上外双语初二第二学期英语期中测试卷Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and GrammarI. Choose the best answer( ) 1. The scientists wasnt happy _ the result, so he decided to try again.A. at B. with C. in D. of ( ) 2. You can play some mind games to improve your memory and recall huge amounts of _. A. word B. information C. material D. text ( ) 3. Mr. Smith suggests Li Xing _ a job advertisement in the school newspaper. A. place B. to place C. placing D. will place ( ) 4. Since he has grown up, you _ everything for him. A. neednt to do B. dont need do C. not need to do D. dont need to do ( ) 5. You cant play the computer games. You may _ help me with the housework _ do your homework.A. not onlybut also B. bothand C. neithernor D. eitheror ( ) 6. Jerry considered the most suitable student in our class _ the reward.A. winning B. to win C. wins D. win ( ) 7. The battle continued for several hours _ darkness came on.A. until B. though C. since D. as soon as ( ) 8. In the past few years, natural disasters _ great damage to many tourist attractions.A. will cause B. have caused C. caused D. were causing ( ) 9. Tim as well as his parents _ used to _ in the countryside.A. areliving B. islive C. arelive D. isliving ( ) 10. Next to our dormitories _ a classroom building.A. has B. have C. is D. are( ) 11. Nowadays the Internet _ us to do online shopping more easily.A. lets B. encourages C. keeps D. enables ( ) 12. As a bilingual school, SISU _ students _ a good language environment.A. providesfor B. provideswith C. offerswith D. offersto( ) 13. Could you tell me _?A. who he was B. if he will attend the meeting tomorrow C. wheres the nearest fast food restaurant D. what he has received my Christmas cards( ) 14. The teacher decided to ask the students to _ a short play in Italy.A. put up B. put out C. put off D. put on B.II. Complete the following passage with the words and phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once.A. generally B. contribute to C. tend to D. repeatedly E. argue F. balanced G. agree H. little I. clearWhat weve all been told is that the important meal of the day is breakfast. Studies _1_ show that skipping breakfast is more common in people who are overweight or obese.However, some scientists _2_ that it is a myth. Just because we keep repeating it doesnt make itt true. According to a report from the U.K.s National Observatory, it is not _3_ whether there is a relationship between breakfast and weight. It suggests that breakfast is just a small aspect of lifestyle factors that may _4_ healthy body weight. The type of people who eat breakfast are _5_ more active, have a better overall diet or try to lead healthier lives. On the other hand, people who skip it _6_ be stronger but risk snacking on something unhealthy later on.In short, obesity has _7_ to do with breakfast. In order to keep fit, we should eat breakfast and develop _8_ eating habits as part of our healthy lifestyle. 1_ 2_ 3_ 4_ 5_ 6_ 7_ 8_ III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.1. A _ job is to take care of books. (library)2. My father has a large number of stamp _. (collect)3. Could you tell me how _ the computer are used? (wide)4. Team sports help to develop a childs _ skills. (society)5. If we are in agreement, can we move on to the next item for _? (discuss)6. Mary likes her school life so much that she finds it both _ and rewarding. (enjoy)7. Who is chief _ of our school newspaper? (edit)8. The article is not so good. So I have been busy _ it because I will hand it to the teacher early tomorrow morning. (write)IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required.1. Jack has to stay at home and look after his little sister. (改为否定句) Jack _ _ to stay at home and look after his little sister.2. With the help of the teacher, the students made headway on the project last year. (对划线部分提问)_ _ the students make headway on the project last year?3. Helen rarely set the ball rolling at the meeting. (改为反义疑问句)Helen rarely set the ball rolling at the meeting, _ _?4. You will fail to buy the train ticket if you dont book it onli