2018-2019学年广东广州越秀区广州市培正中学初二上学期期中英语试卷

2018~2019学年广东广州越秀区广州市培正中学初二上学期期中英语试卷A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everythingIdidn'treadinterestingintoday'snewspaper.1A.drive;walkingB.drive;walkC.driving;walkD.driving;walkingDianausedtotowork,butnowsheisusedtobecausetheroadiscrowdedandshewantstokeepfit.2A.has;isB.have;areC.are;isD.is;areThereanumberofbooksinthelibraryandthenumberofthemincreasing.3A.beautifulB.morebeautifulC.mostbeautifulD.themostbeautifulIthinkGuangzhouisoneofcitiesinChina.4A.lessusefulB.lessinterestingC.moreusefulD.moreinterestingBoboftensaysthatswimmingisthanhikinginlosingweightbuthealwaysspendsmoretimeonswimming.5A.Thousands;inB.Manythousands;onC.Thousandsof;onD.Thousandof;onstudentstookthecollegeentranceexamontimethemorningofJune7thinSouthChina,thoughitrainedheavily.6一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）A.more;fewerB.more;lessC.fewer;moreD.less;moreIfyouwanttobethinnerandhealthier,you'dbettereatfoodandtakeexercise.7A.tohave;toworkB.having;workingC.tohave;workingD.having;towork—MayIstoparest,sir?—Oh,no.Youcan'tstop.Yousee,there'slittletimeleft.8A.whattodothingsB.howtodothingsC.howtodoD.whattobedoneHeistooyoung.Hedoesn'tknowbyhimself.9A.inthe1880s'B.Inthe1880C.inthe1880sD.inthe1880'sWeallknowthatpeopledevelopedthefirstcars.101.A.withoutB.forC.withD.of2.A.aB.anC.theD./3.A.funB.funnyC.funnierD.funniest4.A.IB.meC.myD.myself5.A.makeB.madeC.makesD.tomake6.A.runB.ranC.runningD.torun7.A.walkingB.walkC.towalkD.walkedComputergamesarepopularwithstudents.ButIdon'tlikethiskind1games.Iliketoplay2numbergame.Itis3toplaywithyourfriendsthanjusttostayathomeandplaycomputergames.Let4teachyouhowtoplayit.Playasongwiththecomputer5music.Asktheplayers6orwalkincirclewiththemusic.Ifthemusicisfast,theyshould7quickly.Ifthemusicisslow,theyshouldwalk8.9theteachersaysanumber,theplayersshouldformgroupsofthisnumber.Forexample,iftheteacher106,theplayersshouldformagroupofsixandhugtogether.There11playerswhocan'tformagroupforsure.12theyarethelosers（失败者）andcan'tgoonplayingthegame.Ofcourse,13keepplaying.Atlast,theremust14threeplayers.Ifthetwoofthemcanformagroup,they15thegame.Thethirdone,ofcourse,istheloser.11二、语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）8.A.slowB.slowlyC.slowerD.moreslowly9.A.WhatB.BecauseC.WhenD.Why10.A.sayB.saysC.saidD.saying11.A.haveB.hasC.areD.is12.A.IfB.ButC.SoD.Or13.A.anotherB.otherC.theotherD.theothers14.A.beB.isC.amD.are15.A.wonB.winC.winsD.towin1.A.troubleB.jobC.toolD.topic2.A.worriedaboutB.unawareofC.goodatD.badfor3.A.putonB.sufferedfromC.wenttobedD.gotup4.A.breakfastB.lunchC.dinnerD.lesson5.A.lookingforB.lookingatC.lookingafterD.lookingup6.A.hotterB.sadderC.nicerD.noisier7.A.exampleB.diseaseC.journeyD.interview8.A.findingoutB.workingasC.comparingwithD.takingwith9.A.travelB.controlC.communicateD.offer10.A.secondsB.minutesC.weeksD.monthsIamGary.WhenIleftschool,Igota1inabankinLondon.Althoughtheworkwasn'tveryinteresting,Iwasquite2it.Istayedthereforabouttenyearsandmadelotsofmoney.EverydayI3at7a.m.anddrovetotheoffice.Ihad4intheofficeatnoonandafterwork,lwenthometohavedinner.Then,aboutsixmonthsago,IwenttoBarbadosformysummerholidays.IlivedinalovelyhotelcalledtheWhiteRocksHotel,andIhadagreattimethere.Themanagerofthehotelwas5anewreceptionist.Atthattime,IthoughtWhynothaveatry?It'smuch6here!SoIaskedforthejobandhada（n）7.FinallyIgotit!NowI'm8areceptionistinthishotelinBarbados.I'vegotmyownroominthehotel,andIdon'thaveto9towork.Afterwork,ittakesmeaboutthree10togettothebeach.Ilovemylifenow.12三、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）四、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）StephenHawking,aworldfamousBritishphysicist,willwriteachildren'sbookwithhisdaughter.HawkingsaidthebookwouldbeabitlikeHarryPotterbutwithoutthemagic.Itexplainsthewondersoftheuniverse,saidHawking,whilehewasonavisittoHongKonglastweek.Hawking,64,isprobablytheworld'smostfamousscientistafterAlbertEinstein.Heisanexpertonblackholes.Hehasputhiswholelifeintodiggingintothebeginning（andtheend）oftheuniverse.Mygoalissimple,Hawkingoncesaid.Itistocompletelyunderstandtheuniverse,whyitisandwhyitisthereatall.Hawkinghasabadillnessthatstopshimfrommovingortalking.Foraperiodoftime,hehadnowaytocommunicateexceptbyblinking.Nowhesitsonawheelchairwithacomputerbyhisside.Tocommunicate,hemovestwofingerstocontrolthecomputer'smouse.Heselectshiswordsfromthescreen,whicharethenspokenbyavoicesynthesizer（音响合成器）.Ihavehadthediseaseformostofmylife,Hawkingoncesaid.Yetithasnotstoppedmefrombeingsuccessfulatmywork.AlthoughHawkingissuchadisabledman,hemadegreatachievements.Hehasreceivedmanyawardsandprizesforhisworkovertheyears.ThisincludeswinningtheAlbertEinsteinAward.Itisthehighestachievementintheoreticalphysics.13A.thesameasHarryPotterB.quitedifferentfromHarryPotterC.aboutthemagicD.aboutscienceThebookthatStephenHawkingwillwriteis.（1）A.B.C.D.Fromthetextwecanlearn.HawkingismorefamousthanEinsteinHawkingislessfamousthanEinsteinbothHawkingandEinsteinareveryfamousneitherHawkingnorEinsteinisfamous（2）A.Thegoal.B.Themagic.C.Theuniverse.D.Thebook.Whatdoestheunderlinedpronounitstandfor?（3）A.B.C.D.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingstatementsisthefact?HawkinghasreceivedmanyawardsandprizesexcepttheAlbertEinsteinAwar