CCTV希望之星初中组真题精选文档
C C T V希望之星初中组
真题精选文档
TTMS system office room 【TTMS16H-TTMS2A-TTMS8Q8-
2015年CCTV希望之星英语大赛广东赛区初赛
初中组试卷
（考试时间：45分钟，满分100分，共8页，4大题）
I. Multiple Choices: （25%）
1.I’m so sorry, Mr. Morrison. I left my assignment home. Is it OK if I
run and ____ it?
2.
A. fetch
B. take
C. carry
D.
gain
3.After their parents died tragically in the car accident, Lucy, the
oldest child, became the only bread-_____ of the family.
A. owner
B. winner
C. breaker
D. maker
4.The government promised to make every _____ to save the miners who
were trapped underground.
A. effect
B. affect
C. effort
D.
afford
5.He ran ____ to the airport to see his girlfriend off, only to find
the plane had taken off already.
A. in a way
B. on his way
C. all the way
D. by
the way
6.We had been expecting the professor all morning, but he didn’t _____.
Everyone was disappointed.
A. get up
B. turn up
C. bring up
D. warm up
6.It ____ five years since I last saw him, and he is so much older now.
A. is
B. was
C. had been
D. will have been
7.The roses in the garden are so beautiful. I really want ____ in my
office.
A. it
B. one
C. this
D.
that
8.Robin Williams was one of the most talented actor ____ I had ever
seen.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D.
whom
9.Mum, why do we have to wear these silly T-shirts I really hate ____
when the other kids stared and laughed at us last time.
A. you
B. me
C. it
D.
that
10.To most girls in high schools, mathematics ___ difficult to learn.
A. are
B. is
C. were
D.
was
11.Mr. Rogers, there is ____ Mr. Simons here to see you. ____ he come
in or wait outside?
A. /; Should
B. a; Shall
C. the; Must
D.
one; Whether
12.A: ____ color is your favorite?
B: I like purple most, ____ is my lucky color.
A. What, what
B. Which, that
C. What, which
D. Which, it
13.____, remember to tell her that I need to talk to her.
A. The next time you see her
B. For the next time
you will see her
C. At the next time you see her
D. Before the next
time you will see her
14.The movie was about to start, so the two little girls sat down
____, with popcorns and cokes in their hands.
A. face to face
B. side by side
C. back to back
D.
hand in hand
15.She put on one shoe with great difficulty, and began to struggle
with ____.
A. a second
B. another
C. the other
D.
others
16.Grace put on the ___ dress and left for the party.
A. little pretty red
B. pretty red little D. little red
pretty D. pretty little red
17.A: Shall I buy some flowers for your mother?
18.
B: ____. She is allergic to flowers. They make her skin red and itchy.
A. I don’t agree.
B. No problem.
C. You can’t do that.
D. You’d better
not.
19.When I told my mother that I failed in the exam, she gave me a
____ look. I knew she must be very angry.
A. blue
B. green
C. black
D. gray
20.“If you look hard enough, you will find the difference between
the two.” The word “look” has the same meaning as ____.
A.You look funny today and I am not sure whether it is because of
your new haircut.
B.He didn’t like the strange look in her eyes.
C.Look, I have to go now.
D.Don’t look now, but there’s someone staring at you!
21.Thomas: I think the typhoon is over now. Can we go home?
22.
Helen: Not yet. Just stay put. I will go outside to see if it’s OK for you to leave.
What does the underlined part mean?
A. Go ahead.
B. Don’t move.
C. Come out.
D.
Follow me.
21.My grandfather, who is already 80 years old, decided to learn a
foreign language. He always told me, “____.”
A.No one is wise at all times.
B.No one can call back yesterday.
C.Failure is the mother of success.
D.It’s never too old to learn.
22.Tim: Don, would you like to come to our poker game this weekend?
23.
Don: I think I will pass. I’ve just found out lately that
gambling(赌博) is really not my cup of tea.
What do we learn from the conversation?
A.Don would love to go to the poker game.
B.Don didn’t want to play poker with Tim.
C.Don has never played poker before.
D.Don doesn’t like playing poker now.
24.Mom: Do you like your new English teacher I heard that he is a
handsome and humorous young man.
Daughter: Impossible. He is a bore who is always having a poker face. The New English teacher is very ____.
A. good-looking
B. funny
C. serious
D. old
25.Sorry that I can’t help you, but I’ve got my ____ full at the
moment.
A. head
B. hands
C. arms
D. mouth
26.Which of the following is (a) sunny-side up?
A. B. C. D.
II. Cloze: (30%)
May Day in English is celebrated in village fairs where people dressed up in traditional country clothes sing and dance around a maypole. A May Queen is 26 from the most beautiful girls in the village and this is often 27 by much drinking and eating. 28 , in some parts of the country, some Christian（基督教的） parents often stop their children from 29 the traditional May Day celebrations, 30 they say that children’s dancing around a maypole with flowers around their neck is not their 31 .
Such parents also 32 that their children learn too much about festivals from other religions. But Britain is a multi-racial society and children are 33 to look for similarities and differences 34 their festivals, which are considered very 35 . In fact, in schools around Britain, children 36 the religions and habits of people from many different 37 . Indian mothers, 38 , will come to the school 39 dressed in their saris so that the children can see the different clothes people 40 .
26. A. chosen B. developed C. separated D. removed
27. A. taken B. stopped C. covered D. followed
28. A.
Therefore
B. Moreover
C. However
D. Finally
29. A. taking
part in B. looking
forward to
C. showing
interest in
D. paying
attention to
30. A. so B. because C. though D. while
31. A. duty B. reason C. tradition D. hobby
32. A. complain B. agree C. conclude D. support
33. A. forced B. prepared C. selected D. encouraged
34. A. about B. since C. round D. between
35. A. lovely B. important C. surprising D. popular
36. A. practice B. copy C. learn D. handle
37. A. villages B. levels C. families D. countries
38. A. for
B. even so
C. if not
D. by the way
example
39. A.
B. especially
C. normally
D. carefully
obviously
40. A. take B. wear C. show D. have
III. Reading Comprehension: (40%)
A
Greg walked into the office with his head hung low. His fellow co-workers saw his glum face and asked what was wrong. He informed them
that he was unable to get the money he needed to fly home and see his family.
He had been working overseas for years. Each month he sent money back to his parents who cared for his sister who had a serious illness. This year his whole family was getting together for a family reunion. Greg wanted to go very badly but he couldn’t afford it.
His co-workers gave their sympathies, then told Greg that the boss wanted to see him. He walked down the hall and knocked on his
boss’s door. His boss greeted him. “Greg, I know your vacation time is coming up. I thought you could use this.”
He handed Greg an envelope. Greg opened it and saw a nice sized cheque. “It is your bonus cheque.” His boss informed him. “I thought you could use it sooner than later.” With a big smile, Greg thanked his boss.
41. What does the underlined word “glum” possibly mean?
A. excited
B. upset
C. surprised
D.
angry
42. Which of the following is NOT true about Greg?
A.Greg hadn’t been back to his own country for a long time.
B.A lot of money was needed to cure Greg’s sister’s disease.
C.Greg’s family was going to have a reunion in his hometown.
D.Greg had neither the time nor the money to fly back home.
43. Who gave Greg some help to solve his problem?
A. His co-workers
B. His boss
C. His parents
D. His sister
44. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Greg’s boss didn’t know about his problem at all.
B. Greg’s boss never gave anyone a bonus cheque before.
C. Greg didn’t expect to receive the bonus cheque so early.
D. Greg didn’t think he deserved to get so much money.
45. What do you think Greg was probably going to do next?
A. He would reject the cheque and earn money by himself.
B. He would stay in the office and work hard for the boss.
C. He would spend all the money on his sister’s illness.
D. He would buy a ticket and fly back home for the reunion.
B
When I was a child, I didn't have hair on my head.
I liked to watch my friends play. I would join them now and then, but I preferred watching.
Every day, we would see an old man walking by our playground, carrying an umbrella. He had big ears and a bald head. The moment my friends saw him pass by, they would shout, "Hey, deaf and dumb, what's the time" They told me that he could neither hear nor speak.
It was early evening. I was standing at the gate of my house, when I saw the old man coming. I was alone. There were no friends around to shout the usual words of 'greeting'.
But how could I let this man walk by without saying anything So for the first time, I asked in a soft voice, "Hey, deaf and dumb, what's the time”
The old man looked at me. Then he looked at his watch and replied, "It's five thirty."
I ran inside the house and never shouted at the old man after that day.
46. Which of the following statements is true about the author?
A. He was a good-looking child.
B. His friends liked playing with him.
C. He never played with his friends.
D. He usually watched his friends play.
47. What did the author and the old man have in common?
A. Both of them had no hair on their heads.
B. Both of them were looked down upon by their friends.
C. Both of them couldn’t hear or speak.
D. Both of them couldn’t answer simple questions.
48. What can we infer from the passage?
A. The old man walked by the playground every day.
B. The boys asked the question to make fun of the old man.
C. The old man always answered the question by the boys.
D. The author never believed that the old man couldn’t hear.
49. Why did the author ask the old man the question when he passed by?
A. He wanted to greet the old man.
B. He didn’t want to be impolite.
C. He wanted to say sorry for his friends.
D. He wanted to tease the old man himself.
50. How do you think the author must feel when he ran inside the house?
A. happy
B. angry
C. ashamed
D. surprised
C
While Diane O'Neil was washing her clothes at a laundry shop, she knew she had to keep a close eye on her naughty grandson. She received a text message and looked down at her phone for seconds, but the next
thing she knew--Colin Lambert was gone. Looking around for the 18-month-old boy, she quickly noticed the youngster climbing inside of a claw machine(夹娃娃机).
With his feet hanging out of the door at the bottom of the machine, Colin kicked back when Mrs. O'Neill tried to grab his legs and made his way inside. He then sat among the soft toys.
Mrs. O'Neil dialed 911, but she quickly felt at ease, realizing that the youngster wasn't hurt. She told WBIR: 'My biggest fear that he was going to try and climb back over and try and get out because the piece of glass that keeps the toys in was broken. 'It was the funniest thing because he was the kid in the box. He was hitting the sides trying to find out how to get out.'
Mrs. O'Neil then called the boy's mother, who had been sleeping
after a long day at work. Fearing for her son, she asked if he was alright. Mrs. O'Neill sent her a photo of Colin on her cell phone and
she burst out laughing.
It is not the first time in recent months a child has been caught inside one of the machines. In April a little girl from Fort Lauderdale was able to climb into the claw machine and gain access to a pile of stuffed animals which she handed out to all who desired to claim a prize. The same month Karl Ireland went missing from his apartment in Nebraska. His worried parents then found him cuddling the soft toys in a nearby arcade.
51.Why didn’t Mrs. O’Neil notice Colin was climbing into a claw machine?
52.
A. Because she was busy washing clothes.
B. Because she was talking on her phone.
C. Because she was checking a message.
D. Because she was just looking around.
53.Which of the following statements is true?
A. Mrs. O’Neil called the police for help at once.
B. Mrs. O’Neil called her daughter at once.
C. Colin got into the claw machine without difficulty.
D. Colin felt happy and at ease inside the machine.
54.How did Colin’s mother feel about the incident?
55.
A. sad
B. angry
C. amused
D. tired
56.How many cases of children climbing into claw machines have been mentioned?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
57.What does the writer probably want to tell us by this passage?
58.
A. We should give young children toys like stuffed animals.
B. Claw machines are dangerous for young children.
C. Parents should spend more time with their children.
D. Parents should prevent similar accidents from happening.
D
One day, Mom told me about this cute puppy at the pet store. She kept saying that it was sad to see the poor little thing left alone for a week. He had three brothers, but they were all sold about a week ago. He needed to have someone to play with and to take care of him. After she told me that he looked like a blonde fox, I was sold. I called up the pet store to tell the owner I was going to buy the last poor puppy that afternoon.
He was a very tiny two-pound ball of fur when I bought him. Since he was small, I trained him to use a kitty litter box. When summer came, he was an outdoor trained puppy. I’ve taugh t him a lot of tricks. He knows how to shake paws, how to sit, to dance with music, to hide his eyes, and his most famous trick: to speak. He doesn’t bark. His speak is a wolf’s howl. Some days, he has a lot to say, and others, he’s quiet. It’s an impressive trick, which my sister enjoys showing off to everyone who visits.
He’s cutest when he sticks out his tongue, which is a sign that he’s happy. No matter he’s naughty or sweet, I love him all the same.
56. Which of the following facts about the puppy is NOT true?
A. It and its three brothers were for sale.
B. Its three brothers had been sold.
C. It was a lovely dog with golden hair.
D. It was the only dog left at the pet store.
57. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. I was very interested.
B. I didn’t like it very much.
C. I thought it was impossible.
D. I wanted to see it myself.
58. The dog can do all the following things EXCEPT ____.
A. covering its eyes
B. dancing when the music is on
C. sitting up
D. talking in a human language
59. What can we infer from the passage?
A. My Mom was the person who wanted to buy a dog.
B. The dog was actually a wolf that looked like a fox.
C. My sister was so proud of the dog and what it could do.