初二英语能力练习U1
一、词汇应用（20分）
1.As friends, we should be （诚实的）to each other， and never tell lies.
2.The teacher is （耐心的）enough to explain this problem to us many times.
3. There were no （座位）left in the meeting hall，so I had to stand.
4. The film wasn't funny at all. I felt （无聊的）with it.
5.The boy （打架）against the illness with courage and never gave up.
6. After communicating with her parents, Laura gradually （理解）their love and began to
work hard.
7. Tom is a trustworthy boy, so all his friends （相信）what he says.
8. The situation of pandas is even （糟糕）nowadays. 。
9. （一旦）you have a plan， you should take action to achieve it， or you will surely
regret（后悔）.
10.What's the （高度）of the Brighton i360 Tower？
二、完成句子（18分）
11．Mary 很有幽默感。她经常讲笑话让我们笑。
Mary .She often tells jokes and makes us laugh.
12．有时我想放弃困难的任务，他总是鼓励我继续尝试。
Sometimes I feel like giving up on difficult tasks, but he always
13．她乐意为你保守秘密吗？
Is she willing for you
14．和他人和谐相处使你更容易获得成功。
makes it easier for you to achieve success.
15．真正的朋友不会在患难时弃你而去。
A true friend should not leave you
16．然而，我们意识到了健康的重要性。
,we health.
三、完形填空（20分）
Betty lived in a small town. Beautiful flowers were everywhere in the town. Because of the shyness, Betty just stood with 17 words in front of people． The shy girl hardly talked to others．She 18 a wallflower（壁花）that always stayed quiet in the dark and worried that nobody would see her.
However, her closest friend, Fiona, was truly 19 .Fiona loved to talk with others and she encouraged Betty to 20 ．She told Betty that life wasn’t always as 21 as roses（玫瑰），but everyone was able to make it full of roses.
With the encouragement of Fiona, Betty began to change. She started going to a theatre class and
enjoyed 22 in the theatre group. Day by day, her 23 of acting began to shine. However, new 24 were never far away. One of Betty＇s classmates became a thorn（刺） in her side. The classmate was unhappy with her success，but Betty kept being friendly. She showed her true self and became friends with this classmate. All the changes made her feel good every day.
Betty got good results（结果）from hard work 25 the town＇s famous movie maker，Mr Johnson， watched one of her plays. He liked her acting so much that he invited her to star in his new movie.
Betty's big day came. People were happy to see her movie.
Betty finally became more confident than before. Her change was like a beautiful rose. She met many difficulties. They taught her that there was no rose without a thorn. But those thorns helped her improve herself. Betty's experience showed that personal changes were 26 for anyone.
( ) 17.A.enough B.nice C.few D.dirty
( ) 18.A.cared about B.felt like C.gave up D.brought out
( )19.A.busy B.happy C.quiet D.different
( )20.A.change B.accept C.wait D.agree
( )21.A.cheap B.real C.beautiful D.free
( )22.A.speaking B.acting C.dancing D.singing
( )23.A.decision B.plan C.promise D.gift
( )24.A.difficulties B.mistakes C.exams D.jokes
( )25.A.before B.unless C.when D.though
( )26.A.simple B.possible C.similar D.interesting
四、阅读理解（12分）
Everyone faces difficulties in their life. Daniel Kish was born with a special eye illness and lost his
eyesight before he was only 14 months old.
Soon after， however， he started to do an amazing thing. He learned to make clicks（咔哒声）in his mouth to help him move around. Kish now moves about using sonar（用声音导航）.He is so good at it that he can ride a bicycle by himself on public roads.
He started the organization World Access for the Blind (WAFTB) in 2000,teaching others how to use sonar. In the interview with National Geographic, he explains how the sonar works. “When I make a click sound, it produces sound waves. These waves reflect（反射）and return to my ears. My brain then deals with the sound and turns it into pictures in my mind. It's like having a conversation with the environment.”
Kish feels it is exciting to ride a bike using sonar, although he needs to click twice a second, much more than he usually does." It may sound a bit dangerous to move around the world in this way,”he says.“But most people in the world are afraid of things that they imagine. I love hiking and mountain-biking. I go almost everywhere. And I never fell down and hurt myself."
He is happy to be able to help more blind children to improve their life. Seeing isn't in the eyes. It's in the mind.
( )27. Kish moves around using sonar because
A. he is good at making clicks B. it makes him "see" the world
C. he has a great interest in science D. it is important for him to keep healthy
( )28． The underlined word ＂it＂ in Paragraph 2 refers to（指代） ．
A. riding a bicycle B. moving around C. making clicks D. using sonar
( )29. What can we learn about World Access for the Blind (WAFTB) from the passage
A. It offers the blind free bicycles. B. It sells sonar products to the blind.
C. It teaches the blind to use sonar. D. It helps the blind find more friends.
( )30. The best title for the passage might be .
A. Seeing in the dark world B. Traveling with the blind
C. Hoping for the future D. Traveling around the world
五、信息还原（10分）
Do you do any chores at home Do you take any labour courses at school 31 they can not only make you form good habits but also help you a lot in the future. But how can we get proper practice Here are some suggestions.
Do chores at home It's not so difficult for you to do chores at home. Cooking, doing dishes and taking
rubbish out are good choices for you. 32 But actually, it is important because it can provide them with basic skills. These skills will enable students to live independently and adapt to （适应）changes in life
confidently.
Take labour courses at school It's reported that Labour Education will be included in the courses of middle schools and primary schools in China. This policy can make students realise the importance of doing chores. And in this way, schools will offer many kinds of labour courses to students. 33
Join clubs 34 For example, you can join the cooking club, paper-cutting.club or clothes making club.You can join these clubs with your friends together. By joining the clubs, you can share your interests with your friends.
Join in competitions If you are the winner in cake making, paper-cutting or clothes making competitions, your parents will be proud of you. 35 Through these competitions, you may find more fun doing housework. What's more, they will encourage you to do more chores and learn more skills.
It's really important to take labour education both at school and at home.
A. These won't take much time.
B. There must be all kinds of clubs for you.
C Doing chores can make children get money from parents.
D. Many students think doing chores is a waste of time.
E. Develop some life skills and they can help you in many ways.
F. So students can choose some courses to learn how to do chores.
G And these kinds of competitions will make your school life colourful and meaningful.
六、综合填空（20分）
You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than j 36 studying when you are at school.School is also the place where you learn to get along well with people. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don't like one of your classmates
If you discover that you have problems 37 (get) along with your classmates or friends, the 38 （important） thing to learn is tolerance（宽容）.Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others. We cannot change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with them.
Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other. Knowing others constantly makes us understand others' differences.
S 39 different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance allows us 40 (keep)
an even temper and an open mind.
You need to remember an old saying,“ 41 (treat) others how you want to be treated." You would like to be treated 42 (kind) by your classmates. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or w _ 43 you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and 44 (not try) to make them change.
It is important to practice tolerance because it will make everyone's life 45 (easy). Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests.The world is very different,and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.
