(外研社)初一下英语期末检测卷

外研社初一英语期末检
测卷
I. 单项填空（本题共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. London is the capital of the UK, _______ seven million people.
A. of
B. at
C. with
D. on
2. Chinese people are good at table tennis, and it is _________ than gymnastics.
A. much dangerous
B. more popular
C. much
careful D.most tiring
3. They are _________. They don’t listen to the teacher.
A. naughty
B. well-behaved
C. happy
D. strict
4.— Come to help me, Sally!
— Oh, Mum, wait a moment. I _________ Betty on the phone now.
A. am talking with
B. can talk with
C. talk
with D. will talk with
5.—_________ does your cousin like pandas? — Because they are very cute.
A. How
B. What
C. Who
D. Why
6. My father _______ goes to work by car because he doesn’t have a car.
A. never
B. often
C. usually
D. sometimes
7. We are going to lie on the beach because we ________ the sun and the sea.
A. check
B. enjoy
C. stay
D. take
8. —I’m going to Tony’s party. Would you like to
come? —Yes, ____________
A. I am.
B. that’s a great idea!
C. it is.
D. what about you?
9. —Will there be schools in the future? —Yes, _________.
A. they have
B. they do
C. there will
D. there be
10. Planes will be very large _________ flying will be very cheap.
A. but
B. when
C. because
D. so
11. The girl _________ look back and she never returned to the forest.
A. wasn’t
B. didn’t
C. won’t
D. doesn’t
12. —_________ did you spend in Qingdao? —About three days.
A. How much
B. How far
C. How long
D. How many
13. I don’t like sitting behind the other students because
__________ was difficult to see and hear at the back.
A. it
B. they
C. he
D. I
14. She checks her vocabulary carefully and listens __________ to her lessons.
A. quietly
B. slowly
C. loudly
D. badly
15. At Spring Festival, we don’t clean the house for a fe w days. We don’t want to _______ good luck.
A. go back
B. pick up
C. sweep away
D. revise for
II. 词形转换（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
根据文意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

1. Did you go shopping for ________(present) yesterday?
2.The _____________ (one) lesson is the most difficult one.
3.Jim did the work ___________ (well) of all the students.
4.Amy practices ___________(speak) Chinese for an hour every day.
5.There are lots of _________(thing) to do in New York.
6. The stories are exciting and children enjoy _________(listen) to them again and again.
7.They _________(start) school when they were six.
8. He writes more __________(careful) than me.
9. Is Shanghai a _________(new) city than Hong Kong?
10.Mother Teresa ________(die) in 1997.
III. 完形填空（本题共25小题，共35分）
A. 阅读短文，掌握其大意。

然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

（本题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Jack lost (丢失) his job last week. It was difficult for him to
find another 1 .
2 told him that it was possible to get a new one in a town two hundred kilometers
3 . He decided to get there
4 . So he went to the railway station and got
5 a train. He was the only one in the car（车厢）. The train started. Suddenly a man came in
6 a gun and said to him, “Your money
7 your life!” Jack sat there without
8 up.
“I 9 any money.” Jack answered. “Then why are you so afraid of me?” the man asked angrily. “Because I 10 you were the conductor, and I didn’t buy a ticket.” Answered Jack.
1. A.
work B.jobs C.ones D.one
2. A. Nobody B.Somebody C.Anybody D.No one
3. A. from B.farther C.
away D. off
4. A. by bike B. on foot C. by
train D. by bus
5. A.off B. on C.
up D. to
6. A. with B. has C.
have D.there was
7. A. but B. and C.
so D. or
8. A. stands B. standing C.
stood D. stand
9. A. don’t have B. have no C. didn’t
have D. had
10. A. know B. didn’t know C.
think D. thought
B. 阅读下面短文，根据文意，将方框内所给的词填入相应的空白处，使短文意思完整。

（每个词只能用一次）（本题共10小题；每小题 2分，共 20分）
there so and coming our big it time with were
I was born in Quincy, a town on the east coast of America. There were lots of things to do in Quincy, 11 many stores, two movie theaters, and football and baseball teams too.
Two presidents of the USA, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, 12 born in Quincy. You can visit their old family houses.
Our house was 13 . There was a big living room with a TV, a kitchen, a bathroom and three bedrooms. On my bedroom
walls 14 were posters of my favourite movie stars.
There was a big garden with lots of trees 15 there was a pond with fish in it. 16 was great to play there.
There were lots of children, 17 there were lots of friends. We were looking forward to 18 to China. This
was 19 last home in the USA, and the
last 20 I was there was in 2003. One day I’ll go back.
C. 阅读下面短文，在短文的空格内填入一个适当的词，使其内容通顺。

（每空格限填一词）（本题共5小题；每小题1分，共5分)
Zhou Yang, 18, won two gold medals (金牌) at the Vancouver (温哥华) 2010 Winter Olympics. Zhou was very 21 . Her dream came
true! 22 it was not Zhou’s only dream. She also hoped her parents live a better 23 .
Zhou is 24 a poor family in Changchun, Jilin. Her parents
live in a small house and make a living by selling lottery tickets (彩票).
The city of Changchun helped to make Zhou’s dream come
true.They 25 Zhou’s parents a house. It was an award for Zhou’s gold medals.
IV. 阅读理解（本题共20小题；每小题2分，共40分)
A) 阅读下列短文，从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella. Her mother died and Cinderella’s fathe r had a new wife, who only loved her two ugly daughters. A handsome prince wanted to find a wife and invited all the girls to a dance. The ugly sisters had beautiful clothes but Cinderella stayed at home in the kitchen. A fairy helped Cinderella and used magic to give her pretty clothes and a carriage to go to the dance, but told her to leave at midnight because the magic would end by then. The prince liked Cinderella a lot and danced with her. Then the clock started ringing 12 p.m. and Cinderella ran out of the hall, leaving one glass shoe behind.
The prince wanted the lovely girl to be his wife. He walked around town with the shoe trying to find her. The ugly sisters wanted to marry the prince and tried to put the shoe on, but their feet were like
elepha nts’. Then the prince asked Cinderella to try. The mother and ugly sisters laughed, but they stopped when the shoe went on Cinderella’s foot. The prince made Cinderella his wife, and they lived happily ever after.
1. Cinderella’s mother cannot help her be cause she .
A．is dead B．was poor C．hates
Cinderella D．had no time
2. Cinderella stayed at home because .
A. her sisters were ugly
B. she hated dances
C. she had no nice clothes
D. she had lots of work
to do
3. Cinderella’s clothes got with the help of the fairy.
A. very old
B. magic clothes
C. a present from her sisters
D. a nice house
4. At midnight Cinderella .
A.hurried home
B. turned into an ugly girl
C. noticed the
prince D. left home
5. At the end, the ugly sisters were .
A. unhappy
B. happy
C.well-
behaved D. friendly
B
People live around the world. They like to have celebrations (庆祝
活动). In China, people celebrate New Year. New Year is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is the colour that will
bring joy. Chinese children get money in red envelopes (信封) for the new year. In Gambia (冈比亚), people celebrate Independence Day (独立日). It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. May Day is in May. They wear pretty clothes to celebrate the coming spring. The children
like to dance on this day. In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day (感恩节). It’s in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. They eat turkeys and a lot of other delicious food. They have a long talk after dinner.
Celebrations Around the World
C
Kinsale may be one of the smallest towns in Southern Ireland, and it’s also one of the most f amous towns. It is famous for its wonderful fish restaurants. Some of the best known cooks in the world have practiced in the restaurants there. The town itself is very beautiful in Southern Ireland by the sea. Here it is cooler in summer than other inland towns. A big building overlooks the town and it is one of the most beautiful in the whole country. To the north of the town there is a high mountain standing in the country.The town is very beautiful, with
its many craft shops and narrow streets. Most travelers visit Kinsale
for its fish restaurants, which are family owned. This means that the service (服务) is better than that in other restaurants. People are more welcoming there than those anywhere else. The food may be expensive but you’ll have one of the most pleasant evenings in your life there. So go ahead and visit Kinsale.
11. Many people would like to go to Kinsale because .
A.the fish there is delicious
B.the food is cheap
C.it’s in Ireland
D.it’s far away
12. Why is the weather of Kinsale nice? Because .
A. it’s cool
B. it’s near the sea
C.it’s
beautiful D.it has a big building
13. The town of Kinsale is beautiful for its .
A.fish
restaurants B.service C.weather D.shops and streets
14. The food in the restaurants may be .
A.cheap
B. expensive
C. salty
D. sour
15. Which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Kinsale is famous for its night life
B. Kinsale is a beautiful town
C. The fish in the restaurants is very cheap
D. The service in the fish restaurants is bad
B) 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答问题。

Today is July 24th. Most people are enjoying their weekend now. John is watching a magic show at the Capital Stadium with his parents and a friend from Australia. The girl is called Megan. She is now staying at John’s for her holiday. Her parents and brother Andy are now visiting the zoo. Andy’s father is taking photos of many animals, like elephants, pandas, zebras, and tigers. But Andy likes monkeys most and he is now watching them jumping and playing.。