上海初中英语竞赛试题(笔试)试题和答案
I. Vocabulary and Structure: 30%
1. Adams hadn’t a _________ what the speaker was talking about most oftime because the class was in chaos.
A. guess
B. thought
C. concept
D. clue
2. Any one who followed _________ would be blessed with a richer lifeand boundless love from his family.
A. my set of rules
B. my packet of rules
C. my group of rules
D. my pack of rules
3. _________, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, was crowned top-earningdead celebrity of the past 12 months.
A. Elton John
B. Elvis Presley
C. Sting
D. Michael Jackson
4. "To be or not to be, that is the question” is a quotation fromShakespeare’s play _________.
A. Romeo and Juliet
B. Macbeth
C. Hamlet
D. King Lear
5. My cousin Betty is the black_________ of the family
A. cow
B. pig
C. horse
D. sheep
6. I’ve got my driving test this afternoon so keep your _________ crossed.
A. toes
B. fingers
C. arms
D. legs
7. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop, he thought he'd just _________ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.
A. look in
B. look up
C. look round
D. look for
8. Lenny advised me to have a _________ of brandy because it will makeme less nervous.
A. bite
B. lick
C. sip
D. touch
9. My father's very quiet too. I _________ him.
A. follow with
B. take after
C. look like
D. turn up to be
10. The capital of Australia is _________
A. Sydney
B. Melbourne
C. Liverpool
D. Canberra
11. Germany has won the World Cup _________
A. twice
B. three times
C. four times
D. five times
12. Tony Blair became _________ of Britain in 19971
A. president
B. general secretary
C. prime minister
D. king
13. _________ was defeated at the battle of Waterloo.
A. Hitler
B. Napoleon
C. Mussolini
D. Richard Nixon
14. There are two main political parties in the USA, _________ and _________.
A. the Democrats and the Republicans
B. the Democrats and the Labors
C. the Democrats and the Conservatives
D. the Conservatives and the Republicans
15. The news was _________ on the radio the day before yesterday.
A. broadcast
B. to broadcast
C. being broadcasted
D. broadcasting
16. _________ has been set as the theme for Olympics Beijing 2008.
A. A Green, Cheerful and People's Olympics
B. A Successful, Impressive and People's Olympics
C. A Green, High-tech and People’s Olympics
D. A Successful, High-tech and People’s Olympics
17. I can’t get into my apartment because I left the key. _________ mydoor in my car.
A. of
B. from
C. on
D. to
18. _________ is often used to stand for the British Government.
A. Downing Street
B. White Hall
C. White House
D. The fleet street
19. On New Year's Eve, there will be a firework _________ at People'sSquare.
A. exhibition
B. performance
C. show
D. display
20. The year 2002 was _________ Golden Jubilee.
A. Queen Mary
B. Queen Elizabeth I
C. Queen Victoria
D. Queen Elizabeth 1I
21. It'snot far from the village if we take the short _________ through thejungle.
A. pass
B. comer
C. turning
D. cut
22. Yao Ming, a rising star in NBA, is now playing basketball with the _________.
A. Chicago Bulls
B. Los Angeles Lakers
C. Houston Rockets
D. West Point
23. What does "It rings a bell." mean?
A. It' s time for class.
B. It' s New Year.
C. It sounds familiar.
D. It sounds interesting.
24. Could you keep a(n) _________ on the baby for a moment?
A. heart
B. eye
C. hand
D. ear
25. I haven't got e-mail at home. I'll have to write to you by _________ mail.
A. pigeon
B. monkey
C. snail
D. tortoise
26. The first cloned sheep “_________” was bo rn on 5 July 1996 at theRoslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland.
A. Kelly
B. Dolly
C. Shelly
D. Polly
27. The term CEO stands for _________.
A. Chief Executive Officer
B. Central Executive Officer
C. Chief Executive Official
D. Central Executive Official
28. Shanghai Maglev Line －the world' s first passenger Transrapid Maglev high speed railway -- uses magnets to propel it at speedsof up to _________ kph.
A. 340
B. 334
C. 430
D. 433
29. Bill is the short name for _________.
A. Thomas
B. Richard
C. William
D. Robert
30. There flows River _________ in Paris.
A. Thames
B. Nile
C. Yangtze
D. Saine
II. Reading Comprehension: 15%
(A)
Most Americans think that ice cream is as American as baseballand apple pie. But ice cream was known long before America wasdiscovered.
The Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice cream.He hired hundreds of men to bring snow and ice from the mountains.He used it to make cold drinks. Traveler Marco Polo brought backrecipes for chilled and frozen milk from China.
Hundreds of years later, ice cream reached England. It is said thatKing Charles enjoyed that treat very much.
