2012-2013学年上学期广州华师附中初一英语期中试题

初一年级 英语试题

(本试卷分第一和第二部分，共9页，满分100分。考试时间为90分钟)

二、语言知识与运用（共两节，满分20分）

第一节：单项选择。在下列各题的四个答案中选择一个最佳答案。(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

( )16. Tom isn't ______ only child at home. He has _______ elder sister.

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

( )17. It is nice to_________ a friend far away.

A. hear from B. hear about C. hear of D. hear to

( )18. I will go to see my primary school teachers___________.

A. in the later afternoon B. later in the afternoon

C. in the afternoon later D. in late afternoon

( )19. He enjoys______ on weekends. He wants to keep healthy.

A. doing exercises B. to do some exercise

C. to do exercise D. doing exercise

( )20. Are there any______ we can do to protect our earth?

A. other things B. the other things C. others things D. things other

( )21. This box is really heavy. I can't ______ on my own.

A. lift up it B. lift it up C. lifting it up D. up lifting it

( )22. You must talk _____ to the children when they are crying.

A. soft B. gentle C. gently D. softly

( )23. The summer time in the UK starts ______ the last Sunday of March and ends

________ October.

A. on; in B. on;on C. in; in D. on; at

( )24. --I am a vegetarian. I'd like a fruit salad.

--But I cannot live without meat, ________.

A. sorry B. no offense C. no problem D. pardon

( )25.--My name is Dean, and this is my first day working here.

--________________.

A. How do you do? B. Work hard

C. Welcome to the team D. You can find your way, can't you?

第二节：语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，然后从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

There are three types of friends. One is like food. Without it you can't live. One is like

medicine. You need it sometimes. And another is like an illness. This you should__26__ want.

__27__ course, every one of us__28__ to make friends like food--they are very useful to us,

and they can help us when we are __29__ need. __30__ you can make as many friends of this kind

as possible. __30__ the same time, however, such friends are very difficult to have. First, people are

not unselfish(无私) as they __31__. That is to say, there are not so many people who are willing to

care__33__ others and help others for__34__. If you're lucky enough to meet one of them, it's the

best for you to make him__35__ your close friend.

( )26. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never

( )27. A. On B. Of C. In D. With

( )28. A. want B. will want C. wants D. is wanting

( )29. A. in B. on C. for D. of

( )30. A. And B. But C. Or D. Because

( )31. A. On B. At C. In D. For

( )32. A. using to B. use to C. use to be D. used to be

( )33. A. with B. for C. in D. on

( )34. A. something B. everything C. anything D. nothing

( )35. A. for B. to C. as D. of

三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

通读下面短文，然后从下面四个答案总选择一个符合文章意思和语法的正确选项。

From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying. But in the evenings and

weekends, they are__36__ and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema,

others__37__sports, this is decided by their own interests.

There are many different ways to spend our free time. Almost everyone has some kind of

hobby. For example, someone likes__38__ stamps. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others

don't cost anything__39__. Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuable(有价值的) only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time__40__,

he bought an unusual fifty-cent piece which __41__ him $250! He was very happy about it and

thought the price was all right. And my youngest brother Tom, he collects__42__. He has almost

600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. __43__, to my brother, they are quite

valuable__44__ makes hin happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we__45__ doing in our free time. The

value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

( )36. A. lucky B. clever C. funny D. free

( )37. A. think about B. join C. take part in D. take care of

( )38. A. collecting B. getting C. printing D. making ( )39. A. first of all B. at all C. of all kinds D. in all

( )40. A. after B. ago C. before D. last

( )41. A. spend B. took C. cost D. waste

( )42. A. stamps B. match boxes C. pens D. model planes

( )43. A. So B. However C. Because D. Whether

( )44. A. Nothing B. Everything C. Anything D. Something

( )45. A. have B. need C. enjoy D. liked

四、阅读理解（共20小题, 每题1分；满分20分）