上外杯上海市高三英语竞赛

“上外杯”上海市高三英语竞赛

初赛卷

I. Grammar and Vocabulary 20%

Choose the answer that best completes each sentence. 1. __________ page of the dictionary is torn and __________ cover looks very old. A. A; the B. The; the C. A; a D. The; a

2. You can hold the pot in one hand and take off the lid with __________. A. another B. the other C. other one D. the others

3. Painting is __________, but many people do so more than for __________. A. pleasure; pleasure B. a pleasure; pleasure

C. pleasure; a pleasure D. a pleasure; a pleasure

4. He lives __________ his income, that is, he spends more than he earns. A. on B. through C. by D. beyond

5. Of the two toys, the child chose __________. A. the least expensive one B. the less expensive one C. the one most expensive D. the most expensive one

6. If the earthquake had happened during the daytime, there __________ fewer deaths. A. would have B. would have had C. would be D. would have been

7. He had to be called two or three times __________ he would come downstairs to his dinner. A. before

B. when C. until D. as

8. One reason __________ he told me for his being late is __________ he didn't catch the early bus. A. that; why B. why; became C. that; that D. why; that

9. With no exception __________ .

A. are the students forbidden to shop outside the campus B. the students will be forbidden to shop outside the campus C. the students are forbidden to shop outside the campus D. will be the students forbidden to shop outside the campus 10. __________ inside the tyre, __________ on the inside of the tyre.

A. The more the air; and the harder it pushes B. The more air there is; the harder it pushes C. If there is more air; it pushes harder

D. The more air is there; the harder does it push 11. As it turned out to be a small party, we __________ so

formally.

A. mustn't have dressed up B. didn't need to dress up C. needn't dress up D. needn't have dressed up

12. —How's your new jo b, Bob? I can't quite remember __________ you started it.

—I started it half a year ago. It's interesting. A. when it was that B. when was it that C. that when D. it was when

13. The version __________ to be closest to the author's original now belongs to a national museum in Paris. A. was thought B. thought C. thinking D. having thought

14. The workers were sure that the factory would make some profit, __________ properly. A. if managed B. while managed

C. as managing D. when managing

15. He __________ to lend her a hand as the suitcase was too

heavy for her to carry. A. helped B. preferred C. asked D. offered

16. This publishing firm is planning a new __________ of school textbooks. A. volume B. series C. number D. range

17. Your nose can __________ 50, 000 different smells. But that's nothing compared to your eyes, which can distinguish 1,

000, 000 colors. A. catch B. attract C. depart