初中英语竞赛试题word

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?

—I'm looking for information _________ airlines?

A.about; for

B. on; with

C. in;with

D. with; about

2. There are _________ carrots in the fridge. You don't have to buy any.

A. few

B. a few

C. any

D. little

3. —Who is Tina?

—The girl who is wearing a _________ dress?

A. beautiful red

B.red and pretty

C.red nice

D. red but long

4. He _____ up very late in the morning, but now he _____ up very early.

A. used to get; is used to get

B. used to getting; is used to get

C. is used to getting; used to get

D. used to get; is used to getting

5. _________, he had studied art in Paris.

A. When a boy

B. As boy

C. As a boy

D. As he is a boy

6. —I hate space adventures. —_________.

A. Nor do I

B. Me neither

C. Neither do I

D. So do I

7. —Are you going to buy that car?

—No, I'm not. It's _________ for me.

A. enough better

B. good enough

C. too expensive

D. cheap too

8. By the time I _________, I realized that I had left my umbrella in the shop.

A. got home

B. reach home

C. got to home

D. went to home

9. —Where are the letters? —Those letters _________ already.

A. were sent

B. was found

C. had been reached

D. have been posted

10. My watch doesn't work. I must have it _________.

A. repaired

B. fixing

C. watched

D. make

II. 阅读理解(Reading 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。）

A

The idea for the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's

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, including 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 life's dream to be a published writer. Before she

sold her book, Rowling was living in a small apartment with her daughter and was 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 newspapers' lists of best-sellers. Then the books were made into popular movies. Without question, Rowling's 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, 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 Potter's life

B. the writer's life

C. how the book became a movie

D. why Harry Potter is popular

12. 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. Rowling's dream was _________.

A. to be a magician

B. to make a movie

C. to have her books published

D. to be an English teacher

14. How many languages has Harry Potter been translated into?

A. more than 35

B. about 135

C. about 90

D. more than 150

15. Which sentence is true about Rowling?

A. Many other writers have been much more successful than she.

B. Not many writers are as successful as she is.

C. She is more successful than all other writers.

D. She became successful because of a movie.

B

Every 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, 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 Korea's win over Italy in 1966, and Cameroon's 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 Portugal, 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 the first team to win seven games in a row. Also, Brazil's most talented player, Ronaldo, scored eight goals in one tournament―more 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 Soccer

D. Surprises in the World Cup

17. 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 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 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。

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, 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 holiday 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 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）

31—35 DBADC 36—40 DCADA II. 阅读理解（Reading comprehension）

A) 51—55 BBCAB

B) 56-60 DCDBC

III. 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. telephones

B) 81. happened 82. was sitting 83. rang 84. don't run 85.

knew 86. belonged 87. hadn't heard 88. finish 89. look 90. have changed