荆州2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测初二英语

1、   China is famous for the panda. 1.熊猫是世界上最爱欢迎的动物之一。A giant panda can grow up to 1.5 meters long and weigh up to 160 kg. People think the panda is very lovely. So it is not surprising that the WWF(世界自然基金会)chose the giant panda as its symbol.2.The WWF teaches people something about pandas and raises money to save them.

The panda once lived in a few parts of Asia, but now they live only in some parts of China. 3.In the early 1980s, there were only 1000 left in the wild . A giant panda do not

have many babies , and baby pandas often die. 4.The main reason why pandas are endangered is that the area where pandas can live has become smaller. The government is trying its best to help

pandas in the wild in many ways. On the one hand, the government has built more natural parks which are big enough for pandas to live in. 5. 在另一方面，政府应该让更多的人意识到保护熊猫的重要性。

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【1】Sometimes the students go to the farm to __________ the farm work.

【2】She didn't prepare for the exam. __________, she failed it.

【3】The little girl is in bad health. She often __________.

【4】What's the best way to __________ an art college?

【5】Would you please __________ my dog when I am away?

3、Scott works at a radio station. (改为一般疑问句)

____ Scott ____ at a radio station?

4、Mr Li,there is someone in the next room ________ would like to speak with you.

A./ B.who C.which D.whom

5、______ we do for other people， ________ we will be.

A．Much；happier

B．More；happy

C．The more；the happier

D．The most；the happiest

6、—What should I do if my parents don’t agree ________ me?

—You’d better find a chance to communicate________ them.

A．with；on

B．to；with

C．to；to

D．with；with

7、—Jim, don’t be late again!

—________

A．That’s right.

B．Thank you.

C．Not at all.

D．Sorry, I won’t.

8、The Caspian Sea is 1，025 meters________．

A．low

B．deeply

C．deep

D．high

9、—Did you get a _______ from John?

—No. He never writes to me. He always calls me.

A. shirt B. letter C. cloud D. wood

10、We knew nothing about black holes(黑洞) ____ we learnt about it from the scientists.

A．so

B．until

C．because

D．if

11、We all know it's hard to ________ air on the top of the mountain.

A.take up B.look after C.take care of D.take in

12、—Have you washed the clothes ________?

—Yes, I have ________ washed them.

A.just; already B.yet; already C.yet; only D.already; yet

13、Neither of us ________ playing games on the computer. Both of us ________ working on it.

A.is; is B.are; are C.are; is D.is; are

14、Tomorrow will be my mother's day ________, so she won't go to work.

A.off B.late C.away

15、—Did you find your pet dog?

—No, I looked for it, but I couldn't find it ________.

A．anywhere

B．everywhere

C．somewhere

D．nowhere

16、—How is Kate getting on with Laura?

—Very well. At the same time, they compete _____ each other _____ the higher grade.

A. with; for B. with; in C. about; for

17、Lily has made such ________progress that her teacher praised her in front of the whole class.

A.rapid B.huge C.perfect D.bright

18、The Statue of Liberty is in __________.

A. Pisa of Italy   B. London of England

C. Tokyo of Japan   D. New York of the USA

19、根据对话内容，在每个空白处填入一个适当的句子，使对话完整、合乎情境。

A: Hello, Ann. 36.【1】?

B: I’m reading a book.

A: Did you go to Jason’s birthday party last Sunday?

B: 37.【2】. At the party I met his new friend Bruce.

A: Really?38.【3】?

B: He’s tall and has fair hair.

A:39.【4】?

B: He’s friendly and kind. He asked me to visit his school.

A: Will you visit his school?

B:40.【5】. I’m sure I’ll have a good time there.

20、A: Mom, I feel a little tired after doing the homework for one and a half hours. 【1】

B: Watch TV? Do you finish your homework?

A: 【2】

B: I know you want to relax. 【3】

A: Sure, it’s easy for me.

B: 【4】

A: No problem. Where is the rubbish?

B: It’s in the kitchen.

A: 【5】

B: Yes, but remember not to watch it for too long.

A: OK.

A．Could you take out the rubbish then?

B．Could I watch TV for a while now?

C．After doing that, could I watch my favorite show?

D．How about helping me fold the clothes on the bed?

E．No, I still need about one hour.

21、   Do you know Venus(金星)? Of the eight planets, Venus is the nearest one to us. Venus was the Roman goddess of love and beauty. In Greek, her name was Aphrodite. Venus and the Earth are almost the same size, and you would weigh almost the same on both planets. If you were 70 pounds on Earth, you would be 63 pounds on Venus. Venus is an "unfriendly" planet. Because of its thick clouds, you can't see the surface(表面). In many ways, Venus is like the Earth. It has active volcanoes (火山), mountains and valleys, too. But Venus is too hot for life. It has the highest temperature of the planets in our solar system, about 480°C. Besides, the Earth lets heat out through volcanoes and hot springs. But Venus lets heat out in a different way. Venus has no moons. Scientists call Venus the Earth's sister planet because Venus and the Earth are almost the same size. For a long time, most scientists thought that Venus probably had plants, animals, and possibly even human beings. However, because Venus is so hot, it is impossible for anything to live there.

【1】Aphrodite is the goddess of ________ in Greek.

A.danger and thought B.love and beauty C.beauty and danger D.love and thought

【2】If you are 60kg on Earth, you will be about ________ on Venus.

A.20kg B.54kg C.63kg D.70kg

【3】Why is Venus an "unfriendly" planet?

A.It's the nearest planet to us. B.It's almost the same size as the Earth.

C.People can't see it clearly from the outside. D.Anything can't live there.

【4】Which one is NOT right according to the passage?

A.The Earth and Venus are similar in size.

B.Both the Earth and Venus have active volcanoes.

C.The surface of Venus is much hotter than that of the Earth.

D.Venus has the same way to let heat out as the Earth.

【5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A.Planets Around Us B.Life on Other Planets C.The Story of Venus D.The Introduction to Venus

22、I felt very sad because I was not able to get the ticket to the film Hero last Friday. I learned from the newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. Since I work from 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. , the only time I could go to the cinema is during my 45 minutes’ lunchtime. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town and the bus service between my company and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes.

Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come round the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip, so I had to go back. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man said he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I found I would not have enough time to wait in line. I caught the next bus and went back across the town.

By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because they had already sold out all the tickets.

【1】It seemed that the writer of the story works as a ____.

A．worker

B．doctor

C．farmer

D．clerk

【2】The writer tried to go to the cinema every day, but really got there ____.

A．five times

B．twice

C．four times

D．three times

【3】We can infer from the underlined sentence that the writer was ____.

A．worried

B．sorry

C．surprised

D．pleased

【4】In the end the writer got ____ ticket(s).

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．no

【5】When the writer reached the cinema, he was delighted because ____.

A．he understood his only hope was to make the trip by car

B．it was expensive, but he felt it would be worth it to see the film

C．he saw that nobody was waiting in line

D．the trip by car only took 10 minutes

23、Do you know pleasure of Farmhouse(农家乐)? It’s a new way for holidays in China. Now, more and more people are interested in it, especially young people. Every weekend, thousands of people drive to the countryside. The farmers invite them to their farms even homes. Many people help the farmers work on the farms, such as fishing, watering the crops or picking apples. If you come to the farm, you will fall in love with the country life at once. Here you can listen to the birds, enjoy the beautiful view of countryside, breathe the fresh air and watch the crops grow. You can even taste the fresh produce, such as tomatoes and strawberries.

Pleasure of Farmhouse brings a good chance to enjoy the life of countryside, especially for people living in the cities. It can make them relax.

One farmer said, “Welcome children to our farms. We will show you where your food comes from.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

【1】_________ is a new way for holidays in China.

A．Climbing mountains

B．Doing farm work

C．Pleasure of Farmhouse

D．Fishing

【2】In the countryside, visitors can _________.

A．enjoy the beautiful view

B．work with the farmers

C．taste the fresh produce

D．do all of above

【3】Pleasure of Farmhouse can make ________ relax.

A．farmers

B．visitors from cities

C．young people

D．children

【4】In the last paragraph, the farmer said they would show us ________.

A．how to work on farm

B．where we could grow crops

C．where we could make food

D．the pleasure of working

24、With online booksellers and e-readers becoming popular, traditional booksellers seem to be dying out. But is it true? Many bookstores are now trying everything to make more readers enjoy staying there to read or choose books they like. And some of them have done a great job.

Usually, online stores have larger number of books than traditional bookstores. Some traditional ones are clever enough to sell just one kind of book and win the hearts of a specific group of people. Trends Lounge in Beijing is such a place for art lovers. The bookstore has walls of books which are about arts and artists. You may meet famous artists there or maybe even a happy couple that choose to get married in the bookstore.

Some other bookstores are trying to make themselves more than just a place that sells books. They want to be somewhere for people to socialize. The Eslite Bookstore in Taipei has spaces including clothes stores, cafes and tea houses. It also holds lots of activities on reading, such as talks with famous writers. All these make the bookstore a cultural landmark in Taipei. Luckily for book lovers on the Chinese mainland, Eslite opened a store in Suzhou in 2015. Some bookstores even go one step further. They themselves have become symbols of the city culture by showing the local culture of the city where they are. For example, Hong Kong has many second-floor bookstores because street-level stores are paid much more. These bookstores are small, but their books a are carefully chosen by the owners, just like the city of Hong Kong.

It’s true that a great bookstore can make people enjoy reading in many ways. After all, reading online can’t bring you the touch of paper, the smell of print, and the strong feeling that you are going on a wonderful journey with each new book in a bookstore.

Paper books give people a very different reading experience than e-books. Harvard did a research last year that found out reading from an e-book at night makes a big difference to your ability to sleep and among other things. When reading a book, the paper kind, one can memorize and understand better than reading off an e-reader. So come to enjoy the beauty of real books in the bookstore!

【1】What are many traditional bookstores trying to do recently?

A．To make children know more about the traditional culture.

B．To discover more books which are about arts and artists.

C．To take the place of the online booksellers and e-readers.

D．To make more readers read and choose books made of paper.

【2】According to the passage, some traditional bookstores have increased the number of the customers by ______ in their stores.

A．building a wall which is about art

B．inviting famous writers to meet readers

C．selling books written by new couples

D．having a yard sale to sell old books

【3】According to the passage, where can we find The Eslite Bookstore?

A．Beijing and Shanghai.

B．Suzhou and Taipei.

C．Beijing and Taipei.

D．Taipei and Hong Kong.

【4】Which of the following statements is NOT true about online booksellers and e-readers?

A．Reading from an e-book at night is bad for your ability to sleep.

B．Paper books have better feelings to the touch than e-readers.

C．Nowadays, online booksellers and e-readers are becoming popular.

D．Reading off an e-reader can memorize better than reading paper books.

【5】From the last paragraph, we can learn that ______.

A．paper books are better than e-readers

B．paper books are cheaper than e-readers

C．reading paper books can make others admire you

D．teenagers must enjoy the beauty of a real bookstore

25、综合填空

Whose job is it to check your homework?

I don’t think it’s my parents’ job to check my homework. Since we have already grown up, we cannot act like little 【1】 (baby) and depend on our parents all the time. We must learn to be 【2】 (independence).

I remember when I was in Grade Three, my parents 【3】 (ask) me to check my homework by myself. I didn’t know what to do at that time, so I only cried. But after that, I got used to 【4】 (check) my own homework in my studies.

Checking homework by ourselves is 【5】 good habit. It can help us find mistakes in exams more 【6】 (easy), it can also save the teachers a lot of time 【7】 they check our homework, and it can also let our parents worry 【8】 (little) about our studies.

Some day in the future, Mom and Dad 【9】 (leave) us. So we should start to learn to do everything by 【10】 (we) and really understand how important independence is.

26、书面表达

10月4日是世界动物日, 你校组织以“I Want to Be a Volunteer of Protecting Animals”为题的英语演讲比赛。假如李明参加比赛, 请你以“李明”的名义写一篇英语演讲稿推荐自己, 内容如下:

I Want to Be a Volunteer of Protecting Animals

Hello, everyone. I’m Li Ming. I want to be a volunteer of protecting animals. I’m glad to make a speech here.__________________________________________________________________________________

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Thank you for listening!