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篇一:初四英语期中考试

初四英语期中考试

一、单项选择:

1.一 I don’t live in the country. If I _____ in the country,I _____ to work.

A.. lived;would drive B. had lived;would have driven

C.. lived;drove D.live;will drive

2.—_____ is Jim_____ ?

—He is outgoing and creative.

A. How;likeB. How;look like

C. What;like D. What;look like

3. I would rather _____ a good book than _____ that TV play.

A. read;watch B. reading;watching

C. read;watching D. to read;to watch

4. What would you do if you won ______ dollars?

A. million of B. two million of

C. two millionsD. two million

5. —Sam,do you know if Alice _____ to my party next week?

—I think she will come if she ______ free.

A. comes;isB. comes;will be

C. will come;isD. will come;will be

6. —Tom, go to answer the door, please. It ______be your Mom.

—No, Dad. It ____ be her. She will be back after three o’clock.

A. may; mustn’t B. may; can’tC. must; mustn’tD. must; can’t

7. There must be many people ______ for the train at the train station because of the snow storm.

A. waitB. waitedC. to waitD. waiting

8. —I want to buy an English dictionary, but I’ve ______ my money. Would you please lend me some?

—OK!

A. run out B. used up C. given up D. made up

9. An accident ______ him this morning. Luckily, he was not badly hurt.

A. took place to B. happened to

C. was happened to D. happened on

10. Don’t make too much _____ in class. Listen to me carefully.

A. noiseB. cry C. sound D. voice

11. We _____ a market in front of our school. It’s too noisy.

A. against buildB. are against to build

C. against buildingD. are against building

12.—Where is my pen?

—Oh,sorry,I have taken yours _____ mistake.

A. by B. toC. with D. in

13. The monkey was seen _____ off the tall tree.

A. jump B. jumps

C. jumpedD. to jump

14. I prefer to listen to the song _____ Heart String.

A. called B. call C. is called D. is named

15. They _____ many happy hours ______ along the beach during that holiday.

A. spend;walkingB. spent;walking

C. cost;walking D. gave;walking

16. —Sorry,Miss Gao. I ____ my math book at home. I ___ to bring it here. —That’s OK.

A. forgot;forgot B. forgot;left

C. left;left D. left;forgot

17. The policeman asked the small girl __________

A. why she was crying B. why was she crying

C. why she is cryingD. why is she crying

18.______ Tom _____ Mary speaks good Chinese, so they can communicate with these Chinese students very well.

A. Neither; nor B. Not only; but also

C. Both; and D. Either; or

19. Which of the following signs can be seen on the door of a shopping mall?

20. —I’m going to Hainan with my aunt for my holiday after the exam.

—_______.

A. Have a good time B. It doesn’t matter

C. You are welcome D. Thanks a lot

二.阅读理解

阅读下列短文,然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案

A

Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.

The Learning Centre, Garden City

We have evening and weekend courses on ...

test preparationfriends and meeting people

jobs and making money cooking and language learning

Some of this month's courses:

1. Get good grades!

Do you forget information and do poorly on tests? In this course, learn to...

※ remember more (95 percent of what you read)

.※ think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).

※ do well on tests and get high scores.

2. Find true love...today!

Are you single and shy? Is it hard for you to talk to people?

In this course, learn to...

Talk to people; start a conversation with a man or woman.

be more friendly and outgoing.

※ understand a person's body language.

3. You are on TV!

Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this course, learn to...

※ act in TV ads. ※ use your voice on the radio.

※ get TV and radio jobs.

4. Cook delicious and healthy food!

Are you interested in cooking? Do you want to keep healthy? In this course, learn to...

※ keep a balanced diet.

※ cook delicious traditional Chinese food.

※ make western-style food. This course is also online al www. dffh. net. cn.

21. In the Learning Center, you won't learn how to______.

A. prepare for a test B. make money

C. learn a language D. get along well with others

22. After taking course 1, you can't_______.

A. think quickly

B. improve your memory

C. remember everything you read

D. finish reading a 200-word passage in 30 seconds

23.. After taking course 3, you can learn how to_______.

A. become an actor (actress)B. become a radio reporter

C. become a TV host (hostess)D. get a job in a radio station

24 Which course is allowed to take online?

A. Course 4.B. Course 3.C. Course 2.D. Course 1.

25. What's the advertisement about?

A. Finding true love.B. Getting good jobs.

C. Cooking delicious food. D. Different evening and weekend classes.

B

A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind. Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German. Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is

hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.

Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "

26. How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

A. 4.B. 6.C. 10.D. 14.

27. When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

A. When she was born.

B. After she had a brain tumour.

C. After she became an interpreter.

D. When she was on holiday with her parents.

28. Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

A. Richard.B. Isabelle.C. Melissa.D. Robert Sturdy.

29. What is right about Alexia Sloane?

A. She can speak five language fluently.

B. She is a talented language learner.

C. She is the only child in the family. D. She went to France on holiday after she won the award.

30. What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?

A. Never give up. B. Believe in yourself.

C. Nothing is impossible. D. Failure is the mother of success.

C

Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.

64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. After I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. " The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who want to buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.

In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.

Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easier for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.

31. What is offline shopping?

A. Buying things in a common store.

B. Buying and selling things on the internet.

C. Buying things on the internet for the old.

D. Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet.

32. Why do many old people like offline shopping?

A. They don't like going shopping.

B. They are good at buying things on the internet.

C. They don't like buying things online themselves.

D. Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online.

33. What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge” in the fourth paragraph?

A. 收费 B.管理C.交纳 D. 缴税

34. Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?

A. People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities.

B. The customers have to pay a suitable service fee.

C. There are many problems with the ordered things.

D. The store owners deal with the quality problems.

35. We can know from the passage that________.

A. Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping online

B. offline buy-for-you business is in great need

C. Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou store

D. there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian city

D

For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably (适度的) under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life.

But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve(减轻) my symptoms (症状) , rather than just making them easier to deal with. I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit(辞掉) my job and started working for myself.

I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life”, but for now I don't think so. I've started a business I love. My


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