红河州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初二英语

1、将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

【1】字母PRC代表什么？

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【2】博物馆在我们学校的北边。

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【3】自从他离开家乡去澳大利亚已经有8年了。

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【4】我带你转转，以便你好了解一下你的新公司。

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【5】我认为父母不必太为他们的孩子们担心。

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2、— exciting film we saw yesterday!

—I think so.

A. What a   B. What an   C. How an   D. How a

3、—What is the reason?

—I ______ that’s because the weather now is much hotter than it was.

A.suppose B.wonder C.make

4、I have refused such a good job.I'm really a(n) ________.

A. artist   B. farmer   C. fool

5、—Why not stop ___________ a rest?

—Oh, it’s so exciting that I can’t stop ___________ the kite.

A. to have, flying B. to have, to fly

C. having, to fly D. having, flying

6、My host family has a teenage granddaughter   my age who always helps with my French. Because of that, my French has   a lot.

A.about; being improved B.of; progressed C.about; improved

7、A team of Chinese researchers ________ the footprints of 200 dinosaurs (恐龙) in Fujian last month. It’s called a “dinosaur dance floor”.

A．found

B．finds

C．will find

8、---You mean I have to go there on my own, for you are not free.

---Yeah, ______.

A. you mean it B. you think it C. you got it D. you did it

9、All the students went to the park yesterday ________ Eric. He had to look after his sister at home.

A．beside

B．except

C．besides

D．with

10、The professor arrived in Zhenjiang on the morning of 16th May and gave us   lecture that afternoon.

A. a B. an C. the D. 不填

11、With the effort of the government, we’ll have ________ reason to believe that the problem of air-pollution will be solved.

A.some B.every C.each D.other

12、—How can we deal with waste paper?

—The best way is to________ it.We can save lots of trees by doing so.

A. clean   B. recycle   C. throw

13、—Jane, you look pale. What’s the matter with you?

—This morning I saw a car accident on my way to school. I jumped out of skin.

A.was surprised B.was sorry C.was shocked

14、The new shopping mall was ________ last year. It soon became popular ______ young people.

A. come up; on

B. built up; between

C. set up; among

15、If you see a flag ___ __ outside a window, you may know someone in that house __ ____ a birthday.

A. fly, have   B. flew, has

C. flying, is having  D. flying ,has

16、________great effort China has made to help other countries around the world

A.How a B.How C.What D.What a

17、 ---There are few new words in the novel.

---Yes, but I don’t think ______ can understand it.

A.anyone   B.someone   C.everyone   D.none

18、—When are you going to _____ for Shanghai ?

—Tomorrow morning.

A．get off

B．turn off

C．take off

D．set off

19、The fire was completely ________ shortly afterwards with the help of the firemen.

A. cut down   B. put out   C. give out   D. floated away

20、— Happy Teachers’ Day! Here are some flowers for you.

— _______ beautiful flowers they are! Thank you!

A. How   B. How a C. What   D. What a

21、There have been 7 underground lines in Nanjing and 9 more lines ______ in a few years.

A．are built

B．will build

C．will be built

D．are going to build

22、通读下面的对话，根据上下文补全对话内容。

A: Hello, 【1】.

B: Hi, Jenny. This is Mary. I’m calling to ask if you have decided what club to join.

A: Oh, yes. I want to join the Chinese culture club.

B: Really?【2】?

A: Because I’m interested in Chinese culture, especially after watching a TV program called Everlasting Classics.

B: I haven’t heard of it.【3】?

A: It’s about Chinese ancient poems sung with pop music.

B: That’s cool!【4】?

A: It starts at 8 every Saturday night. What about joining me to watch it this Saturday?

B:【5】. See you then.

23、(2013甘肃兰州)不论发生什么事，我都不会改变心意。

________happens，I won’t change my mind．

24、   Peggy is a lovely girl. She is only ten years old but she likes reading and thinking. One evening, while Peggy's mom was preparing dinner, Peggy came into the kitchen. She stood beside her mom for a few minutes and then suddenly asked, “Mom, what is puberty?”

When Mom heard the question, she stopped cooking and looked at her daughter with her mouth wide open. She wasn't sure how to answer the question. Mom thought for a few seconds and then she said to Peggy kindly, "Peggy, why not look the word up in the dictionary? After that, we can talk about it. OK?”

Peggy agreed and left the kitchen happily. Half an hour later, she returned with a thick dictionary in her hand. Her mom asked her what the dictionary said.

“Puberty means, "answered Peggy, " the earliest age at which a girl is able to bear children.” “What do you think of that?" her mom asked.

“I’m not sure really, "Peggy replied in earnest." I have always been able to bear children. It's adults who I can't bear at all.

In English, the word "bear" can have several meanings. In the dictionary, "bear" means "to give birth to a child", but clearly, Peggy was thinking about its another meaning -to endure something.

【1】Why did Peggy come into the kitchen?

A.To learn cooking. B.To find something to eat

C.To ask her mom a question D.To play with her mom.

【2】How did Peggy's mom feel when she heard the question?

A.Interested B.Surprised

C.Pleased D.Relaxed

【3】Why didn't Peggy's mom answer the question?

A.Because she didn’t know the answer herself.

B.Because she didn't want Peggy to know the answer.

C.Because she found it hard to answer the question.

D.Because she was too busy to answer the question.

【4】What does the underlined phrase "in earnest" mean in Chinese?

A.认真地 B.怪异地 C.幽默地 D.忧郁地

【5】What can we infer(推断) from the text?

A.Peggy's mom didn't like children at all.

B.Peggy liked children more than adults.

C.Peggy finally understood the meaning of "puberty".

D.The dictionary didn’t explain the meaning of "puberty" clearly.

25、The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side if the road to make room for it to past. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.

"Where have I seen that face before ?" he thought, “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!" He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it bad a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.

"Wanted by the police," read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. "

"Call the police at once," he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. "This man was caught this morning," answered the police.

【1】In which country did the story happen?

A．It happened in America.

B．It happened in Australia. .

C．It happened in England.

D．The story didn’t tell us.

【2】Why did Jack stop his car?

A．He wanted to see who the driver was.

B．He didn’t want to pass by first.

C．The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time.

D．Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let other go.

【3】Who was wanted by the police in this passage?

A．Jack.

B．The driver in the American car.

C．Either Jack or the driver.

D．Neither Jack nor the American driver.

【4】what did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?

A．He drove to the City Bank

B．He drove to the police.

C．He made a telephone call.

D．He stopped the American car.

【5】Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?

A．The police.

B．Jack

C．Nobody.

D．The American driver

26、Have you ever heard of e-waste(electric waste,电子垃圾), which can be produced every day? How do you deal with your computers, MP4 players and mobile phones when they’re broken or you want a new one?

Most people just throw them away. With the development of electric industry, e-waste pollution has become a serious problem. According to the United Nations, in 2014, people around the world produced 41.8 million tons of e-waste and only recycled 6.5 million tons. The US was the biggest waster, producing 7.1 million tons. China came second, with 6 million tons.

It’s important to pay attention to e-waste. It can either be valuable or harmful（有害的）, depending on how we deal with it. E-waste is a valuable urban mine（城市矿藏）. The value of the metals, like gold and silver in the waste around the world, is amazing. And the metals can be reused. But if people throw them away, the toxic chemicals（有毒化学物质） can get into the earth or air,effectingthe environment and people’s health.

Apple, for example, now recycle people’s used products in China when they are buying new ones. The company will test and repair the used ones and sell them at lower prices. To help reduce（减少）e-waste, we can also take computers and phones to see if companies offer recycling programs.

【1】The following can become e-waste EXCEPT_____.

A. computers

B. mobile phones

C. plastic bags

【2】Which country produced most e-waste last year according to the United Nations?

A. America.   B. China.   C. Japan.

【3】What does the underline word “affecting” mean in this passage?

A. 保护   B. 影响   C. 改善

【4】From Paragraph 4, we learn that_____.

A. the recycle Apple products will be sold at higher prices.

B. buying longer lasting electronic products is a good way to reduce e-waste.

C. it’s better to keep the unwanted electronics in your bedroom.

【5】The main purpose of this passage is to_____.

A. prove that e-waste is useless.

B. encourage people to buy more electronic products.

C. advise people to deal with e-waste properly to reduce pollution.

27、   When Henry Ford decided to produce his famous v-8 motor, he chose to build an engine with the entire(全部) eight cylinders（汽缸） cast in one block, and instructed（命令） his engineers to produce a design in one for the engine. The design was placed on paper, but the engineers disagreed, they thought it was impossible to cast （铸造）an eight-cylinder engine-block in one piece.

Ford said, “Produce it anyway.” “But,” they replied, “It’s impossible!”

“Go ahead.” Ford commanded, “And stay on the job until you succeed, no matter how much time is required.”

The engineers went ahead. There was nothing else for them to do, if they were to remain on the Ford staff. Six months passed and nothing happened. Another six months passed, and still nothing happened. The engineers tried every conceivable（可想到的） plan to carry out the orders, but the thing seemed out of the question: “Impossible!”

At the end of the year Ford checked with his engineers, and again they informed him they had found no way to carry out his orders.

“Go right ahead,” said Ford, “I want it, and I’ll have it.”

They went ahead, and then, as if by a stroke of magic, the secret was discovered. The Ford’s determination had won once more!

Henry Ford was successful, because he understood and applied the principles of success. One of these is desire（意愿）: Henry Ford was dying to realize his dream. If you can do this, if you can lay your finger on the particular group of principles which made Henry Ford success, you can equal his achievements in almost any calling for which you are suited.

【1】What did Ford ask his engineers to do?

A.To produce a design to cast an eight-cylinder engine-block in one piece. B.To design a paper to produce his famous v-6 motor.

C.To carry out the successful plan. D.To find the secret of the Ford millions.

【2】How long did it take the engineers to find out the secret to success?

A.6 months B.Less than 6 months

C.Less than 12 months D.More than 12 months

【3】It is clear that Henry Ford could be successful because________.

A.he could work hard B.he ordered others to work for him

C.he had much money D.he had a kind of desire for what he sought（追求）

【4】According to the passage, we can infer Ford’s engineers would________.

A.leave Ford’s company B.admire Ford and follow him

C.be always successful. D.be the richest in the world.

【5】Which is probably the best title of this passage?

A.The principles of success B.How to get rich.

C.I want it, and I’ll have it. D.Win once more.

28、A special delivery

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two d【1】. Ben liked travelling. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip, but Sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play j【2】 on each other.

One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. So they sent a letter to Sally, saying he would send her a s【3】 gift and Sally should take good care of it. On the s【4】 day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was t【5】 to the rope. It was a baby elephant! The elephant ran into Sally’s yard, and it began eating grass.

Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope. She asked h【6】, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?” After a while, a policeman came. He said, “It’s unlawful to have a w【7】 animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned e【8】 perfectly. They had rented the elephant from a z【9】 and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. They wanted Ben to watch the video.

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help l【10】.

29、   When you sit down with your family to eat a meal, do you ever wonder when and where the______of using chopsticks began?

People say that the first chopsticks were used in China 5,000 years ago. The practice became widespread in Korea, Vietnam and Japan. Today they are a symbol of ____ culture.

Of Asian countries, Japan highlights(突出，重视) the importance of chopsticks _____a day to celebrate them. August 4 is ____ as Chopsticks Day in Japan. 

The different _____traditions of Asia lead to different kinds of chopsticks. For example，the Japanese use sharp（锋利的）chopsticks ______they eat a lot of fish. Sharp chopsticks are good for picking the fish from the bones. 

Chopsticks are made from different kinds of material. Bamboo chopsticks are ____ because the material is easy to break apart and doesn’t burn easily. People also use wood and bone for chopsticks. Some rich people had theirs ___ from valuable metals. Many emperors used silver chopsticks, for it was believed that they would turn ____ if there was poison(毒) in the food. 

There are also many table manners _____ with chopsticks. For instance, never stick your chopsticks upright in your rice bowl or tap on your bowl with your chopsticks. People believe this is impolite to the host.

【1】A. advantage B. tradition C. instruction D. time

【2】A. European B. American C. Asian D. Chinese

【3】A. with B. through C. on D. over

【4】A. picked B. made C. used D. set

【5】A. homing B. producing C. cooking D. gardening

【6】A. because B. so C. once D. unless

【7】A. usual B. common C. general D. strong

【8】A. to make B. making C. made D. being made

【9】A. black B. gray C. dark D. red

【10】A. popular B. filled C. compared D. connected