2012年春季苏坑中学初二英语竞赛试题[1]

2012年春季苏坑中学初二英语竞赛试题

I.单项选择（共30分，每小题1分）

从下列各题所给的四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )1. —Mr. Wang, I always feel bad these days. Can you give me ____ advice? —Sure. You should talk to others and listen to soft music. A. a B. an C. / D. some ( )2. We all want to know ____ the famous writer will come to our school or not. A. if B. that C. whether D. when ( )3. Bill is my best friend. He does a lot of sports every day to keep ________. A. famous B. confident C. lonely D. healthy ( )4.---I’m afraid that the plane might crash. ---____________ A. Don’t be silly B. Have a safe trip C. there it is D. that’s ok ( )5. --Shall we call a taxi ?

---OK , let me ____ the phone number in Yellow Pages .

A look at B look for C look up D look after ( )6. It was ______ difficult work ______ nobody can do it well. A. so, that B. such a, that C. such, that D. so a, that ( )7. My little brother spent half an hour _____ football every day. A. on playing B. in playing C. to play D. for playing ( )8.—that’s my flight! Goodbye, everyone! ---Bye-bye! __________.

A. so do I B. Stay in touch C. thanks D. don’t mention it

( )9. Taiwan is ____ the southeast of China and Japan is ____ the east of China. A. in; to B. in; in C. to; to D. to; in ( )10. I don't know ______ the day after tomorrow．

A. when will she come B. how will she come C. whether she comes D. where she will go

( )11. Jim likes eating fruit, ______ apples, bananas, oranges, and so on.

A. as well as B. such as C. such for D. at least ( )12. I didn't know how _______ to London?

A．will they go B．were they going C．they would go D．they are going

( )13.If it tomorrow, stay at home.

A. will rain B. would rain C. rain D. rains ( )14. The cat him the hand. A. bit; in B. bited; in C. bit; on D. bited; on ( )15. ----Thank you so much for the book you lent me. ----________.

A. No, thanks B. I’m glad you like it C. Please don’t say so. D. No, it’s not so good.

( )16. —How is this kind of apple? —It tastes ____ and sells ____. A. good; good B. well; well C. good; well D. well; good ( )17. I’m learning English, but I still can’t speak it ________.

A.really B. properly C. nearly D. hardly ( )18. What he said ______ interesting, but it was out true. A. heard B. listened C. sounded D. looked

( )19. —Oh, Miss Yang, what happened? Why are your eyes ____ tears?

—It’s Mid-autumn Festival today, but I can’t get together with my family. I feel so ____. A. filled of; lonely B. filled with; alone C. full of; lonely D. full of; alone ( )20. —Mr. Wang, I have trouble ____ the text. —Remember ____ it three times at least. A. to understand; reading B. understanding; reading C. understanding; to read D. to understand; to read

( )21. The Greens saw the sunrise and the sea of clouds __ Mount Tai and visited Dai Temple ____ the daytime last weekend. A. in; in B. on; on C. in; on D. on; in ( )22. ____ we rode our bikes for one and a half hours, we ____ the bookstore. A. When; reached B. While; arrived in C. After; arrived at D. As soon as; reached

( )23. —Do you know when ____? I miss him very much. —Don’t worry. I will tell you as soon as ____. A. will he come; he comes B. he will come; he comes

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C. he comes; he will come D. he will come; he will come

( )24. Liu Xiang is ____ popular ____ many students are talking about him in and out of school. A. too; to B. to; too C. such; that D. so; that

( )25. There are more and more foreigners coming to China. So I think English is ____ useful than before. A. more much B. much more C. many more D. more many ( )26. —Can you tell me ____ we will have a holiday for May Day?

—Yes, we will. We will have a ____ holiday. A. if; two days B. that; two days C. if; two-day D. that; two-day ( )27. ____ you are, ____ mistakes you will make in the exam. A. The more careful; the fewer B. The more careful; the less C. The more carefully; the fewer D. The more carefully; the less

( )28. Lily moved to the city 3 days ago. Now she still can’t get used to ____ there. A. lives B. living C. to live D. live ( )29. You’d better _________ silent about this.

A. not keep B. not to keep C. to not keep D. not kept ( )30. _________ the street, there is a bus stop.

A. On the end of B. At the end of C. In the end of D. By the end of II、完形填空（共10分，每小题1分）

阅读短文，从各题所给的选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Jimmy started painting when he was four years old. When he was six, he was already very good at it. He 31 many beautiful and interesting pictures, and people 32 a lot of money for them. They said, “This boy’s going to be 33 when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to 34 these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.”

Jimmy’s pictures were 35 from other people’s because he never painted on the whole piece of 36. He painted on half of it, and the other half was always 37. “That’s very clever,” everyone said, “38else does that!”

One day somebody bought one of Jimmy’s 39 and then said to him, “Please tell me this, Jimmy. Why do you paint on the bottom(底部) half of your paper, but not on the 40 half?”

“Because I’m small,” Jimmy said, “and my brushes don’t reach very high.” ( )31. A. took B. borrowed C. lent D. painted ( )32. A. paid B. bought C. wanted D. needed ( )33. A. young B. famous C. short D. cool ( )34. A. fill B. buy C. sell D. draw ( )35. A. different B. similar C. sway D. good ( )36. A. glass B. floor C. paper D. table ( )37. A. empty B. full C. dirty D. blue ( )38. A. Anybody B. Somebody C. Everybody D. Nobody ( )39. A. brushes B. books C. pictures D. pens ( )40. A. middle B. to C. right D. left III、阅读理解（共38分,每小题2分 ）

(A) 根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

We often see people in different offices wear different clothes. In America, a businessman goes to work in a dark suit, with black shoes, socks and a tie. A reporter goes to work in old blue jeans, a work shirt and sneakers(运动鞋). These two kinds of clothes are suitable for their work.

If you are a college student who will leave school soon, before starting a job, you have to buy some new clothes. And you’d better have a look at“what everyone else is wearing”in the office. On certain(某种) kinds of business occasions, the men wear only suits with white shirts and dark ties. On others, men can wear jackets.

Dressing is very important. Without it, there is no successful fashion. It would be helpful if everyone looks at himself in the mirror before leaving home every morning.

( )41. It’s very common to see people in different offices wear the same clothes. ( )42. If you are a student, you’d better know “what everyone else is wearing” in an office before working there.

( )43. Suits with white shirts and dark ties are for men on certain kinds of business occasions.

( )44. A reporter often goes to work in a dark suit. ( )45. Dressing is important for successful fashion.

(B)

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Outside it was snowing heavily and the house was cold. I was alone and had been watching TV all evening when the doorbell rang.

Feeling a little frightened, I went to the front door and called out, “Who is it?” There was no reply. I opened the door slowly. Through the thick snow, I saw the figure (轮廓) of a man standing in the doorway. The stranger was wearing a long, black coat and I could just make out his

face. “I never saw this man in my life,” I thought.

“Can I come in? I will only stay for a short while.” he said. After I had thought about it for a moment, I let him in. “Thank you,” he said in a low voice. “I have been looking for you for years.”

I showed him into the living-room. In the bright light I suddenly recognized (认出) Billy, an old school friend I hadn’t seen for thirty years.

阅读短文，根据内容用文章中出现单词的适当形式完成下列各句，每空一词。 46. I was staying by myself in a _________ house on a dark and snowy evening. 47. I could only see the figure of the man because of the _________ _________. 48. I thought Billy was a _________ at first.

49. Thirty years ago, Billy and I were _______ _________. (C) 阅读短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

Linda has been a vegetarian for years. She stopped eating meat because of how she felt. As she told her doctor, she always felt tired. Her doctor looked her over and told her to eat less meat. She bought a vegetarian cookbook and decided to “go all the way”. She still eats eggs and cheese sometimes; now, however, most of her food is vegetables, fruits and grains(谷类). Linda became a vegetarian to improve her health.

Nancy is an animal lover. She grew up on a farm where there were cows and chickens. As she grew older, she started to eat less meat. One day she realized that she had stopped eating meat. It had never seemed right to her that animals were fed to be killed for food.

When Mark was a student, he had a careful plan of how to spend money. He spent the little money that he had for food on rice, cheap vegetables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no

meat.

Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat; he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat. “Somewhere,” he says, “someone hasn’t got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy beef?”

( )50. According to the passage, a vegetarian usually will not eat ________. Mark’s ideas about what is right and wrong make him a vegetarian.

56. According to the passage, a vegetarian usually will not eat ________.

( )51. Linda became a vegetarian because ________.

A. her doctor asked her to do so B. she was badly ill

C. she enjoyed eating vegetables D. she wanted to be healthier ( )52. Mark became a vegetarian ________.

A. when he was a student B. after he was able to cook vegetables well C. after he became an engineer D. because he thought vegetables were nice ( )53. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Linda only eats fruits and vegetables．

B. We aren’t sure when Roy became a vegetarian. C. Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old. D. Roy doesn’t like beef at all.

( )54. The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A. people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons B. people become vegetarians because they don’t like meat C. meat is not good for one’s health D. we had better become vegetarians

(D) Customs on Eating

Food in China and western countries is different. China has about 5,000 years’ history. They may spend half of their time on food. Chinese people choose food very carefully. They only use fresh materials（新鲜的材料）to make food. For example, they

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only eat fresh fish. Chinese have a lot of ideas for cooking. They can cook a chicken in over ten ways. That’s why Chinese food is so popular around the world. Western countries, like England or America, don’t have fresh food because they buy their food from supermarkets which only sell stored materials (储存的材料). Western people also prefer fast food like hamburgers and chips. They are unhealthy for man’s body. Western people do not have many skills for cooking, mostly they only boil, steam (蒸) and bake the food. By the way, western people are very good at making desserts and chocolate. They can make very good cakes and chocolate. These food are very sweet and they can make you become fat quickly.

In China, the person who invites other people for meal would pay for the meal, but it’s not the same way in western countries. In western countries, people will think you only invite them but don’t need to pay for them. They can afford it. They won’t be happy if you pay for them. In western countries like America or England, people will always give tips (小费) to the waiter after they finish the meal in a restaurant. If you don’t, the waiter will not be happy. In China this only happens in some top restaurants and hotels in large cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Another difference in eating is that: Chinese people use chopsticks and western people use knives and forks.

Chinese people only have three meals during a day. But western people may have more. They usually have afternoon tea when they would have fruit, cakes or biscuits with cheese (奶酪饼干). 根据短文内容, 回答问题。

55. Do Chinese people use fresh materials or stored materials to make food? _________________________________________________________________ 56. Why is Chinese food so popular in the world?

_________________________________________________________________ 57. What kinds of foods are western people good at making?

_________________________________________________________________ 58. Will western people be happy if you pay for them?

_________________________________________________________________ 59. How many meals do Chinese people have during a day?

_________________________________________________________________ IV．情景交际（10分）

(A)根据对话情景选择恰当的选项，其中有两项是多余的。 A: Excuse me, are you Miss Caroline from Los Angeles? B: Yes. And you are…

A: I’m an English guide from Beijing China

Travel Service. This is my membership

A. Welcome to Beijing, Miss Caroline. card. 60 B. You must be tired of your flight. B: OK. Here you are. C. Thank you, Miss Chen. D. Would you please show me your A: 61 I am glad to be your guide in passport? Beijing.

E. Don’t mention it. B: 62 I am so lucky that I can meet

F. Our car is waiting for us outside. my guide as soon as I get off the plane.

G. Would you like to eat Chinese A: Let me help you with your luggage(行李). food? 63 It will take us right to the hotel. B: Thank you very much for your excellent service. A: 64

60. 61. 62. 63. 64. (B)根据对话内容填空，用适当的句子补全对话。

The Smiths are going to Haikou for a holiday. Now Mr. Smith is booking rooms by telephone.

Woman — W Mr. Smith — S

W: Hello. The Seaside Hotel. 65. S: Yes, please. I’d like to book two rooms for the coming weekend. W: Next weekend,66. S: Oh! Just two nights.

W: OK. Two nights. From Friday or Saturday? S: Friday.

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