上海市建平中学西校2021

Midterm Exam for 6th Graders

Part 1 Phonetics, Vocabulary and Grammar

第一部分 语音、词汇和语法

I. Fill in the blanks with the correct words according to the phonetic symbols (根据音标写出

正确的单词):

1. Shanghai is one of the greatest cities in ______. (?] )

[?e??

2. Passengers must arrive at the ______ two hours before the departure time. ()

[?e?p??t]

3. If you want to start the game, you can ______ the red button. (/pres/)

4. When I was a child, my favorite indoor activity was making ______. (//)

?m?dlz

5. More than a million people died in this ______. ()

[?b?tl]

II. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others’ (找出

划线部分读音与其他单词不同的选项):

( ) 6. A. back B. dad C. same D. pack

( ) 7. A. yes C. it D. this B. easy

( ) 8. A. hold B. health C. honest D. hobby

C. pet D. seat ( ) 9. A. bread B. dress

III. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案):

( ) 10. Which of the following sentences ends in the WRONG rising or falling tone (音调)?

A. I’ll weigh 55 kilograms. ↘

B. Why do I always have a fever? ↘

C. Emily, would you like some pudding? ↘

D. Why don’t we have a picnic in Xujiahui Park? ↘

( ) 11. Bangkok is the capital of Thailand. It’s ______ southeast of Shanghai.

A. / B. in C. to D. on

( ) 12. Peter has already collected three ______ stamps.

A. thousands B. thousand C. thousands of D. thousand of

( ) 13. What time does your plane leave ______ Singapore tomorrow?

A. for B. at C. to D. in

( ) 14. — Would you like to go hiking with me this weekend?

— Thanks for your invitation. But the weather is too hot these days. I’d rather ______ at home.

A. to stay B. staying C. stay D. not stay

( ) 15. The famous musician Mozart ______ in Austria (奥地利) in 1719.

A. born B. bore C. were born D. was born

( ) 16. Playing ______ piano is Aunt Judy’s favorite indoor activity.

A. / B. a C. an D. the

( ) 17. Although my mother is very busy, she drives me ______ school every day.

A. / B. at C. for D. to

( ) 18. Benny is poor at Chinese. He ______ practice it more.

A. need to B. have to C. has to D. doesn’t need to

( ) 19. My cousin would like to eat the mooncakes ______ red beans.

A. with B. has C. have D. of

( ) 20. Have you ______ a birthday cake for your grandfather’s 60 birthday?

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A. buy B. bought C. buys D. buying

( ) 21. There are so many scarves in the shop. Do you like this purple and pink ______?

A. ones B. it C. once D. one

( ) 22. — Can you finish the work with ______ people and less money?

— I’ll try, but I can’t promise you that.

A. less B. many C. fewer D. little

( ) 23. — ______ do you visit your grandparents in the nursing home?

— Once a month.

A. When B. How often C. How long D. How many times

( ) 24. — Would you like some more chicken wings?

— ______. I’ve already had two. I’m full now.

A. Yes, please. B. Of course. C. No, thanks. D. Of course not.

IV. Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式填

空):

25. It was ________ for anyone to get in because no one had the key. (possibly)

26. My little brother Adam looks very ________ in my father’s coat. (fun)

27. I took plenty of ________ for our school’s Charity Fair (义卖会) on March 5. (photo)

28. Eileen Gu won her ________ Olympic gold medal on February 18, 2022. (two)

29. Our pet dog doesn’t get enough exercise, so it is much ________ than before. (heavy)

30. Let’s go and get a loaf of bread from the ________ on Tianping Road. (bake)

31. Could you please find some ________ for me? (trolley)

V. Complete the following sentences with the words in the box. Each word can only be used

once (将下列单词的代码填入空格。每个单词只能填一次):

A. safety B. sure C. on D. soon E. take F. under

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome aboard China Eastern Airlines Flight

MU305 from New York to Beijing. The distance between New York and Beijing is 14,500

kilometers. Our flight will __32__ twelve hours. For __33__ reasons, the use of mobile phones and

computers is not allowed during take-off and landing.

We will take off __34__. Please be seated and fasten (系牢) your seat belt. Make __35__

your seat back and tray table (托盘桌) are in their full upright position. And check that your carry-

on items (随身物品) are safely placed in the overhead bin or __36__ the seat in front of you. This

is a non-smoking flight. Please do not smoke on board. We hope you enjoy the flight. Thank you!

32. ____ 33. ____ 34. ____ 35. ____ 36. ____

VI. Rewrite the following sentences as required (根据所给要求改写下列句子。每空格限填一

词):

37. I did the puzzle with my friend this afternoon.

(改为否定句)

I ________ ________ the puzzle with my friend this afternoon.

38. The train will arrive here at (保持句意

基本不变)

The ________ ________ of the train is

39. It took him about two hours to travel to Bangkok by air. (保持句意基本不变)

He ________ about two hours ________ to Bangkok.

40. Tourists always visit the famous Nine-Zigzag Bridge (九曲桥) in Yu Garden. (对划线部分提

问)

________ ________ tourists always visit in Yu Garden?

41. It’s about a 40-minute ride from my home to the Shanghai Library. (对划线部分提问)

________ ________ is it from your home to the Shanghai Library?

Part 2 Reading and Writing(第二部分 读写)

VII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共40分)

A. Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): (10分)

It was Friday, but Will stayed home and didn’t go to school. His mother knocked on his

“Come in, Mom,” he said. bedroom door.

“Are you feeling better?” Will’s mother asked. “A little,” Will replied.

“Louis just sent you your homework. He hopes you get well soon,” Will’s mother said.

“He said that your class is discussing healthful (有益于健康的) behaviors and ways to prevent

illness today. I made a checklist for you to show your class. You should put a tick next to each thing

that you promise to do.”

She then handed him a small white piece of paper. The paper had a list on it. There was a

check box next to each item.

Will read the checklist and said, “I wish I had gotten this before!”

Will’s mother reminded (提醒) him that everyone gets a cold from time to time. She told

him that the list shows ways to make improvements to his personal hygiene (卫生) and health habits.

“Well, let’s get started!” she said with a smile.

Healthful Habits Checklist

I will wash my hands often. ?

I will eat healthy food. ?

I will spend more time exercising. ?

I will get at least eight hours of sleep at night. ?

I will brush my teeth twice a day. ?

( ) 42. ______ made the checklist of healthful habits.

A. Will B. Louis C. Will’s teacher D. Will’s mother

( ) 43. Louis is probably Will’s ______.

A. uncle B. doctor C. classmate D. headmaster

( ) 44. Will didn’t go to school because ______.

A. it was Saturday B. he was sick and didn’t feel well

C. he hadn’t finished his homework D. he had to do the Healthful Habits Checklist at home

( ) 45. The underlined word “improvements” means ______.

A. results B. promises C. wishes D. good changes

( ) 46. From the underlined sentence, we can know that Will ______.

A. had already developed many healthful habits

B. could make his personal hygiene better by reading the checklist

C. wished that he had developed the healthful habits on the list earlier

D. was angry with his mother because she hadn’t given him any medicine for his cold

B. Choose the correct words to complete the passage (请选择最恰当的单词完成短文):

Does your school have school buses? Or __47__ you’ve seen school buses from other schools.

Have you ever noticed that most school buses are yellow? Why are they this color?

First, __48__ yellow gets our attention faster than any other color. Many school buses

bring children to school in the early morning hours. At this time of day, it may still be a little dark.

Yellow makes it easier for people to notice the school bus.

The second __49__ is about our ability to look out of the corner of our eyes. Even when

we are looking straight ahead, we can see things to our left or right. This is called “peripheral vision

(周边视觉).” Interestingly, our peripheral vision for detecting (检测) yellow is __50__ than it is for

other colors. We are 1.24 times more likely (可能的) to notice something yellow, even __51__ we’re

not looking straight at it.

( ) 47. A. still B. perhaps C. even D. just

B. dark C. bright D. busy ( ) 48. A. beautiful

D. advice ( ) 49. A. reason B. choice C. result

( ) 50. A. slower B. smarter C. worse D. greater

( ) 51. A. where B. why C. how D. when

C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with the proper words (在短文的空格中填入适当

的词，使其内容通顺。每空限填一词，首字母已给):

Just as we do today, the ancient Greeks had many w__52__ of enjoying themselves. They

held sporting competitions, went to the t___53_____ and listened to music.

Music and poems: Greek actors recited (朗诵) long poems, such as Homer’s The Odyssey

(荷马的《奥德赛》), in public places. A band played music for them while they recited. We don’t

know what the music sounded l__54__. But we do know that the ancient Greeks used drums, pipes

and stringed instruments (管弦乐器).

Toys: In rich families, young children played with toys just as children do today. Yo-yos,

clay dolls and wooden horses were popular a__55__ Greek boys and girls.

Games: Scientists have unearthed (出土) an ancient Greek vase. The painting on it

s__56__ two soldiers playing a kind of board game (棋盘游戏). The ancient Egyptians played a

board game known as Senet. Did these Greek soldiers also play Senet, or was the game chess?

Theater: The ancient Greeks loved theater. Actors dressed in costumes (戏服) and many

wore masks. Sometimes the actors appeared as birds or other a__57__.

52. w______ 53 t_________54. l______ 55. a______

56. s______ 57. a______

D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题):

In the village of Muntang in Indonesia (印度尼西亚), many children do one thing after

school: They pick up rubbish in order to borrow books from the Waste Library.

Raden is the person who set up this special library. Every weekday, she rides her tricycle

(三轮车) with a lot of new books to the village. Many children are already waiting for her. They

pick out the books they want to read and “pay” her with plastic cups, bags and other types of waste.

After that, these little kids usually sit together to enjoy reading their books.

Each week, the Waste Library collects about 100 kilograms of rubbish. The waste is then

sent for recycling (回收) or sold. Raden will use the money to buy new books for her library. “Our

children should read more and spend less time playing online games,” said Raden. “I want them to

get offline (下线) and start doing something good for the real world.”

The Waste Library has over 6,000 books now. The number is still growing. Raden’s act of

kindness is brightening (照亮) the hearts and minds of many children.

58. How often does Raden go to the village to lend books to the children there?

_____________________________________________________________________

59. What kind of rubbish do the children usually “pay” to borrow books from the Waste Library?

_____________________________________________________________________

60 What does Raden do with the rubbish she has received?

_____________________________________________________________________

61. Why did Raden set up the Waste Library?

_____________________________________________________________________

62. What do you think of Raden? Give your reason(s).

_____________________________________________________________________

VIII. Translation (翻译):

63. 我认为艾米在二十年后可能会成为一名英语教师，因为她非常喜欢这个学科，每天早上

都会练习读英语。

_____________________________________________________________________

64. 最后，他的照片出来了，他看了看照片背面的日期。

_____________________________________________________________________

六年级第二学期英语期中试卷答案

Part 1

I.

1. Asia 2. airport 3. press 4. models 5. battle

II.

6-9 CACD

III.

10-14 DABAC 15-19 DDDCA 20-24 BDCBC

IV.

25. impossible 26. funny 27. photos 28. second 29. heavier

30. bakery 31. trolleys

V.

32-36 EADBF

VI.

37. didn’t do 38. arrival time 39. spent … flying 40. What do 41. How far

Part 2

VII.

A.

42-46 DCBDC

B.

47-51 BCADD

C.

52. ways 53 theater/ theatre 54. like 55. among 56. shows

57. animals

D.

58. Every weekday.

59. Plastic cups, bags and other types of waste.

60. She sells or sends the rubbish for recycling.

61. Because she hoped the children would read more and spend less time playing online

games. / Because she hoped the children would get offline and start doing something

good for the real world.

62. She is a responsible person because she cares about both the children and the

environment. (Any reasonable answers are acceptable.)

VIII.

63. I think Amy will probably be an English teacher in twenty years, because she loves

the subject very much and practices reading English every morning.

64. Finally, his picture / photo(graph) came out and he looked at the date on the back

(of it).