2013届浙江省兰溪市初二下学期期中测试英语试卷（解析版）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

Tom is _______ honest boy. His hobby is playing _______ violin.

A．a ; the

B．an ; the

C．the ; a

D．an ; /

2. 难度：中等

His first novel ______ in 2001.

A．took out

B．came out

C．gave out

D．looked out

3. 难度：中等

They often do sports, ______ swimming, running and playing football.

A．as well as

B．as usual

C．as a result

D．such as

4. 难度：中等

It’s difficult ___  that we shouldn’t spend all our time ______ our favorite hobby.

A．to remember, in

B．to remember, on

C．remember, in

D．remembering, on

5. 难度：中等

Jim's father will come to our city ___________ the month.

A．in the end

B．by the end of

C．at the end of

D．to the end

6. 难度：中等

The photos ___________ too much space in my camera.

A．tidy up

B．take up

C．look up

D．wash up

7. 难度：中等

—_______ did the meeting last?    —For two hours.

A．How often

B．when

C．How long

D．How soon

8. 难度：中等

—Do you want ________ some fruit? —No, thanks. I don’t feel like _____ anything now.

A．to have; to eat

B．to have; eating

C．having; eating

D．to eat; to have

9. 难度：中等

—How often does the programme Xiuhuliaozhai come out on YWTV?

—It comes out every Saturday, it's a ________ programme.

A．weekly

B．monthly

C．daily

D．yearly

10. 难度：中等

He drove too fast, _______, the policeman stopped his car.

A．such as

B．as well as

C．as a result

D．as well

11. 难度：中等

—Oh, it’s raining so hard and I’m afraid we can’t go shopping today.

— ___________. We have to stay at home .It’s boring.

A．Good idea

B．That’s a pity.

C．That’s OK.

D．Great

12. 难度：中等

 —Does Ted tell you if he           next Sunday? 

—No, he doesn’t . But if he            , I’ll give you a ring.

A．will come, will come

B．comes, will come

C．comes, comes

D．will come, comes

13. 难度：中等

My mother warns me __________play computer games.

A．to play

B．playing

C．don’t play

D．not to play

14. 难度：中等

—Can you tell us ________?

—Of course, but they’re coming over to visit me in a few months. 

A．why do you come to China

B．who are your best friends

C．if you miss your parents

D．where you give the concert

15. 难度：中等

—Thank you for coming to help us.       —________

A．Good luck with you.	B．You’re welcome.
C．I think I can do it well.	D．That’s we should do.

二、完型填空

16. 难度：中等

From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and  31 themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own   32  .

There are many different ways to spend our free time.

Almost everyone has some kind of   33  : it may be something from collecting stamps to ____34___ model planes. Some hobbies are very   35 , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth(值得…的)  36 of money, others are valuable(有价值的) only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several   37  dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕见的)fifty-cent piece which   38  him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder(怀疑) if they are worth any money. However,  39  my brother they are quite valuable.

 40  makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

1.

A．love

B．work

C．enjoy

D．Play

2.

A．lives

B．interests

C．jobs

D．things

3.

A．hobby

B．thing

C．job

D．way

4.

A．make

B．making

C．makes

D．made

5.

A．interesting

B．exciting

C．cheap

D．expensive

6.

A．a little

B．a few

C．a lot

D．a number

7.

A．thousand

B．thousands

C．thousands of

D．thousand of

8.

A．paid

B．cost

C．took

D．spend

9.

A．to

B．on

C．with

D．in

10.

A．Everything

B．Anything

C．Nothing

D．Something

三、阅读理解

17. 难度：中等

More than a hundred years ago, an American produced (创造) a game. He called it indoor tennis. The Americans were not interested in it at first so he sent it to his London friends and it became very popular (流行) in Britain. The game was then played across the dining-room table or on the floor with the net hung between two chairs. In the early days ，the balls were made of cork (软木) or rubber. The bats(球拍) were made of wood.

A few years later a hollow (空心) ball like the one we use today was invented. The game then quickly spread all over the world. An Englishman once made a bat covered with rubber. He first played the game in England and called it "ping - pong". "Ping" was the sound of the bat when it hit the ball, and "pong" was the sound of the ball when it hit the table.

1.Who invented the game of ping-pong?

A．A Chinese.

B．An Englishman.

C．An American.

D．We don't know.

2.The game was first called ________ by its producer(创造者).

A．ping- pong tennis

B．table tennis

C．our-door tennis

D．indoor tennis

3.What did the British think of the game?

A．Moving (感人的).

B．Interesting.

C．Terrible.

D．boring.

4.In the early days，the ball was________.

A．hollow	B．covered with rubber
C．made of cork or rubber	D．made of wood

5.The name of ping-pong has something to do with __________.

A．sound

B．size

C．history

D．place

18. 难度：中等

I will never forget the year when I was 12.My mother told us that we would not get Christmas gifts because there was not enough money .I felt sad and thought, ”What shall I say when the other kids ask me about my gifts?” I started to hope the Christmas wouldn’t come that year. Just then three women came to our house with gifts for all of us. For me，they brought a doll .I felt so happy.

Years later, my life changed a lot. So one Christmas, I wanted to do something special. I asked forty friends to help me. We visited 125 orphans(孤儿)to come to our Christmas party. For every child, we prepared a beautiful gift.

Finally the moment came. I called out,” One, two, three. Open your gifts!” As the children opened their boxes, the whole room was full of their bright smiles. The feeling I got from that Christmas so long ago came again.

1.___gave the writer a Christmas gift when she was 12.

A．Nobody

B．Her mother

C．Three women

D．An old man

2.From the sentence “Years later, my life changed a lot.” we can guess that _____.

A．the writer didn’t get Christmas gifts any more.

B．the writer became rich.

C．the writer didn’t like Christmas gifts at all.

D．the writer hoped to help more orphans.

3.The writer was so _____when she got a Christmas gift.

A．sad

B．bored

C．tired

D．happy

4.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．The writer’s family was very poor when she was a child.

B．The writer wanted to do something special for the old people at Christmas.

C．The three women taught the writer how to help others.

D．The writer and her friends invited 125 orphans to come to the Christmas party.

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A special Christmas

B．How to choose Christmas gifts.

C．Three kind women.

D．My first Christmas.

四、单词拼写

19. 难度：中等

根据中文提示及首字母，填写单词。

1.— What subject are you _____________ （感兴趣）in?    —Maths.

2.Don’t be __________（担心） about my study, I’ll work harder.

3.My mother often________ (警告)me to wash my hands before dinner.？

4.The snake climbed out of the box and _________( 躲藏)under the dish.

5.Tell me the ________ (真相) , or I can’t help you.

6.We have lessons every day ________ (除了... 之外)Saturday and Sunday.

7.In my  ________ (观点) ,he is a good boy.

8.The girl has a sweet ______（嗓音）and I like listening to her beautiful songs.

9.I asked the secretary  __________（是否）she could come or not.

10.Computers are very __________（有用的）, they can help us do many things.

五、选词填空

20. 难度：中等

用方框中所给单词填空的适当形式。

win ,  lazy ,  tidy up ,  myself ,  stamp

1.One of the ______ is my friend.

2.Tony is the _____boy in our class.

3.The students are busy ______their classroom .

4.The maths problem is easy, I can do it ______.

5.I'd like to collect ______ because it's interesting.

六、句型转换

21. 难度：中等

根据要求变换句子，每空一词。

1.Lingling said  “I am doing my homework now.”（改为间接引语）

Lingling said that she________doing her homework ______ .

2.I did my homework last night.（改为一般疑问句）

________ you ________ your homework last night?

3.It cost me 500 yuan to buy the digital camera.（改为同义句）

I  ________ 500 yuan ________ the digital camera

4.Hurry up, or we’ll be late.（改为同义句）

______ we _______ hurry up , we’ll be late.

5.Where does the boy live? Do you know?（改为宾语从句）

Do you know _________ the boy _________?

七、其他题

22. 难度：困难

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容为每段文字选出标题。

1    Don’t fight with your classmates. Every one in the class needs help and friendship. Remember your classmates are the best ones to help you in school.	F   In school, don’t feel something difficult or boring. You should join in all kinds of activities. You should be interested in all subjects.	2   Don’t make any excuse if you do not do today’s work and leave it tomorrow. If the class is held up(耽误), it’s difficult to catch up with others.
3  Eating good meals is important, or you will think about food in class. Go to bed on time and keep having enough sleep. Do more sports to keep your body strong.	4    If you get bad marks in your tests, you can feel unhappy. It doesn’t matter, in fact. A person can’t be always successful. Sometimes he also has unpleasant things.	5   You should not play computers too much on weekends. You should go out for a walk and do your homework every day.

阅读短文内容，依照示例F将A－E分别填入文中空缺处，使标题与内容相匹配。

A.  Do Today’s Work Today.

B.  Keep Hopeful.

C.  Keep Healthy.

D.  Plan Your Time.

E.  Protect Your Friendship.

F.  Be Positive about School.

八、书面表达

23. 难度：中等

下面是一位同学在学校论坛上发的帖子。假设你是Mary， 请根据他的这三个问题给出你的建议。开头已给出，字数：70词左右 。

Dear friend, 

What a terrible day today ! This morning I was late for school again and my teacher was very angry with me. Then I found I left my math book at home. Because I played computer games too late last night, I fell asleep in class this afternoon. I didn't hear what the teacher said. I didn’t know how to do my homework. I really don't know what to do. Could you please give me some advice?

Yours,

Looking for help

参考词汇：make mistakes, say sorry to... ;  get...ready ;   listen carefully in class；                     spend more time on...；help...with..

Dear looking for help ,

Here is some advice for you .

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Yours,                      

Mary