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上海初中英语竞赛试题答案
上海初中英语竞赛试题(笔试)试题和答案
2005ShanghaiJuniorHighSchoolEnglishContestPaperforWrittenEnglish
I. VocabularyandStructure:
30%
1.Adamshadn’ta_________whatthespeakerwastalkingaboutmostoftimebecausetheclasswasinchaos.
A.guess B.thought C.concept D.clue
2.Anyonewhofollowed_________wouldbeblessedwitharicherlifeandboundlesslovefromhisfamily.
A.mysetofrules B.mypacketofrules
C.mygroupofrules D.mypackofrules
3._________,theKingofRock'n'Roll,wascrownedtop-earningdeadcelebrityofthepast12months.
A.EltonJohn B.ElvisPresley
C.Sting D.MichaelJackson
4. "Tobeornottobe,thatisthequestion”isaquotationfromShakespeare’splay_________.
A.RomeoandJuliet B.Macbeth
C.Hamlet D.KingLear
5.MycousinBettyistheblack_________ofthefamily
A.cow B.pig C.horse D.sheep
6.I’vegotmydrivingtestthisafternoonsokeepyour_________crossed.
A.toes B.fingers C.arms D.legs
7.AsMr.Bestwaspassingthebookshop,hethoughthe'djust_________toseewhetheranyinterestingbookswereonsale.
A.lookin B.lookup C.lookround D.lookfor
8.Lennyadvisedmetohavea_________ofbrandybecauseitwillmakemelessnervous.
A.bite B.lick C.sip D.touch
9.Myfather'sveryquiettoo.I_________him.
A.followwith B.takeafter
C.looklike D.turnuptobe
10.ThecapitalofAustraliais_________
A.Sydney B.Melbourne C.Liverpool D.Canberra
11.GermanyhaswontheWorldCup_________
A.twice B.threetimes C.fourtimes D.fivetimes
12.TonyBlairbecame_________ofBritainin19971
A.president B.generalsecretary
C.primeminister D.king
13. _________wasdefeatedatthebattleofWaterloo.
A.Hitler B.Napoleon
C.Mussolini D.RichardNixon
14.TherearetwomainpoliticalpartiesintheUSA,_________and_________.
A.theDemocratsandtheRepublicans
B.theDemocratsandtheLabors
C.theDemocratsandtheConservatives
D.theConservativesandtheRepublicans
15.Thenewswas_________ontheradiothedaybeforeyesterday.
A.broadcast B.tobroadcast
C.beingbroadcasted D.broadcasting
16. _________hasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing2008.
A.AGreen,CheerfulandPeople'sOlympics
B.ASuccessful,ImpressiveandPeople'sOlympics
C.AGreen,High-techandPeople’sOlympics
D.ASuccessful,High-techandPeople’sOlympics
17.Ican’tgetintomyapartmentbecauseIleftthekey._________mydoorinmycar.
A.of B.from C.on D.to
18._________isoftenusedtostandfortheBritishGovernment.
A.DowningStreet B.WhiteHall
C.WhiteHouse D.Thefleetstreet
19.OnNewYear'sEve,therewillbeafirework_________atPeople'sSquare.
A.exhibition B.performance C.show D.display
20.Theyear2002was_________GoldenJubilee.
A.QueenMary B.QueenElizabethI
C.QueenVictoria D.QueenElizabeth1I
21.It'snotfarfromthevillageifwetaketheshort_________throughthejungle.
A.pass B.comer C.turning D.cut
22.YaoMing,arisingstarinNBA,isnowplayingbasketballwiththe_________.
A.ChicagoBulls B.LosAngelesLakers
C.HoustonRockets D.WestPoint
23.Whatdoes"Itringsabell."mean?
A.It'stimeforclass. B.It'sNewYear.
C.Itsoundsfamiliar. D.Itsoundsinteresting.
24.Couldyoukeepa(n)_________onthebabyforamoment?
A.heart B.eye C.hand D.ear
25.Ihaven'tgote-mailathome.I'llhavetowritetoyouby_________mail.
A.pigeon B.monkey C.snail D.tortoise
26.Thefirstclonedsheep“_________”wasbornon5July1996attheRoslinInstitute,Edinburgh,Scotland.
A.Kelly B.Dolly C.Shelly D.Polly
27.ThetermCEOstandsfor_________.
A.ChiefExecutiveOfficer B.CentralExecutiveOfficer
C.ChiefExecutiveOfficial D.CentralExecutiveOfficial
28.ShanghaiMaglevLine-theworld'sfirstpassengerTransrapidMaglevhighspeedrailway--usesmagnetstopropelitatspeedsofupto_________kph.
A.340 B.334 C.430 D.433
29.Billistheshortnamefor_________.
A.Thomas B.Richard C.William D.Robert
30.ThereflowsRiver_________inParis.
A.Thames B.Nile C.Yangtze D.Saine
II.ReadingComprehension:
15%
(A)
MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie. ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericawasdiscovered.
TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakindoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks. TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.
Hundredsofyearslater,icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesenjoyedthattreatverymuch. Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.
Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.
31.ThepassagesaysthatmostAmericans_________
A.thinkthaticecreamisverynew
B.thinkthaticecreamwasanAmericanidea
C.knowthaticecreamhasalonghistory
D.donotknowwhaticecreamis
32.TheRomanemperorNerohiredmento_________
A.makeicecreamforhim
B.bringicecreamfromChina
C.guardthesecretoficecream
D.bringicetocoolhisdrinks
33.CharlesIofEnglandwantedto_________
A.makeicecreampopular
B.keepthesecretoficecreamforhimself
C.developnewkindsoficecream
D.bringicecreamrecipesfromChina
(B)
BenJohnsonisoneofthefewmeneverburiedstandingup.
Asthestorygoes,KingCharlesIoncemadehimapromise.ThekingtoldthegreatwriterthathewouldbeburiedinEngland'sfamousWestminsterAbbey.Butthatwasn'tall.Johnsoncouldchooseanyplacehelikedforhisgrave.
Johnsondiedin1637.Thenitwasfoundthatthespothehadpickedwasalreadyfilled.Thegroundspaceleftinitwasjusteighteeninchessquare. KingCharles1kepthiswords. HehadJohnson'scoffinplacedonitsendinthesmallplace.That'sthewayitwouldjustfit.
34.Whichprobablyhappenedfirst?
A.JohnsonpickedaplaceintheAbbey.
B.Johnsondied.
C.JohnsonreceivedCharles’spromise.
D.Johnsontoldthekingofhischoice.
35.CharlesIfoundouttheplacefilledafter_________
A.Johnson’sdeath
B.Johnson’sburial
C.thereadingofJohnson’swill
D.1638
36.Johnson’scoffinwasplaceduprightsothatitwould_________
A.facethewest B.lookbigger
C.takelessroom D.reachthefloor
37.ThestoryshowsthatCharlestriedto_________
A.roleBritainwell B.keephispromise
C.learnaboutart D.writepoemsandstories
(C)
Alongwithjoggingandswimming,cyclingisoneofthebestall-roundformsofexercise. Itcanhelptoincreaseyourstrengthandenergy,givingyoumoreefficientmusclesandastrongerheart. Butincreasingyourstrengthisnottheonlyadvantageofcycling.Becauseyou'renotcarryingtheweightofyourbodyonyourfeet,it'sagoodformofexerciseforpeoplewithpainfulfeetorbacks.However,withallformsofexerciseit'simportanttostartslowlyandbuildupgently.Doingtoomuchtooquicklycandamagemusclesthataren'tusedtoworking.Ifyouhaveanydoubtsabouttakingupcyclingforhealthreasons,talktoyourdoctorandaskhis/heradvice.
Ideallyyoushouldbecyclingatleasttwoorthreetimesaweek.Fortheexercisetobedoingyougood,youshouldgetalittleoutofbreath.Don'tworryifyoubegintoloseyourbreath. Shortnessofbreathshowsthattheexerciseishavingtherighteffect.However,ifyoufindyouareinpainthenyoushouldstopandtakearest.
38.Thewords"Alongwith"(inPara.1,line1)mostprobablymeans_________
A.Inaccordancewith B.Exceptfor
C.Inadditionto D.Insteadof
39.Cyclingisgoodforpeoplewithpainfulbackbecause_________
A.theycanavoidputtingalltheirweightontheirfeet
B.theycanhavesomeexerciseontheirback
C.theymuststartslowlyandbuildupgently
D.theycanrelievepainfromtheback
40.Theprobableresultofsuddenexerciseisthat_________
A.youmightgetalittleoutofbreath
B.youwillloseyourbreath
C.youcangetyourmuscleshurt
D.you'llfindyouareinpainwithyourheart
41.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?
A.Togiveamusement B.Tomakecriticism
C.Togiveadvice D.Togivewarning
(D)
DearSir,
Iamwritingtomakeastrongcomplaintabouttheimpolitetreatmentmyguests,mycolleagueandIreceivedwhenwevisitedyourrestaurantlastFridayevening.
OnbookingatableforfourbytelephoneonTuesdaywewereassuredthattherewouldberoomforusdespitethefactthatyourrestauranthadbeenopenonlyforafewweeksandal