| 2019年英语奥赛试题
听力部分
（请将该部分答案填入答题卷相应题号内）
一、 辨音。（5分）听录音，从A、B、C、D中选出一个包含在你所听到的句子中的选项。每个句子只读一遍。
1. A. keep B. need C. read D. sweep
2. A. office B. space C. place D. piece
3. A. wait B. late C. date D. gate
4. A. last B. passed C. must D. past
5. A. look out B. take out C. pick up D. wake up
二、 句子理解和反应。（5分）录音中有五个句子，每个句子听两遍，然后在每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答每个句子的最佳应答语。
1. A. You’re welcome. B. I think so.
C. How do you do? D. That’s all right.
2. A. I’m glad to see you. B. Speaking, please.
C. Certainly. Here you are. D. I’d love to.
3. A. It doesn’t matter. B. It’s kind of you.
C. It’s my turn. D. Thank you all the same.
4. A. That’s a good idea. B. I’m sorry to hear that.
C. Hold on, please. D. Very well. Thank you.
5. A. Good idea! B. Good luck! C. Goodbye! D. Goodness me!
三、 对话理解。（10分）
A） 听录音，在每小题中，你将听到一组对话，请根据对话内容，在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个能说明对话发生地点的正确答案。每个对话读两遍。
1. A. In an airport B. In a hospital. C. In a school D. In an office
2. A. In a concert B. In a shop C. On an airplane D. At a school
3. A. At a bus stop B. In a library C. In a workshop D. In a bookstore
4. A. On an airplane B. At a conference C. In an airport D. In a shop
5. A. In a restaurant B. At a movie theatre C. On a bus D. In a hotel
B） 录音中有五段对话，听对话两遍后，你将听到一个问题，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。
6. A. Something is wrong with his hand B. Something is wrong with his head
C. Something is wrong with his eyes D. Something is wrong with his legs
7. A. To go shopping. B. To work on the farm.
C. To visit the West Hill Farm D. To plant trees.
8. A. Friday B. Thursday C. Wednesday D. Saturday
9. A. 52 B. 15 C. 16 D. 17
10. A. In the reading room B. On the playground.
C. In the computer room. D. In the classroom.
四、 短文理解。（10分）
A） 听录音，根据听到的短文内容，回答所提问题。每篇短文将读两遍。此题请最终添入答题卡的相应空格处。
1. ________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________
B） 听录音，根据听到的短文内容，从 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择一个正确答案。每篇短文将读两遍。
6. In America from June to September _________.
A. most students take courses in universities.
B. All school students are still at school
C. More school students stay at home
D. There are still lessons in summer schools
7. Peter, one of Mary’s friends, is __________.
A. a gasoline worker B. a car mender
C. a school student D. a university student
8. Seattle is the name of __________.
A. a summer school B. Mary’s friend
C. a gasoline D. an American city
9. What did Peter do last summer?
A. He worked at a gasoline station B. He traveled with his family
C. He studied in a summer school D. He visited some interesting places
10. Peter saved nearly all of his money because ____________.
A. he didn’t need to pay for anything
B. his parents asked him to do so
C. he needs money for his summer work
D. he needs money for the university tuition
英语知识运用
（请将该部分答案填在机读卡）
第一节 单项选择（30分）：
1. It was in the small house _______ was built with stones by his father ____ he spent his child hood.
A. which; that B. that; where C. which; which D. that; which
2. You’d better come here _____ instead of every day.
A. every two day B. every second days C. every other day D. every few day
3. Can you believe that in ____ a rich country there should be _____ many poor people?
A. such; such B. such; so C. so; so D. so; such
4. If I had _____. I’d visit Europe, stopping at all the small interesting places.
A. a long enough holiday B. an enough long holiday
C. a holiday enough long D. a long holiday enough
5. Tom is as poor as Jim. That is to say, Tom is ____ Jim is.
A. no richer than B. not richer than C. not so rich as D. less richer than
6. – What do you want for your birthday, my son?
--Would you please buy me a ___ car?
A. red sports new toy B. new red sports toy
C. new red toy sports D. red new toy sports
7. Things didn’t go _____ we had expected.
A. as smooth as B. smoothly than C. so smoothly as D. smooth as
8. For miles around me there was nothing but a desert, without a single plant or tree____.
A. in sight B. on earth C. at a distance D. in place
9. Did you see a girl ____ golden hair walk into the room?
A. has B. of C. in D. with
10.We walked _____ Tian An Men square to the Monument _____ the People’s Heroes.
A. across; of B. through; for C. past; to D. across; to
11. I recognized the handwriting________.
A. as our monitor B. like our monitor
C. as that of our monitor’s D. like that of my monitor
12. They used to live ______ 101 Heping Road, Tianjin.
A. on B. at C. to D. of
13. He dropped the ____ and broke it.
A. cup of coffee B. coffee’s cup C. cup for coffee D. coffee cup
14. These football players had no strict __ until they joined our club.
A. practice B. education C. exercise D. training
15. Every day we get _____ in the newspaper, on the radio and on TV, too.
A. many informations B. all kinds of information
C. informations B. an information
16. Recently, a friend of mine came to Beijing on _____.
A. duty B. duties C. business D. businesses
17. ______ we had at the party last night!
A. How good time B. What good time
C. How good a time D. What good a time
18. A dictionary is of great ___ to us in learning a foreign language.
A. helpful B. helps C. helpless D. help
19. The price of oil is ____ than before.
A. much higher B. much more C. more expensive D. much expensive
20. Hello! I _____ you ____ in London. How long have you been here?
A. don’t know; were B. hadn’t known; are
C. haven’t known; are D. didn’t know; were
21. –Where ____ the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.
--I ____ it right here. But now it’s gone.
A. did you put ; have put B. have you put; put
C. had you put; was putting D. were you putting; have put
22. Tom ____ into the house when no one _____.
A. slipped; was looking B. had slipped; looked
C. slipped; had looked D. was slipped; looked
23. My dictionary _______. I have looked for it everywhere, but still ____ it.
A. has lost; don’t find B. is missing; don’t find
C. has lost; haven’t found D. is missing; haven’t found
24. We ____ the bell again in case they ____ the first time.
A. rang; haven’t heard B. rang; wouldn’t hear
C. have rung; didn’t hear D. rang; didn’t hear.
25. – Your phone number again? I ______ quite catch it.
--It’s 9568442.
A. didn’t B. couldn’t C. don’t D. can’t
26. As she ______ the newspaper, granny ______ asleep.
A. read; was falling B. was reading; fell C. was reading; was falling D. read; fell
27. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ___ home.
A. has left; comes B. left; had come C. has left; came D. had left; would come
28. The pen I _____ I _____ is on my desk, right under my nose.
A. think, last B. thought, had lost C. think; had lost D. thought; have lost
29. I can’t draw a conclusion before I _______ carefully.
A. have been thinking it over B. have thought it over
C. think it over D. thought it over
30. I told Tom how to get to the station, but perhaps I _____ for him.
A. had to write it out B. must have written it out
C. should have written it out D. ought to write it out
第二节 完型填空 （20分）
Laughing gas became known in American, where young people went to parties to try it. Most of them 31 their time laughing, but one man at a 32 , Horace Wells, 33 that people did not seem to feel 34 when were suffering from the 35 of the gas. He decided to try a(n) 36 on himself. He asked a friend to 37 him.
Wells took some of the 38 , and his friend pulled out of Wells’ teeth. Wells felt no pain 39 . He had lost a perfectly good tooth, but he was 40 . Teeth could now but pulled out 41 pain.
In 1845, Wells showed this 42 of pulling teeth to some teachers and students, 43 he did not know enough about laughing gas, and he gave too 44 . The man whose tooth was being pulled cried out 45 . So the teachers and students went away thinking that the gas was 46 . Wells tried 47 , but this time he 48 too much of the gas, and the man 49 . Wells never forgot this terrible event, went 50 and killed himself.
31. A. needed B. took C. spared D. spent
32. A. time B. chance C. scene D. party
33. A. noticed B. expected C. searched D. said
34. A. pain B. sad C. happy D. surprised
35. A. effort B. smell C. effect D. taste
36. A. test B. experiment C. medicine D. experience
37. A. protect B. join C. save D. help
38. A. gas B. mixture C. medicine D. food
39. A. after all B. in fact C. for example D. at all
40. A. unknown B. pleasant C. happy D. sorry
41. A. in B. though C. without D. beyond
42. A. hospital B. gas C. medicine D. way
43. A. so B. but C. thus D. as
44. A. few B. little C. much D. many
45. A. with anger B. by chance C. with pain D. for nothing
46. A. useless B. terrible C. successful D. painful
47. A. again B. more C. much D. another
48. A. ate B. lost C. gave D. painted
49. A. died B. left C. fell D. hurt
50. A. cold B. mad C. hungry D. disappointed
第三节 阅读理解 （40分）
（A）
Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world's greatest wonders．
“In my opinion，”the first man said，“the Egyptian pyramids are the world's greatest wonder．Although they were built thousands of years ago，they are still standing．And remember：the people who built them had only simple tools．They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today．”
“I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful，”the second man said，“but I do not think they are the greatest wonder．I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids．They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely．In seconds，they carry out mathematical calculations that would take a person a hundred years to do．”
He turned to the third man and asked，“What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world？”
The third man thought for a long time， and then he said，“Well，I agree that the pyramids are wonderful，and I agree that computers are wonderful，too．However，in my opinion，the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos．”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up．
The other two men were very surprised．“A thermos？”they exclaimed．“But that's a simple thing．”
“Oh，no，it's not，”the third man said．“In the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot．In the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold．How does the thermos know whether it's winter or summer？”
51. The underlined word “thermos” means in Chinese“_____ ”．
A. 电冰箱 B. 洗衣机 C. 电风扇 D. 保温瓶
52. The three men could not agree on what the world's greatest wonder was because_____ .
A. they could not think of anything very wonderful
B. they all had different ideas
C. they could not prove that their opinions were right
D. the journey ended too soon
53. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _____ .
A. they were very beautiful
B. they were Egyptian
C. they had been built with very simple tools
D. they could do mathematical calculations
54．The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _____ ．
A. it lasted longer than the pyramids
B. it cost less than a computer
C. he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer
D. the other two men were surprised when he told them about it
55．The third man was not very clever because _____ ．
A. he could not think of anything to say
B. he did not understand how a thermos works
C. he did not think the pyramids were wonderful
D. he did not know anything about computers
（B）
Ellen Parker was worried about her health．She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs．She was soon out of breath．
“I suppose I had better go to the doctor，” she thought．
She went to the doctor and told him her problem ．
“I'm not at all surprised，”he said．“It's obvious what your problem is．”
He examined her and then gave her some advice．
“If you don't do what I say，Mrs．Parker，”he said，“you will have a heart attack．It could kill you．”
Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor's．She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time．
The next day she went shopping．The first shop she went into was a butcher's shop（肉铺）．
“I'd like ten pounds of steak（牛排），please，”she said．
“Certainly，madam ，”the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak．He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（天平）．
“That's just under ten pounds，”he said．
“That's big enough，”Mrs．Parker said．
The butcher worked out the price．
“At ＄4．99a pound that will be ＄49．50，please．Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you？”
“Oh，I don't want to buy the meat，”Mrs．Parker said．
“If you don't want to buy it，”the butcher replied angrily，“why did you ask me to get it for you？”
“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds．I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like．”
56．Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor？
A．She had had a heart attack．
B．She had a problem with her health．
C．She was unhappy about her weight．
D．She could not sleep well．
57．What did the doctor advise her to do？
A．To lose weight． B．To eat more meat．
C．To come and see him again． D．To look after her heart．
58．Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak？
A．She wanted to buy some for dinner．
B．She wanted to lose weight．
C．Her doctor had told her to eat steak．
D．She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like．
59．What was Ellen Parker's real problem ？
A．She ate too much steak． B．She weighed too much．
C．The doctor did not know． D．She could not walk very quickly．
60．What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen ？
A．She might put on more weight．
B．She might stop eating too much．
C．She might have a heart attack．
D．She might go to another doctor．
( C )
How to Use an ATM(自动取款机)
Pat Brown went to her bank to ask for an ATM card. It looks like a credit card(信用卡). A few weeks later, the bank posted her a card and a fournumber personal identification number(PIN).
Her PIN is 1234.
As Pat was getting ready for bed one night, she remembered that she had only 2 in her bag. The next day she had to give 10 for a lunch for a coworker. She didn’t want to get up early to go to the bank. So she had to go to the bank that night. She used her ATM card to withdraw(take out) 50 from her checking account( 现金帐户).
These are the steps she followed to withdraw money. First, she put her card in the lower slot(狭孔) on the right side of the machine. She made sure her card was facing the right way. Second, the computer screen(window) said,“Please enter(put in) your PIN.”Pat pressed(按) the numbers 1,2,3,and 4. Next, the screen said,“Please select type of transaction(交易) you want by pressing other keys.”Pat pressed the bottom key for withdrawing money.
Then the screen said,“From which account?”The choices it gave were Checking, Savings, and Money market. Pat pressed the key for Checking. Next, the screen said,“Please select(choose) amount of transaction.”Pat pushed the number 5 and then 0 three times, until the screen read,“50.00.”The screen then read,“Please wait.”In less than a minute, t read,“Please lift(put up) the lid and take your money.”
Pat lifted the lid marked Withdraw. She counted her 50 to make sure the ATM hadn't made a mistake. Then she waited for her withdrawal slip to come out of the slot at the upper right corner of the machine. Pat checked the slip to make sure it was correct. Then her ATM card was returned through the card slot. She put it in her bag and walked away. If Pat had made a mistake at any point by pressing the wrong button(number),she could have pressed Cancel and started over again.
61.What was Pat's first step?________.
A. Pressing the withdrawal button B. Inserting (put…into)her ATM card
C. Counting her money D. Getting her withdrawal slip
62.What did Pat do immediately after choosing the account?________.
A. Selected whether to withdraw, deposit, or transfer money
B. Lifted the lid and removed her money
C. Selected the amount of money she wanted to withdraw
D. Got away her ATM card
63.When did Pat enter her PIN?________ .
A. Right after inserting her card
B. Right before selecting the account
C. Right before selecting the amount of money
D. Right after selecting withdrawal
64.When did Pat select the type of transaction?________.
A. Right before receiving her withdrawal slip.
C. Right before selecting the amount.
D. Right after recording her PIN.
65.What did Pat do when the screen said,“Please lift the
lid…”?________.
A. Got out her card
B. Took her $50
C. Selected the type of transaction she wanted
D. Picked up her withdrawal slip
( D )
Most towns and cities in Britain have their own regional or local(地方的) newspapers. These include(have) morning and evening dailies to Sunday papers and some 2,000 or more are just printed once or twice a week.
These papers mainly include stories of regional or local interest, but dailies also have national and international news, often looked at from a local viewpoint(opinion, idea ). They also provide(提供) a valuable medium for local advertising(广告).It is impossible to list all Britain's regional papers.
London has its own evening paper. The Evening Standard sells nearly 470,000 copies and provides Londoners with news and stories about the capital and of national and international interest.
Regional or local papers provide articles and stories about the community as well as showing timetables of local theatres and cinemas. Most of local papers are evening papers.
Free papers are ones sent free to every house in the area. They consist largely of advertisements.
21.Which one of the following isn't included in the regional papers? ______ papers.
A. Daily B. Sunday C. Weekly D. Monthly
22.________do not have an international view.
A. Sunday papers B. Regional papers C. Dailies D. Morning papers
23.The Evening Standard can be found in________.
A. Britain B. London C. advertisement D. community
24.The word “community” here means________.
A.社区 B.学校 C.首都 D. 战场
25.The free newspapers are mostly about________.
A. war B. education C. local news D. advertisement |
