2011-2012学年江苏省要塞中学初二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

1、2011-2012学年江苏省要塞中学初二下学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * _ number of the students in Class 1 _ forty-four. A The; is B A; are C A; is D The; are 答案： A Do you mind telling me how to restart the computer _. Its simple. Just press the button here. A Yes, I do B Surely C Of course D No, not at all 答案： D He _ be a

2、t home, because the light in his room is on. A must B cant C can D might 答案： A My brothers never been late for work, _ _. He is a hard-working man. A is he; Yes, he is B isnt he; No, he isnt C has he; Yes, he has D has he; No, he hasnt 答案： D He told us _ exciting news that we all cheered with joy. A

3、 such B so C such an D such a 答案： A We will have a _ holiday next week. What about going to Hainan A five days B five-day C five-days D five-days 答案： B You _ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something important to do. A neednt to come B dont need come C dont need coming D neednt come 答案： D

4、This fashion show in our school was so _ that we heard _ shouts everywhere. A exciting; exciting B exciting; excited C excited; excited D excited; exciting 答案： A What did the old driver say _ the bus He said his bus _ an old friend and he missed it. A to; liked B to; was liked C about; was like D ab

5、out; liked 答案： C What did your mother do _ the market last Sunday A into B at C to D for 答案： B I think _ necessary _ to take more exercise. A it; for Jim and me B its; to Jim and me C that; for Jim and I D thats; to Jima and I 答案： A _ you have nothing important to do, why not come with me to the cin

6、ema A Since B When C For D Because 答案： A He is always making _ for his being late _ school. A reasons; to B excuses; for C ways; to D directions; for 答案： B Why didnt you answer my phone last night I _ on my way home. A drove B was driving C has driven D had driven 答案： B To make our city greener and

7、cleaner, we need _ trees. A more many B much more C more much D many more 答案： B 完型填空 When I was a little girl, mum and dad told me that if you plant something in spring, youll get more in autumn. I 1 this without doubt. At the age of six, while I was eating a big apple, I dropped a tooth. I was so 2

8、 that I cried all of a sudden and rushed to my grandmas room. She held the tooth and smiled, “Dont worry, dear. Its a baby tooth. You will have a new tooth in a few 3 .” “A new tooth ” I fell very surprised. “Yes, you will have that tooth 4 you get old, so you must protect your new tooth well. When

9、you grow old, the teeth will fall out again, 5 this time, it wont grow again. So its not easy for old people to eat anything,” grandma said. I went out of grandmas room and thought, “ 6 should I put the dropped tooth ” Suddenly, a wonderful thought came into my mind: Why not plant it in the ground I

10、f I took good care of it, day after day, maybe it would become a big tree. When 7 came, there would be many white and strong 8 on the tree. I could pick them and send them to the 9 people who needed them. So then they could eat well and always open their mouths with a smile full of beautiful teeth.

11、Of course my tooth didnt grow into a big tree, but beautiful thoughts made my childhood warm and unforgettable. With them, I 10 up. 【小题1】 A believed B received C kept D remembered A angry B hurt C frightened D sorry A hours B days C months D years A if B after C before D until A but B and C or D ins

12、tead A How B Why C When D Where A spring B summer C autumn D winter A flowers B teeth C leaves D fruit A old B young C sick D middle-aged A came B went C grew D turned 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 阅读理解 Almost all people like flowers.

13、Some people like flowers because of their smells, shapes, colors and so on. Others like flowers because they think different flowers mean different things. Flowers have their own language. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚 )”. So people in more than 100 countries hav

14、e chosen their own national flowers which say something about their countries spirit. In 1994, China talked about choosing a national flower. Some people liked the peony(牡丹 ) but others liked the plum blossom(梅花 ). They couldnt agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet. People like to bu

15、y different flowers in different seasons. Where do all the beautiful flowers in shops come from They may come from far away, so their price is higher. a. Farmers grow flowers in their fields. b. Planes or trains or buses take the flowers to different places. c. Flower shopkeepers buy flowers from th

16、e flower markets. They look after the flowers and throw away the broken or bad ones. They cut the flowers to make them more beautiful. d. You go to buy the flowers in the shops. When you buy a flower, youre paying lots of people: the farmer, the driver of the plane or train or bus, the seller in the

17、 flower market and the flower shopkeeper. So youd better keep your flowers from far away for a long time. But how Why not dry them Its easy! Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And its one of the cheapest. Fill a box half-way with sand. Put the flowe

18、rs on top of the sand. Put the box in a warm, dry place. Leave the flowers there for one to three weeks. Take them out and they will be dry. 【小题 1】 The underlined words “national flowers” most probably means _. A the flowers of the country B the flowers of the season C the most beautiful flowers D t

19、he strongest flowers 【小题 2】 People usually choose their own “national flower” according to (根据 ) the flowers _. A smell B shape C color D meaning 【小题 3】 The Chinese national flower has not been decided yet, because _. A no flower can show Chinas spirit B China hasnt talked to choose the national flo

20、wer C nobody agrees to choose the national flower D people cant agree to choose the same flower. 【小题 4】 Youd better keep your flowers for a long time, because _. A the flowers are easy to dry B the farmer will also ask you to pay C the flowers are expensive to buy D the shopkeeper has made them more

21、 beautiful 【小题 5】 Sand drying is everything here in the following but _. A easy B clean C old D cheap 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 1】词义理解题，由文句 “their own national flowers which say something about their countries spirit.”推断可知。 【小题 2】句意理解题，由文中语句 “Flowers have their own languag

22、e. For example, red roses mean “love” and sunflowers mean “loyalty(忠诚 )”.”理解可知。 【小题 3】句意理解题，由文中语句 They couldnt agree with each other. So it has not been decided yet.理解可知。 【小题 4】由文中题意可知。 【小题 5】由文中最后一句 “Sand drying is a way. Dry, clean sand is one of the oldest things for drying flowers. And its one o

23、f the cheapest.”理解可知。 One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, “Look! Theres a horseshoe, pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said, “It isnt worth the trouble.” His father said nothing but he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they ha

24、d a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries(樱桃 ). The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasnt a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his

25、father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost no time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth. And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. W

26、hen Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, “My dear son, if you had bent(弯腰 ) down early to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not worry about the little things wi

27、ll find that he cannot do the great things.” 【小题 1】 Who picked up the horseshoe at last A The son. B The father. C Both the father and the son. D Neither the father nor the son. 【小题 2】 The farmer bought _ with the money after he sold the horseshoe. A some bread B some water C some cherries D some pe

28、nnies 【小题 3】 The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _. A he wanted to teach his son a lesson B he wanted his son to do more exercise C he wanted his son to eat them all D he wanted to laugh at his son 【小题 4】 From the story, we can learn that _. A cherries are so delicious that most of u

29、s like to eat them B a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money C if we want to eat cherries, we must pick up a horseshoe D if we dont worry about the little things we cannot do the great things 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题，由文中语句 “His father said nothing b

30、ut he picked it up himself.”可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中语句 “There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries(樱桃 ).”可知。 【小题 3】理解推断题。由文中第二段理解可知。 【小题 4】理解推断题。由文中第三段理解 可知。 This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne(友谊地久天长 ).

31、It is the traditional music played during the New Years celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends. The words “auld lang syen” mean “old long since”. No one knows who wrote the poem(诗 ) first. However, a version(版本 ) by Scottish poet Robert B

32、ums was published(出版 ) in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later. The song is played in the United States mainly on New Years Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quarter. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I wo

33、uld like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. 【小题 1】 This passage is from _. A a newspaper B a magazine C a TV program D a radio program 【小题 2】 Who is introducing Auld Lang Syne to us A Robert Bums. B The Washington Saxophone Quarter. C Buddy Thomas. D The passa

34、ge doesnt tell us. 【小题 3】 The words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appeared _. A In 1790. B In 1793. C In 1796. D In 1799. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题，由文中的最后一句 “As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year

35、! This is Buddy Thomas. ”可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中的最后一句 “As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne, I would like to wish all our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas. ”可知。 【小题 3】计算题，由文中语句 “However, a version(版本 ) by Scottish poet Robert Bums was published(出版 ) in 1796. The words and m

36、usic we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.” Millie is a little fat. She wants to join a body club in the summer holiday. She has found some information about a body club. 【小题 1】 What can Millie do in the club A Playing basketball. B Swimming. C Playing chess. D Hiking. 【小题 2】

37、 Which is TRUE according to the passages A If you join the club, you can get two free T-shirts. B Its a good way to fight the fat and keep fit if you join the club. C You can contact the club on 8366 6888 for more information. D The club will offer one week free membership if you join it in two week

38、s. 【小题 3】 The two passages are _. A letters B diaries C news D advertisements 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题由文中语句 “35 classes every week, including tennis, badminton and swimming.” 【小题 2】理解推断题，通读全文可知。 【小题 3】由文中的内容判断可知。 书面表达 根据以下要点，请以 “My home town”为题写一篇 70个词左右的短文。 1我的家乡是个远离城市的小镇。过去是个安静且贫

39、穷的地方。 2最近十年发生了巨大的变化。有许多新建的道路 和高楼。从镇上到城里比以前更快更容易了。 3政府已经把镇中心变成了一个公园，而且我们还有一个大的购物中心和一家剧院。 4、大多数人感到高兴，因为这些变化带给了他们一个现代化的生活。 5我认为 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 答案： My Hometown My hometown is a small town far away from the city. It was a quiet and poor place in the past. It has changed a lot over the last ten years. Th

40、ere are lots of new roads and tall buildings. It is faster and easier to get to the city from the town than before. The government has changed the centre of town into a big park. We also have a big shopping mall and a theatre. Most people feel happy because the changes have brought them a modern lif

41、e. I think we must do what we can to protect the environment in my hometown. 单词拼写 根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。 【小题 1】 We love our children and our parents love _(they). 【小题 2】 If giant pandas are in _(dangerous), they will attack people. 【小题 3】 _(luck), he was not badly hurt in the car accident last month.

42、【小题 4】 Thousands of _ (tour) come to the Great Wall every year. 【小题 5】 The places _(mark) in red are very dangerous. 答案： 【小题 1】 theirs 【小题 2】 danger 【小题 3】 luckily 【小题 4】 tourists 【小题 5】 marked 【小题 1】此题重点考察代词，根据句意需要名词性的物主代词。 【小题 2】 be in danger表示处于困境，固定搭配。 【小题 3】此题重点考察 lucky的副词形式。 【小题 4】由句意可知，成千上万的旅

43、游者来参观长城故填 tourists. 【小题 5】 marked 是过去分词，表示被动意义。 根据句意和中文意思，写出单词的正确形式。 【小题 1】 English ABC is an _(教育的 ) program for those English beginners. 【小题 2】 Mrs. Bush is one of the _(设计者 ) of the fashionable dress. 【小题 3】 Many parents send their children to study _(到外国 ). 【小题 4】 World vision works for people,

44、_(尤其 ) for children. 【小题 5】 I bought a set of CD-ROM yesterday and it _(包括 ) a CD and five books. 答案： 【小题 1】 educational 【小题 2】 designers 【小题 3】 abroad 【小题 4】 especially 【小题 5】 includes 【小题 1】此题考查形容词， education的形容词是 educational. 【小题 2】此题考查单词的拼写。 【小题 3】此题考查副词的 abroad的拼写。 【小题 4】此题考查副词 especially的拼写 【小

45、题 5】考查对时态的理解。 动词填空 【小题 1】 The wetlands photo show _(begin) at 10 a.m. tomorrow. 【小题 2】 Our teacher told us that glass _(feel) much colder than wood in winter. 【小题 3】 The students will go to the zoo if it _(not be) rainy this Sunday. 【小题 4】 Have you ever read a book called Waiting for Anya Who _(writ

46、e) it 【小题 5】 Ni Ni _(choose) to act in Zhang Yimous film, wasnt she 【小题 6】 Helen _(leave) her keys in the office. So she has to wait until her husband comes home. 【小题 7】 The passengers on the bus could do nothing but _(wait) for the help from the police as there was no road ahead. 【小题 8】 Mr. Wang, would you please _(not tell) it to my father 【小题 9】 We were