广州市铁一中学2012学年第一学期期中试题

广州市铁一中学2012学年第一学期期中试题初二年级英语试题笔试部分一、单项选择。

（满分20分）( )26. This beautiful house _______ the rich man!A.belongs toB.is belong toC.am belong toD. belong to( )27. _______ more about World WarⅡ,he went to the library to borrow some books on it.A.KnowingB. KnewC. To knowD. Knows( )28. We will have a holiday _______.A. in two day’s timeB.in two days’ timeC. after two day’s timeD. after two days’ time( )29. Judy writes _______ than his classmates.A.as carefulB. more carefullyC. much carefullyD. more careful( )30. The wine _______ grapes.A.are made inB.is made ofC.is make fromD.is made from( )31. The naughty boy admitted _______ the window.A.brokeB. breakC. breakingD.to break( )32. The man cannot work and he _______ his family.A.is useful forB.is helpful toC.is essential forD.is dependent on ( )33. _______ useful _______ us to learn a foreign language.A.This; ofB. That’s; forC. It’s; forD. Its; of( )34. Kitty made her dog _______ up the ball for her.A.pickB.to pickC. pickingD. picked( )35. —________?—No, thanks. I can do it by myself.A. Can you do itB. Do you need any helpC. What can you doD. Do you think you can do it( )36. ________you ever ________London?A.Have, go toB. Did, go toC. Have, been toD. Have, gone to ( )37. He can ________ go out because it is raining_________.A.hard; hardB. hardly; hardlyC. hardly; hardD. hard; hardly( )38. ________it is fishing by the river.A.How a funB. How funC. What a funD. What fun( )39. The problem was _______ difficult _______ few students in my class could work it out.A.too; toB. so; thatC. too; thatD. enough; to( )40. The accident happened ________ a winter night.A.onB.atC.inD.to( )41. —May I have a look at your plan?—Sorry. We haven’t finished yet. We are now still______.A. talking it withB. talking with itC. talking over itD. talking it over( )43. He made money ________.A.by writingB.in writingC. with writingD. on writing( )43. The teacher suggests ________ the mountains in the summer holidays.A. go and climbB. goes and climbsC. to go and climbD. going and climbing ( )44. He needs your help. You ________ and give him a hand.A.should to stayB. shouldn’t stayC. ought not stayD..ought to stay( )45. They’re going to build a school for _______ and _____in the countryside.A.deaf, blindB. the deaf, blindC. the deaf, the blindD. deaf, the blind二、语法选择。

（10*1=10分）阅读下面短文，选出最佳选项。

Mr. King was a strange man. He liked travelling and animals very much. He founded his own empire(帝国).Mr. King lived with six hundred wild animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. After he left school,he___46___all over the world collecting animals for his own zoo. He hoped___47___two examples of every kind of animal on his island. ____48___he was afraid that people would find him someday.In his spare time, he ___49____books about his travels, and about his animals ____50___he collected the money from the books and helped to pay for the food___51___ these animals eat.One day, when Mr. King was out___52____drinking water, he found oil. He needed money for his travels and for___53____zoo, and a little oil would buy enough water for what he needed all his life, but he know that if he told anybody else about it, it would be___54____end of his zoo and his life's work.So he decided___55___anyone about what he had found, because oil and water couldn't mix. ( )46.A. has traveled B. had traveled C. traveled D. travels( )47.A. to collect B. collecting C. collects D. collect( )48.A. or B. and C. but D. so( )49.A.write B. writes C. wrote D. is writing( )50.A. so that B. and that C. as to D. that( )51.A. what B. who C. when D. which( )52.A. looks forward to B. to look atC. looking forD. looked after( )53.A. its B. his C. her D. their( )54.A. a B. an C. the D. 不填( )55.A. to not tell B. to tell not C. not telling D. not to tell三、完形填空。

（10*1=10分）Music and BehaviorWhere did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might __56___ hear music in an office or on a farm.Scientists believe that music changes the__57___ people behave(行为). According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people become more generous. When classical music is played, people spend more money. When a restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. With light music, people spend even ___58___.Scientists also ___59___ that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, the louder the music is, __60___ people eat. Some restaurants play fast music during their ___61___ hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants ___62___make more money this way.Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are __63__. And___64___ music can help you relax.The __65___ time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change your behavior. ( )56. A. already B. hardly C. even D. never( )57. A. idea B. way C. place D. time( )58. A. little B. less C. least D. the least( )59. A. believe in B. work out C. call for D. find out( )60. A. more fast B. more faster C. the faster D the more fast ( )61. A. free B. busy C. happy D. poor( )62. A. can B. must C. should D. ought to( )63. A. relax B. relaxing C. relaxed D. relaxation( )64. A. To hear B. Hearing C. To listen D. Listening to ( )65. A. first B. second C. next D. last四、阅读理解。