2023北京西城初二（上）期末英语（不含听力）

13. Amy is my sister. ______ can sing very well.A. I B. You C. She D. It14. I usually start practising playing the piano ______ 8:00 pm.A. on B. for C. in D. at15. To win the football match, our team is training ________ than usual.A. hard B. harderC. hardest D. the hardest16. Speak ______ in class, and don’t be afraid of making mistakes.A. confident B. more confident C. confidently D. most confidently17. Lingling offered ______ Betty to Lao She Teahouse.A. take B. to take C. taking D. took18. While I ______ in my room, I heard a loud noise outside.A. paint B. am painting C. was painting D. will paint19. —What’s wrong, Eric?—I ______ my left foot yesterdayA. hurt B. was hurting C. hurts D. will hurt20. —What’s your plan for the coming holiday?—I ______ the National Stadium.A. visit B. am going to visit C. visited D. was visiting21. —Who is knocking on the door? Is it your brother?—It ______ be him, Mom. He’s still at work.A. can’t B. can C. must D. mustn’t22. —Jack, I’m bored. Do you want to do something together this afternoon?—______A. I think you can make it. B. We are happy you like it.C. Don’t forget to take some pictures. D. How about watching a movie with me?四、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）（一）根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的词填写在答题卡的相应位置上。Our world is facing many problems. One of the biggest is increasing population. Every year, more babies are born and people also live longer. The growing population means the growing need for ____23____, food and clean water. People also need better bus and train services. The large population brings another huge ____24____ for the world: pollution. There is so much traffic on the roads that in some cities the air is ____25____ polluted. People also produce more rubbish. In many areas, the rivers are seriously polluted and people have to walk a long way to get clean water. We must work harder to ____26____ our world against pollution.（二）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从后面各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。There was a saying about Joe when he was young. His parents said it first, and then the rest of his family said it. You may think it was a compliment (褒奖). In fact, it meant just the opposite. And they laughed when they said it, leaving Joe to feel ____27____. What they said was “Let Joe do it.” For example, if Joe was reaching out to pick up a glass, it would often end up falling to the floor, and his mother would say, “Oh no, let Joe do it.”There were other sayings, too. When he played softball with his family and he was in the perfect position (位置) to make a catch, somebody would call out, “Watch, Joe will drop it,” and sure enough, he did. If he was batting (击球) and he had an easy ball coming towards him, someone would call out, “Joe will ____28____ it,” and that’s what he did.When he got to high school Joe began to discover (发现) things could be ____29____. Some of his friends decided to form a football team and invited Joe to join them. “No, I’m no good at sports,” he said quickly. “Come on, we know how good you are at running,” his friends said.Finally, they practiced together and Joe found he was not much worse than anyone else. In their first match, Joe ____30____ himself by being the first to score a goal. He became a hero. He found that he could play quite well.As Joe grew up, he began to realize (意识到) that the words “Let Joe do it” could mean something different. That is to learn to hold a ____31____ or learn to become good at softball.Now, he doesn’t often hear people say “Let Joe do it” anymore. Those few times when he does, however, he is able to ____32____ to himself, “That’s just part of growing up.”27. A. happy B. bad C. relaxed D. tired28. A. miss B. reach C. forget D. lose29. A. interesting B. difficult C. different D. important30. A. surprised B. enjoyed C. improved D. taught31. A. meeting B. book C. card D. glass32. A. point B. smile C. turn D. cry阅读理解（共30分）五、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四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共22分，每小题2分）AHaving a hobby (爱好) makes life more meaningful. Four students are talking about their hobbies.33. Who likes writing?A. Lucy. B. Martin. C. Alice. D. Dennis.34. What can help Alice experience the world?A. Writing. B. Gardening. C. Reading. D. Playing Sudoku.35. Dennis likes playing Sudoku because ______.A. it is a fun and relaxing game B. it doesn’t cost anything to playC. it is the easiest way to express himself D. it can help him connect with his friendsBIt was a sunny weekend. Laura and Amanda were sitting on the beach, ready to take part in the sand sculpture contest（沙滩雕塑比赛）. The two sisters had been building sandcastles（沙堡）for years. They were really good at it. People often stopped to enjoy their work.“I am confident about the sand sculpture contest. Let’s try to come up with a winning idea for today. We should make something really unusual this time. How about a big fish or something like that?” said Laura.“I think we should make a sandcastle town, like we always do. Look, I collected all these shells（贝壳）for the walls of the sandcastle town,” Amanda said. She pointed at the shells of all sizes.“Come on, let’s do something different,” Laura shouted. “Think big!”“I don’t know,” Amanda said. “I think I will stick to（坚持）the sandcastle plan.” She held a lot of sand in her hands, trying to make it into a castle corner.“I’ll just make my own, then.” Laura got angry so she walked a few meters away and then started to make her own sculpture.At the end of the day, Laura gave up on her sculpture of a big fish attacking（攻击）a castle. It looked like a funny house with something silly on it. Laura wanted to make it better but she didn’t have time to improve it.Amanda had made a small castle decorated（装饰）with a lot of shells. Around it, Amanda managed to build farmland out of the sand, but she didn’t finish as she had spent most of her time making little shell animals.Looking around, Laura and Amanda realized that neither of them would win the contest. Laura’s sculpture was missing Amanda’s skillful touch, and Amanda’s castle was missing Laura’s big ideas.36. What were the two sisters good at?A. Making plans. B. Collecting shells. C. Decorating houses. D. Building sandcastles.37. What did Amanda want to make?A. A street corner. B. A sandcastle town. C. A funny house. D. A big fish on a castle.38 Why did Laura get angry?A. Because Laura hoped to make something new but Amanda didn’t want to.B. Because Laura wanted to give up the contest but Amanda didn’t agree.C. Because Amanda got help from her art teacher but Laura didn’t.D. Because Amanda finished her sculpture but Laura didn’t.39. What can we learn from the story?A. Practice makes perfect. B. It is never too late to learn.C. Two heads are better than one. D. Actions speak louder than words.CHave you ever thought about what astronauts eat when they’re in space? What would they eat if they had to travel all the way to Mars (火星) ? A lot of the food astronauts eat is processed (加工过的) because it’s simple to eat and easy to take into space. However, some vitamins (维生素) can break down if the food is stored for a long time. People may have health problems if they eat processed food every day.Growing fresh food in space might help astronauts stay healthy. It would also give them more food choices. Fresh vegetables grown on Earth have many nutrients (营养物质) that processed food do not have. However, we don’t know if vegetables grown in space are the same. Another worry is making sure that these vegetables don’t have the bacteria or fungi (细菌或真菌) that could make people sick.Luckily, we have a plant growth room called Veggie on ISS (the International Space Station). We used Veggie to find out if it’s possible to grow nutritious and safe food in space.We used Veggie to grow red lettuce (红生菜) over three years. We compared these (ISS-grown) vegetables to those grown at the same time on Earth. They were grown under the same conditions as on the ISS. We did research on the leaves and roots of all the lettuce plants. And we did not find any differences in nutrients between ISS-grown lettuce and Earth-grown produce. This means that it is possible to grow nutritious and safe food on ISS and astronauts should be able to eat vegetables grown in Veggie without worrying about getting sick.Even though our lettuce is safe to eat, we still need to work out two problems. Firstly, there are more bacteria and fungi on ISS-grown lettuce. The wet environment in Veggie is probably the reason. Secondly, there are some differences in nutrients between the vegetables we grew in different years. Plants can change with too much or too little water, but it is hard to water plants in zero gravity (零重力) . Therefore, we need to make sure that growing environments are consistent in Veggie. Then astronauts can be confident about the nutrients in their food during their long stay in space.40. The researchers grew red lettuce in Veggie to ______.A. decide what kind of food astronauts should eat in spaceB. find out how to keep astronauts safe and healthy in spaceC. check if fresh vegetables can be processed safely in spaceD. test if it’s possible to grow nutritious and safe food in space41. What can we learn from the passage?A. Earth-grown vegetables are safer and have more nutrients.B. ISS-grown lettuce of different years has different nutrients.C. Scientists wanted to understand nutrients in processed food.D. Fewer bacteria and fungi were found on ISS-grown vegetables.42. What do the underlined words “are consistent” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Stay unchanged. B. Become special. C. Stay comfortable. D. Become enjoyable.43. The last paragraph suggests that ______.A. Veggie plays an important part in astronauts’ healthy eatingB. astronauts need to keep the plant growth room dry and cleanC. researchers didn’t find out what food could be grown in spaceD. scientists need to do further research on planting food in space六、（共8分，每小题2分）阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。Traditions are important. They tell us who we are and who we are becoming. Traditions connect us to our history, present and future. When celebrating them, we feel accepted, comfortable and safe.When we were young, we all had traditions that were important to us. As we have grown older, we still celebrate many of them in new places and in different ways. But have you ever thought about creating your own traditions? It’s a fun practice and can bring you special memories! Here is how you can get started.First of all, it is OK to try different ideas. Maybe you have got an idea you love, but no one else does. It’s fine to try something else. Remember that traditions can grow, develop and change over time. When your group size or interests change, you can change your tradition accordingly (相应地) to make it happen.It’s a good idea to ask more people to create traditions together. The reason is that people will find a tradition more meaningful if they start it themselves. And there are many ways to let everyone take part. For example, you can invite people to help name the tradition or choose a date to celebrate.Finally, traditions don’t have to be big things. Find something that is important and celebrate it. Pick a favorite holiday, or season and find something that your friends or family like and do it. You don’t have to start traditions on holidays, either. Just pick a restaurant to eat at every year on birthdays or go to the same place seasonally. Pick a night of the week and make it family night. Play a game, watch a movie or take a walk in a park, whatever works for your family. The most important thing is to find something that is meaningful and that people like.Remember that the more joyous or fun a tradition is, the more likely your family and friends will want to keep it. Your traditions are just that—yours.44. What connects us to our history, present and future?___________________________45. Is it OK to try different ideas when creating traditions?___________________________46. Why is it a good idea to ask more people to create traditions together?___________________________47. What is the passage mainly about?___________________________书面表达（共20分）七、根据句意和音标填写单词。（共4分，每小题1分）48. Tom is very ________ [breɪv] to tell me the truth.49. We’re going to the park to ______ /skeɪt/. There’s thick ice on the lake.50. A strong wind was blowing from the ______ (west).51. I’ve put your dinner in the oven (烤箱) to keep it ______ [wɔːm].八、根据中文意思和英文提示词语写出句子。（共6分，每小题2分）52. 春季是去我家乡游览的最佳时间。(visit my hometown)___________________________53. 昨晚九点的时候，我正在看足球赛。(watch a football match)___________________________54. 她太小了，不能独自待在家里。(stay at home alone)___________________________九、文段表达（10分）55. 请根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于40词文段写作。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。假如你是初二学生李华，你的英国朋友Chris来信想要了解中国的春节文化习俗，请你根据下面的提示问题，给他回信。提示词语：January or February, wear in red, do cleaning, break, good luck, important提示问题：● When do you usually celebrate Spring Festival?● What should and shouldn’t you do during Spring Festival and why?● What do you think of Spring Festival customs?十、阅读表达（共10分，每小题5分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。The Woodcutter’s GiftOne night, a strong thunderstorm knocked down the big tree in the town square. After the storm, all the neighbors, who hardly spoke to each other, crowded around the tree.“That ugly tree is dead,” said the house painter. “Let’s clear it.”“Don’t clear it,” the woodcutter said, “The beauty of it is not on the outside but on the inside. It could belong (属于) to everyone.”“How?”The woodcutter smiled, “It’s a surprise.”Neighbors went curious (好奇的). They watched him work every day until the night came.Finally, he finished.Everyone crowded outside his house. The woodshed door opened.“I made a zoo for the children to enjoy,” the woodcutter said proudly. Life-sized wooden animals stood before them.“Wow!” the children shouted with excitement. A giraffe, a zebra, a lion, a tiger and a turtle!Even the painter couldn’t believe his eyes.“These animals still need a coat of paint,” the woodcutter said.“Can we paint them?” the children begged (祈求).“Of course,” he said, “as soon as I get some paint.”“Wait. We’ll get the paint,” said the neighbors, rushing home. They returned with the paint and paintbrushes.Everyone crowded in the square to paint the animals. When they finally finished, they talked and laughed in front of the orange giraffe, the pink turtle and the zebra in yellow and purple.“I couldn’t have done a better job,” said the woodcutter, smiling.To celebrate, the townspeople had a big party in the square.Some days later, some men came to the woodcutter. The curious neighbors crowded outside his house again.“These gentlemen want to buy the zoo for the museum,” the woodcutter said.Everyone was quiet. Then a little boy asked sadly, “Does that mean we’ll lose our zoo?”The woodcutter looked at the crowd. “Look at how our zoo has brought us all together. The zoo belongs here.”“It’s not for sale. But I will donate(捐赠) one piece.” All the people cheered. “Thank you for your gift. It’s more than a zoo for us!” They celebrated. They danced.56. What did the woodcutter bring to the townspeople?____________________________________________________________________57. If you were the woodcutter, what would you do with the zoo? And why?____________________________________________________________________protect space problem heavilyWriting is my hobby. I love the way my pen hits the paper. I love the way the words come together when I write. I often tell stories and write them down. I want to describe what I see and how I feel. I think it’s the easiest way to express (表达) myself.MartinMy hobby is gardening. I began to grow flowers a few years ago. Now I even start growing fruit and vegetables in the back garden. Growing food can help me eat more healthily. I can put my homegrown tomatoes in my salad for dinner. LucyLibraries don’t cost anything to enter. There are lots of books inside just waiting for me to start reading. Reading helps me improve my understanding of languages and build my vocabulary. It also helps me experience the world. I love reading!AliceSudoku (数独) is a kind of exercise to help our brain (大脑) stay healthy. It is one of the most popular brain training games online. I love playing Sudoku because it is a fun and relaxing game that can help me exercise my brain and pass the time.DennisDear Chris,I’m glad to hear that you are interested in learning about Spring Festival customs. I’m writing to tell you about some of them.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________