初二英语上8Bunit2测试题1. He has been away .A. since a monthB. for a monthC. for a month agoD. in a month2.—have you lived here? —Since 1995.A. How farB. How longC. How oftenD. How soon3. Do you know how long English?A. has he learnedB. he has learnedC. has he begun to learnD. he has begun to learn4．great fun it is to fly in a balloon!A. WhatB. What aC. How aD. How5. His sister’s never been to the Summer Palace, ?A. is heB. has heC. has sheD. isn’t she6. This time yesterday we trees.A、were plantingB、are plantingC、plantedD、plant7. The girl sat in the corner quietly none of us noticed she was there.A、such; thatB、too; toC、so; thatD、very; that8 .We six days a week, but now we only work five days.A. used workB. are used to workC. used to workingD. used to work9. I in this city since I five.A. have lived ; wasB. live ; wasC. have lived ; have beenD. live ; have been10. He came to China 1998.A. afterB. inC. forD. since11. When did your father _____ your mother?A. marryB. marry toC. marry withD. get married12. ---I’m going to have a holiday. ---_________A.Goodbye.B. You’re right.C. It’s good.D. Have a good time13. ---Have you ever been to the Great Wall? --- No,_____.A. haven’tB. hasn’tC. notD. never14. He _____ be at home, because the light is on.A. mustB. can’tC. can D .might15. which of the following things is in Japan?A. The Leaning TowerB. The Great WallC. The Golden GateD. Mount Fuji16. Uncle John his hometown for twelve years.A、leftB、has leftC、has goneD、has been away from17. The dog an hour ago.A、diedB、has diedC、has been deadD、would die18.----Where is your father? ----He to the Great Wall.A、wentB、has goneC、have beenD、goes19. The factory has been closed a year ago.A、alreadyB、sinceC、forD、yet20. I have washed my clothes.A、just nowB、justC、yetD、sinceMany people like traveling for their holiday. They go to 1 , seaside or forests. Some people like 2 , so they like to visit some old interesting places. In many countries, the travel agency can help you 3 your holiday. You can tell the travel agency what kind of 4 you like, how much 5 you want to spend, and the travel agency will give you a lot of information about where to go, how 6 there, where to stay, and what kind of activities you can do there. 7 the holidays is 8 “Package” holiday. 9 is, you just pay the money, and the travel agency will plan 10 for you, the ticket for the train or plane, the hotel, the activities, and so on. ( )1. A. schools B. shops C. hills D. the Great Wall ( )2. A. history B. music C. country D. city( )3. A. to plan B. planned C. plans D. planning( )4.A. weather B. holiday C. train D. city( )5. A. water B. day C. time D. money( )6. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got( )7. A. Both B. All C. One of D. Every one of( )8. A. call B. calling C. calls D. called( )9. A. That B. What C. How D. This( )10.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. somethingAIt is over a year now since Cathy came to China. She is now living in Nanjing and has worked in a computer factory for six months. This factory is in the north of the city, and her flat is in the south. But, she has never been late for work.Cathy is very popular in the factory. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with the Chinese workers. After work, in the evenings they visit each other and talk about almost every thing.However, Cathy has made up her mind to leave the factory. She is going to find a job in a travel service. “If I work in a travel service, I’ll be able to meet more people. Ican learn more about China,” she told her friends.One day last week she had a talk with the manager(经理) of the travel service. He seemed pleased with her Chinese. At the end of the talk, he said, “I’ll give you a ring in a week and tell you the result.” Now Cathy is waiting for the answer.( )1. Cathy has been in China for .A. more than a yearB. half a yearC. two and a half yearsD. two years( )2. She is for work.A. always lateB. always on timeC. never on timeD. often late ( )3. Almost in the factory knows Cathy.A. nobodyB. somebodyC. everybodyD. anybody ( )4. She wants to work in because she wants to know more about China and the Chinese people.A. the southB. the hometownC. the northD. the travel service ( )5. Cathy’s must be quite good.A. ChineseB. MathC. JapaneseD. physicsBO. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.( ) 6. ___________ was the real name of the famous American writer.A. O. HenryB. William Sydney PorterC. CarolinaD. Texas ( )7. O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.A.people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.B.People thought he had stolen money from the bank.C.he wanted to write stories about prisoners.D.he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name( ) 8. Which of the following is true?A.O. Henry was from a rich familyB.O. Henry was in school for a long time.C.O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.D.O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.( ) 9. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.A. his happy life as a boyB. New York and the poor of the cityC. the newspaperD. his life in prison( )10. People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because __________________.A. they had surprising endingsB. they were easy to understandC. they showed love for the poorD. they were about New YorkCJack was ten years old and he was a very lazy boy. He didn’t like doing any work. He had to go to school. Of course, but he didn’t study hard there and tried to do little work. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that their son would become one, too, when he grew up. But one day Jack said to his mother,“When I finish school, I want to be a dustman(垃圾工).”“A dustman?” his mother asked. She w as very surprised. “Th a t’s not a good job. Why do you want to become a dustman?”“Because I would only have to work one day a week,” Jack answered at once.“Only one day a week?” his mother said, “What do you mean? And how do you know?”“Well,” Tom ans were d, “I know that the dustmen came to work on Th ursday every week, because I only see them on that day.”（）11.How was Jack at school?A. He liked his school.B. He worked hard at school.C. He didn't study hard at school.D. He tried to do much work at school. ( )12.Jack's parents wanted their son to be a_________________________.A. doctorB. dustmanC. teacherD. worker( )13. Jack hoped to be a dustman because he thought______.A. that job was very importantB. dustmen worked only on ThursdayC.he could make more money.D. that was a dirty job( )14. Jack's mother felt surprised at his hope of being a dustman, becauseA. their son was too young to be a dustmanB. dustman worked only one day a weekC. it was hard to get such a jobD.that was not a good job( )15.What do you think of Jack?A. He was not very clever.B. He was very lazy.C. He liked dustmen' s workD. He didn't want to be a doctor四、词汇运用（25分）A)用括号中所给词的适当形式填空（每空1分，共10分）1.----When did you get __________ (marry)? ----20 years ago.2. She hasn’t _________ (get) her son’s letter since three months ago.3. It is an exciting film. All the children get (exicting).4. Computers are very __ (use) to us.5. The tired boy felt very sleepy about the ___ (mean) film, so he fell asleep inthe end..6. There are many places of ___ (interesting) in Suzhou.7. Yao Ming is one of ___ (important) NBA players, isn’t he?8. The costumes are so ___ (colour) that I can’t stop taking photos.9.Some wild animals may look fierce(凶残的). But they are _(harm).10. Bungee (蹦极) jumping sounds ____________(danger), don’t you think so?B)依照汉语提示和句意写出单词（每空1分，共10分）11、Do you know the ___ (过去) of this middle school?12、My uncle works in a shoe ______(工厂) in the north of China.13、The fans _______(鼓掌)and screamed when the famous singer appeared on the stage.14、My grandfather was born in the nineteenth _____________(世纪).15、There is a big ____(塔) between the two buildings.16、Can you see a large _____(魔法) box on the teacher’s desk?17、Can you see a little _____(羊羔) in the middle of the playground?18、Please tell me the _______________ (经历) about your trip to Beijing.19、Have you ever seen any ____(鲸) in the sea, Mike?20、The elephants waved to the students with their __________(象鼻).C)21. Tomorrow will be her ___________ birthday.22. This street is ten __________ wide.23. The old woman seems to have ___________ words to say.24. The old man felt even _________ than yesterday.25. Millie wears a ________ dress today. She looks pretty.五、补全对话（10分）A: Do you have any ideas about what to do for May Day holiday, Amy?B: Yes. I’m planning to 1 abroad.A: Really? Where do you want to 2 ?B: Singapore. My dad has 3 to Singapore for a meeting. My mum and I hope to meet him there 4 this May Day holiday.A: That’s great. My dad has 5 to Singapore twice.. He says it’s a nice and clean6 . How will you go there?B: Well, I think we’ll 7 a plane there.A: How 8 do you want to stay?B: About five days. 9 the way, how long does it 10 to fly to Singapore?A: Sorry, I don’t know, but I can check it for you when I talk with my dad.B: That’ll be nice. Thank you very much.1. 2. 3. 4. 5.6. 7. 8. 9. 10.六、任务型阅读（10分）(1)Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without cars most people feel that they are poor. And even though a person is poor, he doesn't really feel poor when he has a car.Maybe you have heard of Henry Ford. He first started making cars in large numbers. Perhaps he didn't know how much the car was going to be to American culture(文化).(2) The car made the United States a nation on wheels(车轮). And it helped make the United States what it is now.The car has become popular in the United States. The Americans like to move around in cars. With a car people can go to any place(3)不需要花专门多钱。