杭州市上城区2016-2017学年第二学期期末教学质量监测
七年级英语试卷
第一部分听力（略）
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
A THE?SCHOOL?ENGLISH?NEWSPAPER?COMPETITION Have?you?ever?thought?of?publishing?your?ownEnglish?newspaper??Now?you've?got?thechance! Our school is going to hold a competition for English newspapers. You can make your own newspaper! Remember: ? you must set up your own editorial team which has one chief editor(编辑) and foureditors; you should also work as reporters and cameramen; ? the English newspaper must have a name and more than four different columns; ? you must print or write the newspaper on one A3 page only; ? you must finish your newspaper by the end of August. ? application(申请) forms can be found at the dining hall, library and teachers office. Come and join the competition!The best English newspaper will be published,putupinthe hallways and read by every student in our school! 21. The editorial team needs different kinds of peopleEXCEPT(除了)_________. 22. A. editors B. cameramen C. reporters D. guides 23. 22. According to the writing.______is the last day to finish the newspaper. 24. A. August lst B. August15th C. August 30th D. August31st 25. 23. You may get the application formsin_________. 26. A. the library B. classroomsC. the hallways D. the bookstore 27. 24. It can be inferred from the passage that_________. 28. A. the languageof the newspaperis English 29. B. students at school will read all the English newspapers 30. C. students must write down their names in the newspaper 31. D. there must be four parts about the school life in the newspaper 32. 25. The passage may come from_______. 33. A.a story bookB.anewsreportC.a school noticeD. a life magazine
B
Paula wantedto write an article about the funny aspect of police work for her school news-
paper.She interviewed Detective Smith and be told her these stories. StoryA
I remember arrestinga ‘thief' in a clothes shop once.It was a strange case. The man was
hidingayellow sweater inside his coat.I thought be had stolen it, so larrested him. We found
out later thathiswife gave him the sweater forhis birthday, but he hated it. He just wanted to
return it to the shop, buthedidn’t want his wife to see him! We soon let him go. Story B
One day, whenI was working in Candy Town, a man robbeda bank on Sixth Street.He wroteontheback of an envelope (信
封). \出
纳).She gavehim $100,000, and the man ran way. Then we received a phone call from the teller. She toldustogotothe man's flat in Candy Town and get him. We arrested him as soon as
he got out of the lift. He admittedthat he had robbed the bank, but he couldn't believe that we
found him so quickly. We told him thatthefront of the envelope be used in the robberyhad his
name and addressonit StoryC
I once read a funny story about a man from Australia.He was trying to sell some special birds
fromThailand to Australia. He hid the birds insidea special pocket in his trousers. But as he was
goingthrough customs, the birds started to sing!
26. What does the underlined word \A. Caught B. Shoutedat C. Fought with. D. Stopped 27. Which of the following words best describes the criminal in Story B? A. Scary. B. Silly. C. Rich. D. Funny. 28. How did the police find the robber so quickly in StoryB? A. By GPS in the money.
B. By the envelope with the name and address. C.By the camera in the bank.
D. By the teller who followed the robber home. 29. Who saved the birds in StoryC? A. Detective Smith. B. A man from Australia. C. The birds themselves. D. The police in Thailand 30.The passage is mainly about_______.
A. ways thieves stole things B. theworkofDetective Smith C. different things that Paula met D. the interesting side of police work
C
How many languages do you know? Everyone knows at least two his or her own language
andthe international language of numbers. Ancient numbers
in ancient times, people wrote numbers in many different ways, as these pictures of the number6 show. However, they nearly all counted in the same way --intens.
Zero
Most of us use the system of numbers with numbers fromIto9 and0 (zero). With these tennumbers, we can write any number from the biggest to the smallest. The Indians first invented(发
明) and developedtheI to9 system of numbers. They then invented the zero. This wasavery importantinvention because it made it easier to write big numbers and to calculate(计算) Calculating machines
One of the first calculating machineswasan abacus(算盘)Abacusesareso fast and accurate thatpeople still use them today.
A modern electronic calculator can add(+), subtract(-), multiply(x) and divide(/).It can alsocalculate percentages(％) and square roots.
Computers are very powerful calculating machines. Inaflash,a computercandoacalculationthatyou could not do in your whole lifetime. ? Brain against computer
Some people call the brain a living computer. Is a human braina more powerful(强大的)calculator than a computer? The following story may give an answer.
Shakuntala Deviisa lady from India with an amazing brain Shakuntala anda very powerfulcomputer were given this problem to solve. ? Findthenumberthat, whenitismultiplied23 timesby itself ? givesthisanswer Shakuntala’s brain took fifty seconds to find the answer, like lightning The computertookaminute. However, someone had to first program the computer with instructions, and that took manyhours. No one had to program Shakuntala! Use your own living computer to solve the problem above.Ifitis not powerful enough, you willfind the answer on page67.
31. What number does the sign mean in Greek? A.2 B.3 C.6. D.10. 32. The underlinedpart“it” inParagraph3refersto_________? A the invention of numbers B. the inventionofthe zero C. the use of big numbers D.theuseof1to9 system
33. How many calculating machines are mentioned in the passage? A.Two. B. Three C. Four. D.Five.
34. What can be learned from the match between Shakuntala Devi and the computer? A. Our living computerscan work out all problems B. ShakuntalaDeviIs the smartestoneinthe world. C. A human brain is more powerful than a computer. D. People can work out a math problem in many ways. 35. According to the last paragraph, what maybeonpage67? A. Stories about the smart people in the world.
B. Introductions about he language of numbers. C. Information about different computer programs. D.Waystoworkoutthe mentionedmath problem.
第二节 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
第三节 下面文章中有五处（第36-40小题）需要添加小标题，请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各个阶段的小标题。选项中有一项多余选项。 A.ActingB.Deciding When DoesaChange Becomea Habit? C.ThinkingD.Describingoldhabits To change a habit, you have to change your behavior. It is always difficult at the beginningE.MakingnewhabitsF.Goingbacktooldhabits . Butafter some time, your new behavior becomes a new habit. Experts say that people need 20
to 70 daystochange a habit. Some habits can take a year to change.According to experts, there
are six stages ofchange. The Six Stages ofChange
Ignoring. You ignore the problem or don't pay attention to it. You don’t want to believe that
its anunhealthy habit.
36.________.You know your habit is unhealthy, but you don’t have a plan to changeit. 37.________.You decide to change your bad habit You make a plan to change. 38.________.You start to change your unhealthy habit.
39.________. After many weeks, your new behavior becomes a new habit.
40.________.You returnto your old habit for a day,or a week, or a month. Don’t be discouraged.This happens to everyone.
People usually want to change their bad habits quickly and easily. Remember, habits take a
longtime to make, so they take a long time to change. You have to be patient. But the resultis
a healthierlifestyle and a happier you.
第三部分英语知识运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Jack sat with his motherinthecar.“Iknow __41__ want to buy Amy,\een
looking forward to shopping for Amy's __42__ all year. Amy and Jack had been best friends sincepreschool. They always liked the __43__ things. Jack's favorite things to play with were cars, soheknew that's what be wanted to buy Amy for her birthday.
\But Amyloves__45__Ido,\“Whatever Ipick for myselfis the perfect gift for Amy.\
“ When you pick the perfect gift for someone, you __46__ think of yourself. You have to thinkabout the person you’re buying the gift for,\
Maybe Mom was right.__47__ Jack. Lately Amy has wanted Jackto__ 48__ pictures with her.He wouldtry toget her to keep playing with cars, but she was just doing it to make him happy.
__ 49__he just thinking about himself? He didn't mean to. He thought again about his friend.
Maybe she shouldget something that would be special to her.
\f the toystore.I think paintbrushes might be the perfect gift for her.\
\41. A. what B how C. why D. where 42.A. toy B.gift C. dream D. pictures 43.A small B. large C. same D. difficult 44.A. talk about B. read about C. worry about D. think about 45.A. everything B. nothing C. many D. little 46.A. must B. needn't C.can't D.haveto 47.A. said B. heard C. knew D. thought 48.A.use B. take C. show D. paint 49.A.Is B. Was C. Does D. Did 50.A. to B.of C.for D. with
第四节 口语运用(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 第五节 请从B栏中选出适合A栏的等语。 第六节 (A)(B)
第七节 51. Can you and Tom play chess? A. Yes, please. 第八节 52. When do your friends exercise? B. Yes, wecan. 第九节 53. What do you have to do? C We have tobe quiet in the library. 第十节 54. Are there any restaurants near here? D. They usually exercise on weekends. 第十一节 55. Would you like a large bowlof noodles E. Yes, there's one in front ofthe post office. 51.______52.________53.________54.________55.__________
根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子完成对话，使其完整、酒顺，其中一项为多余选项。
A: Hi, Carol. How was your school trip yesterday? B:Itwas great!
A: Did you goto thezoo?
B:No, Ididn't I went to a farm. Look, here are my photos.
A. Did you pick any strawberries? A:So, Carol.__56__
B. Were they good? B: Ye, he was very friendly, and he showed us around the
C. Did you ask him any questionsfarm.
? A:Rally?__ 57__
D. What did you see? B: We saw a lot of interesting things and we learnedalot
E. What else did you do?F. Was th from him about farming
e farmer nice?
上城区七精选级下学期期末教学质量监测英语试卷含答案
