2023北京通州初二（上）期末英语

2023北京通州初二（上）期末

英    语

2022年12月

学校__________________班级__________________姓名__________________

第一部分

本部分共33题, 共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中, 选出最符合题目要求的一项。

一、单项填空（每题0.5分, 共6分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. I saw an interesting story on the news. I like _______very much.

A. them   B. him   C. it   D. her

2. Tilly Smith saved many lives _______December 26th, 2004 in Thailand.

A. to   B. at   C. in  D. on

3. —Bai Min, I know you have a rope. _______I use it?

－Yes, you1 can.

A. Must  B. Can   C. Might D. Should

4. —Mike, do you often exercise?

－Yes. _______I’m very busy at school, I try to exercise three times a week.

A. Although  B. Before  C. So   D. When

5. Look！ Tom is _______than Mike.

A. tall    B. taller   C. tallest  D. the tallest

6. The blood helps move waste materials away, _______our body can stay healthy.

A. for    B. so   C. but   D. or

7. —When did you become friends?

—We _______good friends after she helped me.

A. become   B. became  C. will become  D. are becoming

8. —Grace, what are you going to do this summer holiday?

—I _______to do volunteer work.

A. go    B. went   C. am going   D. was going

9. —What are you doing, mom?

—I _______TV.

A. am watching  B. watch  C. will watch  D. watched

10. —What were you doing last Saturday when I called you?

—I _______my homework.

A. do    B. did   C. am doing   D. was doing

11. —How was your last weekend?

—Great! We _______to a report about dreams.

A. listen   B. will listen  C. are listening  D. listened

12. —What are Mike and David doing now?

—They are discussing _______next week.

A. what they are going to do

B. what are they going to do

C. what did they do

D. what they did

二、完形填空（每题1分, 共8分）

阅读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

Moving Day

Zach was out of school for the year and was feeling a little sad. He wasn’t sad that school was over, he was sad that he would have to move over to a new place during summer vacation and leave his friends and his tree ___13___ . The tree house was Zach’s favorite place to go when he wanted to be alone. He also liked taking his friends there too. They would play for hours. Mom asked Zach what was wrong when he came home from___14 ___. “I don’t want to move. I’m going to miss Jeff, Walter and Tony. I’m also going to miss my tree house. I want to take it with me,” said Zach. “Zach, you know you can’t take a tree house with you when you move. You will have a much bigger bedroom, and you will meet new friends at your new school in the fall. “Mom said for certain but Zach wasn’t so ___15___.

Moving day arrived. A big truck pulled up in front of Zach’s house. Four men came out and started taking all the boxes on the truck. “Mom, do we have to move?” asked Zach. “Dad___16 ___his job, and we need to go where his new job is. Once you get in the new house, you’ll see how much you will like it,” said Mom. “I promise.”

By 3: 00 in the afternoon, everything was out of the house. The moving truck pulled away and ___17 ___for the new house. Dad was already there and waiting for Zach and his mom. Mom was ready to leave but she couldn’t find Zach. “Zach, Zach,” she yelled（叫喊）. “Where are you” “I’m in the backyard,” said Zach. “What are you doing? It’s time to go,” yelled Mom. “I just wanted to say goodbye to my tree house,” said Zach. “Let’s take a picture of you in front of the tree house,” said Mom. Mom and Zach finally drove away toward their new house. When they arrived, the truck was already there. Dad was ___18___ the men where to put the boxes.

When Dad saw Zach, he stopped his work. “Zach, please go with me to the backyard___19 ___”. Dad said. When they went to the back of the house, Zach saw a big tree house. Dad made it for him as a___20___. “Wow!” yelled Zach. “This is great!” All of a sudden, Zach heard a boy’s voice say, “Are you moving in? My name is Joey and I live next door.” Joey and Zach started talking to each other and went in the backyard to look at the tree house.

That night, Zach told his mom and dad, “I think I’m going to like it here after all!”

13. A. house B. model C. leaves D. pictures

14. A. shop B. school C. park D. hospital

15. A. serious B. healthy C. sure D. polite

16. A. liked B. understood C. listed D. changed

17. A. worked B. acted C. looked D. headed

18. A. showing B. researching C. encouraging D. protecting

19. A. happily B. quickly C. bravely D. proudly

20. A. plan B. competition C. surprise D. tour

三、阅读理解（每题2分, 共26分）

阅读下列短文, 根据短文内容, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选择最佳选项。

A

Volunteers

21. Jack is from ________.

A. London  B. Sydney  C. New York  D. Vancouver

22. What does Grace like doing?

A. Gardening.

B. Doing some cleaning work.

C. Helping the children in the hospital.

D. Helping the old neighbors in her community.

23. On weekends, Lily________.

A. picks up the dirty things

B. plays toys with the children

C. helps her neighbors watering the plants

D. helps the old neighbors do some shopping

B

The Ant and the Dove

It was a hot day, an ant was searching for some water. After walking around for some time, he came to a river. To reach the river, he had to climb up a blade of grass. While making his way up, he slipped（滑倒）and fell into the water. “Help！ Help！” called the ant. “What can I do?”

The ant was in trouble. A dove up a nearby tree saw it. “I will help you, “she said. The dove quickly plucked（摘, 扯）offa piece of leaf and dropped it into the water near the struggling （挣扎脱身）ant. “Get on the leaf, “ she said. The aunt moved toward the leaf and climbed up there. Soon the leaf carried him safely to dry ground. The ant said to the dove, “One day I will help you. “ The dove said to the ant, “You are too little to help. “

Three days later, a heartless hunter was about to shoot（射杀）the sleeping dove, hoping to hunt her. The ant quickly bit（咬伤）his toe. Feeling the pain, the hunter shot and missed the dove. Then he dropped his rifle. Hearing the bang, the dove quickly woke up and flew away to safety. “I did help you, “ said the ant. “Yes, you did, “ said the dove.

24. The ant fell into the river when ___.

A. a dove called him

B. he saw the hunter

C. he was drinking water 

D. he was making his way up

25. The dove saved the ant by ___.

A. dropping a piece of leaf into the river

B. biting the hunter’s toe

C. shooting the hunter

D. giving him a rifle

26. The story mainly wants to tell us ___.

A. it’s dangerous to get the water in the river

B. it’s important to help each other

C. it’s bad to hunt the animals

D. it’s hard to make friends

C

Sleeping

Sleeping is important for your health and fitness. It’s often overlooked（被忽视）as a key part of your health. Why is sleep so important and what happens when you’re sleeping?

Sleeping is actually a very active time for your body. It’s not just you are closing your eyes and waiting to wake up. Sleep is made up of stages . In the first couple stages, your mind stops worrying about what is happening around it and your body relaxes. Your heart rate（速率）, temperature and breathing are all lower as your body relaxes. As you fall more deeply asleep, your muscles（肌肉）relax and your cells（细胞）start to rebuild. Growth hormones（激素）are released（释放）in deep sleep to help you grow and build muscle. Your body repairs itself.

Later, you will fall into REM sleep. Thisis probably the most important part of your sleep when you are dreaming. Your muscles turn off completely, but your brain is very active. It helps provide energy（能量）for the brain and gives you daytime energy. You usually drop into dream or REM sleep about every 90 minutes you are asleep. That’s why sleep is important.

Hormones that control mood, energy level, your immune（免疫的）systerm and appetite （食欲）are all affected（影响）by sleep. Getting the proper amount of sleep allows your body to function（运转）at its very best. It also helps you to grow. Your memory doesn’t even work as well when you are tired. How can you make good decisions and concentrate without proper sleep?

Sleep is a very productive（有效益的）time of the day, so make sure you’re getting enough of it! Studies show that most young children need 10—12 hours of sleep. Babies need even more！ Teenagers need between 8 and 9. 5 hours of sleep. Adults（成年人）usually need less than this. Make sure you are getting enough sleep.

27. What does the word “stages” in Paragraph 2 probably（可能）mean？

A. Letters.  B. Steps.  C. Units.  D. Notes.

28. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Hormones can make you have a good1 sleep.

B. During deep sleep, your body stops working.

C. Teenagers usually need less sleep than their parents.

D. When you are dreaming, your brain stays active and get energy.

29. The writer advises us to ___.

A. have enough sleep

B. grow up happily

C. do more active exercise

D. study the sleep

D

Natural Disasters

Earthquakes are natural disasters. They are the shaking of the earth’s surface（表面）. The earth makes these natural earthquakes in order to release pressure（释放压力）.

More than a million earthquakes happen in the world each year. Earthquakes usually last less than a minute but you can feel them. The scary thing about earthquakes is that they begin with no warning. But scientists are still working on the problem.

There are about 20 plates（板块）along the surface of the earth that move slowly all the time next to each other. When the plates touch each other, huge rocks are created（创造）and explode（爆炸）with great power（力量）, causing an earthquake. As the plates move, they put pressure on themselves and each other. When the pressure is large enough, the crust（地壳）is forced（被迫）to break.

Shaking and ground breaking are the main effects（影响）created by earthquakes. After an earthquake is over, buildings are usually damaged（破坏）and people get hurt even killed.

Some people think animals can predict（预言）an earthquake. The earliest reference（参考） about unusual animal behavior is from Greece in 373 BC. Rats and snakes reportedly left their homes and headed for safety several days before an earthquake. Scientists can easily explain the cause of unusual animal behavior seconds before humans feel an earthquake. Very few humans notice the smaller P wave that travels the fastest from the earthquake source（源）and arrives before the larger S wave. But many animals are able to feel the P wave seconds before the S wave arrives. As for sensing an earthquake days or weeks before it happens, that’s a different story. Scientists have tried many different ways of predicting earthquakes, but none have been successful. They need to do much research on this subject.

So what should you do when an earthquake begins? If you are inside a building, you should take cover under a table. If you are outside, you should stay out in an open place.

30. An earthquake happens because __.

A. the earth wants to release pressure

B. there are more creatures on the earth

C. there are about 30 plates along the surface of the earth

D. people damaged the surface of the earth

31. What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A. The places of earthquakes.

B. The reasons for earthquakes.

C. The ways of predicting earthquakes.

D. The bad result of an earthquake.

32. Some animals ____so they leave their homes to safe places before an earthquake.

A. are very clever

B. can create an earthquake

C. like living in new places with their friends

D. can feel the P wave seconds before the S wave arrives

33. The writer probably agrees（同意）that ________.

A. we should protect the animals before earthquakes

B. scientists can know earthquakes before they happen

C. people should learn to keep safe during earthquakes

D. earthquakes are the most dangerous natural disasters

第二部分

本部分共6题, 共20分。根据题目要求, 完成相应任务。

四、阅读表达（每题2分, 共10分）

阅读短文, 根据短文内容回答问题。

Migrating（迁移的）Wild Geese

In autumn, the wild geese migrate to a warmer place. They fly in a V formation（队形）. Why do they fly like this？ Here is the story of the migrating wild geese. If they fly in a V formation, the whole flock（整个群）will increase the flight efficiency（提升飞行效率）by 71％ compared（对比）to just one bird flying alone.

They share the same direction and work as a team so they get to the destination（目的地） quicker and easier. When a wild goose leaves the formation, it will feel the resistance（阻力）of the air and the difficulties of flying alone. Then, it quickly comes back to the formation to be protected by the flock’s power（能量）in front of it. If the leader wild goose gets tired of flying, it will go to the end of the V formation while another one takes the lead. This is how they share the leadership and have respect for everyone in the team. The wild geese flying at the back of a V formation quack（嘎嘎叫）to encourage the ones in the front so that they keep the same speed. The progress（进步, 进展）is greater by encouraging each other. If a goose gets sick, it must leave the formation, other wild geese leave the formation too, and they fly with it to help it out and protect it. Or they stay with it until it dies or it is able to fly again. They just make another V formation. So they stay beside each other in times of difficulties and great challenges（挑战）.

Let’s learn from this teamwork story of the wild geese. If we know the spirit（精神）of teamwork, if we understand the real value（价值）of friendship, if we are aware（意识到） of the feeling of sharing, life will be easier and full of success.

34. When do the wild geese migrate to a warmer place?

35. Where will the leader wild goose go if it gets tired of flying?

36. Why do the wild geese flying at the back quack to the ones in the front?

37. What does a goose do when it gets sick?

38. What can you learn from the story?

五、文段表达（10分）

39. 从下面两个题目中任选一题, 根据所给提示, 完成一篇不少于50词的英语文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

题目①

假如你是李华, 你们学校正在举办 “我的好习惯”的主题活动。请用英语写一封电子邮件向你们班交换生Peter介绍你有什么好习惯, 以及你对这些好习惯的看法。

提示词语: sports, vegetables, sleep, healthy

提示问题:  ·What good habits do you have？

·What do you think of your good habits?

题目②

某英文网站正在开展以 “帮助”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华, 请用英文写一篇短文投稿, 谈谈你帮助别人做过什么, 以及这样做的原因。

提示词语: learning, volunteer, important, happy, get

提示问题: ·What did you do to help others？

·Why did you help them?