“外教社杯”2007年全国中学生新课标英语百科知识竞赛――初赛正式试卷(初中组LeveIs 3 and 5).docVIP

“外教社杯”2007年全国中学生新课标英语百科知识竞赛――初赛正式试卷(初中组LeveIs 3 and 5)70 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Astronauts float in space because there is no__. A. air B. gravity C. weather D. food 2. Astronauts must exercise for __ every day in space so they are strong enough to walk when they return to Earth. A. 1 hour　　 B. 2 hours C. 10 minutes D. 30 minutes 3. The Forbidden City was built in __ the Dy- nasty. A. Song B. Yuan C. Ming D. Qing 4. Which fish clean coral helping it to grow? A. Butterfly fish. B. Parrot fish C. Horn sharks. D. Jewelfish. 5. Baby pandas are born with __ skin. A. black B, white C, black and white D. pink 6. ‘Joeys’ are baby __ . Their mothers carry them in special pockets. A. tigers B. giraffes C. kangaroos D. elephants 7. What do the Chinese people usually do on Chinese New Year’s Day? A. They eat moon cakes. B. They make dumplings. C. They row a boat, D. They sell food in the market. 8. The Tower of Pisa is __ meters high in altitude. A. 60 B. 56 C. 600 D. 197 9. Which of these birds can’t fly? A. An owl. B. An ostrich C. A swan. D. A magpie. 10. Which of the following is NOT a fish? A. A ray. B. A seahorse. C. A whale. D. A shark. 11. Which of these martial arts is no longer used for fighting? A. Boxing. B. Tai chi. C. Kung fu. D. Karate. 12. Fish are vertebrates because they have__. A. gills B. fins C. scales D. backbones 13. The hot melted rock inside the Earth is called__. A. lave B. magma C. ash D. crater 14. Where does a father penguin put the egg to hatch it? A. In a hole in the snow. B. Under his tail. C. Under his flippers.　　 D. On his feet. 15. Cirque du Soleil’ is French. In English. it means‘__’. A. Circus of the Moon. B. Circus of the Sun. C. Circus of the Universe D. Circus of the Earth 16. Human babies are born with mo