2015-2016第一学期英语期中考试题I、单项选择。（25分） ( )1. She thinks the best way_ English is _ English magazine. A. to learn; reading B. to learn; to read C. learning; reading D. learning ; to ( )2. This kind of car was _ in 1890. A. discovered B. invented C. looked out D. found out ( )3. Could you please tell me_? By surfing the Internet.A. how you got the information B. where you got the informationC. how did you get the information D. where did you get the information( )4. Im used to _early every day now, but I used to _very late. A. get up ; getting up B. get up ; get up C. getting up ; get up ( )5. At last the boy was made_ and began to laugh. A. to keep crying B. stop to cry C. to stop to cry D. to stop crying ( )6. The doctor said he was overweight and should pay attention _exercise. A. to do B. to doing C. do D. does ( )7. _flowers they are! A. How a beautiful B. What a beautiful C. How beautiful D. What beautiful ( )8. I want to improve my _ English, I need to have a partner to practice English _. A. spoken; with B. speaking; to C. spoken; to D. speaking; with ( )9. -I have much trouble _ English. - Why _ ask the teacher _ some advice. A. to learn; dont; for B. learning; not; for C. to learn; not; about D. learning; dont; about ( )10. If you dont know how _ new words, _ in the dictionary. A. to spell; look it up B. spelling; look them up C. to spell; look them up D. spelling; look it up ( )11. Her lovely dogs _ made her very sad. A. dying B. die C. dead D. death. ( )12. We found _difficult to learn English well in such a short time. A. it B. this C. one D. that ( )13.Great changes _in the town since 1988 A. have taken place B. have been taken place C. has taken place D. has been taken place( )14. Kate has won the first prize in the singing competition._pleasant news this gave her classmates!A. What B. How C. What a D. How a ( )15.Ifyougototheparktomorrow,_. A .sowillhe B.sohewill C.sohedoes D .sodoeshe ( )16 .Therestoftheearth_bywater. A. iscoveredB.arecoveredC. coveredD. hascovered ( )17Iwillhaveabigtesttomorrow. _. A. Goodluck B. CongratulationsC. Noproblem D. Itdoesntmatter( )18Mom, Im old enough to wash _ own clothes and _. You can have a rest after work. A. my; yourB. my; yoursC. your; myD. yours; mine ( )19. Hurry up, you will be late for school.A. and B. so C. or D. but ( )20 Excuse me. Could you please tell me _?Sure. Theres a bookstore on Bridge Road. A. where I can get a dictionary B. where can I get a dictionaryC. where did I can get a dictionary D. where I got a dictionary ( )21.There is a lot of wind in North China. Well, more trees _ every year to stop the wind. A. must be planted B. can planted C. should planted D.planted( )22. Could you please us Toms telephone number? A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. tells( )23. What will you do if it tomorrow?A. will rain B. is raining C. rains D. isnt rain( )24.I dont remember when and where I this book .A. buy B. have bought C. will buy D. bought( )5.Would you like to visit Shantou City with me this summer vacation? No, thanks. I _ it before. Besides, its hot and humid there in summer. A. have visited B. visited C. will visit D. visitII.完型填空（每空1分， 共15分）AHeres a part of an e-mail answer from Joe giving some advice to his son in college. “ 1 I was young, I often met troubles about what to do and what not to do. My grandmother told me not to 2 about those things. I only did 3 once a year or once a lifetime. 4 , I should try to do well those things, and I do them every day. 5 example, I need to eat every day, so I should learn how to 6 . I need to talk to others every day, so I should learn how to work with different people 7 know how to speak well. I walk every day, so my 8 should be all right and comfortable. Every night I sleep, so my bed should let me 9 a good rest. Taking care of the everyday things 10 that you do a better