初二英语上册期末试卷一．单项选择(本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分)1.Vienna is old city the river Danube.A、the; inB、an; onC、a; atD、an; of2.I found difficult to talk with a foreigner in English.A、themB、itC、meD、that3.---Where is John?---Look! He ____ in the garden.A.playsB. playedC. will playD. is playing4.There are about ____ people in the hall.A. two hundreds ofB.two hundredsC. hundreds ofD. two hundred5.Mike likes mountains and lakes. He hopes to ____ nature when he is free.A.be far fromB.be interested inC. be close toD.be crowded with6.We are all here ____ Lily. Where is she?A. exceptB.besidesC. besideD. as well as7. We agreed ___________ to see a film this Saturday evening.A. goB. goingC.wentD. to go.8. The number of pandas is getting _________ because their living areas are becoming farmland.A. less and lessB. larger and largerC. smaller and smallerD. fewer and fewer9. It is a story about a young boy ______Harry Porter.A. callB. callingC. callsD. called10. It took her much time __________ English out of class.A. practice speakingB. to practice to speakC. to practice speakingD. practice to speaking11. He offered __________me around the city.A. showB. to showC. showingD. be showed12.Everyone _____ the Spring Festival especially the kids, because they can get money in red packets.A enjoyB enjoysC is enjoyingD are enjoying13.---Do you know Lin Shuhao?---Yes, he is famous_____ playing basketball _____a basketball star.A. for; asB. as; forC. to; atD. at; to14.---You shouldn’t forget what he says at the meeting.---I’ll______his words.A.write downB.take awayC.hear fromD.learn about15.It’s______cheaper and______enjoyable to travel by train than by plane.A.much;moreB.very;very muchC.more;moreD.more;much16.---Would you like______to drink?---Yes,I’d like a cup of coffee.A.something elseB.else somethingC.anything elseD.else anything17.My little sister stopped______and played the toy dog.A.to cryB.criesC.criedD.crying18.---Who is the man over there?Is it Mr.Li?---No,it______be him.Mr.Li is much taller.A.mustn’ｔB.may notC.can’tD.needn’ｔ19.-----Mr. Lee ______ to a student when I entered the classroom this morning.----He is very patient _____ he is young.A talking; butB talks; thoughC was talking; thoughD talked; however20.---Oh, we missed the last bus to the museum.--- ____. We can go there by taxi and it’s faster.http://w ww.xk A.Never mind.B.I’m not sure about it.C. Bad luck!D. That’s too bad!二．完形填空(本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分)What is the best way to study?This is a very important question.Some Chinese students often__1__very hard__2__long hours.This is a__3__habit(习惯),but it is not a better way to study.A good student must__4__enough sleep,enough food and enough rest.Every__5__you__6__to take a walk or play8__than before basketball or ping-pong or sing a song.When you__7__to your studies,you’ll find yourself__and you’ll learn more.Perhaps we can__9__that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine.We mean that like Chinese medicine,the effects(效果)of your study__10__slowly but surely.Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.1.A.play B.study C.sleep D.think2.A.at B.in C.for D.with3.A.best B.better C.good D.bad4.A.have B.do C.want D.make5.A.month B.week C.hour D.day6.A.want B.hope C.need D.wish7.A.begin B.return C.go D.are8.A.stronger B.weaker C.strong D.weak9.A.say B.guess C.talk D.know10.A.return e C.give D.get三、阅读理解。

(本大题有15小题，每小题2分，共30分)阅读下列短文，并做每篇短文后的题目。

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案，并将答案填写在答题卷上。

A1. Rocket to Space was written by __________.A. Diego Ramirez.B. Kitty Wolfe.C. Sam Mcgee.D. We don’t know.2. Pet Companies cost ___________ before.A. $15B. $39.95C. $12.50D. $303. The space ship was in space for ___________.A. Two days.B. Two months.C. One week.D. Two weeks.4. Which book can tell you something about the South Pole?A. Rocket to Space.B. Pet Companies.C. Icy Journey.D. Handiwork Make.5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Handiwork Make can teach you how to do housework.B. Rocket to Space is about astronauts’ life in space.C. Pet Companies tells the prices of dogs.D. Icy Journey is the most expensive of the four books.BFranz Schubert was a famous musician in the world.But he lived a very hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry.One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant,hoping he might meet some friends there.He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from.Then his eyes fell on a paper on one of the tables.In it was a little poem(诗歌).He read the poem.Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant.He only received a piece of beef and potato for it.Thirty years after his death,this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs.It was his famous Berceuse(《摇篮曲》).6.Schubert went to the restaurant to______.A.write a poem for his BerceuseB.have his dinner together with his friendC.see if he could find some friends who could lend him some money for a mealD.write a piece of music for the owner of the restaurant7.We know the owner of the restaurant______from this passage.A.was also a musicianB.was very kindC.hated Schubert very muchD.didn’t understand music very much8.The passage didn’t tell us______.A.how old he was when Schubert diedB.how poor Schubert wasC.why Schubert wrote a piece of music for the little poemD.whether Franz Schubert mastered the poem9.What’s the Chinese meaning of “famous musician”?______.A.刻苦的音乐家B.勤劳的指挥家C.著名的指挥家D.著名的音乐家10.The best title for this passage is______.A.Musician and HungerB.Franz Schubert and His B erceuseC.Franz Schubert DiedD.A Great MusicianC配对阅读。