2024-2025学年度第一学期初二英语期中考试

1、We succeeded in finding a solution to the problem at last.

___________________

2、词语运用：阅读短文，用方框中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文意思通顺，完整。（每词限用一次，其中有两个词是多余的）

prevent, clean, hand, four, get, may, easy, terrible, fact, nothing, try, open

The flu can spread(传播) quickly in the air. Many people can have the flu【1】. But this doesn’t mean there’s【2】we can do to prevent it. In 【3】, the virus(病毒) doesn’t live in the air long. It needs to land quickly, or it’ll die.

This help us to 【4】 it. What can we do?

First, 【5】 not to touch(触摸) things that many people touch, such as handholds of buses or subways,or the virus will jump to your hands.

Second, don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands outside, or the virus in your hands will 【6】 into your body.

Third, wash your 【7】often. This won’t kill the virus, but it’ll help to wash it away and keep your hands 【8】.

【9】, when you cough, cover your mouth with your arms.

nd then, if you feel 【10】, go to see a doctor and take some medicine.

3、I can answer your question. （改为同义句）

I am ________ ________ answer your question.

4、—Will you go to the airport to meet Mary?

—I’m sorry. I ______tired out since I prepared for the midterm exam.

A. was   B. have been   C. had been  D. will be

5、The talent show is ________ the game show. I like both.

A．as interesting as

B．not so interested as

C．not so interesting as

D．as interested as

6、-Do you often____your pen pal?

-Yes, quite often.  We often talk about our school lives in the letters.

A. hear fromB.agree withC.look forD.take care of

7、Don’t worry about me. I can take good care of ______.

A. me   B. myself   C. him   D. himself

8、—Which jacket do you prefer, this one or that one?

—______ is OK. I don’t care too much.

A．Both

B．Either

C．Neither

9、—Can you come to my house for dinner this weekend, Mary?

—________. I have to look after my little sister.

A．Sure, I’d love to

B．No, I don’t

C．Sorry, I can’t

D．Yes, I’d love

10、The boy in yellow is sitting ________ the window.

A．by

B．with

C．of

11、________everyone is here, let's begin our discussion right away.

A.If B.When C.Now that D.Even if

12、________ is a good habit ________ us to eat an apple every day.

A．It, for

B．That, for

C．This, of

D．It, of

13、—Can I ________ your pen?

—Sure. But you mustn't________ it to Tom.

A.lend；borrow B.borrow；lend C.lend；lend D.borrow；borrow

14、Sam ________ with his friends every weekend.

A．skates

B．is skating

C．has skated

D．skated

15、He has many books on the desk, but _______ of them is on English.

A. none B. neither   C. all D. both

16、 —Is Ella popular in your class? —No, she isn’t. Because she doesn’t ________ others.

A. bring out   B. care about   C. feel like

17、A lot of people are here 　　　　 vacation every year.

A．in

B．at

C．on

D．with

18、-Do you like this book?

-No,it is boring.

A.not interesting B.not amazing C.not exciting

19、根据短文内容，将下面A—E五个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使补全后的短文意思通顺，结构完整。

Mr. Johnson had a hotel near the sea. Its price was the lowest in the city but few people stayed there. The fire broke out three times in a year and four travelers died in the accidents. 【1】 Mr. Johnson had to do most work himself.

It was eleven o’clock. Most rooms were still empty. Mr. Johnson went to the gate when a young man came in, with a big bag in his hand.

“【2】 ” asked Mr. Johnson.

“I want to stay in the cheapest room in your hotel.”

“OK,” said Mr. Johnson, “but it’s on the top floor.”

“【3】  ” Said the man.

“By the way, may I keep your bag for you?” asked Mr. Johnson.

“No, thanks.  【4】 I am afraid another fire will happen in your hotel. If it does, I’ll be able to escape(逃跑) from it.”

“Yes?”  . 【5】  “So you have to pay for the bill before you go to your room.”

20、A: Justin Ticket Office. Can I help you?

B: Yes, I'd like to buy tickets for the Modern Dance Festival on June l0th.

A: One moment please. We still have seats in the middle section from Rows 11 to 15.

B: 【1】

A: 45 dollars for one.

B: Umm. I'll have two please.

A: OK. 【2】

B: It's a visa card. The number is 256485497215.

A: 【3】

B: George Hinde, H-I-N-D-E.

A: Let me check. George Hinde. H-I-N-D-E. 【4】

B: Yes.

A: 【5】

B: By post, please.

A: Your tickets should arrive tomorrow.

B: Great.

A．I'll need your credit card information, please.

B．How many tickets do you want?

C．Is that right?

D．And your name, sir?

E．How much is it?

F．When can I get the ticket?

G．How would you like to get your tickets?

21、Hello, everyone. Welcome to CCTV. We have wonderful programs on different channels (频道). Here is some information for you.

On Channel CCTV-3, you can enjoy different kinds of art and music shows.

CCTV-5 offers (提供) sports news and games. It is a very good channel for sports lovers.

CCTV-6 is a movie channel. You can enjoy movies at home 24 hours on this channel.

CCTV-9 offers different kinds of English programs all day. News in English and English Speech Competitions are shown on this channel.

At 12: 35 every day, you can watch reports about law (法律) on CCTV-1. Law experts (专家) are invited to join the program to give their opinions on law problems.

【1】Robert is a football fan and he can enjoy football games on ________.

A．CCTV-6

B．CCTV-1

C．CCTV-5

D．CCTV-9

【2】If you’re interested in ________, CCTV-3 is a good channel for you.

A．food

B．singing

C．animals

D．movies

【3】Watching CCTV-9 every day can help you ________ better.

A．learn English

B．dance

C．cook

D．keep healthy

【4】You can watch reports about law ________ on CCTV-1.

A．twice a day

B．every day

C．once a week

D．in the evening

【5】How many channels are mentioned (被提到) in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

22、   One day, some children were at play in their playground. Someone said loudly, "The King would come to the town!" The children stopped their play and said, "The King is coming. He may look over the wall and see our playground. We must clean it up!"

The playground was sadly dirty, and there were waste paper and broken toys in the corner. But now, all the children started to clean it up. They worked hard until all was clean and tidy. They still wanted to make the playground look fine because the King liked the fine things. When they finished their work, the playground was so beautiful that the children stood and looked at it, and clapped their hands with pleasure. "Let us keep it always like this!" said the youngest one; and the others cried, "Yes! Yes!"

They waited all day for the coming of the King, but he never came; until it was sunset (日落) time, a man with dirty clothes, and a kind, tired face passed along the road, and stopped to look over the wall. The sun shone on his hair. It looked like a crown of gold.

"What a nice place!" said the man. "May I come in and rest ( 休 息 ), dear children?" The children brought him in gladly and set him on the seat. They made like a throne (宝座). "It is our playground!" They said, "We made it pretty for the King, but he did not come, and now we mean to keep it so for ourselves. Because we think pretty and clean is nicer than ugly ( 丑陋的) and dirty! Also for tired people can rest in!"

【1】How was the playground when the children heard about the King's coming?

A.Beautiful. B.Dirty. C.Fine.

【2】What did the children do first?

A.Cleaned up the place.

B.Made the place look fine.

C.Made a seat like a throne.

【3】When did the old man come to the town?

A.In the morning. B.At midnight. C.In the late afternoon.

【4】Which of the following is true?

A.The children only wanted to keep their clean playground to themselves.

B.The children felt very good about their hard work on the playground.

C.The children did not like the dirty and tired old man.

【5】What did the children learn from cleaning up the playground?

A.A clean and pretty playground was not necessary.

B.A clean and pretty playground was for the King.

C.A clean and pretty playground was nice for themselves and others.

23、  Five-year-old Susie loved to listen to her older sister, Emma, play the piano. Susie wanted to play it, too. But every time Susie asked to play, her mother would tell her how much work it needed to learn to play the piano well. Susie was sure she could learn to play it. She decided to make her mother believe that she was ready（准备好的）to learn to play the piano, so Susie helped her mom do the dishes and clean the house.

“Mom, can I start taking the piano lesson?” asked Susie.

“Susie, if you take the piano lesson, you must practice every day,” said her mom.

Susie was so excited. She could not wait to learn how to play her favorite songs!

Susie was excited for her first piano lesson. When she was finally in class, she was surprised: her teacher had flashcards（教学卡片）and a book for her. Susie didn’t know there were so many other things to know about the piano first. During that first lesson, the teacher didn’t let Susie play the piano.

The next day, after Susie got home from school, she ran outside.

“Where are you going?” asked her mom.

“Outside to play volleyball,” said Susie. “Bye, Mom!”

“You must study your piano flashcards,” said her mom. “Susie, this is what you wanted, now you have to do it.”

【1】 Mom didn’t let Susie learn to play the piano at first, because Mom thought playing the piano ____________.

A. cost a lot of money

B. needed a lot of practice

C. was difficult for a five-year-old girl

D. would make Susie have no time to study

【2】How did Susie show her mom that she was ready for the piano lesson?

A. She told her mom she was ready.

B. She asked Emma to tell her mom that she was ready.

C. She helped her mom with chores around the house.

D. She tried to learn to play the piano by watching her sister.

【3】What can we learn about Susie’s first piano lesson?

A. Her lesson was very easy.

B. She did not play the piano.

C. She had the same teacher as Emma.

D. Her piano flashcards were interesting.

【4】 How did Susie feel when she began her first piano lesson?

A. Tired.   B. Bored.

C. Excited. D. Surprised.

【5】The next day after her first piano lesson, Susie wanted to ________ after school.

A. read her book

B. play volleyball

C. study her piano flashcards

D. play the piano with Emma

24、   In our daily life, we have developed a lot of habits, such as eating habits, study habits, reading habits, etc. However, taking the time to develop a sleep habit is probably the ________ thing on your mind and some sleep advice simply can’t be forgotten. Here are some bad habits you need to give up. Watching TV until you fall asleep.

It has n________ to do with what you watch — it’s the TV’s bright light that is the criminal（罪魁祸首）. The bright light keeps you awake all the night.

Sleeping with pets

Pets sleep most of the day, and they move a lot when sleeping. They get comfortable, and then they move. This goes on all night, and it often makes you not sleep w_______.

Eating fatty, heavy foods too close to bedtime

If you’ve ever tried to go to sleep after eating a fatty meal, you’ve probably found the discomfort of your stomach preventing you from f_______ asleep or staying asleep.

Exercising heavily too close to bedtime

Heavy exercise too close to bedtime raises your body temperature so that your sleep is disturbed（不安的）until your body temperature d_______ to normal, which may take several hours. Accepting snoring（打呼噜）as a normal sleep habit.

Snoring is the biggest sleep killer. Maybe it’s caused by sleeping on your back, being overweight, having a cold, drinking, or taking drugs. Most seriously, it’s caused by a dangerous illness. For the snorer, it disturbs sleep by awakening him/her so often in order to b________ normally.

【1】l________

【2】n_______

【3】w_______

【4】f________

【5】d_______

【6】b_______

25、孩子是否要做家务，不同的学生有不同的看法。请你根据表格内容写一篇短文，并阐述你的观点和理由。

注意：

（1）短文必须包括表中所有内容，可适当增加细节；

（2）文中不得出现与你相关的信息；

（3）词数：80词左右，短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。

Should students do chores?

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