广东省湛江市廉江市实验学校2023-2024学年上学期期中考试英语试卷

廉江市实验学校2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试 初二英语试题 分值:120分 时间:90分钟 页数:8页 一、听说应用 E. 情景对话(本题共5小题,每小题1分,共5分) 请通读下面对话,根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有一项为多余选项。 David:Hi, Henry. What does your father do? Henry:26. . David:Do you also want to be a policewoman when you grow up? Henry:Oh yes. 27. , but it's really exciting. David:How are you going to do that? Henry:I'm going to study hard and go to college. David:28. . Henry:What about you, David? What are you going to be in the future? David:29. . Henry:Why do you want to do that? David:Because I want to fly in the sky, 30. . Henry:I hope your dream can come true. A.Sounds great! B.It's really amazing. C.Sometimes it's dangerous, D.It's boring. E.He's a policeman. F.I'm going to be an astronaut. 二、语法选择(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分) You may send letters or emails to your friends or families before. But do you think about 31 a letter to yourself or your friends in the future? These days, more and more young people are trying 32 kind of mail- future mail. According to future mail, if the sender 33 the date of delivery (投递), the letter will reach the address at that special time. Future mail makes people feel better. 34 example, Fu Jing was under heavy pressure (压力) of her busy life in Beijing. So she wrote 35 letter to herself on her twenty- fifth birthday. She will get the letter five years later on her 36 birthday through “future mail”. “Future might be even 37 . I wrote down my hopes about my future life to help me 38 the difficulty ahead bravely.” Fu Jing said. Some experts think future mail is a very 39 way to help people free themselves from pressure and worry, 40 they can share their feelings by writing letters to the future. ( )31. A. send B. to send C. sending ( )32. A. other B. another C. others ( )33. A. choose B. chooses C. chose ( )34. A. From B. In C. For ( )35. A. a B. an C. the ( )36. A. thirty B. the thirtieth C. thirtieth ( )37. A. hard B. harder C. hardest ( )38. A. face B. facing C. faced ( )39. A. good B. better C. best ( )40. A. if B. but C. so 三、完形填空(本大题共10小题,每小题1分,共10分) Are you nervous when you stand in front of the public? Are you afraid to make a speech? Li Jun, a middle school boy, felt shy when he was making a speech the other day. Li had thought it would be quite easy to speak in front of his classmates. “I was wrong. It was very different and much 41 than talking to my classmates during playtime,” Li said. “I 42 , but it was really difficult to speak. I wanted to leave the classroom 43 .” Li is not alone. Many middle school students now have the same 44 - they can 45 their ideas freely with their best friends after class, but can't speak in public. According to Zhou Hong, a middle school teacher, middle schools should pay more attention to (注意) 46 but not just writing. Zhou hopes schools can give students more chances to open their 47 , such as English comners and class discussions. Students can join in any one they want to. But he also gives some 48 to students. “During your free time you should 49 more. When you're speaking in public, take it easy. Just speak up your ideas clearly,” Zhou said. “That 50 a fine public Ispeech and you'll feel confident.” ( )41. A. easier B. harder C. better D. later ( )42. A. tried B. made C. came D. took ( )43. A. slowly B. quickly C. sadly D. happily ( )44. A. answer B. subject C. problem D. question ( )45. A. look for B. care about C. talk about D. find out ( )46. A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. singing ( )47. A. mouths B. eyes C. minds D. hearts ( )48. A. dream B. love C. hope D. advice ( )49. A. play B. practice C. write D. watch ( )50. A. reports B. keeps C. hears D. makes 四、阅读理解(本题有15小题,每小题2分,共30分) A An Old but Great Movie-The Groods Date: February 15, 2013 (Germany) March 21, 2013 ( Italy ) April 5, 2013 ( Thailand) April 20, 2013(China) Running time: 1 hour and 20 minutes Style: Cartoon, Adventure(冒险), Comedy, Family Directors(导演): Kirk DeMicco, Chris Sanders Writers: Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco, John Cleese Stars:Nicolas Cage (voice), Ryan Reynolds (voice), Emma Stone (voice) Story: The Crood family live in a cave (山洞). Crug is a strict father. He never lets his family members leave the cave. But his daughter Eep wants to see the outside world. One day, an earthquake (地震) happens and the Croods lose their home. They have to find a new one. On their trip, they meet lots of dangers. The Croods are very afraid. At that time, Guy comes to them. Guy is a young boy. He has a cute pet called Belt. Guy says he can lead the Croods to find their new home. They pass the desert and the forest. Guy also teaches the family to make fire. The Croods and Guy walk a long way. Can they finally find their new home? You can find out the answer in the 3D movie The Croods. ( )51. People in China first watched the Croods . A. On February 15,2013. B. On March 21, 2012. C. On April 5, 2013. D. On April 20, 2013. ( )52. The Croods lasts for . A. 20 minutes. B. 60 minutes. C.120 minutes. D. 80 minutes. ( )53. Ryan Reynolds is a of The Groods. A. director B. writer C. voice actor D. family member ( )54. From the movie, we can see Guy is a boy. A. Strict B. helpful C.dangerous D. cute ( )55. The passage is probably from . A. a movie magazine B. a book report C. a history book D. a scientific research B You must have read or heard of the sad love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. But can you imagine the two singing opera in English instead of speaking poetic Chinese? Jia and Lin are two characters from the classic Chinese novel A Dream of Red Mansions (《红楼梦》), written by Cao Xuegin (1715-1763). Now the book has been made into an English-Language opera. The opera was first performed last September in San Francisco, US. This month it comes to Beijing, Changsha and Wuhan. The book, which covers the rise and fall of the Jia family, has 120 chapters and hundreds of characters. But opera writer David Henry Hwang cut down the number of characters to just seven. Hwang, a Chinese- American, focused on the love story between Jia and Lin and tried to write a heartbroken tragedy that everyone would understand. The art director Timmy Yip, from Hong Kong, tried to help foreign people understand the characters using costume(服装) and stage settings(布景). He compared Lin to water and gave her light green costume. When Lin shows up on the stage, there is usually water around her. The creators (创作者) consider it to be a meaningful job to introduce a Chinese classic to western audience. Hwang told China Daily he was happy to have made a contribution to the land where his parents were born. ( )56. The writer of the opera for the Chinese classic novel Dreum of Red Mansions is . A. Lin Daiyu. B. Cao Xueqin. C.Jia Baoyu. D. David Henry Hwang ( )57. Which of the following is true? A. The opera was sung in poetic Chinese. B. The opera was first performed in Beijing. C. The opera was performed in China one year after the USA. D. The opera was performed in many languages. ( )58. The underlined word“tragedy”in paragraph 3 means “ ”. A. An interesting story. B. A sad story. C. A boring story. D. A family's story. ( )59. Why did the creators make the book into an English-language opera? A. Because they have backgrounds in western culture. B. Because they thought the book was not good enough. C. Because they hope to help others learn English. D. Because they wanted Westerners to know about the Chinese novel. ( )60. Which is the best title for the passage? A. Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu Sing Opera in English B. A Dream of Red Mansions C. The Sad Love Story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu D. David Henry Hwangs Opera C 配对阅读。左栏是五个人情况描述,右栏是七个建议的信息。请为这五个人找出一条合适的建议与左栏进行匹配,并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。(有两个多余选项)。 ( )61. Anna: My friend makes up stories about things she has done and other people at school believe her. ( )62. Tom: I have two best friends and they’ re always leaving me out! They never invite me to do anything. ( )63. Mary: I’ m friends with a boy, but some girls always laugh at me about it. Can’ t girls be friends with boys? ( )64. Daisy: I told my friend a secret, but then I found out she told it to somebody else. I felt terribly sad about it. ( )65. Mike: I’ m a smart child, and the homework is too easy for me. I’ m scared to tell my teacher. A. Groups of three can be very difficult because one person often gets left out. Your friends may not know how you feel. Talk to them about this and plan the next outing together. B. We all make mistakes. Tell her that your secret is important to you and that she must not do that again. If your friend finds it hard to keep a secret, be careful when you tell her. C. Ask your mother if you can help other kids in your neighborhood who have difficulties. By doing this, you can have more fun and you can help others. D. Why are you afraid of your teacher? He or she is always there to help you. Go up to him or her after class and explain that the homework is too easy for you. E. Usually, when someone makes fun of you, ignore(忽略)what he or she said. Maybe he or she is only trying to be funny. If the problem continues, ask your parents or teachers for help. F. Of course girls can be friend with boys. Some girls laugh at this because they don’ t really know this boy. Why not invite them along next time you meet your him? G. Often people make things up because they’ re worried that they are not interesting. So let your friend know that she doesn’ t need stories to make friends. 五、短文填空(本题有10小题,每小题1.5分,共15分) 请从方框内选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填空,使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词,每词仅用一次,有两词为多余项。 choose they become in painting draw success of but up an because A man from the Japanese city Osaka has become an Internet star. He became famous because 66 his great paintings. Several years ago, the man had a degree (学位) in art painting, 67 he didn't become an artist. In his opinion, he couldn't make enough money as 68 artist. So he 69 to work in an office to make more money. When he was young, he dreamed of 70 an artist. He never gave 71 his dream. He began to draw on his iPad when he was free. With one iPad and a cheap app in it, he drew some wonderful paintings. He 72 everything he saw. Then he made some videos with his painting and put 73 on the Internet. Lots of people watched the videos and they said that his 74 were great. Now, the man has many fans on the Internet. He became a 75 artist. He made his dream come true at last. 六、读写综合(本大题分为A、B两部分,共25分) A.回答问题(本题共5小题,每小题2分,共10分) Lily, my best friend, was my high school classmate. We were deskmates during Grade One. She has long hair, and she looks the most beautiful when laughing. Lily, a kind-hearted girl, always takes much care of her family and friends. Her home was far from our high school, so she had to live in school and go back home only on weekends. She missed her family very much all the time. She would bring a small gift to her brother every time she went back. Sometimes the gift was just a small bag of cookies. However, she never forgot the gift. And she spent so much time with me when I was sad. My heart felt warm just sitting by her side. Lily is a very talented girl. She loves reading, especially(尤其) foreign short stories. Because of that, she does very well in writing. The language of her short stories is in her own style. When she finished one, I would always be the first reader. Now she is studying in a college that is far from here. I miss her very much. 76.When does Lily look the most beautiful? . 77.Where did Lily live on weekdays when she was in high school? 78.Who did Lily bring gift to every time she went back home? 79.What did Lily do when the writer was sad? 80.Why is Lily good at writing? B.书面表达。(15分) 71. 假定你是李明,你的英国朋友 Mark 正在开展与“友谊”相关的主题调研。他想了解你的交友情况,请你用英语给他回复一封邮件,谈谈你最好的其中一个朋友并说明你是如何与他/她相处的。 内容: 1.你们是否有很多共同点,你们在哪方面存在异同之处? 2.你们之间是怎样友好相处的?(两点以上) 3.你对友谊的看法。 要求: 1.短文 80词左右,应包含提示中所有信息,可适当发挥 2. 短文中不准出现真实姓名和学校名称。 Dear Mark, How is everything going? I'm glad to share something about my thinking on friends _ _ Yours, Liming 廉江市实验学校2023-2024学年度第一学期期中考试 初二英语试题答案 E.情景对话 26-30 ECAFB 2、 语法选择 31-35 CBBCA 36-40 CBAAC 3、 完形填空 41-45 BABCC 46-50 BADBD 【解析】 41.B 考查形容词辨析。A更容易的;B更难的;C更好的;D后来的;结合上文中提到的quite easy可知,Li Jun以前觉得在同学面前讲话是一件很简单的事情,但由I was wrong.可知,事实并非如此,故此处用harder表示"在同学面前讲话比和同学玩时说话难多了".故答案是B. 42.A 考查动词辨析。A尝试;B制作;C来;D拿;结合下文中提到的but it was really difficult to speak.可知,Li Jun尝试过但很困难,故此处用tried表示"尝试".故答案是A. 43.B 考副查词辨析.A慢地;B快地;C伤心地;D开心地;结合上文的描述在同学面前讲话比和同学玩时说话难多了可推断,当时Li Jun觉得自己像个哑巴,想迅速离开教室.故quickly"快速地"符合题意.故答案是B. 44.C 考查名词辨析.A答案;B学科;C麻烦;D问题;结合上文的描述可知,Li Jun觉得当众演讲很难,这是他的"问题".故problem"问题"符合题意.故答案是C. 45.C考查动词短语辨析.A寻找;B关心;C谈论;D找到;该句意为"他们能讨论各自的观点",故短语talk about符合题意.故答案是C. 46.B 考查动词辨析.A听;B说;C读;D唱歌;结合上文提到的can't speak in public在公众场合不能说话等信息可推断,中国的学校更注重"说",而不是"写",故speaking符合题意.故答案是B. 47.A 考查名词辨析.A嘴;B眼睛;C主意;D心;结合下文中的speech competitions,English comers and class discussions演讲比赛、英语角和课堂讨论可推断,这些活动都能提供很多开口说话的机会.故mouths符合题意.故答案是A. 48.D 考查名词辨析.A梦想;B爱;C希望;D建议;结合上问学生能加入自己所喜欢的.But出现转折,和上句形成转折对比,故答案是D. 49.B 考查动词辨析.A玩;B练习;C写;D观察;后面When you are speaking in public,take it easy当你在公共场合讲话时,别紧张,本段讲的是要抓住开口练习英语的机会,由此可推断符合题意的选项是practice.故答案是B. 50.D 考查动词辨析.A报告;B保持;C听见;D使;结合上文提到的make a speech可知,make符合题意,该短语意为"发表演讲".故答案是D 4、 阅读理解 51-55 DDCBA 56-60 BCBDA 61-65 GAFBD 5、 短文填空 66. of 67. but 68. an 69. chose 70. becoming 71. up 72. drew 73. them 74. painting 75. successful 【文章大意】本文主要讲述了一个来自日本大阪的人成为了一名网络明星,他因为他的绘画而变得出名。 66.【答案】of 【解析】句意:他因为他的绘画而变得出名。根据句意可知,此处要表达“因为”这一含义,because of意为“因为”,后接名词,所以此处填of。 67.【答案】but 【解析】句意:几年前,这个人有一个艺术绘画学位,但他没有成为一名艺术家。根据句意可知,此处要表达“但是”这一含义,表转折,所以用连词but。 68.【答案】an 【解析】句意:在他看来,他不能像一名艺术家一样赚足够的钱。根据句意可知,此处要表达“一名艺术家”这一含义,表泛指,且artist是以元音音素开头的单词,所以此处填an。 69.【答案】chose 【解析】句意:所以他选择在办公室工作以赚更多的钱。根据句意可知,此处要表达“选择”这一含义,choose意为“选择”,且此处描述的是过去的事情,所以用一般过去时,choose的过去式是chose。 70.【答案】becoming 【解析】句意:当他年轻的时候,他梦想成为一名艺术家。become意为“成为”,且dream of doing sth.意为“梦想做某事”,所以此处填becoming。 71.【答案】up 【解析】句意:他从未放弃过他的梦想。根据句意可知,此处要表达“放弃”这一含义,give up意为“放弃”,所以此处填up。 72.【答案】drew 【解析】句意:他画了他看到的一切。draw意为“画”,且此处描述的是过去的事情,所以用一般过去时,draw的过去式是drew。 73.【答案】them 【解析】句意:他用他的画制作了一些视频,同时把他们放上网络。they意为“他们”主格,此处应为宾格形式,所以用宾格形式them。 74.【答案】paintings 【解析】句意:许多人观看了这些视频,他们说他的画很棒。painting意为“画”,且此处指的是很多画,所以用复数形式paintings。 75.【答案】successful 【解析】句意:他成为了一名成功的艺术家。根据句意可知,此处要表达“成功的”这一含义,success意为“成功”,此处要用形容词作定语,success的形容词是successful。 六、读写综合 A.回答问题 76. When she was laughing. 77. In school. 78. Her brother. 79. She spent so much time with the writer. 80. Because she loves reading, especially foreign short stories. B. 书面表达 例文: Dear Mark, How is everything going? I'm glad to share something about my thinking on friends. She's taller and more outgoing than me. She takes exercise every day. In her free time, she likes watching movies. What's more, she likes making things by herself and she can cook delicious meals. But I like playing computer games and I exercise three times a week. We have different hobbies, but we also have the same interests. For example, both of us like sports and music. We enjoy reading and we usually go to the library together on weekends. We are both good at studying. And we often help each other when meeting problems in our study. I hope we can be best friends, too. Yours, LiHua 第7页(/共4页) 第8页/(共10页) 知人善教 培养品质 引发成长动力 第7页/(共10页) 第8页/(共10页) 学科网(北京)股份有限公司 $$