外研版初一上学期期中英语试题及答案指导

外研版英语初一上学期期中模拟试题及答案指导一、听力部分（本大题有20小题，每小题1分，共20分）1、听力材料：A.Hello,isthatMr.

Smith?ThisisMrs.

Greencallingfromtheschooloffice.Couldyoupleasesendyoursontotheofficetopickuphisbooks?B.Hi,Mrs.

Green.ThisisMr.

Smith.I’msorry,buthe’snotinschooltoday.He’sfeelingsick.C.Goodmorning,Mrs.

Green.ThisisMr.

Smith.Yes,I’llmakesuretosendhimtotheofficetogethisbooks.Question:WhoiscallingMr.

Smith?A.Mrs.

GreenB.TheschoolofficeC.Mr.

Smith’ssonAnswer:A

Explanation:ThelistenercanidentifythatMrs.

GreeniscallingMr.

Smithbylisteningtotheopeningdialogue,“Hello,isthatMr.

Smith?ThisisMrs.

Greencallingfromtheschooloffice…”2、听力材料：A.TomandLilyareplanningatriptothemountains.Theyarediscussingwhattopack.Tom:Doyouthinkweneedtobringanumbrella?Lily:Idon’tthinkso.Theweatherforecastsaysitwillbesunnyallday.Tom:OK,thenweshouldtakealotofsunblock.Lily:Goodidea.Anddon’tforgettopacksomesnacksandwater.Question:WhatareTomandLilytalkingabout?A.TheweatherforecastB.PackingforatripC.BuyingnewclothesAnswer:B

Explanation:ThelistenercandeterminethatTomandLilyarediscussingwhattopackfortheirtripbythecontentoftheirconversation,whichincludesdiscussingtheneedforanumbrella,sunblock,snacks,andwater.3、Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheweathertoday?A.It’ssunnyandwarm.B.It’scloudyandcold.C.It’swindyandrainy.Answer:B.It’scloudyandcold.Explanation:Thespeakermentionsthattheweatherisovercastandquitechilly,whichcorrespondstooptionB.4、Howdoestheteacherfeelaboutthestudents’progress?A.Verypleased.B.Somewhatdisappointed.C.Notinterested.Answer:A.Verypleased.Explanation:Theteacher’stoneindicatesapositiveandsatisfiedattitudetowardsthestudents’progress,suggestingthattheyarepleasedwiththeirachievements.5、Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear.

Question:Whatistheweatherlikeinthecitywheretheconversationtakesplace?

A)It’ssunny.

B)It’srainy.

C)It’swindy.

D)It’scloudy.Answer:B)It’srainy.

Explanation:Theconversationbeginswiththemansaying,“Listen,it’spouringoutside,”whichindicatesthatitisraining.6、Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertothequestionyouhear.

Question:Whydoesthewomanwanttocancelthetrip?

A)Becauseshedoesn’tlikethedestination.

B)Becauseshe’snotfeelingwell.

C)Becauseshecan’tfindasuitabletravelpartner.

D)Becausetheweatherforecastisbad.Answer:D)Becausetheweatherforecastisbad.

Explanation:Thewomansays,“Theweatherforecastsaysit’sgoingtobestormy,soIthinkweshouldcancelthetrip.”Thissuggeststhatthebadweatheristhereasonforherwantingtocancelthetrip.7、Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Theweatherforecastforthenextfewdays.B.TheimportanceofstudyingEnglish.C.Theupcomingschoolholiday.Answer:A

Explanation:Thefirstspeakermentions,“Iheardontheradiothatitwillbesunnytomorrowandwarm,”whichindicatesthattheyarediscussingtheweatherforecast.Thesecondspeakeragrees,confirmingthatthetopicisabouttheweatherforthenextfewdays.8、Howdoesthesecondspeakerfeelaboutthebookrecommendation?A.ExcitedB.BoredC.DisappointedAnswer:A

Explanation:Thefirstspeakerrecommendsabook,andthesecondspeakerrespondswith,“Wow,thatsoundsreallyinteresting!I’veneverreadthatone.”Thetoneandwordsused(“Wow”and“reallyinteresting”)suggestthatthesecondspeakerisexcitedaboutthebookrecommendation.9.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,AliceandBob.Theyarediscussingtheirweekendplans.Question:WhatisAlice’splanforthisweekend?A.Sheisgoingtovisithergrandparents.B.Sheisplanningtogohikinginthemountains.C.Sheisstayinghometostudyfortheexams.Answer:C

Explanation:Intheconversation,Alicementionsthatshehasalotofhomeworktodofortheupcomingexams,sosheplanstostayhomeandstudy.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisC.10.Youarelisteningtoashortpassageabouttheimportanceofexercise.Question:Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Exerciseisgoodforphysicalhealth.B.Exerciseisnecessaryformentalhealth.C.Exercisecanimproveacademicperformance.Answer:A

Explanation:Thepassagediscussesthevariousbenefitsofexercise,withaprimaryfocusonitspositiveeffectsonphysicalhealth.Althoughthepassagementionsmentalhealthandacademicperformanceasadditionalbenefits,themainideaisthatexerciseisgoodforphysicalhealth.Therefore,thecorrectanswerisA.11.听力材料：W:Hi,John.Howwasyourschooltriplastweek?M:Itwasgreat!WevisitedtheGreatWallandtheSummerPalace.Thescenerywasbeautiful,andwehadalotoffun.Q:WhatdidJohnvisitlastweek?

A:TheGreatWallandtheSummerPalace.解析：本题考查考生对听力的理解能力。从对话中可以得知，John上周参观了长城和颐和园，因此答案为TheGreatWallandtheSummerPalace。12.听力材料：W:Hi,Mike.Haveyoufinishedyourscienceprojectyet?M:Notyet.I’mstillworkingonit.Ineedtocollectmoredataandanalyzeit.It’sabitchallenging,butI’mdeterminedtocompleteit.Q:WhatisMikedoingnow?

A:Workingonhisscienceproject.解析：本题考查考生对听力的理解能力。从对话中可以得知，Mike还在忙于他的科学项目，因此答案为Workingonhisscienceproject。13.Whatistheboy’sfavoritecolor?A.Red.B.Blue.C.Green.Answer:B

Explanation:Theboysaid,“Myfavoritecolorisblue,becauseit’sthecolorofthesky.”SothecorrectanswerisB.14.Howmanybooksdoesthegirlhave?A.5.B.10.C.15.Answer:B

Explanation:Thegirlsaid,“Ihave10books.Fiveofthemarenovelsandtheotherfivearestorybooks.”SothecorrectanswerisB.15.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwostudents,AliceandBob.A.WhatisAlice’sfavoritecolor?B.WhatisBob’sfavoritesubject?C.WhatcolordoesBoblike?D.WhatsubjectdoesAliceprefer?Answer:B

Explanation:ThequestionasksaboutBob’sfavoritesubject.Intheconversation,AliceasksBobabouthisfavoritesubject,andBobrespondswith“Mathematics.”16.Youarelisteningtoaweatherforecast.A.WhatistheweatherlikeinNewYorkCitytoday?B.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeintwodays?C.Howwilltheweatherchangeinthenextthreedays?D.Whatisthetemperatureforecastfortomorrow?Answer:A

Explanation:ThequestionasksabouttheweatherinNewYorkCitytoday.Theweatherforecaststates,“Today,NewYorkCitywillhaveasunnydaywithahighof25degreesCelsius.”17.Youarelisteningtoaconversationbetweentwofriends,AliceandBob.Theyarediscussingtheirweekendplans.Alice:HeyBob,doyouhaveanyplansforthisweekend?

Bob:Yeah,actually.I’mgoingtovisitmygrandparentsinthecountryside.

Alice:Thatsoundsnice.Wherearetheyliving?

Bob:Theyliveabout30minutesawayfromthecitycenter.

Alice:Oh,that’snottoofar.Whatareyougoingtodothere?

Bob:Well,we’replanningtogoforahikeinthenearbyforestandthenhaveapicnic.Question:HowfarisBob’sgrandparents’housefromthecitycenter?A.10minutesB.20minutesC.30minutesD.40minutesAnswer:C.30minutesExplanation:TheconversationclearlystatesthatBob’sgrandparents’houseisabout30minutesawayfromthecitycenter.18.Listentoashortdialoguebetweenateacherandastudent.Teacher:Goodmorning,Sarah.Howareyoufeelingtoday?

Sarah:Goodmorning,Mr.

Smith.I’mfeelingfine,thankyou.

Teacher:That’sgoodtohear.Haveyoucompletedyourscienceprojectyet?

Sarah:Yes,Ifinishedityesterday.Ipresentedittomygroup,andwereceivedpositivefeedbackfromtheteacher.

Teacher:That’sgreat,Sarah.I’msureyouputalotofeffortintoit.Didyouuseanynewresourcesortechniques?

Sarah:Yes,weusedanonlinedatabasetogatherinformation,andwealsoconductedsomeexperimentsintheschoollab.Question:WhatdidSarahandhergroupdofortheirscienceproject?A.Theyvisitedamuseum.B.Theyconductedexperimentsintheschoollab.C.Theyreadabook.D.Theywatchedadocumentary.Answer:B.Theyconductedexperimentsintheschoollab.Explanation:ThedialoguementionsthatSarahandhergroupconductedsomeexperimentsintheschoollabaspartoftheirscienceproject.19.Youhearaconversationbetweentwostudents,AliceandBob,discussingtheirweekendplans.Listentotheconversationandanswerthequestion.Question:WhatdoesAlicesayshewilldoonSaturdayafternoon?A.Shewillgoshopping.B.Shewillstudyatthelibrary.C.Shewillvisithergrandparents.Answer:B解析：在对话中，Alice提到她会在周六下午去图书馆学习，所以答案是B。20.YouhearaweatherreportforacityinChina.Thereportincludesinformationaboutthecurrenttemperatureandtheforecastforthenextday.Listentothereportandanswerthequestion.Question:Whatwillthetemperaturebeinthecitytomorrow?A.20degreesCelsiusB.25degreesCelsiusC.30degreesCelsiusAnswer:A解析：在天气预报中，提到明天的气温将是20摄氏度，所以答案是A。二、阅读理解（30分）Title:ATriptotheZooReadingPassage:Lastweekend,myfamilydecidedtotakeatriptothezoo.Wewereexcitedbecauseithadbeenalongtimesincewehadvisitedone.Thezoowashuge,withmanydifferentsections,eachdedicatedtoaspecifictypeofanimal.Thekidswereparticularlyinterestedinthepandasandthepenguins.Aswewalkedthroughthezoo,wesawmanyanimalswehadneverseenbefore.Thegiraffesweretoweringoverus,andthemonkeysweresoplayful.Wespentalotoftimeattheelephantenclosure,watchingtheelephantstakeabathinthepond.Itwasfascinatingtoseehowtheyusedtheirtrunkstospraywateronthemselves.Oneofthehighlightsofthetripwasthepenguinparade.Thepenguinswaddledinaline,withakeeperleadingtheway.Thekidslaughedasthepenguinstriedtooutdoeachotherintheirfunnywalk.Wealsohadtheopportunitytoholdababyturtleattheturtleenclosure.Itwasabitscaryatfirst,buttheturtlewassogentleandsoftthatwecouldn’thelpbutsmile.Bytheendoftheday,wewerealltiredbuthappy.Wehadspenttheentiredaysurroundedbysomanyamazinganimals.Itwasadaywewouldneverforget.Questions:1.Whydidthefamilydecidetotakeatriptothezoo?A.Theywantedtovisitanewzoo.B.Theyhadnevervisitedazoobefore.C.Ithadbeenalongtimesincetheylastvisitedazoo.D.Theywantedtoseethepandasandthepenguins.2.Whatanimaldidthekidsseemtobethemostinterestedin?A.ThegiraffesB.ThepandasC.ThemonkeysD.Theelephants3.Whatwasoneofthehighlightsoftheirtriptothezoo?A.Seeingthegiraffes.B.Thepenguinparade.C.Holdingababyturtle.D.Watchingtheelephantstakeabath.Answers:1.C2.B3.B三、完型填空（15分）Passage:Thezooisafascinatingplaceforchildrentovisit.Itisnotonlyaplacetoseedifferentkindsofanimals,butalsoaplacewherechildrencanlearnaboutwildlifeandtheirhabitats.Everyweekend,thezooisfilledwithexcitedchildrenandtheirfamilies.Oneday,agroupofchildrenvisitedthezoowiththeirteacher.Theyweredividedintotwoteams:TeamAandTeamB.Theteachergavethemachallenge:theyhadtofindoutasmuchinformationaspossibleabouttheanimalstheysawandanswersomequestionsattheendofthevisit.Asthechildrenexploredthezoo,theynoticedasignthatread,“The1isanamazingcreaturethatcanliveupto100yearsinthewild.”Theydecidedtofocusonthisanimalandlearnmoreaboutit.1.A)elephantB)lionC)bearD)turtleE)giraffeThechildrenlearnedthatthe2isareptile,notamammal.Ithasahardshellandlivesinthewaterandonland.Theteacherexplainedthatthe3isimportantfortheturtle’ssurvival,asitprotectstheturtlefrompredators.Thechildrenwerealsoamazedtofindoutthatthe4canmoveitsheadinsideitsshell.Thisisaninterestingadaptationthathelpstheturtle5indangeroussituations.elephantB)lionC)bearD)turtleE)giraffeAnswer:1.D)turtle2.D)turtle3.C)shell4.D)turtle5.B)hide四、语法填空题（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）1、Themoviewassoexcitingthatwe______(1)______itforthreehoursstraightwithoutabreak.A.watchedB.hadwatchedC.havewatchedD.watch答案：A解析：本题考查过去时。根据句意，电影非常吸引人，我们连续看了三个小时，没有休息。因此，应该使用一般过去时，表示过去发生的动作。2、IfI______(2)______moretime,Iwouldhavefinishedtheprojectearlier.A.hadB.haveC.hadhadD.havehad答案：A解析：本题考查虚拟语气。句子结构为if条件句的虚拟语气，表示与过去事实相反的假设。因此，主句应使用“wouldhave+过去分词”的形式，所以正确答案是A。3、Myfavoritesportis_______(be)football,andIhavebeenplayingitsinceIwasachild.答案：is解析：本题考查主语从句。根据句意和从句的语境，此处应使用系动词”be”，表示主语”myfavoritesport”的系表关系。4、________(do)youthinkofthenewteacher?Sheisverykindandpatient.答案：Do解析：本题考查特殊疑问句。根据句意和问句的语境，此处应使用”do”构成一般疑问句，询问对方对某人的看法。句中的”youthink”是插入语，不影响句子的结构。5.Inthe___________(be)ofthenewlibrary,thestudentsareexcitedtofinallyhaveaplacetostudy.答案：building解析：根据句意，空格处需要填入名词作为介词”in”的宾语，且”ofthenewlibrary”表示所有关系，因此用名词的所有格形式。在这里，“building”表示”图书馆”的复数形式，符合句意。6.Theteacher___________(stand)atthefrontoftheclassroomwhenthebellrang.答案：wasstanding解析：根据句意，这里描述的是过去某一时刻正在进行的动作，因此需要用过去进行时。过去进行时的构成是was/were+现在分词，所以正确答案是”wasstanding”。7.Inthe7morning,mybrother8upearlytogojogging.Thesun9slowly,andthebirds10theirmorningsongs.A.first,got,rises,sangB.first,got,wasrising,sangC.first,hadgot,wasrising,sangD.first,hadgot,rises,sangAnswer:B

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisBbecause“Inthefirstmorning”indicatesaspecificpointintime,so“got”isthecorrectpasttenseof“get”todescribethepastactionofwakingup.Thesun“wasrising”isinthepastcontinuoustensetodescribeanongoingactionatthespecifictime.Thebirds“sang”inthesimplepasttensetoindicateacompletedactioninthepast.8.Ifyou11yourhomeworknow,you12finishitbytheendoftheday.A.do,willbeabletoB.willdo,canC.did,couldD.aredoing,canAnswer:A

Explanation:ThecorrectanswerisA.Thefirstpartofthesentenceisinthepresenttense,suggestingaconditionalsituation.“Do”isthecorrectformtouseafter“Ifyou.”Thesecondpartofthesentenceisinthefutureperfecttense,indicatingcompletionatafuturetime.“Willbeableto”isthecorrectconstructiontoexpressthisfuturepossibility.9.Tomwas(1)___________whenheheardthenewsabouthisfriend’saccident.A.surprisedB.surprisingC.surprisesD.surprisedly答案：A解析：本题考查形容词。根据句意可知，汤姆听到朋友出车祸的消息时感到惊讶。此处为”sb.be+adj.”结构，意为”某人感到……“，故选A。10.Theteacheraskedusto(2)___________ourhomeworkbeforetheclassbegan.A.finishB.finishesC.finishingD.tofinish答案：A解析：本题考查动词形式。根据句意可知，老师要求我们课前完成作业。asksb.todosth.为固定搭配，意为”要求某人做某事”，故选A。五、简答题（本大题有5小题，每小题2分，共10分）1、Pleasedescribethemaindifferencesbetweenamonologueandadialogueinaplayorstory.答案：1.Amonologueisaspeechdeliveredbyasinglecharacter,wherethecharacterspeaksdirectlytotheaudiencewithoutanyinteractionfromothercharacters.2.Adialogueconsistsofaconversationbetweentwoormorecharacters,whereeachcharactertakesturnsspeakingandrespondingtotheothers.解析：Thisquestionasksstudentstoidentifyandexplainthekeycharacteristicsofmonologuesanddialogues.Amonologueischaracterizedbytheabsenceofinteractionwithothercharacters,whileadialogueinvolvesaback-and-forthconversationbetweencharacters.Understandingthesedifferenceshelpsstudentsanalyzethenarrativestructureandcharacterdevelopmentinplaysandstories.2、Howdoesthesettinginfluencethemoodandthemeofastory?答案：1.Thesettingprovidesthebackdropagainstwhichthestoryunfoldsandcangreatlyinfluencethemoodofthenarrative.Forexample,adarkandstormysettingmightcreateasenseofsuspenseandfear.2.Thesettingcanalsoreflectthethemeofastory.Historicalsettingscanemphasizethemesrelatedtochangeovertime,whilefuturisticsettingsmightexplorethemesofprogressandtechnology.解析：Thisquestionencouragesstudentstoconsidertheroleofsettinginshapingboththemoodandthemeofastory.Thesettingcanevokecertainemotionsandfeelingsinthereader,contributingtotheoverallmoodofthenarrative.Additionally,thetimeandplaceinwhichastoryissetcanprovidecontextandserveasametaphorfortheunderlyingthemesofthestory.Studentsshouldbeabletorecognizehowsettingisusedtoenhancethestorytellingandconveydeepermeanings.3、WhatarethemaindifferencesbetweenthepresentperfecttenseandthepastsimpletenseinEnglish?Answer:

ThemaindifferencesbetweenthepresentperfecttenseandthepastsimpletenseinEnglishareasfollows:1.TimeofReference:Thepresentperfecttenseisusedtodescribeactionsthatstartedinthepastandcontinuetothepresent,oractionsthathaveapresentresult.Thepastsimpletenseisusedtodescribeactionsthathappenedataspecifictimeinthepast.2.Continuity:Thepresentperfecttenseoftenimpliesasenseofcontinuityorongoingaction.Thepastsimpletensedoesnotnecessarilyimplycontinuity.3.PerfectAspect:Thepresentperfecttenseincludestheaspectofperfectness,whichmeanstheactioniscompletedwithrespecttothepresent.Thepastsimpletensedoesnotincludetheaspectofperfectness.4.TimeExpressions:Thepresentperfecttenseisoftenaccompaniedbytimeexpressionslike“ever,”“never,”“already,”“yet,”“recently,”“just,”“for,”and“since.”Thepastsimpletensedoesnotusuallyincludethesetimeexpressions.3、Howcanyouusecontractionsinasentencetomakeitsoundmorenatural?Answer:

Youcanusecontractionsinasentencetomakeitsoundmorenaturalbycombiningtheverbwiththesubjectpronounandomittingthelinkingword“is”or“are.”Hereareafewexamples:1.Hehasfinishedhishomework.→He’sfinishedhishomework.2.Theyaregoingtothepark.→They’regoingtothepark.3.Shehaslivedinthiscityfortenyears.→She’slivedinthiscityfortenyears.UsingcontractionshelpstoconveyamoreconversationalandinformaltoneinspokenEnglish.5、PleasedescribethemaindifferencesbetweenthesimplepresenttenseandthesimplepasttenseinEnglish.Answer:ThemaindifferencesbetweenthesimplepresenttenseandthesimplepasttenseinEnglishareasfollows:1.Timereference:Thesimplepresenttenseisusedtodescribeactionsorstatesthatarehabitual,generaltruths,orongoingactions.Thesimplepasttenseisusedtodescribeactionsorstatesthathappenedataspecifictimeinthepast.2.Verbform:Inthesimplepresenttense,regularverbsareconjugatedwiththe-sor-esendingforthethirdpersonsingularform.Irregularverbshavetheirownuniqueforms.Inthesimplepasttense,regularverbstypicallyendin-ed,whileirregularverbshavetheirownpasttenseforms.3.Useofadverbs:Thesimp