常熟市一中初二英语10月阶段测试试卷

常熟市第一中学2012-2013学年第一学期阶段性测试初二年级英语试卷一、选择填空(20％)( ) 1. I went to bed after I ________ my homework.A. finish doingB. finished doingC. finished to doD. finished do( ) 2. I think maths is not ________ science.A. so easy asB. more easy thanC. easierD. as easier as( )3. There are 12 people but only 10 seats. Would you please ask for _________ chairs?A. some twoB. more twoC. two moreD. two another( ) 4. Helen told me that she had some problems _______ his English.A. onB. forC. inD. with( ) 5. He was very careless. He ________ a glass of milk just now.A. knocked atB. knocked onC. knocked overD. knock off( ) 6. She looked ________ when she heard the bad news.A. sadB. happyC. sadlyD. pleased( ) 7. Could you say ________ about it, please? I’d like to know _______.A. nothing else; moreB. anything else; mostC. anything other; more C. something else; more ( ) 8. Taking a car is usually_________ than_______ a bus．A．faster；take B．fast：to take C．more faster；taking D．faster；taking ( )9．—What’s your best friend like? —_________．A．He is fine.Thank you. B．He is a doctor C．He likes watching TV D．He is helpful and generous ( ) 10. ______ you are, _____ mistakes you’ll make.A. The more careless, the fewerB. The more careful, the moreC. The more careful, the fewerD. The more careless, the less( ) 11.We can do the work better with ________money and _______people.A. less…fewer B .fewer…less C. more…fewer D. fewer…fewer( ) 12. I think picking apples ________ very interesting.A. areB. beC. amD. is( ) 13. The smile on his face makes him _______ really ______.A. looks, kindlyB. looks, kindC. to look, kindD. look, kind( ) 14. ___________ important news it is!A. HowB. How anC. WhatD. What an( ) 15. Betty is _________ careful, but I’m _____ than her.A. much; more carefulB. so; a little carefulC. very; much carefulD. quite; much more careful ( )16．The man felt tired ________ too much hard work.A．because B．as C．because of D．but( )17．She decided to go abroad to have a __________study.A. farB. fartherC. furtherD. the farthest( )18．Miss Li is one of ________ in our school .A. most popular teacherB. the most popular teacherC. the best popular teachersD. the most popular teachers( )19. Shanghai is bigger than_____ in Jiangsu and bigger than_______ in China.A. any city, any cityB. any city, any other cityC. any other city, the other citiesD. any other city, any city( )20．Of the two shirts，I’ll choose ______ one to save some money for a book．A. cheaper B．the cheaper C．more expensive D．the more expensive二. 完形填空(10％)Once there was a king who told some of his people to dig a pond (池子).The king then told his people that one person 1 each family had to bring a glass of milk during the night and put it into the pond. So, by the morning, the pond should be 2 of milk.After 3 the order, everyone went home. As one man prepared his milk, he thought that since everyone was bringing milk, he would just 4 a glass of water and put that into the pond instead. 5 it was dark at night, no one would notice it, so he quickly went and put the water into the pond and 6 home.In the morning, the king went to visit the pond. To his 7 , the pond was only filled with water! What happened? Yes! Everyone had the same idea 8 that man. They all thought, “I don’t have to waste my milk. Someone else will do it.”Dear friends, when you plan to help poor people or people in trouble, do not think that 9 will take care of it. Instead, it starts with you. If you don’t do it, no one else will, so change yourself and make a 10 .（）1. A. at B. from C. on D. with（）2. A. filled B. empty C. crowded D. full（）3. A. giving B. refusing C. receiving D. offering（）4. A. hide B. steal C. waste D. drink（）5. A. If B. Since C. While D. before（）6. A. left B. came C. returned D. arrived（）7. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. joy D. taste（）8. A. with B. to C. as D. of（）9. A. others B. the others C. none D. neither（）10. A. face B. mistake C. living D. difference三、阅读理解(20％)(A)In every little girl's toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie's birthday.Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.（）1. Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?A. Mattel.B. Elliott.C. Barbara.D. Ruth Handler.（）2. A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.A. 3B. 50C. 90D. 27,000（）3. What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?A.传播B.传奇C. 传承D.传达（）4. The writer doesn't tell us _______.A. Barbie Dolls are very popular with girlsB. Barbie Dolls sell well around the worldC. what the first Barbie Doll was based onD. the doll Barbie was named after Barbara（）5. What's the best title of the passage? ______.A. Barbie's birthdayB. Barbie DollsC. A lovely girl named BarbieD. Why are Barbies popular(B)Last Sunday I saw the worst storm （暴风雨）in years. It came suddenly and went on formore than three hours. After lunch, I went into my room to have a rest. The air was hot, and allwas quiet.The strong wind started blowing into my room. Pieces of paper on my desk flew high into the air and s ome flew out of the open window. As I ran out to catch them, big drops of rain began to fall.When I came back into the house, it was raining harder and harder. I tried very hard to closethe window. Then I heard a loud crashing（碰撞的）sound from the back of the house. I ranout of my room to find out what it was--- a big tree had fallen down and broke the top of the backroom.（）6.The storm happened________.A. in the morningB. in the afternoonC. while I was in the back roomD. while I was in the garden （）7. Before the storm came, the weather was_________.A. coldB. coolC. hotD. warm（）8. The storm went on for _________.A. over three hoursB. three hoursC. less than three hoursD. two hours（）8. The wind blew some of the paper ________.A. all over the floorB. out of the doorC. into the back roomD. out of the open window（）10. The top of the back room was broken because of _______.A. the hot airB. the crashing soundC. the rain D .the falling tree四、单词拼写(12％) 题目见答题卷五、用所给单词的正确形式填空(8％) 题目见答题卷六动词填空（10%）题目见答题卷七. 句型转换(10%)题目见答题卷八. 改错（10%）题目见答题卷九. 翻译（15%）题目见答题卷十、书面表达（15%）题目见答题卷常熟市第一中学2012-2013学年第一学期阶段性测试初二英语答题卷一、选择填空（20％）1、_______2、_______3、_______4、_______5、_______6、_______7、_______8、_______9、_______ 10、_______11、_______ 12、_______ 13、_______ 14、_______ 15、_______16、_______ 17、_______ 18、_______ 19、_______ 20、_______二、完形填空（10％）1、_______2、_______3、_______4、_______5、_______6、_______7、_______8、_______9、_______ 10、_______三、阅读理解(20％)1、_______2、_______3、_______4、_______5、_______6、_______7、_______8、_______9、_______ 10、_______四、单词拼写,一格一词(12％)1．I think____________(科学)is one of the most important subjects．2．There are a few differences between______________(英国)English and American English．3．I enjoy reading_______________(文章)by Lu Xun．4．Tim studies _______________ (少) subjects than Tom．5．The food______________(品尝)better than it looked．6. There are many kinds of different_______________ (语言）in the world．7. Mr Yang knows lots of knowledge(知识), so his son ____________ (钦佩) him very much.8．----What do we call students in 12th grade?----We call them____________.9．These pens are _____________.Please throw(扔) them away.10．----Why don’ t you like listening to this song?----Because it is____________ now.11．-----Yao Ming and Liu Xiang are very famous players.-----Yes, they are my___________.12.---What do you think of Amy?-----She is very_____________ because she often shares things with others.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空(8％)1. The more exercise you take, the____________(slim) you will be.2. He is even___________(ill)today.3. You must write down the words on the blackboard _____________(correct).4. The girls finished their work all by____________(them).5. The dishes today are much____________ (taste). We like them very much..6. Jim is_______________ (health) in our class because he takes much exercise every day.7. Which subject is ___________ (interesting), History or Geography?8. What’s the ____________ (long) of your desk? It’s about one metre.六动词填空（10%）1. Thank you for ______________(agree) to let me join in the party.2. Did you have a nice time _________________(dance) at the party yesterday?3.---________they _________________(have) a test next week?---Yes, they are.4.Listen!How beautifully the birds ________________(sing)!5. Nancy ______________(join) fewer clubs than John did.6.I don’t think ______________(climb) is interesting.7.We have no time _______________(watch) TV on Mondays.8.I will meet my cousin ______________(talk ) about the fashion show tomorrow.9.He hopes he_______________(win) the basketball game next week.10.Tom _______________(think)of his best friend when he sees the film.七. 句型转换(10%)1. Skiing is not as dangerous as diving．（1---6改为同义句）Skiing is_________ _________ than diving．2. Daniel is the tallest student in his class.Daniel is ________ than _________ _________ students in his class.3. What does the word “hero” mean?__________ the _____________ of the word “hero”?4. Why don’t we play basketball after school?________ ________ playing basketball after school?5. Millie is 12 years old. Lucy is 12 years old, too.Millie is _______ _______ _______ ________Lucy.6. How long does it take you to go to school on foot?How long do you____________ ____________ to school?7. My father thinks it is important to learn Maths well.（改为否定句）My father ___________think it _________important to learn Maths well.8. It’s only ten minutes’ walk from my school to my home.（提问）_________ ________ ________ it from your school to your home?八.改错（10%）1.I think cycling is most exciting activity of all. ___________2.She is much more fatter than May. ___________3.Thank you for giving me so many advice. ___________4.She didn’t come here because of look after her mother at home. ___________5.Do you have a problem find his home? ___________6.Max is the shorter of us three but the youngest. ___________7.How interesting books they are ! ___________8.She is always ready help people any time. ___________9.A cat has a little differences from a tiger. ___________10.We never feel bored or unhappy when our English teacher with us. ___________九. 翻译（15%）1. 北京是中国最著名的城市之一。