初三英语竞赛试题及答案

九年级英语竞赛试题及答案笔试部分（共七大题，90分钟，计100分）一、单项选择（共20小题，20分）（）1、He looks much __than before with two months’hard work .A. thinnerB. thin C . bad D. careful( ) 2、The news ___good . where did you hear_____?A. is ,itB. are, themC. is, themD. are, it( ) 3、Take the __with you so that you won’t lose your way.A.glassB. watch c. map D. shoes( )4、It is said that Mr. Brown takes the chair at every meeting. The Chinese for “takes the chair ” in the sentences is _________.A. 带椅子B、主持会议C、让座位D、就座( ）5、You can choose ______if you don’t like this one .A . either B. neither C. another D. other( )6、—He often has bread for breakfast, _______ he? —Yes, he_____.A. mustn’t , mustB. doesn’t , doesC. isn’t ,isD. hasn’t ,has( )7、In the exam, the____ you are ____ mistakes you’ll make.A. careful , littleB. more careful, lessC. careful ,fewD. more careful, the fewe ( )8、The machine made so _____noise that the students all put their hands______.A. many, on their earsB. much, on their mouthsC. much , on their headsD. much, on their ears( )9、Chinese ___by the largest number of people in the world.A.SpeakB. speakingC. is spokenD. speaks( )10、It’s really nice ___you ___me to work it out.A. of , helpB. for , helpC. of , to helpD. for , to help( )11、___the window . W hat’s happening there?A. Look offB. Look overC. Look out ofD. Look for( )12、The shop is in a big city, _____ it is sometimes so quiet and looks like somewhere in the country.A. soB. butC. whileD. when( )13、He hurt himself because he ___careful enoughA. wasn’tB. wasC. didD. didn’t( )14、He ran too fast for ___ to catch up with.A. everybodyB. somebodyC. nobodyD. anybody( )15、___bad weather we are having? We’ve never had ___rainy days.A.what a , suchB. How, soC. what, suchD. what , so ( )16、Would you please look after my bird while I am______?A. freeB. outC. fullD. not busy.( )17、—_____I speak to Jill, Mrs. Black?—S orry, she’s not in. She ___ be back after five.A.May, needB. Can, mayC. Can, dareD. Must, may ( )18、Don’t leave the classroom until the teacher ___ you.A.lettingB. will letC. letsD. let( )19、Lily did badly in math and she felt very___.A.SorryB. interestedC. niceD. pleased( )20、Tom has grown ____ enough to take care of himself.A. tallB. oldC. youngD. short二、阅读理解（共15小题，30分）<A>Have you thought about what might have happened if American president Kenndey was saved in 1963? Impossible, you’ll say . Kennedy was killed in Dallas , Texas , on end November,1963, and that’s an end to it.But what world happen if he came back to life ? That’s what the “stuff books” one made of . In 1988 an American named George Bernall wrote a book of this kind . He made the book like real life . The story was so interesting that it kept readers turning the paper till the and though it had over 800 pages.In fact we know that John F Kennedy was killed and never came back to life. In this book, he comes back to life, and the story begins from there.The book set readers thinking , not especially about K ennedy’s killing but about what would happen after.( )21、what kind o f a book is “Promises to keep ”?A. A kind of study of K ennedy’s killingB. An American horror novelC. A life story about KennedyD. A story book developed from a true story( )22、The book “Promises to keep” tells us_____.A. how to write a “stuffbook” like the one written by John BernallB. how to write about historyC. what would happen when Kennedy was brought back to life.D. How to make up a story about the presidents( )23、Although the story is____, readers like to read it very much.A. not interestingB. longC. sadD. not exciting( )24、The book not only keeps the readers interested until the end , but make them______.A. feel terribleB. stop thinkingC. laugh at somethingD. think about something ( )25、The phrase “come back to life ” means_____.A. never did againB. become alive againC. know one is still livingD. live for ever<B>There are marry kinds of animals that live in the forest, such as mice, rabbits , squirrels and hawks. Animals in the forest depend on one another for food.Many small forest animals. Such as mice , eat green plants for food, and then they, themselves , and eaten by larger animals . This is called a food chain.A food chain begins with the sun, The green plants in the forest use the sun’s energy to make food for themselves, This process, or action, is called photosynthesis.Forest plants produce flowers and seeds that ant eaten by mice and other animals. The mice get their energy from the plants, and the mice become food for a larger animals, such as the hunting hawk.. So, the energy from the sun passes from the plants to the nice to the hawk . A break in any link of this food chain means that some animals may not have enough food to live.( )26、Photosynthesis takes place when_______.A. larger animals eat small animalsB. green plants use the sun’s energy to make foodC. forest animals eat the food made by green plantsD. the food chain is broken( )27、what is the first link in a food chain?A. The sunB. The earthC. Green plantsD. Forest animals( )28、An imals sometimes can’t find enough food because_____.A. it’s cloudyB. there is very little food in a forestC. photosynthesis stopsD. there is a break in the food chain( )29、what does the food chain show about living things?A. They depend on each otherB. Small animals eat as much as large animalsC. Plants with flowers are the most importantD. Plants are more than animals( )30、Which of the living things below fills the missing link in this food chain?Sun’s energy ---?-----squirrels------hawksA.rabbitsB. miceC. green plantsD. wolves<C>George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia. His parents were Augustine and Mary Washington. George grew up on a farm in Virginia. George didn’t go to school. His father taught him at home. George’s favorite subject was math .George learned to be a surveyor of land when he grew up . He joined the army and was a leader during the American Revolution. He cater became the first President of the united states. George Washington is called the “Father of the USA” Americans celebrat e his birthday on president’s Day in February. His picture is on the one dollar bill.31、why is George Washington called the “ Father of theUSA”?______________________________________(32、what subject did George like to studybest?________________________________________33、where was George Washington born?__________________34、when is W ashington’s birthday celebrated?_________________________35、what did George learn to be ?______________________三、完形填空：（10小题，20分）根据首字提示，填出空内所缺单词William Stafford a f______(36)American poet, was often visited by people. He was o____(37) asked. “when did you d____(38) to become a poet?”Stafford answered that the question was w_______(39).“E____(40) is born a poet.”He said“a person discovering t he way words sound and w____(41), caring and deligloting in words. I j____(42) kept on doing w____(43) everyone starts out doing . The real question is why olsd o___(44) people s ______(45)?”四、句式转换：（5小题，5分）按要求转换下列句型，每空限填一词。