初二年级上学期英语月考2试题(2)

2011-2012学年第一学期初二英语月考试题第一部分听力（25）第二部分单项选择（45）Ⅰ. 选择最佳答案（15）26. He often asks his parents ___ some money and buys his favouritethingsA. forB. to C of D. about27. -How does your sister learn English? -She learns it by ___.A. hearing the radioB. listens to radioC. listening to the radioD. listen to the radio28. --How much did you ___ for this pen? --20 yuan.A. payB. buyC. takeD. spend29．Did Mary enjoy ___ at the party?A. herselfB. himselfC. herD. oneself30. Y ou are too fat! Y ou should eat ___ food and take ___ exercise.A. less; moreB. more; lessC. fewer, lessD. less, fewer31. —Oh! I ____ the book for a long time.Where ___ it?— In my room.A. didn’t see; isB. haven’t seen; isC. didn’t see; will beD. haven’t seen; will be 32. — What do you think of this bike?—Oh, it’s too old for a boy to ride. Please give me _____ one.A. anotherB. otherC. othersD. the other33. Because of clean air , this city is .A. a good place which to be lived inB. a good place to liveC. a good place to live inD. a good place to live for34. The old man lives ___, but he never feels ___.A. alone, lonelyB. lonely, aloneC. alone aloneD. lonely lonely35. He has taught here ___.A. since two yearsB. for two yearsC. two years agoD. two years later36. My mother asks me to make my room __ every day.A. cleanB. cleaningC.cleansD. to clean37. When Miss Green began to the story,the children stopped and became quiet.A. speak; tellingB. say; speakingC. tell; to talkD. tell; talking38. Anna _____ in bed and_____ at eight o’clock yesterday evening.A. was lying, to readB. lay, to readC. lay, readingD. was lying, reading39. Rubbish（垃圾）___terrible in summer. Don’t throw it about.A. smellsB. tastesC. feelsD. looks40.Y esterday his parents found it was hard ____ (v.接受) his new idea.A. acceptB.to acceptC. acceptedD. acceptingⅡ. 完形填空(10分)通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

China is a country with a rich culture in calligraphy (书法). Computers are everywhere in our life, 41 Chinese people should not 42 the skill of writing with hands.Now the computer can help people to write. People are 43 computers more often than before. So many people are forgetting how to 44 Chinese characters (汉字). People often make a lot of mistakes in handwriting.Today, China is trying to help students and teachers to 45 their handwriting. We 46 that teachers can write well 47the blackboard and students can write well in their exercise books, too. Teachers should make their teaching plans and students should 48 their homework by writing with their 49 . We are sure our handwriting can become 50 and better in this way.( )41. A. Though B. If C. And D. But( )42. A. remember B. forget C. use D. practice( )43. A. making B. holding C. buying D. using( )44. A. find B. read C. write D. use( )45. A. show B. take C. improve D. worry( )46. A. call B. hope C. dislike D. hate( )47. A. in B. with C. over D. on( )48. A. leave B. do C. get D. make( )49. A. eyes B. ears C. legs D. hands( ) 50. A. better B. worse C. faster D. easierⅢ. 阅读理解(20分)阅读下列材料，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AMusic is very important to German people. One out of every four Germans plays an instrument or sings in a group. Many famous classical musicians are from Germany, like Bach，Beethoven and Schumann. Their music is still played across the world. Many Germankids have music lessons at school. They have lessons twice a week, for two to four hours each time. Piano lessons can be even longer! Students can walk around and try any instrument. Sometimes teachers ask them to listen to music and then act it out. Music is everywhere in Germany. Y ou can enjoy light music in a restaurant. Y ou can listen to people playing religious music ，like gospel（福音音乐）in a church. Also you can listen other music on a square any time. There are more than 100 music festivals in Germany each year.51. Which musician isn’t from Germany?A. Johann Sebastian Bach.B. Ludwig van Beethoven.C. Robert Schumann.D. W olfgang Amadeus Mozart.52. What kind of music is Bach good at?A. Light music.B. Classical music.C. Rock music.D. Jazz music.53. How long does a piano lesson last in Germany?A. Two or four hours.B. Two to four hours.C. More than four hours.D. More than two hours.54. If you want to listen to gospel, you can go to _____.A. a restaurantB. a parkC. a churchD. a square 55. Which is the best title(题目) of the passage?A. Music in GermanyB. Famous musiciansC. Music festivals in GermanyD. All kinds of musicBYou must know the song Happy Birthday. But do you know who wrote this song and for whom the writer wrote it?About one hundred years ago, there was a girl in the U.S. She loved children very much and wrote many songs for children. One of them was the song Good Morning To You. The song was very popular with children at that time, but not all grown-ups (成年人) knew it.The girl was very poor. Once her friends invited her to a little boy’s birthday party. She felt happy but sad because she had no money to buy something for him. So she decided to sing the song Happy Birthday in the melody (曲调) of Good Morning To You for the little boy.When her friends heard the song at the party, they were very happy. And they all learned to sing it. Later, the song became very popular around the world.56. When did the song Happy Birthday become popular?A. About one thousand years ago.B. Hundreds of years ago.C. About one hundred years ago.D. About ten years ago.57. At first, the song Happy Birthday was for a(n) .A. old ladyB. little boyC. little girlD. old man58. When her friends invited her to a party, the girl was .A. happy and excitedB. angry and stressed outC. excited but angryD. happy but sad59. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The girl didn’t love children at all.B. The girl was very rich.C. The girl didn’t go to the party.D. The girl decided to sing a song at the party.60. Which is the best title for the passage?A. The story of Happy BirthdayB. A clever poor girlC. Let’s sing Happy BirthdayD. A story of a poor girl第二卷非选择题（50分）一．任务型阅读(20) 根据短文内容，完成任务（每小题2分）AOn October 24, 2007, China launched its first moon lunar probe ( 探测器) . At 6: 05 pm, the Chang’e I Satellite flew to the moon in the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre of Sichuan Province.The flight of Chang’e I Satellite has important missions(任务), such as taking pictures of the moon, looking for useful materials on the moon and making maps of where the materials are; exploring the space weather between the Earth and the moon.Chang’e I is now circling around the moon. It has already sent some useful pictures and information to Earth. With the help of the information, China plans to launch a few space probes to the moon by 2012 and then send a manned spaceship by 2020.Chang’e I only weighs about 2.35 tons（吨）. But Chinese scientists spent over 45 months and1.4 billion RMB on it. The rocket, Long March 3-A which sent Chang’e I into space, is about 100 times (倍)the weight（重量）of the Chang’e I Satellite. It is 52 metres high, as high as a building with 17 floors.61. Chinese scientists and workers spent _____ making “Chang’e I”.62. When did China send the Chang’e I Satellite ? _____.63. With the help of Chang’e I, China will send manned spaceshipby ___.64. Chang’e I cost about _____ RMB.65. Long March 3-A weighs about ______ tons.BAmerican band “The Backstreet Boys” have travelled all over the world but often they don’t see much of the countries they visit. There are five members in the band: Nick, Howie, Brian, AJ and Kevin.Life on travelling is very busy with little time for seeing a new country. Howie explains, “W e try to go sightseeing when visiting a country for the first time, but often we only get to see our hotel and the place where we’re performing.”One of the good things about going on travelling is to meet fans from around the world. When they arrive in a country, there are often many cheering fans at the airport. This makes “The Backstreet Boys” feel happy. (A) In Spain, one girl came up to Kevin and grabbed（粗鲁地夺去）his necklace. （B）His brother gave it to him for a present and he was sad to lose it. Once some Canadian fans ran after AJ and hurt his foot while running away.66. 选择能填入文中（A）处的最佳选项。