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六年级上册英语练习题

姓名:____________

一、选词填空

read、fly、play、see、walks、skip、visit、climbs、are、eating

1.、He always_____trees.

2、She likes_____fast food.

3、Do you go to the zoo to animals?

4、My cousin to school.

5、Jenny likes to with her skipping rope.

6、They always go to the playground to basketball.

7、What colour her eyes?

8、On Sunday,my parents and I go to the park to a kite.

9、My friend Peter likes to newspapers.

10、I never______the moon.

二、选出不同类的单词

()1. A.bus B.ship C.boat

()2. A.black B.white C.apple

()3. A.hamburger B.mango C.sandwich

()4. A.football B.table C.table tennis

()5. A.play B.orange C.clean

()6. A.moon cake B.sweets C.wait

()7. A.always B.on C.often

()8. A.tiger B.tie C.snake

()9. A.bicycle B.bus C.bike

()10. A.fork B.fox C.chopsticks

三、单项选择

（）1.a fantastic present!

A、How

B、Where

C、What

D、That

（）2.I want go to the park.

A、do

B、in

C、with

D、to

（）3.Not really,I a long time ago.

A、stop

B、stops

C、stoped

D、stopped （）4.Do you often to school?

A、speaking

B、walking

C、walk

D、reading （）5.you want to go inside?

A、Does

B、Did

C、Are

D、Do

（）6.Lily sometimes the blackboard.

A、talks

B、walk

C、cleans

D、reads （）7.My father______clean his car tomorrow.

A.going

B.going to

C.will

D.is going

（）8. ----Have you got a new car?

----______.

A.Yes,I got.

B.No,I have.

C.No,I not got.

D.Yes,I have.（）9.He______up at7o’clock in the morning.

A.not get

B.get

C.getting

D.gets

（）10.this your teacher?

A.It’s

B.Is

C.Is

（）11.Does your brother a snack after school?

A.eat

B.eats

C.eating

（）12. a pretty girl !

A. What’s

B. What

C. How

（）13.--- your aunt live in a castle? ---Yes,she .

A.Is is

B.Does does

C.Does is

（）14.---Can you write stories ______English? ---Of course. A.on B.in C.for

（）15.My father doesn’t like _______TV.

A.watch

B.watches

C.watching

（）16.______he got any letters from China?

A.Had

B.Has

C.Have

（）17.Can you _______French?

A.tell

B.speak

C.talk

（）18.There _______some milk on the table.

A.is

B.are

C.has

（）19.My pen friends like _________.

A.collect stamps

B.rideing bikes

C.reading books

（）20.I don’t like pears,so I _________ eat them.

A.never

B.sometimes

C.often

（）21.I’m Linda.Please my pen friend.

A. am

B.is

C.be

（）22.Does he with toys?

A.likes play

B. like playing

C. like play

四、用所给动词的适当形式填空

1.We______(go)to Chinatown tomorrow.

2.They__________(collect)lots of great stamps last year.

3.Girls like_______(dance)and_______(play)football is boys’hobby.

4.Let’s_______(go)to Chinatown now.

5.I want to_____(show)Daming the present from China.

6.I have two(knife).

7.Flying kites and reading books are my(hobby).

8.There’s Chinese(dance).

9.(please)to meet you!

10.I’m(send)an email to my family.

11.Let(we)go to the park.

12.There(be)some orange juice in the bottle.

五、写出下列动词的过去式

1.take______

2.buy______

3.write_______

4.go_______

5.wear_______

6.eat_______

7.tell________ 8.can_______

9.study________ 10.get_______

11.do________ 12.put_______

13.fly________ 14.send______

六、连词成句

1.he,violin,the,likes,playing（.）

2.building，big，what，a（!）

3.write, you, can, I, to （?）

___________________________________________________________ 4.eat，hours，a，twelve，pandas,day,for（.）

___________________________________________________________ 5.can, I, in, write, English, sing, and （.）

___________________________________________________________

6.he, books, any, got, has （?）

___________________________________________________________ 7.about, book, got, you, have, a, America （?）

___________________________________________________________

七、情景交际，选出正确回答

（）1.How can I get to the zoo?

（）2.What do you do?

（）3.Is she an artist?

（）4.What are you going to do this afternoon?

（）5.What does she do?

（）6.Does he like diving?

（）7.What’s your hobby?

（）8.Where does your mother work?

（）9.Where does the cloud come from?

（）10Are they going to play chess next Sunday?

A.It comes from the vapour.

B.I’m a teacher.

C.I’m going to buy an English book.

D.I like collecting stamps.

E.No,she isn’t.She’s a TV reporter.

F.Yes,they are.

G.Yes,she does.

H.You can ride a bike there.

I.My mother works in a factory.

八、阅读理解

阅读（一）

Christmas is a very famous special western festival.It’s also a very import ant festival.Before Christmas,people decorate their homes.They send C hristmas cards to their relatives and friends,and they buy Christmas tree s to decorate their homes.People buy presents and wrap them beautifull y.They put the presents under their Christmas tree.Some families open their presents on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day.Then everyone gets together and has a large meal.Almost everybody in England likes Christ mas.

（）1.Christmas is a famous_______festival.

A.eastern

B.western

C.Chinese

（）2.Before Christmas,people like to decorate their_____.

A.homes

B.lights

C.presents

（）3.People like to send______before Christmas.

A.emails

B.Christmas cards

C.Christmas trees

（）4.People buy______and wrap them beautifully.

A.trees

B.presents

C.cards

（）5.People says“______”to each other at Christmas.

A. Hello.

B.Happy new year.

C.Merry Christmas.

阅读（二）

There is a big supermarket near Mrs.Green’s house.She usually goes the re to buy food.The shop assistants are polite and helpful.The things are cheap,too.

One day Mrs.Green goes to the supermarket.She buys some noodles for Tim and Mimi.They like noodles.Biscuits are also their favorite foo d.And she buys some milk.Her children always have milk for breakfast. Mimi likes fish and Tim likes hot dog.She buys some fish and sausages f or them,too.Mrs.Green doesn’t have enough apples at home.She wan ts to buy a bag of apples,but she can’t take it.It is very heavy.David,the shop assistant,is helping her.

（）1.Where does Mrs.Green often buy food?

A.In the shop.

B.In the supermarket.

C.In the big market.（）2.Who likes biscuits?

A.Tim

B.Mimi

C.Tim and Mimi

（）3.Mrs.Green buys some for breakfast.

A. milk

B.eggs

C.candy

（）4.Does Mrs.Green buy a bag of apples?

A.No,it is too heavy.

B.Yes,she does.

C.Yes,she is.

（）5.The shop assistant is.

A.helpful

B.help others

C.too heavy

阅读（三）

My name is Alice．I’m Canada．I have got four pen friends from Chi na．I know something about China from them．Chinese people like usin g chopsticks and eating dumplings．I think chopsticks are difficult for me ．I often use knife and fork to eat．My favourite food is bread and chee se．Yesterday I got postcard from my pen friend．One is a picture of the Summer Palace,the other is a picture of the West Lake．I like them very much．

（）1．Where is Alice from? A．America．B．England．C．Canada．

（）2．How many Chinese pen friends has Alice got? A．Three．B．Four．C．Six．

（）3．What does Alice use to eat?

A．Chopsticks．B．A fork．C．Hands．

（）4．Who did give the postcard to Alice? A．Salesman．B．Fireman．C．Her pen friends．

（）5．What do Chinese people like to eat? A．Cheese．B．Dumplings．C．Bread．

阅读（四）

Hello！My name is Lili.I’m Chinese.I’m twelve years old.I’m in Class1, Grade6.I’ve got a good friend.Her name is Amy.She’s eleven.She is in C lass1,too.I like collecting dolls and drawing,but she likes playing footbal l.Miss Wang is our English teacher.Miss Li is our Chinese teacher.We ar e in Xinhua primary school.

（）1.Lili is a______girl.

A.Chinese

B.American

C.British

（）2.Her good friend is a_______.

A.boy

B.girl

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（）3.They______in the same class of the same school.

A.are

B.aren’t

C.is

（）4.Miss Li is their_________teacher.

A.English

B.Chinese

C.French

（）5.Amy likes ___________.

A.collecting dolls B,.drawing C.playing football

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2020年高考英语模拟卷及答案解析 （全国卷） 第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A． Kids' imaginations are in overdrive when it comes to composing Christmas lists - as they ask for a live walrus（海象）, the power of invisibility（隐身） and Taylor Swift. Christmas is less than two months away, and little ones are already planning their letters to Santa. But one survey has revealed the weirdest items to turn up on Christmas lists, and they include mythical monsters and mega-selling pop stars. Conducted by GAME, the study also reveals a significant break from festive tradition when it comes to writing wish lists. One in three, 29%, children now use technology such as iPads or mobile phones instead of the traditional pen and paper, while a further one in five (19%) will rely on parents to take note of all the things they point at during TV adverts and during trips to the shops. With more than three million lists likely to be drafted, parents are prepared for a flurry of requests including many that even Santa would struggle to achieve. As part of the study, parents were asked to reveal some of the weird and wonderful items that made it onto their child's Christmas lists. Fred Prego, marketing director at GAME, says: "Choosing what to get your kids at Christmas can be a bit of a minefield(雷区).” As the research shows, most kids will be making note of the things that they want this half term and a lot of lists are going to be written." 21. The underlined word “overdrive” in paragraph one means _______. A. running with a high speed B. slowing down sometimes C. driving forth and backwards D. getting stuck somewhere 【答案】：A 【解析】：根据背景可知，孩子们在选择圣诞礼物时，要求颇多，在脑风暴什么礼物时，想象力也十分充沛。overdrive v.& n.大脑“高速运转”。

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Unit 1, Book1 Anne's best friend Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything to, like your deepest feelings and thoughts? Or are you afraid that your friend would laugh at you, or would not understand what you are going through? Anne Frank wanted the first kind, so she made her diary her best friend. Annie lived in Amsterdam in the Netherlands during World War II. Her family was Jewish so they had to hide or they would be caught by the German Nazis. She and her family hid away for nearly twenty-five months before they were discovered. During that time the only true friend was her diary. She said, "I don't want to set down a series of facts in a diary as most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my best friend, and I shall call my friend Kitty." Now read how she felt after being in the hiding place since July 1942. Dear kitty, I wonder if it's because I haven't been able to be outdoors for so long that I've grown crazy about everything to do with nature. I can well remember that there was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers could never have kept me spellbound. That's changed since I was here. For example, one evening when it was so warm, I stayed awake on purpose until half past eleven in order to have a good look at the moon by myself. But as the moon gave far too much light, I didn't dare open a window. Another time five months ago, I happened to be upstairs at dusk when the window was open. I didn't go downstairs until the window had to be shut. The dark, rainy evening, the wind, the thundering clouds held me entirely in their power; it was the first time in a year and a half that I'd seen the night face to face... ...Sadly... I am only able to look at nature through dirty curtains hanging before very dusty windows. It's no pleasure looking through these any longer because nature is one thing that really must be experienced. Yours, Anne Unit 2 The road to modern English At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people speak English. Nearly all of them lived in England. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries. Today, more people speak English as their first, second, or a foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English. Look at this example: British Betty: Would you like to see my flat? American Amy: Yes. I'd like to come up to your apartment. So why has English changed over time? Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English we spoke today. It