山西省七年级下学期英语期末考试试卷A卷

第 1 页 共 18 页 山西省七年级下学期英语期末考试试卷山西省七年级下学期英语期末考试试卷 A A 卷卷 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 4 4 题 共题 共 3838 分分 1 8 分 阅读理解 Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character And if there is can it affect how a nation succeed or fail At least one group of people is certain that it can A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs in the UK found that 70 felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public Britain is hostile to success they said It has a culture of jealousy As a result the survey said entrepreneurs were unloved unwanted and misunderstood Jealousy is sometimes known as the green eyed monster and the UK is its home Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money Some were given a little others a great deal Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others but at the cost of losing their own Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain But there is also conflicting evidence The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world s fourth largest economy That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe So the British people are not lazy either It is not really success that the British dislike says Carey Cooper a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology It s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem They set out to do things in their way 第 2 页 共 18 页 They work long hours By their own efforts they become millionaires But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them It hardly seems worth following their example If they were more friendly people would like them more And more people want to be like them 1 Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that A the British people hate success B the British people are hardworking C love of success is Britain s national character D they are considered as green eyed monsters 2 What does the result of the Warwich University s test show A Two thirds of the people tested didn t love money B Most people would rather fail than see others succeed C An imaginary amount of money does not attract people D Most people are willing to enjoy success with others 3 The writer of the passage seems to suggest that A jealousy is Britain s national character B British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated C the scientists at Warwich University did a successful test D the entrepreneurs in the UK do not behave properly 4 The best title for this article can be A Be More Modest and We Will Love You More B Proud Entrepreneurs C The Frenchmen are Romantic While The British are Hostile D Only Pains but No Gains 第 3 页 共 18 页 2 10 分 When I was young I liked to play jokes on people I knew especially on my parents and friends One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window I ran to my mother and said My brother has fallen from the open window She was very worried about my brother and then I said Don t worry I m just joking And my mother shouted at me If you do it again I ll punish 惩罚 you One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea I wanted to play a joke on my friends In the beginning I went swimming alone and I called to my friends Help me All my friends came to help me only to find out that I was joking But the next time I wasn t joking I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned 淹死 I tried my best to call my friends for help but this time nobody came to help me In the end they found I was telling the truth 真话 They came and saved my life They took me to the emergency center From then on I haven t joked on anyone I think this is the best lesson in my life 1 What did the writer like to do when he was young A To fight with his friends B To play with his mother C To play jokes on others 2 What did the writer like to do when he was young A To fight with his friends B To play with his mother C To play jokes on others 3 When the writer shouted Help me for the first time his friends A came to help him B didn t care about him C stopped to look at him 4 The underlined part the emergency center means in Chinese 第 4 页 共 18 页 A 购物中心 B 娱乐中心 C 急救中心 5 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage A The writer s mother was cooking when his mother fell from the open window B The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea C The writer hasn t joked on others since he was saved by his friends 3 10 分 根据短文内容的理解 选择正确答案 My grandfather is eighty years old He always complains about how fast things have changed and he often says that life used to be better Families aren t families the way they used to be A lot of families have broken up If husband and wife have problems with their marriage they no longer stay together And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children but now everyone is busy working No one has time to look after children at home And the cars No one walks any more more and more people drive We used to walk five miles to school on schooldays even in winter But now we don t And in school children don t have to think any more In math class for example we used to add subtract multiply and divide 加减乘除 in our heads Kids don t use their heads any more instead they use calculators 计算器 Most families have computers now In the past we didn t have computers We didn t even have lights My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen But now we don t often eat home cooked food And people don t talk to each other any more They are too busy to talk too busy to eat to busy to think Life used to be simple but it isn t any more 1 My grandfather thinks the life now is A very good 第 5 页 共 18 页 B worse than it used to be C better than it used to be D the same as it used to be 2 What does the underlined word marriage mean in Chinese A 生活 B 工作 C 婚姻 D 家庭 3 What has happened these years according to the passage A Children don t have to think any more in school B Students use calculators in math class C Students used to walk to school but now they don t D All of the above 4 What changes have happened to some families There are lights at home People like to eat home cooked food Lots of families have computers Lots of couples 夫妇 live apart because of unhappy problems A B C D 第 6 页 共 18 页 5 Which is TRUE according to the passage A Life now is much simpler B People have much time to talk with each other now C The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now D Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children 4 10 分 阅读下列短文 从下面每小题的 A B C D 四个选项中选择最佳选项 B Generation Show was held in Belgium at first With the introduction of the foreign hot show mode Shenzhen TV organized the programme and made it popular It is reported that Generation Show includes several programmes Each programme is made up of five different age groups 60 70 80 90 00 They show the skills in their own area through the years about their own story In the show the stars from different ages will be invited and tell stories about their little known and interesting events of the past Shenzhen TV spent huge money inviting more than 300 stars and the television production team It nearly took one and a half years to build it This show is an entertainment programme which includes game contests music performances and fashion shows In the show people will see five generations 一代人 In order to find a deep feeling among different people guests of these programmes have athletes artists singers actors and so on On the stage they will be asked to answer questions show their special skills and tell their stories of the times The host Zhao Yiou with a good sense of humour is very popular His style is also a great change and achieves a great turn in Shenzhen TV 1 Each programme includes different age groups A 5 第 7 页 共 18 页 B 10 C 15 D 20 2 How long did it take to build Generation Show A About one year B About one and a half years C About two years D About two and a half years 3 The aim of the programme is to A tell us the story and the life of the stars B show the stars skills in their own area C teach us how to learn music and act well D find a deep feeling among different people 4 The last paragraph mainly talks about A the stars of the show B the host of the show C how to choose a host D how to begin the programme 5 According to the passage which of the following is TRUE A Shenzhen TV made the program Generation Show first B Shenzhen TV spent huge money inviting 300 stars C Guests in the programme come from stars in different fields 第 8 页 共 18 页 D Zhao Yiou is a serious host and has the same style as others 二 二 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 5 5 分 任务型阅读 C In this week s Students Around the World Kim talks with Lisa Conroy a college student from the US about her expenses 花费 Kim Thanks for talking with me today Lisa Lisa Well I m twenty one and I m studying at a university in Chicago Kim Lisa My expenses for every term are almost 15 000 At the start of each term my parents pay the 10 000 tuition 学费 I also get 2 000 from my college I have to earn 挣 3 000 myself Kim How do you do that Lisa I have a part time 兼职的 job at a hotel I work about twenty hours a week and earn 300 Kim Lisa It helps to pay for my rent 房租 and meals at college It also pays for things like my phone books and clothes Kim Lisa That s true My mother advised me to spend my money carefully so I don t have to borrow 借 I never go to the movie My classmates and I usually watch movies online so it s cheaper Kim Lisa I don t go to restaurants I cook with my classmates so it s cheaper to eat I try to walk or ride my bicycle to college Oh and I buy a lot of my clothes at second hand stores You can find some very cheap nice clothes at those stores 根据材料内容从方框中选择合适的句子填入材料空缺处 使材料内容完整 正确 其中有一个句子是多余的 第 9 页 共 18 页 A How else do you save 节省 money B How do you spend that money C Could you tell us a little about yourself D Do you often ask for money from your parents E How are you paying for your college education F You don t use much money for fun do you 三 三 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 完形填空 Washington was the first president of the United States He was very1even when he was still a 12 year old boy Once a thief 2 some money from Uncle Post Washington s neighbor The door of the house was not broken and things in the room were in good order Washington 3 that the thief must have been one of the villagers That evening at the villagers meeting he said We don t know who stole the money 4 God does God sends his wasp 黄蜂 to tell good from 5 Every night the wasp flies 6 us but few people notice it Then all of a sudden Washington waved his band and cried out Look The wasp has landed on the thief s7 It is going to sting 叮咬 Everybody turned to 8 the thief But soon the noise died down All eyes were 9 on a man who was trying hard to drive the Wasp off his hat Now we know10 stole the money Washington said with a smile 1 A stupid B hard working 第 10 页 共 18 页 C lazy D clever 2 A stole B received C made D borrowed 3 A doubted B supposed C promised D dreamed 4 A but B so C and D because 5 A great B ugly C bad D amazing 第 11 页 共 18 页 6 A between B beside C across D among 7 A glove B shoe C hat D sock 8 A look for B learn from C forget about D pick up 9 A created B fixed C covered D closed 10 A when 第 12 页 共 18 页 B what C who D why 四 四 口语应用口语应用 共共 2 2 题 共题 共 1010 分分 7 5 分 找出相应的答语 Good evening Helen A Good morning Cindy Good morning Dale B Good afternoon Eric Good afternoon Frank C Good evening Bob Hi Tina D Fine thanks How are you E Hi Dale 8 5 分 从方框中选择适当的选项补全对话 A See you then B When shall we go C May I speak to Lucy D This is Mike E Where shall we meet A Hello B Speaking Who is that A Lucy I want to do shopping this afternoon Let s go together B OK A Let s make it half past three B 第 13 页 共 18 页 A At the school gate of our school B All right A See you 五 五 语法填空语法填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1 1 分分 9 1 分 Did people eat meat a long time ago 六 六 单词拼写单词拼写 共共 1010 题 共题 共 1818 分分 10 5 分 单词拼写 根据中文提示拼写单词 1 The weather here is very 奇怪的 2 We were s 惊奇的 to see the scary snake 3 What are they going to do now I 琢磨 4 In London it s five o clock and people are 离开 work 5 Because