南京外国语学校
2024—2025学年度第二学期期中初一年级
英语试题
试卷总分:100分 考试时间:100分钟
卷Ⅰ客观题（满分50分）
I. Listening comprehension（0.5%×20=10%）
II. Multiple choice（1%×15=15%）
1. Ne Zha 2 is ________ huge box office success. It is ________ a wonderful film that I have seen it three times.
A. a; so B. a; such C. the; so D. the; such
2. It is never too late to learn. We should be ________ to achieve our goal.
A. enough hard-working B. hard-working enough
C. too hard-working D. hard-working too
3. I stayed up way too ________ playing video games last night, and now I can ________ keep my eyes open in math class!
A. late; hard B. lately; hard C. late; hardly D. lately; hardly
4. As the old saying ________, you can lead the horse to water, ________ you can’t force (强迫) it to drink.
A. says; but B. goes; and C. says; and D. goes; but
5. I plan on joining the school basketball team and practicing daily to become better at it ________ year!
A. the last B. next C. last D. the next
6. On Sunday afternoon, Tom lay ________ on the sofa watching TV, while his sister studied ________ in her room.
A. lazy; lonely B. lazily; alone C. lazily; lonely D. lazy; alone
7. —What are you saving money for?
—The Spring Festival ________. I ________ a gift for my mother.
A. will come; am going to buy B. will come; will buy
C. is coming; am going to buy D. is coming; will buy
8. The Himalayas are thought as one of ________ mountain ranges in the world, where climbers face ________ challenges than in any other terrestrial environment.
A. the most dangerous; the biggest B. the more dangerous; bigger
C. the more dangerous; the biggest D. the most dangerous; bigger
9. The group of explorers had to make their way________ the thick jungle to reach the ancient temple.
A. across B. through C. over D. above
10. —Would you like to enjoy the dance show This is me?
—I’d love to. Could you please tell me ________?
A. when will the show begin B. who the dancers were
C. how long the show will last D. what the show was like
11. I’m feeling ________ tired after a long day’s work, but I still have _________ work to do this evening.
A. a bit; a bit B. a bit of, a bit
C. a bit; a bit of D. a bit of; a bit of
12. You’d better take an umbrella with you. ________ the weather forecast isn’t that accurate (准确的), and there ________ a rain tonight.
A. Maybe; may be B. Maybe; maybe
C. May be; may be D. May be; maybe
13. That newly bought sofa is too small for four people to________ and it is also too heavy for them to________.
A. sit; lift B. sit on; lift it C. sit; lift it D. sit on; lift
14. The new teaching method is effective ________, but it still needs some changes to meet all students’ needs.
A. in a way B. on the way C. by the way D. in the way
15. —Do you like watching horror movies?
—________ They usually make me feel scared and nervous all day long.
A. Hang on. B. Not really. C. Of course. D. Are you sure?
III. Cloze test（1%x10=10%）
Throughout my childhood, my mother had a special habit in the evenings. Sometimes she would knit (编织) hats for us, and other times, she baked cookies. But one day, she surprised us all by announcing (宣布), “I’m going to make a phone call to one neighbor every ____16____.” I was 16 then and couldn’t understand why she would spend her evenings talking to people she ____17____ knew.
One evening, I overheard her conversation with a(n) ____18____ lady. She asked about the lady’s dinner and even discussed the roses in the park. When she ____19____ up, I questioned her choice of topics, finding them ____20____. With a kind smile, she explained, “I might be the only person she talked to today. So even the simplest conversations can make her feel she is cared for.”
