常青藤实验中学2015年初二英语期中调查卷

常青藤实验中学2013-2014学年第二学期期中调研初二英语一、单项选择.1. __________Italy is ________ European country.A. An, anB. /, anC. A, aD. /, a2. He went to Shanghai _______ September, 1991 and came back _____ a cold morning last year.A. in, onB. on, onC. in, inD. on, in3. Let’s wait a few moments. He’s _______.A. by the wayB. in the wayC. on the wayD. in this way4. --- The students are studying hard, because they know ________.--- I agree with you.A. what are they studyingB. what they are studying forC. what to study itD. what are they studying for5. He has to go to school today, ________?A. has heB. doesn’t heC. hasn’t heD. does he6. Although life here is much harder than it ________ be, he has _________ it.A. used to, used toB. is used to, been used toC. used to, been used toD. is used to, used to7. ---I _______ the Great Wall once. --- Me too. I ________ it last year.A. have visited, have visitedB. visited, have visitedC. visited, visitedD. have visited, visited8. I returned earlier than T om. Because he stayed there _______ after I left.A. the other dayB. every dayC. another dayD. some day9. ---Where is T om? --- He isn’t here. He ___________ the teacher s’ office for half an hour.A. has been toB. has gone toC. will go toD. has been in10. ---Must I put my bike here? --- No, you _______. You _______ put it over there.A. must, canB. needn’t, mayC. don’t need, canD. must, can’t11.---When did you go to university? --- _________.A. For 5 yearsB. Since 5 years agoC. 5 years agoD. Before 5 years12. Tom is very kind. He never minds ________ the house for others.A. his cleaningB. he cleaningC. he cleanD. clean13. He is ________ to give _______ to poor people.A. enough generous, enough moneyB. enough generous, money enoughC. generous enough, money enoughD. generous enough, enough money14. Mr Lin gave the textbooks to all the students___the ones who had already taken them.A. exceptB. includingC. amongD. with15. ---Nobody will become a hero without the help of others. --- That’s true._______.A. Practice makes perfect.B. One tree can’t make a forest.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.二、完型填空.My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, Ican always face it bravely.Last year, I couldn’t believe the 1 that I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father was n’t as 2 as I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and began 3 .I knew very well what my family was 4 . My mum had been ill in bed for 2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I c ould say 5 to my parents. I decided to help my father with his work 6 my family.To my surprise, things completely changed 7 the beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had been 8 by my schoolma tes. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I always 9 my teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matter 10 hard life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”1. A. idea B. story C. news D. thought2. A. nervous B. excited C. interested D. worried3. A. crying B. laughing C. saying D. shouting4. A. about B. before C. against D. like5. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything6. A. support B. to support C. supporting D. supported7. A. after B. since C. before D. on8. A. raised B. spent C. planned D. saved9. A. dream of B. think of C. hear of D. talk of10. A. what B. which C. that D. how三、阅读理解.Mrs. Green: Do you take credit cards?Seller: Sorry, I don’t. Cash only.Mrs. Green: OK, here’s $20.Seller: Thanks. Here’s your change. Do you need a bag?Mrs. Green: Yes, please.Seller: Here you go.Mrs. Green: Thank you. Have a nice day.Seller: You, too.1. Mrs. Green wants __________.A. to use a credit cardB. to pay with cashC. to get a discountD. one bag for each item2. The seller gives Mrs. Green __________.A. $9.50B. $10.00C. 10.50D. 20.003. The tax is _________.A. fifty dollarsB. less than a dollarC. 10% of the totalD. more than the price of a notebook4. “Here you go” is the same as “__________”.A. This is for meB. please leaveC. This is your bagD. The door is over there5. Which of these sentences is true? _________.A. A pen costs more than a tapeB. The seller doesn’t take credit cardsC. Mrs. Green buys 5 thingsD. The seller doesn’t have any bagsBAt present, air pollution may be the greatest problem and people all over the world pay attention to it. The Chinese government has done a lot to do with it. One of them is to produce electric(电的) vehicles, especially electric cars. China plans to put at least half a million electric cars on the road by 2015.Electric cars are hard to sell. Even with the help of the government, there are still many problems. So it isn’t easy to get more people to use electric cars. One reason is that the electric car is very expensive. A Shenzhen driver said that an electric car cost 80 percent more than the Santana. Another reason is that we ha ven’t built enough charging stations(充电站). Sometimes when an electric car uses up its electricity, it can not work at all. Finally, when there is something wrong with electric cars, drivers can not find shops to repair them easily.Besides China, the United States, Japan and Germany also do their best to create electric vehicles. But China has done more than them.6. Why does the Chinese government want to use electric cars?A. Because they are good for the environment.B. Because they are very safe.C. Because they are very expensive.D. Because they can carry more people.7. People prefer to drive cars because _________.A. it can make more moneyB. it is more beautifulC. it can run fasterD. it is cheaper8. According to the passage, if a Santana is 70,000 yuan, what is the price of an electric car?A. 56,000 yuanB. 126,000 yuanC. 80,000 yuanD. 50,000 yuan9. There are reasons why electric cars are difficult to sell in the passage.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five10. Which country is not mentioned in the passage? It’s .A. GermanyB. the USAC. FranceD. JapanCThe expression "down to earth" means being open and honest. It is easy to get on with someone who is down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud（骄傲的）.Down-to-earth people could be important members. But they do not think they are better than others who are less important. A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air.Americans use another expression that is similar（相似的）to down to earth in some ways. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of what is real in life.The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a day－dreamer.When we have both our feet on the ground, and when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us—solid and strong.11. A down-to-earth person could be _________.A. social and proudB. good and oppositeC. real and importantD. strong and changeable12. The expression "has one's nose in the air" means _________.A. 眉飞色舞B. 目中无人C. 瞻前顾后D. 春风得意13. This passage mainly talks about _________.A. the use of some expressionsB. dreams and achievementsC. the lifestyle of honest peopleD. honesty and understanding14. If you want to understand what is real in life, you have to _________.A. get along with other people easilyB. learn from those who are down to earthC. be a good dreamer with quick mindD. have both your feet on the ground15. If you only think of your own importance, _________.A. you'll think you are better than othersB. your life will be like the solid and strong groundC. down-to-earth people will hate youD. your life will be filled with love四、单词. (每空一词)1. Peter came _______ ( 二十) in the final exam.2. I visited several ________ (网站) on the Internet just now and I found something useful.3. Space technology helps fight against ________. ( pollute )4. Do you need _______ help? ( far )5. The robber robbed him of all his money before _________ him to the tree. (tie)6. ---What is the secret of your s_______? --- Hard work.7. You can write this article e______ in English or Chinese.8. --- Miss Li teaches English well. --- Yes. She has much ________ in teaching English.9. ---How many ______ (胃) does a camel have ?10. ---How long have you _________ the book? --- I borrowed it yesterday.五、首字母填空.On Thanksgiving Day, about 88 percent of Americans eat turkey. But one lucky turkey not o (1) survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers give a turkey t 2 the U.S. president. H (3) , the president does not eat this turkey, but gives it a“pardon”. He s (4) it to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r (5) of its life.Turkeys c (6) from North America and have been part of American culture for centuries. Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey to be America’s icon (图标) i (7) of the bald eagle.Turkeys living on farms are large b (8) that cannot fly. But wild turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s (9) of 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.Turkeys don’t have ears. T hey hear with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five t 10 better than human’s.六、翻译句子.1. 在过去的3年里，他们通过邮件来互相保持联系。