江苏省无锡市天一实验学校八年级下册第二学期期中考试英语试题【精品】

无锡市天一实验学校春学期期中考试
初二年级英语试卷
一、听力(10分)
第一部分听对话，回答问题
1.What did Jim’s father take away from him?
A. B. C.
2.Where is the man from?
A. B. C.
3.Which book is all right for the man?
A. B. C.
4.Which direction should the man take?
A. B. C.
5.What do the scientists think of the breaks on TV?
A. They are boring
B. They are good for our eyes.
C. It is a waste of time to advise on TV.
6.Who are the two speakers?
A. Teacher and student.
B. Classmates
C. Teacher and parent.
7.What did the man do last Saturday?
A. He rested at home.
B. He worked in the office.
C. He went to
the museum.
8.How does the woman feel?
A. Tired.
B. relaxed.
C. Excited.
9.Who needs help with English?
A. Jim.
B. Amy.
C. Sandy.
10.What time is it now?
A. 4:40.
B. 5:00.
C. 5:20.
第二部分听对话和短文，回答问题
听第一篇对话，回答第11-12小题。

11.What’s the weather like in Sanya now?
A. Hot and dry.
B. Hot and wet.
C. Wet and cool.
12. What will the man do in Hainan?
A. He will be on vacation.
B. He will be on a business trip.
C. He will start a new job.
14. A. Giving up fishing B. Improving fishing skills C. Fishing
with a partner
15. A. tasting the fresh fish B. doing nothing in a boat C. getting rubbish out of water
听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

16. How long has David’s uncle lived in Shanghai?
A. More than two years.
B. More than twenty years.
C. More than twelve years.
17. What did David’s uncle tell David about?
A. The changes in Shanghai.
B. The future plan for Shanghai.
C. Travelling in Shanghai.
18. What are the buildings like now in Shanghai?
A. Small but bright.
B. Dark and small
C. Tall and bright.
19. How do the people live in Shanghai?
A. Hard.
B. Comfortably.
C. In a dream.
20. What is the right attitude(态度) towards the past?
A. We should forget it.
B. We should remember it.
C. We should
live in it.
二、单项选择(15分)
21. During the summer holiday, some students will plan to go to Dalian
by _______ sea and camp by _______ sea.
A. the; a
B. / the
C. /; /
D. a;
the
22. With the development of the technology（科技）, even the old can find
_______ to use the computer.
A. that easy
B. it easily
C. it easy
D.that easily
23. Since several years ago, many supermarkets in China have _______ free
plastic (塑料的) bags.
A. to stop providing
B. to stop to offer
C. stopped to provide
D. stopped offering
24. The lady didn’t know ______ when the h ouse caught fire. Luckily,
the police arrived in time.
A. how to do with it
B. what to do it
C. what to do
D. how to do
25. It’s said that few people _________ to the life without mobile phones.
They are addicted to (对……上瘾) mobiles.
A. aren’t used
B. used
C. are used
D. didn’t
use
26. — Could you tell me how many books I can borrow at a time?
— Sorry, ______ at all . Our compute system has broken down.
A. Not
B. Nothing
C. None
D. No
27. —You won’t mind me _________ some photos here, will you?
— ___________. You can just enjoy them with your eyes, I think.
A. taking; Better not.
B. taking; Of course not
C. to take; Better not
D. to take; Of course not
28. —Why are you looking for Mary in a hurry, John?
—The boss is wondering where she _____ and how long she ______ there.
A. has been; has been
B. has gone; has gone
C. has been; has gone
D. has gone; has been
29. ________ of people are attracted to the cinema to see a wonderful
film, _______ Zootopia, a 3-D Disney animal film.
A. Two million; called
B. Two million; is called
C. Millions; called
D. Millions; is called
30. —How _______ is it from Beijing to Shanghai?
—Let me have a check. Oh, i t’s only about two _______ flight.
A. far; hour’s
B. long; hour’s
C. long; hours’
D. far; hours’
31. — Must I wash the clothes now?
— No, you _______. You _______ clean the room first.
A. don’t have to; may
B. needn’t; need
C. mus tn’t; may
D. mustn’t; must
32. Mary didn’t know who _________ the problem she met with at that time.
But now her true friend Betty is always with her.
A. to talk about
B. to talk to about
C. will talk to about
D. will talk about
33. —When will Wuxi Metro Line 3 open?
— _______ next year. Only 10% ______ been built.
A. Until; has
B. Until; have
C. Not until; has
D. Not until; have
34. ________ great fun I have _______ Frisbee（飞盘）with my dog! He can
always catch it quickly!
A. What; to play
B. What a; to play
C. What a; playing
D. What; playing
35. —It’s been such a wonderful evening with you! Thank you very much!
—_______
A. Glad to hear that.
B. My pleasure!
C. It’s nothing.
D. No thanks.
三、完形填空(10分)
Several years ago, I was waiting at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 36 people for money so that he could buy breakfast. Most of the 37 simply took no notice of the young man or gave him a dirty look. There was an exception (例外): an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved 38 this lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and 39 asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched 40 the old lady pulled several dollars from her purse and 41 them in the young man’s hands.
I don’t know if the young man used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions (反应) to the same 42 . I saw people who were either afraid or angry or distrustful (猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who 43 the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though
(虽然) we have to be 44 in this world, I would rather (宁愿) be like her.
Every day may bring us many chances for 45 . The key is to do it or not.
36. A. asking B. calling C. leaving D. helping
37. A. guests B. friends C. neighbours D. travelers
38. A. from B. after C. before D. over
39. A. softly B. sadly C. loudly D. hopefully
40. A. because B. if C. as D. since
41. A. checked B. put C. covered D. threw
42. A. information B. report C. situation D. programme
43. A. ordered B. treated C. gave D. recommended
44. A. famous B. active C. careful D. useful
45. A. sadness B. happiness C. fitness D. kindness
四、阅读理解 (26分)
(A)
The rise in temperature is a
result of the greenhouse effect (温室效应). And it helps keep the
earth warm enough for people,
plants and animals to live on.
There are some natural gases like
CO 2 around the earth. T hese gases create (产生) something like a
blanket around us. The blanket
lets in the heat (热量) of the sun and keeps it near the ground. It
is like how a real greenhouse
works.
It is important to understand the greenhouse effect. Some of the things we do every day can change the temperature of our earth. If factories, cars, and other things are making lots of new waste gases, the earth will get warmer. In the end, it will become too hot for us to live on.
46. The underlined word “it” in the passage means _______.
A. the temperature of the earth
B. what many scientists think
C. the greenhouse effect
D. the gas around the earth
47. The blanket around us is made up of _______.
Some of the heat
goes outside. Most of the heat gets trapped (抑制) by glass of
the greenhouse and keeps the inside warm. The light of the sun passes through the glass of a greenhouse.
A. wood
B. plants
C. gases
D. sunlight
48. Which is the best title for the picture?
A. How a Greenhouse Works
B. Planting Flowers in a Greenhouse
C. Why the Heat Gets Trapped
D. The Importance of the Sun
49. Where is the passage probably taken from?
A. A weather report.
B. A fashion magazine.
C. A doctor’s diary.
D. An environmental article.
(B)
I entered a university after years of hard study. I thought my life would be full of happiness and knowledge. But my life in the university is not as what I had expected. Then I became lazy and silent, even puzzled (困惑). I don’t know what my future would be like.
Four years in the university is only a short period. And a half of it has passed already. This year, many people, such as my parents and my friends, asked me what I wanted to do and they all told me to make a plan for my life with their t hought. I don’t want to take their advice.
I want my own style. So I think carefully.
I have been a young volunteer for five years. It has been a happy time and it is a big thing for me. Then I have a dream to join the University Student Volunteer Go West Program. I think I can be a teacher in the west.
I would like to devote my life to helping the children there. I want to make the world a better place for them. To make it come true, I will work harder in the next two years. There is an old saying “Where there is a will, there is a way”. I think my dream will come true in the near future.
At last, I want to say to everybody, “Try your best to realize your dreams, no matter how big or small they are. The path to dream may not be smooth and wide. Even there are some difficulties you will face. But hold on to the end, you can find there is no greater happiness than making our dream come true.”
50. What is the writer?
A. A teacher.
B. A doctor.
C. A college student.
D. A reporter.
51. Why is the writer puzzled?
A. Because he is lazy and silent.
B. Because he is not sure about his future.
C. Because he is too young to realize his dream.
D. Because he thinks the life in the university is not so meaningful.
52. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. The writer never listens to parents and friends.
B. The writer became a volunteer before he entered the university.
C. The writer thinks there is no happiness in making his dream come true.
D. The writer wants to go to the west because the world there is better.
53. What does this passage mainly tell us?
A. Never give up your dreams.
B. Never listen to others’ advice.
C. To work harder when needed.
D. To be confident when facing difficulties.
(C)
Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport, so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood（误解）and it brought him a lot of trouble.
A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself, “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”
As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.
54. Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.
A. he had a hotel in the UK.
B. he went to study in a university.
C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.
D. he wouldn’t go abroad.
55.Mr Jackson often to “talk” with foreigners with the body
language.
A. succeeded
B. failed
C. feared
D. hated
56. Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.
A. remembering words and expressions.
B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.
C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.
D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.
57. The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.
A. 便利的
B. 廉价的
C. 附近的
D. 舒适的
58. The Japanese thought __________, so he gave him two pounds.
A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.
B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.
C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs
D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.
五、根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

（6分）
1. The present is from one of my __________(亲戚).
2. China is trying to catch up with those _________(欧洲) countries, but still has a long way to go.
3. He lifted his head from the desk and found the rain beating heavily __________(碰，撞) the windows.
4. Living alone in the village makes him feel even __________(孤独).
5. A teacher with rich __________(经验) is usually popular among students.
6. More __________(细节) are needed to describe the suspect(嫌疑人)
六、词形变化（6分）
1. The whole family are now celebrating the boy’s __________(nine) birthday.
2. The __________(die) man seems to have something to say.
3. He looked ___________ (sad) at me with tears in his eyes.
4. Novels __________(write) by Lu Xun are used as teaching materials.
5. Maybe this is the _________(ugly) painting I have seen.
6. __________(Canada) usually speak English and French.
七、动词填空（10分）
1. The life we were used to __________(change) a lot recently.
2. I tried all my best to make the baby __________(not cry), but failed at last.
3. If he __________(not be) careful enough, he will still make the same
mistake.
4. Let’s go and ask our teacher if the speaker __________(give) a speech tomorrow.
5. ---How beautifully she is dancing!
---I __________(not know) she could dance.
6. ---Has he finished his report?
---I’ve no idea. But he __________(write) it the whole morning. 7. He is too busy __________(prepare) for the coming test these days to see his sick uncle in hospital.
8. They searched the forest and finally found the missing dog __________(lie) in the bushes, dead.
9. I’m still not sure when __________(hand) in the report, on Wednesday or Friday?
10. I think this is the best picture he __________(draw).
八、完成句子（12分）
1. 中国政府已经采取措施来改善这种状况了。

The Chinese government has _______ ______ to ________ the _______.
2. 陆家嘴，这个世界闻名的贸易中心，位于浦东的西端。

Lujazui, the _______ ______ centre, is ______ the _______ ______ of Pudong.
3. 他们结婚已经10年了。

______________________________________________ since they got married.
4. 直飞新加坡的费用大约是2000元。

(Singapore)
__________________________________________________ about 2,000 yuan.
5. 这个国家是一个由很多岛屿组成的一个小国。

This country is a small one ___________________________________________.
6. 很多地方政府直到失去了湿地才意识到它们的重要性。

Many local governments didn’t ____________________________ they lost them.
7. 国王和女王曾经是这个古老王国的统治者。

___________________________________________ of this old Kingdom(王国).
九、任务型阅读（5分）
Are you aged between 14 and years old? Do you care about your local environment? Would you like to help make your area cleaner, safer and
more friendly? If your answers are “yes”, here are a few easy things you could do to start with.
Meeting the neighbors
Knock on your neighbors’ door and find out what they would like to improve in your area. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together.
Neighborhood watch
If you go away on ho liday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It is a good way to make your living safer. You could set up a neighborhood watch easily and quickly. Lending a hand
There are often old people living in the neighb orhood. Often it’s thankful to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden or walk their dog for them.
Recycling
Some areas already provide places for people to recycle bottles, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. I f it’s not, do something about it.
So, go on. Just tell us what kind of plan you want to take part in. Then we’ll send you more information. Take helpful action and help make you
Activity How to do
Meeting the neighbors If you care about your local environment, try to find out what they would like to 1 in your area.
Neighborho od watch It’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on your house during your 2 and when you leave your house.
Lending a hand Help the old people do some 3 . Take 4 of
their garden and walk their dog for them.
Recycling Do something to help 5 bottles, plastic and
paper in your neighborhood, help make your
neighborhood a better place to live in.
1._________
2._________
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________
十、书面表达（10分）
假设你是李强，请你根据以下要点描述一下家乡的变化，文章开头已给出，最后一点作一至两句适当发挥，字数80字左右。

1、我的家乡过去非常美丽。

曾经有着青山绿水，并且空气新鲜。

2、在过去人们虽然不是很富裕，但是环境优美。

3、但是现在空气污染和水污染正在变得越来越严重。

4、高楼正在越来越多，但人们似乎拥有越来越少的生存空间。

5、幸运的是，政府和人们正在努力提高我们的生活条件，相信……
My hometown used to be very beautiful. _______________________________
____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________
班级________________ 姓名________________ 序号_____________
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无锡市天一实验学校2016年春学期期中考试 初二年级英语答卷
一、听力（10分）
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
2
二、单项选择（15分）
21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 3
5
三、完形填空（10分）
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
4
5
四、阅读理解（26分）
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
5
8
五、根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。

（6分）
1._____________
2. _____________
3. _____
________ 4.
____________
5. _____________
6. _____________
六、词形变化（6分）
1._____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
4. ____________
5. _____________
6. _____________
七、动词填空（10分）
1.___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
6. ___________
7. ___________
8. ___________
9. ___________ 10. ___________
八、完成句子（12分）
1. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
2. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________________________
九、任务型阅读（5分）
1.___________
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
十、书面表达（10分）
My hometown used to be very beautiful. _______________________________
___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________
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初二英语听力材料
第一部分听对话，回答问题
1. W: Hi, Jim. What’s wrong with you? You look sad.
M: My father took away my computer yesterday.
2. W: Where are you from?
M: I’m from Sydney, but I live in New York now.
3. M: I am going to France on holiday. I want to know something about the country.
W: I see. This book might give you some help.
4. M: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the post office, please?
W: Go straight on. Then turn right and you’ll find it.
5. W: There are too many breaks for advertisements on TV?
M: But scientists say these breaks will be good for you. They can give your eyes a rest.
6. M: Everybody can hand in the homework on time except Tom. Also, he is sleepy in class.
W: Maybe that’s b ecause he stays up too late. I’ll ask him to watch less TV and go to bed early. Thank you, Mr White.
7. W: Why didn’t you come to the museum last Saturday?
M: Since I caught a cold, I decided to stay at home and rest.
8. M: Mary, be quick. We still need to walk five more kilometers.
W: Oh, it is a long way to go. I can’t walk any further.
9. M: Sandy, how about playing badminton with me now?
W: I’d like to, Jim. But I have to return the books first. Also, I have promised to help Amy with her English.
10. M: Don’t you usually leave for the station at 5 o’clock? Why so early today?
W: It’s going to rain, so I have to leave twenty mi nutes earlier.
第二部分听对话和短文，回答问题
听第一篇对话，回答第11-12小题。

答题完毕，请等待“嘀”的信号，进入第一篇短文。

W: Hello! This is Mary speaking.
M: This is Mike. What’s the weather like in Sanya?
W: It’s very hot and wet now.
M: Do you have typhoons?
W: Yes, we do. They usually come in summer，but they sometimes come in September or October, too.
M: Our family are planning to spend our summer holiday in Hainan Island.
W: Really? So we can see each other then?
M: I think so.
听第一篇短文，回答第13-15小题。

Fishing is my favorite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything - not even old boots. After I had spent whole mornings on the river，I always go home
with an empty bag. “You must give up fishing!” my friends say. “It’s a waste of time. But they don't realize one important thing. I’m not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing no thing at all! 听第二篇短文，回答第16-20小题。

Hi！I’m David. My uncle has been working in Shanghai for more than 20years.
I visited him during the holiday. He has seen the city’s changes. He told me that twenty years ago, the buildings were small band dark. People lived in small rooms and didn’t have enough to eat. But China has developed quickly in recent years. The new buildings are tall and bright. More and more ring roads have appeared. Many people have moved into modern flats. The traffic is much better than before. Shanghai has successfully hosted the 2010 World Expo. People are living more comfortably. China has made such great progress. I think it is very important to remember the past, live in the present and dream about the future.
初二英语期中考试答案
一、听力
1-5. AABCB 6-10. CAABA 11-15. BAABB 16-20. BACBB
二、单选
21-25. BCDCC 26-30. CADCD 31-35. ABCDB
三、完形
36-40. ADBAC 41-45. BCBCD
四、阅读
46-49. CCAD 50-53. CBBA 54-58. CBBAA
五．
1.relatives
2.European
3.against
4.lonelier
5.experience
6.details
六．
1.ninth
2.dying
3.sadly
4.written
5.ugliest
6.Canadians
七．
1.has changed
2.not cry
3.isn’t
4.will give
5.didn’t know
6.was writing
7.preparing
8.lying
9.to hand 10.has drawn
八．
1.taken action(s) improve situation
2.world-famous trade at western end
3.It is/has been ten years Ten years has passed
4.Taking a direct flight to Singapore costs Flying to Singapore directly costs
5.made up of many islands
6.realize the importance of wetlands until
7.Kings and queens used to be the rulers Kings and queens were once the rulers 九．
1.improve
2.holiday
3.shopping
4.care
5.recycle
十．
There used to be green hills and clean water in my hometown. And the air was fresh. In the past, people weren’t very rich, but the environment was very beautiful. But now air pollution and water pollution are becoming worse and worse/more and more serious. There are more and more tall buildings, but people seem to have less and less living space. Luckily, the government and local people are trying to improve our living conditions. I believe we will live a better life in the future.。