2013年中大附中七年级期末考试 英语科笔 试 部 分二、语言知识与运用（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分） 在下列各题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。(16) I often go to school _ foot. However, I went to school _ my fathers car this morning because I got up late.A. on, byB. by, inC. by, byD. on, in(17) We havent got much _ for our party. We should buy some this afternoon.A. applesB. paperC. time D. food(18) When I didnt pass my exam, my teacher told me _ hope.A. not to give up B. not give upC. dont give upD. to give up(19) - _ take off your coat, Anna. Its very cold today. - OK.A. CantB. DontC. Youd better D. Please(20) - _ will your mother leave for Beijing? - She will go there _ one weeks time.A. When; for B. When; after C. How soon; in D. How soon; after(21) Look, my bookcase is three times _ yours.A. as big asB. biggerC. more bigger thanD. the biggest(22) Lets have a rest. I was _ tired to go on _.A. too, walkB. too, walkingC. so, walkD. enough, walking (23) Because Tom was ill, _ he didnt come to school yesterday.A. WhyB. so C. orD. 不填 (24) If there _ no buying and selling of animals, lots of precious animals cant be killed in A. hasB. will have C. is D. will be(25) Its very nice of you to _ so much time_ me around your school. A. take; to showB. pay; forC. spend; to showD. spend; showing三、语法填空（共10小题，每题1分，共10分）Newspapers and websites are two main new media in the world today. I think both of them can provide us _(26)_ lots of news and information. But theyre different in _(27)_ ways.We all know newspapers _(28)_ a longer history and often come out daily with more dependable news and information. They can be carried _(29)_ and read almost anywhere you like. So a lot of people enjoy_(30)_them. But they can only _(31)_ texts and photos. What a pity! On the other hand, websites are quite new and popular, especially _(32)_ young people. Websites have not only texts with pictures but also audios and videos. It can make stories_(33)_. Whats more, they are updated(更新) from time to time. _(34)_ the latest news is always seen on websites instead of in newspapers. But it is not quite convenient(方便)for people _(35)_ a computer connected with the Internet to get information from websites.(26) A. ofB. withC. inD. for(27) A. anyB. the otherC. anotherD. some(28)A. hadB. hasC. haveD. with(29)A. easilyB. easyC. easierD. easiest(30)A. readsB. readC. readingD. to read来源:(31)A. includeB. includedC. includesD. including(32)A. betweenB. bothC. allD. among(33)A. more interestingB. much interestingC. interestedD. more interested(34)A. ButB. AlthoughC. SoD. Because来(35) A. withB. inC. byD. without四、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）How do people pass their free time? There are many forms of entertainments. But people in the old and modern times have _(36)_ amusements. A hundred years ago, people were in the habit of amusing _(37)_. When a group of people _(38)_ together, they talked, played cards or other games, read aloud to each other, or went out riding, shooting or walking. But nowadays, most people are amused by professional singers or players. They are becoming lookers and _(39)_. They _(40)_ the trouble of going out. But this change can _(41)_ big problems. They may just sit in front of a TV set or a computer. The _(42)_thing for them to do is to change the channel or move the mouse, so its _(43)_ for them to have health problems. And they may _(44)_ less time talking with their friends or family. Obviously, _(45)_ of these two kinds of amusements have their own advantages and disadvantages.(36) A. the sameB. interestingC. differentD. dull(37) A. animalsB. singersC. playersD. themselves(38) A. tookB. putC. gotD. worked(39) A. listenersB. actorsC. actressD. operators (40) A. makeB. saveC. haveD. earn (41) A. causeB. take C. leadD. carry(42) A. simpleB. complicatedC. difficultD. only(43) A. hardB. easyC. necessaryD. impossible(44) A. takeB. costC. spendD. win(45) A. bothB. allC. eitherD. none五、阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分） ( A )Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one.” The machine, with a new part on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $ 29,999.” One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable, but the $29,999 is exactly the value of wisd