初中英语竞赛试题 12页

初中英语竞赛试题（答题时间90分钟，共120分）一．单项选择：（每题1分，共15分）1.Thelittlekid________tobedtwentyminutesago,butnowhe'srunningaroundthekitchen.A.putB.hasputC.wasputD.wasputting2.—Isthereanythingyouwantmetogetonthebus?—Sure._________takethesuitcase?A.DoyoumindB.HowaboutC.HadyoubettertoD.Whydon'tyou3.I've_________allthephotosinthedrawerbutIstillcan'tfindtheoneyouneed.A.openedupB.givenawayC.handedoutD.lookedthrough4.“You________borrowmynotesprovidedyoutakecareofthem.”Itoldmyfriend.A.couldB.shouldC.mustD.can5.—I'mafraidI’vebrokenthechair.—_________,Icaneasilygetitfixed.A.NowayB.ExcusemeC.NevermindD.Goahead6.EveryoneinourvillagelikesHarrybecausehealwaystalkstoothers_________.A.friendlyB.lovelyC.politelyD.slowly7.--Excuseme,wherearewegoingtohaveourclassmeeting?--I’mnotsure.Askourmonitor,please.He________know.A.canB.mayC.needD.shall8.Thecommitteehasanticipatedtheproblemsthat_______intheroadconstructionproject.A.ariseB.willariseC.aroseD.havearisen\n1.–He’salreadybacktoAustralia,_______?--________.HeisonavisittoShanghai.A.isn’the;NoB.hasn’the;YesC.isn’the;YesD.hasn’the;No2.________beautifuldayitis!Let’sgoandhaveapicnicinthepark.A.HowB.HowaC.WhatD.Whata3.Hisfatherlikesgoinghiking._________.A.SodoeshismotherB.SoishismotherC.SohismotherisD.Sohismotherdoes4.--________willthesupperbeready?I’mveryhungry.--Inaminute.A.HowsoonB.HowlongC.HowmuchD.Howoften13.Excuseme,butmayIaskyou_________?A.whatbusinessyou'reinB.whatbusinessareyouinC.inwhatbusinessareyouD.areyouinwhatbusiness14.Thelittleelephantisafraidtogohomealone.Healwayswalks_______hismother.A.besidesB.besideC.belowD.under15.Thegirl______IjusttalkedwithisBen’ssister.A.whomB.whichC.sheD.that二．完形填空：（每题1分，共15分）Iwascute,active,happy…untilthatdaywhenIwas15monthsold.Ihadabadfall.I_16_onaglassrabbitanditcutmyeyebadlyenoughtoblindit.Thedoctorsaidthatiftheeyewastakenout,myfacewouldbecomeoutof_17_,somyscarred,blindandgreyeyelivedonwithme.\nPeopleoftenaskeduncomfortablequestionsaboutmyeyeor_18_playedjokesonme.Whenthekidsplayedgames,Iwasalwaysthe“_19_guy.”I_20_imaginingthateveryonelookeddownonme.YeteverytimeMomnoticedIwasunhappy,shewouldsaytome,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.”Ithelpedmemoveoninlife.Asachild,IthoughtMommeant,“Becarefuloryouwillfalldownorknockintosomething_21_youarenotlooking.”Asateenager,Ialwayslookeddowntohidemyshame,butIfoundthatpeople_22_mewhensometimesIheldmyheaduphigh.InhighschoolIwasevenmademonitor,but_23_Istillfeltlikeafreak.AllIreallywantedwastolooklike_24_.Whenthingsgotreallybad,Iwouldcrytomymomandshe_25_lookatmewithlovingeyesandsay,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld.Letthemseethe_26_thatisinside.”Thatis_27_Momtaughtmepride.Mon’sloveandencouragementgavemetheconfidencetoremovemyowndoubt._28_Iwasabletolookpeopleintheeye.Ilearnednotonlytoappreciate（欣赏）myselfbuttohavedeeploveforothers.“Holdyourheaduphigh”hasbeen_29_manytimesinmyhome.Eachofmychildrenhasfeltits_30_.Thegiftshegavemelivesoninmychildren.16.A.movedB.triedC.appearedD.landed17.A.placeB.orderC.shapeD.sight18.A.stillB.evenC.almostD.hardly19.A.badB.goodC.kindD.rude20.A.dressedupB.stoodupC.grewupD.broughtup21.A.thoughB.butC.becauseD.so22.helpedB.likedC.enjoyedD.hated23.indoorsB.outdoorsC.insideD.outside24.A.someoneB.everyoneC.someoneelseD.everyoneelse25.A.wouldB.shouldC.couldD.might26.A.beautyB.heartC.mindD.love\n27.A.thenB.whyC.whereD.how28.A.NormallyB.ImmediatelyC.FinallyD.Suddenly29.A.shoutedB.heardC.broadcastD.discussed30.A.powerB.promiseC.energyD.secret三．阅读理解：（每题2分，共40）AAjoblessmanwantedverymuchtohavethepositionof“officeboy”atMicrosoft.TheHRmanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.“Youhavepassedthetest,”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI’llsendyoutheformtofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.”Themanreplied,“ButIdon’thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail.”“I’msorry,”saidtheHRmanager.“Ifyoudon’thaveane-mail,thatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn’tlivingcannothavethejob.”Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn’tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hehad20dollars.Herepeatedtheoperationthreetimes,andstartedtogoearlyeveryday,andreturnedhomelate.Shortly,heboughtacart,thenatruck,thenhehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.Fiveyearslater,themanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS.Oneday,oneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.Hesaid,“Ihaven’tgotone.”Hisfriendcouldn’tbelievehisears.“Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I’dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”（）31.Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A.Hesente-mails.B.HedidthecleaningC.Hesoldcomputers.D.Hefilledinforms.（）32.Themandidn’tgetthejobbecausehe_____________.A.dislikedsuchajobB.didn’tpassthetest\nC.didn’thaveane-mailD.knewnothingaboutcomputers（）33.Theman______afterheleftMicrosoft.A.wenttolookforanotherjobB.askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC.thoughtofanideatomakemonkeyD.boughtacomputerandgotane-mail（）34.WhycouldthemanbecomeoneofthebiggestfoodretailersintheUS?A.Becausehehadmanyfriendstohelphim.B.Becausehewassmartandworkedveryhard.C.Becausehehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles.D.BecausehewantedtoshowMicrosofthewasliving.（）35.Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A.Computersareveryimportantinourdailylife.B.Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C.TheHRmanagerdidn’tfindtheabilityoftheman.D.Nothingintheworldisimpossibleifweworkhard.BMarkwaswalkinghomefromschoolonedaywhenhenoticedaboyaheadofhim.Hehadtripped(绊倒)anddroppedallofthebookshewascarrying,alongwithsomeclothes,abaseballbatandaglove.Markknelt(跪)downandhelpedtheboypickupthethings.Sincetheyweregoingthesameway,heofferedtocarrysomethingsfortheboy.Astheywalked,Markdiscoveredtheboy’snamewasBill.Helovedvideogames,baseballandhistory,buthewashavingtroublewithsomeofhissubjects.TheyarrivedatBill’shomefirst.MarkwasinvitedinforaCokeandtowatchsometelevision.Theafternoonpassedpleasantlywithsomelaughsandtalk.ThenMarkwenthome.Theycontinuedtoseeeachotheraroundschool,hadlunchtogetheronceortwice,thenbothgraduatedfromjuniorschool.Threedaysbeforegraduation,BillaskedMarkiftheycouldtalk.\nBillreminded(提醒)Markofthedayyearsagowhentheyhadfirstmet.“DidyoueverwonderwhyIwascarryingsomanythingshomethatday?”askedBill.“Yousee,Itookawayallmythingsfromschool.Ihadstoredawaysomeofmymother’ssleepingpills(安眠药).Iwasgoinghometokillmyself.Butafterwespentsometimetalkingandlaughing,IrealizedthatifIhaddied,Iwouldhavemissedsomanygoodtimes.Soyousee,Mark,whenyoupickedupthosebooksthatday,youdidalotmore._____________________”（）36.WhenBillfelldownonhiswayhome,Mark________.A.didn’tnoticethatB.wentawayquicklyC.helpedhimpickupthethingsD.carriedallthethingsforhim（）37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Markwasawarm-heartedboy.B.Billwasgoodatallofhissubjects.C.BillandMarkwereinthesameschool.D.Billlovedvideogames,baseballandhistory.（）38.AtBill’shome,theydidn’t________.A.drinksomeCokeB.watchTVC.haveapleasanttalkD.playvideogames（）39.Threedaysbeforegraduation,BillaskedMarktotalkbecausehe________.A.wantedtotellhimhisstoryB.wantedtokillhimselfagainC.hopedtohavelunchtogetherD.hopedtogoonholidaytogether（）40.WhatwouldBillprobablysayatlast?A.Ishoulddie.B.Yousavedmylife.C.Youdidagoodjob.D.Youhelpedmealot.C\nAreyoulookingforsomethingfunandwouldyouliketohelpothersinyoursparetime?Thenjoinustobeavolunteer!We’reanon-profit(赢利的)organization.Wehavevolunteerjobsofallages.Anyone,fromtwelve-year-oldchildrentopeopleintheirseventiescanbecomeavolunteer.Youcanhelppeopleinmanyways.Schoolsneedhelpwithtakingcareofchildrenwhileparentsareworking.Hospitalsneedvolunteerstolookafterchildrenwhiletheirparentsareseeingadoctor.Animalloverscanhelptakecareofthosedogsandcatswithouthomes.Thereissomethingforeveryone.“Asavolunteer,Idon’twanttogetanything.Seeingthechildren’shappyfaces,I’mhappy,too.”SaidCarlosDomingo,anoldwomanof62.“Ioftenplayedcomputergamesinmysparetimebefore.NowIhelpolderpeoplelearnhowtousecomputers.”saidanothervolunteerattheageof18.Ifeveryonehelpsoutabit,we’llhaveabetterworldtolivein.Interested?Callus1-800-555-5756orvisitourwebsite:www.activol.com.（）41.Whendothevolunteershelpothers?A.Intheirsparetime.B.AtweekendsC.Onweekdays.D.Intheevenings.（）42._____canbeavolunteer.A.ChildrenB.OldwomenC.Anyoneaged12-70D.Youngpeople（）43.Volunteerswanttoget_______whentheyhelpothers.A.moneyB.computersC.everythingD.nothing（）44.CarlosDomingodoesvolunteerworkwith______.A.animalsB.childrenC.computersD.olderpeople（）45.Wecanreadsuchapassage______.A.inanewspaperB.inastorybookC.inapicturebookD.inatextbookDWemovedtoanewareawhenoursonwasinGradeFive.Beforewe\nmoved，wetookhimtospendhalfadayathisnewschool．Therehesawhisnewclassmatesandteachers．Heenjoyedthevisit．Duringthealmostl50-kilometerdrivehome，hetoldUSthathehadtoldsomeofthestudentsthedatewhenwewouldmovethere.Andhehadalsoinvitedthemtovisitus.Themovingday,aSaturday,wasabusyday.Butwearrivedatournewhouseatnoon．Aboutanhourlater,kidsbegantocomeandsoononeoftheminvitedoursontohishousetoplayfortheafternoon．Bythetimehereturned，heknewwheremostofthekidslivedandalloftheirfamilyhistories．OnMondaymornin9，thedoorbellrangjustbeforethetimehewouldleaveforschoo1．Thenitrangagainandagain．．Bythetimehewasready，wehadeightyoungboyswaitingtowalktoschoolwithhimonhisfirstday．TheyalllivednearUS．Iaskedthemiftheirparentshadsentthem．Theanswerssurprisedandpleasedme，“No，wejustcamesothathewouldhavepeopletowalkwith.”and“Itistherightthingtodo．’’Thestartingoflastingfriendshipswereformedthatday．Wehavelivedherenearlysixyearsandthesamegroupofkidsstillplaystogether，goestopartiesonweekendstogether，andsurfstogether．Istillgetthinkinghowwelcomingandkindthosekidswere．Andhowluckymysonistohavethemasfriends！（）46．Beforethefamilymovedtothenewarea，thesonwastakentohisnewschool________．A．toinvitetheteacherstovisitthemB．toplaywithhisclassmatesC．toseeiftheschoolwasfarD．togettoknowit（）47．Whatdidthesonknowaboutotherkidsaftertheyplayedfortheafternoon?A．Theirlivingplacesandfamilyhistories．B．Theirfamilystoriesandtheirlife．C．Theirschoollifeandfamilyhistories．\nD．Theirlivingplacesandfamilymembers．（）48．Inthestory，thesonwenttoschool______onhisfirstday.A．inhisfather’scarB．onaschoolbusC．onfootwithotherkidsD．inanotherkid’scar（）49．WhichofthefollowingisRightaccordingtothestory?A．ThefamilymovedtothenewhouseonSaturdayafternoon．B．Thekidsvisitedthehousebeforethefamilyarrived．C．Thesonknewthekidswellbeforehegotthere．D．Thesonwasinvitedtoplayinakid’shouselaterthatafternoon．（）50．ThepassageshowsUSthat_______．A．it’seasytomovetoanewplaceB．it’skindofpeopletohelpanewcomerC．it’sdifficulttomakenewfriendsD．it’sbettertoliveinthesameplace四．词语填空：（每题1.5分，共15分）(he,the,grow,high,until,one,fail,loud,speech,when)SirEdmundHillarywasthefirstmantoclimbMountEverest.OnMay29,1953heclimbedandmeasured51)__________highestmountainthenknowntoman—29,000feetstraightup.Hewasspoken52)__________offorhiseffortswhenhecameback.Heevenmadeadvertisementsforbigcompanies.However,53)__________wereadhisbook,HighAdventure,wedon'tunderstandthatHillaryhadtogrowintothissuccess.Yousee,in1952hetriedtoclimbMountEverest,but54)__________.AfewweekslateragroupinEnglandaskedhimtogivea55)__________toitsmembers.Hillarywasgivenawarmwelcome56)__________walkingonstage.Peopletherethoughthimasahero,butEdmundHillarysaw57)__________asafailure.Hemovedawayfromthemicrophoneandwalkedtothesideofthestage.Heliftedonehandandpointedatapictureofthemountain.Hesaidina\n58)__________voice,“MountEverest,youbeatmethe59)__________time,butI’llbeatyouthenexttimebecauseyou’ve60)__________allyouaregoingtogrow,butI'mstillgrowing!”五．单词拼写：（每题1.5分，共15分）61.–Howmuchdoestheelephantw_______?--Abouttwotons.62.It’severyone’sdutytoprotectthee__________.63.R________papercanhelptoprotecttheforests.64.Weshouldlearnhowtobehaveourselvesins_________.65.Theyaretryingtop_______downtheoldbuilding.66.It’sr______tospeakwithyourmouthfulloffood.67.Advertisementshavemanya__________butontheotherhandtheyalsohavelotsofdisadvantages.68.InPeru,youarenots_________totalkatthetable.69.Hewasc________whattodonext.70.Theyarenotthesameaseachother.Theyjustlooks________.六．书面表达：（共20分）一杯水举一分钟很轻松，举一小时手臂要酸痛，举一天你就会……面对长时间的压力，是走出户外，呼吸新鲜空气？还是捧读书卷，感悟文字书香？是促膝交流，体会友谊温暖？还是……请你围绕面对学习压力如何放松自己这一话题，展开思路谈谈你的感想。要求：1.请根据所提供的信息材料和话题，写出结构严谨、条理清晰、语言丰富的短文；2.至少80词；3.题目自拟。____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考答案一．单项选择：1-5CDDAC6-10CBDAD11-15AAABA二．完形填空：16-20DBBAD21-25CBDDA26-30DDCBA三．阅读理解：31-35BCCBD36-40CBDAB41-45ACDBA46-50DACDB四．选词填空：51.the52.highly53.until54.failed55.speech\n56.when57.himself58.loud59.first60.grown五．单词拼写：61.weigh62.environment63.Recycling64.Society65.pull66.rude67.advantages68.Supposed69.considering70.similar