海南省琼州学院附中2014初二英语上学期期末考试题

　　( ) 36. Jimmy was ___.

　　A. five-year-old. B. five years old C. more than five years old

　　( ) 37. Jimmy’s grandfather gave him a drum, because___.

　　A. Jimmy liked the drum very much.

　　B. the drum was very nice

　　C. it was Jimmy’s birthday present

　　( ) 38. Why did Jimmy’s father not stop him from making noise with the drum?

　　Because___.

　　A. Jimmy was in bed

　　B. Jimmy only played in the evening

　　C. he didn’t mind

　　( ) 39. Which sentence is right?

　　A. One of the neighbors liked Jimmy very much

　　B. One of the neighbors enjoyed listening to the sound of the drum

　　C. One of the neighbors wanted to show Jimmy a sharp knife

　　( ) 40. What did Jimmy’s neighbor really want to do? To __.

　　A. stop him making noises

　　B. make a noise on his drum with a knife

　　C. show him how to hit the drum

　　C)

　　Two men were sitting together in a plane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a businessman(商人). The other was a farmer. They sat without talking for a while, then the farmer said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

　　“What do you want to do?” the businessman asked. “We can ask each other riddles.” The farmer said. “You start,” “Let’s make the rules first,” the businessman said. “That’s not fair(公平). You are a businessman with much knowledge. You know more things than I do. I am just a 电影蜜蜂 farmer.”

　　“That’s true.” The businessman said. “What do you want we should do?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you pay me $100. And if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50.” The farmer said. The businessman thought about this then he said, “OK. That’s fair. Who will go first?”

　　“I will,” the farmer said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two begs when it flies?” The businessman repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer. ” He gave the farmer $100 then said, “Tell me the answer. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?” “I don’t know.” the farmer said, and gave him $50.

　　( ) 41. The story happened _____.

　　A. on a farm B. in a shop C. between two passengers

　　( ) 42. What does the word “riddle” means in this story?

　　A. Something to win money

　　B. Something to help to make rules.

　　C. A difficult question to find the answer to.

　　( ) 43. Why did the businessman agree to give more money if he lost?