2009学年度第一学期初三英语竞赛

2009学年度第一学期初三英语竞赛（试卷）
本试卷共120分，时间90分钟，答案做在答题卷上有效。

一、单项选择（共30小题，每题一分，计30分）
1、He hit me on ______ shoulder.
A my
B the
C a
D /
2、When he moved to Germany in _____,he was already in _____.
A the sixties, his fifties
B the sixties, the fifties
C his sixties, the fifties
D his sixties, his fifties
3、Is he the man _____ yesterday ?
A who you met to
B you met
C who you talked to
D that you talked
4、This apple is _____ as that one.
A a half as small
B as small half
C as half small
D half as small
5、Maria ____ a novel last month but I don’t know whether she has finished it .
A has written
B wrote
C had written
D was writing
6、Early to bed and early to rise ____ a man healthy wealthy and wise .
A make
B makes
C made
D is making
7、----I forgot to put the milk in the fridge.
-----Oh, my god ! It must have gone______.
A. dirty
B. badly
C. delicious
D. bad
8、If there were no examinations, we should have _______ at school.
A. much happiest time
B. a more happier time
C. a much happier time
D. the happiest time
9、The boy wanted to ride in the street, but his mother told him _______.
A. not to
B. not to do
C. not do it
D. do not to
10、--- How many of the books have you read ?
--- ___ .
A. None
B. Nothing
C. No one
D. No any
11、---Can you see what the teacher has written on the blackboard?
----No, I think I will have to get my eyes_______ and perhaps I need______ glasses.
A. to examine, wear
B. to examine, to wear
C. examined, to wear
D. examined, wearing
12、Rather than ,they prefer _______.
A. sing, to dance
B. to sing, to dance
C. singing, dancing
D. sing, dancing
13、A number of books_____ kept in the reading-room and ____of the students’
time ___ spent there.
A. are, three-fourth, is B .is, three-fourths, are
C. are, three-fourths, is
D. is, three-fourth, is
14、It is said that some kids from the city of Bakersfield, USA are going to stay in our
school____ next week.
A. some time
B. sometimes
C. sometime
D. some times
15、Jane was_____ she finished her test paper without any mistakes.
A. so careful girl that
B. such a careful girl that
C. such careful a girl that D .too careful a girl that
16、I’ll come to see you on Sunday morning ____you tell me not to.
A. unless
B. f
C. whether
D. since
17、—The exam was easy, wasn’t it ?
—Yes, but I don’t think ________ could pass it.
A. somebody
B. anybody
C. nobody
D. everybody
18、Mrs. White bought a ________ wallet for her husband.
A、black silk small B. small silk black
C. black small silk
D. small black silk
19、I’ve decided to go to Hangzhou instead of Dalian _______ my holiday.
A. to
B. on
C. for
D. in
20、–Oh, you have made the same mistake again.
–________. How _________ I was!
A. So have I; careless
B. So I have; careful
C. So have I; careful
D. So I have; careless
21、—Are you a film star?
—________ .
A. Yes, I was
B. I used to be
C. I used to
D. I ’m used to
22、--What does the radio say?
--It says there _______ this afternoon.
A. is rainy
B. is going to rain
C. is going to have rain
D. is going to be rain
23、He couldn’t _________ an answer when I asked him why he was lat e.
A. open up
B. try out
C. look over
D. come up with
24、Great changes ________ in Zhejiang since 1979.
A. have been taken place
B. have taken place
C. had been taken place
D. were taken place
25、--You teach me English and I teach you Chinese.
--_________.
A. The same to you
B. That’s a deal
C. It’s a pity
D. So do I
26、We Chinese have every reason to believe that ______ 2008 Beijing Olympic
Games was______ success.
A. the ,a
B. the, /
C. /,a
D. a, a
27、You should do more ____. Don’t always sit at the desk busy doing your ____.
A．exercise; exercises B．exercises; exercise
C．exercises; exercises D．exercise; exercise
28、—It’s a nice car. __________ have you been in it?
—Just to Shanghai.
A．How much B．How long C．How soon D．How far
29、He works in a factory now, but he ______ on a farm for nearly 10 years.
A、worked
B、has worked
C、had worked
D、had been working
30、Nobody but Lucy and Peter_________ in the school yard this morning.
A、was
B、were
C、are
D、stay
二、完形填空（共15小题，每题1分，计15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking back home from a pizza store. We had bought many things. We were dressed 31 , and I was feeling a little 32 as I was carrying our shopping, so I decided to throw something away. I was walking towards a dustbin（垃圾箱）33 I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us. He headed over to the nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very 34 because I was about to throw away a new drink just because it was too heavy. I walked up to him and handed the 35 and some bread over to him. The man looked up 36 and took what I gave him. A huge smile 37 on his fac e. I felt I couldn’t be happier with 38 . But then he said,“Wow, this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that, he thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I 39 heard him singing as he rode away. I got a warm 40 inside. I now understand what it
41 by the saying “Giving is getting”.
42 it was only a little action, I got and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month. Everyone in the world 43 help. Everyone can give help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness.
The scene of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind 44 I have the chance to do something nice. This is the power（力量）of 45 .
31. A. poorly B. simply C. warmly D. expensively
32. A. worried B. interested C. surprised D. tired
33. A. and B. but C. so D. when
34. A. nervous B. happy C. sorry D. proud
35. A. money B. toys C. drink D. clothes
36. A. in silence B. in surprise C. in anger D. in fear
37. A. turned B. appeared C. went D. ran
38. A. myself B. ourselves C. yourself D. himself
39. A. still B. once C. even D. ever
40. A. idea B. welcome C. word D. feeling
41. A. aims B. means C. looks D. offers
42. A. If B. Though C. Because D. While
43. A. needs B. gives C. takes D. brings
44. A. whichever B. however C. whatever D. whenever
45. A. charity B. friendship C. support D. feeling
三、阅读理解（A篇每题1分，B 、C篇每题2分，共15小题，计25分）
(A)
2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut（初次登台）on October23, 2002 and got 6 points for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points is another game.
Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basket-ball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He said that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.
Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don’t think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.
46. Yao Ming got13 points on October , 2002.
A.22
B.23
C.24
D.26
47. Yao Ming said that .
A. playing in the NBA was difficult
B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV
C. he was an NBA star
D. it was boring to play basketball
48. The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will .
A. speak excellent English
B. bring new energy to the Rockets
C. make NBA games easy
D. face new challenge
49. From the passage we can know that Yao Ming .
A. will work hard for his team
B. made the highest score in his first NBA game
C. can’t understand his teammates
D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself
50. The passage is probably .
A. an advertisement
B. a notice
C. a news report
D. an instruction
（B）
“I hate school, and I’m not going back!”Have you ever had that thought?
Lots of kids have had. Usually this feeling doesn’t last long. But what if you feel this way too much?
If you are stressed out, you might have a hard time making decision. In the morning, you can’t decide what to eat, what to wear, or what to take for lunch.
Sometimes it’s a problem with your classes and schoolwork. Maybe the work is too easy and you get bored. Or maybe the work is too hard, or you don’t feel as clever as the other kids. Reading may be difficult for you, but you are asked to do a lot of it.
You may be getting farther and farther behind, and it may seem that you will never catch up with others.
When you know why you don’t like school, you can start taking step s to make
things better. It’s a good idea to talk to someone about your problems at school. Your mom, dad, friends, teachers, or even classmates will be able to help you.
Another good idea is to write down your feeling about school. For instance, keep a di ary or just write in a notebook. It’s a great way to let out emotion that may be stuck inside you. And you don’t have to share（分享）what you have written with others.
The next time you find yourself disliking school, this will also help you:
Make a list of everything you dislike or enjoy—even there is only one thing. See what you can change on“don’t like”list. Could you find a way to show off your special interests and talents on what you like? Which activities could you try that would help you solve these“don’t like”problems? Focus on what you can change and you might be able to put the good feeling back in school!
51. This article mainly gives you some advice on .
A. how to beat stress
B. what if you don’t like school
C. how to deal with the problems in studies
D. communications with your parents
52. How many steps are mentioned in the article to make things better if yo u don’t
like school?
A. Two.
B. Four.
C. Three.
D. Five.
53. What may cause you to have strong feelings against school?
A. Being too stressed out.
B. Not doing well in studies.
C. Too much homework.
D. A, B and C.
54. We can know from the passage that .
A. most students hate school in a way
B. all the students have the same problems
C. making a list can solve all your problems
D. a diary is something personal
55. The sentence“Focus on what you can change”in the reading means .
A. do something to change the condition
B. wait and see
C. have a positive attitude towards schoolwork
D. be friendly to others
(C)
Soon computers and other machines will be able to remember you by looking at your eyes! The programme works because everyone’s ey es are different. So in the future you won’t have to remember a number when you want to use a machine or take money out of a bank. You will just have to look at the machine and it will be able to tell who you are.
The eye-recognition programme is already being tested in shops and banks in the USA, Britain, Spain, Italy, and Turkey. Soon, this technology will take the place pf all other ways of finding out who people are.
However, scientists are working on other systems. Machines will soon be able to know you from the shape of your face or hand or even your smell! We already have machines that can tell who you are from your voice or the mark made by your finger.
Eye-recognition is better than other kinds because your eyes don’t change as you get older, or get dirty like hands or fingers. And even twins have different eyes, so the programme can be up to 94% correct, depending on how good the technology is. Some programmes may only be right 51% of the time. In Britain, it was found that
91% of people who had tried it said they liked the idea of eye –recognition.
56. What will the programme for remembering eyes be used for?
A. Banks and computers
B. Banks and shops
C. Guns and computers
D. Guns and shops
57. How does the eye-recognition programme work?
A. You look at the machine and type a number.
B. You need to speak and then look.
C.You look at the machine.
D. The machine looks at you.
58.Which recognition programme is already in use?
A. Remembering eyes and smell
B. Remembering fingers and voices
C. Remembering faces and voices.
D. Remebering hands and faces.
59. What problems could there be with the eye –recognition programme?
A. Some eyes are the same.
B. Eyes can change
C. It is not always correct.
D. Eyes can get dirty.
60. What’s the advantage of using recognition programme when you want to use a
machine or take money out of a bank?
A. You needn’t remember a number.
B. You needn’t take money with you.
C. You don’t need to speak.
D. People think they are interesting.
四、单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分，计10分）
（A）根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

61、(死的) leaves can be seen here and there in late antumn.
62、The dictionary isn’t mine. It to（属于）Mary.
63、Many foreigners say Beijing is one of the ________ (最具活力的) cities in the
world today.
64、He did everything wrong, so his business failed. If he had the chance to try again,
he would do things _______（不同）.
65、I’m very angry, my little brother took my pocket money without ________(允许). （B）在下列各句的每个空格内填上一个适当、完整的单词，该词的首字母已给。

66、She was happy that she was c to be the first China torch bearer（火炬手）.
67、Can you bring some drinks and s________ to the party?
68、The rising national flag of China makes the Chinese people feel p .
69、He tried to stop smoking ,and he s__________
70、Do you read a d________ newspaper?
五、短文改错（计10分）
I like riding my bike. Though it is not very new, but it is 71.___________
my best friend. I find very convenient to go anywhere with a 72.___________ bike. Ride gives me not only exercise but also pleasure. I 73.___________
use my bike mostly on summer when the weather is warm 74.___________ and dry. It can very unpleasant in winter when it is cold and 75.___________ rain is pouring down. It can also be very danger. Of course 76.___________
I will be very careful on my bike. In facts, accidents are not 77.___________
the only problem. One day I went to school and come back 78.___________
to find his front wheel was missing. It was a long walk to 79.___________
the repairer’s sh op. Now I have two strong locks. 80.___________
六、智力测试（共5小题，每题1分，计5分）
81、What’s too much for two and just right for one?
A. Time
B. A secret
C. Two friends
D. A room
82、I know that from A to I.
A.从A到I
B.从头到尾
C.字母表
D.距离很远
83、Take six letters away from CHOCOLATE, and you can make something you wear
with the letters that are left. What is it? ______________.
84、That man was so rude to me! I wouldn’t go back to that job for all the tea in
China.
A.买中国所有的
B.喝中国茶
C.不管别人怎样说
D.无论如何也不
85、Although Smith and Johnson were members of the same party，most of the time
they did not see eye to eye with each other.
A.互有偏见
B.看法不一致
C.互不相让
D.见面不理睬
七、综合填空（共10小题，每题1分，计10分）
T hree men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world's g__86___ wonders．
“In my opinion, the first Egyptian pyramids are the world's greatest wonder．Although they were built thousands of years ago，they are s___87___ standing．And remember：the people who built them had o_ 88___ simple tools．They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today．”
“I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful，”the s_ _89___ man said，“but I do not think they are the greatest wonder．I b__90___ computers are more wonderful than the pyramids．They have taken people to the moon and b___91___ them back safely．They carry out mathematical calculations(计算)in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do．”
He turned to the third man and asked。

“What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”
The third man t__92__ for a long time，then he said，“Well，I agree that the pyramids are wonderful，and I agree that computers are wonderful，too．H__93___，in my opinion，the most wonderful thing in the world is this thermos(保温瓶)．”
And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up．
The other two men were very surprised．“A thermos!”they exclaimed．“But that’s a s___94__ thing．”
“Oh no，it's not，”the third man said．“In winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot．In summer you put in a cold drink and it keeps cold．How does the thermos know w__95__ it is winter or summer?”
八、书面表达（满分15分）
最近，Mary主持的“Teenager Hotline”每天都能收到不少同学的咨询电话。

下表反映的是Lucy同学所咨询的问题及热线咨询员Mary提出了两条建议，请你再为她补充两条建议，并以“Make home a happier place to be”为题将建议内容整理成一篇80-100词左右的英语小短文。

well
parents.
to
modern for the future.
1．开头和结尾部分已写好，不及入总词数。

2．可适当增加谈论话题时经常用到的话语，使所写内容连贯。

3．所写内容必须包括上面表格中Mary 的两个建议和你为她补充的两个建议。

Make home a happier place to be.
Maybe you think your parents don’t understand you. You’re not allowed to _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________
If you follow these , slowly you will break down the walls between you and them. Make home a happier place to be.。