上海市世界外國語中學第一學期期中考試初二英語試題
Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Translation: 8%
1．因為政治或經(jīng)濟原因永遠離開他們的國家。
2．校長現(xiàn)在非常忙。（諺語）
3．找到更好的生活條件和更多的機會。
4．他昨天付了公共事業(yè)費。
5．和他的同事們在一家保險公司加班。
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II. Choose the best answer: 10%
1. _________?of my sister's income _________spent on clothes.
??? A. Three-fourth...are B. Three-fourths are ? C. Three-fours... is ?? D. Three-fourths...is
2. Tracy never felt _________?when she was traveling?_________?in Europe.
???? A. lonely.., alone ?? B. lonely...lonely ???? C. alone...alone ?????? D. alone...lonely
3. Today, there are still a lot of people who prefer to _________?the Huangpu River ???ferries.
?????A. across...on ???? B. cross...on ???????? C. cross… by ????????? D. across.., by
4. The police arrested the young man who _________?the old lady?_________?her jewelry last night.
????A. stole ... from ??? B. robbed.., from ???? C. stole.., of ???????? D. robbed ... of
5. ?Jack _________?a screwdriver _________?his landlady to assemble his bike.
????A. lent ...from ???? B. borrowed… to ???? C. borrowed ... from ?? D. lent...to
6. ?_________?European girl was _________?under-18 tennis champion 5 years ago. Now she is university student.
?????A. The; a; an ????? B. A; an; a ?????????? C. The; an; a ???????? D. An; a; an
7. ?--- _________?have you visited during your trip to Shanghai?
???--- Some places of such as the Bund and Yu Garden.
?????A. What...interest ? B. Where...interest ?? C. Where...interests ?? D. What...interests
8. ?Liu Xiang runs faster than _________?in America.
?????A. any other athlete ? B. any other athletes ?? C. any athlete ??????? D. any athletes
9. ?It was very inconsiderate _________?him to keep you waiting outside _________?such a cold day.
?????A. of... on ???????? B. for… on ???????? C. for...in ????????? D. of...in
10. It's _________?from my apartment to the nearest subway station.
A. five minutes' ride B. five-minute ride ?? C. a five-minutes ride ? D. a five minutes' ride
11. Kay looked _________?at the guests who said that the food she cooked tasted?_________.
?????A. happily...wonderfully ???????????????? B. happily… wonderful
?????C. happy ...wonderful ?????????????????? D. happy… wonderfully
12. The two _________?instructors are teaching some _________?students aerobics.
? A. women… girls ?? B. woman...girl ????? C. woman...girls ????? D. women...girl
13. Lucy _________?school on?weekdays and _________?some sports activities on the weekend.
A. joins in...joins ??? B. attends.., joins in ? C. joins in...attend ???? D. attends...joins
14. A large crowd of people _________?waiting _________?the bus stop.
?????A. are.., for ??????? B. is...for ????????? C. are...at ?????????? D. is...at
15. _________?useful piece of information you have got!
?????A. What ????????? B. How ???????????? C. What a ??????????? D. What an
16. Some people died in the accident, _________?were badly hurt.
?????A. other ?????????? B. others ??????????? C. the other ?????????? D. the others
17. Don't be late for school again, _________?
???? A. do you ???????? B. don't you ???????? C. won't you ????????? D. will you
18. Two visitors are sitting?_________?the back of the reception room and talking _________?a low voice.
????? A. at...with ?????? B. at ...in ?????????? C. in...?with ????????? D. in...at
?19. ---?I saw Joan this morning on my way to the supermarket.
????---?It _________?be her. She's still on a business trip in London.
A. shouldn't ?????? B. mustn't ????????? C. can't ????????????? D. can
20. Sue _________?very tired. She _________?back on the armchair and soon _________?asleep.
????? A. fell...laid...felt ???? B. felt...lay...fell ???? C. felt...laid...fell ?????? D. fell...lay ...felt
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III. Fill in each blank with the given word in its proper form: 10%
1.??The discovery of the structure of DNA is one of the greatest scientific _________?(achieve) of the 20th century.
2 ??Did Sasha and his family have any?________?(embarrass) experiences after they _______?(immigrant) to Canada?
3 ??The _________?(theft) have admitted breaking into an apartment building on _________?(nine) Street at midnight two days ago.
4 ??When he heard the strange noise, he went upstairs _________?(hurry) to see what had happened.
5 ??We went on with our _________?(discuss) after a short break.
6 ??The senior citizen used to be a very _________?(experience) English teacher before he _________?(retirement).
7. ?Reading more books will help you make progress in writing _________?(compose).
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IV. Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in their proper forms: 10 %
1. ?Why not (ask) your classmate _________(assist) you with the project if you have difficulty?_________?(do) it by yourself?
2. ?I'm sorry I didn't answer your call yesterday. I _________?(attend) an important meeting.
3.??Terry _________?(just, deal) with the mail from his clients. He'll go on _________?(work) on the sales?project. He won't stop _________?(relax) until he _________?(finish) all his work.
4. ?The police?_________(catch) two members of the gang since the robbery _________?(take) place last week.
5. ?You'd better _________?(not stay) up late tonight, since you _________?(leave) for London early next morning.
6. ?The population of the city _________?(increase) by 2 million in the past ten years.
7. ?Would you mind _________?(lend) me your bike? Someone _________?(steal)?mine.
8. ?Why are you still here? I remember _________?(tell) you _________?(leave) immediately.
9. ?Her smile _________?(freeze) as soon as she _________?(see) her boy friend _________?(chat) with a?pretty girl in the cafe.
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V. Rewrite the following sentences as required: 12%
1. ??She's drunk a little milk, _________ _________?（反意疑問句）
2. ??My parents don't ski very well. Uncle Sam doesn't ski very well, either.（合并為一句）
?????_________?my parents _________?Uncle Sam _________?well.
3. ??He'll get out of prison in 2012. （保持句意不變）
?????He _________ _________ _________?prison until 2012.
4. ??Do you know what he looked like when he was a little boy? （保持句意不變）
?????Do you know _________ he _________ when he was a little boy?
5. ?Candy will graduate from college in two years. （劃線部分提問）
????_________ _________?will Candy graduate from college?
6. ?Sandy and Amy got to know each other 5 years ago.（保持句意不變）
?????Sandy and Amy _________ _________ each other for five years.（保持句意不變）
7. ??Helen is expecting to exercise at her health club this weekend. （保持句意不變）
?????Helen is _________ _________?to _________ _________?at her health club this weekend.
8. ??Timothy is the most accurate translator in his company.（保持句意不變）
?????Timothy?_________ _________ _________ than _________ _________ _________?in his company.
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Part Three Reading and Writing 40%
I. Reading Comprehension: 30%
A. True or False: 5%
Believe it or not
?????The first picture is of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). He?became the 16th president of the United States in 1861, just 14?years after he was first elected to the House of Representatives.
????On Friday, April 14, 1865, he and his wife planned to go to?see a play at Ford's Theater. His secretary, named Kennedy,?advised him not to go, but he went anyway and was shot in the?head as he watched the play. He died the next day, and Vice-president Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) became President.
????The man who shot Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, shot him in?a theatre. He escaped to a warehouse, but was shot, or killed?himself, before being captured.
????The second picture on the right is of John F. Kennedy (1917-1963). He became the 35th president?of the United States in 1961, just 14 years after he?was elected to the House of Representatives.
????In November 1963, he and his wife planned to?go to Dallas. His secretary, named Lincoln, advised?him not to go, but he went anyway, and was shot in?the head on Friday, November 22, 1963, as he drove?through Dallas in a Ford Lincoln Continental. He died?almost immediately, and Vice-president Lyndon?Johnson (1908-1973) became President.
????The man who probably shot Kennedy, Lee?Harvey Oswald, shot him from a warehouse and?escaped to a theatre. He died before he came to trial.
1. Both Lincoln and Kennedy were shot in the head at a theatre.
2. Neither of them took?his secretary's advice.
3. John Wilkes Booth who shot Kennedy died before being captured.
4. President Kennedy died at the age of 46.
5. Lee Harvey Oswald killed himself before he came to the trial.
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B. Choose the best answer: 5%
???All of us face problems. Unfortunately, we don't always know how to solve them. Our usual?solutions may not work in every situation. That's why we need to think creatively to come up with?creative solutions. We may not consider ourselves creative people, but if we can improve our?creative thinking, new ideas will emerge. Following are some ways to boost your creativity.
First, be curious. Don't take for granted what we do or use every day. Think about how to do?things differentl3t. Sometimes the best ideas come from combining old ideas or changing them?slightly. Second, avoid being immediately critical. When we think of a new idea, write it down—and?save it. It may turn out to be useful later.
????In addition, ask "what if". Instead of just accepting what we know as reality, asking "what if" may help us come up with new ideas. Then, take some time to relax. When we are not making any headway with our problem, stop working on it and do something completely different. We may come back to the problem with a fresh outlook and a new way?to solve it. Try some of these ideas, and?you'll find that being creative isn't so hard at all!
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1. The passage ii mainly about?_________.
A. how we can improve our creativity B. what creative problems we might face in life
? C. who is suitable for thinking creatively D. why creativity is helpful in problem-solving
2. According to the passage, it is advisable to be curious because?_________.
A. we should always take for granted what we are used to doing
? B. we’d better think of ourselves as creative people
? C. the best ideas may be the result of changing old ideas slightly
?? D. the first ideas we get are never the best ideas
3. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a way of improving creativity?
?????A. ?Doing things in a different way. ???? B. ?Saving any?idea that comes to mind.
?????C. ?Just accepting what we believe. ???? D. ?Letting our mind relax.
4. ?When we can't make any progress in solving your problem, we'd better?_________.
?????A. come back to our usual solutions B. forget about the problem and let go of it
?????C. focus on the problem until it is solved ???? D. take a break and do something different
5. ?According to the passage, we can infer（推斷）that _________.
?????A. solutions hard, work
?????B. we can train ourselves to be more creative
?????C. creative people never face any problems
?????D. creative ideas come naturally when needed
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C. Choose the best answer: 5%
????Ronald Reagan was the only actor to become president of the United States, but other movie?stars have also been successful in public office. One of them was Shirley Temple, who is?remembered throughout the world as a little girl. She dance and sang in many movies.
????Shirley began to make movies at the age of five, and she was only nine years old when she?played the role of Heidi. In almost every part of the world where movies are seen on television,?children and their parents still enjoy Heidi and the other movies of Shirley Temple. Although she has?not appeared in a film for over thirty years, her name~ still familiar to old and young alike.
????When Shirley Temple was twenty-one years old, she was already retired from her career as an?actress. Twenty years later, many people still thought her as a little girl that Americans had always?loved in the movies, but others knew her as an intelligent woman with the knowledge of world?problems. One of the people who recognized these important abilities was President Richard M.?Nixon. In 1969, he appointed（委派）her as a representative to the United Nations, and this marked the beginning of a new career for the former child star of the movies.
?????One of Shirley's most popular dancing and singing partners was George Murphy, who was?twenty-six years older than Shirley. He stopped making movies at about the same time as his young?partner. In 1969, he was elected United States senator from California, and he served in this office?for six years.
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1. ?Some of the American actors or actresses like Ronald Reagan, Shirley Temple and George?Murphy __________.
?????A. were later elected senators
?????B. later became more successful in the movie circle（電影界）
?????C. were later active in politics
?????D. later became presidents of the United States
2. ?Shirley Temple spent __________ years on her career as an actress.
?????A. 21 ???????????? B. 9 ????????? C. 11 ????????? D. 16
3. ?Quite a few people throughout the world as well as Americans remember Shirley Temple all the?time?__________.
?????A. as a little girl ???????????????? B. as a pretty actress
?????C. as an attractive woman ???????? D. as a young politician
4. ?Why did Richard M. Nixon appoint Shirley Temple as a representative to the United Nations?
???? A. Because she was a successful actress.
???? B. Because she was an intelligent woman who knows much about movies.
???? C. Because she was intelligent and had a rich knowledge of world problems.
???? D. Because she had been a little movie star.
5. George Murphy retired from making movies __________.
???? A. in 1969 ??????????????????? B. at the age of 47
???? C. when he was 26 ?????????????? D. in 1975
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D. Answer the questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES: 5%
?????In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good?artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of?his garden. That was the first photo.
?????The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguere, another?Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In?his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was?called a Daguerreotype.
?????Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from?all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains. In about 1840,?photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things.?That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and machines. But this did not stop?them. For example, some people in the United States worked very hard. Mathew Brady, a famous?American photographer, was one of them. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were?unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生）. Photography also became one kind of art at the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies 0fthe real world. They showed some?feelings, like other kinds of art.
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1. ?Why did Niepce invent the first camera?
2. ?According to this passage, how many important dates were there in the history of photography?
3. ?In the early days, photographers didn't feel like taking pictures of moving things because they?had to carry a lot of film and machines, did they?
4. ?How were the pictures taken by Mathew Brady?
5. ?Why do people think photography had become a kind of art by the end of the 19th?century?
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E. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage: 5%
??????While driving to a meeting, a young businessman makes calls on his cell phone. He ???1????by a fast-food restaurant to pick up lunch. As he waits for his food, he enters appointments into his?
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??????Life today moves more ???2 ???than ever before. Multi-tasking---dealing with several tasks?at the same time---is a strong indication（跡象）of life's increased pace（步調）.
??????Thanks to technology, the speed of life has increased over the past century. Timesaving?inventions--like e-mails and ATMs-- have made daily tasks more efficient. People today expect????3???. A recent, CNN survey shows that most Americans can't stand long waits. Sixty percent?said they were unwilling（不愿意的）to wait longer than 15 minutes for food or services.
??????Eating in a hurry has become a 4 for many people. Supermarket shelves carry more?easy-to-prepare foods than fruits and vegetables. A popular restaurant in Japan charges customers by????5 ???at the table, not by what they eat!
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1. A. stands ????????????? B. looks ?????? C. stops ????????????? D. eats
2. A. quickly ???????????? B. easily ????? C. conveniently ?????? D. attractively
3. A. technology ????????? B. speed ????? C. freedom ????????? D. money
4. A.?hobby ?????????? B. habit ????? C. wish ?????????? D. worry
5. A. the way they eat ?????? B. the time they spend C. the dishes they order D. the clothes they wear
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F. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words: 5%
?????Bill is a computer fan. The moment his father gives him the Personal Computer, he becomes?crazy about it.
?????At first, Bill can only do some typing and simple calculations with the computer. But soon, he?gets the hang of using it and becomes an expert. Sometimes, he goes online to get the information he?is interested in, such as the latest news on sports event. Sometimes, he b?????????the web to?collect materials for his assignment. He is always fascinated by the Internet. "You can get whatever?you want," he'd like to say to his friends.
?????He 'teaches himself to send and r?????????e-mails. He is excited to be ale to keep in touch?with his friends abroad. He also makes quite a few new friends in the chat room online.?
?????Now, Bill can use his computer for entertainment, too. In his spare time, he e?????????plays?computer games, or listens to music downloaded from the Internet. Once in a while, he watches?VCD.
?????However, his parents now become more and more w________.?They are afraid that the?computer will be harmful to Bill's eyesight. And because Bill is taking less and less p_________ exercise, so they are thinking about doing something to prevent him from being harmed by the?computer.
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II.WRITING.(10%)
Write at least 60 words on the topic “?I want to invent _____ ”
(以“我想要發(fā)明________”為題，寫一篇不少于60個詞的短文，標點符號不占格)
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（注意：1、在答題紙上將題目補充完整。
???2、短文中不得出現(xiàn)任何人名、校名及其他相關信息，否則不予評分。）
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The following is for reference only. (以下表達僅供參考)
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