2025-2026年海南昌江初二下册期末英语试卷

1、I saw a familiar face in the crowd, but the name ______ me for the moment.

A.supported B.limited C.escaped D.adapted

2、“No,” she insisted, her voice becoming grating now as she ________ him. “Just keep quiet about it, Bruno.”

A. took to B. appealed to C. applied to D. catered to

3、Sharing wealth and whatever else is sharable with others is ________ Confucius prescribed (规定) to the government officials and heads of big families to maintain social stability.

A．that

B．what

C．before

D．whether

4、He claimed _______ in the supermarket when he was doing shopping yesterday.

A.being badly treated B.treating badly

C.to be treated badly D.to have been badly treated

5、We are not permitted ________ in the room.

A.to smoke B.smoking C.to smoking D.in smoking

6、Common ___________ of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.

A. diagnosis B. prescription C. symbols D. symptoms

7、The company always ________ great importance to the quality of their products. That’s why there is always a steady increase in sales year by year.

A．attaches

B．puts

C．makes

D．plays

8、I think the Brazilian team is the strongest team and there is ______ that it will win the 2010 World Cup.

A.no way B.no problem

C.no doubt D.no wonder

9、Either the beautiful sights of this modern city or its local custom____ thousands of visitors during the past years.

A. have attracted B. were attracting C. has attracted D. was attracting

10、We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly --- what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A.confuses B.guides C.affects D.effects

11、English has many borrowed words, _____ it is rather confusing to learners.

A．this is why

B．this is because

C．which is why

D．which is because

12、—Mum ,why do you always make me eat an egg every day?

—______enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up.

A.Get B.Getting C.To get D.To be going

13、Jack who is good at swimming was asked to ______ the beginners at the swimming pool.

A.go over B.turn over C.look over D.watch over

14、Each one of us should be environmentally friendly and ________ our rubbish.

A．conduct

B．consume

C．restore

D．recycle

15、Who spoke to Mr. Craven in his dream?

A.Mary B.his son C.his young wife D.Susan Sowerby

16、In hot summer days many people wear sunglasses in the open air to ________their eyes ________the strong sunlight.

A．stop; from

B．keep ; from

C．protect; from

D．prevent; from

17、With my friend, who is a mechanic, ______ me, I’m sure this second-hand motorbike will soon be as good as new.

A.having helped B.helping C.helped D.helps

18、Make a mark _____ you don’t understand.

A.until B.unless C.where D.as

19、Young readers often find the novels of Dickens than Thackeray's.

A.far more exciting B.even much exciting

C.so more exciting D.a lot much exciting

20、Our father _______ sit in the yard every evening and share his childhood stories with us when we were little kids.

A．might

B．would

C．should

D．could

21、He is a strict and kind teacher, ______ my son loves and respects.

A. one      B. the one who

C. which    D. he who

22、________ some water and you will feel better.

A．Drink

B．Drinking

C．To drink

D．If you drink

23、European ________ with Nigeria dated back to the 15th century, when Portuguese merchants ________ the ancient city of Benin.

A.exchange… called for B.contact… called at

C.convey… called off D.communication… called on

24、Open the map and you will find Chengdu is ______.

A.twice the size of Shanghai B.twice as bigger as Shanghai

C.twice more than Shanghai D.more twice bigger than Shanghai

25、_____ the honored national hero, we set up a primary school _____ after him.

A.In honor of; naming B.In face of; named

C.In place of; naming D.In memory of; named

26、   I was drowned(淹没) in work. I was convinced that it was because my job was demanding, but as I changed my job and eventually became self-employed and I could call my own shots, I was still drowned in work and things were still out of control. Now I come to realize that I have a tendency to drown myself in work and the problem is not the job I’m in.

One of the reasons why work-life balance is hard is that we attribute (把……归咎于) the problem to our environment when we ourselves are the problem actually. I enjoy making my clients happy. “Dushka, your work is unbelievable.” “Dushka, we would not have survived without you.” This is my instinctive (本能的) desire. I, a good girl, should make someone I love proud. What can get in the way of work-life balance is that approval often matters more than the balance I claim I want.

I am ambitious and want to do great things and as soon as a project is done I’m hungry for the next one. I want hard work. I want to push myself and test myself. I want to learn. Sometimes work-life balance is hard because there is a difference between what I say I want and what I really want.

My life is constantly changing. If a friend visits me from out of town I want to work less, if I happen to be particularly inspired I want to work more, and if a family member needs me I don’t want to have to worry about work at all. Work-life balance is hard because my definition of it is a moving target. It means different things to me depending on different situations.

What is work-life balance, anyway? Does it mean I get to go home every day when the clock strikes 5:00 pm? Does it mean that I work hard for a few weeks and then take a long weekend off? Do I want daily balance, or do I want things to balance out over the course of a few weeks, even months?

On one side, work-life balance doesn’t mean that the only way to do something well is to do it yourself. Your ego (自我) gets in the way of your being free. On the other side, work-life balance can be hard if you are worried that someone else can do your job better than yourself. Then you live in a constant state of suspicion (怀疑) and never allow yourself to step away. Your fear is calling the shots, not your ambitions.

Work-life balance can be hard if you are more worried about looking good than doing good work. If you want to make sure everyone sees you are the first one to come and the last one to leave, what others think of you has more weight than your desire of getting home in time for dinner.

My boss assures me that employees come first and that people are the most important, yet I don’t see him telling me it’s time to go home because I worked really late the night before.

Wait a minute. Why should my work-life balance be the company’s problem, in particular when I’ve already identified that my needs are ever-changing? How can I expect someone else to stay on top of that? The only person responsible for that is me.

【1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Demand less from myself. B.Pay more attention to work.

C.Complete more excellent jobs. D.Control a situation by myself.

【2】The author enjoys making her clients happy because ________.

A.she is afraid to lose her job B.she always desires to be approved

C.she wants to gain work-life balance D.she could make a profit in that way

【3】What can we learn about the author?

A.Her ego gets in the way of her success.

B.She is always satisfied with the current situation.

C.The achievement of work-life balance is easy for her.

D.She doesn’t have an exact definition of work-life balance.

【4】What does the example of the author’s boss tend to indicate?

A.Work-life balance relies on our own selves. B.It’s no use working hard for our boss.

C.Profits are more important than employees. D.Some leaders don’t mean what they say.

27、One is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a noise. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I can’t tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I can tell you there are a lot of differences.

I believe a common(普遍的) problem with Chinese students’ learning English is that they were not taught to think in English. They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and translate it into English. After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study. Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English?

My reply is: The more English you speak, the better English you will speak. There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English. Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.

【1】The cries of American and Chinese babies are _______.

A.different B.the same

C.not like each other D.like each other

【2】The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) means that______.

A.some teachers didn’t teach students to think in English

B.teachers never gave the students the way of learning English

C.students didn’t remember the way teachers taught them

D.teachers didn’t want their students to think in English

【3】The underlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to “_____”.

A.Chinese students B.English students

C.Chinese teachers D.English teachers

【4】According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?

A.You must think in English all the time.

B.You should always translate English into Chinese.

C.After speaking English for a long time, you may probably think in English naturally(自然地).

D.The best way of learning English is to live in America.

28、Dear Sir/Madam,

As you know, next month will see the Have a Heart activity, which is a part of the heart research. As part of support for it, several students here at Trent High School have decided to organize a half-marathon event on August 1st. All the money that we hope to raise by doing this will go to Have a Heart.

In order to raise as much money as possible, we are doing two things: a) asking members of the public to sponsor (赞助) individual runners in the race, and b) looking for companies to help raising money. It is for this second reason that I am writing to you now.

As the leader of Trent High School’s half-marathon committee, I am writing to ask if your company would be willing to consider providing sponsorship for our event. What we had in mind, if you are agreeable，is to put the sponsor’s name on the numbers of each runner, and to have the sponsor’s name on banners (横幅) along the way as well as at the finish line. We believe that our sponsor will get a lot of positive publicity.

It is difficult, of course, to make a request for a specific amount of money, but we are hoping that the company which sponsors us would do so to the amount of £1,000 or more, and would perhaps also contribute to the making of banners etc. We do hope that more people and companies can give your love to the heart research.

Should you be interested, please get in touch with us at the above address.

Thank you for giving our request your attention. We look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,

James MacDonald

【1】Why will the half-marathon event be held?

A.To make the school highly popular. B.To support the Have a Heart activity.

C.To raise money for the poor students. D.To encourage students to take exercise.

【2】The half-marathon committee promises to ________.

A.provide money to the public B.help the runners finish the race

C.design banners for the company D.put the sponsor’s name on banners

【3】The main purpose of the letter is to ________.

A.ask the company for sponsorship B.invite people to the committee

C.explain the details of heart research D.apply for the rules for the event

【4】We can learn that James MacDonald is ________.

A.a professional runner B.a school teacher

C.the leader of a company D.the organizer of the event

29、Why do parents have such a difficult time to communicate openly and honestly with their teens? For this, there are many reasons but most of them stem from not being able to properly understand their teens. It is a dangerous gap because parents will have to communicate with their teens about a wide variety of issues during the most important years of their lives. Thus, parents must know how to communicate openly and honestly with their teens.

Here are a few tips to make communication easier between parents and teenagers.

1. Try not to talk down to your teens. Make them feel as if their views really matter, which not only helps your discussions with your teen but bring you closer to him.

2. Imagine what it would be like to be a teen. Try to remember some of the negative feelings you experienced as a teenager and apply it to your teen's situation.

3. Never make negative remarks to your teen about what he has said or done.

4. Remember how much courage it would have taken for your teen to come and talk to you about his personal issues. So listen respectfully.

5. Don't ignore your teen's feelings because it is usually a cry for help. For instance, if your teen is unusually angry, it may be time to spend a bit of quality time with your teen to determine what is wrong and where he is coming from.

It is, therefore, necessary for parents to strive to keep lines of communication open at all times with their teens. Try to remember what it was like to be a teenager and how vulnerable（脆弱的）you felt. Then you will be well on your way to help your teen communicate more openly and honestly.

【1】Why don't teens want to talk about their personal issues with their parents?

A. Because they can't respect their parents.

B. Because they can't understand their parents.

C. Because their parents won't understand them well.

D. Because their parents are not honest.

【2】When your son comes to you for help, you should NOT _____.

A. listen respectively

B. treat him seriously

C. care about his feeling

D. make negative remarks

【3】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined phrase “talk down to”?

A. put down B. look down upon

C. chat with D. quarrel with

【4】The best title for this passage is _____.

A. Causes of generation gap

B. Relations between teens and parents

C. Suggestions for parents-children effective communication

D. Problems with communication between teens and parents

30、The Road Less Travelled

Pennsylvania is one of the oldest states in America full of mysterious places. One of those places has been_________for decades. My dad loves history. When he learned it was_______to the public, he decided to take a bike trip with me to_______this historic road. I was 14 then.

My dad chose a 16-mile section of the road for us to ride. Part of it included an old and long tunnel(隧道)called the Sideling Hill Tunnel. To_________, we checked our tires and made sure our bike lights had batteries. In the morning, we_______our bikes into the trunk of the car. Then we set off on a cool fall afternoon.

After a two-hour drive, we reached the road. Then our bike trip started. It went smoothly.

As we approached the Sideling Hill Tunnel, I felt_________as it was black inside! But my dad_______me. He said be would be right beside me. He reminded me to be_______all the way and keep my_______on!

When we entered the tunnel, the sound of our bikes________through the darkness. I shined my flashlight around and saw walls covered in graffiti. I was pretty scared, but________following my dad helped me relax. That gave me________to keep going. And I was so happy to ride out into the________afternoon!

Whenever I am going through hardships in life, I remember this__________. It reminds me that my dad is always beside me. He turns on the light of__________in my heart. And he gives me courage to keep riding through life’s dark tunnels.

【1】A.occupied B.abandoned C.ruined D.founded

【2】A.familiar B.dangerous C.strange D.open

【3】A.explore B.challenge C.follow D.track

【4】A.start B.prepare C.compete D.arrive

【5】A.turned B.moved C.loaded D.lifted

【6】A.content B.nervous C.comfortable D.curious

【7】A.persuaded B.believed C.encouraged D.forced

【8】A.active B.energetic C.silent D.careful

【9】A.light B.cellphone C.camera D.music

【10】A.got B.rushed C.spread D.called

【11】A.appealing to B.insisting on C.waiting for D.focusing on

【12】A.courage B.pressure C.expectation D.honor

【13】A.quiet B.bright C.dark D.perfect

【14】A.accident B.past C.story D.trip

【15】A.hope B.appreciation C.interest D.trust

31、

The meaning of silence varies among cultural group. Silence may be 【1】, or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say. A silence in conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness, or worry. Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable; therefore attempts may be made to fill every 【2】 with conversation. Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a person’s needs. Many native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of 【3】 among people, just at some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do. Therefore when a person from one of these culture is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be 【4】 is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing. In these culture, silence is a call for 【5】.

Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with 【6】 among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power. For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show 【7】between parties about the topic under discussion. However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority（权威）rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her. In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect, particularly to an elder or a person in authority.

Nurses and other care-givers need to be aware of the 【8】 meanings of silence wen they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing. Nurses should recognize their own persona and cultural construction of silence so that a patient’s silence is not 【9】 too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily. A nurse who understands the healing 【10】 of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.

32、假如你校和加拿大某中学是友好学校，对方校刊来信了解你校的选修课开设情况。请根据以下内容，用英语写一篇短文，向对方介绍这一情况。

1.共有六门课程，包括书法、英语口语、音乐欣赏、电影欣赏、摄影和游泳，学生可任选。

2.上课时间：每周二、周五下午5：30-6：20

3.学生对课程的看法

注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

参考词汇：选修optional courses;音乐欣赏Music Appreciation

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