2025-2026年江苏宿迁初二下册期末英语试卷

1、While Mike has never been to college, he is a capable man. So you should not ________ him.

A．look forward to

B．think highly of

C．look down on

D．look up to

2、He is a ________person who always considers himself right and will never take other’s advice.

A．reliable

B．stubborn

C．determined

D．sensitive

3、The father along with his children ______ solving word puzzles.

A.are like B.is like C.like D.likes

4、— How about putting some pictures into the report?

— ______ A picture is worth a thousand words.

A.I don’t think so. B.Why not?

C.Thank you. D.No matter.

5、The question was so easy that he didn’t_________ to answer it.

A.beat B.beg C.bother D.behave

6、—Won’t you go shopping with your mother?

—Unless she ____ to buy me a new sweater.

A.will promise B.promised C.promises D.is promising

7、All the tourists ________ about the bad service in that restaurant.

A.complained B.expressed C.contained D.explained

8、After a heated discussion, they still don’t know at all _______.

A. what is he working out B. what he is working on

C. what did he work on D. what he is working out

9、Jack part in the exam because of his cheating in the last exam.

A.is banned to take B.is banned from taking

C.banned from taking D.banned to take

10、While in university, we were offered a number of afterschool activities to _____ our social skills．

A. create B. grow C. develop D. settle

11、Pigeons are the ________ of peace, which make me love them more, because I love peace.

A．mark

B．logo

C．sign

D．symbol

12、Even though we ______ a lot due to the natural disaster, moments when we could be together with our family gave us hope for the future.

A.have lost B.had lost C.were losing D.would lose

13、The pig flu _________ through the Northern part of China for months killed a great many pigs.

A. sweeping   B. swept

C. to sweep   D. sweeps

14、It was through her small but very powerful words _______ she said everything that needed to be said, and it truly changed my life.

A.which B.that C.in which D.when

15、I wanted to pay the train________, but my friend insisted. Finally I had to________.

A．fee; give up

B．fare; give in

C．money; give out

D．fare; give away

16、She asked me to help her, _____that she couldn’t move the heavy suitcase alone.

A.only to realize B.realizing C.having been realized D.realized

17、I prefer ______ at home all night to make up the lost time rather than ______ TV programs.

A.stay; to watch B.staying; watching C.to stay; watch D.staying; watch

18、On 15 April 2019, shortly before 18:40 CEST(Central European Summer Time), a fire broke out in ___________, causing considerable damage to the building.

A.the Statue of Liberty B.Notre-Dame Cathedral

C.the Summer Palace D.the Eiffel Tower

19、I want to know _______.

A.what matter it is B.what’s the matter

C.what the matter is D.the matter is what

20、—Edward, where have you been these days?

—I________to Yan Cheng, an attractive city best known for its wetlands on the Yellow Sea.

A.go B.went C.had gone D.have gone

21、Could I speak to__________ is in charge of International Sales please?

A.who B.what

C.whoever D.whatever

22、On Halloween, children in America like to _______ as ghosts to frighten people.

A.take up B.make up C.dress up D.turn up

23、It remains a puzzle for scientists ______ pleasant smells do not reduce pain in men.

A. what B. why

C. how D. whether

24、—Did you have a good night’s sleep，sir?

—Oh，exactly.It was such a comfortable bed.I could never have________sleep.

A．a good　　　  B．the best

C．a better　　　  D．a best

25、We’ve missed the bus. It looks _________ we’ll have to walk home.

A．ever since

B．as long as

C．even though

D．as though

26、How to Keep a Relationship Healthy and Strong

Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long-term relationship.

Be an honest person with them. 【1】 Don’t be afraid to say things that isn’t very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there’s no trust, there’s nothing there. So please be honest and they’ll learn to open up to you.

Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn’t just simply treating her or him nicely. There’s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. 【2】 Don’t just think about yourself, think about what your partner needs out of it as well.

【3】 Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positivity at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.

Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them, joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it’s the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. 【4】

Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it’s something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them. 【5】 It’s important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.

A.Show them your personality.

B.Do not hide things from them, do not lie.

C.Make sure you are encouraging to your partner.

D.Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.

E.You can neglect them and make them feel unwanted.

F.Basically, learn to study your partners’ moods, wants and needs.

G.If they did something that made you upset, tell them about it in a respectful manner.

27、   This year I’m buying presents for 16 children, as well as my own daughter, Mia-Grace, who will be two on Christmas Day. My tree will be beautifully decorated, I’m bringing the turkey to the family Christmas lunch and having an open house activity on Boxing Day. And the whole thing’s only going to cost me £150.

I’ve been careful with money since I was a teenager, for I came from a poor family with many children. I had to drop out of high school to earn money to support myself. I remember well that I went a bit mad back then when I got my first credit card and my parents had to leave me from home and cared little for me from then, which taught me a real lesson.

We’re very careful now and we don’t overspend or owe anything on credit cards. I work for an electrician and my husband Neil, 33, works in the construction business. We’re concerned about our jobs because our companies are quiet at the moment.

We’ve also been hit by rising prices, particularly food, petrol, gas and electricity. Everyone I know is worried. One of my friends’ husbands has just gone self-employed and if he doesn’t work, they have no money coming in.

Christmas has been playing on my mind for the past three or four months. We decided on a budget of £150 because that’s just under my weekly wage and it meant we could afford Christmas while using Neil’s salary for our essential bills.

We quickly realized that we buy some things every year just for the sake of it. Even though we have lots of decorations already, we usually buy something new for the tree but this Christmas we’re not going to. We’ve already got our tree – a big man-made one which I bought half-price in the January sales. It will last us for years.

After all, no one can escape from this financial crisis which is spreading throughout the globe.

【1】We can infer that Boxing Day most probably falls on ______.

A. January 20 B. May 5

C. October 24 D. December 26

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the author according to this passage?

A. She has bought Christmas presents for 16 children in total.

B. She has bought a man-made Christmas tree at a low price.

C. Both the author and her husband are already out of work now.

D. She would like to buy a new Christmas tree for this Christmas.

【3】The second and third paragraphs mainly tell us ______ .

A. why the author has been very careful with money

B. how she finished her education of high school

C. where she earned her first money in her teens

D. when she left home and got married to her husband

【4】We can conclude from this passage ______.

A. the author often quarrels with her husband about their little earnings

B. nobody but the author was worried about the rising prices

C. the author has never been worried about losing jobs

D. the author and those around her are suffering from the financial crisis

28、It’s the First Day of Kindergarten, Chloe Zoe!

Chloe Zoe is starting kindergarten! Full days of school for a full week. Chloe Zoe has a new backpack and matching lunch box and is so excited to see her best friends Mary Margaret and George. On the first day of school, Chloe Zoe discovers Mary Margaret is in a different kindergarten class. Will kindergarten be any fun without her best friend?

It’s the First Day of Kindergarten, Chloe Zoe! by Jane Smith

Publication Date: July 1, 2016

Types: Children’s, Fiction

Hardcover: 32 pages

Publisher: Albert Whitman &. Company.

ISBN-10: 0807524581

ISBN-13: 9780807524589

Biography

Jane Smith earned her BFA in picture from Columbus College of Art & Design. Upon graduation, she worked as an art director for a children’s novelty book publisher in Los Angeles. Jane currently creates artwork for a variety of publishing and licensing clients (委托客户) at her beach house in California, where she lives with her husband and daughter.

【1】Who is the writer of the book?

A.Chloe Zoe. B.Mary Margaret.

C.George. D.Jane Smith.

【2】How many pages are there in this book?

A.32. B.81.

C.89. D.73.

【3】What did the author become upon graduation?

A.A scientist. B.An art director.

C.A publisher. D.A painter.

29、   For centuries, people have moved to and lived in cities. These urban centres are places to find work, friends and fun. It's no surprise that they continue to grow as more and more people flood in hoping to make the most of the chances they offer but adding to the congestion and pollution that already exist.

According to a report by the United Nations, 54 percent of the world's population lives in urban areas and it predicts that by 2050,this figure will have increased to around 70 percent. But as more and more people move from the countryside to the city to get better chances, they can end up with nowhere to live.

This is true in places such as Rio de Janeiro, where the people from the countryside can't rent or buy a home,and they end up building their own communities and houses on unoccupied land. These are called shanty towns— poor communities where the houses are built out of cheap materials—and often don't have any electricity or water supply.

These are, of course, not the future cities we want to see. Some serious urban planning is needed to make our cities of the future good, safe and modern places to live in. This involves improving the housing conditions, the chances for education and employment and so on.

Something urban planners are looking at now is the creation of“smart cities”. According to John Rossant, founder and chairman of the non-profit organisation New Cities Foundation, technology is the way forward. He thinks that it's generally accepted that “cloud computing, ubiquitous Internet, robust 5G networks etc, will change our cities”. He says technology is really “a game changer” in urbanization (城市化). It would collect large amounts of data about how a city is working and may improve how a city functions.

【1】Why will a larger population be living in a city by 2050?

A.Because the government encourages the development of cities.

B.Because more people will have more children.

C.Because the countryside will disappear.

D.Because more people will move into the city to get more good opportunities

【2】What can we know about shanty towns?

A.They have good quality housing built for poor people.

B.They are filled with people living under poverty.

C.They are built by the government.

D.They are developed and modern.

【3】What name is given to a city that uses technology to help it function properly?

A.Traditional cities. B.Future cities.

C.Smart cities. D.Developing cities

30、   NASA  scientists have found evidence of flowing water on Mars. This opens up the possibility of _______ and wonders we cannot begin to imagine. The _______ undoubtedly is an astonishing achievement.

We may be excited by the thought of living things on another _______, but we seem to have lost _______ in our own. In the past four decades, the world has_______ 50% of its vertebrate(脊椎动物)wildlife. But across the latter half of this period, there has been a steep _______ in media coverage of the subject.

Think of what would change if we valued _______ on the earth as much as we value the possibility of water on Mars. _______3% of the water on this planet is fresh and of that, two-thirds is frozen. Yet we lay waste to the _______ part. Sixty per-cent of the water used in farming is ________ by careless irrigation. Rivers, lakes and aquifers (地下蓄水层)are sucked dry, while what remains is often so bad that it ________ the lives of those who drink it. As for salty water, which so interests us ________apparently detected on Mars, on Earth we express our ________ by destroying it. A new report suggests fish numbers have halved since 1970. Coral reefs are under such ________ that most could be gone by 2050.

A couple of weeks ago, I launched a column(专栏) focusing on extreme consumption, and ________ suggestions. They have flooded in. here are just a few of the ________. Wigs(假发)for babies, to allow “baby girls” with little or no __________ at all the opportunity to have a beautifully realistic hair style”. The iPotty, which ________ little children to keep playing while toilet training. A smartphone for dogs to take pictures of themselves…

As clever new ways of wasting stuff are continually ________, we become more used to the ________ consumption of the world’s precious resources. Isn’t it time for us to have seconds thoughts about our lifestyle?

【1】A.peace B.trust C.life D.danger

【2】A.appearance B.discovery C.performance D.operation

【3】A.planet B.stage C.level D.island

【4】A.courage B.hope C.pride D.interest

【5】A.spread B.lost C.ignored D.found

【6】A.climb B.turn C.increase D.decline

【7】A.water B.plants C.animal D.air

【8】A.Often B.Only C.Even D.Last

【9】A.private B.public C.unclear D.accessible

【10】A.checked B.chosen C.wasted D.polluted

【11】A.saves B.threatens C.enriches D.changes

【12】A.when B.If C.because D.though

【13】A.complaint B.doubt C.appreciation D.surprise

【14】A.pressure B.control C.guidance D.attention

【15】A.made B.considered C.invited D.followed

【16】A.benefits B.reasons C.features D.products

【17】A.time B.hair C.help D.knowledge

【18】A.permits B.promises C.persuades D.advises

【19】A.criticized B.reported C.replaced D.created

【20】A.expensive B.limited C.pointless D.sustainable

31、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Chinese medical expert have warned that antibiotics （抗生素）are “ 【1】 overused” in hospitals, which may cause serious side-effects for the health of an entire generation.

According to the ministry, 70 percent of Chinese inpatients have received antibiotics, while the maximum number set by the World Health Organization is 30 percent. About 97 percent of 【2】 patients used antibiotics but research showed that a large number of them could avoid the need if hospitals conducted proper sanitation（公共卫生）measures.

Particularly, antibiotics are overused in the 【3】 of children. Nearly one third of the daily 10,000 outpatients at the Beijing children’s Hospital take intravenous drips（静脉输液）that largely contain antibiotics.

“Some doctors might lack proper training on how to 【4】antibiotics in a more precise way and avoid 【5】risks. Some simply want to play it safe,” said Zhu Zhenggang, president of Shanghai-based Ruijin Hospital.

The ministry 【6】 a nationwide campaign over the past six months to 【7】 the use of antibiotics. Vice Health Minister Ma Xiaowei admitted that the government faces great challenges as many public hospitals have 【8】 supervision on prescription（处方）safety under heavy pressure from patients.

Insiders also noted that the overuse of antibiotics was partly 【9】by profit-seeking pharmacy （制药）firms.

About 60 percent of the newly 【10】 medicines by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) last year were antibiotics. According to the SFDA, the country reported 690,000 cases of adverse drug reactions caused by abuse of medicine, including 600 deaths in 2010.

32、微信学习群越来越受到人们的欢迎。对此，不同的人持有不同的观点。请你根据以下提示，用英语给某英语报刊写一篇短文，并谈谈你的看法。

注意：1.短文须包括所有要点；

2.词数100词左右，开头已给出，不计人词数。

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