初二上学期英语期中考试I. 单项选择（30分）( ) 1. He _______ TV every day.A. watchB. watchesC. watchingD. watched( ) 2. They are in _______ class.A. differentB. sameC. the sameD. difference( ) 3. --- Can you _____ us a story in English? ---- Sorry. I can’t ____ English.A. tell; speakB. speak; talkC. tell; sayD. say; tell( ) 4. Mary likes______ football match very much.A. to look atB. to seeC. looking atD. watching( ) 5. We have ______ homework to do today.A. manyB. lot ofC. muchD. few( ) 6. I’m not feeling ______ . I have a headache.A. goodB. wellC. bestD. ill( ) 7. What’s ____ matter with you ?A. aB./C. theD. an( ) 8. Everyone ____ a good time now.A. hasB. haveC. are havingD. is having( ) 9. ____ in bed is _____ for your eyes.A. Reading; goodB. Reading; badC. Reading; badlyD. read; bad( ) 10. Miss Yang usually______ on Sundays.A. goes shoppingB. go to shoppingC. go shoppingD. to go shopping( ) 11. Look! Kate with her brothers _____ in the park..A. skateboardingB. is skateboardingC. are skateboardingD. skateboards ( ) 12. The students are cleaning their classroom. ____ are cleaning the windows, ____ are cleaning the desks and chairs.A. Some; othersB. Some; anotherC. Others; someD. Others; others ( ) 13. --- Do you know the man ___ a big nose. --- Yes. He is my uncle. He ___ big eyes, too.A. has; withB. with; hasC. have; withD. with ; have( ) 14. He often helps his mother ____ his little sister.A. looks afterB. looking afterC. look afterD. look( ) 15.____ Mr Liu is in his office. Let’s go and find him.A. May beB. maybeC. MaybeD. May( ) 16.---Do you like swimming ____ running? ---I like running.A. orB. andC. butD. of( ) 17. --- What’s your favorite food? ----_________.A. MilkB. TeaC. JuiceD. Noodles( ) 18. What does your father want you _____ on weekends?A. doB. to doC. doingD. does( ) 19. --- Do you think she has a healthy lifestyle? ---- Yes, _____.A. she isB. she hasC. you doD. I do( ) 20.Thanks a lot _____ us about it.A. to tellB. tellingC. tellD. for telling( ) 21. We should eat a _____ diet.A. balanced B balance C. a balance D. a balanced( ) 22.--- I’m not feeling well. ---_____________A. Sorry.B. I’m glad to hear that.C. All right.D. What’s the matter? ( ) 23. Lucy _____ her mother and her mother ____ very beautiful.A. looks like; looks likeB. looks like; looksC. looks; looks likeD. looks; looks( ) 24. --- Your English is very good. --- _______.A. No, not so goodB. Thank youC. I’m sorryD. Don’t say that( ) 25. Let Tom ____ some hot water.A. drinksB. to drinkC. drinkD. drinking( ) 26.It takes me 20 minutes _____ home.A. to walkB. walk c. walking D. to walk to( ) 27. Wang Lin can _____ the violin. Listen! He is ______ the violin in the next room.A. plays; is playingB. play; playingC. play; playsD. is play; playing ( ) 28. Stop ____ and listen _____ me carefully.A. to read; atB. reading; toC. read; toD. reading ; on( ) 29.Look! A lot of people are waiting _____ the bus. Let’s go home ___ foot.A. at; byB. of; inC. for; onD. with; with( ) 30. “ The boys are ______ about the volleyball match over there”. ____ Lily. A. talking; says B. telling; says C. saying ; say D. talking; talkII.完形填空（10分）Dear friends,My name is Jackson. I am __1__ the USA. I have some good friends at school. The name __2__ our school is St. Paul High School. We are learning Chinese in our school. Jim is tall and __3__ black hair. He’s a good football __4__. He is __5__ the school team. Mary is short and wearing a blue dress. She is good __6__ math. Sara has long curly hair. She can speak French. Sandy is a black girl __7__short hair. She is on the __8__ team. I like music and chess . Lily is new here. She’s __9__England. She speaks English __10__.Yours,Jackson( ) 1. A. to B. from C. at D. with( ) 2. A. is B. of C. on D. at( ) 3. A. is B. have C. are D. has( ) 4. A. play B. plays C. player D. players( ) 5. A. to B. in C. on D. at( ) 6. A. at B. in C. on D. to( ) 7. A. have B. has C. with D. to have( ) 8. A. swim B. swims C. swam D. swimming( ) 9. A. to B. from C. at D. with( ) 10 A. good B. well C. nice D. more goodIII.阅读理解（30分）AIt’s time to go home now. I go home by bus. It’s a rainy day. A woman with a dog gets on the bus. It is a big dog and its feet are not clean. I don’t want the dog to sit near me. But the woman says to the conductor(售票员), “ Oh, I pay for(付款) my dog. Can he sit here like the other people?” The conductor looks at the dog and says, “ Yes, madam(夫人). But like the other people, he must not (不许) put his feet on the chair.”( ) 1. I am going home _______ now.A. by bikeB. by busC. by carD. by jeep( ) 2. What do I see?A. A bus .B. A conductor.C. A dogD. A woman with a dog.( ) 3. I don’t want the dog to sit near me because ______.A. the dog is bigB. the dog isn’t cleanC. the dog has no ticketD. the dog isn’t mine( ) 4. Why do the woman and the dog get on the bus?A. It’s a rainy day.B. No one is on the bus.C. The dog can sit.D. The woman is a conductor.( ) 5. The conductor means(意思是)________.A. the dog’s feet are like the other peopleB. the dog must be like a manC. the dog should not sit on the chairD. the dog can sit hereBTom is in Grade Three now. He goes to school from Monday to Friday. After school, he must do some homework. He helps his parents on the farm on Saturdays and Sundays. So he doesn’t have any time to play football in the daytime(白天). He often plays with his friends in the moon(月亮).It’s five in the afternoon. School is over(结束). Tom goes home and cooks for his family. After dinner he meets his friend David near his house and asks him to play football. The boy looks at the sky（天空) and sees the moon. Then he asks, “ Which is more useful （更有用）, the sun or the moon?”“ I think the moon is.” says Tom. “ We need light(光线) in the evening, but we see not the sun, but the moon!”( ) 6. Tom’s parents are ________.A. workersB. teachersC. policemenD. farmers( ) 7. Tom must work on the farm ______days in a week.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five( ) 8. Tom is busy(忙碌的) in the daytime, so ______.A.he does some homework in the eveningB.he does some washing and cleaning in the eveningC.he plays football with his friends in the moonD.he watches TV at home in the evening( ) 9. Tom meets David ____ today.A. in the eveningB. in the morningC. in the afternoonD. at school ( ) 10. Tom only likes ______.A. the sunB. the moonC. SaturdaysD. SundaysCWe all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes our heart(心脏) and body strong. It also gives you more energy(能量). And you will feel better about yourself. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Twenty minutes each time is enough（足够的）.There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, play sports or swim. Many people go to special places to exercise. They are called（被叫作）“ fitness centers”（健身中心）. These places have a lot of equipment(设备). Some people buy equipment for their homes. But it is very expensive(昂贵的).Exercising can be fun. Friends can exercise together（在一起） at a fitness center. Or they can play sports together. How do you exercise? How often do you exercise? ( ) 11. What do the main（主要的） idea(意思) of the passage(短文)?A.Exercise equipment is expensive.B. Playing sports is a good way to exercise.C.Everyone should exercise.D. Fitness centers are popular.( ) 12. We should exercise _____.A. every dayB. 20 minutes a weekC. twice a weekD. twice a month( ) 13. At fitness centers, ______.A.you can buy expensive equipmentB. people can do many kinds of exercisingC. it is very expensiveD. exercising is not popular( ) 14. Which of these kinds of exercising is NOT mentioned(谈到) in the passage? A. Sports. B. Swimming. C. Running D. Dancing.( ) 15. Which of these is TRUE?A.Exercising is expensive.B. Exercise is good for your heart.B.C. Only doctors exercise. D. Friends never exercise togetherDAmerican schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms(学期) in a school year: the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are fiveyears old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish(完成) high school. High school students take only four or five subjects each term. They usually goto the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class theydo many interesting things. After high school, many students go to college(大学). Theycan go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give lots of money（钱）. Somany college students work after class to get the money for their studies.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）误（F）。