2023-超常思维竞赛-8年级-外语真题（含答案）.docx

2023 年第四届超常思维与创新能力测评（外语）初二年级
考试时间：80 分钟 满分：100 分

考试说明：每小题 1 分，共 100 题。

I. 创新思维（每小题 1 分，共 20 分）
此部分将考察外国文化、语言延伸、数学、科学、统计知识、逻辑推理等多学科综合能力。

此部分为不定项选择题，请从所给的五个选项 A、B、C、D、E 中，选出符合题意的正确选项。每道题正确的选项个数不确定，但至少有一个正确选项。选错或多选不给分，选对或漏选按比例得分。1.The famous painting “The Starry Night” was created by which Dutch artist?
A. Rembrandt B. Vermeer C. Van Gogh
D. Mondrian E. None of the above

2. Which holiday is known for colorful parades（游行），green clothing，and celebrating Irish culture?
A. Halloween B. Christmas C. St．Patrick’s Day
D. Thanksgiving E. None of the above

3. Which country is known for inventing and popularizing the sport of cricket（板球）?
A. Australia B. England C. India
D. Brazil E. None of the above

4. Who is the French fashion designer known for the“Little Black Dress”and the perfume Chanel No.5?
A. Coco Chanel B. Yves Saint Laurent C. Christian Dior
D. Louis Vuitton E. None of the above

5. What is the traditional Italian pasta called?
A. Spaghetti B. Sushi C. Dim Sum
D. Paella E. None of the above

6. Put the bold words below in order to form a question．Choose the correct response（s）to the question.
season before is what spring the ?
A. Spring B. Winter C. Fall D. Summer E. None of the above

.Some of the following proverbs have similar meanings．Which ones are they?
A. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
B. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.
C. Good things come to those who wait.
D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
E. None of the above.

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8. The words “community” and “communicate” have meanings.
A. similar B. the same C. relevant D. opposite E. None of the above

9. Up is to down as east is to .
A. north B. south C. west D. middle E. None of the above

10. Afraid is to scared as brave is to .
A. courageous B. bold C. timid
D. fearless E. None of the above

11. What is the next number in the series: 7，10，16，28，52， .
A. 88 B. 100 C. 66 D. 76 E. None of the above

A. movie premiered（首映）this weekend. 250 people attended the first showing．Of the 250，75 were adults above the age of 40，50 were between the ages of 20 and 40，and 25 were teenagers aged 13-19．What percentage of the attendees were children 12 and under?
A. 35% B. 25% C. 60% D. 40% E. None of the above

13.A family is planning a vacation，traveling 300 miles from their house. If they plan to stop at parks to allow the children to play every two hours，how many parks will they visit before they reach their destination assuming they travel 60 mph?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. None of the above

14. Will’s classmates recorded how many books they read last year.
Together，how many books did Reid and Billy read?
A. 45 B. 50 C. 30 D. 55 E. None of the above

15. The soccer coach is preparing for the upcoming season by seeing how many goals his team members scored last season.
How many team members scored less than 2 goals last season?
A. 6 B. 5 C. 8 D. 4 E. none of the above

16. Which of the following pieces can fill in and form a complete series with the others?

A. B. C. D. E. None of the above

17. Which of the following shapes correspond（s）（符合）to the given rules?

A. B. C. D. E. None of the above
18. Choose the most suitable number（s）to make the sequence（系列）logical（符合逻辑）.
A. 38 B. 40 C. 42 D. 44 E. None of the above

19. Choose the most suitable missing piece（s）.

A. B. C. D. E. None of the above

20. Choose the most suitable number（s）to make the sequence（系列）logical（符合逻辑）.

A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15 E. None of the above

II. 语言理解及应用（每小题 1 分，共 30 分）
此部分将考察语音、语调、语法、词汇的综合理解和运用。

此部分为不定项选择题，请从所给的五个选项 A、B、C、D、E 中，选出符合题意的正确选项。每道题正确的选项个数不确定，但至少有一个正确选项。选错或多选不给分，选对或漏选按比例得分。21.Choose the words that contain the /ð/ sound as in“this”．
A. that B. those C. weather D. thing E. None of the above

22. Which one（s）has（have）the vowel sound /i/ in the second syllable（音节）?
A. forget B. confirm C. surprise D. begin E. None of the above

23. Which word（s）has（have）the same pronunciation as“the”in“the apple”?
A. the inventor B. the actor C. the umbrella
D. the university E. None of the above

24. Choose the sentence（s） with the proper intonation signs: rising intonation（↑），falling intonation（↓）
A. What a nice day（↑）！
B. I’m going to the theatre（↑）．
C. He is right，isn’t he（↓）?
D. Is it right（↑）or wrong（↑）?
E. None of the above

25. Which of the following word（s）has（have）the same meaning with “fear”?
A. courage B. anxiety C. terror D. confidence E. None of the above

26. Which word（s）can be used when describing a person’s feelings?
A. sad B. upset C. cheerful D. glad E. None of the above

27. --- I need to the issue before it becomes a major problem．
--- Yes．What can we do to help?
A. deal with B. assume C. attend to
D. assist E. None of the above

28. --- She was still to finish her degree despite facing many challenges along the way．
--- Her story is a great example of how important it is to never give up on your dreams.

A. resistant B. continuing C. determined
D. committed E. None of the above

29. Identify the sentence（s）with the correct use of “either”.
A. There’s no train to this little town on either day.
B. Trees grow on either side of the road.
C. Either of us could win.
D. Not only was it expensive，but it didn’t work，either.
E. None of the above.

30 The lake is two miles at the widest point.
A. among B. across C. from D. away E. None of the above

31. --- She is going to the park， she is feeling tired.
--- Sometimes a visit to the park is just what she needs．I hope she has a relaxing time.
A. although B. even if C. no matter how
D. because of E. None of the above

32. --- He wanted to watch a movie， he had to finish his homework first．
--- Homework is important，and the movie will be a great reward once he’s done.
A. and B. but C. because D. or E. None of the above

33. --- nice it was to see you again！
--- It’s great to see you again too！I’ve missed our conversations．How have you been?
A. What B. How C. When D. Why E. None of the above

34. --- The hikers carried their backpacks up the steep hill．
--- That sounds like a challenging hike！
A. on their own B. by themselves C. them
D. themselves E. None of the above

35. Although the time was very limited，the team managed to complete the project all by
in time. The manager wanted to reward for the hard work.
A. themselves；they B. himself；them C. themselves；it
D. itself；it E. None of the above

36. --- I’d like to borrow the book A Concise History of the Tang Dynasty in China. Does the book belong to ?
--- No．That is .
A. her；mine B. him；mine C. he；my
D. she；me E. None of the above

37. --- Why didn’t you answer my call?
--- I my homework when the phone rang．

A. do B. will do C. am doing D. done E. None of the above

38. --- What a lovely cake！Who made it for you?
--- The birthday cake by my sister．
A. prepare B. prepares C. prepared
D. was prepared E. None of the above

39. --- I my lunch by the time you .
--- My apologies for being late.
A. had finished；arrived B. finished；arrived C. finish；arrive
D. has finished；arrived E. None of the above

40. --- The principal’s to cancel the celebration event was .
--- I agree. I have been looking forward to it for so long.
A. decision；disappoint B. decision；disappointment
C. decision；disappointing D. decide；disappointing
E. None of the above

41. The of a rainbow after the storm was .
A. appearance；amazing B. appeared；amazed C. appearance；amaze
D. appear；amazing E. None of the above

42. --- Her performance on the live show was truly .
--- Yes．I was by her performance.
A. moving；impressed B. moving；moved C. impressive；impressed
D. impressing；moving E. None of the above

43. --- I like when the dark clouds bright sunshine.
--- Me too．It’s like a metaphor（象征）for hope after tough times.
A. give away to B. give way to C. give up to
D. give off E. None of the above

44. --- The wind has .
--- I noticed that too．It feels like a storm might be coming.
A. picked out B. picked off C. picked up
D. picked over E. None of the above

45. --- There’s in the fridge.
--- I will go shopping for groceries later today.
A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything E. None of the above

46. --- The movie was awful and I really hated it．You didn’t enjoy the movie，did you?
--- ．It just wasn’t my type of movie.
A. Yes，I did. B. No，I did. C. Yes，I didn’t.

D. No，I didn’t E. None of the above

47. --- She always arrives on time， ?
--- Yes，she is trustworthy and never late.
A. doesn’t she B. does she C. isn’t she
D. is she E. None of the above

48. The restaurant we went last night had great food. The one we visited last week was terrible.
A. which；where B. where；/ C. where；that
C. where；which E. None of the above

49. The team’s performance in the second half of the game was significantly than in the first，with improved teamwork and stronger defense.
A. worse B. best C. better D. more good E. None of the above

50. The newly opened restaurant is getting very good reviews for its delicious food and perfect service，making it a dining choice over the ones in town.
A. better；best B. better；older C. best；older
D. good；elder E. None of the above

III. 完形填空（每小题 1 分，共 10 分）
阅读下面的短文，从文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择正确选项。
Visiting Chile
During the last summer holiday，I was lucky enough to go to Chile（智利）in South America along with some of my schoolmates．We 51 Chilean families there. We first met them when they visited our school before. While we were there，we 52 many parts of the country，including the Atacama Desert（阿塔卡马沙漠）and Chile’s capital city of Santiago.

At first，it was a bit 53 to live in a house with a new family．But I fit in well and my Spanish 54 quickly．My trip to the Atacama Desert was an unforgettable experience. Not only did I see some incredible scenery，but I was also able to 55 some special things there. For example，I swam in Cejar Lagoon，an oasis（绿洲）．Its salty water can help you float more 56 ．Also，I saw wild flamingos，ate in a cafe at a height of 3,300 meters and climbed a mountain to see cave paintings that were 57 over 4,000 years ago.

I don’t think I will ever 58 the view that I got when I watched the sunset on top of the Purple Mountains．I also went on a trip to Santiago．It was very different 59 London because the buildings in London tend to be more 60 ．Santiago is surrounded by mountains．I took a cable car to the top and got a great view of the whole city.
51．A. lived on
B. supported by
C. looked after
D. stayed with
52．A. visited
B. met
C. went
D. travelled
53．A. similar
B. peaceful
C. difficult
D. common

54．A. grew
B. learned
C. raised
D. improved
55．A. display
B. experience
C. collect
D. step
56．A. hardly
B. actively
C. quickly
D. easily
57．A. dug
B. achieved
C. created
D. directed
58．A. forget
B. realize
C. dream
D. remind
59．A. with
B. from
C. toward
D. among
60．A. modern-looking
B. ancient
C. real
D. durable

IV. 排序（每空 1 分，共 5 分）
根据上下文及每个段落的语意，为每个段落选择合适的顺序，使其符合合理的逻辑。

An 8.2 earthquake hit the United States in 1989，killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes．During the aftershocks，a father rushed to his son’s school，only to find that the building had fallen down completely.

A. As he was digging，other helpless parents arrived and tried to pull him off．They said: “It’s too late！They’re all dead！Go home！There’s nothing you can do！”To each parent，he responded with one line:“Are you going to help me now?”And then he continued to dig for his son，stone by stone.

B. The man went on digging alone. He dug for 8 hours，12 hours，24 hours，36 hours，then， in the 38th hour，he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s voice.

C. The man was very sad. He remembered the promise he had made to his son:“No matter what happens，I’ll always be there for you！”And tears began to fill his eyes．He rushed to the back right corner of the building and started digging through the ruins.

D. Overjoyed，the man called his son’s name:“Armand！”He heard back:“Dad?It’s me，Dad！ I knew you would save me！You promised that no matter what happened，you would always be there for me！You did it，Dad！”

E. The fire chief and police also came and said:“Fires are breaking out．You’re in danger．We’ll take care of it．Go home.”To which he replied:“Are you going to help me now?”No one helped.

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V. 还原句子（每空 1 分，共 10 分）
阅读下面短文，然后从短文前的 A、B、C、D、E、F 选项中，选择合适的句子还原到原文中，使文章通顺合理。
A
A. For example，a quick flash of the eyebrows.
B. Let’s take rolling one’s eyes as an example.
C. What if we didn’t have eyebrows?
D. You can draw lines in different shapes and directions.

E. So why do we have them?
F. But this is not the only purpose of our eyebrows.

Straight or arched（弯的），thick or thin - eyebrows come in many shapes and sizes．But what are eyebrows even for? They don’t keep us warm like our hair or help us breathe like our noses．66 Researchers from the University of York in the UK believe that eyebrows helped us communicate better when we were still evolving（进化）.

Early humans had large brow ridges（眉骨）．This helped them show their strength．Later， as the human face evolved to become smaller and flatter，our eyebrows allowed us to express complex emotions ， as well as better understand others’ emotions ， The Guardian reportee．67 This is a sign that someone is willing to interact with others．While pulling our eyebrows up in the middle is an expression of sympathy ，Penny Spikins from York University told The Daily Telegraph.

If you still find this hard to understand，just draw a simple face on a piece of paper and draw a line above the eyes．68 You will find that it is very easy to show anger，fear or surprise on a face.

69 They can also protect our eyes．Their arched shape can help to move rain or sweat around to the sides of our faces，keeping our eyes dry，the BBC reported. Together with our eyelashes（眼睫毛），eyebrows can also help to keep dust and other things out of our eyes.

70 In that case，some researchers believe that we would have evolved some other facial feature to perform the same functions．That could make us look quite different.

B
A. The rule was to fly our parachutes at a height of 3 meters.
B. But it’s not too difficult to make a simple one.
C. The most difficult part was to work with others as a team because different members had different ideas.
D. It was very disappointing to see that it could not fly for a longer time.
E. Have you tried to make the parachute stay in the air longer?
F. Last，we gathered the thread and tied them into a knot with a weight.

Do you know how to make a parachute by yourself? 71 ．

Recently，our school held a parachute-making contest．We needed to make a parachute with materials given to us by our teachers ． The parachutes we see in our daily lives seem complicated．