中学二年级上学期英语期末考试试题（时量：120分钟 满分100分）Part 1 学问运用（共两节，满分25分）Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four chokes marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. Weve had a good start, but next, more work needs _to achieve the final success.A. being done B. do C. to be done D. to do22. Thats the new machine_ parts are too small to be seen. A. whose B. which C. that D. in which23. Time, _ correctly, is money in the bank.A. to use B. used C. using D. use24. Bicycling is good exercise; _, it does not pollute the air.A. however B. thereforeC. otherwise D. besides 25. Everyone in the village is very friendly. It doesnt matter _you have lived there for a short or a long time.A. why B. howC. whetherD. when26. _ made them very disappointed.A. His not coming back B. Not his coming back C. He not to come back D. Not he comes back27. What surprised me was not what he said but_ he said it. A. in the way B. in the way that C. the way D. the way which28. hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.A. Whenever B. Whatever C. Whichever D. However 29. _ the diamond, he had to look for a place to hide it. A. Having stolen B. Stealing C. Stolen D. Having been stolen30. The temple _ in the Qing Dynasty is in good condition and is still the main tourist attraction in this city. A. being rebuilt B. rebuilt C. to be rebuilt D. having rebuiltSection B (20marks) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B. C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is 31 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is 32 , itll never 33 . Thats 34 we mustnt waste time. It goes without saying that the 35 is usually limited. Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do 36 useful. But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking and 37 they do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own 38 . In a word, we should save time. We shouldnt 39 todays work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to 40 .31. A. much B. less C. much less D. even more32. A. costB. bought C. goneD. finished33. A. return B. carry C. takeD. bring34. A. what B. that C. becauseD. why35. A. money B. time C. dayD. food36. A. nothing B. something C. anythingD. everything37. A. reading B. writing C. playingD. working38. A. time B. food C. moneyD. life39. A. stopB. leave C. letD. give40. A. lose B. save C. spend D. takePart 2 阅读理解（满分30分）Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements for each of them there are four chokes marked A. B. C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.Text 1 I consider my father a hero, not only because he is brave but also because he is always ready to help others. My father is a truck driver. One evening, he took me to meet my mother from work. We were waiting in the truck when my father smelled something smelly（焦味的）. He looked behind and saw smoke coming from a house not far from our truck. He quickly ran to the house. I saw fire when he opened the door and went inside. He came out with a woman and rushed back in for her children. He didnt stop until all the children were out. When the firemen arrived, we went back to wait for my mother. My father didnt tell this matter to my mother. The next day, the story in the newspaper said that the people saved from the house fire were trying to find the man and to thank him. My father just said that they had more important things to be concerned with. My father has a mental detector(金属探测器). He has found a lot of change, jewelry and junk(旧物). The most valuable thing he found was a gold badge(徽章) which was given to a nurse when she graduated. It had a last name and a date in the early 1950s. He did some research and knew that the owner was now in a nursing home several hundred miles away. The next Sunday, he drove to see the owner. The old woman was very happy. The badge had been lost for over 50 years. She asked my father how much he wanted for the badge and he refused any reward (酬金). Any one of these events makes my father a hero, but he never stops. I have learned from him that being a hero means doi