上海初中英語競賽試題(筆試)試題和答案

上海初中英語競賽試題（筆試）試題和答案VocabularyandStructure:30%1.Adamshadn'tawhatthespeakerwastalkingaboutmostoftimebecausetheclasswasinchaos.guessB.thoughtC.conceptD.clueAnyonewhofollowedwouldbeblessedwitharicherlifeandboundlesslovefromhisfamily.mysetofrulesB.mypacketofrulesC.mygroupofrulesD.mypackofrules,theKingofRock'n'Roll,wascrownedtop-earningdeadcelebrityofthepast12months.EltonJohnB.ElvisPresleyC.StingD.MichaelJacksonsplay"Tobeornottobe,thatisthequestion”isaquotationfromShakespearesplayRomeoandJulietB.MacbethC.HamletD.KingLearMycousinBettyistheblackofthefamilycowB.pigC.horseD.sheepI'vegotmydrivingtestthisafternoonskoeepyourcrossed.toesB.fingersC.armsD.legsAsMr.Bestwaspassingthebookshop,hethoughthe'djusttoseewhetheranyinterestingbookswereonsale.lookinB.lookupC.lookroundD.lookforLennyadvisedmetohaveaofbrandybecauseitwillmakemelessnervous.biteB.lickC.sipD.touchMyfather'sveryquiettoo.Ihim.followwithB.takeafterC.looklikeD.turnuptobeThecapitalofAustraliaisSydneyB.MelbourneC.LiverpoolD.CanberraGermanyhaswontheWorldCuptwiceB.threetimesC.fourtimesD.fivetimesTonyBlairbecameofBritainin19971presidentB.generalsecretaryC.primeministerD.kingwasdefeatedatthebattleofWaterloo.A.HitlerB.NapoleonC.MussoliniD.RichardNixonTherearetwomainpoliticalpartiesintheUSA,and.A.theDemocratsandtheRepublicanstheDemocratsandtheLaborstheDemocratsandtheConservativestheConservativesandtheRepublicans15.15.Thenewswasontheradiothedaybeforeyesterday.A.broadcastB.tobroadcastC.beingbroadcastedD.broadcastingA.broadcastB.tobroadcastC.beingbroadcastedD.broadcastinghasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing2008.AGreen,CheerfulandPeople'sOlympicsASuccessful,ImpressiveandPeople'sOlympicsAGreen,High-techandPeople'sOlympicsASuccessful,High-techandPeople'sOlympicsIcan'tgetintoapmayrtmentbecauseIleftthekey.mydoorinmycar.A.ofB.fromC.onD.toisoftenusedtostandfortheBritishGovernment.A.DowningStreetB.WhiteHallC.WhiteHouseD.ThefleetstreetOnNewYear'sEve,therewillbeafireworkatPeople'sSquare.A.exhibitionB.performanceC.showD.displayTheyear2002wasGoldenJubilee.A.QueenMaryB.QueenElizabethIC.QueenVictoriaD.QueenElizabeth1IIt'snotfarfromthevillageifwetaketheshortthroughthejungle.A.passB.comerC.turningD.cutYaoMing,arisingstarinNBA,isnowplayingbasketballwiththe.A.ChicagoBullsB.LosAngelesLakersC.HoustonRocketsD.WestPointWhatdoes"Itringsabell."mean?A.It'stimeforclass.B.It'sNewYear.C.Itsoundsfamiliar.D.Itsoundsinteresting.Couldyoukeepa(n)onthebabyforamoment?A.heartB.eyeC.handD.earIhaven'tgote-mailathome.I'llhavetowritetoyoubymail.A.pigeonB.monkeyC.snailD.tortoiseThefirstclonedsheep“w”asbornon5July1996attheRoslinInstitute,Edinburgh,Scotland.A.KellyB.DollyC.ShellyD.PollyThetermCEOstandsfor.A.ChiefExecutiveOfficerB.CentralExecutiveOfficerC.ChiefExecutiveOfficialD.CentralExecutiveOfficialShanghaiMaglevLine－theworld'sfirstpassengerTransrapidMaglevhighspeedrailway-usesmagnetstopropelitatspeedsofuptokph.A.340B.334C.430D.433Billistheshortnamefor.A.ThomasB.RichardC.WilliamD.RobertThereflowsRiverinParis.A.ThamesB.NileC.YangtzeD.SaineII.ReadingComprehension:15%(A)MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericawasdiscovered.TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakindoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.Hundredsofyearslater,icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesenjoyedthattreatverymuch.Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.31.ThepassagesaysthatmostAmericansA.thinkthaticecreamisverynewthinkthaticecreamwasanAmericanideaknowthaticecreamhasalonghistoryD.donotknowwhaticecreamisTheRomanemperorNerohiredmentoA.makeicecreamforhimbringicecreamfromChinaguardthesecretoficecreambringicetocoolhisdrinksCharlesIofEnglandwantedtoA.makeicecreampopularkeepthesecretoficecreamforhimselfdevelopnewkindsoficecreamD.bringicecreamrecipesfromChina(B)BenJohnsonisoneofthefewmeneverburiedstandingup.Asthestorygoes,KingCharlesIoncemadehimapromise.ThekingtoldthegreatwriterthathewouldbeburiedinEngland'sfamousWestminsterAbbey.Butthatwasn'tall.Johnsoncouldchooseanyplacehelikedforhisgrave.Johnsondiedin1637.Thenitwasfoundthatthespothehadpickedwasalreadyfilled.Thegroundspaceleftinitwasjusteighteeninchessquare.KingCharles1kepthiswords.HehadJohnson'scoffinplacedonitsendinthesmallplace.That'sthewayitwouldjustfit.Whichprobablyhappenedfirst?A.JohnsonpickedaplaceintheAbbey.Johnsondied.JohnsonreceivedCharles'spromise.Johnsontoldthekingofhischoice.CharlesIfoundouttheplacefilledafterA.Johnson'sdeathJohnson'sburialthereadingofJohnson'swillD.1638Johnson'scoffinwasplaceduprightsothatitwouldA.facethewestB.lookbiggerC.takelessroomD.reachthefloorThestoryshowsthatCharlestriedtoA.roleBritainwellB.keephispromiseC.learnaboutartD.writepoemsandstories(C)Alongwithjoggingandswimming,cyclingisoneofthebestall-roundformsofexercise.Itcanhelptoincreaseyourstrengthandenergy,givingyoumore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