2021年初中英语竞赛

“世外”杯上海市初中英语竞赛初赛试卷考生注意：本卷共9页，70小题，满分100分；答题时间90分钟。请用2B铅笔将答案点涂在答题卡上。I.GrammarandVocabulary（30%）Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.(A)Laterthatnight，whenthestormhadfinallyended，WALL·Erolledoutsideandturnedoverhiscollectionboxtoclean___1___out.HepressedthePlaybuttononhischestandlistenedtothesongagain.___2___thelittlerobotwasn’tprogrammedtounderstandromance，itwasromancethatpulsedthroughhiscircuits.ItwasthesamestrangeimpulsethatmadeWALL·E___3___upatthefewstarsvisiblethroughthepollutedhazeandwish___4___someonetosharehisworld.A.him B.that C.it D.themA.Although B.Because C.Since D.AsA.togaze B.gazing C.gaze D.gazedA.at B.with C.by D.for(B)ThedeathofKingAbdullahofSaudiArabiaonThursday，ataboutage90，leavesBritishQueenElizabethIIas___5___livingreigningmonarchintheworld.Thequeenis88，and___6___89onApril21，althoughherbirthdayistypicallycelebratedinJunewhentheweatherisbetter.Thequeenandherhusband，PrincePhilip，___7___is93，havecutbackontheirlong-rangeoverseastravelsinrecentyears，butnotentirely.5. A.older B.theolder C.oldest D.theoldest6. A.willturn B.haveturned C.turned D.hasturned7. A.he B.who C.whom D.that(C)I'vebeeninlovewithbooksforaslongasIcanremember.WhenIwasachild，I___8___readinallsortsofplaces－inatreeinthebackyard，upontheroof，onadockinthelake，andevenwhileIwasswimming(holdingthebookupintheair!).Ialwaysreadinthecar，___9___shortthetrip.Waitinginadoctor'sofficewasn'tsotediousforme－itwasjustanotheropportunity___10___.Ilovedlibrariesandbookstores，anywherethatIcouldfindbooks.8. A.used B.usedto C.wasusedto D.gotusedto9. A.nomatterwhy B.nomatterwhen C.nomatterhow D.nomatterwhat10. A.toread B.toberead C.reading D.toreading(D) Onedayacountryman___11___tothenestofhisGoosefoundthereaneggallyellowandglittering.Whenhetookitupitwasasheavyasleadandhewasgoingtothrowitawaybecausehethoughtatrick___12___uponhim.___13___hetookithomeonsecondthoughts，andsoonfoundtohisdelightthatitwasaneggofpuregold.Everymorningthesamethingoccurred，andhesoonbecamerichbysellinghiseggs.Ashegrewrichhegrewgreedy；and___14___togetatonceallthegoldtheGoosecouldgive，hekilleditandopeneditonlytofindnothing.11.A.went B.goes C.going D.gone12.A.played B.hadbeenplayed C.wasplaying D.hadplayed13.A.But B.So C.Therefore D.Thus14.A.thought B.tothink C.think D.thinking(E) NowyoumustknowthataTownMouseonceuponatimewentonavisittohiscousininthecountry.Hewasroughandready，thiscousin，buthelovedhistownfriendandmadehimheartilywelcome.Beansandbacon，cheeseandbread，were___15___hehadtooffer，butheofferedthemfreely.TheTownMouseratherturneduphislongnoseatthiscountryfare，andsaid，“Icannotunderstand，Cousin，howyoucanputupwith___16___poorfoodasthis，butofcourseyoucannotexpectanythingbetterinthecountry；comeyouwithmeandIwillshowyouhowtolive.Whenyouhavebeenintownaweekyouwillwonder___17___youcouldeverhavestoodacountrylife.”Nosoonersaid___18___done：thetwomicesetoffforthetownandarrivedattheTownMouse’sresidencelateatnight.“You’llwantsomerefreshment___19___ourlongjourney,”saidthepoliteTownMouse，andtookhisfriendintothegranddining-room.Theretheyfoundtheremainsofafinefeast，andsoonthetwomicewereeatingupcakesandallthatwasnice.Suddenly，theyheardgrowlingandbarking.“___20___isthat?”saidtheCountryMouse.“Itisonlythedogsofthehouse,”answeredtheother.“Only!”saidtheCountryMouse.“Idonotlikethatmusicatmydinner.”Justatthatmomentthedoorflewopen，incametwohugedogs，andtwomicehadtorunoff.“Good-bye，Cousin,”saidtheCountryMouse，“What！Goingsosoon?”saidtheother.“Yes,”hereplied；“Betterbeansandbaconinpeacethancakesinfear.”15.A.something B.nothing C.none D.all16.A.such B.so C.sucha D.soa17.A.which B.how C.what D.where18.A.when B.while C.than D.as19.A.before B.after C.during D.on20.A.What B.How C.When D.Where(F)Itisthefirstdayofthesummer.GeorgeandhisfriendCarlosareplanningongoingonacampingtrip.Itisgoingtobethebestcampingtrip，whichwilllastthreedays.WhileCarlosmakes___21___fortheirfriends，Georgeisgoingtomakealistofactivitiestodowhiletheyarethere.Lastyear，theircampingtripwasnotentirelyasuccess.Theygota___22___tireonthewaytotheircampsite.Theyalsohadabeartakesomeoftheirfood.Theydon'twantto___23___thatagain.Thisyear，theyplantogoprepared.Georgeisgoingtotakea___24___tireandgas，justincasethey___25___.Carlosisgoingtotryandfindabettermethodof___26___foodwithoutattractinganimalstotheircampsite.Theydon'twantanythingto___27___thisyear'strip.Onthistrip，GeorgeandCarloshaveinvitedtenoftheirfriends.Everyoneisexcited.Theyplantogomountainclimbing，hiking，kayaking，fishing，andtoplayafewgamesofflagfootball.Fornightactivities，theyplantotellstories，singsongs___28___George'sguitar，andplaysomeboardgames.Carlosandhisfriendshavepitchedinsomemoneyforfood.WiththelistCarlosmade，theyaregoingtohavefood，vegetables，chicken，andfruitjuice.Thedayofthecampingtripisgettingnear.GeorgeandCarloscannotwait.Whenthedaycomes，GeorgeandCarlosdouble___29___toseeiftheyhavetheirthingsready.Atthelastminute，Georgesuddenlyremembersthatitisimportanttobringmatches，lanterns，andflashlights.Carlosalso___30___thattheytakebinocularsforsightseeing.Theyarereadytogo.Itisgoingtobethebesttriptheyhaveevermade.A.explanations B.excuses C.reservations D.invitationsA.flat B.faint C.plain D.woundedA.enable B.enforce C.encounter D.ensureA.clean B.giant C.special DspareA.getoff B.runout C.putout D.turndownA.storing B.consuming C.purchasing D.spreadingA.repay B.reserve C.risk D.ruinA.exceptfor B.apartfrom C.alongwith D.outofA.track B.watch C.check D.concernA.suggests B.complains C.pretends D.convinces=3\*ROMANIII.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(25%)Directions：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.(A)Therearefewapplicationsthatenableuserstoreade-booksondevicesthatarenotrunningaspecificoperatingsystem，butareJavacompatible（兼容）.Well，Ihavejustfoundanexcellentpieceofsoftwarethatletsyou___31___anye-bookyouhaveonyourcomputerintoaJARfile，___32___youcanreaditevenonmid-budgethandsets.DevelopedbyTequilaCat，BookReaderisafreeapplication___33___oftwoparts：TCBRShell(aprogramforWindowsPCthatcreatesJARbooks)；JARBookscreatedbytheShell(eachJARBookcontainsbooktextandviewerprogramforthebook).DownloadthesoftwarearchiveandunzipitanywhereyouwantonyourPC，butkeepthelocationinmind.___34___theunzippedfolderandclickontheShell.execommand，whichwill___35___theapplication'smainwindow，directlyonyourcomputer.Youwillbeabletochooseyourphonemodel，aswellassetupyour___36___fonts（字体）.Theprogramrequiresthatyoumanuallyadde-booksthatarealready___37___onyourPC.Dothatandthen___38___choosethe"CreateJavabook"optionfromthedownrightcorneroftheapplication'swindow.AftertheJARfilehasbeencreated，simplyinstallitonyourphonejustlikeanyotherJavacompatiblesoftware.BookReaderoffersawiderangeoffonts，displaysrotatedtext，auto-scrolls（自动滚动），___39___touchscreenphones，aswellasmultipletextformats.TheapplicationalsooffersFlashCardsupport，which___40___thatonnewerphones，youwillonlyneedtoinstallBookReaderonce，thenreadtextfilesorbookfilesoffflashcardorphone"disks."A.persuade B.shame C.talk D.convertA.sothat B.evenif C.asthough D.inthatA.informed B.consisting C.composing D.remindedA.Locate B.Read C.Enter D.DeleteA.openup B.callup C.backup D.bringupA.desired B.wanted C.predicted D.designedA.stocked B.reserved C.preserved D.storedA.immediately B.simply C.easily D.plainlyA.contains B.includes C.maintains D.supportsA.decides B.implies C.means D.shows(B)AstheU.S.seesaninflux(流入)ofstudentsfromChina，surveyshaverevealedthatmanyChinesestudentsarestrugglingtointegrate(融入)inAmericanclassroomsanddormrooms.MostofthemhavenoorfewAmerican__41__，whichcouldcausethemtomissoutonafullAmericancollegeexperience.Thegoodnews，accordingtosurveys，isthatthe__42__ofAmericanstudentswouldlovetobecomefriendswithinternationalstudents.IfyouplantostudyinAmerica，theseeasystepswillhelpyoudevelopa__43__sociallife.It’sfinetobe__44__.You’refromadifferentcountrywithadifferentculture.Your__45__maysometimesappearstrangetoAmericans，butdon’tbeembarrassedaboutbeingdifferent.__46__，talkaboutyourselfandhelpothersunderstandwhyyoudocertainthings.Peoplewillloveyouforwhoyouare.Don’t__47__hometoomuch.Whenyou’rehomesick，it’s__48__toshareallnewexperienceswithyourfamilyandfriendsfromhome.Butspendingtoomuchtimeonthephoneoremailwithhomecouldworsenyourhomesickness，andyouwillmissthechancetointeractwithfellowAmericanstudents.Getbusyanddon’t__49__onyourAmericancollegeexperience!__50__yourhobbiesandinterests.Thebestwaytobondwithpeopleisthroughgroupactivities.Checkoutyourschool’sclubsandorganizationsandget__51__.Whatdoyoulovedoing?Doyouplayasport?Orhasitalwaysbeenyourdreamtojoinafraternityorsorority(男生或女生联谊会)?Doit.Signupforwhatyouenjoydoingor__52__somethingnew.Youwillbe__53__bylike-mindedpeoplewhowillbeeasiertobondwith.Beopen-minded.Getoutofyour__54__zone.Internationalstudentstendtosticktogetheranddowhattheyknowandwhatthey’reusedto.Trytodosomethingdifferent.__55__whatAmericanstudentsdoandaskthemifyoucanjointhem.Meetthemformealsandtrynewfoods.Letthemteachyouaboutthecultureandcustoms.You’llhaveagreattimebroadeningyourhorizonswhileimprovingyourEnglishatthesametime.A.teachers B.classmates C.friends D.parentsA.average B.majority C.tradition D.relativesA.fulfilling B.demanding C.pushing D.depressingA.Chinese B.different C.shy D.traditionalA.hairs B.color C.habits D.clothesA.However B.Therefore C.Besides D.InsteadA.go B.miss C.phone D.needA.hard B.tempting C.interesting D.honorableA.workout B.carryout C.turnout D.missoutA.Cherish B.Pursue C.Mind D.ShiftA.bored B.awarded C.involved D.rewardedA.write B.invent C.try D.expectA.surrounded B.praised C.challenged D.changedA.danger B.comfort C.time D.sleepA.Watch B.Imagine C.Guess D.RecordSectionB(45%)Directions：Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)SummerHours(May23throughSept.1)Friday-Sunday：8a.m.-7p.m.for\o"SummerZooWeekends"SummerZooWeekendsMonday-Thursday：8a.m.-5p.m.dailyCheckoutour\o"CalendarofEvents"CalendarofEventsfordetailsonwhat'shappeningonthedaysyouplantovisit.HolidayHours&EarlyClosingsLaborDay，September1，—Open8a.m.to7p.m.November27，—Open9a.m.to3p.m.December24，—Open9a.m.to3p.m.December25，—ClosedDecember31，—Open9a.m.to3p.m.January1，—ZooclosedAttractionFeesAdmissiontotheZooisFREE，althoughtherearefeesforsomeattractions.Attractionsareweatherdependentandsubjecttochange.\o"FirstBankSeaLionShow"SeaLionShowis$4perperson.Childrenunder2arefree.\o"Children'sZoo"Children'sZoois$4perperson.FreeadmissionthefirsthourtheZooisopen.Childrenunder2arefree.\o"ZoolineRailroad"ZoolineRailroadis$5perperson，perroundtripticket.Youmayleavethetrain，visitexhibitsandre-board.Childrenunder2arefree.\o"TheLivingWorld"MovieinTheLivingWorldis$3perperson.Childrenunder2arefree.\o"SafariTours"SafariToursare$5perperson.VisitorTipAnimalbuildingstypicallyopenbeginningthefirsthourofoperation(9-10a.m.inoff-season；8-9a.m.insummer).Ourkeepersworkveryhardtohaveanimalsinoutdoordisplaysby9a.m.Duetohusbandryconcernsbeyondourcontrol，theremaybetimescertainanimalsarenotondisplayorcertainanimalbuildingsareclosedtothepublic.Youmayoccasionallyseekeepersworkinginananimalhabitat.Thisisagreatopportunitytoaskourkeepersabouttheirworkandtheanimalsintheircare!56.Wherewouldyouprobablyreadthispassage?A.Inasciencemagazine. B.Onawebsite. C.OnaReadingClubnoticeboard. D.Inaschoolreport.57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.Insummervisitorsareallowedtostayinthezoolaterthan8p.m. B.PeoplecanvisitthezooonNewYear’sEveandNewYear’sDay. C.ThezooisnotopenduringthewholeChristmasSeason. D.Thezooisnotopenuntil9a.m.onThanksgivingDay.58.IfMr.andMrs.Smithtogetherwiththeir10-year-oldsonand14-month-oldbabygirlvisitChildren’sZooat8:30amonLaborDay，howmuchshouldtheypay?A.Nothing. B.$8. C.$12. D.$16.59.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.A.teachushowtorunazoowell B.offerussometipsongettingalongwithanimalsC.providebasicinformationaboutazoo D.callonustoprotectthewildlife(B) TherewasonceaPrincewhowishedtomarryaPrincess；butthenshemustbearealPrincess.Hetravelledallovertheworldinhopesoffindingsuchalady；buttherewasalwayssomethingwrong. Princesseshefoundinplenty；butwhethertheywererealPrincessesitwasimpossibleforhimtodecide，fornowonething，nowanother，seemedtohimnotquiterightabouttheladies.Atlast，hereturnedtohispalacequitecastdown，becausehewishedsomuchtohavearealPrincessforhiswife. Onastormynight，therecameaprincessstandingoutsidethepalacedoor.Whatwiththerainandthewind，shewasinasadcondition；thewaterdrippeddownfromherhair，andherclothesclungtoherbody.ShesaidshewasarealPrincess. “Ah，weshallsoonseethat!”thoughttheoldQueen-mother；however，shesaidnotawordofwhatshewasgoingtodo；butwentquietlyintothebedroom，tookallthebed-clothesoffthebed，andputthreelittlepeas(豌豆)onthebedstead.Shethenlaidtwentymattresses(床垫)onuponanotheroverthethreepeas，andputtwentyfeatherbedsoverthemattresses. UponthisbedthePrincesswastopassthenight. Thenextmorningshewasaskedhowshehadslept.“Oh，verybadlyindeed!”shereplied.“Ihavescarcelyclosedmyeyesthewholenightthrough.Idonotknowwhatwasinmybed，butIhadsomethinghardunderme，andamalloverblackandblue.Ithashurtmesomuch!” NowitwasplainthattheladymustbearealPrincess，sinceshehadbeenabletofeelthethreelittlepeasthroughthetwentymattressesandtwentyfeatherbeds.NonebutarealPrincesscouldhavehadsuchadelicatesenseoffeeling. ThePrinceaccordinglymadeherhiswife；beingnowconvincedthathehadfoundarealPrincess.Thethreepeaswerehoweverputintothecabinetofcuriosities，wheretheyarestilltobeseen，providedtheyarenotlost. …60.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“castdown”inparagraph2mean? A.anxious B.tired C.broken D.sad61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthePrince’stravelinsearchofhisPrincessistrue? A.Hecouldn’tfindhisrealPrincess. B.Hedidn’tfindevenasinglePrincess. C.Hewasconsideredunsuitablebytheladies. D.Hefoundtheprincesseskeptmakingmistakes.62.TheprincessappearingatthePrince’spalaceprovedtobearealonebecause______. A.shesleptthewholenightthrough B.shehadsuchadelicatesenseoffeeling C.shemanagedtosleeponthebedof40layers D.shefoundthreepeashiddenunderhermattresses63.Whichofthefollowingsentencesbestfinishesthewholepassage? A.Whatabeautifulprincess! B.Whatagreatroyalcouple! C.Wasn’tthisaladyofrealdelicacy? D.Wasn’ttheprincesuchaluckyone?(C)Youvisitafriendwhohasbeeninvolvedinamotoraccident.Thefriend，Tom，hashurthishand，andyouhavetohelpTomwritehisreportoftheaccident.Tomalsohastodrawasketchmapoftheaccident.Hehasdrawnthestreetsbuthecan’twriteinthenames.Pleaselookatthesketchmap，andfillinthedetailsaccordingtowhatTomtellsyou.Tom：Thisisaroughmapofwheretheaccidenthappened.There’sthemainroadgoingacrosswiththecarsparkedonbothsidesofit–that’sQueenStreet.You’dbetterwritethenameonit–QueenStreet.AndthesmallerroadgoingacrossitiscalledGreenRoad.WriteGreenRoadonthesmallerroad.Now，IwasridingalongQueenStreetwherethearrowisandthelittleboyranintotheroadfrommyright，frombetweenthetwobuildingsontheright.ThebuildingonthecorneristheStarCinema–justwriteStaronthecornerbuilding.AndtheonenexttoitisthePostOffice.WriteP.O.onthatbuildingnexttothecinema.Welltheboyranoutbetweenthosetwobuildings，andintotheroad.Canyouputanarrowinwheretheboycamefrom，likeIdidformeandthebike，butfortheboy?WhenheranoutIturnedleftawayfromhimandhitoneoftheparkedcars.Itwasthesecondcarbackfromthecrossroadsontheleft.Putacrossonthesecondcarback.Itwasquitefunnyreally.Itwasparkedrightoutsidethepolicestation.Apolicemanheardthebangandcameoutatonce.You’dbetterwritePoliceonthepolicestationthereonthecorner.Ithinkthat’sallweneed.Thanksverymuch.64.Thearrowwhichstandsfortheboyshouldbeplacedbetweenbuildings_______. A.1and2 B.2and3 C.4and5 D.5and665.Whichofthefollowingbuildingsshouldbemarkedwiththeword“Police”? A.Building2. B.Building3. C.Building5. D.Building6.66.Whichofthefollowingcarsshouldbemarkedwithacross? A.Car7. B.Car8. C.Car9. D.Car10.(D)BeginningJan.18，NASA’sMarsOdysseyorbiterwilllistenforpossible，thoughimprobable，radiotransmissionsfromthePhoenixMarsLander，whichcompletedfivemonthsofstudyinganarcticMartiansiteinNovember.Thesolar-poweredlanderoperatedtwomonthslongerthanitsthree-monthprimemissionduringsummeronnorthernMarsbeforetheseasonalebbofsunshineendeditswork.Sincethen，Phoenix’slandingsitehasgonethroughautumn，winterandpartofspring.TheLander’shardwarewasnotdesignedtosurvivethetemperatureextremesandice-coatingloadofanarcticMartianwinter.IntheextremelyunlikelycasethatPhoenixsurvivedthewinter，itisexpectedtofollowinstructionsprogrammedonitscomputer.Ifsystemsstilloperate，onceitssolarpanels(面板)generateenoughelectricitytoestablishapositiveenergybalance，theLanderwouldperiodicallytrytocommunicatewithanyavailableMarsrelay(接力)orbitersinanattempttoreestablishcontactwithEarth.Duringeachcommunicationsattempt，theLanderwouldalternatelyuseeachofitstworadiosandeachofitstwoantennas(天线).Od