2024-2025学年度第二学期初三英语竞赛试卷

1、制作风筝对你来说容易吗？

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2、Among all new students in my class, Tony is ________.

A.young B.more young C.youngest D.the youngest

3、—______ come and join us in the game?

—______. But I must meet my uncle at the airport.

A.Why not to; I think so B.Why not; I hope so C.Why not you; I like it

4、Let's enjoy________the challenges instead of________about our problems.

A.face; worry B.facing; worrying C.to face; to worry D.face; worrying

5、She was very happy because she _______ interview the famous actress in the Hollywood film.

A. chosen to B. was chosen to C. was chosen D. had chosen to

6、Homework is necessary for us students. It’s a chance to practice the knowledge we have learned.

We should________in order to do homework more effectively(有效地)

①Review what we have learned before doing homework

②Ask other classmates for help as soon as we meet difficulties

③Search some useful information to help find out the answer

④Wait for the teacher’s answer instead of thinking by ourselves

⑤Write down the words or answers as carefully as possible

A.①②③ B.①③⑤ C.②④⑤

7、_______ he'll come or not isn't important.

A. Why   B. If   C. Whether   D. What

8、- Jeff, could you tell me how to order a taxi through "Didi"?

- ________________

A. You're welcome B. Sure C. Take it easy D. It doesn't matter

9、Which of the following words is pronounced as /ˈbɔ:rɪŋ/?

A.bring B.boring C.brown D.borrow

10、—Could I borrow your other car when I’m in town?

--Yes, you ________.

A. will   B. could   C. can   D. may

11、— Where have you ________ these days?

— I have ________ Nanjing with my friends for a week.

A.been; gone to B.gone; gone in C.been; been in D.gone; been to

12、David likes playing ______ erhu, but he doesn’t like playing _______ Chinese chess.

A. /; / B. the; the C. /; the

13、The ________ of this film was once a ________actor. So lots of his fans want to see the new film.

A. direct; famous

B. director; celebrated

C. direction; humorous

14、Be quiet! My father ______.

A. sleeps   B. is sleeping   C. has slept   D. will sleep

15、He knows a lot, ________ he is just a child.

A.however B.though C.and D.because

16、— Where is Mr. Wu?

— He together with his students __________ singing by the lake .

A. is practising   B. are practising   C. will practise   D. would practise

17、It’s organized ________ Lucy to keep all her things ________.

A.for, at an order B.of, at good order C.for, at good order D.of, in good order

18、-----Did you enjoy the _____ ?

------ Yes, it was delicious.

A  music   B. movie   C. Meal

19、—Could you tell me _______ last night?

—About nine.

A.when was the online class over

B.when the online class was over

C.when is the online class over

D.when the online class is over

20、— Excuse me. What time does the flight to Beijing leave?

—Wait a minute, please. I ________ it for you.

A.check B.checked C.have checked D.will check

21、—As the story________, the truth about the real killer is slowly discovered.

A.begins B.develops C.ends D.happens

22、根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子，将对话补充完整。(选项中有两项是多余的)

A: Have you heard of life in space, Mary?

B: No, not yet. 【1】

A: UFOs? You mean the aliens (外星人)? B: Yeah!【2】

A: Really? When did he see them?

B: Oh, it was about one o’clock in the morning. He was going out of bed todrink some water. Then he heard something outside. So he went to the window and looked out.【3】

A: What was it? A plane?

B: No, it was a UFO. Then he saw three short aliens in his garden!【4】 He ran to get his camera.

A: And then?

B:【5】

A: Oh, no, what did he do then?

B: When he came back to the window, the aliens went away.

A. There was red light in the sky.

B. A UFO landed when I was walking in the street.

C. But I have known about UFOs.

D. They had no hair on their heads.

E. You must be dreaming.

F. He couldn’t find his camera.

G. And Tom has seen them before.

23、从A—G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）

W: Hello!

M: Hello! This is Mark.【1】.

W: Yes, this is Sandy. Anything new?

M: It's weekend tomorrow. Shall we go for a spring outing?

W: Sounds great!【2】.

M: What about the Sun Island Park? They say the sights there are the most beautiful this time of the season.

W: Good!【3】

M: Well, we can fish, camp and have a picnic. We'll do a lot of walking, too.【4】

W: Sure. They are comfortable for walking.【5】

M: I'll pick you up at about 7:00 tomorrow morning. OK?

W: OK! See you!

M: See you!

A.Where shall we go?

B.Who's that speaking?

C.Would you please bring your sports shoes?

D.Shall we go together?

E.May I speak to Sandy, please?

F.When shall we start out?

G.What can we do there?

24、   My dear son,

Your letter of last week reached us yesterday, and I enclose ＄13, which is all I have on me at present. I may sell the other pig next week and make up the balance of what you wanted. I will probably have to wear the old buffalo overcoat to meetings again this winter, but that doesn’t matter so long as you are getting education.

I hope you will get your education as cheap as you can, for it cramps your mother and me like a hill to put up the money Mind you. I don’t complain. I know the clothes cost so much.

I want you to be educated so that you can go anyway and spell the hardest word, I want you to be able to go among the Romans or the Medes and Persians and talk to any of them in their own native tongue.

I never had any advantages when I was boy but your mother and I decided that we would make you full of knowledge if you keep studying hard. regardless (不考虑 ) of money.

Now, regarding that boat - padding suit, and that baseball suit, and that bathing suit, and that roller- rinkturn suit, and that lawn-lennis suit, mind. I don’t care about the money, because you say a young man can’t really educate himself thoroughly without them, but I wish you’d send home what you get through with this fall, and I’ll wear them through the winter under my other clothes. We have a much colder winter here than we used to, or else I’m failing in bodily health. Last winter I tried to go through without underclothes, the way I did when I was a boy, but a cold wave came down our way and picked me out of a crowd.

Your daddy

【1】From the underline sentence, we know that the winter feels ________.

A.excited B.proud C.stressed D.afraid

【2】The writer may satisfy his child’s needs by ________.

A.selling his only pig B.wearing his old clothes

C.buying expensive clothes D.spelling the hardest word

【3】What does the writer mainly want to express through the letter?

A.The writer tried his best to support his child’s education.

B.The writer regretted not receiving education when he was young.

C.The writer caught a cold because of not having enough clothes to wear.

D.The writer complained his child spent so much money on useless things.

25、 Twenty years ago，I drove a taxi for a living.  One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2：30 a. m. . When I arrived to collect，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.

I walked to the door and knocked，“Just a minute，”answered a weak，elderly voice.  After a long pause(停顿)，the door opened.  A small woman over eighty stood before me.  By her side was a small suitcase.  I took the suitcase to the car， and then returned to help the woman.  She took my arm and we walked slowly towards the car.  She kept thanking me for my kindness.

“It's nothing ，” I told her . “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother

treated.”

“Oh，you're such a good man.”She said.  When we got into the taxi，she gave me an address，and then asked，“Could you drive through downtown ?”

“It's not the shortest way，”I answered quickly.

“ Oh ，  I'm in no hurry ， ”  she said.  “ I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left.  The doctor says I can't live very long .”

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).

For the next two hours，we drove through the city.  She showed me the building where she had once worked，the neighborhood where she had lived，and the furniture shop that had once been，a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness，saying nothing.

At dawn，she suddenly said，“I'm tired.  Let's go now.”We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

“How much do I owe you?” she asked.

“ Nothing .” I said.

“You have to make a living，”she answered.“Oh，there are other passengers，”I answered.

Almost without thinking，  I bent and gave her a hug(拥抱). She held onto tightly.  Our hug

ended with her remark，“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

【1】The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he .

A. wanted to do her a favor

B.  shut off the meter by mistake

C.  had received her payment in advance

D.  was in a hurry to take other passengers

【2】In the underlined sentence，the old woman did so because .

A.  she was tired to speak

B.  she might be lost in her memories

C.  she was frightened

D.  she was too excited to speak

【3】Which is the right time order of the following events ？

a.  We drove in silence to the address she had given to me.

b.  The door opened and a small woman stood before me.

c.  She showed me the building where she had once worked.

d.  I found the building was dark except for a single light.

e.  She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.

A. bcade B. ached   C.  acedb D. dbeca

【4】What can we learn from the story?

A.  Giving is always a pleasure.

B.  People should respect elderly people.

C.  An act of kindness can bring people great joy.

D.  People should learn to appreciate others' concern.

26、   Modern inventions make our life easier and more interesting than before. Let’s take a look at some inventions.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

【1】According to the scientists, the new kind of enzyme can__________.

A.solve the problem of air pollution

B.stop plastics from being thrown everywhere

C.help plastics to burn quickly

D.help plastics to turn into smaller parts

【2】We can learn that Jibo__________according to the text.

A.is a person with a big, round head

B.has big eyes and a big mouth

C.can take photos and read news to people

D.can do many difficult things

【3】According to the text, what can we know about spark?

A.Spark is bigger than any other drones ever made.

B.Spark can be controlled by hand gestures.

C.Spark can only fly towards the same direction.

D.Spark is created by scientists from a US company.

【4】Which of the following is Not true according to the text?

A.The enzyme is helpful in protecting the environment.

B.The social robot can only do something easy.

C.Spark can help people take photos and videos.

D.The social robot and Spark can both take photos and read news.

【5】Where is this text most probably from?

A.A science report. B.A school introduction

C.A shopping poster. D.a trip advertisement.

27、   Since China’s first homemade sci-fi movie “The Wandering Earth” opened throughout the United States last week, the movie has amazed the whole world with its outstanding imagination, winning applause and encouragement for Chinese filmmakers.

“The Wandering Earth” is based on a short story with the same name by Liu Cixin, China’s top Chinese science-fiction writer and the first in China to win the prestigious Hugo Award. It takes place in a faraway future when the dying sun threatens to destroy all life on earth. The United World Government made a surprising plan to physically move the entire planet to become a safer, distant star.

“The Wandering Earth” has become the winner of the Chinese box office during the week-long Spring Festival holiday that ended on Sunday, taking in a huge 1.94 billion yuan (288 million U.S. dollars) in just six days. The success of the film in the box office is a clear indication of the growing popularity of homegrown sci-fi in China.

“The movie actually shows lots of differences between American culture (Hollywood movie) and Chinese culture. For example, I'll accept running away in spaceships in Hollywood movies when Earth is no longer good for human. But in Chinese culture, we will never leave our home. We will try our best and bring everyone together. This is what we saw in the movie: we put 10,000 engines on Earth and run away together,” wrote a Chinese audience in his post.

In fact, this movie has made Liu Cixin, the author of the book “The Wondering Earth “which together with other two books makes a complete series, under the spotlight again these days. Liu Cixin, born in June 1963, is a representative of the new generation of Chinese science fiction authors and recognized as a leading voice in Chinese science fiction. His works have powerful atmosphere and brilliant imagination. Liu Cixin’s stories successfully connect the hard truth of human society together with cool science. He has created a special Chinese style of science fiction. That’s why the movie attracts us.

【1】What is the meaning of the success of this film?

A.It encourages the audiences to read sci-fi books.

B.It makes the Hollywood film makers to work harder.

C.It will give great courage to Chinese filmmakers in sci-fi movie.

D.It earns a lot of money.

【2】What is the most special thing in this sci-fi movie?

A.It is the most popular sci-fi movie in the world now.

B.It gives audience a great cultural shock compared to American sci-fi movies.

C.It made its author become famous.

D.It tells the truth of the faraway future.

【3】Which of the followings is NOT Liu Cixin’s writing style?

A.He draws a fantastic and totally new world in his book.

B.His works are full of strong feelings.

C.The human world in his book is usually with great difficulties.

D.He is popular among young people

【4】What is the main purpose of writing this article?

A.To introduce a successful movie. B.To introduce a successful writer.

C.To encourage more audiences to enjoy sci-fi movies. D.To show our great respect to sci-fi books.

28、When you think of a classroom, such w【1】 as “quiet or clean” may come to your mind. But a modern British high school is n【2】 and untidy. Most students don’t wear uniforms and teachers often wear jeans and T-shirts.

Rules in a British classroom are s【3】 to those in Chinese schools. The students mustn’t talk, eat or drink. You can’t leave your seat u【4】 you are asked to. Raise your h【5】when you want to ask a question.

Some British teenagers go to private schools. Discipline(纪律) is b【6】 there, as class sizes are smaller and students usually get more attention. But most teenagers go to p【7】 schools, where they don’t have to pay any money.

However, for many teachers, m【8】pupils obey the rules is hard. The students have different abilities and hobbies. Some may not speak English as their first l【9】.

Can British bring good m【10】back to the classroom? It just might be possible, with the help of a little Harry Potter magic.

29、完形填空

通过下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出一个最佳选项。

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas gift for her father. She wished that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was _______ satisfied with perfume(香水). ________, shopping at this time of the year was a most ______ job.

People stepped on your ______, pushed you with their shoulders and almost ______ you over in their hurry in order to find something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on _____. "They are real silk." the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to persuade her to buy one. But Edith knew from past____that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father. She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, _______ where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes(烟斗) on sale and the ______ were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate(犹豫) for long, although her father _______ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was ______ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but _____ present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already ______ table. Her mother was in great ______. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so _______ that she could not say a single word.

【1】A. never       B. seldom     C. always  D. hardly

【2】A. Therefore   B. Fortunately  C. Besides   D. Finally

【3】A. unhappy    B. careful   C. exciting D. tired

【4】A. hands   B. feet   C. back  D. faces

【5】A. turned B. hit  C. brought   D. knocked

【6】A. time  B. show   C. board   D. duty

【7】A. experience   B. things   C. books   D. school

【8】A. stopped       B. saw  C. asked   D. found

【9】A. price B. cigarette    C. shapes D. shop

【10】A.always B. nearly   C. only D. never

【11】A.hard     B. impossibly  C. possibly D. certainly

【12】A.cheap     B. well-chosen  C. expensive D. ready-made

【13】A.on     B. by   C. beside D. at

【14】A.excitement B. anger     C. sadness   D. disappointment

【15】A. glad   B. happy C. surprised   D. Excited