初一下学期英语期中考试试卷一、单项选择。
1. Bob can play ________ basketball but can’t play ______ guitar.A . the, theB . the, /C . /, theD . /, /2. -- _________-- By bus.A . Why does he go to work?B . How does he go to work?C . When does he go to work?D . What does he do?3. -- _____ do you live from your school?-- About 10 minutes’ walk.A . How manyB . How longC . How farD . How much4. Don’t ________ class.A . be lateB . late forC . be late forD . be late to5. There are many young children _______ in the parkA . playingB . are playingC . palyD . played6. The girl ______ long hair and blue eyes is running ______ the hallways.A . has; inB . with; onC . with; inD . has; on7. Tom needs some help ______ his homework, can you help ______?A . to; himB . with; himC . to; hisD . with; his8. -- What do you ________ this new club?-- It’s nice and big.A . get toB . think ofC . live toD . go to9. -- _______ does it take you _______ to school every day?-- About twenty minutes.A . How long; getB . When; to getC . What time; to getD . How long; to get10. I have ________ homework to do at school and _________ rules at home.A . too much; too manyB . too much; much tooC . too many; too muchD . too much; too much11. Please don’t talk loudly here. The students _________ the teacher in class.A . listenB . listen toC . are listening toD . are listening12. The weather is fine. The students are having a good time ________ basketball.A . playB . to playC . playsD . playing13. Are you ________ a bus?A . waitB . wait forC . waitingD . waiting for14. -- ___________?-- Not bad, we’re having a great time. Thank you.A . What are you doing?B . How’s the weather in Beijing?C . How do you get to school?D . How’s it going?15. We read 9:45 _________ in English.A . nine forty fiveB . a quarter to nineC . a quarter to tenD . a quarter past nine二、完形填空。
16. 通读全文，根据短文内容的理解，选择最佳答案填空。
There are different 1of animals in the zoo. We can see the zoo keepers give them food to 2. They don’t have to 3food by themselves. They just eat, walk and sleep 4day. So many of us think the animals in the zoo are 5and lucky. But most of them are sad. Why? They are no longer free.Animals 6elephants, monkeys and tigers usually live freely and happily 7forests or mountains. Tigers, for 8, run, jump, play 9their children and catch small animals for food. But now they have to stay in small cages in the zoo. Their life in the zoo is quite different from their life in the forests. Now many people think more animals should go 10to forests and mountains so that they become free and happy again.（1）A . kindB . kindsC . a kind ofD . a kind（2）A . doB . eatC . playD . drink （3）A . seeB . look forC . findD . look（4）A . allB . inC . aD . on（5）A . sadB . goodC . happyD . difficult（6）A . andB . withC . inD . like（7）A . inB . atC . onD . behind（8）A . itB . usC . whatD . example（9）A . withB . toC . atD . in（10）A . backB . /C . behinD . for三、阅读理解。
17. 根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。
Guitar Player WantedAre you a lover of music? Can you play the guitar? Can you sing or dance? Join our Sunshine Rock Band. Please call Mike at 5487-6598 or send an email to sunshine@.Hot ClubDo you like to play table tennis? Do you want to play it well? Mr. Zhang isa good teacher. You can come here every Saturday afternoon from 2:30 to 5:30.Telephone: 8665-7868Address: Room 15, Lantian HotelSwimmer WantedCan you swim? Do you like children? Can you teach them to swim on Sundays? Come and join us. Call Joe at 8472-9999 for more information.Summer JobDo you like to talk with people? Do you like to write stories? Would you like to work for a magazine? Then come and work as a correspondent. Please call Karen at 5561-8823.（1）Sunshine Rock Band needs .A . a guitar playerB . a reporterC . a swimming coach（2）If you can swim very well and like children very much, you will pay attention to the advertisement.A . firstB . secondC . third（3）If you like writing, you can call for a job.A . 8472-9999B . 8665-7868C . 5561-8823（4）Your classmate wants to learn table tennis, so you can advise her to call .A . JoeB . Mr. ZhangC . Karen（5）What does the underlined word “correspondent” mean in Chinese?A . 记者B . 医生C . 工程师18. 根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。
On the second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. American children of all ages give their mothers something special. It is the day children, young and old, try to show their love to mothers.England was the first country to set a day to mothers. In the United States, Mother’s Day became an official holiday in 1910.An American girl, Anna, asked their governor to set a festival for mothers that they love. And they set the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day and a year later all the other states celebrated it.On Mother’s Day morning some American children serve their mothers breakfast in bed. Other children will give their mothers presents which they made themselves or bought in stores. Adults give their mothers red carnations, the official Mother’s Day flower. If their mothers left the world they may bring white carnations to their grave sites . This is the busiest day of the year for American restaurants. On this special day, family members do not want Mom to cook dinner!（1）Which country set Mother’s Day first?A . ChinaB . EnglandC . AmericaD . France（2）All the states began to celebrate Mother’s Day in _______.A . 1901B . 1910C . 1911D . 1921（3）On Mother’s Day, an American mother may receive _______ carnations at home.A . yellowB . orangeC . redD . white（4）American restaurants’ busiest day of the year is on _______.A . New Year’s DayB . Christmas DayC . Thanksgiving DayD . Mother’s Day（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A . Only young children buy presents for their mothers.B . Anna wanted to set the festival only for her mother.C . Not all the states want to celebrate Mother’s Day in America.D . Some mothers can eat breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day.四、补全对话。