初二英语练习题及答案一、单选题（共15题，每题1分，共15分）1. - _______ is it from your house to the supermarket?- It's about 2 kilometers.A. How farB. How longC. How oftenD. How much2. I want to join the school basketball team, _______ do I need to do?A. WhatB. WhichC. WhenD. Where3. We should be _______ to the old people and help them with their needs.A. strictB. fairC. kindD. creative4. The teacher asked us _______ the windows before we left the classroom.A. openB. openingC. to openD. opens5. My friend Linda, _______ father is a doctor, is going to study medicine in college.A. whichB. whoseC. whoD. whom6. I felt tired _______ I had to finish my homework.A. becauseB. andC. soD. but7. Lisa has been to Europe _______ times, and she wants to go there again next year.A. a fewC. manyD. few8. The students are not allowed _______ their cell phones during class.A. useB. usingC. to useD. used9. - What's your favorite type of music?- _______ classical music. It helps me relax.A. NeitherB. EitherC. BothD. None10. My brother is two years _______ than me, but we have the same height.A. youngerB. olderC. more11. Can you tell me _______ yesterday evening?A. what did they doB. what they didC. did what theyD. they did what12. Look! The boy _______ under the tree is my cousin.A. who is readingB. readingC. who readsD. read13. We should apologize _______ the mistake we made.A. atB. forC. toD. as14. - Do you prefer cats to dogs?- No, I _______. I like both.A. don'tC. haveD. haven't15. I enjoy taking photos, _______ when I travel to different places.A. especiallyB. possiblyC. absolutelyD. exactly二、完形填空（共10题，每题1分，共10分）根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day, a father and his little daughter were 16 to see the circus show. The little girl looked at the elephants with 17 when she saw that the elephants were only held by a small rope tied to their front leg. She couldn't understand why the elephants didn't 18 the rope and escape from the circus.The father 19 that the elephants could do something to escape, but they didn't try. The reason was that when the elephants were very young and 20 , they tried to escape many times, but they failed. Finally, they learned that they couldn't escape, so they stopped trying.The father 21 what his daughter thought. The little girl said, "Why don't they just try again?" The father 22 , "They can't escape now because theythink they can't. So, the difference between the young elephant and the adult elephant is that the adult elephant has a 23 in its mind that keeps it from trying new things."Just like the elephants, many people are 24 by their past failures and disappointments. They have a belief in their mind that they can't succeed, so they stop trying. If we want to succeed, we must 25 the belief that we cannot do it.16. A. goingB. going outC. going to goD. going to17. A. interestB. interestingC. interestedD. interests18. A. breakB. brokeC. breaksD. breaking19. A. explainedB. explainsC. explainD. explaining20. A. smallB. bigC. strongD. weak21. A. askedB. asked toC. asked forD. asked about22. A. speaksB. spokeC. speaks toD. spoke to23. A. ropeB. beliefC. smallnessD. bigness24. A. madeB. been makingC. makingD. been made25. A. keepB. to keepC. keepingD. kept三、阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

APeter's father was tired of telling him to get a part-time job. "Your grades are good enough for you to push a lawnmower (割草机) around," his father said. "It's time to start taking on some responsibilities."Peter agreed to try and find a job, but he never seemed to get around to it. He was so accustomed (习惯) to letting others do things for him.One day, Peter's father called him into his room. Both of Peter's parents were sitting on the bed. "We have something we want to talk to you about," his mother said. "Your father and I can't always be around to solve your problems for you, so we decided it's time you had your own responsibility (责任)."Peter instantly felt that he was about to be given the biggest responsibility of his life. It made him very nervous.His mother continued, "From now on, starting on Saturday, you're on your own with your meals!" Peter's heart relaxed. It was only about cooking, something Peter loved to do. "But what about breakfast on Saturdays?" he asked.His parents looked at each other. "We didn't think of that," his father said, "But I guess you could eat at the diner (餐馆) next door. You really should spend your money instead of ours during your week off!"26. Peter's father kept telling him to get a part-time job because _______.A. Peter had too much free timeB. Peter's grades were not good enoughC. Peter needed to learn to solve his own problemsD. Peter was not responsible in money matters27. Peter agreed to get a job _______.A. because his father wanted him toB. with the help of his parentsC. but he never took actionD. because he had to solve his own problems28. When Peter's parents called him into his room, he thought he would be given _______.A. a big responsibilityB. his own meals to cookC. a part-time jobD. a week off29. Peter was happy to hear that _______.A. he could have his meals at the dinerB. his parents would stop giving him moneyC. he was free from all his responsibilitiesD. he would have a job cooking meals30. What can we learn from the story?A. Peter was always good at solving his own problems.B. Peter had never cooked before.C. Peter's parents didn't want to spend much money on him.D. Peter's parents weren't happy with him.BWhen you think of Chinese New Year, you may think of red envelopes and firecrackers (爆竹). But in northern China, where it is freezing cold during the winter months, there is another tradition - the winter camp.Families in northern China will go to winter camps during the Chinese New Year holiday. This tradition has existed for hundreds of years.A winter camp is a temporary village made out of ice and snow. Some of them are quite big with dozens of ice houses, while others are smaller with only one or two houses. The ice houses are made by cutting big blocks of ice from the frozen river, and then placing them on top of each other to build walls. The roof is also made from ice blocks.The inside of the ice house is not as cold as people might think. The ice walls can keep out the cold air from the outside, and the temperature inside is around 0°C. People can wear just a coat or a sweater inside to keep warm.A typical northern Chinese winter camp usually has a big party on Chinese New Year's Eve. People sing and dance in celebration of the holiday. They light firecrackers and eat traditional food together.During the winte31. In northern China, people go to winter camps to _______.A. give red envelopes to each otherB. celebrate Chinese New YearC. watch firecrackersD. make ice houses32. How are the ice houses made according to the passage?A. By heating blocks of ice to make walls.B. By cutting big blocks of ice from a river.C. By building walls with bricks.D. By collecting ice pieces from snow.33. What is the temperature like inside an ice house?A. Below 0°CB. Around 0°CC. Very hotD. Less than 10°C34. What do people do at a big party in a winter camp?A. They make ice houses together.B. They light firecrackers.C. They eat traditional food.D. They play in the snow.35. What is the main idea of the passage?A. People go to winter camps during the Chinese New Year holiday in northern China.B. Ice houses are a good way to keep out the cold in winter.C. Firecrackers and traditional food are key parts of Chinese New Year celebrations.D. Chinese New Year is a time for families to gather and have a good time.四、补全对话（共10题，每题1分，共10分）根据对话内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。