初二英语

（一）

Hi, Louis!

I’m writing to tell you something about the customs and festivals

Everyone loves holidays since one doesn’t need to go to school or work Although all holidays mean no school and work, but not all of them are the same On some of them you go out with friends; on others you stay home to eat, talk, and have fun with your family For example in the US, everyone thinks New Year’s Eve and New Year are both for partying with friends Christmas is the time to stay home and exchange gifts with family members The opposite is true in Japan though For example, in Japan, New Year is for spending time with the family to eat, talk, have fun, and go to the temples But Christmas is for boy and girl friends to go out and exchange gifts Originally Christmas should be to celebrate the birth of Christ

I have been interested in foreign customs since I was little If you learn these different holiday customs, you will learn about different histories and cultures This is much more interesting than learning them at the library from morning to evening

Love,

Sue

根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示。

1 Usually, nobody goes to school or works during holidays

2 Christmas is the time to stay home to eat, talk and have fun with the family

3 All the countries have the same way to celebrate the holidays

4 Being interested in foreign customs means being interested in different histories and cultures

5 This passage is about the customs and holidays in Japan

（二）

Can dolphins talk Maybe they can’t talk with words, but they talk with sounds They show their feelings with sounds

Dolphins travel in a group We call a group of fish a “school” They don’t study, but they travel together

Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the school They give information They tell when they are happy or sad or afraid They say “welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the school They talk when they play

They make a few sounds above water They make many more sounds under water People cannot hear these sounds because they are very, very high Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them

Sometimes people catch a dolphin for a large aquarium（水族馆） People can watch the dolphins in a show Dolphins don’t like to be away from their school in an aquarium They are sad and lonely（孤独的）

There are many stories about dolphins They help people Sometimes they save somebody’s life Dolphin meat is good, but people don’t like to kill them They say that dolphins bring good luck Many people believe this

1 Dolphins show their feelings with ___________

A pictures B words C water D sounds

2 People can’t hear the dolphin’s sounds because ________

A they are above the water

B they are under the water

C they are very high

D they are very low

3 Which one is true according to the passage

A Dolphins swim together in a school because they want to study

B They don’t study, but they travel in a group

C Dolphins like to be away from their school on an island

D Dolphins like to kill people

（三）

1 You are 26 years old and want to be a teacher You should apply to ________

A Capes Taxi, 17 Palace Road, Roston

B Recruitment Office, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37KK

C the Director of Studies, Instant Languages Ltd, 279 Canal Street Roston

D a private language school

2 What stops Jack, an experienced taxi driver, working for Capes Taxis

A Fond of beer and wine

B Punished（处罚）for driving too fast and wrong parking

C Unable to speak a foreign language

D Not having college education

3 Ben, aged 22, fond of swimming and driving, has just finished college Which job might be given to him

A Driving for Capes Taxi

B Working for Southern Airlines

C Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd

D Working for Northern Airlines

4 What prevents（阻止）Mary, aged 25, from becoming an air hostess

A She once broke a traffic law and was fined

B She can’t speak Japanese very well

C She has never worked as an air hostess before

D She doesn’t feel like working long hours flying abroad

5 Which of the following is NOT talked about in the three advertisements

A Whether he or she is married

B Whether they are men or women

C Their education

D The ages

（四）

All my friends at school smoked My dad smoked; he didn’t want me to smoke but my friends kept saying I was stupid They asked when I was going to grow up So I started when I was sixteen and after a month I couldn’t stop But two years later I could feel what smoking was doing to me I couldn’t run far, and I coughed every morning I got very ill and decided to stop It wasn’t easy, but now I’ve done it, and I feel better Now I have money for other things

If you smoke, you are twice as likely to die from a heart attack And the more you smoke, the earlier the heart attack is likely to be For example, a 50-year-old who smokes more than 20 cigarettes a day, is four times more likely to have heart disease than a non-smoker of the same age

What does smoking do to the heart First of all, it makes the heart beat faster and increases the blood pressure The cigarette smoke also reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood Consequently, the heart has to work harder, with less oxygen Finally, your arteries will narrow faster if you smoke

So if you want to reduce your chances of getting heart disease, the answer is easy –– not to smoke Don’t copy your friends and other people who smoke If you smoke, find out how to stop Stopping isn’t easy, but you’ll be healthier, and

1 Who is more likely to have heart disease

A A smoker

B A non-smoker

C A 50-year-old person

2 What does the writer think of smoking

A It is good for his health

B Smoking is bad for him

C Is it neither good nor bad for his heath

3 What happens after the writer stopped smoking

A He becomes rich

B He has more friends

C He becomes healthier and has money to do other things

（五）

New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world

You might want to do some shopping in New York Fifth Avenue is probably New York’s most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to “window shop”only This is shopping for the rich There are other, less expensive shopping areas nearby, and you’ll soon come across famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s and FAO Schwartz

And if you’ve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a must This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away from the rush of New York life, then you’d be wrong Nobody sits in Central Park: they run, jog（慢跑）, and most of all they rollerblade

When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight, but the one thing you won’t be is bored!

根据短文内容，回答问题。

1 Why would you probably only “window shop”in Fifth Avenue

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2 What do some waiters and waitresses in New York wear on their feet

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3 What don’t people do in Central Park

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（六）

In the USA, there are many types of restaurants Fast food restaurants are very famous You can find McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken in many countries around the world You look at a menu above the counter, and say what you’d like to eat You pay the person who serves you You take your food and sit down or take it away There’s no need to leave a tip

In a coffee shop you sit at the counter or at a table You don’t wait for the waitress to show you where to sit She usually brings you coffee when you sit down You tell her what you’d like to eat and she brings it to you You pay the cashier as you leave A diner is like a coffee shop but usually looks like a railway carriage

In a family restaurant the atmosphere is casual, but the waitress shows you where to sit Often the waitress tells you her name, but you don’t need to tell her yours If you don’t eat everything, your waitress gives you a doggy bag to take your food home You add an extra fifteen percent to the bill as a tip

In top class restaurants, you need a reservation and you need to arrive on time The waiter shows you where to sit If you have wine, he may ask you to taste it You can only refuse it if it tastes bad, not if you don’t like it When you get your bill, check it and then add fifteen to twenty percent to it as a tip for the waiter

1 counter柜台 2 tip小费

3 carriage火车车厢 4 casual随意的

5 percent百分之…… 6 reservation预定

7 refuse拒绝

1 There are ______ types of restaurants here

A three B four C five D six

2 We should sit ______ in a coffee shop

A near the door B in the corner

C at a counter D on the floor

3 In what kind of restaurant does the waitress often tell you her name

A In a top class restaurant B In a fast food restaurant

C In a coffee shop D In a family restaurant

4 How much do you need to tip in a top class restaurant

A Ten percent B Fifteen percent

C Thirty percent D Forty percent

（七）

If you ask Daniel Radcliffe who acted Harry Potter to pick a special moment from the last year of his life, you will find it almost impossible “Oh, wow, that’s really difficult,” he says with a smile

“There have been so many things, so many memories that at times it’s hard to recall them all,” says Daniel “But I guess one of the best ones was the London premiere for Tbe Pbilosopber’s Stone It was just amazing, one of the best nights of my life”

“But I’ve had such a great time doing Tbe Cbamber of Secrets I love doing the work I love meeting new people and being part of the team It’s been great”

Daniel has changed He turned 14 in July, 2002 He is taller, his voice is deeper and his frame is filling out as he begins his teenage years, and he has become an excellent actor, too

Daniel was born in London where his father, Alan, worked as an agent and his mother, Marcia, as a casting director, and both have been an essential guiding influence on their only child

1 impossible不可能的 2 recall回忆

3 premiere首映 4 amazing令人惊异的

5 the Chamber of Secrets《密室》 6 agent经纪人

7 casting director负责物色演员的人 8 essential极为重要的

根据短文内容，判断正误。正确的用“T”表示，错误的用“F”表示

1 Daniel Radcliff is fifteen years old in 2003

2 Daniel didn’t have many special moments in 2002

3 One of his best memories was the London premiere for 7 Pbilosopber’s Stone

4 Daniel likes making friends

5 Daniel’s father is an agent in America

完形填空练习：

（一）

Have you ever talked with friends in class Putin did the 1 He would secretly tell others what to say when the teacher was asking them for a(n) 2

It seemed that young Putin was not good at 3 things He sometimes forgot to finish his maths homework Once he forgot to wear school uniform（校服） His teacher had to ask him to 4 the classroom But young Putin did very well in the moral class（品德课） He 5 got full marks

He also showed a strong love of his motherland at an early age

1 A some B same C so D it

2 A question B problem C answer D sentence

3 A forgetting B learning C making D remembering

4 A get into B get off C get on D get out of

5 A always B never C sometimes D seldom

（二）

We are going to take a test today It will show if we are 1 to get in an honours class next year But, I don’t think it is 2 for me It is the maths part –– my favourite

We take the test by computer There 3 52 questions for us to do in one hour

The boy behind me 4 nervous The girl to my left was nervous, 5 But 6 I began answering the questions, I saw the whole thing 7 a game I tried to 8 easy ways to do the maths problems At the end of the test, my score was 307 but what does it mean I have no idea I asked my friend John He got 227 When he knew my score, he said “Oh my God You’re a genius!” So, I asked 9 people, and got the same answers Finally, I walked up to Lauren

“David! How did you do on the MAP test”I answered, “If I 10 you, will you kill me”

1 A enough smart B too smart C smart enough D very smart

2 A hard B easy C different D interesting

3 A was B had C were D have

4 A was looking B looked C looks D was looked

5 A either B also C yet D too

6 A when B after C before D while

7 A for B like C to D as

8 A look B find out C find D search

9 A other B another C the other D others

10 A told B am telling C will tell D tell

（三）

Two days ago I was quite sure of getting an “A”for my Spanish I had got myself 1 I looked for 2 on the Internet for a week I wrote a 3 and I even drew a few pictures of Spain I practiced the speech a lot

On the day of my speech, I didn’t get nervous or forget 4 I was going to say However, everybody has one thing they are 5 at Some people are bad at drawing pictures 6 are bad at typing My problem is that my stories about Spanish history sounded boring

After giving my speech and showing my pictures I 7 I was going to get a bad grade

Big projects are very difficult for me to finish They 8 a lot of time, and I always 9 the day it has to be finished and the grade I’ll get

Anyway, I ended up getting an “A-” The teacher said I 10 all my classmates listen - I was talking very loudly!

1 A ready B excited C interested D worried

2 A news B information C dictionaries D papers

3 A book B story C speech D joke

4 A who B where C when D what

5 A good B bad C interesting D glad

6 A The other B Another C Others D Other

7 A thought B though C taught D brought

8 A cost B spend C pay D take

9 A worry about B think about C tell about D know about

10 A make B made C am making D has made

（四）

David is a middle school student He lived in a small 1 for fifteen years His father, Mr Hill, was a rich farmer and later on he 2 a shop in our town He bought a house here last month His 3 moved to the new house and his son began to study in our class But he had 4 friends here At first he often played by 5

His neighbour Cathy is a kind girl She has many friends She finds the boy never talks with anybody and decides to help him David 6 to stay with her and talks to her a lot Now they’re good friends

One afternoon, Cathy told David “It’ll be my sixteenth birthday tomorrow I’ll have a birthday party Will you please come”

“ 7 I’m glad to,” the boy said happily

David got home and thought of a 8 he could give to Cathy He was sorry that he 9 to ask the girl what she liked He couldn’t call her because he didn’t know her telephone 10 At that moment Mrs Hill came and asked, “What’s the matter, dear”

“What would you like if it was your sixteenth birthday, Mummy”

“Nothing,”the woman said, “I just with I were 16”

1 A town B city C village D country

2 A open B opens C opened D opening

3 A home B house C building D family

4 A a few B few C a little D little

5 A himself B him C his D he

6 A enjoy B enjoys C like D likes

7 A Well B Oh C Mm D Certainly

8 A prize B praise C present D price

9 A forgot B forget C remember D remembered

10 A code（密码） B number C place D address

（五）

The world 1 many interesting sounds Some are unpleasant to our ears while 2 are very pleasant to hear In single day you probably hear 3 sounds All sounds are different Some 4 loud, some sounds are high, others are low, some sounds are useful

5 sound we can’t talk or listen to each other The ringing of the alarm clock wakes people up The hooting（鸣笛声）of a car warns people of danger

Some sounds are harmful When planes fly low 6 the land; the very loud sounds can damage the house Very loud sound can even make people deaf

We know sound travels about one kilometer in three 7 In a thunder storm you see the lighting first and then hear the thunder This is because light travels 8 than sound

Next time you see lighting count the number of seconds before you hear the thunder

Divide this number 9 3 This will tell you 10 kilometers away the thunder storm is

1 A full of B fill with C is filled of D is filled with

2 A others B the other C another D the others

3 A hundreds of B hundred of C hundreds D hundred

4 A may B maybe C may be D can

5 A Of B With C Without D By

6 A in B on C above D over

7 A hours B days C minutes D seconds

8 A more fast B much faster C more faster D much fast

9 A in B of C by D at

10 A how much B how many C how far D how long

（六）

I have visited many places: the states of Missouri, Michigan, Florida, Wisconsin, and Washington DC But, I think Chicago in Illinois is the 1 place

When I come home from school, I see a beautiful 2 A rabbit is running in the garden, a squirrel 3 on a tree, and a robin is in the branches

In the summer it gets hot, 4 not as hot as Nanjing Autumn and spring are cool and bright I can see flocks of 5 flying south for the winter I can hear crickets（蟋蟀）in the evening, 6 during the winter of course

Today, when I come home, there are dry 7 leaves on the ground

Not 8 in the world has robins, crickets, rabbits and squirrels There’s no 9 near the equator（赤道） Every place is beautiful, but this place is 10 more beautiful

1 A biggest B nicest C coldest D must expensive

2 A car B girl C picture D dance

3 A walks B sits C talks D swims

4 A but B so C then D or

5 A tigers B planes C ducks D wild geese

6 A for B except C expect D besides

7 A falling B fell C fallen D falls

8 A anywhere B somewhere C nowhere D everywhere

9 A sun B snow C wind D animals

10 A no B even C ever D never

试题答案

阅读理解参考答案：

（一）TFFTF

（二）DCB

（三）CBCDA

（四）ABC

（五）1 Because it is shopping for the rich

2 Rollerblades

3 Sit

（六）BCDB

（七）TFTTF

完形填空参考答案

（一）BCDDA

（二）CABBD，ADCAD

（三）ABCDB，CADAB

（四）CCDBA，DDCAB

（五）DAACC，DDBCB

（六）BCBAD，BCDBB

事实胜于雄辩。Action speaks louder than words

患难朋友才是真朋友。A friend in need is a friend indeed

心胸开朗，使人长寿。A light heart lives long

条条大路通罗马。All roads lead to Rome

滚石不生苔。A rolling stone gathers no moss

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。A stitch in time saves nine

智者寡言。A wise man holds his tongue

吠犬不咬人。Barking dogs do not bite

迟做总比不做好。Better late than never

物以类聚，人以群分。Birds of a feather flock together

血浓于水。Blood is thicker than water

亡羊补牢，未为迟也。Close the barn door after the horse is gone

蛋尚未孵出先数鸡，过于乐观。Count one’s eggs before they are hatched

早睡早起，使人健康、富有而聪明。Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy

黑暗之中总有一线光明。Every cloud has a silver lining

不经一事，不长一智。Every failure one meets with adds to one’s experience

人各有偶。Every jack has his jill

得寸进尺。Give him an inch and he’ll take mile

金钱不是万能的。Gold will not buy everything

样样都要，全部失掉。Grasp all ,lose all

英雄所见略同。Great minds think alike

欲加之罪，何患无辞。He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick

诚实总是上策。Honesty is the best policy

脚踏两只船，必定落空。If you run after two hares ,you will catch neither

为无可挽回的事而忧伤是没有用的。It’s no use crying over spilt milk

三思而后行。Look before you leap

爱屋及乌。Love me ,love my dog

欲速则不达。More haste ,less speed

麻烦来找你，可别自己找麻烦。Never trouble trouble till rtouble troubles you

不劳则不获。No pains ,no gains

活到老，学到老。One is never too old to learn

萝卜白菜各有所爱。One man’s meat is another man’s poison

眼不见心不想。Out of sight ,out of mind

熟能生巧。Practice makes perfect

宁可受损失，休取不义财prefer loss to unjust gain

预防胜于治疗。Prevention is better than cure

人必自敬，而后人敬之。Respect yourself ,or no one else will respect you

冰冻三尺非一日之寒。Rome was not built in a day

眼见为实。Seeing is believing

孩子不打不成气spare the rod and spoil the child

静水流深，大智若愚。Still water runs deep

趁热打铁。Strike while the iron is hot

捷足先登。The early bird catches/gets the worm

布丁好环，不尝不知。The proof of the pudding is in the eating

一人不及两人智，三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。Two heads are better than one

入国问禁，入乡随俗。When in rome do as the Romans do

猫儿不在，鼠儿成精。大王外出，小鬼跳梁。When the cat’s away ,the mice will play

有志者事竟成。Where’s a will there is a way

有烟必有火，无风不起浪where there’s smoke,there’s fire

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