初三英语培优姓名班级一．完型填空（本题共15分，每小题1分）AndywasstilltravelinginSpainwhenherealizedhehadtoconfirm(确认)hisflighthomewiththeairlinecompany.HewasvisitingSpaininorderto__16__hisSpanish.Whenhewasspeakingtopeople__17__,hehadno__18_understandingwhattheysaid.__19__,whenhewasspeakingonthephone,he__20__hadaproblem.Andy__21__theairline.Andtheclerkconfirmedthathisplanewasleavingatnineo'clockthreedaysfromthatday.She__22_toldAndytobeattheairporttwohours__23__inordertocheckinhisluggageandgetaseat.Sincehewas__24__inthreedays,Andydidn't__25__anytime.Hevisitedasmanyplacesashecould.Hethoughtthatitwouldprobablybeawhilebeforehehadenoughmoneyagain.Hewishedhecould__26__andspendayearinSpain.Too__27__,thefinaldayarrived.Andyleftearlyfortheairporttoarrivetwohoursbeforetake-off.Hehatedto__28__.Hewenttotheclerkto__29__histicket.Theclerklookedattheticketwithastonishment."Why,sir,butyourflightwasatnineo'clockinthemorning,and__30__itiseightintheevening.""ButIconfirmedmyflight,"insistedAndy."WillIhavetopayforanotherticket?""No,sir.However,thenextflightoutwillbethreedaysfromnow."（）16.A.prepareB.improveC.enjoyD.learn（）17.A.slowlyB.inpublicC.inpersonD.carefully（）18.A.difficultyB.ideaC.mistakeD.interest（）19.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.MeanwhileD.However（）20.A.evenB.justC.stillD.seldom（）21.A.calledB.likedC.trustedD.asked（）22.A.againB.alsoC.onlyD.once（）23.A.beforeB.earlierC.laterD.after（）24.A.movingB.returningC.stayingD.leaving（）25.A.takeB.haveC.loseD.find（）26.A.waitB.gohomeC.stopD.comeback（）27.A.shortlyB.quicklyC.badlyD.early（）28.A.speakB.goC.rushD.delay（）29.A.buyB.showC.orderD.provide（）30.A.maybeB.soC.hereD.now二．阅读理解（本题共30分，每小题2分）AIwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehare(兔子)andthetortoise(乌龟).AttheendIsaid.“Son,remember:Slowandsteady(稳固的)winstherace.Don’tyouthinkthere’ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?”Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,“DoyoumeannexttimewhenI’mparticipatinginthe60-metreraceIshouldwishthatBillyandTonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?”Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn’twishthattheharewouldfallasleepontheway!”“Hemusthavewishedthat,”Sonnysaid.“Otherwisehowcouldhebesostupidastoracewiththehare?Heknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdid.”“Hedidn’thavesuchawish,”Iinsisted,“Hewontheracebyperseverance（坚持）,bypushingonsteadily.”Sonnythoughtawhile.“That’salie,”hesaid.“Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharehadn’thappenedtofallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverhavewontherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimessteadier,buthe’dneverhavewontherace.That’sforsure.”Igaveup.Today’schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobe.They’rejusthopeless.（）31.Thewriterdisagreedwithhissonbecause________.1A.TheydisagreedaboutwhetherthetortoisewasstupidB.HelikedtortoiseswhilehissonlikedharesC.Helikedthestoryofthehareandthetortoisewhilehissondidn’tD.Hetriedtoteachhissonthemoral(道德的)lessonofthestorybutthesonrejectedit（）32.Sonnybelievedthatthetortoise________.A.wasnotgivenafairchanceintheraceB.infactcan’twintheraceC.tookariskbyagreeingtoraceD.wontheracebyhisowneffort（）33.Thewriterthinksthathisgeneration(代)________.A.haddifferentideasaboutlifefromSonny’sgenerationB.weremorecleverthanSonny’sgenerationC.hadthesameideasaboutlifeasSonny’sgenerationD.weremorehopefulthanSonny’sgeneration（）34.Whenthewritersays”Igaveup”attheend,hem...
