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杭州外国语学校2018-2019年初二上期中考英语试卷（无听力）（含答案）1/8杭州外国语学校2018年初二年级期中考试英语试卷II.完形填空Ihaveinventedrobotsthatcrawl（爬）throughpipestoinspectthemfordamage.Butitwasn’t16IlearnedaboutTomasEdisonthatIreallybecame17aboutinventing.WhenIwasinfourthgrade,ourteachergaveusa18.Wehadtowritetoacompanyandlearnabouttheproductitmade.Eachstudentwouldthengiveareportinfrontoftheclass.I19theThomasA.EdisonCompany.SoonafterIwrotetothecompany,ourmailmandeliveredapackagetome.ItcontainedabookaboutthelifeofThomasEdison.HowI20readingandrereadingabouthisinventions!The21thatimpressedmemostweremovies,recordedsound,andtheelectriclight.Edisonbecamemyhero.Mydadnoticedmyinterestininventingand22me.Heshowedmehowtoturnmyideasintoplansand,23intonewthings.Together,mydadandI24radiosandtelevisions.Once,Isurprisedmydadwitha25Imadetoadjustthebrakes(调整刹车)ofourcar.Later,wefoundasimilartoolinastore.That’swhenIlearnedthat26inventorsmayinventsimilarthings.Ilearned,too,thatnotallgreatideaswork.27isacommonpartoftheinventingprocess.AsmyfatherandIworkedtogether,Ibegantorealizethatmydadwasquiteaninventorhimself.Hisguidinghands,28withmyinterestininventing,ledmetobecomea/an29.ButIamgratefultoThomasEdison,too,forfirstlightingthatbulb(电灯泡)30me.16.A.whileB.afterC.untilD.when17.A.certainB.impatientC.annoyedD.excited18.A.lessonB.projectC.surpriseD.present19.A.joinedB.ownedC.startedD.chose20.A.enjoyedB.mindedC.avoidedD.hated21.A.onesB.oneC.otherD.others22.A.stoppedB.blamedC.deliveredD.lent23.A.enjoyedB.mindedC.controlledD.encouraged24.A.putupB.fixedupC.setupD.calledup25.A.mistakeB.promiseC.toolD.trick26.A.youngB.differentC.remarkableD.responsible27.A.ImaginationB.FailureC.HappinessD.Inspiration28.A.impressedwithB.combinedwithC.markedwithD.bornwith29.A.expertB.gentlemanC.inventorD.coach30.A.aboveB.outsideC.belowD.inside杭州外国语学校2018-2019年初二上期中考英语试卷（无听力）（含答案）2/8keys:CDBDAADABCBBBCDIII.阅读理解AGordonWilliams'shobbymayseemstrangetopeoplewhentheymeetitforthefirsttime.Butitisatraditionalcraft(手艺).Hebuildsmodelshipsinsideoldbottles.Gordonhasalwayslovedships,especiallysailingshipsfromtheolddays.HisinterestinthishobbybeganmanyyearsagowhenhevisitedamuseuminOttawa,Canada,wheretherewasadisplayofmodelshipsinbottles.Gordonthoughtthedisplaywaswonderful.Buthewonderedhowthecraftsmangottheshipthroughthethinneckofthebottle.Gordondecidedtofinditout.Hefoundanoldmastercraftsmanwhowaswillingtoteachhimthenecessaryskills.First,Gordontakesanoldbottle.Thenheputsinalayerofputty(一层油灰),carefullyshapedandpainteditlooklikethesea.Nexthebuildstheship.Togettheshipthroughtheneckofthebottle,Gordonholdsdownthemasts(桅杆).Oncetheshipisinsidethebottle,hetakesalong,thintooltoraisethemasts.Gordonhascompletedwelloveronehundredmodels.Hiswishistobuildbiggermodelships,suchasaircraftcarriers.Thiswillbemorechallenging,ashewillhavetobuildtheshipactuallyinsidethebottle.Hishobbycertainlyneedstime,patienceandasteadyhand.31.HowdidGordonbecomeinterestedinthishobby?A.Hemetacraftsmanwhowouldliketoteachhim.B.Hesawashowofmodelshipsinbottles.C.HehadajourneytoCanada.D.Hehascollectedmanysailingships.32.ForGordon,themostdifficultstepthathewantedtolearnwas_______.A.toshapethebottlelikeashipB.topaintthelayerofputtyliketheseaC.togettheshipthroughtheneckofthebottleD.toputthelayerofputtyintothebottle33.WhichofthefollowingpicturesshowsthelaststepofGordon'swork?杭州外国语学校2018-2019年初二上期中考英语试卷（无听力）（含答案）3/834.Gordon'snewplanismorechallengingbecausehewill_______.A.buildabiggermodelshipinsidethebottleB.buildmorethanonehundredshipsC.putabiggermodelshipinsidethebottleD.makeanaircraftcarrierKEYS:BCBABIntheOscar-nominatedfilmUpintheAir(《在云端》),asGeorgeClooneywalksthroughanairport,audiencescanhearthefamiliarsoundofaChinesemusicalinstrument–erhu.TheerhuhasbecomemorepopularamongHollywoodfilmmakers.Manycomposers,directorsandproducersfeelthatthisinstrumentcanaddcolorandemotiontotheirfilms.InthemoviePiratesoftheCaribbean:Atworld’sEnd(《加勒比海盗3：世界的尽头》),wecanheartheerhuinChowYun-Fat’sscenes.TheerhualsoappearsinKungFuPandaand2012.Whenpeoplewatchthesemovies,theycanenjoythesoundoftheerhu.Theerhuisoftencalled“Chineseviolin”,butinmanywaystheyaredifferent.Liketheviolin,theerhuisstringed(有弦的)instrumentmadeofnaturalwoodandplayedwithabow,buttheviolinhasfourstringsandtheerhuhasonlytwo.Whiletheviolinisplayedhorizontally,theerhuisplayedvertically(垂直地).Thesoundsmadebybothinstrumentsaredifferent.TheerhuissaidtodatebacktotheTangDynasty(AD618-907).InclassicalChinesemusic,theerhuisknownforitssadsound.ThemostfamouserhupieceisMoonlightonSecondSpring(《二泉映月》).Itwaswrittenbyamusicianwhowasbornblindandlivedmostofhisshortlifeasahomelessperson.35.Thefirsttwoparagraphsarewrittentotellusabout_______.A.Oscar-nominatedfilmsB.theuseoftheerhuinmoviesC.traditionalChinesemusicalinstrumentsD.howpeoplefeelafterhearingtheerhu36.WhyhastheerhubecomemorepopularamongHollywoodfilmmakers?A.Becauseitcanmaketheirfilmsmorecolorfulandemotional.B.Becauseitmatchesthesadthemeoftheirfilms.C.BecauseaudiencesintheUSenjoyhearingtheerhu.D.BecausethereareChineseactorsintheirmovies.37.Whatdoweknowfromthestory?A.Theerhuisthemostfamiliar