初三英语培优试卷（一）一．单项选择1.These two rooms are of _____size, but another two rooms are three times_____size of them.A.the;theB.a;theC.a;aD.the;a2.Helen went to the bookstore with her friend and bought____________.A.dozen booksB.dozens booksC.dozens of booksD.dozens of books3.Summer holidays approaching, the students are wondering how many days_______they willHave this year.A.offB.aroundC.aboutD./4.Because of the bad weather, we couldn’t do anything but_________.A.waitingB.to waitC.waitD.do wait5.What do you think ______solve the problem ?A.you can doB.can you doC.you can do toD.can you do to6.Mum, Tom invites me and Lucy to go to his birthday party. Let us go to his party,__________?A.will weB.shall weC.will youD.shall you7.We need fifteen more people _____our team to do the job.A.besidesB.exceptC.butD.as well8.-Jack,you didn’t turn off the lights last night!-How come? I remember__________________.A.to turn them offB. turning them offC.to turn off themD.to turn off them9.He ____- much of his success and happiness _____his wife and children.A.thanks;toB. Owes;toC.owns;toD.thinks; highly of10.He will never forget the days ______he spent with you in Japan.A.whenB. On whichC.in whichD.which11.— Mum, can you give me some tips on how to behave myself at the table?— Well, I do have some tips. ________, please keep quiet while eating.A. In allB. Of allC. At allD. Above all12. People ________ running everywhere. Do you know what ________?A. see; has happenedB. see; happensC. are seen; is happeningD. are seen; is happened13. I find ________ difficult ________ us to work out the math problems.A. its; ofB. its; forC. it's; ofD. it; for14. —The volunteers really provided the athletes with support.—Exactly. ________ they helped make the event!A. What a great successB. What great successC. How a great successD. How great success15. 一You look sad. ________ ?一My pet dog has been lost for two days.A. Why not see the doctorB. Where have you beenC. Can I help youD. What's the matter 二．完形填空Several years ago, I was at a train station in Amsterdam. I saw a young homeless man 16 people for money so he could buy breakfast. Most of the 17 simply took no notice of theyoung man or gave him a dirty look. There was one exception(例外) though: an older, well-dressed lady. When the young homeless man moved 18 this elegant lady, she turned and looked straight into his eyes and 19 asked, “How much do you need?” I couldn’t hear what the young man said but watched 20 the old woman pulled several bills from her wallet and 21 them in the young man’s hands.I don’t know whether the young man actually used this money for breakfast or for some other purpose. What I do know is that I saw two completely different reactions(反应) to the same 22 . I saw people who were either afraid or annoyed or distrustful(猜疑的). And then I saw this old lady who 23 the homeless man as her brother. I decided then and there that, even though we have to be 24 in this world, I would rather be like her.Every day may bring us many chances for 25 . The key is to do it or not.16. A. asking B. meeting C. giving D. showing17. A. guests B. audience C. neighbours D. travelers18. A. from B. after C. before D. over19. A. softly B. sadly C. loudly D. hopefully20. A. because B. unless C. as D. although21. A. checked B. put C. covered D. threw22. A. location(地点) B. survey C. situation D. programme23. A. ordered B. treated C. introduced D. visited24. A. famous B. creative C. careful D. successful25. A. richness B. happiness C. fitness D. kindness三．阅读理解Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with kinds of situations．Love plays an important role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel. In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with unconditional love and care, they teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we always tend to take this for granted (认为理所应当). It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands and becomes sensitive to others’ feelings.Happiness achieved by bringing a smile on other's face gives a certain level of fulfillment(成就)．Peace of mind makes you feel happy. No mind is happy without peace. We realize the true worth of happiness when we are sad．Sadness comes from the death of a loved one or the failure .But all of these things will pass away.Failure is the way to success, and it helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, fame, pride and self-respect.Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dull. So what we can choose is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.26. In which section can readers probably read the passage?A. EducationB. TravelC. LifestylesD. Business27. In the passage，the author compares life to _________.A. packageB. happiness and sadnessC. failure and successD. hope and despair28. What does the underlined word “despair” mean in Chinese?A. 颓废B. 遗憾C. 悲伤D. 绝望29. What’s the general meaning of the last sent ence of the whole passage?A. What you only can choose is to work hard every day.B. If you work hard today, you will have a better life in the future.C. When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow better.D. Enjoying a better tomorrow is your only choice.30. What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To encourage people to love each other.B. To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness.C. To remind people of working hard for a better tomorrow.D. To give readers some information about life.三．阅读与表达Canadian people are not all the same. There are many different groups. They came to Canada at different times. They came from different places. Many of them still live indifferent ways.Long ago, only native Americans lived in Canada. They arrived thousands of years ago. Today there are about fifty different American groups.The Eskimos (爱斯基摩人)came after the native Americans did. They have also been in Canada for a long, long time. Most Eskimos live in the north of Canada today, where it is very cold.The European settlers started arriving about 450 years ago. Most came from France. They are a large group in Canada today. They follow French customs and ways of life. They speak the French language. Later, most settlers came from England and Scotland. They speak English. Today more than half of all the Canadians speak English.Some Canadians also came from Germany and Italy. There are smaller groups from other places, too.You can see that different kinds of people are called Canadians. Many do not want to forget their own customs and languages. But they share a large country. They share a future in that country. They are all Canadians.31.Who first came to live in Canada?________________________________________________32.Where do most Eskimos live?_____________________________________________________________33.How long have the the European settlers been in Canadian?_____________________________________________________________34.What language do most Canadian speak today?_____________________________________________________________35.What might be the title of this passage?(In no more than Ten words）_____________________________________________________________四．词汇检测36.Surprise a new ________ (邻居）with one of your favourite home-made dishes.37.The club needs more people to count and ______ (描述）the birds.38.The Spring Festival in China sometimes comes in _________(the second month of a year）。