1、 外研初二下學期期中測試 I. 單項選擇( 15 分) 從每小題所給的四個選項中， 選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。 ( )1. In the old days, children from poor families had no _ to go to school. A. chance B. way C. use D. need ( )2. There was so much _ in the roo m that the man couldn t hear what the girl was saying. A. sound B. voice C. smell D. noise ( )3.

2、 Mr Brown is going to visit his first teacher _ next month. A. sometime B. sometimes C. anytime D. some times ( )4. The king became angry because Ma Liang _ to draw anything for him. A. agreed B. needed D. refused her number in the phone book. C. look up D. look at ( )6. Our guest _ arrive tomorrow

3、morning. A. able to B. will be able to C. was able to D. be able to ( )7. This sweater feels _ . I think it is very comfortable to wear. A. soft B. softly C. hard D. hardly ( )8. Could you _ me some money? I will give it back tomorrow. A. give B. buy C. lend D. borrow ( )9. Who can help me carry the

4、 heavy box? I think Ted is _ to do it. A. too strong B. so strong C. enough strong D. strong enough ( )10. Is your father in? No, he _ for three hours. A. was out B. has been out C. went out D. has gone out ( )11. To win the competition, Linda practises _ table tennis every day. A. to play B. playin

5、g C. played D. plays ( )12. Why is your bedroom so untidy? Sorry, Mum, I _ it. A. forget to clean B. forgot to clean C. forget cleaning D. forgot cleaning ( )13. I wonder( 想知道 ) if your wife will go to the party. Oh, if your wife _ , _ , too. A. will; she will B. will; mine will C. does; mine will D

6、. does; I will ( )14. When will we meet? Sorry? I asked _ meet. A. whe n would we B. whe n we would C. wanted ( )5. You d better A. look into B. look for C. where will we D. where we will ( )15. I hear that John often copies Tony - s home work. ! A. That s a shame B. What a pity C. What a good boy D

7、. Con gratulatio ns II.完形填空(10 分) 通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各小題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。 In a forest, there lived an owl ( 貓頭鷹).All the animals knew that he was the 16 among all of them. So they often went to him and told him their 17 . Then the owl always taught them what they should do. One day, a little bird wen

8、t up to the owl. She was 18 . “What s wrong with you? ” asked the owl. I m very 19 . I don t want to be a bird,” the bird said. “ 20 don t you want to be a bird? ” asked the owl. I am so small and weak and useless(沒用的)，” she cried. I want to be big and 21 like the lio n. He is very importa nt, but I

9、 am not. ” Then the owl whispered(悄聲說) 22 to the bird. At once the bird went away. One week 23_ , the bird came back. “ Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl, ” she said to the owl. I am very happy now. Every day, I 24 on top of the tallest tree and watch out for (監視)lions and tigers. Whe

10、n they come near, I shout loudly. Then my friends all run and hide. They are very 25 to me. I am useful and important now. ” The wise owl smiled and said, “ No one in this world is useless. ” ( )16. A. laziest B. wisest C. weakest D. bravest ( )17. A. stories B. lives C. problems D. families ( )18.

11、A. flyi ng B. laugh ing C. running D. crying ( )19. A. un happy B. lucky C. wrong D. poor ( )20. A. How B. Why C. What D. Where ( )21. A. fat B. rich C. strong D. tall ( )22. A. somethi ng B. anything C. everyth ing D. nothing ( )23. A. ago B. earlier C. later D. before ( )24. A. sit B. climb C. jum

12、p D. fly ( )25. A. helpful B. frie ndly C. tha nkful D. angry 川.閱讀理解（30 分） 閱讀下列材料，完成每篇材料后的問題。 Accide nt Report Form Accide nt A car crashed into a tree. Some people were trapped in the car Weather con diti ons There was a heavy rain. Date of call June 3, 2006 Time of call 9: 30 p.m. Name of caller M

13、rs. Gree n Place Zhon gsha n road ,Nanj ing Con diti ons of victims Mr. Gree n burt his head. Mrs. Gree n burt her left leg. Their daughter felt frighte ned. Actio n Policeme n arrived at 9: 40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9: 45 p.m. ( )26. What time did Mrs. Green call the police?

14、 A. At 9:30 a.m. B. At 9:30 p.m. C. At 9:40 p.m. D. At 9:45 p.m. ( )27. How many people were trapped in the car? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( )28. Whose left leg was hurt? A. Mrs. Green s. B. The Greens daughter s. C. Mr. Green s. D. Their friend s. ( )29. What was the weather like that day?

15、 A. It was sunny. B. It was sno wy. C. It was cloudy. D. It was rainy. ( )30. Which of the followi ng is TRUE? A. The car crashed into a wall. B. The Greens daughter hurt her left leg and was sent to the hospital. C. The car accide nt happe ned on Zhon gsha n Road in Nanjing. D. The policeme n arriv

16、ed half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. B Mr. Read works in a hospital. He s a good doctor, but he often forgets things. People know him and don t mind it. One morning he did an operation on an old woman. It took him three hours to finish it. He looked at his watch and found it w

17、as twelve thirty. He felt hungry and wan ted to have lun ch. When he got to the lift, he remembered he did n t wash his han ds. He went back to his office and put his coat on the chair. Then he washed his hands and left. However, i n the restaura nt, he found he forgot to wear his coat. All his mone

18、y was in one of the pockets. He got up and went back to the hospital. He ran to the lift but it was going to close. He put his head into it, and the door ope ned. A man in the lift said, dear, sir! Why did n t you hold the door ope n with your han ds? It s too dangerous to do so with your head! ” I

19、thi nk my hands are more importa nt tha n my head. I have to do operati ons not with my head, but with my han ds! ” ( )31. People know Mr. Read _ , but they don t mind it. A. is a doctor B. ofte n forgets things C. works in the hospital D. often does operations ( )32. The operati on bega n at _ that

20、 morning. A. eight thirty B. nine C. nine thirty D. ten ( )33. Mr. Read retur ned to his office because _ . A. he forgot to wash his hands B. it was cold and he had to wear his coat C. he was too tired to go to the restaura nt D. he had to borrow some money ( )34. Mr. Read left the restaura nt becau

21、se _ . A. he ate a lot there B. he couldn t find his friend C. he had no money with him D. it was closed ()35. Mr. Read put his head into the lift because _ . A. he wan ted to know who was in it B. he wan ted to get out of it C. his head was much harder tha n his hands D. he was afraid it could hurt

22、 his hands C 閱讀下面的短文，把 A D 四個句子填入文中空缺處(56-59),使短文內容完整正確，然后 完成第 60 小題。 Last week a zoo showed a new baby Sumatran(蘇門答臘的)tiger for the first time. _ 36 He was born at the zoo. Only about one hundred and seventy tigers of this kind live in zoos. 37_ It means “ brave” in En glish. Sumatran tigers come f

23、rom the island of Sumatra in northern Indonesia(印度尼西亞)._38 The number of this kind of tigers is getting smaller and smaller. Fewer than five hundred wild Sumatra n tigers are alive now. Two weeks after the tiger was born, scie ntists in the zoo exam in ed( 檢查)him for the first time. 39 But now he is

24、 more than ten kilograms and he is getting stronger and stronger. Scien tists will try their best to protect other Sumatra n tigers. A. He was only less than three kilograms at that time. B. They called the baby tiger “ Berani ”. C. Thousa nds of people were wait ing in long lines to see it. D. Like

25、 other tigers in the world, they are going ext inct (絕種的) ( )40. The best title of the passage is “ _ ”. A. The Rare(稀有的)Animal B. The Number of Tigers C. A Baby Sumatra n Tiger Was Born D. Sumatra n Isla nd IV .翻譯（10 分） 根據漢語意思完成下面的句子。每空詞數不限。 41. 你應該向珍妮道歉。畢竟，她是你姐姐。 You should say sorry to Jane. _ ,

26、she is your elder sister. 42. 多么誠實的男孩啊！ _ boy! 43. 這只狗很友好，你不必害怕它。 The dog is very friendly. You needn t _ _ it. 44. 如果你將真相告訴老師，他就不會生你的氣了。 If you tell him the truth, your teacher _ _ you. 45. 我爸爸經常警告我不要玩電腦游戲。 V.短文綜合填空（10 分） 閱讀下面的短文，根據上下文和首字母提示補全所缺信息。 Everyone needs friends. But do you know how to fin

27、d real 46.f _ and keep it? An American writer called Sally tells young students some good ways to 47.f _ friends. Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and look 48.a it to make it grow. She says you should 49.f _ choose some one who can be a good friend. It d

28、oesn 0.m_t_5 _ whether he or she has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and helpful. If you want to make a friend, you should make 51.e _ other happy. But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends 52.m _ have quarrels （爭吵） . What should you do when you quarrel with your fri

29、end? You may try to have an 53.h _ talk with him or her when there is no one else around. If he or she doesn t want to talk, you can write a letter to tell him or her 54.h _ you are feeling. Sally also tells us some small but important things, for example, celebrating your friend 55.R _ that friends

30、hip is one of the most important things in your life. Life is great if you have friends! W 讀寫綜合（25 分） A） 閱讀下面的短文，按信息表的內容要求完成表格。 （ 10 分） There is a saying that all work and no play makes one dull. Work is important, but everyone needs free time. Free time is a time for anything that interests you. So

31、me people like to play sports, such as basketball, football or tennis. Others like to go to interesting places, such as zoos, museums or parks. Many people have hobbies. They make things or collect things in their free time. If you want to make things, you can make model ships or planes, sweaters or

32、 clothes, cake or milk shake. If you like to collect things, you can collect stamps, books, leaves or coins. It doesn t matter what you make or collect. Of course, you can also choose to do things like listening to music, seeing movies. Hobbies can make you feel relaxed. Some work and some play will make your life interesting, too. Topic 56. Sports people like to do 57. In teresti ng places people like to go to 58. Three things you can make 59. What can make your life interesting? 60. B）書面表達（15 分） 假如你是凱特，非常喜歡音樂，大部分空閑時間都花在音樂上面。請你以 I like music 為題, 寫一篇 70 詞左右的短文。要求至少寫出你喜歡音樂的三個原因。 I like mus