高三英语竞赛试题

高三英语竞赛试题

命题人：黄朝昕

一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分）

1. I heard that as many as several hundred thousand people were

killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Yes, news came as shock to us.

A. a, a B. the, a C. /, a D. /,

/

2. The clear sky fine weather.

A. expects B. promises C. wishes

D. hopes

3. I'm afraid I am not fit for the job, for it is

calling for much patience.

A. which B. what C. one D.

that

4. Do remember to take this medicine three times a day with

warm boiled water.

.

A. Heard it B. Got it C. Made it D.

Taken it

5. I have to sell my house, I'll keep my

business going.

A. Though B. As if C. As though

D. Even if

6. It's necessary that you a sentence everyday.

A. should write B. write C. will wirte D.

would write

7. He sent me an E-mail, to get further

information.

A. hoping B. hoped C. to hope D.

hope

8. These new washing machines are .

A. nicely to operate B. nice to operate on

C. nice to operate D. nice to be operate

9. this sentence that one, and

you'll see the difference. A. Comparing to B. Compared with

C. Compare to D. Compare with

10. It remains whether the new medicine will have

positive effect on the patient.

A. to see B. seen C. to be seen D.

being seen

二、完形填空（共40小题，每小题1.5分，共60分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能填入相应空处的最佳选项。

A

The Mullah couldn't break his word. That would be 11 for an

important person in the village. He certainly 12 to sell his donkey for

a dollar. So he said. " 13 me at the donkey fair(集市) on 14 I shall

sell her at that time. I shall 15 my donkey to the one who will

treat her most 16 "

Everybody was kind to animals in the village. So the Mullah 17

out a plan. He wanted to 18 his word and also to keep his donkey.

On the night before the donkey fair, the Mullah bought a piece of

19 No one had any idea why the Mullah should want that.

On Saturday man and boy in the village came to the donkey fair.

They found a 20 tied with a piece of rope 21 the tail of the

Mullah's donkey! Beside them stood the Mullah, who looked 22 .

" It is 23 , I'll sell my donkey for a dollar, " said the Mullah. "

Just one 24 , though, My donkey and my cat are very good friends.

They must not be 25 . The kind man who 26 my donkey must

buy my cat also. "

" How much is your cat? " asked many 27 .

" Oh, my cat is a very 28 animal, " said the Mullah. " Her father

29 a mouse for a king. Her mother caught a mouse for 30 . She

is one of the finest cats. For such a great cat I want one hundred

dollars. "

The men laughed, and gave up the idea of owning the donkey.

11. A. right B. wrong C. impossible D. strange

12. A. didn't want B. wanted C. hadn't decided D. intended

13. A. Meet B. Pay C. Talk D. Help

14. A. tomorrow afternoon B. the day after tomorrow

C. the evening D. Saturday

15. A. give B. take C. sell D. show

16. A. cruelly B. warmly C. kindly D. carefully

17. A. put B. thought C. carried D. made

18. A. say B. keep C. break D. send

19. A. bread B. paper C. cloth D. rope

20. A. cat B. dog C. cock D. sheep

21. A. with B. on C. to D. around

22. A. haapy B. sad C. calm D. eager

23. A. a lie B. true C. real D. a pity

24. A. matter B. problemC. thing D. question

25. A. killed B. sold C. beaten D. parted

26. A. sees B. buys C. likes D. wants

27. A. voices B. sounds C. noises D. cries

28. A. pretty B. cruel C. strong D. important

29. A. looked after B. caught C. drove D. grasped

30. A. me B. her father C. the Queen D. her

B

" Long time no see " is a very interesting sentence. When I first

read this sentence from an American friend's email, I laughed. I

thought it was a typical 31 of Chinglish.

Obviously, it is a word-by-word literal translation of the Chinese