1、2011年宁夏银川市初二上学期期末考试英语卷 其他 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词 )。 How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class What about when you go to a birthday party Do you get really shy Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when youre around other people. Experts (专家 ) have found that more than
2、 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences. Its OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy
3、sometimes. Its just a case of how much. Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they wont go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单 ). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside.
4、This kind of shyness can be bad for a person. If shyness doesnt stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isnt a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they th
5、ink more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too. You see, being shy isnt all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practise your spoken English in front of others, just do it! Theres nothing to be
6、 afraid of. Shyness Meaning To feel 【小题 1】 or frightened Causes To be the【小题 2】 of attention To be born shy To have【小题 3】 experiences Effects 【小题 4】 effects To have red 【小题 5】 To talk in 【小题 6】 sentences To be 【小题 7】 of meeting new people Good effects To be quieter and 【小题 8】 To be good at 【小题 9】 wi
7、th others Advice To take hold of (抓住 ) good 【小题 10】 答案： 【小题 1】 nervous 【小题 1】 center/centre 【小题 1】 life 【小题 1】 Bad 【小题 1】 faces 【小题 1】 broken 【小题 1】 afraid 【小题 1】 cleverer 【小题 1】 working/cooperating 【小题 1】 chances 根据句意及所给中文提示或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词。 1. My neighbours are very (友好的 ) to us. 2. Do you (同意 ) wit
8、h what I say 3. We had a very cold (冬季 ) last year. 4. Are you (有空的 ) this evening 5. I cant (买得起 ) to go to the 2010 World Cup. 6. The tourists had no c but to wait for the next bus. 7. Tom is a (a good sense of humour) boy, so everyone likes him. 答案： 1.friendly 2.agree 3.winter 4.free 5.afford 6.c
9、hoice 7.humo(u)rous 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式或句子的语法要求填空。 1. Playing too many computer games is (harm) to you. 2. We should speak to the old man (polite). 3. How many (tooth) does a dog have Sorry, I have no idea. Lets search on the Internet. 4. A computer is (expensive) than a TV set. 5. Have you read (tod
10、ay) newspaper 6. I (not go) to bed until my mother came back at ten last night. 7. You need (return) the comic book to the library at once. 8. My sister (be) a singer since she left the school. 答案： 1.harmful 2.politely 3.teeth 4.more/less expensive 5.todays 6.didnt go 7.to return 8.has been 阅读 下面对话，
11、从方框内 7个选项中选择 5个恰当的选项完成此对话，使其意思完整。 (D=Daniel; L=Linda) D: Hello, Linda. Nice to meet you. L: Hello, Daniel. 【小题 1】 D: You see, summer holiday is coming. 【小题 2】 L: Im going to travel to the Shanghai Expo Garden. D:【小题 3】 By the way, will you go there alone L: 【小题 4】 My cousin will go with me. D: 【小题 5
12、】 L: Well start on July 8. D: I think you will enjoy yourselves there. A. How do you do B. Its a good place to travel. C. Whats your plan for it D. When will you go E. No, I wont. G. Ill go there by train. F. Nice to meet you, too. 答案： 【小题 1】 F 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 E 【小题 5】 D 【小题 1】上句的含义为见到你真高兴，
13、所以本句的含义为见到你也很高兴，故本句空格处选 F。 【小题 2】下句的含义为我打算到上海世博园去旅行，所以本句的含义为你对此的计划是什么，故本句空格处选 C。 【小题 3】上句的含义为去上海世博园旅行，所以本句的含义为上海世博园是个旅行的好地方，故本句空格处选 B。 【小题 4】上句的含义为你将会单独去哪里吗？所以本句的含义为不，我不 会，故本句空格处选 E。 【小题 5】下句的含义为我们将在七月八号动身，所以本句的含义为你们将何时去？故本句空格处选 D。 根据情景，把下面对话内容补充完整，使其意思连贯。 (P=Peter, an exchange student from the UK;
14、W=Wang Tao, Peters classmate) W: Hi, Peter. Shall we play football after school P: 1. But I would like to try something new. W: Oh, whats that P: Table tennis. 2. W: Yes, we play it a lot. Can you play it P: No, I cant. I tried, but 3. W: Well, never mind. You can play football very well. P: 4. for
15、saying so, but you must teach me how to play table tennis. W: No problem. 5. P: Great. Every Friday after school. 答案： 1. Good idea. 2. Do you often play it 3. I failed. 4. Thank you 5. Lets practise every Friday after school. 1.上句的含义为我们放学后踢足球好吗？所以本句的含义为好主意，故本句空格处填 Good idea. 2.下句的含义为是的，我们经常踢足球，所以本句的
16、含义为你们经常踢足球吗？故本句空格处填 Do you often play it 3.上句的含义为我努力踢了，但是我失败了，所以本句空格处填 I failed. 4.上句的含义为夸赞的话，意思为你能把球踢好的，所以本句的含义为谢谢你，故本句空格处填 Thank you 5.下句的含义为每个星期五放学后，所以本句的含义为让我们在每个星期五放学后练习踢球，故本句空格处填 Lets practise every Friday after school. 单项选择 * Tom _ the USA. He _ back in two months. A. has gone to; comes B. ha
17、s gone to; will be C. has been to; comes D. has been to; will be 答案： B The Mars -500 test will take about 520 days. _ I hope it goes well. A Its a pleasure. B Good luck! C Thats OK. D Congratulations! 答案： B Its reported that a terrible rainstorm hit _ south of our country. A a B the C / D an 答案： B _
18、 do you make a banana milk shake First, peel three bananas. A What B How C When D Where 答案： B Wanda Theater is popular. It has _ seats and big screens. A friendly B cheap C expensive D comfortable 答案： D I _ clean my room on weekdays. I have no time. A usually B often C hardly ever D always 答案： C If
19、you want to be a _, you should study math hard. A reporter B musician C soccer player D computer programmer 答案： D Its important for Jim _ the piano well, if he wants to be a musician. A play B to play C playing D played 答案： B You should take more exercise. Its good _ your health. A at B with C for D
20、 to 答案： C Beckham stopped playing soccer _ his bad leg. A as for B because C because of D as 答案： C I dont know _ now. She is much better today. A how is she B where is she C how she is D where she is 答案： C _ they are twin brothers, they dont look like each other. A Though B Since C However D When 答案
21、： A Do you mind if I smoke here _ You can go to smoke in the next door. A Yes, please. B Never mind. C Youd better not. D Of course not. 答案： C This piece of music _ beautiful. A looks B sounds C tastes D smells 答案： B Im going to Sanya for my holiday tomorrow. _ A Have a good time! B Youre right. C I
22、ts good. D Goodbye！ 答案： A I _ the charity show on TV when the telephone rang. A watch B watched C am watching D was watching 答案： D _ should we clean the library Twice a week. A How many B How much C How long D How often 答案： D _ great man Huang Furong is! He lost his life while saving the students in
23、 the Yushu earthquake. A How B How a C What D What a 答案： D Excuse me, is this _ new camera Yes, its _. A your; my B your; mine C yours; my D yours; mine 答案： B There _ a big cake and many candies at the party yesterday. A was B were C is D are 答案： A The museum isnt far from here. Why not go there by
24、_ OK. And its good for our health. A B C D答案： C You cant sneeze and keep your eyes _ at the same time. A open B opens C opened D opening 答案： A They would rather _ colours like orange or yellow than blue or white. A use B to use C using D uses 答案： A Could I sweep the floor later I want to do my homew
25、ork first. Yes, _. A you can B you may C you could D you should 答案： A We will fly a kite as soon as your homework _. A finishes B will be finished C has finished D is finished 答案： D Sandy didnt tell her parents that she was going home because she wanted to give them a _. A gift B call C surprise D n
26、ote 答案： C Its nice _ Andy _ me with my English study. A at; to help B of; to help C with; help D of; help 答案： B This is _ difficult problem that few students can work it out. A so B so a C such D such a 答案： D 完型填空 Monty Roberts father was a horse trainer. As a child, Monty often went from one farm t
27、o 21 with his father. Sometimes they didnt have enough money to 22 food, but Monty still kept hoping to own a 23 farm. When he was in school, his teacher asked him to write a paper 24 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper 25 his dream of having a horse farm one day
28、. He 26 drew a picture of a horse farm in the paper. The next day he handed 27 in to his teacher. Two days later, he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red “F” with some words “See me after class.” 28 the boy did and asked his teacher, “Why did I get an F ” The teacher said, “This dre
29、am will not 29 for a young boy like you. 30 a horse farm needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for a lot of things. There is no way you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “If you write this paper again with a 31 dream, I will give you a good grade.” After school he
30、thought about it 32 . At last, he decided to hand in the same paper, making 33 changes at all. He wrote, “You can keep the F and Ill keep my 34 .” Many years later, Monty had his own 200 acres horse farm. His dream came true. So dont let 35 take away your dreams. Follow your dreams, no matter what t
31、hey are. 【小题1】 A another B the others C other D the other 【小题2】 A look for B pay for C wait for D ask for 【小题3】 A horse B chicken C pig D flower 【小题4】 A in B at C about D off 【小题5】 A talking about B talking with C talking to D talking over 【小题6】 A ever B even C never D over 【小题7】 A them B farm C it
32、D picture 【小题8】 A Or B So C But D And 【小题9】 A come back B come from C come true D come down 【小题10A Owning B Drawing C Asking D Writing 】 【小题11】 A difficult B high C bad D simple 【小题12】 A easily B hard C heavily D hardly 【小题13】 A any B some C all D no 【小题14】 A horse B land C dream D paper 【小题15】 A an
33、yone B everyone C someone D none 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 There are over 800 boarding (寄宿 ) schools in the UK with students from home and foreign countries. Boarding schools started
34、 hundreds of years ago in the country. But the earliest boarding schools were set up for white, rich boys only. Now both boys and girls can go to boarding schools from the age of 7 to 18. What to do In the UK, boarding schools have three terms in a school year, with about 13 weeks in each term. Stud
35、ents study and live together. They cant go outside if they are not allowed to. In some schools, each student has his or her subject plan. Besides the usual classrooms and laboratories, the boarding schools have lots of other facilities for their students, including music rooms, boats, swimming pools
36、, cinemas and theatres. Most boarding schools have a “light out” time. So when its time to go to bed, all the lights in the bedrooms are turned off. There are house-masters to take care of students all the time, especially after school hours. What to wear Nearly all students at boarding schools wear
37、 a school uniform. Boys usually wear a shirt and a tie, and girls wear a white blouse, sometimes also a tie and a skirt. As students get older, the rules become less strict. _ In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. They can choose to have a full English breakfast or simply
38、 bread. They can also choose between a meal with no meat and another meal at lunch and dinner. And there is always self-service for salad (沙拉 ), other side dishes and a dessert. Students can also make themselves something to eat at any time in a kitchen, or drink tea or have a snack between meals. 【
39、小题 1】 Which of the following is TRUE according to (根据 ) the passage A Only white children were allowed to attend the earliest boarding schools. B Students in a boarding school are looked after only after school hours. C As students get older, the rules about wearing school uniforms become stricter.
40、D Students can have different activities in a boarding school. 【小题 2】 Which is the best title for the last paragraph A What to eat B When to eat C Where to eat D How to eat 【小题 3】 The underlined word facilities means _. A教师 B设施 C活动 D课程 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】从文章第二段的内容，可知在寄宿学校学生可以有各种不同的
41、活动。选 D 【小题 1】从最后一段的句子： In the UK, boarding schools provide students with delicious food. 可知是吃什么？选 A 【小题 1】猜词题：从后面的举例： including music rooms, boats, swimming pools, cinemas and theatres可知是 “设备 ”的意思。选 B As one of Hollywoods all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When H
42、epburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian. Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo B
43、aby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburns beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburns successful career. Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen
44、 to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.来源 :学 .科 .网 During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appear
45、ance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel. Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment. Hepburn is remembered not just
46、 as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at t
47、he age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep. 【小题 1】 Which of the following is the correct order according to the events a. People mourned her death. b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. c. Her successful film career began. d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress. e. She met the French writer Colette. A a-e-c-b-d B a-e-d-c-b C e-c-d-b-a D e-c-b-d-a 【小题 2】 Her successful career lasted about _ years. A 60 B 50 C 40 D 30 【小题 3】 People remember Hepburn not only
