1、2012年度中央電視臺“希望之星”英語風采大賽2012 CCTV “Star of Outlook” English Talent Competition初賽筆試題（初中組）一、 語音辨析。（共10分，每小題1分）選出下列畫線部分讀音與其他3個不同的單詞，將其序號填入題前的括號內。( ) 1. A. on B. officeC. orange D. open( ) 2. A. bowlB. snowC. now D. yellow( ) 3. A. birthdayB. eighthC. north D. mother( ) 4. A. backB. libraryC. than D. tra

2、ffic( ) 5. A. dollB. those C. home D. go ( ) 6. A. teacher B. girl C. turn D. shirt( ) 7. A. bridgesB. facesC. cakes D. pages( ) 8. A. groupB. mountainC. thousand D. without( ) 9. A. exerciseB. exceptC. expensive D. excuse( ) 10. A. borrowed B. askedC. carried D. stayed二、 單項選擇。（共20分，每小題2分）( ) 11. Ev

3、eryone _ their weekend. A. enjoyB. to enjoyC. enjoys D. enjoying( ) 12. Please close the window. I feel _ cold. A. a little of B. a little bit C. a bit little of D. a little bit of( ) 13. When we got to the city center _shops were still open, but most of them were close. A. the B. some C. many D. /(

4、 ) 14. Yellow mountain is wonderful. Hope we will visit it again. _. A. I agree with you B. Have a good time C. Thats OK. D. Its very kind of you( ) 15. She arrived home _ 10:00 _ March 10th. A. at, in B. at, on C. at, at D. in, on( ) 16. Making noise at table is a _ table manner. A. good B. nice C.

5、 rude D. well( ) 17. In England, people dont usually _ the same dishes. A. buy B. share C. make D. take ( ) 18. What does V stand _? A. for B. in C. on D. to ( ) 19. Are there any buses still running at the moment? _, Im afraid. A. Nothing B. No one C. Anything D. Few( ) 20. Jim lived there for _. A

6、. some time B. sometime C. sometimes D. some times三、 完形填空。（共30分，每小題2分） It was a cold winter afternoon. Robert stopped for a moment as he crossed a bridge and looked down at the river below. There were hardly any (21)_ _ on the river. Near the bridge, however, almost directly below, (22)_ _ was a sma

7、ll canoe, with a boy in it. Robert noticed that the boy was not wearing many clothes. He shivered and walked on.Just then he heard a cry, Help! Help! The cry (23)_ _ from the river. Robert looked down. The boy was (24)_ _ the water and his canoe was floating away. Help! Help! he called again.Robert

8、was a good (25)_ _. Taking off his clothes, he (26)_ _ into the river. The cold water made him tremble all ove, (27)_ _ in a few seconds he reached the (28)_ _. Dont be afraid, he said and started to swim towards the river bank, dragging the boy with him. But at that (29)_ _ he noticed a large motor

9、boat under the bridge. There were several people on the boat, all looking in his direction. Robert (30)_ _ to swim towards the boat.Give me a hand, he shouted as he got near the boat. He (31)_ _ up into a row of faces. Its funny, he thought. They look so (32)_ _. Silently they helped the boy into th

10、e boat and wrapped him in a blanket. But they did not move to (33)_ _ Robert.Arent you going to pull me (34)_ _, too? Robert asked.You! said one of the men. Robert noticed that he was standing next to a large (35)_ _, You! Why, we were making a film and you spoiled a whole afternoons work!( )21. A.

11、waves B.sounds C. boats D. fish( )22. A.it B.where C.there D.that( )23. A.arrived B.happened C. came D. went( )24.A.within B. in C. under D. on( )25.A.soldier B. sportman C. guard D. swimmer( )26.A.threw B. dived C. looked D. turned( )27.A.and B. or C. but D. so( )28.A.came B.boy C.bridge D. bank( )

12、29.A.second B. moment C.place D.period( )30.A.agreed B. promised C. went D. decided( )31.A.turned B. hurried C.looked D. stood( )32.A.nervous B.afraid C. excited D. angry( )33.A.thank B.help C.save D.wrap( )34.A.on B.off C. out D.away( )35.A.camera B.screen C.boat D.blanket 四、 閱讀理解。（共40分，每小題4分） ATom

13、 went into the station soon after five oclock in the afternoon. This is a bad time to travel in London, both by bus and by train, because lots of people go home from work at this hour. He had to join a long queue of people who were waiting for tickets. When at last his turn came, he got the right ti

14、cket. By asking several people the way, he also found the right platform. It was crowded and he was not able to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the edge of the platform to be ready to get on the next one. When a train came in, Tom was thrown onto the train by the rush of pe

15、ople from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off before he was able to get his breath out. Since he was not able to see the names of the stations where the train stopped, he had to count the number of stops so that he knew where to get off. His station was the seventh along the line.When t

16、he train reached the seventh station, Tom got off. But he was surprised to see that he had got off at a station that he had never heard of. A man on the platform told him that he had traveled on a train going in the wrong direction.( )36. Why did Tom go to the station? A. To go home from work B. To

17、take a train C. To meet his friends D. To say goodbye to his friend.( )37. What did Tom find when he arrived at the station? A. There are many trains B. Only a few people there. C. A few people waiting to buy tickets. D. Many people waiting to buy tickets.( )38. What did Tom have to do before he bou

18、ght the ticket? A. To meet many people. B. To talk to some people C. To ask the way to the train. D. To wait long to buy a ticket ( )39. Why did Tom fail to see the names of the stations? A. They were too small for him to see. B. He was too busy to see them. C. It was too crowded for him to see them

19、. D. He was too lazy to see them.( )40. What did Tom do when he was on the train? A. He saw the names of stops. B. He hurried to take a seat. C. He closed the doors. D. He counted the number of stops. BThe big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it running t

20、owards him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the drivers face clearly. Where have I seen that face before? he thought. Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper! He took all the news

21、papers from his bag and turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small eyes, and his eyes were behind dark glasses. Wanted by the police, read by Jack. The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man. Call the police at once, he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. This man was caught this morning, answered the police.( )41. The story happened _.A.in