一年级下学期期中试题

2011年度期中考试英语试卷（考试时间120分钟试卷总分150分）姓名____ 得分_____Ⅰ.单项选择题。

1. Are you sure _______ this exam, Lisa?A. forB. withC. ofD. at2. He has much interest _______ English.A. on learningB. in learningC. on learnsD. in learns3. We are doing much better _______ English _______ our teacher‟s help.A. in, atB. at, withC. with, withD. in, with4. This question is so _______ that you can work it out _______.A. easy, easyB. easily, easilyC. easy, easilyD. easily, easy5. Now Helen studies _______ than she did before.A. much carefulB. more carefulC. much carefullyD. more carefully6. —Could you mend the watch for me?—Sorry! But the workers in that shop may be _______.A. goodB. niceC. kindD. helpful7. Bob spends a lot of money on books _______ he is not rich.A. ifB. thoughC. whenD. because8. —Will you go to visit the scientist this evening or tomorrow evening?—I‟m afraid _______ time is OK.A. bothB. someC. neitherD. all9. She has a bag in her left hand. What‟s in her _______ hand?A. anotherB. the otherC. otherD. one10. Could you help me find the person _______ saved my daughter?A. whichB. /C. whoD. whom11. I really don‟t know which exercise _______.A. should we doB. should we do itC. we should do itD. we should do12. The teacher went into the classroom, _______ a book in his hand.A. to holdB. holdsC. holdingD. hold13. All those things made us _______A. feel happilyB. feel happyC. to feel happilyD. to feel happy14. My radio is broken. I‟ll have it _______ this afternoon.A. repairedB. repairingC. repairsD. to repair15. They are going to _______ a new school for the poor students.A. set onB. put onC. set upD. use up16. We helped them finish the work and we _______ to dinner.A. invitedB. had invitedC. were invitedD. would invite17. Her brother began to study French last year, and _______.A. so did sheB. so she didC. so she beganD. she did so18. Neither she nor I _______ been to Paris before.A. has everB. has neverC. have everD. have never19. —Excuse me. May I _______ your dictionary?—Sorry. I‟ve _______ it to Mr. Smith.A. borrow; lentB. lend; borrowedC. use; borrowedD. lend; lost20. —Who do you think is _______ singer in your university?—Liu Mei _______.A. the best; isB. the best; doesC. the better; isD. the better; doesⅡ.完形填空.AOne winter Nasreddin had very 1 money．His crops 2 very bad that year，and he 3 live very cheaply．He gave his donkey less food，and when after two days the donkey 4 just the same，he 5 to himself，“The donkey was used to 6 a lot．Now he is quickly getting used to eating less；and soon he will get used to living 7 almost nothing.”Each day Nasreddin gave the donkey a little 8 food, until it was hardly eating anything.Then one day，when the donkey was going to market with a load of wood on its back, it suddenly 9 . “How unlucky I am，”said Nasreddin，“Just when my donkey had got used to eating hardly anything，it came 1 0 the end of its days in this world.1．A．few B. little C. lot D. much2．A．had been B. has been C. was being D. is being3．A．has to B. have to C. had to D. must have to4．A．1ooks B. is seen C. looked D. was seen5．A．says B. say C. saying D. said6．A．eat B. eating C. have eaten D. being eaten7．A．on B. by C. up D. to8．A．more B. less C. few D. small9．A．dead B. dying C. died D. was dying1 0．A．on B. up C. in D.toBAli , who was working a long way from home，wanted to send a letter 1 his wife, but he could neither read 2 write，and he had to work all day，so he 3 only look for somebody to write his letter late 4 night．At last he found the house of a letter—writer6 name was Nasreddin．Nasreddin was already 7 bed．“It is late，"he said．“What do you want?” “1 want you to write a letter to my wife，”said Ali．Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought 8 a few seconds and then said，“Has the letter got to go far?”“What does that matter?" answered Ali．“well，my writing is so strange 9 only I can read it，and if I have to travela long way toread your letter to your wife，it will cost 10 a lot of money.”Ali went away quickly．1. A. fron B. to C.at D.of2. A. and B.but C.nor D.as well as3. A. could B.can C.must D.should4. A.in B.on C.by D.at5. A. For B.On C.At D.To6. A. whose B.what C.which D.who7. A. on B.in C.at D.0ff8. A.after B.for C.in D. of9. A. because B.for C.then D.that10.A. you B.from you C.of you D.yourⅢ.阅读理解.AHenry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm.Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I‟ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They‟ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.But four days later, he returned home.“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn‟t you enjoy country life?”“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?”“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!”“Y ou don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for d inner.”“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢) stay for dinner!”1.How did Henry find out about the farm?A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.B. His best friend told him.C. He wrote to the farmer.D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several days later because ________.A. he didn't like the country life at allB. the farmer wasn‟t friendly to himC. his holiday was overD. he thought he might have to eat the farmer3. “…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means ______.A.夸奖B.解释C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚4.Which of the following sentences is true?A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5.Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm!B. Have a good time.C.A short holidayD. Henry and the farmer.BA farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it was ill, he was very worried. He telephoned the vet.“What‟s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow‟s ill,” the farmer said. “I don‟t know what's the matter with her. She‟s lying down and won‟t eat. She‟s making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. "She‟s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That‟ll make it."The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.“How‟s your cow?” the vet asked.“No change,” the farmer said, “and I‟m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow‟s mouth and then put two pills down it.”“And?” the vet a sked.“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.6. In the story, the vet must be _________.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals7.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill8.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.9.The vet taught the farmer how _________.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth10.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.CEllen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.She went to the doctor and told him her problem.“I‟m not surprised at all,” he said. “It‟s obvious what your problem is.”He looked her over then gave her some advice.“If you don‟t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.”Ellen Parker was very worried as she left the doctor‟s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher‟s shop (肉铺).“I‟d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak.He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on the scale (秤).“That‟s just under ten pounds,” he said.“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.The butcher worked out the price.“At $ 4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”“Oh, I don‟t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.“If you don‟t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what te n pounds of meat looked like.”11. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?A. She had had a heart attack.B. She had a problem with her health.C. She was unhappy about her weight.D. She could not sleep well.12. What did the doctor advise her to do?A. To lose weight.B. To eat more meat.C. To come and see him again.D. To look after her heart.13. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.B. She wanted to lose weight.C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.14. What was Ellen Parker's real problem?A. She ate too much steak.B. She weighed too much.C. The doctor did not know.D. She could not walk very quickly.15. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?A. She might put on more weight.B. She might stop eating too much.C. She might have a heart attack.D. She might go to another doctor.Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New Y ork.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. Y ou‟d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telep hone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”“No, I don‟t.” he said. “I don‟t think that makes the visitor important. That ma kes the President important.”“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the rece iver, listened and then said, …it‟s for you.‟”16.This story happened in _______.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia17.There are _______ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women18.The banker thought _______.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC. the visitor who met the President of the United States in the White House was really important.D. the reporter was really important19.The owner of the very large company thought _______.A. she was really important because she owned one of the largestcompaniesB. the banker was really important.C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New Y ork was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call20.The owner of many buildings thought _______.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New Y orkB. the owner of the very large company was really importantC. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really importantTV ProgrammesChannel （频道） 1 Channel 218:00 Around China18:30 Children‟s programme 19:00 CCTV News19:30 Weather report19:40 Around the world 20:10 TV play: Sisters21:00 English for today 21:15 Popular music22:05 On TV next week 17:45 Computers today 18:10 Foreign arts18:30 English classroom 19:00 Animal world19:25 MTV20:20 Sports21:00 TV theatre: Tea House 21:45 English news22:05 Music bridge21. If you want to know sth. about Japan, Which of the following programmes would be the bestone?A. Weather theatreC. Around the worldD. Animal world22. Y ou are a basketball fan（迷）. Y ou may watch TV at _____.A.19:20 on Channel 2B.19:40 on Channel 1C.20:20 on Channel 2D.21:15 on Channel 123. How long does the TV play “Sisters”last?A.30 minutesB.50 minutesC.90 minutesD.120 minutes24. Y ou can watch the _____ programmes if you want to learn English on TV.A. English newsB. English classroomC. English for todayD. All the above25. If you are fond of (爱好) music, you can turn on the TV at the following time except(除…以外_____.A.21:15 on Channel 1B.19:25 on Channel 2C.22:05 on Channel 2D.20:10 on Channel 1。