初二英语期中复习(下)

【模拟试题】（答题时间：45分钟）I. 单项选择：1. Many people like watching Yao Ming __________ basketball.A. playedB. to playC. playD. playing2. Half the class __________ to watch football games.A. likeB. likesC. wantsD. enjoy3. __________ run at the party, Jim. They asked you __________ any noise now.A. Don’t, not to makeB. Don’t, don’t makeC. No, not to makeD. No, don’t make4. If you __________ this now, you’ll never do it.A. won’t doB. don’t doC. won’tD. don’t5. No one knew __________.A. where did he liveB. where does he liveC. where he livedD. where he lives6. There will be many small families with __________ children and __________ money in China.A. fewer, fewerB. more, moreC. more, fewerD. fewer, more7. I need some money to __________ the car.A. pay forB. care forC. make a livingD. keep out8. While I was sleeping, there was a knock __________ the door.A. atB. behindC. inD. near9. Do you often hear Tom __________ the guitar?A. playedB. playingC. to playD. play10. In spring, the days __________ longer and longer.A. changeB. reachC. getD. turnII. 完形填空。

If you are in a town in a western country, you’ll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is one of the most useful ____1____ in the world, but the reason that one keeps a dog has changed. Long, long ago, a man met a dog and ____2____ it to help him fight ____3____animals, and he found that the dog ____4____ to him and did what he told it to. Later people used dogs for hunting（打猎）of other animals, and the dogs didn’t eat what they got ____5____ their master（主人）agreed. So dogs were ____6____ for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. They keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel ____7____ in the city. For a child, a dog is the best friend when he has ____8____friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn’t have her own. For old people, a dog is ____9____ a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, ____10____ they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.1. A. dogs B. sheep C. chickens D. animals2. A. want B. wanted C. wants D. to want3. A. other B. another C. the other D. others4. A. listened B. said C. spoke D. talked5. A. after B. if C. until D. when6. A. used B. using C. uses D. use7. A. lonely B. alone C. happy D. sad8. A. some B. no C. many D. a few9. A. also B. too C. still D. yet10. A. however B. but C. and D. soIII. 阅读理解AGo on holiday? There are two places to choose now. The first one is in Florida, the USA. You can swim with 8 dolphins（海豚）and about 30 other people for two hours. The second one is in North Carolina, the USA. You can swim with 4 dolphins and 3 other people for 45 minutes.Jill and her husband, John, chose the first place because they would have longer time in the water with the dolphins.At last the day came. With many other people, they saw a video about dolphins and learned a lot about these wonderful sea animals. Then it was time to go into the sea! Jill cried with happiness when she saw the dolphins for the first time.All the people walked slowly into the sea with the teacher, and soon they were all swimming. The dolphins came near. Jill and John could touch them as they swam! The dolphins liked to have people near them and no one was scared of them. After one hour, the people left the sea and had a sandwich, then had a rest.In the afternoon, everyone could go back in the sea and swim for another hour with the dolphins. The teacher showed them how he could speak to the dolphins by using his hands.At last, Jill and John had to leave. It was wonderful celebration for being 60! They knew they would not return but they would tell all their friends how interesting it is to swim with dolphins!1. Where did Jill and John swim with dolphins?A. In a river.B. In the sea.C. In a pool.D. In a zoo.2. How long did they swim and play with dolphins that day?A. 45 minutes.B. An hour.C. Two hours.D. A whole day.3. Why did John and Jill choose the first place to go on their holiday?A. Because there were more peopleB. Because there were more dolphins.C. Because they could have longer time in the water with the dolphins.D. Because the place is more beautiful.4. How did the teacher “speak” to the dolphins?A. By shouting.B. By singing.C. By using a ball.D. By using body languages.5. For what special reason did Jill and John go on holiday?A. To celebrate their birthday.B. To celebrate New Year.C. To celebrate getting married.D. To celebrate passing the exam.BJim went to school to study history, but when he finished his first year, he didn’t pass the exam and the teacher said to him, “You have to leave school.”When the boy’s father heard this news, he was much worried. He came to the school to see the teacher. He found the teacher in the office and asked the teacher to let Jim go on with his studies the next year.“He is a good boy. He always does well in history,” said Jim’s father, “and if you let him pass the exam this time, he will do better next year and pass the exam.”“No, no, that’s impossible!” answered the teacher, “Last month I asked him when Napoleon （拿破仑）died and he didn’t know.”“Please sir, give him another chance.”said Jim’s father, “You know we don’t have any newspapers in our house, so nobody in our family knew that Mr. Napoleon was ill.”根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）：（）1. The boy in this story was good at history.（）2. The boy’s father went to the teacher’s office and talked with him about his son.（）3. The teacher let all his students pass the exam.（）4. After that, the teacher let the boy pass the exam.（）5. The boy’s father was not good at history.IV. 连词成句。