2021北京朝阳初二(下)期末英语(教师版).docx

2021北京朝阳初二（下）期末
英 语
2021.7
学校__________ 班级___________ 姓名__________考号__________
考生须知
1. 本试卷共8页, 共五道大题,39道小题。满分60分, 考试时间90分钟。
2. 在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、班级、姓名和考号。
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4. 在答题卡上, 选择题用2B铅笔作答, 其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。
5. 考试结束, 请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
知识运用(共14分)
一、单项填空（共6分,每小题0.5分)
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Uncle Li is coming to visit us. I can’t wait to see____________.
A. him B. her C. it D. them
2. —When is the sports meeting, Mary?
—It’s__________ September 28th.
A. in B. at. C. on D. for
3. —_______ have you been like this, Tom?
—Since last Friday.
A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far
4. Mr. Ball is 82. He’s just got a new computer, ________he isn’t sure how to use it.
A. or B. for C. so D. but
5. —Which do you like __________ swimming or skating?
—Swimming.
A. good B. better C. best D. the best
6. —Mum, I bought a dress for you. Would you like to try it on?
—Yes. It __________ soft.
A. feels B. tastes C. sounds D. smells
7. James enjoys reading, and he __________ novels on his way to work on the bus every day.
A. read B. reads C. is reading D. will read
8. —Where did you go last weekend, Tony?
—I__________ to the Great Wall.
A. go B. went C. am going D. have gone
9. —What is your father doing, Mike?
—He ____ the plants in the garden.
A. waters B. watered C. is watering D. has watered
10. Steve __________us if he comes to Beijing next month.
A. visits B. visited C. has visited D. will visit
11. My aunt is a worker. She __________ in this factory for 20 years.
A. works B. worked C. is working D. has worked
12. —Can you tell me __________ to London?
—Sure. Next month.
A. when you will travel B. when will you travel
C. when you travelled D. when, did you travel
二、完形填空（共8分,每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Good Neighbors (邻居)
Jack was building a snowman in his front yard (院子）.He needed to finish it before his father came home. His new neighbor, Tracy, was__13__ Jack play at her window. She ran to Jack’s yard and asked if she could help him.
“Yes, please, Jack said. “My father will be home very soon.”
“Okay. What can I do?” Tracy asked.
“I’ve built my snowman’s body with two snowballs. I need another one for its head.”
“But snowmen only need one snowball for the body and one for the head, Tracy explained.
“No, snowmen always have three snowballs. I don’t need your __14__ .” Jack said.
Jack __15__ up some snow and made it into a snowball: He rolled the snowball away from Tracy to make it big enough for the head of his snowman. Tracy went back to her yard and began to build her own snowman.
“I don’t want to __16__ Jack anyway,” she thought to herself. Tracy made the snowman with two big snowballs. She found some sticks and pine cones（松果）for her snowman’s eyes and mouth and arms.
Jack used buttons for his snowman’s eyes and mouth. Then, he used a carrot for the__17__ . At that time, Jack’s father was driving up the street. Suddenly, the head fell off and crashed(坠落) to the ground !
“No!” Jack said__18__, “My father is almost home!”
Tracy heard Jack’s cry and ran over to see what the problem was.
“I’ll help you,” Tracy said.
Together, they made a new snowball for the head and put the carrot and buttons on it.
“We made it !” Jack said. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. I think your snowman is__19__,” Tracy said.” Mine doesn’t have a nose.”
Jack walked over to see Tracy’s snowman. He loved it, but he knew it wasn’t finished. Jack ran back to his snowman and__20__ the carrot out. He broke it into two pieces and gave half to Tracy. She put it on her snowman and said, “I think our snowmen make good neighbors”
13. A. hearing B. making C. watching D. having
14. A. help B. condition C. movement D. encouragement
15. A. handed B. picked C. checked D. cheered
16. A. look after B. talk about C. play with D depend on
17. A. arms B. nose C. head D. hands
18. A. sadly B. excitedly C. peacefully D. patiently
19. A. bigger B. stronger C. heavier D. better
20. A. turned B. worked C. pulled D. pointed
阅读理解（共36分)
三、阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。(共26分, 每小题2分)
A
Hello, everyone! It’s March 10th.It’s warm in Beijing. Let’s talk about the weather in your hometowns now.

Mary
March in Chicago? It’s still winter here, and that means cold weather, cloudy skies, and snow. Today it’s snowing again, and the temperature is only -6℃. But the cold doesn’t trouble me because I can play all kinds of winter sports.

Joe
Winters in Paris aren’t bad. It rains a lot, and it’s usually cool and cloudy, but never very cold. It’s 10℃ today, for example. It’s raining again now, but I always have an umbrella(雨伞) with me, so it’s no problem. Besides, it’s already March, so spring is almost here.

Maria
The weather in Mexico City is almost always nice. Our winters are dry, with little rain. Summers are not as hot as on the coast. Even in the summer, it’s about 20℃, perfect for running or any other sport.

Andy
Now it’s the end of summer here in Rio(里约), and it’s still very hot and sunny. It’s 38℃ today. At this moment, I’m at the beach with my friends. We’re having a good time, swimming and talking about what we did during the holiday.
21. What’s the temperature in Mary’s hometown?
A. 20℃ B. 10℃ C. 38℃ D. -6℃
22. Who always carries an umbrella?
A. Mary B. Joe C. Maria D. Andy
23. It’s the end of summer in__________ in March.
A. Paris B. Chicago C. Mexico City D. Rio
B
The other side of the wall
There was a young woman who was proud of the growth and care of the flowers in her flower garden. She had been raised by her grandmother, who taught her to love and care for flowers as she herself had done. So, like her grandmother, her flower garden was second to none.
One day while looking through a flower catalogue(目录) she often ordered from, a picture of a plant immediately caught her eye. She had never seen blooms(花) like that beforeI have to have it,” she said to herself, and she immediately ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a place prepared to plant it. She planted it at the foot of a stone wall at the back of her yard. It grew eagerly, with beautiful green leaves all over the vine(藤),but there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it. However, it was useless.
One morning weeks later, as she stood before the vine, she was disappointed that her plant had not bloomed. She was thinking about cutting it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose yard was right next to hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have enjoyed the blooms of that vine you planted. “The young woman walked through the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was filled with blooms.
They were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever seen. The vine had grown quietly through the crevices(裂痕) and it had not flowered on her side of the wall. It had flowered thickly on the other side.
Just because you cannot see the good result of your work does not mean that it produces no fruit.
24. When the plant arrived, the young woman planted it__________.
A. next to the gate B. on the playground
C. at the back of her yard D. in her neighbor’s yard
25. She didn’t see the blooms at first because__________.
A. she was too careless
B. her neighbor picked them
C. they were too small to be noticed
D. they were on the other side of the wall
26. From the passage we can learn that__________.
A. hard work will finally pay off
B. patience is the key to success
C. it is important to get along with neighbors
D. confidence matters even when we have failed
C
Humor and laughter are good for us. They can heal(治愈) us physically and mentally(心理上). In fact, every system of the body reacts(反应) to laughter in some positive( 积极的),healing way. So how can we get more laughter into our lives? Is it
possible to develop a sense of humor? Dr. Wilson has some answer.
Many people believe a sense of humor is inborn. They think, “either you’ve got it, or you don’t.” However, Dr. Wilson points out that this is wrong. Actually, we are born with the ability to laugh and smile.
The part of the brain and central nervous system that control 控制) laughing and smiling are fully developed at birth. However, that does not mean that newborns have a sense of humor. A sense of humor is something that you can develop over a lifetime.
Sometimes people think that they don’t have a good sense of humor because they are not good joke tellers Dr. Wilson reminds us that telling jokes is only one of many ways to express humor. He advises us to drop our shyness and try to laugh at ourselves. Then we will make others laugh, too.
A person who has a true sense of humor is willing and able to see the funny side of everyday life. A sense of humor is best defined(下定义) as “the ability to see the non-serious point in a situation”. Consider(考虑) this sign from a store window: “Any imperfect product will be carefully replaced with product of the same quality (质量).”The store manager probably placed the sign in the window to show the customers the store’s excellent service. He had a serious purpose, but if you have a sense of humor, you will probably find the sign funny. As Dr. Wilson says, “a good sense of humor means that you don’t have to be funny; you just have to see what’s funny.”
27. Why did the store manager place the sign in the window?
A. To tell customers the store’s excellent service.
B. To call on customers to have a sense of humor,
C. To attract more people to work in the store.
D. To show their products are of high quality.
28. What can we learn from the passage?
A. To stop being shy is the best way to have a good sense of humor.
B. Our body always reacts positively to humor and laughter.
C. Newborns are not able to laugh and smile at birth.
D. Humorous people must be good at telling jokes.
29. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Do You Have a Sense of Humor?
B. Why Does Humor Matter in Our Life?
C. Do You Think Our Everyday Life Funny?
D. How Can You Develop a Good Sense of Humor?
D
Environmental impact(影响) of online shopping
In the past few years, the way we shop has changed greatly. We used to buy things in traditional shops or in department stores. Now, customers are increasingly buying online, where they can order whatever they want directly to door with the touch of a smart phone or the click of a mouse.
But what is the impact of all this online shopping on the environment? You might think that online shopping is greener than in store shopping After all, an online store doesn’t use the electricity that a traditional store might use. Products are often delivered(递送) to several homes at once, so you would think this way of shopping must cut down on the carbon(碳) footprint.
However, the reality is not as simple as imagined. Many home deliveries fail the first time and the driver has to make a second or third attempt to deliver the products. Customers who choose speedy delivery or those who buy single products from different places also help increase the carbon footprint.
The carbon footprint also goes up if the customer chooses to return the product. A study in Germany showed that one in three products bought online are returned.
Clothing is one product that has high return rate(率). Unlike in a walk in store, the online shopper can’t try things on before buying. So, companies offer free returns to make it easier for shoppers to buy the same clothing in different sizes and colors. Customers try them at home, keep one and return the rest of them. However, when clothes are returned, they are not always put back for sale, because many companies have found it cheaper to simply throw away the returned clothes. Then the returned clothes, which might be in perfect condition, end up in landfills.
So, online shopping isn’t as green as people might think. That last kilometer to your door is costly, for companies and for the environment. There is some positive news, electric delivery vehicles(车辆) will probably help lower the carbon footprint. However, the question of how to deal with returns nicely and without waste is still a challenge that many companies have not wanted to face. As more and more online shoppers begin to realize what companies are doing, there is increasing pressure( 压力) for companies to take responsibility for the environmental impact of their activities.
30. The word “attempt” in Paragraph 3 probably means__________.
A. try B. choice C. decision D. progress
31. The writer takes the example of online clothing shopping in Paragraph 5 to_____.
A. stress the importance of online shopping.
B. compare walk-in shopping with online shopping
C. show online shopping can harm, the environment
D. offer some ways to return products while shopping online
32. What can we learn from the passage?
A. An online store usually uses a lot of electricity.
B. Speedy delivery might make the carbon footprint go up.
C. Clothing online is one product that has low return rates.
D. Two in three products bought online are returned in Germany.
33. The writer probably agrees that__________.
A. it’s environmental-friendly to buy goods online
B. it’s necessary for companies to cut down on carbon footprint
C. it’s a good idea for companies to throw away the returned products
D. it’s helpful to deal with the returns nicely by electric delivery vehicles
四、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分,每小题2分)
Many people are afraid. to cook Chinese food. They think it is difficult to prepare Chinese dishes, Ching-He Huang, a young chef(厨师),business owner, and TV star, is changing their ideas. She teaches people quick and easy ways to prepare Chinese food.
Thanks to Ching-He, many people around the world now love to cook Chinese food! Ching-He was born in 1978. She first learned about traditional Chinese cooking from her grandparents.
When Ching-He was eleven years old, she and her family moved to London. Her mother often traveled for work, and Ching-He cooked meals for her family. Her mother taught her a little bit about Chinese cooking. Soon, Ching-He started to create
her own recipes(菜谱). She especially loved to make rice dishes and noodle soups.
Ching-He studied economics (经济学) in college, but her big passion (热情) was cooking. After she graduated, she started a food and drink company. She sold healthy Chinese foods and drinks to stores. In 2005, Ching-He had her first TV cooking program. In