2021北京房山初二（上）期末英 语本试卷共8页，共60分，考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将
答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空。（共6分，每小题0.5分）1. My brother and I li
ke basketball. ______ play it together every weekend.A. IB. SheC.
WeD. You2. In China, more and more young people go skating _____
_ winter.A. at B. in C. onD. to3. — _____
_ do you brush your teeth, Mike?—Twice a day.A. How many B.
How much C. How long D. How often4. In the world, many pe
ople like pandas ______ they’re very cute.A. though B. bec
ause C. when D. but5. —Mum, must I finish my homework
today?— No, you ______.A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. ca
n’t D. shouldn’t6. Jack likes running. He ______ on the pla
yground with his friends every morning.A. runs B. ran
C. will run D. is running7. I ______ to the Great Wal
l with my grandparents last year.A. go B. will go
C. went D. goes8. My father ______ us a speech in our s
chool next week.A. give B. gave C. was giving D.
will give9. —Where is your mum?— She ______ in the kitchen now.A
. is cooking B. will cook C. cooked D. cooks
10. I ______ a football game on TV at 9:00 yesterday evening.A.
watch B. am watching C. will watch D. was watch
ing11. Amy’s mother often asks her ______ her bedroom everyday.A.
clean B. cleans C. to clean D. cleaning12. Bob
thinks playing basketball is ______ than playing baseball.A. eas
y B. easier C. easiest D. the easiest二、完形填空（共8分
，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。The Sweetest
Gift It was on a cold morning that my mother came into my bedroom
with a red 13 . She said it was very cold outside and asked me
to wear it to school. “I spent the whole night weaving (编织) the
sweater.” She told me. The sweater was so unfashionable and ugly
that I didn’t like it at all. After mom went out to work, I 14 t
he ugly sweater to a corner. Although I would catch a cold, I did
n’t wear the sweater. I thought my classmates would 15 at me. I
put on a thin uniform and went to school. Before I walked into th
e classroom, I heard Lana’s voice, “Look at my overcoat. My fathe
r bought it in Hong Kong.” Connie said, “My scarf is expensive, t
oo.” I looked through the window and was surprised to see all the
girls in colorful winter clothes but I didn’t have. They 16 the
ir clothes to each other and laughed happily. Suddenly, I felt in
ferior (低于他人的) to them. Why wasn’t my family as 17 as theirs? I
wanted to wear beautiful clothes, too. A strong cold wind blew an
d I sneezed. During class I didn’t feel very well. The school doc
tor said I had caught a cold. “You should wear warm clothes today
.” she said. I suddenly thought of my mom. She said the same thin
g to me but I didn’t listen. As soon as I got home, I fell asleep
on the sofa. I 18 of a woman weaving. She was my mother! She s
pent the whole night making a sweater for me. But I didn’t thank
her or wear the sweater, either. When I opened my eyes, my mothe
r was smiling at me. Her eyes were full of worry and 19 . I hel
d her in my arms and said, “Sorry, mom, I should 20 complained
(抱怨) about that sweater.” Two days later, I wore the warm and com
fortable sweater to school. Some of my classmates laughed at me.
But I didn’t care. I know mom’s love is more important than money
.13. A. sweaterB. overcoatC. uniformD. scarf14. A. movedB. setC.
returnedD. threw15. A. knockB. pointC. lookD. laugh16. A. gaveB.
showedC. passedD. took17. A. bigB. warmC. richD. safe18. A. thoug
htB. dreamedC. heardD. talked19. A. careB. angerC. happinessD. sa
dness20. A. alwaysB. usuallyC. neverD. sometimes阅读理解（共36分）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）AWhat?do?you?want
?to?do?later?in?life? Here are 4 teenagers talking about their ho
metowns and their dreams．Albert，age 11 I come from Ontario. I lov
e how different each season is. In winter I go skiing with my fam
ily and cousins. I’ve played soccer since I was three．I’ve made m
any friends and learned a lot of new skills. When I’m a professio
nal soccer player, I want to work with kids, helping and encourag
ing them.Sara, age 12 I live in Washington. It’s pretty and green
. I can go camping and hunting, and we have the best rivers to fi
sh in. I want to make a difference in the world. I’ve started mak
ing a change by leading my school’s Drug Abuse Prevention Club. I
’ve also helped raise money for children who don’t have enough fo
od to eat.Madison，age 10 I live in Maine. I like living in a smal
l town because it’s easy to get outside with friends. I’m not sur
e what I am planning for my future, but I have lots of ideas! I l
ike to think outside of the box and experience new things, so as
I go through life I’m sure I’ll have even more ideas! Brittany, a
ge 11 I live in New Jersey. I love going to Six Flags Great Adven
ture and playing with my dad. I have been a member of a public sp
eaking organization since I was seven. I really enjoy going to my
speaking classes and competing against other teams. My dream is
to be a lawyer.21. Where does Albert come from?A. Ontario.
B. Washington. C. Maine. D. New Jersey. ______ lik
es living in a small town. Albert B. Sara C. M
adison D. BrittanyWhat did Sara do for children who don’t
have enough food?A. She worked with kids and encouraged them.B. S
he helped to raise some money for them.C. She planned for their f
uture and had many ideas.D. She played with them and made speakin
g classes.BRunning Your Own RaceThink back to a time in your life
when you tried something new. When I was a teenager, I volunteer
ed to pass out water to the runners at a local race. I was so exc
ited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly t
ook a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past.I saw so many
types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it, too! Th
e next year I was told about the race. Although I had little runn
ing practice, I decided to run for the race. I didn’t want to win
. My only goal was to experience it. I just wanted to finish. On
the day of the race, it was very hot. After running for about 8 k
m, I thought, “I must be crazy. I am not good at running. Why did
I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment, I even said
to myself, “I am never doing this again!” That first 10 km race w
as quite an experience. I ran, I walked, I ran and walked. At tim
es, I didn’t know if I could finish. Near the end, a 70-year-old
man ran past me, very fast, and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的)
. I was more than 50 years younger than him, but I couldn’t even
keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running h
is race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare (
比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that
I would not give up running races, and one day in the future I wo
uld be one of those 70-year-old men who were still running. As I
crossed the finishing line, I was proud of myself. I didn’t regre
t (后悔) having such an experience.24. What did the writer do at a
local race as a volunteer？A. He compared with the old runners. B
. He passed out water to the runners. C. He took back the cups fr
om runners. D. He helped and kept up with runners.25. Why did th
e writer join the race？A. Because he was good at running.B. Becau
se he wanted to win a prize.C. Because he wanted to experience it
. D. Because he had much running practice.26. What can we learn
from the story?A. We should always think about winning.B. We shou
ld keep learning from old people.C. We shouldn’t practice running
for the race.D. We shouldn’t always compare with others.CThe Ele
phant HerdThe Elephant is lovely and it is very big. It has two b
ig ears and a long nose. It has four strong legs and it can help
people do many things, such as watering the flowers with its nose
and carrying heavy things and so on. The elephant is another ani
mal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from t
wenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd usually depend
on one another for help when they are in trouble. The leader of t
he group is usually a wise and strong female (雌性的). She travels a
t the head of the herd and the other females and their young chil
dren follow her. The male elephants follow last. When the danger
comes, the male elephants form a circle (圈) around the weaker an
imals and protect them. The members of the herd are loyal (忠诚的)
to one another. A sick elephant is not left behind to die. If an
elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets we
ll. When an elephant is hurt, two others walk on both sides of it
and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be ca
ught in a trap (陷阱). Then the others try to help it. An elephant
herd is just like a family of our people.Elephants love the young
in the group and give them special care and love. For example, t
hey help young animals stay afloat (漂浮着) when the herd crosses a
river. They work together to help a child get to the safety when
it goes to a dangerous place. The way elephants love and care the
youngsters is like ours.When a female elephant gives birth to he
r young baby, she will go out of the herd and she usually leaves
the herd for a short time. However, she takes another female alon
g to act as “aunt”. The aunt stands beside and helps the mother w
ith her new-born baby. In this way, the whole herd protects its n
ewest member. That’s the elephant herd. Do you like it?27. When t
he danger comes, the male elephants form a circle around _______
to protect them. A. the female elephantsB. the weaker elephants C
. the leader of the elephants D. the stronger elephants 28. The
writer probably agrees _______ . A. sick elephants are usually le
ft behind to dieB. baby elephants can’t swim well in the river C.
elephants always give the old ones special care D. most elephan
t herds have over a hundred members 29. What can we learn from th
e passage? A. Elephants like to live alone so the male ones are s
trong. B. Many young elephants die when they cross rivers in grou
ps.C. Elephants can help each other in time when they are in trou
ble.D. The female elephant leaves the herd forever after she has
babies.DThere are many ways to help improve your health, like eat
ing healthy food, exercising and getting medical help. But the ea
siest and cheapest way to improve your health is just to sleep ei
ght hours or more every night. The general sleeping is that the y
ounger you are, the longer sleep you need. But some people need t
o sleep more while it is enough for some people to sleep for a fe
w hours.The problem with sleep is that more and more people in th
e world are not sleeping enough. According to the World Health Or
ganization, over half the people in the world may be sleep-depriv
ed. Having less sleep not only makes people feel tired but also c
auses accidents. In the United States alone, sleepy drivers cause
at least 100,000 traffic accidents a year. Also, sleep problems
can cause medical problems such as high blood pressure (高血压).Why
are so many people sleep-deprived? Part of the reasons may be cul
tural. In American culture, people put a higher value (价值) on wor
k than on sleep. In fact, people who sleep a lot are usually seen
as “lazy” . Also, you can sometimes hear some people say proudly
that they don’t have much time to sleep, and they only sleep fou
r or five hours at night. It seems that the less you sleep, the m
ore work you’ll do.How do we teach these people to learn the valu
e of sleep? Perhaps they may listen to the advice of Dr. James Ma
as, an expert (专家) in sleep. He says, “Sleep is like a credit car
d (信用卡). When you sleep less, you are only borrowing time. You al
ways have to pay it back. The more hours you don’t sleep, the mor
e hours you should sleep to ‘pay back’ the hours on your sleep cr
edit card.” For those who value work more than sleep, they shoul
d listen to what a famous person once said, “Don’t think you will
be doing less work because you sleep during the night. That is a
foolish idea which is held by people who have no imagination. Yo
u will be able to do more.”30. The writer thinks the easiest and
cheapest way to improve health is to .A. eat much healthy food
every dayB. take exercise as much as possibleC. get medical help
whenever necessaryD. sleep eight hours or more every night31. The
underlined word “sleep-deprived” in Paragraph 2 means ________.A
. sleeping enough B. having less sleepC. caring about sleep healt
hD. avoiding getting ill32. According to Dr. James Maas in Paragr
aph 4, sleep is like ________.A. an accident B. a reportC. a cre
dit card D. an expert33. What is the best title of the passag
e?A. The Value of SleepB. The Experiments of SleepC. The Reason o
f SleepD. The Culture of Sleep 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）DIY, w
hich means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of st
ores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people ho
w to DIY.English people like DIY. Some started to do DIY in the 1
960s. There is a saying in the UK -- “An Englishman’s home is his
castle (城堡)”. About 5.6 million people spend their holidays maki
ng their homes beautiful “castles” every year. If there is anythi
ng that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the wal
ls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves.
They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more peopl
e enjoy the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY to save money.
With the economy (经济) becoming worse at present, many people don’
t have enough money to buy a big house. They are looking at how t
hey can make their house better without spending a lot of money.
It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.DIY can be difficult.
There is a huge market for DIY furniture. People need to get tog
ether pieces of furniture with a few basic tools. However, people
often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because the
y can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions a
re simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to bui
ld. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started w
ith the best ideas, many of them may not get finished. DIY can al
so be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done
by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about
this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that i
n just one year 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the U
K.Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it
is not always as easy as it looks. Maybe factories should make pr
oducts that are easier and safer for us to DIY. All in all, it is
a very good and suitable thing for many people.Is DIY quite popu
lar in the UK?When did people start to do DIY in the UK?What do p
eople need to get together pieces of furniture with?How many peop
le were hurt while doing DIY in the UK in a year?Why do people in
the UK like DIY? 书面表达（共10分）五、文段表达（10分）39．从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，
完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。题目①假如你是李华，你
的英国笔友Mike想了解你的生活习惯。请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：你对自己生活习惯的看法？你有哪些好的和不好的习惯？为了改善
你不好的习惯，需要做什么？提示词语： good habits, bad habits, healthy food，junk foo
d，wash my hands，take a shower，exercise more提示问题：● What do you thi
nk of your living habits?● What good and bad habits do you have?●
What do you need to do to improve your habits?Dear Mike,I want t
o tell you something about my living habits. ____________________
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的日常生活中会有很多难忘的经历，让我们觉得这一天是十分特别的。现在某英语网站正在以 “A Special Day”为题进行征文活动
。请你用英语写一篇短文稿。谈谈哪一天对于你来说是特别的，在这一天你做了什么以及你的感受。提示词语：my birthday, a b
irthday party , a big cake, sing songs, presents, happy…提示问题： ● W
hat day was your special day?● What did you do on that day?● How
did you feel?A Special DayWe have a lot of unforgettable memories
in our daily life. They are special for us._____________________
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二（上）期末英语参考答案一、单项填空1.C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. D
9. A 10. D 11.C 12. B 二、完型填空A 14. D 15. D 16. B 17. C 18.
B 19. A 20. C 阅读理解三、阅读选择A: 21. A 22. C 23. B B: 24. B 25. C 26. DC: 27. B 28. B 29. CD: 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. A四、阅读回答Yes.In the 1960s.A few basic tools.230,000.Because DIY can bring us fun and help us save money.书面表达五、文段表达39. 题目①Dear Mike,I want to tell you something about my living habits. I have some good habits, although I have a few bad habits, too. I usually eat healthy food like fruits and vegetables. However, I sometimes eat junk food when I’m with my friends. I’m also very clean and tidy. I often wash my hands and I also take a shower every day. I don’t waste water because I take fast showers. Although I’m thin, I don’t exercise very much and I’m not very strong. I have a lot of good habits, but I need to eat less junk food and exercise more.Yours,Li Hua题目②A Special DayWe have a lot of unforgettable memories in our daily life. They are special to us. I will never forget my birthday last year. On that day, I had a big birthday party with my friends. My parents cooked lots of delicious food and a big cake for us. My friends gave me many presents. We ate the food, sang some songs, danced and talked together.I was very happy on that day and I will never forget it. 1 / 1 |
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