南外英语期末试卷.doc

.\ 南京外国语学校 2014—2015学年度第一学期期末考试初二年级英语试题 卷I 客观题（满分60分） I. Multiple Choice. 1*15=15 1. During the Asian Youth Games, many tourists were deeply impressed by ______ beauty of modern Nanjing ______ they decided to visit it again. A. a; or B. the; or C. the; and D. a; and 2. The teachers in NFLS are trying their best to help their students to find the solutions ______ those teenage problems. A. to B. of C. for D. in 3. --What do you mean ____ saying “Leave me alone”? -- I just want to stay ____ a while, doing nothing and having some privacy. A. by; for B. with; for C. by; in D. of; for 4. ______ can we get to the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center? The famous singer Wang Feng’s concert begins at 19:00 p.m. -- Don’t worry. We will be there in ten minutes. A. How long B. How soon C. How fast D. How often 5. James and his friends went fishing yesterday and they caught a huge fish which ______ 15 kilos. A. is weighed B. was weighed C. weighs D. weighed 6. – Well, this is really a good meal. I ______ you were a really good cook. -- Thank you. A. hadn’t known B. don’t know C. haven’t known D. didn’t know 7. --After the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, more and more people in western countries will begin to learn about Nanjing ______ they can better understand the culture of our city. -- I’m sure they will. A. so that B. because of C. even though D. in order to 8. Lots of rescue workers were working around the clock to send ______ to Thailand, where lots of floods occurred during the 2011 monsoon season. A. supplies B. supply C. the supply D. supplying 9. --Why did you make ______much noise in the class? -- _____Tom and Jerry, not I. A. such, It was B. so, It was C. such, There were D. so, There were 10. ________ people died in the terrible earthquake, _______were young people. A. Hundreds of thousands of, many of whom B. Hundreds of thousand, many of them C. Hundred of thousand of, many of whom D. Hundred of thousands, many of them 11. The soldier finally got _________ after ___________ for two days. A. good, taking good care of B. well, taking good care of C. good, being taken good care D. well, being taken good care of 12. Everybody likes to watch the New Year’s Eve Party_____ of Jiangsu TV station ______the eve of the December 31st, ______ brings us great pleasure. A. live, on, that B. lively, at, which C. alive, on, which D. live, on, which 13. The light is still on. You _______ to switch it off when you left. A. must forget B. may forget C. must have forgotten D. might forget 14. He __________ his arm while he _________ the ladder. A. broke, was climbing B. was breaking, climbed C. had broken, climbed D. has broken, was climbing 15. --What __________ to the machine? --It needs ____________________. A. was happening, to repair B. was breaking, climbed C. happened, repairing D. happens, repairing II. Choose mistakes in the sentences from part A, B, C or D. 1*10=10 16. I have got to know him for about 3 years. A B C D 17. Neither Jim nor Tim has gone to the USA since they got to know each other. A B C D 18. Students started to accept a new pen since the invention had been sold very well. A B C D 19. Seen Lily rushing into the school, the headmaster walked towards her and stopped her. A B C D 20. --Is the man in black pants our P.E. teacher? A --No, that mustn’t be him. He was resting in his office five minutes ago. B C D 21. Could you tell me that what was wrong with him? A B C D 22. San Francisco is the most beautiful place which I have ever stayed. A B C D 23. Don’t throw the receipts when you are sure they are useless. A B C D 24. The way which the hero in the movie acts really leaves us a deep impression. A B C D 25. The citizens in Nanjing have suffered a lot in the past weeks because of the smog is heavy. A B C D III. Cloze Test. 1*20=20 I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter.I 26 a red light and stopped.As I was 27 , I saw a young guy standing on my left.He was 28 in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some 29 on it. When you’re in the heart of downtown, it’s pretty 30 to see homeless people asking for 31 .Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I 32 . I can’t remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like: “ 33 money / food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps.” I didn’t know why, but for some 34 this particular sign struck me.The 35 had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me.I went back and forth in my 36 a hundred times in that next 37 about whether I should do something.“Should I help? 38 on? Should I do something?” I didn’t.I did nothing. The traffic moved 39 , and I went with it.About a block or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy.I felt so 40 for him. So, I decided to go back and ask him 41 I could buy him lunch and hear his story. It took me about five minutes to 42 and back on to the same street where I had seen him.It was just five minutes — but he was 43 . “Where did he go so fast?” I wondered.So, there was 44 left to do except drive on. If you get a special nudge (想做的事) from inside you, 45 consider acting on it.Don’t miss out — for yourself and for that other person. 26. A. came across B. came from C. came up with D. came up to 27. A. resting B. walking C. waiting D. talking 28. A. dirty B. pale C. happy D. proud 29. A. writing B. saying C. feeling D. painting 30. A. unfortunate B. rude C. special D. common 31. A. equipment B. advice C. money D. power 32. A. laughed B. returned C. continued D. stopped 33. A. Spare B. Need C. Keep D. Collect 34. A. reason B. purpose C. goal D. condition 35. A. face B. sign C. light D. car 36. A. body B. pocket C. stomach D. head 37. A. hour B. second C. day D. week 38. A. Drive B. Work C. Come D. Hold 39. A. outside B. upward C. forward D. backward 40. A. wonderful B. bad C. easy D. important 41. A. when B. where C. how D. if 42. A. turn up B. turn around C. go away D. go around 43. A. gone B. caught C. dead D. blind 44. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything 45. A. seriously B. finally C. usually D. jokingly IV. Reading. 1*15=15 A Are you interested in the following courses? Please read them and make a decision soon. Course A : Understanding computers This twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do, and how to use them. Course fee: $75, from May 6th to May 27th, 2012, 9~12 a.m. every Sunday. Equipment fee: $10; Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twelve years of experience in computer field. Course B: Learn to Speak French This course is for those who want to learn to speak French, with a smallclassoflessthan 20people,twiceaweek. You are tested in the first class to know your French level for the course and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed, and prepares you to learn through situations of real life with a funny and easy method. Course Fee: $200, from June 1st to June 25th, 2012, 4~7 p.m. every Monday and Thursday; Personal tutoring fee (辅导费): $100; 46. From May 6th to May 27th we have computer courses ______. A. on weekends B. on weekdays C. on the first day of a week 47. If you want to take course A, you need to go ______to learn something about computers. A. four times B. twice C. twenty-two times 48. Having a test in the first French class is to________. A. know your French level for the course B. correct your exercises C. practise your eight different levels B Making mistakes is part of life. If you try to live a life without making mistakes, you’ll probably never be able to leave your own home. Then you won’t be leading a life at all. The same rule applies（遵循）when learning a language. The only way to learn English without making mistakes is not to talk. But if you don’t talk, you don’t practice and don’t learn. I’m not condoning ignoring（忽视）grammar and vocabulary. Those are all very important. And if you notice the mistakes inside of those, you should try to correct them. But don’t let fear of making a mistake keep you from talking. You have to break out of the fear. And you’ve to start making mistakes right now. Because not until you make mistakes can you correct them. And only when you correct them can you get better. Remember you’ve to crawl（爬）before you can walk, you’ve to walk before you can run. So I want everyone to open up their mouths and start talking as much as possible, so that you can find out what your mistakes are, and then help yourself to talk better. ( ) 49. The writer tells us ________. A. not to make any mistakes B. not to leave home or we will make mistakes C. it is impossible to live a life without making mistakes D. there are too many mistakes in our life ( ) 50. The writer thinks in English study _______. A. learning grammar and vocabulary is more important than speaking B. you should correct the mistakes inside of grammar and vocabulary C. you should learn right grammar and vocabulary D. you should ignore grammar and vocabulary ( ) 51. The writer thinks the process（过程）of learning to speak English is _______. A. listening－speaking－reading B. speaking－listening－reading C. making mistakes－correcting mistakes－getting better D. finding mistakes－speaking－getting better ( ) 52. Usually a baby can _______. A. walk after he can crawl B. run before he can walk C. walk before he can crawl D. run as soon as he can walk C Do you like magic? Do you have interesting magic stories to share? Liu Qian is a magician from Taiwan. For the CCTV Spring Festival Gala (春晚) he put on two magic shows. They were very successful. Now many people are mad about his magic. We all want to know how to do it! Liu didn’t go to any magic school. He learned by himself. He worked hard at it. Now he is a great magician. When Liu was seven, he saw a coin trick in a big store. At that moment Liu decided to learn magic. Many teenagers fell in love with magic after Liu’s two shows for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. They’re studying how Liu’s tricks work. I heard that one boy can do the tricks in Liu’s show. Li Jie, a top student in my class. He loved magic when he was younger. He spent lots of time studying how to play tricks. He could do card tricks really well. He said, “They looked so difficult to people, but in fact they didn’t need much skill. Once I did one for my sister. She was very surprised and asked me to do it again!” ( ) 53. How did Liu Qian learn magic? A. He learned it at a magic school. B. He taught himself C. He learned it in a magic club. D. He learned it by watching TV. ( ) 54. When did Liu decide to learn magic? A. After his two shows for the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. B. When he was middle school student C. At the age of seven. D. When he was 14 years old. ( ) 55. What does Li Jie think of the magic? A. No one can do it except Liu Qian B. It is hard for ordinary people. C. It’s easy, but it needs much skill. D. It looks hard, but it doesn’t need much skill. ( ) 56. According the passage, which of the following is true? A. Liu Qian became a famous magician after the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. B. Many teenagers fall in love with magic because they want to know how to do a trick. C. Li Jie’s sister asked him to do it again because she wanted to learn how to do card tricks. D. Li Jie could do card tricks well because he learnt them from Liu Qian. D Singapore’s public transport system is one of the best in the world, so you should have no problem finding your way around like a local. There are three main forms of public transport that you would find in any other major city—trains, buses and taxis. TRAINS Trains run from 6:00 am to midnight. Single trip tickets start at 80 cents. If you buy an EZ -Link for $15, you can ride the trains and buses as you like. If you need more information, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333 BUSES There are several bus services in Singapore and fares start at 80cents. Be sure always ask the driver the cost of your ticket as he can not give change. If you need help, just call Transit Link on 1800 767 4333. TAXIS There are three main taxi companies—City Cab (6552 2222), Comfort (6552 1111) and Tibs (6552 8888). Booking can also be easily by calling the numbers listed above. TENTAL CARS Driving in Singapore is a pleasure and if you liked to travel at your own pace, renting a car is a good choice. Renting takes away the hassle of getting to places around Singapore. Just sit back and enjoy the city. It also means you’ll get to see a lot more that a trains or a bus won’t let you see. For car rental, call Avis on +65 6737 1668. ( ) 57. Buy an EZ-Link card, you can take A. both buses and trains B. only trains C. both buses and taxis D. only rental cars ( ) 58. When you take a bus there, always remember to A. take your own license with you B. ask the driver how much your ticket is C. buy the bus map of Singapore D. book your ticket ahead of time ( ) 59. What do you know about traveling in Singapore from the passage? A. A local has no trouble finding his way around. B. It’s much cheaper to go around by bus than by train. C. You can see a lot more in Singapore only by renting a car. D. It’s very convenient for visitors to travel in Singapore. ( ) 60. What’s the advantage of renting a car? A. It’s much cheaper. B. You will feel very tired. C. You can’t go to the places around Singapore. D. You can see many other things that you can’t see if you take a bus or a train. 卷II 主观题（满分40分） V. 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