初一英语竞赛.doc

初一年级英语能力竞赛试题（卷）
一.单项选择。（每题1分，共40分）
( ) 1. Thirty minutes is half _____ hour.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 2. Spring begins _____ March 21st this year.
A. on B. at C. in D. during
( ) 3. Lightning is _____ than the sun.
A. cold B. hot C. hotter D. colder
( ) 4. There _____ a ruler and three books on the desk.
A. is B. are C. be D. am
( ) 5.There is _______orange in the bottle.
A. a few B. a little C. many D. a lot
( ) 6.I can hear birds ______ in the country.
A. sing B. to sing C. singing D. are singing
( ) 7. Do you know_____?
A. whose pencil is this B. whose is this pencil
C. whose pencil this is D. this is whose pencil
( ) 8. Do you enjoy _____ to country music?
A. to listen B. to listening C. listening D. listened
( ) 9 There are about nine _____ students in our school.
A. hundred of B. hundreds of C. hundreds D. hundred
( ) 10. Please pass ________.
A. her it B. hers it C. it her D. it to her
( ) 11.After three ________walking, we were very tired.
A. hours B. hours’s C. hours’ D. hour
( ) 12. We are ________ about the _______ news.
A. excited; excited B. exciting; exciting
C. exciting; excited D. excited; exciting
( ) 13. I’d like some ________ of ________.
A. pieces; breads B. bottles; pops C. glasses; milk D. bottle; water
( ) 14. There are two children ________ the trees.
A. climb B. climbing C. climbs D. to climb
( ) 15. Li Ming _______ his coat and went to school.
A. puts in B. put it on C. puts on D. put on
( ) 16. Who ________ English in your school?
A. teaches your B. teach yours C. teaches you D. teach you
( ) 17. The little boy _______ his father. They both have big black eyes.
A. like B. is like C. likes D. look like
( ) 18. Don’t drink_______ cold water.
A. much too B. too many C. many too D. too much
( ) 19. The train_______ Shanghai will leave _______ twenty minutes.
A. to; in B. to; for C. for; in D. for; for
( ) 20. The apple is delicious. Could I have _______ one?
A. other B. the other C. others D. another
( ) 21. He fell off the tree and _______ his left leg.
A. break B. breaks C. broke D. was break
( ) 22.There is ________in the film.
A. interesting something B. something interesting
C. interesting anything D. anything interesting
( ) 23. He often _______ it in English.
A. speaks B. talks C. tells D. says
( ) 24. He spoke so _______ that nobody could understand him.
A. slowly B. clearly C. quickly D. loudly
( ) 25. There is ________ rain in summer in Beijing.
A. much B. a lot C. many D. any
( ) 26. It starts ________ . Let’s go quickly.
A. snow B. to snow C. snowed D. snows
( ) 27. He invited me ________ with him.
A. swim B. swam C. swimming D. to swim
( ) 28. Danny and Jenny are excited _______ Li Ming in Canada.
A. see B. to see C. seeing D. saw
( ) 29. There _______ an English film next week.
A. will have B. is going to have C. will be D. was going to be
( ) 30. Let the boy ______ the door.
A. open B. opens C. to open D. opened
( ) 31.----Shall we go out for a walk?
----_________.
A. Yes, I like B. No, I’m no time C. Good idea D. Yes, we shall
( ) 32 . ----My mother is ill.
----_________
A. That’s right B. See the doctor C. I’m sorry to hear that D. OK
( ) 33. Plants use sunlight _____ food.
A. make B. making C. made D. to make
( ) 34. --Don’t pick the flowers in the garden. -- _____.
A. It’s right B. I know that
C. Sorry, I won’t do it again. D. It doesn’t matter.
( ) 35. -- Hello, may I speak to Li Ping?. -- _____ .
A. I’m Li Ping B. Yes
C. Hold on, please D. Tell me, please
( ) 36. --- ________will he come back?
---In two days.
A. How long B. How often C. How far D. How soon
( ) 37. ---Let’s do something at the party. What about ________?
---No, I’d like _______.
A. to sing; to dance B. to sing; dancing
C. singing; dancing D. singing; to dance
( ) 38. ---_________ do you play sports?
--- Three times a week.
A. How often B. How much C. How many D. How long
　 ( ) 39. I ________ my umbrella on the bus yesterday.
A. forget B. forgot C. leave D. left
( ) 40. ________ fine weather!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

二.完型填空。（每空1.5分,共30分）
A) Mary is 1 American girl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. It’s Sunday morning. Mary gets up early. After breakfast her parents 2 the zoo. They want to see the panda and other animals. The panda lives only 3 . There are 4 pandas in America. 5 they like the panda best. Outside the zoo gate there is a picture. It’s a picture of a panda 6 “welcome”. The panda is round and fat. It 7 a ball. It moves like a ball rolling. The elephant is the biggest animal 8 . There are many monkeys on the hill. Some of them are sitting 9 the trees. Some are picking nuts(坚果). And 10 are running or climbing up the trees.
( ) 1. A. an B. a C. the D. x
( ) 2. A. get her to B. take her to C. take she to D. bring her to
( ) 3. A. In America B. in England C. in China D. in Canada
( ) 4. A. no any B. not a C. any D. not any
( ) 5. A. So B. And C. But D. Because
( ) 6. A. in B. with C. on D. at
( ) 7. A. looks B. look like C. looks like D. looks at
( ) 8. A. in land B. on the land C. in the land D. on land
( ) 9. A. on B. in C. at D. for
( ) 10. A. the other B. the others C. other D. some

B) Qu Yuan was born in China about two 1 years ago. His job was to 2 advice(建议) to the king. The old king always took 3 advice. However, after the old king died, the 4 king did not take his advice. Qu Yuan finally 5 his job.
Qu Yuan was very good at 6 poems(诗). He was an 7 poet(诗人). However, he was always sad, 8 the new king did not take his advice, it made the country lose many battles(战役).
At last he jumped into a 9 and died. It was the 10 day of the fifth lunar(阴历) month of the year.
Nowadays, people eat rice dumplings and have Dragon (龙) Boat races in honour（纪念）of him.
( ) 1. A. thousand B. thousands C. thousands of D. thousand of
( ) 2. A. get B. put C. give D. roll
( ) 3. A. its B. her C. him D. his
( ) 4. A. new B. old C. good D. usual
( ) 5. A. brought B. took C. lost D. found
( ) 6. A. writing B. listening C. singing D. thinking
( ) 7. A. famous B. talented(有天赋的)
C. well-known D. outstanding(杰出的)
( ) 8. A. through B. because C. though(尽管) D. when
( ) 9. A. mountain B. pool C. river D. well(井)
( ) 10. A. fifth B. sixth C. third D. eight

三.阅读理解。（每题2分,共30分）
A)

Train No.
From
To
Departure Time
Arrive Time
11
Beijing
Shenyang
6:35
17:50
186
Chengdu
Taiyuan
22:50
5:05
185
Taiyuan
Chengdu
13:09
19:30
271
Tianjin
Beijing
8:35
10:21
( ) 1. The train from Beijing to Shenyang leaves at _____.
A. 5:05 B. 6:35 C. 8:35 D. 17:50
( ) 2. We have to spend _____ on the train if we go to Shenyang from Beijing.
A. 17 hours and 50 minutes B. 24 hours and 25 minutes
C. 6 hours and 35 minutes D. 11 hours and 15 minutes
( ) 3. If you want to go to Chengdu from Taiyuan, you can take the _____ train.
A. No. 11 B. No. 185 C. No. 186 D. No. 271
( ) 4. The No. 186 train arrives in Taiyuan at _____ .
A. 10:50 a.m. B. 10:50 p.m. C. 5:05 a.m. D. 5:05 p.m.
( ) 5. It takes _____ from Tianjin to Beijing by train.
A. about two hours B. half an hour
C. about an hour D. more than two hours

B) Kangaroos
There are 47 different kinds kangaroos. The smallest are about a quarter of a metre long; the biggest are taller than a man.
Kangaroos have very long strong back legs. These are used for jumping. They also have long strong tails used for resting on. Kangaroos’ front legs are much shorter, and almost like arms. Kangaroos’ heads are quite small, but their ears are quite large.
Mother kangaroos have a pocket at the front. They have one baby each year. When it is born, the baby kangaroo goes straight into its mother’s pocket. The baby kangaroo stays there for six months.
The biggest kangaroos stand more than 2 metres tall, and their back legs are so strong that they can jump more than 9 metres. They are very fast, and can travel at more than 50 kilometres an hour. They are very strong, but only eat fruit, leaves and grass.
( ) 1. How many different kinds of kangaroos are there?
A. Seven B. Seventy-four C. Forty-seven D. seventeen
( ) 2. How large is a big kangaroo?
A. Smaller than a man B. Bigger than a man
C. The same size as a man. D. A quarter of a metre long.
( ) 3. Does each kangaroo have a pocket?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it does. C. No, it doesn’t. D. It doesn’t tell us.
( ) 4. How long does a baby kangaroo stay in its mother’s pocket?
A. One month. B. Three months C. Six months. D. Five months.
( ) 5. Are kangaroos’ front legs stronger than their back legs?
A. Yes, they are. B. No, they aren’t C. They are stronger D. We have no idea.

C) Good Study Habits(习惯,方法)
All students need to have good study habits. When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place, because it is usually too noisy. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only to think about one thing.
When you study, do not think about other things at the same time. Only think about your homework. If you do this, you will do your homework more quickly, and you will make fewer mistakes(错误) .
Good study habits are very important(重要的). If you do not have them, try to learn them. If you are already good, try to make them better.
( ) 1.How do you learn things when you have good study habits?
A. All students need to have good study habits.
B. We will learn things quickly.
C. Do not think about other things.
D. Only think about our homework.
( ) 2. Which one is NOT right?
A. All students need to have good study habits.
B.The living room is a good place to study.
C. Don’t think about other things when you study.
D. Good study habits are very important.
( ) 3. What shouldn’t you do at the same time when you study?
A. We should have good study habits.
B. We should learn things quickly.
C.We should remember things easily.
D. We should not think about other things.
( ) 4. What must you only think about when you study?
A. We must only think about good study habits.
B. We must only think about other things.
C. We must only think about our homework.
D. We must only think about mistakes.
( ) 5. If you do not have good study habits, what must you do?
A. We must try to make them better.
B. We must try to learn and have them.
C. We must try to make fewer mistakes .
D. We must try to do our homework quickly.

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