1、 中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 北京四中 20102011学年第一学期初二英语期中测试题及答案（考试时间 100分钟 试卷满分 100 + 10分）第一部分：选择性试题 (共 67分)一、听力。（共 10分）略。二、单项选择。（每题 1分，共 15分）从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。11. His voice _ strange on the phone.A. heard B. felt C. listened D. sounded12. Lucy is a _ girl from America.A. ten-years-old B. ten-year-ol
2、dC. ten years-old D. ten years old 13. _ you take an umbrella with you? The radio says its going to rain this afternoon.A. Why not B. What about C. Why dont D. How about14. Dont forget _my dictionary tomorrow morning.A. to return B. returning C. to give D. giving15. Elvis Presley has sold more than
3、two _ records all his life. A. billion B. billion of C. billions of D. billions16. Have you _ been to the UK? Yes, I _ there two years ago.A. yet; have visited B. yet; visitedC. ever; have visited D. ever; visited17. The girl in blue is sitting _ the window.A. with B. of C. by D. over18. She feels _
4、 because all the kids have left home.中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 A. serious B. lonely C. lost D. alone19. It _ him a few nights to prepare for the exam.A. made B. spent C. took D. paid20. Is your father at home? Sorry, he isnt in. He _ to the park.A. gone B. went C. goes D. has gone21. When I arrived at his
5、 office, he _ on the phone. A. was speaking B. spoke C. is speaking D. speak22. The computer is very important in our life, _ it?A. isnt B. doesnt C. wasnt D. hasnt23. Astronauts take the _ to go to Mars.A. satellite B. space shuttle C. plane D. airport shuttle24. They finished their work and went h
6、ome _ of the day.A. in the end B. at the end C. by the end D. on the end25. Do you know “samba”? I like it very much. It excites me every time I _! Lets talk about something else.A. It sounds brilliant B. Guess what C. Give us a break D. I see三、完形填空。（每题 1分，共 12分）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择能填入相应空
7、白处的最佳选项。Sally likes to dive for treasure (潜水寻宝). She and Matthew dived together many times. There was only one 26 . The waters in which they dived were full of sharks. So one of them was watching for sharks while 27 dived. One day Matthew was 28 the bottom. Sally swam on top with another diver named
8、 David. 29 she saw a huge shadow (影子) in the water. It was a shark, 中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 and it was heading straight for David!What should she do? She was afraid to shout a warning to David. It might 30 him, and he might start splashing (溅水). Sally knew the shark would be attracted by splashing. Ther
9、e was only one thing to do. She must tell David about the shark in a 31 way. Then, perhaps, he could swim away 32 . The shadow was huger now. Sallys 33 was in her mouth, but she swam over to David. In a quiet voice she told him, “There is a shark behind you. Dont splash. Swim to the boatfast!” David
10、 34 with his face pale, but he did not splash. They 35 for the boat. Sally looked quickly over her shoulder. The shark was right behind them. They reached the boat just in time. She and David 36 themselves up. The jaws of the shark snapped shut, but it was 37 late. They were safe. Later Matthew and
11、David praised Sally. “You are a brave young woman,” they told her. “Treasure hunting is fun,” said Sally. “You just have to remember one thing. Sharks like to go hunting, too!”26. A. problem B. thing C. question D. difficulty27. A. the other B. another C. some D. others28. A. seeing B. hunting C. ex
12、ploring D. looking29. A. Surprisingly B. Suddenly C. Quickly D. Normally30. A. force B. interest C. excite D. frighten31. A. quick B. special C. quiet D. good 32. A. dangerously B. safely C. fast D. slowly33. A. stomach B. finger C. heart D. tooth 34. A. nodded B. disagreed C. answered D. knew 35. A
13、. asked B. looked C. searched D. headed36. A. put B. brought C. speeded D. pulled 37. A. so B. too C. very D. quite 四、阅读理解。（每题 2分，共 30分）阅读下面 A、B、C、D、E 五篇短文。根据短文内容从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。AWant to visit Sydney Tower? Here is some information about it.中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 Sydney Tower38. Sydney Tower is _ in
14、Sydney, Australia.A. the busiest street B. the biggest station C. the most beautiful park D. the highest point39. Sydney Tower opens at _.A. 8:00 am B. 9:00 am C. 10:30 pm D. 11:30 pm40. If an adult with two children goes to visit Sydney Tower, he has to pay _.A. 60 B. 90 C. 120 D. 150B“Who did this
15、?” asked my teacher. Thirty children tried to think about not only what they had done, but also what our teacher might have found out.“Who did this?” she asked again. She wasnt really asking, she was demanding an answer. She never became angry, but she was this time. She held up a piece of broken gl
16、ass and asked, “Who broke this window?”“Oh, oh,” I thought. I was the one who broke the window. I did not do it on purpose. It was caused by a bad throw of a baseball. Why did it have to be me?If I admitted it, I would be in a lot of trouble. How would I be able to 中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 pay for a big
17、window like that? “My father is going to get mad at me,” I thought. I didnt want to raise my hand, but some force much stronger than me pulled it up. “I did it.” Then I was silent. It was hard enough saying what I had.My teacher went to one of our library shelves and took down a book. She then began
18、 walking towards my desk. I had never known my teacher to strike (打) a student, but I feared she was going to start with me.“I know how you like birds, Henry.” She said as she stood looking down at my face. “Here is that field guide about birds that you are always checking out. It is yours. We got a
19、 new one for the school anyway. You will not be punished. But remember, its only for your truthfulness.”I couldnt believe it! I wasnt being punished and I was getting my very own bird field guide. The very one that I had been saving up all my money to buy.41. The teacher wanted to find out _.A. who
20、broke the window just now B. who likes birds best in the classC. who stole a book from the library D. who played baseball in the classroom42. Henry didnt admit it at first because he thought _.A. his teacher would take his baseball awayB. his father would never give him moneyC. his father would be v
21、ery angry with himD. his teacher would strike him in class43. What did the teacher do to Henry at last?A. Telephoned his father. B. Gave him a book.C. Bought a new window. D. Punished him.44. From the story, we know that Henry is _.A. serious B. clever C. quiet D. honestC中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 Many Chi
22、nese people like American country music, such as the songs of John Denver. But still some people dont know when country music began.Country music is from the folk music（民间音乐）of the Appalachian Mountains in the east of America. There, people sang while playing the violin and guitar. They sang about e
23、veryday life, love and their problems. So the songs were sometimes a little sad.One of the most popular country music singers is John Denver, who is also quite famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music was a language that could bring the world together. He says music can bring people together. We wil
24、l understand each other better through music. People are different in colors and they may speak different languages, but people are the same in mind and body. All of them love music and can understand music.The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live o
25、n.45. American country music is from the _ music of America.A. pop B. jazz C. light D. folk46. “Music was a language that could bring the world together” means people _.A. can sing songs togetherB. from all over the world sing the same songsC. show their feeling through music and they understand eac
26、h other betterD. know language and music47. Which sentence is true?A. Everyone knows when country music began.B. Country music is from the jazz music.C. John Denver is famous to Chinese people, too.D. John Denver doesnt think music can bring people together.DDo you know how to play a game called “Mu
27、sical Chairs”? It is easy to play and most people enjoy it. All you need are some chairs, some people and some way of making music. You may use a piano or any other musical instrument, 中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 if someone can play it. You may use a tape recorder. You can even use a radio.Put the chairs in
28、 a row. The chairs may be put in twos, back to back. A better way is to have the chairs in one row with each chair facing in the opposite direction to the chair next to it.The game is easy. When the music starts, the players walk round the chairs. Everyone goes in the same direction, of course, they
29、 should walk in time to the music. If the music is fast they should walk quickly. If the music is slow, they should walk slowly.The person playing music cannot see the people in the game. When the music stops, the players try to sit on the chairs. If a person cannot find a chair to sit on, he drops
30、out. Then, before the music starts again, one chair must be taken away. When the music stops again, one more player will be out.At last, there will be two players and one chair. The one who sits on the chair when the music stops is the winner.48. If ten people are playing musical chairs, you must be
31、gin with _.A. nine chairs B. ten chairs C. eleven chairs D. one chair49. The chairs should be put _.A. with the desks B. before the winnerC. all over the room D. in a line50. When the music starts, the players must _.A. run about the room B. get downC. walk around the chairs D. sit on the chairsEAbo
32、ut ten men in every hundred have the trouble of color blindness in some way. Women are luckier, only about one in two hundred is affected(被影响) in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.There are different kinds of color blindness. For example, a man cannot see deep red.
33、 He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cant tell the difference between blue and green. Only a few unlucky men may see everything in shades of greena strange world indeed.中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 Color blindness in human beings is a difficult thing to explai
34、n. In only one eye there are millions of very small things called “cones(锥状细胞)”. These help us to see in the bright light and to tell differences between colors. There are also millions of “rods(杆状细胞)”, but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shapes but not colors.Some ins
35、ects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue light will. Human beings also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the help of the cones in our eyes, we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the help of the
36、 rods we can see shapes at night.51. Some people say its safer to be driven by women because _.A. women drive more carefullyB. women are better at driving than menC. women can see things more clearlyD. there are fewer color-blind women52. We can attract mosquitoes by using a _ light.A. red B. yellow
37、 C. blue D. green第二部分 非选择性试题 (共 33分)一、听短文，根据所听内容填写下面表格。短文读三遍。（每题 1分，共 5分）略。 二、将下列词的适当形式填入短文中。（每题 1分，共 8分）be, hear of, gift, but, fantastic, actually, character, all overHave you ever _1_ to Disneyland? For most of the kids around the world, this theme park is a (an) _2_ place for them to have fun. W
38、hen we were young, we all _3_ Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and many Disney _4_. Some of us have seen them in cartoons. _5_, you can go to see them all in a theme park. Now, there are four Disneyland amusement parks _6_ the world in addition to Hong Kong Disney. Two are in the United Sta
39、tes, one is in Tokyo, and the other is in France. There are not only some amusement attractions there, _7_also many specials with Disney stars. In Disneyland, you can have a lot of fun watching Disney movies, eating in Disney restaurants, and buying Disney _8_. 三、完成句子。（每空一词，每空 0.5分，共 10分）1. 我认为他还没有完
40、成家庭作业。I _ _ he _ _ his homework yet.中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 2. 对于孩子们而言，学会与人相处是很重要的。Its very important _ children to learn to _ _ _ others.3. 听古典音乐怎么样？_ _ _ _ classical music?4. 让我们停下来休息一会儿吧。_ _ _ _ a rest.5. 我听说他们已经去上海出差了。I hear that they _ _ to Shanghai _ _.四、写作。（共 10分）根据中文提示和英文书信内容，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于 50
41、词的回信。（信的开头和结尾已给出，其字数不计入所完成的回信内）假如你叫李玲，是英国中学生露茜的笔友，你收到了她的电子邮件。请根据她来信的内容写一封回信。针对她的困惑，谈谈你的看法，同时提出一些建议，告诉她应该做什么，不应该做什么。Dear Lucy,_Yours,Li Ling第三部分 附加题 (共 10分)通读短文，根据短文内容和首字母提示完成短文。（每空 1分，共 10分）Dear Penny,I hope youre all well. We are all terribly busy, even Polly, who has eventually m to find some work
42、. U , its not a very good job, but at least its a job, and maybe she will find something better in the future. She has also found somewhere e to live - a small flat about five miles away from our house, so now there is o Joe and I left at home. After 24 years of having children to look a , its very
43、strange to have the house to ourselves, although I do enjoy c home to a tidy house at the endof a day. By 中考网 中国最大的教育门户网站 中考网 the way, Polly has just b up with her boyfriend, Peter. We were very s , because we got on well with him, and they s to be in love.Alice has some interesting news, as well. S
44、he passed her final exams. We heard last week; so of course, we had a small family c . She doesnt know what she wants to do yet, but she has plenty of time to decide. She doesnt have a boyfriend at the moment, either. I dont know whats the matter with them!Anyway, thats all for my news. How are you all? What are you up to?Yours,Mary答题纸班级_姓名_学号_成绩_一、听短文，根据所听内容填写下面表格。短文读三遍。（每题 1分，共 5分）1_ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _二、将下列词的适当形式填入短文中。（每题 1分，共 8分）1_ 2_ 3_ 4_5_ 6_ 7_ 8_三、完成句子。（每空 0.5分，共 10分）1. 我认为他还没有完成家庭作业。I _ _ he _ _ his homework yet.2. 对于孩子们而言，学会与人相处是很重要的。Its very important _ children to
