1 / 6初中英语考试卷（一）I. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共 15 分)1. Martha is happy as her daughter has made much _ in her study recently.A) progress B) fun C) mistakes D) friends2. Im too sleepy to go on reading, Id better have _ cup of coffee.A) other B) the other C) another D) others3. Nowadays even a small personal computer _ store huge amounts of information.A) must B) need C) should D) can4. _ terrible weather weve been having these days! A) What B) What a C) What an D) How5. Ipad 2 is _ accepted by the young people than those of other brands.A) widely B) more widely C) most widely D) the most widely6. A moment, please. Im checking if Mr. Smith _ free tomorrowA) is B) will be C) was D) has been. 7. Shopping online is _ useful and convenient way for us to buy things.A a B an C the D /8. Smoking too much really does great harm _ both himself and people around.A with B to C for D buy9. I dont like the whether in February this year because there were _ rainy days.A much B few C many D little10. Some gave money to the people in the earthquake areas and _offered clothes and food.A the others B another C other D others11. _ people lined at the gate to meet Jeremy Lin, the popular basketball player in NBA.A thousands B thousand C thousands of D Thousand of12. Jessie got the top prize in the writing competition. She felt very_.A excited B exciting C frightened D frightening13. Whitney Houston, one of the most popular female singers, _ on February 12, 2012.A. dies B. was dying C. died D. has died14. Googles Street View map service _ millions of users since 2007.A. wins B. won C. is winning D. has won15. Hurry up. Once the concert starts, nobody _ to enter the concert hall.A. allows B. allowed C. is allowed D. is allowingII. Complete the following passage with the words or expressions in the box（将下列单词或词组填入空格，每个词语只能填一次）：（共 8 分）A. nearly B. times C. with D. weak E. handbagF. was proud of G. talked about H. looked at I. successfully Mrs Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and 16 the fact that she had never been caught for a driving offence (违章) in her thirty-years of driving. Then one day she 17 lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without stopping. 2 / 6When Mrs Jones came before the judge, he 18 her and said that she was too old to drive a car. He also said that her eyes had probably become 19 because of old age, so that she had simply not seen the red light and stopped the car. When the judge had finished what he was saying, Mrs Jones opened the big 20 she was carrying. Without saying a word, she took out a needle (针 ) 21 a very small eye, and threaded (穿针) it at her first try. When she had 22 done this, she took the thread (线) out of the needle again and handed both the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car, and that you must have good eyesight.The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After trying six 23 , he had still not succeeded. The case against Mrs Jones was cancelled, and her record remained unbroken. 16_ 17_ 18_ 19_ 20_ 21_ 22_ 23_III. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子) (共 5 分)24. The book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone sold millions of _. (copy).25. The actor who acted in the TV series last night became famous in his _. (thirty)26. When the horse finished the race, _ sides were wet all over with sweat. (it)27. They were _ with the recent case the young detective had dealt with. (pleasure)28. Last month we received Peters _ and went to his birthday party happily. (invite)VI. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子，每空格限填一词）：（共 12 分）29. Lets order a rose-coloured scarf for her from Taobao net. (改为反意疑问句)Lets order a rose-coloured scarf for her from Taobao net, _ _?30. The people in the village took good care of the old man. (改为被动语态)The old man _ _ good care of by the people in the village.31. The bus was crowded. We had to wait for another. (合并为一句)The bus was _ crowded _ we had to wait for another. 32. Please tell us how we can live a healthy life. (改为简单句)Please tell us _ _ live a healthy life.33. The team members have a meeting once every week. (改为否定句)The team members _ _ a meeting once every week. 34. The foreign teacher from Canada will stay in our school for five months. (对划线部分提问)_ _ will the foreign teacher from Canada stay in our school?V. Reading comprehensi