初二英语竞赛题.doc

大庆市第十九中学2015-2016学年上学期英语竞赛试题 出题组：初二组班 级姓 名 英 语 试 题试题说明：1. 本套试题共计100分。 2. 本套试题答题时间40分钟。 - 单选 (每题1分，共20分)1. （ ）To tell _ truth , her coming is _ big surprise to our friends at the tea party.A /:a B. the; / C. the; a D. /;/2. （ ）If anyone happens to drop in while I am out , _ him or her leave a message.A. have B. tell C. get D. ask3. （ ）-Do you go there _ bus ? - No, we go there _ a train.A. by; in B. in; on C. on; on D. by ; with4. （ ）- The last one_ pays the bill. - I agree with you.A. arrived B. arrives C. to arrive D. Arriving5. （ ）_ will you be back, my dear! - In a couple of weeks.A. How often B. How many C. How many times D. How soon6. （ ）My family _ big and _ at table.A. is ; is B. are ; are C. is ; are D. are; is7. （ ）We will go there to have a picnic next Sunday _ it rains. A. if B. when C. unless D. while8. （ ）I need a piece of paper _.A. to write B. to write with C. to write on D. write9. （ ）We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining _.A. heavily B. badly C. hardly D. strongly10. （ ）I often _ the words I dont know in the dictionary or on the Internet.A. look up B. look at C. look for D. look into11. （ ）Can you remember the school_ I studied twenty years ago?A. that B. where C. whose D. which 12. （ ）Her sweater is _ than mine.A. much beautiful B. beautifuler C. much more beautiful D.more much beautiful13. （ ）We all know Daqing has _ of about two million .A. a population B. populations C.the population D. population 14. （ ）-How many workers do you need to clean the windows? - We need _ girls.A. three another B. other three C. another three D. more three15. （ ）This purse _ Annas. Look! Her name is on the book cover.A. may be B. must be C. cant be D. mustnt be 16. （ ）In _ 1980s, when he was in _ thirties, he left his hometown and went abroad.A. / ; the B. the the C. the; his D. the ; / 17. （ ）While Mr. Wu is fishing _ the river, his daughter sitting beside him is reading the book written _ Mark Twain.A. at; by B. by; by C. beyond; on D. by; at18. （ ）I took her book _ mistake again, so she was very angry.A. In B. By C. On D. For19. （ ）If you want to know more about the book, please _ the bookseller.A. will telephone B. telephone C. are telephone D. to telephone20. （ ）Our friends have come to our city and we are _ them _ our city now.A. show; off B. showing; off C. showing; around D. show; around 单词和短语（10分，每个0.5分）1. 第九_2.语法_3.发音（名词形式）_4. 优秀的_5.一所大学_6.选择（名词形式）_7.第十二_8.科学家_9.政府_10.词汇_11.澳大利亚的_12.在.对面_13.德国_14.欧洲的_15. 作曲家_16.River Seine_ 17.Vienna_ 18.the Pacific Ocean _19.Beethoven _20.Eiffel Tower_III. Cloze (选词填空) （每小题1分，计10分）Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with suitable forms of 10 out of the 12 words or phrases given according to the context. (阅读下面的短文，根据其内容从所给的12个单词或短语中选择10个，并用其适当的形式填空。)in ， without， late , friend, when , come true, for, climb, so, over, made of, even Mark Inglis is from New Zealand. He has just (1_ Mount Everest. Lots of people try to climb Everest but it isnt easy: every year, climbers die. For Mark, it was (2_ more difficult. Why? Because Mark hasnt got any legs. Mark hasnt always been disabled. (3_ he was young he loved sports and he was always active, but in 1982 he lost his legs (4 _ a climbing accident. He couldnt walk and he certainly couldnt climb. He thought his life was (5_, but he dad always dreamed of climbing Everest, the worlds highest mountain, he started climbing again, using legs (6_ metal and plastic. Last month, Marks dream (7)_. He started climbing with three (8_. The weather on Everest was terrible. It was icy and windy. The temperature was -30. But six days (9_ they arrived at the top of the mountain. Mark was very, very tired, but very happy. He has become the first person (10_ any legs to climb Everest.1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4._ 5._6._ 7. _ 8. _ 9._ 10._.翻译谚语 (每题1分，共10分)1.All roads lead to Rome. _2. Never offer to teach fish to swim. _3. All is not gold that glitters. _4. Failure is the mother of success. _5. Well begun is half done._ _习语搭配1. under the weather A.安然无恙2. have a sweet tooth B 使人扫行的人3. a wet blanket C.实力难测的人4. a dark horse D. 爱吃甜食5. safe and sound E. 身体不好1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4._ 5._V. Error correction(短文改错)(每题分，计10分)Read the following passage. Write “ ” if the underlined part is right, or correct it if it is wrong.(阅读下面的短文，如果此行部分正确写“”；如果有错误，请在错的词下划线并在右侧的横线上改正:第一段短文：请模仿例句改写Life in the year 2200 will be very different from life as it was today. There wont be any eg: _is_classrooms or teachers because children will learn at home with computers. Space 1_travel will be cheap, so people will use spaceships to visit other planet. People will live 2_in even taller buildings. Also, they wont use petrol or gas, so there wont be many 3_pollution. What is more, people will be much healthy because there will be cures for 4_all diseases. Finally, robots will do all the bored jobs, such as cooking and cleaning, 5_so people will have more free time.第二段短文：请模仿例句改写I first have met Sharon last year, so I havent known her very long. However, e.g. met we soon became best friend and we often spend our free time 6_ _together. She is like the same things as I do, such as music, sports and 7_ books, and we both enjoy the same TV shows. There is no one better 8_than having someone who you can to share your interests with, and who 9_will listen to you when you want to talk about your problems. 10._。根据短文内容和首字母填空（每空1分，共10分）Dear JanYou wont believe what has happened on my holiday, Im Ok, so dont w 1, but there was a fire in our holiday apartment last night! We heard the fire alarm at apartment last night! We heard the fire alarm at t 2 oclock in the morning. I thought it was a bad dream at f 3 . but then my father told us to get up . He knew just w4 to do !I was going to r 5 into the hallway. but Dad told us to wait. He put his hands on the door to feel if it was h 6 . It was! That meant that the fire was right o 7 our door! Dad told us to go to the balcony(阳台). We were only on the first floor, and there was a sandy beach below, so we j 8 . The fire department soon came and put the fire out. L 9 , everyone in the apartment building was Ok. Ill tell you m 10 when I get home.1.w_ 2.t_ 3. f_ 4. w_ 5. r_6. h_ 7. o_ 8. j_ 9. L_ 10. m_.Reading comprehension(阅读理解)（共10小题；选择题每小题1分）A） Read the folloing passage which is followed by five questions. For each question, there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage.(阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。)When he was a teenager, Hunter Adams was very unhappy, and he spent many years in the 1960s and 1970s in a special hospital for people with mental(精神的)health problems.When he left hospital, Adams decided to become a doctor, so he went to a medical school in Virginia. In America. But when he was there, he did things in different ways. For example, he didnt like the doctors white coats, so he wore shirts with flowers on them when he visited his patients, and he tried to make them laugh. The doctors at the medical school didnt like Adams very much because he was too different.Adams believed that people in hospital need more than just medicine. He saw unhappy and lonely people, and he tried to help them, not just as patients, but as people too. He spent a lot of time with children in hospital, and often put a special red nose on his face so he looked like a clown and made the children laugh. When he finished medical school and became a doctor, Adams opened his own hospital, called The Gesundheit Institute, with some other doctors. They wanted it to be a place with a different way of working with sick people.Hunter Adams became famous during the 1980s, and in 1998, Universal Pictures made a film about his life. It was very successful. In the film, Robin Williams played Adams. Williams said, “Hunter is a really warm person, who believes that patients need a doctor whos a friend. I enjoyed playing him.”( ) 1. Why did Hunter Adams go to Virginia?A. He had mental health problems. B. He wanted to be a doctor.C. He did things differently. D. He wanted to work there.( ) 2. Adams wore shirts with flowers on them because_A. he didnt want to wear a white coat. B. all doctors liked that kind of shirtC. the doctors didnt like them. D. he was told to do so by the hospital.( ) 3.Adams thought that many people in hospital_A. didnt need medicine. B. wanted to make friends with doctors.C. werent nice people D. were unhappy and lonely( ) 4.Adams started The Gesundheit Institute_A. with some other doctors. B. on his ownC. with different sick people D. to make more money( ) 5. Why did Universal Pictures make a film about Hunter Adams?A. Because he was very rich. B. Because Robin Williams was his friend.C. Because he was a famous person. D. Because children wanted to see him in the film. (B)Dear Joy,Thank you for agreeing to water our plants for us while we are away. Here is what you need to do. 1. The vegetable in the garden need to be watered every day unless it rains. There is a large area of bare soil, but this needs to be watered, too. Betty planted some corn there. Please pick any vegetables that are ripe and use them. Its a shame for them to go to waste. 2. The garden at the front of the house only needs to be watered every two or three days. The plants there are quite strong and will survive a few days without water. The roses are starting to bloom. If you look after them, they should be all right for a week or more. They will last a bit longer if you put a little sugar in the water. Thats some advice my grandmother gave me a long time ago. 3. There are a few plants in the pots on the porch, and these need to be watered well every day. Ive left a couple of pots out in the sun, and these also need lots of water. You can pick any strawberries that are ripe and eat them. Youll find they are delicious. 4. You dont need to do anything for the lemon tree. If you see any ripe lemons, just pick them and take them home. You can use them in cooking for to make lemonade(柠檬汁) Thanks again for helping out. Well see you in two weeks. Youve got our telephone number, so please call us if there are any problems or if you need to ask any questions. Well send you a post-card.( ) 6. Lee wrote these instructions to Joy because Lee_. A. would not grow plants well B. gave Joy the garden C. sold the house to Joy D. was going on holiday( ) 7. What does NOT need watering every day? A. The room B. The lemon tree C. The strawberries D. The vegetables( ) 8. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Joy will send Lee a postcard. B. Lee will come home in three weeks. C. Lee likes to grow his own vegetables. D. Lees house is not very big.( )9.How should Joy deal with the lemon tree? A. Cut it down B. Water it every two days C. Pick ripe lemons, and take them home. D. Take good care of it.( )10.What does “ripe fruit” mean? A. The fruit is ready to eat. B. The fruit is hard and bitter. C. The fruit is rotten. D. The fruit is starting to grow.任务型阅读（每题2分，共10分）Scientists have been studying the relationship between music and learning since the 1930s. A book named An Introduction to the Music Revolution describes a lot of ways that music helps learning. Do you feel stressed- out while you are studying? Listening to music reduces stress. Some music produces endorphins(多肽), chemicals that calm you down and help you learn faster. Does studying ever make you tired? Music makes sleepy students feel more awake and increases the oxygen flow to the brain. The brain needs a lot of oxygen to function(起作用) at its best. Music makes you aware of your emotions (情绪). Emotions stay in the memory for a long time. Feeling emotions while studying helps you to remember what you are studying for a longer period of time. (61) Just like an emotion stays firmly（稳定地） in your mind, what you are studying stays there, too. Some kinds of music even help the brain solve maths