牛津版英语小学六年级上学期期中试题及答案指导

牛津版英语小学六年级上学期期中复习试题及答案指导一、听力部分（本大题有12小题，每小题2分，共24分）1、Whatistheweatherliketodayaccordingtotheconversation?A)SunnyB)RainyC)SnowyD)CloudyAnswer:B)RainyExplanation:Thedialoguementionsthatit’srainingoutside,andoneofthespeakerssuggeststakinganumbrella.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisB)Rainy.2、Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A)InaclassroomB)AtabusstopC)InalibraryD)AtarestaurantAnswer:A)InaclassroomExplanation:Duringtheconversation,youcanhearateachergivinginstructionsandstudentsaskingquestionsabouttheirhomework,whichindicatesthatthesettingisinaclassroom.Thus,thecorrectanswerisA)Inaclassroom.Note:Foranactualtest,thesequestionswouldbeaccompaniedbycorrespondingaudiorecordings.Theanswersandexplanationsprovidedherearebasedonthehypotheticalcontentofthoserecordings.Thissectionisdesignedtotestthestudents’abilitytounderstandspokenEnglish,includingtheircapacitytolistenforspecificinformationandcomprehendthecontextanddetailsoftheconversations.3、WhatistheweatherlikeinthecitywhereTomisvisiting?A.It’ssunny.B.It’scloudy.C.It’srainy.D.It’swindy.Answer:C

Explanation:Intheconversation,itwasmentionedthatit’sgoingtoraininthecitywhereTomisvisiting,sothecorrectanswerisC.It’srainy.4、Listentothefollowingdialogueandchoosethecorrectanswertothequestionbelow.Whoisgoingtohelptheoldladycrossthestreet?A.Theboy.B.Thegirl.C.Theteacher.D.Thepoliceofficer.Answer:A

Explanation:Inthedialogue,theboysays,“I’llhelpyoucrossthestreet,ma’am.”Therefore,thecorrectanswerisA.Theboy.5、Listentotheconversationbetweentwofriendstalkingabouttheirweekendplans.Choosewhoisplanningtovisitthemuseum.A.SarahB.TomC.BothSarahandTomD.NeitherSarahnorTomAnswer:B.TomExplanation:Inthedialogue,itwasmentionedthatSarahhadalreadyvisitedthemuseumlastmonthandsuggestedTomgosinceit’shisfirsttimeinthecity.6、Listentotheshortpassageaboutadayinthelifeofazookeeper.Whatisthefirstactivitythezookeeperdoeswhentheyarriveatthezoo?A.FeedstheanimalsB.CleanstheenclosuresC.Checkstheanimals’healthD.GivesatourtovisitorsAnswer:B.CleanstheenclosuresExplanation:Thepassageclearlystatesthatuponarrival,thezookeeper’spriorityistoensurethelivingareasoftheanimalsarecleanbeforeanyothertasksareperformed.7、Listentothefollowingconversationandchoosethebestanswertothequestion.

W:Hello,John.Howwasyourscienceproject?M:Oh,itwasreallyinteresting.Webuiltamodelofasolarsystem.W:Thatsoundsamazing.Whatwasthemostchallengingpartforyou?M:Well,themostchallengingpartwastryingtogetthedistancesbetweentheplanetscorrect.Itwasreallyhardtoscaleitproperly.Q:WhatwasthemostchallengingpartforJohninhisscienceproject?A.Buildingthemodel.B.Learningabouttheplanets.C.Gettingthedistancescorrect.D.Findingtherightmaterials.Answer:C

Explanation:Intheconversation,Johnmentionsthatthemostchallengingpartwastryingtogetthedistancesbetweentheplanetscorrect,whichcorrespondstooptionC.8、Listentothedialogueandfillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.W:Hi,Mark.Howwasyourmathtestyesterday?M:Itwasokay,butIthinkImadeamistakeonquestion5.Idon’trememberwhatthequestionwas,though.W:Maybeyoucantellmewhatyoudid?M:Sure,Iwastryingtofindtheperimeteroftherectangle.Iknowtheformulais2(length+width),butIthinkImixedupthenumbers.W:Oh,thatcouldexplainit.Ithinkthequestionwasaskingfortheperimeterofarectanglewithalengthof8unitsandawidthof5units.M:Yeah,Iguessyou’reright.Ican’tbelieveImadesuchasimplemistake.Q:WhatdidMarkdoonquestion5?A.Hefoundtheareaofatriangle.B.Hecalculatedtheperimeterofarectangle.C.Headdedupthenumbers.D.Hesubtractedthenumbers.Answer:B

Explanation:Markmentionsthathewastryingtofindtheperimeterofarectangle,whichcorrespondstooptionB.9、WhattimedoesthelibrarycloseonSaturdays?4:00PM5:00PM6:00PM7:00PMAnswer:C)6:00PMExplanation:Inthelisteningpassage,itwasstatedthatthelibrary’sclosingtimeonSaturdaysisat6:00PM.Thestudentswereexpectedtolistencarefullytothetimesmentionedintheaudioandselectthecorrectonefromtheoptionsprovided.10、Howmanybookscaneachstudentborrowatatime?TwoThreeFourFiveAnswer:B)ThreeExplanation:Duringthelistening,thelibrarianexplainedtheborrowingpolicy,whichallowseachstudenttocheckoutthreebooksatatime.Studentsshouldhavepaidattentiontothenumbergivenintheaudiotocorrectlyidentifythemaximumnumberofbookstheycanborrow.Note:Fortheactualexam,youwouldprovideanaudiorecordingforthestudentstolistento.Theaboveanswersandexplanationsarebasedonwhatwouldbeheardintherecording.Inarealtestsetting,theaudiocontentwouldbeplayed,andthenthestudentswouldmarktheiranswersonthetestpaper.11.Whatistheweatherlikeinthecitywherethespeakerisvisiting?A.It’ssunny.B.It’srainy.C.It’scloudy.D.It’swindy.Answer:B

Explanation:Thespeakermentions,“Ivisitedthecitylastweekanditwasrainingthewholetime.”Hence,thecorrectanswerisB.It’srainy.12.Whichofthefollowingisthespeaker’sfavoritefruit?A.AppleB.BananaC.OrangeD.GrapesAnswer:A

Explanation:Thespeakersays,“Myfavoritefruitisdefinitelytheapple.Iloveitssweettasteandthefactthatit’sgoodforyourhealth.”Therefore,thecorrectanswerisA.Apple.二、选择题（本大题有12小题，每小题2分，共24分）1、Choosethewordthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thecat___________upthebed.sitsitssatsittingAnswer:B)sitsExplanation:Thecorrectformtousehereisthepresentsimpletensetodescribeahabitualaction.“Sits”isthecorrectformoftheverb“sit”inthethirdpersonsingularpresenttense.2、Selectthesentencethatusesthecorrectformoftheverb“go.”Wegoestotheparkeveryweekend.Shegotoschoolbybus.TheygoestothemoviesonFridaynights.Hegoestothegymeverymorning.Answer:D)Hegoestothegymeverymorning.Explanation:Thecorrectformtousehereisthepresentsimpletensetodescribeahabitualaction.“Goes”isthecorrectformoftheverb“go”inthethirdpersonsingularpresenttense.OptionsA,B,andCcontainincorrectverbforms.3、Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Thecatwassitting__________thewindow.A.onB.inC.atD.overAnswer:A

Explanation:Thecorrectprepositiontousewith“thewindow”whenreferringtoacatsittingis“on,”indicatingthatthecatissittingonthesurfaceofthewindow.4、Completethesentencewiththecorrectformofthegivenverb.They__________(go)totheparkyesterday.A.goesB.wentC.goingD.goAnswer:B

Explanation:Thecorrectformoftheverbtouseinthepasttenseis“went.”Thesentenceisreferringtoanactionthathappenedinthepast.5.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence.Thecat___________upontheroofandwatchedthebirds.A.climbedB.jumpedC.flewD.satAnswer:A.climbedExplanation:Thecorrectansweris“climbed”becauseitindicatestheactionofthecatmovingupontotheroof.“Jumped”wouldimplyaquick,downwardmovement,“flew”wouldmeanthecatwasairborne,and“sat”wouldmeanthecatwasalreadyontheroof,notmoving.6.Selectthesentencethatcorrectlyusesthepastcontinuoustense.A.I___________(go)totheparkyesterday.B.She___________(watch)TVwhenyoucalled.C.We___________(do)ourhomeworklastnight.D.They___________(eat)dinnerwhenthebellrang.Answer:B.She___________(watch)TVwhenyoucalled.Explanation:Thepastcontinuoustenseisusedtodescribeanactionthatwasongoingataspecificpointinthepast.Thecorrectsentenceinthepastcontinuoustenseshouldhave“was/were”followedbythe-ingformoftheverb.OptionBcorrectlyuses“waswatching,”indicatingthattheactionofwatchingTVwashappeningwhenthecallwasmade.Theotheroptionsuseincorrecttensesorformsoftheverb.7.Thefollowingsentencehasamissingword.Choosethecorrectwordtocompleteit.Thecat_______(sleep,wassleeping)quietlyinthecorner.A.sleepB.wassleepingC.issleepingD.sleepsAnswer:B.wassleepingExplanation:Thesentencedescribesanactionthatwastakingplaceataspecifictimeinthepast,whichisindicatedbythephrase“inthecorner.”Therefore,thecorrectpastcontinuoustenseform“wassleeping”isusedtodescribetheactionthatwasongoingatthattime.8.Choosethesentencethatcorrectlyusestheword“although.”A.Iamtired,Iamgoingtotheparty.B.Iwastired;however,Iwenttotheparty.C.AlthoughIamtired,Iamgoingtotheparty.D.AlthoughIwastired,Iwenttotheparty.Answer:C.AlthoughIamtired,Iamgoingtotheparty.Explanation:Theword“although”isusedtointroduceaclausethatcontrastswiththemainclause.Inthiscase,thecorrectformshouldreflectthepresenttensebecausethespeakerismakingapresentdecisiondespitebeingtired.OptionCcorrectlyusesthepresenttense“am”inthealthoughclauseand“amgoing”inthemainclause.9.Choosethecorrectwordtocompletethesentence:Thecatis_______onthemat.layinglyingsitAnswer:B)lyingExplanation:Thecorrectchoiceis“lying”becauseitmeansthecatisrestingorrecliningonthemat.“Laying”isaverbthatmeanstoputorplacesomethingdown,whichdoesnotfitthecontextofthesentence.10.Selectthesentencethatdoesnotcontainasubject-verbagreementerror:Therearemanystudentsinourclass.Thereisalotofhomeworkforus.Thereweretwobooksonthetable.Answer:B)Thereisalotofhomeworkforus.Explanation:Thesentence“Thereisalotofhomeworkforus”doesnotcontainasubject-verbagreementerror.Theverb“is”correctlyagreeswiththesingularnoun“lot.”InsentencesAandC,theverbs“are”and“were”correctlyagreewiththepluralnouns“students”and“books,”respectively.11.Thesentence“Shesingsbeautifully”canbetransformedintothepassivevoiceas:

A)Beautifullyissungbyher.

B)Hersingingisbeautifully.

C)Beautifullysungbyher.

D)Sheissungbeautifully.Answer:C

Explanation:Thecorrectpassivevoiceformofthesentence“Shesingsbeautifully”is“Beautifullysungbyher.”Thesubjectofthepassivevoiceistheobjectoftheactivevoice,andtheobjectofthepassivevoicebecomestheagentintroducedby“by.”12.Choosethewordthatbestcompletesthesentence:

“Thecatis___________onthewindowsill.”lieslayinglielayAnswer:B

Explanation:Thecorrectansweris“laying,”whichisthegerundformoftheverb“tolay.”Itisusedheretodescribethecontinuousactionofthecatlyingonthewindowsill.Theotheroptionsarenotappropriateforthiscontext:“lies”isthepresenttenseof“tolie,”“lie”isthebaseformoftheverb,and“lay”isthesimplepasttenseof“tolay.”三、完型填空（10分）Threeisthemagicnumber.Ithasalwaysbeenassociatedwithsuccessandluck.Inmanycultures,peoplebelievethatseeinganumberthreeorhavingsomethingintriplicateisasignofgoodfortune.Belowisapassageaboutthesignificanceofthenumberthree.Choosethebestwordtofillineachblank.Thenumberthreehasbeenconsideredluckyinmanyculturesforcenturies.Itrepresentsbalanceandharmony.Forexample,inChina,threeisahomophonefor“happy”andisoftenusedinweddingceremonies.InWesternculture,thenumberthreeisoftenseenasasymboloftheHolyTrinity.It’snowonderthatmanypeoplebelieveinthepowerofthree.Oneofthemostfamousexamplesisthestoryofthethreelittlepigs.Thistaleteachesusthathavingthreeversionsofsomethingcanleadtoabetteroutcome.Thefirstlittlepigbuilthishouseoutofstraw,whichwasnotstrongenough.Thesecondlittlepigbuilthishouseoutofsticks,whichalsofailedtoprotecthimfromthebigbadwolf.Thethirdlittlepig,however,builthishouseoutofbricks,whichwasabletowithstandthewolf’sattacks.Thenumberthreeisalsoimportantinmathematics.Itisthesmallestoddprimenumberandtheonlynumberthatcanberepresentedasthesumoftwodistinctprimenumbers.ThisisknownastheGoldbachconjecture.Thesignificanceofthenumberthreeisnotlimitedtojusttheseexamples.Itisalsoapartofeverydaylife.Forinstance,manypeoplehavethreewishesintheirlives.Theyhopeforgoodhealth,prosperity,andhappiness.1.Thenumberthreeisconsideredluckybecauseitrepresents__________.

a)strength

b)unity

c)balanceandharmony

d)wealth2.Inthestoryofthethreelittlepigs,thepigthatbuilthishouseoutof__________wastheluckiest.

a)sticks

b)straw

c)bricks

d)leaves3.TheGoldbachconjectureisaboutthe__________ofthenumberthree.

a)significance

b)uniqueness

c)rarity

d)simplicity4.Manypeoplehavethreewishesintheirlivesbecausetheybelieveitbringsthem__________.

a)happiness

b)success

c)fortune

d)wisdom5.Thepassagesuggeststhatthenumberthreeisimportantinmanyaspectsoflife,including__________.

a)mathematics

b)culture

c)nature

d)alloftheaboveAnswers:1.c)balanceandharmony2.c)bricks3.a)significance4.a)happiness5.d)alloftheabove四、阅读理解（26分）ReadingComprehensionPassage:ThestoryoftheGreatWallofChinaisoneofthemostfamoustalesintheworld.Itwasbuiltoverseveralcenturies,startingfromthe7thcenturyBC.ThewallwasoriginallybuilttoprotecttheChineseEmpirefrominvasions.Thewallisabout13,000mileslongandrunsthroughthenorthernpartofChina.Ithasbeencalledthe“GreatWallofChina”forcenturies,butitsoriginalnamewasthe“WallofTenThousandLi.”Thewallwasbuiltbymanydifferentdynasties,eachaddingtotheoriginalstructure.ThemostfamoussectionofthewallisthesectionnearBeijing,whichwasbuiltduringtheMingDynasty.Thewallismadeofbricks,stones,andwood,andisguardedbywatchtowersthatallowedsoldierstokeepaneyeoutforenemies.Thewallisnotjustadefensivestructure;itisalsoasymbolofChinesecultureandhistory.Questions:1.WhatisthemainpurposeoftheGreatWallofChina?A.ToprotecttheChineseEmpirefrominvasions.B.Toserveasahighwayfortravelers.C.Toserveasasourceofinspirationforartists.D.Topromotetradeandcommunication.2.Whichdynastybuiltthemostfamoussectionofthewall?A.HanDynastyB.TangDynastyC.MingDynastyD.QingDynasty3.WhatisthemainmaterialusedtobuildtheGreatWall?A.MetalB.WoodC.BricksandstonesD.LeatherAnswers:1.A2.C3.C五、写作题（16分）WritingTaskWritea