全国初三英语竞赛.docx

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全国初三英语竞赛

2006年全国中学生英语能力竞赛初三年级组

听力部分（共四大题，计30分）（略）

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。

31.—Jane,whatareyoudoing_________yourcomputer?

   —I'mlookingforinformation_________airlines?

   A.about;for       B.on;with        C.in;with         D.with;about

32.Thereare_________carrotsinthefridge.Youdon'thavetobuyany.

   A.few              B.afew           C.any              D.little

33.—WhoisTina?

   —Thegirlwhoiswearinga_________dress?

   A.beautifulred    B.redandpretty  C.rednice         D.redbutlong

34.He_________upverylateinthemorning,butnowhe_________upveryearly.

   A.usedtoget;isusedtoget         B.usedtogetting;isusedtoget 

   C.isusedtogetting;usedtoget     D.usedtoget;isusedtogetting

35._________,hehadstudiedartinParis.

   A.Whenaboy      B.Asboy         C.Asaboy        D.Asheisaboy

36.—Ihatespaceadventures.

   —_________.

   A.NordoI         B.Meneither      C.NeitherdoI     D.SodoI

37.—Areyougoingtobuythatcar?

   —No,I'mnot.It's_________forme.

   A.enoughbetter    B.goodenough      C.tooexpensive    D.cheaptoo

38.BythetimeI_________,IrealizedthatIhadleftmyumbrellaintheshop.

   A.gothome         B.reachhome     C.gottohome       D.wenttohome

39.—Wherearetheletters?

   —Thoseletters_________already.

   A.weresent       B.wasfound      C.hadbeenreached  D.havebeenposted

40.Mywatchdoesn'twork.Imusthaveit_________.

   A.repaired        B.fixing           C.watched         D.make

41.─Howmanymembersarethereontheteam?

   ─Eightthisterm,buttherewillbeten_________nextterm.

   A.atall          B.atlast         C.atleast          D.atonce

42．Wedidn'tknow_________aboutFatherChristmas.

   A.toaskwhom      B.whomtoask     C.iftoask         D.whetherask

43．Couldyouhelpto_________thechildrenformeonFridayevening?

I'vegottogotoameeting. 

   A.comeby         B.lookafter      C.putaway          D.carryout 

44．Hefound_________verydifficult_________themathsproblem.

   A.that;tosolve   B.this;solving    C.him;solve      D.it;tosolve

45．─Whereisthescientist_________gaveusthetalkyesterday?

    ─HehasgonebacktoQinghuaUniversity.

   A.whom            B.who            C.whose             D.who's

46．─Doyouknowhowtogettothenearestpost-office?

    ─_________

   A.Sorry,Iamnewhere.                 B.OK,goahead.

   C.Iforgottopostmyletter.           D.Youcan'tmissit.

47.─Youlooktired.Whathappened?

   ─Istayeduplastnighttostudyfortoday'sEnglishexam.

   ─_________

   A.IhateEnglish.                      B.Areyouhappywithyourexamresult?

   C.Youshouldn'thavedonethat.        D.Thanksforyourhardwork.

48.―Howwasyourweekend?

   ―_________

   A.I'dliketovisitmyuncleforthisweekend.  

   B.Itwasgood.

   C.Didyouhaveaniceweekend?

   D.Iusedtospendmyweekendinthecountryside.

49.―Wherehaveyoubeentoday?

Ihaven'tseenyouintheoffice.

    ―_________,soIwenthometohavearest.

   A.Ifeelbored                        B.Areyousure

   C.It'snoneofyourbusiness         D.I'vecaughtabadcold

50.―DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?

It'shotinhere. 

   ―_________

   A.Doyouwanttohaveago？

          B.Notatall.

    C.Hotweather,isn'tit?

              D.Leavemealone.

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

TheideaforthebookHarryPotterandthePhilosopher'sStonecametoJoanneKathleenRowlingin1990.Ittookhersevenyearstofinishwritingit.Duringthosesevenyearsshehadanumberofjobs,includingonejobasanEnglishteacherinPortugal.

   Rowlingsentthebooktofourpublishersbeforeoneofthemboughtit.Shewasveryhappytosellherbookbecauseitwasherlife'sdreamtobeapublishedwriter.Beforeshesoldherbook,Rowlingwaslivinginasmallapartmentwithherdaughterandwassopoorthatshecouldnotaffordheatinthewinter.

   HarryPotterbecameverysuccessfulwithchildrenandadultsinEngland.ThebookalsoreallytookoffintheUnitedStates.Afterhersecondandthirdbookswerepublished,thethreeHarryPotterbooksfilledthetopthreeplacesonmanynewspapers'listsofbest-sellers.Thenthebooksweremadeintopopularmovies.Withoutquestion,Rowling'slifehadcompletelychanged,injustthreeyears.

   HarryPotterbookshavenowsoldmorethan30millionbooksaroundtheworldandhavebeentranslatedintomorethanthirty-fivelanguages.In1997,Rowlingwasearning￡70（aboutUS$110）aweek.Bytheendof2001,shehadearnedover￡150million（$250million）,makingheroneofthemostsuccessfulfemalewritersofalltime. 

51.Thisreadingisabout_________.

   A.HarryPotter'slife                  B.thewriter'slife 

   C.howthebookbecameamovie         D.whyHarryPotterispopular

52.WhichsentenceistrueaboutthefirstHarryPotterbook?

   A.Fourpublishersboughtit.           B.Ittookthewriterseveralyearstofinishit.

   C.ItwasfirstpublishedinPortugal.   D.Rowlinggottheideafromherdaughter.

53.Rowling'sdreamwas_________.

   A.tobeamagician                    B.tomakeamovie 

   C.tohaveherbookspublished         D.tobeanEnglishteacher

54.HowmanylanguageshasHarryPotterbeentranslatedinto?

   A.morethan35        B.about135   C.about90          D.morethan150

55.WhichsentenceistrueaboutRowling?

   A.Manyotherwritershavebeenmuchmoresuccessfulthanshe.

   B.Notmanywritersareassuccessfulassheis.

   C.Sheismoresuccessfulthanallotherwriters. 

   D.Shebecamesuccessfulbecauseofamovie.

B

Everyfouryears,theworldturnsitsattentiontothesoccerWorldCup.ThemostsuccessfulteamsinthetournamenthavetraditionallycomefromSouthAmericaandEurope.However,overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofsurprisingresults.

   Inafamousmatchin1950,theUSAcameupagainstEngland,oneofthefavoritestowinthetournament.ManyoftheAmericanplayerswereamateursfromcollegeteams.Surprisingly,theUSAwon1-0.OtherWorldCupsurpriseswereNorthKorea'swinoverItalyin1966,andCameroon'swinoverArgentinain1990.

   The2002FIFAWorldCupstandsoutasprobablythemostsurprisingWorldCupofalltime.Intheopeningmatch,SenegalsurprisedeveryonebybeatingFrance,theWorldCupwinnerin1998.JapanthenbeatRussia,theUSAbeatPortugal,andSouthKoreabeatItaly,Spain,Poland,andPortugal.SouthKoreamadeitallthewaytothefinalfour,beforefinallylosingtoGermany.

   Inthefinalgame,whichwaswatchedbyonebillionpeoplearoundtheworld,Brazilwon2-0overGermany.BrazilsetaWorldCuprecordbybecomingthefirstteamtowinsevengamesinarow.Also,Brazil'smosttalentedplayer,Ronaldo,scoredeightgoalsinonetournament―morethananyotherplayersince1970.

56.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

   A.HowtheWorldCupIsPlayed        B.TheGreatestWorldCupPlayersofAllTime

   C.TheHistoryofSoccer              D.SurprisesintheWorldCup

57.Accordingtothereading,whichteamhasNOThadasurprisingwininaWorldCupmatch?

   A.Cameroon.     B.NorthKorea.      C.Italy.        D.theUnitedStates.

58.Whichteamprobablysurprisedpeoplethemostinthe2002WorldCup?

   A.Germany.       B.Japan.            C.Russia.       D.SouthKorea.

59.WhatisNOTtrueabouttheBrazilianteaminthe2002WorldCup?

   A.Theywonsevenmatches.   

   B.Theywerewatchedbyallthepeoplearoundtheworld.

   C.TheybeatGermanybytwogoals.    

   D.Theywonmorematchesthananyotherteam.

60.WhatrecorddidRonaldosetinthetournament?

   A.Hewasthefirstplayertoscoreeightgoals.

   B.HeplayedmoregamesinaWorldCupthananyotherplayer.

   C.HescoredthemostgoalsinaWorldCup.  

   D.HewastheoldestplayertoscoreinaWorldCup.

C

OnJune24,1947,aUSpilotnamedKennethArnoldlookedoutthewindowofhisplaneandsawninesilverobjectsflyingclosetogether.Theyweremovingveryquickly.Kennethguessedthattheirspeedwasmorethan1,600kilometersanhour.Hetoldjournaliststhattheobjectsdidnotmovelikeplanes,butlikesaucersmovewhensomeonethrowsthemacrossthesurfaceofwater.Lateroneofthejournalistscalledtheobjects“flyingsaucers”.

   Thiswasthefirsttimetheexpression“flyingsaucer”wasused,butpeoplehavebeenseeingUFOs（unidentifiedflyingobjects）intheskyforcenturies.Forexample,inthethirteenthcenturysomeEnglishfarmerssawaflat,silverobjectinthesky.Thisissurprisingbecauseinthosedaystherewerenoplanes,weatherballoons,orspacestationsthatcouldbemistakenforUFOs.

   Today,manyUFOsturnouttobesomethingquiteordinary.OneeveninginFebruary2001,eightcoloredlightsappearedintheskyaboveKualaLumpurinMalaysia.Thelightsseemedtofloatintheairfortenminutesbeforemovingoffanddisappearing.ManypeoplethoughttheywereUFOs.Theyturnedouttobegoodlucklanternsthathadbeenreleasedfromatemple.

   MostUFOscanbeexplainedlikethis.Howevertherearemanythatcan't.（34）Surveysshowthatatleasthalfofusbelieveintelligentlifeexistsonotherplanets.Isitpossible,t