2025-2026学年湖北随州初二(上)期末试卷英语

1、Joe Smith is a singer. Every year, he visits a small town named Greenest in January and July and he sings for people there. One summer, he went there by train again.1. On the first day, he planned to go swimming, but it rained. So he decided to go to the only cinema in town and watch a movie there. There were nine people in the dark cinema. When people saw Joe, they gave him a warm welcome. Joe was happy. “2.It seems that people here all know me and they are friendlier than I thought. They must like my songs.” Then a young man said to him, “The cinema shows the movie only when ten people buy the tickets. There are ten now, so the movie will be on soon.”

【1】______________________

【2】______________________

2、Choose the proper words in the box to complete the following passage. Each can be used only once. (选择最恰当的选项填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次)

Have you noticed your life becoming much easier? Now, when you go to a certain shopping mall, you can enjoy its free Wi-Fi there. When you want to take a taxi, you can book one with your phone. In fact, all these can be seen as the 【1】 parts of a smart city.

In 2009, Dubuque became the first smart city in the US. The city used smart water meters to take the place of 【2】 ones. They can detect (探测) water waste and leakage (泄漏) and send data to let the house owner know. The same system is used for other city resources like electricity and natural gas. This way, people know how they use their resources and are glad to help 【3】 waste.

Santander in Spain also gives us a look at the future. If people point a phone toward a nearby bus stop, the phone immediately shows all bus lines that serve the stop as well as their arrival times. The government 【4】 a research team and provided an App (应用程序) that collects data on almost everything: light, temperature, and the movements of cars and people. Opening the App near a supermarket provides immediate information on special offers.

3、Ⅱ. 句型转换。

【1】The Smiths were having supper.（改为一般疑问句）

_______ the Smiths _______ supper?

【2】You’d better get there early.（同义句转换）

You’d better _______ get there _______.

【3】He’s mending his bike now.（用at this time yesterday改写）

He _______ _______ his bike at this time yesterday.

【4】Are you sure you’re right?（作肯定回答）

_______, I’m _______.

【5】He is the tallest in his class.（同义句转换）

He is _______ _______ any other student in his class.

4、Julie's father   to London last month.He   there three times·

A. went;had gone   B. has gone;has been   C. went;has been   D. has been;had gone

5、These photos remind me ____________ the days we spent together.

A.in B.of C.for

6、I think people here are friendly. Do you agree ________ me?

A．with

B．to

C．on

D．from

7、When the bus stopped, the children couldn’t wait ________.

A．getting off it

B．to get off it

C．to get it off

D．getting it off

8、It’s your turn ________ questions.

A．answer

B．answering

C．answers

D．to answer

9、—Will we have to move to other planets in a few years?

—Maybe. But I want to live ________ the earth.

A．in

B．above

C．on

D．near

10、He lost a lot of blood in the accident. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word in the sentence?

A．/blu:d/

B．/blʌd/

C．/bla:d/

D．/blud/

11、My grandmother hurt her left leg badly. Dr Gao said he would ________ on her as soon as possible.

A．operate

B．perform

C．trick

D．design

12、—_______are you going to be a dancer?

—Well, I’m going to take dance classes

A. When   B. What   C. How   D. Where

13、—________ Ms. Chen looks serious and strict, she truly cares about us.

— I can’t agree more.

A．Because

B．Although

C．Unless

D．If

14、—Can I ______your CD player, Mike?

—Yes, sure. But you ______ it back to me before next Saturday.

A. lend; return   B. borrow; give

C. lend; give   D. borrow; return

15、---Will your uncle visit you______ a week?

---Yes, we'll meet him at the airport.

A. to   B. in   C. for   D. on

16、John was late for school ________ the heavy rainstorm.

A．because

B．because of

C．with

17、Doing the _______ housework makes me _______.

A．boring; boring

B．bored; bored

C．boring; bored

D．bored; boring

18、Max always tells _________ jokes to make us _________ .

A. funny; to laugh B. funny; laugh

C. fun; to laugh D. funniest; laugh

19、根据对话内容，用恰当的句子补全对话。

A: Hi, Lily! Long time no see! 【1】

B: Well, I went to China for my summer vacation.

A: 【2】

B: It’s very wonderful. I like the Chinese food and the friendly people there.

A: Who did you go there with?

B: My sister. She likes traveling very much and making friends.

A: Oh. Who’s more outgoing, your sister or you?

B: 【3】

A: Did you often exercise during the vacation? 【4】

B: Once a week. And we often took a walk outside. Sometimes we went to the theater, too.

A: 【5】

B: My favorite movie is The Battle at Lake Changjin(长津湖).

20、根据对话内容，运用文后所给的选项补全对话。选项中有一项是多余的。

A: Hey, Sally! 【1】 Do you know?

B: Yes, of course. It started to rain at 6:30.

A: 【2】

B: I was practicing the piano. What about you?

A: 【3】

B: Did you stop exercising then?

A: Yes. Then I rode my bike home. On the way I...

B: 【4】

A: My bike hit a tree.

B: Oh, my dear! 【5】

A: No, I didn’t.

B: Thanks goodness!

A．I was exercising in the park.

B．When did it start to rain this morning?

C．Did you hurt yourself?

D．Why not sell your bike?

E．What were you doing at that time?

F．What happened to you on the way?

21、I work as a volunteer for a group helping the poor in Haiti. Recently I took my son Brian there for a week, hoping to educate him.

Before leaving, I told Brian this trip would be tiring and hard. For the first two days, he said almost nothing. Then on the third day, when we were climbing over high Rocky mountains, he turned to me and said, “Pretty hard.”

After that, a five-year-old girl, wearing a large dress and broken shoes followed Brian around. Later he said regretfully, “I wish I could speak French well.” I was surprised that he said that because he always hated French classes.

However, the moment that really reached my heart appeared in a village deep in the mountain I was asking a poor woman villager some questions for an article. Through hard work, she learned read and write and became the leader of the village.

Learning about her story, Brian was touched by this woman’s experiences. His eyes were wet, and there were love and respect on his face.

When leaving for home, Brian even wanted to stay there as a volunteer. I believed he learned a lot from the trip. Soon it will be his 18th birthday. He’ll be a man.

【1】Why did the writer take his son to Haiti?

A．Because they wanted to take a trip there.

B．Because the writer wanted to educate his son.

C．Because his son wanted to help the poor there.

D．Because they went there to visit a friend.

【2】The underlined word “regretfully” in the passage might mean ________.

A．being happy and hopeful

B．being sorry and sad

C．being surprised and excited

D．being nervous and afraid

【3】Where can you see this passage?

A．In an ad.

B．In a computer magazine.

C．In a history book.

D．In a newspaper.

22、Robert De Niro is an American actor. He’s acted in a lot of famous films. He’s one of the greatest actors in film history.

Robert De Niro was born in 1943 in New York City. He left high school at the age of sixteen. He wanted to have a career (职业) in acting. He dreamed of appearing in Hollywood films.

His first main role in a film came in 1973. It was in the film Bang the Drum Slowly. Later, he got a role in the film The Godfather Part II. The film was one of the greatest films in history. He won his first Os-car(奥斯卡金奖) for this role. It was the start of a great career. After this, he got many other important roles.

On his way to a successful career, he became good friends with Martin Scorsese. Scorsese is a famous director (导演). They began to work together often. Their first film together was Mean Streets in 1973.It was very successful. In 1980, he acted in the film Raging Bull, Scor-sese was the director again. And for this role, Robert De Niro won his second Oscar.

His acting career continued (继续). In 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, he kept acting in a lot of films. Robert De Niro is a really great actor. If vou’re interested, you can see his films on the Internet.

【1】When did Robert De Niro leave high school?

A．In 1943.

B．In 1959.

C．In 1973.

D．In 1980.

【2】Which was Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro’s first film together?

A．Mean Streets

B．Bang the Drum Slowly

C．The Godfather Part II

D．Raging Bull

【3】What can we know about Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro from the passage?

A．They were both born in New York City in the same year.

B．They were both good friends of a famous American actor.

C．They both had the same dream when they were very young.

D．They are both very successful in film history.

【4】What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Ways to act in famous films.

B．What good friends are like.

C．The life story of Robert De Niro.

D．How to be a good actor.

23、阅读下面短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。

Ms. Steen is our English teacher. She is from England. She began to teach us last year. 【1】 We are so sad to see her go because she is a good teacher. 【2】 We think it is the best way to say “Thank you and goodbye”.

We plan to have the party this Saturday. 【3】 Wang Lei and Wei Wei invited all the teachers. Our Chinese teacher Miss Zhang can’t come. Her family are going to take a trip to Beijing this weekend. Luckily, the other teachers promised that they would come. Li Ye is writing a thank-you note (短笺). 【4】 He asks Wu Shan to read it to Ms. Steen, because Wu Shan speaks very good English. I’m going to play a piano piece for Ms. Steen at the party. And I also think of a fun game to play at the party.

【5】

A．We want to show how much we’re going to miss Ms. Steen.

B．Now we are preparing for it.

C．But now she is leaving for her country.

D．We hope the party will be very great.

E．We are going to have a party for her.

24、   Life is not wonderful enough if there are no good teachers in your life. 【1】 (luck), I have some. One of them is Blance Caffiere, 【2】 kind librarian and teacher. I am always thankful for the important role she played in my life.

When I first 【3】 (meet) Mrs. Caffiere, she was a beautiful librarian who worked in View Ridge Elementary. Mrs. Caffiere thought that it was important for me 【4】 (be) myself. She shared her love for books with me. At the same time, she started asking questions about 【5】 I loved. Then she gave me a lot of books that were 【6】 (difficult) than the books I was reading at the time. After I'd read them, she would have a 【7】 (discuss) about them with me. She would 【8】 (serious) listened to what I had to say. Later, we became good friends. Looking back on it now, I think there's no question that my time with Mrs. Caffiere helped me become more interested 【9】 libraries. That time also made me pay more attention to helping every child in America. It's been a long time since I last saw her. 【10】 I see her again, I will sincerely say "thank you".

25、何其有幸，生于华夏。我们每一个中国人都为伟大祖国骄傲自豪。假如你是李雷，请根据提示，给你在美国的笔友Dave写封信，向他介绍你的祖国。

提示：

1. What do you know about China?

2. What are the Chinese people like?

3. ...

要求：

1.短文须包括提示中的两个要点和一个补充要点，并适当发挥。

2.短文中不要出现真实的地名、校名和人名。

3.词数80个左右。（开头已给出，不计入总词数）

Dear Dave,

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Yours,

Li Lei