科普英语竞赛真题

科普英语竞赛真题 Ⅰ.单项选择。(19分) 1. —They are thirsty. Will you please give them ________? ---Certainly. A. some bottle of orange B. some bottles of oranges C. some bottle of oranges D. some bottles of orange 2. The children won’t go on a picnic if it ______ next Sunday A. rain B. rained C. rains D. will rain 3. It’s summer now. The farmers are busy _______ the summer harvest. A. get ready for B. to get ready for C. getting ready for D. getting ready to 4. Few people _______ at home at weekend . A. likes to stay B. like stay C. like staying D. like staying 5. Is there any more ________ in the room? A. people B. books C. sheep D. room 6. The children ________ go to bed until their mother comes back. A. will B. won’t C. didn’t D. around 7. I told him ________ the basket under the tree, but he didn’t listen. A. don’t put B. didn’t put C. mot put D. mot to put 8. I don’t know when ________ his hometown. A. he left B. is he leaving C. he leave D. does he leave 9. Can you _________ it in English? A. speak B. say C. talk D. tell 10. After they had worked for the hours they stopped ________ a rest. A. having B. have C. to have D. had 11. Let’s go home. It’s _______ late. A. get B. got C. getting D. gets 12. The baby can walk ________ by himself now . A. alone B. lonely C. getting D. to home 13. _______ did the operation take? A. What time B. How often C. How far D. How ling 14. Who helped ________ to carry the boxes? We did it _________. A. you, yourselves B. us ,yourselves C. you, ourselves D. us , ourselves 15. Who feels ________ , Mr. More or Mr. Less ? A. happier B. happily C. happilier D. more happily 16. I hear Mike had a fall _______ the ice . A. off B. in C. on D. to 17. They found the picnic basket was _______ under the tree . A. no longer B. longer than C. not longer D. no than 18. Lin Fen turned ________ the light and went out . A. in B. on C. off D. down 19. The old man doesn’t have ________ money . A. many B. much C. some D. a lot Ⅱ.完形填空。(15分) I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the midfield player on my team. But in fact that’s not 20 now. I was the midfield player because, as I said, this was my 21 game .That’s a good way to end a high school football career(生涯)，especially if you win, but even though you don’t, its 22 to leave at a high point. I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad 23 football, and he used to practice with me at home—passing ,catching, running. We used to practice almost every evening 24 it got too dark.. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the 25 .“Just remember: Don’t ever 26 .”“Stay in the game . Don’t lost your concentration(专注)”“Go out there and give 110 percent(百分之…)every time.” Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words 27 in my ears. I had a lot my mind 28 the game today. I don’t like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do. I didn’t sleep at all 29 , and when the sun came up this morning, I reached the point where 30 just wanted it all to be over, finished, does. But then when the game started, my mind became 31 . .I just lived in this game this moment. I didn’t hear the crowd, I didn’t fell the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the 32 , and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light 33 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling. It’s all over now, and it’s really getting cold here cold here. It’s starting to snow. The sun’s almost gone, and I can 34 see the goal. Now it’s dark and I’m sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good –bye and move on. ( )20.A. true B. wrong C. strange D. clear ( )21.A. first B. last C. worst D. favourite ( )22.A. good B. bad C. lucky D. painful ( )23.A.meeded B. hated C. missed D. loved ( )24.A. until B. when C. unless D. although ( )25.A. football B. game C. goal D. score ( )26.A. grow up B. catch up C. give up D. hurry up