2014-2015学年第一学期六年级期中英语试卷

2014-2015学年第一学期六年级期中英语试卷
2014-2015学年第一学期六年级期中英语试卷

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2014-2015学年第一学期期中试卷

六年级英语

听力部分(40分)

一. 根据听到的内容标序号(6分)

( ) ( ) ( )

( ) ( ) ( )

二. 听音,根据听到的内容选择相应的选项 (5分)

( )1. A.tonight B.tomorrow C.today D.together ( )2. A.bookstore B.library C.museum D. hospital ( )3. A.subway B.bus C.bike D. ship ( )4. A. trip B.traffic C.train D.travel ( )5. A. far B. fast C. car D. ask

三、听对话,判断下列句子的正误,,对的在括号内写T, 错的

在括号内F.(10分)

( ) 1. John is going to buy a toy bus on Saturday. ( ) 2. John is going to buy a toy car for his friend. ( ) 3. John is going to the post office on Sunday. ( ) 4. John is going to post a letter on Sunday morning. ( ) 5. John is going to the post office by subway.

四、听音选出合适的答语。(10分)

( )1. A. I ’m going to buy a book. B. I go to school on foot.

( )2. A. By bus. B. No, I don ’t.

( )3. A. It ’s near the hospital. B. This afternoon. ( )4. A. Yes, here they are. B. Yes, it is. ( ) 5. A. It’s east of the cinema. B. On foot. 五、听音填空。(9分)

A: What are you going to do _____ school?

B: I want to ______ a book . ______ is the ? A: It’s _________ _________the shoe store. B: How can I get to the shoe store?

A: You can go by the No. 15 bus. Get off at the cinema. Then _______ and walk _______ for three minutes . The shoe store is on the ______.

笔试部分(60分)

一.读一读,找出每组单词中不同类的一个。(5分)

( )1.A.post office B.cinema C.bookstore D.left ( )2.A. ship B. taxi C. train D. foot ( )3.A. evening B.tonight C.next week D.see a film ( )4.A. turn B. slow C. office D. stop ( )5.A. what B. when C. where D. with 二、按要求填空(6分)

1、in front of (反义词)_________

2、near (反义词) __________

3、cross(现在分词) _________

4、one(序数词) _________

5.star(复数形式)________

6.go(三单形式) _________

7.到达(英语)_________

8. where (同音词)_________

9. 去旅行(英语)_________ 10.慢下来(英语)_________

11.I (宾格) _________ 12. pay attention to (汉语) _________

三、选词填空(10分)

( ) 1.Slow down and stop ____ a red light.

A. in

B. on

C. at

( ) 2. I _____ go to school by bike. But sometimes I go by

bus.

A. sometimes

B. usually

C. today

( ) 3. I go to the park ____ foot.

A. by

B. on

C. in

( ) 4. --Let ’s to the cinema. –Great.

A. go

B. to

C. goes

( ) 5. -- do you go to school every day?--By bike.

A. What

B. How

C. When

( ) 6. --What are you going to do tomorrow?

--I ’m going to have art lesson. A. a B. an C the

( ) 7. I’m going to the supermarket my sister.

A. of

B. with

C. and

( ) 8. -- are you going to the bookstore?

--This afternoon.

A. How

B. What

C. When

( ) 9. —What are you going to tomorrow ?

—A comic book..

A. buy

B. do

C. be ( ) 10. -- How Amy go to the UK?

-- .

A. is

B. do

C. does 四、按要求完成句子(9分)

1.Is there a cinema near here ?(作肯定回答)

2. what, to, do, you, going, are, school, after,?(连词成句)

3. The hospital is near the post office. (就划线部分提问)

4. Where are you going to do this weekend?(改错)

5.You can go by bike.(一般疑问句)

6. How do you come to school? (看图回答)

五.从方框中选择合适的句子补全对话,有两项多余。(5分)

A:Excuse me. B:Yes,there is.

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一、选择填空。(30分) 1.My father usually ____ a bus to work . . on 2. ---Excuse me ,is this you backbag? ---No ,it isn’t is red . 3. Maths____my favourite subject. B. is 4. ---____are the socks? ---They are 5 dollars. A. How much mang 5. Look ,Jenny ____ in her garden. A. work working 6. Thanks for ____me. A. help 7. Do you want ____ to the movie? A. to go C. go 8. ---What do you _____ soap operas? _ ---I don’t mind . A .think about of about 9 .Mr Wood will teach_____ English this term. 10. There _____ a pay phone on this street. B. are 11. Let’s go and_____ hello to him . are _____cute. few bit of _____you____your homework. ----About an hour ago. ,finish ,finish ,finish is Sarah like? ----______ is a tall girl with blond hair likes travelling very much is very outgoing 15,----How’s the weather ----______. went to the beach like sunny days is raining ____run in the hallways. ----I’m sorry . Iwon’t do it again. ’t be you go to the suppermarket ----About once a week . long soon often ’t eat _____ junk food ,It is not good for you health . A. too much too many Clark is a funny man .He is good at_____ jokes. usually____me about an hour to get from home to school. up ,_____you will miss the flight. 22..---______do you go to shool? . ----At half past seven. stay health ,you should try _____more vegetables and fruit. eat you know ____the supper market? way of way to way is he go home last Sunday ---______ ,he did ,he did ,he didn’t ,he doesn’t you like______with me play I need to hand in my homework now ----______ ,you needn’t ,you don’t , you don’t story sounds very ______ Aintersting many _____would you like of tea of tea of teas have______holiday in summer.

高二下学期期中考试英语试卷(含答案)

下学期期中联合考试 高二英语试卷 本试卷共 9页,满分150分。考试用时120分钟 第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题 1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man want to do? A. To book a room. B. To get a job. C. To read the advertisement. 2. What time will the two speakers meet? A. 5:30. B. 6:10. C. 6:30. 3. Who answered the phone? A. Tom. B.Alice. C. Susan. 4. What do we know about the woman ? A. She has been caught copying a report. B. She is not free at the moment. C. She won’t leave till the last moment. 5. Where did the woman stay while she was in Changbaishan? A. She stayed in her friend’s house. B. She stayed in a hotel with her friends. C. She camped near the mountains. 第二节(共15小题;每小题 1.5分,满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小 题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。 6. Where is the man most likely to be now? A. In a new apartment. B.In a hotel. C. In a department store. woman? 7. What’s the A. She is a servant. B.She is a waitress. C. She is a receptionist. 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8. What does the law forbid people to do? A. To walk dogs in the streets. B. To take dogs to parks C. To treat dogs cruelly. 9. What do we know from the woman said? A. Dogs should be kept at home. B. People would remove the dog waste. C. Building a dog park is necessary. 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。 10. Why is the man at the shop? A. To get cellphone changed. B. To order a cellphone for his wife. C. To have a cellphone repaired . 11. What color does the man want? A. Pink. B. Orange. C. Blue. 12. What will the man do afterwards? A. Make a phone call. B. Come again the next day. C. Wait until further notice.

期中英语考试卷及答案

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