418期 初二QUIZ TIME
作者:21st
时间:2013-04-07
Day 1
Music brings our souls... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. The students at Belding Middle School think they play music because _____.
A. it is very interesting
B. it helps them to express themselves well
C. it can improve their studies
D. the music teachers are well-known
2. According to Rousseau, the students _____.
A. learned a lot from Mabus
B. didn’t like Mabus’ performance
C. were hard to deal with before Mabus came
D. often felt upset about not playing the
guitar well
3. According to the article, Mabus is _____.
A. a professional guitarist who gave a show
to the students
B. a singer who gave a show at Belding
Middle School
D. a guitar class teacher at Belding Middle
School
D. a student from Belding Middle School
4. Which of the following about Hewitt is TRUE?
A. He is the same age as Mabus.
B. He didn’t like music before.
C. None of his family like old music.
D. He will make full use of music.
Day 2
Home of the human... (P4-5)
Fill in the table below:
About Africa Continent |
Where it is | The India Ocean lies 1. ____________, and to its west is the Atlantic Ocean. |
Area (面积) | It is the second largest continent in the world, and there are 2. ____________ countries. |
Population | The continent has 3. _______ in the world. |
Animals | elephants, zebras, giraffes, crocodiles, hippos |
Scenic spots | * Mount Kilimanjaro: 4. __________ in Africa * Eastern Africa Great Rift Valley: 5. _________ on Earth * Cote d’Ivoire: the world’s No 1 producer of cocoa * 6. _________: the longest river in the world * The Sahara: the largest desert in Africa |
The richest country | 7. ________: also called “the rainbow nation” |
Languages | There are about 8. ___________. |
Day 3
Knowing if you’re a dog (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Paragraph 2 mainly shows us that _____.
A. the cuckoo is the laziest bird
B. birds are different from other animals
C. birds may not find any differences among
themselves
D. feeding other animals is instinctive
behavior for birds
2. Common animals usually see other animals as _____.
A. friends or enemies
B. food or enemies
C. animals of the same kind
D. animals who look strange
3. Why don’t sheepdogs attack the sheep?
A. Because they think of the sheep as theirmothers.
B. Because they think the sheep are anotherkind of dogs.
C. Because they are gentle animals and never attack others.
D. Because they grow up with sheep and see them as their family.
4. From the last paragraph, we learn that _____.
A. different dogs see the world in the same way
B. a pet dog may see itself as a human
C. dogs can give humans a lot of help
D. humans treat dogs as their best animal friends
Day 4
Everyone has need of... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. From Paragraph 1, we learn that the girl is _____.
A. kind and helpful
B. cheerful and lovely
C. cold and careless
D. nice and beautiful
2. What was the girl’s wish?
A. She wished to see her parents again.
B. She wanted to be happy every day.
C. She hoped to become a fairy.
D. She wanted to have a long life.
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The little girl had no parents.
B. The butterfly was a fairy.
C. The girl’s neighbors didn’t like her.
D. The girl stayed happy all her life.
4. According to the story, what is the key to happiness?
A. Being successful.
B. Having a rich family.
C. Having good looks.
D. Helping others.
Day 5
完形填空
Sunday was going to be birthday for me and my other two classmates. As we were born in the __1__ month, we decided to have a big party to __2__ it.
On that evening, we invited all of our classmates. We prepared a lot of food and drinks. After singing the birthday song, we
__3__ the delicious cake together. We sang more songs and played games. Then someone told funny stories, and __4__ laughed. Three hours flew by quickly, and we had to go to __5__ before 10:00. Before we __6__ , our classmates gave each of us a birthday card with their best wishes. Finally we took some pictures together. What a great time we had! __7__ that moment, I felt love, happiness and friendship.
Before the party, only my parents could __8__ my birthday, and I had never had such a big party and so many friends’ wishes. __9__ I wanted to say to my classmates: “Thank you, and I will __10__ forget this evening!”
1. A. different B. best
C. same D. some
2. A. cost B. celebrate
C. laugh D. love
3. A. sent B. made
C. bought D. shared
4. A. everyone B. someone
C. anyone D. no one
5. A. home B. bed
C. school D. work
6. A. went B. came
C. left D. walked
7. A. At B. In
C. On D. With
8. A. enjoy B. want
C. remember D. like
9. A. Since B. So
C. Though D. After
10. A. already B. yet
C. ever D. never
短文填空
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,其中有一词多余。
elephant rain black grow snow be |
This country is far away from China. Like China, it is also a developing country. It has a large population. Of these, 76 percent are __1_ and 12 percent white. It has a warm climate (气候). Either it never rains, or it __2_ a lot! It is the world’s biggest producer of gold, and it sells diamonds (钻石) to other countries. It __3_ a lot of fruits, including oranges, pears, and grapes, and it makes wine.
There __4_ lots of large forests where you can see a lot of wildlife (野生动物), including lions,
__5_, zebras and giraffes. Many people like to go and travel in this country. Can you guess the name of this country? Yes, it’s South Africa.
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上期参考答案
【P2】BDDC
【P3】 1. London 2. the police 3. accidents
4. making a sound 5. record and share their feelings 6. get support from friends
7. why they feel that way
【P5】ABCC
【P6】BDBA
Cloze 1-5 CABDC 6-10 ADBCA