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初二英语单元测试（下）
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Dear Reader,
Imagine an 11-year-old child whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the fields.
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away（消失）from her father and little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.
Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. Chances are Maria will grow up without any schooling. What will be her future? In many ways, it will be disastrous (灾难性的).
But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, someone cares about her. Through “Save the Children”, you can help and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school … a hospital … bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear form your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout, but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference… in her life and yours.
For the children,
David L. Guyer
President
39. We can read the letter in ________.
A. somebody’s diary B. a newspaper
C. a progress report D. a story book
40. What is Maria’s most serious problem?
A. She has no chance to go to school.
B. Her father died of a serious disease.
C. Hard work has made her suffer a lot.
D. Her mother needs her badly at home.
41. What is “Save the Children”?
A. An activity to help poor children go to school.
B. An office of the government to collect money.
C. A program shown at theaters to help the poor.
D. A group who works for children in poor places
42. The last sentence in the letter means ________.
A. if Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded
B. what you give is more than what you take
C. both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot
D. Maria and you can help each other at school
(D)
Sometimes, people are not clear about what kind of food is healthy, and what kind of food may do harm to our health. The USDA has prepared a food guide to help people learn about which kind of food is the healthiest to eat. The food guide describes six main food groups: meat (like fish and chicken), dairy (like milk and cheese), grains (like bread and rice), fruit, and vegetables. The last group is fats and sweets. The USDA also suggests how much of each food group is healthy to eat daily. Though this guide was prepared by the US government, it is very useful for people all over the world.
As a result of years of study, we know that too much animal fat is bad for our health. For example, Americans eat a lot of meat and only a small amount (量) of grains, fruit and vegetables. Because of the way they eat, they have a high rate (率) of cancer and heart disease. In Japan, people eat large amounts of grains and very little meat. The Japanese also have a very low rate of cancer and heart disease. The Japanese live longer than anyone else in the world. However, when Japanese people move to the US, the rate of heart disease and cancer goes up as their eating habit changes. And as hamburgers, ice creams and other high-fat foods become popular in Japan, the rate of heart disease and cancer is going up there as well. People are also eating more meat and dairy food in other countries, in which the disease rate is going up along with the change of the way people eat. Doctors everywhere suggest people eat more grains, fruit and vegetables and less meat and dairy food.
Eating healthily is important for children as well as their parents. When parents have poor eating habits, their children usually do, too. After all, children eat the same way as their parents. When parents eat healthy food, the children will learn to enjoy it, too. Then they will develop good eating habits. Doctors suggest parents give their children healthier food such as fruit, vegetables and juice.
Everyone wants to live a long, healthy life. We know that the food we eat affects (影响) us in different ways. For example, doctors believe that fruit and vegetables can really protect people from many different diseases. On the other hand, animal fat can cause diseases. We can change our eating habits now and enjoy many years of healthy living.
43. What is the USDA in the passage?
A. A group of doctors in the US. B. An office of the US government
C. A report on diseases in the US. D. An order given by the US president.
44. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.
A. Japanese are always healthier than Americans
B. living in the US is not good for people’s health
C. if you eat too much fat you will have cancer
D. the way we eat may cause some health problems
45. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. More and more people have good eating habits now.
B. Parents’ eating habits are important to their children.
C. Good eating habits develop only when you are young.
D. The more fruit and vegetables we eat, the longer we will live.
46. The greatest help the passage gives us is _______________.
A. to introduce a good guide to the world
B. to provide us with knowledge of six food groups
C. to suggest a way of eating for a healthy life
D. to find the main cause of some serious diseases
（请把以下试题的答案作答在最后一页）
四、选词填空（每小题1分，共10分）
请用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。
profession success tidy imagine relation
person enjoy develop relax teenager | 1. It has been snowing the whole winter. Luckily, we find sledding(滑雪) very __________.
2. The company has spent $650 million in _____________ new products.
3. How _______ the house is! Let’s start the cleanup from making some room for everyone!
4. I think you will look more ____________ if you wear a suit for the interview.
5. The year-long fight for a pay rise ended in ______, and the workers were quite excited.
6. --- What __________ are you to Jessica?
--- She is a cousin of my niece.
7. The noise really spoilt my ___________ in living here. What can I do to stop them
making such huge noise all day long?
8. My ___________ daughter has been making troubles of all kinds, and her teacher came
over twice last week.
9. I know from my _____________ experience that you can’t trust Ralph.
10. With a little ___________, you can make great inexpensive Christmas gifts by yourself.
五、完成句子（每小题2分，共20分）
1. 妈妈经常要求吉姆收拾他的房间。
Mum often ________________________________________________________.
2. 他特别喜欢交朋友。
He enjoys _________________________________________________________.
3. 我能帮你捎口信吗？
Can I _________________________________________________________ you?
4. 我不敢一个人住。
I ________________________________________ live _____________________.
5. 我经常听见她拉小提琴。
I often ____________________________________________________ the violin.
6. 每当我听到其他同学有说有笑，我觉得心都要碎了。
_________ I heard other students __________________, I felt my heart ________.
7. 他的爱好给他带来了快乐和成功。
His hobby _________________________________________________________.
8. 我不想让父母亲为自己担心。
I don’t want ________________________________________________________.
9. 什么使你对音乐如此感兴趣？
What made you _____________________________________________________?
10. 他非常喜欢动物，他把毕生精力都用于照顾动物。
He is _________________________ he ___________________________ animals.
六、阅读回答问题（每小题2分，共10分）
Why isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists (经济学家) say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities (必需品) of life such as food, housing or rent (租金), clothes, and medical expenses (花销). For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.
No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand (需求) more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there’s a shortage of goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies with hold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.
Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income (收入) meet the cost of living; so many people plan a family budget. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you’re spending too much on entertainment. Or if you’re spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew your own clothes. Budgeting (预算) helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.
1. Can we buy a lot of things with one dollar, if the cost of living is high?
_____________________________________________________________________
2. What decides the value of a dollar?
_____________________________________________________________________
3. If there is a shortage of a certain goods, how will the price go, up or down?
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Family budget is helpful, why?
_____________________________________________________________________
5. How do workers and producers affect (影响) prices?
_____________________________________________________________________
答案：
39——46： B A D C B D B C
四、选词填空
| 1. relaxing |
2. developing |
3. untidy |
4. professional |
5. success |
| 6. relation |
7. enjoyment |
8. teenage |
9. personal |
10.imagination |
五、完成句子
1. Mum often asks Jim to tidy up his room.
2. He enjoys making friends with others.
3. Can I take a message for you?
4. I’m afraid to live alone.
5. I often hear her play the violin.
6. Every time I heard other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break.
7. His hobby brought him enjoyment and success.
8. I don’t want my parents to worry about me.
9. What made you so interested in music?
10. He is so interested in animals that he spent his life time looking after animals.
六、阅读回答问题
1. No, we can’t.
2. The cost of living.
3. Go up.
4. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.
5. They earn more, and they have more to spend, so they demand more, as a result, the
prices go up.
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