苏州市初二基础学科调研测试

                  英   语                      2013．1

     本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分100分；考试时间100分钟。注意：请将所有答案写在答题纸相应的位置上。

第Ⅰ卷(三大题，共60分)

  一、听力选择(满分15分)

    (请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷

  上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案填写到答题纸上。)

  A)对话理解(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

    听下面10段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

  最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。

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 5．What do we know about the boy?

    A．He is good at all the subjects．

    B．He is very good at science．

C．He is not good at science．

6．When will Jim leave?

    A．5：50．         B．6：15．        C．6：50．

7．Who’s answering the phone?

    A．Windy．         B．Jenny．         C．Steve．

8．What are the speakers talking about?

    A．A film．         B．A book．        C．A game．

9．What does the woman mean?

    A．Jacky should change a bus．

    B．Jacky always gets up early．

    C．Jacky was telling a lie again。

10．What is the boy going to do first?

    A．Work on the computer．    B．Watch TV．       C．Clean his room。

B)短文理解(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

    听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

  项。短文读两遍。

11．Where is Helen from?

    A．England．    B．America。    C．Japan。

12．What subject is Helen interested in?

    A．Chinese．    B．Maths。    C．History．

13．When will Helen visit China?

    A．This June．    B．This July．    C．This August．．

14．How will Helen go to Beijing?

    A．By plane．     B．By ship。    C．By train．

15．Why does Helen like New York best?

    A．Because it’s both big and modem．

    B．Because it’s both old and beautiful．

    C．Because it's both modem and beautiful

二、英语知识应用  (共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分)

A)单项选择(共1 5小题；每小题1分，满分1 5分)j

    从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出．，可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

16．It’s good to have_______sleep after_____lunch every day．

    A．a；／        B．a；the      C．the；a         D．the；／

17．Many people like to enjoy_______in the sunshine on Sundays．

A．ourselves    B．themselves    C．himself       D．myself

18．The project is designed to provide young people________work．

    A．for          B．at           C．with          D．by

19．Some animals can even see things_________in the dark。

    A．quietly       B．carefully     C．badly         D．clearly

20．一Did your parents like the movie?

  一Morn hated it，_______Dad thought it was good．

    A．and    B．but    C．so     D．or

21．一How was the weather there yesterday?

  一The fog was so_______that we couldn’t drive．

    A．thick    B．thin    C．dirty     D．dark

22．一Judy, I guess you are only twenty—five years old，is that true?

  一Oh，it's a______．

   A．reason     B．pity    C．problem     D．secret

23．We should cut down________trees to help protect the environment．

   A．fewer    B．more    C．some    D．less

24．Studying in groups is necessary______you want to do well in school．

   A．while    B．until    C．if       D．though

25．Many people lost their lives in the big fire，but Linda_______．

   A．klled    B．survived    C．died     D．saved

26．一I called you this morning，but nobody answered it。

  一Oh，we_______some running in the park。

   A．are doing    B．were doing    C．will do    D．did

27．We should learn to_______ourselves when we are away from home．

   A．1ook at    B．1ook for    C．1ook up     D．1ook after

28．一Would you like to go to help the sick kids this Sunday?

    —________I’ll be free then。

   A．Sorry,I can’t    B．Not at all    C．Never mind    D．Sure, I’d love to

29．When the children heard the big sound，they looked at each other________．

   A．in fear      B．in trouble    C．in danger       D．in need

30．She decided________her mother all about it that evening．

   A．tell         B．telling       C．to tel1       D．told

  B)完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

    先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出  可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

    If you want your life to stand for peace and kindness，it’s helpful to do kind，peaceful  things．

    We live in the country near San Francisco．It is a very beautiful place．But people throw(扔)

  litter out of their  31  when they are driving on the roads．I think that will  32  the beauty．

    I  33  pick up litter near our house with my two children．My daughters often say to me  in a happy voice，“There’s some litter, Daddy． 34  the car．”And then we will pull the car  over and pick it up．It may seem strange，but we  35  it．We pick up litter in parks，on  sidewalks(人行道)，almost  36 ．

    Once I saw a stranger picking up litter like US。He smiled at me and said，“I  37  you  do it，and it seemed like a good idea．”

    Picking up litter is only one of the things we can do to  38  others．You can do other  things like holding a door open for people or visiting lonely elderly people in nursing  homes(养老院)．Things like these are  39  but helpful．

    These little acts of kindness can help you know how  40  it feels to be kind and  helpful．

  31．A．houses     B．rooms        C．windows        D．buildings

  32．A．destroy     B．help          C．attack          D．protect

  33．A．never       B．seldom       C．often           D．sometimes

  34．A．Drive       B．Find         C．Move           D．Stop

  35．A．dislike      B．enjoy         C．admire          D．keep

  36．A．anywhere    B．nowhere       C．inside          D．outside

  37．A．made        B．believed      C．thought         D．saw

  38．A．encourage     B．help         C．follow          D．tell

  39．A．interesting     B．dangerous    C．difficult         D．small

  40．A．sorry         B．sad          C．good           D．nervous

  三、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

    阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并将选

  项填写在答题纸相应的位置上。

A

    Could you be a genius(天才)like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think．Reading is a  good idea，but it is not enough。Einstein’s advice is to use your brain more．Here are some tips：

    ●Ask．When you look at new things，ask why they are new or different．Ask questions．

    Ask yourself and ask others．Keep thinking until you find the answer．

    ●Draw．Einstein thought in pictures．Sometimes，it helps to draw problems and ideas．

    ●Read．Try to read new things．Read books from different parts of the library．After you

    read，think about the ideas you have lea．reed．Are they different from what you thought?。

● Relax．Many ideas come when you are relaxed．Take some time to relax(放松)yourself

    in the ways like taking a walk in a park，going to a concert or a museum．

    ●Write．Keep a diary．Write down your questions and ideas．Write down new ideas after

    you read．

    ●Share．Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．Sometimes，a friend call

    help you find the answer to a problem．

    ●Be brave．Do not let other people say your ideas are silly(愚蠢的)。Explain yourself．Let

    other people explain why they think you are wrong．Then decide．

41．How many tips are there in this passage?

    A．Five        B．Six       C．Seven      D．Eight

42．What can we do to relax ourselves from the passage?

    A．Keeping a diary．         B．Asking questions。

    C．Taking a walk．           D．Reading new things．

43．Einstein suggested we should________if other people say our ideas are silly．

    A．discuss the ideas with others．    B．draw problems and ideas

    C．go to a museum with others       D．write down your ideas

44．Einstein of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    A．A genius needs to learn and think。

    B．We should find the answers all by ourselves

    C．Einstein’s advice is to use our brain more

    D．Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas．

B

    The price office changes during the year．

    It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes，then they can sell their rice when the price is high．But it was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month．

    Last year, the price of rice was very low in November．This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice．November, December, and January were all bad months．The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April．July and August were also good times to sell rice．

Between August and November, the price of rice were down every month．During other parts of the year, the price went up and down．

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45．The price of rice was the highest in________last year．

    A．January        B．April     C．July         D．November

46．The price office was the same in_________．

    A．April and May          B．February and December

    C．July and August         D．March and September

47．Which might be the best title of the reading?

    A．Farmers and Rice       B．Buying and Selling Rice

    C．High Price of Rice      D．Changes in Price of Rice

C

    When school was over for Christmas，Pedro and Emmett talked about Santa Claus．Emmett said that he tried to be good and wanted a toy car．Pedro said that if he wanted Santa Claus to bring him his favorite toys，he needed to pray really loud，so Mama, Daddy and Grandma could hear him．

    Christmas morning arrived and there was a new bicycle just as Pedro wanted．Also there was some fruit and a toy car．Pedro couldn’t wait to go to Emmett’s house to show him．

    “Pedro，Santa Claus didn’t come．Either I've been bad，or he ran out of toys”Emmett said．Pedro could see the tears(眼泪)in his eyes．Pedro without thinking，said，“Emmett，Santa came．He thought you were spending the night with me，and he left your toy Car at my house．I was just bringing it to you．”

    Emmett smiled happily．He hugged(拥抱)Pedro，and Pedro hugged back．At nine years old，at that moment，Pedro once again learned there really was a Santa Claus．

    On the way home，Pedro kept thinking，“P1ease Mama，don't be angry．”And she wasn't after he told her what he did．

    Pedro learned that with love，everyone could be Santa Claus for anyone．

48．Emmett got the toy car as a present from________．

    A．his mother    B．his friend    C．Santa Claus      D．his Grandma

49．The word“pray”perhaps means_________．

    A．祈祷        B．思考        C．弹奏           D．唱歌

50．This story mainly tells us___________．

    A．Santa Claus only gives presents to good boys

    B．Pedro is a very kind and helpful boy

    C．Emmett is not good enough to get a toy car

    D．everyone can be Santa Claus with love

第Ⅱ卷(四大题，共40分)

四、单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分1 0分)

    根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在答题纸标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词白

  确形式。每空只写一词。

  51．I'd like two   ▲   (票)to Berlin．

  52．Emma dropped the bowl and it   ▲   (碎了)。

  53．When will you   ▲   (返回)to Beijing，Alan?

  54．No one knows what will happen in the   ▲   (将来)

  55．I was    ▲   (想知道)if I could borrow your car．

  56．They showed us a    ▲   (模型)of the building。

  57．Is it   ▲   (可能的)to finish the work in an hour?

  58．I can’t go on Thursday．Can we meet on Friday   ▲   (代替)?

  59．They have five lessons every day and each lesson   ▲   (持续)an hour．

  60．I'd like to do more reading，but I'm not   ▲   (能够)to find the time．

  五、连词成句(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

    将下列单词连接成句，并写在答题纸标有题号的横线上。

  61．be  tonight  on  what  TV  will

  62．his  angrier  words  these  mother  made：

  63．1eaves  at  the  tomorrow  train  six  morning

  64．young  grams  a  weigh  the  only  few  birds

  65．time  most  life  was  it  exciting  of  my  the

  六、句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

    将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题纸标有题号的横线上。

  66．白天变得越来越长了。

  67．你的想法与我的相同吗?

  68．什么让你这么高兴，Max?

  69．如果你不努力，没人能帮得了你。

70．由于这场洪水，许多人失去了家。

七、书面表达(共1题；满分15分)

    地震虽难以预测，但可以通过了解防震知识学会自我保护。请你根据以下要点，以

How to protect ourselves in an earthquake为题，为校园英语专栏写一篇英语小短文。

    内容要点：

    1．保持镇静，非常重要；

    2．如在室内，快到室外；

    3．如在室外，去开阔地；

    4．如果被困，内容自拟。

注意：1．词数80左右；

      2．短文的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；

      3．短文须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使其连贯、通顺；

      4．短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

How to protect ourselves in an earthquake

Do you know what we should do if an earthquake happens? I have some ways to help  protect ourselves．

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If we follow these steps, we might be saved in an earthquake．