嘉义2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初二英语

1、对我们来说，学习如何防范我们周围可能的危险很有必要。

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2、The scientist has done several ________ to find out the reasons for the strange.

A.standards B.steps C.games D.experiments

3、—Why don’t we_________to the park now?

—Good idea!

A.goes B.to go C.go D.going

4、—_________ watch English movies to learn English?

—Sounds great.

A. Why not B. Why don’t 

C. What about   D. Would you mind

5、Printing was developed ________ the Song dynasty in China and it ________ Asian and European countries later on.

A．in; was spread to

B．in; spread to

C．on;was spread

D．on; spread

6、Everyone is born with the ability   . But   or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits.

A.of learning; weather B.to learn; whether C.for learning; if

7、—___________, Simon! The train is leaving.

—Can’t you see I’m running?

A.Hurry up B.Take up C.Stay up D.Give up

8、Bill was a(n)________ to interview the football players in the Rio 2016 Olympics.

A. guest   B. reporter   C. tourist   D. athlete

9、________ fine weather it is! Shall we go hiking in the hills?

A．How a

B．What a

C．What

D．How

10、—How is your son getting along with his math?

一He ________ since you talked to him last month.

A．made some progress

B．has made some progresses

C．made great progress

D．has made great progress

11、My brother________ me the answer as soon as he works out the difficult math problem.

A．tells

B．told

C．has told

D．will tell

12、— Have you heard the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be put off?

— ________.

A.No way B.It depends C.What a pity D.Never mind

13、— Look! There are________people gathering in the square.

— Wow! What is happening there?

A.thousands of B.thousand of C.thousands

14、— Some Chinese government officers have turned into live streamers (网络主播).

— Yes. They’re trying their best to help local farmers to ________ products sales.

A．imagine

B．invent

C．insist

D．improve

15、— _____ schoolbag is this?

— I think it’s Jill’s.

A．Who

B．What

C．Whose

D．Which

16、- Beijing a lot in the past ten years. Now it has become one of the biggest modern in the world.

A. changes; cities   B. changed; city   C. has changed; cities   D. has changed; city

17、–   do you play badminton with your friends?

– Three times a week.

A、How long   B、How fast

C、How soon   D、How often

18、______exciting news it is that we won the match!

A.How B.What an C.What   D.How an

19、—Who is ______ at math, Mike or Eric?

— Eric. He always gets higher grades than Mike.

A.better B.best C.good D.the best

20、—If you don’t stop working, you will ________ yourself ________.

—Never mind. I will have a rest now. Thank you.

A.break... out B.turn... out C.put... out D.wear... out

21、I have a fever, so the doctor gave me some medicine _____ that.

A. of   B. for   C. with

22、根据对话内容填入恰当的句子，补全对话。使对话内容完整，通顺。

A: Can you tell me something about Egyptian pyramids?

B: Sure. There are many Egyptian pyramids in Egypt.

A:【1】?

B:They were built around 2560 B.C.

A:【2】?

B:The Great pyramid of Khufu. It is one of the “seven wonders”of the world. The ancient King Khufu ordered his men to build the Great Pyramid.

A: What was it made of?

B:【3】 .Each stone was fixed so well.

A:【4】?

B: The biggest stone weighs as much as 15 tons.

A:【5】? 

B:To this day, it is still a mystery.

23、--We failed in the singing competition.--- ______ . Better times are waiting for you.

A. No way B. Best wishes

C. Cheer up D. Good job

24、Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “The British are the only people who like to be told how bad things are.” This is definitely true of British comedy. Most people think humor is about happy things, but not for the British. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be negative(消极的).

British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy. BBC’s The Office is a TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show’s comedy comes from his delusions(错觉的). For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see that everyone hates him.

Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although the reality is that this man is a truly poor person.

This side of British humor is reflected(反映) in friendships as-well. At university, my friends and I would always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm(挖苦) quite upsetting. She didn’t realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.

This way—laughing at everything—may sound rather depressing(沮丧), but our strange humor played a big part in British history. There is a saying in English: “________.” If you are ever on the receiving end of British sarcasm, you may feel like crying, but it’s best to just laugh it off!

【1】Which of the following can be put in the ________?

A．Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone.

B．It never rains, it pours.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D．Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

【2】How is British comedy different from other types?

A．It is often meaningless and boring.

B．It often laughs at human nature.

C．It is often about negative things.

D．It often makes people feel upset.

【3】How does the writer advise people to react(反应) to British humor?

A．Learn from it.

B．Don’t take it seriously.

C．Reply angrily.

D．Be careful not to make stupid mistakes.

【4】________ best shows the structure of the passage.

(①＝Paragraph 1 ②＝Paragraph 2 ③＝Paragraph 3 ④＝Paragraph 4 ⑤＝Paragraph 5)

A．

B．

C．

D．

25、   My 11-year-old daughter has been offered an academic scholarship (奖学金) to a private school. It's only a small discount (折扣), but the scholarship means she is accepted by the school which my husband and I need to pay $ 20,000 a year for. Should we pay the private school cost, or choose free education instead?

It was really a hard decision for us to make. For me, I always wanted my children to go to a private school, like I did. Not because my family is rich, but because I believe that the best education is private. It took years for me to make peace with the fact that my two children attended our local public primary school. “They'll go to a private high school.” I told myself.

But the fact is that my eldest is now in her last year of primary school, and my husband and I will find our way to afford the private school. If so, I could increase my work hours. My law degree was supposed to be my ticket to a good job and a good pay, but that was just our wishes, not the fact.

During many sleepless nights, I felt troubled by the decision. Although I want the best for my daughter, I have my own dreams too. I can't give up everything for my baby girl. I explain that I want to be a positive (积极的) role model for my daughter, and an unhappy parent is a terrible strain on a family. I point out that even the best private school won’t protect my children from disappointment or hard work. And finally, it's decided.

Because I understand it's my family that shaped me instead of my great private school education. I can no longer remember the maths problems and what Shakespeare said which I once knew so perfectly. The lessons from my family, however, have turned out to be impossible to forget.

【1】The scholarship her daughter has won means that ________.

A.she is good at sports B.the family is full of love

C.she is accepted by that private school D.they don’t have to pay for the school

【2】The underlined word strain in Paragraph 3 means ________.

A.愤怒 B.安慰 C.负担 D.解脱

【3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer had a good job with a good pay.

B.It took a long time for her to make the final decision.

C.Her two children attended their local private primary school.

D.The scholarship her daughter won could cover all of her school cost.

【4】We can infer from the passage that ________.

A.the daughter will go to a public high school

B.private schools provide better education than public schools

C.the writer wanted her daughter to receive the best education

D.her daughter’s talent was wasted at the public primary school

26、阅读理解

A

  Agatha Christie was an English detective story writer．In her detective stories，she created several detectives．The two most famous of them are Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot．Here is a list of some stories written by Agatha Christie．

根据表格内容，选择最佳答案。

【1】Agatha Christie was a________．

A．detective

B．writer

C．nurse

D．teacher

【2】Murder on the Orient Express was first published in________．

A．1942

B．1941

C．1935

D．1934

【3】What does Poirot want to have in Evil under the Sun?

A．A quiet holiday．

B．A detective novel．

C．A beautiful painting．

D．A new murder．

【4】What is the relationship between Miss Marple and Dolly?

A．Mother and daughter．

B．Teacher and student．

C．Friends．

D．Sisters．

【5】In Death in the Clouds，the story happens________．

A．on a train

B．on a plane

C．on the beach

D．in a library

27、   It was the first time that my wife and I had flown first class. As we boarded the plane, we felt as if we were part of a wealthy group. Sitting with those important people filled us with a sense of pride.

We noticed that the stewardess (空姐)  was working non-stop to make sure of the comfort of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without being given an order. I thought she must love her job very much, since she gave each person such a big smile.

As the stewardess passed our seats near the end of the flight, I looked up at her and said, "Thank you and I hope you have a great night." She stopped with a look of disbelief on her face, and said: "Excuse me?" I repeated my words and she smiled in a rather funny way. It seemed as if I had asked a question that she did not know how to answer.

A little later, as we were getting off the plane, the stewardess said to me: "Thank you very much, sir." Then she said quietly: "You are the only passenger who has thanked me or said anything nice to me all night. I really appreciate your kindness."

The sense of belonging to an elite (精英) group in first class disappeared as soon as I heard those words. We were reminded that without kindness, there would be no first-class flying.

【1】After boarding the plane, The writer felt .

A.nervous B.proud C.scared D.uncomfortable

【2】What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A.The first class passengers were easy to please.

B.The stewardess loved her job very much.

C.The writer didn't like the first-class passengers.

D.It was no easy job for stewardesses working in first class.

【3】What does the story wanted to tell us?

A.It's not a great experience to fly first class.

B.Don't choose the job of a first class stewardess.

C.Treat people with respect no matter who you are.

D.Most of first class passengers of successful people.

28、Mr. White loved racing cars and often practised it. When he was practising for the car racing across the country, he didn’t 【1】 his family. He wanted to surprise them.

On that day, Mr. White 【2】 his car as fast as he could. No one could catch up with him. At last, he beat all the other people and became the 【3】. He also got some money as the award(奖金).

Then he decided to buy some gifts for his family, 【4】 Christmas was coming. There were so many wonderful things in the shop and it was difficult to 【5】. When he saw some toy animals, he got an idea at once. His wife would be interested 【6】 the toy rabbit and his two children would enjoy the toy mouse and the toy pig. 【7】, he bought a lot of delicious food. They should have a big dinner together on Christmas Eve. All these nearly cost all 【8】money.

When he got home, his family were very happy and surprised to get the 【9】. They opened the boxes and shouted with joy.

“This was the 【10】 award to me,” Mr. White thought.

29、   Taking out a billboard for Dad’s birthday

A father has accepted a very singular birthday gift from his two adult sons. Since Chris and Mike both live in Florida, they were sad that they could not _______ with their father in Linwood, New Jersey for his special day.

As kids, they would always celebrate their dad’s birthday by _______ out and telling the restaurant workers about the special time so they would make a _______ on their behalf（代表某人）. They could not continue their special_______, however, they decided to ask for some outside help.

Their father, Christopher Ferry, didn’t know about their plans, _______last week when he woke up to a text message from a phone number he did not recognize（认出）.

“On Thursday morning, I got a text that said ‘Happy Birthday’, and I said, ‘_______is this?’” Ferry told reporters . “‘Nick, ' ‘Nick who?’ ‘Ho, you don’t _______ me.’ ‘How do you know it’s my birthday?’ ‘I read it on a billboard（广告牌）.’”

Sure enough, Mike and Chris had taken out a full billboard reading “Wish My  _______ a Happy Birthday Love, Your sons”. The billboard also _______Ferry’s name, face, and phone number.

At first, they________ expected their father to receive birthday wishes from his friends and family members who recognized his face, ________ with the billboard hanging at the entrance of the highway, their dad’s phone was ________ filled with messages and voicemail from strangers wishing him a happy birthday.

The billboard joke has made Ferry a local__________person, too. Ferry said, “The waitress knew me. She said, ‘Oh, you’re the billboard‘s dad’ — so that’s my new title（标题）. I’m the billboard’s dad. I love it. It’s really ________”.

It seems right to say that Chris and Mike have made up for their absence （缺席）on Ferry’s birthday, which is on March 16th. “We’re very excited to see my dad’s________ because he really deserves（值得） it,” said the brothers.

【1】A.play B.travel C.stay D.meet

【2】A.working B.throwing C.running D.eating

【3】A.surprise B.mistake C.friend D.decision

【4】A.sport B.tradition C.dream D.test

【5】A.since B.after C.until D.when

【6】A.Who B.What C.Which D.Where

【7】A.help B.wonder C.know D.like

【8】A.Brother B.Sister C.Mom D.Dad

【9】A.showed B.told C.called D.asked

【10】A.even B.also C.only D.almost

【11】A.and B.but C.or D.so

【12】A.quickly B.carefully C.happily D.clearly

【13】A.kind B.famous C.rich D.serious

【14】A.scary B.boring C.cold D.cool

【15】A.speak B.smile C.about D.cry