《英语学科知识与能力（初中）》模拟试卷一（1）

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

10. The most distinguishable linguistic feature of a regional dialect is its _____.

A. accent B. use of words C. morphemes D. use of structures