2015年“世外”杯上海市初中英语竞赛初赛试卷考生注意：1.本卷共9页，70小题，满分100分；答题时间90分钟。2.请用2B铅笔将答案点涂在答题卡上。I.GrammarandVocabulary（30%）Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentences.(A)Laterthatnight,whenthestormhadfinallyended,WALL·Erolledoutsideandturnedoverhiscollectionboxtoclean___1___out.HepressedthePlaybuttononhischestandlistenedtothesongagain.___2___thelittlerobotwasn’tprogrammedtounderstandromance,itwasromancethatpulsedthroughhiscircuits.ItwasthesamestrangeimpulsethatmadeWALL·E___3___upatthefewstarsvisiblethroughthepollutedhazeandwish___4___someonetosharehisworld.1.A.himB.thatC.itD.them2.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.SinceD.As3.A.togazeB.gazingC.gazeD.gazed4.A.atB.withC.byD.for(B)ThedeathofKingAbdullahofSaudiArabiaonThursday,ataboutage90,leavesBritishQueenElizabethIIas___5___livingreigningmonarchintheworld.Thequeenis88,and___6___89onApril21,althoughherbirthdayistypicallycelebratedinJunewhentheweatherisbetter.Thequeenandherhusband,PrincePhilip,___7___is93,havecutbackontheirlong-rangeoverseastravelsinrecentyears,butnotentirely.5.A.olderB.theolderC.oldestD.theoldest6.A.willturnB.haveturnedC.turnedD.hasturned7.A.heB.whoC.whomD.that(C)I'vebeeninlovewithbooksforaslongasIcanremember.WhenIwasachild,I___8___readinallsortsofplaces－inatreeinthebackyard,upontheroof,onadockinthelake,andevenwhileIwasswimming(holdingthebookupintheair!).Ialwaysreadinthecar,___9___shortthetrip.Waitinginadoctor'sofficewasn'tsotediousforme－itwasjustanotheropportunity___10___.Ilovedlibrariesandbookstores,anywherethatIcouldfindbooks.8.A.usedB.usedtoC.wasusedtoD.gotusedto9.A.nomatterwhyB.nomatterwhenC.nomatterhowD.nomatterwhat10.A.toreadB.tobereadC.readingD.toreading第1页(共9页)(D)Onedayacountryman___11___tothenestofhisGoosefoundthereaneggallyellowandglittering.Whenhetookitupitwasasheavyasleadandhewasgoingtothrowitawaybecausehethoughtatrick___12___uponhim.___13___hetookithomeonsecondthoughts,andsoonfoundtohisdelightthatitwasaneggofpuregold.Everymorningthesamethingoccurred,andhesoonbecamerichbysellinghiseggs.Ashegrewrichhegrewgreedy;and___14___togetatonceallthegoldtheGoosecouldgive,hekilleditandopeneditonlytofindnothing.11.A.wentB.goesC.goingD.gone12.A.playedB.hadbeenplayedC.wasplayingD.hadplayed13.A.ButB.SoC.ThereforeD.Thus14.A.thoughtB.tothinkC.thinkD.thinking(E)NowyoumustknowthataTownMouseonceuponatimewentonavisittohiscousininthecountry.Hewasroughandready,thiscousin,buthelovedhistownfriendandmadehimheartilywelcome.Beansandbacon,cheeseandbread,were___15___hehadtooffer,butheofferedthemfreely.TheTownMouseratherturneduphislongnoseatthiscountryfare,andsaid,“Icannotunderstand,Cousin,howyoucanputupwith___16___poorfoodasthis,butofcourseyoucannotexpectanythingbetterinthecountry;comeyouwithmeandIwillshowyouhowtolive.Whenyouhavebeenintownaweekyouwillwonder___17___youcouldeverhavestoodacountrylife.”Nosoonersaid___18___done:thetwomicesetoffforthetownandarrivedattheTownMouse’sresidencelateatnight.“You’llwantsomerefreshment___19___ourlongjourney,”saidthepoliteTownMouse,andtookhisfriendintothegranddining-room.Theretheyfoundtheremainsofafinefeast,andsoonthetwomicewereeatingupcakesandallthatwasnice.Suddenly,theyheardgrowlingandbarking.“___20___isthat?”saidtheCountryMouse.“Itisonlythedogsofthehouse,”answ...
