中学英语学习能力竞赛

1、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    bread  ()     2、fish    kind   ()  3、water   wash    ()        4、can     cant

2、   ()   5、lunch   run    ()         6、use    us       ()7、actor    writer  ()       8、artist   actress  (

3、) 9、closet  clothes   ()     10、house   horse  ()    11、lake   lady   ()        12、mirror  river  ()13、behind  bridge  ()      14、tasty  

4、60;traffic ()   15、June  uncle   ()        16、next   net   ()   17、music  study     ()     18、hobby  October  ()19、fly  why  ()    

5、;        20、hiking  climb    () 二、读音标，写单词，并在括号里写上中文。（10分）1、 'wint             (       )     2、 skeit       

6、;        (       )3、 'hæmb:g          (       )     4、 'kæbid            

7、60; (       )5、 bi:n               (       )      6、,kæg'ru:            ( &#

8、160;     )7、'hevi              (       )      8、'hri                 (  

9、     )9、'kwait             (       )      10、swi                 (    &

10、#160;  )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. will have the 30th Olympic Games in 2012.A. Sydney B. ParisC. LondonD. Beijing2. Which festival is celebrated in honor of the great poet Qu Yuan?_A. May DayB. Tree Planting DayC. Mid-Autumn DayD. Dragon Boat Day3 There are 1,300,000,000 people i

11、n China. It is of the worlds population.A. one fifthB. two fifths C. one fourthD. three fourths4. In France, if you say “It was delicious.” That means _.A. you want more foodB. you like eating thereC. youre fullD. the food is not delicious enough5. NBA and FIFA are connected with(有关)_and_.A. volleyb

12、all; footballB. tennis ; basketball C. basketball ;footballD. basketball; tennis6 Children will go on egg hunts when_.A. Easter B. Christmas C. Halloween D. April Fools Day7. In Britain people before _are not allowed to drive a car.A. 18 B. 20C. 17D. going to college 8 England is famous for _and Rus

13、sia has delicious_.A. black bread ; pizzaB. fried chicken ; hot dog C. fish and chips; black breadD. hot dog; sandwiches9. On September 25th, 2008 China launched Shenzhou into space successfully. _ walked into space for _minutes.A. Yang Liwei;10 B. Zhai Zhigang;20 C. Liu Boming;30 D. Jing Haipeng;45

14、10 _held the EXPO in 1999 and _will host the 2010 EXPO with the theme BETTER CITY BETTER LIFE.A. Shanghai; Kunming B. Beijing; ShanghaiC. Kunming; Beijing D. Kunming; Shanghai第二节（共24小题；1133每小题2分，34小题4分，满分50分）A) 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)Do you enjoy reading? Here are rea

15、ders of your age from all over the United States recommend (推荐) great books for you to read:My favorite book is Dont Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesnt end like other books, and I cried whil

16、e reading.I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective (侦探) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because its a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her! I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny so please add it on your book list. You dont wan

17、t to miss out funny stories！I would suggest _ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their c

18、lass and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history i

19、n it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The authors name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.11 According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a _ story.A. sadB. historyC. funnyD. detective12. Who is most probably an Indian author?A. Judy Blume.B. Barbara Park.C. Chitra Banerjee Di

20、vakaruni.D. Lurlene McDaniel.13. The best name of the 4th book is _.A. My SecretB. Growing TroubleC. Three FriendsD. Alice Learns a Lesson14. Which is TRUE about Nancy Drew?A. It doesnt have a common ending like other books.B. Its based on real things that happened to the author.C. Its about a12-yea

21、r-old girl who tries to save her father.D. Both the reader and the readers grandma love this book.（2）You may hear about earthquakes, but do you know what to do before, during and after an earthquake? Here is some advice for you：Before an earthquake Its necessary to prepare yourself and your family.

22、All family members should know how to turn off gas(煤气), water and electricity(电) and know useful telephone numbers(hospital, police, 119, etc.). Never put heavy things over beds.During an earthquake Its important for each of us to keep calm. If you are indoors, quickly move to a safe place in the ro

23、om, such as beside a strong desk or a strong table. The aim is to protect yourself from falling objects(物体). Stay away from windows, large mirrors, heavy furniture and so on. If you are cooking, turn off the gas quickly.If you are outdoors, move to an open area like a playground. Move away from buil

24、dings, bridges and trees. If you are driving, stop the car as soon as possible and stay away from bridges and tall buildings. Stay beside your car!After an earthquake Once the shaking has stopped, do not run out of the building at once. Its best to wait and leave when its safe.Check around you and h

25、elp the people who are in trouble. If your building is badly broken, you should leave it. if you smell or hear a gas, get everyone outside and open windows and doors. If you can do it safely, turn off the gas. If you cant, report it to the gas company.15. When an earthquake happens, its important to

26、 _.A. stand stillB. stay calmC. shout for helpD. move indoors16. During an earthquake, if you are driving in an open area, you should _.A. drive your car quicklyB. stop your car and stay beside your carC. drive your car slowly D. stop your car and stay in 17. What can you learn from the passage?A. W

27、hat an earthquake is like.B. What you can do to stop an earthquake.C. How an earthquake happens.D. How you can protect yourself in an earthquake.（3）Some people may think too much sunlight can lead to cancer, so they always keep themselves away from sunlight. But experts believe that proper exposure(

28、暴露) to sunlight is good for us.For example, scientists think sunlight can help stop some diseases. They say that wearing sunscreen(防晒油) all the time makes the body short of vitamin D.Vitamin D in fact stops us from more than 25 diseases and keeps bones and teeth healthy. However, around 60% of the p

29、opulation are short of vitamin D in their blood. One of the easiest ways to get it is to expose your skin to sunlight. Your body makes vitamin D from the sun faster than in takes in from food. Whats more, safely getting enough sunlight can make you look younger.However, not everybody likes sunlight.

30、 Some people should not be exposed to the sun without a strong sun protection. Experts advise that just ten minutes of daily exposure to sunlight should be enough to give us vitamin D we need.18 What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Dont expose to the sun. B. Proper exposure to sunlight is good fo

31、r our health.C. We should stay in the sun as long as possible.D. We can get vitamin D from food.19. What will happen if we dont get enough sunlight for a long time?A. We will keep away from cancer.B. We will get many diseases.C. Our body will be short of vitamin D.D. We will have more vitamin D in o

32、ur blood.20. The proper sunshine can keep our _ healthy.A. eyes and akinB. bones and teethC. ears and bloodD. bones and eyes（4）The students more than 100 enrolled in Tongji Universitys college of women will have to choose from elective(选修的) courses in cooking, needle work and other skills that good

33、housewives have this year as part of a program co-sponsored(共同发起) by the Shanghai Womens Federation.The courses will begin this spring although a school survey found that about 60 percent of students in the college were against the idea, many saying they went to university to learn professional skil

34、ls, not how to keep a husband happy.All students in the college will have to choose from several elective courses that include cooking, sewing, nutrition and health-care basics, household decorating and other basic skills of a traditional Chinese wife.“It is ridiculous to make university students le

35、arn household work,” said Yuan Chunfang, whose daughter will graduate from high school this year. She said the courses would make people hard to tell the differences between one of the citys top universities and a vocational(职业的) school. Built by Tongji and the Shanghai Womens Federation in 2001, th

36、e college of women offers two majors(专业): animation design and electronic in formation.“It is understandable for professional courses to be taught in a way suitable for women, but so many craft courses make the university look like a housewife training school,” Yuan said.Educators say the skepticism

37、(怀疑主义) about the course comes from misunderstanding, “Learning some craft skills could better let girls have not only life skills but an independent ability. Thats exactly what modern young women lack,” said Wen Minhua, a leader of Shanghai Normal Universitys college of women.21. From the last parag

38、raph we can infer that _.A. educators think it will cause misunderstanding to let college students learn household workB. modern young women have many life skills, but not an independent abilityC. educators think its useful for college girls to learn craft skillsD. the writer thinks its hard to tell

39、 whether it is good or bad to let college girls learn craft skills.22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Most college students think its good for college girls to learn craft skills.B. All students in Tongji Universitys college of women will have to learn all the craft skill

40、s.C. All the courses about basic skills of a traditional Chinese wife will begin this spring semester.D. Shanghai Womens Federation offers animation design and electronic information training.23 The passage mainly tells us _.A. college girls in Tongji Universitys college of women will loam basic cra

41、ft skillsB. Tongji Universitys college of women is a good college for girls to enter.C. some experts opinions about Tongji Universitys college of women.D. different people have the same opinion about women learning basic craft skills.（5）The name Helen Keller has had special meaning for millions of p

42、eople in all parts of the world. She could not see or hear. Yet Helen Keller was able to do so much with her days and years. Her success gave others hope.Helen Keller was born in a small town in the United States. Until she was a year and-one half old, Helen Keller was just like any other child. She

43、 was very active. She benan walking and talking early. Then, nineteen months after she was born, Helen became very sick. It was a strange sickness that made her completely blind and deaf. Her bright, happy world was filled with silence and darkness.From that time until she was almost seven years old

44、, Helen could communicate(交流) only by making signs with her hands. The young child had strong desires. She wanted to make people understand her,. Then a teacher-Anne Sullivan-arrived from Boston to help her. Miss Sullivan herself had once been blind. She taught Helen many things-to read and write, t

45、o speak foreign language and even to use a typewriter. But most importantly, she taught Helen how to think.Miss Sullivan stayed with Helen for many years. She helped her to get ready for school and college. More than anything, Helen wanted to do what others did, and do it just as well.In time, Helen

46、 did go to college and completed her studies with high honors. But it was a hard struggle(奋斗、努力). All of Kellers knowledge reached her mind through her sense of touch, smell and her feelings. Helen Keller had to work hard to support herself after she finished college. She spoke to many groups around

47、 the country. She wrote several books. And she made one movie based on her life. Her main goal was to increase public interest in the difficulties of people with physical problems. The work Helen Keller and Anne Sulliya did has been written and talked about for many years. Their success showed how p

48、eople can conquer(克服) great difficulties.24. What was the key to Helen Kellers success?25. Who was the most important person in Helen Kellers life?26. What did Helen do to increase public interest in the difficulties of disabled people?（6）Whats being done to stop piracy(海盗)？Currently, the NATO allia

49、nce, the US Navys Fifth Fleet, and a group of other countries have ships patrolling(巡逻)the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden-an area of approximately 1.1 million square miles-to prevent piracy.On Nov. 18, an Indian warship sank a suspected pirate mother ship off the coast of Yemen, after the pir

50、ates fired on them.But given the size of the territory, and the amount of shipping traffic that flows past Somalia from the Suez Canal, naval patrolling cannot guarantee the safety of commercial vessels.“Unless you have a warship in the immediate area, and, crucially, with a helicopter, youve got no

51、 chance of stopping them,”says Cornwell.While individual ships can protect themselves with everything from barded wire around the ship itself to high-pressure hoses, coalition forces can also do more to track and neutralize suspected pirate mother ships. “I cant see why more work isnt being done wit

52、h satellites to find the mother ships,”says Cornwell.Egypt hosted a Nov.20 emergency meeting with Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Jordan to try to forge a joint strategy(策略) against piracy, which threatens a crucial international trade route through the Suez Canal in the Red Sea-Egypts key source of

53、 revenue.27 _ countries had a meeting to come up with strategies to prevent piracy.28 Cornwell advised _ should be used to find the pirate mother ships.29. Ships cant make sure of the _ of commercial vessels during patrolling because of the small size of Somalia.（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

54、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。 The following is from a survey of girls at the age of fifteen over Britain. Girls of this age have different lives these days because they change their lifestyles. Jane Kelly from Birmingham has talked about the survey: 1. The survey says that the average(平均的) fif

55、teen-year-old girls get 5.26 pocket money every week. Joanne: I dont get that much! I get only 3 every Saturday. 2. The survey says that the average fifteen-year-old girls favourite subjects at school are drama(25%), then maths (19%), cookery (18%), English (17%) and music (13%) Joanne: Who are thes

56、e average fifteen-year-old girls! I hate drama. And I do not like maths either. 3. The survey says that the favourite sports star for fifteen-year-old girls is David Beckham. He gets 3% more than the number two star, Tim Henman. Two more football players are on the list, Jamie Redknapp and Alan Shea

57、rer. Joanne: Oh yes! Beckham is my number one. Even if he is married to Victoria. 4. A usual evening activity. 14% of fifteen-year-old girls watch TV in the evening. 9% tell us that they telephone their friends and talk to them and the same number listen to music, 8% watch videos and 5% use a comput

58、er. Joanne: Yes. Most of my friends watch TV or videos or use a computer in the evening.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_ of 15-year-old Girls in BritainAverage pocket money every week5.26The most favourite subject(31)_Other favourite subjectsMaths, cookery, English, musicThe most favourite sports star

59、David Beckham Other favourite sports starsTim Henman, Jamie Redknapp and Alan SheaterThe number of girls who usually watch TV in the evening14%The number of girls who usually listen to music in the evening(32)_The number of girls who usually watch videos in the evening8%The number of girls who usual

60、ly use a computer in the evening5%In conclusion, these days 15-year-old girls in Britainhave ( 33)_（8）下面是一则幽默笑话，阅读并理解其语言文化需求，然后在文中空白处填上恰当的句子，使其完整。Mr. Smith was a cook. He worked in a restaurant. It was very hot in the town in summer. So he decided to go to a village for his holidays. One day afternoon Mr. Smith went out for a walk. But he lost his way in the forest. He didnt know how to get to the village. And it was very late. He