English Reading Competition for Junior Seven (B)

(21^st Century for Junior One)

                      Class 12\ 15   Score             Name             

I. True or false (From No.1 to No 20)

(Tick out the right one you can get 2 points.)  (If you can correct you will get extra 2 points)                                                                  

1. The band One Direction comes from the UK, which sang the song What Makes You beautiful at the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics.                                         (     )

 

2. Chen Yibing is a famous gymnast and he and his team players won a gold medal at the London Olympics.                                                                             (     )

 

3. Batman and Spider-man are both American films. The first one is about school life and the second one is about a rich man who is both smart and good at Kongfu.                (     )

 

4. The next World Cup will be held in Spain and the mascot is a cute three-banded armadillo (三色犰狳)。                                                                              （     ）

5. Kevin Durant won the best basketball player on Earth, according to ESPN.com, a famous sports website.                                                                              (     )

6. Gangnam Style on the Internet is becoming more and more famous and their dance looks like he is riding a bike.                                                                      (     )

 

7. FELIX Baumgartner, an Austrian man, is one of the bravest men in the world, who jumped from a balloon 38 km high.                                                                 (     )

 

8. Charlotte’s Web is one of the most popular children’s books of all the time, which was published in Britain in Japan.                                                      (     )

 

9. Pickwick Papers, A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist, Jane Eyre and Great Expectation are all great works by Charles Dickens.                                             (     )

 

10. Taiwanese singer Jam Hsiao’s fourth album, In the Name of Love came out in November 2012. His first single was called Holmes (福尔摩斯) 。                                  （     ）

 

11. Han Geng is famous for his dancing. He was a singer from South Korea. He used to dance in the street and worked as a part-time actor.                                          (     )

 

12. We Chinese people built the first aircraft carrier entered service. It is called Niaoning which is about 300 meters long and can carry 30 planes.                               (     ) 

 

13. A US study showed that there are as many as bacteria (细菌) on mobile phones as on a toilet seat. Remember not to touch your eyes or mouth after playing games or on a phone.       (     )

 

14．American astronaut Nail Armstrong walks on the moon on July 20^th, 1968, and he became the first man to walk on the moon in thworld.                                              (     )

 

15. Ludwig van Beethoven was a famous classical composer and he was born in Germany and he began to lose his hearing when he was 26 years old, but could still write music.                (     )

 

16. The famous player Lionel Messi from UK scored his 86^th goal of the year on December of 2012, and broke the record.                                                                 (     )

 

17. London Underground or the tube is the oldest subway in the world and it opened in 1863.(     )

 

18. Victoria Song was one of Chinese girls who sang songs in South Korea in  2007.        (     )

 

19. Chinese writer Mo Yan got the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature in the Stockholm Concert Hall, on Dec.

 

10. Mo, 56, is the first Chinese citizen to win the prize.                              (     )

 

20. Xu Liang, together with Xu Song and Wang Sulong are among the most popular new singers these days and made their names on the Internet.                                      (     )

 

Ⅱ. Translate the following sentences into Chinese（fit for the context）(10\ 40 points)

1. Melbourne and Sydney are among the world’s top livable cities. People there all love swimming.

 

2. Today, “Both kids and adults love Grimm’s Fairy tales a lot. They are so close to our lives. Perhaps that’s why they have been so popular so long.”

               

3. In Western countries, young children believe that Santa Clause brings presents. He flies a sled pulled by magical reindeer, and drop presents down the chimney.

 

4. These days The Middle East was still not peaceful in 2012. In Syria, protests that began in 2011 turned into a civil war.

 

5. The most important thing when calling 110 is to keep calm and don’t be too nervous to say anything, then just do what the operator says.

 

6. Ben Xi is both a writer and songwriter with great passion and hard work and she was serous about her interest. She started her music career in her childhood.

 

7. In Thailand the most popular snack is fresh fruit, such as Watermelon, pineapple, papaya and mango.

 

8. Taiwan director Ang Lee got the best Director at the 85^th Academy Award (奥斯卡金像奖) for his movie Life of Pi. After the award, Lee skipped the Oscar party and its expensive food.

 

9. Spring is coming! Everything is waking up. Trees turn green and animals show up.

 

10. Singaporean singer JJ Lam released his 10^th album, Stories Untold (<因你而在>), on march13. According to JJ, they made every song in this album into a short film.

 

Ⅲ Test your vocabulary (Write down their meanings in Chinese)（10 \ 20 points）.

 

1. EPP and her family live in a cave.  (       )

2. Planting trees means digging holes and put trees in. (      )

3. April Fool’s Day comes from the change of calendar in the 16^th century. (      )

4. There is a saying: actions speak louder than words.  (      )

5. Most US school buildings have fire escapes and they are made of steel and lie outside the building. (   )

6. The last Monday of March is an important day in China, which is for school safety education.  (     )

7. In China people often greet everyone with a smile.                     (     )

8. A dying child lights her dreams with three matches on New Year’s Eve.    (     )

9. Wu plays Yang Yanzhao. He was the most famous son of the family. At the time, there were fights between Song dynasty and Liao. (       )

10. Water Splashing Festival falls on April 13-15 each year. It usually lasts three to four days.  (     )

 

IV Reading the passage and finish the followings.

A.阅读第34期第5版：King of Silent era. (右下角) (10 points)

Answer the following questions;

1.      When and where was Chaplin born?

 

2. What was the film like at that time?

 

3. When did he come to the USA according to the passage?

 

4. How did Chaplin become famous according to the passage?

 

5. Can you describe the image of Chaplin as an actor and director in his era?

 

B 读33期第三 版面 Honesty in American students.(10 points)

1. Why don’t American students cheat?

A. Because they will fail the exam.             B. Because they will be punished

C. Because they pay more attention to scores.

2. Which of the following statements is right?

A. American students are interested in exams.    B. American students pay more attention to exams.

C. American colleges care about students’ all-around abilities.

 

C.读第32期第四、五版面，Pets that your parents won’t mind too much.

True of false  (10 points)

1. African clawed frogs can live for about 25 years.

2. The Betta fish is from the waters of Southeast Asia.

3. Red ear slider like cold and clean water.

4. Keeping pets help us learn responsibilities.

5. Remember to wash your hands after we touch the pets because we can stay away from the bacteria.

 

D. 读30-31期 第三版 Words speak loudest of all. 完成下列问题。（10 points）

1. Actions speak louder than words. 汉语意思：                                       

 

2.      Where did they put the posters?

 

3.      What did they write on the posters?