上海初中英语竞赛试题答案知识讲解

上海初中英语竞赛试题(笔试)试题和答案

2005 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 2008.

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

D. A Successful, High-tech and People’s Olympics

17. I can’t get into my apartment because I left the key. _________ my door in my car.

A. of

B. from

C. on

D. to

18. _________ is often used to stand for the British Government.

A. Downing Street

B. White Hall

C. White House

D. The fleet street

19. On New Year's Eve, there will be a firework _________ at People's Square.

A. exhibition

B. performance

C. show

D. display

20. The year 2002 was _________ Golden Jubilee.

A. Queen Mary

B. Queen Elizabeth I

C. Queen Victoria

D. Queen Elizabeth 1I

21. It's not far from the village if we take the short _________ through the jungle.

A. pass

B. comer

C. turning

D. cut

22. Yao Ming, a rising star in NBA, is now playing basketball with the _________.

A. Chicago Bulls

B. Los Angeles Lakers

C. Houston Rockets

D. West Point

23. What does "It rings a bell." mean?

A. It' s time for class.

B. It' s New Year.

C. It sounds familiar.

D. It sounds interesting.

24. Could you keep a(n) _________ on the baby for a moment?

A. heart

B. eye

C. hand

D. ear

25. I haven't got e-mail at home. I'll have to write to you by _________ mail.

A. pigeon

B. monkey

C. snail

D. tortoise

26. The first cloned sheep “_________” was born on 5 July 1996 at the Roslin Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland.

A. Kelly

B. Dolly

C. Shelly

D. Polly

27. The term CEO stands for _________.

A. Chief Executive Officer

B. Central Executive Officer

C. Chief Executive Official

D. Central Executive Official

28. Shanghai Maglev Line －the world' s first passenger Transrapid Maglev high speed railway -- uses magnets to propel it at speeds of up to _________ kph.

A. 340

B. 334

C. 430

D. 433

29. Bill is the short name for _________.

A. Thomas

B. Richard

C. William

D. Robert

30. There flows River _________ in Paris.

A. Thames

B. Nile

C. Yangtze

D. Saine

II. Reading Comprehension: 15%