2025-2026年四川绵阳初二下册期末英语试卷

1、Though _____ of the danger, he still went skating on the thin ice.

A. warning B. to warn C. warn D. warned

2、The press conference（新闻发布会） was concerned _______ the Diaoyu Islands issue and every reporter present was concerned _______ China’s final decision.

A.with, about B.about, with C.with, with D.about, about

3、The literature masterpiece Macbeth by Shakespeare will be better understood if readers look at the tragedy in the historical _________ of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, an era of relative stability.

A.content B.contest C.context D.contact

4、―What do you think of learning English?

―_____is a challenging task to learn a foreign language,I think.

A.This B.That C.It D.What

5、There are ______ 100 volunteers. We don’t need more for this activity.

A.fewer than B.less than C.no more than D.no less than

6、Hearing the news, she closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to ____ the tears.

A.hold back B.hold on C.hold out D.hold up

7、We can guess when the play takes place, telling by the colorful ______ on the stage.

A．scenery

B．sight

C．scene

D．view

8、My sister ________ my parents and I are proud was admitted to Peking University last autumn.

A. who B. that

C. of whom D. in whom

9、It was _______ that I asked myself that significant question.

A.at this moment B.at any moment

C.at that moment D.in a moment

10、_____several times, but unfortunately，the boy still couldn't solve the problem on his own.

A.Having been explained

B.The problem having been explained

C.The problem had been explained

D.Although the problem had been explained

11、So that the boat almost   .

A.tough the sea became… turned down B.rough did the sea become… turned over

C.rough the sea became… turned over D.tough did the sea become… turned down

12、Our capital, Beijing, ______ on improving the city’s environment in the past three years through various measures.

A. has been working B. were working

C. worked D. had worked

13、Susan went over to her parents’ house to ______ some clean clothes.

A．pick up

B．put up

C．cheer up

D．look up

14、I can’t get my car _____ on cold mornings, so I have to try ______ the radiator with some hot water.

A.run; to fill B.running; filling

C.running; to fill D.ran; filling

15、The white paint was cracked and peeling away from itself in ________ most unpleasant manner unlike the paintwork in the house in Berlin.

A. a B. the C. / D. any

16、let’s go to ______ cinema , which will take your mind off the problem for ______ while.

A. the ,the B. the,  a C. a,   the D. a, a

17、As I held my father’s hands one night, I couldn’t help but ______ their roughness.

A.noticing B.notice C.to notice D.noticed

18、This project ______ considered thoroughly, and I’m sure it ______ finished on time.

A. must be; may be B. should be; can be

C. may be; must be D. can be; should be

19、To make members of a team perform better, the trainer first of all has to know their ________ and weaknesses.

A．strengths

B．benefits

C．values

D．manners

20、In current economic situations, some small businesses will need to _____ costs in order to survive.

A.affect B.adopt C.reduce D.release

21、The date 5.12 is a special number, ________ I think that will be remembered by the Chinese forever.

A.what B.which

C.it D.one

22、Visitors are not permitted ________ anything without ________ .

A．touching; permit

B．to touch; permition

C．to touch; permission

D．touching; allowance

23、Helen had to shout ______ above the sound of the music.

A.making her heard B.to make her hear

C.making herself heard D.to make herself heard

24、I won’t be free this afternoon. I ________ one friend off.

A.will be seeing B.will have seen C.have seen D.saw

25、So fast ______ that it is difficult for us to imagine its speed.

A.light travels B.travels light C.does light travel D.has light travelled

26、No one can believe that the over 6 300-kilometer long Great Wall might disappear some day. Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people. Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger. The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length. But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time. If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.

The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2 000 years. It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC～206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu because they have been open to tourists for many years. But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten.

Few local people knew the 3-meter-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall. The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.

The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corral(畜栏) and pigsties(猪圈). Some were taken away to build roads. Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrance. Rubbish is spread over the battlements(城垛). The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load. Those who destroyed and are destroying the Great Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning. It will take a long time to let them know this. The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but dug out the entire base.

It is necessary to protect the Great Wall. First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall. Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization(文明)and learn to love it.

【1】The main reason for which the Great Wall can be called“great”is_________.

A. it is made by brick   B. It is very wide

C. it is very long   D. it has a long

【2】Why does the author say the Great Wall might disappear

A. It is useless from now on.

B. It will be replaced by a new one.

C. Some parts of it are being destroyed.

D. It’s too old to be used again.

【3】The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” refers to the parts of the Great Wall________.

A. that are too difficult to understand

B. nobody can watch

C. that are too far to been seen

D. that are not well known to the public

【4】What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed

A. The local people are short of culture knowledge.

B. The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.

C. The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.

D. The local people are against the government.

27、   Aspirin has long been praised as a wonder drug. An aspirin a day keeps the doctor away. Many Americans have been taking one aspirin a day, believing it would protect them from a heart attack, a stroke(中风), and even a cancer. But several recent studies have thrown this into question. Daily use of aspirin can have serious side effects(副作用).

One study followed more than 19,000 healthy people aged 65 and older. They were required to take either 100 mg of aspirin (a little more than the 81 mg dose that most people take) or a placebo (无效对照剂) every day for about years. Not only did people in the aspirin group not lower their risk of heart disease, or disability but they were also more likely to suffer from bleeding into the brain or stomach. And they were more likely to die because of an increased risk of giving in to cancer, Similarly, an experiment of more than 12, 500 people aged 55 and older who have a cardiovascular (心血管的) risk found no benefit to taking aspirin daily. In study of more than 15,000 people with diabetes(糖尿病), a daily aspirin did prevent heart attacks and strokes, but it also caused serious bleeding.

Although some earlier research has proved that aspirin can help people who have already had or are at high risk for heart attacks or strokes, the drug’s value is not so clear for people, especially older people. The bottom line is this: Be smart and be safe. You should not take daily low-dose aspirin without talking to a doctor if you.

● Are over the age of 70

● Drink wine regularly

●Are on any simple medical operations

【1】Why do many Americans take one aspirin a day?

A.It has no side effects at all. B.It makes people free from diabetes.

C.It’s proved to be a wonder drug. D.It’s believed to prevent serious diseases

【2】What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A.The side effects from taking aspirin. B.The reasons for bleeding and diabetes.

C.The elderly having a cardiovascular risk. D.The effort people make to prevent diseases.

【3】Which of the following statements about aspirin is TRUE?

A.People drinking wine frequently should take aspirin.

B.Aspirin helps healthy people lower risk of heart disease.

C.Most people have a good understanding of aspirin’s value.

D.Taking aspirin daily might cause health problems for healthy people.

【4】What does the author think of taking aspirin daily?

A.This treatment is very helpful and simple.

B.People should be careful about the medicine.

C.Old people should start this kind of treatment.

D.It could be used to treat heart attack and stroke.

28、Love, joy, and the warm feeling of pulling together to get through tough times don’t cost a thing. But gifts do cost money. So, what’s a poor family to do?

When Christmas season rolled around again, I told my mother that the only thing I wanted was a pogo-stick (弹簧单高跷). However, my mother told me they were too expensive and that we simply couldn’t afford one.

On a Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks before Christmas, my mom and dad told me we needed to go to Sears to pay our-credit card bill. While my mother and I were at the counter paying the bill, my dad said, “I’ll be right back — I need to see something in the tool department.” A little later, my dad came back with a long box. I remember wondering at that very moment if it was a pogo-stick in that box.

When we arrived back at home, my dad put the box in the garage. While my parents were busy with their chores, I quietly walked out to the garage and found the box. I was so excited and I knew that as soon as I opened that magical box my bright, shiny pogo-stick would appear. No such luck! Inside the box was a silly old broom. And so Christmas morning was both great and disappointing. I got some nice gifts but I didn't get the present that I really wanted.

After all the wrapping paper was cleaned up my dad said he needed to tend to something in the garage. When he came back in, he was carrying a beautiful pogo-stick. I couldn’t believe it! My parents probably got quite a laugh from the trick they played on me.

Although we didn’t have much money, my parents gave me the most important gift of all: lots of love. My dad worked hard to provide for us and my mother knew how to stretch a dollar. That was over 60 years ago and I still think about those wonderful Christmas memories every year during the holiday season. My parents were the best and I will never forget all the joy they brought into my life.

【1】Why did the author’s mother refuse to give him a pogo-stick?

A．They’re dangerous for kids to play with.

B．They didn’t have enough money to buy one.

C．She had already bought him another gift.

D．He already had too many pogo-sticks.

【2】How did the author probably feel before he opened the box?

A．Amazed.

B．Disappointed.

C．Hopeful.

D．Doubtful.

【3】What does the author think the most valuable gift he received from his parents was?

A．Their unconditional love.

B．His pogo-stick.

C．The ability to get through tough times.

D．All the great memories of Christmas

29、Overcome Your Procrastination

Procrastination (拖延) is a phenomenon we are familiar with. When we procrastinate we waste our free time and put off important tasks we should do until it’s too late. It’s a bad habit stopping us achieving greater success in life. 【1】

Break your work down into little parts.

Part of the reason why we procrastinate is that we find the work too much and huge for us. Break it down into little parts, and then focus on one part at a time. If you still procrastinate after doing so, break it down even further. 【2】

Change your environment.

Look at your work desk and your room. Do they make you want to work or do they make you sleepy? 【3】

Create a detailed timeline with specific deadlines.

【4】 That’s because we would get the impression that we have time and keep pushing everything back until it’s too late. Break down your project, and then create an overall timeline with specific deadlines (截止日期) for each small task. In this way, you know you have to finish each task by a certain date.

【5】

I’m so sure if you spend just 10 minutes talking to people like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, you’ll be more inspired to act than if you spend the 10 minutes doing nothing. The people we are with influence our behavior.

A．Talk to people who inspire you to take action.

B．Having a friend makes the whole process much more fun.

C．Soon, your task will be so simple that you will think you can do it now.

D．If it is the latter, you should begin to change your workspace.

E．Having just one deadline for your work is like an invitation to procrastinate.

F．Find out someone who has already achieved the similar result to your goals.

G．Here, I will share some personal steps taken to overcome procrastination with great.

30、Be Happy

Twenty years ago I was living in Seattle and going through hard times. To my _______ I was driving a school bus to make ends meet although I had a Masters degree. I had been through five interviews with a company and one day they called to say I did not get the job. I went to the bus bay like a zombie(僵尸))of _______ .

Later that afternoon, I had an inner wave, like a scream, “why has my life become so _______ ?" Immediately after the scream I pulled the bus over to _______a little girl who handed me an earring saying I should keep it in case somebody got back for it. The earring_______“BE HAPPY”

I got angry but then it hit me. I had been putting all of my energies into what was wrong with my life rather than what was right. I should be grateful for what I had. I decided to make a list of 50 things I was _______ for.

At first it was hard, then it got _______ . One night there was a phone call for me from a _______ who was a manager at a large _______ . She asked me if I would do a one-day lesson for her 200 hospital workers. I said yes and ________ my job as a driver.

My day with the hospital workers went very ________ .I got a standing ovation(热烈鼓掌)and many more days of ________ . To this day I know that it was because I changed attitude ________ gratitude.

I spent the next year conducting training workshops and then decided to go back to Scotland where I had lived ________ . One month later I met my wonderful English wife and best friend of 15 years now. We live in a small beautiful cottage.

"The only attitude is gratitude" has been my motto for ________ now and yes, it completely changed my life.

【1】A.shame B.joy C.gratitude D.surprise

【2】A.enjoyment B.disappointment C.excitement D.amazement

【3】A.good B.happy C.easy D.hard

【4】A.throw away B.pick up C.drop off D.take over

【5】A.said B.wrote C.carved D.painted

【6】A.satisfied B.sorry C.grateful D.hateful

【7】A.easier B.harder C.worse D.higher

【8】A.gentleman B.student C.lady D.teacher

【9】A.school B.factory C.company D.hospital

【10】A.quit B.refused C.got D.arrived

【11】A.well B.quickly C.bad D.slowly

【12】A.life B.work C.wait D.rest

【13】A.to B.with C.as D.for

【14】A.forever B.later C.before D.after

【15】A.months B.weeks C.years D.days

31、按照课文原文填空

Daisy smiled. "That's good news. It shows the 【1】of wildlife protection, but I'd like to help as the WWF suggested." The carpet 【2】 again and almost at once they were in a thick forest. A monkey watched them as it 【3】 itself. "What are you doing?" asked Daisy. "I’m 【4】 myself from mosquitoes," it replied. "When I find a millipede insect, I rub it over my body. It contains a 【5】 drug which 【6】 mosquitoes. You should pay more 【7】 to the rainforest 【8】 I live and 【9】how the animals live together. No rainforest, no animals, no drugs."

Daisy was amazed. "Flying carpet, please take me home so I can tell WWF and we can begin producing this new drug. Monkey, please come and help." The monkey【10】. The carpet flew home.

32、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow (乌鸦) perched on the tree near their window.

The father asked his son, “What is this?” The son replied, “It is a crow.”

After a few minutes, the father asked his son the second time, “What is this?” The son said, “Father, I have just now told you ‘It’s a crow.’”

After a little while, the old father again asked his son the third time, “What is this?”

At this time some expression of irritation (恼怒) was felt in the son’s tone when he said to his father unwillingly. “It’s a crow, a crow.”

After a little while, the father again asked his son the fourth time, “What is this?”

This time, the son shouted at his father, “Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times ‘IT IS A CROW.’ Are you not able to understand this?”

A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old tattered (发皱的) diary, which he had maintained since his son was born.

On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page.

When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:

“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question. I did not at all feel irritated, but I rather felt affection for my innocent son.”

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语；

Paragraph 1:

After reading the diary,

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Paragraph 2:

Feeling ashamed, the son got down on his knees before his father.

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