蘇州國際外語學校2017-2018學年第二學期期中考試試卷初二英語試卷 2018.4注意事項：1．本試卷共8大題,總分100分，考試用時100分鐘。2．答題前，考生將自己的姓名、考點名稱、考場號、座位號用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆填寫在答題卡相對應的位置上。3.答選擇題時必須用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案；答非選擇題必須用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆寫在答題卡指定的位置上，不在答題區域內的答案一律無效，不得用其他筆答題。4．考生答題必須答在答題卡上，答在試卷和草稿紙上一律無效。第I卷（選擇題，共59分）一、聽力選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）第一部分：聽對話回答問題（5分）Whenshouldthewomanreturnthebook?A.Wednesday B.Thursday C.FridayHowmuchdidtheshirtcostlastmonth?A.160dollars B.80dollars C.40dollarsWhatarethetwospeakersdoing?A.WaitingforsomepeopleB.FindingataxiC.DrivingataxiWhat’sthewoman’sidea?A.BothsportsareexcitingB.Mountainclimbingismoreexciting.C.Helikesskiingbetter.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Sheisn’twillingtojointhem. B.Shedoesn’tliketobeoneofthem.C.Shewillwalkaroundthelake.第二部分：聽對話和短文回答問題（5分）聽一段對話，回答第6-7小題。Wherecantheyseebeautifulscenery?A.Inthebathroom B.Inthebalcony C.InthekitchenWhatdoesthemanthinkofclimbingthestairs?A.Itisgreatfun B.Itisboring C.IthelpstokeepfitA.TimesSquareA.show聽一篇短文，回答第8-10小題。請根據短文內容，選擇正確答案，完成信息A.TimesSquareA.showNewYorkCityThingstheyhavedoneTheyhaveseentheStatueofLiberty,theEmpireStateBuildingand 8 .ThingstheywilldoTheywillseeafamous 9 tonight.Theywill 10 onthelastday.B.theCentralParkC.WallStreetB.film C.match10.A.goshoppingB.visitafriendC.restatthehotel二、單項選擇（共15小題，每題1分，滿分15分）Asweallknow,playing chessisusually one-to-onegame.A.a;aB./;aC./;anD.the;aHeclimbeduptheladder（梯子）thewallandwentintotheroomtheopenwindow.A.through;againstB.through;throughC.against;throughD.against;against---What’stheweatherkikehereinsummer?---There verylittlerain.A.hasbeenB.hasC.areD.havebeenYesterdayAndy hisdictionarytome,andsaidIcould itforaweek.A.lent;borrowB.borrowed;haveC.lent;keepD.gave;keepThatpark somebridgesandalake.A.ismadeofB.ismadefromC.ismadebyD.ismadeupof---HaveyoueverbeentoAmerica?---Yes,I thereforamonthlastsummerforfurtherstudy.A.stayedB.havestayedC.stayD.hadstayedIttookthemanlesstimetoflytoXi’anthanit there.A.didtodriveB.wasdrivingC.doestodriveD.diddriving---She .Pleasebequiet!---What?It’ssevena.m.I foranhour.A.hasjustfallenasleep;havegotup B.hasjustslept;havegotupC.hasjustfallenasleep;havebeenup D.hasjustbeenasleep;havebeenup---He’salreadybacktoAustralia, ?--- .HeisonavisittoShanghai.A.isn’the;Yes B.isn’the;No C.hasn’the;Yes D.hasn’the;No---MissLiu, Iplaycardswithmyfriendhere?---Yes,butyou talkloudly.Mr.Huangishavingarestnow.A.must;can’t B.may;must C.can’t;canD.can;mustn’t---HowdoesJackusuallygotowork?---He driveacar,butnowhe theretoloseweight.A.usedto;isusedtowalk B.usedto;isusedtowalkingC.wasusedto;isusedtowalk D.wasusedto;isusedtowalkingDoyouknowwhichcityhewentto themeetinglastmonth?A.attendB.toattendC.attendingD.attendedThisMathproblemistoodifficult.Canyoushowme ,George?A.whattoworkout B.whattoworkitoutC.howtoworkitout D.howtoworkoutit---HoboandEddie thecinematowatchthefilmZootopia.---Oh,that’swhyIcan’tfindthemnow.A.hasbeentoB.havebeentoC.hasgonetoD.havegoneto WecaninviteNickandNoratoShanghaiDisneylandwithus.--- ?I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A.WhynotB.WhatforC.Why D.What三、完形填空（共10小題，每題1分，滿分10分）OntheeveningoflastSundaywhileIwasreviewingmylessonsinmyroom,itsuddenlybegantorain.26__asusual,Istoppedtolistetotherhythm韻律)oftherain.Formanyyears,wheneveritrains,Icouldn't___27___listeningtoitandthinkingofthegardeninwhichIspemychildhoodinmyhometown.WhenIwasalittlegimryl,familylivedinabighousewithabiggardeninthecountryside.Thegardenwasfullofflowersand___28___,withsomebambooinfrontofthewall.Wheneveritrained,I___29__tositinthefrontofthehouse,listeningtotherhythmoftherainandwatchthe___30___raindrops.Whensmalldropsofrainfallfromtheheaveninarow,they6acurtainmadeupofpearls珍珠)；whentheraindrops31theground,alotofsma水花pwi|l(splajih(tb)andthen32__slowly.Ihave___33__beeninterestedinwatchingsuchascene.AstheIndianpoetwroteinhisnovel“Theraindropskissedtheearthandwhispered.Wearethehomesickchildren,Mother:wecomebacktoyoufromthehea”ven.Listeningtotherhythmoftherain,Ifeelcalmandpeacefulinmyheart.Thisfeelingofpeamakesmethinkalotaboutlife.Wearethe___34__oftheearth,andonedaywewillembrace件擁抱)ourearthandstaywithherforever.Lifeisshortandweshouldtreasureit.Listeningtotherhythmoftherain,Ilearntounderstandthe___35__oflife.26.A.SurprisedB.SadC.ExcitedD.Angry27.A.standB.stopC.likeD.think28.A.leavesB.animalsC.childrenD.trees29.A.happenedB.wantedC.wishedD.used30.A.fallingB.singingC.blowingD.breaking31.A.seeB.getC.reachD.eB.disappear(失)C.causeD.rise33.A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.seldom34.A.childrenB.ownersC.visitorsD.masters35.A.lengthB.meaningC.numberD.quality四、閱讀理解（共12小題，每題2分，滿分24分）ACanada4:00a.m.to8:00a.m.Canadaisabigcountrywithsixtime:thewest,itisfoura.m.,andeveryoneisasleep,butintheeastitishalfpaspeopleareawake.ItisacoldFriday]inNovember.Scotland12:00noonzonesLlahdispartoftheUnitedKingdoicapitabfScotlandisEdinburgh,andthetceipitalanftheUKisLondon.Itistw(110rmmridday,inEdinburgh.Childrenarelessons,buttheyarelookingforwardweekendbecausethereisnoschoolonSaturdayandSunday.i.ThedvenoonhavingtotheEgypt2:00p.m.FridayisalreadytheweekendisaspecialdayforMuslims,soofficesandshopsareclosedininEgypt.schools,allArabJapan9:00p.m.JFnpBdiayLssevenhoursaheadofEgypt,;alreadyFridayeveningthere.Theweelbeginning.Mostpeopleareoutwithf];oitisLendis、iendscountries.Sonow,attwop.m.,mostpeopleinEgyptarehavinglunchwiththeirfamilies.orwatchingtelevisionorplayingcomputergames.Thepeoplein needn’tgotoworkonFridays.A.CanadaB.ScotlandC.JapanD.EgyptIfitis8:00a.m.inwesternCanada,thetime ineasternCanada.A.11:00a.m.B.2:00p.m.C.12:30p.m.D.4:00a.m.WhentheweekendbeginsinJapanonFridayevening,childreninScotlandare .A.havinglessonsB.sleepingC.watchingTVD.playinggamesBReadingisthekeytoschoolsuccessand,likeanyskill,ittakespractice.Achildlearnstowalkbypracticinguntilhenolongerhastothinkabouthowtoputonefootinfrontoftheother.Anexcellentsportsmanpracticesuntilhecanplayquickly,correctlyandwithoutthinking.Educatorscallit"automaticity（自動性）".Achildlearnstoreadbysoundingoutthelettersandfindingthemeaningofthewords.Withpractice,hestumbleslessandless,readingbythephrase（短語）.Withautomaticity,hedoesn'thavetothinkaboutthemeaningofwords,sohecangiveallhisattentiontothemeaningofthetext.Itcanbeginasearlyasfirstgrade.InarecentstudyofchildreninIllinoisschools,AlanRossmanofNorthwesternUniversityfoundthatautomaticreadersinthefirstgradenotonlyreadalmostthreetimesasfastastheothers,butalsogotbetterresultsinexams.AccordingtoRossman,thekeytoautomaticityistheamount（數量）oftimeachildspendsreading,nothisIQ.Anychildwhospendsatleast3.5to4hoursaweekreadingbooks,magazinesornewspaperswillprobablyreachautomaticity.ItcanhappenifachildturnsoffTVjustonenightforreadingathome.Youcantestyourselfbyreadingsomethingnewwhichissuitable（適合）foryourlevel.Ifyoureadaloudwithexpression,withasenseofthemeaningofthesentences,youprobablyareanautomaticreader.Ifyoureadbrokenly,onewordatatime,withoutexpressionormeaning,youneedmorepractice.“Readingisthekeytoschoolsuccess”meansthatreading .A.helpsschooldevelopfaster B.isakeytoasuccessfulschoolC.helpsstudentsgotoakeyschool D.canimprovestudents’learningresultsChildrenwith“automaticity”canreadfasterbecausethey .knowhowtoreadthewordspayattentiontothemeaningofthetextinsteadofthewordsreadbythemselveswithoutanyhelpdonothavetothinkwhilereadingTheunderlinedword“stumble”inthesecondparagraphmeans“ ”inChinese.A.結結巴巴地讀B.全神貫注地讀C.心不在焉地讀 D.聲情并茂地讀Thebesttitleforthepassageis“ .”A.IQisthekeytotheAutomaticityB.TVisBadforChildren’sReadingC.AutomaticityNeedsaLotofPracticeD.AutomaticReadersMustBeSuccessfulCAllbigcitiesarequitesimilar（相似的）.LivinginamodernAsiancityisnotverydifferentfromlivinginanAmericancity.Butitisdifferentfromlivingonfarmshowever.Inmanypartsoftheworldfarmersandtheirfamiliesliveinvillagesortowns.IntheUnitedStates,howevereachfamilylivesonitsownfieldsandoftencan'tseeanyneighbor.Insteadoftravelingfromavillagetothefieldseverymorning.Americanfarmersstayontheirlandalltheweek.TheytraveltothenearesttownonSaturdaysforshoppingoronSundaysforchurch.Thechildrenrideonhorsestolargeschoolswhichserveallofthefarmfamilieslivinginthearea.Insomeareastherearesomesmallschoolsservingafewfamiliesandthechildrenwalktoschool.Ofcourselifekeepschangingforeveryoneincludingfarmers.Todaytherearecarsgoodroadsradiosandtelevisionsets.Andofcoursetherearemodernmachinesforfamingnow.Allofthesetherearemodernmachinesforfarmingnow.Allofthesehavechangedfarmer’slife.Before,farminginAmericawasoftenalonelywayoflivingforalongtime.Farmershadtodealwiththeirownproblems,insteadofgettinghelpfromothers.Theylearnedtotrynewways,andthoughtoftheirownideasinsteadoffollowingoldways.WheredothefarmersliveintheUnitedStates?A.VillagesB.TownsC.BuildingsD.FieldsWhydothefarmersinAmericatraveltothenearesttownonSaturdays?A.BecausetheywanttomeetfriendsB.BecausetheywanttobuysomethingC.BecausetheywanttogochurchD.Becausetheywanttosellfruit45.Howdothechildreninfarmfamiliesusuallygotoschool?A.Byrunningtoschool B.ByridingonbusestoschoolC.Byridinghorsestoschool D.Bybike46.WhatarethelivesofthefarmersinAmericaliketoday?Theyhaveamodernlife B.Theydon’tchangetheirlivesC.TheyhavealonelywayoflivingD.Theyhavemanyproblemsabouttheirlives47.WhichsentenceisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thelifeinthecitiesshouldbethesame.Thereisnodifferencebetweencities.Thelifeonthefarmisdifferentindifferentcountries.Thelifeonfarmsdoesn’tchangeallthetime.第II卷（非選擇題，共41分）五、詞匯檢測（共10小題，每題1分，滿分10分）---Istheman （綁）thehorsetothetree?---Yes.Topreventitgettingaway.Themoreliesshetells,the （丑陋）shelooks.Beingdeafmakes （交流）verydifficult.IsHarbininthe （北方）partofChina?---Yes.That’swhyitissocoldinwinter.Tom,youlooktired.Haven’tyou （放松）forawhile? （管理）acompanyismuchharderthanyouthink.Ifyoufindyourself （不能的）tosleep,youmaychangearoomordosomereading.---Iwonderwhenwecangettotheairport? Ihavenoidea .---Whatisthe ofwhite?---Black,Ithink. Doyoukeepin withyourunclebyemail?---No.ByWechat.六、翻譯句子（共5小題，每題2分，滿分10分）感謝你把這個故事翻譯成了法語。自上周一起，吳老師就去成都出差了。你介意告訴我去哪兒買鑰匙圈嗎？Daniel從未夢想過參觀像這樣的一個歐洲國家。我們可以做什么來改善我們的閱讀習慣？七、閱讀表達（共3小題，63題1分，64題2分，65題3分，滿分6分）Atravelblog（博客）isaperson'srecordofhisorhertravelling.Itmakesothertouristsinterestedinvisitingtheplacestoo.Bywritingtravelblogs,peoplecansharetheirexperienceswithothers.Moreover,it’sachancetooffersomeusefultips.Herearesomewaystotellyouhowtowriteatravelblog.Firstofall,choosesomefantasticplacestowrite.Youmusthavevisiteddifferentplacesbefore,butnotallofthemareworth（值得）visiting.Sowhenyouwriteatravelblog,choosetheplacethatyouwanttorecommendfromdeepinside.Second,youhavetomakesurethatallyouwriteintheblogistrue.Youhavetogivetrueinformation----correctspellingofthenamesoftowns,streetsandhotels,themostconvenient方便）transportsothatpeoplecanfindthesewonderfulplaceswithoutdifficulty.Third,keepatraveldiary.Writedownasmanydetailsasyoucanontheway.Youcanalsotakepicturesormakeshortvideos.Thesedetailswillbehelpfulwhenblogfollowersaskyouformoreinformation.Lastbutnotleast,answerblogfollowers’questionsasfastasyoucan.Youradviceisveryimportan