初中英语竞赛试题试卷说明:本试卷共分为A卷和B卷两部分,满分150分A卷(100分)一、单项选择(每小题1分,共15分)1.Englishis________internationallanguage.A.aB.anC./D.the2.________isimpossibleifyouputyourheartintoit.A.AnythingB.SomethingC.EverythingD.Nothing3.——ZhouMinglikesreadingEnglishmagazines.——_________.It'sgoodforEnglishlearning.A.SodoIB.SoamIC.SoIdoD.SoIam4.——Couldyoutellme________?——YoucantakeNo.16bus.A.howcanwegettotheOlympicParkB.howwecangettotheOlympicPark.C.HowdidwegettotheOlympicPark.D.HowwegottotheOlympicPark.5.“Iprefersportsshows________soapoperas.Whataboutyou?”“Me,too.”A.toB.thanC.atD.except6.Nowadays________ofbusinesslettersareweitteninEnglish.A.twothirdB.twothirdsC.twothreeD.secondthree7.——Isthereanyonehere________nameisBetty?——Sorry,Idon'tknow.A.whoB.whichC.whomD.whose8.Atlasttheboywasmade________andIbegantolaugh.A.stopcryingB.tostoptocryC.tostopcryingD.stoptocry9.Tostayawake,hefinishedacupofcoffeeandordered______.A.theotherB.otherC.theothersD.another10.Therarefish,_____fromthecookingpot,hasbeenreturnedtothesea.A.savedB.savingC.tobesavedD.havingsaved11.Thepoliceofficersinourcityworkhard_____therestofuscanliveasafelife.A.incaseB.asifC.inorderthatD.onlyif12.——Ringmeup________youcometomyhouse,willyou?——No,I________.A.thoughB.whileC.beforeD.until13.You’llfindtaxiswaitingatthebusstation____youcanhiretoreachyourhostfamily.A.whichB.whereC.whenD.As14.Didyoupredictthatmanystudents______upforthedancecompetition?A.wouldsignB.signedC.havesignedD.hadsigned15.Todaywehavechatrooms,textmessaging,emailing…butweseem_____theartofcommunicatingface-to-face.A.losingB.tobelosingC.tobelostD.havinglost二、完形填空(共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)(A)Doyouoftenthinkofyourparents?Youmaysay,ofcourse,I16.IbuyapresentformymotheronMonther'sDayandonFather'sDayIgivemyfather17,too,Butwhatabouttheotherdaysoftheyear?Ihaveafriendwhoseparentsliveinanothercity.OnedayIwenttoseeher.Wehadanicetalk.Thenshewantedto18.Soshedialedthenumber,butthensheputdownthephone.Afteraboutfifteen19,shedialedthenumberagain.Hi,Mom...LaterIasked,20didyoudialthenumbertwice?Shesmiled,Myparentsareoldand21.Theycan'tgetclosetothetelephonequickly.IalwaysdasowhenIcallthem.Ijustwanttogivethem22timetoanswerthecall.Myfriendisagoodgirl.Sheis23thinkingaboutherparents.Youalsowanttobea24child,right?Pleaserememberto25yourparentsineverysituation,notjustonsomeimportantdays.16.A.doB.willC.won'tD.don't17.A.acakeB.akissC.apresentD.somemoney18.A.havearestB.makeacallC.payavisitD.goforawalk19.A.hoursB.minutesC.secondsD.days20.A.whyB.WhatC.HowD.When21.A.fastB.carelessC.healthyD.slow22.A.enoughB.quickC.noD.Little23.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.sometimes24.A.badB.cleverC.sickD.good25.A.protectB.lookafterC.thinkofD.listento(B)Perhapsthemostextraordinary(不寻常的)building26thenineteenthcenturywastheCrystalPalace,27wasbuiltinHydeParkfortheGreatExhibitionof1851.TheCrystalPalacewasdifferent28allotherbuildingsintheworld,foritwasmadeofironandglass.Itwasoneof29buildingsofalltimeandalotofpeoplefrommanycountries30toseeit.Agreatmanygoodswere31totheexhibitionfromvariouspartsoftheworld.Therewasalsoagreatdealofmachineryondisplay.ThemostwonderfulpieceofmachineryonshowwasNasmyth'ssteamhammer.Thoughinthosedays,travellingwasnotas32asitistoday,steamboatscarriedthousandsofvisitorsacrosstheChannelfromEurope.On33inEngland,theyweretakentotheCrystalPalacebytrain.Thereweresixmillionvisitorsinall,andtheprofitsfromtheexhibitionwereusedtobuildmuseumsandcolleges.34,theCrystalPalacewasmovedtoSouthLondon.Itremainedoneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld35itwasburntdownin1936.26.A.atB.onC.ofD.for27.A.whenB.whichC.whoD.whose28.A.withB.andC.fromD.about29.A.bigB.biggestC.biggerD.muchbigger30.A.comeB.cameC.comingD.arrive31.A.sendB.sendingC.sendedD.sent32.A.easyB.easierC.theeasiestD.easily33.A.arrivingB.arriveC.arrivedD.thearrive34.A.LaterB.LateC.AssoonD.Fiveminutesago35.A.untilB.stillC.whileD.when36.三、阅读理解(每小题2分,20小题,共40分)AFishandchipshasalwaysbeenafavouritedishinBritain,butastheoceanshavebeenoverfished(过度捕捞),fishhasbecomemoreandmoreexpensive.SoitcomesasasurprisetolearnthatgiantfishareterrifyingthediversonNorthSeaoilrigs.Oilrigshavetoberepairedfrequentlyanddivers,whooftenhavetoworkindarknessahundredfeetunderwater,havebeenfrightenedoutoftheirwitsbygiantfishbumpingintothemastheywork.Nowtheyhavehadspecialcagesmadetoprotectthemfromthesemonsters.Thefisharenotsharksorkillerwhales,butfavouriteeatingvarietieslikecodandskatewhichgrowtounnaturalsizes,sometimesasmuchastwelvefeetinlength.Threefactorshavecausedthesefishtogrowsolarge:thewarmwaterroundthehotoilpipesunderthesea;theplentifulsupplyoffoodthrownoverboardbythecrewsontherigs;thetotalabsenceoffishingboatsaroundtheoilrigs.Asaresult,thefishjusteatandeatandgrowandgrowinthelovelywarmwater.Whoeatswho?36.Thefollowingthetitlewiththemeaningandmostthemostnovel(新颖的)?A.AbouttheseaB.What'sforsupper?C.Don'toverfishinsea!D.Attackpeoplebyfish37.Whynowtotakecage(笼子)diversinthewater?A.Becausetheywillusethecagetocatchfish.B.Becausetheywillusefromthebigfishcagesattacks.C.Becausetheywillusethecagewithfood.D.Becausetheylikethecagewithmeincreasedbuoyancy(浮力).38.Thepicture