1、2011-2012学年江苏省太湖格致中学初二下学期期中英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * I bought _ English-Chinese dictionary. _ dictionary is very useful. A a; the B the; a C an; a D an; the 答案： D Lets go to fly kites in the park. Its great fun. _. I have to do my homework first. A I cant go B Im afraid not C I hope so D I dont think so 答
2、案： B The poor girl across the road a car knocked her down. A walked; while B walked; since C was walking; until D was walking; when 答案： D How time flies! _ almost ten years since my friend left China to work in the USA. A. Its B. It was C. Thats D. That was 答案： A Excuse me, I left my knife at home.
3、Would you please_ me yours A borrow B keep C lend D take 答案： C The man got _ information about his hometown on TV. It has changed _. A many; a lot B a lot of; a lot C much; a lot of D a lot; lots of 答案： B When did Mr Green teach in China _. A Since five years ago B For five years C In five years D F
4、ive years ago 答案： D There will be _ space for wildlife if we do _ to protect the environment. A more and more; everything B fewer and fewer; anything C less and less; nothing D less and less; something 答案： C The floor is clean and dry now. Who _ Sorry, I dont know. A mopped it up B has mopped it up
5、C has mopped up it D mopped up it 答案： B _ have you lived in Wuxi Since I was born. A When B How soon C How often D How long 答案： D Dont make the old people live_ if possible. They will feel_. A alone; lonely B alone; along C lonely; alone D lonely; along 答案： A The new airport has been in _ for two ye
6、ars and it _ to be a quiet place. A using; used B use; used C used; use D useful; use 答案： B Have you _ read this story before Yes. Ive _ read it. A already; ever B yet; just C ever; just D ever; never 答案： C Mr Lis students can call him _ 57684051 or e-mail him _ . A at; at B for; on C at; on D in; a
7、t 答案： A Please dont drop litter _, you should throw it into the dustbin _. A careless; careful B carelessly; careful C carelessly; carefully D careless; carefully 答案： C 完型填空 Trees are one of the oldest plants on the earth. Just like us, trees change a lot 1 they grow. At one to three years old, youn
8、g trees learn to 2 themselves. For example, many tree grow thorns (刺 )to tell animals 3 near. Most young trees have large and deep green leaves to 4 enough sunlight and turn it into their food and energy. When trees are four years old, they are strong enough to 5 the challenge(挑战 )in life. At the ag
9、e of fifteen, they become young adults and grow more 6 . They will have their own flowers and fruit. After the trees are twenty to twenty-five years old, they are called real adults because they reach their 7 . Adults trees give us oxygen and natural beauty. If we 8 them very well, they will live he
10、althily for many years. As time goes on, trees begin older and older and even 9 . At this time, they still have their important places in nature and uses for people. 10 many ways, the life of trees is like our own life experience. 【小题1】 A before B when C after D since A protect B provide C prevent D
11、 pollute A to go B to leave C not to go D not to leave A enjoy B keep C stay D catch A get B receive C face D welcome A fast B faster C slow D slowly A weights B heights C styles D sizes A look for B look after C look out D look at A die B hurt C waste D throw A On B In C For D At 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2
12、】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 B 【小题 1】根据句子的意思，可知答案：为 B，表示当 时候，故选 B 【小题 2】根据下文的内容，故选 A 【小题 3】 tell sb （ not） to do sth，根据文章意思，故选 C 【小题 4】根据意思可知，所有的植物能够抓到更多的阳光，故选 D 【小题 5】根据文章的意思可知答案：为 C，表示为面对的意思 【小题 6】根据常识可知答案：为 D 【小题 7】根据上下文的内容可知答案：为 D 【小题 8】根据上下文的需要可知答案：
13、为 B，表示照顾的意思。 【小题 9】根据前文的内容可知答案：为 A 【小题 10】 in many ways表示在某些方面，为固定词组搭配。 Im glad its Sunday again. I can stay in bed 1 I like, drinking tea and read those thick newspapers that are brought by the newsboy through the letterbox at 8:30. In this way, I can catch up with all the 2 I havent got time to re
14、ad during my work time. When I 3 the papers, I then prepare my bath. The Sunday morning bath is 4 of the week. Theres no need to hurry because theres no bus to 5 and my friends are told not to call me up before noon on Sundays, so there is no danger of being troubled by the telephone. 6 spend the af
15、ternoon after lunch is always a bit of problem. In summer I can go to the park and sit in a chair 7 boys playing football, while in winter I sit in front of the fire and 8 when reading a book, sometimes I turn on the television and sleep through an old film. Then theres the evening ahead of me. Perh
16、aps Ill call on some friends or go to the cinema 19 a new film I want to see or to town for a concert. Oh, there are 10 pleasant ways of passing Sunday evenings. The only sad thing is that Monday morning is getting near. 【小题1】 A as long as B as soon as C as well as D as much as A things B books C in
17、formation D knowledge A am reading B have read C had read D read A the much pleasant B the more pleasant C the most pleasant D the very pleasant A sit B catch C get in D take A What to B How to C When to D Where to A looking B seeing C looking at D watching A fall asleep B go to sleep C go to bed D
18、get to sleep A when theres B if there will be C when there has D if there will have A so many B such many C a lot D quite few 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 A 【小题 1】根据意思，选 A表示想在床上呆多久，就呆多久。 【小题 2】根据意思选择 A 【小题 3】根据意思的需要，用现在完成时态，故选 B 【小题 4】根
19、据后文内容 “Theres no need to hurry”可知答案：为 C 【小题 5】 carry the bus 表示为赶车的意思，故选 B 【小题 6】根据意思选择答案：为 B，表示怎样去做某事，故选 B 【小题 7】 watch在此的意思为观察某人做某事，故选 D 【小题 8】 fall sleep表示的是睡着的意思，故选 A 【小题 9】要根据意思和特殊疑问句作宾语从句用陈述句语序，故选 A 【小题 10】 so many 后接可数名词复数 形式，故选 A 阅读理解 “Cool”is a word with many meanings Its old meaning is use
20、d to express a temperature that is a little bit cold As the world has changed， the word has had many different meanings “Cool”can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything When you see a famous car in the street， maybe you will say， “Its cool ”You may think， “Hes so cool， ”when you
21、see your favourite footballer We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool” You can use it instead of many words such as “new” or “surprising” Heres an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall（瀑布） they had visited On one stude
22、nts paper was Just the one sentence， “Its so cool Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt But the story also shows a scarcity（缺乏） of words Without “cool”， some people have no words to show the same meaning So it is quite important to keep some credibility（可信性） Can you think
23、 of many other words that make your life as colourful as the word “cool”？ I can And I think they are also very cool 【小题 1】 We know that the word cool has had _. A only one meaning B no meanings C many different meanings D the same meaning 【小题 2】 In the passage， the word“express”means“_”. A see B sho
24、w C know D feel 【小题 3】 If you are _ something， you may say， “Its cool.” A interested in B angry about C afraid of D unhappy with 【小题 4】 The writer takes an example to show he is _ the way the word is used A pleased with B strange to C worried about D careful with 【小题 5】 In the passage， the writer su
25、ggests（暗示） that the word “cool”_ A can be used instead of many words B usually means something interesting C can make your life colourful D may not be as cool as it seems 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 【小题 1】根据文章内容 “As the world has changed， the word has had many different meanings
26、 ”可知答案：为 C 【小题 2】根据单词意思并结合在文章中的意思，可知答案：为 B 【小题 3】根据文章内容可知答案：为 A 【小题 4】根据文章内容 We all maximize（扩大） the meaning of“cool” You can use it instead of man y words such as “new” or “surprising”可知答案：为 C 【小题 5】根据文章内容大意可知答案：为 D A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christm
27、as present On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office， a street urchin（顽童） was walking around the shining car “Is this your car， Paul？ ”he asked Paul answered， “Yes， my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you noth
28、ing？Boy， I wish” He hesitated （犹豫） Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,” the boy went on， “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again
29、, “Would you like to take a ride in my car？ ” “Oh yes， Id love that ” After a short ride， the boy turned and with his eyes shining， said， “Paul， would you mind driving in front of my house？ ” Paul smiled a little He thought he knew what the boy wanted He wanted to show his neighbours that he could r
30、ide home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ ” the boy asked He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled（残疾） brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to
31、 the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like itthen you can see fo r yourself all the nice things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.”
32、 Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride. 【小题 1】 The street urchin was very surprised when _ A Paul received an expensive car B Paul told him about the car C he saw th
33、e shining car D he was walking around the car 【小题 2】 From the story we can see the urchin _ A wished to give his brother a car B wanted Pauls brother to give him a car C wished he could have a brother like Pauls D wished Paul could be a brother like that 【小题 3】 The urchin asked Paul to stop his car
34、in front of his house _ A to show his neighbours the big car B to show he had a rich friend C to let his brother ride in the car D to tell his brother about his wish 【小题 4】 We can infer（推断） from the story that _ A Paul couldnt understand the urchin B the urchin had a deep love for his brother C the
35、urchin wished to have a rich brother D the urchins wish came true in the end 【小题 5】 The best name of the name story is _ A A Christmas Present B A Street Urchin C A Brother Like That D An Unforgettable Holiday Ride 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 【小题 1】根据文章第一段的内容可知答案：为 B 【小题 2】根据文章大
36、意可知答案：为 A 【小题 3】根据文章内容 “Paul smiled a little He thought he knew what the boy wanted He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are？ ” the boy asked ”可知答案：为 D 【小题 4】根据文章内容大意可知答案：为 B 【小题 5】根据文章内容大概可推断为 C With th
37、e development of economics (经济 ), the problem of left-behind children (留守儿童 ) has become a serious social problem. More and more people have realized we should do something to help them. One of the biggest problems is that the children are all hungry for the love from their parents. Many of them can
38、 just get a call or a letter from their parents half a year, a year or even several years, which makes some children lost their parents faces. When they meet their own troubles, they have no one to talk with. Nobody gives them enough care. Because of being too far away from their parents, the left-b
39、ehind childrens study is the second biggest problem. From a survey (调查 ) about their study, only two per cent of the children get good results, while ten per cent of them are common and eighty-eight per cent of them are poor. What a pity! There are also many other problems of the left-behind childre
40、n, such as having no ability to protect themselves, unhealthy lifestyles, spending too much pocket money and being crazy about Internet and so on. In a word, to solve all the problems of the left-behind children needs the government, families and schools to try their best together. 【小题 1】 How many p
41、roblems are mentioned (提及 ) in the passage A Two. B Three. C Four. D More than four. 【小题 2】 Which problem is NOTmentioned in the passage A Having no place to live. B Being crazy about the Internet. C Unhealthy lifestyles. D Not study well. 【小题 3】 Whats the meaning of “some children lost their parent
42、s faces” A Some children lost their parents. B Some children couldnt find their parents. C Some children cant remember what their parents look like. D Some children cant get any information about their parents. 【小题 4】 Which of the following sentences isRIGHT A All of the left-behind children arent g
43、ood at study. B The left-behind children can see their parents often. C The left-behind children have much money. D The left-behind children problem is a social problem. 【小题 5】 What is the best title of the article A The Left-behind Children B What is Left-behind Children C The Problems of the Left-
44、behind Children D How to help Left-behind Children 答案： DACDC 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C 【小题 1】根据文章内容可知答案：为 D 【小题 2】根据文章内容大意可知答案：为 A 【小题 3】根据文章内容大意，故选 C 【小题 4】根据文章内容可知大意为 D 【小题 5】根据文章内容可知答案：为 C There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy becaus
45、e his father was a rich farmer and he didnt have to work. Mr Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith (铁匠 ). He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. “Young man, why dont you try your hand to make a shoe tack (铁钉 ), even it is o
46、nly to pass the time ” said the blacksmith one day, “ Maybe it will be useful to you some day.” Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he became skilled and could make very nice tacks. Years later, Pauls father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争 ).
47、He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. “How funny it is!” he said to himself, “Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich.” 【小题 1】 Why didnt Paul have to work A. Because he couldnt do anything.
