2017学年天河区第二学期期末考试七年级英语
一、语法选择(1题1.5分，共15分)
Every year a large part of rainforests disappears on the Earth. There were lots of plants and animals living in these forests years ago. But now many of 1 die. Other animals have to leave and find 2 new forest to make their home. Why do the rainforests disappear so 3 ?
The main reason is that people destroy rainforests. People cut down many trees in the rainforests every year. They use the trees 4 furniture and paper. Farmers need to grow food and keep animals, 5 they turn rainforests into farms.
The drought（早灾）is bad for rainforests too. In 2010, a big drought 6 in the Amazon Rainforest. Rivers dried up and 7 plants and animals died. The drought also made the air 8 dry that the forest fire happened easily. Many animals lost their homes 9 the fire.
It's time to protect the rainforests. All of us 10 take care of the forests to make the world more beautiful. 1. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs 2. A. a B. an C. the D. / 3. A. more quickly B. quick C. quicker D. quickly 4. A. to produce B. producing C. produced D. produce 5. A. but B. and C. because D. so 6. A. happens B. happened C. will happen D. is happening 7. A. 3 millions B. million of C. millions of D. 3 millions of 8. A. very B. quite C. too D. so 9. A. because of B. as a result C. because D. as 10. A. may B. can C. should D. might
二. 完形填空。（每小题1分，共10分）
Once upon a time, a good-looking hawk(鹰) lived in a tree alone. He felt lonely because he had 11 friends.
One day, he saw a beautiful she-hawk and wanted to marry (和…结婚) her. But the she-hawk said “no” because he had no friends. “Will you be with me if I make three friends?” he asked. She answered “ 12 ”.
The hawk flew to 13 friends. Along the way, he met some 14 , including a huge bear, a fox and a tiger. He asked them if they could make friends with him. They said, “Of course. Call us when you need 15 and we shall come to your side.”
The hawk was very happy. He flew back and became the she-hawk’s husband. Ten 16 later, they got two baby hawks and had a happy life.
One day, two hungry hunters (猎人) came and sat under that tree. They had 17 to eat. Suddenly, they heard the baby hawks crying. And then they decided to catch them and eat them.
The parent hawks became 18 , so they had to ask their friends for help. With their help, the two hunters ran away, and the babies became 19 .
The hawk thanked his three friends. He found that the she-hawk was very 20 in telling him to make friends. 11. A. a few B. no C. many D. some 12. A. No B. Wait C. Yes D. Never
13. A. look for B. look after C. look like D. look through 14. A. insects B. plants C. people D. animals 15. A. money B. help C. water D. food 16. A. hours B. days C. months D. years 17. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 18. A. worried B. busy C. dangerous D. patient 19. A. happy B. dangerous C. safe D. afraid 20. A. silly B. nervous C. honest D. smart
三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
（A）
Do you still remember something lovely happened when you were little? Memories return every time I read or hear these sweet poems. ①I can set the table. ②New Baby Brother I can sweep the floor. I was sitting in classroom when I heard the I can wash my clothes news And count to forty-four. \I can wash dishes. you!\And clean my bedroom. Dad got me from school and to the hospital There is so much I can do. with no delay. Hurrying on our journey, he almost forgot the way! My brother's hands were tiny, and wrinkly soft, like a prune. After he smiled at me, Mom said, \ come home soon!\ Everyone “oohing” and “aahing”, they said \ And one day he'll walk around on those little baby feet! 21. From the first poem, we can infer（推断）that “I” was __________. A. patient B. lucky C. careful D. helpful 22. According to the second poem, where was “I” when hearing the news? A. In the hospital. B. At school. C. In the store. D. At home 23. The underlined part \A.不迟到 B.不耽搁 C.不阻挡 D.不匆忙 24. How did the family feel to have the new baby? A. Excited B. Worried C. Relaxed D. Surprised 25. What are the two poems mainly about? A. Sister and brother. B. Housework and hobbies.
C. Family life and love. (B) To From Subject Tom Lucy D. New baby and humans.
New Hobby Ideas Dear Tom, Last time you told me that you didn't know what to do in the free time. Here I would like to tell you some new hobby ideas. Art. Adding hobbies about art to your life can help relax yourself after study. There are many art hobbies to start with, such as painting, model building, or postcard making. You can join a class to learn some of the skills connected with the hobby. __________ Playing an instrument or learning a kind of dance can also be good ideas. And there are plenty of instruments that you can lean, such as guitar, piano, and so on. For dancing, you can ask the school teachers for advice to find out what kind of dance fit you most. Team sports. One good thing of a new hobby is meeting new people and making friends. So how about joining a team? You can play football, basketball, tennis, table tennis or volleyball There might be more in the sport center. You can even start a group through your class and encourage other classmates to play together. Do you want to try any of these hobbies? Go ahead! I’m sure you will have fun. Best wishes, Lucy
26. Why did Lucy write the email?
A. To ask Tom what to do in his free time. B. To ask Tom to become her friend. C. To show Tom what her hobbies are.
D. To give Tom some advice about hobbies.
27. Which of the following can be put in the blank at the beginning of paragraph 3? A. instrument or dance B. Instrument or music C. Guitar or piano D. Piano or dance
28. According to Lucy, which of the following about hobbies is Not True? A. Hobbies like dancing may make you like group work. B. Hobbies like painting may make you feel relaxed.
C. Hobbies like playing basketball may help you make new friends. D. Hobbies like model making may help you learn some new skills.
29. Tom has great interest in making model cars and group activities，which hobby ideas are probably the best for him?
A. Playing volleyball and dancing.
B. Playing football and building models. C. Playing the guitar and painting.
D. Making postcards and building models.
30. Which picture shows the structure(结构）of the email?
(C)
One dark night, two blind(盲的) men were going home from work. “I need to buy some socks,” said one of them suddenly. “Let’s stop at the shop on the street.” “OK,” said the other. “I think I’ll buy two or three pairs for myself, too.” They went to the shop.
“What size do you wear, sir? And what colour would you like?” asked the girl in the shop. “Size Eleven. Give me one pair of black socks and two pairs of white, please,” answered one of them. “And you, sir?” the girl asked the other man. “The same for me. I wear Size Eleven, too. So, the same colour and the same number,” said the other man.
A moment later they were in the dark street. Each man took the socks he had bought. But just then, a boy riding a bicycle bumped(撞) into them. The blind men dropped(掉) all the socks on the ground! All the six pairs of socks mixed up. The boy quickly said sorry and left. The two blind men picked up all the socks, but they could not tell black from white. How could they be sure that they each got one pair of black socks and two pairs of white socks? They tried to ask for help, but there was no one else in the street. What could they do?
Soon they had a wonderful idea. Easily and quickly, each of them got just what they wanted on their own. How clever they were!
Can you guess how they solved their problem?
31. The two blind men bought some socks when they were __________. A. on their way home B. on their way to work
C. on their way to the shop D. on their way to the city center 32.What did each of the blind men wanted to buy?
A. Two pairs of white socks and four pairs of black ones. B. Four pair of white socks and two pairs of black ones. C. One pair of black socks and two pairs of white ones. D. One pair of white socks and two pairs of black ones.
33. According to the paragraph 4, which is the correct order of the following sentences? ①The socks were mixed up and the boy apologized.
②Two blind men solved their problem and got their own socks. ③A boy on the bike bumped into the blind men. ④Two blind men dropped their socks on the ground. ⑤Two blind men were in the dark street with their socks.
A. ⑤④③②① B. ⑤③④①② C. ③④①⑤② D. ③④⑤①②
34. According to the story, which may be the best idea for the blind men to get their own socks? A. They put all pairs of socks together and each of them picked 6 socks. B. They went back to ask the shop assistant to separate (分开）them.
C. They separated each pair of socks and both took one sock from each pair.
D. They waited until someone told them the color of the socks and separated them. 35. The title of the passage should be .
A. One Dark Night B. Two Good Friends
C. Black and White D. Two Clever Blind Men
(D)
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power source (来源), as well as one of the oldest. People began to use windmills (风车) in West Asia about 2700 years ago. During the 1100s, European soldiers returned from the Middle East and they knew how to use wind power. Then windmills first appeared in Europe.
For many centuries, people used windmills to make wheat (小麦) into flour (面粉) or get water from deep underground. When people discovered electricity in the late 1800s, people living in faraway areas began to use windmills to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the1940s when almost all areas of the United States burned fossil fuel(化石燃料) for electricity, windmills disappeared.
During the 1970s, people started to cared about the pollution from burning fossil fuel. People also came to know that the fuel would run out one day. Although using wind power means more money, people still began to use it and the use of wind is becoming more and more popular. 36. From paragraph 1, what can we know about wind and windmills? A. Wind is the cleanest, richest and newest power source. B. European soldiers first used windmills before the 1100s. C. Soldiers in West Asia knew how to use wind power.
D. People used windmills in West Asia about 2700 years ago. 37. What did people use windmills to do for many centuries?
A. To help make flour from wheat. B. To help get water from the river. C. To help make electric lights. D. To help dig wells in faraway areas. 38. When did people use the windmills to produce electricity in some places?
A. In the 1100s. B. In the 1800s. C. In the l940s. D. In the 1970s. 39.The underlined phrase “run out\means __________. A.跑出去 B.逃跑 C.用完 D.流走 40. Why did people use wind power again during the 1970s? A. Because fossil fuel would be expensive.
B. Because it was cheaper to produce electricity. C. Because it's better for the environment
D. Because it could only be used in faraway areas.
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
The Atlantic Ocean (大西洋) is the second largest ocean on the earth. It is more than 6,000 kilometres wide. _____41_____. The ocean is so large，but it has very few islands. The other that it is the world's saltiest ocean.
There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how much there is. But if no more rain fell into it and no more rivers ran into it, it would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. The water is a little more than 3 kilometres deep._____42_____. The deepest point is about 9 kilometres.