上海市松江区九峰实验学校七年级第二学期英语期中考试卷

松江区九峰实验学校七年级第二学期7B 期中考试
Part1 listening
Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Write down the correct "words according to the pronunciation: (5分)
1. Some students_________at Peter on April Fool's Day. |la:ft]
2 .Have you been to Shanghai Science and _ ______ Museum? [tek'nɒlədʒɪ]
3. Mr Smith has worked as _____________for 10 years.ˌ[endʒɪ'nɪə(r)]
4. Yesterday My mother bought some bread, and cakes in Old Jack's___________
[beɪkərɪ]
5. They enjoyed the______________views from the top of the hill. [fænˈtæstɪk]
II.Choice:12%.
( )1, the shop will be the man in blue while the manager is away.
A.in the charge of
B. in charge of
C. take charge of
D. take the charge of
( )2. It is good for you to give up_________.
A. smoke
B. smoked
C. smoking
D. smokes
( ) 3. You'd better ___ football in the street.
A. not play
B. don't play
C. not to play
D. no playing
( ) 4. If it________rainy tomorrow morning, we will start________barbecues at 11:30
a.m.
A.isn't, have
B. isn't, having
C. doesn't, to.have
D.doesn't, having
( )5, The grasshopper was really hungry, but he could find______to eat.
A. something
B. anything
C.. nothing
D. everything ,
( ) 6. Paul read _ _ his brother.
A. so many books as B . as more books as
C: ag.much books as D. as many books as
( ) 7. We. still have some orange juice, so you _______buy any.
A. needn't to
B. don't need to
C. need to
D. need
( ) 8.—This skirt is beautiful. May I __ ?
-Certainly, The changing room is over there.
A. try on it
B. try it on
C. give up it
D. give it up
( ) 9, The boy. failed many times, so he_________
A. stood up B, gave up C. got up D, picked up
( ) 10,1 don't like milk, but she made me _ __ it.
A. drink
B. to drink
C. drinking
D. drunk
( ) 11. My parents________Beijing for three days. They said. that they would stay there for another three days.
A. have been in
B. have been to
C. have gone to
D. went to
( ) 12, Peter has decided _ __ us tomorrow.
A. join B will join C,joining D. to join
III. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
A. everyone
B.stop working
C. disappeared
D. himself
E. Disappointed
Once, a small boy lived on a farm. He needed to get up before sunrise (日出)every morning to work. During.sunrise he would (1) and climb up on the fence (栅栏). He could see a house with gold windows. He thought there must be other nice things inside the house. Then he promised (2)________. "Some day I will, go there and see this wonderful place." One morning, his father would go to the town. After his father left, '.the boy took a sandwich and went to the house with the gold windows.
When he got there, he was (3) .He saw no gold windows but a small hut in bad need of painting. A small girl very close to his age came out of the house and stood by the broken fence. He asked her if she had seen the house with the gold windows. The girl said, "Sure, I know," and invited him to sit on the porch(门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from where he just came. There he .saw the sunset (日落）turned the windows of his house to gold! Now he understood that (4). ___had his own house, with golden windows.
IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.6%
1.He went out the room and ________ in the dark.(appear)
2.The beggar ate up the sandwich__________.(greed)
3.Shanghai is ________ one of the most modern cities in the world.(certain).
4.Do you know who _________the Eiffel Tower? (designer)
5.He made a ______ ______to give up the job. (decide)
6.The teacher is thinking about the students’________ .(suggest)
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.12%
1.Rose didn't go to the lecture and Kitty didn't, either. (合并成一句）
_________Rose_________Kitty _________to the lecture.
2.Tom got up very early this morning. Therefore he caught the early bus. (合并成一句）
Tom got up_________ __________ _________ __________the early bus.
3.There are no living things on the earth. （反义疑问句）
There are no living things on the earth ，_______ _________?
4. My father bought the car three years ago.(意思相同)
My father _______ ________the car_________three years ago.
5.The actor goes to the Art Centre to give a performance.
_________ _________the actor go to the Art Centre?
6.because, his, he ,attend ,meeting ,of ,illness ,didn’t,the (连词成句）
______________________________________________________.
Part Three Reading and Writing
A) Choose the best answer. (6#)
There are only two seasons in some countries—the dry season and the rainy season. They are India,Vietnam and some countries in Africa. It is never cold there and it doesn't snow. In the dry season it is as warm as it is in the rainy season. When it is the dry season, it doesn't rain at all. It is very, very hot. All grass and leaves on the trees are yellow. Animals and people are very thirsty. It is a very difficult time for them!
When it is the rainy season, the rain doesn't stop; it rains day and night. There is a lot of water around! Some animals like it, but some don't.
There is a place where there are-no' seasons at all. It is the Antarctic(南极) It is very cold all the year round. There are no countries and no cities there. There are some villages in the Antarctic. Who lives there? The people from all countries come there to learn about the coldest place, its animals and birds. But there are no trees, no flowers, no fruit there, so people can't live there long.
( ) 1. There are_________seasons in the Antarctic.
A. two
B. three
C. four D, no
( ) 2. In Vietnam, the weather in the dry season was______it is in the rainy season.
A. as warm as
B. not as warm as
C. as cold as
D. as rainy as ( ) 3. What’s the weather like in Vietnam?
A.It is very cold all-the year round.
B. It is never cold and it doesn't snow.
C. It is very cold and it snows all the year.
D. It is never cold and it snows all the year.
( ) 4. When is a difficult time for people and animals in India?
A. The rainy season.
B. Spring.
C. The dry season
D. Winter. ( ) 5. Some people live in the Antarctic because they want to learn about. .
A. the coldest place
B. the countries there
C. the cities there
D. the fruit there ( ) 6. Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to the passage?
A.The-leaves on the trees are yellow in the dry season.
B.All countries in Africa have two seasons.
C.Some animals like the rainy season.
D.There are some animals and birds in the Antarctic.
B)Choose the best words and complete the passage. (6 分)
I love reading. Great stories with good characters and nice writing can take me away from my everyday life and 1__ me into a different and more colourful world. Reading is also the best way of __2_ people: how they live and^the reasons they do things. Jane Austen wrote her novels about England in 18th century, __3 the problems she described are true even today. Her books are still popular and people have made some of them into movies recently.
Before I came to China I read several of Austen's novels again and enjoyed them more than when I read them __4__. I especially enjoyed Emma. I ____5____the book from the library. And, from . the looks of the book, a lot of other people had read Emma before me. I don't know if it's true in China, but in Canada many, people can't seem to read without eating. The library's copy of Emma had food and drink stains (污点) on almost every page.
If you are interested in reading classic English literature (文学):and finding out about western culture, I suggest you first go to . This website is to help students with all their school subjects, but it is especially good with literature. It lists books by 6 title and writer and tells you all about the book: the story, the characters and the themes. Because it's all on the computer screen, you can eat when you read.and you don't need to worry about leaving stains there.
( )l.A.take B, make C. give D. let
( ) 2. A. getting to know B..looking for C. finding out D. taking care of ( )3.A.for B.then C. so D.but
( ) 4. A. the first time B. Recently C next week D.tomorrow ( ) 5. A. lent B. borrowed C. kept D. gave
( ) 6. A. neither B. both C. no D. None.
C)Choose the best answer.
Every year students from schools around the country enter the Top Student
Competition. The top students are those who score more.than 90% oh a national test.
It is good for both students and schools to score well on the test. .Students who score well Can get money for university. Schools that score well are more respected,
so good teachers want to work there.
Schools keep track of the number of top students each year. For example, below are the records for Spring.Hill High School. Spring Hill High School is not a very large school. Less than two hundred students go there. Each year, there are fifty to sixty high school seniors who take the national test. Do you think Spring Hill is a respected school?
( ) 1. The chart shows the number of the students who ____.
A. took the test
B. did not score-over 90%.
C. did well in the test
D. plan to go to university
( ) 2. What was the best year for the school?
A. 1994.
B.1996.
C. 1998.
D.2000.
( ) 3. What can schools get if students do well in the test every year?
A. Good teachers.
B. Longer vacation. C: More. money. D. More students. ( ) 4. What does "keep track of .mean in the passage?
A. Follow behind.
B. Put together.
C. Stay in one place.
D. Watch and record.
( ) 5. How many students from Spring Hill High School enter the Top Student Competition in 1999?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Eight.
D.Ten.
( ). 6. How many students take the national test from the-Spring Hill High School each year?
A. Less than two hundred
B. More than two hundred.
C. Fifty to sixty.
D. We don't know.
D) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (7分)
There are four seasons in a year, I think spring is the b _ __1___one of the four seasons. When the weather gets warm, birds begin to sing and flowers come out. It s 2 that spring has come. The shining sun makes e________grow better and the daytime becomes longer than the night. A famous Chinese saying "The year's work d ____4_____on a good start in spring." tells us that spring is the b ______5____of a year. People in the season should make their plan for the year. A ____6_____there is no good harvest and no white snow in spring, it can bring "green" to the world.. Everything in spring is f_7_ of vitality (活力),Spring is beautiful, so I like it very much.
1,_______2, _____ 3 ________ 4. ________5.________-6._________7__________
E) Answer the questions. (6分)
My heart was moved by this true story. It' happened a few years ago in the Sydney Opera House. A famous singer was expected to sing and all the tickets were sold out. In the evening all the audience was waiting excitedly. The manager came upon the stage. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen. Thanks for supporting, f m afraid because of being ill. The man whom you want to hear will not be able to sing tonight. However, we've found another singer who we hope will provide you with the same enjoyment," The people were disappointed when they heard the singer's name. The environment turned from excitement to frustration(挫败）
The singer gave the performance he had. When he finished there was nothing but an uncomfortable silence. No one applauded （鼓掌）Suddenly a little girl stood up and shouted "Daddy, I think you are wonderful!"The crowd broke into applause.
We all heed people who would stand up sometimes in our lives and say, "I think you are wonderful". We also should learn to encourage others when they are trying their best. And you will get support one day.
1.The tickets weren't sold put that day, were they?
2.When and where did this story happen?
3.Why couldn't the famous singer come?
4.What did the audience feel when they heard the manager's words?
5.Who gave the singer support first?
6.What does this story mainly tell us?
Writing: Write at least 60 words about the topic "The work for the year is best begun in Spring”(以“一年之计在于春”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文）6%
Suggested questions:
1. Do you like spring?
2. What do you usually do in spring?
3. How do you plan your school work in spring?。