北京市清華附中2013-2014學(xué)年度初二第二學(xué)期英語期中考試

北京市清華附中2013-2014學(xué)年度初二第二學(xué)期英語期中考試四、單項(xiàng)選擇（共12分，每小題1分）10.- My little sister has a sore throat. What should I do?- You should take _ temperature first.A. her B. she C. hers D. shes 11. _ my opinion, its more important to have happy and healthy children than to have successful children.A. In B. On C. To D. For12.- Can you _me your dictionary? I left mine at home today. - No problem. Here you are.A. borrow B. return C. lend D. send 13. _ I missed the early bus, I still arrived at school on time today.A. But B. Because C. Since D. Although14. He knocked on the door but _ answered.A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody15. We have activities these days. Everyone in our class is as _ as a bee.A. busy B. busier C. busiest D. the busiest 16. Successful men are always those who do not _ up halfway.A. give B. take C. fix D. look17.- Hi, Ben. I called you at seven lost night, but you didnt pick up. - Oh, sorry. We _ a party at home. It was too noisy.A. have B. had C. are having D. were having 18.- What did Mr. Black do before he came to China? - He _ as an animal doctor in Los Angeles.A.work B. worked C. works D. will work19.- What did Miss Taylor say just now? - She told us _ off the lights before leaving.A. turn B. turning C. turned D. to turn 20. David found a little girl _ on his way to school, and he called the police for help.A. cry B. cried C. crying D. cries21.- Do you know _? - Sure. On March 8th.A.when did Malaysian MH 370 go missing B. when Malaysian MH 370 went missing C. when does Malaysian MH 370 go missing D. when Malaysian MH 370 goes missing五完型填空（共12分，每小題1分）APeoples views on whether children should help with housework vary from person to person. Some people cannot understand why parents make their kids help with chores at home. They think kids these days already have enough stress from school. _ (22) is a waste of their time. Also, when kids get older, they will have to do housework. _ (23) there is no need for them to do it now.Others believe it is important for children to learn to help out around the house. They think children these days _ (24) on their parents too much. Doing chores helps to develop childrens independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of _ (25). Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that everyone should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy.22.A. HomeworkB. HouseworkC. StudyD. Volunteering23.A. butB. soC. ifD. when24.A. callB. goC. turnD. depend25. A. loveB. careC. respectD. fairnessBFor Sparky, school was almost impossible. school was almost impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade, physics, Latin, algebra, and English. He didnt do much _ (26) in sports. Although he join the schools golf team, he soon _ (27) the only important match of the season.Throughout this youth, Sparky was not good with his classmates. In fact, he was not _ (28) by the other students; the truth was that no one even cared. Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school; because he was afraid that no one would. He even felt _ (29) if a classmate said hello to him outside of school hours.However, one thing was important to Sparky-drawing. He was proud of his artwork. Of course, _ (30) else liked it. At high school, he sent some of his cartoons to the editors of the school yearbook. They were refused, but Sparky was so sure of his _(31) that he decided to become a professional artist. After completing high, he _(32) for Walt Disney Studios. Unluckily, his work was refused again.So Sparky decided to write his own life story in cartoons. He described his childhood self-a little boy loser. The cartoon character soon became famous all over the world. For Sparky, the boy who _(33) had any success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schultz. He created the “Peanuts” comic strip and the little cartoon character who never succeeded in kicking a football, Charlie Brown.26. A. moreB. betterC. worseD. less27. A. playedB. competed C. wonD. lost 28. A. wantedB. pushedC. imaginedD. disliked29. A. surprised B. excitedC. sadD. normal30. A. everyone B. someoneC. no one D. anyone31. A. successB. abilityC. futureD. luck32. A. called up B. neverC. alwaysD. try out33. A. ever B. never C. always D. soon六、閱讀理解（共20分，每小題2分）AKings Summer School is a training program for students who want to improve their English. It will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:Application(申請) dateCourseStudents in New York, before July 21,2014Students of other cites, before July 16,2014Foreign students, before July 10,2014English LanguageSpoken English: 22 hoursReading and Writing: 10 hoursAmerican History: 16 hoursAmerican Culture: 16 hoursStepsCostA letter of self-introductionA letter of recommendation(推薦)Daily lessons: $200Sports and activities: $100Hotel service: $400Please write to:Thompson, Sanders1026 King StreetNew York, NY10016, USAE-mail: KC-Summer-S34. A. When should the foreign students send their application?A. Before July 21, 2014 B. Before July 16, 2014C. Before July 10, 2014 D. Before July 25, 201435. You can have all these courses except(除了) _ .A. Spoken English B. Listening and SpeakingC. American History D. American Culture36. How much will the daily lesson cost?A. $100 B. $200 C. $300 D. $400BA professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for ail to see, and asked the students,“How much do you thin this glass weighs?”“50g!”“100g”“125g”the students answered.“I really dont know unless I weigh it,” said the professor, “but my question is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?”“Nothing,” the students said.“OK. What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?” the professor asked. “ Your arm would begin to ache,” said one of the students.“You are right. Now, what would happen if held it for a day?”“Your arm could go numb, and then you cant feel anything. You might have serious muscle stress. Have to go to hospital for sure!” said another student. All the students laughed.“Very good. But during all this, did the weigh of the glass change?” asked professor.“No,” the students said.“Then what caused the arm ache and the muscle stress?”The students were puzzled. “Put the glass down!” said one of the students.“Exactly!” said the professor. “The problems of life are something like this. Hold it for a few minutes in you head, and they seem OK. Think of then for a long time and they begin to ache. Hold it even longer and you may become paralyzed. You will not be able to do anything. Its important to think of the challenges in your life, but its even more important to put them down at the end of every day before you go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed. You wake up every day fresh and strong and can deal with any problem, any challenge that comes your way!”37. What can we learn from the passage?A. The glass weighs 125g. B. The professor is good at teaching C. Its the glass that caused the arm acheD. The weight of the glass changed when the professor held it.38. The underlined word “Paralyzed” probably means “_”.A. disabled B. weak C. tried D. painful39. What is the best title for this passage?A. Put Down the Glass B. Hold Up the WeightC. Learn to Be Hopeful D. Never Give UpCDo you notice that though students spend the same amount of time in class, some get better grades than others? In some ways, its because they are different listeners. When having classes, some of them listen carefully to speakers. We call them effective listeners. Some just day dream or talk to a neighbor. They are in effective listeners.How do effective listeners try to pay close attention? First of all, they dont allow poor circumstances, like an uncomfortable seat or a personal problem to distract them instead, they say “No” to anything that will stop them from understanding and remembering what they hear. After leaving a class or meeting, they remember what was said not the room conditions or not the poor delivery of the speaker. On the other hand, effective listeners who think they are paying attention to the message can be easily daydreaming.In order not to let probable distractions, effective listeners pay attention to the message itself. And Try not to be influenced by their own feelings or opinions. They do not decide if the material is boring, too easy, or too difficult before listening, effective listeners accept the challenge of new ideas. To help remember difficult ideas. They write down important words and phrases.Ineffective listeners may appear to listen but daydream instead. They dont like to hear what they disagree with or easily understand. Moreover, they might be so busy taking too many notes that they miss the speakers main idea. These listeners leave a speech or a class with a notebook full of words, but the notebooks mean little for a teat or other purpose.Do you expect to do well in your study? Start to be an effective listener. It may help.40. To be effective listener, youd better _.A. pay special attention to the message of itselfB. get to know all the things happening around youC. try to find out if the material is easy or difficult for youD. look up anything you have trouble understanding in a book41. Which of the following shows the listeners is not distracted?A. Linda kept thinking about the argument with her friend in the music class.B. Ben continued paying attention to the lesson though others were making noiseC. Eric didnt listen to the teacher when he found the math problem easy for him.D. Susan gave up listening when her group members started to play in the art class.42. The writer probably agree that _.A. Listeners should be open to new ideas.B. Listeners can improve listening skills by taking down many things.C. Listeners should stop the speaker when whey dont share the same opinion.D. Listeners shouldnt accept the speakers idea because hes bad at speaking.43. By writing the passage, the writer mainly wants to tell people _.A. the listening habits of poor listenersB. the ways and advantages of effective listening C. the differences between effective and ineffective listeners.D. the problems of ineffective listening and some suggestions.七、還原句子（共4分，每小題1分）A. The study has caused a great deal of argument.B. They also help us not to make the mistakes we made in the past any more.C. The drug stops the body releasing chemicals that fix memories in the brain.D. How can we keep memories in mind?E. Some people spend all their lives trying to forget bad experiences.NOT all memories are sweet. _ (44). Now American scientists think they are close to developing a drug, which will help people forget bad memories. After a terrible experience, people have to take the medicine right away. They hope it might reduce, or possibly erase the effect of painful memories.In November, scientists tested a drug on people in the US and France. _ (45). So far the study has suggested that only the emotional effects of memories may be reduced, not that the memories are erased._ (46). Some think it is a bad idea, while others support it.Supporters say it could lead to drugs that prevent or treat soldiers troubling memories after war. But those who are against the research say that changing memories is very dangerous, because memories, no matter whether they are terrible or not, makes us who we are. _ (47). 八、詞匯（共8分，每小題1分）根據(jù)句意及首字母提示補(bǔ)全單詞，使句子完整、通順。1. It is raining h _ outside and we have to have our P.E. class in the classroom.2. Mothers are always comparing us with other children, which make us feel under much p _.3. As teenagers, we should help our parents with some chores, liking folding the clothes and taking out the r _.4. I get a strong feeling of s _ when I see my friends work out problems with my help.用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。5. John _ a letter to his grandpa when the telephone rang. (write)6. There is no need for children _ so many after-school classes. (have)7. Ben hurt _ while playing football with his classmates after school. (him)8. Our school comes up with many good ideas for the healthy _ of all the students. (develop)九、閱讀與表達(dá)。（共10分，每小題2分）Unlike the Chinese who started to use surnames or family names about 2500 years ago, people in western countries only started to use them about 1000 years ago. In the 11th century in England, too many people had common names such as William, Henry, John or Robert which make it difficult for others to recognize them. Finally, people had to start taking a surname to help solve the problem. Today, everyone in English-speaking countries has a surname, but where did they come from? Fathers nameOften a son got his surname from hid father by adding “s” or “son” to his fathers given name. Robertson, Williamson, Jackson, Williams and Richards are all common surnames. JobOther surnames were taken from a persons job such as Cook, Smith, Baker, or Carpenter. So, the local baker who made bread and cakes may have been called Henry Baker, the local carpenter who made wooden things may have been called William Carpenter and the local smith who make things in iron may have been called Henry Smith. Although people do not do the same job as their ancestors, they kept using the surname. Placesometimes people took place names, perhaps the name of their village, for example, for a surname. Often people were given the name of a typical feature neat their home such as Hill, Field, Wood, or Green. The man who lived by the wood might be called Jack Wood and the man who lived on top of a nearby hill might be called John Hill. Characteristic Often, the other people in the village gave a person his surname. If a person had an unusual physical characteristic, it became part of his name. So, a man who was unusually short might be called John Short or John Little