宁波外国语学校 初二英语期末试卷

　二OO四学年度第 一 学 期

　二OO四学年度

　第 一 学 期

　Listening Part

　 = 1 \* ROMAN I. Listen to the statements and match them with the following pictures. Please write the letter beside each number. You’ll listen to them once. (听下列五段描述，请将各描述与图片相匹配，请将字母写于横线上。共5小题，每题1分，共5分)

　

　

　

　1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______

　

　4._______ 5. _______

　 = 2 \* ROMAN II. Listen to the following conversations and choose the best answer. You’ll listen to them once. (听下列五段对话, 选出最佳答案。共6小题，每题1分，共6分)

　6. A. Some pears. B. Some apples. C. Some flowers.

　7. A. A pig. B. The Internet. C. A sheep.

　 8. A. At nine. B. At two. C. At eight.

　 9. A. He is reading English.

　B. He is talking on the phone.

　C. He is chatting by QQ.

　10. A. High jump.

　B. Both 100-meter race and high jump.

　C. None of the sports events.

　 11. A. By bus. B. By school bus. C. By minibus.

　 = 3 \* ROMAN III. Match the title with the beginning of the news stories. Please write the letter beside each number. You’ll listen to them twice. ( 听四段新闻，将其与相应的标题相匹配，请将字母写于横线上。共4小题，每题1分，共4分)

　ILLUSION(错觉)

　ILLUSION(错觉) OR ALIENS ?

　Twins Got Together After 45 Years Apart(分开地)

　12. _______ 13. _______

　Life Saved by Being 5 Minutes Late for Interview

　Life Saved by Being 5 Minutes Late for Interview

　Man Receives Letter Mailed 50 Years Ago

　14. _______ 15. _______

　 = 4 \* ROMAN IV. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer. You’ll listen to it twice. (听短文，选出最佳答案。共5小题，每题1分，共5分)

　16. The passage is about _______.

　 A. Chinese tea B. why tea is important

　 C. the tea time in England D. different ways of tea drinking in different countries

　17. Tea is popular _______.

　 A. all round the world B. only in the United States

　 C. only in English-speaking countries D. in Asian countries

　18. The Chinese drink tea_______.

　 A. for breakfast B. in a special ceremony

　 C. when they get together D. only in teahouse

　19. The English like to _______.

　 A. eat cakes and cookies with their tea B. drink their tea only

　 C. have tea with dinner D. drink their tea in a special room

　20. Iced tea is popular_______.

　 A. in the winter B. in England

　 C. for breakfast D. in the United States

　Written Part

　V. Choices. (单项选择。共15小题，每题1分，共15分)

　21. Nick often plays______ guitar and ______ volleyball in his spare time.

　 A. the; the B. the; / C. /; the D. /; /

　22. –How did you go to Beijing last summer.?

　–_______, because we were afraid _______ a plane.

　A. By train; of taking B. By a train; of taking

　C. By the train; to taking D. By trains; that we took

　23. I don’t feel like _______, _______ I feel awful.

　 A. to eat; because of B. to eat; because

　 C. eating; because of D. eating; because

　24. –It is three years and a half since I last ______. Why didn’t you write to me?

　 –Sorry, I lost your address.

　A. heard a letter from you B. received you a letter

　 C. heard from you D. accepted a letter from you

　25. –Is there _______ in today’s newspaper?

　 –No, _______.

　A. interesting something; interesting nothing

　B. anything interesting; nothing interesting

　C. interesting anything; nothing interesting

　D. anything interesting; interesting nothing

　26. –Is the book Harry Potter _______?

　 –Of course. The bookshops around the world have sold out millions of copies_______.

　 A. a success; successful B. successful; successful

　 C. successfully; successful D. a success; successfully

　27. The beautiful princess Fiona was not there, and _______ there was an ugly young lady standing _______ Shrek.

　 A. instead; in front of B. instead of; in the front of

　 C. instead; in front D. instead of; in the front

　28. –How is your grandmother?

　–She’s fine. Don’t worry _______ her health. She _______ smoking.

　A. about; has stopped B. with; stops

　C. about; is stopping D. with; was stopping

　29. –Why didn’t you bring your stamps to school?

　–Tom told me _______ them here.

　 A. to not bring B. not to take

　C. don’t bring D. not to bring

　30. –It’s very kind _______ you me to make much progress.

　 –My pleasure.

　 A. for; help B. of; to help

　C. for; helping D. of; helped

　31. –There is some paper on the floor. Please _______.

　–All right.

　 A. pick up it B. pick up them

　C. pick it up D. pick them up

　32. –Can you show me how to go to the nearest hotel?

　–I’m sorry I don’t know it, either.

　 –_______.

　 A. You’re welcome B. Not at all

　C. That’s nothing D. Thanks all the same

　33. –How is your vacation, John?

　–Boring. I would rather ________ to school than _______ at home.

　 A. go; stay B. go; to stay

　 C. to go; to stay D. to go; stay

　34. –These days Jack is _______ body building in a gym.

　 – he has great muscles.

　 A. doing; No matter B. doing; No wonder

　 C. playing; No wonder D. making; No problem

　35. –Are you getting ready for Thanksgiving?

　–Yes. Our relatives will come to visit us. Mum has made _______ apple pies. We are busy _______ the house.

　 A. three dozens of; with cleaning B. three dozen of; to clean

　 C. dozens of; cleaning D. half dozen; cleaning

　VI. Cloze. (完型填空。每题1分，共10分)

　Children are always boasting*. They say things like, “My dad’s car is 36 than your dad’s,”

　and “My mom is smarter than 37 .” They particularly like to boast about their families.

　 Harry, Teddy and Gavin were always boasting. Gavin was the worst. Everything about his

　family was always the best or the biggest or the 38 expensive. Whatever the others said, he

　could always go one better.

　 One day on their way 39 , Harry said, “My father has a bath 40 a week.”

　 “That’s nothing,” Teddy said. “Having a bath twice a week is dirty. My father has a bath every day, sometimes twice a 41 .”

　 Teddy looked at Gavin. Now it was his turn. But what could he say?

　 “This time,” Teddy thought happily, “I’m going to 42 .”

　 Gavin didn’t know 43 to say. He couldn’t say that his father had a bath three times a day. That was silly. He walked on in silence. Teddy and Harry smiled. They were sure that they had won.

　 The whole day passed. Still Gavin said 44 .

　 “We’ve won,” Teddy said to Harry, but he said it too soon. On the way home, Gavin said, “My dad is so 45 that he doesn’t need to have a bath at all.”

　 *boasting: 吹牛

　A. big B. bigger C. the biggest D. small

　A. yours B. you C. mine D. me

　A. more B. less C. most D. best

　A. for school B. go to school C. school D. to school

　A. once B. twice C. three times D. four times

　A. week B. month C. day D. year

　A. win B. lose C. die D. cry

　A. where B. what C. how D. when

　A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something

　A. dirty B. handsome C. tall D. clean

　VII. Reading comprehension. (阅读理解。46-55小题每题1分，共10分；56-65小题每题0.5分，共5分)

　(A)

　Big Market

　● ● High School

　Zoo

　● ● Long Street ● Old Garden

　

　 Green Park

　 ● ● ● ●

　New Theater City Library

　 City Bank ● Red Train

　 ● ● Airport Yellow Train

　Post Office Blue Train

　46. Which trains can people take at City Library?

　 A. Only Red Train. B. Yellow Train and Blue Train.

　 C. Only Blue Train. D. Red Train and Blue Train.

　47. David wants to go to Airport. He takes Yellow Train at High School. How many trains will the train stop at?

　 A. Two. B. Three. C. Five. D. Eleven.

　48. Sue takes the train at Zoo. Which station is NOT on her way to Old Garden?

　 A. New Theater. B. Long Street.

　 C. City Library. D. Green Park.

　49. Bill lives near City Library. He wants to go to High School. First, he takes Red Train. At which station should he change trains to Yellow Train?

　 A. New Theater. B. Post Office.

　 C. Long Street. D. Green Park.

　50. If a man wants to go from New Theater to Post office, the trains he should take are _______.

　 A. Red Train→Yellow Train→Blue Train

　 B. Yellow Train→Red Train

　 C. Red Train→Blue Train→Yellow Train

　 D. Blue Train→Yellow Train

　 (B)

　Whales live in the sea, but they are not fish. They are mammals and must have air to breathe. The babies drink milk from their mother. It took millions of years for the whale to develop as it is today.

　 Every spring groups of whales swim hundreds of kilometers to warm places to have their young. Each group goes to the same place every year. The mothers take very good care of their babies. The whales “talk” to each other with a high noise that sounds like singing. This “talking” can be heard more than 300 kilometers away.

　Yet people kill over a hundred whales a day. They kill them to make many things. Killing them is a modern business. The whale dies very slowly in great pain. Some ships kill every whale they can find, even the mothers and babies.

　51. Where do whales live?

　A. On the land. B. In the sea. C. In the forest. D. In the mountains.

　52. A common mistake is that .

　A. whales are mammals B. whales must have air to breathe

　C. whale babies drink milk D. whales are fish

　53. Every spring each group of whales to have their young.

　A. swim only a few kilometers B. go to the same place

　C. stay at home D. return to the cold place

　54. When whales talk, it sounds like .

　A. talking B. singing C. crying D. laughing

　55. Whales’ talk can be heard more than away.

　A. three hundred kilometers B. three thousands kilometers

　C. thirty kilometers D. three hundred meters

　(C)

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　请根据广告所提供的信息，完成中国留学生Lin的一封信。（每空填一词）

　Dear mom and dad,

　Hello from America! Everything is going well here. You needn’t worry about me at all. I can

　take care of myself.

　I have found a part-time job, to be a house 56 . I can earn 57 dollars for 2

　hours every day. I’m thinking of buying a second-hand 58 . I have sent an 59 to Charlie

　to see when I can have a look at his car. It’s too expensive for me to stay in the school apartment.

　I’m looking for an apartment 60 the university. I can share an apartment with Jane. There

　is a washing machine and a refrigerator in there. What’s more, there is a 61 for me to cook

　in. It seems nice. But I don’t know whether Jane is a Chinese or an English speaker who wants to

　 62 to speak Chinese. I prefer to have an English speaker as my 63 . It is good for me

　to practice my English. There is another apartment near my school, too. But it has only one

　 64 and I can only stay in it for 65 a year. I will call them this evening.

　 Love,

　 Lin

　VIII. Vocabulary. (词汇。共15分)

　Choose the words from the box to fill in the blanks with their proper forms.(从方框中选择合适的词，并用其正确的形式填空，每空填一词。共10小题，每小题0.5分，共5分)

　appear, consider, fiction, steal, physics, attract, success, educate, symbol, decorate, south, traditional, achieve, perform, buy

　appear, consider, fiction, steal, physics, attract, success, educate, symbol, decorate, south, traditional, achieve, perform, buy

　1. The 66 of the ghost-like skeleton is really frightening. The children are frightened to see it

　2. Yang Zhenning, a famous 67 , got married with a 28-year-old young woman not long ago.

　3. They have worked really hard and 68 the goal of going to college.

　4. A pigeon 69 peace while an olive branch is a symbol of peace, too.

　5. In American history there was a war－The Civil War. People in the northern part were against slavery（奴隶制）while 70 were for it.

　6. As a country with a long history, China has many old 71 , and it also has a lot of tourist

　 72 .

　7. On December 31st we had a big party. The gym was 73 with nice flowers and lights. Many students and teachers performed. All the 74 were wonderful and we enjoyed them very much.

　8. 75 bicycles has become a common crime in schools now.

　 B. Finish the following sentences with proper words. The first letters have been given. (用合

　适的词完成句子，首字母已给出，每空填一词。共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

　 1. At this sports meeting, all the i 76 and team events will be held inside the stadium.

　 2. The poor little girl looked at the f 77 window decorations and went away slowly.

　 3. The one who d 78 buildings most beautifully can win Luban Prize, because Luban was

　thought to be one of the greatest architects in our history.

　4. Parents nowadays are paying more and more attention to their children’s e 79 because

　children are the future of our country.

　 5. In the Waxworks Museum you can meet all kinds of c 80 , such as politicians, sports

　stars, movie stars, etc.

　 C. Finish the following sentences according to the given Chinese. (根据所给中文完成句子，每

　空填一词。共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

　1. The 81 (偷窃) happened at midnight yesterday. Nobody noticed it until 8 o’clock this morning.

　2. In order to host the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, we must supply very good 82 (服务) in all fields.

　3. Zhang Yimou has 83 (导演) many movies. Some of them are well welcomed in the world.

　4. To 84 (普通的) Chinese people, the festival actually begins on the eve of the lunar New Year’s Day.

　5. They have to buy things such as coffee and sugar in town, because they can not 85 (生产) them on the farm.

　IX. Grammar.(语法。共15分)

　A. Verb forms.（用动词的正确形式填空。共10格，每格0.5分，共5分）

　1. –Tomorrow is weekend, Jane. What about 86 (visit) your parents this weekend? You know, we 87 (not see) them for about one month.

　–We’d better 88 (not go) because they 89 (go) to New York. They 90 (fly) there last Wednesday. I think they 91 (stay) there for about 3 months.

　–Really? I hope they will enjoy themselves there.

　–So do I.

　2. It’s 7:20 now. Usually at this time of day, my mother 92 (watch) CCTV news. But today she

　 93 (knit). And when I got home at 7:20 yesterday evening, she 94 (chat) with her friends

　online. She used to write to them, but now she uses QQ more often. 95 (be not) she modern?

　B. Sentences.（按照要求完成句子，每空填一词。共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

　96. There are many popular events in the world. And the Olympic Games is one of them.

　(把两句话并成一句)

　 The Olympic Games is ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ in the world.

　97. There are 60 sheep on our farm.（写出同义句）

　 We’ve got ________ ________ sheep on the farm.

　98. My good friend left Ningbo 3 years ago. （写出同义句）

　 My good friend ________ ________ ________ ________ Ningbo since 3 years ago.

　99. –John will never be interested in wars.

　 –________ ________ his wife.

　100. I can’t speak French. I can’t speak Italian, either.→

　 I can speak ________ ________ the two languages.

　101. The news is very exciting. （改成感叹句）

　 ________ ________ ________ it is!

　102. Let’s dress up as ghosts, ________ ________?

　103. There are few books left in the classroom, ________ ________?

　104. My sister practices the piano 7 hours a week. (对划线部分提问)

　105. They have just been to the city with the most beautiful mountain. (对划线部分提问)

　X. Complete the conversation with proper words.（完成对话，每空填一词。共5格，每格1分，共5分）

　 (A for Andy, N for Nancy)

　A: Hello, Maria. I’ve heard that Antonio will leave for his hometown the day after tomorrow.

　N: How time f 106 ! What shall we buy him, then?

　A: Let’s buy him a book.

　N: Good idea. How about an a 107 of Churchill? He admires the former Prime Minister so much.

　A: Well, I think he only likes police stories.

　N: Umm, how about sending him some m 108 ?

　A: I think he can always read them in the reading room in the school l 109 .

　N: I know he likes music.

　A: Then how about some CDs?

　N: S 110 great!

　XI. Composition. （写作。共5分）

　 下面几幅图是史密斯先生开车到火车站接人的经历。根据图画内容写一个小故事，字数在

　60-80个单词之间。

　“I don’t know the time.”

　“I don’t know the time.”

　Additional Part

　（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

　I. Do you know any English proverbs? Proverbs are common across most of the world’s cultures and languages. These are little sayings that express a wise truth or a piece of advice. Proverbs from a foreign language can especially difficult. Here are some very common proverbs in English:

　A. The grass is always greener on the other side.

　B. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

　C. Let sleeping dogs lie.

　D. You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

　E. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink.

　F. Rome was not built in a day.

　Match the proverb with the closest meaning.

　1. You can’t really know a person by just looking at them. 1

　2. People always want the things that they don’t have. 2

　3. You can’t force people to do something if they don’t want to do it. 3

　4. Be patient. Some things can’t be done quickly. 4

　5. You can’t have everything exactly the way you want it. 5

　6. Don’t make trouble. 6

　II. Quiz.

　7. What number can replace the question mark?

　8. Here is a cube（立方体）. How many nearest ways from A to B can you find?

　9. What appears twice in a lifetime, but once in a year; twice in a week but

　 never in a day?

　10. Can you find something which has keys that open no locks, with space but no room, and allows

　you to enter but not to go in?

　11. What has a neck, but no head

　12. Sorry! I can't go with you. I'm not quite myself. Here “I'm not quite myself, ” means _______.

　 A. I have changed a lot. B. I’m not well. C. I can’t decide.

　13. In an English exam, A, B, C and D were in the first four places.

　After the exam, A said, “I won't be the fourth place.”

　B said, “I am second.”

　C said, “I am in the place before A.”

　D said, “I am two more places ahead of C.”

　But only one of them was wrong. Can you work out their results? Choose the right answer.

　A. A-4; B-2; C-3; D-1 B. A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3

　C. A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4 D. A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1

　III. Here are some acronyms that are often used when sending English-language SMS text message via mobile phone.

　@=“at”

　msg=“message”

　W = “with”

　AATB?=“all the best”

　W/O=? “without”

　WKND =“weekend”

　BCNU?= “

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