初二年级英语学科第一次独立练习

命题人：李晓娜 使用时间：2008年3月9日 I. 单项选择20%

1. ----Thank you for the lovely party and delicious food. ----________ .

A. No thanks. B. Never mind. C. All right. D. My pleasure.

2．I prefer with a pen rather than on the computer，because I type so slowly．

A．write；type B．write；to type C．to write；type D．to write；to type

3. ______the students in our class is 50 and ______them study hard

A. The number of; the number of B. A number of ; the number of C. A number of ; a number of D. The number of ; a number of 4. Did you find impossible for him to tell the truth? A. this B. it C. that D. what 5. There used to be a small river near our school, ________? A. didn?t it B. did there C. usedn?t it D. didn?t there 6.____ it is hard work, I enjoy it.

A. If B. because C. Even though D. When

7．Is this factory the foreign investors are going to visit next month？ A．the one B．that C．where D．which

8．He was about to tell me the secret ___ someone patted him on the shoulder． A． as B． until C． while D． when 9. His plan was such a good one ____ we all agreed to accept it. A. so B. and C. that D. as 10. There are two buildings ____stands nearly a hundred feet high.

A. the larger B. the larger of them C. the larger one that D. the larger of which 11. －How do you like our restaurant? －I couldn?t have found a ________ one. A. good B. better C. best D. fine

12．Alien had to call a taxi because the box was _____ to carry all the way home． A． much too heavy B． too much heavy C． heavy too much D． too heavy much 13. Great changes ________ in the city since 1979. A. have taken place B. happened

C. took place D. have happened

14. ____ is certain, people?s living conditions in China have improved a lot these years.

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A. It B. As C. what D. Which 15. He is not at home all day. Where do you think_______?

A. he has gone B. did he go C. has he gone D. he did gone 16.---What else did you do _______ sending e-mails? ---I watched a TV series on CCTV-1.

A. except that B. except C. except for D. besides

17. Wang Hong, _______ I went to the concert yesterday evening, enjoyed herself very much. A. who B. whom C. with whom D. by whom 18. Ask the salesman ________.

A. how much does it cost B. how much it costs C. how much did it cost D. it cost how much

19.Pandas usually _____ in the south and southeast of China. There aren't many pandas _____ in the world today.

A. live; living B. alive; living C. living; live D. live; alive 20. ---Did you send the letter for me? ---I?m sorry, I it.

A. forget to post B. forgot to post C. forget posting D. forgot posting II. 完形填空20%

The police received a report that six men had stopped a truck and robbed the driver. It was 21 some goods and two bags __22___ of something very important. The six men had gone 23 the police arrived. After 24 for three hours the 25 found 26 near the river. The driver was 27 on a bag in the truck and his 28 were tied 29 his back. The robbers had put a 30 into his mouth so that he couldn?t shout. The police got into the back of the truck and freed the 31 . They asked him 32 had happened.

“I was stopped soon 33 I left the bank,” the driver explained, “Six men stopped my truck and made me 34 to the river. One of them said if I shouted, they

would 35 me. When I got 36 the river, they tied me up. They 37 me into the 38 of the truck, there 39 two bags in it and they took 40 of them.” “How much money did the bag contain?” a police officer asked.”

“It didn?t contain any money at all,” the driver laughed, “It was full of letters. This one contains all the money, I have been sitting on it for three hours!” 21.A. carrying B. getting C. taking D. bringing 22. A. full B. fill C. fell D. fall 23. A. after B. since C. when D. as soon as 24. A. waiting B. searching C. asking D. to look 25. A. driver B. robbers C. banker D. police

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26. A. him B. himself C. it D. itself 27.A. sleeping B resting C. sitting D. dying 28. A. feet B. hands C. ears D. shoulders 29. A. after B. before C. behind D. are 30.A. towel B. shoe C. gun D. hand 31.A. men B. driver C. police D. goods 32.A. what B. that C. which D. whether 33.A. during B. before C. after D. till 34.A. drive B. to drive C. drove D. driven 35.A. kiss B. kill C. help D. hide 36.A. nearly B. nearby C. close D. near 37.A. threw B. throwing C. to throw D. throw 38.A. light B windows C. front D. back 39.A. were B. was C. are D. is 40.A. both B.one C. none D. neither IV. 阅读理解20%

A

(Four students are talking about the future after class.)

Deng Yu: In 2050, China will be richer than it is now. Beijing will be getting ready for the 40th Olympic Games in 2052. We will see the blue and clear sky and smell the fresh air. There will be more pandas (熊猫) living happily in China. I believe that 2050 will be the year of China.

Liu Yuan: A holiday to the moon will no longer be a dream. We can also travel far to other planets and talk with the spacemen. We might also eat something like pills (药丸) instead of today's meals. Everyone will enjoy a longer life.

Sun Wei: Robots will be very popular. They will do what people don't want to do. We'll build new homes on other planets. By then, I?ll be sixty years old. Maybe we will have an exciting talk in my new home on another planet!

Zhang Lan: By the year of 2050, cloning (克隆) will be used in many ways. It will bring back animals which disappeared (消失) many years ago. There will be no pollution. The whole world will be one big family. There will be no wars. As time passes, we'll live a much easier and better life.

41. ______ thinks that people can spend their holidays on the moon in the future. A. Dang Yu B. Zhang Lan C. Sun Wei D. Liu Yuan 42.What does Zhang Lan think will happen in the future? A. People will live in a world without wars.

B. Robots will do the things that people don't want to do. C. People can talk with the spacemen.

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D. There will be more pandas living happily in China. 43. From the talk, we can know that ______. A. people are still polluting the earth today

B. the 50th Olympic Games will take place in 2052 C. we will have the same food in 2050 as we do now

D. all the people will move to another planet in the future B

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don?t know them as well as their friends do．In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．

It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends． Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children?s growing up, because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to tell their family members．

However, parents often try to choose their children?s friends for them． Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends?

Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don?t like? Your answers are welcome．

44． Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better． A．friends B． brothers C． sisters D． parents

45． When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents, they usually____． A．stay alone at home B． fight with their parents

C．discuss it with their friends D． go to their brothers and sisters for help 46． Which of the following is the writer?s attitude(态度)? A．Parents should choose friends for their children． B．Children should choose everything they like． C．Parents should understand their children better． D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help．

C

Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol (酒精) in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you.

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