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1““外教社杯外教社杯””第四届全国中学生英语阅读竞赛第四届全国中学生英语阅读竞赛初赛试题（初二、初三组）初赛试题（初二、初三组）主办单位：上海外语教育出版社 课堂内外杂志社 竞赛官方媒体：《英语街》 （初中版） （邮发代号：78-57） 竞赛官方网站：英语悦读网 答卷时间为 40 分钟 请将答案写在答题纸上，题号一一对应I. Multiple Choice on Vocabulary. (2%*10=20%) Directions: Choose one item which best completes each sentence or answers each question. 1.Miniatures are used for scenes with large structures that would be too difficult and expensive to build or . A. destructB. destructionC. destroyD. decay 2.You can sweep the person’s feet away with your feet, or throw the person over your shoulder if you want to someone. A. throwB. kickC. knock outD. win 3.Climbing is fun but dangerous. Don’t climb anything without training and equipment. A. muchB. properC. seriousD. right 4.In an interesting part of the dome of St. Paul’s Cathedral, you can against one wall and people can hear your words against the wall on the opposite side of the dome. A. whisperB. shoutC. callD. cry 5.A lot of everyday products were first at World Expos. A. appearedB. introducedC. madeD. produced 6.The Wall Street in New York is a small street, but it plays a role in the business world. A. importantB. activeC. hugeD. high 7.Joseph Pulitzer, who helped money for the statue of Liberty, was a newspaper owner. A. gatherB. takeC. beg forD. raise 8.You can fly in the sky over me. You can sail to the sea under me. You can talk and walk over me. It’s faster than swimming — don’t you agree? The poem above talks about the the Tower Bridge. A. land signB. landmarkC. ground signD. ground mark 9.Nazism was a terrible idea. A. politicalB. religiousC. artisticD. military210. The needle of a compass always points . A. southB. northC. at southD. at northII. Multiple Choice on Encyclopedic Knowledge. (2%*15=30%) Directions: Choose the correct answer for each of the following questions. 11. When you want to make your own 3-D glasses, you may need some red and light blue . A. acetateB. claymationC. mirrorsD. make-up 12. “Holes” on Moon’s surface are called “” and they are formed when in space hit the moon. A. caves, satellitesB. craters, rocks C. creatures, rubbishD. lakes, planets 13. Divers try to open their parachutes as late as possible in . A. parachutingB. hot air ballooning C. skydivingD. scuba diving 14. There is a famous Poets’ Corner in . A. St. Paul’s CathedralB. the Big Ben C. Westminster Abbey D. the London Eye 15. The 1893 World Expo was held in . A. ParisB. LondonC. ChicagoD. Hanover 16. The sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholde designed Lady Liberty. A. GermanB. AustrianC. PolishD. French 17. Napoleon slapped his officers and pulled the noses of his soldiers to show his affection for them. It was seen as a sign of . A. loveB. friendlinessC. understandingD. respect 18. The New York Yankees is New York’s most famous team. A. ice hockeyB. footballC. baseballD. basketball 19. In some martial arts films, actors used ____ to help them fly. A. ropesB. wiresC. linesD. threads 20. The parents of the Grimm Brothers lived in Hanau, in what is now ____. A. EnglandB. GermanyC. SwitzerlandD. Denmark 21. ____ eruptions are the least dangerous eruptions. A. HawaiianB. VulcanianC. PlinianD. Strombolian 22. The French defeat at ____ marked the end of Napoleon’s 100 days of rule. A. MoscowB. ParisC. GenoaD. Waterloo 23. The first person to design a parachute was . A. GalileoB. Isaac Newton C. Leonardo da VinciD. Cai Lun 24. Apollo 13 when it was heading for the moon. A. escaped into spaceB. had an explosion on board C. crashed into a planeD. failed to start 25. A World Expo usually lasts for ____. A. half a month B. a monthC. six monthsD. a year3III. Cloze (2%*10=20%) Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Today rockets take astronauts to the moon but for hundreds of years, rockets were only used in 26 . The Chinese invented the first rocket around 1000 AD. These rockets were bamboo 27 which were filled with gunpowder. By lighting the gunpowder, the Chinese could 28 arrows out of the tubes. In 1232, the Chinese used the “arrows of flying fire” to 29 the Mongols. The Mongols later introduced rockets to 30 when they were at war with Russia. In the 17th century, English scientist Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) discovered the laws of gravity and how things move on the Earth and in31 space. He did not think of sending rockets to the moon, but his laws helped to turn rockets into space 32 in the 20th century! In the 20th century, many countries started to research 33 weapons. During World War II (1939-1945), the Germans invented the V-2 rocket. This was the 34 step forward in rocketry ever. The V-2 could go 300 km and 35 a 1000 kg bomb. These rockets killed thousands of people in England in 1943. 26. A. scienceB. warC. gunpowderD. transport 27. A. tubesB. shootsC. leavesD. bats 28. A. throwB. sendC. shootD. lift 29. A. findB. defendC. r。