冬学竞赛0912.docx

1、冬学竞赛09122010-2011学年度第一学期冬学竞赛初四英语试题 （120分钟，150分） 卷一 （选择题 ，95分）一 听力测试（30分）（一）听句子，从A、B、C三个选项中选择与画面一致的选项,句子读一遍。（每小题1分） 1. A B C 2. A B C 3. A B C .4.A B C 5. A B C(二) 听句子，选择恰当的答语。每个句子读两遍。（每小题1分）6. A The Yangtze River . B It is the smallest. C The giant panda.7. A It runs very fast. B It weighs 60 kilos.

2、 C.I dont like it.8. A Its sunny. B Im agraid not. C Yes, Id love to. 9. A Thank you. B With pleasure. C Very well.10. A It is big. B Its about one million. C In Asia.(三) 听下面五组对话和对话后的问题，选择正确答案。每组对话读两遍。（每小题1分）11. A The tiger. B The dolphin. CThe panda.12. A Skating. B Climbing. C Skiing.13. A 120cm.

3、B 130cm. C 140cm.14. A The typhoon. B The flood. C The earthquake.15. A To plant more trees. B To build more zoos. C To protect white whale.(四) 听一段长对话，选择正确答案。对话读两遍。（每小题1.5分） 16. How many koalas are there in the world? A Fewer than 100,000. B Fewer than 10,000. C Fewer than 1,00.17. How big are koala

4、s? A They weigh about 25 pounds and 1 feet tall. B They weigh about 30 pounds and 2feet tall C They weigh about 10 pounds and 3 feet tall 18. How many pounds of leaves does the adult koala eat per day? A 1 pound. B 1.5 pounds. C 2.5 pounds.19. How long will the baby koala in the pouch(育儿袋)？ ? A 3-5

5、months. B 5-7 months . C 7-9 months. 20. How many hours does a koala sleep every day? A. About 10 hours. B. About 13 hours. C About 16 hours. (五) 听短文,根据短文内容填空。短文读两遍，每空填一个单词或短语。（每小题1.5分）The Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world. The area gets an average of 21. 0.01 cm of rain per year. In

6、some parts of the desert , it hasnt 22. For 400 years. Unlike other deserts , the Atacama Desert is quiet cool. The average daily temperature is between 0-20。 Libya is one of the hottest places in the world. The 23. temperature was 57.7On September. 13,1922 in Libya.People can 24 eggs and some meat

7、on the sand. Cherrapunji is a city in India. It rains 25. .It is one of the wettest places in the world. It made a world record of 1,041 inches of rain in 1861.二. 单项选择(20分)26.The doctor did what he could old man at first.A. calm. B.to calm. C. calming. D. calms. 27. October 1st,1949 is the day well

8、never forget.A. on that B. on which C. that D. when28. Two days enough for me to finish the work. I need day.A. arent , one third B. arent , a third C. isnt ,the third D. isnt , the third29. The day we are looking forward to already.A .is coming B. came C. has come D. comes30. That day I noticed som

9、e parents at the back of the classroom, the teacher.A. sitting, listened B. sat, listened C. sitting, listening to D. sat, listening to31. A lot of meetings were because of the dangerous disease.A. turned off B. set off C. put off D. taken off 32. Great changes have taken place in this city. - Right

10、. Many modern tall buildings have been these days.A. turned up B. put up C. shown up D. fixed up33. -Dont too late , or you will feel tired in class. -I wont ,mum. Good night! A. wake up B. get up C. stand up D. stay up34. She ought to stop ; she has a headache because she too long.A. to work ; was

11、reading B. to work; has read C. working; has read D. working ; read 35. -_ the population of Singapore? -Let me think. Its about 4,225,000. A How much is B What is C Which are D how many are36. -How long have your uncle and aunt _? -For three years. A. married B. has married C. got married D. been m

12、arried 37. Is your father a doctor ? -Yes, he is. He in Town Hospital.A. has worked B. had worked C. works D. worked38.What do you think these young people so excited? A. that makes B. to make C. makes D. making 39. At a French dinner party, you re to say “ It was delicious.” instead of “I m full.”

13、A. supposed B. allowed C. forbidden D. encouraged40. Twelve-year-old should not to drive in China.A. allow B. be allow C. allowed D. be allowed41. Colors can change our moods and make us happy or sad, energetic or sleepy.A. to feel B. feeling C. felt D. feel42.To keep safe , everyone to wear a seat

14、belt in the car. A . is supposed B. supposes C. supposed D. will suppose43.Maria shy , but now she is quite outgoing, she has made lots of friends.A. was used to be B. is used to be C. was used to being D. used to be44. With less than 10 minutes left, the students found it difficult their writing .

15、A. finishing B. finished C. to finish D. finish45. Its important the piano well.A. of him to play B. for him to play C. of him playing D. for him playing 三 完形填空（15分） China is a country with 5,000 years of history. There are many places of interest 46 attract millions of tourists from all over the wo

16、rld every year. Some of them are fantastic lakes , beautiful mountains and long rivers. Many mountains such as Mount Tai, Mount Emei, Mount Hua are very famous. People go to Mount 47 the sun rise. 48 the rivers the Yangtze River is the longest one and second 49 one is the Yellow River . They are the

17、 birthplaces of 50 . Have you 51 the love story about Xu Xian and White Snake?It is said that the story 52 on West Lake. West Lake is a most fantastic place that I have ever visited. It 53 In Hangzhou, Zhe jiang Province . It is surrounded on three sides by mountains. Many tourist attractions there

18、are well worth 54 , such as Sudi Causeway, the Broken Bridge and Leifeng Pagoda. The scenery is so attractive that visitors often lose 55 in it. West Lake has become 56 its special scenery 57 some beautiful poems. These poems 58 by Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo. 59 , the surrounding area of West Lake is th

19、e home of the famous Dragon Tea. Have you ever 60 West Lake ? If not , look for a chance to go to the fantastic place!46. A. which B. who C. whom D. where47. A. saw B. to see C. seeing D. look 48. A. Between B. Among C. In D. Beyond 49. A. long B. longer C. longest D. very long 50. A. China culture

20、B. China cultures C. Chinese culture D. Chinese cultures 51. A. heard B. heard of C. hear about D. hear of 52. A. was taken place B. was happened C. happened to D. happened 53. A. lies B. lie C. lays D. is lying 54. A. visited B. to visit C. visit D. visiting 55. A. him B. them C. themselves D. hims

21、elf 56. A. famous for B. famous as C. famous D. known as 57. A. as well B. as well as C. also D. but 58. A. wrote B. were written C. are written D. was written 59. A. Besides B. But C. And D. While 60. A. been B. been to C. gone to D. been in 四 阅读理解。（30分） ADo you still get free plastic bags from the

22、 supermarkets? Things have changed. China has banned (禁止) free plastic bags at shop and supermarkets , and people have to pay for using plastic bags . The rule started on June 1. It came because our country tried to make litter less .Making superthin plastic bags also been banned.The Chinese once us

23、ed about 3,000,000,000 plastic shopping bags a day, and they have caused pollution of the environment . The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution because they are easy to break and people throw them here and there . So the Chinese people are encouraged to bring own bags for shopping.Wha

24、t kind of shopping bag is the best to bring? Some students in Chongqing have a good idea. They make their own shopping bags . They use old clothes to make cloth bags, and send them to their parents as presents. They also ask their parents and friends to use cloth bags instead of plastic ones. They t

25、hink it is their duty to protect the environment. 61. People in China have to now. A. throw plastic bags here and there.B. collect plastic bags in the street C. pay for using plastic bags at shop and supermarkets D. use free plastic bags at shop and supermarkets62. China made this rule because plast

26、ic bags were bad for the A. environment B. litter C. shops D. supermarkets63. The Chinese people are encouraged to bring for shopping A. no bags B. free plastic bags C. their own bags D. super-thin plastic bags64. Some students in Chongqing . A. ask their parents to make cloth bags .B. make cloth ba

27、gs themselves. C. pick up plastic bags everywhere D. buy cloth bags for their parents65. Whats the main idea of the article? A. Making super-thin plastic bags have been banned in China.B. The bags have become a main cause of plastic pollution. C. Some students in Chongqing begin to make their own sh

28、opping bags. D. To protect the environment , free plastic bags have been banned in China.BNowadays more and more people care about the exploitation(开采) of the natural resources ,such as ail. Though therere many kinds of resources ,with the fast increase of population and the appearance of many more

29、factories , the more we use , the fewer there will be left for the future. Oil is getting less and less year after year. Its said that oil can last for only 50years. Natural gas perhaps will last about 38years.Oil can be used in many ways and its difficult to imagine what the modern world will be li

30、ke without oil .But oil isnt easy to find and get out of the earth. Men must study the rocks. When they think the rocks in a certain place may have oil , a metal tower is built . A machine in the tower cuts a hole down into the ground. At the same time ,a steel pipe is pushed down to stop the sides

31、from falling in and keep out water. At last if the men are right, usually the oil rushes up the pipe with great force(力量) by the pressure of the gas in the top of the rock, and it rushes high into the air. If the oil catches a light ,there will be a terrible fire. So a kind of cover is fixed on the top of the pipe, and the oil can run out through taps(活塞) .If we make a well near the middle of the oil field ,we can also get gas . Such gas is sent through pipes to towns far away and used in houses