笔试部分（共八大题，计120分）
I. 选择填空（Vocabulary and structure）: （共20小题，计20分）
A) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Look, they _______ in the playground. There _______ a sports meeting in our school next week.
A. are running; is going to be
B. run; is
C. are running; is
D. run; is going
2. It's Monday. Tom, _______ his classmates， is _______ school today.
A. and; in B. with; at C. and; at D. with; about
3. My Maths teacher's name is Mary Joan Shute. We can call her _______.
A. Miss Joan B. Mrs Joan C. Miss Shute D. Mrs Mary
4. The _______ day of March is _______ Day.
A. eight; the Women's
B. eighth; Women's
C. eight; Womens'
D. eighth; the Women's
5. I have _______ two days' holiday. But I have no _______ place to go.
A. another; other
B. the other; other
C. another; others
D. the other; the others
6. My book is _______ than yours. It's _______all those books.
A. the thinner; the best of
B. thinner; the best of
C. the thinner; the best in
D. thinner; the best in
7. The box is _______ than that one, because there are _______ books in it.
A. so heavy; much more
B. much heavier; many more
C. very heavier; many
D. quite heavier; some more
8. I know _______ that ladder near the house is _______ strongest.
A. the; a B. the; the C. the; / D. /; the
9. You have more pens than _______. But _______ are nicer than _______.
A. I; mine; yours
B. I; my; yours
C. me; mine; you
D. my; mine; you
10. I think _______ games is much better than _______ housework.
A. to play; doing
B. playing; doing
C. to play; do
D. playing; to do
11. Mr Black often _______ his back door _______.
A. keep; close
B. keeps; closed
C. keep; closed
D. keeps; close
12. You _______ better _______ in the river. It's too dangerous.
A. have; to swim
B. had; not swim
C. have; not swimming
D. had; swim
13. Would you like _______ me the place _______ the map?
A. show; in B. to show; in C. show; on D. to show; on
14. Doing _______ is good for _______ students.
A. eye exercise; our
B. eye exercises; us
C. eyes exercise; our
D. eyes exercises; us
15. — _______ I go home now?
— No, you _______. You _______ finish your homework first.
A. May; mustn't; must
B. May; can't; need
C. Can; may not; need
D. Can; mustn't; had
B) 根据会话情景，选择最佳答案。
16. — Don't you come to school by bike?
— _______. It's broken, you know.
A. Yes, I do B. No, I don't C. Yes, I don't D. No, I do
17. — Could you get some meat for me, please?
— _______
A. It's very cheap.
B. Sure. How much?
C. Thank you.
D. Yes, you can.
18. — What is he?
— _______.
— Do you know him?
A. He is a driver
B. He is my friend
C. He is Jack
D. His name is Jack
19. — I'm going to the Great Wall next month.
— _______
A. It's good for you.
B. Have a good time!
C. You are happy.
D. I want to go.
20. — Hi, Xiao Wang!_______?
— Nothing much.
A. What's up?
B. What's up with you?
C. What has up?
D. Both A and B.
II. 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）: （共30小题，计30分）
阅读下列短文或图表等，按要求完成文后各题。
(A)
Skin-diving(潜游) is a new sport today. This sport takes you into a wonderful new world. It is like a visit to the moon! When you are under the water, it is easy for you to climb big rocks(岩石), because you are no longer heavy.
Here, under the water, everything is blue and green. During the day, there is enough light. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have tanks(罐) of air on your back, you can stay in deep(深的) water for a long time. But you must be careful when you dive in deep water. To catch fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport.
Besides(除此以外), there are more uses for skin-diving. You can clean ships without taking them out of the water. You can get many things from the deep water. Now you see the skin-diving is useful and interesting.
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
21. Skin-diving is going to take you to _______.
A. the moon B. be in danger C. mountains D. the deep water
22. You can climb big rocks under water because _______.
A. you are stronger
B. the fish nearby help you
C. you are lighter than on land
D. there is a lot of light
23. Under the water, a skin-diver _______ in the day time.
A. can see everything clearly
B. can't see anything clearly
C. can see nothing
D. can see only fishes
24. With a tank of air on your back, you can _______.
A. catch fish very easily
B. stay under the water for a long time
C. be in a safe(安全的) place
D. have more fun
25. From the passage we can know that skin-diving is _______.
A. harmful B. dangerous C. useful and interesting D. unuseful
(B)
Driver Wanted
1. Clean driving licence 2. Good looks
3. Age over 25
Apply(申请) to: Capes Taxi, Shenzhen
Tel: 0775—6561382
Air Hostess(空姐) Wanted
1. Age between 20 and 33
2. Height from 1.60m to 1.75m
3. Two foreign languages
4. College graduate
Apply to: China Airlines, Beijing
Tel: 010—88488970
Teacher Needed
For private language school
Teaching experience necessary
Apply to: Instant Languages Ltd, Dalian
Tel: 0411—4313861
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
26. If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _______.
A. a driver B. an air hostess C. a teacher D. a doctor
27. You may call _______ when you wish to be a teacher.
A. 0775—6561382 B. 0411—4313861 C. 010—88488970 D. A or B
28. Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can she apply for?
A. Driving for Capes Taxi.
B. Working for China Airlines.
C. Teaching at Instant Language Ltd.
D. None of the above.
29. What prevents(阻止) Jack, an experienced taxi driver, from working for Capes Taxi?
A. Liking beer and wine.
B. Having broken traffic rules.
C. Being unable to speak a foreign language.
D. Not having a college education.
30. Which of the following is not mentioned in the three ads?
A. Height. B. Age. C. Language. D. Health.
(C)
The Red House Conference Centre
Conference Programme
Answer the questions according to the passage.
31. When is the conference dinner?
____________________________
32. Where do they have dinner on Tuesday?
____________________________
33. How long do they have the talks?
____________________________
34. When is the Farewell party?
____________________________
(D)
根据下面图画中的情景，完成后面的句子。
●The competition is held by (35) _______ . The first prize goes to (36) _______ . He is from the (37) _______ .
●The second prize goes to (38) _______ . He is from (39) _______ and is studying at (40) _______ .
(E)
Country Life
Sarah Davis lives in Dalton, Australia, where her parents have a sheep farm. Dalton is a small country town with one hundred people. The nearest city is over one hundred and fifty kilometres away, so Sarah doesn't often go there. She likes her life on the farm. She has a brother called Jeff. They both go to school. In summer it's usually very hot, so the school day starts early at half past seven and finishes at midday.
At the moment Jeff Davis is working in the woolshed(羊圈). He is picking the good wool from the bad wool and is putting it into two boxes. Sarah is taking the good wool to the woolstore. The work in the woolshed is hard, but Sarah and Jeff don't mind, because it's good fun. Jeff enjoys working with the animals. When he isn't helping his father, he reads books about farming. He is going to college next year to study farming.
When they finish in the shed, Sarah and Jeff are going for a swim in the river. They sometimes visit their old friends.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
41. Where do Sarah and Jeff live?
___________________________________
42. How many people are there in the town?
___________________________________
43. Where's Jeff at the moment?
___________________________________
44. What is Jeff doing?
___________________________________
45. What's Sarah doing?
___________________________________
46. What does Jeff do when he's not helping his father?
___________________________________
47. Do they like working on the farm?
___________________________________
48. What do they do after finishing work in the shed?
___________________________________
(F)
David is an architect(建筑师) and Rosa is a doctor in a large hospital.
David gets up at 7:30 a.m. and has a shower. He leaves home at 8:30 and goes to work by train. He arrives at the office at 9:00.
Rosa gets up at 9:30 because she doesn't start work until 1:00 in the afternoon. She goes by bus to the hospital at 12:15.
David finishes work at 5:30 pm. and goes shopping in a supermarket near the office. Then he goes home and cooks the dinner. He eats alone in the kitchen at 7:00 and then he usually watches TV in the living-room until Rosa arrives home at 10:00. She often has her dinner in front of the TV.
David goes to bed at 11:00, but Rosa usually goes to bed a bit later.
Write short answers to the questions.
49. Which supermarket does David go shopping in?
___________________________________
50. Who goes to bed earlier, David or Rosa?
___________________________________
III. 完形填空（Cloze）: (共10小题，计10分)
从下列词中选出10个完成下面短文。
arriving, at, of, drink, eat, look, have, in, like, many, much, next, on, sea, from
Dear Sir,
I am visiting Dalian with my brother from October 21st to 23rd. Do you _______(51) a double room with a shower for these days? How _______(52) is the room?
We would like a room facing the _______(53), if it is possible. Is there a restaurant in the hotel? We don't _______(54) meat but we _______(55) all other kinds of food.
We are _______(56) in Dalian at about six o'clock _______(57) Friday evening. We will leave the hotel _______(58) Sunday morning.
I _______(59) forward to hearing _______(60) you soon.
Yours faithfully,
Peter Short
IV. 句式转换（Sentence pattern transformation）: (共10小题，计10分)
A） 根据上句完成下句，使两句意思基本相同，每空一词。
61. I'm afraid I don't know.
I'm afraid I have _______ _______.
62. His English is not very good or very bad.
His English _______ _______.
63. Jack is very busy today.
Jack _______ _______ _______ _______ today.
64. John doesn't know how he can mend his bike.
John doesn't know _______ _______ mend his bike.
65. Something was wrong with it.
_______ _______ _______ _______ with it.
B) 按要求转换下列句子，每空一词。
66. Mary is going to work hard at Chinese this term. (对划线部分提问)
_______ Mary _______ _______ _______ this term?
67. He's going to live in the city. (用in his hometown把句子改写成选择疑问句)
_______ he going to live in the city _______ in his hometown?
68. Jim usually has lunch at school. (改为一般疑问句)
_______ Jim usually _______ lunch at school?
69. We can meet at the gate of the zoo at 10:00. (改为祈使句)
_______ _______ at the gate of the zoo at 10:00.
70. There's little water in the bottle. (完成反意疑问句)
There's little water in the bottle, _______ _______?
V. 动词填空（Fill in the blanks with verbs）: (共10小题，计10分)
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
Peter (71)_______(go) retire(退休) next week. He is thanked for his good work all these years and is given a small cheque(支票) as a present. Peter is (72)_______(please), of course, but he said to his boss,“I don't need the money. I am always careful with money and (73)_______(save) a lot. May I have instead, something to make me (74)_______(think) of the happy days I have spent here in Dover?” His boss was very (75)_______(surprise). “I can help you,” he said, “then what can I give you as a present, Peter?” “Well, sir, could you let me (76)_______ (have) an old railway car? It (77)_______(do not) matter how old or (78)_______(break) it is. I can mend it and (79)_______(clean) it myself as I have enough time. I want to put it in my back garden, and every day I can go and sit in it, and that (80)_______(make) me think of my happy days here in Dover.”
(86) In Pakistan most people travel by bus to get from one town to another. In the less populated parts of the country many journeys take a day and there is a bus only once or twice a week. (87) It is a dangerous means of transport(交通工具) and the buses sometimes break down. The roads are often in a bad condition and the journeys are very slow and uncomfortable. (88) It is a good idea to take food and drink because there are not always restaurants or shops on the route(路). The buses are usually very crowded with whole families travelling together. (89) Many people sit on the roof(顶) where it is very hot in the summer and cold in winter. (90) The only advantage(优点) of this means of transport is the cost. It is very cheap. You only pay for what you get!
VII. 智力测试（IQ）: (共5小题，计5分)
91. What's the man's job? You'll know with the help of the lettered pieces. ______________
92. The little boy ran until he was blue in the face. What does the Chinese for “blue in the face” here mean? ___________________
93. What letter should replace the question mark? ____________________
94. Once an old lady went to the market(市场) to sell eggs. She carried a basket of eggs. She sold her eggs to five people. The first bought half of the eggs and another half of an egg. The second, half of the rest and another half of the half left...The fifth took half of the eggs that the fourth person bought and another half of the half left. Then the old lady went back home with an empty basket. Do you know how many eggs the lady sold out and how many each of the five people bought? ___________________
95. What comes next in the below sequence(次序)?
A B C D
VIII. 写作（Writing）： （共2小题，计25分）
(A)
根据所给图画写一篇短文，介绍星期天的活动情况。
要求：语句通顺，情节完整。词数在60左右。（计10分）
(B)
假定你叫欧阳强,从报纸上看到北京招聘2008奥运会志愿者(a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics)的广告。写一封简短的应聘信，介绍自己的情况（见下表），表示愿意为奥运会做一些工作，请组委会考虑并尽早予以答复。
注意：词数在70左右。信的开头和结尾已给出。（计15分）
Dear Sir,
I read your ad in the newspaper yesterday.__________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Truly yours,
Ouyang Qiang
2004年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初二组样题笔试部分参考答案
I. 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. A 10. B 11. B 12. B 13. D 14. B 15. A 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. B 20. A
II. 21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. It's on Monday evening. 32. In a Chinese restaurant. 33. Two days and a half. 34. It's on Friday evening. 35. The Penguin Library 36. Steven Van Veen 37. Netherlands 38. Yoko Watanabi 39. England 40. East Sussex School of English 41. They live in Dalton, a small country town. 42. One hundred. 43. He's in the woolshed. 44. He's picking the good wool from the bad wool. 45. She's taking the good wool to the woolstore. 46. He reads books. 47. Yes, they do. 48. They go swimming and sometimes visit their old friends. 49. The supermarket near the office. 50. David.
III. 51. have 52. much 53. sea 54. eat 55. like 56. arriving 57. on 58. next 59. look 60. from
IV. 61. no idea 62. is so-so 63. has a busy day 64. how to 65. There was something wrong 66. What's, going to do 67. Is; or 68. Does, have 69. Let's meet 70. is, there
V. 71. is going to 72. pleased 73. save 74. think 75. surprised 76. have 77. doesn't 78. broken 79. clean 80. will make
VI. 81. There is little water left in this/the pool.
82. The farmers here don't use animals to do farm work any more.
83. The children are going to carry water for Grandma Wang tomorrow evening.
84. I think work must come first.
85. They don't stop working until ten o'clock at night.
86. 在巴基斯坦，大多数人们乘巴士从一个城市去另一个城市旅游。
87. 巴士是一种危险的交通工具，因为有时它们会出故障。
88. 带一些食物和饮料是很好的办法，因为路上不是总有饭店和商店。
89. 很多人坐在车顶上，那里夏天很热而冬天又很冷。
90. 乘这种交通工具唯一的优点就是价格低廉。
VII. 91. School teacher. 92. 精疲力尽。 93. W. It has 22 letters in the alphabet(字母表) before it, and three letters after it. 94. 31,16,8,4,2,1 95. D
VIII. Possible versions:
(A)
It is Sunday. The boy's father asks him to draw three apples on a piece of paper. He thinks it is too difficult for him to do so. Then he has an idea. When his father goes away, he eats two of them and finishes drawing quickly. His father is very surprised to see what is on the paper. But when he finds only one apple there, he knows what happened.
(B)
Dear Sir,
I read your ad in the newspaper yesterday. I'm writing to tell you I'd like to work as a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics.
My name is Ouyang Qiang. I am 16. I have studied in Yuren Middle School since September, 2002. I love sports, and table tennis is my favourite. I can speak English very well and I am quite healthy.
If I am lucky enough to become a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics, please call me as soon as possible. My telephone number is 010—6688959. I will try my best to do the job well.