信阳2025学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测初二英语

1、   There is a tradition at my school that when Changsha High School Entrance Examination is less than a month away, students in the lower grades, from Grade 7 to Grade 8, all gather together on the ground in front of the teaching building and cheer on the Grade 9 students who are standing upstairs.1. It wasn’t until I took part in the activity in person that I understood the true meaning of it.

2. 那时我上7年级。On that special night, all the Grade 9 students stood in the hallways and looked down at the younger students below. Various cheers started to resound throughout the school, wave after wave. “Believe in yourself! You will succeed!”

Seeing everyone’s smiling face around us,3.我们想起了一句著名的格言。It’s from the American philosopher (哲学家) Henry David Thoreau, 4.“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”

Soon it will be my turn to receive blessing in this way.5. That also means we will have to say goodbye to our school. Although it will be sad, being cheered on by so many students will still be one of the brightest time of my life.

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【3】_________________________________________________________________

【4】_________________________________________________________________

【5】________________________________________________________________

2、We haven’t kept in touch with each other. I’m looking forward ________ your e-mails.

A．to receiving

B．receive

C．to send

D．accept

3、—Did you see Mr Smith when you were in France?

—No．When I________France，he________to China．

A．had arrived in；had gone

B．arrived in；has been

C．got to；had gone

D．had got to；had been

4、(2013辽宁锦州)—Could you please tell me________？

—Yes，sure．

A．if there is a bookshop near here

B．where can I buy a stamp

C．when will the next bus arrive

D．you like to eat what

5、________  going back to school, we all stay at home to study online during the outbreak of the virus.

A.Including B.Besides C.Along with D.Instead of

6、—Mike felt sad because he failed his exam yesterday.

—I’m sorry to hear that. Let’s ____.

A．cheer him on

B．cheer on him

C．cheer him up

D．cheer up him

7、_______ to some classic music before going to bed. It is of great help to relax ourselves.

A．To listen

B．Listen

C．Listens

D．Listening

8、—Why didn’t you answer me just now?

—I ________ the number of the books.

A．am counting

B．will count

C．count

D．was counting

9、(2012福建宁德)Mike was ill yesterday．He had to________his plan for the holiday．

A．draw up

B．give up

C．carry out

10、The government is taking some action to stop some businessmen from ________ the housing price.

A．raise

B．rise

C．raising

D．rising

11、—I would rather watch educational programs.

—________.

A．So do I

B．So I do

C．So would I

D．So I would

12、--Is it true that most of the students don’t believe John?

-- Yes. It’s very unkind of him to ________ stories about others.

A. put up B. set up

C. make upD. give up

13、Jim’s father said to him, “I hope you _____what I _____ you to buy.”

A. didn’t forget; told

B. not to forget; have told

C. won’t forget; have told

D. haven’t forgotten; will tell

14、A _________ consumer means someone who is concerned about protecting the environment.

A．green

B．correct

C．careful

15、In every ________ there has to be some give-and-take.

A．friendship

B．instrument

C．attention

D．blackboard

16、—These problems are too hard to . Will you give me some advice?

—There are many ways, but the most important is to have a careful plan.

A. work out   B. look out   C. hand out   D. eat out

17、— We go hiking ________ these years.

— Yes, we exercise every other four days these years, that is why we become stronger and stronger.

A.every fifth day B.every three days C.every forth day

18、--Do you know _______?

--I’m not sure. Maybe a dancer.

A. what the girl with glasses is   B. what is the girl with glasses

C. who the girl with glasses is   D. who is the girl with glasses

19、The camera is expensive I can't afford it.

A. so; that   B. such; that   C. so; as   D. too; to

20、 I your email after the meeting and see whether it's there or not.

A. will check   B. am checking

C. have checked D. checked

21、— Do you know ______ the map yesterday?

— In the bookstore on the corner.

A. where Mike bought   B. where did Mike buy

C. where will Mike buy   D. where Mike will buy

22、完成句子。

【1】在圣诞节那天将举行一个晚会。

An evening party _________ _________ _________ on Christmas.

【2】我们想知道什么时候去工作，我们已经等了很久了。

We want to know _________ _________ _________ to work. We have waited for a long time.

【3】味道多难闻啊！请把窗户关了。

_________ __________ it smells. Please close the window.

【4】老师叫我们不要愚弄别人。

Teachers asked us _________ ________ __________ ___________ on others.

【5】为了保持健康，我们要多做运动。

To _________ ________, we should do more sports.

【6】 我们应该阻止人们在山里烧东西，太危险了。

We should _________ people from __________ things in the mountain. It’s very dangerous.

【7】 因为爱，我们互相帮助。

We help each other _________ __________ love.

23、(2013黑龙江牡丹江)I saw my father________(抽烟) on the sofa when I got home．

24、   China has built more than 90,000 bridges and broken many world records since 2013. And it is now running ahead of the US, Europe and Japan in the construction(建筑) of long bridges.

China has taken 8 seats of the world's top 10 highest bridges. Beipanjiang Bridge was completed in 2016. It holds the record for the highest bridge in the world. This bridge crosses a canyon between Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. How high is it? It sits over 565 metres above the river which is as high as a 200-floor building！

As for the longest cross-sea bridge, China has kept breaking this world record, too. The country now has 6 of the world’s longest cross-sea bridges. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the world’s longest cross-sea bridge. It takes eight years(from 2009 to 2017) to complete this bridge. The 55-kilometre-long bridge aims to connect the three major cities on China’s Pearl River Delta, into a one-hour-drive economy circle.

China also surprises the world with amazing bridge design. Have you heard about Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge? It is built over a 300-metre-deep canyon in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province. The bridge has been open to the public since September 2016. This amazing bridge is now the highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world, which gives tourists an excited feeling of walking in the air.

With more bridges built around China, people of different places are getting much closer than before. We will see a richer and more colourful China thanks to the construction of wonderful bridges.

【1】What does the underlined word mean in the passage?

A.举办 B.保持 C.握住 D.抓住

【2】Which is the highest bridge in China?

A.Beipanjiang Bridge B.Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge

C.Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge D.Zhaozhou Bridge

【3】When did China finish building Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge ?

A.2013 B.2016 C.2017 D.2018

【4】Which of the following is WRONG about Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge?

A.It is built in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province.

B.The bridge hasn’t been open to the public yet.

C.It is now the highest glass-bottomed bridge in the world.

D.It can give tourists an excited feeling of walking in the air.

【5】What do we know according to the passage?

A.Eight of the world’s top 10 highest bridges are in China.

B.Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the only cross-sea bridge in China.

C.Zhangjiajie Glass Footbridge is 55 kilometers long.

D.Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the world’s longest bridge.

25、   Diabetes is caused by a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a long period of time. There are three main types of diabetes:

·Type 1 Diabetes results from the body not having enough insulin.

·Type 2 Diabetes mainly happens to those who do not have enough physical exercise, eat too much unhealthy food and get too heavy.

·Gestational Diabetes is the third main form. It appears when a woman is having a baby. She will probably get well again after the birth of the baby.

Diabetes can bring serious problems. People with diabetes, especially Type 1, will easily get thirsty and hungry, and quickly lose weight. If it is not treated, it will develop rapidly(weeks or months), and cause many long-term complications. All the complications relate to damage to blood vessels. For example, damage to the eyes. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the eyes, and results in gradual vision loss and blindness. The complications will greatly increase the risk of diabetes, by which about 75% of the deaths are caused.

According to a report from the WHO(World Health Organization) in 2015, about 415 million people have diabetes worldwide, which means 8.3% of the adults in the world have diabetes. Of all the cases, 85% to 90% are Type 2 Diabetes. That is to say, most cases of diabetes result from the unhealthy lifestyle. Diabetes doubles a person’s risk of early death. From 2012 to 2015, about1.5 to 5 million deaths each year resulted from this disease. The global economic cost of diabetes in 2014 was around 612 billion USD.

A healthy lifestyle can help prevent diabetes. Doing a lot of physical activities and having a healthy diet will help have normal body weight. Higher levels of physical activity(more than 90 minutes per day) can reduce the risk of diabetes by 28%. Healthy diet includes foods rich in whole grains and fiber, foods with good fats from nuts, vegetable oils and fish, little sugar, and less red meat.

【1】Diabetes is .

A.a serious disease B.damage to blood vessels

C.an unhealthy lifestyle D.an unusual blood sugar level

【2】According to the passage, what problem can diabetes cause?

A.A person gets too heavy. B.A person doesn’t want to eat.

C.A person becomes blind. D.A woman will not have a baby.

【3】The WHO report (2015) tells us that in the world .

A.8.3% of the people have diabetes

B.5% to 90% of the adults have Type 2 Diabetes

C.about 1.5 to 5 million people died of diabetes every year

D.the economic cost of diabetes was about 612 billion USD in 2014

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.A Report on Health B.Diabetes and Its Cause

C.How to Prevent Diabetes D.Diabetes: Harm and Prevention

26、   Programming Pain

Robots are useful and taking place of humans in some areas because they never get tired and can't feel pain. However, some researchers believe it's a good idea to program robots to feel pain.

Researchers from Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany are working to develop an artificial（人造的）robot nervous system to teach robots how to feel pain. "Pain is a system that protects us," said Johannes Kuehn, one of the researchers. "When we try to avoid the pain, it helps us not get hurt.”

Think about how many injuries you would receive if you couldn't feel pain. Even though pain hurts, it helps us avoid danger and treat our wounds. The same will be true for robots. As a great number of people work closely with robots, the robots must behave in a safer manner. Kuehn believes that by protecting robots from damage（伤害），they'll be protecting people as well. Damage,to robots if left unseen could lead to workplace accidents.

Rather than feel pain, some robots are designed to show pain or see it in others. Asada, an engineer at Osaka University in Japan, and his workmates have made sensors （传感器）that pick up many types of touch signals（信号）.These touch and pain signals can turn into emotions and expressions on a robot’s face. Asada believes that these systems could finally lead to robots seeing the pain on human faces, an important skill for robots designed to care for elderly people, for example.

Antonio Damasio, a professor at the University of Southern California, argues that programming robots with a sense of pain may cause an artificial sense of feeling to develop. But he says that this communication is not the same thing as a robot truly feeling and expressing emotions or pain. If one day, robots could actually feel as humans do, Damasio has a suggestion for the number one rule for robots: Feel good.

【1】What does the word in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A.The feeling of pain. B.The injury we receive.

C.An artificial system. D.A new kind of robot.

【2】Which is the right process to show and see the pain?

① Turn signals into expressions.

② Notice pain on human faces.

③ Make some sensors.

④ Pick up touch signals.

A.③④①② B.③①②④ C.②③①④ D.②④①③

【3】What can express Antonio Damasio's attitude（态度）about the program?

A.Hopeless B.Opposite C.Expected D.Worried

【4】The aim of programming robots to feel pain is  ________

A.to take place of humans B.to avoid human accidents

C.to control robots completely D.to serve humans better

27、Many years ago, I had my first chance to visit Russia. “Russians are a very polite people,” I had been told before my arrival. One of my friends explained that a gentleman will pour the lemonade(柠檬水) for the ladies and show other good manners.

Toward the end of my three-week trip, I was invited by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his wife Yulya out to dinner. At the end of a wonderful meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I politely declined (婉谢) and thanked her, and explained I was most satisfied（满意的） with the meal. But my mind was racing: “What should I do? Should I offer her a banana though they are as close to her as they are to me? What is the polite thing to do?”

“Would you like a banana?” I asked Yulya.

“Yes,” she smiled, but didn’t try to take any of the three bananas in the fruit basket.

“Which one would you like?” I asked again.

“That one,” she pointed at one of the bananas. So thinking about Russian politeness, I picked the banana Yulya had pointed at. Then I peeled it half way and handed it to her.  Smiles on Yulya’s and Nicolai’s faces told me I had done the right thing. After this experience, I spent much time letting the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.

However, sometime during my third trip I learned I was wrong.

“Oh no, David,” a Russian politely corrected me. “In Russia, when a man peels a banana for a lady, it means he has a romantic（浪漫的）interest in her. ” How embarrassed (尴尬) I felt.

So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. Besides, don’t be afraid to ask questions about their culture.

【1】Before his first visit to Russia, the writer learned Russian gentlemen are polite to ___.

A. foreigners B. strangers

C. friends   D. women

【2】The underlined word “peeled” in paragraph 6 means “_______”.

A. took the skin off something

B. put something back

C. made something clean

D. cut something in two

【3】Which of the following seems to be true according to the passage?

A. The writer’s third trip lasted about three weeks.

B. Russian gentlemen never peel bananas for ladies.

C. The writer tried to follow Russians’ behavior in Russia.

D. Yulya was pleased with the writer’s behavior but Nicolai wasn’t.

【4】The writer wrote the passage mainly to ______.

A. show us how polite Russian people are

B. tell us his funny experience in Russia

C. ask us to care about cultural differences

D. remind us what we should do in Russia

28、Phil is a scientist for NASA. Scientists are always asking questions. One question Phil has is:”Are Rocks on the Earth l【1】 rocks on Mars?” The first step was to collect rocks from around the world. I【2】 of collecting the rocks himself, Phil thought of a good idea. He would ask kids everywhere to s【3】 him rocks. Soon children from all over the world have sent in over 8,000 rocks. Phil and other scientists study each rock to d【4】 what minerals(矿物质) are in it. Studying rocks from the Earth is the easier part of Phil’s project. Learning about rocks on Mars is more c【5】. To do this, Phil helped c【6】 a special camera that was sent into space. It c【7】 around Mars and takes pictures of rocks there. Scientists learn a lot by c【8】 rocks from the Earth and Mars. They learn how the Earth and Mars are d【9】, and they learn how the planets are alike, too.

        Mars is the planet most like Earth. “ Studying Mars can tell us a lot about the planet and what humans have to be p【10】 for when they get there,” Phil said.

29、

Of all my heroes, Mark Zuckerberg has touched my life the most 【1】. That’s because he created my favorites 【2】networking website, Facebook. He was still a student when he created my favourite 【3】Facebook in 2004. It has made him one of the youngest billionaires ever. But he’s unbelieveable to me because he has made a 【4】to donate most of his money to charity. In 2010, Time magazine  him “ Person of the Year”.