新世纪初二英语期中考试摸底测试卷

新世纪初二下学期期中考试摸底测试卷（chapter1-chapter4）命题人：郑丽丽，刘学芬，虞倩倩，乔玮

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar （40分）

I. Choose the best answer.（20分）

( )1.A: How can I send _________urgent letter, sir?

B: Oh, you'd better ask the clerk over there for help .

A. a

B. an

C. the

D./

( )2.The Moonlight Sonata sounds___________.

A.well

B. beautiful

C. wonderfully

D. badly

( )3.To tell _________the truth, I am very sorry for the dead children in the earthquake.

A.you B .your C. yours D. yourself

( )4.The boss wanted to hire _______workers to do _____work.

A.few, more

B. more, few

C. fewer, more

D. more. Less

( )5.What will our life be like________?

A.in ten year's time

B. in ten years' time

C. for ten years' time

D. for ten year's time ( )6.Your clothes are________. Maybe you should buy some new clothes.

I think so, I don't look cool.

A.in style

B. out of the style

C. out of style

D. in the style

( )7.What are some things _______ happen on soap operas?

A.that

B. what

C. it

D. where

( )8.It made me think about differences ________food culture ________China and western countries.

A.in, between

B. between , in

C. from, between

D. between, in

( )9.On their way home they ________a group of boys talking near the park.

A.saw

B. looked

C. found out

D. watched

( )10.Could you tell me when ______ leave for London ?

A.will you

B. you will

C. would you

D. you would

( )11.Are you sure you can make the baby_________?

A.stopping crying

B. stops to cry

C. to stop cry

D. stop crying

( )12._______did he weigh when he was six years old ?

A.How big

B. How much

C. How many

D. How weight

( )13.Let me tell you what the job ______ . I’m sure you will be interested.

A. include

B. involve

C. includes

D. involves

( )14.Little Kate didn't go to school yesterday, did she ?

Yes, she did, _________it rained heavily yesterday.

A.because

B. though

C. but

D. if

( )15.When we got to the station, the train________.

A.left

B. has left

C. had left

D. had been left

( )16.It’s going to rain this afternoon.. _______ you go, you’d better take your umbrella with you.

A. No matter

B. No matter how

C. No matter what

D. No matter where

( )17.The teacher told me ______late for school again.

A.not to be

B. don't be

C. don't to be

D. not be

( )18. China is larger than ____ in Africa.

A. any other country

B. other countries

C. the other country

D. any country

( )19.He _______the Army by the end of 1989. He ______in the army since then.

A. joined...is

B. has joined...has been

C. had joined...is

D. had joined...has been ( )20.If you have any trouble, be sure to call me.

---________________.

A.I am able to hear that

B.I will, thank you very much

C.I hope so

D. Thank goodness

II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (8分)

1. My sister works as__________ (library)

2.Everyone knows the ____________ of keeping healthy. ( important)

3. Let' s take the lift up to the restaurant on the floor. (twenty)

4.The Bird’s Nest has become one of the most _________ places of interes t in Beijing.(attract)

5.Outdoor education camp provides a lot of outdoor __________ for students. ( act)

6. _________ is the most important thing to us. (honest)

7. The ______ exams usually take place at the end of June. (finally)

8. Wang Wei, the young pilot, _________for our country. (dead)