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上海民办位育中学（初中部）2018学年第一学期期中测试
初一英语试卷
Part One Listening
Part Two Vocabulary and Grammar
I. Fill in the blanks with the proper words according to the phonetic symbols.
1. Policemen are ________ people from the burning building. /'reskju:iŋ/
2. Both of his parents are ________. /'mænidʒəz/
3. In the past, dogs ________ the caves and hunted animals for people. /'ga:did/
4. Put the sofa ________ the TV set, so we can watch TV comfortably. /'ɔpəzət/
5. Amy teaches at a primary school in the ________ of Atlanta. /'sʌbʒ:b/
6. ________ Chinese believed there is a kind of energy in our body called chi. /'einʃənt/
II. Choose the best answer.
1. Which of the following underlined part is different in pronunciation with the others?
A. penfriend B. prevention C. expensive D. estate
2. Jenny is ________ FBI agent. She works in ________ FBI in Los Angeles.
A. /; an B. an; the C. an; an D. a; the
3. The little boy ________ from his chair and ________ his voice to answer the teacher’s question.
A. rose, raised B. risen, rose C. raised, rose D. raised, rise
4. Your room is in a mess. Please ________.
A. tidy it up B. tidy up it
C. tidying your room up D. don’t tidy your room up
5. There are about ________ students in Weiyu International School.
A. hundreds of B. two hundred of C. two hundred D. two hundreds
6. He ________ his homework at home and his brother had to ________ it to school.
A. left; take B. left; bring C. forgot; bring D. forgot; take
7. I’m ________ an Australian penfriend ________.
A. looking for; to write with B. finding; to write with
C. looking for; to write to D. finding; to write to
8. Since George is strong enough to move his heavy box, he ________ any help.
A. needs B. doesn’t need to C. needs to D. doesn’t need
9. Great changes have taken place in China. Who can tell ________ it would be like ________ five
years?
A. how; other B. what; more C. how; another D. what; another
10. --I know you have lots of hobbies and interests. Are you ________ in collecting stamps?
--Actually, I lost ________ in it because it costs too much.
A. interesting; interest B. interested; interest
C. interested; interests D. interesting; interests
III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.
1. He has few friends in his class because he is usually ________ to others. (kindness)
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2. Shanghai World Financial Center is one of the tallest ________ in Shanghai. (build)
3. Linda is much ________ than any other student in her class. (clever)
4. The weather was ________ in Shanghai last month. (change)
5. Between the two flat, I made a good ________. (choose)
6. The police caught several ________ near this neighborhood yesterday. (thief)
7. Nowadays, some rare animals are in great ________. (dangerous)
IV. Complete the sentences with the given verbs in their proper forms.
1. Since he ________ (move) to China, Johnson ________ (learn) over 1,000 Chinese words.
2. Thank you for ________ (invite) me to the party.
3. When I entered the classroom I saw Jack ________ (write) on the blackboard.
4. I prefer ________ (stay) in the room rather than ________ (stand) in the sun.
5. Dear passengers, the plane ________ (take) off in ten minutes. Please fasten your seat belt.
6. If it ________ (rain) tomorrow, I ________ (stay) at home all day.
7. It took Mr. Smith 3 days ________ (construct) the house.
V. Rewrite the following sentences as required.
1. Most of the students in our school had lunch at school. (改为反义疑问句)
Most of the students in our school had lunch at school, ________ ________?
2. Tommy, you should help your parents do some housework. (保持句意不变)
Tommy, you should ________ your parents ________ some homework.
3. He comes from Canada. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ he from?
4. Shanghai International Import Exhibition lasts six days. (划线部分提问)
________ ________ does Shanghai International Import Exhibition last?
5. SPCA, sick, animals, take, love, care, officers, of, with (连词成句)
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I. Reading comprehension.
A. Read the passage and choose the best answer.
Have you ever heard the sound of a hummingbird? They make a buzzing noise when they fly. They
make this noise because they beat their wings so fast. They beat their wings up to 80 times a second. All
that flapping makes a lot of noise. That’s why we call them hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds fly in a unique way. They move their wings so fast that they can hover. This means
that they can stay in one spot in the middle of the air, like a helicopter. Sometimes they fly or hover upside
down. They are the only bird that flies backward.
Hummingbirds are small. One type called the bee hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world. Bee
hummingbirds weigh less than a penny. They are just a little bit bigger than bees. I guess that’s where they
get their name.
Hummingbirds move fast. It takes lots of energy to move as fast as they do. This means that they
need to eat a lot of food. Their favorite food is nectar, a sweet liquid inside of some flowers. They drink
more than their own weight in nectar daily. They have to visit hundreds of flowers to get enough nectar to
live. They can only store(存储) enough energy to survive through the night. They live on the edge.
Hummingbirds don’t use their long beaks like straws(吸管). They have a tongue just like you. They
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use their tongues for eating. They flick their tongues in and out of their mouths while inside of lowers.
They lap up nectar. Flowers give them the energy that they need.
Hummingbirds help flowers too. They get pollen(花粉 ) on their heads and bills when they feed.
Flowers use pollen to make seeds. Hummingbirds help pollen get from one flower to the next. This helps
flowers make more seeds. More seeds means more flowers. More flowers means more food for
hummingbirds. Isn’t it nice how that works out?
1. Why are they called hummingbirds?
A. They are very light.
B. They sing when they fly.
C. Their wings make a humming sound.
D. Their song sounds like humming.
2. Which best defines the underlined word (second paragraph) “hover” as used in Paragraph Two?
A. To stay in one spot in the air.
B. To clean an area thoroughly(彻底地).
C. An animal that has hooves.
D. To move your wings very fast.
3. How do hummingbirds eat?
A. They drink nectar through their beaks like a straw.
B. They chew up flower petals(花瓣) with their beaks.
C. They use their heads and bills to eat pollen.
D. They lap up nectar with their tongues.
4. How do hummingbirds help flowers?
A. They drink nectar.
B. They eat pollen.
C. They bring pollen from one flower to the next.
D. They plant seeds.
5. Which title best describes the main idea of this text?
A. Bee Hummingbirds: The World’s Smallest Bird
B. Pollination: How Birds and Flowers Work Together
C. Hummingbirds: Unique and Uniquely Helpful
D. Interesting Facts About Birds
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
Many people keep cats in their homes because they make clean and quiet pets. Being playful, cats
also make cheerful and lovable friends. __1__ also like to keep cats because they perform an important
job. They drive rats and mice away from the fields and barns.
Graceful and quick, cats have excellent control over their bodies. They have more than 500
muscles(肌肉), which they control __2__. They run quickly, make powerful leaps and balance themselves
easily. They like to sit in high places and watch the world go by. Unlike dogs, cats never obey(遵守 )
orders. They seldom learn to do __3__.
When faced with enemies, cats use their sharp claws to protect themselves. They hiss and growl.
They may also ruffle up(竖起) all the hair on their bodies. They do this to make themselves appear __4__.
During Halloween, we often see pictures of cats with their backs arched and their tails straight up in the air.
That is how cats stand when they are __5__.
Cats have interesting eyes, which are very sensitive to light. Sometimes the pupil, or the dark center
of the eye, looks like a tiny slit(裂缝). At other times, it becomes big and round. This happens because the
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pupil gets smaller to shut out light, or gets larger to __6__ more light. Although cats have good eyesight,
they cannot see in complete darkness.
1. A. Teachers B. Vets C. Shop assistants D. Farmers
2. A. with great care B. without any difficulty
C. at a time D. in many ways
3. A. tricks B. housework C. repairs D. research
4. A. smaller B. smarter C. thinner D. bigger
5. A. pleased B. pleasant C. frightened D. surprised
6. A. get rid of B. turn off C. let in D. pick up
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
I lived with my friends in a rented house. We were all a bit a__1__ of our landlord, an unfriendly
middle-aged man who was “all business” when we signed the lease(租约 ). He gave us a lecture about
p__2__ the rent on time and maintaining(维修) the house.
During the fall semester, my roommates and I threw a party. We sent i__3__ to our friends and told
everyone to come to our house on Friday night. We had a great time that night and the last guests left in
the early morning.
Tired and sleepy, we decided to go to sleep. However, at 7:00 o’clock, we were awakened by our
landlord, who was k__4__ on the door. Embarrassedly, we let him in, expecting his anger. Instead, he
picked up a party invitation that had been laying on the sidewalk and asked, “ Why didn’t you girls invite
me?” He came into the house, made a minor repair, and s____5_____ a few minutes helping us pick up
trash from the yard.
A few months later, I made a mathematical e___6____ while balancing my checkbook and my band
soon notified me that I had bounced a check. I was mortified when I discovered that it was my rent and
that I had to notify my landlord, I figured that he viewed my housemates and I as irresponsible after the
party accident and this would prove him right. I gathered the courage to call him and explained what had
happened. He said , “I have a daughter about your age, and the same thing happened to her once. Would
you like to wait until next month and send a double payment then?”
I’ve never forgotten our landlord’s kindness and understanding. He also taught me an important lesson
about not j____7__ a book by its cover. I’m proud to say that I have not bounced a check since(though I
have thrown a few more parties)!
D. Answer the questions:
Open your wardrobe!
Teenagers tell Teenage Magazine what’s in their wardrobes
Sharon Choi of Central.
Sharon’s father owns several restaurants in Hong Kong.
In the wardrobe
“I’m very pleased to get this chance to tell you about my clothes. I’m crazy about them and can’t
refuse the latest fashions. For important parties, I wear Jacques Fath. He’s the French designer who design
for most of the princesses in Europe. His evening dresses are perfect. My day clothes are mostly DKNY
and Ralph Lauren Polo Jeans. Some of my handbags cost $4,000 and some cost even more. Here, in my
wardrobe, I have forty pairs of shoes and some Gucci wallets and sunglasses. I usually pay about $2,500
for a pair of shoes.”
She still needs:
“Oh, I still need a lot of clothes, don’t I? I don’t like wearing the same clothes twice.”
Carman Hung of Causeway Bay.
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Carman’s family owns a bakery.
In the wardrobe
“Hi! I’m not really interested in clothes. I play tennis a lot. I’m in the Hong Kong girls’ team. I have three
or four pairs of trainers and four tennis dresses. I also have three pairs of shorts but I prefer the dresses. I
love wearing T-shirts and skinny tops. They’re comfortable. I have a pair of purple jeans and two pairs of
trainers. I also have a purple velvet skirt for special occasions(场合).”
She still needs:
“I don’t need more clothes, do I? But, I need a new tennis racket!”
Perry Wong of Central.
Perry’s parents both work for the Star Ferry Company.
In the wardrobe
“What’s in my wardrobe? I don’t know! I hardly look. I don’t know where to buy clothes. Let’s see. Two
pairs of trousers, a pair of trainers, a few pairs of socks and an old, green sweater with a hole in it.”
He still needs:
“Oh, I don’t need anything. I’ve got all the clothes I want.”
1. How many girls were interviewed by Teenage Magazine?
2. Who has the most clothes in his/her wardrobe?
3. Carman Huang doesn’t like dresses, does she?
4. Why doesn’t Penny Wong know what is in his wardrobe?
5. Whose family is the richest? Give at least One reason.
II. Writing
Your penfriend from another country will come to Shanghai to see you and you will show her/him
around Shanghai. Now, write an email to your best friend Tom and tell him something about your
pensfriend and your travel plan for your penfriend. Write at least 60 words. （你的外国笔友即将来上海
探望你，你将带他/她在上海游玩。现在写一份邮件给你的好朋友 Tom，告诉他一些关于你的笔友
和你们的游玩计划，写一篇至少 60个字的邮件，注意邮件格式。）
Some suggested questions.
1. Introduce your penfriend’s name, nationality, interests and so on.
2. When will you show her/him around Shanghai?
3. What do you plan to do with her/him?
Dear Tom,
My penfriend will come to Shanghai to visit me. I am going to tell you something about my
penfriend and my travel plan for my penfriend.
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