初三英语竞赛试题

初三英语竞赛试题一、从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(15分)1. My family_ very small. Just only three people.A. are B. is C. be D. there is2. -Tom went to a wonderful party last Sunday.-His class had a good time,_ ?A. hadnt he B. didnt he C. hadnt they D. didnt they3. -Today is April Fools Day. Are you_ me?-Oh, believe it or not ,but its true.A. playing B. foolish C. kidding D. fool4. -Its very cold today.-But its_ than it was yesterday.A. less cold B. less colder C. not less colder D. not less cold5. His _English is_.A. spoken; excellent B. speak; excellentC. spoken; very excellent D. speak; very excellent6. -_ ?-Not too well ,Im afraid.A. How do you do B. How is your schoolC. How are things getting on D. What are you7. -Please dont make a noise.- _ . Ill be as quiet as mouse.A. Yes, I do B. No, I dont C. Yes, I will D. No, I wont8. Your skirt needs_ . You need_ it.A. washing ;to wash B. to wash; washingC. washing; washing D. to wash; to wash9.-Did your sister pass the exam?-She failed, so she is in low spirits,-Im sorry for her.-_.A. I would think so B. The pleasure is mineC. Thank you D. Youre welcome10. She _ terrible at this time yesterday.A. feels B. felt C. is feeling D. was feeling11. He said nothing at the meeting because he wanted to let the sleeping lie.A. dogs B. cats C. tigers D. pigs12. _ weather it is!A. What broken B. What a broken C. How breaking D. How broken13. If you dont go , _.A. Nor will I B. So will IC. Neither do I D. So do I14. He learned a lot when he lived in the country for a holiday.A. got to know a lot B. did muchC. received a lot D. knows a lot15. He stands first in his class. It means_.A. He stands up first B. Hes the best student in his classC. Hes the tallest in his class D. He sits in the front of his classroom.二、阅读理解(20分)ATanya Ferguson lives in Sydney. On September 23, she woke up to a strong wind blowing through her window. She then saw that the room was completely orange. “I could not believe my eyes,” she told BBC news. She thought there was a bush fire. But when she went outside, the whole city was covered in a film of orange dust. “It was like being in the outback (内陆), but it was right here in the city,” she said. On that day, a big dust storm swept through Sydney. It covered the city in orange dust for about eight hours, and people cant see landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge. The storm influenced the transportation system. Flights were put off. Roads were busy in the difficult conditions. Children and the elderly were told to stay indoors until the dust had cleared. Later strong winds blew it out to sea and up the coast. No one was hurt in the storm, though health officials and emergency services answered hundreds of calls from people with breathing(呼吸)difficulties. Dust storms are common in the Australian outback, where the land is poor. But the storms hardly reach the coastal areas. Officials said it was the worst dust storm of the past 70 years. Experts said that dry conditions in the outback and strong winds caused the sandstorm. “Ten very dry years over inland southern Australia and very strong winds have co-operated to produce the storm,” said Nigel Tapper, an environmental scientist at Monash University, Australia.16. Tanya Ferguson lives _.A. in the Australian outback B. in the Australian cityC. next to the Sydney Opera House D. near Harbor Bridge17. We learned that the dust storm_.A. didnt land on the coastal areas of AustraliaB. lasted about eight hoursC. made most of the buildings better seenD. left children and the elderly outdoors safely18. Health officials and emergency services are busy _.A. looking after the people with breathing(呼吸)difficultiesB. dealing with the traffic accidentsC. answering hundreds of callsD. taking the old people to hospital19. The article tells us that _.A. a bush fire may have brought the orange dustB. dust storms never happens in the Australian outbackC. it was the second worst dust storm in Australia in the past 70 yearsD. it has been dry for ten years in the southern Australian outback.20. The writer may feel _ when meeting such a storm that morning.A. anxiousB. happyC. embarrassedD. frustrated BThe teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was about to hand out the final exam papers. I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test,“he said. And because I know you are all able to understand this material, I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the remaining (余下的) students and said, Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance. Two more students decided to go. Seven students stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences which were typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned lifes lessons, whether from formal education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you realize that you have some limits( 局限). However, there is nothing you cant do or leant to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) said, We do not conquer the mountain, but ourselves. 21. Why did some students leave the classroom?A .Because they were happy with the mark the teacher would give them.B. Because they were allowed to take another easier exam later on.C. Because they knew the teacher didnt like them to take the test.D. Because they thought the exam was too easy to be worth a try.22. Why did the teacher give the remaining students an A?A. Because they answered all the questions in the exam correctly.B. Because they had been promised an A by the teacher before.C. Because they were confident in what they had learned.D. Because they had been working hard for each exam.23. What does the underlined word conquer mean in the passage?A. 发现 B. 控制 C. 探索 D. 征服24. By the age of _, most of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. A. 6 years oldB. 8 years oldC. 18 years oldD. 80 years old25. What is the writers purpose of writing the passage?A. He wants us to know what our limits are.B. He wants us to learn to believe in ourselves.C. He wants us to receive formal education.D. He wants us to learn from B students. 三、完形填空(15分)AAmerican people have the habit of saying thank you whenever something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy or casual(偶然) the thing is. This habit is 26 by people of many 27 countries. You should say Thank you when someone 28 you the salt on the table, or when someone 29 aside to let you 30 in a narrow corridor (走廊), or when someone 31 ahead of you keeps the door open 32 you, when someone says your work is well 33 or says you have bought a nice thing, or says your city is very beautiful. Thank you is 34 not only between strangers or new acquaintance (熟人), 35 between friends and colleagues, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell 36 children that they should say Thank you in answer to a 37 word or act when they are only four 38 five years old. Perhaps thats 39 almost everyone has 40 this habit.26. A. put B. given C. decided D. shared27. A. others B. another C. other D. else28. A. puts B. passes C. carries D. borrows29. A. steps B. takes C. makes D. runs30. A. pass B. jump C. sing D. dance31. A. to walk B. walks C. walk D. walking32. A. to B. with C. for D. on33. A. made B. done C. built D. doing34. A. tell B. said C. to say D. told35. A. but also B. and C. or D. however36. A. his B. theirs C. theirs D. their37. A. kind B. good C. happy D. rude38. A. but B. and C. or D. so39. A. why B. because C. when D. reason40. A. learned B. put C. given D. got四在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（20分）Connect to the world Over the past 20 years, the Internet has greatly influenced our world and c_（41） our lives. The Internet makes it much e_(42) for people to search for information. For example, when we write a history report, we dont have to go to the library. We can find i_(43) about world leaders and historical events on different websites. Everything we want to know can be found at the click of a button.The Internet helps us to stay connected to family, friends and the world around us. Not long ago, we wrote letters by h_(44) and waited weeks for a reply. Today, when we use QQ, we send and r _(45) messages across thousands of miles in a few seconds. The Internet gives us a way to express our opinions in p_(46). We share interesting ideas with other people on QQ, Baidu Tieba, blogs or forums(论坛). If we dislike the food at school, we can discuss it in the schools forum or in the Tieba of our own class.A_ (47)the Internet has made our world better in many ways, in some ways it can be a bad influence. There is a lot of false information on the Internet. It is important not to believe a_(48) we read on the Internet. In addition, many teenagers choose to keep in touch with each other online instead of meeting face-to-face. People w_(49) that this harms their social communication skills.Some teenagers spend too much time playing Internet games. They may lose focus on their studies. There are millions of interesting sites to visit and so many wonderful things to do online. How could we live without the Internet nowadays? But remember to use the Internet p_ (50)and wisely. Try to let the Internet be your good servant, not your bad master! 五、句型转换(10分)51. He got up so early that he caught the first bus.He got up so early as not to the first bus.52. Neither the beasts nor the birds liked the bat. sides refused to have the bat as their friends.53. He didnt answer the question.He didnt _ the question .54. The boss hired a young worker called John Hill.The boss hired a young worker John Hill.55. The film started half an hour ago.The film has _ _for half an hour.六、智力题(10%)61.There are two bookshelves A and B. There are 450 books on them. If we take 25 books from A to B, the numbers of the books are the same. Do you know how many books there are on bookshelf A and bookshelf B originally?A.250;200 B.225;215 C. 200;250 D. 215;22562. What, by losing one eye, has nothing left but a nose?A. nose B. noise C. eye D. ear63. If post is 1234, “top” will be _.A. 231 B. 421 C. 314 D. 12464. How can you make 7 out of three 6s?65. Mr. Black has five daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many children does Mr. Black have?七、作文 “安全你我他，幸福千万家”，关爱生命，确保平安，让我们的生活更加幸福安康。请以“Keepingsafe_(athome/atschool/ontheroad)为题写一篇80词左右的英语短文。要求：补全标题：条理清晰，语言流畅；文中不得出现真实姓名、校名。内容包括：(1)Isitimportanttokeepsafe.?(2)Whydoyouthinkso?(3)What can you do to keep yourself safe?Keeping safe _初三英语竞赛题答案 一、从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(20%)题号12345678910答案BDCAACDACD题号1112131415答案AAAAB二、阅读理解(20%)A题号1617181920答案BBCDAB题号2122232425答案ACDBB三、完形填空(25%)A题号2627282930313233答案DCBAADCB题号34353637383940 答案BADACAD 四41.changed 42. easier 43.information 44.hand 45. receive 46.public 47. Although 48.all 49. worry 50.properly五、句型转换(20%)51. He got up so early that he caught the first bus.He got up