201714-15学年北京四中七年级英语第二学期阅读理解二十二.doc

北京四中七年级英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案北京四中七年级英语下学期期中考试试卷及答案很快就要到期中考试了，大家要认真备考，才能取得满意的成绩。

下面店铺为大家带来一份北京四中七年级英语下学期期中考试的试卷，文末有答案，有需要的考生可以测试一下，需要更多内容可以关注应届毕业生网!(考试时间为100分钟，试卷满分为100分)第一部分听力理解(共16分)一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。

每段对话朗读两遍。

(共4分，每小题1分)二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。

每段对话或独白朗读两遍。

(共12分，每小题1分)听下面这段对话，回答第五小题。

5. They will go to Y anqing by ___________.A. busB. trainC. car听下面这段对话，回答第六小题。

6. The man can smoke _____________ in the school building.A. anywhereB. nowhereC. outside the building听下面这段对话，回答第七至第八小题。

7. Why wasn‘t the man at school yesterday?A. He went to France.B. He went to meet his sister.C. He went to see his eye doctor.8. When will the woman‘s sister go back to France?A. In a few days.B. In two weeks.C. In two months.听下面这段对话，回答第九至第十小题。

9. Why does the girl want to go to the countryside? Because ___________.A. she doesn‘t like cityB. she wants to leave her mother at homeC. she hasn‘t gone to the countryside for a long time10. What has the father decided at last?A. He can‘t decide anything.B. He has decided that all the family will go.C. He has decided that they should go without the mother.听下面这段对话，回答第十一至第十三小题。

阅读明白得二十五Mr.Smith is one of my friends. He can run very fast and he is always ready to show(显示) how fast he can run.One day a thief(小偷) breaks into(闯入)his house，takes some things of his and runs off as fast as he can. Mr.Smith runs after him and shouts(喊)：“Stop! Stop! Don't you know y ou can't run away from me?”But the thief only runs faster. Mr.Smith gets angry. He tries his best to run. He is soon a few miles away from his house. He does n't see anything or anybody and is still r ushing(冲) alone(单独地) when he runs into(撞到) me.“Why are you in such a hurry?”“I'm trying to catch a thief.”“But where is the thief?”I ask.“Far，far behind me，”says Mr.Smith with a smile on his face.“He thinks he can run faster than me，but you see h e is wrong.”1. Mr.Smith wants everybody to know he is good at______.A. runningB. catchingC. shoutingD. talki ng2. Someone takes some of his things from his house and ______.A. hides(藏) b ehind his houseB. runs away quicklyC. flies awayD. is caught(被抓住)3. Mr.Smith gets angry because the thief ______.A. stopsB. runs awayC. doesn't stopD. runs into him4. Mr.Smith is very glad that ________.A. he is very tiredB. he runs very fastC. the thief runs awayD. he runs faster than the thief5. At last the thief _________.A. runs awayB. is very tiredC. is caughtD. is after Mr.Smith参考答案1．A 从短文第一段第二句话“He can run very fast and he is always ready to show how fast he can run．”能够推出答案选A。

阅读理解Before a movie(电影)，most people turn off their cell phones(手机). Some people，like Kenny Jones，don't. He talks during movies. That bothers(打扰) other people very much.During one movie，Kenny got a phone call. His phone rang very loudly(响亮地；大声地). People turned round and looked at him. He didn't care(介意).“Hello?”Kenny said. “Yeah，I'm watching a movie--Insomnia.”“Be quiet.”someone said.“You saw it before?”Kenny asked his friend on the phone. “What happens(发生) at the end?”“Shh!”someone els e in the theater(剧院) said.“The writer is the killer(杀手)? Really?”Kenny asked loudly.“Go away!”three people said angrily (生气地).“OK，OK!”Kenny said to them. “Do you want to know the ending?”“No!”everybody said.Kenny walked out of the theater. Everybody clapped(鼓掌).1. In the movie theater，Kenny was _____.A. rude(粗鲁)B. sadC. angryD. polite(有礼貌)2. In the story，“Be quiet” means “______”.A. I will be quietB. Let's be quietC. You should be quietD. They can't be quiet3. Why were the people in the theater angry?A. Kenny was very loudly.B. The movie was very boring (令人厌烦的).C. Kenny was talking to them.D. Kenny was talking about the movie on the cell phone.4. Kenny's friend ________.A. sat next to himB. knew about the movieC. hated(不喜欢) talking on his cell phoneD. clapped at the end5. The other people in the theater might(可能) say “______”.A. It's fine during the movieB. Cell phones are badC. The ending of the movie is not important(重要的)D. You should turn off your cell phones during the movie参考答案1．A 从短文中可以看出：在电影开演之前，大部分人都关掉了手机，而Kenny并不介意，实际上在看电影期间他一直都在打手机。

阅读明白得十二Mrs Gre en is going to give a birthday party for Mary. Mary is her daughter. She is going to be thirteen years old. A lot of frien ds of Mary's are going to come th e party. They are all girls.Mrs Green is getting ready for (准备) the party. Mrs White is helping her."That's a nice cake." says Mrs White."Thank you very much."Mrs Green is going shopping now. She's buying fruit for the party. She buys a lot of pears, apples, oranges and bananas. Then she goes home.It's three o'clock in the afternoon. The party is going to start after thirty minutes.( ) 1. ________ is going to give birt hday party for Mary.A. Mrs WhiteB. Mrs GreenC. MaryD. Mary's friend( ) 2. Mary is going to be _________ years old.A. twentyB. tenC. thirteenD. thirty( ) 3. ________ are going to come to the party.A. Thirty boysB. Twenty girlsC. Many childrenD. Mrs Green and Mrs White( ) 4.The party is going to begin at _________ in the afternoon.A. two thirtyB. threeC. fourD. three thirty参考答案讲解：一、“谁”给Mary举行生日晚会，固然是Mary的母亲Mrs Green，答案为B。

七年级英语课外阅读理解系列Passage 52I'm a boy. My name is Tom. I have some new pencils. They're red, yellow, green, white and blue. I like them very much. I draw many nice pictures. Now I want to draw a house. The walls are white. The windows are big. The door is green. Oh, it's very nice. I draw some flowers near the house, and a sheep behind the house. My friends all like the picture. They put it on the wall of our classroom.根据短文内容回答下列问题：1. Does Tom have any color pencils?3. Where are the flowers?5. Do his friends like the picture?2. What color is the door?4. What's behind the house? Passage 53Tom and Ann are in the house at night. Their father and mother are not at home. Suddenly (突然) they hear a noise (听到一个声音). "What's that?" Ann asks. She is afraid (害怕). "Don't be afraid." Tom says, "Let me go and see who is there." He goes to the door. He opens the door and a cat runs in.根据短文内容回答下列问题：1. Are Tom and Ann classmates?5. Is Tom afraid?3. Who makes the noise?2. What do they hear in the house?4. Are their parents at home? Passage 55Peter works in a shop. He helps the shopkeeper. He puts food on the shelves every day. Then people come into the shop and buy the food. Today there aren't any bags of rice on the shelf."Peter!" says the shopkeeper. "We need bags of rice. Bring some rice to the shelf. Hurry up!"Peter runs to get some bags of rice. They are in another room and they are on the top of the shelf. The shelf is high up. Peter is tall, but he can't reach the bags. He takes two boxes on the shelf.The shopkeeper is coming. He's calling Peter, "Peter! Hurry up! What are you doing? Where are the bags of rice?" He opens the door. He can't see Peter in the boxes."Don't open the door!" Peter says. Then Peter falls down. Now Peter is on the floor. There is some rice on his head.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案填入括号内。

【英语】北京第四中学初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷一、英语阅读理解阅读1．阅读理解For most people in the West, Valentine's Day（情人节）ends on February 15, but here in Japan it's not quite over until March 15. March 14-exactly one month after Valentine's Day--is White Day in Japan.To really understand what White Day is all about, you have to understand what Valentine's Day in Japan is like. Japanese Valentine's Day is all about men getting presents. Japanese women are usually too shy to show their love, though it might not be true today. Valentine's Day is a great chance to let women show their feelings. Men should return gifts to women on White Day.On both days, chocolate is the gift of choice. More often, the colour of the chocolate is white because of the name of the day. You can also buy flowers, candy or cookies.Does it sound good to you? Don't get too excited when you get chocolate from Japanese girls! They give chocolate not only to their loved ones, but also to men such as bosses（老板） and male（男性的） friends.The Japanese first celebrated White Day in 1978. Now it is also celebrated in South Korea and Taiwan, China.（1）In Japan, Valentine's Day ends on ________________.A. February 14B. February 15C. March 14D. March 15（2）What's the most common White Day gift?A. White chocolate.B. Flowers.C. Candy.D. Cookies.（3）What can we learn from the passage?A. White Day has a history of 100 years.B. White Day is all about women getting gifts.C. People all over the world celebrate White Day.D. On White Day girls only give gifts to their boyfriends.（4）What's the best title for the passage?A. The history of Valentine's DayB. Valentine's DayC. How to celebrate White DayD. White Day in Japan（5）The writer of this passage may be from ________________.A. JapanB. ChinaC. AmericaD. South Korea2．阅读理解Public holidays in the United StatesDates Official Names RemarksJanuary 1New Year'sDay It celebrates the beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to midnight on the preceding night, New Year's Eve, even with fire-work display and party.Last Monday Memorial Day It honors the nation's war dead from the Civil War onwards, andmarks the beginning of the summer season.July 4IndependenceDay It celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence（独立宣言）from British rule, also called the Fourth Day of July. Firework celebrations are held in many cities throughout the nation.First Monday in September Labor Day It celebrates the achievementsof workers and the labor movement；marks the unofficial（非官方的） end of the summer season.Second Monday in October Columbus Day It honors Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas. In some areas it is Second, also a celebration of Italian culture.（Traditionally October 12）.In some states, it is celebratedas"Indigenous（土生土长的）People's Day"as a celebration ofthe Native Americans, not Columbus.Fourth Thursday in November Thanks-givingDayTraditionally it celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumnharvest. raditionally it includes the sharing of a turkey dinner.Traditional start of the Christmas and holiday season.（1）Memorial Day is .A. on May 30B. to honor the Givil WarC. on last Monday in MayD. at the end of the summer season（2）Which day is to honor the discoverer of the Americas?A. Labor Day.B. Columbus Day.C. Thanksgiving Day.D. Independence Day.（3）Traditionally Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanking for .A. parentsB. godC. the autumnD. the autumn harvest（4）Which holiday is in September?A. Memorial Day.B. Columbus Day.C. Labor Day.D. Independence Day. 3．阅读理解On Miriam's 9th birthday two years ago, her aunt, who lives in Kenya（肯尼亚）, gave money to a group that cares for elephants to celebrate Miriam's birthday. Then Miriam and her mother visited Africa to learn how the group was helping elephants. Later, Miriam fell in love with the animals and wanted to help save them.A few months after visiting Africa, Miriam watched How I Became an Elephant, a film about the mistreatment of elephants in Thailand, and a young girl's effort to save them. Miriam decided she wanted to raise money to save elephants.Last year, Miriam created a program called They Deserve（应得） to Be Free after seeing how young elephants are abused in Thailand. She learned how people take a baby elephant, don't give it food or water for days and beat it hard. "It made me really sad. I need to do something useful." Miriam said.Miriam is working to make money for Elephant Nature Park in Thailand. She asked her friends to give money to the park rather than giving her birthday gifts.She recently joined about 12 other students in an art center. They made elephants from clay and decorated（装饰） them. Then she created a plan to sell clay elephants.Kate, Miriam's art teacher, opened her art studio（工作室）to Miriam and her friends on weekends so they could make clay elephants. She even gave them the clay." It's great to see a young student wanting to spend her time on something meaningful. This is what we should all work towards," Kate said.Miriam says she has sold 180 clay elephants worth 2, 000 dollars, and all of that money has been sent to Elephant Nature Park in Thailand.（1）Miriam went to Africa to ________.A. join a groupB. visit her auntC. help save elephantsD. learn about the group （2）The underlined word "abused" in Paragraph 3 means .A. 虐待B. 杀害C. 训练D. 饲养（3）Which of the following is TRUE about Kate from the passage?A. She was probably very proud of Miriam.B. She taught Miriam to make clay elephants.C. She spent time selling clay elephants with Miriam.D. She was worried that Miriam's plan wouldn't work.（4）The best title for the passage is probably .A. Elephants Are in Great DangerB. Care for Animals, Care for EarthC. 11-year-old Fights to Save ElephantsD. Protect Animals-Duty of Everyone4．阅读理解Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.Enough laws（法律） have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia and went to a wild flowers exhibition.There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year, Perth has the wild flowers' exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep.（1）Australia is .A. the largest country in the worldB. larger than ChinaC. as large as ShanghaiD. not so large as China（2）In Perth, you may visit a wild flowers' exhibition in .A. OctoberB. JanuaryC. MayD. July（3）Which of the following sentences is TRUE?A. All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.B. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.C. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.D. If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.5．阅读理解Need to buy something? Why go to a store? Buy it on the Internet! Need it now? Why wait? Ask to receive it the next day! Each day, more and more people try on-line shopping. In fact, online sales have doubled in the last ten years. But not everyone is excited. Some scientists now say that online shopping is bad for the environment.People are surprised to hear this." They think, I don't need to drive, and the business doesn't need to build a store, so there will be less pollution," says Nuria Prost, an environmental scientist. "But it is not so simple. In fact, online shopping is wasteful. It also adds to air pollution."In truth, the Internet is not always as good a friend to the environment as it seems. For example, most people thought that the Internet would help offices use less paper and other materials. But paper use increased by33percent between 1986 and 1997."Online shopping could have similarly harmful results," says Nevil Cohen, a researcher of environmental science. Part of the problem is what people are buying these days. In the past, people bought things on the Internet that did not require much packing material, such as books and clothing. But now people also shop online for large, heavy pro ducts such as televisions, computers, chairs and tables. These products need to be packed in lots of plastic and paper. This creates a lot of waste.Another problem caused by online shopping is air pollution. When customers buy products and ask to receive them the next day, online businesses often have to send them by air. Airplanes use much more oil than cars and produce more carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）. When people buy a lot of different things from different online businesses, this creates even more travel by airplane.Online product returns are also a problem. For example, an online shoe store may allow customers to return shoes for free if they are wrong size. This doubles the packing materials and number of airline trips required to sell one pair of shoes."If people want to protect the environment, they need to think before they shop," says Prost. "People need to ask themselves: Is this exactly what I want? Do I really need it tomorrow, or can I wait?" Online stores can also ask customers to pay money for returns. This may make people shop more carefully." Online shopping is fast and easy, "says Prost," but we can't forget the harmful result it has caused to the environment."（1）The passage begins with several questions to .A. introduce the main topicB. describe online shoppingC. show the writer's opinionD. list advantages of shopping（2）What is the passage mainly about?A. The Internet is not good to the environment.B. Online shopping causes more air pollution.C. Online shopping is bad for the environment.D. Stop online shopping to protect the environment.（3）Which of the following is to show that online shopping is wasteful?A. Large products need more packing materials.B. Paper use increased by 33 percent about ten years.C. Businesses need to build a store to sell the products.D. Online shopping costs less than shopping in a store.（4）What is probably the best title of the passage?A. A Good Deal to MakeB. A Different Lifestyle to KeepC. A Cleaner Way to ShopD. A New Business to Start（5）Which of the following shows the structure（结构）of the passage?（P=Paragraph）A.B.C.D.6．阅读理解One Thursday afternoon, when I was in Grade 9, a new boy came into my classroom. He was short and thin. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very seriously, that he was new. His name was Christian. He sat down, took a look at me, and then looked away. I didn't think he was very nice and I was sure he wasn't the type I would like to become friends with.During that year, I didn't talk to him much, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.But one day I joined those unkind kids who were making fun of him. We made fun of him though I thought it was wrong."Haven't you got any friends?" a kid asked Christian, who had walked past us alone, head down. "No, he hasn't got any friends. He's too stupid and shy," I said. Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. I felt very sorry at that moment.That night, I couldn't sleep because I couldn't get Christian's face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me. It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive （原谅） me. But I thought I should.The next day in class, I wrote him a note telling him how sorry I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. "You will never realize what your apology （道歉） has meant to me, Jimmy," he said to me. "I hope we can become friends."We had lunch together that noon and we had the best talk I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we were close friends.When I think back, I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was!Apologies can really change your life, so never miss the chance to tell somebody you are sorry.（1）From the passage, we know Christian was a ________ boy.A. tall and fatB. short and shyC. short and activeD. lovely and fat（2）Jimmy felt ________ after he made fun of Christian with other unkind kids.A. happyB. interestedC. sorryD. bored（3）This passage tells us that ________.A. we should make an apology when we hurt othersB. Jimmy's apology was unimportant to ChristianC. Christian wasn't lovely in factD. it is impossible to say sorry to others7．阅读理解Many people thought a computer wasn't supposed to be able to beat a top master at theancient Chinese game, Weiqi, for at least another 10 years. But AlphaGo, an artificially intelligent system （人工智能系统） designed by Google, made it. It easily beat Lee Sedol last year, one of the best players in the world. It challenged the world's top players to show how much progress it had made over the past few years.In late May, 2017, AlphaGo appeared in China and played against 19-year-old Ke Jie in Wuzhen, China. He is No. 1 player now in the world. However, the result wasn't out of people's expectation. He lost the match. Though Ke Jie tried his best and he once saw the victory just a step away, he lost his best chance when he became excited.At the press conference （新闻发布会）after the match, Ke Jie was interviewed by the reporters. He said he had realized how powerful AlphaGo was, and it was getting perfect. When a Chinese reporter asked him in English, the reporter spoke so fast that the interpreter （口译员）couldn't catch him. Ke Jie got kind of angry and told him that it was unnecessary for two Chinese to speak in English. The reporter apologized to him and offered to ask him for a coffee.The cat and mouse game is over, but the challenge between man and robots will still go on. （1）Which was the most probable date when Ke Jie played against AlphaGo?A. May 5.B. May 23.C. May 18.D. May Day.（2）Why did Ke jie get angry at the press conference?A. Because he lost the game.B. Because the reporter couldn't catch the interpreter.C. Because the reporter asked him in English.D. Because the reporter wasn't able to speak Chinese well.（3）According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. People thought a computer could beat humans many years ago.B. Ke Jie was expected to lose the match.C. Ke Jie asked the reporter for a coffee.D. AlphaGo had great trouble winning the game last year.（4）AlphaGo is ______.A. Ke JieB. Lee SedolC. a Weiqi matchD. an artificially intelligent system 8．阅读理解Stonehenge means "hanging stones". They stood in a circle, with 30 more stones lying on top to form a ring of rocks. There was also an inner circle built with similar stones. The stones set up in a trilithon（巨石牌坊） pattern.A trilithon is made of two stone pillars with a stab of rock laid across the top. The stones weigh up to 20 tons each. People wonder how the huge rocks were placed that way.Historians agree that Stonehenge was built in three different stages. The first stage took place about 5, 000 years ago. At that time, a large circular earth wall was made. Historians believe the wall was dug and cut with tools made form anglers（鹿角）of red deer. The earth wall was about 98m in diameter（直径） a 5-meter-tall stone was placed near the center. Then, they had to transport the large blue stones （up to 4 tons） 384 kilometers to Stonehenge. Experts think they might be moved across ice and snow. The ground in winter in this area is usually full of ice and snow, making it easier to move the rocks. The next task was to stand the stones up. The mostdifficult task was putting the top stones in place. Each one of these tasks took a lot of planningand a lot of strength, but the workers of Stonehenge were excellent builders.Why was the monument built? Some scientists think it's a burial ground. There are over 400 graves （burial sits） nearby. A man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest goldever found in Britain （dated to 2470 BC）. Others think Stonehenge was built by early astronomers. Scientists believe that when a person stands in the center of the monument, the changing of seasons can be seen. Certain stones mark the location of the rising and setting moonin midwinter. Other stones mark the rising and setting sun in midsummer. The ancient peopleheld religious ceremonies on these days. These ceremonies probably asked the gods to bringgood weather for crops and to protect the people from bad weather.Stonehenge is an engineering success. Thousands of years later, it still stands. As a calendar, Stonehenge is very accurate. It shows that early people had a deep understanding of the movements to the sun and the moon. They didn't have machines or computers, but Stonehenge shows people could do many things using only their muscles and their brains.（1）he first building stage of Stonehenge was ________.A. to dig and cut the earth wallB. to move the blue stones across the iceC. to stand the stones upD. to put the top stones in place（2）Which evidence（证据） is given to support the idea that Stonehenge was a burial ground?A. Stonehenge was made of stones.B. It is a place for celebrating ceremonies.C. The passing of seasons can be seen there.D. Two gold earrings were found in a grave.（3）The underlined word "accurate" in the last paragraph probably means "________".A. correctB. strangeC. hugeD. heavy（4）Stonehenge was probably NOT originally built for ________.A. touristsB. religious reasonsC. a burial groundD. telling the seasons9．阅读理解Swimming and English Learning Can you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can youlearn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. I'm afraid you'll never learnto swim just by reading books about swimming or looking at others swimming. It's the same withthe English study. We must practice, practice and practice.Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to English programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesn't matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. He's afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Don't be afraid. We must be brave.If you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important. When there's nobody to talk with, youcan talk to yourself in English. It's interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, the more you speak, the fewer mistakes you'll make.Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books we're interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Don't be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.Easier said than done. Well, let's do more practice from now on. I'm sure you'll learn English well in this way.（1）You can learn to swim by ______.A. reading books about itB. looking at others swimmingC. having lessons on itD. going into the river and learning（2）We should learn English by ______.A. listening and speakingB. reading and writingC. A and BD. swimming（3）What will you do with mistakes when you speak?A. Don't make mistakes.B. Study hard.C. Try not to speak English.D. Don't be afraid. 10．阅读理解Vanuatu is an island nation in the South West Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sports, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu's islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano（火山） surfing and land diving.Volcano Surfing On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 361 metres into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts（爆发） almost every day, sometimes several times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it's very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano-- without getting hit by flying rocks! It's fast, fun and dangerous- the perfect extreme sport（极限运动）.Land Diving Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old? The activity, first called land diving, is part of a religious ceremony（宗教仪式）. A man ties tree vines（树藤） to his legs. He then jumps head- first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head- without breaking the vine. Every spring, island natives （men only）still take part in this amazing activity.（1）In the first paragraph, what does the underlined word refer to?A. People.B. Animals.C. Activities.D. Islands.（2）According to the passage, Mount Yasur?A. is no longer activeB. is on Pentecost IslandC. erupts almost every dayD. rises 800 metres into the sky（3）Why have people recently started climbing Mount Yasur?A. Because people can climb it easily.B. Because people can make money.C. Because people can watch snow on it.D. Because people can surf the volcano.（4）Which of the following about land diving is TRUE?A. It is not dangerous at all.B. It was first called "bungee jumping".C. It is a traditional activity in Vanuatu.D. It came to Vanuatu from another country.（5）What is the purpose of the passage?A. To tell people not to do dangerous sports.B. To explain what volcano surfing and land diving are.C. To talk about the world's best volcano surfer and land diver.D. To compare activities in Vanuatu with sports in New Zealand.11．阅读理解Science fiction is a popular kind of writing, and many people think of Jules Verne（凡尔纳） as the father of science fiction. He was born in France in 1828. His father wanted him to become a lawyer, but from his early 20s Verne decided to become a writer. At first he wrote plays for the theater. Then, in 1863, he wrote a story called Five Weeks in a Balloon. The success of this book encouraged him to write more stories such as A Journey to the Center of the Earth（1864） and From the Earth to the Moon（1865）.In the 19th century, many people were interested in science and inventions. Jules Verne wrote about scientific subjects in his stories and, as a result, they were very popular. Verne's writing included many predictions（预言）for the 20th century and many of them came true. He described space flight, movies, and air conditioning, a long time before they appeared. These books were very successful and they made Verne rich.Jules Verne's books have been the subjects for many movies. 20, 000 Leagues under the Sea was a successful movie for Walt Disney. It was the first time that Disney movie had used real actors instead of cartoon drawings. Around the World in Eighty Days is another famous movie based on one of Verne's books. The main character is an Englishman called Phileas Fogg. For him, the most important thing is to be always on time!（1）What does the phrase "the father of science fiction" mean?A. The father who has several children.B. The man who loves science and inventions.C. The writer whose father wrote science fiction.D. The man who first started writing science fiction successfully.（2）What encouraged Jules Verne to write more stories?A. The plays he wrote for the theater.B. The encouragement from his father.C. The success of Five Weeks in a Balloon.D. The scientific subjects in his stories.（3）Why were Jules Verne's books very popular in the 19th century?A. Because his books made him rich and famous.B. Because he wrote many plays for the theater at that time.C. Because his books were the subjects for many movies.D. Because many people were interested in science and inventions.（4）Which of the following has the main character called Phileas Fogg?A. Five Weeks in a Balloon.B. Around the World in Eighty Days.C. A Journey to the Center of the Earth.D. From the Earth to the Moon.（5）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The space flight Verne described was different from others.B. The main characters in Verne's books are always on time.C. Jules Verne only wrote in the 19th century.D. Many of the predictions in Verne's stories came true.12．阅读理解John and Jack met at the old bench every afternoon. Then they played football. But they didn't have enough money to buy a real football. So Jack made a ball out of old socks covered with a piece of plastic, Every time, the two friends didn't stop kicking and running until very late.On Monday afternoon, John and Jack met again at the old bench. Soon the home-made ball was running across the grass. The boys laughed and shouted happily. The ball was stopped by a boy wearing a nice pair of sports shoes. John was upset when he saw the boy was Steven.The next morning, John's mother gave him a bill." Your uncle sent you a birthday present, she smiled. John's eyes grew big when he saw the $100 bill. Later that day，his mother bought a new pair of sports shoes and a real football.That afternoon Steven invited John to play football. Steven did not want Jack to join them only because Jack's sports shoes were dirty. When the game was over, John and Steven walked past the old bench where Jack was sitting. Steven picked up a stone and threw it at him. John, holding his new football in his hands, walked on and did not look back.Several days later. As John walked. Past the old bench, he saw something lying under it. He looked closer and saw it was the home made ball, John was full of sadness when he saw the ball. As his sadness turned to anger, he picked up his new football and kicked it into the air. Then he walked to the bench, sat down and waited.（1）When John and Jack were. Playing with their home- made ball, they felt______.A. sadB. gladC. unfairD. angry（2）What present did John get from his uncle?A. A bill.B. A football.C. A home-made football.D. A new pair of shoes,（3）Why didn't Jack play football with John and Steven?A. Because he was ill.B. Because he hated Steven,C. Because he didn't wear sports shoes.D. Because he wasn't invited by Steven.（4）John sat on the bench and probably waited for______.A. his motherB. JackC. StevenD. his uncle（5）What is the best title for the passage?A. A birthday presentB. A football matchC. A home-made footballD. A new football 13．阅读理解。

2017学年第二学期七年级英语期中四校联考听力材料与参考答案听力材料听小对话，回答问题，读一遍1.W: Tom ,can you play the guitar?M: OH, I can’t, but I can play the piano2.M: What’s your favorite animal, Tracy?W: I like pandas. Because they are very cute.3.W: Peter, what’s your mom doing, now?M: She’s cooking dinner.4.M: What did you have for dinner yesterday?W: I had delicious noodles.5. M: Hey, Jenny, where is your sister?W: She went to the library.听对话，回答问题。

读两遍。

听第一段对话，回答11-12小题。

M: We need some students for our school music festival.W: I can help.M: Thanks, Gina! What can you do?W: I can play the guitar.M: Good! Can you dance?W: No, I can’t. But I can sing.听下面一段长对话,回答13-15三小题.W: Hello, Jim. What time does school start in America?M: It usually starts at half past eight.W: what time do you get up?M: I get up around seven. Then I take a shower.W: how many days do you go to school in a week?M: Only five days. So I can go to a movie on Saturday or SundayW: What's your favorite day?M: My favorite day is Christmas Day. It is very interesting.听短文，选择答案。

北京四中第二学期期中测试初一年级英语学科试卷（考试时间为100分钟，试卷满分为120分）班级_____________学号_____________姓名_____________一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

1._________eraser is this?I want to borrow it.A.Who C.WhoseB.Which D.What2.In order to save the time,we have to hurry up_________.A.first of allB.from now onC.at firstD.at last.3.Please help the old woman to get_________the bus.A.onB.inC.intoD.at4.On e studen t is missing,the teacher is_________him everywhere.A.searchingB.findingC.looking forD.finding out5.He speaks Chinese so_________that I forget he is a foreigner.A.fineB.goodC.wellD.beautiful6.The dress_________you very much.I think you should buy it.A.fitsB.goes onC.wearsD.puts on7._________these pictures and you can feel the love from the painter.A.SeeB.LookC.Look atD.Notice8.She is going to a party_________the weekend.A.atB.toC.fromD.in9.Do you enjoy_________on the beach?A.lieB.lyingC.liesD.to lie10._________fifty years’time,the world will be very different.A.BeforeB.OnC.InD.At11.There will_________more holidays in the future.A.haveB.areC.isD.be12.There were lots of things_________at school.A.learningB.learnC.learnsD.to learn13.I o ften use ENGLISH-CHINESE DICTIONARY look_________new words.A.atB.upC.afterD.for14.It will________me too mu ch time to r ead this book.A.tak eB.costC.spendD.pay15.What about______________this week end?The weather is quite fine.A.go cyclingB.going cycleC.go cycleD.going cycling16.I feel very_________this week end,because there is nothing interesting on TV.A.happyfortableC.boredD.calm17.My little sister_________born in Hebei Province.A.isB.beC.will beD.was18.--What is Mum cooking in the kitchen?--Fish,I guess.How nice it_________!A.looksB.sound sC.tastesD.smells19.Lily is_________to everyone in our class.W e all like her.A.friendlyB.strictC.famousD.clear20.--_______________________________--It is behind the hospital.A.How far is the school?B.Where is the nearest school?C.How can I get the school?D.Is there a school near here?二、完形填空（每小题1分，共12分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。

最新中考英语模拟试卷分类汇编英语阅读理解(附答案)一、英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Someone say success needs luck and hard work .But in fact you can be successful without working much. Maybe you don't believe it，but it is true．Here are some great ways for you. Keep reading!They don't do things they can wait.We think it's better to get ready for anything. It's true. But if you'll have your birthday in a week. Why do you start preparing for it now? Remember that at the same time there are lots of other important things for you to do.They know what they want.Successful people know what they want. They never waste their time on things they don't like many busy people have no time for themselves. They slowly forget what their dreams are. So stop doing what you don't want to do and think more. It'll help you find out your dream in life.________________________.Many people are all day and all night. They are really tired. In fact. They are busy with lots of useless things. But when they should do the really important things, they have no enough energy. Think clearly and be always ready to act when it's time for your best action.（1）Who should read this passage?A.Someone who doesn't want to waste time.B.Someone who always puts off doing everything.C.Someone who hopes to be successful without doing anything.D.Someone who hopes to get some great ways to be successful.（2）What does the underlined word "useless" mean?A.Not popularB.Not modemC.Not usefulD.Not hat （3）How do some people get successful according to the writer?A.By working hard and having luck.B.By waiting for success to come.C.By doing more and thinking less.D.By knowing what they really want.（4）which of the following can be put into the blank?A.They always work hard.B.They never work too much.C.They are busy with their work.D.They can do everything well.（5）Where can we probably read this passage?A.In a magazine.B.In a travel guide.C.In a storybook.D.In a postcard.【答案】（1）D（2）C（3）D（4）B（5）A【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介绍了几种不需努力就能成功的方法。

2017北京四中初一（下）期中英语（考试时间为100分钟，试卷满分为120分）请将1-16和23-62题的答案填涂在机读卡上听力理解（每小题1分，共22分）略知识运用（共28分）五、单项填空（共8分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

23. May I use your pen? ___________ is out of ink.A. MeB. IC. MyD. Mine24. — Can you drive a car?— No, I ___________.A. can’tB. don’tC. won’tD. haven’t25. It’s nice of Steven to help us ___________ the gardens.A. ofB. withC. toD. /26. — ___________ is the bank?—It’s on the corner of the street.A. WhatB. WhenC. WhyD. Where27. It usually ___________ me one hour to go to work every day.A. makesB. spendsC. takesD. costs28. She sometimes ___________ her umbrella on the bus. She’s very forgetfu l（健忘的）.A. is leavingB. will leaveC. leavesD. is going to leave29. We can play basketball and volleyball ___________ it’s clear and sunny outside.A. becauseB. butC. soD. though30. — How soon will you be back?— ___________.A. Two weeksB. In two weeksC. About two weeksD. Two weeks ago六、完形填空（共20分，每小题1分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案。