中学英语学习能力竞赛

中学英语学习能力竞赛中学英语学习能力竞赛/中学英语学习能力竞赛普贡中学英语学习能力竞赛八年级组姓名：一、判断下列各组单词划线部分的读音，相同的写“√”，不同的写“×”。（10分）1、clean

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2、fish

kind

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3、water

wash

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4、can

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5、lunch

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6、use

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writer

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8、artist

actress

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9、closet

clothes

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10、house

horse

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11、lake

lady

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12、mirror

river

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bridge

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14、tasty

traffic()

15、June

uncle

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16、next

net

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17、music

study

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18、hobby

October

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why

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20、hiking

climb

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二、读音标，写单词，并在括号里写上中文。（10分）1、['wintə]

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2、[skeit]

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)3、['hæmbə:gə]

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4、['kæbidʒ]

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)5、[bi:n]

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6、[,kæŋgə'ru:]

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)7、['hevi]]

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8、['hʌri]

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)第一节（共10小题：每小题1分，共10分）根据所了解知识或背景，选择正确答案：1.willhavethe30thOlympicGamesin2012.A.Sydney B.Paris C.London D.Beijing2.WhichfestivaliscelebratedinhonorofthegreatpoetQuYuan_______A.MayDay B.TreePlantingDay C.Mid-AutumnDay D.DragonBoatDay3Thereare1,300,000,000peopleinChina.Itisoftheworld’spopulation.A.onefifth B.twofifths C.onefourth D.threefourths4.InFrance,ifyousay“Itwasdelicious.”Thatmeans________.A.youwantmorefood B.youlikeeatingthereC.you’refull D.thefoodisnotdeliciousenough5.NBAandFIFAareconnectedwith(有关)______and_____.A.volleyball;football B.tennis;basketballC.basketball;football D.basketball;tennis6Childrenwillgoonegghuntswhen_____.A.Easter B.Christmas C.Halloween D.AprilFool’sDay7.InBritainpeoplebefore____arenotallowedtodriveacar.A.18 B.20 C.17 D.goingtocollege8Englandisfamousfor______andRussiahasdelicious_____.A.blackbread;pizza B.friedchicken;hotdogC.fishandchips;blackbread D.hotdog;sandwiches9.OnSeptember25th,2008ChinalaunchedShenzhouⅦintospacesuccessfully.______walkedintospacefor_____minutes.A.YangLiwei;10 B.ZhaiZhigang;20C.LiuBoming;30 D.JingHaipeng;4510_______heldtheEXPOin1999and_____willhostthe2010EXPOwiththethemeBETTERCITYBETTERLIFE.A.Shanghai;Kunming B.Beijing;ShanghaiC.Kunming;Beijing D.Kunming;Shanghai第二节（共24小题；11～33每小题2分，34小题4分，满分50分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以完成句子或回答所提问题的最佳选项。(1)DoyouenjoyreadingHerearereadersofyouragefromallovertheUnitedStatesrecommend(推荐)greatbooksforyoutoread:MyfavoritebookisDon’tDie,MyLovebyLurleneMcDaniel.Iloveallherbooks,butthiswasthefirstoneIreadandIhavetosay,itisbyfarmyfavorite.Itdoesn’tendlikeotherbooks,andIcriedwhilereading.IthinkNancyDrewisgreat!Nancyisadetective(侦探)whohasmanyfantasticideas!Iloveitbecauseit’sabookfromwhenmygrandmawasmyage,andIcansharethefunwithher!IhighlyrecommendSkinnyBonesbyBarbaraPark.Itisfunnysopleaseadditonyourbooklist.Youdon’twanttomissoutfunnystories！Iwouldsuggest______byJudyBlume.ItisbasedonrealthingsthathappenedtoJudyBlume.Itisaboutagirl,Alice,whomeetssomegirlsatanewstate.Theybecomefriends,makeaclubandmeetonceaweek.Theystopaftertwoweeksbecausetheyalllikeaboyintheirclassandputhimasnumberone.Ithinkeverygirlshouldreadthisbecauseitisaboutourgrowingup.IreadabookcalledNeela:VictorySonganditwassogoodIreadittwice!IttakesplaceinIndiain1936andthis12-year-oldgirlnamedNeelatriestosaveherfather!Ithaslotsofhistoryinit!Ialsolearnedalotaboutdifferentcultures!Theauthor’snameisChitraBanerjeeDivakaruni.11Accordingtothereader,SkinnyBonescanbedescribedasa________story.A.sad B.history C.funny D.detective12.WhoismostprobablyanIndianauthorA.JudyBlume. B.BarbaraPark.C.ChitraBanerjeeDivakaruni. D.LurleneMcDaniel.13.Thebestnameofthe4thbookis________.A.MySecret B.GrowingTroubleC.ThreeFriends D.AliceLearnsaLesson14.WhichisTRUEaboutNancyDrewA.Itdoesn’thaveacommonendinglikeotherbooks.B.It’sbasedonrealthingsthathappenedtotheauthor.C.It’sabouta12-year-oldgirlwhotriestosaveherfather.D.Boththereaderandthereader’sgrandmalovethisbook.（2）Youmayhearaboutearthquakes,butdoyouknowwhattodobefore,duringandafteranearthquakeHereissomeadviceforyou：BeforeanearthquakeIt’snecessarytoprepareyourselfandyourfamily.Allfamilymembersshouldknowhowtoturnoffgas(煤气),waterandelectricity(电)andknowusefultelephonenumbers(hospital,police,119,etc.).Neverputheavythingsoverbeds.DuringanearthquakeIt’simportantforeachofustokeepcalm.Ifyouareindoors,quicklymovetoasafeplaceintheroom,suchasbesideastrongdeskorastrongtable.Theaimistoprotectyourselffromfallingobjects(物体).Stayawayfromwindows,largemirrors,heavyfurnitureandsoon.Ifyouarecooking,turnoffthegasquickly.Ifyouareoutdoors,movetoanopenarealikeaplayground.Moveawayfrombuildings,bridgesandtrees.Ifyouaredriving,stopthecarassoonaspossibleandstayawayfrombridgesandtallbuildings.Staybesideyourcar!AfteranearthquakeOncetheshakinghasstopped,donotrunoutofthebuildingatonce.It’sbesttowaitandleavewhenit’ssafe.Checkaroundyouandhelpthepeoplewhoareintrouble.Ifyourbuildingisbadlybroken,youshouldleaveit.ifyousmellorhearagas,geteveryoneoutsideandopenwindowsanddoors.Ifyoucandoitsafely,turnoffthegas.Ifyoucan’t,reportittothegascompany.15.Whenanearthquakehappens,it’simportantto________.A.standstill B.staycalm C.shoutforhelp D.moveindoors16.Duringanearthquake,ifyouaredrivinginanopenarea,youshould________.A.driveyourcarquickly B.stopyourcarandstaybesideyourcarC.driveyourcarslowly D.stopyourcarandstayin17.WhatcanyoulearnfromthepassageA.Whatanearthquakeislike. B.Whatyoucandotostopanearthquake.C.Howanearthquakehappens. D.（3）Somepeoplemaythinktoomuchsunlightcanleadtocancer,sotheyalwayskeepthemselvesawayfromsunlight.Butexpertsbelievethatproperexposure(暴露)tosunlightisgoodforus.Forexample,scientiststhinksunlightcanhelpstopsomediseases.Theysaythatwearingsunscreen(防晒油)allthetimemakesthebodyshortofvitaminD.VitaminDinfactstopsusfrommorethan25diseasesandkeepsbonesandteethhealthy.However,around60%ofthepopulationareshortofvitaminDintheirblood.Oneoftheeasiestwaystogetitistoexposeyourskintosunlight.YourbodymakesvitaminDfromthesunfasterthanintakesinfromfood.What’smore,safelygettingenoughsunlightcanmakeyoulookyounger.However,noteverybodylikessunlight.Somepeopleshouldnotbeexposedtothesunwithoutastrongsunprotection.ExpertsadvisethatjusttenminutesofdailyexposuretosunlightshouldbeenoughtogiveusvitaminDweneed.18WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusA.Don’texposetothesun.B.Properexposuretosunlightisgoodforourhealth.C.Weshouldstayinthesunaslongaspossible.D.WecangetvitaminDfromfood.19.Whatwillhappenifwedon’tgetenoughsunlightforalongtimeA.Wewillkeepawayfromcancer. B.Wewillgetmanydiseases.C.OurbodywillbeshortofvitaminD. D.WewillhavemorevitaminDinourblood.20.Thepropersunshinecankeepour______healthy.A.eyesandakin B.bonesandteeth C.earsandblood D.bonesandeyes（4）Thestudentsmorethan100enrolledinTongjiUniversity’scollegeofwomenwillhavetochoosefromelective(选修的)coursesincooking,needleworkandotherskillsthatgoodhousewiveshavethisyearaspartofaprogramco-sponsored(共同发起)bytheShanghaiWomen’sFederation.Thecourseswillbeginthisspringalthoughaschoolsurveyfoundthatabout60percentofstudentsinthecollegewereagainsttheidea,manysayingtheywenttouniversitytolearnprofessionalskills,nothowtokeepahusbandhappy.Allstudentsinthecollegewillhavetochoosefromseveralelectivecoursesthatincludecooking,sewing,nutritionandhealth-carebasics,householddecoratingandotherbasicskillsofatraditionalChinesewife.“Itisridiculoustomakeuniversitystudentslearnhouseholdwork,”saidYuanChunfang,whosedaughterwillgraduatefromhighschoolthisyear.Shesaidthecourseswouldmakepeoplehardtotellthedifferencesbetweenoneofthecity’stopuniversitiesandavocational(职业的)school.BuiltbyTongjiandtheShanghaiWomen’sFederationin2001,thecollegeofwomenofferstwomajors(专业):animationdesignandelectronicinformation.“Itisunderstandableforprofessionalcoursestobetaughtinawaysuitableforwomen,butsomanycraftcoursesmaketheuniversitylooklikeahousewifetrainingschool,”Yuansaid.Educatorssaytheskepticism(怀疑主义)aboutthecoursecomesfrommisunderstanding,“Learningsomecraftskillscouldbetterletgirlshavenotonlylifeskillsbutanindependentability.That’sexactlywhatmodernyoungwomenlack,”saidWenMinhua,aleaderofShanghai21.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat_________.A.B.modernyoungwomenhavemanylifeskills,butnotanindependentabilityC.educatorsthinkit’susefulforcollegegirlstolearncraftskillsD.22.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.Moststudentsthinkit’sgoodforcollegegirlstolearncraftskills.B.C.D.23Thepassagemainlytellsus______.A.collegegirlsinTongjiUniversity’scollegeofwomenwillB.TongjiC.someopinionsaboutTongjiUniversityD.differenthavethesameopinionaboutwomenlearningbasiccraftskills.（5）ThenameHelenKellerhashadspecialmeaningformillionsofpeopleinallpartsoftheworld.Shecouldnotseeorhear.YetHelenKellerwasabletodosomuchwithherdaysandyears.Hersuccessgaveothershope.HelenKellerwasborninasmalltownintheUnitedStates.Untilshewasayear–and-onehalfold,HelenKellerwasjustlikeanyotherchild.Shewasveryactive.Shebenanwalkingandtalkingearly.Then,nineteenmonthsaftershewasborn,Helenbecameverysick.Itwasastrangesicknessthatmadehercompletelyblindanddeaf.Herbright,happyworldwasfilledwithsilenceanddarkness.Fromthattimeuntilshewasalmostsevenyearsold,Helencouldcommunicate(交流)onlybymakingsignswithherhands.Theyoungchildhadstrongdesires.Shewantedtomakepeopleunderstandher,.Thenateacher-AnneSullivan-arrivedfromBostontohelpher.MissSullivanherselfhadoncebeenblind.ShetaughtHelenmanythings-toreadandwrite,tospeakforeignlanguageandeventouseatypewriter.Butmostimportantly,shetaughtHelenhowtothink.MissSullivanstayedwithHelenformanyyears.Shehelpedhertogetreadyforschoolandcollege.Morethananything,Helenwantedtodowhatothersdid,anddoitjustaswell.Intime,Helendidgotocollegeandcompletedherstudieswithhighhonors.Butitwasahardstruggle(奋斗、努力).AllofKeller’sknowledgereachedhermindthroughhersenseoftouch,smellandherfeelings.HelenKellerhadtoworkhardtosupportherselfaftershefinishedcollege.Shespoketomanygroupsaroundthecountry.Shewroteseveralbooks.Andshemadeonemoviebasedonherlife.Hermaingoalwastoincreasepublicinterestinthedifficultiesofpeoplewithphysicalproblems.TheworkHelenKellerandAnneSulliyadidhasbeenwrittenandtalkedaboutformanyyears.Theirsuccessshowedhowpeoplecanconquer(克服)greatdifficulties.24.WhatwasthekeytoHelenKeller’ssuccess25.WhowasthemostimportantpersoninHelenKeller’slife26.WhatdidHelendotoincreasepublicinterestinthedifficultiesofdisabledpeople（6）What’sbeingdonetostoppiracy(海盗)？Currently,theNATOalliance,theUSNavy’sFifthFleet,andagroupofothercountrieshaveshipspatrolling(巡逻)thecoastofSomaliaandtheGulfofAden-anareaofapproximately1.1millionsquaremiles-topreventpiracy.OnNov.18,anIndianwarshipsankasuspectedpiratemothershipoffthecoastofYemen,afterthepiratesfiredonthem.Butgiventhesizeoftheterritory,andtheamountofshippingtrafficthatflowspastSomaliafromtheSuezCanal,navalpatrollingcannotguaranteethesafetyofcommercialvessels.“Unlessyouhaveawarshipintheimmediatearea,and,crucially,withahelicopter,you’vegotnochanceofstoppingthem,”saysCornwell.Whileindividualshipscanprotectthemselveswitheverythingfrombardedwirearoundtheshipitselftohigh-pressurehoses,coalitionforcescanalsodomoretotrackandneutralizesuspectedpiratemotherships.“Ican’tseewhymoreworkisn’tbeingdonewithsatellitestofindthemotherships,”saysCornwell.EgypthostedaNov.20emergencymeetingwithYemen,SaudiArabia,Sudan,andJordantotrytoforgeajointstrategy(策略)againstpiracy,whichthreatensacrucialinternationaltraderoutethroughtheSuezCanalintheRedSea-Egypt’skeysourceofrevenue.27_____countrieshadameetingtocomeupwithstrategiestopreventpiracy.28Cornwelladvised______shouldbeusedtofindthepiratemotherships.29.Shipscan’tmakesureofthe______ofcommercialvesselsduringpatrollingbecauseofthesmallsizeofSomalia.（7）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格或简要回答所提问题。下面是对英国十五岁的女孩的一个调查结果，请仔细阅读，然后根据短文后面的任务要求作答。ThefollowingisfromasurveyofgirlsattheageoffifteenoverBritain.Girlsofthisagehavedifferentlivesthesedaysbecausetheychangetheirlifestyles.JaneKellyfromBirminghamhastalkedaboutthesurvey:1.Thesurveysaysthattheaverage(平均的)fifteen-year-oldgirlsget￡5.26pocketmoneyeveryweek.Joanne:Idon’tgetthatmuch!Igetonly￡3everySaturday.2.Thesurveysaysthattheaveragefifteen-year-oldgirl’sfavouritesubjectsatschoolaredrama(25%),thenmaths(19%),cookery(18%),English(17%)andmusic(13%)Joanne:Whoaretheseaveragefifteen-year-oldgirls!Ihatedrama.AndIdonotlikemathseither.3.Thesurveysaysthatthefavouritesportsstarforfifteen-year-oldgirlsisDavidBeckham.Hegets3%morethanthenumbertwostar,TimHenman.Twomorefootballplayersareonthelist,JamieRedknappandAlanShearer.Joanne:Ohyes!Beckhamismynumberone.EvenifheismarriedtoVictoria.4.Ausualeveningactivity.14%offifteen-year-oldgirlswatchTVintheevening.9%tellusthattheytelephonetheirfriendsandtalktothemandthesamenumberlistentomusic,8%watchvideosand5%useacomputer.Joanne:Yes.MostofmyfriendswatchTVorvideosoruseacomputerintheevening.请你在空白处填上适当的单词，每个空格不得超过2个单词。30_________________of15-year-oldGirlsinBritainAveragepocketmoneyeveryweek￡5.26Themostfavouritesubject(31)__________________OtherfavouritesubjectsMaths,cookery,English,musicThemostfavouritesportsstarDavidBeckhamOtherfavouritesportsstarsTimHenman,JamieRedknappandAlanSheaterThenumberofgirlswhousuallywatchTVintheevening14%Thenumberofgirlswhousuallylistentomusicintheevening(32)_________________Thenumberofgirlswhousuallywatchvideosintheevening8%Thenumberofgirlswhousuallyuseacompute