2013年外研版初二下学期英语期末检测题及答案.doc

2013年 初二下学期英语期末检测（120分）
一、单项填空 （共20分，每小题1分）
从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. I’m going to give _______ interview on Starsearch.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. Jack was ______ angry when he heard the words.
A. a bit of B. a little of C. a few D. a bit
3. I’m learning English, but I still can’t speak it ________.
A.really B. properly C. nearly D. hardly
4. With the ________ of color TV set down by 50%, the company had a very hard time.
A. prices B. prizes C. report D. results
5 The teacher told us to finish our homework ______.
A. on ourselves B. by us C. lonely D. on our own
6. Bill is my best friend. He does a lot of sports every day to keep ________.
A. famous B. confident C. lonely D. healthy
7.---I’m afraid that the plane might crash. ---____________
A. Don’t be silly B. Have a safe trip C. there it is D. that’s ok
8. --Shall we call a taxi ? ---OK , let me ____ the phone number in Yellow Pages .
A look at B look for C look up D look after w W w .X k b 1.c O m
9. It was ______ difficult work ______ nobody can do it well.
A. so, that B. such a, that C. such, that D. so a, that
10. My little brother spent half an hour _____ football every day.
A. on playing B. in playing C. to play D. for playing
11. What he said ______ interesting, but it was out true.
A. heard B. listened C. sounded D. looked
12. Her grandparents ______ for ten years.
A. died B. have died C. were dead D. have been dead
13.—that’s my flight! Goodbye, everyone! ---Bye-bye! __________.
A. so do I B. Stay in touch C. thanks D. don’t mention it
14.When my mother isn’t in, I’d probably watch TV and ____the soup.
A. drink B. cooks C. burn D. heart
15. I don't know ______ the day after tomorrow．
A. when will she come B. how will she come
C. whether she comes D. where she will go
16. 7. Jim likes eating fruit, ______ apples, bananas, oranges, and so on.
A as well as B. such as C. such for D. at least
17. I didn't know how _______ to London? 新|课 |标 |第 | 一| 网
A．will they go B．were they going C．they would go D．they are going
18.If it tomorrow, stay at home.
A. will rain B. would rain C. rain D. rains
19. The cat him the hand.
A. bit; in B. bited; in C. bit; on D. bited; on
20. ----Thank you so much for the book you lent me.
----________.
A. No, thanks B. I’m glad you like it C. Please don’t say so. D. No, it’s not so good.

二、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）
阅读短文，从各题所给的选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was six, I went to a public school. In the school, I was 21 the other children because of my speech(演讲) and reading problems. One naughty boy would 22 , “You are a fool.” and I thought he was 23 because all my schoolwork showed it.
Through the first five years of the public school, I was small and clumsy (笨拙的). In the sixth grade, I became interested in 24 . The class had its own sports day every year. Each class would have its own teams play against each other. I went out for all of the 25 . I was not the best but I was not bad. The only thing that I could do was to run and run fast. This shocked （使震惊）the other children because I was so clumsy, and then 26 a lot of more name-calling (外号) from the naughty boy. It made me 27 , but I did not know what to do about that.
Between the seventh and eighth grade I started to 28 . In three months, I grew seven inches (英寸). At the start of the eighth grade, I began to play football. I was much bigger than everybody else. I ran 29 than most of the backs (后卫) we played against. The other team would not run the ball towards me, so I just 30 them down. It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something. I was proud of it. 新|课 |标 |第 | 一| 网
( )21. A. behind B. under C. next to D. in front of
( )22. A. speak B. talk C. say D. tell
( )23. A. funny B. noisy C. wrong D. right
( )24. A. studies B. sports C. programs D. speeches
( )25. A. teams B. classes C. players D. students
( )26. A. happened B. followed C. went D. came
( )27. A. tired B. relaxed C. angry D. happy
( )28. A. walk B. jump C. play D. grow
( )29. A. faster B. harder C. more slowly D. more quietly
( )30. A. knocked B. ran C. broke D. turned

三、阅读理解(一) （共30分,每小题2分 ）
阅读短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
Passage1
An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother.” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and 1 want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen，if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked. “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know.” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it. So I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what a luck,” smiled the man, “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.” X|k |B| 1 . c| O |m
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
31. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A. Her brother was seriously i11． B. They had no money．
C. Nothing could save her brother． D. Both A and B．
32. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be________.
A. something interesting B. something cheap
C. some wonderful medicine D. some healthy food
33. The girl said again and again “I can try and get some more (money).” That shows ________.
A. she had still kept some money B. she hoped not to be refused
C. there was no need to worry about money D. she thought money was easy to get
34. What made the miracle happen?
A. The girl’s love for her brother． B. The girl’s money．
C. The medicine from the drugstore． D. Nobody can tell．
35. From the passage we can infer (推断) that ________.
A. the doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. the little girl is lovely but not SO clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

Passage2
Linda has been a vegetarian for years. She stopped eating meat because of how she felt. As she told her doctor, she always felt tired. Her doctor looked her over and told her to eat less meat. She bought a vegetarian cookbook and decided to “go all the way”. She still eats eggs and cheese sometimes; now, however, most of her food is vegetables, fruits and grains(谷类). Linda became a vegetarian to improve her health.
Nancy is an animal lover. She grew up on a farm where there were cows and chickens. As she grew older, she started to eat less meat. One day she realized that she had stopped eating meat. It had never seemed right to her that animals were fed to be killed for food.
When Mark was a student, he had a careful plan of how to spend money. He spent the little money that he had for food on rice, cheap vegetables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no meat.
Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat; he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat. “Somewhere,” he says, “someone hasn’t got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy beef?” Mark’s ideas about what is right and wrong make him a vegetarian.
36. According to the passage, a vegetarian usually will not eat ________.

37. Linda became a vegetarian because ________.
A. her doctor asked her to do so B. she was badly ill
C. she enjoyed eating vegetables D. she wanted to be healthier
38. Mark became a vegetarian ________.
A. when he was a student B. after he was able to cook vegetables well
C. after he became an engineer D. because he thought vegetables were nice
39. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Linda only eats fruits and vegetables．
B. We aren’t sure when Roy became a vegetarian.
C. Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old.
D. Roy doesn’t like beef at all. X k B 1 . c o m
40. The main idea of this passage is that ________.
A. people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons
B. people become vegetarians because they don’t like meat
C. meat is not good for one’s health
D. we had better become vegetarians

Passage3
The summer before my senior year, I had a really good friend named Jack. The month before school started, he went to Europe and to my surprise came back with a powerful drug (毒品) called hashish. Neither of us had ever experimented with drugs before. He began to invite me to join his “new” friends. He also started the “24 club”, where you would sit on a circle and drink twenty-four tall bottles of beer, one after another, until they were gone. I knew there was no future in any of it if he went on using these drugs. However, he has been my best friend since grade school, and I didn’t have a lot of other close friends. I didn’t want to be lonely, but I also didn’t want to end up where I thought Jack was going.
At first I felt awkward (尴尬), didn’t fit in. But after a few months, I made friends with guys who had similar values (价值观) and were also a lot of fun.
My old friend Jack turned into a druggie, barely graduated , and at last drowned (溺水) in a swimming pool. It was very sad, but I was grateful I had the courage to make the right decision and think long-term at a crucial time in my life.
41. Why did the writer feel surprised
A. Jack went to Europe. B. Jack was my good friend.
C. Jack brought hashish back. D. Jack was a member of “24 club”.
42. What was the “24 club” about?
A. There were 24 members. B. They could join the club when they were 24
C. They could drink 24 bottles of beer. D. They could use 24 kinds of drugs.
43. What does the word “they” mean?
A. The club members. B. The bottles of beer.
C. The drugs. D. The owners of the club.
44. Why did the writer decide to end up the friendship between Jack and him?
A. He didn’t want to make the same mistake as Jack.
B. He wanted to make some new friends.
C. He felt disappointed (失望) with Jack.
D. He didn’t want to be lonely. X k B 1 . c o m
45. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Both of them did not use the hashish before.
B. Jack didn’t finish schooling because of drugs.
C. The writer felt happy shortly after he separated with Jack.
D. The new friends I made thought alike with me to most of the things.

四．情景交际（10分）
A: Excuse me, are you Miss Caroline from Los Angeles?
B: Yes. And you are…
A: I’m an English guide from Beijing China
Travel Service. This is my membership
card. ___46___
B: OK. Here you are.
A: ___47___ I am glad to be your guide in Beijing.
B: ___48___ I am so lucky that I can meet
my guide as soon as I get off the plane.
A: Let me help you with your luggage(行李).
___49___ It will take us right to the hotel.
B: Thank you very much for your excellent
service.
A: ___50___

五．阅读理解(二)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，按要求完成各题。（本题共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）
Some students at the Open University left school 20 years ago. Others are younger but all must be at least 21 years old. 54.This is one example of how the Open University is different from all other universities. Its students must either work full time or be at home all day, for example, mothers of families. They don’t be able to pass any examination before they are accepted as students. This is why the university is called “ open”. The university was started in order to help a known group people who missed having a university education when they were young.
The first name for the Open University was “ The University of the Air”. 55.The idea was to teach “ On the air”, in other words on radio and television. But its student also receives advice at one of 283 centers in the county. 36 weeks of the year he has to send written work to a “ tutor(指导教师), the person who guides his studies. He must also spend 3 weeks every summer as a full time student. Tutors and teachers meet and study together, as in other universities. At the end of the Open University’s first year, the results were good. 3 or 4 students passed their examinations. If they do this every year, they will finish their studies in 4 or 5 years.
A. 根据短文内容回答下列问题
51. How old must all the students be at the Open University?
___________________________________________
52. Why is the University called “open”?
_____________________________________________________

53. Where is the most teaching carried out?
_________________________________________________________
B． 将文中划线的句子译成汉语。新 课 标 第 一 网
54. ___________________________________________
55. _________________________________________________________________

六．完型填空（二）（本题共15小题；56-65每小题1分，66-70每小题1分，满分15分）
A 阅读下面的短文，根据文意，将方框内所给的词填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整。 (只将字母填入答题卡)

A. celebrating B. resolutions C. much D. it doesn’t matter E. counts down
F. such as G. Out H. family I. special J. a time
In many countries, the new year begins on January 1 st ,but people start ___56________ on December 31 st New Year’s Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate. In Times Square. While they’re waiting for the New Year, they listen to music. Sing tr