“外教社杯”第七屆全國中學(xué)生英語能力競賽

1、“外教社杯”第七屆全國中學(xué)生英語能力競賽初中組樣題listeningi. listen and choose the correct answer.1. whats lindas friends name? a. mickeyb. nathanc. nancyd. nicky2. what is her e-mail address?a. matoyab. natoyac. magoyad. matoyaii. listen and choose the best response.3.a. because monday is my most fun day at school.b. beca

2、use its my most interesting day at school.c. because its my most difficult day at school.d. because friday is my most exciting day at school.4.a. thats right.b. no, i said history.c. social studies is the most challenging.d. i dont really like history.iii. listen and choose the correct answer.5. whe

3、n does she like to listen to music the most?a. during schoolb. after schoolc. in the morningd. at night 6. what music does he like the most? a. jazzb. classicalc. rockd. pop 7. what does music give him?a. a good ideab. a calm feelingc. some energyd. a safe feelingreadingi. multiple choice on grammar

4、 and vocabulary.directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence. 8. its hard work, its fun with anne. a. althoughb. becausec. so d. but9. makena hands us two large bags and says, “this is to thank you yo

5、ur work today.”a. from b. for c. on d. to10. “now you can watch a great rock band do their thing, ” said mark, his guitar player a high five. a. giving b. givesc. give d. to giveii. multiple choice on encyclopedic knowledge.directions:beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices ma

6、rked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence. 11. australias first federal government was formed in in 1901. a. sydneyb. melbournec. perthd. brisbane12. the role of the senate is to review the introduced in the house of representatives.a. lawsb. emergencies c. foreign affairsd

7、. political parties13. coral reefs are found in ocean waters all around the world.a. warmb. coldc. deepd. shallowiii. cloze.directions: there are 10 blanks in the following passage. for each blank there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. you should choose the one that best fits into the passage.clo

8、thes then and nowtoday, clothes are made in many different colours. they are also made from many different 14 like wools, cotton, linen and silk. most people own lots of clothes. each day, they choose what to wear. clothesclothes cover our bodies and protect us from the weather. they can also make u

9、s feel good about the way we 15 . sometimes, our clothes tell other people 16 about us, such as the work we do or what religion we are. people have been wearing clothes for many thousands of years, but the clothes people wore long ago were 17 the clothes people wear today. fashionfashion means the k

10、inds of clothes that are 18 at one time. ancient romans wore dresses called tunics. some romans wore togas to special events.14. a. factoriesb. tailorsc. materialsd. styles15. a. lookb. walkc. behaved. work16. a. somethingb. anythingc. nothingd. everything17. a. similar tob. different fromc. smaller

11、 thand. better than18. a. specialb. expensivec. formald. populariv. reading comprehension.directions: each passage is followed by questions based on its content. after reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question.aon a recent flight, laura was chatting happily with the woman in the nex

12、t seatuntil the conversation turned to fares. the woman, who bought her ticket two months in advance, paid $109. laura paid the full fare of $457. she made up her mind that next time she would find out how to travel for less. here are some ways to travel for less:cheap airplane tickets. to fly for l

13、ess money, you can buy non-refundable plane tickets two or three months before your trip. the cheapest way to fly is as a courier. in return for delivering a package for a company, you get a plane ticket that costs as little as one-quarter of the regular fareor even less if the company needs someone

14、 at the last minute. recently, a courier flew round trip from los angeles to tokyo for $100; a regular ticket cost around $1,800.train passes. if youre going to do a lot of traveling by train, a train pass will save you money. buying a single pass gives you unlimited travel for a period of time. tra

15、in passes can be especially useful in india, which has the worlds largest rail system; in japan, where trains are fast and convenient; and in europe, where trains go to over 30,000 cities.hostels. hostels used to provide cheap accommodationsin dormitoriesfor people under the age of 25. nowadays, hos

16、tels dont have any age requirements. theyre not only cheap ($8$17 a night) but a great way to meet people. hostels are often in interesting placesa castle in germany, a lighthouse in california, a one-room schoolhouse in the wilderness of australia. and sometimes hostels have luxuries like swimming

17、pools.19.what can be learned from the first paragraph?a. laura bought her tickets two months in advance.b. laura paid $109 more than the woman next to her.c. laura decided to find out ways to save money in traveling.d. laura would travel with the woman next time to save money.20.if you want to fly f

18、or the least money, you can _.a. buy flight passesb. travel as a courierc. buy tickets in advanced. travel with others21._ has a larger rail system than any other country in the world.a. japanb. australiac. indiad. germany 22.what are hostels like nowadays?a. they are often located in interesting places.b. they have swimming pools and excellent bars.c. they are wonderful places to enter