XXXX中央电视台希望之星英语风采大赛市预赛试题(初中组)

12015中央电视台希望之星英语风采大赛市预赛试题（初中组）1.Ihaveadreamschoolinmymind.Wecanchooseourfavoritelessonstolearn.Wecanspendmoretimedoingsomeoutsidereading.Thestudentsdoafter-schoolactivitiesforoneandahalfhourseveryday.Weneedn’tdoalotofhomework.Besidesthat,mydreamschoollookslikeabiggarden.Therearemanykindsofflowersaroundthemodernbuildings.IfIwanttohavearest,Icanlieonthegrass,listentomusicbythelakeorlookattheflowersfromtheclassroomwindows.Theteachersherearenotonlyourteachersbutalsoourgoodfriends.Thestudentsarepoliteandfriendly.Weallknowhowtokeepourschoolcleanandtidy.Thereisnolitteraroundthecampus.Ilovemydreamschool.Wewillgrowuptobehappierthere.2.BillandJanewerecoastingonahill.Downthehillwentthesled.Billsteered.Janeheldontightly.Thecoastersonthehillwatchedthem.Pasttreestheywhizzed.Janeyelled,“Stopthesled!Stopthesled!”butBillcouldnotstopit.SuddenlyJanehadafeelingthatshewasabirdinflight.Wasshedreaming?Shelandedinabigpileofsnow.WherewasBill?Hemusthavegoneallthewaydownthelongsidetotheendofthehill.Now,Billcameinsightploddingupthehill.Janelaughedasshecalledhim.Theyweresogladtobetogether.3.Nothingcanbemoreexcitingthansuccesstoaman.Butyoumustfacemanydifficultiesbeforeyoucansucceed.Noonecanmakeiteasier.Andit`sharderforthosewhoareinadverseconditionstosucceed.However,everythinghastwosides.Justassomeonesaid,ineveryadversitythereliestheseedofanadvantageandineverydefeatthereisalessonshowingyouhowtowinthevictorynexttime.Themostimportantis2toshowabrief,thatisperseverance.TheBritishministerWinstonChurchillhadamottoofNever,never,never,nevergiveup.Nothingcanreplaceforhardwork.Lifeisaprocessofstruggleforsuccess.4.WhenIwasingradefourinprimaryschool,myfathertaughtmehowtousecomputer.Afterthat,Iwasveryinterestedinplayingoncomputer.Iwatchedmovies,playedcomputergames,searchedtheInternetandlistenedtothemusiconcomputer.Becausemyfathermustworkinhiscomputer,soheboughtanotherforme.IwasveryhappythatIhadmyowncomputer.Itwasputinthestudy.Iamalwaysverycarefultousemycomputer,becauseIamworriedIwouldbreakit.Ioftenchatwithmynetfriends.Becauseofmycomputer,Imakemanyfriendswhohavemanyhobbiesincommon.Ofcourse,Iusemycomputerinstudy.ThereareresourcesontheInternet.Icanlearnmoreafterclass.Itdoesgreathelptome.5.In1929,threeyearsafterhisflightovertheNorthPole,theAmericanexplorer,R.E.Byrd,successfullyflewovertheSouthPoleforthefirsttime.Though,atfirst,Byrdandhisteamwereabletotakeagreatmanyphotographsofthemountainsthatlaybelow,theysoonranintoserioustrouble.Atonepoint,itseemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash.Itcouldonlygetoverthemountainsifitroseto10,000feet.Byrdatonceorderedhispartnerstothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks.Theplanewasthenabletoriseanditclearedthemountainsby4000feet.6.Whatisthelowcarbonlife?Wecandoalotinourdailylifetoachievethegoaloflivinglowcarbonlife.First,we’dbetterturnofflightsifpossibleandspendlesstimewatchingTVorsurfingtheInternet.Savingwateralsomattersmuch.Besides,we3shouldsortouttherubbish,hopingthatwemightrecyclesome,whichwillsurelybenefitusagreatdeal.Inaddition,wesuggestusinghandkerchiefsinsteadoftissuessothatwecanpreventmoretreesfrombeingcutdown.Moreimportantly,whenwegoout,walking,ridingbikesortakingbusesshouldbeourfirstchoice,whichcontributestoacleanerworld.7.Asweallknow,waterisessentialinourdailylife.Wedrinkwatereveryday;weusewatertowashthingsandcookfoodandwealsousewatertomakemachines.Peoplecan'tlivewithoutwater.Thoughabout75%oftheearthiscoveredwithwater,only3%ofitcanbeused.Sowemustsavewaterbyhavingashowerinsteadofabath.Wecansavewaterbyfixingdrippingtapsimmediatelyandwecanalsosavewaterbynotwashingunderarunningtap.Justdoeverythingthatwecandotosavewater.8.ThatwasamorningintheearlyofJune.Itookabustomyschool.Theskywasgraywiththegloomycloudscongregatinggraduallyalongthefareasternhorizon.Theremustbeaheavyrainsoon.Ispoketomyself.WhenIhurriedintotheclassroom,thesky,graybefore,wasreplacednowbyblackclouds.Severalminuteslater,Isawthelighteningsplitthecloudsandheardthethundersfollowing.Suddenly,thecurtainofrainfellandthewindblew.Withtherainforminglikeafog,theskybecamebright.Itookseveraldeepbreathes.Ifeltcomfortable.Theheavyrainlastedthreehoursandstoppedwhentheclasswasover.Theairwassofreshandtheskywassoclear.Ifeltlikeanewmanmyself.9.Everythingbeginstogrowinspring.Thetreesturngreen,andtheflowerscomeout.Ontheplayground,inthefields,oneachsideoftheroad,theyounggrass4growseverywhere.Springalsoarrivesinourschool.Comeandsee,behindourteachingbuilding,therearesomesmallpeartreescoveredwithwhiteflowers,onbothsidesofit,therearesomeotherflowerssmilingatyou,Someareyellow,somearered.Look,therearesomekitesflyinginthesky.Thespringwindisblowing.Thesunisshiningbrightly.Someboysareplayinggamesinthesun,Listen,agroupofgirlsaresingingWhere’sspring?Itsoundslikethesingingoflarkbirds.Allthesemakemethinkthatspringishere,springisthere,andspringisjustinourschool.10.Elephantisthelargestanimalonlandtoday.Itweightssomeninetykilogramsandisaboutonemeterhighwhenborn.Whenitis12yearsold,itgrowsoverthreemetersanddoesnotgrowanymore.Elephantisusuallygrayincolor,havingalongtrunkwithlargeivorytusksprotrudingfromeachs