初三英語能力競賽

1、初三英語能力競賽一、選擇填空（vocabulary and structure）（共20小題，計20分）從a、b、c、d四個選項中，選出可以填入各題空白處的最佳選項。（ ）1. lets go to visit the amusement park next sunday. thats great. a. feels b. looks c. sounds d. turns（ ）2. she wants to go to different places, but she doesnt know the a map is helpful, father thinks.a. price b. wa

2、y c. time d. ticket（ ）3. people in the northeast of china are trying their best to clean up the snow on the street with money and people.a. few; little ba few; a little c. less; fewer d. fewer; less（ ）4. it is nice of you to say so.a. truly b. true c. really d. real（ ）5. this book educating teenager

3、s. would you like to buy it?yes，ill take it.a. aims at bdepends on c. gives out d. sets up（ ）6. the clothes are new, but my parents have decided to give to the people in disaster areas.a. it away bthem away c. away it d. away them（ ）7. could you tell me to have the picnic?near the south beach.a. wha

4、t b. why c. when d. where（ ）8. hangzhou is one of cities around the world.a. beautiful b. more beautifulc. the most beautifully d. the most beautiful（ ）9. listen！is that lucy playing the violin in the class?no. it be lucy. she has gone to beijing.a. may not b. neednt c. mustnt d. cant（ ）10. he has f

5、or ten years. ten years a long time.a. left home; are b. been away from home; isc. left home; is d. been away from home; are（ ）11i think of the materials i listened to at the beginning of the exam easy.a. two thirds; is b. second three; are c. two thirds; are d. two third; are（ ）12. do you write to

6、your parents?once a month.a. how long b. how often c. how soon d. how many（ ）13could you tell me？i want to post a letter.a. where is the post office bwhere the post office isc. how can i get to the cinema d. how i can get to the cinema（ ）14.when you the mp4?last year.a. have; bought b. had; bought c

7、. do; buy d. did; buy（ ）15. where is tom?he london.a. has gone b. has gone to c. has been d. has been to（ ）16. i think teenagers should to make their own decisions.a. be allowed b. allowed c. allows d. allow（ ）17. the girl is a friend of mine.a. that you talked b. whom you talked to herc. to whom yo

8、u talked d. you talked to（ ）18. i dont know when she when she ，ill let you know.a. will arrive; will arrive barrives; arrivesc. will arrive; arrives d. arrives; will arrive（ ）19. the toilet is clean it was last week.sorry, i forgot to clean it.a. as; as b. so; as c. not so; as d. more; than（ ）20. do

9、nt pick the flowers, children. look at the sign hands off.ok. we wont do that.which of the following signs are they talking about? a b. c. d.二、閱讀理解。（共20小題，計30分） 閱讀下列短文或圖案，然后完成文后各題。（21-30小題為選擇題，每題1分且只有一個最佳答案；31-40小題為非選擇題，請回答問題或完成句子，每空詞數(shù)不限，每題2分）。1 now showingjourney into spacestarringned smith, tina h

10、arrington,joseph mendesdirected byjoe swiftmusic byharry goldsteinproduced bysteven bloomberg a2. sitting in front of a computer screen for hours has become a daily routine for many school children. looking at one thing for long periods can damage your eyes and lead to short-sightedness (myopia).you

11、 can help stop this by taking breaks from your work away from the computer every half hour. you can also exercise your eyes by looking out of a window at something far away for about five minutes. 3.the second half remained at one-all until the final minutes of the match when marvelous kick by wilke

12、s won the match for liverpool 2-1. 4.the management has the right to refuse entry. strictly no cameras allowed. no outside food and drink may be brought onto the premises. children above the age of 8 years old must have a ticket for entry.5.tom cousins best performance yet!simply not to be missed. s

13、ee tom on the big screen，now would be the time to do so. you wont be disappointed.（ ）21which passage is about sports news?a. 1 b. 2. c. 3. d. 5.（ ） 22. tom cousins performance is a. good b. terrible c. boring d. frustrating（ ） 23. won the match for liverpool.a. joe swift b. tom cousin c. wilkes d. j

14、oseph mendes（ ）24. harry goldstein for the movie that is produced by steven bloomberg.a. wrote music b. played the games c. sold tickets d.performed（ ）25. people are not allowed to bring into the concert hall.a. tickets b. computers c. boys and girls d. cameras, food and drinkbproud adjective/praud/

15、1you feel proud of things youhave done, or things you own, if you are pleased with them: peter was proud of himself/ winning the race.sarah felt very proud of hernew watch.2. your parents or teachers areproud of you when you do well:michael came top of the class and his parents were very proud of hi

16、m. the cat seems proud of her six lively kittens.3. a proud person thinks theyare better or cleverer or moreimportant than other people:the ugly sisters were too proudto treat cinderella as a sister.see also pride.voice noun/vis/your voice is the sound youmake when you speak or sing:speak in a loud

17、clear voice sothat everybody can hear you. ididnt recognize andrewsvoice on the telephone. we could hear angry voices coming from next door. lucy has a nice singing voice.lose your voiceyou lose your voicewhen you have such a bad coldthat you cant speak.encourage verb/inkrid/ encouraged,encouraging1

18、 you encourage someonewhen you keep telling them thatyou know they can succeed: myparents have always encouragedme an my music:2. you encourage someone to dosomething when you tell themthat they should do it:our teacher encouragesus to ask questions.(i)antonyms /synonymsx discourage: our parentsdisc

19、ourage us from playingcomputer games all the time.（ ）26. we can find these explainations（解釋）in dictionary.a. an english-english b. a chinese-englishc. an english-chinese d. a chinese（ ）27. another form of the word “proud” in this dictionary is a. pleasure bpride c. happiness d. voice（ ）28. you can f

20、ind new words in this dictionary extract（摘要）a. many b. one c. two d. three（ ）29. the word “proud” has uses than the word “encourage”.a. fewer b. less: c. more d. much more（ ） 30. the word“voice”is a. a noun b. an adjective c. a verb d. an adverbcjohn bull is a national symbol of england. he is shown

21、 in cartoons and humorousstories as a rich tarmer or the 18th century. his name still appears in books. plays,and as a trademark. 31 。similar to the american “uncle sam”although john bull is not popular in wales,scotland, or northern ireland now,many english people become fond of him. 32 ,and he has

22、 a great interest in life and is always ready to stand up and fight for what he believes in.in pictures, 33 he is dressed in the fashion of the early l8th century. he also wears a top hat and a bulldog often follows him.during the napoleonic（拿破侖時期的）wars, john bull became the national symbol of freed

23、om. 34 ,who would fight napoleon with his hands if necessary. he loved his king and country. he was a drinking manhe was also fond of dogs, horses, beer, and country sports.下面四句話是文章中對john bull的描述，請根據(jù)上下文，從方框內(nèi)選出適當?shù)倪x項填入文中空白處，使短文內(nèi)容正確。a. bull is a short and fat man in a coat with breeches（馬褲）and a union

24、flag vest.b. he was the ordinary man in the streetc. he is not a real characterd. he is honest and frank（直率的）31 32. 33. 34. dthe ways to carry messageswhen you speak, write a letter and make a telephone call, your words carry a message. people communicate with words. (1) do you think can you communi

25、cate without words? (2)a smile on your face shows you are happy or friendly. tears in your eyes tell others that youre sad or happy: when you put up your hand in class,your teacher knows you want to say something or ask some questions. you shake your head in china, and people know you are saying no.

26、 you nod in china, and people know you are saying yes. other things can also carry messages. for example, a sign at the bus stop helps you know which bus to take. a sign on the wall of your school helps you to find the library. (3)signs on the door tell you where you go in or out. there are a lot of

27、 signs around you. you can receive messages, from them all the time.people can communicate in many other ways. an artist can use his pictures to tell about the beautiful mountains, the blue sea and many other things. books can tell you about all the wonderful things in the world and also about peopl

28、e and their ideas.books, messages, tv, radio and films all help us to communicate with others. they all help us to know the news in the world and what other people are thinking about.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，完成下列任務。35. (1）句是含有賓語從句的句子，請改正句子。 36. show在詞典中有以下解釋：v.把給人看 表明；說明 演出；放映 展出 顯現(xiàn)在(2)句中，show的意思應該是 37.把(3）句改為簡單句。sig

29、ns on the door tell you where you go in or out. eare you carrying too much on your back at school? im sure lots of children of your age will say“yes”. not only do the students in china have this problem; but also children in the united states also have heavy school bags.doctors are starting to worry

30、 that younger and younger students are having back and neck problems,as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.its hard for me to go upstairs with my bag, because it is so heavy. said rick hammond, an 11-year-old student in the us.rick is among the students who have common school bags with

31、 two straps to carry them. but many other students choose rolling bags.but even with rolling bags, getting upstairs and buses is still a problem for children. many of them have hurt their backs and necks because of the heavy school bags.but how much is too much? doctors say students should carry no

32、more 10% to15of their own body weight.scott bantch, a back doctor, said children under grade 4 should stay with 10%. but it is also important that older children dont stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags

33、. he said.parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books they will be reading that night. some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home.one of the best answer is, as some children said, to have no homework at all！38. how much

34、should students carry? 39. why do students have so heavy bags? how to solve this problem? please give your advice. 40. translate the underlined sentence(劃線的句子）into chinese, please. 三、完形填空（cloze）（共20小題，計20分）a根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給的首字母提示，完成下面的短文，使短文意思完整。middle and high school days are both fun and busy. students s

35、pend their days in class, i 41 to the interesting and sometimes boring words of the teacher. they spend the short breaks running, playing,and shouting happily b 42 going back to the classroom again. but how should students spend their free time outside school?in western countries, it is common for s

36、tudents to have a p 43 job after school and at weekends.students can earn their o 44 money and learn more about the real world. they enjoy the extra independence and (of course) money, and parents enjoy the quiet house.however, it seems that, in china, parents w 45 so much about their childrens stud

37、ies that they would prefer to see their children spending most of their free time studying and p 46 for all those exams.it is natural for parents to feel that way, but i believe the answer lies in balance. sometimes,western school children work long hours after school to m 47 money, and so they beco

38、me too tired to listen in class or have no time for h 48 . but chinese students spend so much time on their studies that all e 49 becomes less important until they want that new mp4 player.so, find a good and healthy balance！if you have a part-time job, youll be happy, and your parents will also be

39、happy b 50 youre spending your hard-earned money and not theirs！b閱讀短文，并用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當形式填空。last month we 51 (decide) to drive to scotland for a few days for a short holiday.we 52 (be) really looking forward to a quiet rest in the country. unfortunately, lots of things 53 (go) wrong. first of all, the ca

40、r broke down just after we 54 (leave) home, and we 55 (have) to phone a garage and then wait by the side of the road for hours. by the time the car 56 (repair). it was too late to go on. so we went home. the next day we set off early 57 （avoid）the traffic,，but we hadforgotten that it 58 (be) a publi

41、c holiday. every single person in the country must have had the same idea, so we 59 (find) ourselves in a long traffic jam. we decided that the best thing to do was 60 (take) a different road, and look for a hotel.四、句型轉換（10小題，10分） a）按要求轉換下列句型，每空限填一詞。61. at last he quickly passed the stick on to her.

42、（改一般疑問句） he quickly the stick on to her at last?62. mr black usually goes to work by car.（對劃線部分提問） mr. black usually to work?63. the students are waterin-the young trees.（對劃線部分提問） the students ？64. youd better not read in bed.（改為祈使句） in bed65. tony often goes swininung in sununer.（就劃線部分提問）in does tony often go swimming?b)根據(jù)上句