1、初二英语第二次月考试卷 班级 姓名 学号 装 订 线 一、单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）( ) 1. Mr. Jiang, as _ elderly man, took part in the Special Games for _ elderly, and finished _ second in the race. A. a; the; theB. an; the; /C. an; an; theD. the; an; /( ) 2.Before working as a businessman, his first _ was to be a volunteer fo
2、r the 2007 Shanghai Special Olympics World Games. A. workB. taskC. jobD. duty( ) 3.We students can _ food and old clothes to the homeless people, and the teachers can _ learning skills for the poor children. A. provide; giveB. provide; offerC. offer; giveD. give; provide( ) 4.As you know, we can org
3、anize our ideas in different ways according to the type of writing. For example, when we describe a place or an object, we use _. A. Time orderB. Space orderC. General to specificD. Specific to general( ) 5.The _ boy has been in hospital for about two months. The doctor says he has a serious heart _
4、. A. sick; diseaseB. ill; illnessC. sick illnessD. ill; disease( ) 6.Mr. White says the doctors will _ on my mother, and it will _ about 200,000 yuan. A. have a check; takeB. provide an opeation; spendC. do an operation; costD. take a good care; spend( ) 7. The volunteers really provided the athlete
5、s with support. Exactly. _ they helped make the event!A What.a great successB. What great successC. How a great successD. How great success( ) 8.As a top student in our class, its good _ Jim to help us when were in need, and also good _ him to exercise for an hour every day. A. of; ofB. for; forC. f
6、or; ofD. of; for( ) 9.How many letters have you got from your online friends since last year? _. Were just chatting with each other when were free. A. NothingB. NoneC. NoD. No one( ) 10.What do you think of Jack when has save the boy from the river? I think its _ of him to do so, for the boy was in
7、great danger.A. importantB. necessaryC. braveD. honest( ) 11.Daniel _ the Party last month, and _ our activities to help people at the community center. A. joined in; took part inB. joined; joined inC. took part in; joinedD. joined in; took part in( ) 12.Look! The two brothers are arguing about what
8、 to do next.Oh, well. In fact, the _ brothers idea is _ the youngers. A. older; the same asB. elder; similar to C. elderly; as good asD. older; different from( ) 13.It was a hard time for those students because of losing the game, but they did not _ hope. A. give upB. give offC. give inD. give out(
9、) 14.Its dangerous_ a close look at the tiger in zoo. A. for us takingB. of us to takeC. of us takingD. of us to take( ) 15.After the earthquake in Sichuan, all the local governments were trying to help the _ people to rebuild (重建) their homes.A. carelessB. hopelessC. uselessD. homeless( ) 16.The pe
10、ople who are confident have more _ to make them successful.A. educationB. chancesC. excusesD. prizes( ) 17.Please speak louder. My grandfather is a little _. Sorry. I _. A. blind; doB. disabled; wontC. deaf; willD. worried; dont( ). 18. Yes. I agree. If my neighbors are busy, I can look after their
11、children for them._ like that. A. Its useful for them to do thingsB. Its wise of them to do thingsC. Its wrong of you to do thingsD. Its helpful of you to do things ( )19. -Be quiet please! Have you seen the sign No Talking?-Sorry, I _ it A. didnt notice B. havent noticed C. wont notice D. dont noti
12、ce( )20. Please keep quiet. If you make a lot of _, you may bring people trouble. A. voice B. noise C. sound D. singing二完形填空（15分）We are lucky to live in a rich country where we have many things. However, most of us usu ally 1 some things.Electricity is one thing that we waste _2_. Lights, TVs, 3 and
13、 other things are often kept on even when no one is using them. We should turn them off when we do not need them. It 4 less than a second to do it. Anyhow, not wasting electricity save money, because we do not have to 5 the electricity we do not use.The second thing that we often waste is water. Fre
14、sh water is precious(宝贵的)， 6 it shouldnt be wasted. It is only a simple matter of turning off a tap*. I am sure 7 can do this easily if he wants to. 8 big waste is food. My mother 9 cook so much food that much of it was thrown away. I told her we had wasted so much 10 . She thought I was right and n
15、ow cooks _11_ what we can eat.It is not 12 to be wasteful. I find there is a simple 13 of not wasting things. That is to use only what we 14 . Do not touch what we do not need. 15 this way we can stop being wasteful.( )1. A. use B. washC. wasteD. forget . ( )2. A. littleB. most C. fewD. least( )3. A
16、. radiosB. applesC. bikes D. doors( )4. A. bringsB. costs C. keepsD. takes ( )5. A. affordB. save C. pay forD. care for ( )6. A. thoughB. because C. so D. but ( )7. A. nobodyB. something C. everybody D. nothing( )8. A. Others B. Other C. Another D. The other ( )9. A. planned to B. used to C. was abl
17、e to D. was afraid to ( )10. A. electricityB. waterC. food D. money ( )11. A. mainlyB. onlyC. mostlyD. specially ( )12. A. rightB. fine C. bad D. necessary ( )13. A. wayB. thingC. plan D. project ( )14. A. buyB. needC. bring D. get ( )15. A. On B. In C. For D. At 三阅读理解（30分）AHave you ever noticed how
18、 busy our roads are becoming? Every year more and more cars are using them. Already in such countries as America, almost every family has a car. Many accidents happen because cars are now made to travel very fast. Also, people waste time and money every day as long lines of cars move slowly into tow
19、ns and cities. In most big towns it is very hard to find parking spaces.Wide, smooth（平的）, straight（直的） roads must be built now in place of the old and narrow roads. These roads must not pass through towns and cities. They must not be crossed by other roads.Today such roads are being built in many co
20、untries in the world. These roads have at least two lanes, one for slow-moving traffic and the other for fast-moving traffic.These roads do not pass through towns and cities, horses and bikes are not allowed on them. Accidents do not usually happen. Cars can travel hundreds of miles without having t
21、o stop.But these modern roads often cannot be built in towns and cities. Before a road in a town can be made wider, many buildings have to be pulled down.Some people feel that more car-parks should be built outside a city, then the drivers should leave their cars and catch a bus or take a taxi to th
22、eir offices.( ) 1.The writer thinks that many accidents（事故） happen because _.A. roads are old and narrow B. roads go across each otherC. people drive their cars too fast D. all of the above( ) 2.How are the new roads different from old roads?A. They have at least two lanes. B. They cross over one an
23、other.C. They have no fast cars. D. They pass through towns.( ) 3.New roads must be built because_.A. cars can not travel any longer B. people are very busyC. the old roads are too straight D. the old roads are too busy( ) 4.It is hard to build new roads in towns because_.A. horses and bikes go ther
24、e B. there are too many carsC. there are too many people D. many buildings have to be pulled down( ) 5.The passage（文章）is mainly(主要的) about_.A. the old roads B. roads of the futureC. how to build the modern roads D. roads in towns and in the countryB When you cough or sneeze, please turn your head aw
25、ay from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. Afterwards, you should say, Excuse me.” This is a rule I set for my students. It is so simple, but many kids have never been told to do this. In fact, I notice adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth
26、. I hate travelling by subway（地铁）in New York during cold and flu season, because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck. One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as
27、soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be passing those germs(病菌)along to everything and everyone they touch. In order to help the kids remember this rule, I tell them about an old story. It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body. If you dont cover your mouth, the spirits will e
28、nter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out, We say God bless you when someone sneezes, and in Germany you should say Gesundheit. That means Good health to you. Both expressions are said just in case you didnt cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body. The k
29、ids love finding out the origins（起源）of these expressions and it encourages them to put the advice to use more often.( )6. After coughing or sneezing on their hand, students are advised to_. A. say God bless you B. wash their hands as soon as possible C. go to see a doctor as soon as possible D. go home and have a good rest( )7. What does the underline word this mean? A. Dont cough or sneeze in front of people. B. Dont s
