2021年上海初中英語競賽試題答案

上海初中英語競賽試題(筆試)試題和答案

ShanghaiJuniorHighSchoolEnglishContestPaperforWrittenEnglishI.

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.

_________hasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing.

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.Theyearwas_________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.SaineII.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.

OnbookingatableforfourbytelephoneonTuesdaywewereassuredthattherewouldberoomforusdespitethefactthatyourrestauranthadbeenopenonlyforafewweeksandallthetableshadalreadybeenbooked.

Weappreciatethattheremustbegreatdemandforrestaurantmealsatthistimeoftheyearinsuchapopularandhistoricareabutwewerenotexpectingsuchanill-manneredreceptiononthepartofyourheadwaiter.

OurChinesefriendsarecurrentlytouringthe'ShakespeareCountry'andwerelookingforwardtoatraditionalEnglishdinnerinsuchacharmingsetting.Butourhopesforanenjoyableeveningoutwereinstantlyspoiltwhenyourheadwaiterinformedusthathehadreceivednobookinginournameand，so，notablewasreservedforourparty.MycolleagueandIprotestedatthisandaskedtospeaktotheManager，who，weweretold，wasunavailable.

Yourstaffthenofferedusatablewhichweallhadtosharewithanothercoupleandnoeffortwasmadetosmoothovertheunpleasantnesswehadexperienced.Wealsohadtowaitforsomeconsiderabletimebeforethemenuwasbroughttous.

ItrustyouwillgivethiscomplaintyourpromptattentionasthewholeembarrassingincidentwasagreatdisappointmenttoourguestsandsetabadexampletoourEnglishhospitality.

Yourssincerely,

Mr.PaulJ.Weller

42.Mr.Wellercouldbedescribedasbeing_________

A.disappointed

B.impolite

C.moderatelydissatisfied

D.hurtandangry

43.Thewriterhadtheunpleasantexperiencein_________

A.ahotel

B.aChineserestaurant

C.arestaurantinShakespeare’sbirthplace

D.abarinLondon

44.Mr.Wellerhopesthatthisletterofcomplaint_________

A.willbelookedintoatonce

B.willembarrassthemanager

C.willresultintherestaurantbeingclosed

D.willcausethequickdismissaloftheheadwaiter(E)Likemother，likeson

1955

DearMummy

Ihatethisboardingschool.

FoodAwful，prefectsbullyme.Pleasetakemehome.

Love,

David.

DearDavid

Nonsense！Chinup.

Mother

1997

DearDavid

Ihatethishome.Foodawful，nursestreatmelikeachild.Fetchmeimmediately.

Mother

DearMother

________！Chinup.

David

45.Whatisthethemeoftheaboveshortstory?

A.Themotherencouragedhersontostayagainstharshconditionandsodidhissontohismother22yearslater.

B.ThesonhadahighmoralsensetocheerhismotherupwhileshewassufferingintheOldPeople'sHouse

C.Thesonrefusedhismother’surgencyforhelpbecausehewastreatedassuchwhenhewasatboardingschool22yearsago.

D.Thesonwantedhismothertoexperiencehowhewasputdown22yearsagoatboardingschool.III.ClozeTest：20%(A)

Afolktaleisaveryoldstorythathasbeenpasseddownfromonefamilytoanother，fromonegenerationtoanother.Theseoldstoriesareoftencalledfairystoriesbecausesomanyofthemareabout(46)_________.Everycountryhasitsownfolktalesanditsown(47)_________oftellingfairystories.

InGermany，therelivedtwobrothers，theGrimmbrothers.They(48)_________folktales.Weknowthesestories(49)_________"Grimm’sFairyTales'.

ManyofthetalestoldaboutthecountriesnearGermany(50)_________theylived.Someofthemwerepartly(51)_________

TheGrimmbrothersdidnot(52)_________writethestoriesforboysandgirls.TheyplannedthemforolderpeoplelivinginGermany.(53)_________whenthechildrenheardthestories，theywantedtohearthemagainandagain.

(54)_________ofthishappenedlong，longago，butboysandgirlseverywherestillreadand(55)_________Grimm'stales.

46.A.children

B.girls

C.fairies

D.Grimm

47.A.way

B.place

C.custom

D.tellers

48.A.wrote

B.collected

C.read

D.invented

49.A.in

B.like

C.as

D.for

50.A.where

B.when

C.as

D.because

5I.A.wrong

B.true

C.'interesting

D.good

52.A.thoroughly

B.easily

C.really

D.regularly

53.A.So

B.But

C.Additionally

D.Generally

54.A.Much

B.Part

C.Some

D.All

55.A.enjoy

B.write

C.tell

D.keep(B)

HowwouldyouliketogotoaschoollikethisoneinOxford，England?Therearenoformalclasses.Thestudents(56)_________fromonegrouptoanotherwhentheywantto.(57)

_________mayfindstudentswhoarefourteen，fifteenorsixteenyearsoldallinthesame(58)_________.Theyworkattheirownspeed.(59)_________tellsthemwhattheyshouldorshouldn'tbedoing.

ThedayI(60)_________，schoolbeganatnine.Somestudentswereworking(61)_________ataperecorderandlisteni