第八届全国中学生英语能力大赛模拟题.doc

第八届”外教社杯“全国中学生英语能力大赛模拟题 1、Multiple Choice on VocabularyDirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1I begin to love the graveyard and now I_ imagine living anywhere else.A. neednt B. cant C. mustnt D. shouldntABCD 2Over_ years, layers of earth and rocks fell or moved on top of these fossils.A. millions B. millions of C. billions D. billions ofABCD 3This place was as_ to heaven as you could get on earth. I didnt want to move.A. close B. closer C. closest D. the closestABCD 4Jason turned on his invisibility belt, so_saw him as he went into the Candymans house.A. anyone B. someone C. no one D. everyoneABCD 5Fossil fuels provide more than 80 percent of the energy_ in the world today.A. use B. to use C. used D. usingABCD 2、Multiple Choice on Encyclopedic KnowledgeDirections:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 1The _ the crevasse is, the more seconds it takes for the rock to fall down.A. wider B. longer C. narrower D. deeperABCD 2Travis and his Mum and Dad were hiking near the _ coast of Norway.A. northeast B. southeast C. northwest D. southwestABCD 3The crevasse was _ near the top but _ further down.A. dark, blue B. blue, dark C. white, dark D. dark, whiteABCD 3、ClozeDirections: 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. 1Here are Chen Huas colleagues on the spaceship.-My names Naresh. Im a doctor. Theres no gravity in space. I can make new1. These medicines cant be made on Earth.-My names Rachel. Im making new metals. These new metals2lighter and stronger.-My names Tina. I take pictures of the Earth and I see things 3every day. Some forests and deserts get bigger or smaller. When ice 4in the mountains, rivers become bigger. I love looking at the Earth. Its so beautiful. I want people 5care of it!-My names Michael. Im studying 6. I use a telescope and take pictures of the moon, planets and stars. A telescope on Earth cant see very 7. A telescope in space can see much better.Chen Hua tells the other astronauts about her 8. She has 200,000 tomato seeds. She will put these seeds outside the space station. Later, she will bring them back to Earth. Some junior high school students will plant them. They will also plant some9seeds. When the plants grow, the students will look for differences.Will the space tomatoes be10? Will the space tomatoes be big? Will they taste the same? What do you think? 1A. medicine B. medicines C. pills D. treatmentABCD 2A. were B. would be C. will be D. have beenABCD 3A. change B. turn C. grow D. becomeABCD 4A. melts B. will melt C. melted D. meltABCD 5A. to take B. taking C. that take D. tookABCD 6A. space B. place C. universe D. airABCD 7A. clear B. far C. good D. highABCD 8A. test B. experiment C. examination D. checkABCD 9A. average B. common C. normal D. freshABCD 10A. good B. well C. fine D. healthyABCD 4、Reading ComprehensionDirections: Each passage is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose the best answer to each question. 1Peru is a country in west central South America,borderingthe Pacific Ocean. The Andes mountains cross the country from northwest to southeast. Beyond the Andes, in the interior of the country, is a thinly settled area covered with dense tropical forests. Lima, seated along the Pacific coast, is the countrys capital and chief commercial center.Peru was once the center of a huge South American empire ruled by the Inca. This empire was destroyed by conquerors from Spain in the 16th century. Attracted by the gold and silver mines of the Andes, the Spaniards quickly changed Peru into the seat of their wealth and power in South America. Peru remained a Spanish colony until the early 19th century.Many of Perus people are children of the Inca or other Native American groups. In this divided society a wealthy group of people, mainly of Spanish blood, has long controlled Perus larger population of Native Americans and mestizospeople of mixed European and Native American blood. 1The underlined word “bordering” means that_ .A. part of the Peruvian borders extend along the coast of the Pacific OceanB. part of the Peruvian borders flow into the Pacific OceanC. the Pacific Ocean is the border of PeruD. the Pacific Ocean is a gate to Peru as it serves as a doorABCD 2_ live in the dense tropical forests in the interior of the country.A. A great many people B. Some peopleC. Few peopleD. No oneABCD 3Peru was liberated from colonial rule by_ .A. the 16th century B. the early 19th centuryC. the 18th century D. the early 21st centuryABCD 4Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Lima is Perus commercial hub and political center.B. The Spanish invaded Peru for the riches in the country.C. Peru remains under Spanish control.D. Peru was the center for the Spaniards colonial rule of South America.ABCD 5From the passage we can infer that_.A. Peru is a country high on the mountainsB.