初中英语竞赛试题

笔试部分（共七大题，计120分）

I.选择填空(Vocabularyandstructure)(共20小题，计20分)

从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.—Jane,whatareyoudoing_________yourcomputer?

—I'mlookingforinformation_________airlines?

3.

6.

A.NordoI

B.Meneither

C.NeitherdoI

D.SodoI

7.—Areyougoingtobuythatcar?

—No,I'mnot.It's_________forme.

A.enoughbetter

B.goodenough

C.tooexpensive

D.cheaptoo

8.BythetimeI_________,IrealizedthatIhadleftmyumbrellaintheshop.

A.gothome

B.reachhome

C.gottohome

D.wenttohome

9.—Wherearetheletters?

—Thoseletters_________already.

A.weresent

B.wasfound

C.hadbeenreached

D.havebeenposted

10.Mywatchdoesn'twork.Imusthaveit_________.

A.repaired

B.fixing

C.watched

D.make

II.阅读理解(Readingcomprehension)（共20小题，计30分）

阅读下列短文或图表，然后完成文后各题。（51-60小题为选择题，每题只有一个最佳答案；61-70小题为非选择题，请按题目要求答题。）

A

Theideaforthebook HarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStone cametoJoanneKathle

enRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthoseseveny

earsshehadanumberofjobs,includingonejobasanEnglishteacherinPortugal.

Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishersbeforeoneofthemboughtit.Shewas

veryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherlife'sdreamtobeapublishedwriter.B

eforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallapartmentwithherdaughteran

dwassopoorthatshecouldnotaffordheatinthewinter.

HarryPotterbecameverysuccessfulwithchildrenandadultsinEngland.Th

ebookalsoreallytookoffintheUnitedStates.Afterhersecondandthirdbookswer

epublished,thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetopthreeplacesonmanynewspa pers'listsofbest-

sellers.Thenthebooksweremadeintopopularmovies.Withoutquestion,Rowling'slifehadcompletelychanged, injustthreeyears.

HarryPotterbookshavenowsoldmorethan30millionbooksaroundtheworldandhavebeentranslatedintomo rethanthirty-fivelanguages.In1997,Rowlingwasearning

￡70(aboutUS$110)aweek.Bytheendof2001,shehadearnedover

￡150million($250million),makingheroneofthemostsuccessfulfemalewritersofalltime.

211.Thisreadingisabout_________.

A.HarryPotter'slife

B.thewriter'slife

C.howthebookbecameamovie

D.whyHarryPotterispopular

12.WhichsentenceistrueaboutthefirstHarryPotterbook?

A.Fourpublishersboughtit.

B.Ittookthewriterseveralyearstofinishit.

C.ItwasfirstpublishedinPortugal.

D.Rowlinggottheideafromherdaughter.

13.Rowling'sdreamwas_________.

A.tobeamagician

B.tomakeamovie

C.tohaveherbookspublished

D.tobeanEnglishteacher

14.HowmanylanguageshasHarryPotterbeentranslatedinto?

A.morethan35

B.about135

C.about90

D.morethan150

15.WhichsentenceistrueaboutRowling?

A.Manyotherwritershavebeenmuchmoresuccessfulthanshe.

B.Notmanywritersareassuccessfulassheis.

C.Sheismoresuccessfulthanallotherwriters.

D.Shebecamesuccessfulbecauseofamovie.

B

Everyfouryears,theworldturnsitsattentiontothesoccerWorldCup.T

hemostsuccessfulteamsinthetournamenthavetraditionallycomefrom

SouthAmericaandEurope.However,overtheyears,therehavebeenanumb

erofsurprisingresults.

Inafamousmatchin1950,theUSAcameupagainstEngland,oneofth

efavoritestowinthetournament.ManyoftheAmericanplayerswereamat

eursfromcollegeteams.Surprisingly,theUSAwon1-

0.OtherWorldCupsurpriseswereNorthKorea'swinoverItalyin1966,an

dCameroon'swinoverArgentinain1990.

The2002FIFAWorldCupstandsoutasprobablythemostsurprising WorldCupofalltime.Intheopeningmatch,SenegalsurprisedeveryonebybeatingFrance,theWorldCupwinnerin1