宁波市2007年九年级英语竞赛(初赛)试卷

“蛟川书院杯”
某某市2007年初三年级英语竞赛（初赛）试题
（总分：150分答题时间：120分钟）
听力部分（共四大题，计30分）
Ⅰ.句子理解（Sentences）（共5小题，计5分）
从下列各组句子中选出与你所听到的句子所表达的意思相同或相近的选项, 每个句只读一遍。

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1. A. Lots of people these days eat less junk food. B. Hamburgers are not junk food.
C. Nowadays many people like eating junk food.
D. Most people eat healthy food.
2. A. Tom didn’t do his homework yesterday evening. B. Tom mended his bike yesterday evening.
C. Tom did the housework yesterday evening.
D. Tom didn’t listen to music yesterday evening.
3. A. Mary has never been to New York.B. Mary doesn’t live in New York at the moment. C. Mary came here from New York five years ago. D. Mary has lived in New York for five years.
4. A. This raincoat is so cheap that I’ll buy it.
B.This raincoat is too expensive for me to buy.
C. I want to buy this raincoat because it’s cheap.
D. I want to buy this raincoat though it’s expensive.
5. A. It took him three hours to write s last night.
B. He spent two hours on his new book yesterday.
C. It took him two hours to read his s yesterday.
D.He got two s from his friends last night.
Ⅱ.问句应答（Responses）(共5小题，计5分)
请听句子，选出最能恰当回答所听句子的选项。

每个句只读一遍。

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6. A. She likes red.B. She doesn’t feel well.C. She’s beautiful.D. She’s happy.
7. A. No, I didn’t go there. B. Good idea.C. I’m fine. D. Not very often.
8. A. Quite well.B. I’d love to.C. They’re busy.D. That’s great.
9. A. Once a week.B. Next week.C. For two weeks.D. In two weeks.
10. A. Yes, I should go there.B. Yes, they’re too old.
C. No, I won’t do that again.
D. No, they’re too young.
Ⅲ. 对话理解（Dialogues）(共10小题，计10分)
(A) 请听五组小对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答问题的最佳答案。

每组对话
读两遍。

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(B) 请听一段对话，根据你所听到的对话内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案。

对话读
两遍。

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16. Who held the party for Peter?
A. Peter’s father.
B. Peter’s mother.
C. Peter’s friends.
D. Peter’s cousins.
17. What present did Jim give Peter?
A. An MP4 player.
B. A toy bear.
C. A nice picture.
D. A beautiful sweater.
18. What colour is the sweater from Susan?
A. White.
B. Black.
C. Yellow.
D. Blue.
19. Where is the toy bear?
A. On the table.
B. On the trousers.
C. In a bag.
D. In the big box.
20. Who gave Peter the nice picture?
A. Susan.
B. Wang Gang.
C. Han Mei.
D. His mother.
Ⅳ.短文理解（Passages）(共10小题，计10分)
(A)请听短文，根据你所听到的短文内容，选择能回答下列问题的最佳答案，短文读两遍。

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21. What program will follow this radio talk?
A. Hospital rules.
B. A weather report.
C. A music program.
D. A good story.
22. How many wards(病房) are there in the hospital?
A. 100.
B. 125.
C. 200.
D. 1000.
23. When can people e to visit patients?
A. At 7:30 am.
B. At 9:30 am.
C. At 1:00 pm.
D. At 2:00 pm.
24. How many visitors can a patient have at the same time?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
25. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Hospital rules.
B. Hospital news.
C. A car accident.
D. The hospital car park.
(B)
笔试部分（共六大题，计120分）
I.选择填空（V ocabulary and structure）（共30小题，计30分）
从A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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31. Some foreign teachers will visit our school ______ a ______ time.
A. in; week’s
B. after; week’s
C. in; weeks’
D. after; weeks’
32.The 29th Olympic Games ______ in Beijing next year.
A. was held
B. will hold
C. has held
D. will be held
33. Tomorrow is ______ Mother’s Day and I’ll make ______ beautiful card for my mother.
A. a; the
B. /; the
C. /; a
D. a; a
We need ______ three people if we must finish the work the day after tomorrow.
---I can give you two ______ people, but I can’t give you three.
A. another; another
B. more; more
C. another; more
D. more; another
35. Tom is only ______. I don’t think a _______ boy should be allowed to drive.
A. fourteen-year-old; fourteen-year-old
B. fourteen years old; fourteen-year-old
C. fourteen years old; fourteen-years-old
D. fourteen-year-old; fourteen years old
36.---I can’t stop playing puter games, Dad.---For your health, my dear. I think you _______.
A. would
B. won’t
C. may
D. have to
Shall we go to MountTai next Sunday? ---I’d prefer ______ at home rather than _______.
A. staying; go out
B. to stay; go out
C. stay; to go out
D. stays; going out
38.---Jenny wants to know if ______ a hiking trip tomorrow.
---Of course, we will. But if it _______, we’ll visit the HistoryMuseum instead.
A. will you have; rains
B. you will have; will rain
C. you will have; rains
D. will you have; will rain
39. Linda was unhappy when you went to see her, _______?
A. did she
B. didn’t she
C. was she
D. wasn’t she
40. Susan doesn’t speak English ______ Ann, but her handwriting is excellent.
A. as well as
B. as good as
C. as better as
D. so best as
41. We’re supposed to______a way to solve the problem of air pollution.
A. get on with
B. e up with
C. catch up with
D. keep up with
42. After ______ the Great Wall, the visitors from Britain went to the SummerPalace.
A. visit
B. visits
C. to visit
D. visiting
43. Maria fell asleep ______ she was listening to music.
A. after
B. before
C. while
D. that
44. ______ and you’ll pass the English exam easily.
A. Study hard
B. Studying hard
C. To study hard
D. Studied hard
45.---Where’s your brother? I haven’t seen him for two weeks. ---_______.
A. He has gone to America
B. She has been to England
C. He is going to Australia
D. She visited her grandparents
46. She knows the address ______ because she has been there many times..
A. nearly
B. mostly
C. exactly
D. hardly
47.It’s very important for us middle school students to learn to ________ ourselves from danger.
A. stop
B. protect
C. prevent
D. keep
I haven’t seen John for days. Is he ill?
--- _______. His mother is looking after him in the hospital.
A. I hope not
B. I don’t expect
C. I’m afraid not
D. I’m afraid so
49.It was _______ weather _______ they had to stay at home.
A. such a bad; that
B. so bad; that
C. so bad a; so
D. such bad; that
50.---Do you mind if I smoke here? --- _______.
A. Err, you’d better not
B. Yes, you can smoke here
C. Of course, I don’t
D. No, please don’t
51.I can hardly hear the radio. Would you please _____?
A. turn it on
B. turn it down
C. turn it up
D. turn it off
52.Don’t all talk at once. _______.
A. One at a time
B. One by one time
C. Each at one time
D. One for each time
When can I e for the photos? ---They _______ be ready by 12:00.
A. can
B. should
C. might
D. need
54..---Why don’t we take a little break? --- Didn’t we just have _____?
A. it
B. one
C. that
D. this
What did you think of her speech?
--- She _____ for one hour but didn’t ______ much.
A. spoke; speak
B. spoke; say
C. said; speak
D. said; say
Are you free next Thursday evening?
---______.Why?
A. So do I
B. Good idea
C. I think so
D. It’s noisy
My photos have just been developed. I’d like to show them to you.
---Great! Could you bring them to school tomorrow?
---Sure. ______.
A. Good luck
B. Thank you
C. The same to you
D. See you tomorrow
I lost my watch on the bus yesterday morning. ---_______
A. Well done!
B. My sorrow.
C. Oh dear!
D. Congratulations!
Would you like to play table tennis with me this afternoon? ---_______.
A. Let’s hurry up
B. Yes, I’d like to
C. Take it easy
D. Just a minute
60.---Is this your first visit to Shanghai, Dr Brown?
---No, it isn’t._______
---Oh, really? How did you like it?
---I enjoyed it very much. It’s a really beautiful city.
A. I’ve been here twice before.
B. I’ve never been here before.
C.I can’t stand it any longer.
D. I’ll e back very soon.
Ⅱ. 完形填空（Cloze）（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 61and when I was 14, he said, “You are 62 going to be anything but a failure.”
After five years of 63 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best
64 that could have happened to me. I 65 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 66 that what people said about me was 67. Especially her mother, who had said to me, “You have 68 at everything you have ever done.” So I tried hard with my 69 and went to college. My first novel 70 while I was at college.
After college I taught during the 71 in high schools and attended evening classes at LondonUniversity, where I got a 72 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 73that job to write full time when I was offered a part-time job at LeedsUniversity. I began to feel proud of myself--- 74 was a working-class boy who’d left school early, now teaching at the university.
My writing career took off when I realized my own 75 . Now I am rich and famous, have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does it mean? I just wish all the people that have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You will succeed.”61. A. bright B. useful
C. simple
D. hopeful
62. A.never B. sometimes C. oftenD. seldom63. A. low B. poor C. good
D. useful
64. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing
65. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told
66. A. me B. them C. her D. it
67. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. foolish68. A. succeededB. failed
C. aimed
D. fired69. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. pencil70. A. came on B. came in C. came back D. came out71. A. day B. night C. month D. year
72. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success
73. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up
74. A. there B. here C. it D. that
75. A. style B. bodyC. room D. space
Ⅲ. 阅读理解（Reading prehension）（共20小题，每小题2分,计40分）共4篇短文, 前三篇为选择题, 第4篇为回答问题。

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A
Have you ever heard the saying “If you want a friend, be one.”?
Here is one new teacher who made friends with the girls and boys in her class on the first day of school. As the bell rang, the teacher smiled at each girl and boy. Then she said in a quiet voice, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you in my class this year. I’d like to meet all of you. I’m sure we’ll enjoy working together.” Everyone felt that she meant what she said because of her sweet voice and her friendly look.
She told the boys and girls her name and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them some of the things she liked to do and she was hoping to do with them during the year.
Then she said to the class, “Now you know my name and the things I like to do and I want to know your names and the things you like. Then I will feel I know you.”
Could you make friends by doing the same as the teacher did?
One way of getting to know girls and boys in your class is to find out more about them.
It is often to be friends with those people who have the same hobbies（爱好）with you. You play the same games and go on journeys together.
You may find that some new-ers in your class miss their old friends and feel strange and lonely. You can invite them to take a walk or ride bikes or play with you. You will find many things in mon to talk about. Just talking together in a friendly manner is a good way to make friends.
76. The teacher’s sweet voice and her friendly look ______.
A. showed that she would like to be a friend of girls and boys
B. made every girl and boy happy
C. told the boys and girls everything about herself
D. means that she wanted to tell the girls and boys something interesting
77. A new-er will be your friend if ______.
A. he always thinks of his old friends
B. you ask him to do something
C. he knows you very well
D. you talk to him in a friendly way
78. What is the meaning of “If you want a friend, be one.”?
A. If you want to have a friend, you can find one.
B. A friend is a person who is like you
C. Finding a friend is not easy and you must be happy to have one
D. If you want to have a friend, you must do like a friend
79. If you want to make friends with a person, you should ______.
A. know the person very well
B. know the person as much as possible
C. learn to smile first
D. be a teacher first
80. The best title for the passage is “______”.
A. The Teachers and Students
B. How to Be Friendly to New-ers
C. How to Make Friends
D. Always With Your Friends
B
When I was about 12, I had an enemy (敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortings (缺点). Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud (骄傲), and so on. I tried to hear all these as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly. Then he asked, “Are the thing she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever think about what you are really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being ver y thin), but a good number I could --- and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a very clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He wouldn’t like to take it. “That is just for you,” he said, “You know better than anyo ne else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you will
find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do the right thing.”
Daddy’s advice has return ed to me at many important periods. In my life, I have never had a better piece of advice.
81. Which do you think would be the best title (标题) for this passage?
A. Not An Enemy, But the Best Friend
B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
C. My Father
D. My Childhood
82. What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?
A. Week by week she discovered more shortings of mine and pointed them out to me.
B. She had made a list of my shortings and kept on adding new ones to it so that it was
growing longer and longer.
C. I was having more and more shortings as time went on.
D. Week by week, my shortings grew more serious.
83. Why did the writer’s father listen to her quietly? Because__________.
A. he believed that what his daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true
B. he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortings that he wanted to show this by
keeping quiet for some time
C. he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment
D. he wasn’t quite sure w hich girl was telling the truth
84. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s plaint?
A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.
B. He criticized(批评) her and told her to overe (克服) her shortings.
C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to
the things that were true.
D. He wouldn’t like to take the list and have a look at it.
85. What does “I got a very clear picture of myself” mean?
A. I had my picture taken and this time it was a very clear one.
B. I asked someone to draw a very clear picture of myself.
C. The picture I got this time was clearer than those I had got before.
D. I came to know myself very clearly this time.
C
That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had bee too much for me.
As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment(公寓), I heard a sound behind me and turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still , the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reachedmy apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my
wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn’t cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车)pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I t hought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you’re looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 am by the time I got into bed. I wouldn’t get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.
86. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
A. Cold and sick.
B. Fortunate and hopeful
C. Satisfied and cheerful
D. Disappointed and helpless
87. From the first paragraph，we learn that the writer was busy ______ .
A. solving her problem at the bank
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
88. On her way home the writer_____ .
A. lost her wallet unknowingly
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
D. found some homeless people following her
89. In the fifth paragraph,why did the writer say she was dreaming?
A. Someone offered to take back home.
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name.
D. Her wallet was found in garbage truck.
90. From the text, we can infer that the writer_______
A. would stop working at night
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank
D
任务型阅读：阅读下面的一封信，掌握其大意，然后从A~F六个选项中，选择最佳选项插入91~95小题，使这封信意义完整，结构连贯。

其中有一个选项是多余的。

Dear Sara,
Your problem that you are not good at making friends is like a ring. The harder you study, the less time you have to make friends and the less friendly you look to our classmates. The fewer friends you have, the harder you study in order to make yourself feel better.
91 Actually, you are not. Everyone has a fun side to his character （性格）. Push your shy side away and show your classmates how fun you can be. 92
Look at your classmates. Are there any people with whom you feel you have a lot in mon?
First, smile at your classmates. Do this as often as you can, until your classmates bee used to your smiles and smile in return. 93
Perhaps you could ask a classmate about your studies. 94
There must be someone else in your class who is also quiet. It might be easier to try to talk with him or her. 95 Once you have more confidence, you can make as many friends as you want.
Stephanie
A. Next, talk to your classmates. Do this between classes or during your lunch break. Make sure that they are not busy. You may find it easier to start by talking to people when they are alone, instead of in a group.
B.Try to break this sad circle（循环）. Perhaps you are afraid of meeting new people, because you are too shy or too serious.
C. When the queen finishes her food, everybody finishes, and it is time for the next course.
D. It is all right to do this slowly. It takes time to get to know a person and find someone with whom you really get along.
E. They are likely to respond (响应) in a very positive (积极的) way. People like to feel important and useful.
F.Your problem is mainly about confidence. Smile first, talk next and slowly you will make friends.
IV. 单词拼写（Spelling）（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
(A)在下列各句的每个空格内填上一个适当的完整的单词，该词的首字母或前两个字母已
给。

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96.The father said to the son, “It gave me much p__________ to hear of your achievements.”
97.Our difficulties are i___________, but we’re confident of success.
98.The professor was so kn____________ that all the listeners admired him very much.
99.I have something p___________ to discuss with you, either my own or your intimate affairs(切
身的事).
100.If everyone makes a contribution to protectingour en__________, our world will bee much more beautiful.
(B)根据下列句子及所给汉语注解，写出单词的正确形式。

101.Sometimes it’s very difficult to make a ________ (决定).
102. His father is very ________ (耐心), but his mother isn’t.
103.You can’t drive if you haven’t the driving __________(执照).
104.Can you __________(可能) lend me 10 pounds?
105. It was Madame Curie who __________(发现)the element radium(镭元素).
V. 智力测试（IQ）（共5小题，计5分）
回答下列问题。

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106. As Mr Green was walking his dog to the market, he met an elderly couple going in the opposite direction with their 2 sons and 4 daughters. Each son had 3 dogs of his own and each of their dogs had 4 fleas(跳蚤). Each daughter had 3 cats and each cat had 5 fleas. In total, how many people, animals and insects(昆虫) were going to the market?
107. If 5 percent of (m+n) is 10 and “m”is a positive integer(正整数), what is the greatest possible value(值) of “n”?
108. Only one set of five letters below can be arranged into a five-letter English word. Find the
word.
AMDRO LOHRA PLUNT RECVO LARDO PITOM
109.What number should replace the question mark in the third picture?
110. Which letter is opposite to letter “d”?
VI. 书面表达(Writing) （共1小题，计20分）（答案写在答题卷上）
要求：1．根据所提供的内容，适当展开想象空间；
2．条理清楚，语句通顺，标点正确，书写清晰、规X；
3．不得少于规定的词数。

It is sometimes difficult to get on well with everyone at school, in your munity and at home. Write a position saying what you will do to try to get on well with everyone.(80－100 words)
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
“蛟川书院杯”某某市2007年初三年级英语竞赛
（初赛）答题卡 总分:____
D 篇（每小题2分，共10分） 91. ________
92.________ 93.________ 94. ________ 95. ________
IV . 单词拼写（Spelling ）（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105.
V . 智力测试（共5小题，计5分）
106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
VI. 书面表达（计20分）
“蛟川书院杯”某某市2007年初三年级
英语竞赛(初赛)参考答案
听力（30分）：
1—5：CADBC 6—10：CBAAD
11—15：DBDCA 16—20：BADDC
21—25：CBDBA
26. 7:30 pm 27. $1.40 28. mothers 29. babies 30. June 22nd
单项填空（30分）：
31－35：ADCCB 36－40：DBCDA
41－45：BDCAA 46－50：CBDDA
51－55：CABBB 56－60：CDCBA
完形填空（15分）：
61－65：CAADB 66－70：BABCD 71－75：ACDCA
阅读理解（40分）
76—80：ADDBC 81—85：BAACD
86－90：DDACB 91－95：BDAEF.
单词拼写（10分）：
96. pleasure 97. increasing 98. knowledgeable 99. personal/private 100. environment 101.decision 102. patient 103. licence/license 104. possibly 105. discovered
智力测试
106. Two. Just Mr Green and his dog.
107. 199
108. RECVO -----COVER
109. 55
110. c
Writing:One possible version:
I will try my best to get on well with the people around me. At school, I will listen to my teachers carefully and help my classmates. I will work hard on my lessons and try to get good marks. At home I will help my parents do housework. I will help clean the house, wash dishes and so on. At weekends I will do what I can to help my neighbors. For example, I will help old people walk across the street or carry bags. When I am with my friends, I will help them with their studies and be kind to them.。