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初三英语能力大赛
一：选择型阅读：（共30个小题，每小题3分，计90分）
A篇
A group of 68 Australian tourists are staying at a hotel in Singapore. Today is
July. b) The buses will leave on time, so please make sure that you are punctual. c) The tours are free. 5 Thursday. Their leader put up this notice in the hotel.
Programme for Monday, 21 July morning afternoon Lunch at hotel 8:30a.m. Buses leave hotel 1:30p.m.---2:39:00a.m.--11:00National Museum or 0p.m. Jurong Bird Park a.m. Aquarium or Chinese Gardens 3:00p.m.---4:0Crocodile Farm or Tiger Balm 11:30a.m--12:300p.m. East Coast Gardens or Mount p.m. Faber Park Lagoon 4:30p.m.---5:3 0p.m. 12:30p.m. Return to hotel by Return to hotel bus 6:00p.m. Dinner 7:00p.m. Notes: a) To help us arrange the buses, please sign up for the above places on the list by this notice. Sign(签名) by 10:00 p.m. on 20th 6 7
1. Mrs. Johnson wants to go to the National Museum. Then we know that she will
8 Not visit________.
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A. Mount Faber B. the aquarium C. Crocodile Farm D. Jurong
10 Bird Park 11 2. On 21 July, the tourists will leave the hotel rooms at about_________. 12
A. 8:20a.m. B. 8:30a.m. C. 9:00a.m. D.
13 9:10a.m.
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3. The last day for signing that a tourist wants to go on the tour is _________.
15 A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Saturday D. Sunday 16 4. Each tourist will pay _______ for the tour.
17 A. $14 B. $12.5 C. $8.8 D. nothing 18 5. In note (b), “punctual” means____________.
19 A. happy B. very early C. on time D. awake
20 B篇
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Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have 22 found out that stress (紧张、压力) helps to bring it on. It is worth considering.
23 What are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about 24 them? Are we out of work, or have too many responsibilities (责任)? Do we have a 1
25 right balance of work and leisure (闲暇) in our lives? Are our relationships with 49 A. a noisy quarrel 26 family, fiends or fellow workers all they should be? All these things can be a cause
50 B. a very loud noise
27 of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring out frustrations (失
28 意，失败) into the open. People who have a good row and then forget it are doing 51 C.a line of things side by side 29 their health better than those who bottle up(抑制) their feelings. If our
52 D. a trip in a boat 30 self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what 31 we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and 53
32 fill it more happily, if we will accept a different living standard (标准). We can 34 allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb
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35 us are not worth an hour's anger. The teaching in the Bible(圣经) \36 sun go down upon your wrath(愤怒)\56 37 38 39 40 41 42
9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?
33 improve our personal relationships by a different attitude (态度). It is we who 54 A. Changing our jobs.
B.Changing our attitude about little things that make us unhappy. C. Speaking out about our frustration.
6. According to the text, which of the following sentences is the best statement? 57 D. Reading the Bible. A. Freedom from responsibilities helps reduce(减少) stress. B. Stress is the direct cause of cancer.
C. The causes of stress are worth studying seriously. D. Cancer is the number one killer in our society today.
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10. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. We should read Bible every day.
B. We should have good relationships with our family members.
C. We should do something to reduce the stress that helps to bring cancer on.
7. According to the text, which of the following kinds of people are more likely 62 D. Sometimes we can quarrel with others. 43 to suffer from stress?
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44 A. People who have cancer.
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B. People who like to quarrel with others. C. People whose living standard is low.
D. People who have more responsibilities than they can handle(应付). 8. The word \
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Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however,
66 it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. 67 If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here 68 are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap (消除代沟). Don’t argue (争69 辩) with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents 70 probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t 2
71 express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you 96 72 understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents.
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73 If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter. Try 74 to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. 98 75 You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s
99 76 mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But 77 they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove 100
78 it on certain days. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. 79 In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬101 ) 80 to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong. Talk about your values.
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81 The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your 82 parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them 103 83 see your purposes in life. A good relationship with your parents can make you a
104 84 better and happier person. It is worth having a try! 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94
11. The passage tells us ___have a communication problem.
A. parents and other people B. school kids and their parents C. teachers and their students D. parents and children of all ages 12. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you ___. A. don’t get to them often B. write a letter to them C. don’t speak to them politely D. express yourself well 13. The underlined phrase “cool off” in the passage means “___”. A. to make yourself happy B. to get you quiet and relaxed C. to have a good rest D. to hide yourself quickly
A. have a talk with them often B. keep away from them C. agree with them all the time D. know about their values 15. From the passage we learn ___.
A. parents and children should not have a generation gap B. parents should show love and respect to their children C. there are some good ways to bridge the generation gap D. there are so many serious problems in families today
D篇
My mum says my head is too expensive, because all my operations have cost millions
105 of dollars. I am sick with hydrocephalus. That means “water in the head.\106 runs through the body like a river, but sometimes it won’t leave my head. That 107 water gives me bad headaches and lots of other problems. so doctors put a small 108 tube(管子)in me to take away that water from my head. I stay in the hospital most 109 of the time . Sometimes the doctors let me go out to play. But sometimes, if I play 110 too much , my tube has problems. I have to go back to the hospital. My doctor, Dr. 111 Beck , is the greatest. He takes good care of me, and he’s a lot of fun, too. My 112 illness is hard to understand, but Dr. Beck always takes time to teach me about 113 it by drawing pictures or telling stories. I draw cartoons for him, too, to make 114 him laugh when he gets tired. When I grow up, I dream of becoming a doctor so that 115 I can take care of kids like me. I have been in the hospital a lot, and my mum is 116 a nurse, so I have learned a lot by watching and asking questions. When I\a doctor , 117 I\118
16. The best title of this reading is _________.
A. Where I spend the time B. A very expensive head C. Why I want to be a doctor D. My doctor, Dr. Beck
14. If there’s really a generation gap between you and your parents, you’d better 119
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17. The word “it” in the reading refers to (指)________ A. my illness B. my head C. the tube D. the hospital
143 and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This \to\book about 144 getting along with other people became a best seller. It was later put into 28 145 languages.
Dale Carnegie\\'s advice seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you
18. My head aches ______. A. when I play too much B. if I go back to school
146 C. before the tube in my head drops D. when there’s water in my head 19. I stay in the hospital most of the time _______ A. because my mum is a nurse in the hospital
B. so I know something about how to look after sick people C. but I have no chance to meet other doctors D. and I don’t have to pay for anything here 20. From the reading we can know that _______ A. Dr. Beck is very good at drawing cartoons B. The sick child has many funny stories for doctors C. Hydrocephalus can also cause some other problems D. Nobody can understand the illness well
E篇
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147 need to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book: 148
l. Be friendly and polite. Always greet with a smile. Begin with \
149 me\ or \you please\when you want to ask somebody. Remember to 150 say \ and try to be as helpful as you can. 151
2. Go out of your way to be nice. Find some time to do special things for other
152 people. Making some soup for 153
a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor
154 feel a lot better. 3. Remember names. They say that the sweetest music to a person 155 \\'s ears is the sound of his or her own name. 156
4.Be open-minded. Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn
157 something from them.
5. Listen patiently. When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen
159 carefully and say something when necessary. 160
21. The underlined sentence \one can live a completely isolated
161 life\ means “______” in this passage.
A. No one can live a hard life B. No one can live without difficulty C. No one can live alone D. No one can live on an island 22.The best title for this passage should be \
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137 more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one 163
138 can live a completely isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and 139 sad. We all need to have friends. For some of us, though making friends is not 164
140 difficult, feeling sheepish, we may not want to make the first move. It is also
165 A. How to Make
141 difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
166 Friends B.A Famous Book 142
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie\\'s How to Win Friends
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167 C. About 188 looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. He gave $10,000 of his money to charity
190 and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world,
168 Friendship D John 189 to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes 169 Donne and Dale Carnegie 170 171 172 173 174 175 176
23-Some of us feel it not easy to make friends because__________________. 191 A. we are afraid to make bad friends B. we are shy to take the first action
C. we feel worried that we won\\'t be able to keep our friends
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D. we feel sure that we already have enough friends 24.We can learn from this passage that______. A John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie
192 by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, 193 food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s 194 progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak 195 English.
When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was
197 nothing special.” He said, “Until I went to these countries and met the children 198 I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.” Once Jack went to meet 199 a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met 200 her, I felt very , very happy.” He said. “And I saw that the money was used for 201 a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping 202 those children.” 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210
26. Jack didn’t need to look for a job_________.
A. before he went to college. B. after he went to Africa. C. because he got one million dollars. D. before he received a report. 27. Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _____. A. only in Washington B. only in England C. only in Africa D. around the world 28. Jack learned about the children’s progress by_____. A. visiting them each year B. getting a report every year C. staying with them D. talking to them in England 29. The underlined words “ for a good cause” means______.
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C. few people bought Carnegie\\'s book
D. the writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie 25.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) in Carnegie\\'s book? A. Say \B. Don’t visit your neighbors too often.
183 C. Think more about others. 184 185 186
D. People enjoy hearing their own names.
F篇
Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million
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187 dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were
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