初三英语竞赛试题 (满分110分)I. 选择填空(共27小题, 计27分)从A. B. C. D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案.1. Many people agree that ______ good knowledge of English is a must in ______ international trade today.A. a; (不填)B. the; anC. the; theD. (不填); the2. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard ______.A. the better voiceB. a good voiceC. the best voiceD. a better voice3. Some people would rather ride bicycles as bicycle riding has ______of the trouble of takingbuses.A. nothingB. noneC. someD. neither4. --- How was your recent visit to Qingdao?--- It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the ______ days at the seaside.A. few less sunnyB. last few sunnyC. last sunny fewD. few last sunny5. Do you mind ______ alone at home.?A. Jane leavingB. Jane having leftC. Jane’s being leftD. Jane to be left6. Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer.A. to inventB. inventingC. to have inventedD. having invented7. ---Do you mind if I smoke here? --- _______.A. Err, you’d better notB. Yes, you can smoke hereC. Of course, I don’tD. No, please don’t8. Helen ______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband ______ home.A. has left; comesB. left; had comeC. had left; cameD. had left; would come9. We are all going to the games,. Why don’t you come______?A. upB. acrossC. alongD. to10. It’s nearly seven o’clock. Jack ______ be here at any moment.A. mustB. needC. shouldD. can11. The boy ought to have gone to school ______, but he slept ______ noon.A. in the morning; atB. that morning; atC. in the morning; untilD. that morning; until12. He must have been asleep at that time, _______ he?A. mustn’tB. needn’tC. hadn’tD. wasn’t13.---Don’t forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.---_____.A. No, I don’tB. No, I won’tC. No, I can’tD. No, I haven’t14. His voice was quite ordinary, and not ____ angry.A. a littleB. very muchC. a bitD. plenty15. Jack hid himself behind the door _____ he still could see what could happen to his classmate.A. thereB. whichC. from whichD. from where16. ____ either you or I to look after her?A. AmB. IsC. AreD. Should17..---Why don’t we take a little break? --- Didn’t we just have _____?A. itB. oneC. thatD. this18. Will you come here to see me again _____ other day?A. theB. someC. anyD. in19. Sorry, I’ve met no such ____ today.A. a boyB. boyC. a clever boyD. an interesting20. ---I wonder if your wife will go to ball?---If your wife does, so ____ mine.A. canB. wouldC. willD. may21. I wonder why _____ little animals eat _____ many insects.A. so…soB. such…soC. such…suchD. too…such22. _____ told you that was lying.A. WhoB. WhoeverC. Who everD. No matter who23. The way she thought of ____ enough money was to sell her hair.A. to getB. getC. gettingD. got24. Tom’s mother had a ____ of the cake to see if it was _____.A. tasty…tastedB. taste…tastedC. tasty…tasteD. taste…tasty25.---What did you think of her speech?--- She _____ for one hour but didn’t ______ much.A. spoke; speakB. spoke; sayC. said; speakD. said; say26. ______ athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games.A. Each four yearsB. Each four yearC. Every four yearsD. Every fourth years27. ---What did you do with that old bicycle? Does it work well?---I threw it away. I thought you didn't want it any more.---That's too bad. ________---Well, it's too late to worry about it now.A. I thought you didn't, either.B. I wanted some more.C. I was too old to ride.D. It might have been useful.II．完形填空（15分）Gross was what people call a mysterious man. We had known him for over five years, ever since he became a 28 of our club, but he had a way of keeping all his life to himself. We knew where he 29 , though he never 30 us to his home, and his age too. But only unimportant matters of this kind. It appeared that he 31 work for a living 32 we did. He had once talked about a lot of money on which he managed to live comfortably. He was not, however, 33 to spend money freely, he was 34 well-dressed and he did not even own a car. At the age of forty-five he remained 35 though, since marriage was not 36 he ever discussed, we had no means of finding out whether he was 37 for that.Gross 38 suddenly from our circle and shortly after we came to learn the fact that our mysterious man was 39 a thief. 40 reports that appeared in the newspapers, together with photos of a man who was exactly our Mr. Gross, it was shown that he was a most experienced 41 , operating 42 in London, and that he had practiced this job for many years, until he was caught and sent to prison.28. A. member B. student C. teacher D. friend29. A. studied B. worked C. played D. lived30. A. hoped B. invited C. wished D. encouraged31. A. didn’t have to B. hadn’t to C. didn’t need D. didn’t have32. A. which B. that C. when D. as33. A. able B. unable C. ready D. active34. A. especially B. special C. specially D. not especially35. A. unhealthy B. healthy C. poor D. single36. A. work B. subject C. job D. lecture37. A. tired B. sick C. sorry D. angry38. A. lost B. appeared C. jumped D. disappeared39. A. anything but B. nothing but C. something but D. everything but40. A. On B. To C. From D. Out of41. A. thief B. worker C. teacher D. member42. A. mostly B. most C. almost D. nearlyIII．阅读理解（38分）AI left home for New Zealand to start my new life on my 15th birthday.My father and mother took me to Hong Kong, where we had to say goodbye. When we were saying goodbye, I suddenly felt afraid that I had never had before. This was the first time I had traveled so far by myself. And going to a far-away place I have never been before made me feel terrible. I held back my tears until I could no longer see my parents. As I was wiping away（擦去）my tears, I realized that, from that moment on, I would have to do everything by myself. After my arrival in Wellington, my teacher, Ms. Lang, showed me around my new school. A few days later, I started having classes. There were only 20 students in each class. Only maths, science, social studies（社会学）and English were compulsory, and students could choose other subjects for themselves, I chose music, Japanese and health. In New Zealand, students are very active in class. And teachers are not as serious . They often let us play games in class. We can sit with anyone we like, and the teacher can sit at her own desk or at a student’s desk. The school had an easy manner, with few rules. Because there was no homework, we could join clubs or do anything we liked. I always went to the library after school, where I found a lot of books to help with my studies. Studying in New Zealand is very different from studying in China. In New Zealand, students depend on the library to gain knowledge instead of waiting for what teachers ask them to do. Time went fast. The two months after I arrived flew by. Then a week of exams began. I did not have to take these exams, because I had only been at the school for a short time. However, my maths teacher encouraged me to take the maths exam, as she thought I could do well. Though the re wasn’t much pressure on me, I worked very hard to get ready for the exam because I know that no pain means no gain . When the day of the exam came, I found that I finished the paper faster than the other students. One week later, my teacher told the whole class who had got the top mark: It was me! I got 94 percent. All my classmates were very happy and said congratulations to me. It was one of the happiest days of my life43. The word “Wellington” in the fourth paragraph is the name of_______.A. the writer’s new teacherB. the writer’s new schoolC. a city in New ZealandD. a person we don’t know44. When she was wiping away her tears, the writer realized that________.A. she had already arrived in New Zealand.B. she could no longer see her parents in Hong Kong.C. she had to say goodbye to her parents.D. she would start a new life in New Zealand all by herself.45. The word “compulsory” in the sixth paragraph means_______ in Chinese.A. 必修的B. 选修的C. 义务的D. 有责任的46. The writer always went to the library because ________.A. the teacher asked her to do soB. she wanted to gain knowledge with the help of many booksC. she had no homework and had nothing to doD. she must get ready for the exams47. The writer didn’t have to take the exams, ________.A. so she didn’t work hard to get ready for themB. but she thought she could do well and took the maths examC. but she took the maths exam and did best of all in itD. so she found she finished the paper faster than the othersBLisa, a middle-aged woman, went to prepare lunch, leaving her 3-year-old son, Barney, playing by himself in the backyard.All of a sudden, a sharp cry of Barney came into the mother’s ears, and Lisa rushed into the backyard and found a big snake entwining the little child with its body and trying to swallow the boy. Lisa was terrifi ed and quite angry. She made up her mind to save her son from the snake’s mouth.It was a fearless mother’s love that made Lisa forgot what she faced. She took up an old hatchet from the ground and struck the snake with all her strength.One, two, with the hatchet, Lisa hit the snake again and again, but she felt as if she were striking a mass of solid rubber. The little boy’s voice and breath were getting weaker and weaker. Lisa’s heart was broken and she nearly went mad.Suddenly Lisa put aside the hatchet and threw herself on to the snake, opened her mouth and bit into its back, as if tearing a touch steak. Lisa was really mad.A small piece of flesh was bitten off. Lisa picked up the hatchet again and hit at the wound in the snake’s body madly and savagel y.Stinking blood was spraying out of the snake’s body. The snake was so badly wounded that it let go of Barney and moved back into the forest. It had never imagined that human beings had such terrible, sharp teeth. Halfway home, the snake died.48.What did Lisa find when she came into the backyard?A. big snake was swallowing her son.B. Her son was playing with a poisonous snake.C. Her son was in no danger of losing his life.D. Barney was fighting a big snake.49.Why did Lisa fail in killing the snake at first?A. Because she was afraid that what she did would hurt her son.B. Because the hatchet was not sharp enough and the snake’s skin was too hard.C. Because the snake was even stronger than Lisa.D. Because she was too astonished to do anything.50. _______, so she bit the snake.A. Lisa was really driven madB. Lisa thought her teeth were much sharper than the hatchetC. Lisa couldn’t refuse the temptation of the snake’s meatD. Lisa had not got any other way to deal with the snake51. From the story, we learned that it was a mother’s love that made ____.A. Barney braveB. the snake frightenedC. Lisa mad and angryD. the woman fearless52. Which of the following is true?A. The wounded snake didn’t crawl back into its hiding hole in the forest before it died.B. Without her teeth sharper than anyone else’s, she would not have defeated the snake.C. Even though Barney was not saved alive, the lady won a brave victory of love.D. Even if she did not use the hatchet again, the snake would still be killed.CThirty- two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right below their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police. Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling abou t one’s fellowman?“Not so,”say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to research into the reasons why people didn’t act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency（紧急情况）. Suppose you see a middle aged man fall to the side - walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma（昏迷）from a headache? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak（漏洞）in the air conditioning? Is it “steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? It’s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible（负责任的）. He must feel tha t he must help, or the person won’t get the help he needs.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be “tested.”Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The researchers started them off on the “tests.”Then they went into the next room.A curtain divided the “testing room”and the room into which they went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of book shelves falling and a cry for help. All of this had been prerecorded on a tape recorder.Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn’t. They do not feel any direct responsibility.Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that the people were shocked, they sweated, and they had trembling hands. They felt the other per son’s trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with.53．The purpose of this passage is ________.A. to explain why people fail to act in emergenciesB. to explain when people will act in emergenciesC. to explain what people will do in emergenciesD. to explain how people feel in emergencies54．Which of the following is NOT true?A. When a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency.B. When a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth his help.C. A person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if he wantsto help.D. A person with a heart attack needs the most.55．The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that ________.A. they are afraid of emergenciesB. they are not willing to get themselves involvedC. others will act if they themselves hesitateD. they do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help56．The author suggests that ________.A. we shouldn’t blame a person if he fails to act in emergenciesB. a person must feel guilty if he fails to helpC. people should be responsible for themselves in emergenciesD. when you are in trouble, people will help you anywayD在下列57—61题中，Bobby, Maria, Andrew, Lucy和Scott正在寻找适合自己的大学。