2024-2025年安徽淮南初一下册期末英语试卷

1、What is your daughter doing now?

She is on the phone, ________with one of her schoolmates.

A. to chat   B. chatting

C. chatted   D. being chatted

2、A saying goes_____ all work and no play___________ Jack a dull boy.

A.that; makes B.which; makes C.that; make D.which; make

3、He ________ the painting all the time, wondering where he had seen it.

A.glimpsed at B.glared at C.glanced at D.stared at

4、—What do you think of your boss?

—He is easy-going most of the time, but sometimes he ________ be hard on us.

A. should B. might C. can D. must

5、It is reported that there are over 300 people dead in traffic accidents every day ______ in China.

A.all in all B.on average C.in total D.above all

6、In the________of further evidence,the police were unable to solve the murder in a short term.

A.presence B.charge C.control D.absence

7、To understand someone you must listen to them. Surprise! The problem is that most of us don't know how to listen. It's so typical of us to use one of the five poor listening styles. The response of the man sitting on the sofa is an example _________.

A.self-centered listening B.spacing out

C.pretend listening D.selective listening

8、The air pollution is so terrible. It will be worse ____ we do something to protect the environment.

A. if B. when

C. unless D. since

9、He said he did everything ________ he could to help the people there.

A.which B.whose

C.what D.that

10、I can’t_________ not seeing him again, for he is the most important person in my life.

A.bear B.beg C.ban D.bend

11、The drug ______ children came under strong attack from ______ professional observers who were deeply ______ its widespread use among kids.

A. concerning; concerned; concerned with

B. concerning; concerned; concerned about

C. concerned; concerning; concerned about

D. concerned; concerning; concerned with

12、The doctor tried to cure him ________his disease but couldn’t find a cure ________ it.

A．for;for

B．for;of

C．of;for

D．of;of

13、—Do you know him?

—Yes,but can't remember where l________him for the last time.

A．have met

B．met

C．meet

D．had met

14、These masterpieces in the Louvre Museum reach out to us across the centuries ______ time itself were nothing.

A.even if B.even though C.as though D.only if

15、He promised that he would come, but he hasn’t   yet.

A.turned up B.turned down C.turned out D.turned over

16、Our father _______ sit in the yard every evening and share his childhood stories with us when we were little kids.

A．might

B．would

C．should

D．could

17、I don't _______ stress, for I'm a kid and my parents are holding up all the pressure for me.

A.suffer from B.differ from C.protect from D.come from

18、The expert advised the boy,who always fails to remember the new words, to an effective way of learning vocabulary.

A.adapt B.admire C.adopt D.admit

19、______ is generally accepted, economic growth is determined by the smooth development of production.

A. What B. That C. It D.As

20、-- You seem to be in a really good mood.

-- I finished my last test today. ______! Now I'm free.

A．What a pity

B．What a relief

C．I've got it

D．You can't be serious.

21、 After five hours’ drive，they reached________they thought was the place they had been dreaming of.

A．where　　　  B．what

C．which　　　  D．that

22、—Why did the toy dog stop barking?

—The battery must have ________.

A. used up B. run out

C. given up D. put out

23、_______ a post office, I stopped _______ some stamps.

A.Passed, buying B.Passing, to buy C.Having passed, buy D.Pass, to buy

24、She lost heart since she failed in the exam. She felt_____about her future.

A.puzzle B.puzzling

C.puzzled D.puzzles

25、Unlike the old model, which required one to visit a car rental agency to hire a car, all ________ one needs to do is to register as a member of a car-sharing club to unlock a car at a parking lot and drive to one’s destination.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．when

26、   In Canada you can find dogs, cats, horses and so on, in almost every family. These are their pets. People love these pets and have them as their good friends. Before they keep them in their houses, they take them to animal hospitals to give them injections so that they won’t have diseases. They have special animal food stores, though they can get animal food in almost every kind of store. Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food. When you visit people’s houses, they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them. You will also find that almost every family has a bird feeder in the garden. All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal. They are free to come and go and nobody is allowed to kill any animal in Canada. They have a law against killing wild animals. If you killed an animal, you would be punished. If an animal happened to get run over by a car, people would be very sad about it.

People in Canada have many reasons to like pets. One of them might be: their family ties are not as close as ours. When children grow up, they leave their parents and start their own life. Then the old will feel lonely. And pets can solve this problem. They can be good friends and never leave them alone.

【1】People give their pets injections before keeping them at their houses because __________.

A.the pets are sick B.the pets are not friendly

C.they want them to be different D.they want to stop them from having diseases

【2】In Canada, children leave their parents when they grow up because ______________.

A.their parents’ houses are too small

B.they don’t love their parents any more

C.they can only find jobs far from their parents

D.they wouldn’t depend on their parents any more

【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A.Pets in Canada. B.Life of the old in Canada.

C.How to take good care of pets. D.How to keep diseases away from pets.

27、Homestay in Sydney, Australia

Linda:

Our big home is in Sydney, about 300 meters from Sydney University and 450 meters from the train station. The train ride is about 30 minutes to the CBD. Now we only have a small bedroom for a female student.

The cost is $260 per week, which includes all meals when at home and laundering(洗烫) of clothes.

E-mail: markalarms @optusnet. com.au

John:

I have a lovely single room for homestay (male, non-smokers only). The apartment is located across the road from a bus station. A sports field is only a two-minute walk away.

The room is for both short and long stays. The cost is $220 per week, including breakfast and lunch on weekdays. There is no washing machine at home .Do your own laundry in the apartment block s facilities.

E-mail: ainsley gilkes@yahoo.com.au

Eric:

I live in the northern suburbs of Sydney--quiet for studying and relaxing, yet close to Sydney University & NCELTR & SIBT. The subway station is nearby.

All facilities of the house including a living room with a TV can be used. Owners are very open and friendly, and treat students as part of the family.

The prices include all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and cleaning. The fee is $300 per week. E-mail: mineanny@hotmail.com

Rose:

Hi, everyone! I have one room for homestay (girl students only) in a house which is very close to Sydney University (SIBT) & WSU in the northern district of Sydney. There is a bus station across the road. Travel time to the centre of the city is 40 minutes by train We only have one homestay at a time. Therefore, our family can take good care of you. The fee is $230 per week. We are looking forward to having you in our home.

E-mail: cliqi9239@hotmail com

【1】Four persons wrote these passages so as to_____________.

A. look for suitable roommates

B. search for homestay information

C. book a suitable room in Sydney

D. advertise rooms for homestay

【2】One person who lives in John’s apartment_____________.

A. can smoke in the apartment

B. can use John’s washing machine to wash clothes

C. has to walk a long way to get to the sports field

D. is provided with breakfast and lunch on weekdays

【3】A girl who wants a room for between 210 and 240 per week would most probably contact________.

A. Rose B. John

C. Eric D. Linda

28、   A 1400-year-old Peruvian method of diverting (转向) water could supply up to 100 million cubic meters of water—equal to 40,000 Olympic-size swimming pools' worth of water—to Lima each year, according to a new study published in Nature Sustainability. It's one example of how ancient methods could support existing modern ones in countries without enough water.

More than a billion people across the world face water shortages. Man-made reservoirs store rainwater and water overflow for use during drier times. But reservoirs are costly, require years to plan and can still fail to meet water needs.

Peru's capital, Lima, depends on water from rivers high in the Andes Mountains. It takes only a few days for water to flow down to the city. So when the dry season begins in the mountains, the water supply quickly disappears. The city suffers shortages of 43 million cubic meters during the dry season. It solves this with modern structures such as man-made reservoirs. These reservoirs are not the only solution, however. Over a thousand years ago, indigenous (本地的) people developed another way to solve water problems.

Boris Ochoa-Tocachi is a researcher at Imperial College London and lead writer of the study. He explored one of the last remaining water-harvesting systems in the small mountain community of Huamantanga, Peru. The system was developed even before the ancient Inca civilization.

The 1,400-year-old system is designed to increase the water supply during the dry season by diverting and slowing water as it travels down the mountains. This nature-based method is made of special canals that guide water from its source to a series of water bodies and hillsides. The water goes slowly into the ground, then flows downhill through the soil and reappears in water bodies near the community.

The researchers measured how much the system slowed the flow of water by injecting special dye in the highlands and noting when it reappeared in water bodies. The dyed water started to surface two weeks later and continued flowing for eight months—a huge improvement over the hours or days it would normally take.

【1】How much water does an Olympic-size swimming pool need?

A.2,500 cubic meters. B.4,000 cubic meters.

C.1,000 cubic meters. D.1,400 cubic meters.

【2】What can be learned about the ancient water system?

A.It was developed during the ancient Inca civilization.

B.It is nature-based and made of special canals.

C.It is the last water system left in Huamantanga.

D.It can satisfy water needs of Lima throughout the year.

【3】What does the underlined word "this" probably refer to in Para.3?

A.Water resources. B.Water supply.

C.Water shortage. D.Water system.

【4】Which of the following order shows how the ancient system works?

a.The water flows downhill through the soil.

b.The water surfaces in water bodies.

c.The water goes slowly into the ground.

d.The water flows to water bodies and hillsides.

A.d,a,b,c B.b,c,a,d C.a,b,c,d D.d,c,a,b

29、   Jeremy grew up being active in sports. But he never thought about healthy eating until he found himself gaining weight several years after college. Last week, Jeremy hit a turning point when he found that he was too out of shape to play in a company football team. He decided to change his eating habits.

The first step Jeremy took toward healthy eating was to stop going to fast-food restaurants. Jeremy used to eat fast food as often as 4 times a week. To his surprise, he found that giving up fast food wasn’t that difficult. Now, he says, “I don’t even like it anymore.” When Jeremy does go out to eat, he tries to pick menu items that he knows are healthier. He orders salads and lower-fat sandwiches instead of hamburgers, and he drinks water instead of soda pop. “I try to order things that are already prepared the way I would like them to be prepared.”

Planning meals has been a key to Jeremy’s success. It helps him avoid getting too hungry and eating fast food. Each week he plans what he will eat for each meal, and he shops for groceries (食品杂货) with his plan in mind. “It’s a lot easier to make healthy choices when you’re just planning ahead for it.” Rather than cutting out certain foods, Jeremy sometimes includes his favourite foods in his eating plan. “That way I don’t feel like I’m letting myself down by not sticking to my plan.”

Jeremy’s friends and family noticed when he started eating healthier. They have helped him to make a habit of his healthy eating changes. “It made me feel pretty good, especially when people started making comments about the changes I was making,” he says. “You just get the positive energy.”

【1】What made Jeremy decide to change his eating habits?

A.Higher food prices. B.Weight gain in college .

C.Dislike of unhealthy foods. D.Failing to join a football team.

【2】What did Jeremy think of giving up fast food?

A.It was too easy for him. B.It made him uncomfortable.

C.It was not as difficult as he thought. D.It meant stopping going out to eat.

【3】What played the most important role in Jeremy’s healthy eating?

A.Eating less at mealtimes. B.Making plans ahead of time.

C.Following his friends’ advice. D.Cutting out all unhealthy foods.

【4】How does Jeremy feel about people’s comments?

A.Surprised. B.Encouraged C.Worried. D.Interested.

【5】In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?

A.Health. B.Science. C.Education. D.Entertainment.

30、   We are certain to face challenges(挑战) in life and that is what makes life beautiful. One could argue living life _____facing any challenges is the best thing. On the surface this might seem to be true, _____without challenges, true _____cannot be achieved.

My dream has always been to work in the tech field and to be able to solve most of life’s challenges through _____

One of the skills _____in the tech field is the _____to create software(软件) to solve real-life problems. That means in order to work in the tech field you need to ____ programming knowledge.

Given that I come from an economics background, learning how to program became the ____challenge for me. I did not know where to ____ because at the time I did not have anyone to teach me or provide any form of ____.

After months of struggling with ____ online programming courses and not ___ exactly what I wanted to do, I decided it was time to try something _____

The first step I took was to find people who were good at _____and ask for mentorship (师徒制). I did this by joining several tech communities. This played a(n) ____ role in my journey of learning how to program and also built my confidence. But this alone was not _____

In order to be good at what you do, a lot of _____is needed. Through practice, I was able to learn programming knowledge. I also challenged myself and worked on a couple of beginner projects that ____ me to apply(应用) the knowledge I had learned.

Challenges are part of _____and they help us grow in different aspects(方面) of life and we should always _____challenges.

【1】A.by B.for C.without D.after

【2】A.but B.if C.because D.so

【3】A.kindness B.happiness C.courage D.friendship

【4】A.science B.culture C.technology D.art

【5】A.required B.limited C.described D.shared

【6】A.way B.chance C.need D.ability

【7】A.change B.forget C.learn D.create

【8】A.latest B.biggest C.most special D.most interesting

【9】A.begin B.find C.stay D.stop

【10】A.guidance B.communication C.exercise D.money

【11】A.dangerous B.enjoyable C.difficult D.horrible

【12】A.supporting B.remembering C.admitting D.knowing

【13】A.similar B.new C.normal D.regular

【14】A.programming B.talking C.believing D.pursuing

【15】A.natural B.small C.indirect D.important

【16】A.sufficient B.necessary C.expensive D.skillful

【17】A.desire B.fortune C.practice D.education

【18】A.warned B.chose C.helped D.forced

【19】A.future B.life C.belief D.truth

【20】A.carry on B.figure out C.take up D.run out

31、课文填空

At the ancient Olympics,by【1】 the athlete were all men and they had to compete 【2】 no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own 【3】,at a separate festival in honour of Hera,the wife of the Greek god Zeus.Today,both male and female athletes from around the world can take part,no matter what nation they come from. The 【4】Olympic were first held in 1896,in Athens.It was a Frenchman,pieere de Coubertin,who brought the Olympics back to life.He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in 【5】Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream.Among them are many well-known athletes.

32、假定你是李华。下周一至周三因故不能上外教Mr. Smith的英语课，需要向他请假，请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括:

1. 解释原因；

2. 请求同意；

3. 弥补措施。

注意:

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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