2025年江苏泰州初二下学期二检英语试卷

1、你给我打电话时，我正站在图书馆的前面。

I________ ________in front of the library when you________ ________．

2、选短语填空

as a result,come out,spend...in,as well as,tidy up

【1】Shall we ___________ some time ______________ practicing table tennis on Saturday?

【2】When will the new dictionary _____________?

【3】You should _______________ your room and keep it clean.

【4】Linda ___________ his parents is interested in watching TV.

【5】Mike went to bed late last night._________________,he got up late the next day.

3、

【1】Millie joined the Ballroom Dancing Club in 2013. （改为同义句）

Millie has __________ ____________ the Ballroom_________2013.

【2】Were these vegetables in the garden grown by your grandma?（改成主动语态）

_________ your grandma _____________ these vegetables in the garden?

【3】Lucy doesn't have enough money to study abroad．（改为同义句）

Lucy can't ______________________________ study abroad.

【4】My bike needs to be fixed．（改为同义句）

My bike needs ______________．

【5】The maths problem is so difficult that the boy can't work it out.

The maths problem is _______ difficult ______ the boy to work out.

【6】His grandfather has been dead for five years.(同义句转换)

Five years ______________since his grandfather  ______.

【7】They read books at home.  They didn't listen to music.(合并成一句)

They read books at home _____________________  to music.

【8】Did Bob clean the classroom yesterday?(改为被动语态)

______ the classroom ______ by Bob yesterday?

【9】You must remember!  Don't waste or pollute water.(将两句合并为一句)

You must remember ______________ waste or pollute water.

【10】It's three hours' flight from Shanghai to Sanya.(划线提问)

__________________is it from Shanghai to Sanya?

4、There is _________ bridge in the old town.

A．a 800-meter-long

B．an 800-meter-long

C．a 800-meters-long

D．an 800-meters-long

5、—The dress looks ____ ____ you.

—Really? Then I’ll take it.

A．nice; in

B．nice; on

C．ugly; in

D．ugly; on

6、—Writing stories________what I enjoy most．

—That’s why you are good at________．

A．is；writing

B．are；writing

C．are；to write

D．is；to write

7、It’s difficult to make a paper tiger. Can you tell me _______?

A．how to make it

B．what to make it

C．how to make

D．what should make

8、Zhangjiajie is famous for the strange _______ of its tall rocks.

A.circle B.symbol C.shelf D.shape

9、I _________ my pen everywhere, but I couldn’t _________ it. I wanted to ________ who took it.

A．look for; find out ; find

B．found; find out ; look for

C．looked for; found; found out

D．looked for; find; find out

10、（题文）We won’t put off having the sports meeting ______ it rains.

A. if   B. unless   C. as soon as   D. so that

11、—It seems that you have learnt a lot about Chengdu.

—Of course. I ________ here for ten years.

A．have been in

B．have been

C．have come

D．came to

12、In the part of the city, you can see both ancient and ________ buildings. They show the changes of the city.

A．strange

B．modern

C．beautiful

D．broken

13、—The animal keepers regard the baby pandas as________own babies in the zoo.

— How kind they are!

A.they B.his C.their D.them

14、Lu Xun ________ a great writer in China.

A．is famous for

B．is famous as

C．is famous like

D．is famous to

15、She got up early this morning ________ catch the first bus.

A. in order to   B. because of   C. in order that   D. so to

16、— Our team lost the game again.

—________At least, you tried your best.

A．It’s not a big deal.

B．You must be crazy.

C．What’s wrong?

D．I’m afraid so.

17、– Can you go to the movies this evening?

– Sorry, I _________ study for a test.

A.can B.may C.must

18、She told me she found Jack a happy boy________.

A.worked with B.to work with C.to work D.Work

19、从方框中选择合适的选项补全对话（其中有两项多余）。

A: You look unhappy, Mary. 【1】

B: Well, I found my father looking through my things yesterday. 【2】

A: Did he give them back to you?

B: No, I’m still angry with him. 【3】

A: Why not call him up?

B: 【4】

A: How about writing him a letter?

B: That sounds like a good idea. 【5】

A: You’re welcome. Hope things will work out.

A．He took some of my letters away.

B．Thank you for your advice.

C．You could tell him to say sorry.

D．I don’t know what to do next.

E．What’s wrong?

F．My father went to Shanghai on business.

G．I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.

20、A：Jim, why are you here? Why not play games with them?

B：I don't want to. 【1】.

A：Why?

B：I don't know. In fact, I can't get along well with them. I'm very sad. 【2】.

A：Don't worry. By the way, what do you like doing in your free time?

B：【3】.

A：That's great! Maybe you should read a book.

B: Read a book?

A：Yes. A book named How to be a friend.

B：【4】.

A：Sure. It's about how to make friends and keep them. It offers a lot of ways to be a friend. 【5】.

B：Great! Thank you.

A.What should I do?

B.They don't like me.

C.So it may be helpful to you.

D.Can you make friends?

E.I like reading, playing games and watching films.

F.Could you tell me more about it?

21、

Reid tried to draw a sports car like Peter’s. But no pictures looked good. He hated them and threw them away.

“Is there a secret to being a good artist? ” he felt sad and asked his teacher Mrs. Lee for help. “Yes, of course.” said Mrs. Lee. “Draw that car again. No throwing away. Give it to me when you’ re done. Then do a drawing every day. Don’t worry about how bad the drawings are or throw them away. Hand in one picture to me each day for four weeks. Then I’ll tell you the secret.”

Reid did as the teacher told him.

One day, Reid started to feel like drawing more. “Is it OK to do more than one picture a day?” he asked. “Draw as much as you’d like,” said Mrs. Lee.

Finally, four weeks passed. “It’s time for the secret.” Mrs. Lee said, “But first I want you to do one more drawing.” Reid did. He showed it to Mrs. Lee when he finished. Mrs. Lee smiled and showed him the drawing he did the first day. Reid looked the two pictures. What a difference! The new one wasn’t perfect, but it looked much like Peter’s car.

“What’s the secret?” he asked.

“It’s practice! You drew every day, and look how much better your pictures got. If your work improved this much in four weeks, just think what will happen in three months or a year.”

“Would you hold on to these for another four weeks? I want to keep learning the secret.” said Reid.

【1】Reid tried to draw ________.

A.Peter B.Mrs. Lee C.a sports car D.himself

【2】Mrs. Lee asked Reid to do a drawing every day for ________.

A.four weeks B.three months C.a year D.four months

【3】The secret to being a good artist is ________.

A.giving the pictures to Mrs. Lee B.practicing as much as possible

C.showing the pictures to others D.throwing the pictures away

【4】Mrs. Lee taught in a ________ way.

A.smart B.silly C.busy D.sad

【5】Reid’s new picture ________.

A.was as perfect as his first picture B.looked much more like Peter’s car

C.was the same as his first picture D.looked much less like Peter’s car

22、Rabbit Shiny and tortoise(乌龟) Smily were neighbours. One day they were reading a story about their great grandfathers: Shiny's and Smily's great grandfathers decided to have a race. While Shiny's great grandfather went to sleep during the race, Smily's great grandfather won the race by slowly walking towards the finish line.

Smily said, "If your great grandfather didn't go to sleep, my great granddad might never win. So his win was not a real win."

The next day there was a notice in the jungle (丛林) newspaper. It said that there would be a race and the winner would win many prizes. The race started from the bear's house. From there, the runners had to cross the river. But most of the animals could not both run fast and swim fast. So they didn't know what to do. Shiny and Smily made a plan.

Shiny ran, while smily was sitting on his back. He and other animals, like the deer, reached the river side at the same time. But they saw the swift water and stood there because they were worried. None of them liked the idea of crossing the river. Smily quickly got into the water and Shiny sat on his back. Smily started swimming. Soon they reached the other side of the river. Shiny got down from Smily's back and Smily climbed on Shiny's back again. Shiny ran fast. They reached the finish line first.

"Both of them are the winners." The president of the jungle said, "Shiny and Smily helped each other during the race and they won. So let's give them a big hand."

【1】Shiny's great grandfather didn't win because he ________.

A．ran too slowly

B．broke his leg

C．fell asleep during the race

D．didn't find the finish line

【2】Which of the following is NOT true about the race in the jungle?

A．There were a lot of prizes for the winner.

B．Most of the animals could both run fast and swim fast.

C．Smily sat on Shiny's back when Shiny bagan to run.

D．Shiny ran as quickly as other animals.

【3】The underlined word "swift" means ________ in Chinese.

A．平静的

B．湍急的

C．灵活的

D．敏捷的

【4】Many animals ________ when reaching the river side.

A．were afraid of the water

B．were too tired to swim

C．felt worried about Shiny

D．stopped there to have a rest

【5】What is the best title for the passage?

A．Cross the river

B．How to win a race

C．Animals in the jungle

D．Teamwork wins

23、   A man and his wife were out on a walk one night. They saw a blind man walking on the other side of the street with his guide dog.

They continued walking for a few minutes longer. Then, they heard the man shout loudly. The dog had steered (引导) him right into a parked car. He hit it so hard that he injured one of his feet.

They thought the man would be very angry. But to their surprise, they saw the man reach into his pocket and took out a treat for the dog.

“Isn’t that strange?” the wife said. “He gave the dog a treat even though he got hurt.”

The husband was quite curious (好奇的). He walked over to the blind man and asked, “Why are you giving him a treat?”

“I am not giving him a treat!” the man said. “I am just trying to find out where his head is so I can give him a smack (打一拳) on the nose!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

【1】What were the man and his wife doing when they saw the blind man with his guide dog?

A. They were taking a walk on the street. B. They were having dinner.

C. They were walking their dog. D. They were on the way to a supermarket.

【2】When did the man and his wife hear the man shout loudly?

A. A few hours later.

B. Before the blind man injured one of his feet.

C. When the blind man gave the dog a treat.

D. After the dog steered the blind man right into a parked car.

【3】How did the man and his wife feel when the blind man took out a treat for the dog?

A. Happy. B. Moved. C. Surprised. D. Sad.

【4】Why did the blind man give the dog a treat?

A. To make the dog happy.

B. To show thanks for the dog’s help.

C. To ask the dog to follow him all the way and take him home.

D. To find out where the dog’s head was and give him a smack on the nose.

【5】What’s the best title of this story?

A. A blind man. B. A naughty dog. C. A special talk. D. A sad story.

24、   As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

"The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

Under the slogan(口号)”Reading touches people's hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.

Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting She said it brought her "quite ahuge challenge”.

"There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.

【1】What shows is Dong Qing hosting now?

A.Readers. B.Chinese Poetry Conference.

C.The Voice of China. D.Chinese poetry Conference and Readers.

【2】Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015?

A.In America. B.In England. C.In Japan. D.In France.

【3】What does Dong Qing do at present?

A.An actress. B.A singer. C.A hostess and a producer. D.A hostess.

【4】The underlined word “passion” in the second paragraph probably means “great ____”.

A.joy B.love C.surprise D.pride

【5】What’s the best title (题目)for the text?

A.Dong Qing—a Talented Lady B.How to Be a Successful TV Hostess

C.Reading Touches People’s Hearts D.Find the Beauty of Life

25、Here is the story of how the teddy bear was born.

Nearly 100 years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt(罗斯福), whose nickname was Teddy, went on a bear hunt. He e【1】 hunting in the woods. Because he was the president of the USA, the people who o【2】 the hunt wanted to make it successful.

But after three days of walking and climbing and riding, no bears were f【3】! The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs f【4】 found a bear. The dogs and the guide followed the bear for quite a distance(距离) until the bear was too tired to run. The dogs attacked(攻击) and hurt the bear. To stop it from running away, the guide t【5】 the bear to a tree and called the president to the site. Here was a bear for him to shoot! President Roosevelt came, looked at the poor bear and said “No”. He ordered that the old bear should be let go.

Mr Berryman, a cartoonist, heard of this story. He drew a cartoon showing how the President refused to shoot the bear while h【6】. Mr Michtom, owner of a store, came up with an idea by the cartoon. He and his wife made a toy bear and put it in his store window. Next to it w【7】 a copy of the cartoon. To his surprise, many people showed great i【8】 in the toy and hoped to own one. He asked for and received President Roosevelt’s permission to u【9】 his nickname for the bear, and the teddy bear was born!

Since then the toy bear has been famous a【10】 the world and especially popular with children.

26、由于父母的溺爱，现在许多孩子基本不做学习以外的事情，导致独立生活能力不强。请你根据下面表格中的内容，按要求用英语写一篇短文，谈谈作为中学生，我们应该如何培养自己的独立性。

要求：

(1)语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，书写规范；

(2)必须包含表格中所有内容，并作适当发挥；

(3)行文中不得出现真实人名；

(4)词数：70左右，短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

As middle school students, itˈs very important for us to be independent. What should we do to make us independent? First, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________