreign country
75. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.
B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.
C. When they pulled the box into the basket the balloon began to climb up.
D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.
B
Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in
history. In 1799, scientists studied works(作品) of art made at different times from
1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are righthanded,
so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been
common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s
population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now
know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the
left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with
things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain(大脑).
The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work
together, controls (控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controls
the right hand, is center for thinking and doing problems. These findings show
that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that lefthandedness
is twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of lefthanded.
Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed
because their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born. However, this
doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason
why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed
from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for righthandedness,
he/she may become either right or left handed according to the
chance(偶然性)and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no
longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, lefthanded
children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today
they don’t have to.
76．After studying works of are made at different times in history, the scientists
found ________.
A. the art began from 1,500 B.C.
B. the work of art ended in the 1950s
C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed
D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed
77．How many people in the world are left-handed now?
A. Less than one sixth
B. More than a half.
C. about 40%
D. The passage doesn’t tell us.
78．What is the left hand for most people used to do?
A. It’s used to find or hold things.
B. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.
C. It’s used to work with things.
D. It’s the center for thinking and doing problems.
79．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.
B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.
C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.
D. Scientists think there must be some reasons why people become left-handed.
80．The best title for this passage is_______.
A. Scientists’ New inventions
B. Left-handed People
C. Which hand
D. Different Brains, Different Hands
C
We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers wewere going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it.” My wife said at once, “ We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (车顶上的架子). I’ve always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer; and the cupboard was tied onto the roof racks. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square; quite heavy too.
In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite
that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture
was a good idea.
After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind, why don’t they
overtake, I wonder?”
In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously
as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour
traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to us
“Right, sir,” he said, “Do you need any more help?”
I was a bit puzzled, “thanks, officer.” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just down the road.”
He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,”
he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there. We thought it was
something else.”
My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I
smiled at the officer, “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.
81. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.
A. would like very much to buy
B. badly wanted
C. was glad to have bought
D. would rather not buy
82．The cupboard cost them _______.
A. twenty dollars
B. more than twenty pounds
C. just twenty pounds
D. less than twenty dollars
83．Other drivers thought they were _______.
A. carrying a cupboard to the church
B. carrying nothing but a piece of furniture
C. sending flowers to the church
D. going to attend a funeral at the church
84．The police will be more polite to those who are ________.
A. carrying furniture
B. in great sorrow
C. driving with wild flowers in the car
D. driving in the gathering darkness
85．The officer got off the police car in order to _______.
A. help the couple
B. ask them for help
C. take them to the police station
D. search for something
86．What did the police officer think of the cupboard?
A. It was expensive.
B. It was a big box with somebody hidden in it.
C. It was a box for a dead person to be buried
D. There might be something stolen in it
D
Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have
beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice
cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may
often feel lonely and those who have cars want to walk on the country roads at
their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you a