苏州市立达中学校2013-2014年度第一学期期中考试试卷初二英语试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两卷，满分100分，考试时间90分钟。第一卷（选择题，共60分）一、听力选择（共两部分，满15分） （请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后荐动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卷上。 A)听对话回答问题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. Who is the tallest boy? AJim BBob CJack2. How many students havent got the books? A40 B15 C253. Whats the girls mother? A. a teacher B. a doctor C. a bookseller4. How does the boy go to school every day? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By bike.5. When was John born? A. May 7,1988. B. May7,2002. C. May 7,1984.6Whose bike is broken? A. Lindas. B. Lucys. C. Johns7. Why was the girl late for school? A. Because there was too much traffic. B. Because she got lost on the way. C. Because she didnt get up early enough.8. What time is it in Tokyo now? A. 9:00 am. B. 8:00 am. C. 7:00 am.9. Why is Lily studying English now? A. More and more people study English. B. English is more and more widely used in the world. C. More and more people speak English.10. How many weeks off in the summertime does the girls school have? A. 7 weeks. B. 6 weeks. C. 8 weeks.B)短文理解。（听下面一篇短文，选出最佳选项，短文读两遍每题1分，共5分）听下面的短文，根据问题从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。11. Do Americans get advice from members of their families? A. No, they dont. B. Yes, they do. C. I dont know.12. What will most Americans do when they need advice? A. Turn to their parents. B. Write to newspapers and magazines. C. Ask people they dont know.13. Can Americans get advice on how to buy a car? A. Yes, they can. B. No, they cant. C. I dont know.14. How do most newspapers help people solve their problems? A. They publish their letters and ask readers to answer them. B. They pass their letters to Abby and Ann Landers. C. They publish letters from readers and answers from doctors, lawyers or educators.15. What can we learn about Abby and Ann Landers? A. They have had special training. B. They have much experience. C. They are well known all over the world.二、选择填空（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）A)单项填空 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）16. It is said that_ Tiananmen Square is _biggest city square in the world. A. the; ， B. the; a C. a; the D. /; the17. - Mr. Mu, when did the earthquake in Wen Sichuan happen? -_ 8:02_ the morning of April 20th, 2013. A. On; in B. At; on C. At; in D. On; or18. -_ fresh vegetables! -I myself grow them. Go to the balcony, you can see more. A. How B. What C. What a D. Howa19. - What do you think of the song You and me”？ - It_ great. I love singing it. A. tastes B. looks C. smells D. sounds20. I have to pay_ usual for the car because the price is rising. A. as much twice B. much twice C. twice as much as D. times two21. What do you have to say_? A. yourself B. for yourself C. from yourself D. by yourself22. Do you think skiing in winter is_? A. a fun B. a great fun C. great fun D. the fun23. They_ the Palace Museum next week. A hope me to visit B hope visiting C hoped themselves to visit D. hope to visit24. You want to be much_, you should cook healthy food and eat_.A. healthier; healthily B. healthy; healthily C. healthy; health D. healthier; healthy25. -_ go with us? -Great idea. A. Why didnt B. Why not C. How about D. What about26. I think Jim is right, _? A. dont I B. do I C. is he D. isnt he27. Never forget_ thank you when someone helps you. A. to speak B. to say C. to talk D. to tell28. -Its_ of Millie to donate all her pocket money to UNICEF. A. generous B. humorous C. patient D. selfish29. -Do you have enough men to carry the clothes? -No. I think we need_ men. A. another B. two others C. more two D. two more30. - Dont keep water running when you wash hands.-_. A. I hope so B. Im afraid not C. Sorry, I wont D. Its nothing B)完形填空先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将答案写到答题纸上。 If you travel to the USA for the first time, there are a few things you should know after you arrive. First, you need to rent（租用）a car. Car renting is 31 at an airport. There are many kinds of cars. You can choose your favorite 32 , a small one or a large one. The larger is better 33 you have many things. Second, you may need to exchange some cash（现金）from a 34 .The clerk there will ask you 35 you would like to have your money. Dont just 36 one-hundred dollar bills only. Tens and twenties are more convenient(方便的). 37 the Terrorist Attack(恐怖袭击)on September 11 in 2001, visitors only