苏州立达中学校2014－2015第一学期期末考试试卷
初一英语
二、选择填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
11. There is_______ 'k' and_______ 'n' in the word 'know'.
A. an, a
B. a, an
C. a, a
D. an, an
12. These pens and pencils are for_______.
A. I and you
B. you and I
C. me and you
D. you and me
13. That music sounds_______. I want to listen to it again.
A. good
B. well
C. badly
D. bad
14. Mr. Reed will arrive in Beijing_______ 3:00_______ the afternoon_______ July 5th.
A. at, in, on
B. on, on, in
C. on, in, on
D. at on. of
15. I need your help. Do you know how to_______ goldfish?
A. look at
B. look after
C. look for
D. look like
16. What time is it now? It's 12: 45pm. now. It's time_______ lessons.
A. have
B. has C to have D. having
17. He_______ lessons_______ Maths and Physics.
A. like; like
B. likes; like
C. like; likes
D. likes; likes
18. Amy is the best_______ in her class.
A. in swim
B. in swimming
C. at swim
D. at swimming
19. ---Can you_______ the story in English? -Yes . I can.
A. say
B. tell
C. speak
D. talk
20. Look! There_______ some sheep on the hill.
A. have
B. has
C. is
D. are
21. _______ time we are having today!
A. How a good
B. How good
C. What a good
D. What good
22. The students cannot go to the China Space Museum because the price is too_______.
A. much
B. expensive
C. high
D. tall
23. -I think I'm_______ to go to school today, Mum.
- Oh, dear. I'm afraid you need to stay for another day.
A. good enough; on bed
B. enough good; in bed
C. well enough; in bed
D. enough well; in the bed
24. These_______ boots look so cool!
A. white leather long
B. long white leather
C. leather long white
D. white long leather
25. ---I will have a test（测验）today.
---_______.
A. Have a good time!
B. Good luck!
C. Yes. please!
D. It's great!
三、完型填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
A few years ago, I played Ronald McDonald for McDonald's. I visited many hospitals. It was part of my 26 .I wanted to bring a little happiness to every place, but I couldn't 27 anyone in the hospital. They did not want me to give them germs (细菌).
One day, when I was in a hospital, I heard a little voice (嗓音) 28 ."Ronald, Ronald." I stopped and saw a young boy. He was about five years old. I could see that the boy was very
29 , I asked the boy what I could do for him.
"Ronald, would you give me a hug (拥抱) ?" 30 I did that, I would lose my job. But I knew I 31 do it at that time.
I hugged the lovely boy. We talked for 45 minutes 32 .Less than 48 hours later, J got a(n) 33 from the boy's mum, She told me on the phone that the boy died. After I left the room, the boy looked at her, smiled and said, "Mama I don't 34 anything else because Ronald McDonald hugged me." She and her husband thanked me for making a difference in their little boy's 35 .
26. A. activity B. study C. work D. hobby
27. A. treat B. touch C. show D. pull
28. A. shouting B. crying C. saying D. singing
29. A. sick B. happy C. healthy D. shy
30. A. After B. Because C. When D. lf
31. A. could B. may C. must D. would
32. A. happily B. carefully C. finally D. politely
33. A. e-mail B. letter C. note D. call
34. A. try B. move C. talk D. need
35. A. memory B. illness C. life D. world
四、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
A
Dear Cindy,
It's Thursday, October 12m. I' m really busy today because I have classes all day. At 8 o'clock I have English. I think English is interesting and I like it very much. Then at 9: 00 I have Biology. It's difficult but interesting, too. Next at 10: 00. l have Geography. l don't like it because it's boring. But at 11: 00 I have Music. That's my favourite subject! I eat lunch at 12: 00. Classes begin at 2: 00 in the afternoon. I have Chinese and my Chinese teacher, Mr Chen is really fun. We all like him. All my classes finish at 3:00. After class I with my friends practice English at our English Club for one hour. You know, now I am in the Music Club, too. Then I practice my guitar at 4: 00 there. My guitar teacher is very nice to me. That's my day at school. What a busy
but interesting day!
Your friend,
Rose
36. When does Rose write this letter?
A. On Thursday, November 12th.
B. On Tuesday, December 20th.
C. On Sunday, September 12th.
D. On Thursday, October 12th.
37. Rose thinks_______ are interesting.
A. Biology and Geography
B. English and Biology
C. Chinese and Music
D. English and Geography
38. Rose and her classmates all like _______.
A. music
B. Chinese
C. Mr Chen
D. Cindy
B
Weekends are short. They are only two days out of a seven-day week. In order to you’re your weekends look longer, you need to plan it better. Here are some ideas.
★Get up at your usual time. The biggest mistake is to think that the weekend is a good chance(机会)for asleep. So getting up early can make you feel the weekends are longer.
★Finish homework as early as possible. Nobody wants to do homework, but we have to do it. The earlier you do it at the weekend, the better you will feel. You can do homework from 7:00 a. m. to 9: 00 a. m. on Saturday morning. After doing your homework, you can plan your weekends well .
★Go out to enjoy weekends. Weekends feel longer if you get out and enjoy them. Think about what you like to do. Plan a sports activity, for example, playing football in the park. You can also plan to go to a museum, a zoo, or a park.
39. The second idea is about_______.
A. the right time of getting up
B. the best time to do homework
C. the outdoor activity for weekends
D. the good place for spending the weekends
40. You can also plan to go to the following places except_______ for weekends.
A. a computer games centre
B. a park
C. a museum
D. a zoo
41. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Getting Up at Your Usual Time
B. Doing Homework as Early as Possible
C. Going Out to Enjoy Weekends
D. How to Make Your Weekends Longer
C
A news reporter is interviewing(采访) some students. The question for them is "Do you like brand(品牌)clothes? Why?" Here are their answers:
Bill: Yes. I like buying brand clothes. I get new clothes and shoes very often. My parents buy them for me. I think it is important to wear brands My favourite brand is Nike, because I think its quality(质量) is the best.
Lisa: Well, I always go for brands when my Mum takes me to buy clothes and shoes for me.
I like brands because I think they look fashionable But I don't think it is important to wear brands. I buy things because I like them, not because of the price or the brands.
Paul: I like brand clothes but I don't think brands are important. My favoutite brand is Adidas. But I can't get the things because my mother doesn't have enough money to buy them. So I just like them.
Mary: I buy clothes because I like them , not because they are fashionable or they are brands. I don't think it is important to wear brands My favourite brand is Puma.
42. Of the four students, whose mother is not rich enough to buy her child brand clothes?
A. Bill's
B. Lisa's
C. Paul's
D. Mary's
43 How many brands are mentioned(提到) in this passage?
A. I
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
44. Which of the following sentences is true according to this passage?
A. Bill likes brands clothes because he wants to be fashionable.
B. Lisa wants to buy brand clothes because she thinks they are of good quality.
C. Paul doesn't buy brand clothes because he doesn't like them.
D. Mary buys clothes without thinking about what brands they are.
45. The passage tells about _______.
A. why brand clothes are important to students
B. how students think about brand clothes
C. what brand clothes are
D. how to buy clothes
第二卷(非选择题，共45分)
五、单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
46. He_______ (很少) plays football after school.
47. These_______ (运动员) shoes are modem and comfortable.
48. What_______ (其他的) do you want to buy for your mother?
49. This meal gives me_______（能量）for the whole afternoon.
50. Dancing is one of my_______（业余爱好）．
51. The new dress _______（花费) me five hundred yuan. It is too expensive.
52. Look! He is_______（训练）playing the piano.
53. - What do you_______ of our English teacher? -She is kind.
54. -Are you_______ in the fashion design? - No, I like music best.
55. Millie is showing her mother_______ her school.
六、用所给动词的适当形式填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
56. How about_______ (wear) this pair of shoes?
57. Daniel_______ (not be) late for school.
58. Do you think it is interesting_______ (collect) stamps?
59. Here_______ (be) an apple and two oranges.
60. Let's_______ (celebrate) Halloween.
61. Do you plan _______ (change) your lifestyle?
62. You can drink a lot of water without_______ (get) fat.
63. Amy with her mother often_______ (buy) food at the supermarket.
64. Look! She_______ (lie) on the sofa.
65. Who_______ (study) best in our class?
七、句子翻译（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）
66.看！Simon在公交车站等公交车。
67.深蓝色和其他任何颜色都相配。
68.你确定要捉弄他们吗？
69.我妈妈每天早上给我准备好一杯牛奶，
70.你多久去一次图书馆？一月超过两次。
八、书面表达（本大题10分，字数不少于60字）
根据下面表格提供的信息，介绍一下Tom的生活方式。
11~15 BDADB
16~20 CBDBD
21~25 CCCBB
36~38 DBC
39~41 BAD
42~45 CCDB
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北京市西城区2014-2015学年上学期初中七年级期末考试 英语试卷 试卷卷面共90分，口试10分，合计100分。 笔试时间共100分钟。 听力理解（共20分） 一、听对话。选出与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。（共4分，每小题1分） 二、听句子。选择恰当的答语。每个句子读两遍。（共3分，每小题1分） 5. A. Beef. B. Oranges. C. Coffee. 6. A. Oh. Who is your grandma? B. Wow! Can I cook it? C. Really? How does it work? 7. A. I see. Here you are.
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七年级下学期英语单元测试题一 Module 1 一、语音。根据所给音素写出单词。（5分） / ′p??stkɑ:d / / ′rest?r?nt / / dress / /′r??li / /?n′d??I / / stri:t / / draIv / /′ɡri:t??/ /′b?le?/ /′?p?r?/ 二、单项选择。（15分） 1.It’s seven o’clock. I _______ in bed. A. lie B. lies C. am lying D. are lying 2. He’s _______ some presents. A. shop B. shopping C. shops for D. shopping for 3. _______ your presents drinking tea? A. Do B. Can C. Are C. Be 4. What is the old man _______? A. do B. does C. doing D. to do 5. Listen! Someone _______ in the next room. A. sing B. singing C. is singing D. are singing 6. –Are they writing postcards? –No, _______. A. they are B. they aren’t C. they do D. they don’t 7. The Smiths _______ sitting at the table. A. is B. am C. are D. be
试卷代码： 南京城市职业学院2015-2016学年度第二学期 酒店管理专业酒店英语期末考试试题 班级：学号：姓名： 2016年6月 一、单选题（每题1分，共20分） 1、Good morning. _______ I help you? A、Would B、Must C、May D、Am 2、I would like to _________ a room, please. A．order B、book C、see D、look 3. It’s very kind __________ you to help me. A．of B、to C、by D、for 4. What’s the ________ for a double room? A. right B. rate C、money D、for 5. I would like to book a double room ________ bath. A. with B. of C、by D、for 6.Excuse me, sir. You need to ________ the form. A. fill in B. fill on C、fill of D、fill for 7.We are looking forward to __________ you. A. see B. saw C、seeing D、sees 8.I'm afraid we are fully booked _______ the 5th. A. with B. of C、by D、for 9.Do you want to pay _____ cash or _____ credit card. A. in in B. by by C、by in D、in by 10.The porter will show you _______ your room. A. with B. to C、by D、for 11.My flight will leave ______ 6 pm today. A. with B. on C、at D、for 12.The hotel is full and there is someone ________ your room. A. take B. To take C、takes D、taking 13.Let me _______ you with your luggage.
初一年级英语试卷 第二部分知识应用(共两节,记25分) 第一节语法填空(15小题,记15分) 21、There is ______“f”in the word “food”、 A、a B、an C、/ 22、--- Can Lily speak English? ---__________, it’s easy for her、 A、No, she can’t、、 B、Yes, she can、 C、Yes, she does、 23、It is very difficult for many students in the small village ______to school、 A、get B、gets C、to get 24、We have to _______school uniforms on weekdays、 A 、wear B、dress C、put on 25、Rose often helps me _________my English、 A、to B、on C、with 26、Listen! Mary _______aloud in her room now、 A、reading B、reads C、is reading 27、One of my friends ____from the USA、 A、is B、am C、are 28、There are some boats ________paper on the water、 A、made of B、made from C、made in 29、Mr Smith is _____with us, but we all like him、 A、good B、strict C、happy 30、Work hard and your dream can ______、 A、come true B、turn on C、look after 31、---______do you come to school? ---I usually ride my bike、 A、When B、Why C、How 32、---Linda, your new skirt is so beautiful! ----________________、 A、Thank you B、Oh no, your skirt is more beautiful C、Yes, I’d love to 33、---Jim usually goes to school on foot, _______you, Tim? ---Me, too、 A、Where are B、What about C、Who are 34、---Let’s go out to play basketball! ---__________! A、Sounds great B、Not at all C、You are welcome 35、---What do you think of the movie? ---_______、I don’t like it、 A、Great B、Very good C、Terrible 第二节词语填空(10小题,记10分) 通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 Sadie and Besie are sisters、They are Americans、They live in the mountain village、Sadie is 104 years old and Besie is 102 years old、They __36___their story in a book、Here is some of these advice(忠告) for living a long, healthy life、In another word, these are
笔试部分（100分） Ⅰ. 单项选择。(15分) ( )1. Lucy and Lily _____ China next week. A. is visit B. are visiting C. visit D. visits ()2. —How do you go to work? —I usually go to work _____. A. by a car B. in a car C. on a car D. by cars ( )3. —Must I finish my homework now? —No, you _____. A. may not B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t ()4. They each _____ a CD in their bags. A. have B. has C. is D. are ( )5. It is a good time _____. A. sing B. to sing C. singing D. sang ( )6. Find the answer _____ the question, please. A. of B. with C. to D. for ()7. —_____ do you go for a picnic?
—Once a month. A. How long B. How many times C. How often D. How many time ( )8. —_____ will you stay in America? —About two months. A. How many B. How often C. How long D. How ( )9. She’s good at _____. A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads ()10. —Mum, I’ m going to Ann’ s party this evening. —_____. A. Why not B. Have a good time C. Come back early D. Good idea ()11. —I’m going to Hawaii with my aunt this month for my holiday. —_____! A. Have a good time B. Best wishes to them C. Thand you very much D. It’s OK ( )12. —Excuse me, which is the way to the post office? —Sorry. I’m new here. —_____.
七年级下学期英语考试试卷 满分100分 一．单项选择：（20分） ( )1．1. Please late for school. A. isn’t B. aren’t C. don’t be ( )2．. —How do you go to work? —I usually go to work _____. A. by a car B.by car C. in car ( )3.The tall boy is good at_________football. A．play B．playing C．played ( )4．Mary is girl, but she knows a lot about science. A. a eight-year-old B. eight-year-old C. an eight-year-old ( )5．--Would you like some drink? --_______. A．Here you are B．Yes, just a little C.Please give me some ( )6．. the weather in Hangzhou? It’s cloudy. A. How’s B. What C. What’s ( )7．I________know where the post office is. A．not B．don’t C．doesn’t ( )8．There some bread and two cakes in the plate. A. is B. are C. has ( )9．--__________hamburger would you like? --A small one ,please A．What kind of B．What size C.How much ( )10 –Do you like playing ____badminton? ---No, I like playing _____ guitar. A the;/ B the; the C / ; the ( )11．Would you like soccer with us ?Sure. I like soccer very much. A. to play, playing B. playing, playing C. to play, play ( )12.Jim usually gets up at 6:30 ____ the morning on weekdays, but ___ Saturday morning he gets up at 9:00. A in ; on B in ; in C on ; in ( )13.--_______did you go last Sunday? -- I went to the zoo A．How B．Where C．What. ( )14 --_____you busy last weekend? --Yes, I helped my mother clean the house and the garden. A Were B Was C Did ( )15. My friend ________a medium build and she ________of medium height. A．has, has B．is , is C．has , is ( )16 – What did they do last weekend? -- They _______in the park. A went a boat B went to a boat C went boating ( ) 17. How many ____did you see on the farm? A sheep B chicken C cow ( ) 18 –Did you have a good weekend? --Yes ,it was good. But I was kind of ______. A interested B happy C tired ( ) 19. Mary _____very late last night .
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A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom. B. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day Europe. C. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonely. D. Most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable. 5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To review the impact of women becoming high earners. B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism. C. To examine the trend of young people living alone. D. To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships. Passage Two American dramas and sitcoms would have been candidates for prime time several years ago. But those programs －though some remain popular －increasingly occupy fringe times slots on foreign networks. Instead, a growing number of shows produced by local broadcasters are on the air at the best times. The shift counters longstanding assumptions that TV shows produced in the United States would continue to overshadow locally produced shows from Singapore to Sicily. The changes are coming at a time when the influence of the United States on international affairs has annoyed friends and foes alike, and some people are expressing relief that at least on television American culture is no longer quite the force it once was. “There has always been a concern that the image of the world would be shaped too much by American culture,” said Dr. Jo Groebek, director general of the European Institu te for the Media, a non-profit group. Given the choice, he adds, foreign viewers often prefer homegrown shows that better reflect local tastes, cultures and historical events. Unlike in the United States, commercial broadcasting in most regions of the world －including Asia, Europe, and a lesser extent Latin America, which has a long history of commercial TV －is a relatively recent development. A majority of broadcasters in many countries were either state-owned or state-subsidized for much of the last century. Governments began to relax their control in the 1980’s by privatizing national broadcasters and granting licenses to dozens of new commercial networks. The rise of cable and satellite pay-television increased the spectrum of channels. Relatively inexperienced and often financed on a shoestring, these new commercial stations needed hours of programming fast. The cheapest and easiest way to fill airtime was to buy shows from American studios, and the bidding wars for popular shows were fierce. The big American studios took advantage of that demand by raising prices and forcing foreign broadcasters to buy less popular programs if they wanted access to the best-selling shows and movies. “The studio priced themselves out of prime time,” said Harry Evans Sloan, chairman of SBS Broadcasting, a Pan-European broadcaster. Mr. Sloan estimates that over the last decade, the price of American programs has increased fivefold even as the international ratings for these shows have declined. American broadcasters are still the biggest buyers of American-made television shows, accounting for 90% of the $25 billion in 2001 sales. But international sales which totaled $2.5 billion last year often make the difference between a profit and a loss on show. As the pace of foreign sales slows －the market is now growing at 5% a year, down from the double-digit growth of the 1990’s －studio executives are rethinking production costs. 6. Which of the following best characterizes the image embodied in American shows? A. Self-contradictory B. Prejudice-free C. Culture-loaded D. Audience-targeted 7. The intervention of governments in the 1980’s resulted in __________ . A. the patenting of domination shows and movies B. the emergence of new commercial networks C. the promotion of cable and satellite pay-television D. the intense competition coming from the outside 8. The phrase “on a shoestring” (Para. 6) most probably means __________. A. in need of capital B. after a fashion C. on second thoughts D. in the interests of themselves 9. The main reason why American dramas and sitcoms are driven out of prime time is that ____. A. they lose competitiveness B. they are not market-oriented C. they are too much priced D. they fall short of audience expectations 10. American studio producers will give thought to production costs __________. A. if they have no access to popular shows B. because their endeavors come to no avail C. since bidding wars are no longer fierce D. as international sales pace slows down Passage Three How shops can exploit people's herd mentality to increase sales 1. A TRIP to the supermarket may not seem like an exercise in psychological warfare—but it is. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the aroma of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry and persuades them to buy more food than they had intended. Stocking the most expensive products at eye level makes them sell faster than cheaper but less visible competitors. Now researchers are investigating how “swarm intelligence” (th at is，how ants，bees or any social animal，including humans，behave in a crowd) can be used to influence what people buy. 2. At a recent conference on the simulation of adaptive behaviour in Rome，Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani，a computer scientist from the Florida Institute of Technology，described a new way to increase impulse buying using this phenomenon. Supermarkets already encourage shoppers to buy things they did not realise they wanted: for instance，by placing everyday items such as milk and eggs at the back of the store，forcing shoppers to walk past other tempting goods to reach them. Mr Usmani and Ronaldo Menezes，also of the Florida Institute of Technology, set out to enhance this tendency to buy more by playing on the herd instinct. The idea is that, if a certain product is seen to be popular, shoppers are likely to choose it too. The challenge is to keep customers informed about what others are buying. 3. Enter smart-cart technology. In Mr Usmani's supermarket every product has a radio frequency identification tag, a sort of barcode that uses radio waves to transmit information，and every trolley has a scanner that reads this information and relays it to a central computer. As a customer walks past a shelf of goods, a screen on the shelf tells him how many people currently in the shop have chosen that particular product. If the number is high, he is more likely to select it too.
人教版七年级下册英语试题及答案 七年级下册英语期末综合测试题卷 I 选择题（共 85 分） I. 听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。 （共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，计 5 分） ( )1. A. cold B. cute C. clean ( )2. A. No. 44 bus B. No. 24 bus C. No. 42 bus ( )3. A. write a story B. ride a bike C. ride a horse ( )4. A. She didn’t like the movie. B. She liked the movie very much. C. The movie was very interesting. ( )5. A. There isn’t a bank in our neighborhood. B. The bank is far from the supermarket. C. The supermarket is across from the bank. II. 听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。 （共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，计 5 分） ( )6. A. No, thanks. B. Yes, I’d love to. C. Yes, I do. ( )7. A. She is a good girl. B. She has a round face. C. She is from Canada. ( )8. A. By bike. B. Five kilometers. C. Five minutes. ( )9. A. At seven every morning. B. From Monday to Friday. C. Under the table. ( )10. A. It’s 7:20. B. It’s cloudy. C. It’s Tuesday. III. 听对话和问题，选择正确答案。