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初中英语学科知识能力竞赛一、选择填空:请从A,B,C,D四个选项中选岀可以完成该句的最佳选项。(共30小题:每小题1分,计30分)honestboyJackis!—Yes.Wealllikehim.1•—WhatA.aB./C.anD.the2・—Look,Sarah!Whatanoldcoatthemaniswearing!—Sorry,Lucy・IthinkweshouldnrtlaughthosepeopleA.to;withB.to;inC.at;withMyauntdoesn'tallowhersontostayuplateatnight.A、8yearsoldB.8-years-oldC.8-year-oldsThestoiybookBobboughtyesterdayisveryinteresting.A.whatB.whenC.whotrouble:D.at;in3.4.5.LindaisA・similarto6.7.D.8-year-oldD.whichhermotherinmanyways・Forexample,theyarebothtallandthin.D.differentfromB.kindtoC.friendlytoWhenhearrivedattheairport、theplane_A.hastakenoffB.wastakingoffWhynotordersomeflowersonlineA.insteadoflookingB.insteadlookingCanyoudescribeA.whatyourfriendislikeC.whatdoesyourfriendlooklikeJimhissontotheactor'sdaughte匚A・gotmarriedB.hasgotmarried10.—Thewindowisbrokenandneeds9.C.hadtakenoffD.wouldtakeofffortheshopeverywhere?C.insteadoflookD.insteadlookB.howyourfriendislikeD・howisyourfriendlikeC・mairiedD.hadmarried—Ithinkso.Theycanhardlykeepoutthecoldnow.A.repairingB.torepair11.—Whatdoyoulikedoingafterclass,Jack?—Ilikenotonlyreadingpainting.A.andB.butalsoC.repairedD.berepairedC.bothD.ratherthan12.—Areyousatisfiedwiththeresultof2012LondonOlympicGames?—Sure・Manysurprises!SunYangandYeShiwenareregardedastheathletes.\nA.greatestChineseswimmingB.greatestswimmingChineseC.ChineseswimminggreatestD.Chinesegreatest,swimming13.一IsawGinaattheparty.Butshedidn'tspeaktomenight.—Maybeshedidn'tseeyou.A.allB.everyC.eitherD.another14.Theoldmanlivewithhiswife,butnowhealoneaftershedied.A.usedto;isusedtoliveB.usedto;isusedtolivingC・wasusedto;usedtoliveD・isusedto;isusedtolive15.ShepreferstooffermoremoneyforabetterTVsetlessforthisone.A.ratherthanpayB・topayC.nottopayD.topaying16.Imjusttastingthesouptoseeifitisenough・Butit'sstillabitlight(清淡白勺).A.sweetB・sourC・saltyD.crispy17.Englishiswidelyusedaforeignlanguageinmanycountriesintheworld-A.asB.forC.byD.of18.Todaytheoriginalforestshavealmostgone・Peoplemustdowntoomanytrees・A.stopfromcuttingB.stoptocutC.bestoppedfromcuttingD.bestoppedcutting19.—WhatdoyouknowaboutAmerica?—AmericawasbyChristopherColumbusin1492.A.foundoutB・invcnWdC.lookcdforD・discovered20•WhenIarrivedatherhouse,Ithatsheseemedtobenervousaboutourdate(约会)•A.producedB.addedC.noticedD.created21.—thesoldierareverytired.theykeeponworking・—Theyaregreat.Wemustlearnfromthem.A.Because;/B.Though;/C.Because;soD.Though;but22.Heisbovthatwealllikehim.A.suchlovelyaB・soloveaC・soaloveD・suchalovely23.Idon'tknowthecharityshowtomorrow.Canyoutellme?A・whenwestartB.whendidwestartC・whenwewillstartD.whenwillwestart24.ThestudentsarelookingforwardtotheGreatWall.A.visitB.visitedC.visitsD・visiting25.TheboyJackintheschoolisreallyagoodstudent.A.calledB.callingC.callsD.call26.—Whereshouldwelivetonight?\n—Don'tworry!Thehouseisforfivepeopletolivein.A.bigenoughB.enoughbigC.niceenoughD.enoughsmall27.Sincethen,thepopularityofbasketbcillhasrisenworldwide,andthenumberofforeignplayersinAmerica'sNBAA.hasincreasedB.haveincreasedC・hasbeenincreasedD.havebeenincreased28.I'mfeelingabitnervous.IwonderIwillrecognizehimafteralltheseyears.A.whatB.讦C.whenD.where29.Myfriendmethebookheboughtyesterday,butIcanonlyitfortwodays・A・borrowed;lendB:lent;keepC・lent;borrowD.borrowed;borrow30.MysisterboughtmeanewMP4,butIdon'tknow.A.whattouseB.whattouseitC.howtouseitD.whichonetouse二、请从A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出与所给句子划线部分意思相同或相近的选项。(每小题1分,计5分)31•CouldyougivemesomesuggestionsonhowtolearnEnglishwell?A.adviseB.advisesC・advicesD・advice32.Asweknow.noneofuslikespollution.A.nooneB.noteveryoneC・someoneD・nothing33・Treesareveryimportanttoourenvironment.Theycanstopthewindfromblowingtheearthaway.A.keptB.putCtakeD.prevent34.PeoplesaythattheChinesetabletennisteamwasthebest.A.ItisreportedB.Peoplearesaid35.AttimesIfeellikegivingup.A・SometimeB.SometimeC.ItissaidD.ItwassaidC.SometimesD.Sometimes三、完形填空。(共20小题;每小题1分,计20分)MoregoodthingscomefromsmallthingsAboutayearago,acouplewiththreechildrenmovedintotheapartmentnextdoortome.Ineverheardany36fromthechildren,buttheparentswerealwaysshoutingatthekids.We37ofteninthehallwayswhenwewerecomingorgoing.I38spoke,buttheonly39Ievergotwasahellofromthefour一year一oldgirLIusuallygooutforbreakfastandonedaywhen140theywerejustcoiningfromtheirapartmentandthelittlegirlwasholdingthedoor41fortheothers・I42inthecardoingunnecessarythingsbecauseIdidn5tliketobesnubbed(冷落)•Theparentswere43hertohurryandgetinthecar,Ilookedupandsawthelittlegirlwas44holdingthedooropen,45forme.\nIhurriedasmuchasIcouldand46her.Shewassmilingfromeartoea匚ThatafternoonIsawawhitetoybear,I47thelittlegirlandsaidtomyself,"I48shewouldlikethat"soIboughtit.Iwroteanote49howmuchheractofkindnesshadtouchedasoftspotinanoldman's50•Thenextdaytherewasa51onthedoorand52wasthelittlegirlandherfathe匚Shewassoproudofherbearandthankedme.ThenI53hermotherandtheotherchildrenwerethereinthehalltoo.Themotherandfatherboththankedme.Nowwhenwemeetinthehallweallspeak,andina54manner.Imightadd,55timepasses,IdonXhearthatshoutingasoften.Infact,hardlyatall.四.阅读理解:A、B、两篇,从A,B,C,D,四个选项中选出最佳选项。(其中A、B、C、篇每36.A.soundB・noiseC.conversationD.crying37.A.metB・sawC.visitedD.gathered38.A.neverB・sometimesC・seldomD・always39.A.rewardB.actionC.answerD.prize40.A.movedB.returnedC.StartedD.drove41.A.openB.closedC・fitD.active42.A.stoppedB.keptC•workedD.remained43.A.suggestingB.tellingC.forcingD.requesting44.A.everB.evenC.stillD.yet45.A.waitingB.callingC.leavingD-asking46.A.replacedB・encouragedC.ignoredD.thanked47.A.thoughtaboutB.thoughtofC・thoughtoverD・thoughtout48.A.determineB・amluckyC•amsureD.doubt49.A.sayingB・statingC.reportingD.writing50-A.mindB.bodyC.thoughtD-heart51.A.hitB.knockC.dropD.beat52.A.sheB.itC•theyD.he53.A.noticedB・watchedC.recognizedD.felt54.A.kindlyB.politelyC.coldlyD.friendly55.A.WhenB.SinceC.AsD.While小题2分,D、E篇每小题1分,计36分)(A)\nAreyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkids(孩子)to?TrysomeoftheseplacesVisitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakinghand-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksigningsbychildren’sfavoritewriters,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum・Thisiswherekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaui•(恐龙)modelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet(木彳i%)makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry・Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike・They911keepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding・Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.56.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit・A.aYoutheaterB.anartmuseumC.anaturalhistorymuseum57.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?D・ahands-onsciencemuseumA.Lookatrockcollections.B.Seedinosaurmodels.C・Watchpuppetmaking.D.Giveperformances・5&Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?A.Scieneegamesdesignedbykids・B.Learningscieneebydoingthings.C・Ashowofkids’sciencework・D.Readingsciencebooks・59.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Asciencetextbook・B.Atouristmap.C.Amuseumguide.D・Anewsreport・(B)Toomanypeoplewanttobetheirfriends,buttheydon'tgivefriendshipback.Thatiswhysome\nfriendshipdoesn'tlastIong・Tohaveafriend,youmustlearntobeone.Youmustlearntotreatyourfriendthewayyouwantyourfriendtotreatyou.Learningtobeagoodfriendmeanslearningthreerules:behonest;begenerous;beunderstanding.Honestyiswhereagoodfriendshipstarts.Friendsmustbeabletotrustoneanother.Ifyoudonottellthetruth,peopleusuallyfindout.Ifafriendfindsoutthatyouhaven'tbeenhonest,youmaylosefriend'strust.Goodfriendsalwayscountononeanothertospeakandacthonestly.Generositymeanssharingandsharingmakesafriendshipgrow・Youdonothavetogiveyourlunchmoneyoryourclothes・Naturallyyouwillwanttoshareyourideasandfeeling.Thesecanbeveryvaluabletoafriend・Theytellyourfriendwhatisimportanttoyou.Bysharingthem,youhelpyourfriendknowbetter.Soonerorlatereveryoneneedsunderstandingandhelpingwithaproblem・Somethingmaygowrongatschool-Talkingabouttheproblemcanmakeiteasiertosolve・Turningtoafriendcanbeafirststepinsolvingtheproblem.Sotobeafriendyoumustlistenandunderstand・Youmusttrytoputyourselfinyourfriendsplacesoyoucanunderstandtheproblembetter.Notwofriendshipsareeverexactlyalike.Butalltruefriendshipshavethreethingsincommon.Ifyouplantokeepyourfriends,youmustpracticehonesty,generosity,andunderstanding・60.Somefriendshipsdon'tlastverylongbecause•A.therearetoomanypeoplewhowanttomakefriends.B.somepeoplereceivefriendshipbutdon'tgivefriendshipback・C.thosewhogiveothersfriendshipreceivefriendshipfromothers.D.theydon^tknowfriendshipissomethingserious.61.Accordingtothepassagehonestyis・A.somethingcountableB.thebaseoffriendshipC.asimportantasmoneyD.moreimportantthananythingelse62.Whichofthefollowingisn'tmenlioned(提及)inthepassage?A.Alwaystellyourfriendsthetruth・B.Sharingyourmindwithyourfriendsisofgreatvalue・C・Discussingyourproblemswithyourfriendoftenhelpstosolvetheproblem-D.Afriendwhogivesyouhislunchmoneyisatruefriend・63.Thebesttitleofthispassageis・A.HonestyistheBestPolicyB.AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeedC・HowtobeFriendD・ThreeImportantPointsinLife\n(C)Makingagoodconversationwithastrangercanbedifficult・Herearesomewaystotryifyoudon'tknowwhattodo:♦64.Thetopiccanbethefood,theplaceortheweather,forexample,"Howdoyoulikethefood?nButkeepitonthepositiveside!Thefirsttimeyoumeetapersonisn'tagoodtimetocomplain.♦Askopenquestionsthatcan1tbeansweredwithonewon!uWhat1skeepingyoubusythesedays?”65.It'salsohelpfulbecauseitallowspeopletochoosewhattheywanttotalkabout,suchaswork,family,orhobbies・♦66.Forexample,ifyouask,uWhereareyoufrom?vaninterestingfollow-upquestionmightbe,“Whatwouldyourlifebelikeifyoustilllivedthere?^♦Askgetting-to-know-youquestions."Whatareyourfavouritenewspapersandmagazines?Whatwebsitesdoyouoftenvisit?”67.♦React(作出反应)towhatapersonissaying.Imagineyouretlyingtomaketheconversationlivelyandinteresting,butthepersonneverreactsorreactsasifeverythingyousayiscompletelyboring.Ofcourse,yoifllfeelunhappywiththeconversation.68.Andifheofferssomesurprisinginformation,reactwithsurprise・选出方框中的句子填人短文中,使短文内容完整、通顺。(每小题2分,计10分)A.Thisisagoodquestionifyoufretalkingtoapersonwhodoesn'thaveanofficejob.B.Thesequestionsoftenshowahiddeninterest,whichcanhelpyougoonwithagreatconversation.C.Talkaboutacommontopictobothofyouatthemoment.D.So,ifthepersontellsajoke,evenififsnotveryfunny,trytolaugh・E.Askafollow-up(接下來白勺)questionifyoifveaskedaquestionthatcanbeansweredinoneword.60.65.66.67.68.\n(D)请将II栏屮A——E的信息与I栏屮69——73的信息进行匹配。(每小题1分,计5分)69.JasmineisstudyinginamiddleschoolinEngland・NextyearshewillgotoItalywithherparents.ThisyearhermotherwillhelpherstudyItalian.70.Mikefsfour-year-olddaughterlikescolorfulpictures.Shealsolikestodrawlittleanimalsonpaper.Mikewantstofindabooktohelphertopracticedrawing.71•Alexishasa6-year-olddaughterandthislittlegirlhasagiftforlearninglanguages.AlexishopestofindabooktohelphisdaughterlearnEnglish.72.BenjaminhasjustgraduatedfromauniversityandhisfatherhopestotakehimtodobusinessinGuangzhou.Benjaminwishestolearnthelocallanguagequickly.73・Katherinelikeseatingallkindsofcakesandcookiesandiswillingtomakethembyherself.Shehopestohaveasmallbusinessandjustbakecakesforpeopleinthefuture.IIA.LetterandBedtimeStoriesReadthebookwithyourchildrenorplaytheCDtothemwhentheygotobed.ThebookandCDhave10stories-Fullyillustratedwithlotsofpictures•EachstoryontheCDlasts68minutes•ItiswritteninEnglishforages4&B.BasicCantonese:AGrammarWorkbookThebookintroducesthegrammarinaneasyway.Eachofthe28unitsdealswithagrammaticalpointandprovidesexercises.SpecialattentionispaidtotopicswhichdifferfromEnglishandEuropeanlanguagestructures.\nA.ComeAlongtoCare-a-lotItpromoteslearninghowtocolorthroughaction,byusingafamiliarclassroom,thatallowskidstoerasemistakesorrepeattheexercise・Itincludessixpiecesofcoloredchalksandcleaningcloths.B.BasicItalianIntroducingItaliancultureandpeoplethroughthemediumoflanguageusedtoday,thebookpresentstwenty-threeunitsinthelivelycontextandisareferenceworkbookwithexercises・EachunitineludesexplanationswithEnglish.C.HowtoBakeItisthecompleteguidetoperfectcakes,cookies,pies,bread,andpizzas.Thisbookhasmorethan400recipes,colorphotos,andtipsforallkindsofbakedgoods.69.70.71.72.73.(E)uIfIhadamilliondollars,Iwouldbuyyouahouseandacar!DoIhaveonemilliondollars?No,Idon't!SoIonlycansendyouthisshortmessage,withmybestwishes!”Today,WeChat(微信)ispopular,andChinaMobilesaysthateverysecond,thereare4000messagesbeingsentLookaroundyou!Peoplearewatchingtheirmobiles,smilingorlaughing.Fingersaremovingquicklyonmobiles,bringhappinesstotheirfriends-ThroughWeChat,weknowthelatestnews,sharejokeswithfriends,expressloveandfriendship.WeChatisbecomingmoreandmorepopula匚Itisreportedthat85%ofyoungpeopleliketouseWeChattogreeteachother.WeChatwillbemorehelpfultopeople.1amthankfulforWeChatbecauseitsavesmemuchmoney.Justonthetopendofafinger,somuchjoycanbefound!请阅读上面短文,并根据短文内容填空。(每空限填一词,每小题1分,计5分)WeChatisbecomingmoreandmore74.inChinatoday.Four75-messagesarebeingsenteverysecond.WeChatcanhelppeopleknowthe76・news,sharejokeswithfriendsandexpressloveandfriendship.Mostofyoung77.liketouseWeChattogreeteachothe匚Asforme,thebiggestadvantageofWeChatisitis78..\n五.综合填空:(共20小题;每小题1分,计20分)(A)阅读下面的短文,根据其内容提示,从所给的12个单词中选择10个,并用其适当形式填空。(每小题1分,计10分)few,seem,candy,difference,feel,scare,need,daily,decide,smart,make,interestAsIwasfinishingseventhgrade,myschooldecidedtomakesomechangesbecauseoffinancialproblems.Theschoolwouldmaketheclassesbigger,sotherecouldbe79-teachers・We80.towritedownthenamesofpeoplewewantedtobewithanddidn'twanttobewith・Iwrotedownthenamesofallmyclosefriends・Ifoundoutthatnoneofmyclosefriendswereinanyofmynewclasses.Also,mynewclassmateswerequite81.frommyoldones・Ithoughttheyweren'tas82.asmyoldclassmates.Theyalsoweren'tintheschoolactivitiesIwasin.Icouldn'tfindcommon83.withthem.Astheyearwenton,Ibeganto84.lonely.Whycouldtheybewithalltheirfriends?AsIfoundout,theydidn'thavemanyfriendsatfirst.Theyhadmadenewfriendsintheirnewclasses・They85•prettyhappywiththeirnewfriends.I86.itwastimeformetomakenewfriends.Inoticedthatthepeoplewithmanyfriendswereveryactive・Theyoftentalkedtoothersfirst,whileIwastoo87.totalktoothersandhopedotherpeoplewouldtalktomefirst.OnceIrealizedthat,Ifoundthat88.friendsisveryeasyifyoucanacceptpeopleforwhotheyare,respectthem,andtalktothem.NowIfeelalothappierbecauseIhavemorefriends.(B)请阅读下面短文,并根据单词首字母或汉语提示,用其适当形式填空。(每小题1分,计10分)Readinghelpschildrengainknowledgeaboutmanysubjects.It89.hthemdeveloptheirthinking90.(技能),too.Butsomechildrenhave91.dinreading.Theyget92.eboredbyreading・Hereare93.swaystobuildareadinghabit・Firstly,chooseabookthatyouare94.iin.Ifyoulikesports95.osciencefiction,youcanreadabookaboutit.Secondly,startwith96.(简单白勺)shortstories.Itisnotimportanttoreadalong,difficultstory.Itisimportantto97.freadingthebook・Lastly,trytosetasidetimetoreadeveryday.Youcanreadforonly10to20minutesaday.Just98.msuretoreadeveryday.\n六、句式转换:按要求转换下列各句,每空一词。(共5小题:每小题2分,计10分)99.Wedon'thavemuchmoneytobuyacar.(改为同义句)Wecannotbuyacar.100.Tomdoeshishomeworkintheevening.(改为否定句)Tomhishomeworkintheevening・101.He'salreadyfinishedhishomework.(改为一般疑问句)hefinishedhishomework?102Katehaslittlebreadforbreakfast.(改为反意疑问句)Kalehaslittlebreadforbreakfast,?103.Brucedoeseverythingverycarefully.(改为感叹句)Brucedoeseverything!七、•翻译:请将下列句子翻译成英语,每空限填一词。(共5小题:每小题2分,计10分)104..她不害怕在公众场合说英语。Sheisn'ttospeakEnglishin.105.我建议带孩子们去动物园。Ithechildrentothezoo.106.除非今天下午下雨,否则运动会将继续举行。Thesportsmeetingwillitrainsthisafternoon.107.一个好朋友总是会在你处于困境的时候给予你帮助。Agoodfriendgivesyouahandwhenyouareintrouble・108.对于学生来说,铭记过去、活在当代和憧憬未来是很重要的。Forstudents,ifsimportanttothepast,liveintheanddreamaboutthefuture.八、智力测试:(每小题1分,计4分)109.Histalkwasnothingbutmilkandwate匚“Milkand\vaterMheremeans110・What5-letterwordhas6leftwhenyoutake2lettersaway?111.Whichoneofthefollowingfiveisleastliketheotherfour?112・IfyourearrangethelettersNLIRBE,youwouldhavethenameofRiver—Country—City—Animal—Plant\n九、书面表达:(计15分)113.俗话说:“予人玫瑰,手留余香”。在我们的FI常生活中,我们会遇到各种困难,因此,我们会需要他人的帮助;但同吋,我们也要学会帮助他人。其实,帮助他人就是在帮助自己。请你结合身边的事例,以“帮助”为话题,用英语写一篇短文。要求:1.开头已经给出,但不计人总词数;2.文中要结合你帮助别人或别人帮助你的一件事例;3.词数为100左右。Asthesayinggoes,rosesgiven,fragranceinhand.英语学科参考答案一、选择填空:(共30小题:每小题1分,计30分)1-5CDDDA6-10CAACA11-15BAABA16-20CACDC21-25BDCDA26-30AABBC二、选出与所给句子划线部分意思相同或相近的选项:(每小题1分,计5分)31-35DADCC三、完形填空:(共20小题;每小题1分,计20分)36—40BADCB41—45ADBCA46—50DBCAD51—55BBADC四、阅读理解:(A、B、C、篇每小题2分,D、E篇每小题1分,计36分)(A)56-59CCBC(B)60-63BBDC(C)64-68CAEBD(D)69-73DCABE(E)74.popular75.thousand76.1atest77.people78.cheap五、综合填空:(共20小题;每小题1分,计20分)(A)79.fewer80.needed81.different82.smart83.interests84.feel\n85.seemed86.decided87.scared88.making(B)89.helps90.skills91.difficulty92.easily93.some94.interested95.or96.simple97.finish98.make六、句式转换:(共5小题:每小题2分,计10分)99.afford,to100.doesn't,do101.Has,yet102.does,she103.How,carefully七、•翻译:(共5小题:每小题2分,计10分)104.afraid,public105.suggested,taking106.continue,unless107.always,helping108.remember,present八、智力测试:(每小题1分,计4分)109.毫无意义110.sixty111.D112.City九、书面表达:(计15分Asthesayinggoes,rosesgiven,fragranceinhand.Inourdailylife,wewillmeetwithalotoftrouble.Soitisnecessaryforustohelpthosewhoareintrouble.IstillrememberIhelpedoneofmyclassmateswithhisEnglishwhenwewereinthefirsttermofJuniorEight.LiHua,oneofmyclassmates,wasnotgoodatEnglishwhileIdidwell.Oneday,heaskedmetohelphim.Sofromthenon,wheneverhehadproblems,hewouldaskme,andIwaspatienttoexplainthemtohim.Slowly,hisEnglishimprovedwithmyhelp.Atthesametime,IfoundmyEnglishimprovedtoo.Actually,helpingothersishelpingourselves.