2021年上海初中英语竞赛试题笔试试题和答案

ShanghaiJuniorHighSchoolEnglishContestPaperforWrittenEnglish

I.VocabularyandStructure：30%

1.Adamshadn’ta_________whatthespeakerwastalkingaboutmostoftimebecausetheclasswasinchaos.

A.guessB.thoughtC.conceptD.clue

2.Anyonewhofollowed_________wouldbeblessedwitharicherlifeandboundlesslovefromhisfamily.

A.mysetofrulesB.mypacketofrules

C.mygroupofrulesD.mypackofrules

3._________，theKingofRock'n'Roll，wascrownedtop-earningdeadcelebrityofthepast12months.

A.EltonJohnB.ElvisPresley

C.StingD.MichaelJackson

4."Tobeornottobe，thatisthequestion”isaquotationfromShakespeare’splay_________.

A.RomeoandJulietB.Macbeth

C.HamletD.KingLear

5.MycousinBettyistheblack_________ofthefamily

A.cowB.pigC.horseD.sheep

6.I’vegotmydrivingtestthisafternoonsokeepyour_________crossed.

A.toesB.fingersC.armsD.legs

7.AsMr.Bestwaspassingthebookshop，hethoughthe'djust_________toseewhetheranyinterestingbookswereonsale.

A.lookinB.lookupC.lookroundD.lookfor

8.Lennyadvisedmetohavea_________ofbrandybecauseitwillmakemelessnervous.

A.biteB.lickC.sipD.touch

9.Myfather'sveryquiettoo.I_________him.

A.followwithB.takeafter

C.looklikeD.turnuptobe

10.ThecapitalofAustraliais_________

A.SydneyB.MelbourneC.LiverpoolD.Canberra

11.GermanyhaswontheWorldCup_________

A.twiceB.threetimesC.fourtimesD.fivetimes

12.TonyBlairbecame_________ofBritainin19971

A.presidentB.generalsecretary

C.primeministerD.king

13._________wasdefeatedatthebattleofWaterloo.

A.HitlerB.Napoleon

C.MussoliniD.RichardNixon

14.TherearetwomainpoliticalpartiesintheUSA，_________and_________.

A.theDemocratsandtheRepublicans

B.theDemocratsandtheLabors

C.theDemocratsandtheConservatives

D.theConservativesandtheRepublicans

15.Thenewswas_________ontheradiothedaybeforeyesterday.

A.broadcastB.tobroadcast

C.beingbroadcastedD.broadcasting

16._________hasbeensetasthethemeforOlympicsBeijing.

A.AGreen，CheerfulandPeople'sOlympics

B.ASuccessful，ImpressiveandPeople'sOlympics

C.AGreen，High-techandPeople’sOlympics

D.ASuccessful，High-techandPeople’sOlympics

17.Ican’tgetintomyapartmentbecauseIleftthekey._________mydoorinmycar.

A.ofB.fromC.onD.to

18._________isoftenusedtostandfortheBritishGovernment.

A.DowningStreetB.WhiteHall

C.WhiteHouseD.Thefleetstreet

19.OnNewYear'sEve，therewillbeafirework_________atPeople'sSquare.

A.exhibitionB.performanceC.showD.display

20.Theyearwas_________GoldenJubilee.

A.QueenMaryB.QueenElizabethI

C.QueenVictoriaD.QueenElizabeth1I

21.It'snotfarfromthevillageifwetaketheshort_________throughthejungle.

A.passB.comerC.turningD.cut

22.YaoMing，arisingstarinNBA，isnowplayingbasketballwiththe_________.

A.ChicagoBullsB.LosAngelesLakers

C.HoustonRocketsD.WestPoint

23.Whatdoes"Itringsabell."mean?

A.It'stimeforclass.B.It'sNewYear.

C.Itsoundsfamiliar.D.Itsoundsinteresting.

24.Couldyoukeepa(n)_________onthebabyforamoment?

A.heartB.eyeC.handD.ear

25.Ihaven'tgote-mailathome.I'llhavetowritetoyouby_________mail.

A.pigeonB.monkeyC.snailD.tortoise

26.Thefirstclonedsheep“_________”wasbornon5July1996attheRoslinInstitute，Edinburgh，Scotland.

A.KellyB.DollyC.ShellyD.Polly

27.ThetermCEOstandsfor_________.

A.ChiefExecutiveOfficerB.CentralExecutiveOfficer

C.ChiefExecutiveOfficialD.CentralExecutiveOfficial

28.ShanghaiMaglevLine－theworld'sfirstpassengerTransrapidMaglevhighspeedrailway--usesmagnetstopropelitatspeedsofupto_________kph.

A.340B.334C.430D.433

29.Billistheshortnamefor_________.

A.ThomasB.RichardC.WilliamD.Robert

30.ThereflowsRiver_________inParis.

A.ThamesB.NileC.YangtzeD.Saine

II.ReadingComprehension：15%

(A)

MostAmericansthinkthaticecreamisasAmericanasbaseballandapplepie.ButicecreamwasknownlongbeforeAmericawasdiscovered.

TheRomanemperorNeromayhavemadeakindoficecream.Hehiredhundredsofmentobringsnowandicefromthemountains.Heusedittomakecolddrinks.TravelerMarcoPolobroughtbackrecipesforchilledandfrozenmilkfromChina.

Hundredsofyearslater，icecreamreachedEngland.ItissaidthatKingCharlesenjoyedthattreatverymuch.Thereisastorythathebribedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamaroyalsecret.

Todayicecreamisknownthroughouttheworld.Americansaloneeatmorethantwobillionquartsayear.

31.ThepassagesaysthatmostAmericans_________

A.thinkthaticecreamisverynew

B.thinkthaticecreamwasanAmericanidea

C.knowthaticecreamhasalonghistory

D.donotknowwhaticecreamis

32.TheRomanemperorNerohiredmento_________

A.makeicecreamforhim

B.bringicecreamfromChina

C.guardthesecretoficecream

D.bringicetocoolhisdrinks

33.CharlesIofEnglandwantedto_________

A.makeicecreampopular

B.keepthesecretoficecreamforhimself

C.developnewkindsoficecream

D.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’sdeath

B.Johnson’sburial

C.thereadingofJohnson’swill

D.1638

36.Johnson’scoffinwasplaceduprightsothatitwould_________

A.facethewestB.lookbigger

C.takelessroomD.reachthefloor

37.ThestoryshowsthatCharlestriedto_________

A.roleBritainwellB.keephispromise

C.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.Exceptfor

C.InadditiontoD.Insteadof

39.Cyclingisgoodforpeoplewithpainfulbackbecause_________

A.theycanavoidputtingalltheirweightontheirfeet

B.theycanhavesomeexerciseontheirback

C.theymuststartslowlyandbuildupgently

D.theycanrelievepainfromtheback

40.Theprobableresultofsuddenexerciseisthat_________

A.youmightgetalittleoutofbreath

B.youwillloseyourbreath

C.youcangetyourmuscleshurt

D.you'llfindyouareinpainwithyourheart

41.Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.TogiveamusementB.Tomakecriticism

C.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.Weller

42.Mr.Wellercouldbedescribedasbeing_________

A.disappointed

B.impolite

C.moderatelydissatisfied

D.hurtandangry

43.Thewriterhadtheunpleasantexperiencein_________

A.ahotel

B.aChineserestaurant

C.arestaurantinShakespeare’sbirthplace

D.abarinLondon

44.Mr.Wellerhopesthatthisletterofcomplaint_________

A.willbelookedintoatonce

B.willembarrassthemanager

C.willresultintherestaurantbeingclosed

D.willcausethequickdismissaloftheheadwaiter

(E)

Likemother，likeson

1955

DearMummy

Ihatethisboardingschool.FoodAwful，prefectsbullyme.Pleasetakemehome.

Love,

David.

DearDavid

Nonsense！Chinup.

Mother

1997

DearDavid

Ihatethishome.Foodawful，nursestreatmelikeachild.Fetchmeimmediately.

Mother

DearMother

________！Chinup.

David

45.Whatisthethemeoftheaboveshortstory?

A.Themotherencouragedhersontostayagainstharshconditionandsodidhissontohismother22yearslater.

B.ThesonhadahighmoralsensetocheerhismotherupwhileshewassufferingintheOldPeople'sHouse

C.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.Grimm

47.A.wayB.placeC.customD.tellers

48.A.wroteB.collectedC.readD.invented

49.A.inB.likeC.asD.for

50.A.whereB.whenC.asD.because

5I.A.wrongB.trueC.'interestingD.good

52.A.thoroughlyB.easilyC.reallyD.regularly

53.A.SoB.ButC.AdditionallyD.Generally

54.A.MuchB.PartC.SomeD.All

55.A.enjoyB.writeC.tellD.keep

(B)

HowwouldyouliketogotoaschoollikethisoneinOxford，England?Therearenoformalclasses.Thestudents(56)_________fromonegrouptoanotherwhentheywantto.(57)_________mayfindstudentswhoarefourteen，fifteenorsixteenyearsoldallinthesame(58)_________.Theyworkattheirownspeed.(59)_________tellsthemwhattheyshouldorshouldn'tbedoing.ThedayI(60)_________，schoolbeganatnine.Somestudentswereworking(61)_________ata