北京市西城外国语学校初二下学期期中考试及答案094.docx

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北京市西城外国语学校初二下学期期中考试及答案094

北京市西城外国语学校2008—2009学年度第二学期

初二英语期中练习试卷2009.4.28

班、姓名、学号、成绩

PaperI（55%）

I.Listentothestatementsandchoosethecorrectpicture.（Youwillhearthetapetwice.）（4%）

1.

ABC

2.

ABC

3.

ABC

4.

ABC

II.Listentothedialogues.Choosethebestanswerstothequestions.（Youwillhearthetapetwice.）（4%）

5.Whatmadethemanfeelsorryabouthisweekend?

A.Theweather.B.Beingbusy.C.Thebeach

6.Wherearethetwopeople?

A.Ontheirwayhome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Ataservicestation.

7.Whatcan’tthetwopeoplefind?

A.Thebag.B.Thekey.C.Thedoor.

8.Howlongwilleachlessonlast?

A.Halfanhour.B.Fiftyminutes.C.Twohours.

III.Listentoapassageandanswerthequestions.（Youwillhearthetapetwice.）（2%）

9.Whysometimesisitfastertotravelbybusthanbyplaneortrain?

A.Becausebusesusuallyarriveintime.

B.Becausepassengersdon’tnavetowaitalongtimetotakebuses.

C.Becausebusescomeindifferentsizes.

10.Howdochildrengotoschoolinthespeaker’scity?

A.Theytakespecialbuses.

B.Theyalltakebusesoftheirownschool.

C.Theybuyticketstotakebuses.

IV.MultipleChoice.（15%）

11.Wehavetogotoschool_________schooldaysbutwecangohiking_________Sundayafternoon.

A.on,atB.on,inC.at,onD.on,on

12.Weonlymeetonceortwiceamonth.Imeanwe_________meet.

A.occasionallyB.oftenC.alwaysD.sometimes

13.Ilikebungeejumpingbecauseitcanmakeme_________.

A.relaxingB.excitingC.relaxedD.excited

14.Jim’ssisteris_________tallerthanhim.

A.moreB.evenC.manyD.less

15.Thosesheep_________forthewinter.

A.havefoodenoughB.haveenoughfood

C.ishappyenoughD.workenoughhard

16.Idon’tthinkthat_________suitsyou.

A.longyellowcoatB.greenlongscarf

C.greybaggycardiganD.blackleatherboots

17.Maryprefers_________athome_________outonarainyday.

A.tostay,togoB.staying,togoing

C.tostay,thangoD.staying,thangoing

18.“Thebookcostthem$20.”Whichofthefollowingisn’tright?

A.Theyspent$20onthisbook.B.Theypaid$20forthisbook

C.Theycost$20tobuythisbook.D.Thebookhadavalueof$20.

19.Thevocationalcourse,aswellastheacademiccourse_________students_________opportunitiestolearnhowtosolveproblemsintherealworld.

A.provide,withB.provides,for

C.provides,withD.provide,of

20.—Shallwewatchamovietonight?

—That’sagoodidea._________.

A.Iamgoingtomeetyouattheticketofficeatseven.

B.Iwillmeetyouattheticketofficeatseven.

C.Iamnotgoingtomeetyouattheticketofficeatseven.

D.Iwon’tmeetyouattheticketofficeatseven.

21._________isbecomingpopulararoundtheworld.About_________peopleoutsideChinaspeakitaccordingtothelatestdata.

A.SpeakChinese,fortybilliononehundredandtwenty-fivemillion

B.TospeakChinese,fortybillionandonehundredtwenty-fivemillion

C.SpeakingChinese,fortybilliononehundredandtwenty-fivemillion

D.SpeakingChinese,fortybillionsonehundredandtwenty-fivemillions

22.InScotland_________isatraditionaldressofmenandboys.Theyoftenwearitforaformalpartyorevensportsevents.

A.kimonoB.kiltC.sariD.sarong

23.TheMexicangirlSalinahadavisittoPyramidslastsummer.Shefound_________difficulttounderstand_________there.

A.it,GermanB.that,SpanishC.it,ArabicD.that,French

24.HeusuallytravelstotheAndesMountainin_______andtheNileDeltain_______.

A.America,MexicoB.Chile,MexicoC.Chile,EgyptD.America,Chile

25.Didyounotice___________________________________?

A.whetherhisdeediscorrectB.whathehaddonethehomework

C.howboredhefeltatthemovieD.wheredidheputthecoat

IV.Cloze.（10%）

Iwasstandingbythesideoftheroadat6:

30am.Whenthetaxitookmy26tothePhiladelphiaAirport,Iwastoo27tospeak.Forthefirsttimeinmylife,Iwaslefthomebymyself.Ihadnoonetodependonand28knewhowtogetbacktomydorm,formymotherusedtotakemetoschoolinhercar.

Luckily,I29infindingmywaybacksafely.Afewdayslater,Ialsomadeafewfriends.However,Istillfeltalone.WhenIwenttothePhiladelphiaMuseumofArtwithsomeofmyfriends,Iwasvery30attheart,buttheyquicklyranpasttheart,headingtowardsthefreefoodinstead.AndIwantedtowork31theuniversitynewspaper,but32ofmyfriendswantedtogototheinformationmeetingforthenewspaper.

I33toattendthemeetingbymyself.Goingalonewasn’tasfrighteningasIhadimagined.Infact,nooneseemedtonoticeorcare!

IcouldleavewhenIfeltlikeleaving.Itwasn’tbadatall!

AlthoughIambeginningtofeelmorecomfortableabout34onmyself,Iamnotplanningtocutoffmyselffromtherestoftheworld.Istillcallhometwiceaday.BecausenomatterhowindependentImaybecome,Iwillalwaysneedto35mylifewithmyfamily.

26.A.motherB.teacherC.friendD.classmate

27.A.nervousB.happyC.sorryD.sad

28.A.nearlyB.onlyC.hardlyD.quickly

29.A.triedB.sufferedC.failedD.succeeded

30.A.relaxedB.excitedC.worriedD.tired

31.A.asB.forC.toD.with

32.A.noneB.someC.manyD.all

33.A.wantedB.expectedC.decidedD.hated

34.A.gettingB.dependingC.puttingD.turning

35.A.compareB.findC.interestD.share

V.Readingcomprehension.（20%）

NewStarTrousersShop!

NewArrivalsfromEurope！

TrousersPatterns

From

Material

Colour

Size

Price（$）

Italy             

silk  

white/blue 

L/M/S      

60-90

France           

cotton

red/yellow  

M/S

45-80

England       

wool       

checked

L/M     

80-105

Germany   

cotton

black/brown

XL/L   

55-80

Welcomee-mailordersforallourtrousersandwealsowelcomecreditcard.Freepostandpacking.

Tel:

67867822   E-mail:

newstartrousershop@

（A）

36.Whichofthefollowingissoldinthisshop?

A.Shoes.     B.Socks.    C.Trousers.     D.Sweaters.

37.SizeLblackcottontrousersarefrom________.

A.England   B.France   C.Germany   D.Italy

38.Whicharethecheapesttrousers?

A.Theredcottontrousers.            B.Theblackcottontrousers.

C.Thecheckedwooltrousers.         D.Thewhitesilktrousers.

39.Howmuchwillyoupayifyoubuyapairofsilktrousersandapairofcheckedtrousers?

A.Morethan$195.                  B.Lessthan$140.

C.Over$200.                      D.About$160.

40.Youcan’tbuythetrousers__________.

A.bytelephone     B.byletter     C.bycreditcard    D.bye-mail

（B）

Formostpeople,theword“fashion”means“clothes”.Butpeoplemayaskthequestion,“Whatclothesareinfashion?

”Andtheyusetheadjective“fashionable”inthesameway:

“Shewaswearingafashionablecoat.Hisshirtwasreallyafashionablecolour.”

Butofcoursetherearefashionsinmanythings,notonlyinclothes.Therearefashionsinholidays,inrestaurants,infilmsandbooks.Thereareevenfashionsinschoolsubjects,jobs…andinlanguages.

Fashionschangeastimegoes.Ifyoulookatpicturesofpeopleorthingsfromthepast,youwillseethatfashionshavealwayschanged.AnEnglishhouseof1750wasdifferentfromoneof1650.Afashionablemanin1780lookedverydifferentfromhisgrandsonin1860.

Todayfashionschangeveryquickly.Someofthisisnatural.Wehearaboutthingsmuchmorequicklythaninthepast.Newspaper,radios,telephonesandtelevisionsendinformationfromonecountrytoanotherinafewhours.

Newfashionsmeanthatpeoplewillbuynewthings,soyouseethereismoneyinfashion.

41.Fromthispassageweknowthat“fashion”means______.

A.clothesB.manythings

C.mostofthepopularthingsD.everything

42.Whichofthefollowingthingsisfashionabletoday?

A.SurfingontheInternet.

B.HavingafamilydinneronNewYear’sDay.

C.Learningtosingsongsontheradio.

D.Doingmorningexercisesatschool.

43.Todayfashionschangeveryquicklybecause_______.

A.peoplereadnewspapereveryday

B.radiossendinformationfromonecountrytoanother

C.newthingsthatpeoplelikeareoftenshownonTV

D.peoplequicklylearnwhatishappeningintheworld

44.“Thereismoneyinfashion”means______.

A.clothesareexpensiveB.moneycomesfromfashion

C.peoplelikenewthingsD.fashionsmakebigmoney

45.Thebesttitleforthepassageis______.

A.FashionsB.Fashionmeanclothes

C.FashionmeansmoneyD.Afashionablecolour

（C）

News1

Haveyoueverthoughtofbeingabletoflyaroundtheworldinafewhoursthough（尽管）itisabout40,000kilometers?

Oneday，maybeyoucan.LastSaturday，theAmericanX-43Aairplanemadeitsfirstflight.Itreachedaspeedof8,000kilometersanhour.Thismakesitthefastestplaneintheworld.TheX-43Aisonlythreetofourmeterslong，butit'sveryheavy：

itweighs1,270kilograms.

News2

Haveyouevergotangryatbooksthatarefullofmistakes?

Don'tworry，thingswillgetbettersoon.Lastweek，Chinastartedcheckingtextbooks，dictionariesandchildren'sbooksalloverthecountry.ThegovernmentsaidtheresultsofthecheckingwouldcomeoutattheendofJune.

News3

Therewillbeanew“star”intheskysoon.ChinaplanstosendanothersatelliteintospacebyDecember2006.Itwillstayinspaceforoneyear.Itwillgoaroundthemoonandtakepictures.Itmustbeveryexpensive,right?

That'sforsure—1.4