英语竞赛试题I. 选择填空(Multiple-choice)（共20小题；每小题1分，计20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

(Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence and the dialogue.)31. Mr Brown _________ England. He _________ London for about three weeks.A. has been to; has been toB. has been to; has been inC. has gone to; has been toD. has gone to; has been in32. The word “mouth” has _________ “m”, _______“u” and ________“h” in it.A. an; an; aB. a; an; anC. an; a; anD. a; an; a33. There are forty students in our class. Some are from Britain and _________ are from China.A. anotherB. otherC.others D. the others34. —We can use QQ to talk with each other on the Internet nowadays.—Really? Will you please show me _________ it?A. how can I useB. where can I useC. how to useD. what to use35. All of the following are traffic signs except _________.36. A library with five thousand books _________ to the nation as a gift in 2006.A. is offeredB. are offeredC. wasoffered D. were offered37. Do you still remember the beautiful park _________ we visited in London last autumn?A. whereB. whenC. whatD. which38. There are _________ days in a week and Tuesday is _________ day of the week.A. seven; twoB. seventh; twoC. seven; the thirdD. seventh; three39. There's _________ water in the bottle. Peter, could you please go and get some for us?A. fewB. littleC. a fewD. a lot40. Jim Green borrowed some story-books ______sports ______ the school library yesterday.A. on; fromB. about; toC. of;from D. of; in41. The girl _________ a horse on the blackboard when the teacher came into the classroom.A. drawsB. has drawnC. isdrawing D. was drawing42. —How long _________ each other before they _________ married?—For about one year and a half.A. have they known; getB. did they know; were going to getC. do they know; are going to getD. had they known; got43. —What are you going to give your mother for her birthday, Lucy?—I'm not sure. But I'll buy her _________.A. something specialB. any thing specialC. special somethingD. special any thing44. —Will you please _________ your radio a little? My son cannot get to sleep.—Oh, sorry.A. come upB. drop offC. keep onD. turn down45. Excuse me. Could you please tell me how many _________ the lovely baby has now?A. toothB. toothsC.teeth D. teeths46. —If you're not going to do anything tonight, how about having dinner together?—_________A. That's right.B. Fine with me.C. It doesn't matter.D. Not at all.47. —Ah, there are so many magazines in the room. Can I have a look at some, please?—_________A. Thank you.B. Hold on.C. That'swrong. D. Why not?48. —Mum, have you seen the yellow jacket I was wearing earlier in the morning?—_________! My glasses are in the pocket.A. No wonderB. Never mindC.Wonderful D. My goodness49. —Happy birthday to you, Li Ming!—_________A. That's fine.B. All the same.C. Thankyou. D. Me, too.50. —Excuse me. Which is the way to the nearest post office?—Sorry, I'm new here.—_________A. Nothing serious.B. Good luck.C. Thank you all the same.D. Pleased to hear that.II. 阅读理解 (Reading comprehension) （共20小题；选择题5小题，每小题1分；非选择题15小题，每小题2分，计35分）A) 选择题：阅读下面的短文，根据文意从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。

(Read the following passage which is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the passage.)J.K. Rowling is the writer of the Harry Potter series, whichis now one of the best-sellers.J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. Shehas one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girlsloved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them.They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowlingwrote her first story, called Rabbit at the age of six.After she graduated from the university, Rowling workedas a translator in London. During that time, on a long traintrip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn't know it. In 1992, Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June, 1997. To her surprise, the book was very successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now the Harry Potter series is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books have been sold in 200 countries.Why has the series been so successful? There are a few reasons. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in the past or future times. But Harry lives in modern England. He's also a very normal boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. When other children read the story about Harry, they can imagine being like him.J.K. Rowling is very happy with her success. She's writing full time and she's really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children's books.51. From the passage, we know that J.K. Rowling _________.A. loved playing volleyballB. had two sistersC. wrote many poemsD. was born in 196552. The first Harry Potter book came out in _________.A. July, 1965B. the summer of 1990C. June, 1997D. November, 200153. The Harry Potter series is _________.A. written for young peopleB. only enjoyed by childrenC. about an old womanD. not very popular54. In Rowling's novel, Harry lives in _________.A. the pastB. a faraway villageC. modern EnglandD. the future55. How is the Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?A. There are magical things.B. It took much time to finish.C. It has seven books.D. The stories happened in the modern world.B) 非选择题：阅读下列短文，然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目。