初中阶段对于学生们来说也是十分重要的一个时期，对每个学生来说尤为重要，下文为大家准备了初三上学期英语第二单元测试题，供大家参考。

一. 单项选择 (每小题1分，共15分)

从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

(   )1. — Jenny, do Chinese people celebrate Easter Day?

— No. This is the first time I’ve celebrated ______ festival.

A. a     B. an

C. the    D. /

(   )2. — Where is your grandpa, Sara? 

— Look! He is telling stories ______ a group of children over there.

A. from    B. about

C. between   D. among

(   )3. Jane often helps her mum wash the ______ in the kitchen after dinner.

A. fruit    B. dishes

C. clothes    D. vegetables

(   )4. — I will have a ______ holiday next month.

— You mean you can have ______ off? Oh, that’s great!

A. five-day; five days B. five-day; five days’

C. five days’; five-day D. five days; five days

(   )5. — Bob, dinner is ready. Could you please ______ the table?

— Sure, I’ll do it right now.

A. leave    B. lay

C. make     D. book

(   )6. — It’s already 11 o’clock, but Dan is still asleep.

— Yeah. He drank ______ last night.

A. too much   B. a few

C. much too   D. too many

(   )7.  — The film is so boring. I really want to leave.

— It will be ______ soon. Please stay here for five more minutes.

A. on    B. over

C. away    D. back

(   )8. — Where did you go last Sunday, Jerry?

— I went to my aunt’s farm and ______ corn with her.

A. ate    B. bought

C. grew    D. tasted

(   )9. — I hear the hospital is more than 30 years old.

— Yeah, the government ______ it in 1980.

A. founded    B. will found 

C. founds    D. is founding

(   )10. My cousin moved to Canada in 2010 and I haven’t seen him ______.

A. one day   B. right now

C. just now   D. since then

(   )11. — Tony, may I have a talk with you now?

— Sure. Oh, it’s noisy here. Let’s go ______.

A. quiet somewhere B. somewhere quiet

C. quiet anywhere  D. anywhere quiet

(   )12. Many people ______ the road when the traffic lights are red, though it’s wrong.

A. cross    B. crossed

C. have crossed  D. will cross

(   )13. — Where is Hook, Juliet?

— I’ve no idea. He ran out ______ he answered a phone call.

A. since    B. until

C. before    D. as soon as

(   )14. — Sarah, you are going to Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, ______ you?

— Yes, I’m going to celebrate it with my cousins.

A. are    B. aren’t

C. will    D. won’t

(   )15. — I am going to Las Vegas with some friends by plane next week.

— ______

A. Well done!   B. Good luck!

C. You’re welcome.  D. Have a nice trip!

二. 完形填空 (每小题1分，共10分)

通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Raja and three of her friends had just finished the summer semester and were dying for (渴望) a holiday. They all 　16　 that Tasmania, with its beautiful sights, was the best place for an escape from their student life.

Raja and her friends spent most of their holiday in and around Hobart, the capital of Tasmania. Raja loved old 　17　, so she took lots of photos of Salamanca Place in Hobart. It was famous 　18　 its rich history and style of building. They also climbed Mount Wellington which had fantastic 　19　. After that, the group 　20　 what Raja described as “one of the best fish and chips of her life” in a little shop.

Raja and her friends hadn’t planned to visit Bruny Island, but they decided to pay a visit after 　21　 that it was only a short drive from Hobart. They wanted to watch the sun 　22　 the next day, so they spent the night there. The 　23　 enjoyed themselves very much. “It was in three words, a 　24　 surprise,” said Raja.

Later, the group travelled along Tasmania’s east coast. Raja and her friends treasured this time to 　25　 nature very much. For Raja, it was certainly a welcome change from her boring and busy life.

(   )16. A. agreed  B. forgot   C. avoided  D. wondered

(   )17. A. days  B. friends   C. habits   D. buildings

(   )18. A. as   B. for   C. in    D. with

(   )19. A. stories  B. news   C. dreams  D. views

(   )20. A. ate   B. made   C. sold   D. cooked

(   )21. A. expecting B. imagining  C. discovering  D. wishing

(   )22. A. drop  B. rise   C. burn   D. shine

(   )23. A. two  B. three   C. four   D. five

(   )24. A. small  B. terrible  C. boring   D. pleasant

(   )25. A. be close to  B. be afraid of  C. be far from  D. be interested in

三. 阅读理解 (每小题2分，共40分)

阅读下列材料，完成每篇材料后的问题。

A

Name: Schoolies: Making Friends

Author (作者): Roger Priddy

Reading level: Ages eight and up

Number of pages: 32 pages

Publication date (出版日期): June 11, 2013

Language: English

Price: $3.99

Name: Picture This! Animals

Author: Margaret Hynes

Reading level: Ages eight and up

Number of pages: 64 pages

Publication date: June 11, 2013

Language: English

Price: $9.99

Name: No More Monsters under the Bed

Author: Graig Yoe

Reading level: Ages eight and up

Number of pages: 32 pages

Publication date: June 11, 2013

Language: English

Price: $10.36

Name: Girls’ Activity Holiday Fun

Author: Lisa Miles

Reading level: Ages six and up

Number of pages: 144 pages

Publication date: May 18, 2013

Language: English

Price: $8.95

(   )26. How many of the 4 books came out in June 2013?

A. 1.        B. 2.

C. 3.       D. 4.

(   )27. The author of the book Picture This! Animals is 　　　.

A. Roger Priddy  B. Margaret Hynes

C. Graig Yoe  D. Lisa Miles

(   )28. The 4 books are all in 　　　.

A. English      B. French

C. Spanish     D. Japanese

(   )29. Jack’s mother bought one copy of Schoolies: Making Friends and one copy of No More

Monsters under the Bed for Jack. How much did she pay for them?

A. $20.35.     B. $19.31.

C. $14.35.   D. $13.98.

(   )30.Linda is six years old now. Which book should she read?

A. Schoolies: Making Friends.

B. Picture This! Animals.

C. No More Monsters under the Bed.

D. Girls’ Activity Holiday Fun.

B

Though many countries have laws against the illegal ivory trade (反对非法象牙贸易), tens of thousands of African elephants are killed every year.

In January, 2014, hundreds of elephant tusks (象牙) as well as ivory sculptures were put into two large crushing machines (粉碎机) in Guangdong, China. In all, more than six tons of ivory were destroyed. People called the event an ivory crush. In November, 2013, the similar event happened in Colorado, America. There, wildlife officials also destroyed more than six tons of ivory.

Though it may sound strange, wildlife officials are crushing ivory to help save African elephants. Stephanie Wang, who works for the Wildlife Protection Society in New York City, says, “We try to let the world know that we don’t think ivory is valuable when it’s not on an elephant.” Each year, poachers kill elephants, cut off their long tusks and take the tusks out of Africa secretly. Then they sell the tusks and get thousands of dollars. The buyers use the ivory to make sculptures, jewellery and traditional medicines.

The purpose of recent ivory crushes is to send a message to the poachers and those who buy illegal ivory. Stephanie Wang says, “China’s ivory crush is ‘an important step’. However, it is only a small amount (数量) of the illegal ivory. If we don’t stop the illegal ivory trade, African elephants could disappear from the wild within 10 years.”

(    )31. The writer mentions ______ ivory crush(es) in the passage.

A. one B. two C. six  D. twelve

(    )32. What can we infer from the passage?

A. There are too many elephants in China.

B. Chinese people can’t afford ivory sculptures.

C. American people never buy ivory sculptures.

D. Wildlife officials are against the ivory trade.

(    )33. What does the underlined word “poachers” mean in Chinese?

A. 偷捕动物的人 B. 热爱动物的人

C. 虐待动物的人 D. 训练动物的人

(    )34. According to Stephanie Wang, ______.

A. it’s not a good idea to crush ivory

B. all of the ivory trade is in China

C. we should do a lot to protect African elephants

D. African elephants will disappear within 10 years

(   )35. Where does the passage most probably come from?

A. A magazine. B. A poster.

C. A guidebook. D. A storybook.