2020-2021年广西省桂林市某校初一（上）期末考试英语试卷

一、单选题

1.  —Kate, are you ______ only child your family?
—Yes, but ______ new baby is on the way.

A.an; the B.the; a C.the; the D.a; the

2.  In an English dictionary, which word comes before "toothache"?

A.risk B.while C.trust D.uniform

3.  —Let's do something different tomorrow. How about ________ kites?
—No. I'd like ________ in the river.

A.to fly; fishing B.flying; fishing
C.to fly; to fish D.flying; to fish
 

4.  We should spend as much time as we can ______ English.

A.to read B.read C.reading D.have read

5.  —________?
—She is thin and wears glasses.

A.What is Jenny like B.What does Jenny like
C.What is Jenny doing D.What does Jenny look like
 

6.  You can find many ________ about the famous film star on the Internet.

A.ticket B.news C.information D.pictures

7.  —What is your father? 
—________.

A.He is easy-going B.He is at work
C.He is reading D.He is an engineer
 

8.  My brother often buys books ________ the bookstore across from the school.

A.for B.from C.to D.on

9.  Nick was standing ________ the classroom to introduce himself to his classmates.

A.in the back of B.in the end
C.in the front of D.in front of
 

10.  —Would you like ______ tea or coffee, sir?
—Neither, water is OK.

A.some B.much C.many D.any

11.  Maybe we'll be late for the concert. There is ________ traffic in the street now.

A.much too B.too much C.so many D.too many

12.  Dogs are people's good friends, so we must be ________ them and protect them.

A.good with B.good at C.good for D.good to

13.  It's dangerous for children to walk on the street ________. Parents must take care of them.

A.quick B.alone C.slowly D.lonely

14.  —I'm ________ hungry, Mum. Could I drink ________ juice?
—Of course.

A.a bit; a few B.a little; a little
C.a bit; few D.a little; little
 

15.  He wants to stop ________ a rest after working for a long time.

A.have B.to have C.has D.having

16.  —Who did it better, Kate or Lily?
—I think Kate did just ________ Lily.

A.as better as B.as well as
C.as badly than D.as good as
 

17.  There ______ any water in the glass.

A.are B.has C.isn't D.is

18.  At the end of the concert, a lonely listener began to cheer, and soon the whole crowd ________.

A.joined up B.joined in C.taking part D.joined

19.  If John Stuard Mill is your American friend, you call him ________ when you meet him.

A.John B.Mr. John C.Mill D.Mr. Stuard

20.  —Hello! Is that Luke?
—________. Who's that?

A.I'm Luke B.My name is Luke
C.No, it isn't D.This is Luke speaking
 

二、七选五对话

  根据对话内容，从下面方框所给的选项中选出合适的句子补全对话。（其中有两项是多余的）
A: Do you think the Olympics can change a city even after the Games finish?
B: Yes.
A:（1）______
B: Of course. One example is the Beijing Olympics. They built a new swimming center.（2）______
A: A great example! Can the Games make money for a city?
B: Sure. More people go to those cities even after the Games.（3）______
A: What about children?（4）______
B: Before the Games, many children preferred to play video games and watch TV.（5）______

 

三、完形填空

In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked the class to（1）________ about what they wanted to be when they grew up.

Jean's father was a（2）________, so Jean was very interested in airplanes and flying. She wrote about her dream of becoming an airline pilot（飞行员）.

Her paper（3）________ with an "F" on it. The teacher told her this was a "fairy tale（童话）" and that it wasn't a（4）________ for a woman.

Jean experienced（经历）years of hurt and fear（害怕）because of what her teacher told her（5）________ she met English teacher Dorothy Slaton in senior high school.

Mrs. Slaton said to Jean's class, "You have the talent. If you don't go after your dreams once you（6）________ school, no one will do it for you. You can get what you want if you want it enough."

Jean felt excited. She told Mrs. Slaton all about her old（7）________. The teacher leaned（倚靠）over her desk and said: "Then do it!"

So Jean did. It didn't（8）________ overnight. It（9）________ her 10 years of hard work. But in 1978, she became one of the first three female（女性）pilot trainees（受训者）ever accepted by United Airlines and one of only 50（10）________ airline pilots in the nation at the time. Some years later, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines.

（1）

A.listen B.speak C.read D.write

（2）

A.musician B.teacher C.pilot D.farmer

（3）

A.came off B.came back
C.came through D.came up
 

（4）

A.gift B.birth C.chance D.job

（5）

A.so B.until C.besides D.although

（6）

A.leave B.come C.back D.go

（7）

A.teachers B.fashions C.dreams D.friends

（8）

A.fail B.start C.turn D.happen

（9）

A.took B.wasted C.spent D.made

（10）

A.young B.women C.school D.foreign

四、阅读理解

 根据短文内容，判断正（T）与误（F）。
 

Carrie is now living in Beijing. She came to China at the age of 7. When she came, she wasn't happy. Then all the teachers and her classmates were very kind to her and helped her. Now she can speak Chinese very well, but five years ago, when she first came, she could only speak it a little. She can perform Chinese kung fu a little now, but she couldn't do it last year. Yesterday was her birthday. She celebrated it with her classmates at home. Carrie's friends gave her many presents like flowers and cards, and she bought a big cake and lots of drinks for the party. They danced to music, sang songs and played games. Carrie sang a Chinese song and everyone liked it very much. All of them had a great time last night.

（1）Carrie came to live in Beijing in 2015. ______

（2）Carrie is 12 years old now. ______

（3）Now Carrie can perform Chinese Kung fu very well. ______

（4）At the birthday party, everyone enjoyed themselves. ______

（5）Carrie is happy to live in Beijing now. ______

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（1）The civil engineering position is suitable（适合）for ______.

A.60-year-old people

B.high school students

C.bachelor's degree holders

D.people with five years of work experience

（2）Which of the following groups might want to rent the house?

A.People who want two bathrooms.

B.Pet lovers.

C.People who want a large garden.

D.A family with a car

（3）The second-hand bicycle seller doesn't give information about the biker's ______.

A.purchase date

B.size

C.delivery method（交付方式）

D.price

（4）If Andrew wants to sell some second-hand clothing, he might want to ______.

A.callat012-2830171 B.call at 99-25801107
C.visit www.gumtree.uk D.call at 44-7890 023344
 

（5）Where might you find this passage?

A.A newspaper. B.A story book.
C.A fashion magazine. D.A science book.
 

There was once a carpenter（木匠）who was good at building houses. He had no other skills and his boss was very nice, so he worked for his boss one year after another. After 10 years of working for the same company, he finally got fed up with it and decided to quit（辞职）. He wanted to try something new.

However, after hearing this, his boss asked him to help with one final job before he left the team. He asked him to build one final house. Although the carpenter didn't want to do this kind of work anymore, he still agreed. He built the house, but his heart wasn't in it. He used cheap materials（材料）and rushed to finish the job quickly. It turned out to be the worst house that he had ever built.

When he finished, his boss came to see him one last time. Seeing the house, he said nothing. He paid the worker for building the house. He then said, "I wanted to do something special for you to say thanks for your 10 years of hard work. You know, you have built so many beautiful and grand（宏伟的）houses for other people these years but not one for yourself, so I'm giving you this house as a gift. "

Surprised, the carpenter was speechless. What a shame! He had never thought his boss would give him such a big gift. If he knew he was building his own house, he would have done it much differently. He regretted（后悔）building his final house so poorly.

（1）What does the underlined phrase mean?

A.Was tired of. B.Became angry with.
C.Ended up with. D.Became interested in.
 

（2）When the worker was doing his last job, ______.

A.he didn't finish it

B.he put all his heart into it

C.he built the best house ever

D.he didn't do his best

（3）How might the boss feel after seeing the house?

A.Disappointed. B.Uninterested.
C.Ashamed. D.Bored.
 

（4）How might the carpenter feel after knowing the worse house he built is a gift for him?

A.Happy. B.Angry. C.Sad. D.Ashamed.

（5）What does the story teach us?

A.Well begun is half done.

B.Do your work well from start to finish.

C.No pain, no gain.

D.Never play tricks on your boss.

To anyone who isn't British, the name of this day probably sounds a little strange. Red Nose Day is an event which takes place every other year. The aim（目标）of the day is to raise as much money as possible for Comic Relief, a charity（慈善）which helps people in the UK and across Africa.

Across Britain, people are encouraged（被鼓励）to do something "funny for money". This could be making your hair red for the day, painting your face or taking part in some money-raising events. Many schools hold cake sales or have a non-uniform day to raise money. There are also bigger events which you can join in, such as "Danceathon". Over 2,000 people take part in this six-hour dancing event every time. The money raised will be put towards projects run by Comic Relief.

On Red Nose Day, lots of television programs are made for Comic Relief. For me, the best about Red Nose Day is wearing the red nose. New noses are designed each year and there is usually a theme. For example, one year the noses had a dinosaur theme. This year there are nine different noses! Besides the traditional red nose, people can also buy a lot of other things to help Comic Relief, such as umbrellas,T-shirts and pens.

Comic Relief works with both children and adults. It helps children to go to school, and educates the adults with HIV and AIDS. In the UK, Comic Relief works closely with disabled and elderly people to make sure they have equal rights and a better life.

（1）By celebrating Red Nose Day, people want to ______.

A.raise money to help the poor in the world

B.encourage more British people to join the charities

C.raise money for Comic Relief

D.encourage others to make money happily

（2）What is the writer's favorite part of Red Nose Day?

A.Holding cake sales. B.Joining in "Danceathon".
C.Designing the red nose. D.Wearing the red nose.
 

（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Comic Relief?

A.It's a charity helping people to be far from HIV.

B.It's a charity to help people in the world.

C.It's a charity helping both children and adults.

D.Its workers are mainly the disabled and the old.

（4）Which of the following is probably encouraged to do on Red Nose Day?

A.Making many cards. B.Making your face funny.
C.Working for money. D.Painting your room red.
 

（5）Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Red Nose Day B.Charities in the UK
C.Help the British D.Comic Relief
 

Three-two-one, fire!

At the moment of 9:43 a.m., on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020, at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center（卫星发射中心）in Sichuan Province, the last satellite of the third-generation work（第三代导航系统）was sent into space. It is the 55th member in the family of BeiDou. It belongs to China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System（北斗卫星导航系统）. So far, 59 satellites, including the first four test ones, have been launched from Xichang. With the development of China, we have already owned three other famous satellite launch centers—Jiuquan, Taiyuan and Wenchang.

After a period of tests in space, this new satellite has started to work with other BeiDou satellites together. It is designed to work for at least 12 years. So far, China has completed the third-generation network of China's BDS. It was a new milestone in the nation's space research work. The launch showed our country has completed our largest space-based system. It's one of four global（全球的）navigation networks, including the United States' GPS, Russia's GLONASS and the European Union's Galileo.

BDS has been widely used as public resources（资源）in our daily life. It has been shared by the whole world. It will provide more services around the world. BDS is the common wealth of the development of human beings.

（1）Where did China launch the last satellite of the third-generation network?

A.Wenchang. B.Xichang. C.Taiyuan. D.Jiuquan.

（2）How many members are there in the family of BeiDou?

A.59. B.4. C.114. D.55.

（3）What does the underlined word "milestone" mean in Chinese?

A.里程碑 B.记录 C.起点 D.事业

（4）GLONASS belongs to ________.

A.Russia B.China
C.the European Union D.the United States
 

（5）According to the passage, we can know that ________.

A.BDS is shared only by China as public resources

B.the last satellite of BDS was launched at 9:43 p.m., June 23rd, 2020

C.so far, China has completed the third-generation network of China's BDS

D.the new satellite is designed to work for at most 12 years

五、填空题

 根据所给首字母或中文提示，写出单词在句中的正确形式。每空只能填一词。  

（1）Do you know the famous Chinese idiom（习语）"A cat has n________ lives"?

（2）They have so much homework to do every day. They are t________ to death.

（3）Walrus joins in is an i________ book for children.

（4）English is one of the most important s________ in middle school. You must study hard at it.

（5）The panda eats about 30 kilos of b________ a day.

（6）Do not spend your money now; s________ it for another day.

（7）She's not very well. She's l________ in bed.

（8）Spring Festival usually comes in F________, but sometimes in January.

（9）Birthday cakes are a t________ part of birthday parties.

（10）The mother, an e________ lady dressed in the latest Paris fashion, walked behind her sons.

（11）The room was small and contained too much ________（家具）.

（12）There is a need for more ________（科学）teachers in our school.

（13）—What's your favourite food?
—Roast ________（鸡）.

（14）She always ________（记得）me at Christmas.

（15）The zoo has some little ________（猴子）that look almost human.

（16）Our teachers are busy correcting our ________（练习）books every day.

（17）Todd ________（承诺）that he will often write to me.

（18）She looked up and ________（点头）for me to come in.

（19）It is ________（恼怒的）to be interrupted when talking.

（20）How ________（甜美）the music sounds!

 用所给词组的适当形式完成句子。
 

（1）Tina ______ nervous ______ in the competition, because she is so confident.

（2）I am so bored with their orders（命令）that I wish they will ______ me ______.

（3）We'll go hiking ______ the weather is good.

（4）Your life will always ______ challenges（挑战）.

（5）What a mess! Would you ______ your toys?

（6）I hope to ______ my best friend often. She is working abroad（国外）.

（7）He plays classical music ______ pop and jazz.

（8）She didn't speak a word to me ______ back home.

（9）The old man stood up, ______ the bus and disappeared in the crowds.

（10）______ the candles ______ before you come to bed.

 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。  

（1）吃太多巧克力容易让你发胖的。
It's easy to ________ ________ if you eat too much chocolate.

（2）警察正在房子里搜查被偷的珠宝。
The policemen are ________ the house ________ the stolen jewellery.

（3）我们春节打扫卫生是为了扫除坏运。
We do some cleaning in Spring Festival to ________ ________ bad luck.

（4）老虎绝不能用爪子去抓气球。
Tigers should never ________ their paws ________ catch balloons.

（5）海象撞上了北极狐，北极狐摔了个大马趴。
Walrus bumped into Fox, and Fox ________  ________ on her face.

六、选词填空

  根据短文内容，用方框中的单词填空，每词只用一次。
 

China Youth Daily recently carried out an（1）________ survey of 1,934 people to find out more about their lives at home. Most of the respondents（受访者）were（2）________ the ages of 18 and 35. The survey showed that 73.5 percent of these young respondents said they want to（3）________ the same hobbies as their parents. While most young people prefer to watch TV, take photos or go shopping, their parents might（4）________ to watch Peking Opera, drink tea or play chess. While being quarantined（隔离）at home during the coronavirus outbreak, however, they started to share each others'（5）________. "By learning about each others' interests, parents and their children might find things that they have in common and have stronger relationships," said Shen Yifei, a professor from Fudan University.

七、书写考查

  请以下列例句为模板，使用衡水字体，将例句工整地抄写在答题卡的指定区域里。
 

English has now become an international language, because it is used by almost every country in the world. If you want to do business with foreigners, you have to learn English, because most of them speak and write in English.

八、书面表达

  请根据以下要点提示，写一篇80词左右的短文。
 

1. 我家附近有一家名叫Star Shopping Mall的购物中心；

2. 购物中心总共有六层，里面有许多店铺，如餐馆、书店、服装店等；

3. 购物中心早上九点开始营业，晚上十点关门；

4. 货物品种繁多，价格便宜，售货员非常友善；

5. 我经常去购物，非常喜欢那里。

要求：

1. 文中不能出现真实人名和校名。

2. 包含所有要点，可适当补充。

3. 注意书写工整。

Star Shopping Mall

______