初中英语竞赛试题(1)

1、笔试局部共七大题，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正确选项。1. Jane, what are you doingyour computer?rm look ing for in formatio nairli nes?A. about; forB. on; with C. in;withD. with; about2. There arecarrots in the fridge. You don't have to buy any.A. fewB. a fe

2、wC. any D. little3. Who is Tina?The girl who is weari ng adress?A. beautiful red B.red and pretty C.red nice D. red but long4. Heup very late in the morning, but now heup very early.A. used to get; is used to get B. used to gett ing; is used to getC. is used to gett ing; used to getD. used to get; i

3、s used to gett ing5. , he had studied art in Paris.A. When a boyB. As boy C. As a boyD. As he is a boy6. I hate space adve ntures. .A. Nor do IB. Me neitherC. Neither do ID. So do I7. Are you going to buy that car?No, I'm no t. It'sfor me.A. eno ugh betterB. good eno ughC. too expe nsiveD.ch

4、eap too8. By the time I, I realized that I had left my umbrella in the shop.A. got homeB. reach home C. got to homeD. went to home9. Where are the letters? Those lettersalready.A. were sent B. was found C. had bee n reachedD. have bee n posted10. My watch does n't work. I must have it.A. repaire

5、dB. fix ingC. watchedD. make11. 阅读理解(Reading comprehension)共 20小题，计 30分阅读以下短文或图表，然后完成文后各题。51-60小题为选择题，每题只有一个最正确答案；61-70小题为非选择题，请按题目要求答题。The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone came to Joa nne Kathlee n Rowli ng in 1990. It took her seven years to finish writing it. During

6、those seven years she had a nu mber of jobs, in cludi ng one job as an En glish teacher in Portugal.Rowli ng sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought 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, Rowl

7、i ng was livi ng in a small apartme nt with her daughter and was so poor that she could not afford heat in the win ter.Harry Potter became very successful with childre n and adults in En gla nd. The book also really took off in the United States. After her second and third books were published, the

8、three Harry Potter books filled the top three places on many n ewspapers' lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without questi on, Rowli ng's life had completely cha nged, in just three years.Harry Potter books have now sold more tha n 30 milli on books around

9、theworld and have been translated into more than thirty-five Ianguages. In 1997,Rowling was earning£ 70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earnedover £ 150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time.211. This read ing is about.A

10、. Harry Potter's lifeB. the writer's lifeC. how the book became a movieD. 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. Rowli ng go

11、t the idea from her daughter.13. Rowli ng's dream was.A. to be a magicia nB. to make a movieC. to have her books publishedD. to be an En glish teacher14. How many Ian guages has Harry Potter bee n tran slated in to?A. more than 35 B. about 135C. about 90D. more than 15015. Which sentence is true

12、 about Rowli ng?A. Many other writers have bee n much more successful tha n she.B. Not many writers are as successful as she is.C. She is more successful tha n all other writers.D. She became successful because of a movie.BEvery four years, the world tur ns its atte nti on to the soccer World Cup. T

13、he most successful teams in the tourn ame nt have traditi on ally come from South America and Europe. However, over the years, there have bee n a nu mber of surpris ing results.In a famous match in 1950, the USA came up aga inst En gla nd, one of the favorites to win the tourn ame nt. Many of the Am

14、erica n players were amateurs from college teams. Surpris in gly, the USA won 1-0. Other World Cup surprises were North Korea's win over Italy in 1966, and Camero on's win over Arge nti na in 1990.The 2002 FIFA World Cup sta nds out as probably the most surprisi ng World Cup of all time. In

15、the ope ning match, Sen egal surprised every one by beati ng Fran ce, the World Cup winner in 1998. Japan then beat Russia, the USA beat Portugal, and South Korea beat Italy, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. South Korea made it all the way to the final four, before fin ally losi ng to Germa ny.In the fi

16、nal game, which was watched by one billio n people around theworld, Brazil won 2-0 over Germa ny. Brazil set a World Cup record by beco ming the first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazil's most talented player,Ron aldo, scored eight goals in one tourn ame nt more tha n any other playe

17、r since1970.16. What is the best title for this passage?A. How the World Cup Is PlayedB. The Greatest World Cup Players of All TimeC. The History of SoccerD. Surprises in the World Cup17. Accord ing to the read ing, which team has NOT had a surpris ing win in a WorldCup match?A. Cameroo n.B. North K

18、orea. C. Italy. D. the Un ited States.18. Which team probably surprised people the most in the 2002 World Cup?A. Germa ny. B. Japa n. C. Russia.D. South Korea.19. What is NOT true about the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup?A. They won seve n matches.B. They were watched by all the people around

19、the world.C. They beat Germa ny by two goals.D. They won more matches tha n any other team.20. What record did Ronal do set in the tourn ame nt?A. He was the first player to score eight goals.B. He played more games in a World Cup tha n any other player.C. He scored the most goals in a World Cup.D.

20、He was the oldest player to 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, work ing, dan gerous, fight, on, foodMany people have to work on weeke nds. Some people do not(21).Other pe

21、ople think it is terrible.One man thinks that work ing on the weeke nd can be (22). He isGraham Coates. Mr Coates worked in an office in Bright on, En gla nd.On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When hegot in the elevator to go home, it stopped 23)floors. Mr Coates could

22、not get out of the elevator. He was trapped! He started to (24), but noone heard him. The n Mr Coates remembered that Mon day was a bank holiday in En gla nd. No one was going to come to work (25)Tuesday!There was (26)for Mr Coates to do. He had to wait un til one ofhis coworkers came to work and found him. With nothing to eat (27)drink