初2英语.深圳外国语学校2019—2020第一学期期末考试

深圳外国语学校2019—2020第一学期期末考试
初二英语试卷
Ⅰ.Handwriting （2.5'）
Part One Listening Test
Ⅰ.Listen to the short conversation between two speakers , and choose the correct answer.
The conversations will be read ONCE only. （0.5*105''=） ( ) 1. What is the boy looking for?
A. Some English storybooks.
B. Some English novels.
C. Some Spanish books. ( ) 2. What will Mark do?
A. Visit relatives.
B. Give out gifts.
C. Send thank -you notes.
( ) 3. Which place did the woman go to yesterday?
A. The Great Wall.
B. The Summer Palace.
C. The Palace Museum.
( ) 4. How much did the woman pay for the skirt?
A. 15 dollars.
B. 35 dollars.
C. 50 dollars. ( ) 5. When can the speakers have dinner specials at that restaurant?
A. On Monday.
B. On Wednesday.
C. On Sunday.
( ) 6. What is the man unsatisfied with?
A. The age of the house.
B. The price of the house.
C. The surroundings of the house. ( ) 7. How does the woman feel now?
A. Excited.
B. Depressed.
C. Shocked.
( ) 8. Why doesn't the man look well?
A. He has a fever.
B. He didn't sleep well last night.
C. He got wet in the heavy rain yesterday afternoon. ( ) 9. What does the woman mean?
A. She can pass on the message for the man.
B. She is busy arranging the meeting.
C. The man should wait for Mr. Smith. ( ) 10. What will the man do first after class?
A. Meet the woman at the bar.
B. Go to the library.
C. See professor Johnson.
Ⅱ.Listen to the long conversation between two speakers , and choose the correct answer.
The conversation will be read TWICE. （0.5*5 2.5''=） Conversation A
( ) 11. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Two drivers.
B. Policeman and driver.
C. Driver and passenger.
( ) 12. Which car drove through the red light?
A. The white car.
B. The black car.
C. The yellow car. Conversation B
( ) 13. What did the woman do when camping last year?
A. Fished on the lake and rode horses.
B. Fished on the sea and rode horses.
C. Fished on the lake and enjoyed the sealood. ( ) 14. Why does the man like to go to the seashore?
A. Because they can fish and ride horses.
B. Because they can eat seafood.
C. Because they can see wild animals.
( ) 15. Which place will the speakers decide to go to fou the vacation?
A. A museum.
B. The seashore.
C. An amusement park.
Ⅲ. Listen to the passage and answer the following questions. The passage will be read
TWICE. （0.5*5 2.5''=）
( ) 16. How do students enter the library?
A. With a library account.
B. With a student card.
C. With a password. ( ) 17. When does the library open at weekends?
A. At 9 a. m.
B. At 10 a. m.
C. At 11 a. m. ( ) 18. What is the maximum number of books current students can borrow? A. 12.
B. 11.
C. 9.
( ) 19. What kind of books have to be returned within one week?
A. Books borrowed by local residents.
B. Books liked by a lot of people.
C. Books published recently. ( ) 20. What will the speaker do next?
A. Tell the students where to get bottled water.
B. Take the students on a campus tour.
C. Show the students around the library.
Ⅳ. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. The passage will
be read TWICE. (1*55''=)
Part Two Multiple Choice
Ⅰ. Multiple Choice. (0.5*2512.5''=)
( ) 21. Keep calm and carry on with your life. If you can't forgive him , you can just end your
relationship. A. carrying out
B. go on
C. continue
D. put an end to
( ) 22. She never go over the shock of losing her only child in the fire. She didn't talk to anyone and
lived all by herself. A. recovered B. got better from
C. forgot
D. got away from
( ) 23. —Do you think you can survive in a forest alone for a month?
—Sure ! I can hunt and live off fruits and nuts there. A. get
B. live by
C. live with
D. depend on
( ) 24. Compared with the other contestants , her talent has stood out in the competition and
there's no doubt that she will be the champion at last. A. come out B. improved C. shown off
D. been much better
( ) 25. Some diseases have something to do with your eating habits. So it's important for you to
have a balanced diet. A. connect to B. are related to C. are linked
D. do harm to
( ) 26. —Students at the age of 12 need to sleep ________ 8 hours a day.
—Yes , I agree. Enough sleep will make ________ them. At least , they will keep awake in my class.
A. no more than ; no difference to
B. no less than ; a difference to
C. at least ; no difference on
D. at most ; any difference in
( ) 27. —Could you arrange ________ a car to pick us up at 5 p. m?
—Sure , no problem. I will ________ of your tour for today. I'll make sure the car arrives on time.
A. / ; in charge
B. for ; be in the charge
C. / ; be charged
D. for ; be in charge
( ) 28. —I found all my email ________ in the mailbox this morning!
—I'm sorry to hear that. You should have had a secure firewall set ________ in your computer.
A. lost ; up
B. missing ; out
C. lost ; off
D. is missed ; down
( ) 29. —Jimmy didn't show ________ in my lesson today. Why?
—Oh , he must be sick. I saw him stuff himself ________ a lot of desserts after a big meal at
—Yes , he did. I can always remember ________ me.
A. on ; what has my dad told
B. at ; what did my dad tell
C. at ; my dad told
D. on ; what my dad told
( ) 41. —Look at those noisy students!
—As the saying goes , " When the cat ________ away , the mice ________. "
A. is ; will play
B. will be ; played
C. was ; are playing
D. is being ; will play
( ) 42. —What happened when Newton ________ under an apple tree?
—An apple fell ________ the tree and dropped onto his head.
A. was playing ; down from
B. was playing ; off from
C. is playing ; behind
D. played ; off
( ) 43. —________ there were only three soldiers left at the front , ________they went on fighting.
—How brave they are!
A. If ; and
B. Though ; but
C. Though ; /
D. Because ; so
( ) 44. —What ________when you ________ this morning?
—I was smiling into the mirror.
A. would you do ; called
B. were you doing ; were wanted
C. are you doing ; were calling
D. were you doing ; wanted
( ) 45. —They had memorized most of the new words in the textbook ________ of last term.
—You mean ________ of the new words? —Exactly!
A. at the end ; one -third
B. in the end ; four -fifths
C. by the end ; three -fourths
D. by the end ; three quater
Ⅱ. Cloze(0.5*105''=)
Who designed the first helicopter? Who ____46____ the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ____47____ ? There is an answer ____48____ all these questions - Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius ____49____ have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500 , but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example , one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course , he couldn't ____50____ a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo ____51____ an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old , he was called a master painter , and as he got older he became ____52____ more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways ____53____ he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with ____54____ today. You may know one of his most famous works , the ____55____ woman known as the Mona Lisa. ( ) 46. A. took B. made C. painted D. designed ( ) 47. A. artists B. doctors C. painters D. drawers ( ) 48. A. to
B. of
C. for
D. with ( ) 49. A. the scientists B. the artists C. the painters D. people ( ) 50. A. draw B. paint C. build D. buy ( ) 51. A. was just
B. wasn't just
C. wasn't
D. was ( ) 52. A. less B. no C. even D. little ( ) 53. A. before B. after C. because D. so ( ) 54. A. him
B. us
C. them
D. her ( ) 55. A. interesting
B. crying
C. shocking
D. smiling
Ⅲ. Reading comprehension. (1*2020''=)
A
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper arrive at London Airport at the end of a three -week holiday in Italy. It has been hot there , so Mr. Cooper has taken off the beard that he has always worn. But his passport photograph shows him with his beard.
An officer looks at the photograph for a moment and says, "Will you excuse me? Please sit down. I shall not keep you long. " With this he walks away, shows the photograph to a second officer and says, "I know that face. " The second officer looks at the passport and asks where Mr. Cooper has come from, when he hears that the Coopers have just arrived back from Rome, the second officer's eyes light up and he says, "An Englishman with a beard stole a painting in Rome on Friday. And that man looks just the sort of man who..." Suddenly, it comes to the first officer who Mr. Cooper is. He returns to him and asks, "Did you teach at Feltham High School?" When Mr. Cooper answers with
some surprise that he did, the first officer smiles and says, "I thought so, I'm Alan Simpson. You taught me French. You haven' changed a bit. "
( ) 56. Mr. and Mrs. Cooper are at the airport ________.
A. simply to show their passport
B. on their way abroad for a three-week holiday
C. on their way back from their holiday
D. to meet Alan Simpson
( ) 57. The first officer is sure ________.
A. Mr. Cooper stole the painting
B. he knows the second officer's face
C. he has seen the face in the photo before
D. a man without a beard stole the painting
( ) 58. The second officer says that________.
A. Mr. Cooper stole the painting
B. an Italian with a beard stole a painting in England
C. an Englishman who has just taken his beard off stole a painting
D. a man with a beard from England stole painting in Rome
( ) 59. Mr. Cooper taught________.
A. Alan Simpson to be a first officer
B. Alan Simpson French at Feltham High School
C. at Feltham High School in France
D. French when he was in Italy
B
Think of the biggest meal you've ever eaten, It's likely that Sonya Thomas has eaten a lot more than that. The petite woman weighs only about 100 pounds, yet she has smashed national and international records in competitive eating. Competitive eating events are contests to see who can eat the most of a certain kind of food in a set amount of time.
Have you ever eaten lobster? Sonya can eat 44 of them in 12 minutes. How about french fries covered in chili and cheese? Sonya once ate more than 8 pounds of them in 10 minutes. Sonya has eaten 65 hard-boiled eggs in 6 minutes and 40 seconds. That's about half the time it takes to cook a single egg! You might eat a slice of cheesecake for dessert. Sonya once consumed 11 pounds of this rich dessert in just 9 minutes.
Sonya stays in shape by eating lots of fruits and vegetables and by avoiding junk food, except in competitions. She also exercises regularly These habits not only help keep Sonya Thomas healthy but allow her to perform better in competitions.
( ) 60. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Dieting is important for good health.
B. Exercise is important for good health.
C. Even competitive eaters can stay in shape.
D. Big eaters must exercise regularly.
( ) 61. How are all eating contests alike?
A. Participants are weighed beforehand.
B. Participants must enjoy the food.
C. Each event lasts only 10 minutes.
D. Each event is timed.
( ) 62. How are competitive eaters different from regular eaters?
A. Competitive eaters usually weigh less.
B. Regular eaters do not eat junk food.
C. Competitive eaters eat more food in less time.
D. Regular eaters do not like competition.
( ) 63. Why does the author mention Sonya's weight?
A. To encourage readers to eat healthy foods.
B. To persuade readers to try competitive eating.
C. To prove that appearance can be misleading.
D. To show how young Sonya is.
C
In 1995, Miguel Indurain won the Tour de France for the fifth time in a row. The Tour de France is the most difficult bicycle race in the world and is held every year. No one before Miguel had ever won five Tour races in a-row. What made Miguel such a successful athlete?
Miguel grew up on a farm and learned the value of hard work at an early age. His father taught him that work is something you always do, no matter how difficult it is. Miguel had large lungs and a strong heart, both of which helped him endure the 2,200 miles of the Tour de France. He was naturally calm, which allowed him to stay focused on the course. And he trained hard, had a good bike, and was surrounded by excellent teammates who helped him succeed.
In addition to the Tour de France, Miguel won the Giro d'Italia, another national bicycle race, in 1992 and 1993. He captured a gold medal in track cycling during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Later that year, he retired from competitive racing at the age of 31.
Miguel's long list of accomplishments assures him a place among the top athletes in history. But fans will especially remember his relaxed and friendly attitude. "My strength," Miguel said, "was that I was more balanced than most other riders."
( ) 64. Which of the following is NOT given as a reason for Miguel's success?
A. His natural calmness.
B. The fact that he values hard work.
C. The quality of his team.
D. His aggressive nature.
( ) 65. Which sentence best describes the main idea of the passage?
A. Miguel Indurain was friendly.
B. The Tour de France is a difficult bicycle race.
C. Miguel Indurain was an excellent athlete.
D. To win, a rider needs a good bicycle.
( ) 66. Which statement is best supported by the passage?
A. Big lungs are an advantage for bike racers.
B. The Giro d'Italia is more difficult than the Tour de France.
C. Olympic track cycling is easy.
D. Miguel would rather have been a farmer.
( ) 67. In which year did Miguel win his first Tour de France?
A. 1991.
B. 1992.
C. 1993.
D. 1995.
D
( ) 68. One technique that the ad(广告) uses to persuade people to buy tickets is to________.
A. compare the Sowat Brothers to other current bands
B. suggest that the band is very popular
C. offer a money-back guarantee
D. promise that the concert will be held next year
( ) 69. The ad does not tell ________.
A. the date of the concert
B. where the concert will take place
C. how much tickets cost
D. what time the concert begins
( ) 70. Based on the ad, you can find out that________.
A. the concert will take place on June 5th
B. Fluffy Puppy will sing before the Sowat Brothers
C. tickets for the concert can be purchased at several locations
D. the Sowat Brothers are not as popular as they used to be
( ) 71. Which of the following is the name of one song that the Sowat Brothers sing?
A. “Back in Town”.
B. "Comet Comeback".
C. "Close the Book on Love".
D. "Don't Devour My Heart".
E
If you ask most people about the desert, they might describe sand and rocks and an occasional shrub. Arches National Park in Utah shows a different scene. Visitors to Arches are shocked by the life and color in the desert. Wildflowers and other desert plants are a bright contrast to the red rock.
Of course, the park is most famous for its wonderful landforms. More than 2,000 natural arches have been discovered in the park. Some of these rock formations are free standing, forming graceful curves against cloudless skies. Others come out from canyon walls and rocky cliffs.
These desert arches were created over the course of 100 million years, as wind and water slowly wore away the rock. Although the arches took millions of years to form, it takes only seconds to lose an arch forever. In 1991, Landscape Arch, the park's largest arch, lost a slab of rock 60 feet long. The arch still stands, but it is now much more fragile. In 2008, the bridge of another famous arch, Wall Arch, collapsed completely. Located along a popular trail, the 71-foot arch finally gave way to the forces of gravity and erosion.
In the beauty of this desert park, paved roads and cars are the only interruption to the natural scene. But these modern conveniences make it possible for people to enjoy nature's spectacular work while it still exists.
( ) 72. Why does the author think that park visitors are surprised by what they see?
A. It took such a long time for the arches to form.
B. For a desert, it has a lot of life and color.
C. Some of the arches have collapsed.
D. The park has modern conveniences. ( ) 73. What is Arches National Park best known for?
A. The shape of the rock formations.
B. Flowering plants.
C. Paved roads.
D. Cloudless skies.
( ) 74. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. All deserts are dry, empty, dead places.
B. Arches National Park is a dangerous place.
C. Some forces of nature act slowly while others are fast.
D. Cars and other modern conveniences are harmful to the desert. ( ) 75. What makes the arches fragile, or easy to break?
A. The desert heat.
B. Pollution from cars.
C. The force of gravity.
D. The dry climate.
Part Three Written Test
I. Write the words we've learned in New Horizons according to the definitions given. (0.5*105''=) 1. ________ funny and enjoyable 2. ________ not be the same; be unlike 3. ________ the scientific study of animals 4. ________ a very wide road built for fast travel
5. ________ connected with people together in society
6. ________ to give the meaning of(a word or an idea)
7. ________ to eat a large amount of food, with great enjoyment 8. ________ a shopkeeper who sells food or small household goods
9. ________ a person or company that represents another person or company 10. ________ a piece of paper, metal etc. that has writing on it and gives information
II. Complete the following sentences with the correct forms of the words we've learned in New
Horizons according to the context and the first letter. (1*1515''=)
1. That man talking on the phone is very annoying. It's bad m________ to talk so loud in public.
2. Alice is allergic to seafood. If she eats dishes c________ shrimps, she will feel sick easily.
3. Human beings have different e________ , such as anger, love, fear and so on.
4. The c________ of his speech was very boring. What he said was just a repetition of others' thoughts.
5. Rice is mainly g________ in southern China while wheat is mainly planted in northern China.
6. Don't water c________ very often, or they will die. Desert plants don't need much water to survive.
7. Our dog is very friendly. He always welcomes every member of the family home by w________ his tail.
8. We were all by her poor health. It was very surprising that a girl as young as her had to suffer so much.
9. U________, you will be punished by the teacher because you failed to hand in your homework on time.
10. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. You should spend some time r________ yourself after work. Do something enjoyable!
11. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When we travel to another country, we'd better follow the c________ of the country.
12. Sometimes children are just too young to tell the d________ between right and wrong. That's why parents should guide them patiently.
13. My brother and I are going to spend our winter vacation in Japan. We are looking for some information from quite a few travel a________ from which we can get an excellent and reliable service.
14. People living in the village close to the coal mine all left because of the pollution. The whole village has become d________ and now you can't find any living things in the area.
15. Peter and John are twins, but they have little in common. John is always e________ and outgoing, while Peter gets tired easily and prefers to stay at home.
Ⅲ. Translation and sentence transformation. (1*1010''=) 1. 这个蛋糕的味道难以描述。

The taste of the cake__________________________________________________________. 2. Alice 发现很难在考前保持镇静。

Alice____________________________________________________________ before exams. 3. 今年, 史密斯一家的收入增长了五分之二。

The income of the Smiths_________________________________________________ this year.
4. 马丁·路德金为黑人的平等和人权而斗争。

Martin Luther King_____________________ the equality and human rights of African Americans.
5. 《哈利波特》是用英语写的, 而且已经被翻译成60多种语言。

Harry Potter________________________ and has been translated into more than 60 languages.
6. 令我们感到好笑的是, 他吃薯条时把番茄酱弄得满脸都是。

_______________________________, he got his face covered with ketchup when eating fries.
7. Jenny and Judy looked alike, but they had different personalities. (Rewrite the sentence. )
Jenny and Judy looked alike, but they______________________________________________.
8. There are many foreigners living in Guangzhou, and most of them are from America.
(Rewrite the sentence with an attributive clause 定语从句. )
There are many foreigners living in Guangzhou, _____________________________________.
9. 阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔就是发明出甘油炸药这种强力爆炸物的人。

Alfred Nobel_________________________________________________________________.
10. 诺曼·卡森斯得了一种非常奇怪的病, 这种病使他关节僵硬, 活动起来痛苦。

Norman Cousins had a very strange disease________________________________________, and it was painful for him to move around.
Ⅳ. Write from memory. (1*55''=)
1. _____________________________________________________________________________. Then the desert is like a garden.
2. We are going past the huge produce market_________________________________________.
3. _____________________________________________________________________________. We all need a certain amount each day to make our bodies work properly.
4. The important thing to remember about social customs is________________________________ ________________________________________________ - especially if they are your guests.
5. When there isn't enough food, ___________________________________________________.
Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences with the words from the box. One is extra. (1*55''=)
1. Susan is a volunteer in the library. Her job is to place different books into different________, which is really challenging.
2. The company was________ by the son, who finally realized his childhood dream.
3. My shoulder feels even more________ after an improper massage. I can hardly lift my arm now.
4. The astronauts are starting several________ in the space to learn more about how the human body adapts to weightlessness.
5. It's the custom of the academy to make an________ award for those excellent scientists in Physics.
Ⅳ. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5*105''=)
You've probably read stories or ____1____(see) movies about treasure maps. Maybe a pirate was looking for ____2____ (bury) treasure. Maybe an explorer was seeking a lost fortune. Most
treasure maps are made up ____3____ storytellers, but one treasure map is very real and very old.
The Copper Scroll is ____4____ treasure map like no other. Instead of being written on paper or animal skin, this map is written on copper. The map is from the Middle East and is over 2,000 years old. Because it is made from copper, the map didn't hold up very well over time. ____5____ (research) had to cut the map into strips and then ____6____ (careful) put them back together.
The map's writing is difficult ____7____ (read), so people aren't sure what it says. Most think the map lists the places ____8____ silver and gold were buriedＣ. But so far, none of the treasure listed on the map ____9____ (find). However, the map is still important. It has helped learn more about how people ____10____ (write) thousands of years ago.。