初三英语竞赛试题一、从A B C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。（15分）1. My familyvery small. Just on ly three people.A. are B. isC. beD. there is2. -Tom went to a won derful party last Sun day.-His class had a good time,?A. had nt he B. did nt he C. had nt they D. did nt they3. -Today is April Fools Day. Are youme?-Oh, believe it or no t ,but its true.A. playi ngB. foolish C. kiddi ngD. fool4. -Its very cold today.-But itstha n it was yesterday.A. less cold B. less colder C. not less colder D. not less cold5. HisEn glish isB. speak; excelle ntD. speak; very excelle ntB. How is your schoolD. What are youA. spoke n; excelle ntC. spoke n; very excelle nt6. -?-Not too well ,1m afraid.A. How do you doC. How are thi ngs gett ing on7. -Please dont make a no ise. Ill be as quiet as mouse.A. Yes, I do B. No, I dont C. Yes, I will D. No, I wont8. Your skirt needs. You neeit.B. to wash; washi ng D. to wash; to washA. wash ing ;to washC. wash ing; wash ing9. -Did your sister pass the exam?-She failed, so she is in low spirits, -Im sorry for her.A. I would thi nk soB. The pleasure is mi neC. Thank youD. Youre welcome10. Sheterrible at this time yesterday.A. feels B. feltC. is feeli ng D. was feeli ng11. He said nothing at the meet ing because he wan ted to let the sleepinglie.A. dogsB. catsC. tigers D. pigs12. weather it is!A. What broke n B. What a broke nC. How break ingD. How broke n13. If you don t go ,.A. Nor will I B. So will IC. Neither do I D. So do I14. He learned a lot whe n he lived in the country for a holiday.A. got to know a lot B. did muchC. received a lotD. knows a lot15. He sta nds first in his class. It means.A. He stands up firstB. He s the best send in his classC. He s the tallest in his clasD. He sits in the front of his classroom.、阅读理解（20分）ATanya Fergus on lives in Sydn ey. On September 23, she woke up to a strong wind blow ing through her win dow. She then saw that the room was completely oran ge.“ Icould not believe my eyes, ”she told BBC news. She thought there was a bush fire. But when she went outside, the whole city was covered in a film of orange dust.“Itwas like being in the outback （内陆）,but it was right here in the city, she said.On that day, a big dust storm swept through Sydn ey. It covered the city in orange dust for about eight hours, and people cantsee Ian dmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and Harbor Bridge.The storm in flue need the tran sportati on system. Flights were put off. Roads were busy in the difficult con diti ons. Childre n and the elderly were told to stay in doors until the dust had cleared. Later strong winds blew it out to sea and up the coast. No one was hurt in the storm, though health officials and emerge ncy services an swered hun dreds of calls from people with breath ing呼2 吸）difficulties.Dust storms are com mon in the Australian outback, where the land is poor. But the storms hardly reach the coastal areas. Officials said it was the worst dust storm of the past 70 years. Experts said that dry con diti ons in the outback and strong winds caused the san dstorm.“ Ten very dry years over inland southern Australia and very strong winds have co-operated to produce the storm, said Nigel Tapper, an environmental scientist at Mon ash Un iversity, Australia.B. in the Australian city D. n ear Harbor Bridge16. Tanya Fergus on lives.A. in the Australian outbackC. n ext to the Sydney Opera HouseI17. We lear ned that the dust storm.A. did n la nd on the coastal areas of AustraliaB. lasted about eight hoursC. made most of the buildi ngs better see nD. left childre n and the elderly outdoors safely18. Health officials and emerge ncy services are busyA. looki ng after the people with breathi ng（卩乎吸）difficultiesB. dealing with the traffic accidentsC. an sweri ng hun dreds of callsD. tak ing the old people to hospital19. The article tells us that.A. a bush fire may have brought the orange dustB. dust storms n ever happe ns in the Australia n outbackC. it was the sec ond worst dust storm in Australia in the past 70 yearsD. it has bee n dry for ten years in the souther n Australia n outback.20. The writer may feelwhe n meet ing such a storm that morni ng.A. anxious B. happy C. embarrassed D. frustratedBThe teacher stood before his class of 30 stude nts and was about to hand out the final exam papers. I know how hard you have all worked to prepare for this test, “he said. And because I know you are all able to un dersta nd this material, I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test.A nu mber of stude nts jumped up to tha nk the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the remai ning （余下的）stude nts and said, Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last cha nee. Two more stude nts decided to go. Seve n stude nts stayed. The te