尤溪一中英语九年级知识能力竞赛试卷_2

2011-2012 尤溪一中英语九年级知识能力竞赛试卷 考试时间：90 分钟 满分：100 分 一、选择填空：20% 1. Its very warm-hearted _ you to get the tickets _ the World Cup. A. for, of B. of, for C. of, to D. to, for 2. How many teachers are there in your school? _, I think. But I dont know the exact number. A. Hundred B. Hundreds C. Hundreds of D. Hundreds or thousands 3. Will you stay for lunch? Sorry, _. My brother is coming to see me. A.I mustnt B.I cant C.I neednt D.I wont 4. When he was there, he _ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day. A. would B. should C. had better D. might 5. There _ no hurry, need there? A. need be B. need to be C. doesnt D. needs 6._ the sports meeting might be put off. Yes, it all depends on the weather. A. Ive been told B. Ive told C. Im told D.I told 7. Shirley _ a book about China last year but I dont know whether she has finished it. A. has written B. wrote C. had written D. was writing 8. We dont allow _ in this room. A. smoking B. to smoke C. people smoking D. people to smoking 9. I havent got a chair _. Will you make room for me? A. to sit B. to sit in C. for sitting D. sitting on 10. It was so cold that the travelers had the fire _ all the night. A. burning B. to burn C. burn D. burnt 11.-How many workers are there in your factory? -There are two . A. hundreds B. hundred C. hundred of D. hundreds of 12.-Excuse me, would you please tell me ? A. how we can get to the post office B. how can we get to the post office C. how get to the post office D. how could we get to the post office 13.-What did Jim ask? -He asked Lin Feng _ forget to change water. A.to not B.dont C.not to D.not 14.-Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the nearest caf? -Sorry, Im new here. Please ask the man over there. -OK. . A. Youre very kind B. Thank you all the same C. No problem D. That t all right 15. Oh, my God! I my wallet at home. A. missed B. forgot C. left D. lost 16. - to Beijing? -Yes, and I will be back next week. A. Have you gone B. Have you been C. Are you going D. Did you go 17.-Its nearly six p.m., will you have supper here? -Sorry, .I have many things to do. A.I mustnt B.I can t C.I needn t D.I dont 18.-Do you want to eat something? - , thanks. I am feeling sick now .I dont feel like . A. Yes; eating something B. No; to eat anything C. Yes; to eat anything D. No; eating anything 19.-Tom, you the computer game for two hours. Its bad for your eyes, stop, please. -Ok, Mum. A. played B. play C. were playing D. have played 20. Another new library last month in my hometown. A. was built B. built C. has been built D. is built 二、完形填空：30% A The bell rang loudly. Everybody packed their schoolbags and got ready to go home. When the _1_ dismissed the children, they lined up in two rows and walked orderly to the school gate. Usually Davids _2_ would fetch him home from school but today she was not there. David waited for 15 minutes _3_ he walked home. When he reached home, he knocked on the _4_ as he did not bring his keys. Surprisingly, no on answered the door. David thought his mother was in the toilet so he waited patiently for his mother. After a few minutes there was_5_ no response. Just as he was about to go to the nearby coffee shop where his father worked to _6_ the keys, he heard the friendly voice of his neighbor, John. David told him that no one was at home and Johns mother suggested that David come in their house till his mother came back. David and John played _8_till evening when Davids mother came back. David _9_ John and his family before he went back into his house. Davids mother _10_ David that she had a backache and she had to see a doctor. From this experience, David learnt an important _12_, “Neighbors are people who help each other.” 1 A. teacher B. nurse C. worker D. farmer 2 A. father B. neighbor C. mother D. doctor 3 A. before B. after C. when D. while 4 A. window B. floor C. wall D. door 5 A. almost B. already C. still D. always 6 A. get B. make C. find D. buy 7 A. carefully B. quickly C. easily D. happily 8 A. called B. loved C. thanked D. visited 9 A. told B. answered C. asked D. kissed 10 A. word B. lesson C. sentence D. saying B Paris has a beautiful name, the City of 1. Do you know 2 it means? Many beautiful buildings are lighted at 3 .The streets are very 4 .When you 5 in Paris, you must not turn 6 your headlights even after dark. Paris is full of life all day and all night. But this is not the 7 reason for its beautiful name. For hundreds of years, Paris has been the centre of science and art. 8 scientists and artists have come to 9 here. For this reason also, people 10 it the City of Lights. 1. A. Flowers B. Cars C. Lights D. Rivers 2. A. what B. how C. where D. when 3. A noon B. night C. day D. evening 4. A. black B. dark C. noisy D. bright 5. A. walk B. go C. drive D. live 6. A. off B. down C. out D. on 7. A .only B. other C. any D. another 8. A. No B. Few C. Many D.A few 9. A. study B. drive C. play D. have dinner 10.A.make B. call C. build D. find 第二部分：阅读理解（共 25 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 50 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B 、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并填在答题纸上。 (A) Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talking because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that hed better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesnt matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I dont think they will come to visit me.” After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “Im very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him. Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didnt come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily. But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. 46. That day Mark Twain went to the town _. A. to see one of his friends B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there D. to see one of his relatives 47. The waiters felt sorry because _. A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain B. their hotel was too small C. the room was not very clean D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twains room 48. All the people present laughed heartily because _. A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didnt come into the wrong room B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twains room number C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents D. Mark Twain made a joke 49. From the story we know _. A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night C. Mark Twain didnt have a good rest that night D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer (B) Do dogs understand us? Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think. A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩). In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldnt see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words. In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before. The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排 除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive. Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months. Its hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they cant talk back. Still, it wouldnt hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return! 50. From Paragraph 2 we know that _. A. animals are as clever as human beings B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills D. dogs have similar learning abilities as 3-year-old children 51. Both experiments show that . A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right B. Rico can recognize different things including toys C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics D. Rico wont forget the names of objects once recognizing them 52. Which of the following statements is true? A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collies mental abilities. B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training. C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects. D. Rico is born to understand its owners commands. 53. What does the writer want to tell us? A. To train your dog. B. To talk to your dog. C. To be friendly to your dog. D. To be careful with your dog. (C) A Are you interested in “Dream of the Red Mansion”(Hong Lou Meng)? Listen to a lecture on this classical novel. Venue: National Museum of Chinese Modern Literature (Beijing) Time: 9:30 a.m. Price: free Tel: 010 84615522 B “Jiaguwen” is among the oldest pictographic characters in the worldHow much do you know about it? Get all the answers at this free lecture. Venue: Dongcheng District Library (Beijing) Time: 9:00 a.m. Price: free Tel: 010 64013356 C Former United Nations interpreter(口译) Professor Wang Ruojin speaks about her experiences at the UN and shares her understanding of the cultural differences between East and West. Venue: National Library of China (Beijing) Time: 1:30 p.m. 4:00 p. m. Price: free Tel: 010 68488047 D Qi Baishi, one of Chinas greatest modern painters, was also a poet, calligrapher(书法 家) and seal-cutter(刻印者). Can you appreciate his works? Then come to spend the time with us. Venue: Beijing Art Academy Time: 9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Price: 10 yuan Tel: 010 - 65023390 E It is the year of the Dog, and you can see “Fu” everywhere. But how much do you know about dogs mans best friend? What is “Fu” and where does it come from? Why do people hang “Fu” character upside down on the door? Get all the answers from this free lecture. Venue: Capital Library (Beijing) Time: 2:00 p. m. Price: free Tel: 010 - 67358114 F About 160 cultural relics from Guangdong, Macao and Hong Kong are on display to April 15th. Meanwhile experts will talk about the important roles these three cities have played in the past two thousand years of SinoWestern exchanges. Venue: Beijing Art Museum Time: 2:00 p. m. 5:00 p. m. Price: 20 yuan, students 10 yuan Tel: 010 - 83659337 以下是想去听演讲的人员的基本信息，请匹配适合他们的演讲内容。 54. Alice is now studying in Beijing University, and she is especially interested in Chinese writing. In her spare time she enjoys drawing, writing poems and is fond of sharing her pieces with her classmates. 55. Simon comes from Egypt. He is now studying in Beijing Art Academy. He shows great interest in Chinese ancient characters. Now he wants to know much about it. 56. Lora and Peter, visiting professors from Australia, are both crazy about Chinese traditional culture. At weekends they like to call on Chinese families to learn about Chinese festivals as well as their history. 57. Edward is a senior student in Beijing Foreign Language University. He likes traveling very much and has made up his mind to work as an interpreter for some jointventure enterprises (合资企业). 58. Steve and Mark are both studying in the Chinese Department of Chinas Renmin University. They want to do some research on Chinese ancient literature. (D) Some people are lucky enough to be born with a good sense of direction and even if they have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later. I am one of those unfortunate people who have poor sense of direction and I may have visited a place time after time but I still get lost on my way there. When I was young I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that by some chance I would get to the spot I was heading for. I am no longer too shy to ask people for direction, but I often receive replies that puzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didnt know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their hometown very well, will give you a long list of directions which you can not possibly hope to remember, and still others do not seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going. If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid giving them wrong direction but even this can have embarrassing results. Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him the way to the Sunlight Building. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decide it was too late to turn back and search for him out of the crowd behind me as I was going to meet with someone at the office and I did not want to keep him waiting. Imagine my embarrassment when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions of my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked. 59. What is the writer going to do when someone asks him for direction? A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly. B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stranger to the town. C. He will give the very person long list of direction. D. He is going to show the man an opposite direction. 60. Why did the writer consider himself to be an unlucky dog? A. Because of his poor sense of direction. B. Because he always forget the way to home. C. Because he did not have any friend. D. Because he used to be shy and dared not ask others the way. 61. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room? A. He felt strange. B. He felt embarrassed. C. He felt very sad. D. He felt astonished. 62. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage? A. Someone we dont know. B. The writer did it for himself. C. The secretary did so. D. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thing. (E) Whats your dream holiday? Watching wildlife in Kenya? Boating down the Amazon? Sunbathing in Malaysia? New chances are opening up all the time to explore the world. So we visit travel agents, compare packages and prices, and pay our money. We know what our holiday costs us. But do we know what it might cost someone else? Its true that many poorer countries now depend on tourism for foreign income. Unfortunately, though, tourism often harms the local people more than it helps them. It might cost their homes and lands. In Myanmar, 5,200 people were forced to leave their homes among the pagodas(佛塔)in Bagan so that tourists could visit the pagodas. Tourism might also cost the local people their livelihood and dignity. Local workers often find only menial(卑微的)jobs in the tourist industry. And most of the profits do not help the local economy. Instead, profits return to the tour operators in wealthier countries, When the Maasai people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slums. Others now make a little money selling souvenirs(纪念 品) or posing for photos. Problems like these were noticed more than 20 years ago. But now some non-government organizations, tour operators and local governments are working together to begin correcting them. Tourists, too, are putting on the pressure. The result is responsible tourism, or “ethical tourism.” Ethical tourism has people at its heart. New international agreements and codes of conduct can help protect the peoples lands, homes, economies and cultures. The beginnings are small, though, and the problems are complex. But take heart. The good news is that every