初三英语竞赛与答案

1、初三英语竞赛、单项选择。1. Anyone who followed would be blessed with a richer life and boundless love fromhis 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 hed just to see whether anyinteresting books were on sale.A. look

2、 inB. look up C. look round D. look for3. My fathers 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 apartment because I left the ke

3、y my door in my car.A. ofB. fromC. onD. to6. On New Years Eve, there will be a firework at Peoples Square.A. exhibition B. performance C. show D. display7. Its not far from the village if we take the short through the jungle.A. passB. comer C. turning D. cut8. Could you keep a(n) on the baby for a m

4、oment?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. adviceD. book1-5 AABAD 6-10 DDBDC 二、阅读理解。

5、(A)Most Americans think that ice cream is as American as baseball and apple pie. But ice cream was known long before America was discovered.The Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice cream. He hired hundreds of men to bring snow and ice from the mountains. He used it to make cold drinks. Tra

6、veler 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 royal secret.Today ice cream is know

7、n 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 cream is12. The Roman emperor Nero

8、 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 creamD. bring ice cream recipes from C

9、hina(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 he would be buried in Englands famous Westminster Abbey. But that wasnt all. Johnson could choose any place he liked for his grave.Johnson d

10、ied 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 Johnsons coffin placed on its end in the small place. Thats the way it would just fit.14. Which probably happened first?A.

11、 Johnson picked a place in the Abbey.B. Johnson died.C. Johnson received Charles s promise.D. Johnson told the king of his choice.15. Charles I found out the place filled after A. Johnson s deathB. Johnson s burialC. the reading of Johnson s willD. 163816. Johnson s cowffains placed upright so that

12、it would A. face the westB. look biggerC. take less 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. It can he

13、lp to increase your strength and energy, giving you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because youre not carrying the weight of your body on your feet, its a good form of exercise for people with painful feet or backs. Howe

14、ver, with all forms of exercise its important to start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage muscles that arent 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

15、least two or three times a week. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Dont worry if you begin to lose your breath. Shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain then you should stop and take a res

16、t.18. The words Along with (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 mus

17、t start slowly and 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 writers purpose

18、of writing 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 b

19、y telephone 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

20、 historic 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 a traditional English dinner in such a charming setting. But our hopes for an enjoyable evening out we

21、re instantly 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 the Manager, who, we were told, was unavailable.Your staff then offered us a table which we all h

22、ad to share with another couple and no effort was 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 disa

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

24、. a restaurant in Shakespeare s birthplaceD. a bar in London24. Mr. Weller hopes that this letter of complaintA. 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 son1955Dear M

25、ummyI 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 s

26、hort 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 Peoples HouseC. The son refused his mother s urgency for help because he was treated

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

28、e American.His family members gather together and serve a traditionalChinese meal once a week. Last week Tony invited his friend Amy for it.Tony s family 26(prepare) dinner when Amy arrived. The family was cookingvegetables with hot oil. The kitchen was filled with many good smells. You can help me

29、set tltable. Tony told his friend. Theave each person a pair of chopsticks, a soup bowl, a soup spoon, and a rice bowl on a plate.“Where are the forks and knives? Amy as ked.a Oh,you 27 (not need) those. Tony explained. I will show you how to usechopsticks. Don t worry. ”Tony mother put different fo

30、ods which were 28 (familiar) to Amy onto bigplates. 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 instructionson how to do it. Amy finally man

31、aged 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. It landed in Tony s soup witha胎piasheryone at the table smiled.Tony sather 30 (kind) brought out a fork and knife. He handed th

32、em toAmy .Amy felt 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 itopen and read the small note inside, Practice hard,32 you will learn many things.laughed and said, “ if you let me take home a pair of

33、chopsticks, my fortune mayecome!26.was preparing, 27.won u se,28.unfamiliar, 29.with, 30.kindly, 31.was given,32.and四、任务阅读理解。It was Saturday again. Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays. That was another thing the twins had in common. They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner.

34、 In fact, it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.Unlike their classmates, they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons. Grace had to attend theart lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson.How I wish Icould do something diff

35、erent today, said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came toGrace and Karen at the same time. How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked eachother. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them. After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen s ballet dre

36、ss while Karen put Grace s brushes and paints into her bThen they left for their classes.When the art lesson started, Karen was lost. Unlike Grace, Karen was poor at drawing. When the art lesson finally ended, Karen didn t dare to hand in her work.Meanwhile, Grace was struggling in the ballet class

37、as well. As she had no idea about the dance steps, she had to follow her classmates blindly. As a result, she kept knocking into them. Their ballet teacher became impatient with her,“ Karen, you should remember the basic steps. Youcan t rely on copying what others are doing.”When Karen and Grace got

38、 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 twins plan when they decided stor

39、dething 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 theend of the story try to tell us?33. No, they didn t. / No. Both of them disliked Satu

40、rdays.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 reasonable answer is acceptable.)五、阅读以下容，完成任务。Som

41、etimes giving up is the way forwardThis is a story about a mountaineer named Phillip. Phillip was a member of a mountaineering team that planned to climb a mountain. In order to enjoy the glory（ 荣耀）of being the first to reach the mountaintop. Phillip went to climb the mountain 39 one night while the

42、 other mountaineers were sleeping.Obviously, climbing at night wasn t a smart decision. But he still wanted to give it a try. Hewas nearly to the top when he suddenly slipped（失足）and started to fall. At that moment, his entire life flashed（闪现）before him.While thinking about how 40 he was to death, he felt the rope around his wais