株洲市外国语荷塘学校2018-2019年上学期期末考试(无听力,无答案)

株洲市外国语荷塘学校2018年下学期期末考试初二英语试题卷卷面分值：120分考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力技能（共两节, 满分20分）略第二部分知识运用（共两节, 满分25分）第一节语法填空从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。

（共15小题, 计15分）21.--Tony, you are so strong! ____________ do you exercise? --Every day.A.How oftenB.How longC.How far22.--Would you like some________? --Oh, yes. Just a little.kB.appleC.oranges23.Her birthday is _______ spring, the most beautiful season in a year.A.inB.onC.at24.--How was your trip to Guizhou, Helen? --Great! We ________ to see Huangguoshu Waterfall.A.am goingB.wentC.will go25. --Is Mr. Brown living here? --No, he moved _________last week.A.to anywhere warmB.to warm somewhereC.to somewhere warm26.As our children get bigger, our house seems to get _________.A.the smallerB.smallerC.smallest27.My best friend helps to _________ the best in me, as the anything goes..A.bring outB.bring outC.bring out28.I hope __________ a new car in 2019.A.buyB.to buyC.buying29.He likes eating apples because he thinks _______ apple a day keeps the doctor away.A.theB.anC.a 30._______ many students like to watch sports, game shows are the most popular.A.AlthoughB.IfC.Because31.I have two daughters. One is Helen and _______ is Jenny.A.anotherB.otherC.The other32.Don’t _______ in the library, please.A.smokeB.smokedC.smoking33.You look so weak! I think you ______ go to see a doctor at once.A.mightB.shouldC.could34.Thomas is the _______ player in the basketball team but he is the best.A.shorterB.shortC.shortest35.If you _______ to the party tomorrow, you will have a great time.A.will goB.goC.goes第二节词语填空通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

（共10小题, 计10分）“What do you want to be when you grow up?” There are many different answers to this question. Some people want to be 36._____ to save lives.Some people want to be famous singers.I promise that I will be an expert to keep the environment 37.________ .In the past, there were lots of trees and flowers everywhere. People seemed to live 38._______ a beautiful garden. But now there are more 39.________ and road, and there are fewer trees. The environment is becoming 40._________ .It’s time for people to do something to 41._______ this problem. I 42._______ that everyone can do their best to protect the environment. 43._______ everyone tries to be a green person, the world will be a more beautiful place. And animals will be able to live in the planet more 44.______.The idea to make our planet green came to my 45.________ years ago. And I’m sure that my dream can come true in the future.36. A.cooks B. engineers C .doctors37. A.tidy B. clean C. crowded38. A.in B. under C. over39. A.flowers B. holidays C. buildings40. A.warmer B. worse C. fresher41. A.accept B. solve C. serve42. A.promise B. predict C. hope43. A.If B. Although C. Until44. A.luckily B. quietly C. comfortably45. A.mind B. dream C. answer第三部分阅读技能（共三节, 满分40分）第一节图表理解阅读下列图表, 从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

（共5小题, 计10分）A46.From the information in the picture, we know that Lily wasborn on _______.A.June 8, 2005.B.June 22, 2005.C. June 22, 2013.47.According to the picture, which is NOT true?A.Lily’s birthday party will be at 1-3 in the afternoon.B.Lily is coming to be 8.C.The friends can call Lily at 123-456-7891 to join the party..B48.There are over 100 _____ in the Internet Library.A. foreign booksB. CDs and VideosC.foreign newspaper and magazine49. The library is NOT open on _______.A. TuesdayB. ThursdayC. Saturday50. People ______ if they want to go into the International Library.A.don’t need to payB.need ID cardsC.need to buy tickets 第二节短文理解阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

（共20小题, 计30分）CBabar Ali is a 16-year-old student from West Bengal,India.He takes his schoolwork very seriously.After a six-mile journey to school,he works hard to write down what his teachers say into his notebook every day.Ali is a not only a model student.He also wants to help the other children in his village .They are too poor to go to school .So every day,Ali runs home after his lessons are over.There are hundreds of children from his village waiting in his backyard.Most of the children have to do menial jobs for the rest of their lives Thanks to Ali's help ,they may have a chance to live a better life.Ali never thought of creating his own school.He began giving lessons to his friends at the age of nine .Soon ,other children began coming to see what he could teach them.More and more people have heard about Ali over the last seven years .Today ,more than 800 students go to Ali's backyard to learn ,He also has nine other volunteer teachers.51.How far is it from Ali’s home to school?A. Six miles.B. Six kilometers.C. Sixteen miles.52.Some children can’t go to school because _________.A.they can’t pay for schoolB. they hate schoolC. they live far from the school53.When Ali was _______ he began giving lessons to his friends.A.sixB. nineC. sixteen54.. How many volunteer teachers are there?A.Nine.B. Ten.C. Eleven.55. From the passage, we know Ali is _________.A. handsome and hard-workingB. funny and helpfulC. hard-working and helpful.DThe Lantern Festival falls on the 15th of the first month of the lunar calendar(阴历).This day is always the first full moon in the new year.Ancient people also called it Shangyuan Festival.Celebrations and traditions on this day began from the Han Dynasty(朝代)and became popular in the Tang Dynasty.Watching the red lanterns is one of the main nterns of different shapes and sizes are usually put ontrees,or along river banks on show.It is said that sky lanterns were first used by Zhuge Kongming to ask for help when he was in trouble.Today,when the lanterns slowly rise into the air,people make wishes.Another tradition is guessing lantern riddles.The riddles are usually short,wise,and sometimes humorous.The answer to a riddle can be a Chinese character(汉字),a famous person's name,or a place name.The most important thing is to eat sweet dumplings with different tastes.In northern China,they are called yuanxiao while in southern part they're named tangyuan.Because making sweet dumplings is like a game or an activity,they are usually done happily by a group of friends or family members.In old times.The Lantern Festival was also romantic(浪漫的).Watching lanterns gave young people a chance to meet each other.A line from Xin Qiji,a poet during the Song Dynasty,shows this:Hundreds and thousands of times I searched for her in the crowd.Suddenly I turned,and there she stood,in the dim(昏暗的)light.56.The traditional festival talked about in this passage is called“_____”in Chinese.A.春节B.元宵节C.端午节57.When did celebrations and traditions of the Lantern Festival start from？A.The Han Dynasty.B.The Tang Dynasty.C.The Song Dynasty.58.What were sky lanterns first used for by Zhuge Kongming in ancient times？A.Making wishes.B.Celebrating birthdays.C.Asking for help.59.Which of the following is NOT true about sweet dumplings？A.They have different tastes.B.They are named"yuanxiao"all over the country,C.People enjoy the process of making them.60.The line from Xin Qiji in the passage shows the Lantern Festival was_____in old times,A.boringB.humorousC.romanticEYou can't look at sunflowers and feel sad．Their big bright faces almost seem to be smiling at you on a summer day as they slowly turn toward the sun．Not only do the flowers make people happy，they also provide food for bees，birds and squirrels and many other small animals that love to eat the seeds （种子）．Sunflower seeds aren't only delicious to animals．People love them，too．You can find bags of them in the stores．They tell you what kind of seeds they are and how they should be planted．There are hundreds of different kinds of sunflowers．The biggest ones are Mammoth Russians．They grow to over 10 feet tall and produce big round heads with bright yellow petals （花瓣）that are over a foot across．They grow on strong thick stems （茎）with big heart-shaped leaves．The ripe seed heads sometimes get so heavy that they hang down．Other kinds of sunflowers，called dwarf，produce small stems and smaller flowers in colors such as light yellow and deep bright orange or red．Sunflower is also a place in America．People there love sunflowers so much，so they named their place"Sunflower"．There are sunflowers everywhere．61.The biggest sunflowers are _______.A.kingsB. dwarfC. Mammoth Russians62. How tall can Mammoth Russians grow to?A.Over a foot.B. Over 10 feetC. Over 20 feet63. Sunflower is also a place in _______ .A. AmericaB. RussiaC. China64. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Dwarf produce small stems and smaller flowers.B. Dwarf produce big round heads.C. There are hundreds of different kinds of sunflowers.60. What can be the best title of the passage?A. The sunflower seedsB. The sunflowerC. How to plant sunflowers第三部分写作技能（共三节, 满分35分）第一节语篇翻译阅读下面的短文, 将划线部分译成英文或中文。