2005年全国能力竞赛八年级英语组初赛试题冀教版

1、2005年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)初赛初二年级组试题（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟） I. 听辨单词 (Words) （共5小题，计5分） 听句子，选出句子中出现的单词。（每个句子只读一遍） ( ) 1. A. already B. ready C. study D. sorry ( ) 2. A. fishing B. washing C. finishing D. shipping ( ) 3. A. closing B. going C. laughing D. moving ( ) 4. A. November B. cucumber C. remember D. r

2、eminder ( ) 5. A. prison B. pleasant C. parent D. present II. 句子理解 (Sentences) （共5小题，计5分） 听句子，选出其最佳的应答句。（每个句子只读一遍） ( ) 6. A. OK, I will. B. Whats water? C. Where is it? D. How much is the cup? ( ) 7. A. Be careful! B. London is very nice. C. Thank you, dear. D. Not at all. ( ) 8. A. Yesterday. B. Im

3、 not sure. C. No, he wont. D. Uncle John. ( ) 9. A. Over there. B. They are players. C. Three times. D. Eleven. ( )10. A. Eighteen years. B. She is a singer. C. At the age of twenty. D. In the future. III. 对话理解(Dialogues) （共10小题，计10分） A) 听对话，选择与对话内容最相关的一幅图画。（每组对话读两遍） B) 听对话，根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下面的留言条。（对话读两

4、遍） Martin, 16 called you. Come to the Grand Hotel at 17 for a party. (She might be 18 .) You may go with _19 . (I think it must be me.)Call 20 if you cant go.Mark( )16. A. Dlanie B. Elanie C. Dlinia D. Elaine ( )17. A. 7:00 pm B. 7:30 pm C. 8:00 pm D. 8:30 pm ( )18. A. a little late B. free C. very

5、early D. away ( )19. A. some girl friends B. a few boy friends C. a friend D. her ( )20. A. 724 5936 B. 685 3826 C. 785 3126 D. 684 5836 IV. 短文理解 (Passages) （共10小题，计10分） A) 听短文和短文后的问题，根据其内容选择最佳选项回答各题。（短文读两遍） ( )21. Whats the first thing I do in the morning? A. Do some exercise. B. Have breakfast. C.

6、 Take a shower. D. Read some English. ( )22. How do I go to school? A. Take a bus. B. Ride a bike. C. Walk. D. Take a taxi. ( )23. How many classes do I usually have in the afternoon? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. ( )24. Where do I usually go after my classes? A. My teachers office. B. My home.

7、 C. My classmates home. D. The library. ( )25. How many hours do I watch TV every night? A. One or two hours. B. More than two hours. C. About three hours. D. Eleven hours. B) 听短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下列各题。 （短文读两遍） ( )26. What was the girls family like before the war? A. Big but unhappy. B. Small and unhapp

8、y. C. Big and happy. D. Small but happy. ( )27. Why cant the girls parents look after her? A. Because they are dead. B. Because they have to look after her brother.C. Because they killed some people during the war. D. Because they live in a different city. ( )28. Where is the girls brother? A. In hi

9、s hometown. B. Staying with their parents. C. In the city where she lives. D. We dont know. ( )29. What is the girl worrying about? A. Her mother and father. B. Her brother and everyone in her country. C. People in her country and her parents. D. Her brother and her parents. ( )30. Which of the foll

10、owing is RIGHT according to the passage? A. People in the girls country are living a happy life. B. Nobody likes the girl now. C. The girl doesnt like war. D. The girl doesnt like her parents. 笔试部分（共七大题，计120分） I. 单项选择 (Vocabulary and structure) (共20小题，计20分) A) 选择能够替换划线部分的最佳选项。 ( )31. She married at

11、a very young age. A. is married B. is marrying C. got married D. married to ( )32. He handed the coat to his wife. A. dressed B. passed C. found D. threw ( )33. As the eldest child in the family, Tom has to help look after his little sisters. A. look at B. look for C. teach D. take care of ( )34. Wh

12、y not have a rest and enjoy every minute of it? A. How to B. Why dont we C. Hope to D. Can we ( )35. Theyre talking about the movie star now. A. at the moment B. all the same C. now and then D. just a moment B) 选出下列各题的最佳选项。 ( )36. The pie was too small, so she decided to look for _ to eat. A. large

13、anything B. something else C. nothing big D. other something ( )37. If she felt he was right, she would agree _ him. A. about B. on C. to D. with ( )38. Youd better _ silent about this. A. not keep B. not to keep C. to not keep D. not kept ( )39. _ the street, there is a bus stop. A. On the end of B

14、. At the end of C. In the end of D. By the end of ( )40. John _ a few minutes later. Stay and wait, please. A. came B. leaving C. is going to call back D. finishes ( )41. She has a great _ in reading _ stories. A. interest; interested B. interested; interested C. interest; interesting D. interesting

15、; interested( )42. We are too tired and hungry. So our steps (脚步) are getting _. A. slow and slow B. slower and slowest C. slower and slower D. much and more slow ( )43. We are going to have fun _ on the lake this afternoon. A. to skate B. swam C. go fishing D. boating ( )44. Mr Jackson has only _ m

16、oney in his pocket. A. more B. a little C. a few D. few ( )45. _ I tell him to close the window every day, _ he always forgets to do so. A. As; but B. Till; / C. Though; / D. Even; and C) 情景会话。 ( )46. “Do you think hell come back home this evening?” “_” “Dont you miss him?” A. Maybe. B. So. C. Where

17、? D. When? ( )47. “_” “Nothing but a little sick.” “Take care of yourself, dear.” A. Whats that? B. Whats your name? C. Is it wrong? D. Whats the matter? ( )48. “Miss Lin, Tim broke his leg. So he cant come to school today.” “_” A. You are too careless. B. Im sorry to hear that. C. Help yourself to

18、some fish. D. You should go to school.( )49. “A pair of glasses would be a good present for Dad.” “_” “Then lets go and buy a pair for him.” A. Me, either. B. I like your idea. C. Happy birthday, Father.D. Your glasses are so modern.( )50. “Can you go to the concert with me?” “Id love to. _” A. But

19、Im too busy to go. Sorry.B. Im afraid not. C. Sorry about it. D. You can go alone.II. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)（共20小题，计30分；5160小题每题1分，6170小题每题2分） (A)I am doing shopping with my mother. I usually go shopping with my friends or classmates, but it is my birthday and my mother wants to buy me some new

20、 clothes as presents. So we go to a shop called Stradivarius. I really like that shop. My mother starts to laugh as soon as we get there. She says, “Almost all the clothes in the window are just like the things I wore when I was young. Those flared trousers（喇叭裤）and very short skirts.” Back in the 19

21、70s every Saturday morning my mother and her friends looked around the shops. Of course they did not always have money to buy the things they wanted. But they could decorate（装饰）their old jeans to make them look new. My grandmother was very good at sewing（缝补）and she helped my mother sew coloured patc

22、hes（小块的布）onto her old jeans. My mother says she really likes these styles and so do I. 阅读短文，根据其内容选择最佳选项完成下列各题。( )51. _, so I go shopping with her. A. I want to buy myself some new clothes B. I want to buy my mother some presents C. My mother wants to buy some new clothes D. My mother wants to buy me

23、 some new clothes for my birthday( )52. Why does my mother laugh as soon as she sees the clothes in the window? A. She thinks the clothes in the window are all strange and old. B. The clothes look quite different from those she wore when she was young. C. She is very happy to see that there are so m

24、any kinds of clothes. D. They are nearly the same as the clothes she wore when she was young. ( )53. Could my mother always buy the clothes she wanted when she was young? A. Yes, she could. B. No, she couldnt. C. Maybe. D. We dont know. ( )54. My grandmother helped my mother decorate her clothes by

25、_. A. cutting them into pieces B. cutting them short C. painting them colorful D. sewing some patches onto them( )55. In a word, both my mother and I _. A. decorate our clothes by ourselves B. like those styles C. never wear flared trousers D. want to change the style(B)Visit the Edinburgh Festival

26、Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh（爱丁堡）, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from all over the world. They come to Edinburgh for the biggest arts festival in Britain.

27、During this time the streets of the city are alive（具有活力的） with music and dance from early morning until late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, where students do comedy shows in small halls and cafs. Tens of tho

28、usands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music played by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances with actors from more than forty countries. The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favo

29、urite star in Edinburgh than it is in London. So come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, so why not book your hotel now? 阅读上文，根据其内容对下列句子进行判断。正确的，请选择A；错误的，请选择B；文中没有提及的，请选择C。 ( )56. The Edinburgh Festival is a month long. ( )57. You can hear music all day during

30、 the Festival. ( )58. More than ten thousand students come to the Edinburgh Festival every year. ( )59. It is expensive to see a play in Edinburgh. ( )60. It is usually more difficult to see famous actors in London than in Edinburgh. (C)The kinds of foods you eat and how much of those you eat are im

31、portant to your health. Scientists arrange （分配） foods in groups to help you choose a healthy diet. Each group has a different kind of food. Foods from all the groups together give you energy (能量), help you grow, help keep you from getting sick, and help make you strong. The diagram（图表） shows six foo

32、d groups and how much food from each group you should eat each day. It is a good idea to think about the food groups when you plan your meals at home and when you eat out. Planning with the food groups will help you eat a well-balanced（搭配均衡的）diet that will help you stay healthy. 认真阅读图表和文章，根据其内容完成下列各

33、题。 61. How many groups of food are shown in the diagram? 62. Which group of food should people eat most? 63. How can we get enough energy and keep healthy according to the passage?(D)Outside it was snowing heavily and the house was cold. I was alone and had been watching TV all evening when the door

34、bell 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.

35、“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 su

36、ddenly recognized（认出）Billy, an old school friend I hadnt seen for thirty years.阅读短文，根据其内容用文章中出现的单词的适当形式完成下列各句，每空一词。 64. I was staying by myself in a _ house on a dark and snowy evening. 65. I could only see the figure of the man because of the _ _ . 66. I thought Billy was a _ at first. 67. Thirty y

37、ears ago, Billy and I were _ _. (E) Do you ever have trouble remembering peoples names? If you do, here are some ideas you can try to help remember the names of people you meet. The best way to remember someones name is to repeat the name over and over. You can repeat the persons name while you talk

38、 to them. Or, if you have a moment or two while they are not talking to you, you can repeat their names in your mind. Repeating names in your mind is a good way to remember several names if you meet lots of new people at the same time. Another way you can use to remember names is to connect the pers

39、ons name to someone else. If your friend Tom introduces you to Mike, you can remember them together as “Tom and Mike”. Or you can connect the persons name to something about the person. If Sarah was wearing a red sweater when you met her, it might help remember her name as “Red Sarah”. In case you f

40、orget someones name, dont feel bad about asking him / her to tell it to you again. Everyone forgets names now and then. And after hearing it again, youll probably remember it more easily. 阅读上面的短文，根据其内容回答下列各题，每题答案不得超过五个单词。 68. What is the best way to remember someones name according to the passage? 6

41、9. We can connect names with many things. The writer gave us two examples in this passage. What are the two things the writer used in the examples? 70. What does the passage suggest (建议) if you forget someones name? III. 完形填空(Cloze)(共20小题，计20分) A) 阅读对话，根据其内容用所给动词的适当形式填空。 “Tell us a story, Mouse!” sa

42、id Hare. “And be quick about it,” said Hatter, “or you (71)_ (fall) asleep again.” “Once upon a time, there (72)_ (be) three little sisters,” Mouse(73)_ (begin) in a hurry, “and their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie; and they.” “What (74)_ they _（eat）?” asked Alice. “Treacle （糖浆）,” answered Mous

43、e, after (75)_ (think) a minute or two. “Why not (76)_ (eat) cakes? I like cakes,” said Alice again. “Oh, please, Alice. (77)_ (not stop) me from (78)_ (tell) the story!” said Mouse. “OK, OK. You may (79)_ (go) on,” said Alice. “No, I wont. Look, Hatter (80)_ (not like) my story and he is sleeping,”

44、 said Mouse. B) 阅读短文，根据其上下文语境提示，用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词只可用一次。其中有5词多余。（答案写在答题纸上） but, into, money, break, it, to, carefully, and, as, start, all, very, seem, time, youDear Martha,Happy New Year, though Im afraid the New Year (81)_ badly for us.Last night, we got back home and found the front door open and

45、 the lock (82)_ . We were out all eveningcelebrated the New Year with our friends.(83)_ wasnt difficult to see how the burglars (夜贼) broke (84)_ the house. The lock wasnt a very good one (85)_ they picked it with a screwdriver (螺丝刀) or something. (86)_ our next-door neighbours were away for the week

46、end, those bad guys had enough (87)_ to find most of the money we had (88)_ hidden (藏放). The first thing we noticed was the mess (一片狼藉) they made. (89)_ the drawers were empty and dropped a bomb (炸弹) onto our house. They IV. 句式转换 (Pattern transformation) （共10小题，计10分） A) 按要求转换下列各句。每空一词。（答案写在答题纸上） 91.

47、 We must report the accident to the safety officer. （改为一般疑问句） _ we _ the accident to the safety officer? 92. Those students are going to do some exercise. （改为否定句） Those students _ going to do _ exercise. 93. The little girl goes to see her grandmother once a month. （对划线部分提问） _ _ does the little girl

48、 go to see her grandmother? 94. I first met my husband in 1960. （对划线部分提问） _ _ you first meet your husband? 95. Our school is one kilometre away from my house. （对划线部分提问） _ _ is your school from your house? B) 根据左边句子改写右边句子，使两句意思相同或相近。每空一词。96. Mr Wilson went to his office in his car.Mr Wilson _ _ his o

49、ffice.97. Take the second turning on the left._ left _ the second turning.98. Lily needs that money more than Lucy does.Lucy needs that money _ _ Lily does.99. Eating too much isnt good for your health._ is _ for your health to eat too much.100. Its not easy for them to work that problem out.They _

50、it _ to work that problem out.V. 翻译(Translation)（共10小题，计10分） A) 阅读短文，根据其上下文内容，将划线部分的句子翻译成汉语。 The History of the London Police (101) Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 London had no policemen at all. Only a few old men protected（保护） the city streets at night. (102) About 300 years ago,

51、 London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were many thieves in the streets. (103) People had to stay in their homes as much as possible. In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen. Fifty years later

52、 there was a police force with 3,000 officers in London. (104) Most of them worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Today, some policemen still ride horses. (105) And the pay for them is even better than it is for other policemen. B) 根据提示，将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。106. 他们要去一个叫Maryland的地方。(call) 107. 首先你要削掉马铃薯的皮，然

53、后将它们切碎。(cut up) 108. 我担心其他孩子会嘲笑我，因为我不懂。(laugh at) 109. 这个工厂不再需要这么多工人。(not.any more) 110. 一直到1972年战争才结束。(not.until) VI. 智力测试(IQ)（共5小题，计5分） 回答下列问题。 111. Are you having a snowy winter? Even if youre not, here are eight words to have fun with in the snow. The word in the puzzle should be _. SKATES（冰刀），W

54、INTER，SLED，SLEIGH（雪橇），SNOWBALL，BOOT，SNOWMAN，SKI 112. Each word hides （隐藏） the name of a number written either forward （向前的）or backward （向后的）. Find them and write them on the answer sheet （答案纸）. 113. What letter could replace （替代） the question mark? 114. Jane has a $ 15.00 token (购书券). Here are some of the books she w