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1、2020-2021学年度第二学期初二级英语科期中考试试卷本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分为120分，考试用时100分钟注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液
2、，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。第一部分 选择题（共75分）一、听力理解（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）听下面一段对话，回答第13小题1. What is the mans plan for this weekend?A. He is going skating in the park.B. He is going to help the woman with her study.C. He is going to learn a new skill.2. When did the man began to skate?A. Just 4 weeks a
3、go.B. When he was 10.C. When he was 4.3. How many years did the man skate?A. More than 5 yearsB. More than 10 yearsC. More than 15 years.听下面一段对话，回答第46小题4. Where do you think theyre talking?A. In the classroom.B. At Marys home.C. In a hospital.5. Whats wrong with Mary?A. She is badly ill.B. Her head
4、hurts.C. She has got a cold.6. Which of the following is TRUE about Mary?A. Mary went to see a doctor this morning.B. Mary neednt take any medicine.C. Mary will go to school this afternoon.听下面一段独白，回答第710四个小题。7. What does Mary Lee think of the bad thing of the cell-phones?A. It brings people together
5、.B. Many people cannot use them.C. Sometimes the cell-phones bother（打扰）her.8. What does Annie love?A. Computers and televisionsB. Alarm clocks.C. Movies.9. What do David and his daughter use their TV for?A. Learning Chinese.B. Watching movies.C. Playing games.10. What does the passage talk about?A.
6、Inventions.B. Televisions.C. Cell-phones.二、听取信息（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分）听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入下表的空格中。听录音前，你将有15秒钟的阅题时间。录音播放两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。（每空不止一词）In GermanyThey arrive (A)_ and talk about business after dinner.In AmericaThey maybe (B)_ early.In ItalyThey can be late (C)_ an hour.In JapanThey th
7、ink lunch is the time for them (D)_ and get to know each other.In (E)_They like to eat and talk after meals.三、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）1. They offered courses _ students know the importance of protecting the Yangtze River.A. helpB. helpedC. helpsD. to help2. She tried to make her son _ by singing, but
8、 it didnt work.A. stop to cryB. stop cryingC. to stop to cryD. to stop crying3. - It is important for us to know _ all the subjects. - Yeah, group work is my favourite way.A. how to studyB. how do we studyC. what to studyD. to study4. The teacher asked me _ late again.A. to be notB. to not beC. not
9、to beD. dont be5. - Mr Li, I have trouble _ with others. What should I do? - Remember _ to others patiently.A. to communicate; listeningB. to communicate; to listenC. communicating; listeningD. communicating; to listen6. The money will _ those poor children in Shanxi Province.A. used to helpB. be us
10、ed to helpC. be used to helpingD. use to help7. _ a new library _ in our school last year?A. Did; buildB. Did; be builtC. Was; builtD. Was; build8. Dont put off todays work till tomorrow. I mean, todays work _ today.A. must be doB. must be doneC. must doD. must done9. Attention _ your grammar and sp
11、elling.A. should be paid toB. should be paidC. should pay toD. should pay10. - Betty, will you go to Alices wedding this Sunday? - I am not sure, because I _ so far.A. wasnt invitedB. will be invitedC. havent been invitedD. have invited四、语法选择（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从2130各题所给的A、
12、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Volunteering makes you _21_ at the world differently. You can see how little things can change a persons life for the _22_.” says Mason, one of the volunteers this year.To encourage more people to become volunteers, the National Volunteer Week _23_ every April in many coun
13、tries. However, it is not easy to take the first stop _24_ people will worry about not being able to meet the organizations expectations（预期）. Not having enough time also prevents some from _25_ their abilities.The following tips can help if you have some of these worries.Start out slowly and dont ad
14、d too much pressure. Even _26_ hours a month can make a big difference in someones life.Take part in a training meeting for new volunteers before you work, and you can deal with the work _27_.Work with an experienced volunteer. He _28_ help you understand the organizations expectations.Invite a frie
15、nd or family member to serve. It is a good experience _29_ with them.Finally, it is important to remember that not all volunteer experiences are perfect. If one experience doesnt work, dont give _30_ and youll surely find the right opportunity.21. A. lookedB. lookC. lookingD. looks22. A. goodB. wors
16、eC. betterD. best23. A. is holdingB. heldC. is heldD. holds24. A. whenB. butC. ifD. because25. A. shareB. sharingC. to shareD. shared26. A. fewB. littleC. a fewD. a little27. A. confidentB. confidenceC. more confidentD. more confidently28. A. canB. mustC. shouldD. need to29. A. volunteerB. to volunt
17、eerC. volunteeringD. volunteered30. A. outB. forC. inD. up五、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从3140各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A teacher asked her students to play a game. The teacher told each child to bring a _31_ with a few potatoes. Each potato was given a name of a person t
18、hat the child hates, so the number of potatoes that a child would put into the bag would _32_ the number of people the child hates.Some children had two potatoes; some had three and the others even had five potatoes. The teacher then told them to _33_ wherever they go for a week.As the days went by,
19、 the children started to complain about the unpleasant _34_ coming from the rotten potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry _35_ bags.After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you _36_?” The children started complaining about the _37_ they had to go through. For example, when
20、they carried the heavy and smelly potatoes everywhere they went, people always covered their noses and moved away from them _38_.Then the teacher said, “This is the _39_ situation when you carry your hate for somebody inside your heart. The smell of hate will _40_ your heart and you will carry it wi
21、th you wherever you go.” If you cannot the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine what it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your lifetime?31. A. packetB. basketC. boxD. bag32. A. carry onB. put onC. depend onD. go on33. A. carryB. fillC. leaveD. lift34. A. smel
22、lB. colorC. smokeD. taste35. A. nicerB. heavierC. dirtierD. smaller36. A. thinkB. lookC. feelD. complain37. A. funB. tripC. timeD. trouble38. A. quicklyB. happilyC. earlyD. carefully39. A. dangerousB. sameC. differentD. safe40. A. protectB. touchC. polluteD. open六、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；满分30分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给
23、的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(A)On my first job, I worked as a sports editor for a small newspaper. I never got a letter from my readers, so I was surprised that there was an envelope on my desk one morning. From the envelope, I could see it was from the most popular newspaper.When I opened it, I fo
24、und a note and it said, “You did a good job. Go on!”The note was signed by Mr John, a famous sport editor. As I was a greed hand, his words made me excited. After that, I kept the note in my desk drawer. Whenever I doubted whether I had the ability to be a good editor, I would read Johns note and be
25、come confident again.Later, when I made friends with Mr John, the note writer, I learned that he often wrote notes to encourage young people in many fields. “When I make others feel happy,” he told me, “I feel happy, too.” However, why are there few note writers like John in our life? In my opinion,
26、 many people are afraid that they cannot be well understood. Also writing takes more time and it is better to pick up the phone. The problem with phone calls is that they cannot last a long time but a note is a good way of record and our words can be read more than once.So, when you find some people
27、 around you need help, please write a note of encouragement to bring them more confidence. Maybe, you are not sure what will happen, but remember Mr Johns words making others feel happy makes you feel happy, too.41. What does the underlined phrase “a green hand” mean?A. A small hand.B. A new one in
28、work.C. A new growing hand.D. A hand with the color of green.42. In the authors opinion, what is the better way of record?A. Writing a note.B. Making a telephone call.C. Recording it with a recorder.D. Trying to remember it in mind.43. What can you learn from the passage?A. We should never lose hear
29、t.B. We should help others as we can.C. We should change ourselves when life changes.D. Young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard.(B)Is there a connection between music and language? According to recent studies, the answer is yes: Music helps develop certain language abilities in t
30、he brain.A study from Northwestern University shows that playing a musical instrument can improve a persons hearing ability. As a part of the study, two groups of people listened to a person talking in a noisy room. The people in the first group were musicians, while those in the second group had no
31、 musical training. The musicians were found to be able to hear the talking person more clearly.Musicians hear better, says the study leader, Nina Kraus, because they learn to pay attention to certain sounds. For example, when the violinists play in an orchestra（管弦乐队）, they must listen closely to wha
32、t they are playing and ignore the other sounds. In this way, musicians can hear certain sounds better, even in a room with lots of noise.Gottfried Schlaug, a doctor at Harvard Medical School, works with stroke（中风）patients. Because of their illness, these people cant stay say their names, addresses o
33、r other information normally. However, they can still sing. Dr. Schlaug was surprised to find singing words helped his patients finally speak. Why does this work? Schlaug isnt sure. Music seems to be able to make different parts of the brain active, including the bad parts. In some way, this helps t
34、he patients use those parts of the brain again.So music is not only enjoyable, but also good for us in many other ways. Playing an instrument or singing, says Nina Kraus, can help us do better in school and keep our brains sharp as we get older.44. The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ignore”
35、 is _.A. 关注B. 忽视C. 忘记D. 倾听45. The writer uses the example of violinists in Paragraph 3 to explain _.A. how musicians play in an orchestraB. how musicians ignore certain sounds.C. why musicians have better hearing abilitiesD. why musicians are not afraid of loud noise.46. Gottfried Schlaug helps his
36、stroke patients speak by _.A. playing music for themB. getting them to sing wordsC. teaching them to play instrumentsD. fixing the bad parts of their brains47. The main purpose of the passage is _.A. to introduce different ways of playing musicB. to give advice about making our brains activeC. to sh
37、ow the relationship between music and language abilitiesD. to share the results of recent studies on treating stroke patients(C)Almost every kid in this country has ever eaten Hershey chocolate. But do you know that the Hershey chocolate factory is more than one hundred years old? And do you know th
38、at the father of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had many failures in business before he started his famous company?Milton Hershey was born in 1857 in central Pennsylvania. He stopped attending school when he was 12 years old. Before he became interested in making chocolate, he worked as a printe
39、r for a small newspaper at first, but he didnt like it. Then he decided printing was not the right job for him.Then he worked at a candy factory in Lancaster. After working for a few years there, he decided to open his own little candy business near Philadelphia. His first business failed because it
40、 was not making money. After that, he went to Denver to learn how to make caramels（焦糖）. He took his new skills back to New York and worked selling candies on the street. But his second business also failed.Finally, Milton Hershey moved back to Philadelphia where he grew up. He then experimented with
41、 all sorts of different candies and chocolate. By 1893 he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy each year. Since his chocolate-flavored caramels were the best-selling, he decided to make chocolate himself.By experimenting, Million Hershey discovered how to make delicious chocolate. Th
42、e area where he lived had a large and easy supply of milk and sugar, which helped him succeed in his chocolate business. In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and a town to go with it.Today, the town of Hershey is still the home of the factory that Milton Hershey built. The streetli
43、ghts are shaped like the candy. The air often smells like chocolate. And if you ever visit it, you can smell delicious chocolate smells just by driving through the town.The factory is not so hard to find, just travel down Cocoa Avenue until you get to East Chocolate Avenue. Turn right at the traffic
44、 lights and just follow your nose.48. Why did Milton Hershey decide to make chocolate himself?A. Because he was taught to make delicious chocolate.B. Because he wanted to make more money.C. Because he built a huge chocolate factory himself.D. Because he was just interested in eating chocolate.49. Wh
45、ich of the following sentences about Milton Hershey is TRUE?A. In 1869, he left school and later worked as a painter for a small newspaper.B. After his first business failed, he went to Lancaster to learn some new skills.C. He became very successful in chocolate business by experimenting caramels.D.
46、 The factory is difficult to find when you travel down to East Chocolate Avenue.50. What does the underlined phrase “follow your nose” in the last paragraph mean?A. Stop right there.B. Walk a few hours.C. Go straight ahead.D. Run as fast as possible.51. What is the correct order of the following sentences? A million dollars worth of caramel candy was sold each year. His second business failed. He went to Lancaster and worked at a candy factory. He worked as