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最新上海市第四届初中学生科普英语竞赛试题优秀名师资料
上海市第四届（2004）初中学生科普英语竞赛试题
上海市第四届（2004）初中学生科普英语竞赛
初赛试卷
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PARTIErrorDetection（辨错）（20分）
1.Studiesshowthatvisualinformationtakinginbythelefteyefollowsaneural
ABC
pathwaythatcrossesovertotherighthemisphere.
D
2.Light,justasradiowaves,X-raysandsoon,isakindofelectromagneticwaves.
ABCD
3.Scientistssearchfortheplaceswhereprehistoricpeoplemightlive.
ABCD
4.Babyantsneedagreatnumberofcareandattentionasdosomeotherbaby
ABCD
insectsandanimals.
5.Thetemperaturehasfallenbelowzero.Ifyouwentoutsidewithoutwinterclothes,
ABC
youwillfreezebeforelong.
D
6.Manypeopleleftgoodjobsincitiestotrytheirluckatgoldmining,butnotmany
ABC
successful.
D
7.Thecave,saythearcheologists,hadusedforhundredsofthousandsofyearsby
ABC
ancestorsofhumansandbyape-men.
D
8.Resultsfromnewstudiesshowthatseaturtlesmigratebetweenfeedingandnesting
ABC
sitesbysensethedirectionofoceanwaves.
D
9.Manyoceanexpertsremainthatstrongerlawsareneededtolimitdamagetothe
ABC
ocean’senvironment.
D
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10.Manyscientistssaythatoneofman’sgreatesterrorhasbeentoequategrowthwith
ABCD
advancement.
11.Researchersarestudyingthesemicrobesasawaytohelpclearuplakesandrivers.
ABCD
12.AccordingtomanyAIDSexperts,scientistsarecloserthanevertofindawaytomake
ABC
AIDSacontrollablediseaseratherthanafatalone.
D
13.Toavoidtobeseenbyitsenemies,thesquidusesitsnaturalflashlight,alight-emitting
AB
organ,toshinelightontheundersideofitsbody.
CD
14.Undertheproperconditions,decomposerscanreducepileoftrashtoalmostnothing
ABC
andtransplantsomeofitintofertilesoil.
D
15.Whenshoppersbuyplastictrashbagsinasupermarket,labelsonthebagcarton
A
maysay―recyclable‖,―biodegradable‖orsomeotherenvironmentalsensitiveterms.
BCD
16.Forinstance,somefishlaythousandsofeggsatatime,mostofthemareeaten.
ABCD
17.Accordingtoonetheory,themoreoffspringananimalspeciesproduces,thegreatwill
ABC
bethechancethatthespeciescansurvive.
D
18.Sotheremustbeotherwaytoexplainwhyfemalesaresooftenlargerthanmales.
ABCD
19.Maryfeltsadseeingchildrendrinkingcolaandthrowmilkaway.
ABCD
20.EdmundKingsaidthestudyshowedthat―notonlytheloudmusicisanuisanceto
AB
others,itcouldalsobethecauseofaccidents‖.
CD
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PARTIIMultipleChoice（选择填空）（20分）
21.Whentheantsarefirsthatched,theyareverysmalland_____.
A.hopelessB.uselessC.helplessD.legless
22.Thatnewexperimentbuilding_____anareaof5000squaremeters.
A.includesB.holdsC.takesD.covers
23.Peopleshouldget_____ofsleepastheyneedtofeelrested.
A.asmanyhoursB.asmuchhours
C.somuchhourD.somanyhour
24.Thephenomenonofluckisnotalldowntochance,butisaffectedbyaperson’s
_____disposition.
A.generalB.gentleC.generousD.giant
25.Theageoffossilscanbefoundbyaprocess_____carbondating.
A.beingcalledB.calledC.callingD.tocall
26.Suddenlythebatteryonyourmobilephonehas_____,youcan’tmakeanycallforhelp.
A.rundownB.runafterC.runoffD.runout
27.Whenaplantoranimaldies,thecarbon14inthecellsbeginsto_____.
A.breakinB.breakthroughC.breakupD.breakdown
28.Thereisnoproofthat_____sleepwill_____life.
A.short…lengthB.shorten…length
C.shortened…lengthenD.shortening…lengthen
29.Theprojectteambelievessuchcomputerwould_____inteachingandlearning.
A.playamajorfunctionB.performamainfunction
C.playamajorroleD.displayamainrole
30.Onceaheartdiseasehasseriouslyweakenedapatient’sheart,heart_____canbe
performedtosavehislife.
A.transplantsB.transportation
C.translationsD.transforms
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31.Whenreaderswereasked_____animalsshouldbeusedformedicalresearch,nearly
80percentsaidyes.
A.whichB.whatC.whereD.whether
32.Feelingsofpain_____whensignalsfromnerveendingsintheskinaresenttothe
brain.
A.recordB.resourceC.resultD.rescue
33.Thescientistperformedhisexperimentoverandoveragain,______tillmidnight.
A.workedB.workingC.toworkD.havetowork
34.Fourteenboysintheclassshavedtheirheadsafterlearningthattheirfriendwouldlose
hishairafterreceivingdrug_____forcancer.
A.tradesB.treatmentsC.treasuresD.tracks
35.Thegovernmentpassedthelawstoprotecttheplantsandanimalsonthe_____species
list.
A.endangeredB.dangerousC.endangeringD.danger
36.Cucumberbeetles,which,_____,couldproduce33millionrootworms–aserious
agriculturalpest.
A.ifallowedtolayeggsB.ifallowingtolieeggs
C.ifallowlayingeggsD.iftoallowlyingeggs
37.Frenchscientistshavefoundthatthemoonhasanotherunexpected_____:
itaffectsthe
earth’sclimate.
A.insignificanceB.influenceC.instructionD.intelligence
38.Everythingweeatanddrinkcontainssomesalt;wecanmeetthebody’sneedforit
fromnaturalsourceswithout__________thesaltbottle.
A.referringtoB.turningtoC.keepingoutD.puttingaway
39.However,theyoungwhale’s_____healthcontinuedtotestYip,amarinescientistand
hisfriends.
A.deliciousB.delicateC.sensitiveD.dear
40.AdiscoveryintheNorthSeainEuropehasledsomescientists_____thatgasbubbles
risingfromtheseafloormighthavedestroyedsomeoftheshipsinBermudaTriangle.
A.theorizeB.totheorizeC.theorizedD.theorizing
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PARTIIICloze（完形填空）（20分）
Passage1
AnewstudyhasshownthatmosquitoescancarryAIDSvirusesintheirbodiesfora
fewdays,buttheinsectsdonotseemtospreadthevirus.
Inan41,mosquitoesthatfedonblood42withtheAIDSviruswerelaterfoundtohavethevirusintheirbodies.43,themosquitoesdidnotseemtopass44thevirustoasampleofuninfectedbloodwhenthemosquitoesfedonthatsample.Similar
experiments45recentlyinSouthAfricahave46thesameresults.
TheAIDSviruscanstayinamosquitofortwoorthreedays,47tothe
experiment.Whileinthemosquito,thevirusdoesnotmultiply.Thus,themosquitomight
beviewed48amomentaryflyingsyringe,thatprobablycarries49toolittle
AIDSvirusto50theinfection.
41.A.experienceB.experimentC.exampleD.explanation
42.A.toinfectB.infectC.infectingD.infected
43.A.HoweverB.MoreoverC.ThereforeD.Besides
44.A.onB.byC.offD.for
45.A.concludedB.combinedC.conductedD.concentrated
46.A.processedB.producedC.progressedD.promoted
47.A.accordingB.dueC.owingD.similar
48.A.toB.likeC.forD.as
49.A.stillB.evenC.farD.much
50.A.slowB.spreadC.speedD.stop
Passage2
Alltheusefulenergyatthesurfaceoftheearthcomesfromtheactivityofthesun.The
sunheatsand51mankind.Eachyearitprovidesmen52twohundredmilliontonsofgrainandnearlytenmilliontonsofwood.
Coal,oil,53gas,andallotherfuelsarestored-upenergy54thesun.Somewas
collectedbythisseason’splantsascarboncompounds（碳化合物）.Somewasstoredbyplantsandtreesages55.
Evenwaterpowercomesfromthesun.Water56intovaporbythesunfallsasrain.Itflowsdownthemountainsandisconvertedtoelectricpower.
Lighttransmitsonlytheenergy57comesfromthesun’souterlayers,and58of
thisenergythatisdirectlytowardtheearthneverarrives.About59ofitisabsorbedbytheatmosphereoftheearth.60,theearthitselfgetsonlyonehalf-billionthofthesun’s
entireoutputofradiantenergy.
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51.A.warmsB.feedsC.fuelsD.supplies
52.A.forB.byC.withD.to
53.A.nativeB.neatC.naturalD.normal
54.A.fromB.byC.atD.in
55.A.beforeB.afterC.everD.ago
56.A.turnedB.wasturnedC.turningD.turns
57.A.andB.thatC.whenD.which（where）
58.A.anumberB.moreC.manyD.much
59.A.ninths-tenB.ninth-tensC.nine-tenthsD.nines-tenth
60.A.InuseB.InfactC.InadditionD.Inoperation
PARTIVReadingComprehension（阅读理解）（40分）
Passage1
Languageisn’ttheonlysignofanimalintelligence.ACanadianpsychologist,Dr.DavidSherry,hasstudiedtheremarkablememoryofnutcracker,abirdthatstoresfood，
mostlypineseeds,intinycaches,orholes,intheground.AnativeofwesternNorthAmerica,onenutcrackermakes100to200separatecacheseverydayinthefallandwinter.
Whenspringarrives,thebirdreturnstothesecachestoeattheseeds.
Dr.Sherrysaysthatmonthsafterburyingtheseeds,thebirdsrememberexactlywheretheystoredthem.Theyflydirectlytotheholeswithnoneedtohuntandpeck.―Thesebirdshaveahighlyspecializedspatialmemory---it’samazing,‖saysDr.Sherry.
Dr.Sherrysaysthatmemoryinmanyanimalsisassociatedwithanareainthebrain
calledthehippocampus.Hefoundthatfood-storingbirdshavealargerhippocampusthanbirdsthatdon’tstorefood.HippocampusdamageisonesignofAlzheimer’sdisease,abrain
degenerativediseasemarkedbyafailingmemory.
61.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.Somekindsofbirdshaveexcellentmemory.
B.Howbirdsstorefoodintheground.
C.Howbirdsfindtheirstoredfood.
D.Whybirdsliketoburyseedsintheground.
62.Nutcrackerisakindofbirdthat_____.
A.storesseedsintheground
B.singsverynicely
C.fliestonorthinwinterdays
D.worksdiligently
63.Whenspr
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