重庆八中2012-2013学年度(上)半期考试初二年级英语试题.doc

21.-_do you go to the beach, Linda? -Three or four times a year. A. How longB. How oftenC. How soonD. When 22. -Julia, whats on your desk? -Its the result_ he English contest. A. at B. to C. for D. in 23-Is Mrs. Brown in the office? -Sorry, she isnt here. Her baby is ill. She has to _ her at home. A. look for B. look after C. look over D. look at 24. Katrina went to school this morningshe had a bad cold. She doesnt want to miss (错过) her lessons. A. because B. but C so D. although 25. Ms. Miller isnt feeling _. She wants to lie down and have a good rest. A. well B. nice C. bad D. terrible 26. My grandpa often findsfrom the news on computer. A. anything new B. new something C.somethingnewD. new nothing 27. Her father _ until 12:30 last night because he was busy with his work. A. watched TV B. went to bed C. doesnt stay home D. didnt go to bed 28.-How long does it take you to surf the Internet every day? -It often _ me three hours. A. take B. takes C. took D. spends 29. -How far is the cinema from your home? -Its about 3 hundred meters _ from here. A. far B. far away C. away D. lone 30.- Don t forget your dictionary here to school. -OK. Ill remember that. A. to bring B. bringing C. to take D. taking 31. Now only a small number of Chineseto visit Japan because of the problem about Diaoyu Island (岛屿) between China and Japan. A. will decide on B. will decide C. decides on D. decided on 32.- Can you go to the party with me-Sure, _ I feel excited about it. A. Thank you all the same. B. I dont like. C. I cant. D. Id love to. 33.-Chongqing is a beautiful city and therere many interesting places. -Yeah, why not stay here for _ two days then? A. other B. others C. another D. the other 34. Thank you for _ me to go to the concert. I really enjoyed myself. A. to ask B. invitation C. invite D. asking 35. The writer Mo Yan is famous _ his novels and he got the Nobel Prize for Literature(诺贝尔文学奖)this year. A. as B. for C. in D. with 36. - When are youHong Kong? -Tomorrow afternoon. Im going thereplane.A. leaving; on B. going to; take C. staying in; in D. leaving for; by 37. You _ drink _ water before you go to sleep. Its bad for your health. A. should; too much B. shouldnt; too many C. shouldnt; too much D. should; much too 38.-Can you tell me the way_ the bank-Its only about eight _walk. A. for; minutes B. to; minutes C. of, minutes D. to; minutes 39. - I hope _ to the book shop with me today.- _. A. you can go; Sure, Im free today. B. you to go; Certainly. C. you going; I hope not. D. you go; Sorry. 40. - _ Rosa come to play games with us? -No, she cant. She has a bad headache.- _. A. Can; It doesnt matter B. May; It sounds wonderful C. Must; Thats bad D. Can; Im sorry to hear that I. 完形填空。（每小题2分，共20分） 根据短文内容，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选出-个能正确填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 Turn off your TV!A new study says that watching less television may make people live longer. Sitting in front of the television may be _41_, but spending too much _42_ in front of the TV may makes us live shorter. Australian scientists _43_ the result when they collected（收集）TV watching information（信息）from more than 11,000 people .These people are all over 25 years old. The _44_ says that people will live longer if they watch _45_ TV programs（节目）Whats going on? If we watch TV _46_ a long time, it will be difficult for us to be active and we cant be very _47_. Lennert Veerman is the leader（领导）of the study. He says watching TV makes _48_ become less active and they may also eat more junk food. He says that people can _49_ the TV and get out of the sofa. “_50_ is good, he says, but even a little physical（体能的）activity also improves health. 41. A. difficultB. boringC. relaxingD. relaxed42. A. days B. money C. year D. time 43. A. saw B. found C. made D. took 44. A. study B. ideas C. newspaper D. results45. A. a little B. many C. fewer D. much 46. A. during B. about C. in D. for 47. A. happy B. healthy C. unhealthy D. interesting 48. A. students B. women C. men D. people 49. A. close B. turn off C. open D. turn on 50. A. Exercise B. Food C. Music D. TV II. 阅读理解。（每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列各段材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。AIts important and necessary（必要的）for us to keep healthy. But there is still something wrong with some of us. We did a survey last week on some childrens problems, reasons and the doctors advice.NamesProblemsReasonsDoctors adviceBarryFeel tiredWatch TV too much; no enough sleepGet more sleepGraceHeavyEat too much meat; Hardly exerciseEat less meat; Exercise five times a weekFrankOften have a stomachacheEat too much junk foodHave more healthy foodNancyHave a sore throat sometimesShort of（缺少）waterDrink more hot water with honey51. Whats the matter with Barry? A. He feels tired. B. He is too heavy. C. He has a stomachache. D. He has a sore throat. 52. Why is Grace heavy? Because she A. watches TV too much every day B. eats too much junk food C. eats too much meat and hardly exercise. D. drinks too much water 53. How many problems are there in the survey? A. Three.B. Four. C. Five.D. Two. 54. Who does the doctor ask to have more healthy food? A. Barry. B. Nancy. C. Grace. D. Frank. 55. Which of the following is NOT true about the four children? A. The doctor asks Barry to get more sleep. B. Grace should eat less meat and exercise five times a week. C. Frank has a stomachache often because he eats too much meat. D. Nancy sometimes has a sore throat because she is short of water. BYou like surfing the Internet in your free time, dont you? But have you ever heard about Happy Farm? If you think Happy Farm is a farm in the countryside, you are wrong. Happy Farm is a computer game. Players have their own farms and do things as farmers do on a farm. They plant seeds（种子water plants, pick worms（虫子）and harvest（收获）crops（庄稼）。 I have a farm, too. Every night after finishing my homework, I turn on my computer to take care of my farm. Every player should take care of their farm often. First, I harvest my crops if they are fully grown. Second, I sell the crops. Third, I go shopping and buy seeds. Fourth, I plant the seeds and wait for another harvest. In Happy Farm, players can steal（偷）the crops from other players farms. In order to（为了）protect（保护）the crops, some players have a dog on their farm. I dont have enough money to buy a dog, so I have a plan. First, I will save money by selling my crops, and then I will have enough money to get a dog. 56. The writer may be a _ according to the passage. A. farmer B. singer C. policeman D. student57. In order to keep the thieves from stealing the crops, you can A. steal other peoples crops B. stop planting seeds C. buy a dog D. turn off(关the computer 58. The underlined words fully grown mean _ in Chinese. A. 生病了 B. 成熟了 C.干涸了 D.长虫了 59. According to the passage. which of the following is the right order? I plant the seeds and wait for another harvest. . I harvest crops after they are fully grown. . I sell the crops. . I go shopping and buy seeds. A. B. C. D. 60. The text is mainly talking about_. A. how to play in “Happy Farm” B. how to get a dog C. how to be a farmer D. how to be a good playerCA young man is lying in hospital sadly. The 24-year-old lost his right leg. The doctor said that his long history of smoking（吸烟）was the reason. I first smoked when I was 14. It made me feel like a man and I thought it looked cool. Now I know I was wrong, said the young man.Many young people make such a mistake (错误). According to the survey, 40 million （百万） of Chinas 130 million young people aged between 13 and 18 smoke. Fifteen million of them are addicted （上瘾的）. The survey also found that about 68% of young smokers first smoked before the age of 13. Many young people see people smoke in the movies, but in real life, stars like Jackie Chan think smoking is a bad thing and not cool at all. Doctors say that if a person starts smoking very young, he or she may live 22 years less than non-smokers. 61. How long did the young man smoke? A. For 10 years. B. For 13 years. C. For 14 years. D. For 18 years 62. What did the young man think of smoking when he first smoked? A. It was wrong B. It was bad C. It was boring. D. It was cool. 63. What does the underlined word it refer to（指的是） ? A. Smoking. B. Getting ill. C. Lying in hospital. D. Stopping smoking. 64. The number of young smokers（吸烟者）in China is _ million. A. 15 B. 40 C. 68 D. 13065. What can we learn from the passage? A. Many stars think smoking is cool. B. People who smoke can only live to be 22. C. Its a big problem that many young people smoke. D. Many young smokers first smoked before the age of 10. 第II卷（50分）III. 任务型阅读。（3X2= 6分）American breakfasts are different in different states. However, a typical American breakfast includes eggs, bacon, cereal, baked foods, coffee, milk, juice and so on. Americans think breakfast is very important, so they always have healthy foods for breakfast.A North American breakfast would include eggs, breakfast meat, fruit, and coffee. In South American, breakfast is light. They include a sandwich with coffee or juice. However, they do have a heavy breakfast that is called big breakfast or Sunday breakfast. People in the United States have more coffee than tea in their meals, and they have coffee all day. And the young people like to have cold pizza for breakfast. 66. Are American breakfasts the same in different states? _ 67. What do Americans think of breakfast? _ 68. What do people in South American call a heavy breakfast? _ IV. 口语运用。（5X1= 5分）A. You have a cold. B. You should exercise more and eat more vegetables. C. Whats the matter? D. You should stay in bed and rest. E. Whats the weather? F. Do you have a fever? G. I think Im going to die(死). A: Hey, boy! _ B: I think I have a cold. I feel terrible. A: _ B: No, my body temperature（温度）is all right. But I have a headache and a sore throat. A: Open your mouth and let me see. Oh, _ Please take the medicine on time, youll be better soon. B: But I feel so bad. doctor. _ A: Dont worry. _ They are good for your health. 69._ 70._ 71. _72. _ 73. _V. 词性转换。用所给词的正确形式填空。每空所填词不限(7X1=7分)74. Eric swims _ (two) a week in order to keep healthy. 75. Its about 30 _ (minute) walk from my school to my home. 76. The teacher asked us _ (not be) late for class. 77. Jack. can you _ (get) back home before 6 pm today? 78. How can young people keep _ (health)? 79. Rose spent one hour _ (get) to the cinema by bus. 80. It is very important _ (study) English. VI. 句型转换 (1x14=14分)81. Gina should drink some hot water.(改为否定句) Gina _ drink _ hot water. 82. James sometimes takes me subway to get to work. （对划线部分提问）_ _ James get to work? 83. They are staying in Hawaii for about a week.（对划线部分提问）_ _ are they staying in Hawaii? 84. Thank you very much for your invitation. （同义句转换）_ a lot for _ me.85. 过去，孩子们不得不走路去上学。（汉译英）Kids _ _ walk to school in the past. 86. 我父母们计划度过-个放松的假期。（汉译英） My parents _ to have a _ vacation. 87. 同学们现在非常流行看“中国好声音”。 （汉译英）The voice of China is very _ _ students now. VII. 短文填空 There was a forest. All the animals there played happily together. One day, the sun saw those happy animals and wanted to join _88_. The animals told the sun he could play _89_ them, but when the sun left his place in the sky, and came down to the forest, none of the animals could play with him, _90_ he was too hot. The sun went back up into the clouds. He _91_ very sad. He was so sad that he didnt want to come out every day _92_ light up（照亮）the world. Without the sun, everything became gloomy（忧郁的） The animals finally（最终）knew what the problem was. So they had a meeting to think of _93_ to make the sun happy. Someone suggested that they play with the sun at _94_, because the sun wasnt hot then. So thats what they did. All the animals had to sleep during the day, so that they could play at night. Soon the sun became happy _95_ and the happiness returned to the forest and the rest of the world. 88._ 89._ 90._ 91._ 92._93._ 94._ 95._VIII. 书面表达。（10分） Kate是你在美国的笔友，下周她将来中国，并且顺道打算来重庆呆上一天。你将为她安排好了一天的行程（见下表），请你根据该行程给她写一封信。TimePlaceTransportationThings you can doIn the morningJiefangbeiSubwaygoing shopping, eating snacksIn the afternoonJiangbeiBusvisiting Yuanboyuan, watching operas.In the eveningMount. Nanshan.（南山）Taxieating hot-pot, watching the night viewDear Kate,Im so glad that you are going to meet me in Chongqing, I made a plan for your one-day visit. Now, let me tell you what you can do t