天津初二英语期中试题：天津一中卷.doc二、单项选择(40%)21. Our teacher did what he could ______ us with English.A. helpB. helpedC. helpingD. to help22. --- I have lost my new English dictionary,--- ___________.A. No hurry!B. That’s great!C. What a pity!D. Just wait!23. His uncle __________ Tianjin since he came back to China.A. lived inB. had lived inC. has moved toD. has lived in24. The Jacksons have __________ in New Zealand for about ten years.A. comeB. gotC. arrivedD. been25. —Do you mind __________ ?—Go ahead.A. to close the windowB. your closing the windowC. my closing the windowD. I closing the window26. Trees make the environment __________.A. look beautifulB. to look beautifulC. look beautifullyD. looks beautiful27. --- You bought a nice CD.--- Thank you. It doesn’t ________ me too much.A. spendB. payC. costD. use28. —Must the students leave here at once? —No, they __________ have to.A. needn’tB. can’tC. do notD. mustn’t29. It was _______ bad weather that we decided not to go there.A．so B．such C．very D．quite30. Hurry up! The play ______ for ten minutes.A. has begunB. had begunC. has been onD. began31. If you are tired, you can stop______ a rest.A. to haveB. havingC. haveD. had32. Chinese is as ______ as maths. You should learn it well.A. importantB. importantlyC. most importantD. more important33. On Radio Beijing everyone needs _______ English well.A. speakingB. speakC. spokenD. to speak34. I remembered _______ my cell phone in my pocket, but it isn’t there n ow.A. puttingB. putC. to putD. have put35. _______ the kind people around, he was sent to hospital in time and saved by the doctors.A. BecauseB. With the helps ofC. Thanks toD. Because for36. He _______ be in the restaurant. His car is just outside it!A. canB. can’tC. mustD. mustn’t37．Which is not correct?_______ to turn off the radio before you go out.A. Be sureB. RememberC. Why notD. Don’t forget38. Let us take a taxi, ___________?A. will youB. won’t youC. shall weD. don’t we39. --- Please wait here. I’ll come back soon.--- All right, we’ll _________ the library ________ you come back.A. leave; untilB. reach; tillC. stay for; untilD. wait at; until40. －Would you please tell me _______ next, Miss Yang?－Sure. Let me see.A. how we should doB. what we should doC. how should we doD. what should we do41. The old man is _____ in _____ house, but he’s happy.A. alone, a lonelyB. alone, an aloneC. lonely, a lonelyD. lonely, an alone42. --Why don’t you practise your written English by sending emails to your friends?--______________.A. Really?B. Thanks a lotC. That’s a good idea!D. What else?43. You should paint the door blue to ______ the wall.A. takeB. checkC. makeD. match44. Both Ann’s parents look sad. Maybe th ey ________ the bad news.A. knewB. have knownC. are knowingD. will know.45. We finished the work __________ last week.A. at the end ofB. in the end ofC. atD. in46. John _______ his aunt many times today but nobody answerwd.A. callingB. will callC. have calledD. has called47. There are only ________ books in the library, so I can’t find anything interesting.A. a littleB. a fewC. littleD. few48. --Where’s your father?--He ________ Tokyo. He _______ back until next week.A. has gone to, wi ll beB. has gone to, won’t beC. has gone to, cameD. went to, won’t be49. --Would you like to see a film with me tonight?--I prefer_________ at home rather than _______ a filmA. staying, seeingB. staying, to seeC. to stay, see.D. stay, seeing50. He bought _______ novel.A. a 800-pageB. an 800-pagesC. a 800-pagesD. an 800-page51. I _______ his illness just now. I hope he’ll be well soon.A. heard aboutB. have heard fromC. have heard aboutD. heard from52. The songs ______ Wang Fei are popular ______ many people all the time.A. at, byB. by, withC. for, withD. by, at53. Lily dropped her favourite vase _______. That made her very _______.A. careless, sadB. careless, seriousC. carelessly,sadlyD. carelessly, sad54. -Bob had to stay up late last night, _______?--__________ because he had an important exam this morning.A. hadn’t he, Yes, he hadB. didn’t he, Yes, he didC. didn’t he, No, he didn’tD. hadn’t he, No, he hadn’t55. Most of the farmers ________ chickens in the last ten yearsA. roseB. have risenC. raisedD. have raised56. Which of the following is wrong?A. How long has the patient been asleep?B. How long has the sick man gone to sleep?C. How long is it since the patient went to sleep?D. How long has the patient slept?57. --I want to know what you have done for the party.--I’m sorry I’ve done _______.A. noneB. no oneC. nobodyD. nothing58. We will plant more trees on ______ sides of the Haihe River.A. bothB. everyC. eachD. All59. There are _______ vegetables in the fridges that I have to buy some.A. such fewB. so fewC. so littleD. such little60. China has a ________ population than _______ countries in the world.A. more, the otherB. smaller, anyC. larger, anyD. larger, the other三、完型填空：(10%)Mr. White lived in a town. He worked in a ____61____ there. As a good psychologist (精神病医生), he ___62_____ his patients (病人) well and was kind to them. So he____63____ most of them. And they liked him very much.One day an old woman brought her ____64____ to his office. Mr. White looked over the girl carefully. She ____65____ healthy. But when the doctor asked her ____66____ questions, she answered nothing and held up her ____67____ and cried like a henas if she laid (产) an egg. He _____68____ all at once.“ How long has she been like this, madam?” asked Mr. White.“ For about a year, sir,” answered the old woman.“ Why not bring her here _____69____, madam?”“ She always ____70______ she’s a hen and she’ll lay some gold eggs,” said theold woman. “ I thought it was true and waited for her laying some.”61. A. school B. hospital C. cinema D. shop62. A. knew B. liked C. hated D. taught63. A. sent away B. caught up withC. got on well withD. saved64. A. son B. husband C. daughter D. aunt65. A. looked B. had C. kept D. hoped66. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few67. A. legs B. arms C. head D. feet68. A. heard B. listened to C. understood D. changed69. A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest70. A. calls B. called C. says D. said四、阅读理解：10 %AOn November 18th, 1980, three men went up in a balloon (气球). They started earlyin London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men wereTannar and Soon they heard the sea below them. They were carrying the usualrope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of therope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. Sothey were able to change its weight. It was for use over the sea. They were alsocarrying some bags of sand.After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the airwas very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’sbasket, and they could see more snow on the ground. There was also some snowon the balloon, and that made it very heavy. It began to go down towards theground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They triedto break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow andthey were still falling; so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of themfell on an icy lake below and made a black hole in the ice.At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed toget away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. Theywere so cold that they decided to land. They came down in Poland heavily but safely. They had traveled 1,797 kilometres from London!71. Three men flew in a balloon _______.A. for nearly 1,800 kilometresB. to another cityC. to visit PolandD. more than a century ago72. The metal box was used for _______.A. carrying the bags of sandB. keeping drinking-waterC. carrying ropes of the basketD. changing weight73. When the balloon went up higher _______.A．the temperature of the balloon began to fallB. they saw the sun go downC. they made a hole in the basket with their knivesD. they could see a black hole on the ground74. The balloon landed ______.A. in LondonB. on the seaC. on a lakeD. in a foreign country75. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The three men started their journey before the sun rose.B. The balloon began to go up when they threw bags of sand out of the basket.C. When they pulled the box into the basket the balloon began to climb up.D. The three men had to land because they felt cold.BMost people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works(作品) of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are righthanded, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always beencommon through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’spopulation is left-handed.Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands eac h have their own jobs. For most people, theleft hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain(大脑).The right side of the brain, which makes a per son’s hands and eyes worktogether, controls (控制) the left hand. The left-side of the brain, which controlsthe right hand, is center for thinking and doing problems. These findings showthat more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that lefthandednessis twice as common among artists than among people in other jobs.No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of lefthanded. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handedbecause their main brain is damaged(损害) when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reasonwhy people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for righthandedness, he/she may become either right or left handed according to thechance(偶然性)and the people they work or live with.Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people nolonger think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, lefthanded children were made to use their right hands like other children, but todaythey don’t have to.76．After studying works of are made at different times in history, the scientists found ________.A. the art began from 1,500B.C.B. the work of art ended in the 1950sC. most people shown in the works of art are right-handedD. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed77．How many people in the world are left-handed now?A. Less than one sixthB. More than a half.C. about 40%D. The passage doesn’t tell us.78．What is the left hand for most people used to do?A. It’s used to find or hold things.B. It’s used to make a person’s eyes work together.C. It’s used to work with things.D. It’s the center for thinking and doing problems.79．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed.B. Left-handedness is cleverer than right-handedness.C. Today children are not made to use their right hands only.D. Scientists think there must be some reasons why people become left-handed.80．The best title for this passage is_______.A. Scientists’ New inventionsB. Left-handed PeopleC. Which handD. Different Brains, Different HandsCWe spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers wewere going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it.” My wife said at once, “ We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (车顶上的架子). I’ve always wanted one like that.”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 pounds poorer; and the cupboard was tied onto the roof racks. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square; quite heavy too.In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually politethat evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniturewas a good idea.After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind, why don’t theyovertake, I wonder?”In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriouslyas they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hourtraffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to us“Right, sir,” he said, “Do you need any more help?”I was a bit puzzled, “thanks, officer.” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just down the road.”He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,”he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there. We thought it wassomething else.”My wife began to laugh. Then the truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. Ismiled at the officer, “Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.81. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.A. would like very much to buyB. badly wantedC. was glad to have boughtD. would rather not buy82．The cupboard cost them _______.A. twenty dollarsB. more than twenty poundsC. just twenty poundsD. less than twenty dollars83．Other drivers thought they were _______.A. carrying a cupboard to the churchB. carrying nothing but a piece of furnitureC. sending flowers to the churchD. going to attend a funeral at the church84．The police will be more polite to those who are ________.A. carrying furnitureB. in great sorrowC. driving with wild flowers in the carD. driving in the gathering darkness85．The officer got off the police car in order to _______.A. help the coupleB. ask them for helpC. take them to the police stationD. search for something86．What did the police officer think of the cupboard?A. It was expensive.B. It was a big box with somebody hidden in it.C. It was a box for a dead person to be buriedD. There might be something stolen in itDHappiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars want to walk on the country roads at their free time.In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you do study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All theses are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转的) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.87. Those who have big houses may often feel ______.A. happyB. lonelyC. freeD. excited88. When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates will___.A. laugh at youB. play jokes on youC. quarrel with youD. help you up89. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?A. Oh, so do I.B. Congratulations.C. Good luck.D. It’s just so-so.90. Which idea is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes.C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.二卷五、用所给词的适当形式填空（10%）1．She____________（drink）a lot of different medicines,but none works.2．We____________（send）him to hospital if he ____________（not feel）very well. 3．——Do you know if he____________（come）to play basketball with us？——I think he will come if he____________（be）free tomorrow.4．I ____________（wait）for the bus for 20 minutes，but it hasn’t arrived yet.5．Jack’s ____________（pronounce）is very good.6．The doctor told us ____________（live）____________（unhealthy）.7．She finds it difficult ____________（breathe）while she is running fast.8．Tom is interested in ____________（cycle）, but he thinks surfing is even_________（excited）. 9．I don’t feel like ____________（eat）anything.10．The food looks nice but ____________（taste）terrible.11．The teacher____________（advice）us to read English as often as we could.12．They work hard in the band because they want to be____________（music）inthe future. 13．The little child____________（name）after his grandfather.14．A group of____________（Germany）are talking with some Japanese.15．Johann Strauss____________（composer）400 Waltzes in his life.16．I interviewed one of the most____________（experience）engineers in thecompany.六、综合填空（10%）All of Helen Keller’s knowledge reache d her mind through her sense oftouch and smell, and of course her feelings. To know a flower w ________1____totouch it, feel it and smell it. This sense of touch b_______2_____ greatly developedas she got older. She once s________3____that hands speak almost as loudly aswords . She said thet________4____of some hands frightened her. The peoples________5____so empty of joy that when she touched their cold fingers. It is as ifshe were shaking hands with a storm. She found the hands of others f________6____of sunshine and warmth. Strangely e_______7_____Helen Keller learned to lovethings she could not hear,music for example. She did this through her s_____8_____of touch. When waves of air beat against her, she felt them. Sometimes she puther hand to a singer’s throat. She often stood for hours w_______9_____ her handson a piano while it was played. Once she listened to an organ. Its powerful songsmade her body in rhythm with them_______10_____.She also liked to go tomuseums. She thought she understood sculptures as well as others. Her fingerstold her the true size and the feel of the material.答案听力稿Exercise 1 Listen to the passage and choose the right picture.1．Monkeys don’t eat meat like some people think. I give them a log of fruit andthen they just go to sleep in the long grass or up in the trees.2．I live in Africa and I see animals like lions and elephants a lot, but I like myhorse best. She’s a friend.3．I live in London now with my aunt but my sister still lives in Wales with myparents.4．W: You can do all sorts of things here, Sally. You can climb or windsurf on thelake.M: I want to ski. My father and mother can ski, so I want to as well.5．M: I can see a cat in the garden. It’s black, so it’s not Jack’s. Do you thinkit’s Susan’s?W: Susan hasn’t got a cat. It’s Peter’s. He’s got a black cat called Polly.6．W: When is the best time to visit your country, Mike?M: I think November. It’s much too hot in August and September, and inDecember it gets too cold.7．And here’s the weather. There’s heavy rain in Orlando. It’s also wet in NewYork with very strong wind from the west. The best place to be is San Franciscowhere, after a cloudy morning, the sun is starting to shine.8．A poemThe summer has goneThe winter will comeLeaves yellow, red, brownIn the bright autumn sun.9．W: So Sam, how many people live in your country, Australia?M: Well, it’s a huge country, Tim, but there are only 18 million people there, andof course about 200 million sheep!10．M: Are you afraid of spiders?W: No. I don’t mind spiders or mice or small things like that, but I am afraid ofdogs.Exercise 2 Listen to the passage and choose the right answerW: We learnt an English word “universe” yesterday. What does it mean when wetalk about it?M: We mean the earth, the sun, the moon and the stars. We also mean the spacebetween them. Many of the stars cannot be seen because they are too far away.W: What about “satellite”, then?M: For example, the moon travels round the earth. It is the satellite of the earth.W: Why does it look much bigger and brighter than the stars?M: Because it is quite near us in space. It is only 380,000 kilometres away. TwoAmerican men landed on the moon in 1969.W: Oh, how wonderful it is!M: Men can make satellites. They are very useful and help us learn more about theearth, the weather and other things. We can also use them to help us maketelephone calls to foreign countries. Thanks to space satellites, the world isbecoming a much smaller place and people from different countries nowunderstand each other better. W: Thank you. I’ve learnt a lot from you talk.Exercise 3 Listen to the passage and choose the right answer.There are five different kinds of rhinos in the world today. The black and whiterhinos live in the open fields of Africa. The others live in the forests in Asia. Allrhinos have big, heavy bodies. Their skin is very hard and they have very little hair.The great body of the rhino stands on four short legs. Each foot has three toes.They usually walk very slowly but they can run at 50 kilometres an hour. Rhinosare usually quiet and calm animals, and they only eat grass and other plants. Ababy rhino weighs 40 kilos when it is born. It has been inside its mother for aboutfifteen months. When the rhino grows up, it usually weighs over 200 kilos andmay live to be 50 years old.Questions:16．How many kinds of rhinos are there in the world today? 17．Where do rhinos live?18．How many toes does a rhino’s foot have?19．What does the rhino eat?20．How much does a baby rhino weigh?一卷一、听力部分（20%）Exercise 1（听对话或独白，选图画。