初三英语竞赛试题

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.Myfamily_________verysmall.Justonlythreepeople.A.areB.isC.beD.thereis2.--TomwenttoawonderfulpartylastSunday.--Hisclasshadagoodtime,______?A.hadn'theB.didn'theC.hadn'ttheyD.didn'tthey3.--TodayisAprilFool'sDay.Areyou_____me?--Oh,believeitornot,butit'strue.A.playingB.foolishC.kiddingD.fool4.--It'sverycoldtoday.--Butit's__________thanitwasyesterday.A.lesscoldB.lesscolderC.notlesscolderD.notlesscold5.His_____Englishis___________.A.spoken;excellentB.speak;excellentC.spoken;veryexcellentD.speak;veryexcellent6.--____________?--Nottoowell,I'mafraid.A.HowdoyoudoB.HowisyourschoolC.HowarethingsgettingonD.Whatareyou7.--Pleasedon'tmakeanoise.--_____.I'llbeasquietasmouse.A.Yes,IdoB.No,Idon'tC.Yes,IwillD.No,Iwon't8.Yourskirtneeds_____.Youneed______it.A.washing;towashB.towash;washingC.washing;washingD.towash;towash9.--Didyoursisterpasstheexam?--Shefailed,sosheisinlowspirits,--I'msorryforher.--______.A.IwouldthinksoB.ThepleasureismineC.ThankyouD.You'rewelcome10.She_____terribleatthistimeyesterday.A.feelsB.feltC.isfeelingD.wasfeeling11.Hesaidnothingatthemeetingbecausehewantedtoletthesleepinglie.A.dogsB.catsC.tigersD.pigs12.______weatheritis!A.WhatbrokenB.WhatabrokenC.HowbreakingD.Howbroken13.Ifyoudon’tgo,______.A.NorwillIB.SowillIC.NeitherdoID.SodoI14.Helearnedalotwhenhelivedinthecountryforaholiday.A.gottoknowalotB.didmuchC.receivedalotD.knowsalot15.Hestandsfirstinhisclass.Itmeans_____.A.HestandsupfirstB.He’sthebeststudentinhisclassC.He’sthetallestinhisclassD.Hesitsinthefrontofhisclassroom.二、阅读理解(20分)ATanyaFergusonlivesinSydney.OnSeptember23,shewokeuptoastrongwindblowingthroughherwindow.Shethensawthattheroomwascompletelyorange.“Icouldnotbelievemyeyes,”shetoldBBCnews.Shethoughttherewasabushfire.Butwhenshewentoutside,thewholecitywascoveredinafilmoforangedust.“Itwaslikebeingintheoutback(内陆),butitwasrighthereinthecity,”shesaid.Onthatday,abigduststormsweptthroughSydney.Itcoveredthecityinorangedustforabouteighthours,andpeoplecan’tseelandmarkssuchastheSydneyOperaHouseandHarborBridge.Thestorminfluencedthetransportationsystem.Flightswereputoff.Roadswerebusyinthedifficultconditions.Childrenandtheelderlyweretoldtostayindoorsuntilthedusthadcleared.Laterstrongwindsblewitouttoseaandupthecoast.Noonewashurtinthestorm,thoughhealthofficialsandemergencyservicesansweredhundredsofcallsfrompeoplewithbreathing(呼吸)difficulties.DuststormsarecommonintheAustralianoutback,wherethelandispoor.Butthestormshardlyreachthecoastalareas.Officialssaiditwastheworstduststormofthepast70years.Expertssaidthatdryconditionsintheoutbackandstrongwindscausedthesandstorm.“TenverydryyearsoverinlandsouthernAustraliaandverystrongwindshaveco-operatedtoproducethestorm,”saidNigelTapper,anenvironmentalscientistatMonashUniversity,Australia.16.TanyaFergusonlives_____________.A.intheAustralianoutbackB.intheAustraliancityC.nexttotheSydneyOperaHouseD.nearHarborBridge17.Welearnedthattheduststorm________.A.didn’tlandonthecoastalareasofAustraliaB.lastedabouteighthoursC.mademostofthebuildingsbetterseenD.leftchildrenandtheelderlyoutdoorssafely18.Healthofficialsandemergencyservicesarebusy____________.A.lookingafterthepeoplewithbreathing(呼吸)difficultiesB.dealingwiththetrafficaccidentsC.answeringhundredsofcallsD.takingtheoldpeopletohospital19.Thearticletellsusthat________.A.abushfiremayhavebroughttheorangedustB.duststormsneverhappensintheAustralianoutbackC.itwasthesecondworstduststorminAustraliainthepast70yearsD.ithasbeendryfortenyearsinthesouthernAustralianoutback.20.Thewritermayfeel___________whenmeetingsuchastormthatmorning.A.anxiousB.happyC.embarrassedD.frustratedBTheteacherstoodbeforehisclassof30studentsandwasabouttohandoutthefinalexampapers.Iknowhowhardyouhaveallworkedtoprepareforthistest,“hesaid.AndbecauseIknowyouareallabletounderstandthismaterial,IamreadytoofferaBtoanyonewhowouldprefernottotakethetest.Anumberofstudentsjumpeduptothanktheteacherandlefttheclassroom.Theteacherlookedattheremaining(余下的)studentsandsaid,DoesanyoneelsewanttogetaB?Thisisyourlastchance.Twomorestudentsdecidedtogo.Sevenstudentsstayed.Theteacherthenhandedoutthepapers.Therewereonlythreesentenceswhichweretypedonthepaper:Congratulations!YouhavereceivedanAinthisclass.Keepbelievinginyourself.Ineverhadateacherwhogaveatestlikethat,butIthinkthatitisatestthatanyteachercouldandshouldgive.StudentswhodonothaveconfidenceinwhattheyhavelearnedareBstudentsatmost.Thesameistrueforstudentsinreallife.TheAstudentsarethosewhobelieveinwhattheyaredoingbecausetheyhavelearnedfrombothsuccessesandfailures.Theyhavelearnedlife'slessons,whetherfromformaleducationorfromeventsintheirlives,andhavebecomebetterpeople.Scientistssaythatbytheageofeight,80%ofwhatwebelieveaboutourselveshasalreadybeenformed.Youareabigkidnow,andyourealizethatyouhavesomelimits(局限).However,thereisnothingyoucan'tdoorleanttobe.SirEdmundHillary,thefirstpersontoreachthetopofMountQomolangma(珠穆朗玛峰)said,Wedonotconquerthemountain,butourselves.21.Whydidsomestudentsleavetheclassroom?A.Becausetheywerehappywiththemarktheteacherwouldgivethem.B