[精选]初三英语竞赛及答案--资料

1、初三英语竞赛一、单项选择。1. Anyone who followed _ would be blessed with a richer life and boundless love from his family.A. my set of rulesB. my packet of rulesC. my group of rulesD. my pack of rules2. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop, he thought he'd just _ to see whether any interesting books were on

2、sale.A. look inB. look upC. look roundD. look for3.My father's very quiet too. I _ him.A. follow withB. take afterC. look likeD. turn up to be4.The news was _ on the radio the day before yesterday.A. broadcastB. to broadcastC. being broadcastedD. broadcasting5. I can t get into my apartmentbecau

3、se I left the key _ my door in my car.A. ofB. fromC. onD. to6.On New Year's Eve, there will be a firework _ at People's Square.A. exhibitionB. performanceC. showD. display7.It's not far from the village if we take the short _ through the jungle.A. passB. comerC. turningD. cut8.Could you

4、keep a(n) _ on the baby for a moment?A. heartB. eyeC. handD. ear9.The museum _ next month to celebrate the Science & Technology Festival.A. is decoratedB. will decorateC. is decoratingD. will be decorated10. Did the policeman give much _ on how to protect personal information?A. noteB. tipC. adv

5、iceD. book1-5 AABAD6-10 DDBDC二、阅读理解 。(A)Most Americans think that ice cream is as Americanas baseball and apple pie. But ice creamwas known long before America was discovered.The Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice cream. He hired hundreds of men to bringsnow and ice from the mountains. H

6、e used it to make cold drinks. Traveler Marco Polo brought back recipes for chilled and frozen milk from China.Hundreds of years later, ice cream reached England. It is said that King Charles enjoyed that treat very much. There is a story that he bribed his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a ro

7、yal secret.Today ice cream is known throughout the world. Americans alone eat more than two billion quarts a year.11 .The passage says that most Americans _A. think that ice cream is very newB. think that ice cream was an American ideaC. know that ice cream has a long historyD. do not know what ice

8、cream is12. The Roman emperor Nero hired men to _A. make ice cream for himB. bring ice cream from ChinaC. guard the secret of ice creamD. bring ice to cool his drinks13. Charles I of England wanted to _A. make ice cream popularB. keep the secret of ice cream for himselfC. develop new kinds of ice cr

9、eamD. bring ice cream recipes from China(B)Ben Johnson is one of the few men ever buried standing up.As the story goes, King Charles I once made him a promise. The king told the great writer that hewould be buried in England's famous Westminster Abbey. But that wasn't all. Johnson could choo

10、se any place he liked for his grave.Johnson died in 1637. Then it was found that the spot he had picked was already filled. The ground space left in it was just eighteen inches square. King Charles 1 kept his words. He had Johnson's coffin placed on its end in the small place. That's the way

11、 it would just fit.14. Which probably happened first?A. Johnson picked a place in the Abbey.B. Johnson died.15. Charles I found out the place filled after _A. Johnson s deathB. Johnson s burialD. 163816. Johnson s coffin was placed upright so that it would _A. face the westB. look biggerC. take less

12、 roomD. reach the floor17. The story shows that Charles tried to _A. role Britain wellB. keep his promiseC. learn about artD. write poems and stories(C)Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise.help to increase your strength and energy, giving you more e

13、fficient muscles and a stronger heart.It canButincreasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you're not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, it's a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it's imp

14、ortant to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that aren't used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/her advice.Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. F

15、or the exercise to be doing yougood, you should get a little out of breath. Don't worry if you begin to lose your breath.Shortness ofbreath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then youshould stop and take a rest.18. The words "Along with&

16、quot; (in Para. 1, line 1) most probably means _A. In accordance withB. Except forC. In addition toD. Instead of19. Cycling is good for people with painful back because _A. they can avoid putting all their weight on their feetB. they can have some exercise on their backC. they must start slowly and

17、build up gentlyD. they can relieve pain from the back20. The probable result of sudden exercise is that _A. you might get a little out of breathB. you will lose your breathC. you can get your muscles hurtD. you' ll find you are in pain with your heart21. What is the writer's purpose of writi

18、ng this article?A. To give amusementB. To make criticismC. To give adviceD. To give warning(D)Dear Sir,I am writing to make a strong complaint about the impolite treatment my guests, my colleague and I received when we visited your restaurant last Friday evening.On booking a table for four by teleph

19、one on Tuesday we were assured that there would be room for us despite the fact that your restaurant had been open only for a few weeks and all the tables had already been booked.We appreciate that there must be great demand for restaurant meals at this time of the year in such a popular and histori

20、c area but we were not expecting such an ill-mannered reception on the part of your head waiter.Our Chinese friends are currently touring the 'Shakespeare Country' and were looking forward to atraditional English dinner in such a charming setting. But our hopes for an enjoyable evening out w

21、ereinstantly spoilt when your head waiter informed us that he had received no booking in our name and, so,no table was reserved for our party. My colleague and I protested at this and asked to speak to theManager, who, we were told, was unavailable.Your staff then offered us a table which we all had

22、 to share with another couple and no effortwas made to smooth over the unpleasantness we had experienced. We also had to wait for some considerable time before the menu was brought to us.I trust you will give this complaint your prompt attention as the whole embarrassing incident was a great disappo

23、intment to our guests and set a bad example to our English hospitality.Yours sincerely,Mr. Paul J. Weller22. Mr. Weller could be described as being _A. disappointedB. impoliteC. moderately dissatisfiedD. hurt and angry23. The writer had the unpleasant experience in _A. a hotelB. a Chinese restaurant

24、C. a restaurant in Shakespeare s birthplaceD. a bar in London24. Mr. Weller hopes that this letter of complaint _A. will be looked into at onceB. will embarrass the managerC. will result in the restaurant being closedD. will cause the quick dismissal of the head waiter(E)Like mother, like son1955Dea

25、r MummyI hate this boarding school. Food Awful, prefects bully me. Please take me home.Love,David.Dear DavidNonsense! Chin up.Mother1997Dear DavidI hate this home. Food awful, nurses treat me like a child. Fetch me immediately.MotheDear MotherNonsense! Chin up.David25. What is the theme of the above

26、 short story?A. The mother encouraged her son to stay against harsh condition and so did his son to his mother 22 years later.B. The son had a high moral sense to cheer his mother up while she was suffering in the Old People's HouseC. The son refused his mother s urgency for help because he was

27、treated as such when he was atboarding school 22 years ago.D. The son wanted his motherto experiencehow he was put down 22 years ago at boardingschool.11.( B)12.(D)13.( B )14.( C )15.( A )16.( C)17.( B)18.( C )19.( A )20.( C )21.( C )22.(D)23.( C )24.( A )25.( C )三、综合语法填空。A Delicious MealTony is Chi

28、nese American. His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinesemeal once a week. Last week Tony invited his friend Amy for it.Tony sfamily_26_ (prepare) dinnerwhen Amyarrived.The familywas cookingvegetables with hot oil. The kitchen was filled with many good smells.“ You can help m

29、e set the table.Tony told his friend. They gave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.“ Where are theforks and knives?Amy” asked.“ Oh,you _27 _ (not need) those. ”Tony explained. I ”will show you how to usechopsticks. Don t worry.”Tony s mother put d

30、ifferent foods which were _28_ (familiar) to Amy onto big plates.She asked the kids to carry the food-filled plates out to the table. Amy carried roast duck. It was one of the few dishes she recognized.Amy was a little nervous about eating _29_ chopsticks. Tony gave her instructions onhow to do it.

31、Amy finally managed to hold the chopsticks. Just when she picked up a piece of chicken in her chopsticks, her fingers suddenly lost control of them, and the chicken flew across the table. Itlanded in Tony s soup with a splash(飞溅). Everyone at the table smiled.Tony s father _30_ (kind) brought out a

32、fork and knife. He handed them to Amy .Amyfelt more comfortable. She ate the rest of her dinner easily. It was delicious!At the end of the meal, Amy _31_(give) a fortune cookie(签语饼干 ). She broke it openand read the small note in side,” Practice hard,32_you will learn many things.” Amy laughedand sai

33、d,” if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come true!26.waspreparing,27. won t use,28.unfamiliar,29.with,30.kindly,31.wasgiven,32.and四、任务阅读理解。It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins hadin common. They shared the same clothes a

34、nd tied their hair in the same manner. In fact, it was hardfor their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.Unliketheir classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for theirlessons. Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karenhad to attend her ballet lesson.

35、“ How I wish Icould do something different today,d the twin”saiwith one voice. All at once, an idea came to Graceand Karen at the same time. “ Howwould you like to be me for a day? ”they asked each other. Itseemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own frie

36、nds, Graceput on Karen s ballet dress while Karen put Grace s brushes and paints into her bag. Then they left fortheir classes.When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When theart lesson finally ended, Karen did n t dare to hand in her work.Meanwhile, Gra

37、ce was struggling in the ballet class as well. As she had no idea about the dancesteps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their balletteacher became impatientwith her,“ Karen,you should remember the basic steps. You can t rely oncopying what others a

38、re doing.”When Karen and Grace got home, they were tired out. They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not. It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side .33. Did Grace and Karen like Saturdays?34. When did the twins get up on Saturdays?35. What was the

39、 twins plan when they decided to do something different?36. How did Karen feel at the beginning of the art lesson?37. Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?38. What does the underlined part the grass“ was not always greener on the other side ” at the end of the story try to tell us?.33. No, th

40、ey didn t. / No. Both of them disliked Saturdays.34. (They got up) at seven on Saturdays.35. (Their plan was to) pretend to be the other one / exchange roles for a day.36. She felt lost (when the art lesson started).37. (Because“ Karen ” couldn t) remember the basic steps / dance well.38. (Any reaso

41、nable answer is acceptable.)五、阅读以下内容，完成任务。Sometimes giving up is the way forwardThis is a story about a mountaineer named Phillip.Phillipwas a member of a mountaineeringteam that planned to climb a mountain. In order to enjoy the glory(荣耀 ) of being the first to reach themountaintop. Phillip went to

42、 climb the mountain39one night while the other mountaineerswere sleeping.Obviously, climbing at night wasn t a smart decision. But he still wanted to give it a try. He wasnearly to the top when he suddenly slipped( 失足 ) and started to fall. At that moment, his entire lifeflashed( 闪现 ) before him.Whilethinkingabout how