控江中学民办附属学校2012学年第二学期初一英语期中试卷

控江中学民办附属学校2012第二学期初一英语期中试卷

Vocabulary and Grammar

I. Choose the best answer(18%)

1. The young man was in hospital, because he had a bad cold last month. A. a B. the C. an D. / 2. The Grade Nine students took exams Christmas this year. A. on B. at C. to D. in 3. I asked my friends to help to the fruit and snacks. A. they B. them C. their D. themselves 4. We need to go shopping. There is juice left in the fridge. A. little B. few C. many D. much 5. Only two of the bowls are dirty on the table, are clean. A. the others B. the other C. others D. another 6. Tom, friendly to others. It’s our basic quality. A. is B. was C. be D. are 7. Two from Guilin enjoyed the night views in Shanghai from the Oriental Pearl TV Towel.

A. woman tourists B. women tourists C. woman tourist D. women tourist 8. There is in today’s newspaper. Come here and have a look.

A. nothing special B. something special C. special something D. special nothing

9. He still came to help me I had a fight with him just now. A. though B. if C. when D. because 10. A fireman’s job is to fires and save people’s lives. A. put down B. put on C. put out D. put up 11 would you like to go to the cinema with? A. When B. Where C. How D. Who 12.---I saw Miss Li talking with your mother in the office just now. ---It my mother, because she has gone to America. A. can’t be B. mustn’t be C. shouldn’t be D. needn’t be 13. Helen, together with her parents Paris several times because it is their favorite city. A. have gone to B. has gone to C. have been to D. has been to

14. Driving on the left is strange at first, but you will soon it. A. used to B. be used to C. used to do D. used to doing

15. Yesterday when I got home, I found I my bags in the office. A. forgot B. have forgotten C. left D. put 16. You mustn’t keep the door . For it’s too hot inside. A. close B. closed C. closing D. to close 17. The number of teachers in our school 60 and a number of them male teachers. A. is/ are B. are/is C. are/ are D. is/ is

18. ---Hi, Jenny! Glad you could make it to the party. --- .

A. Thanks for inviting me. B. That’s all right. C. That’s fine with me D. I’m glad you like it

II. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (8%) 1. During the Olympics, I passed my own birthday. (forty)

2. Zhao Wei is a famous in China. She starred in many characters in movies. (act) 3. Let’s presents for our fathers because Father’s Day is coming soon. (choice)

4. It’s raining today, so our headmaster has decided to cancel out school sports meeting today. (heavy) 5. The movie “ Titanic3D” millions of people when it was first on. (attractive)

6. The students had a about the differences between Britain and the U.S. in the English class yesterday. (discuss) 7. The students are talking . (noise)

8. Qian Xue sen is one of the most famous in China. All Chinese are proud of him. ( science)

III. Complete the following passage with the given words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once. (6%) A. energy B. The other C. boring D. instead of E. encourage F. still G. Another

Many people think sports are just for winning and honour, but in fact there is a lot more you can learn from.

I greatly 1 you to be a part of the school sports. I have many reasons. First, even if you are not the best, you can

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2 get lots of things from it. Sports give people a great and healthy way of spending an afternoon 3 playing video games or even getting into bad habits.

Second, I think we all need sports to give us 4 . After doing sports, you can find that your mind will be cleaner. And you will do well in your studies.

5 reason is that sports can bring people a lot of laughter(笑声). Without sports, our lives would just be 6 . So come and have sports.

IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (10%)

1. My holiday plan doesn’t sound exciting. Nancy’s holiday plan doesn’t sound exciting, either. (保持句意) my holiday plan nor Nancy’s exciting.

2. Eddie can run 100 meters in 11 seconds. (对划线部分提问) can Eddie run? 3. The overweight boy is very tired. He can’t go on working. (保持句意)

The overweight boy is tired go on working.

4. Mary writes more carefully than Alice. (保持句意) Alice write so carefully Mary. 5. Danny went on to college after his graduation from high school. （保持句意） Danny went on to college after from high school.

Reading and Writing

I. Reading Comprehension

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Like most children in the world, Joso Montanaro a child artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he

is special-his drawings get published(出版).

Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil's largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, three or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day's pages.

Montanaro draws about the news of the day. He also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).\Montanaro says.

Montanaro's love for cartoons began when be was only 7 0r 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. \Choose the best answer. (6%)

1. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?

A. He is publishing story books. B. He is drawing cartoons C. He is sending newspapers. D. He is writing articles. 2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Folha is famous for its cartoons B. Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil

C. Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week D. Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago. 3. How many Montanaro’s cartoons do the editors decide to use for the next day’s page?

A. One B. Two C Three D. Four 4. Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?

A. Because he likes politics B. Because he is very interested in political cartoons. C. Because he thinks it is easier to draw political cartoons D. Because he can joke about some important people 5. What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?

A. The comics his dad bought him B. His interest in cartoon films

C. The famous newspaper D. His dad's ideas about cartoons. 6. What's the best title for this passage?

A. Folha's cartoons B. Brazil's largest newspaper C. Child artist in Brazil D. Montanaro's great father.

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Sydney is a young city with about 200 years’ history. But in Australia, it is the oldest city. It is also the country’s

largest city. Sydney is the the most popular city of Australia.

The climate of Sydney is very good. It’s not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer. The sky is blue, the air is fresh, birds sing in the garden. People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style. They will tell you, “Don’t worry .”

Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world. It has many tall and modern buildings. Among them, Centre point Tower is the tallest. Standing on the 305—metre tower, you will have a great view of the city.

Sydney is famous for its deep harbor（港口）.The harbor has many bays（湾） and beautiful surf beaches. Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular. Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port. Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries.

People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders. They are mostly friendly and easygoing. When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing.

Answer the questions.

1．Which city is the oldest in Australia? 2．What kind of life do people live in Sydney? 3．How tall is Centre point Tower ? 4．Sydney Harbor doesn’t serve as a port, does it? 5．What do ships do from Sydney carry to other countries? 6. Do you like Sydneysiders? Why?

II. Close test

Choose the words and expressions and complete the passage. (6%)

An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden ,but it was very hard work．His only son who always helped him was then 1 ．So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said:

Dear Son,

I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant potatoes in my garden this year．I 2 to miss doing it ,because your mother always loved planting time．I’m just getting too old to dig up a garden．If you were here, all my 3 would be over．I know you would dig up the garden for me if you weren’t in prison．

Love,

Dad

Soon the old man received a letter: “Dad don’t dig up the garden! That’s 4 I buried the guns!” At 4 a．m． the next morning, some 5 showed up and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns．The old man was surprised and wrote another note to his son．He told him what had happened and asked him 6 to do next．

His son’s reply was: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad．It’s the best I could do for you from here.” ( )1. A. abroad B. in the army C. in prison D. out of town ( )2. A. hope B. forget C. hate D. decide ( )3. A. trouble B. love C. danger D. life ( )4. A. where B. what C. who D. which ( )5. A. neighbours B. prisoners C. friends D. policemen ( )6. A. how B. what C. when D. where

A. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. ( 7%)

Do you know anything about DIY? It is short for Do It Yourself. It is very popular nowadays. Lots of supermarkets sell DIY things. There are also all kinds of 1 on how to do DIY. A lot of people enjoy reading them

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in their free time.

Many people like DIY, especially English people. There is a saying in UK—“ An Englishman’s home is his castle.” Many Englishmen spend their holiday making their homes beautiful “castles.” If they need to fix(修理)something around their house, they will do the jobs t 2 without any help. They also like to talk about their DIY ideas with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY.

H 3 , DIY sometimes can be difficult. People often start their DIY with great interest but soon find it not easy to build the project and they have to give it up. When people f 4 to finish the projects, they will probably throw them away. It’s r 5 a waste of time and money.

Besides, DIY can also be dangerous. A newspaper once r 6 that in just one year over 23,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK.

In a word, DIY can bring people a lot of fun, but it is not always very easy. People should be quite c 7 when they are doing DIY. Maybe factories should make much safer products than before to help us do our DIY better. Writing (8%)

Writing at least 60 words about the topic “Health is everything.” (以健康是一切为题，写一篇不少于60个单词的短文，标点不占格。)

文中必须包含以下要点： 1. Is health very important? Why? 2. What do you do in your daily life to keep healthy?

3. How do you feel now after doing these things?

附加题

I．首字母填空（10%）

1. Mum, could you take my t ? I think I have a fever. 2. Junk food means u food like fried chicken. 3. I’m feeling much b now. The fever is gone.

4. Sorry, I didn’t f you. Could you please say it again? 5. Steve looks so upset because he f yesterday’s math test. 6. My parents are not f with pop stars at all.

7. If you want to be a diplomat, you must speak English f . 8. Although Bill is very rich, he drives himself to work in an o car. 9. Professor Li is doing an e in the chemistry lab.

10. The girl is a computer p . She works at a computer company. II. 根据首字母及英文释义，写出单词（5%）

1. h : an area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea, where ships can shelter. 2. p : any of the bodies in space that move around a star (such as the sun)

3. s : money that employees receive for doing their job. Usually paid every month. 4. c : the person in charge of a ship or commercial aircraft

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5. l : a person who works in a library III. 用所给词的适当形式填空（5%）

1. Both of the can speak Chinese very fluently. (Canada) 2. enough, he could still take part in the contest. (luck) 3. Yesterday on my way to school, I found a watch on the ground. (lie) 4. He didn’t do well in the physics contest because of his . (care) 5. Madame Curie radium in France. (cover) IV. 判断下列各句是否有误，请从A, B, C, D中选出，并在括号中改正。（10%） 1. There is a beautiful bird on the tree. ( )

A. There is B. a C. beautiful bird D. on 2. A month has passed, but he didn’t return my money back. ( ) A. A moth B. has passed C. didn’t return my money D. back 3. That’s really a beautiful piece of music to listen. ( ) A. That’s B. really C. a beautiful piece of music D. listen

4. Yesterday, an old man fell downstairs, and didn’t move. I hurried to call the hospital first. ( ) A. an old man B. fell downstairs C. didn’t move D. hurried to 5. The math problem is too difficult for me to work it out. ( ) A. The math problem B. is C. too difficult D. work it out V. 智力测试 （7%）

1. Mr. Green has a daughter. He loves her very much. And his daughter has a son. Mr. Green loves his daughter, so he likes his grandson very much, too. So there is a saying(谚语): “ Love me, love my dog.” What’s the Chinese meaning of the saying?

1. It means . (In Chinese) \\ 2. It’s raining cats and dogs now. The words “cats and dogs” means . (In English) 3. My uncle has a brother. He is not my uncle. Who is he? He is my . 4. My sister’s Brown’s daughter, but Brown isn’t her mother. Brown is her . 5. “Walls have ears” means: . (In Chinese) 6. ----Can you take 1 from 4 (从4中取走1) and get 5? How?

---Yes. Take from and I can get .

7. Jim, Tom and Sam have seventeen apples. Jim wants one-half of them. Tom wants one third of them. Sam wants one ninth of them. At last, do you know how many apples Sam can get? He can get .

VI. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.

If you have no mobile phone, no computer and no Internet with you, what will you do with your free time? (长宁区初三13年一模卷)

VI．首字母填空（7%）

Reading books is a good hobby for all kinds of reasons.

First, reading books is f__1__. You can always keep yourself amused if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.

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Next, you can read a book a__2 _: in a car, in a waiting-room, on a plane, in bed — even in the bath. All you need is a book! Reading is a convenient（方便的） hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again. A__3__ good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This m___4 _ that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves, you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much e___5__. Many school subjects depend on good reading and, as you read, you learn more and more.

Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer and, the better you read, the better your computer skills will be. Reading is h_6 _ out of date!

Good readers are most likely to be good writers, too. They are usually good at spelling as well, and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby, one of the best.

W__10__ other hobby could be more useful, or more enjoyable!

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