中学2019-2020学年七年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷.doc

中学2019-2020学年七年级上学期英语期中考试试卷C卷一、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)1. （15分）完形填空James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully 1the coins that lay on the bed, $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!2on earth was he going to get the 3of the money?He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was 4to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no point asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to 5.There was only one way to get money , and that was to earn it. He would have to find a job. But who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had 6on most things.Well, you can start right here, said Mr. Clay. My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.That was the 7of James odd-job (零工)business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the variety of jobs that people 8for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the9of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the 10increased and he knew that he would soon have 11for the bicycle he wanted.The day finally came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He 12no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode 13home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard 14for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more since he had bought it with his own money. He had 15what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.（1）A . cleaned B . covered C . counted D . checked （2）A . How B . Why C . Who D . What （3）A . amount B . part C . total D . rest （4）A . brave B . hard C . smart D . unfair （5）A . cost B . spend C . spare D . save （6）A . decisions B . experience C . opinions D . knowledge （7）A . beginning B . introduction C . requirement D . opening （8）A . offered B . found C . promised D . looked （9）A . brand B . number C . size D . type （10）A . effort B . pressure C . money D . trouble （11）A . all B . enough C . much D . some （12）A . gave B . left C . took D . wasted （13）A . patiently B . silently C . proudly D . carefully （14）A . searching B . asking C . looking D . working （15）A . imagined B . made C . achieved D . learned 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)2. （6分）阅读理解Are you good with children? Do you like children? Do you have time in the afternoon?We need a babysitter for our son. Hes five years old. The working time is from Monday to Friday, 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.: pay(薪水) is$ 5 an hour.We need help with: Looking after our son, reading to him, playing with him.You must work at our house. We live in Fourth Road, near Huaxing Clothes Store. Please call Mr. Wang at（1）The underlined word “babysitter” in the first paragragh means . A . 婴儿B . 售货员C . 临时保姆D . 前台服务员（2）The babysitter must work . A . at the babysitters houseB . at Miss Wangs schoolC . at Mr. Wangs houseD . at Huaxing Clothes Store（3）How much can the babysitter get in a week? A . $15B . $60C . $75D . $1053. （10分）阅读理解根据上图内容判断正误。（1）John Brown and Anna Smith are Alans grandparents. （2）Mary is Sallys sister. （3）Ann is John Browns daughter. （4）Tom and Kate are Anns uncle and aunt. （5）From the family tree, we know Sally has(有) three cousins. 4. （10分）阅读理解ANick, 13, is tall and strong. He is good at running. Two weeks ago a new student came. His name is David. He is thin and short. He plays soccer well, and he can run very fast. Larry told Nick about it. Of course, Nick did not believe it.“Why not have a race with him?” said Larry.“Good idea!” said Nick. “Ill have a race with him after school.”After school, Nick went to the playground. He did some warm-up exercises for half an hour, and got ready for the race. He was sure that he could win it. Larry had to take part in a club activity that afternoon, so he could not watch the race between Nick and David.That evening Larry went to see Nick. They began to talk about the afternoon race. Nicks grandmother heard them in the next room. She came in and asked, “Which place?”“The second place,” answered Nick.His grandmother was very happy to hear that, and asked, “Which place did David win, then?”“The last but one.”（1）_ is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage? A . NickB . DavidC . LarryD . Nicks teacher（2）Nick did not believe Larrys words because _. A . David is often illB . David is short and thinC . David is a new studentD . he does not know David at all（3）Larry did not watch the race because he had to _. A . take part in a club activityB . do some warm-up exercisesC . see his grandmotherD . prepare for his birthday party（4）The underlined part “The last but one” means “_” in Chinese. A . 第二名B . 最后一名C . 倒数第二名D . 第三名（5）From the passage, we can know _. A . David was Nicks friendB . David is good at runningC . Nick won the raceD . Nick was very happy5. （8分）阅读理解 Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles. When he went into college, he didnt change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.After he left college, Steven worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.Steven lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage（汽车库）. He chose the name Apple just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven soon became famous all over the world.（1）Steven was not a good student in school because he . A . never did his lessonsB . was full of new ideasC . always made troublesD . dropped out of school（2）What was Stevens first job after he left college? A . computer programmer.B . A teacher.C . A video game designer.D . A factory worker.（3）What does it refer to in Paragraph 4? A . His new idea.B . The Apple Computer.C . The apple.D . The name Apple（4）From this passage we know Steven . A . liked trying new ideasB . liked eating apples in the gardenC . finished his studies in the collegeD . was known as a video game designer三、 选词填空 (共1题；共6分)6. （6分）根据句意，选用方框内所给词组填空。注意形式的变化。letdown, kick sb. off, be hard on, worry about, even though（1）You dont have to _me. Im old enough to take good care of myself.（2）Jim is not a good student. He is afraid that his teacher may _.（3）Mary failed the exams again. She thought she _her parents _once more.（4）You _yourself. But its not only your fault, my father told me kindly.（5）The poor man was very happy _he had nothing.四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）单词填空：根据中文提示或首字母完成句子。Yao Ming is good at p_basketball.The bank is_ (对面) the museum.When you visit the Great Wall,you can take a _ (照相机) with you.There are lots of_ (油画) on show in the gallery.What _( 别的) would you like?In twenty _(年) time,maybe there wont be any schools.I always enjoy_ (我自己) at school.I hope your dream will come t_.Everyone, be_( 小心) with your things.Teachers write on the blackboard _(用) chalk.五、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）根据短文内容和所给单词提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）。Every society has _ (it) special words, expressions and ways of saying things. One of the popular expressions in the United States is Hitting the books. It _ (mean) studying a subject with great effort(努力).One of the great challenges for students _ (be) taking tests. Students spend long hours _ (prepare) for a test. They read all their books carefully, and then read them _ second time and a third time. They prepare for every possible question. They study every night. They are hitting the books.In the United States, most children go to school _ they are five years old. Public education is free and most children go to schools near their homes. School in these early years is fun. Children learn _ (read) and write, but they also play games and go on trips. There is no reason at such an early age for them to hit the books.This situation changes as children become older. The subjects become _ (difficult). Students must learn _ world history, algebra(代数) and life sciences. Tests become more common.Pressure is growing to hit the books, study hard, and advance(升级). _, most students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.Knowledge is a prize that is not easy to gain.六、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共5分)9. （5分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容，补全表格中所缺信息。请将答案按编号依次填入表格内题号后横线上。 In English, people use many expressions(表达) with the word dog. People in the west love their dogs and treat them well. Dogs without owners to care for them lead a very different kind of life: The expression to lead a dogs life means living an unhappy life.Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing the same things, like good jobs. They say if a person wants to be successful he has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, this situation would be even worse if they became ill as a dog.Sometimes we should let a sleeping dog lie, which means wed better not trouble a person who may cause problems. And if someone says you are a lucky dog, he is just saying youre very lucky.Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people Often have to learn new skills(技能) . Yet, some people say that its always impossible to teach an old dog new skills. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.There are also some other dog expressions. The dog days of summer are the hottest of the year. A rain in summer may cool the weather. But we do not want to have a very heavy rain. In other