___ 年级 姓名 _________ 联系电话 _______________ 指导教师 __________ 考号

2013 年全国“剑桥杯”英语能力竞赛(重庆赛区)初赛题

高中组笔试题

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考试时间：60 分钟 总分：100 分
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说明：全卷共五大题 小题，所有答案均填涂在机读卡上，否则将作零分处理，只交
机读卡，试卷自己保管。

第一部分 基础知识 (44 分)

I. 单项选择。(每小题 2 分，共 20 分)
根据语境，选择一个最佳的选项完成语境，并把机读卡上相应答案的番号涂黑。
1. I can never forget the days _______ we worked together and the days _______ we spent
_____________

happily together.
A. when; which B. which; when
C. for which; that D. on which; when
2. —Jane and July are here. Did I introduce them to you?
—No, you didn’t. I’ve seen them, but we__________.
A. hadn’t been introduced B. haven’t been introduced
C. weren’t introduced D. didn’t introduce
_____ 省 ( 市 ) ______ 区 ( 县 ) ______________ 学校

3. Don’t lose heart; __________ difficulties you are faced with will be overcome in the end.
A. however B. whatever C. what D. How
4. The prisoner of war wished to be _________. Ten years later, he ________ and went home.
A. free; is set free B. freely; was set free
C. freely; is set free D. free; was set free
5. He _______ angry because he ________ for a long time.
A. had got; had waited B. got; waited
C. got; had waited D. had got; waited
6. “Attention, please. Whoever can answer one of my questions _______ receive a prize,” the
teacher said in class.
A. might B. would C. should D. shall
7. The festival will be a feast for our city and for our country _______.
A. on a whole B. in a whole
C. as a whole D. as the whole
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8. Do you know who will ______ our company’s business when our manager is retired?
A. take over B. take up C. take on D. take in
9. ---Joe used to be weak at English. Now his son Jake is weak at English, too!
--- ______________.
A. History repeats itself B. Speak of the devil
C. When it rains, it pours D. So does every Tom, Dick and Harry
10. 以下的______ 句英语谚语可以用来劝别人做事有耐性。
A. What’s done cannot be undone.
B. One apple a day keeps the doctor away.
C. Rome was not built in a day.
D. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

II. 完形填空。(每小题 2 分，共 24 分)

根据短文内容，从四个选项中选择一个最佳选项完成短文，并把机读卡上相应答案的番
号涂黑。
Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant ( 商人)owner. He
took delight in her 11 Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: "I
will go through the forest where you were born. What 12 should I take for the birds there?"
The bird said, "Tell them I sit full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive ( 被监禁的）song
and I'm cut off from all of life's sweet things. I hope it won't be long before I can fly 13____
through the trees with them again."
When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, " Dear birds! 14 to you all
from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a 15 from you. She wants to join you, but I
would 16 her beautiful song and cannot let her go. " Suddenly one bird screamed and 17 to
the ground.
Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to
the city and 18 his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, " I do not know what
happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead."
Suddenly the bird 19 a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The
merchant was terrified and wept in 20 . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands
carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and 21 on the nearest tree. She
turned to him and said gratefully, " I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird
instructed me how to 22 my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead. "

11. A. cry B. poem C. speech D. song

12. A. report B. conversation C. message D. invitation
13. A. carefully B. proudly C. luckily D. freely
14. A. Thanks B. Rewards C. Greetings D. Congratulations
15. A. reply B. story C. joke D. letter
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16. A. avoid B. miss C. ignore D. quit
17. A. flew B. ran C. fell D. jumped
18. A. afforded B. served C. offered D. traded [来源:学科网 ZXXK]

19. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out

20. A. surprise B. interest C. hopelessness D. curiosity
21. A. hid B. started C. hit D. landed
22. A. fight B. treat C. win D. strike

第二部分 综合能力 (36 分)

III. 阅读理解 (每小题 2 分，共 36 分)
A、根据短文内容，从四个选项中选择一个正确的答案，并把机读卡上相应答案的番号
涂黑。
A
Yangyang is 7 years old. He was given an iPad as a present for the Spring Festival and never
goes anywhere without it. A month later, his eyesight has decreased to 300 degrees. This is
serious for such a young child.
Many children in China are suffering the same problem: tablet (手写平板电脑) and iPad use
is damaging their eyesight. Xinhua News Agency went so far as to call the iPad the “No 1 killer
of children’s eyesight”.
“There are about 30 shortsighted children coming every day,” said Hu Dali, chief of
children’s ophthalmology ( 眼 科 ) at Guiyang Aier Eye Hospital. “Half of those children are
suffering from reduced vision (视力) because they have played with mobile phones and iPads for
too long.”
Experts say children’s vision is not yet fully developed and their eyes get tired more easily. It
means the iPad has a greater effect on their eyes.
The iPad uses a very bright LED backlight. A user’s pupils (瞳孔) have to keep getting used
to the new light levels. If children stare at an iPad screen for a long time, their eyes do not have
time to rest. This will make their eyesight worse over time.
Experts suggest that users should hold their iPad between 40–60 centimeters away from
them. The brightness of the screen should be adjusted to make it comfortable for children.
Parents should also stop their children from using an iPad for more than one hour every day.
23. The first paragraph tells us that _____.
A. young children should not use iPads
B. iPads are very useful for children’s study
C. an iPad as a present for a child is too expensive
D. using iPads too much harms children’s eyesight
24. Children’s eyesight decreases quickly for the following reasons EXCEPT ______.
A. their vision is not fully developed
B. their eyes get tired more easily than adults’
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 C. the iPads’ screens should be the brightest
D. they sometimes stare at screens for too long
25. The article is probably taken from ______.
A. a guide to using the iPad B. a website on children’s school life
C. a report on children’s eyesight D. an advertisement for the iPad

B
Danish people are the happiest in the world, according to a report by the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD, 经济合作与发展组织).
In its “How’s Life?” report, the OECD used data from the 2010 Gallup world polls ( 盖洛普
世界民意调查) to judge the levels of happiness and wellbeing ( 福利) of people in 40 different
countries.
On a scale ( 数 值 范 围 ) of 0 to 10, Danish citizens topped life satisfaction. There was an
average “satisfaction rate” of 7.8. When asked the question “How are you feeling today?” Danes
again came in first place, with about 88 percent saying that they felt positive emotions (情绪).
Overall, the OECD report found that feelings of wellbeing have increased on average over the
past 15 years. Within countries, however, the report found that happiness levels change widely
for many reasons. Less educated people and those on lower incomes, for example, tend to feel
less happy about life.
The OECD report also tried to find out which life factors have the biggest impact (影响) on
wellbeing. “Having a job is very important for wellbeing. Good jobs provide earnings, but also
shape personal identity and opportunities for social relationships,” said the OECD.
However, the report showed that shorter commutes (上下班路程), access (获得) to green
spaces, a clean environment, spending time with friends and family, good health and being
politically active are all connected directly to people’s feelings of happiness and have a larger
impact than income.
According to OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría, the results suggest that governments
should focus on goals such as improving citizens’ wellbeing and helping the social and natural
environment. Economic progress was less important.
26. According to the OECD report, _____ feel less happy about life.
A. old people B. less educated people
C. people with higher incomes D. people living near their workplaces
27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor on wellbeing?
A. Good jobs. B. Good living environment.
C. Good health. D. Many family members.
28. According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?
A. More and more people like to be Danish citizens.
B. Economic progress should be put first for a country.
C. Lots of factors affect people’s feelings of happiness.
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 D. The report showed people in developed countries felt happiest.

C
Tie helium balloons (氦气球) to your body and jump from a 12-meter-high platform. Stick
yourself to a big board 18 meters above the ground.
Sound strange? But they’re science lessons. A group of middle school students from London
did these strange experiments. Some scientists were behind the idea. They wanted to show that
science could be fun and interesting.
For the helium balloon experiment, the children had to work out a math problem first. They
had to find how many balloons it would take before you could jump to the ground safely.
The ones who solved the problem got to do the experiment.
Two students got the chance. They were put in safety harnesses ( 安全带) and a number of
balloons were attached to them.
They then jumped from a 12-meter-high platform. They got it right and landed safely.
In the second experiment, the teenagers learned how to make glue. The class picked out three
students to test the strength of the glue.
They were stuck to a board and wore safety harnesses. The board was attached to a crane ( 起
重机) and raised 18 meters above the ground. Later, the board was tipped forward.
If the students had got the strength of the glue correct, they would not fall off the board.
However, all three kids came unstuck from the board. One girl stayed stuck for 10 minutes
but another lasted only seconds.
29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The scientists didn’t know how to do the experiments.
B. The scientists had the idea to do this.
C. The scientists did the experiments together with the students.
D. The scientists sat behind the students when they were doing the experiments.
30. Which of the following statements about the first experiment is TRUE?
A. Students who did the experiment should do well in math.
B. Students should take 12 balloons with them when jumping.
C. Students were put in safety harnesses when jumping.
D. Students jumped from a platform 18 meters above the ground.
31. From the second experiment, we know that ______.
A. the experiment was used to test the strength of the glue
B. two students were picked out to do the experiment
C. students used glue to stick the board together
D. only one student finished the experiment successfully
32. From the two experiments, scientists wanted to show students that ______.
A. science is fun and interesting
B. science is boring and dangerous
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 C. science is difficult to understand
D. science is not useful in daily life

D
An old woman had two large pots (罐), one on each end of a
pole (扁担). She carried the pole with the pots across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other pot
was perfect and always delivered ( 递 送 ) a full pot of water. At
the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked
pot arrived only half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing
home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor
cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of myself
because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but
not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted
flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.”
“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate ( 装 饰 ) the
table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so
interesting and meaningful.
33. How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first?
A. Proud. B. Happy. C. Excited. D. Ashamed.
34. Where were the flowers growing?
A. On both sides of the path. B. In the woman’s house.
C. On the perfect pot’s side. D. On the cracked pot’s side.
35. Which is the correct order of the following events?
① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.
② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.
③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.
④ The woman found a crack on one pot.
⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds.
A. ④⑤①③② B. ⑤④③②①
C. ④③①②⑤ D. ④⑤③①②
36. What does the passage mainly want to tell us?
A. Never laugh at old women.
B. Try your best to be perfect in life.
C. Imperfection makes life meaningful.
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 D. Don’t use a cracked pot to carry water.

B、根据短文内容，把下列方框中的选项还回短文中，使其内容完整，符合逻辑，并把机
读卡上相应答案的番号涂黑。
A young man told off (责备) a kid for eating on the subway in Hong Kong. The kid’s mother
got angry about the young man’s attitude and they started to argue with each other.
This happened last year and has caused a huge argument on the Internet. Some people think
the behavior of the kid, a Chinese tourist, was bad because eating is not allowed on the Hong
Kong subway. _____37_____ it’s reasonable that the tourists didn’t know about it.
James Tien, chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, asked both sides to calm down.
“Both parties should learn to see things from the other side,” he said. “Hong Kong citizens
should be more polite and explain local rules to tourists.” ______38_______ “When in Rome, do
as the Romans do. Social customs are different in different countries and cities. Travelers should
obey the local rules.”
With the improvement of living standards, more and more Chinese are traveling abroad.
_____39______
Developing civilized behavior among Chinese travelers is becoming important in China.
_____40______ including littering, spitting, snatching bus seats, line-jumping, taking off shoes
and socks in public, speaking loudly and smoking in non-smoking areas.
“We are going to improve the inner being of every Chinese citizen. Travel issues are a
turning point,” said an official from the Central Spiritual Civilization Office (中央精神文明办公
室).
A. But there are still a number of Chinese lacking in a sense of public
manners.
B. Others say that, because there’s no such rule in many other cities,
C. The National Tourism Administration has released a list of tourists’ worst
behaviors,
D. He also thinks that travelers should improve their manners.

第三部分 课外知识 (20 分)

IV. 文化背景 (每小题 2 分，共 10 分)
根据语境，从四个选项中选择一个最佳选项，并把机读卡上相应答案的番号涂黑。
41. 英语名句“To be or not to be”来自作家 _________。
A. 萧伯纳 B. 莎士比亚 C. 狄更斯 D. 培根
42. Marriage in America is considered ________.
A. more important to the parents B. a pure religious affair
C. rather burdensome D. a pure individual matter

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 _____ 省 ( 市 ) ______ 区 ( 县 ) ______________ 学校
43. The motto of the Olympics is ________.
A. Higher, Stronger, Quicker B. Higher, Faster, Stronger
C. Faster, Higher, Stronger D. Quicker, Higher, Stronger
44. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is written by ________.
A. Maria W. Stewart B. Mark Twain
C. Alice Walker D. Harriet Beecher Stowe
45. The symbol of the US Democratic Party is _______.
A. donkey B. elephant C. eagle D. dolphin

V. 智力测试 (每小题 2 分，共 10 分)

46. 根据下列字母排列规律，选择所缺的字母的选项为 ________。

___ 年级 姓名 _________ 联系电话 _______________ 指导教师 __________ 考号 _____________

R O T R D S _______ S M R D _______.
A. H; P B. G; S C. E; L D. P; W
47. What has ears but cannot hear?
A. Cabbage. B. Strawberry. C. Cherry D. Corn.
48. Which of the four is least like the other three?
A. brain B. light C. philosophy D. metal
49. Seven years ago, Scott was 3 times as old as Kathy was at that time. If Scott is now 5 years
older than Kathy, how old is Scott?
A. 12.5 B. 13 C. 14 D. 14.5
50. Arsenal, Manchester, Liverpool and Tottenham are four football teams. Each team is playing
against one of others on the next three Saturdays －a different one each time.
On Saturday the 12th, Arsenal are playing against Manchester.
Manchester are playing against Tottenham on the 19th.
Who is playing against who on the 26th?
A. Manchester, Arsenal B. Manchester, Tottenham
C. Liverpool, Arsenal D. Arsenal, Tottenham

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 2013 年全国“剑桥杯”英语能力竞赛(重庆赛区)初赛题

高中组笔试题参考答案
1-5 ABBDC 6-10 DCAAC 11-15 DCDCA 16-20 BCDAC
21-22 DCDCC 26-30 BDCBC 31-35 AADDA 36-40 CBDAC
41-45 BDCDA 46. A (十二生肖的首字母，缺马和猪) 47. D 48. C 49. B 50. D On the
26th, Manchester are playing against Liverpool, which means that Arsenal are playing against
Tottenham.

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