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上海市建平实验中学2023学年第二学期期中阶段练习 初二英语 （完卷时间：90分钟 满分：100分） Part One Listening（第一部分 听力）（共25分） I. Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片。）（共5分） A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________4. ________ 5. ________ Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案。）（共6分） 6. A. Windy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny. D. Rainy. 7 A. A salesman. B. A house keeper. C. A manager. D. A repairman. 8. A. Teacher and student B. Customer and shop assistant C. Boss and staff D. Husband and wife 9. A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus. D. By bike 10. A.8:40. B. 9:00. C. 9:20. D. 9:30. 11. A. She threw away the shoes. B. Peter should clean the room. C. She has never seen the shoes. D. She will buy a new pair of shoes. Ⅲ. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。）（共6分） 12. From the passage we know Kate is a host of the night news. 13. Warm colors like dark blue are more cheerful early in the morning. 14. Kate has a lot of jackets in different colors. 15 People can only see Kate's top half on TV. 16. Kate often wears white clothes because it looks clean. 17. Kate likes wearing a shiny watch on television. Ⅳ. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.（听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词。）（共8分） 18. Tom and Sarah bought an old house which was built ________ . 19. When they moved in, they ________ me refrigerator with a box of 20. In their ________ time, they like to read the books ________ in the 19th Century. 21. Their ________ is not to recreate the ________, but to do what they love. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar （第二部分 词汇和语法）（共40分） Ⅴ. Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案。）（共15分） 1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation? A. product B. protect C. obey D. pollution 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：以下哪个划线部分的发音不同？ 考查元音字母的发音。product /ˈprɒdʌkt/；protect /prəˈtekt/；obey /əˈbeɪ/；pollution /pəˈluːʃn/。根据发音，product的划线部分发音为/ɒ/，其他选项划线部分发音为/ə/。故选A。 2. ________ of my parents allows me to take my cell phone to school. A. Both B. Neither C. None D. All 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我的父母都不允许我带手机去学校。 考查代词。Both两者都；Neither两者都不；None三者或以上都不；All三者或以上都。根据“allows”可知此处表示父母两人都不允许，用“Neither”。故选B。 3. I like my dad’s way of cooking chicken because it tastes ________. A. bad B. badly C. nice D. well 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：我喜欢我爸爸做鸡肉的方法，因为味道很好。 考查形容词。bad坏的；badly拙劣地；nice好的，不错的；well好。根据“I like my dad’s way of cooking chicken”可知，此处表示鸡肉的味道很好，排除A项和B项；taste是感官动词，后接形容词作表语，排除D项。故选C。 4. Jenny, ________ out the form please. You are allowed to join the sports club. A. fills B. fill C. will fill D. filled 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：Jenny，请填写表格。你被允许加入体育俱乐部。 考查祈使句的用法。此处表示请Jenny填写表格，用祈使句，表示请求，动词用原形的fill。故选B。 5. The last person ________ the room should close the door behind him. A. enter B. enters C. to enter D. entering 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：最后一个进房间的人应该关上身后的门。 考查非谓语动词。enter进入，动词原形；enters进入，第三人称单数形式；to enter进入，动词不定式；entering进入，动名词或现在分词形式。根据前面的“The last”和选项可知，应用动词不定式to enter，the last ... to do sth“最后一个做某事的……”。故选C。 6. Look, ________ watch that my mother bought last year isn’t working properly. A. a B. an C. the D. / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：看，我妈妈去年给我买的表坏了。 考查冠词。a不定冠词，用在辅音开头的单词前；an不定冠词，用在元音开头的单词前；the定冠词；/零冠词。根据“that my mother bought last year”和选项可知，此处特指我妈妈去年买的手表，所以用定冠词the。故选C。 7. —Would you like to have ________ piece of cake? —No, thanks. I’ve had enough. A. the other B. the others C. another D. other 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你想再吃一块蛋糕吗？——不，谢谢。我吃得够多了。 考查代词用法。the other（两者中的）另一个；the others其他；another再一个；other其他的，后跟名词复数。根据空后“piece of cake”和选项可知，此处指再吃一块蛋糕，是不定数目中的再一个，用another。故选C。 8. ________ helpful advice the professor gave us at the meeting! A. What B. How C. What a D. What an 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：教授在会议上给我们的建议多么有帮助啊！ 考查感叹句。感叹句的中心词advice是不可数名词，此处用“What+形容词+不可数名词+主谓”结构。故选A。 9. ________ Benny was reading a novel, someone knocked at the door. A. If B. While C. Since D. Though 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：当Benny在看一本小说时，有人敲门。 考查从属连词辨析。If如果；While在……期间、与……同时；Since自从；Though虽然。根据“Benny was reading a novel”和“someone knocked at the door”可知，应选While，引导时间状语从句。故选B。 10. This virus is dangerous. It ________ kill animals and even human beings. A. can B. must C. should D. need 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：这种病毒非常危险。它可以杀死动物，甚至人类。 考查情态动词辨析。can能；must必须；should应该；need需要；根据“This virus is dangerous.”和选项可知，此处表示这种病毒具有杀死动物甚至人类能力，因此选情态动词can。故选A。 11. After Mary finished reading the magazine, Jack ________ it from her at once. A. borrow B. borrowed C. will borrow D. has borrowed 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：玛丽读完杂志后，杰克立刻从她那里借走了。 考查一般过去时。根据“After Mary finished reading the magazine”可知，杰克借杂志的动作发生在过去，用一般过去时。空处位于主语Jack后，填动词过去式borrowed，作谓语。故选B。 12. Yesterday morning, I got up much ________ in order to get there on time. A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：为了准时到达那里，我昨天早上起得早得多。 考查副词比较级。early早；earlier更早；earliest最早；the earliest最早。根据空前的“much”和选项可知，应选比较级形式earlier，表示和以前相比较，much earlier“早得多”。故选B。 13. ________ a freezing cold night, Jim and Jill had a pleasant chat and knew each other better. A. In B. At C. With D. On 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：在一个寒冷的夜晚，吉姆和吉尔聊得很愉快，彼此也更了解了。 考查介词辨析。根据空后的“a freezing cold night”和选项可知，应选on，表示在具体某一天的夜晚。on a freezing cold night“在一个寒冷的夜晚”。故选D。 14. —___________ is it from your home to your new school? —It’s about 15 minutes’ walk. A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How often 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——从你家到你的新学校有多远？——步行大约15分钟。 考查特殊疑问词辨析。How long多长时间；How soon多久之后；How far多远；How often多长时间一次。根据答语“It’s about 15 minutes’ walk.”表示距离可知，应是问：从你家到新学校有多远。故选C。 15. —My classmates have just elected me monitor. —________. You deserve it. A. Of course B. Don’t say that C. That’s all right D. Congratulations 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我的同学们刚刚选了我当班长。——恭喜。你应得的。 考查情景交际。Of course当然；Don’t say that别那么说；That’s all right没关系；Congratulations恭喜。根据“My classmates have just elected me monitor.”和“You deserve it.”可知，当对方告知自己被选为班长时，最合适的回应是表示祝贺。故选D。 Ⅵ Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.（共5分） 将下列单词或词组填入空格。每词只能填一次。 A. connected B. who C. experience D. yourself E. From then on F. Since then My name is Victoria and I am from England. I am a native teacher of English with 8 years’ ____16____ teaching ESL to both children and adults. I love my job. Helping people to learn a language is very meaningful. I have a First Honours Degree from the University of Reading. ____17____, I have been working at developing an after-school education in the UK, which helps thousands of children develop interest in their math and English. I am here to help you become better at speaking English. I organize fun and lively lessons that are ____18____ with lots of interesting topics. I am very happy to plan my lessons around your interests. Please let me know what they are and we can work more easily together. To me, the most important thing is that you are expected to enjoy ____19____ in my class. I hope that you will make progress without even realizing it. Please get in touch with me if you are looking for lessons for your child. I also offer English advice to adults ____20____ wish to be successful at job interviews. Please see my packages for more information. 【答案】16. C 17. F 18. A 19. D 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了Victoria作为一名英语教师的工作经历和教学理念。 【16题详解】 句意：我是一名拥有8年教学经验的母语英语教师，教授儿童和成人英语作为第二语言。空处位于名词所有格后，填名词。experience“经验”，不可数名词。故选C。 【17题详解】 句意：从那时起，我一直在英国致力于发展课后教育，帮助成千上万的儿童培养对数学和英语的兴趣。空处填介词短语作状语。根据“I have been working at”可知，此句时态为现在完成进行时，用Since then“从那时起”。故选F。 【18题详解】 句意：我组织有趣而生动的课程，这些课程与许多有趣的话题相关联。根据“with lots of interesting topics”和备选词汇可知，此处指课程与有趣的话题有关。be connected with“与……有关联”。connected“有关联的”，形容词作表语。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：对我来说，最重要的是期望你在我的课堂上过得愉快。根据“you are expected”和备选词汇可知，你被期待在课堂上过得愉快。enjoy oneself“过得愉快”，空处填反身代词。yourself“你自己”，反身代词作宾语。故选D。 【20题详解】 句意：我还为那些希望在求职面试中取得成功的成年人提供英语建议。空处到interviews位于名词adults后，此句为定语从句，缺少连接词。adults为先行词，指人，用who引导定语从句。故选B。 Ⅶ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词。）（共8分） 21. The students ________ the exams had been too hard for them. (complaint) 【答案】complained 【解析】 【详解】句意：学生们抱怨考试对他们来说太难了。分析句子结构可知，此句为宾语从句。空处位于主语students后，填动词作谓语。根据“the exams had been too hard for them”可知，此句主句为一般过去时，谓语动词用过去式。complaint“抱怨”，名词，动词为complain“抱怨”，过去式为complained。故填complained。 22. Our English teacher gave an ________ of how this word is used. (explain) 【答案】explanation 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们的英语老师解释了这个词的用法。根据“an”可知，空格处需要填入一个单数名词，explain是动词，因此应该使用其名词形式explanation，意为“解释”。故填explanation。 23. Look! The students are greeting the guests from other cities ________. (polite) 【答案】politely 【解析】 【详解】句意：看！学生们正在礼貌地迎接来自其他城市的客人。分析句子结构和所给单词可知，应填形容词polite的副词形式politely“有礼貌地”，作状语，修饰动词greeting。故填politely。 24. We discussed the trip plan briefly before ________ the meeting. (conclusion) 【答案】concluding 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们在会议结束前简要讨论了旅行计划。the meeting前用conclusion的动词形式conclude表示“结束”，介词before后接动名词“concluding”，故填concluding。 25. In Shanghai, drinking water is supplied by local water ________ works. (treat) 【答案】treatment 【解析】 【详解】句意：在上海，饮用水由当地的水处理厂供应。根据“local water...works”可知，此处表示当地的水处理厂，用water treatment works表示“水处理厂”。故填treatment。 26. Luckily, the boy was still ________ though he was knocked down by a car. (live) 【答案】alive 【解析】 【详解】句意：幸运的是，男孩虽然被车撞倒了，但仍然活着。was后接形容词作表语，结合“though he was knocked down by a car”可推出此处表示男孩仍然活着，用alive表示“活着的”。故填alive。 27. Many people like to go to the countryside to ________ fresh air at weekends. (breath) 【答案】breathe 【解析】 【详解】句意：许多人喜欢在周末去乡下呼吸新鲜空气。 空格处需要填入一个动词来与后面的名词“fresh air”搭配，表示“呼吸新鲜空气”，“breath”是名词，意为“呼吸；气息”，因此应该使用动词breathe，表示“呼吸”，to为不定式符号，后用动词原形。故填breathe。 28. It’s the ________ time for Henry to visit some other foreign countries. (two) 【答案】second 【解析】 【详解】句意：这是亨利第二次访问其他国家。分析句子结构和所给单词可知，应填two的序数词形式second“第二”，作定语，修饰后面的名词time。故填second。 Ⅷ. Complete the following sentences as required.（根据所给要求改写句子，50-54小题每空格限填一词。）（共12分） 29. Daisy lay on the floor with her pet dog beside her. (改为一般疑问句) ________ Daisy ________ on the floor with her pet dog beside her? 【答案】 ①. Did ②. lie 【解析】 【详解】句意：黛熙躺在地板上，她的宠物狗在她旁边。根据原句可知，时态为一般过去时，改成一般疑问句时，需用助动词“did”来构成一般疑问句，放句首，首字母大写，谓语动词需用原形。lay的动词原形为lie。故填Did；lie。 30. She often goes jogging in the morning to keep fit. (对划线部分提问) ________ she often go jogging in the morning? 【答案】Why does 【解析】 【详解】句意：她经常在早上慢跑以保持身体健康。划线部分为慢跑的目的，对目的提问用why，位于句首，首字母大写；原句时态为一般现在时，主语为第三人称单数的She，且含有实义动词goes，变为疑问句，要借助于助动词does，放于主语前。故填Why does。 31. Parents should care for our studies. They should also care for our thoughts. (保持原句意思) Parents should care for our studies as ________ our thoughts. 【答案】well as 【解析】 【详解】句意：父母应该关心我们的学习。他们也应该关心我们的思想。分析句子结构和原句中的“also”可知，应用as well as“也”，连接两个并列的成分our studies和our thoughts。故填well as。 32. “Can you be kind enough to help me out?” Joan asked Mike. (改为宾语从句) Joan asked Mike ________ he ________ be kind enough to help her out. 【答案】 ①. if##whether ②. could 【解析】 【详解】句意：“你能帮帮我吗？”琼问迈克。直接引语为一般疑问句时，改为宾语从句用if/whether连接，并改为陈述句语序；由于主句Joan asked Mike时态为一般过去时，从句也要改为相应过去时态，所以情态动词can变为could。故填if/whether；could。 33. People have hardly replaced any of the trees that have been cut down.（改反意疑问句） People have hardly replaced any of the trees that have been cut down, ________? 【答案】have they 【解析】 【详解】句意：人们几乎没有补上任何被砍伐的树木。反意疑问句，遵循“前肯后否，前否后肯”的原则，hardly否定概念，所以疑问部分用have they。故填have they。 34. should, the fire, parents, from, stop, getting, their children, close to (连词成句) _____________________________________________________. 【答案】Parents should stop their children from getting close to the fire 【解析】 【详解】parents作主语；should是情态动词，后接动词原形stop作谓语；stop sb. from doing sth.“阻止某人做某事”，get close to“靠近”。故填Parents should stop their children from getting close to the fire“父母应该阻止孩子靠近火”。 Part 3 Reading comprehension（第三部分 阅读和写话）（共35分） IX. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共25分） A. Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。）（共6分） Fiona McIntyre is a taxi driver in London. She tells us about her work and some of her experiences. Q: When did you start? I’ve been a taxi driver for about five years. Before that I was a bus driver in London, and I enjoyed it, but I wanted more freedom so I changed and started driving my taxi. Q: Have you ever had any famous passengers? Oh yes. I’ve had film stars, politicians, you know, lots of famous people. About a year ago, a really famous actor got in my taxi. I took him to the airport. We were stuck on the way and it took a long time to get there, so he missed his plane and failed to meet his fans. It wasn’t my fault but when he got out of the taxi, he shouted at me angrily! I said to him, “Next time, take a bus!” Q: Have passengers ever left anything in your taxi? Oh yes! People have left all kinds of things — a suitcase, a hat, mobile phones, of course, even a dog once! Years ago, a woman left a pair of shoes on the seat. And one time a passenger left his teeth here! Not real teeth, of course — false teeth. And people have asked me to do some strange jobs. Once a doctor stopped me outside a hospital and asked me to take a skeleton to another hospital. Professors usually use skeletons to teach medical students, you know. And I did. But I asked him to pay first — the skeleton couldn’t pay, after all! Q: 5 Good question. I’ve always enjoyed being a taxi driver and I don’t want to change. But of course, sometimes, it’s not great. I don’t like driving around without a passenger, but it’s better than just waiting at the airport or at a railway station. I think that’s the worst part-waiting. 35. Fiona McIntyre thinks being a taxi driver is more ________ than being a bus driver. A. independent B. exciting C. comfortable D. satisfying 36. The famous actor missed his plane because ________. A. Fiona didn’t drive well B. Fiona wasn’t very polite C. there was too much traffic D. there were too many fans 37. Passengers left the following things EXCEPT ________ on Fiona’s taxi. A. suitcases B. mobile phones C. false teeth D. umbrellas 38. The underlined ward “him” in Fiona’s answer to the third question refers to ________. A. the skeleton B. the doctor C. the professor D. the student 39. Which of the following questions best fits Blank 5? A. What do you think of the future of a taxi driver? B. What do you think is the worst part of your job? C. What do you do when there are no passengers? D. What do you do when you’re waiting for passengers? 40. According to the interview, which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Fiona has worked as a taxi driver since five years ago. B. Sometimes passengers may leave their pets in Fiona’s taxi. C. Fiona doesn’t like driving around without a passenger most. D. Fiona doesn’t think that the famous actor was polite. 【答案】35. A 36. C 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. C 【解析】 【分析】本文是通讯报道，短文通过对菲奥娜的采访，介绍了她的工作和一些经历。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Before that I was a bus driver in London, and I enjoyed it, but I wanted more freedom so I changed and started driving my taxi”，可知她认为当出租车司机比当公共汽车司机更自由，independent“自主的”符合题意，故选A。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据“a really famous actor got in my taxi. I took him to the airport. We were stuck on the way and it took a long time to get there, so he missed his plane and failed to meet his fans”，可知该演员误了飞机是因为交通太拥挤了，故选C。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“People have left all kinds of things-a suitcase, a hat, mobile phones, of course, even a dog once”，可知乘客们没有把雨伞丢在菲奥娜的出租车上，故选D。 【38题详解】 词句猜测题。根据下文解释“the skeleton couldn’t pay, after all”，可知菲奥娜让医生先付车费，“him”指的是那位医生，故选B。 【39题详解】 主旨大意题。根据她的陈述，结合“I think that’s the worst part-waiting”，可知问题是“工作中最糟糕的事情是什么”，“What do you think is the worst part of your job”符合段意，故选B。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据“I don’t like driving around without a passenger, but it’s better than just waiting at the airport or at a railway station. I think that’s the worst part — waiting”，可知菲奥娜最不喜欢的不是独自开车，而是等待；“Fiona doesn’t like driving around without a passenger most”表述错误，故选C。 B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. （选择最恰当的词组或单词，完成短文） There are various ways we can help people in need. Big charity organizations commonly deliver food to hungry people build homes for the homeless and volunteer at local charity centres. ____41____, there is a new way to help poor people living in distance, and that is by giving money to them directly. Since 2012, the charity organization Give—Directly has been studying the ____42____ of direct money support to poor Kenyans (肯尼亚人). The charity gives them a one—year budget, spread over several months. They can spend the money on whatever they need, and they never have to pay it back! When Give—Directly tracked how the money was being used, they were glad to find that the Kenyans were using the money ____43____. Many of the families spent the money on new metal roofs to take the place of their old grass roofs. While grass roots need ____44____ several times a year, metal roofs last longer and save money. Some bought land and cows from farming or started small businesses such as buying a used motorcycle to transport people around like a taxi. This helped them to have more money for food, clothing and health care and give their children an education. The studies on giving money directly to poor Kenyans are going on. Some people are ____45____ that some of the families will waste the money or simply become dependent on these donations. Although it’s hard to tell if it is a good idea to give them direct money support, we can all agree that it is a ____46____ way of helping others. 41. A. Besides B. So far C. Therefore D. However 42. A. reasons B. effects C. methods D. rewards 43. A. properly B. immediately C. dishonestly D. generously 44. A. protection B. sunshine C. repairs D. services 45. A. aware B. worried C. satisfied D. disappointed 46. A. traditional B. correct C. natural D. creative 【答案】41. D 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍“直接给予”这个慈善组织对人们的帮助以及存在的问题。 【41题详解】 句意：然而，有一种新方法可以帮助居住在远方的穷人，那就是直接给他们钱。 Besides除了；So far到目前为止；Therefore因此；However然而。前后构成转折关系，且其后有逗号，However符合。故选D。 【42题详解】 句意：自2012年以来，慈善组织“直接给予”一直在研究向肯尼亚穷人提供直接资金支持的效果。 reasons原因；effects影响，效果；methods方法；rewards奖励。根据“the charity organization Give-Directly has been studying the...of direct money support to poor Kenyans”和后文介绍可知，是研究向肯尼亚穷人提供直接资金支持的效果和影响。故选B。 【43题详解】 句意：当“直接给予”组织追踪这些钱的使用情况时，他们很高兴地发现肯尼亚人正确地使用了这些钱。 properly合适地，正确地；immediately立刻；dishonestly不诚实地；generously慷慨地。根据“they were glad to find that the Kenyans were using the money...”可知，很高兴，因为人们正确地使用了捐赠的钱。故选A。 【44题详解】 句意：草屋顶每年需要修理几次，而金属屋顶更耐用，也更省钱。 protection保护；sunshine阳光；repairs修理；services服务。根据“While grass roofs need...several times a year”可知，是修理草房顶，故选C。 【45题详解】 句意：一些人担忧的是，一些家庭将会浪费这些钱，或者仅仅是依赖这些捐赠。 aware知道的；worried担心的；satisfied满意的；disappointed失望的。根据“some of the families will waste the money or simply become dependent on these donations”可知，慈善组织会担忧有人浪费钱或仅仅依靠救助生存。故选B。 【46题详解】 句意：虽然很难说给他们直接的资金支持是不是一个好主意，但我们都认为这是帮助他人的正确方式。 traditional传统的；correct正确的；natural自然的；creative有创意的。根据“we can all agree that it is a...way of helping others”可知，这是一种帮助他人的正确的方式。故选B。 C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（共6分） Run for Class President Two months ago, when our class election started, I decided to run for class President. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win, but I was a____47____ that people would feel bad for me if I lost. I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t m____48____ but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was c____49____ prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong. However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response wasn’t what I’d c____50____. Few people actually listened when it was my opponent’s turn, everyone was screaming his name, his speech was short but all to the point, but by then I realized I should have made min e shorter and clearer. It was obvious who would win. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over, I wanted to just go home and cried, but I made it through. My prediction was right. I didn’t win. The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended not to hear but later things got better. People f____51____ about the election and talked to me just as they did before. I don’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I looked forward to. And moments of failure like this build c____52____ since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger. 【答案】47. (a)fraid 48. (m)anage 49. (c)ompletely 50. (e)xpected 51. (f)orgot 52. (c)haracter 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了作者竞选班长的经历，虽然最终失败，但作者从中学会了面对失望并变得更加坚强。 【47题详解】 句意：但我害怕如果输了，人们会为我感到难过。此空为形容词作表语，根据“people would feel bad for me if I lost.”可知，作者害怕输，afraid表示“害怕的”。故填(a)fraid。 【48题详解】 句意：我的计划不是承诺做我完不成的事情，而是向班级展示我为什么想成为班长。根据“My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t ...”可知，这里指完不成的事情，此处需要填入一个动词表示“完成”，用manage表示，情态动词跟动词原形。故填(m)anage。 【49题详解】 句意：因为我准备充分，我觉得我获胜的机会很大。根据“Since I was ... prepared”可知，这里指准备充分，此处需要填入一个副词表示“完全地”。故填(c)ompletely。 【50题详解】 句意：然而，当我在选举日发表演讲时，反应并不是我所期待的。根据“the response wasn’t what I’d ...”可知，这里指并不是我所期待的，此处需要填入一个动词表示“期待”，用expect表示，此空应为动词过去分词构成过去完成时。故填(e)xpected。 【51题详解】 句意：人们忘记了选举，像以前一样和我交谈。根据“People ... about the election and talked to me just as they did before”可知，人们忘记了选举，此处需要填入一个动词，forget表示“忘记”，该句为一般过去时。故填(f)orgot。 【52题详解】 句意：像这样的失败时刻塑造了我的性格，从那以后，我学会了面对失望，变得更加坚强。this后接单数，根据“moments of failure like this build ...”可知，这里指塑造性格，此处需要填入一个名词表示“品格”。故填(c)haracter。 D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（共7分） The 18-year-old American author, Juliette Turner, has published her third book for student readers. With her now novel, That’s Not Hay in My Hair, she has become a new star in the publishing industry. After Juliette finished fourth grade in New York, she moved to a farm in Cooke County. Texas, with her mother. There she started a new life working with horses and cattle as a fresh writer. “Only my mother and I were living there.” Juliette said. “We had to break the thick ice on the trough (饮水槽) so that the animals could drink.” Juliette’s mother, Janine Turner is a famous actress in the US. Life in Cooke County was not as attractive as the life she had lived before. But for young Juliette, the country life gave her a lot of food for thought to create her works . That’s Not Hay in My Hair is unlike Juliette’s first two books. “Everything that happens in the book actually happened in the lives of my mum and me,” she said. “The adventures are hard to believe, but they all happened exactly as they’re described in the story.” As Juliette is considering her coming college life, she hasn’t decided where she will spend the rest of her life, in a city or in the countryside. “I will always be a country girl at heart,” she said. “I love the country life. It is where I feel peaceful and natural. For the moment, I have no idea where life is going to take me. But I will always return to the country and to my mum. It’s where my roots are.” 53. Juliette isn’t a teenage writer, is she? ____________________________________ 54. How many novels has Juliette published up to now? ____________________________________ 55. Where did Juliette begin her writing life? ____________________________________ 56. What’s Juliette’s mother? ____________________________________ 57. Are the stories in That’s Not Hay in My Hair mainly imagined or based on real life? ____________________________________ 58. What does Juliette probably mean by the last underlined sentence? ____________________________________ 【答案】53. Yes, she is. 54. 3./Three. 55. A farm in Cooke Country, Texas. 56. She is a famous actress. 57. They are based on real life. 58. She means she loves country life. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了朱丽叶·特纳的写作历程，她针对中学生出版了她的第三本书，已经成为了出版界的新星。 【53题详解】 根据“The 18-year-old American author, Juliette Turner, has published her third book for student readers.”可知，朱丽叶已经成年了，她不是青少年作家。故填Yes, she is. 【54题详解】 根据“That’s Not Hay in My Hair is unlike Juliette’s first two books.”可知，朱丽叶共出版了三本书。故填3./Three. 【55题详解】 根据“After Juliette finished fourth grade in New York, she moved to a farm in Cooke County. Texas, with her mother. There she started a new life working with horses and cattle as a fresh writer.”可知，朱丽叶在德克萨斯州库克县的一个农场开始了她的写作生涯。故填A farm in Cooke Country, Texas. 【56题详解】 根据“Juliette’s mother, Janine Turner is a famous actress in the US.”可知，朱丽叶的母亲是一位著名的演员。故填She is a famous actress. 【57题详解】 根据“The adventures are hard to believe, but they all happened exactly as they’re described in the story.”可知，书中的一切都是真实发生过的。故填They are based on real life. 【58题详解】 根据“I love the country life. It is where I feel peaceful and natural. For the moment, I have no idea where life is going to take me. But I will always return to the country and to my mum. It’s where my roots are.”可知，她喜欢乡村生活，乡村是她的家。故填She means she loves country life. Ⅹ. Writing（写作）（共10分） 59. Write at least 60 words about the topic “The Importance of ________”（请以“________很重要”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。） The following questions are just for reference:（以下问题仅做参考） 1. What is important? 2. Why is it important? 3. What can you do for it? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文： The Importance of Reading Reading is very important in our lives. It helps us gain knowledge, improve our language skills, and broaden our horizons. Through reading, we can learn about different cultures, ideas, and experiences, which makes us more open-minded. Reading also helps us relax and reduces stress. To make reading a habit, I try to read for at least 30 minutes every day. I believe that reading can make our lives richer and more meaningful. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ① 题材：材料作文。 ② 时态：一般现在时。 ③ 提示：根据题目要求，围绕“________很重要”的主题，结合给出的问题说明其重要性以及个人行动。 [写作步骤] 第一步，引入主题。 第二步，阐述原因。 第三步，说明个人行动。 第四步，总结观点。 [亮点词汇] ① gain knowledge 获取知识 ② broaden our horizons 开阔视野 ③ reduce stress 减轻压力 [高分句型] ① Reading helps us gain knowledge, improve our language skills, and broaden our horizons.（运用了并列结构） ② Through reading, we can learn about different cultures, ideas, and experiences, which makes us more open-minded.（运用了which引导非限制性定语从句） ③ I believe that reading can make our lives richer and more meaningful.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 上海市建平实验中学2023学年第二学期期中阶段练习 初二英语 （完卷时间：90分钟 满分：100分） Part One Listening（第一部分 听力）（共25分） I. Listen and choose the right picture.（根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片。）（共5分） A. B. C. D. E. F. 1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________4. ________ 5. ________ Ⅱ. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear. （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案。）（共6分） 6. A. Windy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny. D. Rainy. 7. A. A salesman. B. A house keeper. C. A manager. D. A repairman. 8. A. Teacher and student B. Customer and shop assistant C. Boss and staff D. Husband and wife 9. A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bus. D. By bike 10. A.8:40. B. 9:00. C. 9:20. D. 9:30. 11. A. She threw away the shoes. B. Peter should clean the room. C. She has never seen the shoes. D. She will buy a new pair of shoes. Ⅲ. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false.（判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示。）（共6分） 12. From the passage we know Kate is a host of the night news. 13. Warm colors like dark blue are more cheerful early in the morning. 14 Kate has a lot of jackets in different colors. 15. People can only see Kate's top half on TV. 16. Kate often wears white clothes because it looks clean. 17. Kate likes wearing a shiny watch on television. Ⅳ. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences.（听对话，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词。）（共8分） 18. Tom and Sarah bought an old house which was built ________ . 19. When they moved in, they ________ me refrigerator with a box of 20. In their ________ time, they like to read the books ________ in the 19th Century. 21. Their ________ is not to recreate the ________, but to do what they love. Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar （第二部分 词汇和语法）（共40分） Ⅴ. Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案。）（共15分） 1. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation? A. product B. protect C. obey D. pollution 2. ________ of my parents allows me to take my cell phone to school. A. Both B. Neither C. None D. All 3. I like my dad’s way of cooking chicken because it tastes ________. A. bad B. badly C. nice D. well 4. Jenny, ________ out the form please. You are allowed to join the sports club. A. fills B. fill C. will fill D. filled 5. The last person ________ the room should close the door behind him. A. enter B. enters C. to enter D. entering 6. Look, ________ watch that my mother bought last year isn’t working properly. A. a B. an C. the D. / 7. —Would you like to have ________ piece of cake? —No, thanks. I’ve had enough. A. the other B. the others C. another D. other 8. ________ helpful advice the professor gave us at the meeting! A. What B. How C. What a D. What an 9. ________ Benny was reading a novel, someone knocked at the door. A. If B. While C. Since D. Though 10. This virus is dangerous. It ________ kill animals and even human beings. A. can B. must C. should D. need 11. After Mary finished reading the magazine, Jack ________ it from her at once. A. borrow B. borrowed C. will borrow D. has borrowed 12. Yesterday morning, I got up much ________ in order to get there on time. A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest 13. ________ a freezing cold night Jim and Jill had a pleasant chat and knew each other better. A. In B. At C. With D. On 14. —___________ is it from your home to your new school? —It’s about 15 minutes’ walk. A. How long B. How soon C. How far D. How often 15. —My classmates have just elected me monitor. —________. You deserve it. A. Of course B. Don’t say that C. That’s all right D. Congratulations Ⅵ Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.（共5分） 将下列单词或词组填入空格。每词只能填一次。 A. connected B. who C. experience D. yourself E. From then on F. Since then My name is Victoria and I am from England. I am a native teacher of English with 8 years’ ____16____ teaching ESL to both children and adults. I love my job. Helping people to learn a language is very meaningful. I have a First Honours Degree from the University of Reading. ____17____, I have been working at developing an after-school education in the UK, which helps thousands of children develop interest in their math and English. I am here to help you become better at speaking English. I organize fun and lively lessons that are ____18____ with lots of interesting topics. I am very happy to plan my lessons around your interests. Please let me know what they are and we can work more easily together. To me, the most important thing is that you are expected to enjoy ____19____ in my class. I hope that you will make progress without even realizing it. Please get in touch with me if you are looking for lessons for your child. I also offer English advice to adults ____20____ wish to be successful at job interviews. Please see my packages for more information. Ⅶ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词。）（共8分） 21. The students ________ the exams had been too hard for them. (complaint) 22. Our English teacher gave an ________ of how this word is used. (explain) 23. Look! The students are greeting the guests from other cities ________. (polite) 24. We discussed the trip plan briefly before ________ the meeting. (conclusion) 25. In Shanghai, drinking water is supplied by local water ________ works. (treat) 26. Luckily, the boy was still ________ though he was knocked down by a car. (live) 27. Many people like to go to the countryside to ________ fresh air at weekends. (breath) 28. It’s the ________ time for Henry to visit some other foreign countries. (two) Ⅷ. Complete the following sentences as required.（根据所给要求改写句子，50-54小题每空格限填一词。）（共12分） 29. Daisy lay on the floor with her pet dog beside her. (改为一般疑问句) ________ Daisy ________ on the floor with her pet dog beside her? 30. She often goes jogging in the morning to keep fit. (对划线部分提问) ________ she often go jogging in the morning? 31. Parents should care for our studies. They should also care for our thoughts. (保持原句意思) Parents should care for our studies as ________ our thoughts. 32. “Can you be kind enough to help me out?” Joan asked Mike. (改为宾语从句) Joan asked Mike ________ he ________ be kind enough to help her out. 33. People have hardly replaced any of the trees that have been cut down.（改反意疑问句） People have hardly replaced any of the trees that have been cut down, ________? 34. should, the fire, parents, from, stop, getting, their children, close to (连词成句) _____________________________________________________. Part 3 Reading comprehension（第三部分 阅读和写话）（共35分） IX. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）（共25分） A. Choose the best answer.（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案。）（共6分） Fiona McIntyre is a taxi driver in London. She tells us about her work and some of her experiences. Q: When did you start? I’ve been a taxi driver for about five years. Before that I was a bus driver in London, and I enjoyed it, but I wanted more freedom so I changed and started driving my taxi. Q: Have you ever had any famous passengers? Oh yes. I’ve had film stars, politicians, you know, lots of famous people. About a year ago, a really famous actor got in my taxi. I took him to the airport. We were stuck on the way and it took a long time to get there, so he missed his plane and failed to meet his fans. It wasn’t my fault but when he got out of the taxi, he shouted at me angrily! I said to him, “Next time, take a bus!” Q: Have passengers ever left anything in your taxi? Oh yes! People have left all kinds of things — a suitcase, a hat, mobile phones, of course, even a dog once! Years ago, a woman left a pair of shoes on the seat. And one time a passenger left his teeth here! Not real teeth, of course — false teeth. And people have asked me to do some strange jobs. Once a doctor stopped me outside a hospital and asked me to take a skeleton to another hospital. Professors usually use skeletons to teach medical students, you know. And I did. But I asked him to pay first — the skeleton couldn’t pay, after all! Q: 5 Good question. I’ve always enjoyed being a taxi driver and I don’t want to change. But of course, sometimes, it’s not great. I don’t like driving around without a passenger, but it’s better than just waiting at the airport or at a railway station. I think that’s the worst part-waiting. 35. Fiona McIntyre thinks being a taxi driver is more ________ than being a bus driver. A. independent B. exciting C. comfortable D. satisfying 36. The famous actor missed his plane because ________. A. Fiona didn’t drive well B. Fiona wasn’t very polite C. there was too much traffic D. there were too many fans 37. Passengers left the following things EXCEPT ________ on Fiona’s taxi. A. suitcases B. mobile phones C. false teeth D. umbrellas 38. The underlined ward “him” in Fiona’s answer to the third question refers to ________. A. the skeleton B. the doctor C. the professor D. the student 39 Which of the following questions best fits Blank 5? A. What do you think of the future of a taxi driver? B. What do you think is the worst part of your job? C. What do you do when there are no passengers? D. What do you do when you’re waiting for passengers? 40. According to the interview, which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. Fiona has worked as a taxi driver since five years ago. B. Sometimes passengers may leave their pets in Fiona’s taxi. C. Fiona doesn’t like driving around without a passenger most. D. Fiona doesn’t think that the famous actor was polite. B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. （选择最恰当的词组或单词，完成短文） There are various ways we can help people in need. Big charity organizations commonly deliver food to hungry people, build homes for the homeless and volunteer at local charity centres. ____41____ there is a new way to help poor people living in distance, and that is by giving money to them directly. Since 2012, the charity organization Give—Directly has been studying the ____42____ of direct money support to poor Kenyans (肯尼亚人). The charity gives them a one—year budget, spread over several months. They can spend the money on whatever they need, and they never have to pay it back! When Give—Directly tracked how the money was being used, they were glad to find that the Kenyans were using the money ____43____. Many of the families spent the money on new metal roofs to take the place of their old grass roofs. While grass roots need ____44____ several times a year, metal roofs last longer and save money. Some bought land and cows from farming or started small businesses such as buying a used motorcycle to transport people around like a taxi. This helped them to have more money for food, clothing and health care and give their children an education. The studies on giving money directly to poor Kenyans are going on. Some people are ____45____ that some of the families will waste the money or simply become dependent on these donations. Although it’s hard to tell if it is a good idea to give them direct money support, we can all agree that it is a ____46____ way of helping others. 41. A. Besides B. So far C. Therefore D. However 42. A. reasons B. effects C. methods D. rewards 43. A. properly B. immediately C. dishonestly D. generously 44. A. protection B. sunshine C. repairs D. services 45. A. aware B. worried C. satisfied D. disappointed 46. A. traditional B. correct C. natural D. creative C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）（共6分） Run for Class President Two months ago, when our class election started, I decided to run for class President. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win, but I was a____47____ that people would feel bad for me if I lost. I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t m____48____ but to show my class why I wanted to be president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was c____49____ prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong. However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response wasn’t what I’d c____50____. Few people actually listened when it was my opponent’s turn, everyone was screaming his name, his speech was short but all to the point, but by then I realized I should have made min e shorter and clearer. It was obvious who would win. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over, I wanted to just go home and cried, but I made it through. My prediction was right. I didn’t win. The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended not to hear but later things got better. People f____51____ about the election and talked to me just as they did before. I don’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I looked forward to. And moments of failure like this build c____52____ since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger. D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（共7分） The 18-year-old American author, Juliette Turner, has published her third book for student readers. With her now novel, That’s Not Hay in My Hair, she has become a new star in the publishing industry. After Juliette finished fourth grade in New York, she moved to a farm in Cooke County. Texas, with her mother. There she started a new life working with horses and cattle as a fresh writer. “Only my mother and I were living there.” Juliette said. “We had to break the thick ice on the trough (饮水槽) so that the animals could drink.” Juliette’s mother, Janine Turner is a famous actress in the US. Life in Cooke County was not as attractive as the life she had lived before. But for young Juliette, the country life gave her a lot of food for thought to create her works . That’s Not Hay in My Hair is unlike Juliette’s first two books. “Everything that happens in the book actually happened in the lives of my mum and me,” she said. “The adventures are hard to believe, but they all happened exactly as they’re described in the story.” As Juliette is considering her coming college life, she hasn’t decided where she will spend the rest of her life, in a city or in the countryside. “I will always be a country girl at heart,” she said. “I love the country life. It is where I feel peaceful and natural. For the moment, I have no idea where life is going to take me. But I will always return to the country and to my mum. It’s where my roots are.” 53. Juliette isn’t a teenage writer is she? ____________________________________ 54. How many novels has Juliette published up to now? ____________________________________ 55. Where did Juliette begin her writing life? ____________________________________ 56. What’s Juliette’s mother? ____________________________________ 57. Are the stories in That’s Not Hay in My Hair mainly imagined or based on real life? ____________________________________ 58. What does Juliette probably mean by the last underlined sentence? ____________________________________ Ⅹ. Writing（写作）（共10分） 59. Write at least 60 words about the topic “The Importance of ________”（请以“________很重要”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。） The following questions are just for reference:（以下问题仅做参考） 1. What is important? 2. Why is it important? 3. 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