初中英语竞赛试题

点线面笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(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,whatareyoudoing_________yourcomputer?—I'mlookingforinformation_________airlines?A.about;forB.on;withC.in;withD.with;about2.Thereare_________carrotsinthefridge.Youdon'thavetobuyany.A.fewB.afewC.anyD.little3.—WhoisTina?—Thegirlwhoiswearinga_________dress?A.beautifulredB.redandprettyC.redniceD.redbutlong4.He_________upverylateinthemorning,butnowhe_________upveryearly.A.usedtoget;isusedtogetB.usedtogetting;isusedtogetC.isusedtogetting;usedtogetD.usedtoget;isusedtogetting5._________,hehadstudiedartinParis.A.WhenaboyB.AsboyC.AsaboyD.Asheisaboy6.—Ihatespaceadventures.—_________.A.NordoIB.MeneitherC.NeitherdoID.SodoI7.—Areyougoingtobuythatcar?点线面—No,I'mnot.It's_________forme.A.enoughbetterB.goodenoughC.tooexpensiveD.cheaptoo8.BythetimeI_________,IrealizedthatIhadleftmyumbrellaintheshop.A.gothomeB.reachhomeC.gottohomeD.wenttohome9.—Wherearetheletters?—Thoseletters_________already.A.weresentB.wasfoundC.hadbeenreachedD.havebeenposted10.Mywatchdoesn'twork.Imusthaveit_________.A.repairedB.fixingC.watchedD.makeII.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)（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。）ATheideaforthebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStonecametoJoanneKathleenRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthosesevenyearsshehadanumberofjobs,includingonejobasanEnglishteacherinPortugal.Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishersbeforeoneofthemboughtit.Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherlife'sdreamtobeapublishedwriter.Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallapartmentwithherdaughterandwassopoorthatshecouldnotaffordheatinthewinter.HarryPotterbecameverysuccessfulwithchildrenandadultsinEngland.ThebookalsoreallytookoffintheUnitedStates.Afterhersecondandthirdbookswerepublished,thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetopthreeplacesonmanynewspapers'点线面listsofbest-sellers.Thenthebooksweremadeintopopularmovies.Withoutquestion,Rowling'slifehadcompletelychanged,injustthreeyears.HarryPotterbookshavenowsoldmorethan30millionbooksaroundtheworldandhavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-fivelanguages.In1997,Rowlingwasearning￡70(aboutUS$110)aweek.Bytheendof2001,shehadearnedover￡150million($250million),makingheroneofthemostsuccessfulfemalewritersofalltime.211.Thisreadingisabout_________.A.HarryPotter'slifeB.thewriter'slifeC.howthebookbecameamovieD.whyHarryPotterispopular12.WhichsentenceistrueaboutthefirstHarryPotterbook?A.Fourpublishersboughtit.B.Ittookthewriterseveralyearstofinishit.C.ItwasfirstpublishedinPortugal.D.Rowlinggottheideafromherdaughter.13.Rowling'sdreamwas_________.A.tobeamagicianB.tomakeamovieC.tohaveherbookspublishedD.tobeanEnglishteacher14.HowmanylanguageshasHarryPotterbeentranslatedinto?A.morethan35B.about135C.about90D.morethan15015.WhichsentenceistrueaboutRowling?A.Manyotherwritershavebeenmuchmoresuccessfulthanshe.B.Notmanywritersareassuccessfulassheis.C.Sheismoresuccessfulthanallotherwriters.D.Shebecamesuccessfulbecauseofamovie.B点线面Everyfouryears,theworldturnsitsattentiontothesoccerWorldCup.ThemostsuccessfulteamsinthetournamenthavetraditionallycomefromSouthAmericaandEurope.However,overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofsurprisingresults.Inafamousmatchin1950,theUSAcameupagainstEngland,oneofthefavoritestowinthetournament.ManyoftheAmericanplayerswereamateursfromcollegeteams.Surprisingly,theUSAwon1-0.OtherWorldCupsurpriseswereNorthKorea'swinoverItalyin1966,andCameroon'swinoverArgentinain1990.The2002FIFAWorldCupstandsoutasprobablythemostsurprisingWorldCupofalltime.Intheopeningmatch,SenegalsurprisedeveryonebybeatingFrance,theWorldCupwinnerin1998.JapanthenbeatRussia,theUSAbeatPortugal,andSouthKoreabeatItaly,Spain,Poland,andPortugal.SouthKoreamadeitallthewaytothefinalfour,beforefinallylosingtoGermany.Inthefinalgame,whichwaswatchedbyonebillionpeoplearoundtheworld,Brazilwon2-0overGermany.BrazilsetaWorldCuprecordbybecomingthefirstteamtowinsevengamesinarow.Also,Brazil'smosttalentedplayer,Ronaldo,scoredeightgoalsinonetournament―morethananyotherplayersince1970.16.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A.HowtheWorldCupIsPlayedB.TheGreatestWorldCupPlayersofAllTimeC.TheHistoryofSoccerD.SurprisesintheWorldCup17.Accordingtothereading,whichteamhasNOThadasurprisingwininaWorldCupmatch?A.Cameroon.B.NorthKorea.C.Italy.D.theUnitedStates.18.Whichteamprobablysurprisedpeoplethemostinthe2002WorldCup?A.Germany.B.Japan.C.Russia.D.SouthKorea.点线面19.WhatisNOTtrueabouttheBrazilianteaminthe2002WorldCup?A.Theywonsevenmatches.B.Theywerewatchedbyallthepeoplearoundtheworld.C.TheybeatGermanybytwogoals.D.Theywonmorematchesthananyotherteam.20.WhatrecorddidRonaldosetinthetournament?A.Hewasthefirstplayertoscoreeightgoals.B.HeplayedmoregamesinaWorldCupthananyotherplayer.C.HescoredthemostgoalsinaWorldCup.D.HewastheoldestplayertoscoreinaWorldCup.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,or,between,mind,shout,telephones,happy,working,dangerous,fight,on,foodManypeoplehavetoworkonweekends.Somepeopledonot