初二下英语期中考试模拟题命题人：何平清一．单项选择。

每题1分，共15分。

（）1. It’s raining so ______ ,When will it stop ? I really don’t want to stay inside.A. hardlyB. heavilyC. heavy（）2. She doesn’t _____ staying at home on the weekend.A.WantB. would likeC. feel like（）3. Her dog was playing with another dog when Linda _____ out of the station.A.gotB. getC. was getting（）4. They won’t leave ______ you come back.A.UntilB. andC. when（）5. When your p arents are very busy, you should ______ to help around the house.A.OfferB. provide C allow（）6. —— You look unhappy, why?—— I ______ my homewok at home this morning, and my teacher was angry with me .A. forgetB. forgot C。

left（）7. What a nice day ! We should go for a walk _______ watching TV at home.A. Because ofB. insteadC. instead of（）8. —— Could I _____ your iPad , Alice ? —— Of course .Here you are.A.LendB. keepC. borrow（）9. —— It’s smoggy (多雾的) these days .That’s terrible !——Yes, I hope to plant trees, ________ air pollution.A.The more; the fewerB. The less ; the fewerC. The more ; the less（）10. Peter likes reading a newspaper ______ he is having breakfast.A.UntilB. whileC. because（）11. —— Nancy didn’t go to the movie yesterday.——________. Both of us went to the old people’s home.A.Me,tooB. Neither did I C Neither I did（）12。

All of us find ____ necessary to take exercise every day.A.ThisB. itC. that（）13. —— Lily, would you mind ____ to look after my cat while I’m away ?—No, I don’t.A.To helpB. helpingC. help（）14. We can’t put off ______ a study plan.A.to makeB. make ingC. making（）15. Though he is ____ at home, he doesn’t feel _____ ,he has many things to do.A.alone; lonelyB. lonely; aloneC. alone; alone（）16. My parents asked me ______ computer games.A.Not playingB. not to playC. not play（）17. Dick ______ in America. But now he is _______ Chinese food .A used to live ; used to eating C. used to living ; used to eatB.is used to eat ; used to eating（）18. I volunteer my weekend ______ a disabled man.A. helpB. helpingC. to heip（）19. His water ______ five days later.A. ran outB. ran out ofC. was run out（）20. Smoking is bad for your health, you should ________ .A.give up itB. give them upC. give it up二．完形填空，每空1分，共10分。

Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street , he (21) ____ a wallet. He returned it to the owner,Mr. Baker. He gave his 22() _____ to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his (23) ______. Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs Baker were (24) ______ with him.Mr. Baker loved planting (25) ______ . The week before last, he brought a few trees home , planted them in the (26) ____ himself and watered them every day. Several days (27) ______ he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy,” Take good care of the trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them.”“ Don’t (28 ) ______ about them,sir.”answered Billy , “ I’ll try my best to watch them.” Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked ,” (29) _______ anyone ever come here to steal the trees ?”“ No, sir,” said Billy,” To stop someone from stealing the trees, I (30) _______ them up six days ago. I have hidden them for almost a week !”（）21. A. found B. bought C. carried D. wanted（）22. A. wallet B. pity C. thanks D. excuses（）23. A. factory B. office C. town D. home（）24. A. pleased B. angry C. strict D. popular（）25. A. flowers B. grass C. vegetables D. trees（）26. A. garden B. office C. city D. room（）27. A. ago B. later C. before D. after（）28. A. think B. talk C. learn D. worry（）29. A. Did B. Does C. Has D. Will（）30. A sent B. pulled C. put D. picked三．阅读理解，每小题2分，共40分。

AOne morning, Mrs White came into the garden at the back of her house. She saw so much snow in the garden. She wanted to take her car out,so she asked a cleaner to clean the roadfrom her garage (车库) to the gate.She said to the cleaner,’’Don’t throw the snow on thatside,it will damage (破坏) the flowers in the garden, and don’t throw on the other side for it will damage the wall。

.And don’t throw any into the street, or the policeman will come.’’ Thenshe went out.When she came back,the road was was no snow on the flowers, on the wall,or in the street. But when she opened the garage to get her car out, she saw that the garage was full of snow,and that her car was under the snow.（）31. One morning, Mrs White found _______ was full of snow.A. her carB. her garageC. her houseD. her garden（）32. Where did Mrs White tell the cleaner to throw the snow in the garden ?A. Into the streetB. On the wallC. On the flowersD. We don’t know（）33. Mrs White wanted the cleaner to clean the road because she ______.A .doesn’t like snow at all B. she wanted to take her car out of her garage.C. likes the clean roadD. often asked the cleaner to do something.（）34. She opened the garage ________.A. and took her car outB. and found it was full of snow.C. and found there was no car inD. and took snow out.（）35. Where was Mrs White’s car ?A. In the streetB. Under the snowC. Near the roadD. In front of her houseBMom and Dad are two of the most important people in your life. Over your life time, they may influence you more than anyone else you will meet. So if your mom likes to read , you might just grow up carrying a book wherever you go.,just as she does. But parents do a lot more than just pass on their hobbies. Moms and Dads need to care for their kids as soon as their kids are born . Most parents will do this as long as they live.Here are some ways you can stay close , get along well,and build a strong relationship with your parents.Spend time together. Instead of playing computer games or watching TV, ask your mom and dad to play with you together. Go outside together, or do some reading .Be kind . Little things might mean a lot to your mom and can brighten a parent’s day with a hug (拥抱), a card, or a ’s also lovely when a kid cleans his or her room without being if you trynot to fight with your brothers or sisters your parents will be so happy !Do your best at whatever you do. You don’t have to be perfect, but when you do your best, you make your parents proud. It makes them happy to see how you’re turning into a great kid . Why? Because it lets them know they ‘re doing a good job.（）36. Who may influence you more than anyone else you will meet according to thepassage?A. ParentsB. GrandparentsC. FriendsD. Teachers.（）37. Which of the following can’t help you build a strong relationship with yourparents?A. Being kindB. Doing your best at whatever you doC. Playing computer games or watching TV.D. Spending time together（）38. Your parents will be unhappy if you _________A. clean up your room without being asked.B. give them a hugC. fight with your brothers or sistersD. try your best to do something（）39. What does the underlined part in the passage ? It means _______.A. they make you become a good kid .B. they work hardC. they do well in their office workD. they are perfect.（）40. Who is the passage written for ?A. ParentsB. TeachersC. FriendsD. ChildrenCDO you know what writers and editors[编辑]are? Writers write stories，or they writeabout things that really happened , They write books , and they write articles for magazines. They also write for newspapers, the radiao and the television. Editors write,too.They also review and rewrite[改写]the articles written by the writers. But their most importantjob is to plan what should be in a book, a magazine , or a newspaper. Editors tell writers what to write about. They also decide whether a writer’s article is good or not. If it is not so good,they will rewrite it to make it a writer begins to write, he or she collects writer may get information by reading or by doing research at a the writer may interview someone.There are different kinds of writers. News writers work for newspapers. Columnists[专栏作家]write about people,tourist places, and feelings. Editorial writers write about their opinions on something .Technical[科技的]writers give instructions on how to use a machine or how todo something. Copy writers write ads.（） writers and editors__________.（） is the most important job for an edictor?the articles. the articles.C,Choose the best article. a book, a magazine or others.（）43. According to the passage, writers don’t often collect the information _______.A. by doing some readingB. by rewriting others’ articlesC. by doing researchD. by interviewing someone（）44. If an editor wants to have an article about Jackie Chan, he or she will ask ______to write it .A. a news writerB. a columnist writerC. an editorial writerD. a technical writer.（）45. What is the best title for this passage ?A. What Is an EditorB. Different kinds of WritersC. The Differences Between Writers and EditorsD. The Common Parts Between and EditorsDAre you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time ? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (无利润的) organization. We have volunteerjobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve –year –old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.You can help people in many ways. Schools need volunteers to take care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without is something for everyone. ‘’As a volunteer, Idon’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy ,too.” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62, ” I often played computer games in myspare time before . Now I help other people learn how to use computers.”said another volunteer at the age of 18.If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in . Interested ? Call us at 6 or visit our website: activol. com.（）46. ______ can be a volunteer.A. Anyong aged 12-70B. Old peopleC. ChildrenD. Young people（）47. When do the volunteers help others ?A. On weekdaysB. At weekendsC. In their spare timeD. In the evenings（）48. Volunteers can get ______ if they help others .A. moneyB. nothingC. computersD. everything（）49. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with _______.A. older peopleB. childrenC. computersD. animals（）50. We can read such a passage ________.A. in a picture bookB. in a storybookC. in a newspaperD. in a textbook四。