初二英语寒假作业（七）
一、单项填空
1. look! The traffic light is red. You __________ stop. A. must
B. may
C. can
2. —What does the sign mean?
—It tells us ___________ on the road.
A. to ride B. not to ride C. don?t ride 3. —The bus is too __________ to get on. Shall we wait for the next one? —All right.
A. clean B. empty C. crowded 4. —A stranger came to my room ___________ I was sleeping last night. —Really! Were you scared（恐惧的）？
A. while B. after C. before
5. —Will the girl keep the smallest box of chocolates for _____________? —I guess she will choose it, for she is very kind. A. her B. herself 6. —Did your father buy you a birthday present?
C. yourself
—Yes. He bought me a toy elephant, _____________ I don?t really like it. A. and B. so C. but 7. —Will there be ___________ fine days in Beijing next year? —Yes. The sky will become clearer.
A. fewer B. more 8. —Wow! So many people. Let?s go to the front. A. jump, will be 9. —Angry? What?s up?
B. jump, are
C. less
—Oh, no. If you __________ the queue, other people ____________ unhappy.
C. will jump; will be
—Yes. Misha ____________ my mobile phone without telling me. A. took back B. took off 10. —Maybe you can take a taxi to the bank. It?s faster.
C. took away
—_______________ A. Thanks. I will. B. Yes, please.
C. Good idea. Let?s hurry.
11. _________ her mother ____________ her father lives with the little girl. They go to work in a big city. A. Both, and B. Either, or 12. —Look! Lin Tao is catching up. ________________ —Come on! Lin Tao. A. Is he running fast? B. How fast he is running!
C. How fast is he running?
13. —What?s wrong, Jenny? You look unhappy.
—Betty has the same clothes ____________ I do. I want to be different. A. as B. with C. to 14. —I?m ___________ the dog downstairs. It often makes too much noise. —Why don?t you talk to your neighbour, the dog?s owner? A. surprised at B. worried about 15. —What ____________ at nine o?clock last night, sir? —Why? What happened? A. were you doing
二、完形填空
Elena was not a good student. Her head was _____16_____ most of the time. She wanted to listen in class and to study, but other things were more important: her boyfriend, her clothes, her hairstyle, and _____17_____. Every time she tried to concentrate（集中）on her lesson, her mind was gone.
One day, her English teacher, Mrs. Frederickson, told the students there was going to be an important test. She reviewed all week. Where was Elena? She _____18_____ to be there, but her mind was not.
“Did you copy the questions? Did you do the exercises? Did you write your homework? Elena, _____19_____! You?re going to fail（not pass）the test,”warned Mrs. Frederickson.
The day of the test arrived. Elena didn?t study very much, and she didn?t know _____20_____ questions. She tried to guess but soon stopped.
Next to Elena sat Ivan, a very _____21_____ student. Elena didn?t want to fail the test, so she decided to cheat. She knew it
C. Neither, nor
C. fed up with
B. did you do C. are you doing
was wrong, but she had no _____22_____ of passing the test. She began to copy all of Ivan?s answers.
Ivan noticed Elena cheating and was very _____23_____. Quickly he changed all his answers so that they were not correct. So did Elena. Then, _____24_____ his paper, he quickly changed his answers back to the way they _____25_____. Elena wasn?t quick enough and the bell rang. Ivan turned to Elena and laughed.
“Honesty（诚实）is the best policy,”he said. “Now all your answers are wrong for sure.” 16. A. in use 18. A. seemed 20. A. some 21. A. helpful 22. A. hope 23. A. pleased 24. A. taking 25. A. did
B. in the clouds B. subjects B. tried B. wake up B. any B. key
B. polite B. angry B. passing B. might
C. in the dark C. television C. wanted C. make up C. much C. serious C. idea C. sad
C. hiding C. could
D. in the past D. school D. liked D. look up D. many D. careless D. wish D. interested D. holding D. were
17. A. exercises 19. A. come up
三. 阅读理解
A
Dan lives in Maine. He has very poor eyesight（视力）for years. He now has a guide animal to help him. The guide animal is called Cuddles. Cuddles is really a small horse. She is fully grown and just 22 inches tall. Cuddles gives Dan the help he needs and also gives him love and comfort（安慰）.
Dan first heard about such horses on a television show, He found out about two horse lovers named Don and Janet Burleson. They train small horses to lead（引导）blind people.
The Burlesons got the idea for guide horses during a trip to New York City. While riding in a carriage（马车）pulled by large horses, they thought about their small pet horse Twinkie. She was friendly, clever, and kind. They wanted to know if they could train Twinkie to help a blind person. When the Burlesons returned home, they began to train Twinkie, like training dogs. Twinkie learned very well, so they decided to train other little horses.
Now the Burlesons start training these special horses when they are six months old. The training takes about a year. Each horse has a lot to learn during that time, such as to lead a blind person safely, to ride in a car and on a bus, to climb stairs and to ride in lifts. These are not places where a horse usually goes. It takes time and practice for the horse to get used to being inside buildings.
26. Dan has ____________ to help him.
A. a dog C. Don
B. a horse D. Janet
B. One year.
27. How long does it take to train a guide horse? A. Six months. C. Two years.
D. Six years.
B. trained dogs
D. moved to New York City
28. Before the Burlesons started training many horses, they ___________. A. trained Twinkie C. visited Dan
Cuide-horse training
29. Look at the chart below.
Ride in cars and on buses Go inside buildings Ride in lifts
Which one can you put in the empty box? A. Eat grass
B. Have good eyesight C. Live 30 years D. Climb stairs
B
I met a friend yesterday but had forgotten his name. I know that he had forgotten mine, too. I felt very embarrassed（尴尬的）at that time and didn?t know what to do. My question is: What would you do if you met this embarrassing situation（情况）？ __________________________________________________________________________
Bring in a third person. Pretend（假装）you know that person. The third person will（with luck）be too polite to say that he has never met you. You say to the third person, “I?m sorry, but I?ve forgotten your name.”This person will then introduce himself. You can then introduce yourself. Your friend will now introduce himself. Now you have got your friend?s name.
Jane,
Lincoln, England
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Move to France. “Bonjour monsieur / madame”is OK if you don?t know someone really well.
Joseph,
London, England
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The orchestra conductor（交响乐指挥家）Sir Thomas Beecham told this story：After conducting a concert, a woman started to talk with him, but he didn?t know her. When she talked about her brother, Beecham saw his chance. He asked about her brother?s health and asked if he was still doing the same job. “Oh, yes,”she said, “he is very well and is still king.”
Mark,
Oxford, England
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You could try the Samoan（萨摩亚人）method. There, people say hello to one another with their own names. So Dick Collins would say in Samoa, “Hi, Dick Collins!”And Jonathan Green would answer,“Hi, Jonathan Green.”
Mike,
County Cork, Ireland
30. What would Jane do if she met this situation?
A. She would pretend to know her friend and talk with him. B. She would get her friend?s name by bringing in a third person. C. Jane thinks it?s OK to ask someone?s name straight. D. She would let a third person ask her friend?s name.
31. Why did Sir Thomas Beecham ask something about the woman?s brother? A. Because he wanted to know how her brother was. B. Because her brother was one of his good friends. C. Because he wanted to know who she was. D. Because her brother was king.
32. Which of the following sentences is correct?
A. The report tells us about all kinds of embarrassing situations. B. The passage is most probably from a letter. C. It?s very important to remember names in France. D. Sir Thomas Beecham spoke to the sister of a king.