泉州2024-2025学年第二学期期末教学质量检测试题(卷)初一英语

1、学生们这些天忙着复习英语功课。

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2、Jessica really enjoys travelling, and she ________ many foreign countries since 2010.

A．visits

B．has visited

C．will visit

D．was visiting

3、More than half a million ______ are sent from Britain to Europe every year.

A. wolf B. panda C. tiger   D. sheep

4、We think it’s very fair that some seats________to be large．

A．design

B．are designing

C．are designed

D．to be designed

5、—A friend of ______________ thinks he won’t pass the exam.

—I think he should believe in ．That's the secret of success．

A. my cousin; himself   B. my cousin’s; him

C. my cousin’s; himself   D. my cousins; his

6、--Is the man over there your new teacher?

--No, it _______ be him. He has gone to Shanghai for a meeting.

A. needn’t   B. mustn’t   C. can’t   D. must

7、—Do you know what time your uncle   Hangzhou tomorrow?

—At 2∶00 p.m. I will meet him when he   at the airport.

A. gets to； arrives 

B. will get to； will arrive

C. will get to； arrives

D. gets to； will arrive

8、I wonder how they are going to explain for losing three games ________.

A. in general   B. all of a sudden   C. in a row

9、She could speak _______ Japanese ______ Chinese, so I had to talk with her in English.

A.not only; but also B.both; and C.neither; nor D.either; or

10、—Must I finish my homework?

—No, you_______. You may do it tomorrow.

A．needn’t

B．can’t

C．mustn’t

D．couldn’t

11、Please keep ______ from the beginning to the end. You are sure to have a good result.

A．silent

B．cool

C．healthy

D．safe

12、Could you tell me________?

A.what she had done with the newspaper? B.how we can call this lady

C.where did the other students go D.what is the matter with the little boy

13、—Why not come and join us in the game?

—__________, but I must meet Mr. Smith at his office now.

A.I'd like to. B.Let's go C.Yes, please D.It's a pleasure

14、— Ken, ________, but your TV is going too loud.

— Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn it down right now.

A．I’d like to talk with you

B．I’m really tired of this

C．I hate to say this

D．I need your help

15、-- The Dragon Boat Festival is coming. How about making some rice dumplings?

-- ______.

A.It’s really kind of you. B.That’s a great idea.

C.You’re welcome. D.Not at all.

16、—It's reported that Music and Art will enter the Entrance Examination for the High School.

—   big news! So it's important for students to learn them well.

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

17、We ________ to get some flowers ________ her.

A.ought...to B.ought...for C.should...to D.should...for

18、—Please mind your head, sir.

—________.

A.Don’t mention it. B.Thanks a lot

C.I’m afraid not D.It doesn’t matter

19、______ does your mother go shopping? Seldom.

A. How many   B. How often   C. How much   D. How long

20、How did you manage to do it so well? Did you________ all night to learn?

A. look up B. stay up C. give up D. put up

21、Which of the following gestures means “I’m sorry.”?

22、补全对话（有两个多余选项）。

M: So you’re interested in a job as a waitress. 【1】

W: Yes, for three years at several different restaurants. Now I’m working at the Park Hotel dining room on

Hill Street.

M: They have a very nice dining room there. 【2】

W: Because I can’t work full-time now. I’m taking some courses at a university.

M: I see. 【3】

W: All day Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

M:   【4】 

We’re looking for someone who can help us when we get very busy. That’s Thursday afternoon, Friday afternoon and evening as well as all day Saturday. The restaurant is closed on Sunday.

W: That’s fine with me.

M: When can you start?

W:  【5】  

M: That’s fine. The first of May. By the way, you’ll get $8.80 an hour, plus tips, of course.

W: Good. Thanks very much.

23、(Han Meimei comes to Miluo. She meets Li Lei in the street.)

H: Good afternoon! I’m Han Meimei. Nice to meet you!

L: Nice to meet you, too. I’m Li Lei. 【1】   

H: Yes. I hear Miluo is a beautiful city. By the way, where are you going?

L: I’m going to relax myself by Miluo River. 【2】

H: Sure, I’d love to.

(Ten minutes later.)

H: Look! There are so many people boating on the river. Why?

L:【3】 Qu Yuan was a great poet in ancient China. On that day, we also throw zongzi into the lake or river.

H:Sounds very interesting. 【4】

L: You’re welcome. Oh, Han Meimei. I have to leave now. I’ll prepare for tomorrow’s final exam.

H:【5】 Goodbye!

L: Bye-bye!

A．Would you like to go there with me?

B．When did you come to Miluo?

C．Oh, they’re preparing for tomorrow’s Dragon Boat Festival in memory of Qu Yuan.

D．OK. Good luck to you!

E．Are you on vacation here?

F．Could you tell me something about the Dragon Boat Festival?

G．Thank you for telling me a lot.

24、   Running in Cold Weather Improves Performance

Cold weather during winter months may keep many people from leaving home and running in the open air. However, a new study shows that the drop in temperature is a good reason to run. In fact, researchers say, running in cold weather helps improve one’s performance.

Many people say running in the winter can be difficult. Two reasons are the low temperatures and bitter winds. Yet many runners might find it easier than running in hot weather. That could be because lower temperatures reduce stress on the body. When you run in cold weather, your body loses less water than in warmer conditions. The body needs less water on a cold day than in warm weather. This information comes from sports scientists at St. Mary’s University in London.

John Brewer is a professor of applied sport science at St. Mary’s. For this study, he and other researchers put a group of people into a room they called an “environmental chamber”. The researchers then recreated summer and winter weather conditions in the room. The test subjects were asked to run 10,000meters under both conditions. Brewer says he and his team recorded biological measurements of the runners. “We’ve got a group of subjects into the environmental chamber, we’ve changed the conditions to recreate the summer or winter and we’ve got them to run a 10km under both of those conditions and taken various measurements（测量）on each runner while they’ve been completing their 10km.”.

They found that the runners lost water by around 30.38% more in those hotter conditions. Besides, Brewer says every movement runners make produces heat. He explains that one way in which we lose heat is by sweating(出汗). He says the body also loses heat by transporting the blood to the surface of the skin. “That heat builds up in the body and can be really damaging unless you can lose that heat. And it’s much harder to lose heat when the environment is warm as well.” And they found how they felt their perception of heat-was around a third lower when they were running in cold conditions. The body does not have to work as hard to pump blood to the skin’s surface  Several websites note that the most important thing for people who run in cold conditions is to wear the right clothing. Keeping as dry as possible is the most important when exercising in low temperatures. So, if you are a runner, don’t let winter weather keep you indoors. Simply get ready for the low temperatures and start running

【1】According to the passage, John Brewer probably agrees that  ________

A.people should run 10,000meters in winter

B.running in winter is good for your heart

C.people who run in winter like to wear thick clothing

D.running in cold conditions is better than in warm

【2】What can we infer from the passage  ________

A.Running can help us lose heat B.Running in cold weather is beneficial to our body

C.The heat can damage our body D.The body does not have to work to pump blood

【3】What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage ________

A.To introduce a research on running by Brewer

B.To explain why running in winter is difficult for people

C.To encourage people to run outside during winter months

D.To advertise the new websites on running he created

25、News One: 29 October, 2015

The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy(政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing.

China，which has the largest population，made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.

News Two: 05 October, 2015

The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee (委员会) says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China.

William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin. The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites（寄生虫）.

The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered artemisinin. Artemisinin is a drug that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria(疟疾) smaller.

News Three: 09 December, 2015

Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.

Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel（桶） on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.

【1】How long did China’s one-child policy last?

A. 38 years. B. 36 years. C. 25 years. D. 65 years.

【2】Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?

A. Tu Youyou from China.

B. William Campbell from Ireland.

C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.

D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.

【3】What is the price of Brent crude oil on Tuesday?

A. $40 a barrel.   B. Over $40 a barrel.

C. Less than $40 a barrel.   D. Less than￥40 a barrel.

【4】What can we know from News Three?

A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.

B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.

C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.

D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.

【5】Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The oil prices are the lowest in 2009.

B. The artemisinin has saved lots of lives.

C. There are the most people in China in the world.

D. Only a small number of Chinese couples can have two children in China in the past few years.

26、   Imagine there is a glass of water on a table in front of you. It has water in it but it is not full. How do you describe the glass? Do you say it is half full or half empty?

If you say half full, you might be an optimist(乐观主义者). If you say half empty, you might be the opposite — a pessimist.

A new study suggests that your level of optimism may affect(影响)your health. People who are optimistic may live longer than those who are pessimistic.

Researchers at Harvard University’s School of Public Health in Boston did the study. They compared women with “a general expectation that good things will happen” with women who are less optimistic. They found that the optimists had a much lower risk of getting several deadly diseases, including cancer and heart diseases.

Kaitlin Hagan, a study leader says optimists can take better care of themselves by exercising, eating healthy food and getting enough sleep.

She also says earlier studies show that a person can use simple, low-cost methods(方法)to increase optimism. She says each night we can plan to do two or three simple, enjoyable activities. They might include watching the sunrise, visiting friends, dancing to a favorite song or reading a story with your child.

【1】What does the underlined word “deadly” mean in Chinese?

A.极端的 B.致命的 C.高危的 D.非常有效的

【2】From the passage we can know ____________.

A.we should drink a cup of water every day

B.optimists may live shorter than those who are pessimistic

C.we should take exercise every day

D.we can do simple things to make ourselves optimistic

【3】According to Kaitlin Hagan, we can do the following things to make ourselves optimistic EXCEPT _________.

A.exercising B.eating healthy food C.enough sleep D.drinking a lot of water

【4】What’s the best title for the passage?

A.How to be healthy. B.How to be hard-working.

C.How to lower the risk of getting cancer. D.How to enjoy your life every day.

【5】What’s the writing style of the passage?

A.Narrative(记叙文) B.Argumentation(议论文)

C.Expository(说明文) D.Practical writing(应用文)

27、Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said, “The British are the only people who like to be told how bad things are.” This is definitely true of British comedy. Most people think humor is about happy things, but not for the British. We love to use our cruel sense of humor to complain and be negative(消极的).

British comedy, for example, draws a fine line between comedy and tragedy. BBC’s The Office is a TV show, famous for its dry humor. The main character, David Brent, is a foolish man, and the show’s comedy comes from his delusions(错觉的). For example, he often tells himself that he is loved by everyone but the viewer can see that everyone hates him.

Stupid characters for the audience to laugh at are an old tradition in Britain. In Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, the character Malvolio is an old man whom people play tricks on. The audience will laugh away, although the reality is that this man is a truly poor person.

This side of British humor is reflected(反映) in friendships as-well. At university, my friends and I would always laugh at one another. I had an American friend who actually found this sarcasm(挖苦) quite upsetting. She didn’t realize that in Britain, the better friends you are with someone, the more you laugh at them.

This way—laughing at everything—may sound rather depressing(沮丧), but our strange humor played a big part in British history. There is a saying in English: “________.” If you are ever on the receiving end of British sarcasm, you may feel like crying, but it’s best to just laugh it off!

【1】Which of the following can be put in the ________?

A．Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and you cry alone.

B．It never rains, it pours.

C．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

D．Don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

【2】How is British comedy different from other types?

A．It is often meaningless and boring.

B．It often laughs at human nature.

C．It is often about negative things.

D．It often makes people feel upset.

【3】How does the writer advise people to react(反应) to British humor?

A．Learn from it.

B．Don’t take it seriously.

C．Reply angrily.

D．Be careful not to make stupid mistakes.

【4】________ best shows the structure of the passage.

(①＝Paragraph 1 ②＝Paragraph 2 ③＝Paragraph 3 ④＝Paragraph 4 ⑤＝Paragraph 5)

A．

B．

C．

D．

28、根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。（每词限用一次）

seven   make   achieve   luck honor against   catch, feel   abroad   sense

In 1882, a baby girl 【1】such a serious fever that she nearly died. The fever cut her off from the outside world, depriving (剥夺) her of sight and sound. That poor girl was Helen Keller. 【2】Helen was not a girl who gave up easily. Soon she began to explore the world by using her other  【3】. She touched and smelled everything she came across. She also learnt to recognize people by 【4】their faces or their clothes.

Just before her【5】 birthday, the family hired a private tutor Anne Sullivan. With the help of Anne, Helen soon learnt to read and write in Braille (盲文). She also learnt to read people’s lips by pressing her finger-tips  【6】them and feeling the movement and vibrations (振动). She also learnt to speak, a major 【7】 for people who could not hear at all. Helen proved to be a remarkable scholar, graduating with【8】from Radcliff College in 1904. While she was still at college, she wrote The Story of My Life. She toured the country, giving lecture after lecture. Many books were written about her and several plays and films were 【9】 about her life. Finally she became so famous that she was invited【10】 and received many honors from foreign universities. In 1932 she became a vice-president of the Royal National Institute for the Blind in the United Kingdom.

29、   A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life. “Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most_________ day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we _________? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed? "the man asked. “ Neither. The most important day in our lives is_________, " the wise man replied calmly. “ Why? "The young man felt more than_________. Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?” “ No. Nothing has happened today.” “Is it because of my visit?” “Even if nobody visited me today, today is _________ very important because today is the only we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come, but no matter how common today is, it is under our _________.

The young man still wanted to ask something, while the wise man _________ him and said, "When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have_________a lot of it.”

The young man nodded and then went down the mountain. Actually, today is the only _________we have. So, what we should do now is to__________ yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!

【1】A. comfortable B. necessary C. important D. sad

【2】A. die B. miss C. grow D. move

【3】A. yesterday B. today C. day D. tomorrow

【4】A. scared B. pleased C. upset D. puzzled

【5】A. ever B. already C. still D. just

【6】A. mind B. care C. control D. way

【7】A. refused B. stopped C. encouraged D. decided

【8】A. wasted B. avoided C. treasured D. paid

【9】A. excuse B. plan C. idea D. chance

【10】A. remember B. treat C. forget D. catch