外研初二上期中测试题.doc

【期中测试题】
（满分100分，用时60分钟）
I. 单项选择 （20分）
( ) 1. [10·天津中考] Because of Project Hope, _______ children have better lives.
A . thousand B. thousands
C. thousand of D. thousands of
( ) 2. [10·临沂中考] I must return the dictionary to Allen now. I _______ it for three weeks already.
A. kept B. will keep C. keep D. have kept
( ) 3. [10·楚雄州中考] ―How much did the new bicycle _______ you?
―About ¥ 200.
A. pay for B. spend C. cost D. take
( ) 4. Let’s play football together, _______?
A. has he B. will you C. shall we D. is he 
( ) 5. While I _______ to the English programs, mother_______ outside.
A. listened; was washing B was listening; washed
C was listening; was washing D listened; was washing
( ) 6. My uncle has just _______ abroad. He won’t come back this month.
A. gone to B. gone C. been D. been to
( ) 7. Can you give me some _______ of advice?
A. piece B. a piece C. one piece D. pieces
( ) 8. Most young people find _______ exciting to watch a football match.
A. it B. this C. that D. one
( ) 9. Why ______ invite our English teacher to the party?
A. don’t B. don’t you C. not you D. not to
( ) 10. ―The newspaper isn’t interesting, is it?
―No, it isn’t. There is _______ in it.
A. something strange B. nothing strange
C. strange something D. strange nothing
II. 完形填空（20分）
Mr. Smith lived in a village. He had ___11____ farms and about twenty people working for him. He often told them ___12____ hard and be honest.
One day he went to a farm and worked with the workers there. Soon it was time ___13____ lunch. He put ___14____ nice bread on the table and went out. A few minutes later he came back again but he ___15____ find the bread.
“Who ate the bread on the table?” he shouted.
Some of the workers answered, “We ___16____.”
The others said, “We saw nothing.”
“Well,” said Mr. Smith, “____17___ are a lot of mice(老鼠) in the rooms, you know. So I put some poison(毒药) in the bread. ___18____ they eat, they must die. Then I can kill them.”
As soon as he finished, four workers began to cry. “Oh, dear!”
“____19___?” asked Mr. Smith.
“We ate the bread when you were out. We are going to die.” One of them cried.
“Don’t worry,” Mr. Smith said ____20___ a smile. “I only play a trick on you. Use your head.”
( ) 11. A. a few B. few C. little D. a little
( ) 12. A. work B. working C. worked D. to work
( ) 13. A. in B. at C. for D. with
( ) 14. A. two B. many C. a D. some
( ) 15. A. can’t B. couldn’t C. wouldn’t D. mustn’t
( ) 16. A. did B. didn’t C. do D. does
( ) 17. A. They B. There C. We D. What
( ) 18. A. That B. Before C. If D. And
( ) 19. A. How are you B. What are you doing
C. Did you have lunch D. What’s the matter
( ) 20. A. with B. for C. in D. on
III. 阅读理解（20分）
A
Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often got hungry when he was young. One day he went into a small restaurant, hoping he might meet some friends there. He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from. Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables. In it was a short poem. He read the poem. He wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work(作品) to the owner of the restaurant. He only had a dish of beef and potatoes for it. Thirty years after his death, this manuscript by Schubert was worth about 40,000 francs. It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》) .
( ) 21. Franz Schubert was _______.
A. a writer B. a teacher C. a restaurant owner D. a musician
( ) 22. This story tells us _______.
A. what happened to Schubert one day B. Schubert made a lot of money
C. Berceuse was sold at last D. Schubert became a rich man
( ) 23. The underlined word “manuscript” means _______ in Chinese.
A. 诗报 B. 散文 C. 手稿 D. 油画
( ) 24. The writer of the story thought _______.
A. the restaurant owner had pity (同情) on the musician.
B. the restaurant owner should give more to the musician
C. the manuscript was just worth a dish of beef and potatoes
D. the restaurant owner didn’t like music at all
( ) 25. The best title for this passage is “_______”.
A. The Hard Life of Franz Schubert
B. Franz Schubert, a Musician
C. Franz Schubert and Berceuse
D. How Franz Schubert Became a Musician
B
根据信的内容，回答问题
From: Lily@
To: Alice@
Sent: 10:40 a.m. June 16
Subject: My best friend
Dear Alice,
Thank you for your last letter. Thank you for telling me about your best friend. In this letter I will tell you about mine. Her name is Trudy. Trudy has long, dark brown hair and green eyes. She is the same age as me, but a little taller(高一点). She is always happy.
We sit together in class, and help each other with our schoolwork. We always go home together after school and play computer games for an hour. Trudy is a clever girl.
Trudy is learning to play the piano. I am learning to play the flute(笛子). We practice them together every day.
Sometimes Trudy stays in my house for a night, or I stay in her house. We always have a good time.
Write soon
Lovely,
Lily
( ) 26. _______ is Lily’s best friend.
A. Trudy B. Alice C. Daisy D. Piano
( ) 27. Trudy’s hair is _______.
A. long and green B. long and dark brown
C. short and dark D. green and short
( ) 28. Lily’s seat is _______ Trudy’s.
A. next to B. in front of C. behind D. far from
( ) 29. Trudy and Lily play computer games_______.
A. before school B. at the weekend C. after school D. in class
( ) 30. What do Trudy and Lily practice every day? _______.
A. Writing letters. B. Sending e-mail.
C. Using the computer. D. Playing the piano and the flute.
IV. 句型转换（每题2分，共10分）
31. She has never been to the Great Wall. (改为反意疑问句)
She has never been to the Great Wall, _______ _______?
32. Lucy was cleaning the classroom when the teacher came in. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ Lucy _______ the classroom when the teacher came in?
33. Maybe he goes shopping with his mother. (改为同义句)
He _______ _______ shopping with his mother.
34. I have borrowed the book since two weeks ago. (改为同义句)
I _______ _______ the book _______ two weeks.
35. We were playing football when the bell rang. (对划线部分提问)
_______ _______ you _______ when the bell rang.
V. 根据汉语意思完成句子。（每题2分，共10分）
31. 直到玛丽来我校我才认识她。
I _______ _______ Mary _______ she started _______ to my school.
32. 因为下雨，他们没有去动物园。
They didn’t go to the zoo _________ _________the rain.
33. 有一天，她拿着一本书正坐在河边。
________ _________she _______ ______by the river ________ a book.
34. 他写的华尔兹使他闻名于欧洲。
His Waltzes _______ _______ famous all _______ Europe.
35. 上周他们在公园里玩得很开心。
Last week they _______ _______ in the park.
VI. 书面表达（20分）
一个来自北京的叫做“玫瑰女孩”的四人组合流行乐队来济南索菲特（Sofitel）大酒店演出，你和朋友一起去看了演出，请写出你的感受（开头已给出，不计在字数内）
昨天Wang Fang给你一张票，邀你去看玫瑰女孩（Rose girls）的演出，她们演出的是摇滚音乐，唱得非常好。你以前不太喜欢这样的音乐，但这次感觉很兴奋，以后你会对这样的音乐感兴趣。
Yesterday there was a pop concert at Sofitel Theatre in Jinan. Four girls called “Rose girl” from Beijing gave the performance. ____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

【答案解析】
I. 1.【解析】选D。表示不确切数目时，thousand后面加s，后面要带of短语，故答案选D。
2.【解析】选D。“for + 时间段”常用于现在完成时态中。
3.【解析】选C。pay for和spend当“花费”讲时，主语是人；take常用于固定句型It takes sb. + 时间 + to do sth；cost当“花费”讲时，主语是物。
4.【解析】选C。Let’s开头的反意疑问句，简短问句用shall we。
5.【解析】选C。句意：当我正在听英语节目时，我妈妈在外面洗衣服。
6.【解析】选A。has/have gone to表示去某地了；has/have been to表示去过某地。
7.【解析】选D。advice是不可数名词，表示数量多少时，在量词piece后面加s。
8.【解析】选A 。Sb find it + adj. + to do sth.是固定句型，其中的it是形式宾语。
9.【解析】选B。Why don’t sb. do sth?=Why not do sth.
10.【解析】选B。形容词修饰不定代词须后置，反意疑问句的回答要根据事实，前面是No，故后面用nothing。
II. 11.【解析】选A。a few修饰可数名词，表肯定。
12.【解析】选D。tell的用法是：tell sb. to do sth.
13.【解析】选C。It’s time for sth.是固定句型，意思是：该做……了。
14.【解析】选D。联系上下文可知他放了四块面包，故答案选D。
15.【解析】选B。前面是过去时态，故后面也用过去时态，could表能力，所以答案选B.
16.【解析】选B。联系下文可知他们说没有吃，故答案选B。
17.【解析】选B。There be句型表示某处存在某物。
18.【解析】选C。if引导条件状语从句，其时态是主将从现，if的意思是：如果。
19.【解析】选D。What’s the matter?是固定句型，意思是：怎么了？发生什么事了？
20.【解析】选A。with表伴随。say with a mile意思是：面带微笑说。
III. 21.【解析】选D。根据第一句Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world.可知他是音乐家，故选D。
22.【解析】选A。通读全文可知这篇短文主要告诉我们一天发生在Schubert身上的事情，故答案选A。
23.【解析】选C。根据He wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work(作品) to the owner of the restaurant.可推知manuscript是“手稿”的意思。
24.【解析】选B。根据He only had a dish of beef and potatoes for it. Thirty years after his death, this manuscript by Schubert was worth about 40,000 francs.可推知作者认为店主应该多给他一些，故答案选B。
25.【解析】选C。通读全文可知这篇短文主要讲述了Franz Schubert和他的作品Berceuse是怎么创作的，故答案选C。
26.【解析】选A。根据第一段第四句Her name is Trudy.可知她最好的朋友是Trudy，故答案选A。
27.【解析】选B。根据第一段第五句Trudy has long, dark brown hair and green eyes.可知Trudy长发、灰褐色，故答案选B。
28.【解析】选A。根据第二段第一句We sit together in class可知Lily的座位紧靠着Trudy的座位，故答案选A。
29.【解析】选C。根据第二段第二句We always go home together after school and play computer games for an hour.可知她们放学后玩电脑游戏，故答案选C。
30.【解析】选D。根据第三段可知她们每天弹钢琴和吹笛子，故答案选D。
IV. 31. has she 32. Was, cleaning 33. may go 34. have kept, for 35. What were, doing
V. 31. didn’t know, until, going 32. because of 33. One day, was sitting, with 34. made him, over 35. enjoyed themselves/ had fun
VI. One possible version:
Yesterday there was a pop concert at Sofitel Theatre in Jinan. Four girls called “Rose girl” from Beijing gave the performance. My friend Wang Fang showed me a ticket and invited me to watch the concert. I was glad to go with her. It was a rock music show. In fact I didn’t like rock music before because it is too noisy to breathe. But yesterday I felt excited. They were really good musicians. They played so well that I think I will be interested in this kind of music from then on.