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北京市第十八中学 2021-2022 学年度第二学期期中练习
初二英语
班级 _______ 姓名_______
考试须知
1.本试卷共 8 页，共七道大题，57 道小题，满分 60 分，考试时间 90 分钟。
2.在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。
3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
4.在答题卡上，选择题用 2B 铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。
5.考试结束，请将本试卷、答题卡和草稿纸一并交回。
知识运用（共 15 分）
一、单项填空（共 5 分，每小题 0.5 分）
从下面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. You could play with the sad girl and cheer __________ up.
A. him B. her C. them D. you
2. —When is Jay’s concert?
—It’s at three o’clock ________ the afternoon of July 18th.
A. to B. at C. on D. in
3. —___________do you have to stay at home?
—Because I have something important to do.
A. When B. Why C. Who D. Which
4. My parents and I ________ trees last Sunday.
A. plant B. will plant C. are planting D. planted
5. Sorry, sir. I ________ follow you. Would you please speak slower?
A. can’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
6. —Lingling, can you play football with me now?
—Sorry, I can’t. I ________ a chocolate pie.
A. made B. make C. am making D. was making
7. Robots all the heavy and difficult jobs in the future.
.
A do B. did C. are doing D. will do
8. ——Lucy, is your uncle a teacher?——Yes,he is.He history for nearly 20 years.
A. teaches B. has taught C. is teaching D. will teach
9. Scientists ________ to send spaceships to Mars in the 1960s.
A. begin B. have begun C. began D. were beginning
10. －I worked in an old people’s home last summer.
,
－Oh what did they ask you_________ out with?
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped
二、根据句意和所给的首字母补全单词。（共 5 分，每小题 0.5 分）
11. What a m____! You should put away these useless things.
12. My mother keeps healthy by eating healthy food and taking e____.
13. The dancer felt a bit n________ in her first performance.
14. He is not at home. You can leave a m________ for him.
15. I like swimming best. It’s my f________ sport.
16. I have many h________, like collecting stamps, taking photos and so on.
17. Two years ago, the young man was w____ and he often fell ill, but now he is very strong.
18. We all know that stones are hard. They are not s____ at all.
19. We all know that the moon moves around the e________.
20. The old man didn’t want to live in London. He decided to m____ to his hometown.
三、完形填空（共 5 分，每小题 0.5 分）
My First Marathon（马拉松）
A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles (脚踝) was injured and this meant not running for two
weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I decided to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher asked us to run laps and then hit a
softball. I didn’t do ___21___. He later told me that I was “not athletic”.
The idea that I was “not athletic” ___22___ me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized
running was a battle against myself, not about competition or if I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my
own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my ___23___, I dreamt that I couldn’t even find the finish line. I woke up sweating (出汗)
and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became untied. So I ___24___ to readjust (再调整).
Not the start I wanted!At mile 3, I passed a sign: “GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!”
By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course
walking a bit and then ___25___ again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
,
As I got mile 23 I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never ___26___ the
alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the ___27___ runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal
as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (世俗标签), I can now call myself a
“marathon ___28___”.
21. A. happily B. quietly C. excitedly D. well
22. A. moved B. troubled C. questioned D. confused
.
23 A. marathon B. trip C. walking D. leaving
24. A. refused B. failed C. stopped D. promised
25. A. walking B. waving C. finishing D. running
26. A. minded B. heard C. stopped D. changed
27. A. first B. final C. injured D. crossed
28. A. coach B. runner C. winner D. trainer
阅读理解（共 31 分）
四、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择
最佳选项。（共 26 分，每小题 2 分）
A
A train is a set of cars. Some trains carry people. Others carry things. Trains can move along one track(轨道)
or two. Trains can move very fast. But they can’t stop quickly. Here are some different trains.
A freight(货运) train A passenger train
It carries heavy things. A freight train often It carries people from one city to another. It
travels long distances. can travel across the country.
A monorail(单轨列车) A subway train
It runs on one track. Electricity makes a People in big cities often ride the subway
monorail move. It is often used to carry trains. These trains move with electricity.
people at airports. They run under the ground.
29. Which kind of train can’t carry people?
A. A freight train. B. A passenger train. C. A monorail. D. A subway train.30. Where can you see a monorail according to the passage?
A. In a library. B. In a school. C. At an airport. D. Under the ground.
31. Which kind of train can you take if you want to travel from Shanghai to Beijing?
A. A freight train. B. A passenger train. C. A monorail. D. A subway train.
B
In April last year, a very special 20-year-old dog had her birthday. When everything was shut down（停业）
because of the COVID-19（新冠肺炎）, she just spent the day with her family. It was much like any of you who
had birthdays in the last two months. Her name is August. She is special because she is the world’s oldest golden
retriever（金毛寻回犬）.
Born in 2000, August was already 14 years old when she came to live with Jennifer and Steve Hetterscheidt at
their home. They thought they would have only a few years with her because she was so old. But they were happy
to spend this special birthday with her.
August lives with Steve and Jennifer and her brothers and sisters Sherman, Belle and Bruce. And yes,you
guessed it—they are all golden retrievers! August is very active for her age—she still takes walks and even has a
swim from time to time!
So, how old can dogs live? Most dogs can live 10 to 15 years. For golden retrievers, they can live 12 to 15
years. It is really a wonder（奇迹）for August to live such a long life!
32. Why is August special?
A. Because she has a good family. B. Because she has a strange name.
C. Because she has a very old age. D. Because she has a kind owner.
33. When did August come to this family?
A. In 2000. B. In 2014. C. In 2001. D. In 2015.
34. What can we know about August?
A. She lives with her three children.
B. She spent her twentieth birthday in a restaurant.
C. She sometimes takes walks or has a swim.
D. She’s been with Jennifer and Steve for 20 years.
C
One day after school, I went to the teacher’s office to see my teacher, but nobody was there. As I was about to
leave, I noticed a piece of paper on the floor. I picked it up and saw the words “FINAL-TERM EXAMINATION”
at the top. I put the paper into my school bag secretly and ran out of the room.
After I came back home, I took out the paper quickly. It was the exam paper of my worst subject, History. Ifelt excited. My heart beat fast. I took out my History book and started working on the answer. I had never
answered any questions so seriously.
On the day of the History exam, I went into the exam hall confidently. When the paper was sent to me, I
dreamt of getting the highest mark in the whole grade and could not help smiling. “My History teacher always
encouraged me to work hard and get better grades, but I let him down time and time again. This time I will give
him a big surprise,” I thought.
When the teacher said we could start, I turned the paper over. To my surprise, all the questions were different.
Later I felt nervous. In the end, I almost left the paper undone. After the exam, I ran to the toilet, took out the paper
and carefully read it from the top. Oh! It was last year’s exam paper. I read all the questions but I hadn’t read the
date.
This is a lesson in which I know I have to put my feet on the ground. I regretted doing such a silly thing. After
that, I told my teacher the truth and I promised to be honest. From then on, I worked harder than ever before.
35. The writer went to the teacher’s office to ________.
A. take an exam B. see his teacher C. get his school bag D. ask some questions
36. The writer always ________ in his History exams.
A. got high marks B. did silly things C. let his teacher down D. left the paper undone
37. When did the writer know it was last year’s exam paper?
A. Before he read all the questions. B. As soon as he returned home.
C. Until he went into the teacher’s office. D. After he read the paper in the toilet.
D 说明文 关系型（AB） A影响B
①Are you a happy person most of the time? Or do you easily get angry sometimes? Everyone has a different
temperament（脾气）. It is usually believed that both genes（基因）and environment may affect（影响）
people’s temperaments in different ways. But now scientists have found that the season of birth also plays a role.
②Scientists from Budapest, Hungary, studied 400 university students. In the study, the students needed to
finish a questionnaire（问卷 ）. The purpose of it was to find out which of four kinds of temperaments they most
had. From the questionnaire, scientists found that the students always answered something like “My mood often
changes for no reason” and “I love to deal with new projects, even if it is risky”. These answers were then matched
with their birthdays.
③They discovered that people born in summer easily change between sad and happy moods compared to
people born in winter. Those who always feel positive are mostly born in spring and summer.
④The study also found that those born in autumn less probably had a mood of depression which may easily
drive them to cry, while those born in winter were not easier to be angry.⑤Scientists said that this was probably because the seasons had an influence on certain chemicals in the
human body. And the chemicals are important to control people’s moods even in adult life.
⑥“It seems that when you are born may increase or decrease your chance of developing certain mood
disorders（紊乱）, ” lead scientist Xenia Gonda told The Telegraph.
.
38 What probably can’t affect（关系）people’s temperaments（脾气）according to Paragraph 1?
A. Genes. B. Ages. C. Seasons. D. Environment.
39. What does the underlined word “depression” most probably mean?
A. Sadness. B. Happiness. C. Surprise. D. Excitement.
40. Which of the following sentences is NOT true from the passage?
A. People born in summer change their moods more easily.
B. The season of birth has an influence on human’s moods.
C. There were 400 middle school students taking part in the study.
D. The answers to the questionnaire were matched with their birthdays.
41. What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Seasons and Moods B. The Influence of Genes
C. Moods and Health D. The Importance of Birthplaces
五、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共 10 分，每小题 2 分)
Loan words
Our class project last month was to find out more about loan words, words which are borrowed by one
language from another.
There are thousands of loan words in English, because English is influenced by a variety of different
languages, and, for that reason, it has a huge number of loanwords. It is said that 80 percent of English words come
from other languages. Some speakers prefer using foreign words and phrases in place of English ones—they think
they sound more interesting.
Two Asian languages which have a lot of loan words are Japanese and Korean. Most of the loan words in
Japanese come from Chinese and English. Chinese words, and the Chinese characters, first came into the Japanese
language more than 1,000 years ago. Chinese characters which are used in Japanese are called kanji, and many
Chinese Kanji have different meanings or pronunciations, as well as occasionally being written slightly differently.
In recent times, Japanese has also borrowed many words from Portuguese, German (especially medical
words), French and Italian (especially words about music and food). Non- Chinese loan words are written in
another alphabet, called katakana.
There are also a lot of Chinese words and characters in Korean. More recently, Korean has also taken a lot ofwords from English. However, when they are used in Korean, the meanings of many words and expressions
change. For example, the English word “dessert” means something sweet that you eat at the end of a meal. In
Korean, the word now means something you drink at the end of a meal—tea, coffee or a soft drink.
42. What are loan words?
_______________
43. Why does English have a huge number of loan words?
_______________
44. When did Chinese words first come into the Japanese language?
_______________
45. What does the English word “dessert” mean in Korean?
_______________
46. What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?
_______________
书面表达（共 14 分）
六、完成句子。根据中文提示完成下列英文句子，每空一词。（共 4 分，每小题 0.5 分）
47. 苹果派听起来不错。
Apple pie ________ ________.
48. 我哥哥在校网球队。我为他骄傲！
My brother is in the school tennis team. I am ________ ________ him!
49. 他们正在倒数天数。
They are _______________ the days.
50. 你想过其他的比赛吗？
Have you ever _______________ other kinds of competitions?
51. 这个旅程花了几个月。
The journey ________ several months.
52. 这很难想像。
It is _______________ imagine.
53. 教练通常和我们一起参加训练。
Our coach usually _______________ in the training with us.
54. 该看卡通片啦。
_______________ to watch a cartoon.
七、文段表达（10 分）
55. 根据中文和英文提示，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文，所给提示词语仅供选用，请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
“读万卷书，行万里路”。旅行让人开阔眼界，增长知识。在你的旅行经历中，有哪一段经 历是最
令你难忘的呢？你去了什么地方？经历了些什么？你的感受如何？请以“An unforgettable travel experience”
为题，分享你最难忘的旅行经历。
提示词语：beach, visit, take photos, enjoy, wonderful
提示问题：
Where did you go and who did you go with?
What did you do there?
How do you feel?
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