中南国际海中科技特长班初一英语课堂练习（2014.4.17）一、单项选择（15分）( )1. It’s _______ unusual thing for you to see _______ UFO.A. a; aB. an; anC. an; aD. a; an( )2. They spent a whole day ______ the woods _______ the gunman.A. to search; forB. searching; forC. to search for; forD. Looking; for( )3. I hear you once studied in Hong Kong. Who ______ you English there?A. teachB. teachesC. is teachingD. taught( )4. –What is Mum cooking in the kitchen? –Goat meat, I think. How nice it _______!A. looksB. soundsC. smellsD. tastes( )5. Can you work out the math problem _______ another way?A. onB. inC. toD. of( )6. Which underlined part is different from the others in pronunciation?A. livedB. carriedC. searchedD. miaowed( )7. I’m thirsty. I want _____ water. Can you give me ________?A. some; someB. any; anyC. some; anyD. any; some( )8. Mrs Black gave birth to _______ baby last week. It was her third child.A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. others( )9. All the students _______ by me laughed happily.A. standB. stoodC. to standD. standing( )10. –Simon, today is your birthday. Here is ______ present for you. – Thanks, it’s lovely.A. a fewB. fewC. a littleD. little( )11. Thank you for ________ find the lost pen.A. help meB. you helpC. helping meD. your help( )12.The sign tells us ________ in the river.A. don’t fishB. not fishC. not to fishD. don’t to fish( )13. I have two cousins. One is a doctor, _________ is a policeman.A. the otherB. anotherC. otherD. others( )14. My school life here make me ______ . We smile _______ every day.A. happy; happyB. happily; happilyC. happily; happyD. happy; happily ( )15. Is there _______ in today’s paper?A. interesting somethingB. interesting anythingC. something interestingD. anything interesting二、完形填空（15分）__1__ one night, Mr and Mrs Edison could still hear the sound of the telegraph（电报机）__2__ from downstairs. Al was sending messages to his friend Jim.Mr Edison called out to his son, “It’s __3__ your bedtime, Al.”“Yes, Pa. I’ll be right up.” Al tapped out “Good night” to __4__, then went to bed.Al wanted to stay up late, but his parents would not let him __5__ so. Then he had __6__.The next night Al came home __7__ the newspaper for his father. When Mr Edison asked for his paper, Al apologized and said he had __8__ it at Jim’s house. Mr Edison was __9__.After supper, Mr Edison sat down to read. Al watched his father and could see that he __10__ his book.“Pa,” he said, “I think I can get the __11__ for you.”“How?”“We ca n ask Jim to send the news by telegraph,” Al said.“That would __12__ all night,” sai d Mr Edison.“No, it won’t,”, Al said, “Jim’s not as fast as I am, but he’s quite good.”“Well. Let’s try it,” said Mr Edison slowly.So Al sent a message to Jim. Soon the telegraph was working away. Al wrote down the news for his father __13__.For the ne xt two nights Al “forgot” __14__ the newspapers. He and his father sat listening to the telegraph.Finally Mr Edison understood. “I see what you mean,” he said laughing.“You bring me the newspaper, and I’ll let you stay up __15__ half past twelve to pra ctise onyour telegraph.”( )1. A. Far B. Late C. Early D. Deep( )2. A. come B. came C. coming D. to come( )3. A. pass B. passed C. past D. pasted( )4. A. his father B. his parents C. himself D. Jim( )5. A. be B. do C. to be D. to do( )6. A. a question B. a surprise C. a smile D. an idea( )7. A. had B. bringing C. with D. without( )8. A. forgotten B. left C. taken D. brought( )9. A. worried B. unhappy C. surprised D. disappointed( )10.A. was reading B. wasn’t reading C. was enjoying D. wasn’t enjoying( )11.A. paper B. newspaper C. book D. news( )12.A. be B. use C. cost D. take( )13.A. read B. reading C. to read D. to read it( )14.A. to take B. to bring C. taking D. bringing( )15.A. to B. after C. before D. till三、阅读理解(30分) A.The Palace Museum is located in centre of Beijing. The palaces have a history of about 600 years. The Yuan emperors were the first to build their palaces in this place. The palaces were first rebuilt in 1403 when the third Ming Emperor decided to move his capital from Nanjing to Beijing. Then they were rebuilt again and again over the following year.Later, in 1925, the palaces were changed into the Palace Museum. Now it has more than 9000 halls and rooms. It covers an area of 720000 square metres. Standing in the centre of the capital city, these beautiful and magnificent buildings show the wisdom of the Chinese people.The Palace Museum is famous all over the world. Many people come to visit it every year. ( )1. The Palace Museum lies in the ______ of Beijing.A. southern portB. northwestC. middle partD. northern( )2. The emperors in _____ were first to build their palaces in this place.A. Song DynastyB. Yuan DynastyC. Ming DynastyD. Qing Dynasty ( )3. The palaces were changed into the Palace Museum in _____.A. Ming DynestyB. Qing DynestyC. Republic of ChinaD. People’s Republic of China( )4. The Palace Museum covers an area of ______.A. 9000 square metresB. 9000 metresC. 720000 square metresD. 720000 metres ( )5. Here “Wisdom” means “__________” in Chinese.A. 勤劳B. 勇敢C. 智慧D. 强大B.December 21, 2000Dear Peter,I’ve been here in Beijing for half a year now. Beijing is in the north of China, so it’s quite cold in winter. It has snowed twice here. I’m going to have the first “White Christmas” in my life! It’s hard to believe, isn’t it so warm in Australia and so cold here?Thank you for the wonderful stamps! I’ve collected over three hundred Chinese stamps since I came h ere. I’m sending some Monkey King stamps to you. I think you will like them. Beijing is a very nice place to go to. I’ve visited quite a few places of interest since I came here, such as the Great Wall, the Palace Museum, the Temple of heaven, Tian An Men Square and so on.Now I’ll answer some of your questions. Yes, I’m learning Chinese now. Chinese is quite a difficult language for me. But I learn quickly. I’ve learned about five hundred Chinese words. I can even write a little Chinese now.N o, I’m not swimming. Instead, I’m learning to skate on real ice! I’ve had so manly falls that I’m black all over. But I’m learning fast.I have to finish this letter now. Ask Uncle John and Aunt Alice to bring you, too, when they come in A ugust. We’ll have a good time together.Yours,Mike( )6. Peter may be in ______ now.A. BeijingB. AmericaC. AustraliaD. England( )7. When Peter gets the letter, maybe it is ______ in Australia.A. coldB. coolC. hotD. warm( )8. Which of the following is false?A. Mike has never seen snow beforeB. Mike has never had a White Christmas beforeC. It never snows in Australia during the Christmas DayD. Peter won’t have a White Christmas this year.( )9. Which of the following is true?A. Maybe Peter has sent some money stamps to MikeB. Neither Peter nor Mike is found of collecting stampsC. One of Peter’s questions may be, “Are you learning Chinese now?”D. One of Peter’s questions maybe, “Are you learning to skate on real ice?”( )10. Perhaps Mike came to Beijing ______.A. in December, 2000B. in August, 2000C. In June, 2000D. in August, 2001C.It was late on the night of October 20, 1939, Dr Bethune(白求恩) set off with a medical team to the front. On their way, they met a group of wounded Eighth Route Army(八路军) men. They took the wounded soldiers to a small temple at once and Bethune began to operate on them.Dr Bethune went on working throughout the night. When someone asked him to have a rest, he just went on working. To him, the most important thing was to save lives. He had no time to think about a rest.The next day, when Bethune was operating on the leg of the last wounded solider, several hundred enemy soldiers were coming. The guns sounded much closer. A young man ran in and told Dr Bethune not to go on operating any more. “Comrade Bethune, you must leave now!”“Let me go on with the operation,” said one of the doctors. “You must leave right now, Dr Bethune. Hurry!”And the wounded soldier himself also begged Dr Bethune to go at once.The guns sounded still closer now, but Dr Bethune worked on. He and the other doctors did not leave till the operation was over.By that time the Japanese were already very near. As Bethune and the other doctors were climbing the hills, they could see the enemy entering the village in the valley below.( )11. The story happened in _____ in October, 1939.A. ChinaB. CanadaC. JapanD. England( )12. Dr Bethune operated on the wounded soldiers _____.A. in a field hospitalB. in a villageC. in a small templeD. in a valley( )13. _____ asked Bethune to go at once when the Japanese came near.A. A young Eighth Route Army manB. The other doctorsC. The last wounded soldierD. All of above( )14. Dr Bethune and the other doctors left ______.A. before the operation was overB. after the operation was overC. when the Japanese cameD. after the Japanese came( )15. Which of the following is not true?A. Dr Bethune worked the whole night without having a rest.B. To Dr Bethune, the most important thing was to save lives.C. Dr Bethune thought little about himself, but he thought much about the others.D. Dr Bethune was a great Eighth Route Army soldier四、词汇（20分）A. 根据汉语、英语提示或句意写出单词1. It’s _____________(危险) to cross the busy street now.2. We __________ (听) of him ten years ago.3. The Smiths _________ (go away) Shanghai for New York the day before yesterday.4. “What’s in the bushes?” Millie ___________ (want to know).5. There is a lot of __________ (粉笔)on the teacher’s desk.6. –How do you make __________? –Just put meat between two pieces of bread.7. Laura’s hair is sixteen ____________(英寸)long. She looks beautiful.8. Ants often move in big g____________.9. Walk _________ (经过) the bank and you’ll find our school.10. Go _________ the bridge and turn right, you’ll see the zoo.B.1. ’s office.2. You should keep your eyes ________ while doing eye exercises.3. My grandma is too old to look after ________.4. It’s a fine day today. The sun is shining ___________.5. He drove the car so _________ that it hit a tree.C.1.2.The police searched the forest but ________ the missing child.3.We __________ a sports meeting if it doesn’t rain this Sunday.4.Today is Mother’s Day. Dad _________ a dinner in the kitchen now.5. –You can’t park your car here. Look at the sign. –Sorry, I _________ it.五、句型转换（10分）1. Fish sleep with eyes open. (对划线部分提问)_________ _________ fish sleep?2. He put on his coat after breakfast.(改为否定句)He _________ _________ on his coat after breakfast.3. Helen didn’t answer my question. （改为同义句）Helen didn’t _________ _________ my question.4. What was wrong with you, Linda?（改为同义句）What __________ __________ you, Helen?5. We decide to go to Paris next month.( 对划线部分提问))_________ _________ you decide to go to Paris?六、根据文意及首字母提示填空（共10分）The Statue of Liberty(自由女神像) is in New York harbor(港). If you ever travel to New York, you are s 1 to see it. It is a figure(身影) of a woman holding up a t 2 . It’s about 46 metres h 3 and is one of the b 4 statues in the world.The Statue was a g 5 from the France for America’s 100th birthday. It was sent to America in 200 large b 6 on June 7,1885. There the workmen f 7 putting the parts together on October 28, 1886. Since then Liberty Island has become a p 8 of world interest. People from all o 9 the world travel to the place to see the Statue, because it is one of the great w 10 of art of the world.1.__________2.__________3.___________4.__________5.__________6.__________7.__________8.___________9.__________10._________。