7年级（下）英语综合能力竞赛

初二（下）英语综合能力竞赛

I. 词汇运用（30分）

A. 阅读短文，根据其内容从方框中挑选合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空完成短文。每词只能使用一次。 know, act, write, have, be, live, finish, work, do, marry

He was born in 1564 in Stratfordon-Avon. He was the son of a Stratford businessman. He went to the local grammar school. In 1582 he 1______ Anne Hathaway.They 2_______ three children. We 3_______that he left Stratford in about 1585, but no one knows where he went or what he 4______ for the next five years. In September 1592 we know that he lived and 5______ in London as a playwright(剧作家）and as an actor at the Globe Theatre. He was not on the actor-list after 1603 so he probably stopped 6______ at this time because he was already famous for his 7 _________.

He wrote his first play, Henry VI, in 1590-1591. He also wrote a large number of poems. He 8_____ his last play, The Tempest, in 1612. After that, he left London and went back 9 _____ in Stratford. He died in 1616. His plays 10________ very successful today.

Many people think he was the greatest English writer of all time. His name was William Shakespeare.

B. 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号 中词语的适当形式填空。

Once upon a time, there were four seeds who were good friends. They traveled by wind and 11_______(come) to a forest. They hid(藏）themselves in the ground, and hoped that they would be able 12____________(grow) into big trees.

But when the first seed began to grow, they realized it wouldn’t be such 13_________ easy task. There lived a group of monkeys, and the smallest monkeys loved to throw bananas at any plant that started to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first seed 14________ she was almost cut into two. When she told other seeds 15_________ happened, they thought it would be better 16_________(wait) until the monkeys went away.

They all agreed 17________ that, except the first seed. She thought she would at least try it. When she tried, she was hurt by bananas. The other seeds asked her 18__________(stop) trying, but she had made up her mind to become a tree. She tried again and again. Every time she was hit by bananas, she would try harder. The scars(伤疤）left by the bananas helped her grow 19___________(strong ) than the other seeds. Later, she could withstand (经受）the hit of bananas. She had already grown so well that the monkeys couldn’t hurt her badly.

At last, she grew into the 20__________(big) tree in the forest. The other seeds still hide themselves in the ground, hoping the monkeys would go away soon.

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C.阅读短文，根据首字母提示，用适当的词补全短文。

Knowing about different table manners（餐桌礼仪） is kind of useful.

In India, always w____21___ your hands before and after eating. You should eat with your right hand. You must finish everything on your plate. Do not leave the table u___22_____all guests（客人） have finished eating or your host（主人） asks you for help.

In J___23_____, before you start a meal, wait for your host to tell you three times to begin eating. The youngest p___24_____ at the table should pour drinks for the other diners, beginning with the o___25____person.Never pass food from one pair of chopsticks（筷子）to a___26______. When women pass food with chopsticks from a dish to their mouth, they should p__27____ their hand under the food; men needn’t. When eating hot noodles, you can make an eating noise; the Japanese b____28______ that this noise can make noodles more delicious.

In Pakistan, before each meal, Muslim（穆斯林）Pakistanis always say, “ In the name of Allah, who is the most useful a____29____ kind.” Do not begin eating until the eldest member of the family sits down at the t___30_____. Always eat quietly enough that no one else can hear you.

II. 完型填空（10分）

When Swanson began serving in Iraq in 2003, he and his friends spent a lot of time with Iraqi children, 1________ their language, giving them toys and snacks, and playing games with them. But the situation(局势）in Iraq soon became 2______, and several months later, Swanson had to point a gun at an Iraqi boy 3______ he believed to be a bad man.

4_______, he didn’t kill him. But he often thinks about the matter ever since. After he returned to the United States, he got a 5_______ in Florida as a dolphin trainer. Although Swanton loved 6________ his dolphin friends in the water, he couldn’t get the Iraqi children out of his mind - and before long, he decided to help _7_____ get away from the violence （暴力）of their country.

“I was living a great life in Key Largo, but I knew that training _8_______ wasn’t my job in life,” Swanson said. “My job is to help these kids over in Iraq.”

After learning about a job called War Kids Relief (救助战争儿童), Swanson _9____ sunny Florida for Minnesota. There, he would work to _10______ children and teens from Iraq and Afghanistan to go away from the danger and send them to school in America.

( ) 31.A. to learn B. learning C.to say D.saying ( ) 32.A.bad B.good C.worse D.better ( ) 33.A.who B.this C.it D.one ( ) 34.A.Lucky B. Sad C. Sadly D. Luckily ( ) 35.A.work B.job C.boy D.girl

( ) 36.A.playing with B.looking for C.thinking about D.looking at ( ) 37.A.they B.them C.we D.us ( ) 38.A.boys B.girls C.dolphins D.fish ( ) 39.A.reached B.took C.brought D.left ( ) 40.A.help B.see C.save D.let

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III. 阅读理解 (40分）

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Canada 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.

Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is four a.m., and everyone is asleep, but in Halifax on the east coast it is eight o'clock and people are having breakfast. It is a cold Friday morning in November, and the temperature is ten degrees below zero Centigrade. Argentina 9:00 a.m.

In Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, it is nine a.m. on a warm summer morning, and people are starting work or school. November is a summer month in Argentina because it is in the southern hemisphere（南半球）. Scotland 12:00 noon

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve noon, or midday, in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there is no school on Saturday and Sunday. Egypt 2:00 p.m.

Friday is already the weekend in Egypt. Friday is a special day for Muslims, so schools, offices and shops are closed in all Arab countries. So now, at two p.m., most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families. Japan 9:00 p.m.

Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends or watching television or playing computer games. New Zealand 12:00 midnight

It is late on Friday night, so most people are asleep. Now Saturday morning is arriving. It is morning in Canada too, but that is Friday morning!

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( ) 41. In eastern Canada, the time is _____ that in western Canada. A．four and a half hours behind C．three hours ahead of A．sleeping A．Japan

B．going home B．Canada

B．four hours ahead of D．the same as C．at school C．New Zealand

D．having supper D．Scotland

( ) 42. While Canadian children in Halifax are having breakfast, Argentinean children are _____. ( ) 43. It’s midday in the capital of _____ when it's 9:00 a.m. in the capital of Argentina. ( ) 44. Two p.m. in Egypt is not a good time to phone people in New Zealand, because in New Zealand ______.

A．it’s midnight and most people are asleep B．it’s noon and many people are having lunch C．it’s the morning and many people are working

D．it’s the afternoon and most people are playing computer games ( ) 45. What time is it in New Zealand if it's 11:15 p.m. in Japan? A．1:15 p.m.

B．2:15 p.m.

C．1:15 a.m. B

“Green” is more than just a color. It means that you should live to protect the environment - the water, the land and the air. You can be a green kid by following these steps. Reduce （减少）it.

When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth. For example, a shorter shower means you use less water. (1) Turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth. Reuse it.

Many times, even if you don’t need something, someone else might just need it. For example, if your younger sister doesn’t play with her bear toy, you can give (2) it to your neighbor. Try to change books , toys, even clothes with friends. Enjoy it.

It’s true that pollution is a great problem now, (3）_________ the Earth is still a beautiful and interesting place to explore(探索）. Go for a hike, visit nature centers and gardens, climb mountains and take a boat in the rivers ... Outdoor activities are good for you. You can also plant trees, collect reusable things... Being a green kid is so easy. 根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

46 回答问题： How many steps (to be a green kid) are mentioned in the passage? _____________________________________________________________________. 47 将文中画线（1）的句子翻译成汉语。

_______________________________________________________________________. 48 文中画线（2）的 “ it “ 指代的是什么？

_______________________________________________________________________. 49 在文中画线部分（3）的空白处填上一个恰当的连词，使句子通顺完整，符合逻辑。 ________________________________________________________________________. 50 请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。

_______________________________________________________________________.

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D．2:15 a.m.