2021年上海初中英语竞赛试题笔试试题和答案

Shanghai Junior High School English Contest Paper for Written English

I. Vocabulary and Structure：30%

1. Adams hadn’t a _________ what the speaker was talking about most of time because the class was in chaos.

A. guess

B. thought

C. concept

D. clue

2. Any one who followed _________ would be blessed with a richer life and boundless love from his family.

A. my set of rules

B. my packet of rules

C. my group of rules

D. my pack of rules

3. _________，the King of Rock 'n' Roll，was crowned top-earning dead celebrity of the past 12 months.

A. Elton John

B. Elvis Presley

C. Sting

D. Michael Jackson

4. "To be or not to be，that is the question” is a quotation from Shakespeare’s play _________.

A. Romeo and Juliet

B. Macbeth

C. Hamlet

D. King Lear

5. My cousin Betty is the black _________ of the family

A. cow

B. pig

C. horse

D. sheep

6. I’ve got my driving test this afternoon so keep your _________ crossed.

A. toes

B. fingers

C. arms

D. legs

7. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop，he thought he'd just _________ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.

A. look in

B. look up

C. look round

D. look for

8. Lenny advised me to have a _________ of brandy because it will make me less nervous.

A. bite

B. lick

C. sip

D. touch

9. My father's very quiet too. I _________ him.

A. follow with

B. take after

C. look like

D. turn up to be

10. The capital of Australia is _________

A. Sydney

B. Melbourne

C. Liverpool

D. Canberra

11. Germany has won the World Cup _________

A. twice

B. three times

C. four times

D. five times

12. Tony Blair became _________ of Britain in 19971

A. president

B. general secretary

C. prime minister

D. king

13. _________ was defeated at the battle of Waterloo.

A. Hitler

B. Napoleon

C. Mussolini

D. Richard Nixon

14. There are two main political parties in the USA，_________ and _________.

A. the Democrats and the Republicans

B. the Democrats and the Labors

C. the Democrats and the Conservatives

D. the Conservatives and the Republicans

15. The news was _________ on the radio the day before yesterday.

A. broadcast

B. to broadcast

C. being broadcasted

D. broadcasting

16. _________ has been set as the theme for Olympics Beijing .

A. A Green，Cheerful and People's Olympics

B. A Successful，Impressive and People's Olympics

C. A Green，High-tech and People’s Olympics