2023年上海初中英语竞赛试题笔试试题和答案

ShanghaiI.VocabularyandStructure:30%1.Adamshadn’ta_________whatthespeakerwastalkingaboutmostoftimebecausetheclasswasinchaos.A.guessB.thoughtC.conceptD.clue2.Anyonewhofollowed_________wouldbeblessedwitharicherlifeandboundlesslovefromhisfamily.A.mysetofrulesB.mypacketofrulesC.mygroupofrulesD.mypackofrules3._________,theKingofRock'n'Roll,wascrownedtop-earningdeadcelebrityofthepast12months.A.EltonJohnB.ElvisPresleyC.StingD.MichaelJackson4."Tobeornottobe,thatisthequestion”isaquotationfromShakespeare’splay_________.A.RomeoandJulietB.MacbethC.HamletD.KingLear5.MycousinBettyistheblack_________ofthefamilyA.cowB.pigC.horseD.sheep6.I’vegotmydrivingtestthisafternoonsokeepyour_________crossed.A.toesB.fingersC.armsD.legs7.AsMr.Bestwaspassingthebookshop,hethoughthe'djust_________toseewhetheranyinterestingbookswereonsale.A.lookinB.lookupC.lookroundD.lookfor8.Lennyadvisedmetohavea_________ofbrandybecauseitwillmakemelessnervous.A.biteB.lickC.sipD.touch9.Myfather'sveryquiettoo.I_________him.A.followwithB.takeafterC.looklikeD.turnuptobe10.ThecapitalofAustraliais_________A.SydneyB.MelbourneC.LiverpoolD.Canberra11.GermanyhaswontheWorldCup_________A.twiceB.threetimesC.fourtimesD.fivetimes12.TonyBlairbecame_________ofBritainin19971A.presidentB.generalsecretaryC.primeministerD.king13._________wasdefeatedatthebattleofWaterloo.A.HitlerB.NapoleonC.MussoliniD.RichardNixon14.TherearetwomainpoliticalpartiesintheUSA,_________and_________.A.theDemocratsandtheRepublicansB.theDemocratsandtheLaborsC.theDemocratsandtheConservativesD.theConservativesandtheRepublicans15.Thenewswas_________ontheradiothedaybeforeyesterday.A.broadcastB.tobroadcastC.beingbroadcastedD.broadcasting16._________hasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing.A.AGreen,CheerfulandPeople'sOlympicsB.ASuccessful,ImpressiveandPeople'sOlympicsC.AGreen,High-techandPeople’sOlympicsD.ASuccessful,High-techandPeople’sOlympics17.Ican’tgetintomyapartmentbecauseIleftthekey._________mydoorinmycar.A.ofB.fromC.onD.to18._________isoftenusedtostandfortheBritishGovernment.A.DowningStreetB.WhiteHallC.WhiteHouseD.Thefleetstreet19.OnNewYear'sEve,therewillbeafirework_________atPeople'sSquare.A.exhibitionB.performanceC.showD.display20.Theyearwas_________GoldenJubilee.A.QueenMaryB.QueenElizabethIC.QueenVictoriaD.QueenElizabeth1I21.It'snotfarfromthevillageifwetaketheshort_________throughthejungle.A.passB.comerC.turningD.cut22.YaoMing,arisingstarinNBA,isnowplayingbasketballwiththe_________.A.ChicagoBullsB.LosAngelesLakersC.HoustonRocketsD.WestPoint23.Whatdoes"Itringsabell."mean?A.It'stimeforclass.B.It'sNewYear.C.Itsoundsfamiliar.D.Itsoundsinteresting.24.Couldyoukeepa(n)_________onthebabyforamoment?A.heartB.eyeC.handD.ear25.Ihaven'tgote-mailathome.I'llhavetowritetoyouby_________mail.A.pigeonB.monkeyC.snailD.tortoise26.Thefirstclonedsheep“_________”wasbornon5July1996attheRoslinInstitute,Edinburgh,A.KellyB.DollyC.ShellyD.Polly27.ThetermCEOstandsfor_________.A.ChiefExecutiveOfficerB.CentralExecutiveOfficerC.ChiefExecutiveOfficialD.CentralExecutiveOfficial28.ShanghaiMaglevLine－theworld'sfirstpassengerTransrapidMaglevhighspeedrailway--usesmagnetstopropelitatspeedsofupto_________kph.A.340B.334C.430D.43329.Billistheshortnamefor_________.A.ThomasB.RichardC.WilliamD.Robert30.ThereflowsRiver_________inParis.A.ThamesB.NileC.YangtzeD.SaineII.ReadingComprehension:15%(A)MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericawasdiscovered.TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakindoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.Hundredsofyearslater,icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesenjoyedthattreatverymuch.Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.31.ThepassagesaysthatmostAmericans_________A.thinkthaticecreamisverynewB.thinkthaticecreamwasanAmericanideaC.knowthaticecreamhasalonghistoryD.donotknowwhaticecreamis32.TheRomanemperorNerohiredmento_________A.makeicecreamforhimB.bringicecreamfromChinaC.guardthesecretoficecreamD.bringicetocoolhisdrinks33.CharlesIofEnglandwantedto_________A.makeicecreampopularB.keepthesecretoficecreamforhimselfC.developnewkindsoficecreamD.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’sdeathB.Johnson’sburialC.thereadingofJohnson’swillD.163836.Johnson’scoffinwasplaceduprightsothatitwould_________A.facethewestB.lookbiggerC.takelessroomD.reachthefloor37.ThestoryshowsthatCharlestriedto_________A.roleBritainwellB.keephispromiseC.learnaboutartD.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.InaccordancewithB.ExceptforC.InadditiontoD.Insteadof39.Cyclingisgoodforpeoplewithpainfulbackbecause_________A.theycanavoidputtingalltheirweightontheirfeetB.theycanhavesomeexerciseontheirbackC.theymuststartslowlyandbuildupgentlyD.theycanrelievepainfromtheback40.Theprobableresultofsuddenexerciseisthat_________A.youmightgetalittleoutofbreathB.youwillloseyourbreathC.youcangetyourmuscleshurtD.you'llfindyouareinpainwithyourheart41.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.TogiveamusementB.TomakecriticismC.TogiveadviceD.Togivewarning(D)DearSir,Iamwritingtomakeastrongcomplaintabouttheimpolitetreatmentmyguests,mycolleagueandIreceivedwhenwevisitedyourrestaurantlastFridayevening.OnbookingatableforfourbytelephoneonTuesdaywewereassuredthattherewouldberoomforusdespitethefactthatyourrestauranthadbeenopenonlyforafewweeksandallthetableshadalreadybeenbooked.Weappreciatethattheremustbegreatdemandforrestaurantmealsatthistimeoftheyearinsuchapopularandhistoricareabutwewerenotexpectingsuchanill-manneredreceptiononthepartofyourheadwaiter.OurChinesefriendsarecurrentlytouringthe'ShakespeareCountry'andwerelookingforwardtoatraditionalEnglishdinnerinsuchacharmingsetting.Butourhopesforanenjoyableeveningoutwereinstantlyspoiltwhenyourheadwaiterinformedusthathehadreceivednobookinginournameand,so,notablewasreservedforourparty.MycolleagueandIprotestedatthisandaskedtospeaktotheManager,who,weweretold,wasunavailable.Yourstaffthenofferedusatablewhichweallhadtosharewithanothercoupleandnoeffortwasmadetosmoothovertheunpleasantnesswehadexperienced.Wealsohadtowaitforsomeconsiderabletimebeforethemenuwasbroughttous.ItrustyouwillgivethiscomplaintyourpromptattentionasthewholeembarrassingincidentwasagreatdisappointmenttoourguestsandsetabadexampletoourEnglishhospitality.Yourssincerely,Mr.PaulJ.Weller42.Mr.Wellercouldbedescribedasbeing_________A.disappointedB.impoliteC.moderatelydissatisfiedD.hurtandangry43.Thewriterhadtheunpleasantexperiencein_________A.ahotelB.aChineserestaurantC.arestaurantinShakespeare’sbirthplaceD.abarinLondon44.Mr.Wellerhopesthatthisletterofcomplaint_________A.willbelookedintoatonceB.willembarrassthemanagerC.willresultintherestaurantbeingclosedD.willcausethequickdismissaloftheheadwaiter(E)Likemother,likeson1955DearMummyIhatethisboardingschool.FoodAwful,prefectsbullyme.Pleasetakemehome.Love,David.DearDavidNonsense!Chinup.Mother1997DearDavidIhatethishome.Foodawful,nursestreatmelikeachild.Fetchmeimmediately.MotherDearMother________!Chinup.David45.Whatisthethemeoftheaboveshortstory?A.Themotherencouragedhersontostayagainstharshconditionandsodidhissontohismother22yearslater.B.ThesonhadahighmoralsensetocheerhismotherupwhileshewassufferingintheOldPeople'sHouseC.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.childrenB.girlsC.fairiesD.Grimm47.A.wayB.placeC.customD.tellers48.A.wroteB.collectedC.readD.invented49.A.inB.likeC.asD.for50.A.whereB.whenC.asD.because5I.A.wrongB.trueC.'interestingD.good52.A.thoroughlyB.easilyC.reallyD.regularly53.A.SoB.ButC.AdditionallyD.Generally54.A.MuchB.PartC.SomeD.All55.A.enjoyB.writeC.tellD.keep(B)HowwouldyouliketogotoaschoollikethisoneinOxford,England?Therearenoformalclasses.Thestudents(56)_________fromonegrouptoanotherwhentheywantto.(57)_________mayfindstudentswhoarefourteen,fifteenorsixteenyearsoldallinthesame(58)_________.Theyworkattheirownspeed.(59)_________tellsthemwhattheyshouldorshouldn'tbedoing.ThedayI(60)_________,schoolbeganatnine.Somestudentswereworking