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1、英语竞赛试题I. 选择填空(Multiple-choice)（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence and the dialogue.) 31. Mr Brown _ England. He _ London for about three weeks. A.

2、has been to; has been to B. has been to; has been in C. has gone to; has been to D. has gone to; has been in 32. The word “mouth” has _ “m”, _ “u” and _“h” in it. A. an; an; a B. a; an; an C. an; a; an D. a; an; a 33. There are forty students in our class. Some are from Britain and _ are from China.

3、 A. another B. other C. others D. the others 34. We can use QQ to talk with each other on the Internet nowadays. Really? Will you please show me _ it? A. how can I useB. where can I use C. how to use D. what to use 35. All of the following are traffic signs except _. 36. A library with five thousand

4、 books _ to the nation as a gift in 2006. A. is offered B. are offered C. was offered D. were offered 37. Do you still remember the beautiful park _ we visited in London last autumn? A. where B. when C. what D. which 38. There are _ days in a week and Tuesday is _ day of the week. A. seven; two B. s

5、eventh; two C. seven; the third D. seventh; three 39. Theres _ water in the bottle. Peter, could you please go and get some for us? A. few B. little C. a few D. a lot 40. Jim Green borrowed some story-books _sports _ the school library yesterday. A. on; from B. about; to C. of; from D. of; in 41. Th

6、e girl _ a horse on the blackboard when the teacher came into the classroom. A. draws B. has drawn C. is drawing D. was drawing 42. How long _ each other before they _ married? For about one year and a half. A. have they known; get B. did they know; were going to get C. do they know; are going to ge

7、t D. had they known; got 43. What are you going to give your mother for her birthday, Lucy? Im not sure. But Ill buy her _. A. something special B. any thing special C. special somethingD. special any thing 44. Will you please _ your radio a little? My son cannot get to sleep. Oh, sorry. A. come upB

8、. drop off C. keep on D. turn down 45. Excuse me. Could you please tell me how many _ the lovely baby has now? A. tooth B. tooths C. teeth D. teeths46. If youre not going to do anything tonight, how about having dinner together? _ A. Thats right.B. Fine with me. C. It doesnt matter.D. Not at all. 47

9、. Ah, there are so many magazines in the room. Can I have a look at some, please? _ A. Thank you. B. Hold on. C. Thats wrong. D. Why not? 48. Mum, have you seen the yellow jacket I was wearing earlier in the morning? _! My glasses are in the pocket. A. No wonder B. Never mind C. Wonderful D. My good

10、ness 49. Happy birthday to you, Li Ming! _ A. Thats fine.B. All the same. C. Thank you.D. Me, too. 50. Excuse me. Which is the way to the nearest post office? Sorry, Im new here. _ A. Nothing serious.B. Good luck.C. Thank you all the same.D. Pleased to hear that. II. 阅读理解 (Reading comprehension) （共2

11、0小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分） A) 选择题：阅读下面的短文，根据文意从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。(Read the following passage which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage.

12、) J.K. Rowling is the writer of the Harry Potter series, which is now one of the best-sellers. J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved

13、stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit at the age of six. After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator in London. During that time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesnt know i

14、t. In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June, 1997. To her surprise, the book was very successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is

15、popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books have been sold in 200 countries. Why has the series been so successful? There are a few reasons. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times. But Harry lives in modern England. Hes also a very normal

16、 boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. When other children read the story about Harry, they can imagine being like him. J.K. Rowling is very happy with her success. Shes writing full time and shes really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing chi

17、ldrens books. 51. From the passage, we know that J.K. Rowling _. A. loved playing volleyball B. had two sisters C. wrote many poems D. was born in 1965 52. The first Harry Potter book came out in _. A. July, 1965 B. the summer of 1990 C. June, 1997 D. November, 2001 53. The Harry Potter series is _.

18、 A. written for young people B. only enjoyed by children C. about an old woman D. not very popular 54. In Rowlings novel, Harry lives in _. A. the past B. a faraway village C. modern England D. the future 55. How is the Harry Potter series different from other magical stories? A. There are magical t

19、hings. B. It took much time to finish. C. It has seven books. D. The stories happened in the modern world. B) 非选择题：阅读下列短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。(Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. Respond to the questions according to the passage.) ADo you think animals can

20、 predict (预示) the weather or other natural events? Farmers living in the countryside think so. For hundreds of years, they have observed animals. They think animals behaviour can be connected to future weather conditions or events. For example, if swans fly into the wind, a hurricane (飓风) is coming.

21、 Or, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories are just folklore (民间传说), traditional stories and beliefs without scientific evidence (根据). Scientists, however, are beginning to take another

22、look at some of these ideas. Kiyoshi Shimamura is a Japanese earthquake researcher. He noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquakes hit. Then, he did an investigation of twelve public health centres in Kobe, Japan. These health centres treated people after the 1995 earthquake. He

23、 noticed some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake: treatment for animals bites had increased. In fact, aggressive (好斗的) behaviour in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly, jumped 60 percent! People noticed other changes in animal behaviour before the earthquake as wel

24、l. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups, but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Also, birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected. This animal behaviour suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better tha

25、n people. Questions 5660: Fill in the blanks using proper words from the passage above. Some people think that animals can predict the weather. Other people think this is folklore and that there is no (56) _ evidence. However, one researcher from Japan (57) _ that dogs were more aggressive before an

26、 (58) _. Other animals also showed (59) _ in behaviour before the earthquake. This evidence (60) _ that there is connection between animals behaviour and the weather. BMalls (购物商场) are popular places for Americans to go to. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Ma

27、ll rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations of private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the temperature inside is always fine. (61) The newest malls have beautiful rest areas

28、 with waterfalls and tall green trees. The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week. The

29、first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at the

30、 theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. (62) Now people can even liv

31、e in their favourite shopping malls. Questions 6162: Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese. Questions 6365: Answer the following questions. 63. What is the meaning of “mall rats”? 64. How many people shop in the Mall of America in Minnesota every week? 65. What can people do in American ma

32、lls nowadays? C Questions 6670: Answer the following questions or complete the statements according to the information above.66. When was the KEBAB first eaten according to the passage? 67. _ was invented by Native Americans. 68. _ is the highest in calories per portion. 69. _ is one of the very che

33、apest food of all fast foods. 70. Which of the four is deep fried in oil before being wrapped in bread? III. 完形填空(Cloze)（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分） A) 阅读下面的短文，根据其内容从所给的12个单词或词组中选出10个，并以其适当形式填空。(Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with the correct form of 10 words or phrases of the 12 given.)ready,

34、 visitor, crowd, cheap, expensive, information, city, if, together, go about, look, busy London is one of the worlds great shopping (71) _ and many (72) _ even come to London especially to go shopping. On the whole, youll find Londoners are friendly and (73)_ to help you if you need directions or (7

35、4) _. Oxford Street is the main shopping street in central London but it can be very (75) _ and extremely tiring to walk up and down. Ignore the shops for tourists, which are often too (76) _. Try to find ordinary shops where British people go (77) _ you want to find the best bargains. Fortunately,

36、you can often find certain kinds of shops (78) _ in one area. For example, Charing Cross Road is well-known for its bookshops. If you just want to (79) _ around, try the London street pavement for the best value and for the best show in town Londoners (80) _ their daily business. B) 阅读下面的短文，根据其内容用括号

37、内所给动词的适当形式填空。(Read the passage below, and fill in the blanks with proper forms of the verbs given in the brackets.) Last month I went to visit a bungee jumping club (蹦极跳俱乐部) with my parents and my cousin. I(81) _ (not see) a jump station before so I was surprised it was so high up. My cousin (82) _

38、(jump) for more than a year. “Its really the most exciting sport in the world,” she said. While my parents(83) _ (have) a cup of tea, I (84) _ (stand) at the bottom of the jump station (85) _ (watch) the people go up. Then one of the attendants (服务员) said, “Its your turn.” I (86) _ (realize) I was s

39、tanding in the queue! I didnt know what to say but I really wanted to jump so I went up. Everything looked very small from the top and I was really scared. The attendant said, “Wait a minute. Have you done this before? Can I see your card?” “No,” I cried. “I (87) _ (never do) it in my life. Please g

40、et me down. Its all a terrible mistake!” The attendant was very angry because I (88) _ (waste) his time but he helped me get down. It was embarrassing. I (89) _ (tell) my parents about it but I (90) _ (have) nightmares ever since! I never want to go to a bungee jumping club again! IV. 句式转换(Sentence

41、pattern transformation)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分） 根据上句完成下句，使两句表达的意思基本相同，每空一词。(Complete the following sentences so that each pair of sentences has the same or a similar meaning. Use only one word for each blank.) 91. Of all the students in his class Mike came earliest this morning. Mike _ _ than any other stud

42、ent in his class this morning. 92. The workers are building a new bridge over the big river. A new bridge _ _ _ by the workers over the big river. 93. He was so excited that he couldnt say a word when he was told the good news. He was _ excited _ say a word when he was told the good news. 94. Mary t

43、ook the medicine and ran back home as fast as she could. Mary went home with the medicine, trying _ _ to run very fast. 95. Our teacher told us that we would not meet at the school gate. Our teacher told us _ _ _ at the school gate. V. 翻译(Translation)（共5小题；每小题2分，计10分） 根据所给提示词将下列汉语句子翻译成英语。(Translate

44、the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.) 96. 无论天气如何，我们总能发现他在踢足球。（no matter） 97. 天色渐渐黑下来了，更糟糕的是，开始下起雨来了。（what is worse） 98. 越来越多的学生对电脑感兴趣。（be interested in） 99. 快点儿，否则我们就赶不上五点钟到北京的火车了。（miss） 100. 我刚刚去了夏威夷参加冲浪比赛。（take part in） VI. 智力测试(IQ)（共5小题；每小题1分，计5分） 回答下列问题。(Answer the following questions.)101. What is it that is found in the very centre of America and