上海初中英语竞赛试题.docx

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上海初中英语竞赛试题

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.

   OnbookingatableforfourbytelephoneonTuesdaywewereassuredthattherewouldberoomforusdespitethefactthatyourrestauranthadbeenopenonlyforafewweeksandall