1、七年级第二学期期末测试卷A卷_区学校_姓名_英语考试时间：60分钟 满分：100分Part 1 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar（第一部分语音，词汇和语法共50分）I. Choose the best answer.（选择最恰当的答案。）（每题1分，共16分）() 1.The night views of Shanghai are famous around the world. Which of the following is correct for the underlined word.A. /faimn/B. /fms/C. /feims/D. /f
2、a:mns/() 2. If the wind _ fiercely tomorrow, we _ out for a walk. A. will blow, wont goB. blows, wont goC. will blow, goD. blows, go() 3. I dont like physics because it isnt _ history.A. as interested asB. so interesting as C. as interested than D. so interesting than() 4. -I wonder if you will go t
3、o Peters birthday party. -If you _ , so _. A. go, shall I B. will, shall I C. will, I shall D. go, I shall() 5. He _ any donation because he wants to depend on himself.A. neednt B. doesnt need C. neednt to D. doesnt need to() 6. _ great fun it must be to travel in a ship! A. What aB. HowC. How aD. W
4、hat() 7. Lily is in Beijing now. She has _ for three days.A. left ShanghaiB. been in Shanghai C. been away from Shanghai D. left Beijing() 8. The girls voice sounds as _ as the pop singers. A. beautifullyB. wonderfullyC. lovelyD. badly() 9. I _ the streets in our neighborhood this time yesterday whe
5、n you called me, A. was cleaningB. have cleaned C. am cleaningD. would clean() 10. She didnt go to see the film Lost in Thailand with us because she _ it already, A. seesB. sawC. has seenD. had seen() 11. The singer Adele _ the best singer of the year in the UK. A. is known as B. is famous forC. is
6、known forD. knows as() 12. _ the end of yesterday, there had been more than 10 car accidents because of the typhoon, A. By B. From C. AtD. To() 13.-Youd better see the doctor. You have coughed a lot. - _A. Ill take your advice.B. Thank you all the same.C. It doesnt matter.D. Dont worry.() 14. There
7、is a huge open area _ green grass near my school.A. forB. withC. inD. at() 15. It took them about two hours _ the task last night.A. finishB. finishedC. finishingD. to finish() 16. -Hello, is that Mrs Wang speaking?-Yes. _.A. Whos that?B. Who are you?C. I am speaking.D.I m JohnII. Complete the follo
8、wing passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. （用方框中的单词完成下列文章，每个单词只能使用一次。）（每题1分，共8分）A. possible B. So C. intelligence D. Neither E. speakIt is not strange that animals like dolphins, whales and monkeys often communicate with each other in their languages._1_ do some cute bi
9、rds. Take parrots as an example.Most people believe that parrots can _2_ like humans, but some dont think so. They say a parrot can only talk by copying its owners. It doesnt really understand what it is saying ，nor continues a conversation. Bird scientists say, it is _3_ that clever birds such as p
10、arrots have the ability to speak if people train (训练) them. An African parrot called Alex knew more than 150 English words and could work out simple math questions. Also, it could tell seven colors and five shapes, and understand the meaning of zero. Its _4_ was as high that of a five-year-old child
11、.A. war B. save C. happens D. shown E. friendship Everybody has some good friends. A Viking (维京人）boy named Hiccup might have the coolest friend in the world, because his friend is a dragon. Yes, we are talking about the popular How to Train Your Dragon series.The story _5_ on the island of Berk. Hic
12、cup and his family live in a town there.Their town is raided (突袭) by dragons at times.One day, Hiccup finds a dragon. But he cant bring himself to kill it. Instead, Hiccup and the dragon start a_6_ . He names the dragon Toothless. Hiccup learns that his peoplehave misjudged the dragons. Finally, the
13、y overcome difficulties and unite with the dragons on the island.Hiccup and Toothless build a _7_ relationship between men and dragons. However, crises (危机）keep coming. Both men and dragons must work together to _8_ their homeland.What will happen to the men and dragons on the island? How to Train Y
14、our Dragon: TheHidden World will be peaceful on March 1. You can go to the cinema and find the answeryourself.III. 用所给的单词的适当形式填空。（每题2分，共14分）1. Id like to have a birthday party in this famous _ restaurant (float)2. Millions of _ from all over the world come to Shanghai.(visit)3. I have no _ but to go
15、 over my lessons. (choose)4. To my _, I won the game. (excite)5. The _ of the examination is three hours. ( during)6. Hong Kong is also _ as a “Shopping Paradise”.(know)7. I was _ at how quickly she agreed. (surprise)IV. 根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空限填一词。（每题2分，共12分）1. We use a blanket to keep our dog warm.(保持句意基
16、本不变）A blanket is _ for_ our dog warm.2. My friend knew something about the film.(改为否定句)My friend _ know _ about the film?3. The children are singing and dancing happily in the park.（改为感叹句）_ the children are singing and dancing in the park!4. The Whites are going to stay at the airport for two hours.
17、(对划线部分提问)_ are the Whites going to stay at the airport?5. Mark knows a lot about the history of Shanghai.(一般疑问句)_ Mark _ much about the history of Shanghai.6. give, my visit, me, Shanghai, some suggestions, can, for, to, you,(连词成一般疑问句）_Part 2 Reading and Writing（第二部分阅读和写作共50分）V. 阅读理解。（共40分）A. Choose
18、 the best answer.（根据文章内容，选择最恰当的答案）(每题2分，共10分）On September 25, 1926, the Ford Motor Company started a five-day, 40-hour work week for its factory workers. Although Ford wasnt the first to do this, they were one of the most important in history. At first, this decision didnt make many other business o
19、wners pleased. Some of the owners believed that giving the working man any time off only allowed them to spend more time on wine. They were correct in a way because drinking was a real problem at that time. But, to be honest, if you had to work 14 to 16 hour per day, 6 days per week, you might drink
20、 too much. Ford said in his companys newsletter: “Just as the eight-hour day opened our way to success in America, the five-day work week will open our way to a new age. “Ford understood that a five-day work week with “eight hours of work, eight hours of recreation, and eight hours rest” would encou
21、rage working people to shop on the weekends. People with more free time would need more clothing, eat more food, and it would be possible to be in the market to buy a car for travelling. In addition, Ford also found that happy workers meant better and more efficient workers. Ford wished his workers
22、to produce more in those shorter working hours, but with the higher pay and weekends off, it received welcome from all its workers. As Ford got better results from fewer work hours, soon factories all over the world followed Fords example, even today. () 1.Factory workers in the Ford Motor Company b
23、egan to work _ hours altogether per week in September, 1926. A. 48B. 30C. 40D. 38() 2.Many other business owners didnt like the idea because they thought workers would spend their free time _. A. travellingB. eatingC. shoppingD. drinking() 3.According to Ford, a five-day work week with eight hours o
24、f work brought a lot of benefits. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the article?A. People exercised more often.B. People bought a car to travel.C. People shopped more.D. People ate more.() 4.The underlined word “efficient” means _. A. making fewer things in longer hoursB. making as few thin
25、gs as beforeC. making as many things as beforeD. making more things in shorter hours() 5.The article mainly tells us _. A. how Ford stopped workers from drinkingB. how the five-day work week became popularC. how factories followed Fords exampleD. how workers spent their weekendsB. Choose the words o
26、r expressions and complete the passage (在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母己给）（每题2分，共12分）Listening to music can be fun, but it can also cause many problems. When I was a young girl, I used to listen to pop music while doing homework. The only problem was that I listened to it very _1_. At that time, I
27、lived with my parents. They hated hearing my loud music particularly at night. It was unpleasant to them. I had to use headphones(耳机）in order not to _2_ when I wanted to enjoy some music. I always listened to the music two or three levels too high. This brought more damageto my eardrums (耳膜) than li
28、stening to music in a(n) _3_ space.After damaging my eardrums, 1 felt like I was always asking people to repeat themselves. And in fact I had to do that a lot. I could _4_ clearly hear what they were saying. This became a big headache to me. At university 1 had to sit in the front of the classroom,
29、so I could hear the lecture. This meant that _5_ I was not on time for class and had to sit in the back, I couldnt not hear the teacher at all. That was why I didnt do well in my studies.After leaving university, I began working as a shop assistant. As I couldnt hear clearly, my customers often comp
30、lained that I wasnt paying attention when they were _6_. That wasnt good for my job. Finally I decided to get a hearing aid (助听器). Normally hearing aids are for old people, but for me loud music caused me to have one about thirty years too soon.() 1. A) quietlyB) loudlyC) peacefullyD) clearly() 2. A
31、) make noises B) go to sleepC) give upD) lose hope () 3. A) bigB) emptyC) open D) closed() 4. A) for exampleB) at allC) all rightD) no longer() 5. A) ifB) becauseC) untilD) as() 6. A) writingB) readingC) talkingD) workingC.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文) (
32、每题2分，共I recently watched my sister perform an act of magic.We were sitting in a restaurant, try to have a conversation, but her children, four-year-old Willow and seven-year-old Luca, would not stop fighting. The a_1_ over a fork, or who had more water in a glassnever stopped.Like a magician who mak
33、es a group of children quiet by pulling a rabbit out of a hat, my sister reached into her purse and look out two shiny Apple iPads, handing one to each child. Suddenly, the two were quiet. They sat playing games and watching videos, and we c_2_ with our conversation.After our meal, as we put the iPa
34、ds back into their magic bag, my sister felt a bit s_3_.“ I dont want to give them the iPads at the dinner table, but if it keeps them busy for an hour so we can eat in peace, and more importantly, not d_4_ other people in the restaurant, I often just give it to them, she told me. Then she asked: Do
35、 you think its bad for them? I do worry that it is making them think its OK to use electronics at the dinner table in the future.I did not have an answer, and a_5_ some people might have opinions, no one has a true scientific understanding of what the future might be for a generation raised on scree
36、ns. Dr. Gary Small, director of the Longevity Center says we do know that the brain is highly sensitive to stimuli (刺激)，like iPads and smartphone screen, and if people spend too much time with one technology, and less time acting together with people like parents at the dinner table, that could make
37、 it d_6_ to develop their communicative skills.We really dont know the full neurological (神经学上的）effects of these technologies yet. But learning about being alone is the basis of early development. If we dont teach our children how to be alone, maybe they ll only know how to be lonely in the future.D
38、. Answer the question（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（每题1分，共6分）Elizabeth got out of bed and dressed. She ate her favorite breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, and juice. Her mother gave her a kiss before opening the front door and wishing her daughter a good day.Elizabeth, carefully tapping along, made her way down t
39、he sidewalk to her best friend Kates front door. Elizabeth used to attend a school for the blind. Today she was joining Kate at Washington Carver Elementary. “Here comes my brother,” Elizabeth said. Kate looked around but saw no one. Then, suddenly, John came around the next corner on his skateboard
40、. “How did you know John was coming?” Kate asked.“From the sound of the wheels on his board,” replied Elizabeth. “Id know it anywhere.” Kate listened again until she heard the joyful sound hidden among all the much louder noises on the street.John rode along the sidewalk, moving from one side to the
41、 other and back again, until he came to a stop in front of Elizabeth and Kate, “Hey Sis,” he said. “Good luck today!” “Thanks, John,” said Elizabeth. “Any words of wisdom for me?” “Yeah,” her brother replied, smiling. “Stay away from the sloppy joes in the cafeteria.” After these words, John went aw
42、ay on his board.Kate wondered if Elizabeth still remembered eating the sloppy joes before she lost her sight at the age of six, because of a high fever. Kate wondered if she felt sad. She decided to ask. “I used to think I couldnt do anything.” explained Elizabeth. “But now I know that I can do most
43、 things.” I just need a little more learning time.” Kate could see the sunny smile on her friends face.Giving her friend a big hug. Kate said to herself,“_”.1. Was it a special day or an ordinary day for Elizabeth? _2. What kind of school did Elizabeth use to go to? _3. How did Elizabeth know John w
44、as coming around? _4. What does “the sloppy joes ”probably refer to? _5. Why did Elizabeth lose her sight at the age of six? _6. Imagine what Kate would say to herself and complete the last sentence. _VI. Writing(作文）（共10分）In at least 60 words, write about the topic Shanghai is calling.(以“上海在呼唤” 为题，写一篇至少60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）Suggested Questions:(1)Where is Shanghai?(2)What is Shanghai famous for?(3)If tourists visit Shanghai, where would you suggest they go? _
