江苏省无锡市南长区七年级第二学期期中考试英语试卷

单词辨音   在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出划线部分读音与其余三个不同的选项，并将该选项填入答题卷上相应的空格内。（本大题共5分，每小题0.5分）

A．cinema B．palace C．Canada D．machine

A．exchange B．exit C．exercise D．engineer

A．minute B．fifth C．video D．mile

A．problem B．often C．zero D．office

A．full B．future C．usually D．computer

A．window B．shower C．own D．follow

A．foot B．food C．boot D．room

A．double B．enough C．thousand D．country

A．south B．with C．theatre D．think

A．bank B．thank C．English D．orange

词汇应用（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
A、根据句意和中文注释，在答题卷相应的横线上，写出所给单词的正确形式。
We should do more exercise and breath            (新鲜的) air, wash hands more often
and eat cooked meat to get away from influenza A(H7N9) virus(禽流感病毒).
On the missing Malaysian plane, more than two         (百) people lost their lives (丧生).
A music show I’m a singer is very            (著名的) to Chinese people.
Thank you for            (邀请) us to your birthday party.
The            (小刀) on the desk are these children’s.
B、根据句意，在答题卷相应的横线上，写出所给单词的适当形式。
Ann is a            (fun) girl, and we all like her.
The            (nine) lesson is Kitty's favourite in Book Two. 
My iPad is            (break). I can’t listen to music any more.
In            (west) countries, people don’t like talking about age.
My            (neighbour) flats are large. They all have big balconies in their flats.

---Do you know            girl over there?
---Yes. She is            exchange student from America.

---Excuse me, which is the way to the museum?
---Sorry, I don’t know. This is my            time here.

Many people think Peng Liyuan is the most beautiful First Lady, and            songs are very popular.

The American boy is only four years old. He can swim            the lake.

Chairman (主席) Xi asks us            strict economy (厉行节约) in our daily life.

---May I speak to Mr. Smith?
---Sorry, he           . Can I take a message?

---The TV show Dad, Where Are We Going is so wonderful. You shouldn’t miss it.
---If I have time, I            it.

Please keep quiet, everybody! I have            important to tell you.

---Would you like to visit the new museum with us this Sunday?
---         , but I will have to work then.

Take the medicine three times a day. It can make you            than before.

---What do you think of James?
---Well,            his father, James            sharing his things with others.

Why            the modern city with us? I’m sure we can have a good time there.

---The best time            Wuxi is in spring.
---Yes, I think so.

You            afraid of doing homework. You know, it’s easy. Just be careful.

---Excuse me. Is the library open all day?
---         . Only from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

根据对话内容和所给的句子选项，将对话补充完整，使其通顺达意。答题时，将所选句子的序号写在答题卷上相应的空格内。（有一句是多余的）（本大题共5分，每小题1分）

A: Jim, what are you going to do this evening?
B: I plan to see a film.       
A: I’m going to listen to a talk in the City Hall. (市政厅)
B:       
A: It’s about the history of music.
B: That sounds great.       
A: Me, too.       
B: Good idea! When shall we start?
A: We must start early. It’s a little far from here.
B:        
A: Let’s take a taxi.
B: OK.

Parents are the closest p     to you in the world and they will do almost (几乎) a     for you. But many teenagers c     get on well with their parents, because they feel that their parents are n    interested in those topics that they are interested in and they can’t understand each o    .
Many kids feel that w    . But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be f   . Here are some ways for you to have a good talk w     your parents:
a) F     a good time to talk with them, for example, when you are eating dinner, going out for a walk or watching TV.
b) Tell them something you are interested in. Tell them the interesting t    in your school.
c) Ask them about their lives when they were young. They love to talk about that!

Tom is a 12-year-old boy. If he has a headache, he should take __________ a day.

A．tablet

B．1 tablet

C．2 tablets

D．3 tablets

The Public Library is closed at __________.

Lin and his father want to go to the Hamilton Zoo, they should pay __________.

Venice is a great place in the world. People call it “City of Water” because it is built on the water just like some stone buildings floating (漂浮) on the water. There are more than 350 bridges in the city. It’s in the southeast of Italy. You can hardly hear the sound of cars in the city. All transportation is by boat or on foot. And the most popular vehicle (交通工具) is gondola (贡多拉). You can see the beautiful sights and at the same time hear Italian operas on it. It’s also a city of art and music. It played a very important role in the Renaissance (文艺复兴). There are a lot of buildings there. Venice is a special and unique (独一无二的) place in the world, so a lot of people come to visit it every year. It’s better to visit the city in July, August, or September. And the people who come here will never forget this beautiful place.
Where is Venice?    

Why is gondola the most popular vehicle in Venice?

When is better to visit Venice?

Peter always doesn’t know the way. His friends often laugh at him. They say he needs a map to find the bathroom in his own house. In his eyes, every street looks the same, and he doesn’t know which way to go. Sometimes he has to take a taxi home because he can’t remember the way to his house.
Peter watches a lot of films and reads a lot of books about animals. Each bird knows which way is south. Bats (蝙蝠) can fly at night and find their way with their ears. He feels embarrassed (困窘的) because all these animals have a good sense of direction. He tries to find his way with the help of stars in the sky. There is a star called the North Star, and he knows how to find it.
Of course, Peter’s friends are still laughing at him, because he can only see the North Star outside when it is sunny at night. He can’t tell the directions in the daytime or when he is inside or when it is cloudy.
Sometimes Peter has to take a taxi home because __________.

Bats find the way with their __________.

What does the phrase “sense of direction” mean in Chinese?

Peter’s friends still laugh at him because he __________.
① can’t still find his way in the daytime  
② can’t still find his way when he is inside
③ can’t still find his way when it is cloudy
④ can see the North Star outside

句型转换 （本大题共5分，每格0.5分）
My mother takes me to school by car every day. (改为同义句)
My mother __________ __________ to school every day.
There is nothing in the bottle. (改为同义句)
There __________ __________ in the bottle.
They are going to have a big birthday party at home this weekend. (对划线部分提问)
__________ are they going to __________ at home this weekend?
It’s about 40 minutes by bus from my home to Wanda Square. (对划线部分提问)
__________ __________ is it from my home to Wanda Square?
I will find someone to help me with my homework. (改为一般疑问句）
__________ you find __________ to help you with your homework?

按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。答案必须填写在答题卷相应的横线上，每格限填一词。（本大题共10分，每格0.5分）
人们在过马路时应该遵守交通法规。
People should follow the          rules when they                           .
请记得为今天的晚会准备食物和饮料。
Please                            food and drinks          today’s party. 
无锡位于南京东面大约110英里的地方。
Wuxi is about 110 miles                                     Nanjing.
这位老人经常看着窗外，等待他的儿子。
The old man often                            the window          wait for his son.
我正盼望着今年的圣诞节。
I                                     this year’s Christmas. 

假设你叫陈军，昨天收到了笔友David的e-mail，得知他要到无锡来旅游。他想先了解无锡的情况。请你用英文给他回复一封e-mail，介绍无锡的吃、住、游、购等情况。
要点提示：

注意：1. 邮件须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范；
2. 省略部分须用1-2句话作适当发挥；
3. 词数70字左右。邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear David,
I’m glad to hear that you’ll come to Wuxi.
___________________________________________________________________________
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Hope to see you soon in Wuxi.
Yours
Chen Jun