初级中学2019年七年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（II ）卷一、 单项选择 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Boys and girls, please treat this exam with _ usual mind. Calm down, and you had better_ your best to get good grades. A . the, tryingB . a, tryC . an, to try2. （2分） I have _ in learning chemistry. Could you help me with it? Sure, Id love to.A . successB . interestC . troubleD . fun3. （2分）Did you watch exciting movie, Lost in Hongkong?Yes, it was so funny!A . aB . anC . theD . /4. （2分）They usually have their school trip _ a morning of January.A . inB . atC . toD . on5. （2分）I find _ hard to get on well with him. A . itB . thatC . thisD . him6. （2分）_ Gina _ salad?A . Does; likesB . Does; likeC . Do;likesD . Do;like7. （2分）How soon will you come back? _ . A . Two days agoB . In two daysC . For two daysD . Two days8. （2分） This physics problem is too difficult. Can you show me , Daniel? Sure.A . what to work it outB . how to work out itC . how to work it outD . what to work out it9. （2分）She is Wang Qian. _ first name is _. A . Her; QianB . His; WangC . Her; WangD . His; Qian10. （2分）Did your father agree to let you travel alone?No. He didnt agree and did my mother.A . eitherB . allC . bothD . neither11. （2分）（2015四川眉山） In our school library there a number of books and the number of them growing larger and larger.A . is; are B . has; isC . are; isD . have; are12. （2分）You watched the fashion show last night， didnt you?Yes， I missed the beginning.A . soB . andC . butD . then13. （2分）In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So youre halfway to solving a problem just _ talking to someone about it. A . withB . byC . in14. （2分） Is she your mother? _. Her name is Kate.A . Yes, she isB . No, it isntC . Yes, he isD . No, he isnt15. （2分）Lets go for a picnic tomorrow.A . Me tooB . Bad luckC . Hang onD . Good idea!二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 When a man was walking by some elephants, he suddenly stopped. He was 1that these huge animals were being held only by a small rope tied to their front legs. No 2, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could break the 3at any time, but for some reason, they did not.He saw a 4nearby and asked why the animals just stood there and didnt try to 5. Well, the trainer said, when they were very 6and much smaller, we used the same rope to keep them from running away. At that age, its enough to hold them. As they 7, they are conditioned (受的影响) to believe they cannot break the rope. They believe it can still hold them, so they never try to break free.The man was 8. These animals could break free whenever they wanted, but because they believed they couldnt, they were stuck right where they were.How many of us go through life like the elephantsholding onto the belief that we 9do something simply because we failed in it once before?10is a part of learning. If we failed once, it doesnt mean we can never succeed. We should never give up trying when we encounter (遭遇) failures in life.（1）A . worried B . certain C . surprised （2）A . signs B . chains C . metal （3）A . rope B . fence C . rule （4）A . genius B . manager C . trainer （5）A . run over B . get away C . have a rest （6）A . young B . strong C . old （7）A . come along B . look for C . grow up （8）A . excited B . happy C . ashamed （9）A . can B . cannot C . will （10）A . Trust B . Success C . Failure 三、 阅读理解 (共3题；共26分)17. （10分）根据短文内容，从每小题A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 BLong ago, a farmer, hard-working, had a wonderful olive orchard(橄榄园). Unluckily, his three sons cared less about his olive orchard. They couldnt wait to be wealthy in a short time.When the farmer was old, and felt that his time had come to die, he called the three sons to him and said, My sons, there is a pot of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you wish it.The sons tried to get him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them nothing more.After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. Since they did not know where it was, they agreed to begin in a line at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money.They dug until they had turned up the soil from one end of the orchard to t