下册英语期末考试试卷

2018 - 2019 天河区期末考试真题

第一部分：口试部分(另测)

第二部分：听力部分(共40分)

一、句子理解。听句子三次，找出句子中所含的信息，把所选答案的字母编号在答

题卡上涂黑。(10分)

( ) 1. A. try B. dry C. fly

( ) 2. A. meet B. left C. leave

( ) 3. A. first B. second C. third

( ) 4. A. for one month B. for one week C. for one year

( ) 5. A. September 9th B. September 10th C. December l0th

( ) 6. A. bus station B. police station C. train station

( ) 7. A. by train B. by bike C. by car

( ) 8. A. 9:00 p.m. B. 9:00 a.m. C. 8:00 a.m.

( ) 9. A. on foot B. in time C. on time

( )10. A. go camping B. go shopping C. go fishing

二、图文判断。判断句子内容是否与图相符，如相符“T”，否则选“F”, 将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。

三、功能意念，听句子三次，根据语境选出相应的答语，将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。(5分)

() 21. A. No, we aren’t. B. Yes, we are C. That’s great.

() 22. A. February B. It's Thursday. C.It's 6:30.

() 23. A. On Friday. B. Australia C. By plane

( ) 24. A. By car B. For one hour. C. At 7:00.

() 25. A. Cross the playground when the players(运动员) are running.

B. Don' t walk on the playground when the players are running.

C. Play on the playground when the players are running.

四、对话理解。听简短小对话三次，根据问题选出相应的答语，将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。（5分）

() 26. A. By underground. B. By taxi. C. By bus.

() 27. A. Go camping. B. Go boating. C. Go swimming. ( ) 28. A. Spring B. Summer. C. Winter.

() 29. A. No, she needn’t. B. No. she can’t. C. Yes. she can. () 30. A. In the library. B In the playground. C. In the car.

五、词汇拼写。听句子三次，写出下列英语句子中所缺的单词，并将答案写在答题卡相应的横线上。(5分)

31. They are watching a football ________ in the Sports ________.

32. My ________ will come to my birthday party on this ________ day.

33. Children! Don't run on the ________. Be ________.

34. We are going to have a school ________ on the fourth of June. Don’t ________.

35. I like ________ ________best. We will go to Hainan next week.

六、短文理解。听短文三次，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，如符合在括号内写“T”，否则写“F”，并将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。(5分)

() 36. Tonny likes autumn best.

() 37. It is cool in summer here.

() 38. Tony can fly kites and go camping in autumn.

() 39. All the trees are yellow in autumn here.

() 40. The farmers are happy because they can begin a new year without any money.

第三部分: 读写部分(60分)

七、单词归类。认读下列单词并进行分类，并将其大写字母编号写在答题卡相应的表格里。(10分)

A. ship

B. restaurant

C. island

D. London

E. America

F.palace G boat H. Australia I. valley J.taxi

K. New York L.mountain M. China N.museum O.Hong Kong P. Shanghai Q .beach R. England S. train T. Zoo

八、词汇拼写。根据图示情景(46-50)或中文意思提示(51-55)，写出下列英语短语或句子中所缺的字母(单词)，井将答案写在答题卡相应的横线上(10分)

46. Don't c________ the road when the t________ lights are red.

47. Don't play with the knife. You may g________h________.

48. The floor is wet. Look, the little girl is f________ d________.

49. Don't f________ animals in the zoo. It's very d________.

50. Xiaoling's father works in the p________ o________.

51. Ms White will have an ________ ________ (重要的会议) tomorrow.

52. We should help our friends ________________ (遇到麻烦).

53. ________ ________ (没问题). Maybe you can come next time.

54. Don't take any ________ (糖果) from ________ (陌生人).

55. I often take a walk ________ the ________ (围绕着湖) after dinner.

九、单项选择。选择最佳答案填空，并将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。(15分)

( ) 56. I love swimming and summer is the best time ______ swimming.

A.of

B. for

C. to

( ) 57. The show will start ______ 20 minutes. Let's walk quickly.

A.in

B.on

C. at

( ) 58. The party will be at Tianhe Park ______ next Saturday.

A./(不填)

B. on

C. in

( ) 59. It's 35 o C today. It is ______ hot ______ wear a coat.

A.to too

B. too. To

C. to, to

( ) 60. I don't like singing and I don’t like dancing ______.

A.either

B. too

C. also

( ) 61. The restaurant is very near here, ______we can walk there.

A.if

B.but

C. so

( ) 62. There are ______ months in a year. The ______ month is December

A.twelve, twelve

B. twelfth, twelve

C. twelve, twelfth

( )63. Summer holiday is coming, I plan _______ to Hong Kong with my friends.

A.go

B. to go

C. going

( ) 64. You can see ___________ in the mirror(镜子).

A.their

B. your

C. yourself ( )65. If we don't walk quickly, we ___________ late.

A.will

B. will be

C. are

( ) 66. There are many lovely deer on the farm. I can't wait to see ___________.

A.it

B. they

C. them

( )67. We’re very ___________ to hear ___________ the news.

A.excited; exciting B exciting; excited C. exciting, excitng ( )68. When it is summer in China, it is ___________ in Australia.

A.spring

B. summer

C. winter

( )69. A: Would you like to go shopping with me?

B:___________

A. I'd love to, but I am busy.

B. Yes, I do.

C. Yes, I am.

( )70. A: ___________ are you going to do this Sunday?

B: I am going to take photos in the park with my brother this Sunday.

A. Who

B. Where

C. What

十、补全对话。阅读下面对话，从方框内选择正确答案填空，把对话补充完整，并将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。(10分)

(I)

(Asking the way.)

Miss Chen: Excuse me, Sir. I am (71). Could you tell me the way to the Star

Cinema?

Policeman: You're at the first crossing now. Go (72) ahead, and then turn right at the third crossing. You can see the cinema

Miss Chen: Is the cinema on the right (73) on the left?

Policeman: It is on the left.

Miss Chen: Is there a short cut near here?

Policeman: No, but you can (74) there in fifteen minutes

Miss Chen: Can I go there by bus

Policeman: If you want, you can (75) the No23 bus

Miss Chen: Thank you very much

Policeman: You're welcome.

(II)

Lucy: No, Mike. It is July 4.

Mike: _____77______?

Lucy: It is Thursday. Why?

Mike: I am going mountain climbing his afternoon. _____78______?

.Lucy: Sorry. _____79______. I’m busy with my homework.

Mike: What about this Sunday afternoon?

Lucy: I'd love to. _____80______. What time should we meet?

Mike: Let's meet at the gate of Baiyun Mountain at 2:00 p.m..

Lucy: OK. See you then

Mike: See you.

十一、阅读理解。

(I)阅读邀请函，判断句子是否与邀请函的内容相符，如相符，选“T”，否则选“F”，并将所选答案的英文字母在答题卡上涂黑。(5分)

Dear Mary,

I'd like to invite you to go to the food show with my family.

I know you like eating different foods in the world. At the food show, we can eat

foods from different places, such as dim sum from Guangzhou, zongzi from Zhaoqing, roast duck (烤鸭) from Beijing, dumplings from Shanghai and some very hot food from Sichuan. Among(在其中) them, I like hot food from Sichuan best. And we can try Japanese sushi(日本寿司) and Korean(韩国的) cold noodles. We can also see your favourite English food, fish and chips.

The food show will begin on July 2nd, next month. If you come, please call me at 812875301. This is my home telephone number.

Yours,

Tongtong ( ) 81. Mary invites Tongtong to go to the food show.

( ) 82. Mary enjoys eating foods from different places in the world.

( ) 83.Tongtong's favourite food is hot food.

( ) 84. They can try some food from the UK at the food show.

( ) 85. The food show will be on June 2nd, next month.

(I)阅读下面的短文，根据短文的内容选择正确答案，并将所选答案的英文字母编号在答题卡上涂黑。(5分)

Swimming is a good sport. It's very popular in summer. Now more and more people, old and young, enjoy swimming. People like swimming because the water makes them feel cool.

But don’t swim in the wrong places, because it's not safe. Kids, Summer holiday is coming soon. Here are some advice for you:

●Don't get into the water when you are alone(单独的)

●Don't get into the water if you see the sign(标志).

●Don't eat too much before you go swimming.

●Do some warming-up exercise before you swim.

●If you don't feel well in the water, ask for help.

Safety first, do remember(记住) the advice.

( ) 86. The Chinese for"popular"is ______.

A.健康的

B.受欢迎的

C.开心的

( ) 87. People like swimming in summer because _______.

A. the water makes them feel cold

B. the water makes them feel cool

C. the water makes them feel bad

( ) 88. Before we go swimming. we should _______.

A. cat less(较少的)

B.do warming-up exercise

C. both A and B ( ) 89. If we don't feel well in the water, we should _______.

A. ask for help

B. keep swimming

C. stay in the water

( ) 90. Which of these is NOT true from the passage?

A. We can't go swimming alone

B. We should know how to be safe when we go swimming

C. We can go swimming when we see the"No Swimming " sign

十二、书面表达。(5分)

91.暑假将至，假设你是Xiaoling，你的英国好友Linda计划来广州，你将陪同她游玩三天。请根据下面表单所提示的信息，用英文给Linda写一封信，告诉她三天的安排。

短文要求:

①计划安排合理，可按表单所提示的信息和思路(从时间、场地、活动、交通

等方面)去写，并有个人想象、发挥的空间。文中不能出现真实的姓名、学

校等信息。

②表意正确，语句通顺，书写规范，且不少于40个单词(信的开头、结尾部

分已给出，不计入字数):将答案写在答题卡相应位置上

Dear Linda，

I'm so excited that you’ll come to Guangzhou this summer holiday. Here is our Plan for the three-day holiday in Guangzhou. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Hope to see you soon.

Yours,

Xiaoling

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