2019-2020学年上海育才中学初一（上）首次月考英语卷
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Part 2 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar
Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.
22. Ch____________________se your friends carefully. Which of the following is correct for the underlined part in the sentence?
A. /ɒʊ/ B. /ju:/ C. /u:/ D. /ʊ/
23. Which of the following underlined parts is different in pronunciation from others?
A. I’ll go to Tian’ anmen Square on N__________tional Day. B. What do you often h__________ve for breakfast?
C.“I’m sorry,”she said.“I have pl__________ns for tonight.”
D. How did you m__________ke such a nice cake?
24. Could you please tell me how to make ______________________________invitation?
A. a B. an C. the D. /
25. The Smiths are living in a small flat ______________________________the centre of town.
A. in B. on C. by D. to
26. Three years’ study trip in Britain changed ______________________________a lot in my life style.
A. I B. my C. me D. myself
27. ______________________________days before the New Year, people usually begin to give their houses a good cleaning.
A. Few B. A few C. Little D. A little
28. We ______________________________be kind to dogs and take care of them with love.
A. can B. may C. would D. should
29. I enjoy ______________________________to music, so my parents bought me an iPad for my birthday present.
A. listen B. listening C. to listen D. to listening
30. Many people like to travel by train because it is ______________________________than by plane.
A. cheap B. cheapest C. the cheapest D. cheaper
31. I like chocolate and when I go to Japan, I would like ______________________________a large box.
A. buy B. to buy C. buying D. bought
32. -______________________________does it take you to travel from Shanghai to Philippines by air?
-about 4 hours.
A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How fast
33. China’s first lady Peng Liyuan went to the United Nations（联合国）and ______________________________an English speech（演讲）
in September, 2015.
A. make B. makes C. made D. is making
34. Look! Some policemen ______________________________an old man into the ambulance.
A. carry B. are carrying C. will carry D. carried
35. -______________________________are we going to watch the new cartoon?
-Let’s watch it in the school hall this Friday afternoon.
A. When and Which place B. When and where
C. Why and how D. Where and how
36. –Say“Merry Christmas”to Uncle Joe for me, please.
-______________________________.
A. No, I have no time. B. Yes, please. C. Yes, thanks. D. Yes, I will.
Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once.
A. what B. for C. being D. son E. in front of F. wife G. too
The expression“Excuse me”is more often used in the United States than in China. An American says “Excuse me”when he wants to pass ____________________37____________________ someone, to leave a party or a dinner or when he finds himself late for an appointment. “Thank you”means to appreciate（感激）____________________38____________________ someone had done for you. An American says “Thank you”all day long. For example, he will say“Thank you”to the cashier when he had paid ____________________39____________________ his food. He will say “Thank you to a student if he has just answered the question. At home the husband will thank his ____________________40____________________ if she brings him a cup of tea. On the other hand, the wife thanks her husband for helping her with her housework. So the American people’s idea of ____________________41____________________ polite is quite different from ours.
Ⅳ. Complete the sentence with the given words in their proper forms.
42. There are about two hundred ______________________________in the world.（country）
43. There is not much to ______________________________between the two cell phones.（choice）
44. They were ______________________________in my new flat and they asked me a lot of questions.（interest）
45. I will ______________________________come if you ask me to go to your party.（certain）
46. The Music room is on the ______________________________floor, so we have to take an elevator（电梯）to get there.（twelve）
47. We’ll have a ______________________________time tomorrow.（wonder）
Ⅴ. Complete the following sentences as required.
48. I need to conduct a survey.（改为否定句）
I ______________________________to conduct a survey.
49. Father Christmas will come during the night.（改为反意疑问句）
Father Christmas will come during the night, __________________________________________________?
50. It is ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ from my home to the school.（对划线部分提问）
____________________is it from your home to the school?
51. They set out for the summer camp at six yesterday morning.（改为一般疑问句）
____________________they ______________________________out for the summer camp at six yesterday morning?
52. I often went to work by shared bicycle.（维持原句意思）
I ______________________________go to work by shared bicycle.
53. a small size, I , would, a Father Christmas coat, like, in（连词成句）
Part 3 Reading and writing
Ⅵ. Reading comprehension.
A. Choose the best answer.
Ruby,
The big day
Please help get Suzy ready for the dog show. She has to win a blue ribbon（丝带）this time! Remember to do the following things to make her clean and beautiful:
1 Cut her hair.
² Don’t use the electric razor. She is afraid of the sound.
2 Cut her toenails（脚指甲）
² If you don’t cut the toenails, she will walk with sound. That will make Suzy lose points in the show.
3 Wash her.
² Don’t use your shampoo（沐浴露）to wash Suzy. Use the special one just for dogs to make her hair look shiny and healthy.
4 Put a bow（蝴蝶结）in her hair.
² Suzy’s favourite colour is pink.
5 ____________________ Thanks a lot!
Ming
54. Suzy is a ______________________________.
A. girl B. boy C. dog D. cat
55. The message is mainly about ______________________________.
A. how to cut a dog’s toenails B. the best shampoo for dogs
C. what the dog is called D. getting the dog ready for a show
56. Ming hopes Suzy will win ______________________________.
A. a new doghouse B. a pink ribbon
C. a blue ribbon D. a pink bow
57. Which of the following will NOT help Suzy win more points in the show?
A. Beautiful hair style. B. Long toenails.
C. Shiny hair colour. D. A beautiful bow in the hair.
58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the message?
A. Ruby will take Suzy to the dog show.
B. Ming wants Ruby to make Suzy clean and beautiful. C. Ruby will wash Suzy with the shampoo for cats.
D. When Suzy hears the sound of an electric razor, she is always happy.
59. The fifth step in the message should be“____________________”.
A. Play with her in the garden. She will be among the flowers and grass! B. Buy her an ice cream. She loves it!
C. Wash her face again. She is always dirty!
D. Don’t let her walk here and there. Keep her clean!
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.
Turkey is an important part of American traditional food. Here are some cool ____________________60____________________ about the delicious food.
u According to some Americans, the name turkey came from the ____________________61____________________ turkeys make when they are afraid
-“turk, turk, turk.”
u Adult turkeys have about 3,500 feathers. The ____________________62____________________ turkey was raised in England; it weighed 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
u There are over 8,000 turkey farms in the USA, 90% of American homes eat turkey on ____________________63____________________.
u For their first ____________________64____________________ on the moon, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin ate roast turkey!
u Since 1947, an American organization has been giving the American president a live turkey for Thanksgiving.
The president gives a pardon to the bird and it will ______________________________65____________________ the rest of its years on a farm.
u In 2005, about 256 million turkeys were raised.
60. A. festivals B. facts C. flats D. friends
61. A. voice B. taste C. smell D. color
62. A. smallest B. prettiest C. heaviest D. strangest
63. A. Thanksgiving Day B. National Day C. Teachers’ Day D. Children’s Day
64. A. meal B. sleep C. book D. car
65. A. like B. leave C. see D. live
C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words.
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite impolite in a____________________66____________________. In Britain, you mustn`t lift your bowl to your mouth when having liquid food（液 体食物）. But it’s different in China. And in Japan you even needn`t worry about making noises when you have it. It shows that you are e____________________67____________________ it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a visitor in Mongolia
（蒙古）, what manners do they wish you to have? They wish you give a l____________________68____________________ “burp” after you finish eating. Burping shows that you like the food.
In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when you’re having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are expected to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must be very careful with your hands. You mustn’t eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with left hands. So, what should you do if you are on a v____________________69____________________ in a foreign country? Well, just do in Rome as the Romans do. You can ask local people to help you or just watch c____________________70____________________ and follow them.
D. Answer the questions.
71. David lives in Australia, doesn’t he?
____________________, ____________________
72. What does Pauline love?
She ____________________
73. What’s Vincent’s job?
74. Who wants to know more about Japan?
75. Who do you want to choose as a penfriend? Why?
Ⅶ. Writing.
76. Write at least 50 words about the TOPic“My ideal flat”.（以“我的理想公寓”为题写一篇不少于 50 个词
的短文，标点符号不占格。）
Use the following points as a reference.（以下问题仅供参考）
Suggested questions:
1. Where would you like your flat to be? Why?
2. What kind of flat would you like? Why?
