初四第一学期期末考试英语试题

知识运用（共14分）

一、单项填空。（共6分，每小题0.5分）

从下面各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1．My grandma is my role model. I’ve learned a lot from ______.

A．it B．him C．her D．them

2．I usually have the piano lesson ______ Sunday.

A．on B．in C．of D．at

3. It’s a good idea ______ goals for your study.

A. set

B. sets

C. to set

D. is setting

4. —You will meet my grandparents today. They ______ for dinner.

—That’s great.

e

B. came

C. will come

D. were coming

5. My mother ______ hard to learn English last year, but now she has given up.

A. tries

B. tried

C. is trying

D. will try

6. Jim wanted to go to the concert, ______ he didn’t get a ticket.

A. so B．and C．or D．but

7.Look! Our PE teacher ______ football over there.

A. is playing

B. plays

C. played

D. will play

8. — Must I wash the car today?

— No, you ______. You can wash it tomorrow.

A．can’t B．shouldn’t C．needn’t D．mustn’t

9. An e-book is usually much ______ than an ordinary paper book.

A. more expensive

B. the most expensive

C. most expensive

D. expensive

10. The lights ______ off when I left the classroom yesterday.

A. turn

B. turned

C. are turned

D. were turned

11. —Do you know ______ at this time last night?

—Yes, a report for a newspaper.

A. what was Tom writing

B. what will Tom write

C. what Tom was writing

D. what Tom will write 12．Mr. White came to Beijing in 2008 and he ______ here since then.

A．lives B．has lived C．is living D．lived

二、完形填空。（共8分，每小题1分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

"I'm going shopping in the village," George's mother said to George. "So be a good boy and don't get into trouble. And don't forget to 13 good care of Grandma." Then out she went.

Grandma was sleeping in the 14 by the window when she opened one little eye and said, "Now, you heard what your mother said, George."

"Yes, Grandma," George said．

George was bored to tears. He didn't have a 15 or a sister. His father was a farmer, and the farm they lived on was miles away from anywhere, so there were never any children to play with．He was tired of staring at hundreds of pigs，hens，cows and sheep．He was especially tired of 16 to live in the house with his grandma．

"Go and make me a cup of tea for a start, with sugar and milk." Grandma said．Most grandmothers are 17 ，kind，helpful old ladies，but not this one．George's grandma was a woman who was always 18 about something or other．She spent all day sitting on her chair by the window．George was told that Grandma used to be a gentle lady, but as she grew older, she was not able to look after 19 and even worse, she was easy to get angry．

"We should be nice to the old, George," His mother always told him．

Thinking of this, George went into the kitchen and made Grandma a cup of tea with a teabag. He 20 one spoon of sugar and some milk in it．He stirred the tea well and carried it into the living room carefully．

13. A. be B. take C. have D. speak

14. A. bed B. bag C. chair D. table

15. A. father B. uncle C. brother D. farmer

16. A. seeing B. going C. walking D. having

17. A. lovely B. modern C. bright D. creative

18. A. coming B. complaining C. learning D. teaching

19. A. him B. himself C. her D. herself

20. A. put B. make C. buy D. bring

阅读理解（共36分）

三、阅读理解。（共26分，每小题2分）

阅读短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。