初三英语竞赛试题

初三英语能力测试题

一、完形填空。

After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He _(1) his landlord by telling him that he __(2)__ because he could not afford to (3)__ more chocolate.

It all began a year ago _ (4)_ Albert returned home one evening and __(5)_ a large dog in front of his gate. He __(6)__ animals and as he happened to have a piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. __(7)__ Albert coming, it held up its paws and received another piece as a __(8)__. Albert called his new friend Bingo. He never __(9)__ the dog‟s real name, nor who his owner was. ___(10)___, Bingo would appear every afternoon, and it __(11)__ liked chocolate better than anything else. The problem was that Bingo was not an easy dog to please. It soon grew __(12)__ with small pieces and needed a large bar a day. If Albert ever forgot his duty, Bingo got very __(13)__ and refused to let him in. As the weeks and months went by Albert was becoming very __(14)__ and had to bribe the dog to get into his own house! He spent such a large part of his weekly salary buying Bingo chocolates that __(15)__he had to move to somewhere else.

(1) A. troubled B. surprised C. interested D. frightened

(2) A. was leaving B. had gone C. was arriving D. had decided

(3) A. receive B. eat C. make D. buy

(4) A. after B. when C. that D. then

(5) A. fed B. kept C. took D. found

(6) A. wanted B. kept C loved D. hated

(7) A. Expecting B. Seeing C. Hearing D. Knowing

(8) A. chocolate B. welcome C. reward D. game

(9) A. told B. called out C. named D. found out

(10) A. Then B. Instead C. However D. Therefore

(11) A. finally B. clearly C. luckily D. regularly

(12) A. dissatisfied B. thin C. pleased D. fat

(13) A. angry B. strong C. worried D. weak

(14) A. tired B. rich C. happy D. poor

(15) A. what‟s more B. at least C. in the end D. above all

二、语法选择。

Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry __26_ a new clock.

But Harry, __27__ lived next door to Jack, said he didn‟t need one.

“__28__ needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when it‟s time to get up?”

“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven o‟clock and listens __29_ the news,” Harry said. “That‟s my morning call.”

“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”

“By the time I __30__ my breakfast, it‟s eight o‟clock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk t here. When I arrive at my office, it‟s nine o‟clock. That‟s __31__ time I start work.”

“OK. But how do you know when it‟s time to go home?”

“The factory bell__32__,” Harry told him.

“But how do you know when it‟s time to go to bed?”

“The television programs come to end.”

By now Jack was really__33__. “OK,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen __34__ you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”

“That‟s easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on __35__ wall. Then you would shou t at me, …What are you doing knocking on my wall at three o‟clock in the morning?‟”

26. A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. buy

27. A. which B. whose C. that D. who

28. A. No one B. Neither one C. Everyone D. Someone

29. A. at B. to C. in D. on

30. A. eats B. have eaten C. ate D. was eating

31. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填

32. A. ring B. rings C. was rung D. ringing

33. A. anger B. angrily C. angry D. angering

34. A. if B. that C. why D. how

35. A. his B. their C. her D. your

三、阅读理解

( A)

One hot night last July, our new baby wouldn‟t or couldn‟t sleep. I tried everything I could think of --- a warm bottle, songs, gentle rocking, but nothing would settle him. Guessing that I would have a long night ahead of me, I brought a portable TV into his room, figuring that watching the late movie was as good a way as any to kill off the hours until dawn. To my surprise, as soon as the TV lit up, the baby quieted right down, his little eyes focused brightly on the tube. Not to waste an opportunity for sleep, I then walked out of the room quietly, leaving him to watch the actors celebrate a famous movie star‟s forty-fifth birthday.

My wife and I heard no more from the baby that night, and the next morning