英语七年级第一学期Mid-term Examination (A)

英语七年级第一学期Mid-term Examination (A)姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、单选题1 . We spent a _ of hours there, looking at the performance.AsomeBcoupleCkindDmuch2 . Cars and buses _stop when the right light is on.AmustBneedCcanDmay3 . _ My friend Tom. AWhen do you write to him?BWho do you write to?CWhere do you write to him?DHow many emails do you write to him?4 . On _ home, Susan found a robber getting out of a van yesterday.Aher way toBher way forCher way atDher way5 . What do you know about Steve Jobs?He was _ an amazing leader _ the father of the computer. He died on October 5th.Anot; butBneither; norCnot only; but alsoDeither; or6 . What do you think of the movie Operation Red Sea?Wonderful. Ive never seen a movie _than it.Amore excitedBmore excitingCmost excitedDmost exciting7 . Which of the following words matches the sound prtekt?AprotectBpreventCprojectDprovide8 . Have you finished the work _？Not _. Ill need another hour.Aalready; stillByet; yetCever; yetDever; already9 . _ do you think of studying abroad, Lingling? Well, it all depends! I prefer studying at home.AWhereBWhenCWhyDWhat10 . Jacks teacher asked him _ the lights after class.Aturning offBturned offCto turn offDturns off11 . - Which of the two shirts would you like to choose?- Both. Then I can give one to my brother and leave _ to myself.AanotherBthe otherCother12 . Finally, _ all the ingredients in the blender.Amix upBmixtureCbring13 . Animals are part of nature _ should be well protected.AorBbutCandDthough二、完型填空It was mid June, and it was very hot. There was a large desert in Africa with no sign of life except a little rose. There was not a bird or tree in _. The sand became piles of burning coal as the days went by. But the little rose still _stood in the sun. The sun was very surprised to see the roses ability to _such terrible conditions.One day, the sun said to the little flower, “Dear, rose! I am the strongest power in this universe. I have the _to give and take life. Thousands of living things die every day, _they are not able to stand my heat. But you have been suffering even my hottest rays without any doubt. May I know the reason that gave you this huge_? ”“Oh, dear sun,” the little rose said gently, “I dont know much about this desert. But it appears large and there seems to be _in the whole world. I begin to feel _for the loneliness of this desert and decided to help it as possible as I could. And in this process, I never _anything that made me sad. I just want to be a good friend to the desert and get rid of it loneliness.”Touched by the little roses care for the large desert, the sun offered a _-millions of other roses that filled the desert with their sweet smells and turned the whole desert into a great oasis(绿洲) of life.14 . AsilenceBsightCturnDtrouble15 . AcarefullyBhappilyCsuccessfullyDeasily16 . AchangeBfollowCimproveDsurvive17 . ApowerBchanceCdutyDlight18 . AwhileBasCwhenDand19 . AattentionBinterestCstrengthDsuccess20 . Asomeone elseBnobody elseCnoneDno one21 . AhappyBluckyCsorryDangry22 . AchangedBbrokeCcontrolledDexperienced23 . AcelebrationBdreamCpraiseDreward三、阅读单选阅读理解。One year, a college in the Unites States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it , but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root(根) in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold. Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a newfocus.The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her right children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldnt complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.Still, the old woman didnt change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and get the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old womans husband died, her children flew far and high, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the desire to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold which was not nearly white, but as white as sliver or snow.A problem even experts couldnt deal with was solved by an old woman who didnt understand genetics. Wasnt it a miracle?To take root in the heart, even the most common seed can grow into a miracle!24 . According to the passage, _ marigold is unusual.AwhiteBpurpleCbrownDgolden25 . The underlined part “focus” is closets in meaning to “center of _”.AenergyBactivityCattentionDcreativity26 . It can be learned from the passage that _.Athe children didnt agree on their mothers decisionBthe woman needed the great reward for her big familyCthe experts also succeeded in growing the white marigoldDthe woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family27 . The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she _.Awas luckier than expertsBput her heart into flowersCgot support from her familyDstudies the seed genetics well28 . The passage mainly talks about _.Athe difficultiesBthe possibility of going beyond expertsCthe unforgettable development of marigoldDthe importance of holding on to dreams四、阅读判断The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger and all the dogs ran back to the village-for safety. That didnt stop the elephant. It destroyed a few houses and hurt several people. The villagers were frightened and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess, for help.Parbatis father was an elephant tamer(训像师). He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He taught her how to understand elephants languages. He also taught her the dangerous art of catching wild elephants.Parbati doesnt catch elephant just for fun. My work, she says, is to protect man from the elephants, and to keep the elephant safe from man. And this is exactly what she has done for many years. However, the Indian elephant is angry for many years - hunters attack it and its home in the forest is reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle (丛林) before they can kill.59A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a baby elephant. Finally they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more faithful than humans, she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants mad sat on the huge, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!29 . How did the villagers/eel in the first paragraph!AScared and angry.BFrightened but excited.CHappy and patient.DExcited but curious.30 . What did Parba.1 s father NOT teach Parbati?AHow to ride an elephant.BHow to walk an elephant.CHow to understand elephants languages.DHow to catch wild elephants.31 . Which is suitable as the first sentence in the last paragraph?ABeing an elephant tamer also needs love.BSometimes an elephant tamer is a dangerous job.CMany people dont understand an elephant tamers job.DPeople in villages love Parbati because she can drive away elephants.32 . Which sentence is WRONG?AParbati and her father do a similar job.BPeople call Parbati the elephant princess.CParbati helps people catch elephants just for fun.DTne Indian elephants home in the forest is reduced to small pieces of land.五、句型转换按要求完成句子33 . The waiter is always in a white uniform. （改为同义句)The waiter always _ a white uniform.34 . His father is tall and thin.（对画线部分提问）_ his father _?35 . My favorite color is green. （用yellow改为选择疑问句）_your favorite color green _ yellow?36 . 你弟弟长得很英俊，但他有点儿文静。（汉译英）Your brother is _, but hes _ quiet.37 . 我有一条漂亮的红色的中国式围巾。（汉译英）I have a _ scarf.六、用所给单词的正确形式填空用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空38 . She will be _ (great)missed by her students.39 . His _ (ill)is very serious and hed better go to see a doctor.40 . Lei Fengs _ (die)upset everybody.41 . The little girl usually _ (do)her best to help others.42 . Helen tried to live her life _ (with)any regret.七、根据音标写单词Complete the sentences according to the given phonetic transcription. (根据所给音标，完成句子)：43 . Aunt Alice is my favourite /reletiv/.44 . I want to go to the p.Who would like to go with me?45 . They plant many trees on their own lnd46 . We are told to put rubbishntu： rubbish bins.47 . Gary is a /kaind/ boy, and he is always ready to help others.八、用单词的正确形式完成短文、短文填空从方框中选择正确选项，完成短文。（方框中有两个选项是多余的）Hi, I am Jenny. Here is a photo 48 . my room. The girl on the49 . is me. Next to the sofa is my bed. 50 . that on the desk? Its an 51 . . I like apples. My mother likes 52 . ,too. I always eat(吃) apples 53 . my mom after dinner. I like watching 54 . . Its55 . for me.I 56 . my room is tidy . Do you like 57 . ?九、单词填空根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。每个选项只能用一次，有两项剩余。AsuccessBachievedCfull ofDItEwelcomeFwhichGstronger H. give up I. on J. choices K. yourself L. WhenA young man once asked his grandpa, “Grandpa, how have you 58 . so much in your life, and yet are still 59 . energy, while I am already tired of struggling (拼搏)?” The following was the grandpas answer: I think it depends 60 . how a person looks at things. I call it “keeping your eyes wide open”.First, realize that life is filled with surprises and many of them are good ones. If you dont keep watching for them, youll miss half of the excitement.When you meet with challenges，, 61 . them. Theyll make you smarter and 62 . than you were the day before. 63 . you make a mistake, be thankful for the things it taught you. 64 . is also important to decide exactly what you want. Then keep your mind focused (专心的) on it, and be ready to get it. Remember that your 65 . will create your successes and your failures. So think about all the ways ahead, and decide which ones to follow. Then believe in 66 . , get up, and get going.Most important of all: never 67 . . The person that ends up as a winner is the one who is determined (有决心的) to win. Give life everything youve got, and life will give its best back to you.十、回答问题阅读下面的短文，并根据短文的内容回答所提的问题。My name is Chen Lan. My home is in Gulangyu. Where is Gulangyu, do you know? It is in Xiamen. It is near the sea(海). Gulanyu is a small place(地方), but it is very nice and clean. There are no cars, buses or bikes. People only walk. So it is very quiet(安静的）. My house is in the center of Gulangyu. Behind my house there is a big old tree. My grandmother tells me the tree is very old. There are many birds in the tree. We call it a “bird tree”.My house is near the sea. The sea is big and blue. There are many fish in the sea. After school. I often go there and catch fish with my friends. It is very interesting. I like eating and catching fish.根据短文内容，回答问题。68 . Why do people only walk in Gulangyu?._69 . Where is the “bird tree”?_70 . Is Gulangyu very nice and clean?_71 . What does Chen Lan think of fishing ?_72 . What does Chen Lan often do after school?_十一、将所给单词连成句子将所给词语连成句子，标点已给出。要求：符合语法，语句通顺，大小写正确，词语不得重复使用。73 . careful, look, to, be, cross, street, ways, both, you, before, the_.74 . over, Europe, he, has, all, travelled_.75 . why, get, sweater, her, dont, you, a_?76 . please, could, keep, voice, your, down, you _?77 . ago, ordered, an, my, I, food, half, hour _.十二、材料作文78 . Write at least 50 words on the topic My ideal flat (以“我理想的公寓”为题, 写一篇不少于50 个单词的短文,要求内容适切，意思连贯，标点符号不占格。)Suggested questions (以下提示仅供参考):Where would you like to live? Why？How many rooms would you like to have?What do you think of your flat?第 15 页 共 15 页参考答案一、单选题1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8、9、10、11、12、13、二、完型填空1、三、阅读单选1、四、阅读判断1、五、句型转换1、六、用所给单词的正确形式填空1、七、根据音标写单词1、八、用单词的正确形式完成短文1、九、单词填空1、十、回答问题1、十一、将所给单词连成句子1、十二、材料作文1、