初三英语竞赛试题
一、从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。(15分) 1. My family_________ very small. Just only three people. A. are B. is C. be D. there is 2. --Tom went to a wonderful party last Sunday. --His class had a good time,______ ? A. hadn't he B. didn't he C. hadn't they D. didn't they 3. --Today is April Fool's Day. Are you_____ me? --Oh, believe it or not ,but it's true.
A. playing B. foolish C. kidding D. fool 4. --It's very cold today.
--But it's__________ than it was yesterday. A. less cold B. less colder C. not less colder D. not less cold 5. His _____English is___________. A. spoken; excellent B. speak; excellent C. spoken; very excellent D. speak; very excellent 6. --____________ ? --Not too well ,I'm afraid.
A. How do you do B. How is your school C. How are things getting on D. What are you 7. --Please don't make a noise.
-- _____ . I'll be as quiet as mouse.
A. Yes, I do B. No, I don't C. Yes, I will D. No, I won't 8. Your skirt needs_____ . You need______ it.
A. washing ;to wash B. to wash; washing C. washing; washing D. to wash; to wash 9.--Did your sister pass the exam? --She failed, so she is in low spirits, --I'm sorry for her. --______. A. I would think so B. The pleasure is mine C. Thank you D. You're welcome 10. She _____ terrible at this time yesterday.
A. feels B. felt C. is feeling D. was feeling
11. He said nothing at the meeting because he wanted to let the sleeping lie. A. dogs B. cats C. tigers D. pigs 12. ______ weather it is!
A. What broken B. What a broken C. How breaking D. How broken 13. If you don’t go , ______. A. Nor will I B. So will I C. Neither do I D. So do I
14. He learned a lot when he lived in the country for a holiday. A. got to know a lot B. did much C. received a lot D. knows a lot
15. He stands first in his class. It means_____.
A. He stands up first B. He’s the best student in his class C. He’s the tallest in his class D. He sits in the front of his classroom. 二、阅读理解(20分)
A
Tanya Ferguson lives in Sydney. On September 23, she woke up to a strong wind blowing through her window. She then saw that the room was completely orange.
“I could not believe my eyes,” she told BBC news. She thought there was a bush fire. But when she went outside, the whole city was covered in a film of orange dust. “It was like being in the outback (内陆), but it was right here in the city,” she said.
On that day, a big dust storm swept through Sydney. It covered the city in orange dust for about eight hours, and people can’t see landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge.
The storm influenced the transportation system. Flights were put off. Roads were busy in the difficult conditions. Children and the elderly were told to stay indoors until the dust had cleared. Later strong winds blew it out to sea and up the coast. No one was hurt in the storm, though health officials and emergency services answered hundreds of calls from people with breathing(呼吸)difficulties.
Dust storms are common in the Australian outback, where the land is poor. But the storms hardly reach the coastal areas. Officials said it was the worst dust storm of the past 70 years. Experts said that dry conditions in the outback and strong winds caused the sandstorm.
“Ten very dry years over inland southern Australia and very strong winds have co-operated to produce the storm,” said Nigel Tapper, an environmental scientist at Monash University, Australia.
16. Tanya Ferguson lives _____________.
A. in the Australian outback B. in the Australian city C. next to the Sydney Opera House D. near Harbor Bridge 17. We learned that the dust storm________. A. didn’t land on the coastal areas of Australia B. lasted about eight hours
C. made most of the buildings better seen
D. left children and the elderly outdoors safely
18. Health officials and emergency services are busy ____________. A. looking after the people with breathing(呼吸)difficulties B. dealing with the traffic accidents C. answering hundreds of calls D. taking the old people to hospital 19. The article tells us that ________.
A. a bush fire may have brought the orange dust
B. dust storms never happens in the Australian outback
C. it was the second worst dust storm in Australia in the past 70 years D. it has been dry for ten years in the southern Australian outback.
20. The writer may feel ___________ when meeting such a storm that morning. A. anxious B. happy C. embarrassed D. frustrated
B
The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was about to hand out the final exam papers. \“he said. \offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.\
A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the remaining (余下的) students and said, \to get a B? This is your last chance. \stayed. The teacher then handed out the papers. There were only three sentences which were typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have received an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.
I never had a teacher who gave a test like that, but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give. Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most.
The same is true for students in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures. They have learned life's lessons, whether from formal education or from events in their lives, and have become better people. Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you realize that you have some limits( 局限). However, there is nothing you can't do or leant to be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) said, \21. Why did some students leave the classroom?
A .Because they were happy with the mark the teacher would give them. B. Because they were allowed to take another easier exam later on. C. Because they knew the teacher didn't like them to take the test. D. Because they thought the exam was too easy to be worth a try. 22. Why did the teacher give the remaining students an A?
A. Because they answered all the questions in the exam correctly. B. Because they had been promised an A by the teacher before. C. Because they were confident in what they had learned. D. Because they had been working hard for each exam.
23. What does the underlined word \A. 发现 B. 控制 C. 探索 D. 征服
24. By the age of ________, most of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed.
A. 6 years old B. 8 years old C. 18 years old D. 80 years old
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