上海初中英语竞赛试题(笔试).doc

2004年上海初中英语竞赛试题（笔试）2004 Shanghai Junior High SchoolEnglish Contest Paper for Written English?I. Vocabulary and Structure. (20%)1. The 911 rescue team found the _ boy extremely _, wolves howling in the woods.A. missing . scaringB. missed . scaredC. missed . scaringD. missing . scared2. This year an increased number of drivers _ for speeding.A. have finedB. have been finedC. has punishedD. have been punished3. A couple of decades ago, he _ Austria and lives there now.A. was to visitB. had gone toC. left forD. arrived in4. This is the Department of Foreign Languages, where we _ about 80 students a year.A. teachB. educateC. trainD. instruct5. The percentage of women who would stay at home full-time, _ they could afford it, dropped from 39 percent in 1981 to 31 percent in as recent survey.A. ifB. untilC. even ifD. as6. A: What _ did the professor assign you for the essay?B: The American labour movement following World War I.A. topicB. themeC. subjectD. title7. There was nothing of _ importance in the annual report.A. specificB. particularC. specialD. peculiar8. The political party is collecting _ from its members.A. donationsB. presentsC. moneyD. contributions9. Max made a _ decision when he decided to move.A. smartB. wiseC. cleverD. intelligent10. A: The easiest way is to take the number 207 bus from that bus stop over there. It will stop right in front of the store.B: I _, thank you. By the way, do you happen to _ how long it will take?A. know . understandB. understand . knowC. understand . realizeD. realize . know11. A: Good morning, Mega Music Store. Can I help you?B: Hello, _A: Certainly. The order number is CD39 dash 2Bk and the price is $39.99.A. Id like to know if I can order the new Discovery CD?B. how much is the new Discovery CD?C. Id like to know how I can get to the music store?D. How can I get some information about the new Discovery CD?12. The vacation will be very expensive but if it helps make you fit and healthy again it will be cheap in terms of price.The underlined part in the sentence probably means _.A. a disappointment to youB. cheating youC. well worth the priceD. not worth the price13. We wanted to surprise Rosa with a surprise birthday party, but Susan let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.The underlined part in the sentence probably means _.A. told her the secretB. brought a cat in a bagC. disagreedD. was informed of it14. The bad economic situation forced the company to lay off some employees.The underlined part in the sentence probably means _.A. fireB. get rid ofC. employD. retire15. Look, how pretty she looks. Shes going to knock all the people _.A. downB. woken upC. into comaD. dead16. I will be late again, so I have to take my breakfast on the _.A. mosquitoB. flyC. cockroachD. dragonfly17. _ has been set as the theme for Expo Shanghai 2010.A. Green Shanghai, Green ExpoB. Better City, Better LifeC. Better Shanghai, Better LifeD. Green Expo, Better Life18. The famous speech I Have a Dream was delivered by _ on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963.A. Martin Luther KingB. Franklin D. RooseveltC. Ronald ReaganD. Richard M. Nixon19. Genius without education is like silver in the mine. This was said by _, a great scientist in the USA.A. Albert EinsteinB. Benjamin FranklinC. Thomas EdisonD. Stephen Hawking20. The term MBA stands for _.A. Member of Basketball AssociationB. Master of Basketball AssociationC. Master of Business AdministrationD. Member of Business AssociationII.Reading Comprehension.(25%)(A)Journey to JupiterGalileo left Earth on October 18th, 1989. In 1995, it became the first man-made satellite of Jupiter.Galileo released its 339 kg probe (an exploring machine) in July 1995 and it slammed into the atmosphere of Jupiter in December. Travelling at 47km per second Galileos cone-shaped probe became a man-made meteor blazing across alien cloudtops. Within two minutes the drag caused by Jupiters atmosphere slowed the probe to a mere 1600 km per hour.1. Galileo could best be described as a _.A. rocketB. spacecraftC. space probe D. manned spaceship22. In the section GALILEO FACTS thermal refers to _.A. solarB. heatC. batteryD. air conditioned23. One of Galileos tasks was to _.A. check Jupiter for alien lifeB. weigh Jupiter and its moonsC. slam into Jupiters atmosphereD. return to Earth with scientific information24. The length of a day on Jupiter is _.A. 10 hoursB. 24 hoursC. 2 daysD. 1 week25. It is most likely that the space probe released by Galileo _.A. landed on JupiterB. returned to EarthC. was struck by a meteor D. burnt up in Jupiters atmosphere(B)Tropical Island Holiday ProgramJessica is planning her activities for Wednesday at the Tropical Island Resort. She studies the WEDNESDAY ACTIVITY program.26. If Jessica decides to participate in four cost free activities she could choose _.A. Beach Cricket, Volleyball, Fun Tennis Tournament and MovieB. Windsurfing Lesson, English Croquet, Torch Lighting and BingoC. Jogging, Rukurukulevu Bicycle Tour, Volleyball game and Childrens MovieD. Tennis Clinic, Morning Fijian Art Demonstration, Beach Cricket and Torch Lighting27. The word tournament means a _.A. tourB. fairC. lessonD. competition28. If Jessica goes on the Kaba Island Hike she would follow that activity with _.A. Auqa AerobicsB. the Snorkelling SafariC. the Putting CompetitionD. the morning Fijian Art Demonstration29. If Jessica decides to take part in two activities that involve competition she could choose _.A. Scuba Diving and Pool Table CompetitionB. Windesurfing and Beach CricketC. Jogging and Golf ClinicD. Putting and Bowling30. Jessica can spend $20 on Activities. She would participate in _.A. Group Golf Clinic, Kaba Island Hiking and Bay CruisingB. Play Golf with the Instructor, Gym Workout and Sunset Bay CruiseC. Rukurukulevu Bicycle Tour, Snorkelling Safari and Fun Tennis CompetitionD. Windsurfing with board hire, Sunset Bay Cruise and Pool Table Competition31. If Jessica cannot go on the Bay Cruise at 11.30 she could go again at _.A. 12.00B. 2.00C. 3.00D. 6.3032. If Jessica decides to go on the Snorkelling Safari she should _.A. make a reservationB. contact the operator on Extension 822C. reserve a place by contacting the guideD. meet the group at the Beach Office at 10 a.m.(C)Teeth and BeaksPalaeontologists can tell much about how a dinosaur lived from the shape of its teeth or its beak, if it had no front teeth. Giraffes teeth are different from zebras teeth because giraffes eat tender leaves from the top of trees, white zebras eat tough, dry grass. In the same way, different families of dinosaurs evolved different kinds of teeth and beaks to cope with a variety of plants.Protoceratops, one of the smaller horned dinosaurs, had a parrot-like beak for shearing off plant stems, and scissor-like teeth to slice up its food.Camarasaurus, an 18-m (59-ft) long sauropod, had spoon-like cutting but no grinding teeth. However, it could reach high into trees to tear away leave.Corythosaurus, a duckbill, tore off leaves with its horny beak, stored them in its cheek pouches, then used rows of strong interlocking teeth to grind them.Plateosaurus, an early, long-necked giant, had leaf-shaped teeth to pluck off the leaves of soft plants such as ferns. It did not have grinding teeth.Iguanodon browsed on tough plants such as horsetails, and used its horny beak to nip off leaves. Its rows of ridged, grinding teeth crushed the leaves into a pulp.STRANGE BUT TRUEHeterodontosaurus, a plant eater from the early Jurassic Period had three kinds of teeth; on the lower jaw it had a horny beak. Then it had two pairs of large, fang-like teeth, with grinding teeth at the back. 33. A palaeontologist is a person who studies _.A. teethB. giraffes and zebrasC. animal eating habitsD. life in the distant past34. The word browse (in the section about Iguanodon) means to _.A. feed on small bushesB. eat young grassesC. wander aroundD. survive35. The Heterodontosaurus is unusual because _.A. it had a beak and teethB. it had three kinds of teethC. lived in the early Jurassic PeriodD. the beak was made of horny material36. A dinosaur that did NOT have grinding teeth was the _.A. HeterdontosaurusB. PlateosaurusC. CorythosaurusD. Iguanodon37. One difference between the Corythosaurus and the Iguanodon was _.A. that Iguanodon could grind up its foodB. the way they took leaves from plantsC. that Corythosaurus had a beakD. the Period in which they lived38. From the study of teeth palaeontologists can tell _.A. how long each dinosaur livedB. in which Period dinosaurs livedC. the type of plants dinosaurs ateD. when dinosaurs died out39. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Dinosaurs with beaks had no front teeth.B. Giraffes are related to Plateosaurus.C. Zebras only eat tender leaves.D. Dinosaurs preferred to eat ferns.(D)Days of Joy and HeartbreakRead the extract from the playIt is a typical day in the home of Tilly and Teddy Tedium. They are seated on a sofa relaxing as the curtain opens.Narrator: Welcome to chapter 3456 of Days of Joy and Heartbreak, a chronicle of life in the typical suburban home of the Tedium Family.(The narrator exits.)Tilly:Ah, Teddy, this is the life. No problems.Teddy:Yes, Tilly, this is the life all right.Tilly:Weve worked hard all our days and now we can sit back and soak up lifes rich twilight.Teddy:Without a care in the world.(Their son Bertie rushes in.)Bertie:Mother, Father.Teddy and Tilly: Yes, son?Bertie:Ive made a terrible discovery!Tilly:Oh no!Bertie:Yes!Teddy:On a scale of one to ten, how terrible?Bertie:Fifteen!Tilly:Bertie, you havent Bertie:But I have!Teddy and Tilly: Who told you?Bertie:No one. I just looked in every cabbage patch in town and there are no babies there.Tilly:We can explain, Bertie! Um, ask your father!Bertie:Well Father?Teddy:We were only joking when we said babies came from cabbage patches.Bertie:Were you?Tilly:Thats right the stork (白鹳) brings them.Bertie:Oh, the stork. Right. Of course. Well thanks for straightening that out. I must dash now or Ill be late for medical school. Bye, bye.(He exits)40. The school Bertie goes to is a _.A. preschoolB. primary schoolC. hospital staff training collegeD. university41. When Bertie discovers that babies do not come from cabbage patches he feels it is _.A. a disasterB. a problemC. a trickD. an impossibility42. Teddy and Tilly Tedium would be about _.A. 12 years oldB. 20 years oldC. 60 years oldD. 90 years old43. Bertie Tedium could be best described as _.A. simple and innocentB. foolish and impatientC. trusting and sensitiveD. caring and thoughtful44. When Bertie says Thanks for straightening that out he means: _A. Thanks for putting the facts right.B. Thanks for sharing my problems.C. Thanks for being honest with me.D. Thanks for helping me better understand.45. Bertie first found out that babies didnt come from the cabbage patch _.A. when he searched all the town cabbage patchesB. when he discovered the stork delivered themC. at medical schoolD. from his fatherIII. Cloze Test. (20%)Underwater CaveIt was a worrying time for the air-sea rescue team from Provence in southern France. Three divers had gone (46) _ and the (47) _ that they were still alive were bad.(48) _ Henri Cosquer on board, the rescue boat motored (49) _ the coast to the area where the divers had (50) _, and anchored (抛锚，停泊) alongside some limestone cliffs. Beneath the surface, Cosquer explained, was a cave his own private cave, which he had discovered six years (51) _, and which he had been exploring (52) _. The cave was one of the most dangerous he had ever seen, which was one reason why he (53) _ told anyone about it. He (54) _ that the divers had (55) _ found the entrance, and come to grief in the narrow passages beyond.Cosquer and the rescue team put on their diving (56) _ and entered the tiny opening, little more than a metre high. Inside, pitch black had it not been for their torches, was a long narrow passage. Clou