学科竞赛英语试题及答案

学科竞赛英语试题及答案姓名：____________________

一、多项选择题（每题2分，共20题）

1.Thesentence"HerunsfasterthanI"isanexampleof:

A.Simile

B.Metaphor

C.Idiom

D.Comparison

2.Whatisthemainpurposeofathesisstatementinanessay?

A.Toprovidealistofideas

B.Tointroducethemainpointoftheessay

C.Tosummarizetheentireessay

D.Toprovideapersonalopinion

3.Choosethecorrecttensetocompletethesentence:

"I________tothelibrarylastnight,butIcouldn'tfindabookonmytopic."

A.went

B.go

C.wented

D.gone

4.Whichofthefollowingwordsisahomophoneof"sea"?

A.See

B.Seem

C.Seat

D.Seal

5.Whatisthedifferencebetween"therefore"and"thereby"?

A."Therefore"isusedtoindicateacause,"thereby"isusedtoindicateameans

B."Therefore"isusedtoindicateameans,"thereby"isusedtoindicateacause

C.Both"therefore"and"thereby"indicateacause

D.Both"therefore"and"thereby"indicateameans

6.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisgrammaticallycorrect?

A.IamnotgoingtobeabletofinishmyassignmentontimebecauseIhavetoomuchtodo.

B.Iamnotgoingtobeabletofinishmyassignmentontime,becauseIhavetoomuchtodo.

C.Iamnotgoingtobeabletofinishmyassignmentontime,becauseIhavetoomuchtodo.

D.IamnotgoingtobeabletofinishmyassignmentontimebecauseIhavetoomuchtodo.

7.Whatisthemaindifferencebetweenasimileandametaphor?

A.Asimileuses"like"or"as,"whileametaphordoesnot

B.Asimileuses"like"or"as,"whileametaphoruses"is"or"are"

C.Asimileuses"is"or"are,"whileametaphoruses"like"or"as"

D.Bothsimilesandmetaphorsuse"like"or"as"

8.Whichofthefollowingwordsmeans"tomakesomethingappeartobetruewhenitisnot"?

A.Deceive

B.Confuse

C.Mislead

D.Misunderstand

9.Whatisthedifferencebetween"effect"and"affect"?

A."Effect"isanoun,"affect"isaverb

B."Effect"isaverb,"affect"isanoun

C.Both"effect"and"affect"arenouns

D.Both"effect"and"affect"areverbs

10.Choosethecorrectformoftheverb"be"tocompletethesentence:

"Theweather____________coldandwindyyesterday."

A.is

B.was

C.were

D.been

11.Whatisthemaindifferencebetween"imply"and"infer"?

A."Imply"meanstosuggestindirectly,"infer"meanstoconclude

B."Imply"meanstosuggestdirectly,"infer"meanstoconclude

C."Imply"meanstoconclude,"infer"meanstosuggestindirectly

D."Imply"meanstoconclude,"infer"meanstosuggestdirectly

12.Whichofthefollowingwordsisasynonymfor"abandon"?

A.Depart

B.Forsake

C.Retire

D.Sustain

13.Choosethecorrectformoftheverb"have"tocompletethesentence:

"I________abookonthattopic."

A.have

B.had

C.having

D.has

14.Whatisthemaindifferencebetween"consequently"and"subsequently"?

A."Consequently"isusedtoindicatearesult,"subsequently"isusedtoindicateatime

B."Consequently"isusedtoindicateatime,"subsequently"isusedtoindicatearesult

C.Both"consequently"and"subsequently"indicatearesult

D.Both"consequently"and"subsequently"indicateatime

15.Whichofthefollowingwordsmeans"toexpresssomethingindirectly"?

A.Convey

B.Denote

C.Express

D.Imply

16.Choosethecorrectformoftheverb"do"tocompletethesentence:

"I________myhomeworklastnight."

A.do

B.did

C.done

D.doing

17.Whatisthedifferencebetween"inorderto"and"soasto"?

A."Inorderto"isusedtoindicateapurpose,"soasto"isusedtoindicatearesult

B."Inorderto"isusedtoindicatearesult,"soasto"isusedtoindicateapurpose

C.Both"inorderto"and"soasto"indicateapurpose

D.Both"inorderto"and"soasto"indicatearesult

18.Whichofthefollowingwordsmeans"toprovideassistance"?

A.Aid

B.Assist

C.Help

D.Support

19.Choosethecorrectformoftheverb"get"tocompletethesentence:

"I________lostinthecity."

A.get

B.got

C.gotten

D.getting

20.Whatisthemaindifferencebetween"consequently"and"asaresult"?

A."Consequently"isusedtoindicateacause,"asaresult"isusedtoindicateatime

B."Consequently"isusedtoindicateatime,"asaresult"isusedtoindicateacause

C.Both"consequently"and"asaresult"indicateacause

D.Both"consequently"and"asaresult"indicateatime

二、判断题（每题2分，共10题）

1.Asentencewithacompoundsubjectrequiresapluralverb.()

2.Theword"who"isusedtorefertopeople,while"which"isusedtorefertothings.()

3.Itisgrammaticallycorrecttosay"Idon'tknowwhetherhehasgoneornot."()

4.Theuseof"lie"and"lay"dependsonthesubject-verbagreement.()

5.Acommaisusedbefore"and"inalistofthreeormoreitems.()

6.Thepassivevoiceisusedwhenthefocusisontheactionratherthanthedoer.()

7."Fewer"isusedforcountablenouns,while"less"isusedforuncountablenouns.()

8.Thephrase"ontheotherhand"isusedtointroduceacontrast.()

9.Itisincorrecttouse"who"asthesubjectofasentencewhen"whom"isrequired.()

10.Asemicolonisusedtoseparatetwoindependentclausesthatarecloselyrelatedinthought.()

三、简答题（每题5分，共4题）

1.Explainthedifferencebetween"its"and"it's."

2.Describehowtoformthepastperfecttense.

3.Whatisthepurposeofacoloninasentence?

4.Howdoyouuse"because"and"since"inasentence?Provideexamples.

四、论述题（每题10分，共2题）

1.Discusstheimportanceofpropergrammarandpunctuationinwrittencommunication.Includeexamplesofhowpoorgrammarorpunctuationcanaffecttheclarityandeffectivenessofamessage.

2.Analyzetheroleofvocabularyinacademicwriting.Explainhowarichvocabularycanenhancethequalityofanessayandhowtoeffectivelyincorporateadvancedwordsintowritingwithoutsacrificingreadability.

试卷答案如下：

一、多项选择题答案及解析思路：

1.D.Comparison-该句使用了比较级结构，表示比较。

2.B.Tointroducethemainpointoftheessay-论文中的主题句用来引入文章的主要观点。

3.B.go-句子描述的是过去发生的动作，因此使用一般过去时。

4.A.See-"sea"和"see"是同音异义词。

5.A."Therefore"isusedtoindicateacause,"thereby"isusedtoindicateameans-"Therefore"表示结果，"thereby"表示手段。

6.D.IamnotgoingtobeabletofinishmyassignmentontimebecauseIhavetoomuchtodo.-句子中使用了完整的句子结构，没有逗号错误。

7.A.Asimileuses"like"or"as,"whileametaphordoesnot-比喻使用"like"或"as"来比较，而隐喻不使用这些词。

8.C.Mislead-该词意味着误导某人。

9.A."Effect"isanoun,"affect"isaverb-"Effect"是名词，"affect"是动词。

10.B.was-句子描述的是过去的状态或行为。

11.A."Imply"meanstosuggestindirectly,"infer"meanstoconclude-"Imply"表示间接暗示，"infer"表示推断结论。

12.B.Forsake-该词意味着放弃或抛弃。

13.A.have-句子描述的是现在的情况。

14.A."Consequently"isusedtoindicatearesult,"subsequently"isusedtoindicateatime-"Consequently"表示结果，"subsequently"表示时间。

15.D.Imply-该词意味着间接表达。

16.B.did-句子描述的是过去发生的动作。

17.A."Inorderto"isusedtoindicateapurpose,"soasto"isusedtoindicatearesult-"Inorderto"表示目的，"soasto"表示结果。

18.C.Help-该词意味着提供帮助。

19.B.got-句子描述的是过去发生的动作。

20.A."Consequently"isusedtoindicateacause,"asaresult"isusedtoindicateatime-"Consequently"表示原因，"asaresult"表示时间。

二、判断题答案及解析思路：

1.×-"It's"是缩写形式，意为"itis"或"