双桂镇初级中学第一学月月考试卷.doc

2014级 班 姓名： 考号： 密封线双桂镇初级中学第一学月月考试卷(满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟)第一部分：听 力(20分)一. 听句子，选择正确应答语。每个句子读一遍。（5分）( ) 1. A. I like it very much.B. Youre right.C. Dont say so.( ) 2. A. One year ago.B. Its terrible.C.Since last year.( ) 3. A. Only once.B. Nobody has.C. They have.( ) 4. A. Yes, I will.B. Can I help you?C.Youre welcome.( ) 5. A. Hes been to Guangzhou.B. Hes gone to Guangzhou.C. Hes here.二. 听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分）( ) 6. A. The U.S.A.B. India.C. Canada.( ) 7. A. No, not yet.B. Yes, he did.C. Yes, he has.( ) 8. A. Because Chinas population grows fast. B. Because Chinas education is good. C. Because Chinas economy has developed a lot.( ) 9. A. Yes, he thinks so.B. No, he doesnt.C. I dont know.( ) 10. A. Too much traffic.B. Poor education.C. Population growth.三. 听对话，选择正确答案。每段对话读两遍。（5分）( ) 11. How many times has Jack visited London before?A. Five times.B. Twice.C. Never before. ( ) 12. How many days has Jack been in London?A. One hour.B. Several months.C. Several days.( ) 13. When will Jack have to return?A. In two days.B. In three days.C. In four days. ( ) 14. Is this Jacks fifth visit or sixth visit?A. Fifth.B. Sixth.C. I dont know.( ) 15. What does Jack think of London?A. He thinks its a wonderful place. B. He doesnt like here.C. He doesnt think its a wonderful place.四. 听短文，补全句子。短文读两遍。（5分）16. Mr. Smith has a small car and a . 17. He stayed in the shop for hours. 18. The dog didnt him to sit in the small car. 19. Mr. Smith had to start his car, but the key couldnt .20. At last he looked at the car again. It was not his car. He was in the car.第二部分：笔 试(100分)一. 单项选择。（20分）( ) 1. Hello, this is Tom. Is Jack in? Sorry, he to his uncles home. May I take a message?A. has beenB. goC. is goingD. has gone( ) 2. Could you tell me ? Sorry, I dont know.A. where are my socksB. where can I find my socksC. where my socks areD. where my socks put( ) 3.We are short energy and water the overpopulation.A. of; becauseB. of; because ofC. in; becauseD. in; because of( ) 4. They have a lot of rules at their house. A. So do I.B. So we do.C. So have I.D. So I have.( ) 5. you your homework yet? Yes, I it ten minutes ago.A. Did; do; finishedB. Have; done; have finishedC. Have; done; finishedD. Will; do; finish( ) 6. Would you like to talk with your father or mother, Liu Mei? We dont have the same topic.A. Either.B. Both.C. Neither.D. None.( ) 7.I used to . But now I get used to doing everything. Im successful at last.A. give up; keepingB. giving up; keepingC. giving up; keepD. give up; keep( ) 8.David has made great progress recently._, and _.A.So he has; so you haveB.So he has; so have youC.So has he; so have youD.So has he; so you have ( ) 9.This is the most beautiful park I have visited.A. everB. yetC. neverD. already( ) 10. Compared with last year, our pay about ￥500 every month.A. has increased by B. has increasedC. increased byD. increased to( ) 11. Sixteen-year-old children shouldnt be allowed because they are not serious enough at that age.A. driveB. drivingC. to be drivingD. to drive( ) 12.In the old days, most teenagers had to work for the landlord (地主) in the field to help _ their families, because their families couldnt _ education for them.What a pity!A.support; supplyB.afford; supportC.support; afford D.afford; give ( ) 13. My father was so tired that he fell asleep he went to bed.A. as ifB. even thoughC. ever sinceD. as soon as( ) 14. I was told to be here before 6:00 p.m. Oh, you . I felt sorry for you that weve changed the plan.A. cant; not tellingB. neednt; not tellingC. cant; not to tellD. neednt; not tell( ) 15. What the animals of China in the last 400 years?A. has happened to B. is happened to C. has happened with D. is happening( ) 16. In our school library there _ a number of books on science and the number of them _ growing larger and larger.A. are; isB. is; areC. have; areD. has; is( ) 17. I didnt know _ because it was very noisy.A. what did you say B. what you said C. what you say D. what do you say( ) 18. Mr. Green has bought a MP3 as a present, but _ his son _ his daughter likes it.A. not only; but alsoB. neither; norC. both; and D. either; or ( ) 19. You have made great progress in English. _.A. So I do. B. So do I.C. So I haveD. So have I.( ) 20. He was _ the work.A. successful to finishB. successfully in finishingC. success in finishingD. successful in finishing二. 完形填空。（20分）根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能正确填入相应空格的最佳答案。Rosa likes making up(编造) stories. At first she thought it was 21 . But now she didnt think so. Rosas parents were divorced(离婚). Nine months out of the year, Rosa lived with her mother in an apartment on Anderson Street. But when summer 22 , she went to her fathers farm in Arizona. The farm was great! Rosa rode horses and 23 with some farm work. Her father, however, was so busy that he couldnt find time to go places with her. When she arrived each summer, her father would meet her at the airport and take her out to eat. And the day she went 24 the city, he would always buy her a present. 25 summer came to a close, Rosa returned to her mother. At school she heard lots of stories her friends told about their family trips. Rosa wished she had a family trip to talk 26 . Not long after school began, Rosa was looking through travel magazines in the school library. They talked about many exciting 27 , like England and Germany. When Rosas friends asked what she had done that summer, she made up something that was 28 . Remembering the travel magazines she had looked at, she told her classmates that she and her father had gone to 29 . When the class began studying England, Mr. Thomas asked Rosa to 30 them all the things she could remember about her trip to England! 21.A. jokeB. funC. turnD. game22.A. passedB. arrivedC. lastedD. changed23.A. madeB. playedC. helpedD. did24.A. back toB. awayC. inD. out of25.A. UntilB. So farC. UnlessD. When26.A. toB. aboutC. withD. from27.A. peopleB. citiesC. languagesD. places28.A. interestingB. trueC. longD. same29.A. EnglandB. GermanyC. farmD. home30.A. sayB. speakC. tellD. talk三. 阅读理解。（40分）(A)Most people in Britain live in small family groups. More than a quarter of homes in Britain have only got one person in them. Some of these are old people but some are people of twenty or thirty who choose to live alone. 35% of homes have two people in them, and another 17% have three people. 15% have four people in them, and the other homes have five or more.The families in Britain are small. It is unusual for parents to have more than two children. When children are about eighteen or nineteen, they leave their parents homes, and they often go to different cities. Sometimes they only visit their parents two or three times a year.31. How many homes in Britain have 3 people living in them? A. 8% of homes. B. 15% of homes. C. 17% of homes D. 35% of homes.32. At what age do children in Britain usually leave their parents homes?About 18 or 19. B. About 20 or 21. C. About 25 or 26. D. About 30 or 31.33. What is the passage? A. An invention. B. A report. C. A. play D. A joke.34. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Young people in Britain. B. Old people in Britain.C. Families in Britain. D. The population in Britain.35. According to the passage, which of following is right?A.There are 25% of homes have 3 people in them.B.There are 25% of homes have 2 people in them.C.There are 25% of homes have 1 people in them.D.There are 35% of homes have 3 people in them. (B)Linda and David have traveled by air from London to Sydney, Australia. Linda has promised her mother that she will ring her to let her know that they have arrived safely. This is something she has done ever since she was a child. David thinks it is not a good idea to ring so far, to spend too much, and to say so little.“If there was an accident,” he says, “theyd know soon enough. Bad news travels fast.” “It doesnt cost much when you just think that its the other side of the world and its only six pence per second.”“If youre on that telephone for less than one minute, Ill eat my hat, ”David says, “and one minute costs nearly four pounds.”“Thats no more than youd pay for a new hat,” Linda answers.She has asked the man at the hotel desk to get her number. The telephone rings. Linda picks it up.“Hello, Mom. Is that you?” she says.“Hello, love.” it is Mrs. Lee, Lindas mother, speaking from London, “I can hear you very clearly just like you are in the next room. Its a better line than when you called me from your office. Do you remember? I shouted at that time, and still you couldnt hear me sometimes.”“Yes, Mom,” Linda puts in, “I just want to ring to .”“I remember how you rang when you went to Bettys house to eat when you were a little girl. And then when you .” Mrs. Lee is a great talker.“Nearly four pounds.” says David.Linda tries to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.“Yes, all right,” says Mrs. Lee, “but you will write, wont you, as you did when you were at work .”Once again, Mrs. Lee talks about the past. And there is no stopping her. “Four pounds fifty, ”says David.At last, Linda cuts her mother short, promises to write, and rings off.“There! That wasnt long, was it?”“Four pounds, ninety pence,” David answers, “and you didnt even say that weve arrived.”( ) 36. Linda and David .A. are AustralianB. are EnglishC. live in SydneyD. go back home from Australia( ) 37. Why doesnt David want Linda to ring her mother?A. Because he doesnt like her mother.B. Because he thinks Lindas mother is a great talker.C. Because he thinks Linda is a great talker.D. Because he thinks its too expensive to ring.( ) 38. Why does David say “If youre on that telephone for less than one minute, Ill eat my hat”? 2014级 班 姓名： 考号： 密封线A. Because he wants to eat his hat.B. Because he hopes Linda can talk for more than one minute.C. Because he doesnt believe they can talk for less than one minute.D. Because he will not be angry if Linda talks for less than one minute on the phone.( ) 39. “And there is no stopping her.” This sentence means .A. someone wants to stop her from talking B. no one wants to stop herC. she will be not happy if someone stops herD. nothing can stop her from talking( ) 40. Linda and her mother .A. get on well with each otherB. dont like talking on the phoneC. are both on the tripD. have lots of money (C)Dear readers,Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who cant fill her stomach with water because its polluted(被污染), and who has watched life slip away(消失) from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly(非常) at home. What will her future be?Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, these are the real life.But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor(资助) a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Marias mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria. To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building a school, a hospital, or bringing in clean water is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932. For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout(救济品), but a hand up. Thats how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it cant work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria. It can make a difference in her life and yours.For the childrenDavid Li Guyer( ) 41. We can read the letter in .A. somebodys diary B. a piece of newspaperC. a progress report D. a story book( ) 42. Whats Marias most serious problem?A. She has no chance to go to school. B. Her father died of a serious disease.C. Hard work has made her suffer a lot. D. Her mother needs her badly at home.( ) 43. What is “Save the Children”?A. An activity to help poor children go to school.B. An office of the government to collect money.C. A program shown at theaters to help the poor.D. A group who works for children in poor places.( ) 44. The last sentence in the letter means .A. If Maria goes to school, you will be rewardedB. What you give is more than what you takeC. Both Marias life and yours will change a lotD. Maria and you can help each other at school( ) 45. Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?A. English Corner. B. Project Hope.C. The Summer Camp.D. Job Training.(D)In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans(孤儿) there. A man called Hermanna Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted the orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Childrens Village at Imst, in Australia. It opened in 1949. This is how the SOS Childrens Village started. The letters SOS stand for“Save Our Souls(灵魂)”.This means“Please help us!”An SOS Childrens Village gives help to orphans.Henmanna Gmeiners idea for helping orphans soon spread all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Childrens Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village have grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Childrens Villages. In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest village has 40 or 50 houses, seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks for them and makes a comfortable and happy home for them.Of course, the children dont spend all their time in the village. They go to school, go out with their friends and also go into town. But the village gives them a homesometimes for the first time in their lives.( ) 46. Which of the following came last?A. People gave Gmeiner some money. B. There were many orphans at the end of the war.C. Gmeiner built the first SOS Childrens Village with the money people gave him.D. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans.( ) 47. An orphan is a child .A. who has no brother B. who has no sister C. who has no parents D. none of the above( ) 48. How many houses are there in the biggest SOS Childrens Village?A. 17.B. 40 or 50.C. 170.D. About 30.( ) 49. We can tell from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from .A. the governmentB. special organizationsC. the orphans themselvesD. common people( ) 50. What does a woman in an SOS Village do for each group of children?A. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness.B. She lives with each group of children.C. She cooks the meals for children.D. All the above.四句型转换四. 情景交际。（5分）从方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，其中有两项是多余的。A: The worlds population is so large. Shops are full of people on Sundays.B: 51 The earth will be full of people and there will be standing room only.A: That will be a serious problem.B: 52 A: Look up into the sky. What can you see?B: 53 A: Oh, yes, the moon is the satellite of the earth. Maybe man will fly to the moon and live on the moon one day.B: 54 A: I mean man can fly to the moon.B: I think so. But there is no air, no water and no life on the moon. 55 A: Yes, man cant live there before solving these problems.A. How can we live there?B. There will be more people next century.C. Of course I can see the moon and the stars.D. How should we solve the problem?E. I beg your pardon?F. Whats the problem?G. Where do we live?五任务型阅读。根据短文内容，按要求完成下列句子。 （10分）Have you ever thought of living in a desert? This may happen in the future. Scientists are trying to irrigate(灌溉)the deserts to enable plants to grow. If this happens and deserts can be changed into good land, people will be able to grow food and live in the desert. It is an unfortunate fact that more and more green land on Earth is turning into desert. Some scientists believe this is the fault of humans who do not take care of the planet and treat the Earth poorly. It is difficult for the scientists to fight against this as th