2025-2026年福建平潭综合实验区初二上册期末英语试卷含解析

1、用括号内所给的短语，将下列句子译成英语。

【1】我从车里出来，穿过一扇门沿着一条小路走。（get out of）

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【2】我仔细地观察，但是仍然太黑，什么也看不见。(too… to)

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【3】如果你把世界上最高的三座楼房放在山谷的底部，它们仍然到不了顶部。(at the bottom of)

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【4】我站在峡谷的边缘，它是自然界中的奇迹之一。（on the edge of）

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2、-_____ is the population of America?

-I don’t know. But I know it’s ______ than that of China.

A. What; smaller   B. What; less

C.How much; smaller  D. How many; less

3、— What great fun the Kings had________ the winter holiday! Where did they go?

— It is in Hainan ________ they spent the winter holiday.

A. to spend; where B. to spend; that

C. spending; where D. spending; that

4、—I can’t move the table. It’s too heavy.—Let me help you. I’m _______.

A．enough weak

B．weak enough

C．enough strong

D．strong enough

5、The UK is ________ European country and it’s also ________ island country.

A．an; an

B．a; a

C．an; a

D．a; an

6、-- When did you buy the car?

-- I ________ it for nearly two years.

A. have had   B. have bought   C. bought

7、There ________ an old school in the village, but now it ________ storing old things.

A．used to be；is used to

B．used to being；is used for

C．used to be；is used for

D．used to be；is used to

8、They ________ their way to make me ________ at home.

A．get in; stay

B．go out of; feel

C．get on; to be

D．go out; feel

9、– Tom failed in this English exam．

– _________．He is too lazy．I think he should study harder．

A． It’s a piece of cake   B． Not at all

C． It serves him right   D． You’re right

10、________ David may say, I shall not believe him anymore because he always cheats me.

A.If B.When C.No matter what D.So

11、Kate ______go to bed late, but now she ______ going to bed at 9:00 P.M.

A. used to, used to   B, is used to, used to,   C. used to, is used to

12、The husband denied _______ his wife when the reporter first interviewed him.

A.kill B.to kill C.killing D.killed

13、— Who would you like to choose ________ your best friend?   

— The small girl ________ a ponytail.

A．as; in

B．as; with

C．to be; for

D．to be; as

14、— Can you finish your math homework this afternoon?

—________ You know, I am good at math.

A．It’s a piece of cake.

B．It serves you right.

C．Sorry, I can’t.

D．I’m not sure.

15、—It’s said that Mr. Brown lost both of his parents when he was young.

— That’s true. So he had no choice but _______ school when he was only ten.

A.left B.leaving C.leave D.to leave

16、The paper ________ wood．

A．is made from

B．be made of

C．is made from of

D．be made up of

17、Knowing how to ask for information ________ important for us.

A．polite is

B．politely is

C．polite are

D．politely are

18、—Isn’t Ann’s husband over there?

—No, it ________ be him. I am sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A．can’t

B．mustn’t

C．needn’t

D．may not

19、 In the past, people had knowledge about the illness.

A. little   B. few   C. many

20、– What about ______ a rest? - Let’s play basketball.

To take B. take   C. taking   D. takes

21、My little sister is a(n) _____ girl and she always asks me different kinds of questions.

A. curious   B. creative   C. energetic   D. attractive

22、— Jim, remember to return this book by Friday.   — ________.

A. Got it   B. Good luck

C. That’s right D. It’s nothing

23、根据对话内容，从方框内选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两项为多余选项。

A: What did you do over the weekend?

B: I went to an environmental meeting in London. 【1】

A: Do you think there’s something we can do to improve our environment?

B: Yes. 【2】

A: Like what?

B: Well, we can use public transport instead of driving cars.

A: That’s right. 【3】

B: If we do have to drive, we should make sure that we use less energy.

A: 【4】Does that actually help?

B: Yes. We can take paper, plastic and metal to a recycling center.

A: What do you think is the biggest worry for our future?

B: I think it is whether we will have enough clean water for everyone.

A: 【5】

B: To be honest, in order to make the earth be a better place to live, we should be more interested in the environment.

A. How about recycling?

B. I didn’t know that you were a greener person before!

C. There are lots of things we can do.

D. It was fantastic to meet so many people who care about the environment.

E. I want to be a greener person.

F. What else?

G. What do you know about pollution?

24、Michael Jordon is the greatest basketball player so far. Once he was making a television advertisement. All Michael needed to do in the advertisement was to miss a shot. For Michael, this was difficult. He always succeeded whenever he was throwing the ball. Every time he threw a basketball, it went in. Every time he tried to miss a shot, he failed. In total, it took him over 20 times before he missed a shot.

For Michael, success is a strong habit. He had formed a habit which was so strong that it took him a lot of time to break it and “fail”. Just like drinking, smoking and collecting things, success is also a habit. Like all habits, once it is established, it is difficult to break. Many people think that success is difficult to maintain（维持）. They feel that it will be hard work and will need too much action and focus. The truth is that it is simply a habit, and as easy to keep as any other habit.

Spend some time making success a habit in your life. Once you have developed it, it is not something you will want to change again. Then, the only thing you will fail is failing.

【1】According to the first paragraph, we know that  

A. Michael plays basketball very well

B. everyone likes Michael better than other players

C. Michael enjoys making a TV advertisement

D. it is difficult for Michael to make a TV advertisement.

【2】In the TV advertisement, Michael  

A. missed a shot quickly

B. was not able to throw a basketball

C. was asked to miss a shot

D. misses a shot without any difficulty

【3】In the author’s opinion,   .

A. success is hard to keep

B. success needs much action and focus

C. success is hard work

D. success is a habit that is easy to keep

【4】The underlined word “established” means   in the passage.

A. formed B. remembered   C. offered D. accepted

【5】The best title of this passage is .

A. Failure is the mother of success

B. Practice makes perfect

C. An advertisement about Michael

D. Make success a habit

25、Fast walking is the exercise between walking and race walking. A study show that fast walking has become the most popular exercise in China and many people walk more than 5,000 steps a day. The results of the study are from QQ users. About 37% of the people choose fast walking as their favorite exercise, over 23% choose running and more than 14% choose riding bikes.

Fast walking and running are easy, cost little and work well, so they are popular. And many people would rather do exercise in nature than go to gyms(健身房). It’s best to walk fast for at least 10 minutes at one time and walk up to 6,000 steps every day.

The study also shows that people in Guiyang, Guizhou love sports most. On average (平均), everyone there walks 5,941 steps every day. It seems that people in places with better environment and air are more willing to(更愿意) do sports.

【1】Many people in China walk more than ________ steps a day.

A．6,000

B．5,941

C．5,000

D．7,000

【2】The writer probably agrees that ________.

A．people live in big cities are more willing to do sports

B．fast walking is not difficult, costs little and works well

C．it’s bad for people to walk fast for more than 10 minutes at one time

D．It’s best to walk 600 steps every day

【3】We can read this passage in the column(栏目)________ of a newspaper.

A．Mum’s Kitchen

B．Music Today

C．Health & Sports

D．People & Nature

26、 阅读短文，从文后内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。

When Emily Cummins was four years old, her grandfather gave her a hammer (锤子). She loved using it, and started to learn how to make toys from old things that nobody used any more.

【1】 She always thought a lot about making inventions to help other people. Emily’s grandfather had an illness. He had a lot of pain in his hands and fingers. One day, Emily saw that he had trouble getting toothpaste (牙膏) out of the tube. She made an invention that helped him with this, and won the Young Engineer for Britain Award for her toothpaste dispenser (挤牙膏器).

A few years later, Emily learned about the serious water shortage   (短缺) in some African countries. The women and children there often walk many kilometers a day to get water for their villages. They usually put the buckets (桶) on their heads, and they have to walk carefully in order not to spill (溅出) the water. 【2】 It makes it possible for the women to transport up to five buckets each time. Besides, it is easy for them to repair the water carrier when it is broken as it is made of wood.

Her latest project is a simple fridge that runs without electricity. 【3】 There are now thousands of families in villages in Zambia, Namibia and South Africa who use it to keep milk, food and medicine cool.

Emily is now a young woman. She is the winner of several prizes for her inventions. She is so successful. 【4】 As a great inventor, Emily often visits schools and talks to teenagers. She wants to encourage them to come up with new ideas that make the world a better place. She wants to use her skills to make a difference.

A．She often gave her toys to children in need.

B．So Emily’s invention is a simple water carrier.

C．But it only needs the energy that comes from the sun.

D．She was named one of the world’s top ten young people.

E．When she was a teenager, she was very creative and helpful.

27、Jessica looked anxiously at the notice on the pet shop window. Printed in big, white letters were the words:

CLOSING DOWN SALE HUGE PRICE CUTS

EVERYTHING MUST GO

From the look of the windows, everything had already gone.

There was no sign of the cute little dogs or the colorful fish that had been there a week before.

Jessica pushed open the door and hurriedly made her way past the empty boxes. At the back of the shop, a large red and blue parrot was standing on its perch（栖木）. As soon as it saw Jessica, it gave a loud sound and flew over to sit on her shoulder.

“Oh, Zebedee,” she cried, “Thank goodness, you’re still here! I thought you’d been sold.”

“Polly put the kettle on,” the bird replied immediately.

Mr. Menagerie, the pet shop owner, appeared from the back office. He greeted Jessica with a cheerful smile. “I was hoping you’d call in.”

“I haven’t missed a Saturday yet. But what’s going on? Why are you selling everything?” asked Jessica.

“I’m going to Africa,” Mr. Menagerie said, “My brother, Tom, the famous explorer, has asked me to join him on his new journey.”

“Africa! You are lucky,” said Jessica. “I’ve always wanted to have adventures. Nothing exciting ever happens to me.”

“Well, here is something exciting! I can’t take my old friend Zebedee and I think you might like to have him.”

“Oh! I’d love to... but, I can’t. I don’t have any money.”

“I didn’t mean ‘buy him’,” laughed Mr. Menagerie, “I meant ‘have him’, as a gift. You visit him so often and it is you who taught him to talk. Anyway, I’ll be glad to know he’s going to a good home.”

“I promise I’ll look after him carefully. Thank you, Mr. Menagerie. Enjoy Africa!”

Jessica jumped all the way down the street, across the road and into the Botanical Gardens. Zebedee flew by her side, crying out, “Polly put the kettle on” every now and then.

【1】From the notice on the pet shop window, we know .

A．no one could buy from the shop any more

B．everything would be sold cheaply

C．huge animals would suffer

D．the shop had been closed

【2】Jessica felt nervous at the beginning because she worried that .

A．the owner had sold Zebedee

B．the owner had gone to Africa

C．she could not see the fish and dogs

D．the parrot forgot what she taught

【3】How often did Jessica visit the pet shop?

A．Every day.

B．Every week.

C．Every month.

D．Every year.

【4】How did Jessica feel on her way back from the pet shop?

A．Anxious.

B．Safe.

C．Relaxed.

D．Excited.

28、综合填空。根据上下文和所给提示填入所缺内容。

Chinese Brands Are Rising!

When you buy something, do you care about its brand? May 10th is China Brand Day. It started in 2017. Activities 【1】 (hold) on this day every year to promote (宣传) Chinese brands. This year, an expo is taking place from May 10th 【2】 12th in Shanghai. There, experts are discussing the development of Chinese brands, while people can learn more about popular brands and products. In fact, Chinese brands have won the hearts of people at home and abroad. Here 【3】 several Chinese Brands.

◎Technology

From cellphones to drones (无人机), Chinese technology companies are changing the world. Huawei, for 【4】, is the world’s second-biggest cellphone company and a top telecoms equipment (通信设备) maker. Its telecoms equipment is used in more 【5】 170 countries and regions, Time reported. Huawei is also a leader in 5G technology.

DJI, on the 【6】 hand, has 70% of the world’s drone market. It makes different drones with goggles (护目镜). People can get a first-person look at their drone’s flight.

◎Entertainment

What’s one of the most popular apps in the US? It’s TikTok, Time reported. Some 50 million US users 【7】 an average of 46 minutes on it every day. The app is known 【8】 its never-ending videos. It can recommend videos based on your likes. But it’s not just a time-killer. People can buy things on it, 【9】.

◎Makeup

Chinese makeup products are having their moment. People from over 100 countries and regions bought Huaxizi makeup products on Double 11 Day last year. On March 1st, Huaxizi opened a store on Amazon Japan. Many of its products quickly 【10】 (卖光). Huaxizi lipstick was on the bestseller list.

29、   Modern life is impossible without ______. The fastest way of travelling is by plane. With a modern airline you can travel in one day to places which it ______ a month or more to get to ______ of years ago.

Travelling by train is ______ than by plane, but it has its advantages (便利). You can see the country you are travelling through. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining-cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.

Some people prefer to travel ______ when possible. There are large liners and river boats. You can visit many other countries and different parts of your country on them. Ships are not so ______ as trains or planes, but travelling by sea is a very ______ way to spend a holiday.

Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty or one hundred miles a day, just as you like. You can stop ______ you wish at the place where there is something ______ to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or at a hotel to spend the night. That is ______ travelling by car is more popular for family trips, while people usually take a train or plane when they are travelling on business.

【1】A.to travel B.travelling C.to travelling D.travelled

【2】A.took B.spend C.cost D.paid for

【3】A.hundred B.three hundred C.hundreds D.three hundreds

【4】A.more quickly B.faster C.slower D.more slowly

【5】A.on foot B.by car C.by bus D.by sea

【6】A.fast B.faster C.slow D.slowly

【7】A.pleasant B.pleasure C.boring D.bored

【8】A.whatever B.however C.whoever D.wherever

【9】A.interesting B.easy C.terrible D.wrong

【10】A.where B.when C.why D.what