第八届China Speaks!国际英语大赛 地方选拔赛 初中组（预选卷）含答案

第八届China Speaks!国际英语大赛 地方选拔赛 初中组（预选卷） （时间：40分钟 总分：100分） Part 1. Match the slogan with the pictures.（10 marks） For example:（ E）Good to the last drop （ ）1. Just do it! （ ）2. We lead, others copy. （ ）3. Apples think different. （ ）4. Fresh-up with seven-up. （ ）5. Good teeth, good health. A. B. C. D. E. F. Part 2. Choose the best answer.（20 marks） （ ）1. —Do you mind if I turn off the radio? —_____ The good news will be on the air in a few minutes. A. You’d better not. B. Of course not. C. Yes, go ahead. D. Why not? （ ）2. —Why did Tom leave the company? —His talent wasn’t _____, I think. A. appreciated B. received C. supposed D. regarded （ ）3. The person with the star sign Taurus is said to be _____ and doesn’t like to change. A. clever B. stubborn C. selfish D. modest （ ）4. —How do you know his meaning? —I knew it by reading between the _____ in his letter. A. addresses B. words C. lines D. passages （ ）5. Rather than _____ on a crowded bus, he always prefers _____ a bicycle. A. ride; ride B. riding; ride C. ride; to ride D. to ride; riding （ ）6. The town _____ we visited last month is the one _____ the famous artist was born. A. where; which B. where; where C. that; which D. that; where （ ）7. By reading the article, we know _____ in our daily life. A. how will we protect the earth B. how we can reduce pollution C. how should we save water D. how we must recycle things （ ）8. —The boss is very kind and he always _____ his workers —How lucky his workers are! A. worries about B. deals with C. cares about D. takes care （ ）9. —How is your grandfather now. —He’s still fine, except that his hearing and eyesight begins to _____. A. develop B. drop C. fail D. fall （ ）10. —Brad is Jane’s brother. —_____ he reminds me so much about Jane! A. No doubt B. Above all C. No wonder D. Of course Part 3. Write another three similar sentences according to what the picture hint.（15 marks） Part 4. Reading Comprehension.（40 marks） A Read a poem and answer the questions.（12 marks） A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out. Sometimes in life, you find a special friend. Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop. Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. When you are sad, and the world seems dark and empty, Your forever friend（1）_____ in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend（2）_____ the hard times, the sad times and the confused times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your way, your forever friend guides you and cheers you up. Your forever friend（3）_____ and tells you that everything is going to be okay. 1.Choose a proper phrase to fill in each blank in the poem: 2.True（T）or False（F） A special friend can make you belie ... ...