初中英语竞赛试题

1、笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I. 选择填空(Vocabulary and structure) (共20小题，计20分)  从A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Jane, what are you doing _ your computer?  I'm looking for information _ airlines?A. about; for    B. on; with C. in;with D. with; about2. There are _ carrots in

2、the fridge. You don't have to buy any.A. few    B. a few     C. any  D. little3. Who is Tina? The girl who is wearing a _ dress? A. beautiful red B.red and pretty C.red nice D. red but long4. He _ up very late in the morning, but now he _ up

3、 very early.A. used to get; is used to get B. used to getting; is used to get  C. is used to getting; used to get D. used to get; is used to getting 5. _, he had studied art in Paris. A. When a boy   B. As boy   C. As a boy     D. As he is a boy6. I hate

4、space adventures. _.  A. Nor do I  B. Me neither  C. Neither do I      D. So do I7. Are you going to buy that car?No, I'm not. It's _ for me. A. enough better  B. good enough  C. too expensive   D. cheap too8. By

5、 the time I _, I realized that I had left my umbrella in the shop. A. got home    B. reach home   C. got to home  D. went to home9. Where are the letters? Those letters _ already.A. were sent  B. was found  C. had been reached D. have been poste

6、d10. My watch doesn't work. I must have it _.A. repaired  B. fixing    C. watched      D. makeII. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension) （共20小题，计30分）    阅读下列短文或图表，然后完成文后各题。（51-60小题为选择题，每题只有一个最佳答案；61-70小题为非选择题，请按题目要求答题。）AThe idea for the book

7、Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came to Joanne Kathleen Rowling in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During those seven years she had a number of jobs, including one job as an English teacher in Portugal.Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bough

8、t it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her life's dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter. Harry Potter became very successful with children

9、and adults in England. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many newspapers' lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling&

10、#39;s life had completely changed, in just three years.    Harry Potter books have now sold more than 30 million books around the world and have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. In 1997, Rowling was earning 70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had ear

11、ned over 150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.  211. This reading is about _.  A. Harry Potter's life        B. the writer's life    C. how the book became a movie

12、60;    D. why Harry Potter is popular12. Which sentence is true about the first Harry Potter book?  A. Four publishers bought it. B. It took the writer several years to finish it.  C. It was first published in Portugal.   D. Rowling got the idea from

13、 her daughter.13. Rowling's dream was _.  A. to be a magician            B. to make a movie   C. to have her books published       D. to be an English teacher14. How many languages has Harry Potter bee

14、n translated into? A. more than 35  B. about 135   C. about 90   D. more than 15015. Which sentence is true about Rowling?A. Many other writers have been much more successful than she. B. Not many writers are as successful as she is.  C. She is more successful

15、 than all other writers.   D. She became successful because of a movie.BEvery four years, the world turns its attention to the soccer World Cup. The most successful teams in the tournament have traditionally come from South America and Europe. However, over the years, there have been a num

16、ber of surprising results.    In a famous match in 1950, the USA came up against England, one of the favorites to win the tournament. Many of the American players were amateurs from college teams. Surprisingly, the USA won 1-0. Other World Cup surprises were North Korea's win over

17、 Italy in 1966, and Cameroon's win over Argentina in 1990.    The 2002 FIFA World Cup stands out as probably the most surprising World Cup of all time. In the opening match, Senegal surprised everyone by beating France, the World Cup winner in 1998. Japan then beat Russia, the USA

18、 beat Portugal, and South Korea beat Italy, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. South Korea made it all the way to the final four, before finally losing to Germany.    In the final game, which was watched by one billion people around the world, Brazil won 2-0 over Germany. Brazil set a World

19、 Cup record by becoming the first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazil's most talented player, Ronaldo, scored eight goals in one tournamentmore than any other player since 1970.16. What is the best title for this passage?A. How the World Cup Is Played     

20、60;   B. The Greatest World Cup Players of All Time    C. The History of Soccer      D. Surprises in the World Cup17. According to the reading, which team has NOT had a surprising win in a World Cup match?  A. Cameroon.  B. North Korea.

21、0; C. Italy. D. the United States.18. Which team probably surprised people the most in the 2002 World Cup?  A. Germany.  B. Japan.   C. Russia.        D. South Korea.19. What is NOT true about the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup?&

22、#160;   A. They won seven matches.       B. They were watched by all the people around the world.    C. They beat Germany by two goals.        D. They won more matches than any other team.20. What record did Ro

23、nal do set in the tournament?    A. He was the first player to score eight goals.    B. He played more games in a World Cup than any other player.    C. He scored the most goals in a World Cup.      D. He was the oldest player to

24、score in a World Cup.III. 完形填空(Cloze) (共20小题，计20分)    A) 阅读下面的短文，根据其内容从所给的15个单词中选出最恰当的10个填入空中。 nothing, until, sleeping, dying, or, between, mind, shout, telephones, happy, working, dangerous, fight, on, food Many people have to work on weekends. Some people do not(21)_. Other pe

25、ople think it is terrible.    One man thinks that working on the weekend can be (22)_. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates worked in an office in Brighton, England.     On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator to go home,

26、it stopped （23)_ floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the elevator. He was trapped! He started to (24)_, but no one heard him. Then Mr Coates remembered that Monday was a bank holiday in England. No one was going to come to work (25)_ Tuesday!    There was (26)_ for Mr Coates to do. He had to wait until one of his coworkers came to work and found him. With nothing to eat (27)_ drink, Mr Coates ended up (28)_ for most of the time.    Early on Tuesday morning, the vice president of the company came into w