初二英语期末考试及答案

2013-2014学年第一学期初二英语期末考试试卷一、听力测试（本大题共20分，每小题1分）第一节（共10小题，每小题1分）听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。( ) 1. How does the girl feel?( ) 2. Where are they talking?( ) 3. When is the girls birthday?( ) 4. .Whats the weather like today? A. B. C. ( ) 5. What is Johns telephone number?A. 5067789. B. 5066789. C. 5066798.( ) 6. Where is the woman from?A. China. B. England. C. America.( ) 7. Who runs the fastest? A. Lucy.B. Lily. C. Kate.( ) 8. When did the early bus leave? A. At 6:25.B. At 6:30. C. At 6:35.( ) 9. How much is a dress? A. 17 yuan. B. 35 yuan. C. 70 yuan.( ) 10. What is the boy going to buy for his mother?A. Juice. B. Pears.C. Apples and oranges.第二节（共10小题，每小题1分）听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料， 回答第11至12题。( ) 11. Where does the woman want to go?A. The bus station. B. The supermarket.C. The post office. ( ) 12. Which bus can take the woman there?A. The No.7 bus.B. The No.1 bus.C. The No.6 bus.听第12段材料，回答第13至15小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。My friend NancyWhen we became friends 13 years agoLookstall and slim, a 14 face with big bright eyesQualitieshonest and helpfulWants to be a 15 ( ) 13. A. two B. three C. four( ) 14. A. round B. square C. flat( ) 15. A. doctor B. teacher C. social worker听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。( ) 16. Where will they go?A. A town. B. A city. C.A school. ( ) 17. How will they go there?A. By train. B. By bus. C. On foot. ( ) 18. How long will it take them to get there? A. Over 3 hours. B. Over 2 hours. C. Over 5 hours.( ) 19. What will they take for lunch?A. Rice. B. Bread. C. Sandwiches. ( ) 20. What can they do after lunch?A. Go swimming. B. Go boating. C.Go shopping.二、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共15分，每小题1分）( ) 1. - Do you know _ girl in pink on the playground? - Oh, yes, she is _ honest student. She is my best friend. A. the; anB. the; aC. a; an D. the; the( ) 2. Tom swims _ than I, but he doesnt swim_ my brother. A. better; so well as B. better; as good as C. much well; as well as D. better; so good as( ) 3. A number of birdwatchers _in Zhalong Nature Reserve. The number of them_500. A. are, are B. is, is C. is, are D. are, is( ) 4. -Which is your favourite drink, juice, water or milk?- Thanks, but Im sorry I like _ of them. I like coffee most.A. nothing B. no one C. none D. not all( ) 5. Put it down, Timmy! You mustnt read _ letter. Its not right to do so.A. else anyones B. anyone elses C. anyones else D. anyone else( ) 6. Jack seems _ than you _ ready for the basketball games.A. busy; to get B. much busier; getting C. busier; to get D. busier; get( ) 7. -_? -It was sunny.A. Whats the weather like? B. Whats the weather? C. How is the weather like? D. How was the weather?( ) 8. After we came into the house, we found him lying on the ground with his mouth _ and eyes _.A. open, close B. opened, closed C. opened, close D. open, closed( ) 9. -Why is the girl called Kitty so sad? -_, I think. A. Because she passed the maths test B. Because of she failed the maths test C. Because of her bad points in the maths test D. Because her failed the maths test( ) 10. -The coat with Yao Mings picture _ Toms. He likes him very much. - No, it _ be like his. He dislikes black colour. A. must be; mustnt B. may be; may not C. must be; cant D. maybe; cant( ) 11. Would you please _ them _ a writing competition?A. inviting ; join B. to invite; to join C. invite; to join D. to invite; join( ) 12. Today the forests are getting fewer and fewer. We must _ down too many trees.A. keep people from cutting B. prevent people from cutting C. stop people cutting D. all the above( ) 13. I _ my mum cook dinner in the kitchen when the telephone _. A. helped; was ringring B. helped; rang C. was helping; rang D. was helping; was ringing( ) 14. The floor is so wet. Lets _. A. stop mopping it up B. stop to mop it up. C. stop mopping up it D. stop to mop up it( ) 15. - Please dont tell anyone about the secret.-_.A. No, I dont B. Ok, I wont C Yes, I am D. No, Im not三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）Now, most people have watches. As we know, Switzerland（瑞士） is famous for its watches. _(1)_ , the watch was not _(2)_ in this country. It was the British who did. Many years ago, an Englishman traveled to Italy and on his way he went _(3)_ a small town in Switzerland. This Englishman traveled in a carriage（马车） inside which there was a carriage watch. This was the _(4)_ kind of watch. A blacksmiths（铁匠） assistant hoped to see the watch. He _(5)_ what it was. _(6)_ he asked the Englishman about it. “ It is a carriage watch,” said the Englishman. “ This machine can tell the _(7)_ but now it isnt working.”At once the blacksmiths assistant decided to try to _(8)_ it. So the traveler handed him the watch. He was very _(9)_. So it was not surprising that he was _(10)_ in showing it right. He even remembered how it was made. As soon as the traveler had gone, he made a watch of exactly the same kind.So the watch-making was started in Switzerland. Today Swiss watches are sold all over the world. ( ) 1. A. So B. And C. However D. For( ) 2. A. brought B. invented C. came D. appeared( ) 3. A. on B. at C. in D. through( ) 4. A. earliest B. latest C. nicest D. cheapest( ) 5. A. knew B. wondered C. thought D. wrote( ) 6. A. Because B. After C. So D. Since( ) 7. A. time B. price C. address D. number( ) 8. A. repair B. steal C. make D. buy( ) 9. A. hardworking B. strong C. forgetful D. clever( ) 10. A. difficult B. hard C. glad D. successful四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。 （本大题共20分，每小题2分）(A)Have you ever seen a horse with toes? Millions of years ago, horses had many toes. They had four toes on each front foot. They had three toes on each back foot. The horses were smaller than cats.These small horses lived in the forest. Their many toes helped the horses run over the soft wet ground.It was very hot in the forest. But the weather changed. It became cold. Many trees couldnt live in cold weather. The trees died and fell. Forests became open field. The sun made the ground dry and hard. Horses began to change too. They began to get bigger. This took a long time. On the dry hard land, horses needed only their middle toes for running. At last their middle toes became hard. ( )1. Long ago, the horse had four toes on each of its _. A. back feet B. front feet C. right feet D. left feet( )2. The cats were _ the horses at that time. A. as big as B. smaller than C. bigger than D. as small as( )3. When the weather changed, _. A. many trees grew well in cold weather B. animals began to change too C. cats were older than the horses D. horses were the same as they are(B)Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production( 产品) was the world's first mass-market personal computer.The iMac Under Jobs' leadership Apple introduced theall-in-one iMac computer in1998. The iMac became thefirst machine, which offeredonly a CD-ROM slot. The iPadBy 2010, Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The touch-sensitive iPad is a great success. iPhone 4s iPhone 4s came out on October4, 2011, in America.It looks like iPhone 4. It has a larger and wider screen and a slimmer yet wider case. It has a better camera and faster data transfer speeds.( )4. When did the iMac first come out? A. In 1976. B. In 1998. C. In 2010. D. In 2011.( )5. Which one was the oldest? A. The Apple II. B. The iMac. C. The iPad. D. The iPhone 4s.( )6. From the passage, we can know that the iPad _. A. has a better camera B. is the first personal computer C. has a CD-ROM slot D. is great for watching movies( )7. According to the passage, which of the following is True? A. iPhone 4s'screen is the same size as iPhone 4. B. iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4. C. iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4. D. iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.(C)A king in Africa had a close friend that helped him grow up. The friend had a habit of looking at everything positively(肯定)that happened in his life and saying “This is good”. One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would prepare the guns for the king. The friend did something wrong in preparing one of the guns, and after the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb(拇指) was blown off. On seeing the situation the friend said as usual, “This is good!” The king replied, “No, this is not good!” He was very angry and sent his friend to jail(监狱). About a year later, the king was hunting in a forest. Cannibals(食人者) caught him and took him to their village. As they were going to kill him, they noticed that the king was missing a thumb. They never ate anyone who was less than whole, so they sent the king back. When he returned home, he felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went quickly to the jail to speak with his friend. “You were right”, he said. “It was good that thumb was blown off.” And he told the friend all that had just happened. “And so I am very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.” “No,” his friend replied, “this is good!” “What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?” “If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been eaten!”( ) 8. From the story we learn that _.A. the king was not a good friend indeed B. the kings friend always knew what would happen C. the friend would say “This is Good !” when anything happenedD. the king was not good at hunting at all. ( ) 9. The king was sent back by Cannibals because _.A. Cannibals never ate a king B. the kings friend was in jailC. the king had a gun with him D. the king missed his thumb ( ) 10. The best title for the reading is _. A. The Lucky King B. The Great Friend C. Nothing Stops Real Friendship D. Everything Happens for the Good五、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）（A）根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。1. My father will go to Beijing on business at the _ (begin) of next month.2. I couldnt fall _ (sleep) because I drank too much coffee in the daytime.3. Who do you think did _(badly) in this competition, John, Jim or Jane?4. - Is the fruit salad _(finish)? - Youd better wait for five more minutes.（B）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。5. We can enjoy the beauty of the _ (自然的) world in the countryside.6. Write down all the _ (观光者)names here, please!7. Do you want to learn something about the _(文化) of western countries?8. People walk in all _(方向) after getting off the bus.六、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）1.- Whats the noise? - Oh, the students _ ( plan ) their autumn trip excitedly.2. The radio says that the rain _ ( stop) in a few hours.3. Not only the twins but also Tom often_(mix) the sugar with the coffee together.4. How much time do you usually spend _ (do) some reading every weekend?5. _ (take) care of his wife, he gave up the chance to go abroad.6.- Why didnt you come and open the door for me, dear? - Oh, sorry, I _(cook) in the kitchen. I didnt hear you.7. -_ your father _ (make) the weather report today? - Yes, he did. He says its important for us all. He must do it well.8. There will be less space for wildlife if we _ (not protect) the wetlands.七、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在横线上完整写出。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）We are beautiful red-crowned cranes. We have red caps on top of our heads. You may (1) t_1_ the caps are our feathers. In fact, they are combs (冠). We are one of the l_2_ birds in size in the world. We are the heaviest cranes. An adult red-crowned crane can w_3_ up to 11 kilograms. We are good at dancing. I think we are the most beautiful dancers of all the birds. We are also good s_4_. We sing loudly and b_5_. We are good at flying as well, we fly to warm East Asia (亚洲) when (6) s_6_ comes. We give birth to baby cranes there. We like to live together on w_7_ in Southwest China and some other places. We live on worms and small fish. We like to live in long grasses. Water and grasses are i_8_ for us. But sometimes, life is harder these years. We are one of the most endangered birds in the world now. People keep c_9_ our living areas into farms and buildings. We dont have enough space to live. And we dont have enough food to feed our babies because people fish and h_10_ too much.八、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）1. 当拿到生日礼物时，Jane迫不及待地打开了它。 When getting the birthday present, Jane _.2. 在我呆在北京期间，他们给我提供了很多美食。 During my stay in Beijing, They _.3. 现在你最好别再打电脑游戏了。 You _ now.4. 在这样的大风天，人们不得不用围巾把脸遮住。 People _ on such a windy day.5. 广州的天气与北京的天气大不相同。 The weather in Guangzhou _ in Beijing.6. 请尽快给我回信。 Please _九、书面表达（本大题共5分）假如你是张华，现要用英语写一封加入动物协会的申请信：要点：1.你是第一中学8年级学生；因为喜欢动物，所以想成为动物协会的一名成员； 2.对生物和地理感兴趣；最喜欢春天因为这是放风筝的好时节； 3.你热爱自然并理解保护野生动物的重要性， 4.可拨打0510-12345678或发电子邮件zhanghua联系你； 5.你加入该协会后的感受和做法。（请适当发挥1-2句）Dear Sir/Madam,I would like to join the Animal Society._Yours sincerely, Zhang Hua初二英语期末考试听力材料同学们： 听力测试马上就要开始了，请作好准备。听力测试共有3个大题，20个小题。每小题均读两遍，请边听边答题。听力测试现在开始。第一节听下面10段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。听第1至10段材料，回答第1至10题。1. M: Whats wrong with you, Mary ? W: I didnt pass the maths test. I got only 59 points.2. W: Excuse me, can I have this seat?M: Yes, of course! There are not many people seeing the film.3. M: When is your birthday? W: Today is December 23rd and tomorrow is my birthday. 4. M: Have you listened to the weather report this morning, Mum?W: Yes. The weather will be cloudy. The temperature is going to drop a little. 5. W: Hello, Sam. Can you tell me where John lives?M: Certainly. Hes on 23rd Park Road. His number is 5066789.6. M: I know youre from England. But did you live in America for some time?W: Yes, we did. We lived there for five years, and then we came to Beijing last year.7. W: Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily?M: I think Lily runs faster. But she doesnt run as fast as Kate.8. M: Why were you late for school this morning? W: I went to the bus stop at 6:30, but the early bus left just five minutes ago.9. W: What do you think of the dress, Dad? M: Its nice on you. And it is cheap. It only cost 70 yuan.10. M: Im going shopping, Mum. Do you need anything?W: Yes. Get some apples and oranges to make juice with.第二节听下面3段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题6秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出6秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。听第11段材料， 回答第11至12题。W: Excuse me. Which is the way to the nearest supermarket?M: Go down the street, then turn left at the second crossing. At the end of the road, you will find it.W: Can I get there by bus?M: Certainly. You can take the No.7 bus.W: Thank you very much. Bye-bye.M: Bye.听第12段材料，回答第13至15题。Nancy is my best friend. We became good friends four years ago. She is tall and slim . She has a round face, short hair, and big, bright eyes. She is an honest girl. I can tell her anything because she can keep secrets. She is ready to help others any time. She likes to work with children. So she would like to be a teacher when she grows up. 听第13段材料，回答第16至20题。Hello, boys and girls. Id like to tell you something important about the trip to the town of Chester. Well go there by bus. Its a long trip, over three hours. So we have to start early. The bus will wait for you at the school gate at 8:00 tomorrow morning. We can take some bread for lunch and eat in a park. After that we will walk around the old market. You will be able to buy some souvenirs there. We will meet at the place where our bus stops. If you lose your way, please call me as soon as possible. My mobile phone number is 13726158856. Any questions? OK. See you tomorrow.2013-2014学年第一学期初二英语期末考试参考答案金雪萍 13771599628一、听力测试 （共20分，每小题1分）CAACB, BCACC, BACAB, ABABC 二、单项填空 （共15分，每小题1分）AADCB, BADCC, CDCBB三、完形填空 （共10分，每小题1分）CBDAB, CAADD四、阅读理解 （共20分，每小题2分）BCB, BADC, CDD五、词汇运用 （共8分，每小题1分）1. beginning 2. asleep 3. worst 4. finished5. natural 6. tourists 7. culture 8. directions六、动词填空 （共8分，每小题1分）1. are planning 2. will stop 3. mixes 4. doing5. To take 6. was cooking 7. Did, make 8. dont protect七、短文填空 （5分，每小题0.5分）1. think 2. largest 3. weigh 4. singers 5. beautifully6. snow 7. wetlands 8. important 9. changing 10. hunt八. 完成句子 （共9分，每题1.5分）1. couldnt wait to open it2. provided me with lots of nice (delicious) food / provided lots of nice food for me offered me lots of nice food / offered lots of nice food to me3. had better not