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1、Common Progress Please Criticize北京臨川學校2016-2017學年下學期末考試初二英語試卷聽力部分（25分）I .聽句子，選出正確的答語。聽兩遍。（每小題1分，共5分）()1. A. Yes, I could.B. No, I couldn 't.C. Of course, I can.C. Yes, I was.()3. A. Five years ago.B. For five years.C. Just a minute.()4. A. I like movies.B. No, I haven't.C. Yes, I do.()2. A.

2、I was checking my answers of homework.B. I checked my answers of homework.B. No, I don 't need your help.()5. A. I'm sorry, but you can't.C. OK. It will be great if you do that.n .聽5段短對話及問題，選出正確答案。聽兩遍。（每小題1分，共5分）聽兩段長對話，選出正確答案。聽兩遍。B. At the door.B. Twice.B. Eric's mother.B. In two wee

3、ks.B. 185 centimeters.(每小題()6.A.On the desk.()7.A.Never.()8.A.Eric.()9.A.In one week.()10. A. 183 centimeters.m.C. In the box.C. Many times.C. Eric's father.C. In three weeks.C. 187 centimeters.1分，共5分)聽第1段材料:()11. What's wrong with the woman?A. She has a pain in her neck.B. She has a headach

4、e.C. Her hand was hurt by a stone.()12. What did the doctor ask the woman to do?A. Have a good rest.B. Take more exercise.C. Take medicine three times a day.聽第2段材料：B. He got the news from TV.()13. How did the man get the news?A. He got the news from his friend.C. He got the news from the newspaper.（

5、）14. Why do the world-famous singers hold the concert ?A. Because they want to make a lot of money for themselves.B. Because they want to raise money for the poor people in Africa.C. Because they want to make themselves more famous.（）15. Why will the two speakers go to the concert this evening?A. Be

6、cause the singers are world-famous.B. Because they want to do something for the poor people.C. Because they have nothing interesting to do.W.聽短文，根據(jù)短文內容完成下面的表格。聽兩遍。每空一詞。（每小題2分，共10分）NOTICEThere will be a 16.*Speaker：Sara Jonesian American 17, Place* In the 18.7 ：00 »on 19* evening Topic； Experien

7、ces in 20.筆試部分（75分）V.單項選擇。（共11分，每小題1分）21. 一 Do you believe in Mary? Why not? She is honest girl.A. /B. anC. aD. the22. You will fall behind others you work hard.A. althoughB. unless C. ifD. since23. I my hair when she called me.A. will washB. washC. was washingD. have washed24. How long his son the

8、train and railway set?-Sine his fourth birthday.A. does; own B. will; own C. did; ownD. has; owned25. Jenny, I have never been to a science museum. What about you?. Let' s go this weekend, OK?.A. Me too金戈鐵騎制作B. So have IC. Me neitherD. Either have ICommon Progress Please Criticize26. 一 How was t

9、he youth club last night, Mike?It was great. You come.A. mustB. canC. shouldD. may27. 一 Did you know that Qomolangma is the mountain in the world? Yes, I did. It ' s much than any other mountain.A. highest; higherB. higher; highestC. higher; higherD. highest; highest28. 一 What' s the matter

10、with Ben?He hurt in P. E class.A. hisB. himC. himselfD. he29. I ' ll volunteer the city park with my classmates.A. to clean up B. cleaning upC. clean upD. to cleaning up30. Mike, you the book for two weeks. Can you return it now?.A. borrowedB. have borrowedC. keptD.have kept31. His book last mon

11、th.A. gave outB. came out C. worked out D. went outVI.完形填空。（共10分，每小題1分）Speech for BettyBetty came through the door looking worried."What' s wrong, dear? ” asked Rita, Betty ' s mum.“Everyone at school has to give a 30 including me. ”B But that sounds exciting.”o Oh, Mum, it ' 3s I d

12、on ' t want to give a speech ried Betty." cJust then, Jonah, Betty ' dad, arrived home with Betty 'two younger brothers. They went to the kitchen directly （徑直地）.Rita walked to the kitchen and found Jonah and the two younger brothers already 32 at the table and eating chop suey （炒雜炫）

13、 .“Oh, Jonah, “ she said, “you should have made them dinnertime."R Rita, " said Jonah, “your chop suey is the best in New Zealand. We couldn' t wait. " Tlbrothers laughed.“Why not call Betty to 34 us? ” askJonah.“Betty,“ calledJonah, “ comeand have some of your mother ' beauti

14、ful chop suey before your brothers eat it all!"Betty carne and sat down at the table. Chop suey was her 35 meal, but right now she didn' t feellike eating."Whats it, Betty? ” asked her father.“I have to give a speech at school, in front of everyone, but I don' t want to do it. What

15、 shouleveryone 36 at me?”Her father smiled." Maybe we can help each other. You know I will give a speech tomorrow,dad. " I ' d really like you to help me. And maybe I could help you with your speech, too." Ehugged her father. Suddenly she felt 37againand there was still plenty of

16、chop suey left.The next morning at breakfast, Betty was very happy.“You seem 38 with yourself, " said Mum.“I am. Dad and I helped each other with our speeches last night. I 39 mine in front of the mirror （鏡子） for a whole hour. ”"What' s your speech about?“asked Mum.With a big smile, Be

17、tty said,“How to make the best chop suey in New Zealand.32. A. replyB. reportC.speechD. lesson33. A. rightB. awfulC. impossibleD. strange34. A. sittingB. studyingC. drawingD. discussing35. A. restB. standC. waitD. work36. A. showB. helpC. teachD. join37. A. favouriteB. mainC. freeD. delicious38. A.

18、smilesB. pointsC. laughsD. shouts39. A. worriedB. nervousC. thirstyD. hungry40. A. boredB. patientC. angryD. pleased41. A. translatedB. practisedC. introducedD. correctedvn.閱讀理解。（共24分,每小題2分）AFestivals and holidays are important for people all around the world. They show different cultures. Here are

19、some famous festivals and holidays in some countries.St. Patrick ' s DaySt. Patrick ' s Day is on March the seventeenth. It is a big festival theUnited States. People wear green clothes on St. Patrickthey even make the river green.Children ' s DayOn May the fifth, Japanese celebrate thei

20、r Childrenholiday in Japan. Outside their homes, families fly kites that look like fish.Canadian ThanksgivingIn Canada, Thanksgiving is in October the second Monday in October.Canadian Thanksgiving is a time for families to get together for a big dinner.St. Lucia'ays DSt. Lucia ' Day is a ho

21、liday in Sweden. It is in December. St. Lucia ' Day is a day to bring light into the house. Little girls put candles on their heads.42. What color clothes do people wear on St. Patrick's Day?Day. In some places,ay. It is a nationalA. Green.B. White.C. Red.D. Yellow.43. May the fifth is a nat

22、ional holiday inA. AmericaB. Sweden44. Canadian Thanksgiving is inA. DecemberB. October45. What do girls do on St. LuciaA. Make the river green.C. Put candles on their heads.C.JapanD. CanadaC. MayD. Marchs Day?B. Fly kites.D. Have a big dinner.BNowadays, cell phones are part of our lives. Many peopl

23、e have cell phones. They can help us easilyfind people anywhere at any time. However, using cell phones too often may cause cancer（癌癥）.It ' s reported that people who use a cell phone for 10 years or more may get brain cancer.The suggestions below may help you reduce（減少）the risk of cancer:When u

24、sing your cell phone, try to keep it away from your body as much as possible. Don' t the bedside table when you go to sleep.When you ' re on the cell phone, use the speaker（揚聲器）.In this way, you have just 1/100th of thecontact（接觸）with radiation you have when you hold it to your ear. An earph

25、one is also a good idea.Try to keep your conversations short. If you need to talk longer, use an ordinary phone instead.Change ears when you ' re using your cell phone. Before putting it to your ear, wait until the personyou are calling picks up the phone.Your phone gives out radiation when you

26、talk or send messages, but not when you' restening orgetting messages. Listening more and talking less can lower the risk of cancer.Do not use your cell phone when the signal（信號）is weak or when moving at a high speed, forexample in a car or on a train. At high speeds your phone is trying to pick

27、 up signals, and this increases the radiation it gives out.46. According to the text, using cell phones too much may cause.A. toothacheB. cancerC. heart disease47. The underlined worda radiation " in Paragraph 4 probably means" " in Chinese.A.輻射B.電池C.網絡48. You ' d better.A. use yo

28、ur cell phone when the signal is weakB. use your cell phone on a high-speed trainC. change ears when you ' re using your cell phone49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. Using an earphone is a good way to reduce the radiation.B. You can put your cell phone on the bedside tab

29、le when you go to sleep.C. Listening less and talking more can lower the risk of cancer.50. The purpose of the text is to tell us how to properly.A. buy a cell phone B. use a cell phone C. repair a cell phoneCGo into a busy bookstore and you will notice that the women are reading about fashion, beau

30、ty or friendship and the men are reading about cars, sport or technology. This should not be a surprise. After all, these choices are quite typical for women and menwomen like working with people while men enjoyworking with tools, objects and materials.When we look at young babies, we see that baby

31、boys and girls show the typical hobbies at a very early age. A 12-month baby girl will look longer at people while boys of the same age look longer at toys.So where do these differences between men and women come from? Scientists believed that parents had a lot of influence （影響）on their children. Bu

32、t many scientists now believe that the answer is also in the amount of man and woman hormones （激素） in the mother ' s body before a child ' s birth. Study has shown that this leads to three types of brain （大月西類型）：type S, type E and type B. People who are born with atype S or man brain are int

33、erested in objects. They are good at building and using tools and working out how things work. People with a type E or woman brain are good at understanding other people and treating people with great care. Others are born with both man and woman brains-this is called the type B or balanced brain.Pe

34、rhaps the most important thing that the scientists found out was that sex （性另U） doesn ' t decide the type of brain you have. Not all men have the type S brain, and not all women have the type E brain. But on average, more men than women have a type S brain, and more women than men have a type E

35、brain.So does this mean that one type of brain is better than another? No, not at all. Some people find that some things are easier to do than others because they are born to be interested in them. They are good at doing certain things naturally. Scientists hope that understanding how people are bor

36、n with different types of brain can help make all of us more open to the difference.51. The underlined word typical " in the first paragraph probably means" ”.A. common B. crazyC. secretD. strange52. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. A child ' s birth decides t

37、he difference between boys and girls.B. Baby girls are more interested in people than baby boys.C. More men than women have better types of brain.D. Sex decides the type of brain.53. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Child ' s birth and sex.B. Types of brain and likes.C. Parents ' d

38、ifference and influenceD. Young babies and their interests.vrn.閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的五個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。（共10分，每小題2分）Jocelyn didn ' htave many friends, but she had lots of books. She thought books were better thanfriends sometimes. 54. And books didn ' t feel sad when you didn ' t come to see

39、them for a while.Jocelyn liked detective （偵探）stories. when she read a detective story, she felt like she was a part of itso she could experience all the adventures in that way. 55 . Sometimes she liked history books, too. It was interesting for her to see how people lived their lives in the past. 56

40、 . She liked books about animals and far-away places especially. It made her want to travel around and see new animals living in the strange places. 57 . She didn ' t care about how people fall in love with each other. She was just into the serious stories.Jocelyn didn ' t have many friends,

41、 but the friends she had also liked books.58 . Books were great, but they were better with friends to talk to about them!A. It was a great feeling to read about detective storiesB. However, she didn ' t like reading love storiesC. They often talked about books togetherD. Jocelyn also liked scien

42、ce booksE. Books didn ' t get angry at youIX.閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內容回答問題。（共 10分，每小題2分）Changing Lives, One Cow at a TimeWho says kids can ' t make a difference? In Missouri, a group of students is changing lives around the world! How are they doing this? They' re buying farm animals!Millions of people

43、 live with little food and money, so the gift of an animal can actually save lives.More than 10 years ago, the second-graders at Forsyth School learned about how Heifer International helps people. They decided they wanted to help, too.Heifer helps poor people by giving farm animals to them and teaching them how to use the animals to make their lives better. A heifer is a young cow, and these animals have become a symbol of Heifer That ' s because families with a cow can prduce milk to drink and they can also sell it for other things they need. Heifer also gives animals like s