江苏省苏州市2022-2023学年第二学期第一次月考初二英语模拟试卷（含答案）

江苏省苏州市2022-2023学年 第二学期第一次月考初二英语试题（满分100） 一、单项选择 （本题共10小题，每小题1分, 满分10分） ( )1. Flying a kite on sunny days is ______ great fun. What ______ fantastic time we are having! A.a;a B. a;/ C. /;/ D. /;a ( )2. Copenhagen is the capital of ______, and it is famous for ______. A.Australia; the Leaning Tower B. the USA; the Statue of Liberty C.Denmark; the Little Mermaid D. the UK; Tower Bridge ( )3. ---I think your French is so good. How long have you been in France? ---_____ I was born. A.Until B. Since C. When D. Before ( )4. ---What’s your hobby, Simon? ---Well, I have many hobbies, ______ drawing, swimming and collecting stamps. A.for example B. as for C. such as D. instead of ( )5. ---Must I return the book this week? ---No, you _______. You can ______ it for 20 days. A.mustn’t; keep B. needn’t; borrow C. don’t have to; keep D. mustn’t; lend ( )6.Daniel _______ Rose in 1990. That is to say, they ______ for 31 years. A. got married with; have got married B. got married to; have married C. married; have been married D. married to; have been married ( )7. Pick up your pen and draw as you like. Maybe we will _____ a real one. A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it off D. turn it into ( )8. There ______ great changes in our school in the past ten years. A. have had B. have been C. has had D. has been ( )9. –--Mr. Wu has recommended many books. Have you decided _____ first? ---Yes. The Little Prince. A. how to read B. which to read C. when to read D. where to read ( )10.---Could you help me change the channel? ---_____. A. With pleasure B. No thanks C. My pleasure D. Don’t say so. 二、完形填空 （本题共10小题，每小题1分, 满分10分） On the course of life, the first step of the lead is likely to mean the final victory, so the success and failure, or gain and loss of your life may lie in 11 you can show yourself or not. As a student, I was most 12 to answer questions in class, and I found that the students around were just like me. At the beginning of each class, when the professor asked a question, I always lowered my head, for fear that the professor saw me. In a foreign language class, an expert(专家) from the Commercial Bank gave a speech. The speaker always wanted 13 to be in communication with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned Economics(经济), but no one 14 . The expert said with a smile, “Let me tell you a story first.” “When I came to the United States to study, there are often speeches in the university. Each time, they invite an expert from Wall Street to make a speech.” “Before the beginning of every speech, I found an 15 phenomenon(现象). The students around me always took a cardboard, wrote their 16 . with the most eye-catching color, and then placed it on the seat. When the speaker needed the reply, he could see and call a listener’s name directly.” “I couldn’t 17 why they did that, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile, ‘the speakers are all very successful people, who mean chances. When your answer is to his surprise, it is very possible that he will give you more 18 . This is a very simple reason.’” “The fact was also like that. I really saw a few students around me went to 19 in the first-class company because of their excellent performance(表现). This had a great influence on me. The chance will not find you __20__. You must show yourself to draw others’ attention for you to find a chance on the cards.” ( )11. A. how B. what C. that D. whether ( )12. A. proud B. ready C. excited D. afraid ( )13. A. anyone B. someone C. everyone D. no one ( )14. A. replied B. agreed C. reported on D. recorded ( )15. A. exciting B. interesting C. attractive D. unusual ( )16. A. addresses B. numbers C. names D. cards ( )17. A. realize B. remind C. understand D. remember ( )18. A. chances B. questions C. replies D. jobs ( )19. A. hire B. interview C. manage D. work ( )20. A. themselves B. himself C. yourself D. itself 三、阅读理解 (本题共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) (A) Bob always took the newspaper to Grandpa White’s home before going home. Grandpa White’s was at the end of the road. Bob liked Grandpa White. He was often waiting for him near the front gate with sweets or a nice cake. Besides, he often asked Bob about things he was doing, what he was going to do for the summer and what he liked to do. The thing that Bob didn’t like about Grandpa was his never-ending stories about his boyhood（童年）in California. Bob was never asked to hear about Grandpa’s boyhood, but he couldn’t get away. After Grandpa’s wife died in October, Bob could see that Grandpa was lonelier than ever. He would often join Bob halfway along the road and walk along w