初三英语竞赛题(培优班)
一、单项选择(共45分)
( ) 1. Would you mind not ______ the windows. It’s too hot.
A. close B. closing C. closes D. closed
( ) 2.Your TV is too loud. Could you please_____________?
A. turn it on B. turn up it C. turn off it D. turn it down
( ) 3. Linda was doing her homework when the telephone ________.
A. rings B. rang C. was ringing D. to ring
( ) 4. --- This T-shirt is too small for me. Would you mind giving me a big one?
--- _____________. Here you are.
A. It doesn’t matter. B. Not at all. C. Sure. D. Yes.
( ) 5. Why don’t you ________ help when you were in trouble?
A. you ask for B. ask for C. asking for D. to ask for
( ) 6.What _________ you, Mr. Green?
A. annoy B. get annoyed C. annoying D. annoyed
( ) 7.We should try _______ in class.
A. to not sleep B. not to sleep C. not sleep D. not sleeping
( )8.She helped us ________ the way ________the hospital.
A. found; to B. to find; of C. find; to D. find; for
( )9.He’s _______ kites since he was ten years old.
A. been collecting B. collecting C. collect D. been
( )10. Don’t eat food in class. If you do, the teacher will_____.
A. take away it B. take away them C. take it away D. take them away
( )11.-- _________ did you sleep last night? -- For eight hours.
A. When B. What time C. How long D. Why
( )12.He has been skating ________ five o’clock in the morning.
A. at B. since C. for D. to
( )13. The movie isn't _______. Nobody will be ________ in it.
A. interesting; interesting B. interested; interested
C. interested; interesting D. interesting; interested
( )14.Sam _________ football an hour ago.
A. has been playing B. has played C. plays D. played
( )15. The old man was very________ and he talked to others________.
A. angry…angry B. angry…angrily C. angrily…angry D. angrily…angrily
( )16.Why not ________ help when you were in trouble?
A. you ask for B. ask for C. asking for D. to ask for
( ) 17. ---I don’t know if her uncle_________. ---I think he ________if it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
A. will come…comes B. will come…will come C. comes…comes D. comes…will come
( ) 18. The boy is_______ to carry the big stone.
A. enough strong B. strong enough C. too strong D. to strong
( )19. We didn’t learn_________ in this lesson.
something new B. anything new C. new something D. new anything
( ) 20. The teacher told us the light ________ fast than sound.
A. travle B. travles C. travling D. move
( ) 21. Could you please _____ follow me? A. no B. not C. don’t D. doesn’t
( ) 22. What __________ the students _________when the teacher came in?.
A. did, do B. do, do C. are, doing D. were doing
( ) 23.This T-shirt is too small, please give me _______ one.
A. another B. other C. others D. the other
( )24. Will you come to the net bars(网吧)with me?Sorry.My mother always tells me ___ there.
A.not go B.go C.not to go D.to go ( )25. He asked ____ they needed some more tea. A.that B.what C.if D.which ( )26. Wei Fang is young,but she plays ping-pong ____ her mother. A.as good as B.as well as C.as better as D.as best as
( ) 27. ---When did Joe get his first dog? ---On his _________ birthday.
A. twenty B. twentyth C. twenty-first D. the twenty
( ) 28. Linda was just going out shopping ________ the telephone rang.,
A. while B. when C. after D. because
( ) 29. The funny movie makes us______. A. happy B. happily C. to happily D. to happy
( ) 30. _____ friends you have, ______ you will be.
A. More; happier B. More; more happy
C. The more; the happier D. The more; the more happy
( ) 31. ---Zhang Wei, what are you going to do after school? ---What about________?
A. to go swimming B. go swimming C. to go to swim D. going swimming
( ) 32. He can’t buy this kind of camera because he’s ________ money.
A. ran out B. ran out of C. run out D. run out of
( )33. The little girl is very________and she talks to others________.
A. polite…polite B. polite…politely C. politely… polite D. politely…politely
( )34.The citizens (居民)complained ______ the police ______ the noise from the neighborhood.
A. to, about B. about, to C. to, for D. of, to
( )35. What happened ______them yesterday? A. to B. with C. of D. in
( )36. China is a great country _______ a long history . A. has B. have C. having D. with
( )37. ______, are you free this afternoon?
A. By the way B. On the way C. By any way D. In the way
( )38. More and more people_____money for people in Sichuan
A. rise B. raise C. put up D. take up
( )39. There is no _____for us to sleep in the bedroom.
A. places B. any places C. room D. a room
( )40. He thought he ________ the first one ___________ the mountain . A. was , to climb B. is , to climb C. was , climbing D. is ,climbing
( ) 41. He’s been ________ stamps since he ________ ten years old.
A. collecting; is B. collect; was C. to collect; is D. collecting; was
( ) 42. The coat ____ me $ 5.
A. cost B. costs C. paid D. spent
( ) 43. I like to dance ____sing an English song.
A. rather than B. instead of C. over D. instead
( ) 44. The singers came from all over China.
A. cross B. across C. more than D. part of
( ) 45.The police asked the little boy _____.
A. where did he live B.where does he live
C.where he lived D.where he lives
二、完型填空(10分)
Some years later, Disney moved to the west coast (海岸) the USA. He tried to get work as an artist but still he was unsuccessful. One day he remembered the mouse got 1 of his home. He 2 his pencil and started 3 . Day after day he practiced and drew 4 pictures of the mouse that he had known. At last he was 5 with one of the pictures of the mouse. He 6 it Mickey Mouse.
Disney’s success as a cartoon-maker had begun. He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck and during the 1920s and the 1930s he made 7 cartoons about 8 . These cartoons were all 9 ones. Before the days of television, they used to be shown in 10 all over the country before the main (主要的)film was shown. Later Disney made longer films.
( )1. A. in B. at C.from D. out
( )2. A. picked up B. looked up C. got up D. wrote with
( )3. A. to draw B. draw C. to drawing D. drew
( )4. A. important B. different C. wonderful D. much
( )5. A. boring B. angry C. tired D. pleased
( )6. A. bought B. drew C. called D. asked
( )7. A. a lot of B. a lot C. lot of D. lot
( )8. A. their B. them C. they D. it
( )9. A. short B. small C. long D. big
( )10. A. homes B. offices C. cinemas D. theatres
阅读理解(30分)
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One day a policeman was taking a thief to the city.On the way.they saw a shop.The thief said,“Let me go into the shop to buy some bread. We can eat it in the train.” The policeman agreed.The thief went into the shop and ran out of the back door.When the policeman knew that,he began to look for the thief everywhere.At last the policeman caught the thief again.They went on to the city.On the way they came to the same shop.The thief wanted to buy some bread again.“Oh,no,”said the policeman.“you did that before,and you ran away.This time I’ll go into the shop and buy bread.You must wait here for me.”
( )1.What was the policeman doing one day?
A、Catching a thief with others. B、doing nothing.
C、Taking a thief to the city. D、walking to the city by himself.
( 2.On the way the thief asked to _________.
A、buy some food to eat B、let him free C、take a rest D、walk slowly
( )3.When the thief went into the shop,he ran out of _________.
A、the back door B、the back window
C、the front door D、the front window
( )4、Which of the following is right?
A、At last the policeman caught the thief again.
B、The policeman looked for the thief.but he didn’t find him.
C、The thief was caught again by other policemen.
D、The policeman went back with the thief
( )5、From the last three sentences we know that the policeman was very _________.
A、brave(勇敢的) B、careful C、clever D、foolish(愚蠢)
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