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1 初三英语阅读专项竞赛试题 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Birds live in trees. Squirrels（松鼠）live in trees. But did you know that some frogs（蛙）live in trees, too? The tree frog is hard to find. It can change colors. On green leaves, it stays green. On a brown branch（树枝）, it turns brown. Some tree frogs can change from green to gold or blue. Tree frogs have legs and wide feet. They have sticky pads（粘性的肉趾）at the ends of their toes. These sticky toe pads keep the tree frogs from falling. Tree frogs have different colors and markings（斑点）on their skins. Their eyes are different, too. Some have green eyes, and others have bright red ones. The sound they make are different, too. One frog makes a sound like a dog barking. Another frog makes a loud noise like a snore（打鼾）. There is even a frog that whistles（吹口哨）! 1. These frogs are hard to find because ______. A. they stay in trees B. they can change their colors C. they have sticky pads D. they make surprising sound 2. If the season is spring, the colors of tree frogs is _______. A. gold B. brown C. green D. blue 3. The tree frogs can stay on trees because ______. A. they have sticky pads B. they can change their colors C. they are strong D. they are small 4. Which of the following sentences is right? A. The tree frogs have different colors and feathers（羽毛）on their skins. B. The tree frogs can’t make a loud noise like a snore. C. We can easily tell tree leaves from tree frogs. D. We may find tree frogs if we hear a sound like a snore in the forest. 5. The passage is mainly about ______. A. the colors of a special frog B. the sound of a special frog C. the eyes of a special frog D. a frog that is special B China could save 10 million tons of grain a year if more attention was paid to the control of pests(害虫) , an agricultural scientist said. He also warned that plant diseases and pests are on the increase. Many kinds of pests, such as Asian locusts, which had been controlled for years, are spreading again. He said China loses about 15 million tons of grain a year as a result of damage done by plant diseases and pests. If crops were better protected, at least half of the lost grain could be saved. He called for setting up a national office in charge of biological control using pests' natural enemies to kill them. Biological control is now used on slightly more than 10 percent of farmland of the country. 6. What makes China lose about 15 million tons of grain every year ? A. Pests. B. Many kinds of animals. C. Asian locusts. D. Plant diseases and pests 7. How can China save 10 million tons of grain ? A. By controlling pests and protecting crops effectively. B. By feeding some of the pests' natural enemies. C. By setting up a national office. D. By preventing pests from spreading too much. 8. The scientist's warning is that ____ . A. China loses about 15 million tons of grain B. crops should be better protected C. plant diseases and pests are increasing D. locusts are out of control 9. Biological control is ____ . A. to use poison to kill pests B. to kill pests by using their natural enemies C. to protect crops by killing pests D. to save the lost grain 2

100. Which of the following could be used as the title for the passage ? A. Control of Pests Is Urgent B. Grain Should Be Saved C. All Pests Must Be Killed D. China Loses about 15 Million Tons of Grain Every Year C China's new First Lady, Peng Liyuan, has become something of a global style icon(全球时尚偶像) on her first official visit. Peng Liyuan, wife of the new Chinese president Xi Jinping, has become a surprise to the native fashion bloggers（博主） and commentators (评论家)around the world on her first official state visit. “First ladies are ambassadors(大使) of the culture and the design and of the soft power of a country. I'm glad that she chose to wear Chinese(本土品牌) and take up the role of spokesperson for Chinese design here," said Hong Huang, publisher of the fashion magazine iLook and one of the most popular microbloggers（微博达人之一） in China. "It's the first time that China's first lady appears like a modern woman. I think she dressed very well, with taste and confidence," said Zhang Yu, editor of China's Vogue magazine. "After so many years, we finally have a first lady who can represent us so appropriately. I think it is a landmark event." 11. What does the First Lady mean? A. The president’s wife. B. The woman who was born first. C. The lady who is very successful and excellent. D. The most beautiful and charming lady. 12. What do the native fashion bloggers(博主) and comentators（评论家） around the world think about Peng Liyuang? A. She has become a surprise to them. B. She is a successful mother and wife. C. She is a loser(失败者). D. She is a wonderful singer. 13. What did she choose to wear on her state visit? A. She chose to wear suits. B. She chose to wear Chinese (本土品牌). C. She chose to wear a dress. D. She chose to wear Foreign brands (国外品牌)。 14. What does the underlined word “modern” mean in Chinese? A. 时尚的 B. 现代的 C. 近代的 D. 现代主义者 15. Why are First Ladies the soft power(软实力)of a country? A. Because they represent(代表) their countries. B. Because they are rich and powerful（权力大的）. C. Because they are of noble blood (出身贵族). D. Because they are modern women. D We have no idea about when men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways throughout the history. For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve(保存)the dead. In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for an example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in English about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years before, in the year 1553, if a man booked more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender's(违法者)ear was cut off. Salt was an important item(项目)on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it. 16. Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used _______ . A. to punish people who had broken the law