英语房山区届初二下期末英语试题及答案.docx

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英语房山区届初二下期末英语试题及答案

房山区2019-2020学年第二学期期末初二年级

英语试卷

一、单项填空（共6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．（.5分）Mybrotherspendsallhissparetimeonhiscomputer．I'mworriedabout______．（　　）

A．himB．herC．themD．you

2．（.5分）Herfatherisadoctor．Heworks_______ahospital．（　　）

A．onB．ofC．toD．in

3．（.5分）Jasonwasillyesterday，________hedidn'tgotoschool．（　　）

A．orB．butC．forD．so

4．（.5分）﹣MustIreturnthisbooktomorrow？

﹣No，you________．Youcankeepituntilnextweek．（　　）

A．can'tB．mustn'tC．needn'tD．shouldn't

5．（.5分）﹣_______didittakeyoutofinishyourhomeworkyesterday？

﹣Abouttwohours．（　　）

A．HowlongB．HowfarC．HowoftenD．Howmuch

6．（.5分）﹣Howdoyoulikephysics？

﹣﹣Ithinkit'salittle______thanmath．（　　）

A．easyB．easier

C．easiestD．theeasiest

7．（.5分）WhenIvisitedAnnayesterdayafternoon，she______thepiano．（　　）

A．playedB．plays

C．wasplayingD．willplay

8．（.5分）Mike______footballwithhisfriendseveryweekend．（　　）

A．playsB．playedC．isplayingD．hasplayed

9．（.5分）﹣Lily，whatisyourmumdoing？

﹣She___________flowersinthegardennow．（　　）

A．wateredB．waters

C．willwaterD．iswatering

10．（.5分）﹣WhatdidyoudolastSunday，Bill？

﹣I__________mygrandparentswithmysister．（　　）

A．visitB．visited

C．willvisitD．wasvisiting

11．（.5分）Aliceismyclassmate．She_______inourschoolsince2017．（　　）

A．studiesB．studied

C．hasstudiedD．isstudying

12．（.5分）﹣Mary，couldyoutellme___________？

﹣Sure，nextweek．（　　）

A．whenwillMr．Browncomeback

B．whenMr．Brownwillcomeback

C．whendidMr．Browncomeback

D．whenMr．Browncameback

二、完形填空（共8分，每小题8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．

13．（8分）

AMusicalAstronaut

BrendaBongoswasahappy，artisticgirl．Shehadonebigdream﹣﹣toplaythedrumsinaband．Butonebigproblemlayinherway．Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband，Brendahadto

（1）　　alot，butshelivednext﹣doortoalotofoldpeople．Manyofthemweresick．Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallymakethem

（2）　　．So，shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces：

abasement（地下室），akitchen，andeveninashower．However，therewasalwayssomeoneitwouldannoy（打扰）．Topracticeasmuchasshecould，Brendaspentmostofhertimeplayingonbooksandboxes，andlookingfornewplacestopractice．

Oneday，whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV，she（3）　　thatsoundcannottravelinspace，becausethere'snoair．Atthatmoment，BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut．

Withthehelpofalotoftime，booksandwork，Brenda（4）　　aspacebubble．Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedout（吸出）alltheairinside．Onlyasetofdrumsandachairwouldbe（5）　　insidethebubble．Brendaalsomadeherselfaspacesuit．Sheputonthesuit，enteredthebubble，turnedonthe（6）　　，andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild．

SoonBrendaBongosbecameveryfamous．Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble．Thenshecameoutofthebubbleandstartedgivingconcerts．Asherfame（名气）spread（7）　　，thegovernmentsuggestedthatsheshouldbepartofaspecialspacejourney．

Finally，Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut，andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstdreamofplayingdrumsinaband．

Yearslater，whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis，shethoughtforamoment，andsaid：

"Ifthoseoldpeoplenext﹣doorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtome，Iwouldn'thavefounda（an）（8）　　，andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened．"Inthefaceofdifficulties，Brendashowedherkindness，sheworkedhardandneverstoppedtrying．

（1）A．practice

B．learn

C．talk

D．smile

（2）A．unreal

B．unfriendly

C．uncomfortable

D．unlucky

（3）A．hoped

B．thought

C．guessed

D．heard

（4）A．drew

B．built

C．bought

D．found

（5）A．sold

B．changed

C．left

D．remembered

（6）A．machine

B．computer

C．light

D．screen

（7）A．slowly

B．widely

C．quietly

D．secretly

（8）A．introduction

B．invention

C．explanation

D．solution

三、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6分）

14．（6分）

InterestingFestivalsintheWorld

Tuna（金枪鱼）ThrowingFestival一Australia

TheTunaFestivalcelebratesagoodfishingharvest．ItisonJanuary26inPortLincoln，EyrePeninsula．Themostexcitingpartofthefestivalisaspecialcompetition﹣thetunathrowing．Itattractsalotoflocalpeopleandtouriststotakepartinandwatch．

LondonPillowFight﹣England

LondonPillowFighthappensonthefirstSaturdayinApril．Itisagoodwaytodealwiththepressure（压力）．SoladiesandgentlemeninLondonareturningtopillowfightstorelievetheirstress（减压）．Oncethefightbegins，thepressureisgone

OttawaWinterlude（冰雪节）﹣﹣Canada

Winterludeisafestivalthatcelebrateswinter．ItusuallystartsinFebruaryandlastsforthreeweekends．Winterludeisaverylargefestivalofoutdooractivitiesincludingpublicskating，musicconcerts，largesticeplayground，andsoon．

WhiteSquirrel（松鼠）Festival﹣America

WhiteSquirrelFestivalusuallycomesinMayinBrevard．It'safestivalforsomespecialwildanimals，thewhitesquirrels．Thisfunstreetfestivalisaperfectwaytoexperiencetwo﹣and﹣a﹣halfdaysoflivemusic．Bestofall，it'sFREE．

（1）WhenisTunaThrowingFestival？

A．InJanuary．

B．InApril．

C．InFebruary．

D．InMay．

（2）Whichfestivalcanhelppeopledealwiththepressure？

A．OttawaWinterlude

B．TunaThrowingFestival

C．LondonPillowFight

D．WhiteSquirrelFestival

（3）Wherewillyougoifyouwanttoexperiencepublicskating？

A．Canada

B．England

C．Australia

D．America

15．（6分）I'magirl，Rosie．Racingonthe1，500﹣metertrack（跑道），I'msotired．Iwanttostopbutavoiceisrepeatinginmyhead，"Nooneknowswhattheresultwillbe．Everythingisstillpossible．"Today，Ihave

tofightwithmyself．

Nineyearsago，whenIwasa6﹣year﹣oldgirl，mymothertookmeonatrip．Wewenttothefootofahighmountainwhichshetoldmethatwewouldclimb．Ihadneverdonethisbeforeandthethoughtofitmademeveryhappy．

Atthebeginning，Iwassoexcited，andclimbedfast．Buthalfanhourlater，whenIwasthirstyandtired，Ijuststoppedandsatontheground，completelysilent．Mymomcameandsatnexttome．

Shesaid，"Getupandgoon!

"

Crying，Ialmostshouted，"Never!

It'stootiringandIamthirsty．Iwanttogobackhomenow．"

Patientlysheexplained，"Listen，mydear．Ifyoutryyourbest，anythingispossible．Ifyoudon'ttry，yourdreamwillnevercometrue．Youwillneverknowhowbeautifulthesights（风景）lookunlessyoureachthetopofthemountain．"

Hearingherwords，Istoppedcryingandstartedtoclimbagain．FinallyIdidreachthetopofthemountainandenjoyedthefantasticview．

TodayI'montheracingtrack．I'mgoingtokeeprunningbecauseIknowit'salwaysvaluable．AndintheendImadeit﹣﹣Igotthroughthefinishline．

AlthoughitwasreallydifficultandIdidnotwin，Ididfinishit．"Neverstopfightinguntilyouarriveatyourdestined（命定的）place．"

（1）WhydidRosiewanttostoprunningatfirst？

A．Becauseshewassad．

B．Becauseshewasthirsty．

C．Becauseshewastired．

D．Becauseshewasexcited．

（2）WhatdidhermotherdowhenRosiewantedtogiveupduringthetrip？

A．Sheshoutedather．

B．Sheexplainedtoherpatiently．

C．Shefoughtwithher．

D．Shewassilentandwentonclimbing．

（3）WhatcanwelearnfromRosie'sexperience？

A．Weshouldkeeprunningeveryday．

B．Weshouldkeepfightinguntilweachieveourgoals．

C．Whenweclimbmountains，weshouldtrytoclimbfast．

D．Whenweareontheracingtrack，winningisthemostimportant．

16．（8分）Ifyouhaveeverhadacat，orhavewatchedoneofthemanyfunnycatvideosonline，you'llknowthatcatshaveamindoftheirown．Alotofthethingstheydoarehardtounderstand﹣theyliketoclimbuptallfurniture，fitthemselvesinsmallspacesandattack（攻击）smallobjectsfornoreasonatall．

Nowscientistshavemanagedtoworkoutwhatexactlyisgoingoninthebrainsofourlittlefriends．AccordingtoTonyBuffington，aprofessoratOhioStateUniversityintheUS，cats'strangebehavior（行为）largelycomesfromtheirwayoflifebackinthewild．"Catstodaystillhavemanyofthesamenaturalabilitiesthatallowedthemtoliveinthewildformillionsofyears．"hesaidinaTEDTalk．"Tothem，ourhomesaretheirjungles（丛林）．'

Cats'bodiesandgreatbalancing（平衡）abilitiesallowthemtoclimbtohighplacestobetterlookattheenvironment．Eventhoughtheydon'thavetohunt（猎食）anymoreinhumanhouses，theystillkeeptheoldhabitofobservingthelivingroomfrom，forexample，thetopofthefridge．

Cats'huntingabilitiesalsomakethemattacksmallthingslikekeysandUSBdrives．

Inthewild，theyhuntwhatevertheycangetforfood，andmostoftheanimalstheykillaresmall．However，acatcanalsobeprey．Thisexplainswhytheyliketostayinsmallspaceslikedrawersorwashingmachines﹣theyarehiding，ortheythinktheyarehiding，frommoredangerousanimals．Thisisalsowhycatspreferacleanbox：

adirtyonewithanunpleasantsmellcouldeasilyshowenemieswheretheyare．

Knowinghowcats'mindsworkisnotonlyusefulforbetterunderstandingthem，itmayalsohelpcats'ownerstobettermeetcats'needs．Forexample，ownerscouldtrytomakeclimbingeasierforcatsbymovingtheirfurniturearound．Theycouldalsouse"foodpuzzles"tomakeeatingfeelmorelikehuntinginsteadofjustgivingfoodtothecats．

（1）Accordingtothepassage，TonyBuffingtonagreesthat　　．

A．cats'strangebehaviorishardforpeopletounderstand

B．catsaremoreusedtolivinginthewildthaninhumans'homes

C．cats'naturalabilitiesarestillhelpfultomakethemgetfoodtoday

D．catsactstrangelymainlybecauseoftheir