2017~2018学年北京海淀区海淀外国语学校初二上学期期中英语试卷

期中英语试卷

一、单选

1. A.Her B.His C.Your D.Their

The lovely girl is from Class 4. name is Grace.

2. A.on B.in C.at D.of

Lynn usually has a big dinner with her grandparents Friday nights.

3. A.did, do B.do, do C.are, doing D.have, done

What you tonight? Would you like to go out with me?

4. A.or B.so C.for D.but

Ms. Graham is not in at the moment, Mr. Kale has to leave a message.

5. A.How soon B.How far C.How much D.How often

— Excuse me, sir. is it from here to No.6 Middle School?

— It's about 10 minutes' walk.

6. A.the smallest B.small C.smallest D.smaller

Although this house is than that one, it's more comfortable.

7. A.takes B.took C.has taken D.will take

The city on a new look since last year.

8. A.wake B.waking C.to wake D.woke

It was Saturday yesterday. I asked my mother not me up too early.

9.I am broke, and I want to my student loan.

A.pay off

B.take off

C.get off

D.turn off

If Lucy the exam, her parents will let her go to Canada for further study.

10.

A.will pass

B.pass

C.passed

D.passes

二、完形填空

11.Subway Hero

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It was 7:15 a.m. on 15 April, 2010. Forty-year-old Earl Brown

was waiting for the train at the subway station in New York City.

His two sons, aged five and eight, were with him at the time.

Suddenly, a sick young man fell down on the platform（站台）. The man, 24-year-old James Wilson, got up, but then 1 again—this time, onto the

track（轨道）between the two rails. A train was coming into the station. It was

a 2 moment, and an accident seemed to be about to happen. The young man's life was

going to be in danger if the train did not stop. Everybody on the platform was very worried

about the young man as his life could be gone in a few 3 .

But Mr. Brown stayed calm. He looked at the man, and looked at the space that the man was in. It was about half a meter 4 . He thought to himself, "The train is going to travel

over the man. If he tries to get up, the train will definitely kill him. However, the young man will

be OK if he lies on the ground and doesn't move." At this time, Mr. Brown knew he had to make

a tough 5 , and it would be very important for this young man.

Without further hesitation （犹豫）, Mr. Brown jumped onto the track. He 6 on top of Mr. Wilson, and kept him down on the ground inside the subway track. The train driver saw

both of them. He was terrified, but there was no way for him to 7 in time. The train

travelled over the two men before it was finally stopped.

The people on the platform were shocked to see what had happened. When Mr. Brown heard them shouting, he shouted, "We're fine, but tell my sons I'm OK." People on the platform

clapped （鼓掌） and cheered their 8 —they were amazed at Mr. Brown's courage and

bravery. Subway staffs helped the two men walk out of the track safely. An ambulance （救护

车） arrived and took Mr. Wilson to the nearest hospital. Luckily, there was nothing serious with

him.

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1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.In a radio interview, Mr. Brown was asked why he was so brave when the accident

happened. He 9 said, "My coat got dirty but that's it." He added, "I'm not a brave man and I was terribly afraid of it too. I just saw someone who needed help at that time. It was the 10 thing to do, so I did it."

A.fell

B.stood

C.stayed

D.waited A.wrong

B.natural

C.magical

D.terrible A.days

B.hours

C.minutes

D.seconds A.wide

B.high

C.deep

D.long A.decision

B.suggestion

C.description

D.discussion A.sat

B.lay

C.ran

D.hid A.leave

B.reach

C.stop

D.move A.star

B.hero

C.leader

D.driver A.simply

B.excitedly

C.hurriedly

D.proudly A.true B.right C.brave D.great 三、阅读理解

12. A.In 2004 B.In 2006 C.In 1970 D.In 1997.

（1）A.Visit the Long Room

B.see the old harps （2）How cool are these libraries?

Central Library: Seattle, Washington, United States

It is modern and fashionable, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Johus Prince- Ramus. The library opened in 2004. Two years later, the tours began. You can visit the Long Room and see the old harps （竖琴）there.

Geisel Library, University of California: San Diego, United States

It looks like a spaceship. William Pereira designed the library in 1970. It has been known for its sci-fi films, short stories and novels. The library hosts "Dinner in the library" , which invites readers for cocktails, and also a special speech from famous writers.

TU Delft Library: the Netherlands

It was built in 1997 and has more than 862, 000 books and its own museums. The building itself is under the ground, so you can't really see the actual library. What makes it interesting is the roof. And it is a grassy hill. The roof covers 5, 500 square meters.

When did Central Library open?

In Geisel Library, you can .

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D.buy old books A.Dinner in the library

B.The roof of a grassy hill.

C.Speeches given by the writers.

D.The show of Queen Elizabeth I

（3）What makes TU Delft Library interesting?

13. A.One. B.Four. C.Five. D.Seven.

（1）A.America B.Italy C.England D.Canada

（2）A.pay for others

B.enjoy the sunshine

C.help someone in need

D.order more than before

（3）B

Suspended （待用的）Coffee

This story will warm you better than a coffee on a cold winter day.

One day, my friend and I entered a little coffee house and

ordered two cups of coffee. While we were waiting, two young men

came in and began to order, "Five cups of coffee, please. Two of them

for us and three suspended." They paid for their order, took the two and left. I asked my friend:"What are those 'suspended' coffees?" Instead of giving me the answer, he told me to wait and see.

Some more people came. Two girls asked for one coffee each, paid and went away. Then came three lawyers who paid for seven coffees—three for themselves and four suspended.While I still wondered what the suspended coffees were, I enjoyed the sunny weather and the beautiful view in front of the coffee house. Suddenly a poor man like a beggar （乞丐） came into the coffee house. He kindly ordered a suspended coffee and sat there to drink it.

At that moment, I knew the meaning of the suspended coffees. It's simple — people pay the coffee in advance （预先） for someone who can't afford it. The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Italy, but it has spread all over the world. Meanwhile, I understood suspended coffee is not only a cup of coffee, but also the warmth and love to someone in need.

How many cups of coffee did the two young men order?

The tradition with the suspended coffee started in .

The writer wants to tell us to .

14.D

Do you like listening to music? Do you often turn up the music when you're using

2019/9/20教研云资源页A.By using smartphones.

B.By going to the party.

C.By listening to loud music.

D.By talking with friends.

（1）A.For a long time.

B.For just one hour.

C.For half of day.

D.For more than one hour.

（2）A.Weak. B.Clever. C.Small. D.Strong.

（3）A.B.C.D.（4）p

y g y g The World Health Organization (WHO) is worried that 1.1 billion children and young people

are damaging their hearing by listening to loud music. Nearly half the young people in developed countries may lose their hearing because of the "unsafe use" of music players,including smartphones. Loud music in nightclubs, parties and at sports also make it worse. The WHO advises young people to listen to music for just one hour a day. Dr. Etienne Krug told BBC:"What we're trying to do is to draw people's attention to a problem that is not talked about enough." He said it's easy to solve this problem.

Dr. Krug said keeping the music down and limiting （） the listening time to less than one hour a day would save a lot of people's hearing. However, he also said, "Even an hour can be too much if the music is too loud." Ralph Holme, a researcher, explained how loud noise can damage ears. He said: "Loud sounds damage your hearing by killing off thousands of little hair cells （细胞） in the inner ear. The cells can tell different sounds through vibration （振动）.But they are very fragile — they get damaged easily and even die if they vibrate too much because of loud sounds for too long." He warned: "The bigger problem is they don't grow back and the ear can no longer get sound."

No one wants to lose their hearing! Therefore, next time when you listen to music, make sure it's not too loud and only listen for less than an hour. You can enjoy your music much better in this way.

How are the children and young people damaging their hearing?

How long does WHO advise young people to listen to music a day?

What does the word "fragile" in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

From the passage we can learn that .

keeping the music down would save young people's hearing

the damaged cells can grow back and the ear can get sound

young people lose their hearing because of going to the nightclubs

the problem of young people's hearing damage is talked about enough

四、任务型阅读

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15.A.B.C.D.E.Today people wear gloves mainly to keep their hands warm. 1 Long ago, gloves were

a sign of royalty. Kings wrote expensive gloves covered with jewels. In Germany a king's glove was hung on a post on market days. 2 It warned robbers that they would be punished if they rob.

Ladies gave one of their gloves to their favorite knight. 3 One story tells of a lady who dropped her glove into a pit of lions. 4 Then he threw the glove in the lady's face!

In the 1500s terrible disease caused many deaths. 5 They hoped that the perfume would keep them from getting these disease. The perfume also covered up the fact that people didn't often take baths in those days.

People wore perfume on their gloves.

But gloves have had many other uses in the past.

The knight carried the glove to the battle.

The glove stood for the protection of the king.

Her brave knight jumped in to get it.16.Amy's mum was in the kitchen when Amy rushed in.

"How was school? " asked Mrs Harris, expecting the usual answer, "OK."

"It was great, " cried Amy. "A lady gave us a talk on wildlife and she showed us a hedgehog expert." "A what? " said Mrs Harris.

"A hedgehog expert. Someone who knows all about hedgehogs."

"That's good, " said Mrs Harris. "You'll need to go the library and see if you can find some books." "Oh dear, " Amy groaned. "I'll have to see Mr. Peck."

Mr. Peck was the children's librarian. He was a mean and miserable sort of person. He also lived next door to Amy. The library was almost empty when Amy arrived. She looked along the shelves, trying to find a book on hedgehogs. "What are you doing? " snapped a voice behind her. Amy nearly jumped out of her socks. It was Mr Peck. "I was looking for a book about animals."

Amy walked slowly along the shelves. Where were the books about animals? She was just about to risk asking Mr. Peck, when she saw something. It was an old cassette tape, called "Calls of the Wild" . It looked as if nobody had ever played it. Amy took it down from the shelf. It was part of a set of animal noises. This was tape number 12 and it was called Hedgehogs.

Amy sat in her room listening to the sounds of hedgehogs on her personal stereo, over and over again. Amy repeated the sounds herself.

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（1）（2）（3）（4）（5）"I'm talking hedgehog, " thought Amy. "I wish I knew what I was saying. I really need a

hedgehog to help me. I'm sure there's one in the garden. If I make hedgehog noises, perhaps it will hear me."

Amy ran down into the garden and made hedgehog noises as loudly as she could.

She stopped and listened, but no hedgehogs answered. Amy tried again. But only a cat came into the garden.

Was Amy's mum in her bedroom when Amy rushed in?

What was Amy's answer to "How was school"?

What's Mr. Peck like?

What did Amy see when she was just about to ask Mr. Peck?

Why did Amy ran down into the garden and made hedgehog noises loudly?五、填空

17.英文歌曲

Talking to Myself

Tell me what I've gotta do

There's no getting 1 to you

Lights are on but nobody's home

You say I can't 2

But you're not giving me a chance

When you 3 me where do you go

All the walls that you keep building

All this time that I spend chasing

All the ways that I keep losing you

And the 4 is

You turned into someone else

You keep 5 like the sky is falling

I can whisper I can yell

But I know Yeah I know Yeah I know

I'm just talking to myself

…….

六、书面表达

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18. 假如你叫王辉，最近和你的美国朋友Mike 通过邮件谈论各自的周末。他知

考试之后一定会好好去放松一下。他想了解你最新的安排。请你根据Mike 的问题给他写一封邮件，告诉他你会去哪儿，会做什么，以及你现在的感受。

提示词语：visit, find something new, do experiments, happy, out of the books

Where will you go? （To a museum? To a place of interest? Or…? ）What are you going to do there?

How do you feel now?

Hi, Mike,

I'm glad to hear from you.

Anything interesting at your school?

Yours,

Wang Hui