初三英语竞赛及答案.docx

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 rules B. my packet of rules
C. my group of rules D. my pack of rules
2. As Mr. Best was passing the bookshop, he thought he'd just _________ to see whether any interesting books were on sale.
A. look in B. look up C. look round D. look for
3. My father's very quiet too. I _________ him.
A. follow with B. take after
C. look like D. turn up to be
4. The news was _________ on the radio the day before yesterday.
A. broadcast B. to broadcast
C. being broadcasted D. broadcasting
5. I can’t get into my apartment because I left the key _________ my door in my car.
A. of B. from C. on D. to
6. On New Year's Eve, there will be a firework _________ at People's Square.
A. exhibition B. performance C. show D. display
7. It's not far from the village if we take the short _________ through the jungle.
A. pass B. comer C. turning D. cut
8. Could you keep a(n) _________ on the baby for a moment?
A. heart B. eye C. hand D. ear
9. The museum _____ next month to celebrate the Science & Technology Festival.
A. is decorated B. will decorate
C. is decorating D. will be decorated
10. Did the policeman give much _______ on how to protect personal information?
A. note B. tip C. advice D. book
1-5 AABAD 6-10 DDBDC
二、阅读理解。
(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. 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 royal 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 new
B. think that ice cream was an American idea
C. know that ice cream has a long history
D. do not know what ice cream is
12. The Roman emperor Nero hired men to _________
A. make ice cream for him
B. bring ice cream from China
C. guard the secret of ice cream
D. bring ice to cool his drinks
13. Charles I of England wanted to _________
A. make ice cream popular
B. keep the secret of ice cream for himself
C. develop new kinds of ice cream
D. 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 he would be buried in England's famous Westminster Abbey. But that wasn't all. Johnson could choose 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 it would just fit.
14. Which probably happened first?
A. 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 death
B. Johnson’s burial
C. the reading of Johnson’s will
D. 1638
16. Johnson’s coffin was placed upright so that it would _________
A. face the west B. look bigger
C. take less room D. reach the floor
17. The story shows that Charles tried to _________
A. role Britain well B. keep his promise
C. learn about art D. write poems and stories
(C)
Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round forms of exercise. It can help 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 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 important 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. For the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath. Don't 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 rest.
18. The words "Along with" (in Para. 1, line 1) most probably means _________
A. In accordance with B. Except for
C. In addition to D. Instead of
19. Cycling is good for people with painful back because _________
A. they can avoid putting all their weight on their feet
B. they can have some exercise on their back
C. they must start slowly and build up gently
D. they can relieve pain from the back
20. The probable result of sudden exercise is that _________
A. you might get a little out of breath
B. you will lose your breath
C. you can get your muscles hurt
D. you' ll find you are in pain with your heart
21. What is the writer's purpose of writing this article?
A. To give amusement B. To make criticism
C. To give advice D. 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 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 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 were 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 had 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 disappointment to our guests and set a bad example to our English hospitality.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Paul J. Weller

22. Mr. Weller could be described as being _________
A. disappointed
B. impolite
C. moderately dissatisfied
D. hurt and angry
23. The writer had the unpleasant experience in _________
A. a hotel
B. a Chinese restaurant
C. a restaurant in Shakespeare’s birthplace
D. a bar in London
24. Mr. Weller hopes that this letter of complaint _________
A. will be looked into at once
B. will embarrass the manager
C. will result in the restaurant being closed
D. will cause the quick dismissal of the head waiter

(E)
Like mother, like son
1955
Dear Mummy
I hate this boarding school. Food Awful, prefects bully me. Please take me home.
Love,
David.

Dear David
Nonsense! Chin up.
Mother

1997
Dear David
I hate this home. Food awful, nurses treat me like a child. Fetch me immediately.
Mother

Dear Mother
Nonsense! Chin up.
David

25. What is the theme of the above 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 House
C. The son refused his mother’s urgency for help because he was treated 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 boarding school.
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 Meal
Tony is Chinese American. His family members gather together and serve a traditional Chinese 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 cooking vegetables with hot oil. The kitchen was filled with many good smells. “You can help me 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 the forks and knives?” Amy asked.
“Oh, you ____27_____ (not need) those.” Tony explained.” I will show you how to use chopsticks. Don’t worry.”
Tony’s mother put different 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 on how to do it. 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. It landed in Tony’s soup with a splash(飞溅). Everyone at the table smiled.
Tony’s father ____30____ (kind) brought out a fork and knife. He handed them to Amy .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 it open and read the small note inside,” Practice hard, ____32____you will learn many things.” Amy laughed and said,” if you let me take home a pair of chopsticks, my fortune may come true!

26.was preparing, 27.won’t use, 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. 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 the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson. “How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice. All at once, an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time. “How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other. It seemed like a wonderful plan to them After giving each other a description of their own friends, Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag. Then 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 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. You can’t rely on copying what others are 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 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, they 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 reasonable answer is acceptable.)
五、阅读以下内容，完成任务。
Sometimes giving up is the way forward
This 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 other mountaineers were sleeping.
Obviously, climbing at night wasn’t a smart decision. But he still wanted to give it a try. He was nearly to the top when he suddenly slipped(失足) and started to fall. At that moment, his entire life flashed(