初二级上学期英语第四-五单元测验问卷
满分：100分，时间：40分钟
一、单项选择（1*15）
1. _____ people come to visit the Shanghai Museum every day. A. Five thousand of B. Five thousands of C. Five thousands D. Thousands of 2. Her mother ______ her _______ home late night. A. not allow, going B. not allows, go C. doesn’t allow, to go D. doesn’t allow, going 3. This kind of apples taste ______ that one. A. so big as B. as bad than C. bad than D. worse than 4. The new swimming pool is ______ the old one. A. so big as B. as bigger as C. big than D. as big as 5. They ______ around Guangzhou next week. A. tour B. will tour C. toured D. has toured 6. Anna studies English very ______ and her English is ______ in her class. A. careful; good B. carefully; well C. careful; best D. carefully; the best 7. —Have you got my present ______ ? —Yes, I have ______ got it. A. yet, yet B. already, yet C. yet, already D. already, already 8. —Our country ______ a lot so far. —Yes, I hope it will be even ______ . A. has changed; well B. changed; good C. has changed; better D. changed; better 9. —______ you______ your homework? —Yes. I ______ it a moment ago. A. Did, do; finished B. Have, done; have finished C. Have, done; finished D. Have, do; finished 10. The dress is dirty. Please give me ______ one. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 11. I am very busy now, because I have ______ things to do. A. lots B. lots of C. a lot D. lot of 12. I am very sleepy. I tired ______ my eyes open, but i couldn’t A. keeping B. having kept C. to have kept D. to keep 13. I have ______ all day ______ for you. A. spend, look B. spend, looking C. spent, looking D. spent, look 14. If you want to ______ an ______, you need to study hard from now on. A. invent, invent B. invent, invention C. invention, invent D. invention, invention 15. She never imagined ______ this competition. A. to winning B. win C. winning D. won 二、语法选择（1*15）
I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English. So far I have already made ___16___ friends and had some traditional English food there. But after ___17___ three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes, I thought none could be ___18___ than Chinese food, especially（尤其）my favourite - huo guo. ___19___ can’t imagine how excited I was ___20___ I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students.
On ___21___ way to the canteen. I seemed to smell huo guo in the air.
When I went into the room ___22___. I didn’t ___23___ huo guo. Where was it? With many questions in my head, I sat ___24___ to have the free meal. After talking with an English girl, I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different ___25___ hotpot. Chinese huo guo is written in two words-hot pot; and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.
Hotpot is made from mutton and onion（洋葱）with ___26___ potatoes on the top. people put ___27___ in a heavy pot on a low heat all day. It ___28___ very little effort to prepare. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it’s easy ___29___ for a large number of people and is not expensive.
Hotpot doesn’t taste bad. ___30___ .I still miss huo guo-hot pot, two words! 16. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few 17. A. having B. to have C. had D. to having 18. A. delicious B. more delicious C. most delicious D. much delicious 19. A. We B. He C. She D. You 20. A. when B. if C. unless. D. though 21. A. a B. an C. the D. / 22. A. Excitingly B. excitedly C. exciting D. excited 23. A. sees B. see C. saw D. seen 24. A. on B. out C. above D. down 25. A. with B. from C. to D. by 26. A. a piece of B. pieces of C. a pieces of D. piece of 27. A. them B. they C. it D. its 28. A. took B. has taken C. taking D. takes 29. A. to prepare B. preparing C. prepared D. prepares 30. A. But B. However C. Because D. So 三、完形填空（1.5*10）
Have you ever heard the story of the internet? We are all busy talking about and ___31___ the internet, but how many of us know the ___32___ of it?
Many people were ___33___ when the internet first appeared in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer network didn’t work well. If one computer in the network ___34___ down, then the whole network stopped. So a network system（联网系统）was in need. It should be ___35___ enough for many different computers to use at the same time. If one part of the network was not working, other parts still worked well. In this way computer network system would keep on ___36___ all the time.
At ___37___ only government（政府）could use the internet. In the early 1970s, hospitals and banks began to use it too. However, computers were still very ___38___ and the internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers ___39___ cheaper and easier to use. Today it is ___40___ to get online and millions of people use the internet every day. 31. A. checking B. inviting C. using D. controlling 32. A. history B. price C. service D. program 33. A. surprised B. pleased C. excited D. interested 34. A. fell B. broke C. turned D. go 35. A. clever B. good C. heavy D. expensive 36. A. opening B. working C. using D. doing 37. A. more B. least C. first D. last 38. A. expensive B. cheap C. small D. light
39. A. became 40. A .boring 四、阅读（2*10）
B. worked B. clean C. improved C. tiring D. stayed D. easy
A
The umbrella is a very common object. It keeps the rain and the sun off the people. Umbrellas can be folded up so it is easy to carry them.
However, the umbrella has not always been as common as it is now. In the past, it was a symbol of importance. Some African countries still use umbrellas in this way. Someone carries an umbrella behind the king or important person.
Umbrellas are very old. People in different parts of the word began to use umbrella at different times. The Chinese had them more than 3,000years ago. From then on, people brought umbrella to India and Egypt. In Greece and Rome, men wouldn’t use them. They believed umbrellas were only for women.
England was probably the first country in Europe where common people used umbrellas against rain. The weather there is very wet and umbrellas are very useful.
Everybody uses umbrellas today. The next time you carry one, just think that for centuries only great men and women used them. You will feel you are important people, too. 41. What is the umbrella used for? A. Keeping the rain off B. Keeping the rain and the sun off C. Keeping the sun off D. Keeping the wind off 42. What does the underlined word \
A. 撑开 B. 关闭 C. 闲置 D. 折叠 43. What do the Africans think of the umbrella in the lives? A. It is a symbol of importance.
B. they used it in a common way in the past but not now. C. They used it behind others.
D. They used it more than 3,000 years ago.
44. Which country is the earliest country that used umbrellas? A. England B. China C. India D. Egypt 45. What is the best title of this passage? A. The Development of Umbrellas B. How to Use Umbrellas
C. Umbrellas Are Used for Keeping off the Rain and Cloud D. Umbrellas Are Unimportant for Us
B
Last year, I took part in the educational exchange at Utecht University in the Netherlands. Utecht is a beautiful city with a long history. ___46___ The teacher at the university came to the train station and took me to the building where i would live. I stayed in a house full of international students. ___47___
For the next few months, we studied at the university with local students. ___48___ There the size of the class was smaller. And students exchanged ideas a lot in class. The teachers at the university were very friendly. ___49___ I also found the local people liked to start a conversation, especially when they saw someone from another country!
My time at Utrechet is probably the best few months of my life. I will remember it in my lifetime. ___50___ Now we still keep in touch with each other. A. They were all exchange students just like me. B. I also made a lot of good friends at the university. C. They were always ready to help with any questions that students might have. D. The first day i arrived there, I fell in love with Utrecht. AB. The university was very different from those in my country. 五、单词拼写（1*10） 51. Thomas Edison died in the middle of the 20th c ________ . 52. I love and r ______ my parents.
53. He told a f ______ joke and everyone laughed.
54. You are a great musician and I hope you will c ______ more beautiful music. 55. I’m going to give Ann a s ______ gift on her birthday.
56. I stayed with a h ______ family on my educational exchange. 57. Failure is the mother of s ______ .
58. The mobile phone is as p ______ as the computer. 59. The company d ______ a new medicine.
60. The library is f ______ from my home than the post office is. 六、完成句子（1*25） 61. 他是一名记者。
He _________ _________a reporter. 62. 你不应该总是依靠父母。
You shouldn’t always _________ _________your parents. 63. 人们在世界各地都可以看到这个节目。
People can watch this show_________ _________ _________ _________. 64. 他出生于1951年12月20日。
He _________ _________ _________December 20th ,1951. 65. 我不想喝咖啡，而想喝茶。
I’d like to drink tea _________ _________coffee. 66. 杰克让我了解了这款新型手机。
Jack _________ me _________the new type of mobile phone. 67. 在网上，我们可以与远方的朋友聊天。
On the internet , we can talk with friends _________ _________ _________. 68. 他们以前过着舒适的生活。
They used to_________ _________ _________ _________. 69. 白天几乎看不到猫头鹰。
You can hardly see owls_________ _________ _________.