静安区 2017 学年第一学期期末学习水平调查

初一英语 2018.1

Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.

22. Please beat the egg for two minutes and get it ready for the soup. Which of the following is correct for the underlined part in the word?

A. /ɪ/ B. /e/ C. /i:/ D. /eɪ/

23. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?

A. The public library is three bl__________cks down the Green Street.

B. Dad wants to buy some fr__________zen food on his way home.

C. We are going to have a wonderful winter h__________liday in two weeks.

D. Look at the traffic lights. Please cr__________ss the road safely.

24. Mr. Lin is____________________SPCA officer. He will visit our school tomorrow morning.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

25. Please add some water____________________the dough, or it will be too dry.

A. to B. on C. for D. from

26. I bought the little child____________________sweets and the boy looked very happy.

A. a piece of B. a bottle of C. a pair of D. a packet of

27. Miss Tang is a____________________and she often answers the phone in the office.

A. architect B. ambulance worker C. secretary D. dentist

28. I don’t like the color of the scarf, please show me____________________one.

A. other B. another C. the others D. the other

29. We shouldn’t watch TV for It’s bad for our eyes.

A. too much B. too many C. too little D. too long

30. ____________________delicious the sea food with garlic tastes!

A. How B. What C. What a D. What an

31. Mike____________________as a policeman for over 20 years. He keeps our city safe.

A. worked B. will work C. is working D. has worked

32. –Would you like a bowl of seafood noodles?

–No, thanks. I’d rather____________________some pizza.

A. have B. to have C. having D. had

33. When I lived in the city center, I____________________the Science Museum very often.

A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. will visit

34. –____________________is your project going to be about, Tony?

–about keeping a pet.

A. How B. Which C. What D. Who

35. It is really cold today,____________________you should wear thick clothes before going out.

A. if B. but C. so D. because

36. Miss Liu has never been to Hainan island.____________________her friends.

A. So has B. So have C. Neither has D. Neither have

37. –Shall we go to the market to buy some food for the picnic tomorrow?

–____________________.

A. A good idea B. I don’t think so C. It’s a pleasure D. No, we can’t

Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words and phrases in the boxes. Each can only be used once.

News

Before newspapers, people talked to each other to get news. Then people printed the news on paper and newspapers appeared. Later they____________________38____________________the radio for news. Today we can watch news on TV and read it on the

____________________39____________________any time we want.

Travel

People long ago walked from place to place or traveled by horse and cart（马车）. When they traveled long distances they went by train or ship. It was__________40__________and difficult. Today we can travel in cars, fast trains, buses,   or airplanes to  go  to  places that are__________41__________. We  can travel  to places across the ocean or across the world in  a day. Travel is fast and convenient now.

Communication（交流）

Long ago, people used letters to communicate. They mailed letters to friends and families. Letters were

____________________42____________________by horse and cart, and later by train or boat or by airplane. Today, communication is different. We can send e-mails, text messages, or phone calls to communicate____________________43____________________with friends and family all over the world.

Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.

44. We rescued the dog and her two little

45. If you want to visit our library, please go to the

from the river.（puppy）

floor.（five）

46. Tom is a boy of only six, but he can take care of____________________.（he）

47. David’s parents have planned a trip to____________________for the spring festival.（Canadian）

48. A cold drink is often a____________________of milk and juice.（mix）

49. Reading some books____________________helps enrich your knowledge.（regular）

50. The life in the suburbs is much more____________________than that in the city.（peace）

51. We should do something for those____________________animals in cold winter.（home）

Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required.

52. Kitty put the TV set opposite the sofa just now.（改为否定句） Kitty____________________the TV set opposite the sofa just now.

53. Students are going to have a food festival in the school ______________________________.（对划线部分提问）

____________________students going to have a food festival in the school?

54. Susan would like to keep the lovely cat as her pet.（维持句意基本不变） Susan____________________keep the lovely cat as her pet.

55. Gary often played coputer games. But now he doesn’t play them any longer.（维持句意基本不变） Gray____________________play computer games. But now he doesn’t play them any longer.

56. I, James, soon, hearing from, am looking forward to（连词成句，注意大小写和标点符号）

Part 3 Reading and Writing

Ⅵ. Readign comprehension.

A. Choose the best answer.

You don’t have much time for your diary, but you really want to remember your important moments in life. Nine Square Diary  is coming to help you. This new kind of diary has nine squares. And they are about nine different parts in life, such as plans, feelings and health. Writing this diary is just like filling in blanks. I like it because it is so convenient that you can finish it in only a few minutes.

The above is a page of Nine Square Diary from Sun Ning, a middle school student.

57. You will write down something in the part“____________________”when you catch a bad cold.

A. Plan B. Progress C. Dream D. Health

58. You are going to buy things for your picnic. It’s a____________________.

A. feeling B. plan C. date D. progress

59. The word“__________”in the part of“Progress”probably means____________________.

A. choose B. love C. wash D. eat

60. Nine Square Diary is really a good way for you to____________________.

A. help others B. show your feelings

C. remember important moments D. have nice dreams

61. The writer thinks it a____________________way to write a diary with the help of Nine Squares.

A. interesting B. convenient C. different D. happy

B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage.

Do you want to be 100 years old? You can learn from the Japanese. There are more than 20,000 men and women over 100 years old in Japan. You may ask,“Why do they__________62__________so long? They have a lot of stress（ 压

力）.”Yes. They usually work long hours and change their way in crowded trains. And just like in other countries, many people have bad__________63__________--they often drink alcohol and they smoke. What’s more, many people don’t get a lot of sleep, and they hardly ever take holidays. So, what is the secret?

Dr. Shibahara, 92, has some ideas.“It’s the diet. The Japanese diet is very__________64__________.”People drink green tea  two or three times a day. They eat fish two or three times a week and only sometimes eat meat.

“__________65 is very  important, ” says  Dr.  Shibahara. Japanese people usually walk a lot.  Every day Dr.   Shibahara takes the stairs, not the elevator（ 电 梯 ）. He__________66__________spends time with other people. He takes night classes, goes to the movies with his grandchildren and often goes on picnics with his life. She is 89!“ Lonely people die young,”Dr. Shibahara says.“Eat well, walk more, and spend more time with family and friends,”he advises.

62. A. work B. live C. study D. play

63. A. habits B. foods C. drinks D. hobbies

64. A. big B. delicious C. strange

D. healthy

C. Fill in the blanks with proper words.

Before the 16th century, people in Europe didn’t have a lot of the things that we eat and drink every day. At the end of the 15th century, people from Europe s__________67__________to travel to other parts of the world. They went to America, Africa and Asia. They brought back a lot of new kinds of food.

Chocolate came from Mexico. The Aztecs there drank chocolate with pepper! And today chicken with chocolate sauce is a popular m__________68__________in Mexico. The Spanish brought chocolate to Europe and they were the first to put sugar in it. Until the 1870’s, chocolate was o__________69__________a drink. The Swiss made the first bar of chocolate  in 1876.

Tomatoes and peppers came from Mexico, too. The Spanish brought seeds back to Spain and g__________70__________the plants there. Soon they spread to other countries in Europe and then to other parts of the world.

Coffee came from Africa. The Turks took it to Turkey and then to Europe.

Tea came from China in the 17th  century. At first it was very e__________71__________and rich

people drank it, but in the 19th century the British started to plant tea in India. They produced a lot, so it was cheap and everybody drank it.

D. Answer the questions.

“Tell me a story Grandpa!”

“Okay,”says Grandpa.“I’ll tell you a story about my grandfather, Carlo. In 1910, Carlo was 10 years old. He and his family lived in Italy. They were very poor, so they came to the United States for a better life.”

“Really? I’m ten, too.”says Henry,“And Mom, Dad, and I visit a different country every summer!” “Yes, Henry. Things are different now,”says Grandpa.

“How did they go here?”asks Henry.

“By ship,”say Grandpa“.  It wasn’t an easy trip because the ship was crowded and dirty. There wasn’t much food

and many people got sick. Carlo was sick, too. They arrived at Ellis Island in New York after ten days.” “Wow! That’s slow!”says Henry.“Now it only takes about nine hours in an airplane.”

“I know,”say Grandpa.“It’s very different today.” “What happened at Ellis Island?”asks Henry.

“Doctors checked everyone, and Carlo was very scared（害怕）. People who weren’t healthy couldn’t enter New York,”says Grandpa.“The clerks asked them many questions.”

“What questions, Grandpa?”asks Henry.

“Where are you from? Are you healthy or are you sick?”say Grandpa.“Luckily, Carlo was feeling better so they let him in. And that’s why we live here today and not in Italy.”

“That was a cool story, Grandpa!”says Henry.“I have an idea. Let’s take a trip to Italy, by airplane.”

72. Where did Carlo’s family move when he was 10?

73. When do Henry and his parents visit a different country?

74. How can one get to Ellis Island from Italy in about nine hours?

75. What was Carlo’s feeling when doctors checked him at Ellis Island?

76. Why does Henry want to take a trip to Italy?

Ⅶ. Writing.

77. Write at least 50 words about the TOPic“I want to be a____________________”.（请按下列需要，以“我想成为一名

____________________（职业）”为题写话，不少于 50 词，标点符号不占格。）

（注意：短文中不能出现其他人名、校名及其它有关信息，不然不予评分。）  你所写的内容需要包括以下信息：

l What do you want to be in the future?

l Why do you want to be____________________?（At least two reasons）

KEYS

Choose the best answer.

22. C 23. B 24. B 25. A   26. D 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A

31. D 32. A   33. B 34.C 35. C 36. D 37. A

III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.

38.F 39. B 40. G 41. C 42. A   43. E

IV. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms

44. puppies 45. fifth 46. himself 47. Canada 48. mixture 49. regularly

50. peaceful 51. homeless

V. Complete the following sentences as required.

52. didn’t put 53. When are 54. wants to 55. used to

56. I am looking forward to hearing from James soon.

Part 3 Reading and Writing

Reading comprehension

Choose the best answer

57. D 58. B 59. A   60. C 61. B

B. Choose the best answer and complete the passage

62. B 63. A   64. D 65. C 66. C

C. Fill in the blanks with proper words

67. started 68.meal 69. only 70. grew 71. expensive

D. Answer the question

In Italy

Every summer

By airplane

He felt better.