中学生英语能力大赛模拟题

1、41 / 8第八届”外教社杯“全国中学生英语能力大赛模拟题1、Multiple Choice on VocabularyDirecti ons: Ben eath each of the followi ng senten ces there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that best completes the senten ce.1I beg in to love the graveyard and now I_ imagi ne liv ing any where else.A. n eed ntB. ca

2、ntC. must ntD. should nt咳ACB口CDThis place was as_ to heave n as you could get on earth. I did nOver_A. millio nsyears, layers of earth and rocks fell or moved on top of these fossils.B. milli ons ofABC. billio nsC *D. billio ns ofDA. closeB. closerC. closestD. the closest42 / 8诃A B目C D3 / 8?Jas on t

3、ur ned on his in visibility belt, sosaw him as he went into theCandyman s house.A. anyoneB. some oneC. no oneD.every one0AOB已C D?5?Fossil fuels provide more tha n 80 perce nt of the en ergyin the world today.A. useB. to useC. usedD.usingo A B C D2、Multiple Choice on Encyclopedic KnowledgeDirecti on

4、s:Be neath each of the followi ng sen ten ces there are four choices marked A, B,Cand D. Choose the one that best completes the senten ce.The_ the crevasse is, the more sec onds it takes for the rock to fall dow n.A. widerB. l on gerC. n arrowerD. deeper厉1A B C D24 / 8Travis and his Mum and Dad were

5、 hik ing n ear the_coast of Norway.5 / 8OAB C D3The crevasse was_ n ear the top but_further dow n.A. dark, blue B. blue, darkC. white, darkD. dark, white诃A B C D3、ClozeDirecti ons: There are 10 bla nks in the followi ng passage. For each bla nk there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. You should cho

6、ose the ONE that best fits into the passage.s colleagues on the spaceship.making new metals. These new metals 2 lighter and str on ger.-My n ames Tin a. I take pictures of the Earth and I see thing3 every day. Some forests anddeserts get bigger or smaller. Whe n ic4 in the mountain s, rivers become

7、bigger. I love lookingatthe Earth. Its so beautiful. I want peopre of it!A. northeastB. southeastC. northwestD. southwestHere are Che n Hua-My names Naresh. Im a doctor. Theres nograviThese medic ines cant be made on Earth.-My names Rachel. I6 / 8-My names Michael. Im stUtdylimge a telescope and tak

8、e pictures of the moon, pla netsand stars. A telescope on Earth can7. A tesCspe inespace can seemuch better.Chen Hua tells the other astro nauts about her8. She has 200,000 tomato seeds. She will putthese seeds outside the space station. Later, she will bring them back to Earth. Some juniorhigh scho

9、ol stude nts will pla nt them. They will also pla nt some 9seeds. When the pla ntsgrow, the stude nts will look for differe nces.Will the space tomatoes be 10 ? Will the space tomatoes be big? Will they taste the same?What do you think?A. medici neB.medici nesC. pillsD. treatme ntEAEBCD2A. wereB. wo

10、uld beC. will beD. have bee n厂1 1厂厂1ABCcD3A. changeB.turnC. growD. become7 / 8A B C D98 / 84A. meltsB. will meltC. meltedD. meltOA B C D5A. to takeB. tak ingC. that take D. took诃AB C D6A.spaceB. placeC. uni verseD. air0AEB3CD?7?A. clearB.farC. goodD. highCADB口CD8A. testB. experime ntC. exam in ati o

11、n D. check目A B C D9 / 8A. average B. com monC. no rmalD. freshO A EBOCD10A. goodB. wellC. fineD. healthy段A録B C D4、Reading ComprehensionDirections: Each passage is followed by questions based on its content. After reading apassage, choose the best an swer to each questi on.1Peru is a country in west

12、cen tral South America, borderi ng the Pacific Ocea n. The An desmountains cross the country from n orthwest to southeast. Bey ond the An des, i n the interiorof the country, is a thinly settled area covered with dense tropical forests. Lima, seated alongthe Pacific coast, is the countrys capital an

13、d chief comrPeru was once the cen ter of a huge South America n empire ruled by the In ca. This empirewas destroyed by conq uerors from Spain in the 16th cen tury. Attracted by the gold and silvermines of the An des, the Spani ards quickly cha nged Peru into the seat of their wealth andpower in Sout

14、h America. Peru remained a Spanish colony until the early 19th century.Many of Perus people are children of the Inca or other Native American groups. In this10 / 8divided society a wealthy group of people, mainly of Spanish blood, has long con trolled11 / 8Perus larger populati on of Native America

15、ns and mestizo?)eople of mixed Europa n andNative America n blood.The underlined word“bordering”means that_.A. part of the Peruvia n borders exte nd along the coast of the Pacific Ocea nB. part of the Peruvian borders flow into the Pacific OceanC. the Pacific Ocean is the border of PeruD. the Pacifi

16、c Ocean is a gate to Peru as it serves as a doorlive in the dense tropical forests in the interior of the country.3Peru was liberated from colonial rule by_ .A. A great many peopleC. Few peopleA B *B. Some peopleD. No oneC D12 / 8A. the 16th cen turyB. the early 19th cen tury13 / 8D. the early 21st

17、cen turyBCD4Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Lima is Perus commercial hub and political center.B. The Spanish invaded Peru for the riches in the country.C. Peru rema ins un der Spanish con trol.D. Peru was the cen ter for the Spani ardscolonial rule of South America.A D BC D5From the passage we can infer that_A. Peru is a coun