2017-2018学年第一学期初一英语12月月考（满分：100分，考试时间70分钟）Part2Phonetics,Grammar and V ocabulary(第二部分语音、语法和词汇)II.Choose the best answer.26.Which of the following words is pronounced/[feɪl]/?A.feelB.fellC.failD.fall27.Students have ended their study trip in America and will go home_______Friday evening.A.onB.inC.atD.during28.There were so many_______in the streets yesterday because it was a national holiday.A.decorationsB.traditionsC.fireworksD.tourists29.W e should try_______many fats or sweets,because they don’t help us grow strong.A.don’t eat B.not eat C.not to eat D.won’t eat30.Ken looked around the room and wasn’t sure where________his new painting .A.hang B.hanging C.hung D.to hang31.At the end of last month,they_______enough money to help Sally’s mother.A.had raisedB.have risenC.raisedD.rose32._________unpleasant journey Rose had!She had never expected her holiday to end so badly.A.WhatB.What aC.What anD.How33.Now Artificial Intelligence(人工智能)_________in many ways of our life.A.is usedB.was usedC.will be usedD.had been used34.The young mother takes her baby to the park every weekend_______it’s rainy or windy.A.sinceB.becauseC.unlessD.until35.The old________enjoy the convenience of technologies because they don’t accept new things quickly.A.mustn’tB.needn’tC.can’tD.shouldn’t36.Joe can only take two of his family members into the studio and leave________ waiting outside.A.the othersB.othersC.otherD.the other37.Since Jan1,2016,married couples________to have two children.A.have allowedB.have been allowedC.allowedD.were allowed38.W e went around town________posters for the charity show.A.turning upB.taking upC.putting upD.giving up39.----Thank you for the time and trouble you’ve taken to drive me to the airport.------__________.A.My pleasureB.Y es,pleaseC.Never mindD.Of course.40.---Would you like to teach me how to make vegetable salad?------________I’ll teach you.A.Of courseB.Thanks a lotC.Never mindD.Y ou are welcomeplete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box.Eachcan only be used once.The Origins of April Fools DayWhat is April Fools Day and where does it come from?It is commonly believed that in medieval （中世纪）France,New Y ear was celebrated on1April.Then in1562,a new calendar was introduced,changing New Y ear to1January.With no modern41,news travelled slowly and new ideas were often questioned.Many people did not 42the change,while some just forgot.These people were called fools.People send invitations to‘New Y ear’parties that were not existed and other jokes were played.Then a43 of playing jokes on April1st started.The custom finally44to England and Scotland,and it was later transported across the Atlantic to the American and the French.April Fools Day has now developed into an international festival of fun,with different nationalities celebrating the day in special ways.A doctor could put a tiny(微小的)robot into our body.It could search for the illness and send the medicine____45___there!This year’s winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine is from Japan.He also looks at small things.He finds that cells(细胞)can___46_____old ones and use the useful parts to make new cells,or fight off viruses(病毒).How__47_____our body is! Scientists hope this new findings can help prevent many diseases.The Japanese scientist also gave some advice to the next generation.“I’d like to tell young people that not all can be successful in science,but it’s important to __48_____to the challenge,”he said.plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms.49.The workers repaired ten___________in the town.(chimney)50.Congratulations!Y ou are the________visitor today and you can get a big prize.(hundred)51.Why not take an umbrella with you?The weather in spring is very ________.(change)52.The church_______provides food and clothes for the homeless in winter.(regular)53.It is not a________that children learn to r ead and write at different rates.( surprised)54.Rory made all the furniture________.He’s very good with his hands （he）55.I had a_______trip to the mountains with my classmates last week.( pleasure)plete the following sentences as required.56.The shy boy never looks at you when you talk with him.(改为反义疑问句)The shy boy never looks at you when you talk with him,_____________? 57.The girl in red is introducing her new school to the foreign guests.(对划线部分提问)_______________is introducing her new school to the foreign guests?58.The church was too small to hold the wounded,sick soldiers.(保持句意基本不变)The church wasn’t_________________to hold the wounded,sick soldiers. 59.To make a good impression,Kim put on his finest suit for the interview.(对划线部分提问)___________________Kim put on his finest suit for the interview、60.in our neighborhood,saw,yesterday,collecting rubbish,some volunteers,I(连词成句)Part3Reading and Writing(第三部分读写)VI.Reading comprehensionA.Choosing the best answer.One young excellent person was applying for a high position in a big company.It was the manager who would make the final decision.The manager discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college,which interested him a lot.The manager asked,“Who paid for your college?”The young man answered,“My father passed away when I was one year old,so it was just my mother.”“What did your mother do?”The manager seemed surprised.“She is a clothes cleaner,”the young man answered,with no feeling.“Have you ever helped your mother wash some clothes before?”“Never.My mother always wanted me to study and read more books.She could wash clothes faster than me,”the young man seemed puzzled(迷惑)when answering.“Well,now I need you to do something.When you go back home today,clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”The youth was happy when hearing this because he felt that his chance of getting the job was great.When he went home,he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.His mother felt strange but happy.With mixed feelings,she showed her hands to the kid.The young man cleaned his mother’s hands,with tears falling.It was the first time he noticedthat his mother’s hands were so wrinkled(皱的),and there were so many wounds.This pair of hands enabled him to go through college.This pair of hands was the price that his mother had to pay for his life and his future.The next morning,the manager asked the young man,“Now tell me what you learned yesterday.”After hearing what he said,the manager knew the young man had learned his lesson.“This is the man whom I am looking for.W e want you to be our member.”61.What attracted the attention of the manager when he was interviewing the young man?A.The young man’s clothesB.The young man’s high position in companyC.The young man’s fatherD.The young man’s excellent job in college62.The manager asked the young man some questions because he wanted to know______.A.who enabled the young man to finish his collegeB.how the young man got the job in the companyC.why the young man’s father wanted him to studyD.how fast the young man’s mother could wash clothes.63.The manager asked the young man to clean his mother’s hands because_________.A.he wanted the young man and his mother to have a talkB.he wanted the young man to know his mother’s love for himC.the young man felt sure he would get the job in the companyD.the young man had never wanted to study or read more books.64.After the young man washed his mother’s hands,he knew_________.A.when he would get the job offer from the companyB.why his mother could wash clothes faster than he didC.what his mother had done for his life and his futureD.why his mother didn’t want him to wash her hands.65.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A.The young man’s father died when he was only one year old.B.The young man got the job on the first day he met the managerC.The young man’s mother worked hard to pay for her son’s collegeD.The young man learned his lesson after washing his mother’s hands.B.Choose the words or expressions and complete he interview（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成采访对话）Every year,thousands of people’s lives are affected by disasters.This week,in News Magazine a disaster survivor,Fiona Jones,tells us her stories.EW:Fiona,you were in a cyclone(飓风).____66___was that?FJ:In North Australian,in Normanton.That’s where I live.EW:What did you do when the cyclone arrived?FJ:W e all stayed inside,in the basement,because that’s the safest place.W e could her the__67__coming closer and closer.The noise was awful.At one point there was a really loud noise.I thought:‘That’s it!It’s going to destroy the house!’I was shaking.EW:And what happened after the cyclone?FJ:There were terrible floods.More than360millimeters of the rain came down in just twenty-four hours.The army had to bring food and water to the whole area by plane andhelicopter.The____68__thing was that waves from the coast and rivers flooded the land andcarried three crocodiles(鳄鱼)to near my house!One of my neighbors hit a crocodile with his car it was1.6meters long.EW:Not really?That’s unbelievable!So is everything back to normal again now?FJ:Not really.The floods have gone,but they destroyed a lot of homes and farms.It’s going to cost at least110million dollars to__69____this damage.EW:So is the weather____70__this bad?FJ:No,but this summer was very hot.___71___it stays hot,there will probably be another cyclone.All the experts say that the extreme temperatures and heavy rain will only__72__because of climate change.66.A.What B.Where C.Why D.How67.A.plane B.soldiers’ C.storm D.animals68.A.strangest B.easiest C.most exciting D.most powerful69.A.decorate B.develop C.protect D.repair70.A.exactly ually C.actually D.especially71.A.If B.When C.Since D.As72.A.start st C.increase D.fallC.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.When I was13my only purpose was to become the star on our football team.That meant beating out Miller King,who was the best p____73___at our school.Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out.I carried my football everywhere I went.Just before September,Miller was struck by a car and l____74___his right arm.I went to see him after he came back from hospital.He looked very pale,but he didn`t cry.That season,I broke all of Miller`s records w___75___he watched the home games from the bench.W e went10-1and I was named most valuable player,but I often had crazy dreams in w__76_ ___I was to blame for Miller’s accident.One afternoon,I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller stuck going over a fence—which wasn’t hard to climb if you had b____77__arms.I’m sure I was the last person in the world he wanted to accept assistance from.But even that challenge he accepted.I helped him move slowly over the fence.When we were finally safe on the o___78___side,he said to me,”Y ou know,I didn’t tell you this during the season,but you did fine.Thank you for filling in for me.”His words freed me from my bad dreams.I thought to myself,how even without an arm he was more of a leader.Damaged but not defeated,he was s____79__ahead of me.I was right to have admired(崇拜)him.From that day on,I grew up and a little more real.D.Answer the questions(根据以下内容回答问题)Penny was a five-year-old girl.One day when she and her mother were at a grocery store,Penny saw a plastic pearl necklace(项链).What a beautiful necklace!She wanted it very much,so she begged（乞求）her mother to buy it for her.The mother said,“Well,I can buy you the necklace,but when we get home,we should discuss what you can do to pay for it.Can we do that?”Penny agreed with much happiness,and she got the necklace.How much Penny loved the necklace!She wore it everywhere and every minute.Penny also did part-time jobs to make pocket money.She worked very hard.Soon she succeeded in payingoff the price for the necklace.Penny’s daddy knew how she tried her best to get the necklace.He also knew how muchPenny cared about it.One night,he asked Penny if she loved him.“Sure,Daddy.”the little girl said.“Then how about giving me your necklace?”“Oh,no,Daddy!Not my necklace!”Penny cried.“Oh,dear,it’s fine.”her father gave her a kiss.However,several days later,Penny went to her daddy,with her lips trembling.“Here, Daddy.I love you.”She held out her hand.Inside it was her beloved plastic pearl necklace.Seeing that,Penny’s father smiled with surprise.He then pulled a cute box out of his pocket. Inside the box was a real and colourful pearl necklace,which was waiting for Penny for so long.80.What did Penny want to do when she and her mother were at a grocery store?81.How did Penny pay off the price for the necklace?82.Did Penny give her father the necklace when he asked for the second time?83.When did the father give her daughter a real pearl necklace?84.What would Penny probably say to her father when she saw the real necklace?VII.Writing85.Write at least60words about the topic“I try,I grow”(请以“我努力，我成长”为题，写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格)提示;在你的学习和生活中，一定遇到了很多困难或者挑战，在应对这些困难和挑战的过程中，你一定学习和体验到很多东西。
