暑假班初升高英语试卷及答案

天之慧初升高英语月考一测试卷姓名得分一单项选择题（每题2分）( )1.My uncle is very______and he is always ready to help those who are in trouble.A. cruelB.helpfulC.smartD.violent( )2.The police chief advised his men to keep______and not lose their tempers.A．calm B．quietC．still D．silent( )3. As we joined the big crowd, I got_______from my friends.A separatedB sparedC lostD missed( )4．I’d like to have a car________.A．of my own B．on my ownC．my own D．own( )5. My mother was seriously ill last month. Luckily, she managed to ______.A.get backB.run awayC.pull throughD.look through( )6 .Her family ________ to Canada three years ago where they are living a happy life.A.movedB.has movedC.had movedD.was moving( )7. They ______ football on the playground when suddenly it began to rain.A. were playingB. had playedC. are playingD. Have played( )8. ______the cake ______ five parts. We will share three of them and leave the rest to Jack.A. Separate …fromB. Take …fromC. Divide … intoD. Divide …from( )9. Since the speech was ________ tiring, he brought out a novel and started to read.A. too farB.far fromC. far tooD. so far( )10. Beijing is _______that we can hardly visit all the beautiful places in one or two days.A so a big cityB so big a cityC such big cityD such big a city( )11. How did Mary react ______ your idea?A onB atC inD to( )12.Ten years ago the population of our village was _____that of theirs.A．as twice large as B．twice as large asC．twice as much as D．as twice much as( )13. The Williams moved to a safer area and since then they _____ back to their past life.A. haven’t lookedB. didn’t lookC. wouldn’t lookD. hadn’t looked( )14. The 29th Olympics is coming. I _____ as a volunteer in 2008.A. am workingB. have workedC. had workedD. am going to work( )15．—My mother is preparing my favorite dishes.Go with me and have a taste，okay?—________.And I’ll be glad to meet your parents.A．I think so B．I’d love toC．I’m sure D．I hope so二、完形填空（每题2分）阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

Jonathan lived alone in a house, which he looked after carefully. One summer evening Jonathan returned home 16 usual at 4:53. When he opened the front gate he suddenly noticed something 17 . There was 18 in the earth in one of the flower beds. Jonathan was just going to blame（责备）the milkman or the postman 19 he noticed that one of the curtains（窗帘）in the front room downstairs was 20 . Jonathan never did it like that.He walked up to the porch（门廊）and 21 it quietly. He 22 carefully for a fewseconds 23 could hear nothing. The front door was half-open. Jonathan studied it carefully, 24 if he had forgotten to close it that morning. He had 25 forgotten before. He stepped silently 26 the hall to the door and looked 27 the room. The shadow（影子）of a man was clearly 28 on the far wall in the evening sunlight. He had clearly been standing 29 the door since Jonathan’s return. Jonat han closed the door and turned the key quickly. Then he quietly picked up 30 and began to call 31 .The thief(小偷), a tall young man, tried to climb 32 a window to get out but Jonathan 33 that. He beat （击打）him with his umbrella.Three minutes later the police 34 . Jonathan was a little angry that he had to have dinner later than usual but on the whole night he felt quite pleased with 35 .( )16.A. to B. like C. as D. for( )17.A. good B. beautiful C. badly D. strange ( )18.A. a heavy footprint（脚印） B. a beautiful flowerC. a newspaperD. a bottle of ink( )19.A. when B. while C. as D. since ( )20.A. trouble B. out of place C. wrong D. shining( )21.A. closed B. looked C. opened D. knocked at( )22.A. watched B. listened C. studied D. waited( )23.A. and B. while C. but D. so( )24.A. seeing B. wanting C. wondering(想知道)D. waiting( )25.A. always B. never C. ever D. sometimes( )26.A. in B. around C. over D. across( )27.A. inside B. out of C. at D. after( )28.A. shone B. reflected(反射) C. given D. put up( )29.A. in front of B. in the front C. beside D. behind( )30.A. a stone B. a stick C. a knife D. the telephone( )31.A. The neighbour B. his friend C. the police D. the thief( )32.A. by B. onto C. through D. to( )33.A. had hoped B. had thought C. had wished D. had noticed( )34.A. left B. arrived C. reached D. spoke( )35.A. himself B. the police C. the thief D. the house三、阅读理解（每题2分）第一节：阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。

AThe Arts Cinema is open 7 days a week, showing lots of American and foreign films.Next week it will show an Australian film called “Midnight Meeting”. It is set in Sydney in the 1960s. You can see that film from Monday to Thursday. It will be on twice a day at 6: 30 and 9: 10 in the evenings. The film lasts two hours and fifteen minutes. Tickets are $ 4, but there is a special student ticket at $ 2. 60 for all the films. Please bring your student card if you want the cheaper ticket.The nearest car park to the cinema is in Hamlet Street. It’s just five minutes’ walk from the cinema. If you need more information, phone 8813962 during office hours—9 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m., Monday to Friday.( )36. The film lasts _______.A. from 6: 30 p.m. to 9: 10 p.m.B. from 2: 00 p.m. to 5: 00 p.m.C. twice a day in the eveningsD. 2 hours and 15 minutes( )37. What’s the price of a student ticket? ______.A. $ 2B.$ 2. 60C. $ 4D. $ 4. 60( )38. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Midnight Meeting is about Sydney in 1960.B. Students can get a ticket with half of the price.C. For more information, please phone 8813962.D. The nearest park is about 10 minutes’ walkBNew York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to do. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also go shopping to buy things from all over the world.But there are serious problems in big cities too. The expense(代价) of living ishigh, and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year, many people move to the cities because of the chances to find jobs, to study at good schools, and to receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or a good place to live in. Also, too many people in a small space make it hard to keep the cities safe and clean.Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before people move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.( )39. In big cities people can ____.A. go to different kinds of museumsB. see all kinds of plays and filmsC. buy things from all over the worldD. A, B and C( )40. Which of the following is true?A. Big cities are not safe and clean enough.B. People can easily find a good place to live in.C. All people like to live in big cities.D. No one likes to live in big cities.( )41. In the passage the writer advise(建议) people _____ .A. to move to a big cityB. not to move to a big cityC. not to move to a big city without thinking about the problemsD. not to think too much about the problems before they move to a big city( )42. Which is not talked about in the passage?A. New York and London are big cities, and so is Paris.B. Big cities are better than small cities.C. Big cities are exciting places to live in.D. Big cities have a lot of serious problems.CAli is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes (香烟) every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “ I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. It will be easier to change my habit here.”Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health. They know it can cause(造成) cancer and heart disease（心脏病）. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug inthem. The drug is nicotine (尼古丁). People who smoke a lot need nicotine.When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible. The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.It is very hard to quit smoking, and many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at wor k they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.( )43. How long has Ali smoked?A. Nine years.B. Seven years.C. Five years.D. Three years. ( )44. How do the smokers feel without nicotine?A. Fine.B. Happy.C. Worried.D. Bad.( )45. Many smokers want to stop smoking because they ______.A. want to go to partiesB. can’t smoke at workC. may suffer from cancerD. need nicotine and drugs( )46. By writing this text, the writer hopes that people will ______.A. stay in their hometownB. never start smokingC. eat less and smoke moreD. not live in the United StatesDThe following is a true story. It happened in the northern end of Queensland, Australia, where all kinds of animals live in the forest.Lisa, a 33-year-old woman, went to prepare lunch in the kitchen, leaving Barney, her three-year-old son, playing by himself in the back garden.Suddenly, a sharp cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears, and Lisa rushed into the backyard in a hurry and found a big snake（蛇）entwining（缠绕）the little child with its terrible body and trying to eat the boy as its delicious dish! It was a boa（蟒）！Lisa was terrified and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth.It was fearless（not afraid）mother love that made Lisa forget what she faced. She took up an old hoe（锄）from the ground and beat the snake with all her might.One…two…With the hoe, Lisa beat the snake repeatedly, but useless. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she got nearly mad!Blood was spurting（喷射）out of the snake’s body and covered most of Lisa’s body. The snake was so badly wounded that it let go of Barney and moved back into theforest hurriedly. It had never known how a man had such terrible sharp teeth! On halfway home, the snake died.It was fearless mother love that saved the little boy.( )47.When she came into the back garden, Lisa found .A. a snake eating her sonB. her son was playing with a big snakeC. her son in danger of losing his lifeD. Barney was fighting with a boa( )48.The best title（标题）of this passage is .A. Mother and BoaB. Fearless Mother Love(母爱无惧)C. A Boe and A BoyD. Saving A Boy from A Boa( )49.Liza failed in fighting against the snake at first just because .A. she was worriedB. she boa was so strongC. the hoe was not sharp enough and the snake’s body was too hardD. she was afraid that what she did would hurt her son( )50.Lisa bit the snake because .A. she was madB. she thought her teeth much sharper than the hoeC. her son was entwined by the boaD. she hadn’t got any other way to deal with the snake四，书面表达(20分)根据题目所提出的具体要求，写出一篇连贯完整的短文。