初一下牛津英语提高练习

初一下牛津英语提高练习

I.Fill in the idioms with the proper forms:10% A.succeed in D.be similar to B.when it comes to E.needless to say C.set a record F.wear out 1.Tom ran so often that he __________ his shoes in just a few weeks.

2.His score on the test was lower than he expected.__________, he was disappointed. 3.The jeans in the window ___________ the jeans I saw in another store.

4.I don’t know how to solve the problem. If you _________ solving it, please explain it to me. 5.She tried to ___________ by not sleeping for two weeks, but she could not do it.

II. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words:5% 1.The __________ girl in our class is Alice, she is almost 1.70m.(height)

2.Before you take this _________ ,you’d better ask your doctor for help.(medical) 3.I don’t find his jokes very _________, that’s why I didn’t laugh at all.(amusement) 4.We really enjoyed the ___________ by Joyce .It was great.(perform) 5.__________ for me, I passed the driving test at last!(luck)

III. Choose the best answer:9%

1.He suggested __________ after dinner every night. A.to walk B. walks C. walk D. walking 2.No one told us ___________ ,so we asked the police for help. C. what should we do D. how to do it

3.In the canteen, a boy asked the waiter ____________ the new salad was sweet or not. A.if B. whether C. what D. that 4.---How long can I ___________ the video? ---Three weeks. A.keep B.borrow C.lend D.get 5.The store ________ since 5 o’clock every day. A.has opened B.is opened C.has open D.is open 6.Neither Peter nor his parents ________ a checkup this year yet. A.has had B.have had C.hasn’t had D.haven’t 7.---Could you tell me _______ ? A.which apartment do you live in B. which apartment did you live in C. which apartment you live in D. which apartment you lived in

8._________ when families are together ,it’s common for family members to do things by themselves. A.Because B. Even C. Besides D. First 9.What in NOT in the steps of a medical checkup. A.Take blood pressure. B. Do a cardiogram C. Measure the weight. D. Listen to loud music IV. Translate the following phrases into English:20%

1. Vivien_______(等水管工人)at home yesterday when the doorbell rang. 2. The nurse _______ (给许多病人量血压)since 7:00 this morning.

3. How about _______(遵循所有的指示）in the book to bake the cake? 4. Joyce was really excited after she _______ (从旋转木马下来). 5. Be careful when you _______ (驶过交叉路口). 6. Where were you _______(在抢劫案发生的时候).

7. Will you _______ (穿燕尾服参加学校舞会)this month. 8. Cherry is busy _______ (组装她的自行车)now.

9. Don’t drink too many soft drinks, or you _______ (会有严重的问题)with your body. 10.The students didn’t do a better job than they ______ (被期望, 被要求).

V. Rewrite the following sentences as required: 10%

1. “Have you prepared the speech?”Linsey asked him.(保持原句意思) Linsey asked him_______ he _______ prepared the speech.

2. Tracy used to eat a lot of snacks after she returned to the dormitory.

Tracy _______ _______ to eat a lot of snacks after she returned to the dormitory. 3. He didn’t know when he could go back to his hometown.

He didn’t know _______ _______ go back to his hometown. 4. Peter’s grandmother died 5 years ago.

Peter’s grandmother has _______ _______ for 5 years. 5. Few people have agreed with him.

Few people have agreed with him, _______ _______？

Part Two Reading and RA(46%) I. Reading comprehension.21%

You might have read a lot about the ways people are fighting against global warming to save our Earth. Now a school in Chhattisgarh, India, has come up with a unique idea.

Instead of asking for school fees, the school is asking parents to simply plant a tree sapling in the village. It has also been made clear that parents have to take care of the plant and if it dies, they have to plant another tree in its place. The idea was put into practice by a group of local professionals and businessmen. It is meant to do good things to parents who don’t have enough money to send their children to school. So far, the school has received an overwhelming response---700 saplings have been planted across the village.

This is just one small step in a village in India, but if the approach(方法)works, it could be something that other schools would follow.“we have provided parents with the seeds and the materials needed to nurture the saplings,” said one school official.“we hope that this initiative（倡议） will not only keep our students learning, but also help educate the next generation on the importance of environmental care.”

Tell whether the statement is true or false.5%

1.People are fighting against global warming to save the Earth in many ways around the world. 2.If the parents can’t pay for the school fees for school, they can plant a tree sapling in the village according to the special school in Chhattisgarh.

3.The parents don’t need to look after the plant after they plant them. 4.The people in that village like this way to pay for the school very much. 5.The parents should buy the seeds by themselves to plant the tree sapling.

(B)

Winter may be over, but a group of children in Beijing is still playing, and learning, a unique winter sport. They are dressed for battle. They hold curved(弯曲的) wooden sticks in their hands and wear thick-padded(厚垫肩的) coats, helmets and ice skates. They are here to conquer the ice. They slip. They glide(滑行). They often fall down. But they never let the ice get the better of them. What they are doing is taking up the sport of ice hockey---out of curiosity and pride after Beijing was picked to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Ice hockey isn’t as a strength in Chinese sports history and doesn’t have wide popularity across the country. In the past, ice hockey was mostly popular in northeast China. Only big cities in the three provinces in northeast China have their own ice hockey teams.

But now, Beijing, as the host city of the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been actively working on the promotion(推广，促进) of winter sports including ice hockey in recent years. A total of 15 ice hockey clubs and 116 youth ice hockey teams (with nearly 2,000 players) have been set up in the city so far. Some schools have even been identified as winter sports special schools. Their students are given the opportunity to learn to skate in P.E. Classes.

“ I believe with the coming of 2022, more and more kids in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen will take up ice hockey. It is not only because of the Winter Olympics, but also the attraction of the sport itself; it draws people to play it and enjoy it,” says a former player from the China national ice hockey team.

Choose the best answer. 4% 1. Ice hockey ________. ? is a Winter Olympic sport

? is a traditional strength in Chinese sports history ? is popular in northeast China

④ will attract more people in China to play it and enjoy it A. ??? B. ?? ④ C.??④ D. ?? ④

2. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Children in Beijing are forced to learn ice hockey at an early age.

B. Children in Beijing are becoming interested in ice hockey because of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

C. Children don’t want to learn to skate because they often fall down on the ice. D. Ice hockey equipment is too expensive for ordinary families.

3. How many youth ice hockey teams have been set up in Beijing so far? A. 15 B. 2,000 C. 2,022 D. 116

4. What are students in winter sports special schools given the opportunity to do? A. To learn to skate in P.E. Classes.

B. To visit ice stadiums in other big cities. C. To participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

D. None of the above

(C)

For one little boy, it was the coldest winter because his fatherlost a leg in an accident. The family no longer had money to live on. From then on, his father became another person. He would be very angry if the boy didn’t listen to him.

One night, when the boy walked alone on the street, he saw some beautiful boxes of coffee in a lovely shop. He knew his father loved coffee and he also knew stealing was no good. But all he could think of was his father’s smile. He soon put a box of coffee into his jacket and ran back home.

When his father saw the coffee, the boy got a smile that he has missed for so long. But before his father could taste it, the shop keeper came and caught the boy. He was beaten by his father.

Years later, the boy became a successful businessman. One day, his mother called him and said his father wanted to see him. Busy at work, he received a relic(遗物) from his father. It was a box. Inside it was the coffee that he had stolen from the shop. There was also a letter: \am a failure as a father. But I have a dream - to own a coffee shop, where I can make cups of coffee for you.”

The boy felt sad not meeting his father for the last time, and decided to realize his father's dream. After that, he started a coffee business.

The coffee business is now a big success. And the little boy is Howard Schultz — the owner of Starbucks.

Answer the question. 6%

1. The boy’s father didn’t have an accident in winter, did he? 2. How did the boy’s father feel when he saw the coffee? 3. Why did the shopkeeper come and catch the boy? 4. What did the boy’s father leave him as a relic? 5. When did the boy started a coffee business?

6. In your opinion, what makes the boy’s coffee business a big success?

（D）

There was once a wise old woman who lived in the hills. All the children used to come and ask her questions. She ____1____ gave the right answers. There was a naughty boy among the children. One day, he caught a tiny bird and held it in his hands. Then he gathered his friends around. He said, “Let’s play a trick ____2____ the old woman. I will ask her what I’m holding in my hands. Of course, she’ll answer that I have a bird. Then I will ask her if the bird is alive or dead. If she says the bird is dead, I’ll open my hands and let the bird fly away. ____3_____, if she says the bird is alive, I’ll quickly crush it and show her the dead bird. Whatever she says, she’ll be wrong.” The children agreed that this was a ____4____ plan. Up the hill they went to the old woman’s hut. “Granny, we have a question for you,” they all shouted. “What’s in my hands?” asked the little boy. “Well, it must be a bird,” ____5____ the old woman.