“外教社杯”初二、初三组全国卷

1 外教社杯外教社杯 第四届全国中学生英语阅读竞赛第四届全国中学生英语阅读竞赛 初赛试题 初二 初三组 初赛试题 初二 初三组 主办单位 上海外语教育出版社 课堂内外杂志社 竞赛官方媒体 英语街 初中版 邮发代号 78 57 竞赛官方网站 英语悦读网 答卷时间为 40 分钟 请将答案写在答题纸上 题号一一对应 I Multiple Choice on Vocabulary 2 10 20 Directions Choose one item which best completes each sentence or answers each question 1 Miniatures are used for scenes with large structures that would be too difficult and expensive to build or A destructB destructionC destroyD decay 2 You can sweep the person s feet away with your feet or throw the person over your shoulder if you want to someone A throwB kickC knock outD win 3 Climbing is fun but dangerous Don t climb anything without training and equipment A muchB properC seriousD right 4 In an interesting part of the dome of St Paul s Cathedral you can against one wall and people can hear your words against the wall on the opposite side of the dome A whisperB shoutC callD cry 5 A lot of everyday products were first at World Expos A appearedB introducedC madeD produced 6 The Wall Street in New York is a small street but it plays a role in the business world A importantB activeC hugeD high 7 Joseph Pulitzer who helped money for the statue of Liberty was a newspaper owner A gatherB takeC beg forD raise 8 You can fly in the sky over me You can sail to the sea under me You can talk and walk over me It s faster than swimming don t you agree The poem above talks about the the Tower Bridge A land signB landmarkC ground signD ground mark 9 Nazism was a terrible idea A politicalB religiousC artisticD military 2 10 The needle of a compass always points A southB northC at southD at north II Multiple Choice on Encyclopedic Knowledge 2 15 30 Directions Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions 11 When you want to make your own 3 D glasses you may need some red and light blue A acetateB claymationC mirrorsD make up 12 Holes on Moon s surface are called and they are formed when in space hit the moon A caves satellitesB craters rocks C creatures rubbishD lakes planets 13 Divers try to open their parachutes as late as possible in A parachutingB hot air ballooning C skydivingD scuba diving 14 There is a famous Poets Corner in A St Paul s CathedralB the Big Ben C Westminster Abbey D the London Eye 15 The 1893 World Expo was held in A ParisB LondonC ChicagoD Hanover 16 The sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholde designed Lady Liberty A GermanB AustrianC PolishD French 17 Napoleon slapped his officers and pulled the noses of his soldiers to show his affection for them It was seen as a sign of A loveB friendlinessC understandingD respect 18 The New York Yankees is New York s most famous team A ice hockeyB footballC baseballD basketball 19 In some martial arts films actors used to help them fly A ropesB wiresC linesD threads 20 The parents of the Grimm Brothers lived in Hanau in what is now A EnglandB GermanyC SwitzerlandD Denmark 21 eruptions are the least dangerous eruptions A HawaiianB VulcanianC PlinianD Strombolian 22 The French defeat at marked the end of Napoleon s 100 days of rule A MoscowB ParisC GenoaD Waterloo 23 The first person to design a parachute was A GalileoB Isaac Newton C Leonardo da VinciD Cai Lun 24 Apollo 13 when it was heading for the moon A escaped into spaceB had an explosion on board C crashed into a planeD failed to start 25 A World Expo usually lasts for A half a month B a monthC six monthsD a year 3 III Cloze 2 10 20 Directions There are 10 blanks in the following passage For each blank there are 4 choices marked A B C and D Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage Today rockets take astronauts to the moon but for hundreds of years rockets were only used in 26 The Chinese invented the first rocket around 1000 AD These rockets were bamboo 27 which were filled with gunpowder By lighting the gunpowder the Chinese could 28 arrows out of the tubes In 1232 the Chinese used the arrows of flying fire to 29 the Mongols The Mongols later introduced rockets to 30 when they were at war with Russia In the 17th century English scientist Sir Isaac Newton 1642 1727 discovered the laws of gravity and how things move on the Earth and in31 space He did not think of sending rockets to the moon but his laws helped to turn rockets into space 32 in the 20th century In the 20th century many countries started to research 33 weapons During World War II 1939 1945 the Germans invented the V 2 rocket This was the 34 step forward in rocketry ever The V 2 could go 300 km and 35 a 1000 kg bomb These rockets killed thousands of people in England in 1943 26 A scienceB warC gunpowderD transport 27 A tubesB shootsC leavesD bats 28 A throwB sendC shootD lift 29 A findB defendC resistD defeat 30 A AfricaB Australia C EuropeD Asia 31 A aB anC theD 32 A transport B travelC warD weapons 33 A lightingB quietC powerfulD loud 34 A biggestB heaviestC latestD last 35 A useB bringC takeD carry IV Reading Comprehension 3 10 30 Directions Each passage is followed by questions based on its content After reading a passage choose the best answer to each question and fill in the corresponding space on the answer sheet A Here are four postcards from London My first stop in London was Buckingham Palace Kings and queens and their families have lived in Buckingham Palace since 1837 I saw a parade at Buckingham Palace this morning It s called the Changing of the Guard It s fascinating The guards wear interesting uniforms with red coats and tall hats Since 1660 the kings and queens of England have had these special guards to protect them 4 Dear Kate I went to the Houses of Parliament after I saw the Changing of the Guard What are the Houses of Parliament Well I guess the country s leaders meet there to discuss important decisions Next to the Houses of Parliament stands a tall clock tower Most people call it Big Ben You know what The name Big Ben does not refer to the clock tower Big Ben is actually the 13 ton bell inside it Take care Judy Hi Mum and Dad I learned a lot about English history at the Tower of London today Before I visited the place I thought it was a tall tower like the Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower But now I know it is a castle Long ago the Tower of London was also a prison Some princes and queens were locked up in the castle before they were killed I heard these terrible stories from the guards there Anyway I ll send you some photos together with this postcard Love Judy 36 saw a parade at Buckingham Palace one morning and learned a lot about English history at the Tower of London A KateB JudyC Mum and DadD Ben 37 The Changing of the Guard is for people to watch and enjoy A a ceremonyB a military force C a placeD Guards changing clothes 38 Big Ben is A a clock towerB a huge clock C a big houseD a leader of Parliament 39 The writer of these postcards is A a LondonerB on a trip to the cityC from ShanghaiD a tour guide 40 In the Tower of London some English queens A were crownedB were protected by the Guards C lived with princesD suffered before death B In 1923 Dr Bethune finished his studies He also passed difficult examinations to join the famous medical organization The Royal College of Surgeons A few months later he and Frances married Afterwards they went to Austria France and Germany Dr Bethune learned more skills from the best doctors in these countries Finally Dr Bethune was ready to work as a doctor But where In England In Canada In the end he decided to go to the American city of Detroit Detroit is 5 famous for making cars Dr Bethune thought that it was an exciting city The Bethunes chose a busy part of Detroit for their home It was also a very poor part of the city Most of Dr Bethune s patients had little money They gave him things instead Once Dr Bethune cured a farmer s wife The farmer gave him some vegetables Another time a shopkeeper gave Dr Bethune some meat for treating his sick family Dr Bethune did not mind getting paid this way This was because he was more interested in making sick people better than making lots of money After a while doctors at a local hospital heard about Dr Bethune s work Dr Bethune became very famous Soon wealthy people with illnesses began to visit him too Dr Bethune became rich However he was unhappy His wealthy patients went home and got better but his poor patients went home and got sick again Dr Bethune knew the problem was not disease The problem was being poor He thought that poor people should get more help Dr Bethune used his own money to give free medicine to poor patients After two years in Detroit Dr Bethune got sick himself At first he thought it was just a cold Then one day he coughed up blood Another doctor came to look at Dr Bethune He had some bad news Dr Bethune had the lung disease of tuberculosis and he was dying Dr Bethune knew that he would not live long He made the most difficult decision of his life He asked Frances to leave him and start a new life However Frances loved Dr Bethune very much and would not leave Finally Dr Bethune said he would not go to hospital if she did not go away Frances agreed but she was very sad At first Dr Bethune was treated in hospitals in Detroit and Gravenhurst Then in 1926 he went to the best tuberculosis hospital in the world at Saranac Lake New York There Dr Bethune made friends with three other patients who were also doctors One of the doctors was Chinese Most of the hospital patients spent their time quietly but Dr Bethune enjoyed many all night parties He did other things that he liked He made statues and painted lots of pictures He even painted his life story from birth to death on the wall of his hospital room Then one day Dr Bethune found a book on tuberculosis There was a new way to cure the disease It was dangerous but Dr Bethune decided to try The operation worked Two months later Dr Bethune was cured of the disease After he got better Dr Bethune moved to Montreal Canada He worked as a chest surgeon and operated on many patients He became famous for treating people with tuberculosis However just like in Detroit Dr Bethune saw that some of his patients in Montreal got sick again because they were poor To help them he set up free clinics By now Dr Bethune began to miss Frances He wrote her many long letters Finally Frances came to Montreal For a short time the Bethunes were happy Then one day Frances came home and found Dr Bethune looking at some bones of a dead baby Then when she opened the refrigerator she found human body parts Dr Bethune brought home more and more human body parts to study He was a very 6 difficult man to live with After a few years Frances left Bethune but they stayed good friends for a long time 41 Dr Bethune passed examinations to join The Royal College of Surgeons to A learn more about surgery and medicine B travel more freely in Europe like in Austria France and Germany C find more wealthy patients D ge