牛津英语初一下学期期中英语模拟试卷笔试部分Part I Vocabulary and GrammarI、Choose the best answer (15分)( ) 1._ interesting news I saw in the newspaper!A What a B How C What an D What( ) 2.What he said makes us very _. A. happily B. sadly C. happy D. angrily( ) 3. I dont know what to do. Can you give us_? A. advice B an advice C some advice D any advices( ) 4.If_ worries me, I often go to him. A. something special B. special something C. anything special D. special anything( ) 5.This piece of music is _ that one. A. as boring as B. not as boring than C. more bored than D. so boring as( ) 6.The old woman has a bad cold. She is feeling_ today than yesterday. A much ill B a little bad C a little badly D much worse( ) 7.-_ do you go hiking? - Twice a year. A How long B How soon C How often D How far( ) 8. I have more paper clips than_, but my CDs are fewer than_. A she, hers B she, her C yours, yours D hers, her ( ) 9.The student says hello to every person she sees and she is really_. A generous B polite C nervous D honest( ) 10. -If you have any trouble, be sure to call me. - _. A Im glad to hear that B I will. Thank you very much C I have no trouble D I will think it over( ) 11._ Tommys dog is old now, he still likes to play with it.A. Although B. ifC. However D. Because( ) 12. - I dont like films about adventures. -_ my mother.A. So does B. So do C. Neither does D. Neither do ( ) 13. Suzhou is famous _ a beautiful ancient garden.A. for B. asC. about D. of ( ) 14. How much are they going to spend _ the tickets altogether?A. for B. onC. in D. about( ) 15. -How can I get to your house from the school? - Walk along the road to the end, then youll see my house. You _ miss it. A .mustnt B. wouldntC. cant D. couldntII、Fill in the blanks with the given words with their proper form(15分)1. Children under 1.2m in _ (high) cant go into the concert all by themselves.2. There is _ (little) milk in this glass than in that glass.3. Miss Li always speaks to us with a _ face. (smile)4. Little Alice always plays games with us, she likes to hide_ in the locker. (she)5. Everyone who can answer the questions _will get 10 points. ( correct)6.The dog _ (重) 10 kilograms.7.They are the best _(歌手) in the world.8.My friend can share my _(欢乐,高兴) when I feel happy.9. I think diving is one of the most difficult _. (活动)10. Sandys drawing is the most beautiful in the _.(比赛)11. This is a story about two _.(rob)12. The farmer and his wife live happily forever and they have lots of _ together. ( happy).13. Shanghai is a interesting place for _.（visit）14. The farmers live a _ and peaceful life in the countryside.(comfort)15. The boy walked so fast that he soon _ (appear) in the dark.III、Rewrite the sentences as required（10分）1. Flying kites is very interesting. (保持句意不变) _ _ very interesting _ _ kites.2. Many people are planting trees outside. (对划线部分提问) _ are many people _ outside?3. I stayed at home and did homework yesterday. (改为否定句) I _ stay at home and _ homework yesterday.4. They are flying kites happily. (对划线部分提问) _ are they _ kites?5. Jack is not clever. Jack is hard-working. (合并为一句) _ Jack is not clever, _ is hard-working.Part II Reading and writingIVTrue or False (7分)The elephant is another animal that lives in groups. An elephant herd (群) usually has from twenty to forty members. The elephants in the herd depend on one another for help in time of trouble. The leader of the group is usually a wise and strong female. She travels at the head of the herd and is followed by the other females and their young. The bull elephants （公象）follow last. When danger threatens（威胁）, the bulls form a circle around the weaker animals and guard （守卫）them. The members of the herd are loyal to（忠诚）one another. A sick or wounded elephant is not left behind to die. If an elephant is sick, the whole herd stops traveling until it gets well. When an elephant is injured, two others walk on both sides of it and support it with their bodies. A member of the herd may be caught in a trap. Then the others try to free it. Elephants are