《初中英语》

　　一、单项选择题(本大题共 30 小题，每小题 2 分，共 60 分)

　　在每小题列出的四个备选项中选择一个最佳答案，错选、多选或未选均无分。

　　1. We’ve had a good start, but next, more work needs _____ to achieve the final success.

　　A. being done B. do C. to be done D. to do

　　2. Don’t worry. The hard work that you do now _____ later in life.

　　A. will be repaid B. was being repaid

　　C. has been repaid D. was repaid

　　3. Time, _____ correctly, is money in the bank. A. to use B. used C. using D. use

　　4. Bicycling is good exercise; _____, it does not pollute the air.

　　A. nevertheless B. besides C. otherwise D. therefore

　　5. Close the door of fear behind you, and you _____ the door of faith open before you. A. saw B. have seen C. will see D. are seeing

　　6. The place we live in is called house in English but 房 子 in Chinese. This shows the ______ of　language.

　　A. arbitrariness B. duality C. creativity D. displacement

　　7. In Chinese if someone breaks a bowl or a plate the host or the people present are likely to say sui sui

　　ping an. This language phenomenon reflects the ______ of language.

　　A. Performative Function B. Emotive Function

　　C. Phatic Function D. Recreational Function

　　8. Both syntax and semantics are the branches of linguistics, the former studies the rules governing the combination of words into sentences, the latter studies _____.

　　A. the form of words B. the meaning of language

　　C. the sound patterns of language D. the change of language

　　9. A syllable is a part of a word which contains a _____ and is pronounced as a unit.

　　A. consonant B. vowel C. phoneme D. pitch