1、初中英语竞赛试题1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? Im looking for information _ airlines?A. about; for B. on; withC. in;withD. with; about2. There are _ carrots in the fridge. You dont have t
2、o buy any.A. When a boy B. As boy C. As a boy D. As he is a boy6. I hate space adventures. _. A. Nor do IB. Me neitherC. Neither do I D. So do I7. Are you going to buy that car?No, Im not. Its _ for me. A. enough betterB. good enoughC. too expensive D. cheap too8. By the time I _, I realized that I
3、had left my umbrella in the shop. A. got homeB. reach home C. got to homeD. went to home9. Where are the letters? Those letters _ already.A. were sent B. was found C. had been reachedD. have been posted10. My watch doesnt work. I must have it _.A. repairedB. fixingC. watched D. makeII. 阅读理解(Reading
4、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 Harry Potter and the Philosophers 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, inclu
5、ding one job as an English teacher in Portugal.Rowling sent the book to four publishers before one of them bought it. She was very happy to sell her book because it was her lifes dream to be a published writer. Before she sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and w
6、as so poor that she could not afford heat in the winter. Harry Potter became very successful with children 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 news
7、papers lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowlings 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
8、, Rowling was earning 70 (about US$110) a week. By the end of 2001, she had earned over 150 million ($250 million), making her one of the most successful female writers of all time. 211. This reading is about _.A. Harry Potters lifeB. the writers life C. how the book became a movie D. why Harry Pott
9、er 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 her daughter.13. Rowlings dream was _. A. to be a magician B. to make a movie C.
10、to have her books published D. to be an English teacher14. How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?A. more than 35 B. about 135 C. about 90D. 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
11、as successful as she is. C. She is more successful 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,
12、 over the years, there have been a number 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
13、Koreas win over Italy in 1966, and Cameroons 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 beat Po
14、rtugal, 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 Cup record by becoming th
15、e first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazils 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 B. The Greatest World Cup Players of All Time C. The History of
16、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. 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
17、Korea.19. What is NOT true about the Brazilian team in the 2002 World Cup? 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 Ronal do set in the tournament? A. He was
18、 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 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,
19、 or, between, mind, shout, telephones, happy, working, dangerous, fight, on, food Many people have to work on weekends. Some people do not(21)_. Other people 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,
20、 England. On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got in the elevator to go home, 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 holida
21、y 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
22、 company came into work and found the elevator was not (29)_. When the elevator was finally opened, Mr Coates came out cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours! Now Mr Coates says, “I only use elevators if they have (30)_ in them.”I. 选择填空（Vocabulary and structure）3135 D
23、BADC 3640 DCADAII. 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）A) 5155 BBCABB) 56-60 DCDBCIII. 完形填空（Cloze）A) 71. mind 72. dangerous 73. between 74. shout 75. until 76. nothing 77. or 78. sleeping 79. working 80. telephonesB) 81. happened 82. was sitting 83. rang 84. dont run 85. knew 86. belonged 87. hadnt heard 88. finish 89. look 90. have changed
