2012-2013学年上学期广州华师附中初一英语期中试题

初一年级英语试题(本试卷分第一和第二部分，共9页，满分100分。

考试时间为90分钟)二、语言知识与运用（共两节，满分20分）第一节：单项选择。

在下列各题的四个答案中选择一个最佳答案。

(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)( )16. Tom isn't ______ only child at home. He has _______ elder sister.A. a; theB. an; aC. the; theD. the;an( )17. It is nice to_________ a friend far away.A. hear fromB. hear aboutC. hear ofD. hear to( )18. I will go to see my primary school teachers___________.A. in the later afternoonB. later in the afternoonC. in the afternoon laterD. in late afternoon( )19. He enjoys______ on weekends. He wants to keep healthy.A. doing exercisesB. to do some exerciseC. to do exerciseD. doing exercise( )20. Are there any______ we can do to protect our earth?A. other thingsB. the other thingsC. others thingsD. things other( )21. This box is really heavy. I can't ______ on my own.A. lift up itB. lift it upC. lifting it upD. up lifting it( )22. You must talk _____ to the children when they are crying.A. softB. gentleC. gentlyD. softly( )23. The summer time in the UK starts ______ the last Sunday of March and ends ________ October.A. on; inB. on;onC. in; inD. on; at( )24. --I am a vegetarian. I'd like a fruit salad.--But I cannot live without meat, ________.A. sorryB. no offenseC. no problemD. pardon( )25.--My name is Dean, and this is my first day working here.--________________.A. How do you do?B. Work hardC. Welcome to the teamD. You can find your way, can't you?第二节：语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面的短文，然后从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

There are three types of friends. One is like food. Without it you can't live. One is like medicine. You need it sometimes. And another is like an illness. This you should__26__ want.__27__ course, every one of us__28__ to make friends like food--they are very useful to us, and they can help us when we are __29__ need. __30__ you can make as many friends of this kind as possible. __30__ the same time, however, such friends are very difficult to have. First, people are not unselfish(无私) as they __31__. That is to say, there are not so many people who are willing to care__33__ others and help others for__34__. If you're lucky enough to meet one of them, it's the best for you to make him__35__ your close friend.( )26. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never( )27. A. On B. Of C. In D. With( )28. A. want B. will want C. wants D. is wanting( )29. A. in B. on C. for D. of( )30. A. And B. But C. Or D. Because( )31. A. On B. At C. In D. For( )32. A. using to B. use to C. use to be D. used to be( )33. A. with B. for C. in D. on( )34. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing( )35. A. for B. to C. as D. of三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)通读下面短文，然后从下面四个答案总选择一个符合文章意思和语法的正确选项。

From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying. But in the evenings and weekends, they are__36__ and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others__37__sports, this is decided by their own interests.There are many different ways to spend our free time. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. For example, someone likes__38__ stamps. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don't cost anything__39__. Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuable(有价值的) only to their owners.I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time__40__, he bought an unusual fifty-cent piece which __41__ him $250! He was very happy about it and thought the price was all right. And my youngest brother Tom, he collects__42__. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. __43__, to my brother, they are quite valuable__44__ makes hin happier than to find a new match box for his collection.That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we__45__ doing in our free time. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.( )36. A. lucky B. clever C. funny D. free( )37. A. think about B. join C. take part in D. take care of( )38. A. collecting B. getting C. printing D. making( )39. A. first of all B. at all C. of all kinds D. in all( )40. A. after B. ago C. before D. last( )41. A. spend B. took C. cost D. waste( )42. A. stamps B. match boxes C. pens D. model planes( )43. A. So B. However C. Because D. Whether( )44. A. Nothing B. Everything C. Anything D. Something( )45. A. have B. need C. enjoy D. liked四、阅读理解（共20小题, 每题1分；满分20分）(A)( )46. When did Ada write this diary?A. On Chinese New Year.B. On January 1.C. On her birthday.D. At the beginning of her school.( )47. What did Ada get that day?A. Some new books.B. Some computer games.C. Some lucky moneyD. A big dinner with her friends.( )48. What is Not talked about in this diary?A. Ada's parentsB. Ada's uncleC. Ada's teachers.D. Ada's grandpa( )49. What will Ada need lots of money for?A. For a new computer.B. For travellingC. For her parentsD. For her studies( )50. What can we learn from the diary?A. Ada is studying in a university.B. Ads had a boring Spring Festival.C. Ada got 320 yuan from her family.D. Ada likes playing computer games.(B)When you are learning English, maybe you often ask yourself " How can I study Englishwell?"I think that you should try your best to use English. It is important for you to understand that we study English, not study about English. Studying English doesn't mean that you master a set grammatical rules(语法规则) and a lot of English words. A person's mastery of English is measured(衡量) by how well he can use it, not by how much he knows about it. It is just the same as we learn to speak Chinese. When you were a child, your parents taught you how to speak Chinese, not to learn about the grammatical rules.Using English consists of(由......组成) speaking English and writing compositions(文章) in English. In order to improve your spoken English, you'd better take part in all kinds of English activities, talk with your classmates and friends in English as often as possible. Of course, listening to and reading more English are very important to you, too.( )51. The best title of this passage is _______.A. Learning English is Very DifficultB. Study English, Not Study About EnglishC. Try to Use EnglishD. How to Write in English( )52. From this passage, we know________.A. if you often practise speaking English and writing compositions in English, youcan use English well.B. if you know a set of grammatical rules and a lot of English words, you speakEnglish wellC. if you know about English, you can use English well.D. if you study a set of grammatical rules, you have mastered English.( )53. The writer thinks that__________.A. learning English is very important because of the grammatical rules.B. English is the most important language to Chinese people.C. a person's mastery of English is measured by how well he can use it.D. a person's mastery of English is not measured by how much he knows about it( )54. According to the passage, we know___________.A. reading more English is not necessaryB. reading and listening are not important at allC. you should listen to and read more English when you learn EnglishD. Our Chinese don't need to practise speaking English.( )55.___________ is the best way to improve your spoken English.A. Knowing a lot of English wordsB. Trying to speak as much English as you canC. Taking part in all kinds of English activities.D. B and C(C)The world's forests become smaller and smaller. People are still cutting down the trees. Why is this happening? There are two reasons---land and wood.People need land for animals and crops. People want wood, too. People in every country need wood to build buildings or make furniture.But most places in the forests are not good for animals or crops. The soil in the forests is very thin. When trees are cut down, rain will wash away the soil and wind will also blow away soil. Soon there is nothing left but sand. Then we will need more land, and we will have to cut down more trees.Who made this happen? The answer is: all of us. There are too many people in the world. Look around. Maybe you are lying on a bed or writing on a chair. They are made of wood.( )56. What has happened to the world's forests now?A. There is no forest in the world now.B. People cut down all the trees.C. They become smaller and smaller.D. People have planted a lot of trees.( )57. What do people need wood for?A. For animals and crops.B. For building and furnitureC. For roads and bridges.D. For rich soil.( )58. Most places in the forests are not good for animals or crops because_______.A.the soil is not good for animals and cropsB.there is always strong wind thereC.there is too much sandD.trees can not live there( )59. What can we see when rain washes away the soil and wind blows away soil?A. Nothing.B. Sand.C. Trees.D. Water.( )60.____________ cause(s) this problem.A. Too many treesB. Strong windC. Heavy rainD. Too many people(D)Most people would like to read Qian Zhongshu's books. Qian Zhongshu is very famous in China. He wrote many nice books. "Weicheng" was one of his great books. Even people in other countries got to know him by this book. Many readers came to meet Qian Zhongshu. They wanted to get more information about him. And some of them hoped to learn how to write from him. And there ever was a lady coming to visit him because of this book. However, Qian Zhongshu thought there was no need for them to visit him. " If you eat a delicious egg, there's no need to visit the hen." he said. In his mind, readers should pay all the attention to writer's works. And a writer shouldpay all attention to writing. Both of them have different jobs.( )61. What does Qian Zhongshu do?A. A teacher.B. A worker.C. A farmer.D. A writer.( )62. "Weicheng" was _____________.A. another name for Qian ZhongshuB. the best book by himC. famous in and outside the countryD. the only book by him( )63. Many people wanted to visit Qian Zhongshu because______________.A. they wanted to take a photo of himB. they wanted to know more about himC. they wanted to buy more of his booksD. they wanted to be his students( )64. What did Qian Zhongshu mean when he said" If you eat a delicious egg, there's no need to visit the hen."A. Readers should read the works instead of meeting the writer.B. People should eat the eggs instead of the hens.C. People can only eat eggs but not hens.D. Writers don't like others to do their work.( )65. From the article, we know that Qian Zhongshu thought______.A. people should eat more eggsB. there was no need to make friends with othersC. it was not good for other people to see his hensD. everyone should put their hearts into their work第二卷(共35分)一、单词拼写根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母写出所缺单词。