牛津版（深圳•广州）初中英语七年级下学期期末模拟卷（2）

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    Walt Whitman was a famous American poet (诗人). He was born1May31, 1819, in Long Island. There were nine2in his family, and he wasthe second.3he was four years old, his family movedto Brooklyn because his family was too poor. His childhood was restless (不安宁的) and unhappy.4the age of 11, he left school. Then hebegan to5a job to help his family. As a youngman, Whitman6a school teacher, a printer and anewspaper reporter. He was7years old when he published his firstbook of poetry (诗集) in 1855. He8itLeaves of Grass. It9only twelve poems. The new form of hispoetry10many people. Whitman was poor and weakduring the last years of his life. He died in 1892.

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    Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 onMarch 14,2018. Hawking is known as the most famous physicist (物理学家) after Einstein.

    Hawking was born in Oxford, England, onJanuary 8, 1942. During his life, he married twice, and had three children.When he was a kid, Hawking went to school in St. Albans—a small city nearLondon. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving highschool, Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics, and then hewent to Cambridge University to study the universe (宇宙).

    At the age of twenty, Hawking startednoticing that something was wrong with him. Later, he went to the hospital anddoctors said that he would die before he was 23. But Hawking didn't give up. In1988, Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time. In the book, hetalked about many things, like the universe, the big bang (宇宙大爆炸) and the blackhole.

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    There are more than 20,000 kinds of fish.Which fish swims the fastest? Where are seahorses from? Read on to find out!

    Who is the fastest? It is the sailfish (旗鱼). Its bill (嘴) is long and thin. Its fin islike a big sail (帆). These things help it swim fast. Itcan swim 100 km an hour. That is as fast as a car on the highway.

    Seahorse is a fish! And it is a verydifferent kind of fish. Father seahorses give birth to (生产) baby seahorses. It has a pouch (育儿袋), andthe mother seahorse lays eggs in it. The pouch can carry 2,000 babies at atime.

    Do you know flat (扁平的) fish? Its eyes are on one side of its head. It is a flounder (比目鱼). When flounders are newborns, their two eyes are on differentsides of their head. After about 20 days, one eye moves to the other side.

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    Confucius (孔子) isthe greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28,551BC (公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today's Shandong Province. When he wasyoung, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began tolearn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects.When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believedeveryone should have a chance to get education whether (无论) they were rich or poor. He had about 3,000 students and many ofthem became famous.

    Chinese see Confucius as the greatestthinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindnessand good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. Peopleshould stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around inpeople's everyday life. Today people can still hear them, andtheygofar into east and south Asia.

请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺(有一项多余)。

    I was born in Lizhuang. It's a small town in Sichuan. Many famous (著名的) people lived there for a long time. Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin were two of them. Today, lots of visitors come here on vacation.

    And I lived with my grandparents here. Their house was big but old. The wall was white and tall. There were five rooms in the house.

    I felt interested in Lizhuang. Sometimes, Grandpa and I rowed a boat on it Sometimes, Grandma and I washed clothes in it. This river was very important to the people in Lizhuang.

    There weren't many children in Lizhuang. We liked to walk around the old town after school. We often played hide and-seek(捉迷藏). It was interesting.

    I am very happy. But I want to go back to Lizhuang one day. I want to see my grandparents and friends again.

A. But I still made a few friends. B. It is an old town, but it is beautiful. C. When I was a child, my parents went to work in Guangzhou. D. Now, I live in Guangzhou with my parents. E. She is of medium height with short curly hair. F. Behind my grandparents' house, there was a river.

请仔细阅读第1-5题中五个人的情况，从A-F六则广告中找到与其匹配的选项，其中一项为多余选项。

⒈ David wants to have a special dinner at home on his birthday. He has to buy some food and drinks. ⒉ Maria often reads books in her free time, so her best friend Linda wants to buy an interesting book for her as a birthday gift. ⒊ It's Lisa's birthday next Saturday. Her son likes cakes, so she will buy a big birthday cake for him. ⒋ Mr. Black would like to buy a new coat for his daughter as a gift because her old one is a little short. ⒌ Olivia's birthday is coming. Ashley, her friend, plan to buy some flowers for Olivia on her birthday.

A. Heart Flower Shop: there are many kinds of fresh flowers in our shop, and you can buy some for your friends as a birthday gift. B. Wholesale Food Market: there are many kinds of food and drinks in our market, and the prices of them are very low. Welcome! C. Elim Christian Bookstore: Elim Christian Bookstore is the biggest store in our city. There are almost all kinds of kooks in it. D. Comfiserie Bahmann: there are chocolate cakes, fruits cakes and so on. They are all very yummy. E. Best Fast food: there are fried（油炸的） chicken, French fries, hamburgers and porridge. You can enjoy them if you come here. F. CalleChic Clothing Store: It's a clothing store for girls. There are all kinds of beautiful clothes.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

    Tina is my English teacher. She is from England and is about 29 years old. She (have) blonde hair and she always wears a pair of (glass).

    She is strict us in our study, so all the students are well—behaved in her classes. She is strict, she can get along (good) with all the students because she is very kind and (patience). Whenever we have difficulty in English learning, she will help us to deal with the questions. We all like her lessons very much. That's because she is very creative. Her (teach) style is quite different that of the others. She prepares her lessons well and corrects our homework (careful). In class she always encourages us (work) hard.

    In a word, I think she is one of the best English teachers I have ever seen. We all love and respect her.

假如你叫李华，是学校环保小组的一员，请按表格内容写一封信，呼吁大家行动起来保护环境。

重要性	水和电很宝贵；保护环境很重要。
环保建议	1. 刷牙时，不要让水龙头一直开着； 2. 离开时记得关灯； 3. 回收一些废旧的物品，如纸张、瓶子等； 4. 种植树木，使空气清新； 5. 补充1~2点建议。

注意：1）词数60左右，可以适当发挥；2）文中不能透露你自己的个人信息；3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear classmates,

I am Li Hua, a member of the environmental group. 

    Let's work together. Our environment will be better and better.

Yours,

Li Hua