2013初三英语竞赛

初三英语能力竞赛题初三英语能力竞赛题 学校 班级 姓名 I Multiple choice 选择填空 共 15 小题 每小题 1 分 计 15 分 1 These cakes delicious Can I have one A tastes another B taste another C tasting other D taste others 2 That boy father is a footballer is very good at sports A that B who s C whose D which 3 There are many foreign students in this university 24 Japanese ones A including B included C includes D include 4 He found very difficult learn math well A it for B go C that for D it to 5 These doctor told my uncle to drinking so much wine if he wanted to be healthier A open up B put up C give up D make up 6 Do you know this time yesterday A what she is cooking B what is she cooking C what she was cooking D what was she cooking 7 I don t think teenagers should get their ears pierced A do I B don t I C should they D shouldn t they 8 Jenny wants to know if a hiking trip tomorrow Of course we will But if it we ll visit the History Museum instead A will you have rains B you will have will rain C you will have rains D will you have will rain 9 Don t worry Your brother is coming to help you he doesn t come and I am here alone A What about B What if C Why not D How about 10 Jim went swimming with his parents yesterday afternoon A So did Mary B So Mary does C So Mary was D So Mary did 11 Which do you prefer English French I prefer English French A or to B and to C and than D or than 12 Look at the old lady in red Is that Mrs Lee No it be her She has gone to Canada A will B mustn t C can t D may 13 What did your friend say to you the day before yesterday She asked me anyone her secret A to tell not B not to tell C don t tell D not tell 14 Some foreign teachers will visit our school a time A in week s B after week s C in weeks D after weeks 15 Do you mind my smoking here Can t you see the No Smoking sign A I m afraid you can t B Of course not C Not at all D It doesn t matter II Reading comprehension 阅读理解 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 计 40 分 A Read the following passage which is followed by five questions For each question there are fo ur choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the passage 阅读下 面的短文 根据短文内容从每小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳答案 Mike Bing and his wife Lynn were very hungry A waitress with short curly hair came to thei r table Mike asked her for a cup of tea A few minutes later the waitress with short curly hair ca me back but she did not have Mike s tea She said to Mike and Lynn Do you want something to drink again Mike asked for a cup of tea Suddenly two waitresses came back to the table They both had a cup of tea for Mike And they both had short curly hair In fact they looked exactly the same Mike was confused What happened Mike and Lynn were at Twins Restaurant in New Yo rk City Lisa and Debbie Ganz are the owners of Twins Restaurant The two women are identical twins I n fact all the people who work at Twins Restaurant are twins Thirty seven sets of twins work there and each set wears the same clothes Sometimes customers like Mi ke and Lynn Bing get confused but the restaurant is a lot of fun Everything at Twins Restaurant i s double For example there are two doorknobs on each door The Ganz sisters are always happy when twins come into the restaurant to eat The twin guests si gn their names in a special book Then the twins can have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters Usu ally the Ganz sisters put these pictures on the walls so there are a lot of pictures of twins on the w alls of the restaurant There are pictures on the walls of famous twins too However Twins Restau rant is not only for twins but also for people like Mike and Lynn Bing But it s double the fun for t wins 16 Where were Mr and Mrs Bing A In a special club in Paris B In a special cafe in London C In a special restaurant in New York D In a special supermarket in Sydney 17 Why was Mike confused A Because the first girl was impolite and not helpful B Because the two girls looked exactly the same C Because the two girls both had long curly hair D Because the second girl brought him a cup of coffee 18 What is the meaning in Chinese of the underlined word identical A 富有的 B 完全不同的 C 友好的 D 完全相同的 19 Who are the Ganz sisters A They are the owners of a restaurant B They are the visitors to New York City C They are local newspaper reporters D They are both famous photographers 20 Twin guests can have a chance to sign their names and A have a cup of tea for free B get pictures of famous twins C have a photo taken with the Ganz sisters D win a prize of 1 000 dollars B Read the following three passages and follow the instructions for each section 阅读下面 的三篇短文 然后按短文后的要求完成所给出的题目 A Lions have been called the kings of the animal world These animals can be found wild in Africa and India Lions in Africa can go without water for up to one month so they have no trouble during dry times Without questions lions are also one of the most popular animals to see in zoos Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions It is very easy for people to tell male and female lions apart Lions are the only kind of cat that shows this strong difference between males and females A male lion has a mane a large collar of hair around the face Females do not have manes Male lions are also larger than females A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms Both male and female lions have very strong mouths They can break the backs of other animals with one bite One lion will usually kill between ten and twenty large animals each year for food It is unusual for lions to kill people However in 1898two lions killed and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British colonel named P J Patterson This story became the subject of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness Questions 21 25 fill in the blanks using suitable words from the passage above Use only one word for each blank Lions are different from other cats because it is 21 to tell if a lion is male or female The male lion has a large 22 of hair around its face Lions have strong mouths They can break an animal s back with one 23 Lions can also live 24 water for a long time so they can survive for several weeks when the weather is 25 B In Singapore many middle school students spend a lot of time on their studies A good education is regarded as a ticket to success in the future 26 So many of the students try their best to get good marks in their examinations They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial 补习的 classes after school Schools run programs outside school hours The students can take part in sports and games music and dance hiking and rock climbing They are also very active in community service 社区 服务 In their spare time most students like to listen to pop music Hollywood blockbusters 耗费 巨资的大片 and Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular with them They understand them very well Some students also spend their free time surfing The Internet E mailing their friends and playing computer and video games They sometimes go to cafes fast food restaurants shopping centers and big bookstores 27 So it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful Questions 26 27 Translate the underlined sentences into Chinese 26 27 Questions 28 30 Answer the following questions 28 Why do middle school students in Singapore spend a lot of time on their studies 29 When do the schools in Singapore run programs 30 What kind of movies do most students like to watch C 请阅读下面短文 根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中 选择五个还原到文中 使短文意思通顺 结构完整 Life is speeding up 31 This may sound like something someone would say today But in fact an unwell person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it 32 They are exciting amazing and can even change our lives But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives Picture this You re rushing to finish your homework on the computer Your mobile phone rings A QQ message from your friend appears on the screen the noise from the telephone is getting louder and louder Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work 33 Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave s feeling stressed and tired Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities who have no telephones no cars not even any electricity often seem to be happier 34 One family in the UK went back in time to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today The grandparents with their daughter and grandsons Benjamin 10 and Thomas 7 spent nine weeks in a 1940s house They had no washing machine microwave computer or mobile phone The grandmother Lyn said 35 The boys said they fought less Probably they said because there was less to fight over such as their computer Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a trendy been drinking granny to one who cooked things A We all love new inventions B Everyone is becoming unwell C Many people prefer to live without inventions D We can be inventors if we put our hearts into it E Perhaps that is because they live simpler lives F Now you have to stay up all night to get it done G The more things you have the more difficult life becomes 31 32 33 34 35 III 完型填空 Cloze 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 计 20 分 A 阅读下面短文 根据其内容从所给的 12 个单词或词组中选出 10 个 并以其适当形式 填空 Read the passage below and fill in the blanks according to the context with the correct forms of 10 words or phrases out of the 12 given use want distant spaceship of explore photo other so far a waste of money which or People have been interested in the planet Mars since ancient times Because of the of Mars from Earth sending a manned rocket to the planet isn t possible today For the time being Exploration of Mars is limited to unmanned There have been several spaceships which have flown past Mars and sent back to Earth but only a few have actually landed on the surface The most famous these missions was the Mars Pathfinder was launched in 1969 and landed on Mars in 1997 Pathfinder which was like a robot car was able to conduct a lot of research before it stopped working Some people think that space and in particular sending spaceships to other planets is However think that the technology that is created and the information that is learned is necessary for man s future B 阅读下面短文 根据其内容用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 Read the passage below and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets Laura has been travelling through Asia for the last six months She visit many of the places her mother Wendy travelled to nearly thirty years ago Young people start travelling overland from Europe to Asia in the 1960s Airfares be much too expensive then for many travelers Some bought second hand cars or vans travel in Others catch buses and stayed in cheap hotels or with local people Like her mother Laura carry all her belongings in a backpack and travels as cheaply as possible However her trip has been different n many ways Laura flies to many of her destinations including fly directly from London to India She keeps in contact use e mails and phones Laura has also discovered that many local businesses know what backpackers want In Wendy s day find a caf selling chocolate cake was exciting news for homesick travelers These days there aren t many places on Laura s travels where she can t find pizza pancakes or othe