1、2011-2012学年江苏省扬州中学教育集团初二上学期期中考试英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * -What do you think of Duan Linxis song -I think its _best song in the world. Isnt it _ beautiful one A the, the B a, a C the, a D a, the 答案： C -Im going to Sanya for my holiday tomorrow. _ A Have a good time! B Youre right. C Its good. D Goodbye！ 答案
2、： A How much does the ticket _ from Shanghai to Beijing A cost B take C spend D pay 答案： A -My bike is _ yours. - But mine is much more expensive than yours. A so big as B the same size as C as bigger as D the same big as 答案： B American students have _ weeks _ in summer holiday than Chinese students.
3、 A more ; on B fewer ; on C more ; off D less ; off 答案： C -Most of us are looking forward to the _ trip to Nanjing . - I agree with you. A pleasant B pleased C please D pleasure 答案： A Nobody teaches _ English. I learn English by _. A me ; me B my ; myself C me ; myself D myself ; myself 答案： C -What
4、did you do last night -I didnt play the piano, _, I watched a film with my parents. A but B and C instead of D instead 答案： D He spends as much time as he can _ English every day. A practising speaking B practise to speak C practise speaking D to practise to speak 答案： A We are all happy to find the e
5、xam much _ than before. A easy B easily C more easily D easier 答案： D -Did you also walk to Zhenguo Temple, Gaoyou from Yangzhou -Yes, it was a great trip _ we didnt enjoy it _ the beginning because it rained . A and; in B or; at C so; at D but; at 答案： D - How tall the boy is! - Yes, he is taller tha
6、n _ in his class. A any other student B any student C other student D other students 答案： A - I have _, Im afraid I have to see the doctor. - I m sorry to hear that. A a good eyesight B good eyesight C a poor eyesight D poor eyesight 答案： D - Id like to buy a skirt like this. - OK. We can buy _ one th
7、an this, but _ this. A a good; not as cheap as B a better; as expensive as C a better; not as expensive as D a better; not so cheap as 答案： C -Why does Tommy look unhappy - Because his teacher makes him _ the classroom all by himself . A to clean B clean C cleans D cleaning 答案： B 完型填空 Some people bel
8、ieve that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future. 1 knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people. The people make their dreams 2 . One of these people was a man 3 John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago. John Chapman dreamt that he 4 on London Brid
9、ge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed 5 , so the next day he decided to leave for London. 6 was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for two days and at last he 7 London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they werent 8 in John Chap
10、man. No one 9 him. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home, 10 before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him. “I am watching you these days,” he said. “Are you 11 someone ” “Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.” “Oh,” said the shopkee
11、per. “You shouldnt believe in dreams. 12 I believe in dreams, Id be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had 13 in his garden, near an old apple tree.” John Chapman was 14 by what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near
12、an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy that he 15 some of the gold to his poor neighbours. What a kind man he was! For the rest of his life, he was a rich man. 【小题1】 A Nobody B Anybody C Somebody D Everybody A come out B come up C come true D come to A call B to call C
13、 calling D called A is standing B stood C will stand D stands A dream B future C money D apple A This B It C That D Its A reached B arrived C got D went A interest B interests C interesting D interested A listened to B talked to C said to D needed to A as B and C but D or A waiting for B asking for
14、C caring for D looking after A When B Where C If D How A money B apple C tree D gold A angry B surprised C happy D sad A borrowed B gave C brought D got 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 B 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 B 【小
15、题 1】 noboby是一个不定代词，做主语时动词适用单数形式。 【小题 2】 “come ture”意为 “实现 ”，根据题意应选 C. 【小题 3】因为 “was”为系动词 “be”的过去式，所以 “call”也应用过去式。 【小题 4】此处应用 “stand”的过去式，它是一个不规则动词，过去式为 “stood”. 【小题 5】约翰穷所以他需要的是 “钱 ”money. 【小题 6】此处指的是距离，故用 it来代替。 【小题 7】 “reach”是一个及物动词，后面直接跟地点名词。 【小题 8】 “interested”是形容词，用来修饰人，而 interesting用来修饰物，inte
16、rested构成一个短语 be interested in. 【小题 9】 “talk to sb”意为 “与某人谈话 ”。 【小题 10】 “but”是一个连词，表示转折，前句和后句意思完全相反。 【小题 11】 “be waiting for sb”意为等待某人。 【小题 12】 “if”引导的是宾语从句，有 “是否 ”的含义。 【小题 13】由下文可知 “He soon found ma ny pieces of gold”. 【小题 14】根据上下文可知， John听了话非常惊讶。 【小题 15】此题考查固定短语 give sth to sb给予某人某物。 阅读理解 Here is a
17、 2-way student exchange. Fred, 19 , spent last year in Germany with Georges family. In turn, Georges son Mike spent a year in Freds home in America. Fred knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was very different from what he had l
18、ooked forward to and it was much harder. Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room. They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US. Family life, too, was different. The fathers word was the law(法律 ) . All the children had to do their activities with their
19、 family. Fred also missed having a car. In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time. At the same time, in America, Mike was forming his own ideas. He says, American schools are too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany , we do nothing except study. Here w
20、e take part in many other activities. Differences between American school life and German school life Items American students German students Class rules They dont have to stand up when their teacher come in They have to _【小题 1】_ up and show respect(尊敬 ) to their _【小题 2】_ _【小题 3】_life They do their
21、own things alone. They have to listen to their _【小题 4】 _ School _【小题5】 _ They have six and they are very easy for them They have 14, but the lessons are much more _【小题 6】 _ Going out They can _【小题 7】 _ cars They have to _【小题 8】_ all the way School activities They have_【小题 9】 _ other activities They
22、have to _【小题10】 _ hard all the time. 答案： 【小题 1】 stand 【小题 2】 teachers 【小题 3】 Family 【小题 4】 fathers 【小题 5】 subjects 【小题 6】 difficult 【小题 7】 drive 【小题 8】 walk 【小题 9】 many 【小题 10】 study 本文讲的是美国学校生活与德国学校生活的不同。 1. stand 根据 Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room可知，当老师进教室后学生要有礼貌地站起来
23、。本句用的是 have to，后面接原形，故用 stand。 2. teachers 学生有礼貌站起来是表达对老 师的尊敬，故为 teachers。 3. Family 根据下面的 Family life, too可知讲的是家庭生活。 4. fathers 下面讲到 The fathers word was the law(父亲的话就是法律 )，说明他们以必须听从他们父亲的，故为 fathers。 5. subjects 根据 They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US可知此处讲的是学校科目的不同
24、，故为 subjects。 6. difficult 表格写到美国学生的科目 are very easy，从 but可知是转折，故德国学生的科目就难一些，填 difficult。 7. drive 根据 Fred also missed having a car可知他们在美国是可以开车（ drive a car）去上学的，故为 drive，前面为情态动词 can后接原形。 8. walk 从 In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time可知在德国是步行去外面的，故为 walk。 9. many 根据 we take part
25、 in many other activities可知，在美国还有许多其它的活动，故为 many。 10.study 从 I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany , we do nothing except study可知在德国除了德国什么都不做，换句话说他们必须努力学习，故为 study。 Young people and older people dont always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in
26、one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way. Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enj
27、oyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills. There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn p
28、hoto taking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time. When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole g
29、roup. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen What should we do about it ” One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself; you learn to think about the group.” 【小题 1】 In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _ . A do
30、nt work well together. B are friendly to one another. C teach one another new ways of building houses. D spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. 【小题 2】 All the members work some time every day mainly to _ . A lead a busy life. B learn new skills of farming; C get used to the life on the farm
31、s D find value and pleasure in work 【小题 3】 Living together, _ . A the teenagers dont have to obey the rules B the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make C the members have no free time on weekends D the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together 【小题 4】 The last programme
32、 shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is _ . A unpleasant B tiring C helpful D boring 【小题 5】 The best title for the passage is _ . A The rules of living together B Life in New York State C Teenagers in the special group D Free hours in the special work group 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小
33、题 2】 D 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 A 【小题 1】细节理解题由文中 But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way. 可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题由文中 They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work.可知。 【小题 3】细节理解题由文中 In this programme the teenagers and
34、the adults make the rules together.可知。 【小题 4】理解推断题，纵观全文可知。 【小题 5】标题归纳题，由文中的中心可知。 Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳 ). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor m
35、an, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者 ). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day Ill sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your
36、dream will come true. Ill pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month. A few days later, the rich man went by the poor mans room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man aske
37、d why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream Im up there, in that big hotel. Its a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldnt get any sleep at all.” 【小题 1】 The poor man lived in _
38、before he met the rich man. A the hotel B his home C the park D the car 【小题 2】 Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and _. A waited for the rich man B looked at the rich mans hotel C looked at the rich mans car D enjoyed the clean air 【小题 3】 Every night the poor man dreamed of _. A sleeping
39、in that hotel B becoming rich C owning that hotel D being the rich mans friend 【小题 4】 The poor man moved out of the hotel because _. A he didnt want to live in such a fine room B he didnt like the rich man C he couldnt pay for the room D he couldnt get any sleep at all there 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小
40、题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题，由文中 Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳 ).可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中 The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived.可知。 【小题 3】细节理解题，由文中 every night I dream that one day Ill sleep in that hotel.”可知。 【小题 4】细节理解题
41、，由文中 But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldnt get any sleep at all.”可知。 Michael Jordan is the most famous basketball player in the world. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He didnt like to talk to other people about himself. He was als
42、o very short. He didnt play very well when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first. But the next year things changed greatly for him as he grew much taller. Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina. Michael used his speed and stre
43、ngth (力量 ) to reach the basket again. He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”. After college, Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player. He was named “Rookie” (新秀 ) of the year in 1985 and “Most Valuable (价值的 ) P
44、layer” in 1987. He once set a record (创纪录 ) by getting 63 points in one game. 【小题 1】 He began to become famous in _. A the university basketball team B the NBA C his high school at first D the Chicago Bulls 【小题 2】 He is often called“_”. A Rookie B the NBA C Air Jordan D Most Valuable Player 【小题 3】 T
45、he NBA was very surprised at the superstar when _. A he was young B he joined the basketball team in his high school C he joined the university basketball team D he joined the Chicago Bulls 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题，由文中 Michael Jordan became famous when he joined the university bask
46、etball team in North Carolina.可知。 【小题 2】细节理解题，由文中 He played so well that people called him “Air Jordan”.可知。 【小题 3】细节理解题，由文中 Michael became a basketball team member in the Chicago Bulls. The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player.可知。 Leeds Castle One of the most popular places of interest
47、in Britain Opening times Open all year round except 7th and 8th November and Christmas Day（ 25th December） 2009 1 April to 30 September 2009 Open： 10:30 am5:30 pm Gates close at 6pm 1 October 2009 to 31 March 2010 Open： 10:30 am4 pm Gates close at 5pm Prices Adults： 16.50 Students： 9.50 Children under 4： free 【小题 1】 Leeds Castle is closed on _ A 7th January B 8th August C 25th December D 1st April 【小题 2】 John and Mary will take their three-year old son to Leeds Castle How much should they pay A 33 B 16.50 C 26 D 9.50 【小题 3】 What time does Leeds Castle
