杭州外国语学校2018年初二年级期中考试英语试卷II. 完形填空I have invented robots that crawl（爬）through pipes to inspect them for damage. But it wasn’t 16 I learned about Tomas Edison that I really became 17 about inventing.When I was in fourth grade, our teacher gave us a 18 . We had to write to a company and learn about the product it made. Each student would then give a report in front of the class. I 19 the Thomas A. Edison Company.Soon after I wrote to the company, our mailman delivered a package to me. It contained a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I 20 reading and rereading about his inventions! The 21 that impressed me most were movies, recorded sound, and the electric light. Edison became my hero.My dad noticed my interest in inventing and 22 me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into plans and, 23 into new things. Together, my dad and I 24 radios and televisions. Once, I surprised my dad with a 25 I made to adjust the brakes(调整刹车)of our car. Later, we found a similar tool in a store. That’s when I learned that 26 inventors may invent similar things. I learned, too, that not all great ideas work. 27 is a common part of the inventing process.As my father and I worked together, I began to realize that my dad was quite an inventor himself. His guiding hands, 28 with my interest in inventing, led me to become a/an 29 . But I am grateful to Thomas Edison, too, for first lighting that bulb(电灯泡) 30 me.16. A. while B. after C. until D. when17. A. certain B. impatient C. annoyed D. excited18. A. lesson B. project C. surprise D. present19. A. joined B. owned C. started D. chose20. A. enjoyed B. minded C. avoided D. hated21. A. ones B. one C. other D. others22. A. stopped B. blamed C. delivered D. lent23. A. enjoyed B. minded C. controlled D. encouraged24. A. put up B. fixed up C. set up D. called up25. A. mistake B. promise C. tool D. trick26. A. young B. different C. remarkable D. responsible27. A. Imagination B. Failure C. Happiness D. Inspiration28. A. impressed with B. combined with C. marked with D. born with29. A. expert B. gentleman C. inventor D. coach30. A. above B. outside C. below D. insidekeys: CDBDA ADABC BBBCDIII. 阅读理解AGordon Williams's hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft (手艺). He builds model ships inside old bottles.Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills.First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty (一层油灰), carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts (桅杆). Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.31. How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?A. He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.B. He saw a show of model ships in bottles.C. He had a journey to Canada.D. He has collected many sailing ships.32. For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.A. to shape the bottle like a shipB. to paint the layer of putty like the seaC. to get the ship through the neck of the bottleD. to put the layer of putty into the bottle33. Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon's work?34. Gordon's new plan is more challenging because he will_______.A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottleB. build more than one hundred shipsC. put a bigger model ship inside the bottleD. make an aircraft carrierKEYS: BCBABIn the Oscar-nominated film Up in the Air (《在云端》), as George Clooney walks through an airport, audiences can hear the familiar sound of a Chinese musical instrument – erhu.The erhu has become more popular among Hollywood filmmakers. Many composers, directors and producers feel that this instrument can add color and emotion to their films. In the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At world’s End(《加勒比海盗3：世界的尽头》), we can hear the erhu in Chow Yun-Fat’s scenes. The erhu also appears in Kung Fu Panda and 2012. When people watch these movies, they can enjoy the sound of the erhu.The erhu is often called “Chinese violin”, but in many ways they are different. Like the violin, the erhu is stringed(有弦的) instrument made of natural wood and played with a bow, but the violin has four strings and the erhu has only two. While the violin is played horizontally, the erhu is played vertically(垂直地). The sounds made by both instruments are different.The erhu is said to date back to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). In classical Chinese music, the erhu is known for its sad sound. The most famous erhu piece is Moonlight on Second Spring(《二泉映月》). It was written by a musician who was born blind and lived most of his short life as a homeless person.35. The first two paragraphs are written to tell us about _______.A. Oscar-nominated filmsB. the use of the erhu in moviesC. traditional Chinese musical instrumentsD. how people feel after hearing the erhu36. Why has the erhu become more popular among Hollywood filmmakers?A. Because it can make their films more colorful and emotional.B. Because it matches the sad theme of their films.C. Because audiences in the US enjoy hearing the erhu.D. Because there are Chinese actors in their movies.37. What do we know from the story?A. The erhu is the most familiar Chinese musical instrument to foreign audiences.B. The erhu has been around for more than a thousand years.C. Classical Chinese music is known for its sad sound.D. Moonlight on Second Spring was written for homeless people.keys: BABCThe Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen（哥本哈根）is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike connected to a generator (发电机)，The idea is to get people fit and promote（推动）a green lifestyle. Guests will have to produce at least 10 watt hours of electricity — roughly 15 minutes of cycling for someone of average fitness. Guests staying at Plaza Hotel will be given meat tickets worth $36 once they have produced 10 watt hours of electricity. The bicycles will have smart phones attached to the handlebars measuring how much power is being generated for the hotel.The plan, a world-first, will start on 19 April and run for a year. Only guests staying at the hotel will be able to take part. Frederikke Toemmergaard, hotel spokeswoman, said, “Many of our visitors are business people who enjoy going to the gym. There might be people who will cycle just to get a free meal, but generally I don’t think people will take advantage of our program,”Copenhagen has a long-standing cycling tradition and 36% of locals cycle to work each day, one of the highest percentages in the world, according to the website visitcopenhagen.dk. US environmental website recently voted Copenhagen the world’s best city for cyclists. “Because Copenhagen is strongly connected with cycling, we felt the bicycle would work well as a symbol of the hotel’s green concept (概念)."If successful, the electric bicycle meal program will be spread to all Crowne Plaza hotels in the UK, the hotel said in a statement.1.What is the main purpose of the free meal program?A. To promote the hotel's green concept.B. To make the city known to the world.C. To attract people to the hotel restaurant.D. To get guests to stay longer at the hotel.2.How can a participant get a free meal?A. By becoming a professional cyclist.B. By cycling to produce some electricity.C. By connecting a smart phone to a bicycle.D. By monitoring his or her carbon footprint.3.Who are most likely to enter for the program?A. The poor local people.B. The environment activists（积极分子）.C. Health-conscious hotel guests.D．Visitors interested in Copenhagen food.4.According to paragraph 3, Copenhagen has one of the world's ________.A. best chain hotelsB. greenest natural environmentsC. longest bike pathsD. highest percentages of people cycling to work【答案】ABCDDNo one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world, but estimates （估计）suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada.In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have falling eyesight.Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities. Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressive disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by people's attitude towards them.Disabled people face many physical problems. Next time you go shopping or to work or to visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or onto buses and trains. How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other problems: prejudice (偏见) can be even harder to break down and ignorance is undoubtedly the greatest problems of all. It is almost impossible for the normal people to fully appreciate what the severely（严重）disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these problems and show that it is the individual person and their ability that count, not their disability.1. The first paragraph points out that___________________.A. there are many disabled people in the worldB. the number of disabled people in India is the greatestC. India has much more disabled people than CanadaD. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the world’s disabled people2. What does the underlined word “occur” mean in paragraph 3?A. disappearB. happenC. stopD. improve3. The key word in Paragraph 4 is __________.A. disabilityB. ignoranceC. prejudiceD. problems4. It can be concluded from the passage that _________________________.A. we should try our best to stop disability from happeningB. both physical and mental problems are hard to break downC. we must take a proper attitude towards the disabledD. the normal people will never fully understand the disabled【答案】ABDCIV. 根据首字母写单词，注意变形。