初二(1)Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go that weekend. Mrs. Green wanted to Florida to see her sister, but Mr. Green did not like to go there. He wanted to go to Maine. “Florida is too hot in summer.” Mr. green said to her.“Maine is a little cold,” said Mrs. Green. “I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough”.“Florida’s too fat.” said Mr. Green, “We don’t have enough(足够的) time to drive there. It’ll take us more than two days.”Just then, the telephone rang. Mr. Green answered it. It was Mr. Green’s mother. “Is that Jim speaking? Please come in the shortest time. I need help. I’m calling from the hospital in Boston.”They stopped their talking, and in no time(立刻) they both went.( )36. Where did Mr. Green want to go that weekend?A. Florida.B. MaineC. Boston.D. New York.( )37.What did Mrs. Green like to do on weekend?A.To go swimmingB.To drive to MaineC.To see her motherD. To go to the hospital.( )38. Who called them when they were talking?A. Mr. GreenB. Mr. Green’ wife.C. Mrs. Green’ father.D. Mr. Green’s mother ( )39. Where did Mr. Green’s mother live?A. Florida.B. MaineC. Boston.D. London.( )40. Where did they go last?A. BostonB. MaineC. Florida.D. New York.(2)Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house, and in the spring she planted(种植) some vegetables in it. She looked after them carefully, and when the summer came, they looked very nice.One morning Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I am going to pick(采摘) them, and we can eat them.”But early the next morning, her son ran into the kitchen(厨房) and shouted, “ Mom！come quickly! Our neighbor’s ducks are eating the vegetables in the garden!” Mrs. Brown ran our, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and her neighbor was very sorry.Then a few days before Mrs. Brown’s birthday, the neighbor brought Mrs. Brown a bag. In it a beautiful fat duck, and on it was a piece of paper with the words, “Enjoy your vegetables!”( )41. Mrs. Brown planted some ____ in her garden.A. vegetablesB. apples.C. potatoes.D. rice.( )42. Mrs. Brown was going to pick the vegetables, so they could ___ them.A. sell.B. use.C. eat.D. clean.( )43. _____ found that the ducks were eating the vegetables in the garden.A. Mrs. Brown.B. Mrs. Brown’s daughterC. Mrs. Brown’s son.D. Mr. Brown.( )44. When the ducks ate up the vegetables, the neighbor ______.A. cried.B. was very happy.C. was very afraid.D. was very sorry. ( )45. The neighbor sent Mrs. Brown ____ as a birthday gift.A. a piece of bread.B. a fat duck.C. some vegetablesD. a garden.(3)Jim was travelling(旅游) around the country in his car. In the evening he wanted to find asmall hotel. At that time he saw an old man walking along with difficulty, so he stopped his car and said to the old man, “Where is the Sun Hotel? Will you please tell me how to get there?”“Yes,” the old man answered. “I’ll show you the way.”He got into Jim’s car, and they drove for about twelve kilometers. When they came to a small house, the old man said, “Stop here.” Jim stopped and looked at the house, “But this isn’t a hotel.”He said to the old man. “No,” the old man answered, “this is my house. And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel. Turn around and go back for nine kilometers. Then you’ll see the Sun Hotel on your left.”( )46. Jim was travelling around in the country ____.A. by bus.B. by train.C. by car.D. on foot.( )47. Jim wanted to find ____ in the evening.A. a small houseB. a big restaurantC. his friend’s houseD. a small hotel. ( )48. The old man took Jim to ____.A. a small hotelB. his own(自己的) houseC. the Sun Hotel.D. a big restaurant. ( )49. In fact, it’s only about ____ kilometers to get to the Sun Hotel from the place where the driver, Jim, asked the old man the way.A. 3B. 6.C. 9.D. 12.( )50. That day Jim drove ___ kilometers to the Sun Hotel after he asked the old man the way.A. 18.B. 36.C. 24.D. 21.(4)Last week grandpa called me. He asked me to spend my vacation with him. He lives in a mountain village(村庄). It’s small but it’s very cool there in summer. It’s very hot in our city. So I often feel bored here. I was very happy and thanked him. I said, “I’m going to visit you when our summer vacation begins.”It was July 5th last Tuesday. Parents took me to the supermarket and we bought some good food. They told me to take it to grandpa. The next morning daddy took me to the train station. It was the first time for me to have a trip by myself. But I felt relaxed. I’m fourteen and I learned a lot in geography class. The train left(leave离开) at six thirty. I looked out of the windows in the train. I found the scenes(景色) were beautiful. I wasn’t tired at all.At four in the afternoon my train arrived at(到达) a station. I saw my grandpa standing outside. I got off(下车) the train and ran to him. He was very happy when he saw me. I looked at him up and down. He was old but strong.His village is about three kilometers from the station. We walked there. I looked around. The mountains are high and green I thought I could have a good time there.( )51. ____, so the old man asked the boy to go there.A. He hoped to live with his grandson.B. It was cool in the village in summer.C. He had a lot of nice food at home.D. He wanted to know something about the city. ( )52. The boy feels bored in the city during his summer vacation because _____.A. he can play with nobody.B. he has a lot of exercises to do.C. it’s very hot there.D. he wants a trip.( )53. The boy spent ____ on the trip by train.A. seven hours and thirty minutesB. eight hours.C. eight hours and thirty minutesD. nine hours and thirty minutes( )54. The boy went to his grandpa _____.A. with some nice food.B. with some booksC. with a guitarD. with a football. ( )55. Which of the following is true?A. The old man’s village is near the station.B. The boy hoped to leave the village soon.C. The old man and his grandson went to the village in a car.D. The boy was very happy when he saw his grandpa.Thomas Edison was a famous American scientist. He was born in 1874. When he was a child, he liked to find out how things worked. He was in school for only three months. He asked his teacher a lot of strange(奇怪的) questions. Most of them had nothing to do with(与无关) with his lessons. The teacher thought the boy was not bright(=clever) and was not worth teaching(不值得教). When he told this to Edison’s mother, she took her son out of school. As she had been a teacher, she taught(teach) him herself. The boy read a lot. Soon he became very interested in science. At the age of ten, Edison had built a chemistry lab(化学实验室) for himself. Ever since then(从那以后), he had never stopped searching(寻找) foe new and better ways to do things. ( )56. Edison was born in the _____ century(世纪).A. eighteenth.B. nineteenth.C. nineteen.D. eighteen.( )57. When he was in school, Edison _____.A. studied his lessons very hard.B. was often late for school.C. liked to ask questions.D. was not bright enough to study.( )58. Edison learned more from ___.A. his mother.B. his teacher.C. other boys.D. his father.( )59. Young Edison was interested in ____.A. sports.B. playing games.C. making trouble(麻烦)D. science. ( )60. He was always searching for new and better ways to do things after he ____.A. read books.B. finished schoolC. built a lab.D. was taken out of school.I am going to have a party tomorrow night. I promised(答应) mother that she needn’t do41 for me. My friend Jane is coming, too. She would like to help me, 42 she can’t. Because she has a piano lesson in the morning and in the afternoon she has to babysit her sister. So I will do everything by myself. I try to make 43 party a nice one.I sent invitations to my friends 44 . Now I am thinking about what I need to do tomorrow. Yes! I have to clean the room and do some shopping. I am going 45 some food, drinks and some fruit in the supermarket. I am going to make a shopping list 46 I go. I also have to decorate(装饰) the room. I need to do so many things, so I 47 see the movie “Da Vinci Code” after lunch. A terrible thing!The party begins 48 8pm. So I must have my dinner 49 . Because I am tired after I finish 50 so many things and after dinner I can have short rest.( )41. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything( )42. A. so B. although C. but D. because( )43. A. a B. an C. the D. /( )44. A. yesterday B. tomorrow C. tomorrow morning D. the day after tomorrow ( )45. A. buy B. sell C. to buy D. buying( )46. A. after B. when C. how D. before( )47. A. can B. not C. can’t D. never( )48. A. at B. in C. on D. with( )49. A. late B. early C. short D. quick( )50. A. doing B. do C. to do D. to doing。