初二英语
Unit 21
Ⅰ . 单项填空
1 . There ______ fifty people , not counting the children .
A . have B .
had C . was D . were
2 . There were ten ______ number .
A . in B .
on C . at D . with
3 . Run as ______ as you can .
A . faster B . fastest
C . the fastest D . fast
4 . He is always ready ______ others .
A . help B . to
help C . helps D . helping
5 . This pair is ______ too large . Please show me another
pair .
A . a few B .
few C . a little D . a small
6 . She is ______ to get it down .
A . short enough B . enough tall
C . tall enough D . enough
high
7 . Would you like a little ______ milk ?
A . much B . many
C . more D . most
8 . We enjoyed ______ at the party last night .
A . us B .
our C . ourselves D . ourself
9 . The boys in Class One enjoy ______ football .
A . play B .
playing C . to play D . plays
10 . Why did all his friends laugh ____ him ?
A . to B .
at C . / D . over
11 . — How about coming with us to the film ?
— ______ .
A . I love B . I love to
C . I'd love to D . I'd love
12 . What about ______ an early start ?
A . make B .
making C . to make D . made
13 . — What colour is that eraser ?
— It's ______ .
A . a orange B . an orange
C . the orange D . orange
14 . ______ the chickens before they are hatched ( 孵出 ) .
A . Count B .
Counts C . Not count D . Don't
count
15 . ______ is your father's birthday ?
A . Where B .
When C . How D . Who
16 . How many ______ and ______ in your class ?
A . boy student ; girl ones B . boys
student ; girls one
C . boy students ; girl ones D .
boys students ; girls ones
17 . — ______ Mary's telephone number ?
— .
A . How many is B . How much is
C . What's D . Which are
18 . There are two big windows ______ the front wall .
A . in B .
on C . at D . from
19 . He looked ______ and ill .
A . worry B .
worried C . worrying D . to
worry
20 . — How are you today ?
— I ______ fine , thanks .
A . to feel B . am feeling
C . feels D . felt
Ⅱ . 单词填空
根据上下文，填写一个适当的单词，单词的第一个字母已给出。
One day Mr Fox came to Mr Hare's h______ and said . “Come
with me q______ . Mrs Duck h______ six eggs . Come a______ see them . ”
Mr Hare said , “No , I'll n______ come . I'll s______ here .
”
Mr Fox said , “You a______ lazy ( 懒惰的 ) . ”
“Mr Hare said , “I am lazy . ”
Mr Fox said , “You sit on m______ back and ride . ”
Mr Hare said , “I'll ride on y______ back . ”
Mr Hare r______ on Mr Fox's back , and Mr Fox w______ to the
village . On their way there they m______ Mrs Duck . When Mr Hare s______ Mrs
Duck , he said , “L______ , Mr Fox is my donkey ( 驴子 )
. I'm r______ on his back1”
Ⅲ . 补全对话，每空一词
A：Hello !
B : Hello ! May I ( 1 ) to Mary , please ?
A : I'm ( 2 ) . She's ( 3 ) at the moment . ( 4 ) calling ,
please ?
B : This is Jim speaking .
A : Hi , Jim . Can I ( 5 ) a message ?
B : Yes , please ask him to ( 6 ) me at .
A : Is ( 7 ) ?
B : Yes , that's ( 8 ) .
A : ( 9 ) . I'll ( 10 ) him the message . Goodbye , Jim .
B : Thank you . Goodbye .
Ⅳ . 阅读理解
(A)
Last Sunday Mr . Clark and his wife went to the seaside .
They arrived home very late . Mr . Clark unlocked the front door and they went
into the house . It was very dark , so Mr . Clark turned on the lights . On the
way upstairs Mrs Clark said , “Listen , I can hear someone in the living - room
. ”They went downstairs again and stood quietly outside the room .
“Yes , you are right , ”said Mr . Clark . “There are two men
there . They are talking . ”Then he called out loudly , “Who is there ? ”But no
one answered . Mr . Clark opened the door quickly and turned on the light . The
room was empty . Then he saw something and laughed . The radio was still on .
“I should have turned it off this morning , ”he said , “but I forgot ! ”
1 . Mr . and Mrs . Clark came back from the seaside ______ .
A . late in the morning B . on
Sunday afternoon
C . late in the evening D . on
Sunday morning .
2 . They heard someone talking on their way ______ .
A . downstairs B . upstairs
C . home D . to the living -
room
3 . They stood outside the living - room quietly ______ .
A . to make sure that there was someone talking there
B . to see what the men were talking about
C . to try to catch the men
D . to play games with them
4 . There was no answer in the living - room because ______
.
A . the men were too excited to speak
B . the men had run away
C . there wasn't anyone there at all
D . the men in the anyone there at all
5 . When he came into the living - room , Mr . Clark found
______ .
A . there was nothing in the room
B . his TV was on
C . he had left his radio in the room
D . there was not the two men but his radio working
（B）
A singer with a Balloon (气球)
New York can be a very dangerous city ___ especially(特别)at night. Many people do not go out alone into the streets after
dark. Their problem is even worse for women. One New Yorker found an unusual
answer to the problem. As a singer, she has to drive alone to clubs (俱乐部)late at night. Then she has to drive home after the show (表演)
The singer needs a “friend”. So she has got herself Bob___ a
balloon that looks like a man. He sits in the passenger (乘客)seat of her car while she drives at night. People in the street
think the woman driver has a man with her, and she feels safe.
1. Many people in New York are afraid to go out alone after
dark because _______.
A. it is dark in the street. B. it
is hard to drive a car at night
C. the city is not safe at night D.
the people often prefer to stay at home
2.The New Yorker in the story is ______.
A. a woman B. a man passenger
C. a man driver D. the woman’s
friend
3. When she drives home after the show, _______.
A. it’s late at night B. it’s about
supper time
C. it’s late in the evening D. it’s
getting dark
4.Bob is the name of _______.
A. the singer’s husband B. the car
driver
C. a strong passenger D. a big
balloon
5. She feels safe because _______.
A. she has a balloon along with her
B. nobody knows Bob is a balloon
C. she has a man together with her
D. many people are afraid of balloons
（C）
The Way That Some Last Name Started
You have a first name to tell you who you are. You have a
last name to show which family you are from.
But a long, long time ago, people didn’t have last names.
Later they had to invent last names because there were so many Charlies, too
many Roberts, and too many Marys. People started to ask, Which Charlie? Which
Robert? Which Mary?
So if a Charile was a carpenter (木匠),he
became Charlie Carpenter. If a Robert was a son of Peter, he became Robert
Peterson. If a Mary lived near the woods, she became, Mary Woods.
This is the way that some last names started long long ago.
1.One’s last name can also be called the _______.
A．parents’
name B. brother or sister’s name
C．family
name D. second name
2. A long time ago, people didn’t have last names because
_______.
A．they didn’t know how to invent
last names
B．They didn’t want to make their
names too long
C．there was not a need
D．they were living in one big family
3. What was the first name of David Johnson’s forefather (祖先)?
A. David B.
John C. Johnson D. None of the
three
4. Which of the following last names was invented by place?
A. John Smith B. Jack Tomson
C. Joe Hill D. Amy White
5. Which of the following last names was invented by job?(职业)
A. Lily Wood B. Kin Jackson
C. Bruce Green D. Nick Cook
Ⅴ. 短文改错
Yesterday Tim helped his father in the 1 . ______
garden . Tim is youngest in the Black 2 . ______
family . Tim and his father dug two hole . 3 . ______
They planted two trees . “Our garden looks 4 . ______
very beautifully , ”Tim said . 5 . ______
“It's filled of weeds , ”father said . 6 . ______
“It's the nice garden in the street , ”Tim said 7 . ______
“The nicest ones ? ”his father asked . 8 . ______
“Yes , ”Tim answered . “Nobody grass is 9 . ______
longer than our . 10 . ______
Ⅵ.完形填空
When Jimmy was a boy, he always liked watches and clocks
very much.（1） he was eighteen
years old, he went into the army, and after a year, he began to teach （2）to mend watches. A lot of his friends
brought him（3）watches, and he
mended them for （4）.
Then his captain（5） about this, and one day brought them him （6） watch （7） and said,
“My watch has stopped. （8） you
mend it （9） me, please.”
Jimmy said, “Yes, sit, I can.” （10） a few days, he brought the watch （11） the captain.
“How much do I owe（欠款）you?” the
（12） asked.
“One pound, sir,” Jimmy answered. Then he took a
small box （13）his pocked （14） gave it to the captain, saying, “Here
are three wheels（齿轮）from your watch. I did not （15） a place for them when I put everything
back.”
1．A. Until B. When C. If D. Before
2．A. fiends B. others C. himself D. him
3．A. breaking B. broken C. break D. broke
4．A. theirs B. they C. themselves D. them
5．A. heard B. listened C. sounded D. asked
6．A. the B. an C. / D. a
7．A. too B. also C. either D. yet
8．A. Should B. Need C. Must D. Can
9．A. with B. for C. to D. at
10．A. For B. In C. After D. Before
11．A. back to B. again to C. back from D. out of
12．A. office B. officer C. official D. soldier
13．A. out of B. out C. of D. off
14．A. but B. or C. so D. and
15．A. look for B. look at C. find D. see
答案：Ⅰ . 1 . D 2 . A 3 . D 4 . B 5 . C
6 . C 7 . C 8 . C 9 . B 10 . B 11 . C 12 . B 13 . D 14 . D 15 . B 16 . C 17 . C
18 . A 19 . B 20 . B Ⅱ . house , quickly , has , and , not , sit , are , my ,
your , rode , went , met , saw , Look , riding Ⅲ . 1 . speak 2 . sorry 3 . out
4 . Who's 5 . take 6 . call ／ ring ／ telephone 7 . that 8 . right 9 . OK 10 . give Ⅳ . （A） 1－5 C BACD （B） 1－5 CAADB (C) 1－5 CCBCD Ⅴ. 1 . √ 2 . 在 is 后加 the 3 . 改 hole 为
holes 4 . √ 5 . 改 beautifully 为
beautiful 6 . 改 filled 为 full 7
. 改 nice 为 nicest 8 . 改 ones 为 one 9 . 改 Nobody
为 Nobody's 10 . 改 our 为ours Ⅵ . 1－5 BCBDA 6－10 DADBC 11－15 ACADC