初二英语下学期测试题

初二英语下学期测试题

一、单项选择

( ) 16. ____ Jack _____ Mary are keen on watching NBA. They are big fans.

A. Both…or…

B. Both…and…

C. Either…or…

D. Neither…nor… ( ) 17. It was too noise at 8:00 yesterday evening. They _____ at 8:00 last night.

A．were arguing B．argued C．are arguing D．argue

( ) 18._____the woman is already 70, ____ she doesn’t look old.

A. Although; so

B. Though; but

C. Though; \

D. Although; but ( ) 19. --- Can you hear the music ? It sounds like American country music.

--- Mm, yeah. It sounds _____________.

A．beautifully B. beautiful C. well D. nicely

( ) 20._______ English well, she always talks with her foreign teacher at the English corner.

A. Learning

B. To learn

C. Learns

D. Learned

( ) 21.I asked the teacher ________ I passed the exam or not.

A. what

B. if

C. whether

D. weather

( ) 22. Mo Yan wrote a book named The frogs. It is a meaningful book and it is worth _________.

A. reading

B. read

C. reads

D. to read

( ) 23. _____ the age of 7, I began to be curious _________ plants in nature.

A. In, on

B. For, about

C. In , from

D. At , about

( ) 24.It’s getting rather noisy. Would you please _____________ the TV a little?

A. turn on

B. turn off

C. turn up

D. turn down

( ) 25. Our Physics teacher told us ______________ faster than sound.

A. if the light would travel

B. what the light travels

C. that light traveled

D. that light travels

二、语法选择

In California, there lives a pretty girl called Donna Green. She is a 26 girl with big eyes and golden hair. She is good at singing and 27 the first place in the Singing Competition three times.

But two years ago she became very weak. She had an unhealthy heart. “Donna needs a new heart, 28 she will die soon.” The doctor said.

Jim Smith, 15, was her best friend and was __29 about Donna,. He liked her very much and didn’t want her 30 . Jim talked to his mother about Donna. “I’m going to die, and I 31 my heart to Donna.” Jim’s mother didn’t pay much attention to him. She thought, “Jim is strong and healthy. He is still young.”

But Jim was not healthy at all. He 32 had terrible headaches. One morning, he woke up 33 a sharp pain in his head and 34 breathe. The Smiths rushed Jim to the hospital, but the doctor couldn’t save him. The Smiths were sad. But they remembered Jim’s words. Jim wanted to give his heart to Donna!

After several tests, Jim’s heart 35 and put into Donna’s chest. In a short time, the heart began to beat. The operation was a success.

Now, Donna can sing again. She is thankful to Jim for the great gift.

( )26. A. 14-years-old B. 14-years old C. 14-year-old D. 14 year old