2018年北京昌平一中初二（下）期中英語(yǔ)試卷

1/12018北京昌平一中初二（下）期中英語(yǔ)一、單項(xiàng)選擇（共6分，每小題0.5分）1. Hisunclegavehim______usefulsuggestion.A.a B.an C.the D./2. TomandLisaenjoyed______swimmingintheriver.A.himself B.herself C.ourselves D.themselves3. Theschoolsportsmeetingwillbe______becauseoftheheavyrain.A.putup B.puton C.putoff D.putour4. Mikeinvitedus______tohisbirthdayparty.Hehopedthatwewouldhaveagoodtime.A.go B.went C.going D.togo5. —Hasyoursisterfinishedreading______?—Yes.Shehas______finishedit.A.yet;yet B.yet;already C.already;yet D.already;already6. Thenursedoesn’tleaveherpatients______she’ssuretheyarealltakencareof.A.until B.because C.since D.if7. —Doyouknow______?—Letmesee.IrememberitwasonMarch18thA.whydidtheymovehere B.whendidtheymovehere C.whytheymovedhere D.whentheymovedhere8. There______asoccermatchatoutschoolinthreedays.A.isgoingtohave B.willhave C.aregoingtohave D.willbe9. —Howdoyoulikethisbook?—It’ssoexcitingthatI______ittwice.A.am;reading B.have;read C.was;reading D.had;read10. —Howlong______yourbrother______thiscamera?—Fortwoweeks.A.have;bought B.have;had C.has;had D.has;bought11. Wewillgocampingifit______tomorrow.A.won’train B.isn’training C.doesn’train D.hasn’train12. —I’mgoingtoenterforthespeechcompetitionnextweek.—______!A.Haveagoodtime B.Goodluck C.Youdidagoodjob D.Don’tmentionit二、完形填空（共8分，每小題1分）Agenerationgap(代溝)hasbecomeaseriousproblem.Ireada______(1)aboutitinthenewspaper.Somechildrenhaveabadrelationshipwiththeirparentsafter______(2)withthem.Ithinkthisisbecausetheydon'toftenhaveatalkwitheachother,Parentsnow______(3)moretimeintheoffice,______(4)theydon'thavemuchtimetostaywiththeirchildren.Astimepasses,theybothfeelthattheydon'thavethe______(5)topictotalkabout.Iwanttotellparentstobemorewithyour______(6),gettoknowthemand______(7)them.Andforchildren,showyourtroubletoyourparents.Theyarethepeoplewholoveyou.So______(8)themyourthoughts.Inthisway,youmusthaveabetterunderstandingofeachother.1.A.message B.call C.report D.letter2.A.talking B.arguing C.fighting D.playing3.A.spend B.stay C.work D.have4.A.because B.if C.so D.though5.A.interesting B.same C.true D.good6.A.business B.children C.work D.office7.A.understand B.lookafter C.talk D.speak8.A.tell B.ask C.answer D.say三、閱讀短文，從ABCD四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇最佳選項(xiàng)（共26分，每小題2分）APeoplehavedifferenttraditionalfoodstocelebratedifferentfestivals.Traditionalfoodsalsoshowanewyearofgoodluckandgoodhealth:AnEnglishChristmasdinnerhasamealofturkey,anditalsoincludespiesandplumpuddings.InGermany,Christmasiscelebratedwithbread,cookiesandcakes,whicharemadelikeChristmastrees.InFrance,Christmasdessertisacakefilledwithbuttercream.InsouthernpartsofIndia,thereisathree-dayfestivalinmid-JanuarycalledPongal.Itincludesriceandadishofricecookedwithsugarthatissharedwithfamiliesandfriends.JapancelebratesNewYearwithaseven-dayfestival.ItbeginsfromJanuary1st.Foodispreparedbeforethefestivalsopeopledon’tneedtocookduringthefestival.OnNewYear’sDay,variousdishescalledOsechiryori(御節(jié)料理)areserved--eachdishisawishfortheNewYear.InmostAsiancountries,theNewYearbeginswiththefirstfullmoonofthefirstChineseLunar(陰歷的)month.Eachplacehasitsspecialfoodtowelcomethecomingyear:PeopleinChinapreparetheirfoodaheadoftimetoavoidthepossibilitythatusingaknifeduringNewYear’stimemight“cutluck”.Foodswithluckynamesarepopular,suchasfish,whichsoundslike“surplus(剩余)”.1. Whatisthethree-dayfestivalinmid-JanuaryinsouthernpartsofIndia?A.Christmas B.Pongal C.NewYear D.LanternFestival2. Theunderlinedword“various”inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby“_________”.A.different B.same C.expensive D.few3. Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?A.NewYearbeginsfromJanuary10thinJapan.B.FishisakindofluckyfoodinChinaduringNewYear’stime.C.InFrance,ChristmasdessertisacakefilledwithChocolatecream.D.Traditionalfoodsonlyshowanewofgoodluck.BCanyouimagineaworldwithouttheInternet?It’ssurprisingtothinkaboutit.Now,Chinahasmorethan162millionInternetusers,accordingtotheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCentre.ThisisthesecondhighestnumberofusersintheworldaftertheUnitedStates.Today,66%ofChinese“netizens”areteenagers.“Theyspendaboutthirteenhourseveryweekonline,”saidQianHulin,anInternetexpert.DoctorSonginBeijingXuanwuHospitalsaidabout14%ofChinesenetizenswhoareteensoftenlastedovertenhourstoplayonlinegames.ThemainreasonswhyteenagerssurftheWebaretosearchforinformation,tocommunicatewithothersandtohavefun.OntheInternet,teenagerscanfindoutalmostanything.AndsurfingtheWebcanhelpstudentswiththeirhomeworkandwidentheirknowledge.LiDong,ateacheratNo.41MiddleSchoolinShijiazhuang,likesherstudentstousetheInternet.“Whenwetalkinclass,studentswhosurftheNetusuallyknowmorebackgroundinformationthantheothers.”shesaid.Inaddition,peoplecanusetheInternettowritelettersorstoriesandsende-mails.Manyteenskeepintouchwiththeirfriendsonline.Itischeaperthanphoningsomebodyfarawayandalsomuchquicker.1. ______hasthemostInternetusersintheworldaccordingtothearticle.A．China B．America C．Canada D．Russia2. DoctorSongsaidsometeenagerscontinued_______morethantenhours.A．playingonlinegames B．searchingforinformationC．chattingwiththeirfriends D．sendinge-mailstoothers3. LiDonginNo.41MiddleSchoollikesherstudentstousetheInternetbecauseshe______.A．thinkssurfingthenetcanhelpstudentsspendlesstimeonhomework.B．thinksherstudentscangetmorebackgroundinformationthantheothers.C．wantsherstudentstotalktoherabouttheirhobbiesandinterests.D．wantstoknowwhatherstudentsdoandthinkaboutathome.CAnewreportshowswhatlifemightbelikein100yearsfromnow.Itdescribesskyscrapersthataremuchtallerthantoday’sbuildings,underwater‘bubble’citiesandholidaysinspace.Thereportisfromacompany.Itaskedexperts(專家)onspaceandarchitecture,aswellascityplanners,togivetheirideasonthelifein2116.Theysaidthewaywelive,workandplaywillbetotallydifferenttohowwedothesethingstoday.TheexpertsusedtheInternetasanexample.Theysaidthat25yearsago,peoplecouldnotimaginehowtheInternetandsmart-phoneswouldchangeourlives.TheInternethascompletelychangedthewaywecommunicate,learnanddodailythings.Theexpertssaidthechangesinthenextcenturywouldbeevenmoreunbelievable.Researchersquestioned2,000adultsabouttheprediction(預(yù)言)theythoughtweremostlikely(很可能的)tohappeninthefuture.Theypredictedthatinthefuture,fewpeoplewillgotoanofficebutwillworkfromhomeandhaveworkmeetingsonline.Peoplewillhavehighlydeveloped3-Dprintersthatwillletyoudownload(下載)adesignforfurnitureorafoodrecipeandthen‘print’thesofa,tableorpizzaathome.Therewillalsobelessneedforvisitstothedoctor.Wewillallhaveahomehealthinstrumentthatwilltelluswhattheproblemisandgiveustreatment.WewillalsobegoingintospaceforholidaysandtogetresourcesthatwehaveuseduponEarth.ApredictionthatismissingiswhetherpeoplewillneedtostudyEnglish.1. ThewriterusestheexampleoftheInternetinParagraph1toshow_______.A.theInternetwasoftenused B.theInternethasdevelopedfastC.peoplewillnotbelievethechanges D.technologywillchangepeople’slives2. Withthehelpofhighlydeveloped3-Dprinters,awaytogetasofain2116isto______.A.buyoneinashop B.asksomebodytomakeoneC.downloadadesignand‘print’one D.designandmakeonebyoneself3. Thepassageismainlyabout______.A.thelifein2116 B.holidaysinspaceC.thehistoryoftheInternet D.medicaltreatmentD“ListencarefullytowhatIsay,”thetimetravelersaid,“Ishalltellyousomethingthatyouwillnotagree.”“Whywillwenotagree?”Iasked.“Becausethescienceandmathematicsyouknowarenotcorrect,”hesaid.“Youbelievethereareonlythreedimensions—length,breadthandthickness.”“Thereisnothingtoarguewiththat,”theyoungestmemberofourlittlegroupsaid.“Exactly!”thetimetraveleranswered,“Butthereisalsoafourthdimension—time.”“Weallknowabouttime,”anothermemberofthegroupsaid.“Timepassed.”“Idonotagree,”thetimetravelersaid,“Length,breadthandthicknessdonotpass.Theystayinthesameplaceinspace.Wemoveaboutthem.Icanprovethattimeisthesame.Itdoesnotpass.Wemoveintimethesamewaythatwemoveinbreadth,lengthandthickness.”Noneofusbelievedthetimetraveler,andwearguedwithhimformanyhours.“Ifwecouldtravelbackintime,”thescientistsaid,“Wecoulddothingstochangethefuture.”“Ifwecouldtravelforwardintime,”thedoctorsaid,“wecoulddothingsthatchangeourpresent.”Thetimetravelersmiled,“Itisclear,”hesaid,“thatthereisonlyonewayIcanshowyouthatIamright.Wemustdoanexperiment.Pleasewaithere.”Helefttheroomandsoonreturned,carryingwhatlookedlikeaclock.“Thisisamodelofatimemachine.Ittookmetwoyearstomakeit,”thetimetravelersaid.“IwantallofyoutounderstandthatwhenIstartthemachine,itwillimmediatelytravelintimeanddisappearfromthepresent.”Heturnedtotheyoungestofall.“Givemeyourhand,”hesaid.Theyoungmanputouthishand.Thetimetravelertookitandplaceditonthemachine.Immediately,therewasasuddenwind,andthelittlemachinedisappeared.Iwascertainthiswasnotatrick,butthedoctorwasnotsosure.“Areyouaskingustobelieve,”hesaid,“thatthemachineisnowinadifferenttime?”“Certainly!Inmylaboratory,afull-sizemachineisalmostcomplete.Assoonasitiscomplete,Ishallsendmyselfonajourneythroughtime.Wouldyouliketoseemymachine?”“Areyouseriousaboutthis?”thedoctorasked.“Ihaveneverbeenmoreseriousaboutanything,”thetimetravelersaid,“Come.”Wefollowedhimtohislaboratory.There,wesawtheactualmachine,notquitecomplete,butlargeenoughforamantositin.1. Howmanydimensionsdidthetimetravelersaythereare?A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.2. Howlongdidittakethetimetravelertomakehismodeltimemachine?A.Twoyears. B.Twomonths. C.Twentyyears. D.Allhislife.3. Whatkindofstorydoyouthinkthepassageis?A.Adetectivestory. B.Asciencefiction.C.Aromanticfiction. D.Ahorrorstory四、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題（共10分，每小題2分）Robotsseemverynewtomostpeople.Buttheyhavealonghistory.Therearedifferentkindsofrobotsandtheyhavedifferentroles.ThefirstonewasmadebyaGreek(希臘人)inventorinthe1920s.Youmayhaveseenrobotsinsomefields.Therobotsinthesefieldsarestronger,fasterandmuchclevererthanpeople.Inreallife,mostrobotsareusedinfactories.Theyareusedtodomanydangerous,difficultorboringjobs.Somepeoplecan’tlookafterthemselvesandrobotsareusedtohelp.Forexample,somepeoplecan’tsee.Manyofthesepeopleuseadogtohelpthemselvesmovearound.Thisdogiscalledaguidedog.Scientistsaremakingarobottohelpthem.Inthefuture,robotdogsmighttaketheplaceoftheseguidedogs.Onekindofrobotguidedoghaswheels.Itmovesinfrontoftheowner.Itisveryclever.Itknowsthespeedofitsowner’swalk.Theownerwearsaspecialbelt(帶子).Thisbeltsendsinstructionstotheownerfromthedog,suchas“Stophere”,“Turnleft”or“Turnright”.IntheUnitedStates,anotherkindofrobothelpsdisabledpeopletotakecareofthemselvesintheirdailylife.Therobothearsthesoundofitsowner’svoice.Itfollowsinstructionssuchas“Turnthepage”or“Makeacupofcoffee.