《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. The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that _____ people from all walks of life are working　hard for _____ new Ma’anshan.

　　A.\; a B. \;the C. the; a D. the; the

　　2. _____, a small advertisement held my attention, which read “Easy job. Good wages. No experience　necessary.”

　　A. Looking through the newspaper B. While I was looking through the newspaper

　　C. To look through the newspaper D. I was looking through the newspaper

　　3. Hard work, however, does not necessarily _____ much achievement or honor which is expected by　someone.

　　A. stand up for B. come up with C. go after D. result in

　　4. _____ the aid from the government, the earthquake-stricken area _____ greater loss.

　　A. Apart from; should have suffered B. But for; would have suffered

　　C. Thanks to; could suffer D. Except for; would have suffered

　　5. I doubt if it is _____ for you to read that book again.

　　A. worth B. worthy C. worthwhile D. valuable

　　6. To distinguish sounds, students are encouraged to practice ____.

　　A. minimal pairs B. nasal explosion

　　C. consonant clusters D. incomplete explosion

　　7. Language is said to be arbitrary because there is no logical connection between _____ and meanings.

　　A. sense B. sounds C. objects D. ideas

　　8. If two sounds are in complementary distribution, they are _____ of the same phoneme. A. allophones B. symbols C. phones D. signs

　　9. Which of the following sentences is a two-place predicate?

　　A. It is snowing. B. The baby is sleeping. C. John gave Mary a book. D. Jack loves Mary.

　　10. The structural view limits knowing a language to knowing its structural rules and vocabulary. The communicative or notional-functional view adds the need to know how to _____ the rules and vocabulary to do　whatever it is one wants to do.

　　A. use B. analyze C. learn D. remember