初二英语期中考试试卷201211

初二英语期中考试试卷2012.11I. 听力部分（20%）一、听对话回答问题：（本大题共10分，每小题1分）本部分共有10道小题，每小题你将听到一段对话，每段对话听两遍。

在听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你还将有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

( ) 1. Which season does the woman like best?A. B . C. C.( ) 2. Which is the woman’s uncle?A. B. C.( ) 3. What animals are they going to see next?A. B. C.( ) 4. What time may they finish the work?A. B. C.( ) 5. Where is the woman going?A.The Museum.B. The bank.C. The supermarket.( ) 6. What is the weather like now?A.It is rainy.B. It is sunny.C. It is cloudy.( ) 7. How i s Mrs. Smith going to Xi’an tomorrow?A. By plane.B. By train.C. By ship.( ) 8. How will they make their school more beautiful?A.By planting some young trees inside their school.B.By planting some young trees around their school.C.By doing some cleaning.( ) 9. How much should the woman pay for the tickets?A.64 yuan,B. 72 yuan.C. 96 yuan.( ) 10. Where were the woman and her father four years ago?A. In China.B. In England.C. In America.二、听对话和短文回答问题：（本大题共10分，每小题1分）你将听到两段对话和一篇短文，各听两遍。

每段对话或短文各有几个小题。

听每段对话或短文前，你将有时间阅读相关小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后你仍有5秒钟的时间选择你认为最合适的备选答案。

听第11段材料，回答第11--12题。

( ) 11. What was Sophia like in middle school?A.Tall and pretty.B. Short and quiet.C. Tall and quiet.( ) 12. What is the man interested in now?A.Swimming.B. Travelling.C. French.听第12段材料，回答第13--15题。

( ) 13. Why is the girl going to buy a present for her uncle?A.Because her uncle asked her to do that.B.Because her uncle’s birthday i s coming.C.Because her uncle is leaving.( ) 14. Why doesn’t the girl want to buy a watch for her uncle?A.Because the watch is too expensive.B.Because her uncle doesn’t like the watch.C.Because her uncle has a watch.( ) 15. What does the girl decide to buy at last?A.Some books.B. A watchC. A tie.听第13段材料，回答16—20题。

( ) 16. What sport is very popular in China?A.Tennis.B. BaseballC. Ping-pong( ) 17. Who likes baseball best?A.Li Bo.B. The speaker.C. We don’t know.( ) 18. Where do the American children often play baseball?A.On streets.B. At school.C. In fields or parks. ( ) 19. How many players are there in each baseball team?A.Nine.B. Two.C. Eleven.( ) 20. What does the speaker think of doing sports?A.It can give us strength(力量).B.It can make us healthy.C.It can make us popular.II. 笔试部分（80%）一、单项选择：（本大题共12分，每小题1分）( ) 1. There is ____ “s” in the word “sad” and _____ “u” in the word “true”.A. a, anB. the, aC. the, theD. an, a( ) 2. Amy is helpful, and she always _____.A. think of others firstB. first think of othersC. thinks of others firstD. first thinks of others( ) 3. You _________ the cat out for a walk.A. needn' t to takeB. don't need takeC. don't need to takeD. needn't taking( ) 4. When my parrot is hungry, he knocks ______ the cage door ______ his paws.A.at; byB. on; useC. in; withD. at; with ( ) 5. This problem is ________ that one.A. not so easy asB. more easy thanC. not so easier asD. not easier than( ) 6. We are not in _______ . We are in_____________ .A. same class; different classB. same class; different classesC. the same class; the different classD. the same class; different classes ( ) 7. If you work ___________, you’ll be __________________ Chinese.A. harder; better atB. hard; better atC. harder; better inD. hard; good in( ) 8. I believe __________, because he is ___ honest man.A. the words he says; aB. what he says; anC. he says what; theD. what does he say; an( ) 9. It's known that Suzhou is __________ in the world.A. one of the most beautiful countriesB. one of the beautiful countriesC. one of the most beautiful citiesD. one of the most beautiful city( ) 10. -----We are building the subway in Wuxi now.-----Wow,__________________!A.What an exciting newsB. how excited the news isC. What exciting newsD. how exciting news( ) 11. There aren’t enough chairs. Would you please _________ ones here?A. to bring another threeB. bring more threeC. to take three otherD. bring three more( ) 12. Playing computer games _______ is _______bad for your eyesight.A. too much, much tooB. much too, much tooC. too much, too muchD. much too, too much二、完形填空：（本大题共10分，每小题1分）When I was sixteen years old, a boy gave me an important gift. It was a __1__.It was the autumn of my first year at a junior high school, and my old school was far away. As a result（结果）, __2__ knew me. I was very lonely（孤独的）, and afraid to make friends with anyone.Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I __3__ sad. I couldn’t talk about my __4__ with anyone. And I didn’t want my parents to worry about me.Then one day, my classmates talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy walked into the classroom. I didn’t know him. He __5__ me and then turned back. He looked at me, without a word __6__ a smile.Suddenly, something bright and friendly made me feel happy, lively(生气勃勃的) and warm. That smile __7__ my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became __8__ to everyone in my class. The boy __9__ the lucky smile have become my best friend now.One day I asked him why he smiled to me, but he couldn’t remember that! It doesn’t matter __10__ all the dark days have gone（消失）. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.( ) 1. A. pen B. smile C. toy D. book( ) 2. A. someone B. anyone C. everyone D. no one( ) 3. A. felt B. tasted C. looked D. smelt( ) 4. A. advice B. suggestions C. problems D. answers( ) 5. A. walked past B. walked into C. walked across D. walked through( ) 6. A. but B. as C. and D. or( ) 7. A. enjoyed B. changed C. destroyed（破坏）D. lost( ) 8. A. better B. worse C. closer D. farther( ) 9. A. with B. without C. of D. on( ) 10. A. and B. because C. so D. before三、阅读理解：（本大题共20分，每小题2分）AMost people buy a lot of gifts just before Christmas. But some people think we buy too much. They have started a special daycalled Buy Nothing Day. They don’t want anyone to go shopping on that day.Buy Nothing Day is in November. It’s 25 days before Christ mas. At that time, we see advertisements in newspapers and on TV telling us to “buy, buy, buy!”The idea for Buy Nothing Day started in Vancouver, British Columbia. Now people all over the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. In California, USA, parents and children get together to read stories, sing songs and paint pictures. The children talk about why they don’t need many toys. Last year, in Manchester, England, people dressed up in costumes to tell people that we buy too much.In Albuquerque, New Mexico, high school students wanted to tell other students about Buy Nothing Day. They organized a dinner to give people information about Buy Nothing Day. They asked restaurants in the neighbours to donate the food. They put up posters and talked to other students about it. The dinner was a success, many students liked the idea of this new tradition. This year, they want to have another dinner to tell more people about Buy Nothing Day.( ) 1. When is Buy Nothing Day?A.On December 25th.B. On November 29th.C. On November 25th.D. On December 29th( ) 2. Buy Nothing Day started in _________.A.VancouverB. AlbuquerqueC. CaliforniaD. Manchester( ) 3. In California, children usually enjoy _____ on Buy Nothing Day.A.Going shopping for ChristmasB.Buying some toys with their parentsanizing a dinner for other studentsD.Reading stories, singing songs and painting pictures( ) 4. In Albuquerque, high school students organized a dinner to _____.A.Help poor peopleB.Make money on Buy Nothing DayC.Make advertisements for the restaurantsD.Let other people learn about Buy Nothing Day( ) 5. What’s the best title for this passage?A. A Free DinnerB. A Big SuccessC. Buy Nothing DayD. A New Christmas DayBA little girl walked to and from school every day. Though it was not fine and clouds appeared in the sky that morning, the little girl made her daily trip to school as usual. When school was over, winds became stronger and it began to rain.The mother of the little girl felt worried that her daughter would be afraid when she walked home from school and that lightning（闪电）might frighten her child. Following the bright light of lightning, the mother quickly got into her car and drove to her child’s school.As the mother drove along the road, she saw her little girl walking along in the rain. To her great surprise, she found that when a lightning came, her daughter stopped, looked up and smiled. Another lightning came and then another followed. With each lightning, the little girl stopped, looked up and smiled.Inside the car, the mother asked her daughter, “What were you doing? Why did you look up and smile when the lightning came?” The little girl answered with a smile, “Mum, you know, God(上帝) was looking at me. Each time I felt a little afraid walking in the rain, God would take a picture of me. I knew he was playing a game with me.”( ) 6. How did the little girl go to school every day?A. By car.B. On foot.C. By bus.D. By bike.( ) 7. What was the weather like that day?A. It was rainy.B. It was fine.C. It was just windy.D. It was only cloudy.( ) 8. At first, the mother felt worried because _______.A.she couldn’t help her daughterB.her daughter didn’t take her umbrellaC.she had something more important to doD.her daughter might be afraid of the lightening( ) 9. According to the article, we can know that the little girl was _______.A.afraidB. shyC. braveD. nervous( ) 10. This passage is possibly from _______.A. A menu(菜单)B. a magazineC. a dictionaryD. a subject四、单词拼写：（本大题共10分，每小题1分）（A）根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。