2025-2026学年河南信阳初一(上)期末试卷英语

1、这位工程师已经习惯了这份工作。

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2、This tennis ball doesn’t belong to ________. Maybe it’s ________.

A.mine; John B.mine; John’s C.me; John D.me; John’s

3、Could you please tell me ________?

A．whom we can ask for help

B．which entrance I should go

C．what was wrong with him

D．how I should call the woman in white

4、Basketball has not only become a popular sports to play, ____________ it has also become a popular sport to watch.

A.if  B.and   C.but D.because

5、Jaime’s twin brothers are making much______ progress this term than last term.

A.great B.greater C.greatest D.the greatest

6、“Listen carefully in class, _______ you will fail the exam!” This is what my teacher often says to me.

A．and

B．or

C．but

D．so

7、She’s very clever   not very hard-working.

A. and   B. or

C. for   D. but

8、—Not only I but also my friend   interested in football and Messi is our favourite star.

A. be   B. am   C. is   D. are

9、He reminds us earlier the next morning.

A. of get up   B. getting up

C. gets up   D. to get up

10、---I wonder why I _________ for my elder sister often.

---There is no doubt. You are sisters.

A. mistake   B. am mistaken   C. take   D. am taken

11、I have never heard of _____ strange things.

A. so   B. such   C. that   D. this

12、If you want to know ________ what a word means, you should look it up in a dictionary.

A.exactly B.recently C.suddenly D.nearly

13、—I'm new here in Suzhou.

—Take a map of Suzhou with you. You'll find it of great __________ in helping you.

A．price

B．cost

C．interest

D．value

14、I am afraid that there is a dog _______ at the door of the shop.

A.to lie B.lay C.lying D.laying

15、There are many good teachers in ________ school.

A.we B.him C.our D.themselves

16、I think that you have made such rapid _____ in math.

A．a progress

B．progress

C．progresses

D．progressed

17、Most of the club members agreed to the plan; only a few were _____ it.

A. for   B. of

C. against   D. without

18、—This term I want to get a good grade in English, but why can’t I write an English composition well?

—If you don’t have much ________, you will never learn to.

A．practice

B．education

C．exercise

19、 It’s winter now. We should stay away from cold _______doing sports every day.

A. on B. in C. at D. by

20、This passage just doesn't make any________，no matter how you read it.

A. meaning   B. importance   C. value   D. sense

21、(2017·山东德州· 32)In some countries，people ________ download(下载) music from the Internet without paying，because it's against the law.

A．wouldn't

B．needn't

C．mustn't

D．couldn't

22、根据对话内容，从文后选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，完成1-5小题（选项中有两项是多余的）。

A: You look unhappy. What’s wrong with you?

B: 【1】

A: I don’t think it’s polite.

B: But my parents didn’t allow me to throw some old things away.

A: 【2】

B: They are an old teapot and some old books.

A: A teapot in your house?

B: Yes. 【3】 My grandfather used to drink tea with it.

A: 【4】

B: Yes.

A: You’d better not throw it away. 【5】

B: All right. I have no knowledge about old things. Many thanks.

A: You’re welcome.

A．What are they?

B．I argued with my parents.

C．It will be more and more valuable in the future.

D．Where was it made?

E．I disagree with my grandparents on this point.

F．Is it made of clay?

G．It is broken.

23、A: Hi, Sally! What are you reading?

B: I’m reading a novel named The Mill on the Floss.

A: 【1】 .

B: George Eliot, one of the most famous writers of the 19th century.

A: 【2】

B: It’s about the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, a brother and a sister.

A: 【3】

B: Not really. And it’s a great novel.

A: What other kinds of works do you enjoy reading?

B: 【4】

A: Have you read anything else?

B: Certainly, I have. 【5】And I read everything I find in my free time

A. Is it difficult to understand?

B. How often do you read novels?

C. Who wrote it?

D. I like reading books on different subjects.

E. When did the novel come out (出版)?

F. I really like reading science books.

G .What’s it about?

A. Is it difficult to understand?

B. How often do you read novels?

C. Who wrote it?

D. I like reading books on different subjects.

E. When did the novel come out (出版)?

F. I really like reading science books.

G .What’s it about?

24、How to fight against COVID-19（新冠肺炎）? We choose some books to help you. The books were translated into 13 languages, including Japanese.

【1】What are the four books talking about?

A．Children’s daily activities.

B．Ten questions about COVID-19.

C．Fighting against COVID-19.

D．Love between family members, friends and everyone.

【2】If you want to know the beginning of the virus, what can you read?

A．Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me!

B．A Special Spring Festival.

C．Ten Tips to Fight Monsters.

D．A Brief History of Viruses for Children.

【3】Which writer hopes children can protect wild life?

A．Mu Xiangzhen.

B．Gao Jing.

C．Dong Ruihan.

D．Changsha White—flag Dolphin Children’s Book Workshop.

25、Unlike Chinese people, the ones in the West believe in star signs. Western world has a complete system(系统) of star signs, and they explain them and use them to tell a person’s characteristics and the things they like or dislike. There are a cycle of 12 of them in all. All of them are decided by the date instead of the year of your birth and each of them has its own characteristics.

Sagittarius (射手座) is one of them. Now, let’s take it as an example:

Sagittarius (November 23—December 21)

Sagittarius in short

Sagittarius are fun, loving, generous and very friendly. They seldom tell lies; in fact they’re so open about everything, They have surprising intuitions(直觉) that they should pay attention to. They are pretty clever because they are so interested in everything. They can be a bit rude, that’s only because they’re very honest and will say exactly what they think. They love travelling, fast cars and horse riding. They also love spending money.

More about Sagittarius

Sagittarius are great friends because they are interested in everything and everyone. They are attracted by even the strangest people. With their humour, they are often in a good mood. They can be hurtful to others because they cannot stop speaking what they see as the truth, but they don’t mean to. Money is not their God. Their values are spiritual(精神的) rather than material.

They are hard-working. They are very open-minded about new ideas and love to try ideas out. Usually it does end up working because they have an excellent intuition and can usually tell straight away if an idea is a good one or a bad one. One of their weaknesses is not asking enough money for all the hard work they do, because they love doing it.

【1】Whose star sign is Sagittarius?

A. Miss Yao who was born on Mar 18, 1978.

B. Peter, a boy who was born on Nov 22, 1998.

C. Mr. Zhou who was born on Dec 23, 1976.

D. Lucy, a girl who was born on Nov 30, 1991.

【2】Which is WRONG about Sagittarians?

A. Sagittarians often tell lies.

B. Sagittarians can be rude.

C. Sagittarians show great interest in strange things and people.

D. Sagittarians can end up working by using their good intuition.

【3】What can we know from the underlined sentence “Money is not their God”?

A. Sagittarians care too much about money.

B. Sagittarians believe that money is from the God.

C. Sagittarians hate God.

D. Sagittarians pay no attention to money.

26、National parks are large areas of public land. They give a safe home for local plants and animals. They help keep the air and water clean. They also give us the best trip. Today, there are nearly 7，000 national parks around the world. Forbes has listed 12 of the most beautiful ones in the world that will surprise you with their amazing landscapes, geographic wonders and colourful plants and animals.

The Grand Canyon National Park of the US is a great wonder of the natural world. It is best known for its size and depth(深度). It is 446 kilometres long, up to 29 kilometres wide, and 1.6 kilometres deep. The immensity of the canyon makes people think big. Every year, about 5 million people visit here. Taking a tour in the South Rim offers visitors the park's full views, while the North Rim shows beautiful wild flowers.

If you love animals, you'll like the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The “Big Five” live there. They are the lion, African elephant, African leopard, black rhinoceros and African buffalo. The name “Big Five” came from the five animals that were hardest to catch. Now they are what people most want to see in the wild. If you visit the park, you should never miss the migration(迁徙) of over 1.5 million wildebeest(角马) and 250，000 zebras every year. This is the most famous site of the park.

【1】Which is NOT right about national parks according to Paragraph 1?

A. A national park is public land that covers a large area.

B. Wild plants and animals are protected in national parks.

C. Forbes has listed twelve of the world's largest national parks.

D. National parks are attractive because of their natural beauty.

【2】The underlined word “immensity” refers to________.

A. great size   B. natural wonder

C. colourful view   D. unusual beauty

【3】The best title for the passage may be “________”.

A. Taking a tour in the Grand Canyon

B. Travelling to the Serengeti National Park

C. Seven Natural Wonders of the World

D. Stepping into the wonders of the wildlife

【4】If the writer continues the passage, he would most likely write about ________.

A. ways to keep the air and water clean

B. more national parks in the world

C. his wonderful trip to the Grand Canyon

D. famous historic wonders in Africa

27、When Alan was young, he played a lot of basketball and he was very good at it. But later he went and worked in a town, and there was no team for him, so he stopped playing.

He began to get fat soon, so he thought, “I’m getting fat now because I stopped playing basketball. What am I going to do?” He thought about it for a few days, and then he said to himself, “I know I’ll play tennis.”

He had a few lessons, and then played for a few days.

He met a nice girl one day, and they played a game of tennis against another young man and woman. Alan didn’t play well, he was very angry with himself. “I never played so badly before.” he said to the girl.

“Oh,” she said, “did you play tennis before?”

【1】Alan ________ when he was young.

A．played tennis well

B．played basketball well

C．had many basketball.

D．was in the school team

【2】Alan stopped playing basketball because ________.

A．he became too fat

B．the people in the town played badly

C．he didn’t like it at all

D．there was no team for him in the town

【3】Alan began to play tennis because he wanted to ________.

A．keep fit

B．enjoy himself

C．meet a girl

D．join the tennis team

【4】Alan played against ________ one day.

A．a girl

B．two men

C．a man

D．a man and a woman

【5】Which is WRONG?

A．Alan worked in a town.

B．Alan wasn’t good at playing tennis.

C．The girl thought Alan played badly.

D．The girl was angry with Alan after the game.

28、Everybody likes to have a good time, but do you know that laughing is very good for your health? Scientists believe that laughing can help your body fight illness. Because of this, an Indian doctor opened the first laughter club in 1995.

Now there are more than 1,000 laughter clubs around the world. A laughter club is a place where you can go to laugh in your way for happiness and good health. Steve Wilson, the man who took laughter clubs to America, said, “We laugh with each other, but never at each other. At first, the laughter exercise feels a bit false. But soon the laughter becomes real.”

Laughter is very important when we communicate with other people. It helps us make friends and understand each other better. We can laugh with people all over the world. It is the same in any language. So never be afraid to laugh. It’s good for your health.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

Laughing can make us happy and (76)   .The first laughter club (77)   opened in 1995. Now there are (78)   1,000 laughter clubs all over the world. We can go to a laughter club to laugh for our health, but remember (79)   to laugh at each other. Laughter is an international language. It is (80)   to each other’s understanding. Let’s laugh with people around us.

29、A boy thought that he was the most unhappy person in the world. He thought he was_____________ because almost everything bad always happened to him. So he wanted to find the key to happiness. He walked a long way and finally came to a_________palace. There he met the king.

After learning why the boy had come, the king advised that he should look around the palace and come back in two hours. “At the same time, I want you to_______ this spoon with milk, "said the king."As you walk around my palace, carry this spoon without spilling( 溢出)the milk.

The boy kept his_____________ on the spoon and began to walk around the fantastic palace. After two hours,   he came back to the king."well, "asked the king. "Did you see the wonderful _______ in my dining hall?“Did you see the ___________ flowers in the garden?" The boy felt sorry because he only paid attention to the milk.

"Then _________and see the beauty of my world," said the king. This time the boy saw all of the_______ of art on the walls. He saw the greatest gardens and mountains all around. When he came back, he described ___________ he saw.

“But where is the milk?” asked the king. Looking down at the spoon he held,the boy saw the milk was ________.   “Well, the key to happiness is to see all the beauty of the world and also keep an eye on the spoon.

【1】

A．unlucky

B．happy

C．proud

D．rich

【2】

A．friendly

B．beautiful

C．comfortable

D．small

【3】

A．drink

B．buy

C．pay

D．hold

【4】

A．care

B．eyes

C．ears

D．mouth

【5】

A．books

B．paintings

C．maps

D．magazines

【6】

A．exciting

B．delicious

C．colorful

D．smelly

【7】

A．go back

B．go away

C．go along

D．go down

【8】

A．newspapers

B．works

C．beds

D．desks

【9】

A．something

B．anything

C．everything

D．nothing

【10】

A．run

B．ridden

C．worn

D．gone