初中英语竞赛试题笔试试题和答案Word格式.docx
《初中英语竞赛试题笔试试题和答案Word格式.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《初中英语竞赛试题笔试试题和答案Word格式.docx(10页珍藏版)》请在冰点文库上搜索。
5.MycousinBettyistheblack_________ofthefamily
A.cowB.pigC.horseD.sheep
6.I’vegotmydrivingtestthisafternoonsokeepyour_________crossed.
A.toesB.fingersC.armsD.legs
7.AsMr.Bestwaspassingthebookshop,hethoughthe'
djust_________toseewhetheranyinterestingbookswereonsale.
A.lookinB.lookupC.lookroundD.lookfor
8.Lennyadvisedmetohavea_________ofbrandybecauseitwillmakemelessnervous.
A.biteB.lickC.sipD.touch
9.Myfather'
sveryquiettoo.I_________him.
A.followwithB.takeafter
C.looklikeD.turnuptobe
10.ThecapitalofAustraliais_________
A.SydneyB.MelbourneC.LiverpoolD.Canberra
11.GermanyhaswontheWorldCup_________
A.twiceB.threetimesC.fourtimesD.fivetimes
12.TonyBlairbecame_________ofBritainin19971
A.presidentB.generalsecretary
C.primeministerD.king
13._________wasdefeatedatthebattleofWaterloo.
A.HitlerB.Napoleon
C.MussoliniD.RichardNixon
14.TherearetwomainpoliticalpartiesintheUSA,_________and_________.
A.theDemocratsandtheRepublicans
B.theDemocratsandtheLabors
C.theDemocratsandtheConservatives
D.theConservativesandtheRepublicans
15.Thenewswas_________ontheradiothedaybeforeyesterday.
A.broadcastB.tobroadcast
C.beingbroadcastedD.broadcasting
16._________hasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing2008.
A.AGreen,CheerfulandPeople'
sOlympics
B.ASuccessful,ImpressiveandPeople'
C.AGreen,High-techandPeople’sOlympics
D.ASuccessful,High-techandPeople’sOlympics
17.Ican’tgetintomyapartmentbecauseIleftthekey._________mydoorinmycar.
A.ofB.fromC.onD.to
18._________isoftenusedtostandfortheBritishGovernment.
A.DowningStreetB.WhiteHall
C.WhiteHouseD.Thefleetstreet
19.OnNewYear'
sEve,therewillbeafirework_________atPeople'
sSquare.
A.exhibitionB.performanceC.showD.display
20.Theyear2002was_________GoldenJubilee.
A.QueenMaryB.QueenElizabethI
C.QueenVictoriaD.QueenElizabeth1I
21.It'
snotfarfromthevillageifwetaketheshort_________throughthejungle.
A.passB.comerC.turningD.cut
22.YaoMing,arisingstarinNBA,isnowplayingbasketballwiththe_________.
A.ChicagoBullsB.LosAngelesLakers
C.HoustonRocketsD.WestPoint
23.Whatdoes"
Itringsabell."
mean?
A.It'
stimeforclass.B.It'
sNewYear.
C.Itsoundsfamiliar.D.Itsoundsinteresting.
24.Couldyoukeepa(n)_________onthebabyforamoment?
A.heartB.eyeC.handD.ear
25.Ihaven'
tgote-mailathome.I'
llhavetowritetoyouby_________mail.
A.pigeonB.monkeyC.snailD.tortoise
26.Thefirstclonedsheep“_________”wasbornon5July1996attheRoslinInstitute,Edinburgh,Scotland.
A.KellyB.DollyC.ShellyD.Polly
27.ThetermCEOstandsfor_________.
A.ChiefExecutiveOfficerB.CentralExecutiveOfficer
C.ChiefExecutiveOfficialD.CentralExecutiveOfficial
28.ShanghaiMaglevLine-theworld'
sfirstpassengerTransrapidMaglevhighspeedrailway--usesmagnetstopropelitatspeedsofupto_________kph.
A.340B.334C.430D.433
29.Billistheshortnamefor_________.
A.ThomasB.RichardC.WilliamD.Robert
30.ThereflowsRiver_________inParis.
A.ThamesB.NileC.YangtzeD.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.facethewestB.lookbigger
C.takelessroomD.reachthefloor
37.ThestoryshowsthatCharlestriedto_________
A.roleBritainwellB.keephispromise
C.learnaboutartD.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.InaccordancewithB.Exceptfor
C.InadditiontoD.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.TogiveamusementB.Tomakecriticism
C.TogiveadviceD.Togivewarning
(D)
DearSir,
Iamwritingtomakeastrongcomplaintabouttheimpolitetreatmentmyguests,mycolleagueandIreceivedwhenwevisitedyourrestaurantlastFridayevening.
OnbookingatableforfourbytelephoneonTuesdaywewereassuredthattherewouldberoomforusdespitethefactthatyourrestauranthadbeenopenonlyforafewweeksandallthetableshadalreadybeenbooked.
Weappreciatethattheremustbegreatdemandforrestaurantmealsatthistimeoftheyearinsuchapopularandhistoricareabutwewerenotexpectingsuchanill-manneredreceptiononthepartofyourheadwaiter.
OurChinesefriendsarecurrentlytouringthe'
ShakespeareCountry'
andwerelookingforwardtoatraditionalEnglishdinnerinsuchacharmingsetting.Butourhopesforanenjoyableeveningoutwereinstantlyspoiltwhenyourheadwaiterinformedusthathehadreceivednobookinginournameand,so,notablewasreservedforourparty.MycolleagueandIprotestedatthisandaskedtospeaktotheManager,who,weweretold,wasunavailable.
Yourstaffthenofferedusatablewhichweallhadtosharewithanothercoupleandnoeffortwasmadetosmoothovertheunpleasantnesswehadexperienced.Wealsohadtowaitforsomeconsiderabletimebeforethemenuwasbroughttous.
ItrustyouwillgivethiscomplaintyourpromptattentionasthewholeembarrassingincidentwasagreatdisappointmenttoourguestsandsetabadexampletoourEnglishhospitality.
Yourssincerely,
Mr.PaulJ.Weller
42.Mr.Wellercouldbedescribedasbeing_________