九年级英语竞赛试卷-3.doc

九年级英语竞赛试卷2005.12.5 一 单项选择 （共20小题，每小题1分）( )1.Every morning Mr. Smith takes a _ to his office. A20 minutes walk B20 minutes walk C20-minutes walk D20-minute walk ( ) 2. The garden _while the Greens were away from home. A. took good care of Bwas taken good care Cwas taken good care of Dwas taking good care ( )3. When father was young, he _ from morning till night. Awas made work Bwas made working Cmade to work Dwas made to work ( )4. Five-year-old children are too young to go to school, _? Aare they Barent they Cwere they Dhave they ( )5. _I put my coat here? Sorry, you _. AMust; mustnt BDo; dont Ccan; neednt DMay; cant ( )6. Tom wants to try _some of his ideas. Aon Boff Cout Dto ( )7. Could you tell me if it _tomorrow? A. rain Bwill rain Craining Drains ( )8. _ there any good news in todays newspaper? AAre BIs CHave DHas ( )9. Put it down, Richard. You mustnt read _letter. Aanyones elses Banyones else Canyone elses Danyone else ( )10. He is seriously ill; there is _ hope for him. Aa few Bfew Clittle Da little( )11.The coffee _has no sugar in it sells well.A.thoughB.whichC.butD.even( )12.At the police station，Ted _by a smiling policeman that his bicycle _.A.told;had foundB.was told;had foundC.had been told;was foundD.was told;had been found( )13.Will somebody go and fetch Dr White?Hes already been _.A.asked forB.sent forC.called forD.looked for( )14.Maybe we can find something _him _the Internet.A.of;onB.on;inC.about;onD.with;in( )15.This book is written in _ easy English _beginners can understand.A.such;thatB.so;thatC.such;asD.too;that( )16.It will be a long time _Peter _his work.A.since;has finishedB.after;finishesC.when;will finishD.before;finishes( )17.Tom and Jack? I didnt believe they could do the work._，but they really did it well.A.So did IB.So I didntC.Neither did ID.Me，too( )18.The sign “THIS SIDE UP” is often seen _.A.on a boxB.in the streetC.at a police stationD.at a post office( )19.Few of us like him because he thinks _ of others than of himself.A.muchB.much moreC.much lessD.a little( )20.Just after going to bed，_.A.Lucy heard the doorbellB.the doorbell rangC.someone was knocking at the doorD.the door was knocked loudly二 完形填空 （共15小题，每小题1分）About 70 000 000 Americans are trying to lose weight.This is almost one out of every three people in the United States.Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets.Others do running exercise with machines,take medicines,or even have operations. 2you can see losing weight is 3 work,and it will also cost a lot of money.But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight?Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body.For many people,looking nice also means to be 5 .Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good.Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat,and books of this kind are very popular.These books tell people how to lose weight.Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 .Each one says it can easily help people take fat away.Losing weight can be 9 .Some overweight people go to health centers,like La Costa in California.Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers.People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise,eating different foods.Meals there may be just a little.All this works for losing weight. 12 4 days on the programme,one woman called Mrs Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound.But she said she was still 13 to do so.Health centers,books,medicines,operations,running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money.So in the United States,losing weight may mean losing 15 too.( )1.A.lessB.moreC.niceD.fast( )2.A.ForB.SoC.OrD.And( )3.A.goodB.usefulC.hardD.easy( )4.A.whyB.whatC.howD.when( )5.A.highB.shortC.thinD.fat( )6.A.talkB.sayC.speakD.tell( )7.A.dearerB.harderC.shorterD.easier( )8.A.takenB.givenC.writtenD.copied( )9.A.cheapB.expensiveC.easyD.safe( )10.A.payB.costC.takeD.have( )11.A.makingB.takingC.playingD.using( )12.A.BeforeB.UntilC.AfterD.At( )13.A.sorryB.angryC.sadD.glad( )14.A.needB.haveC.useD.get( )15.A.healthB.timeC.foodD.money三 阅读理解 ：根据短文内容，选择正确答案（共15小题，每小题2分）AIn learning English,one should first pay attention to (注意) listening and speaking.It is the roundwork of reading and writing.Youd better try your best to speak while you do much listening.Dont be afraid of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving (提高) your English.While you are doing this,a good way to writekeep a diary,write notes or letters,then if you can,ask some others to go through what you have written and tell you where it is wrong.Many mistakes in your speaking will be easily found when you write.Through correcting (改正) the mistakes,you can do better in learning English.If you are slow in speaking,dont worry.One of the helpful ways is reading,either aloud or to yourself.The important thing is to choose something interesting to read.It mustnt be too difficult for you.When you are reading in this way,dont stop to look up the words if you can guess their meanings when they have nothing important to do with the sentence.You can do that some other time.( )1.For the beginners,listening and speaking is _.A.more important than reading and writingB.not so important as reading and writingC.as important as reading and writingD.not so useful in learning English( )2.When you are speaking,_.A.you should make any mistakesB.you must speak slowlyC.it doesnt matter if you make any mistakesD.you had better take a dictionary with you( )3.One of the good ways to find your mistakes in your speaking is to _.A.speak as much as possibleB.write notes or lettersC.ask some Americans to speak with youD.read more English books( )4.If you want to be fast in speaking,you should choose something _.A.difficult to read aloudB.easy to read to yourselfC.interesting to read to yourselfD.important to read aloud( )5.In reading,if you meet a new word which has something important to do with the sentence,youd better _.A.stop to look it upB.not look it up and just go on readingC.stop reading at onceD.not stop to look it upBThe world is not hungry,but it is thirsty.It seems strange that nearly 3/4 of the earth is covered with water while we say we are short of (短缺) water.Why? Because about 97% of water on the earth is sea water which we cant drink or use for watering plants directly.Man can only drink and use the 3%the water that comes from rivers and lakes.And we cant even use all of that,because some of it has been polluted.(污染).Now more water is needed.The problem is:Can we avoid (避免) a serious water shortage later on? First,we should all learn how to save water.Secondly,we should find out the ways to reuse it.Scientists have always been making study in this field.Today,in most large cities water is used only once and then runs to the sea or rivers.But it can be used again.Even if (即使) every large city reused its water,still there would not be enough.What could people turn to next?The sea seems to have the best answer.There is a lot of water in the sea.All that needs to be done is to get the salt out of the sea water.This is expensive,but its already in use in many parts of the world.Scientists are trying to find a cheaper way of doing it.So you see,if we can find a way out,well be in no danger of drying up.( )6.The world is thirsty because _.A.3/4 of the earth is covered with waterB.we have enough sea water to use directlyC.we havent used all the water in rivers and lakesD.about 97% of water on the earth cant be drunk or for watering plants directly( )7.Which of the following is true?A.3% of water on the earth is in rivers and lakes.B.75% of water on the earth is in the sea.C.97% of the earth is covered with water.D.3% of water on the earth is sea water.( )8.From the passage we learn _.A.if every city reuses its water,well be in no danger of drying upB.man can only drink and use about 25% of the water on the earthC.today in most large cities water is used only onceD.water can be used only once( )9.To avoid the serious water shortage,which of the following is the most important?A.Save water and try to make good use of the water in rivers and lakes.B.Dont pollute water and keep all rivers and lakes clean.C.Make dirty water clean and then reuse it.D.Try to find a cheaper way to get the salt out of the sea water.( )10.The name of the passage should be “ _”.A.The Sea WaterB.How to Save Water C.The thirsty WorldD.The polluted WaterCAdvertisements（广告）1)HOUSE FOR SALEComfortable（舒适的）family home with a large garden on north side of townThree bedrooms，living-room， kitchens，dining-room ，bathroom Offers（售价）over $35，0002）ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANTSome evening and weekend workAll meals freeRing 33201783）JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAMBoys and girls wanted to play in local football team Aged 913Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3pm 4）ROOM TO RENT（出租）Small room to rent in city centre flat（公寓）above restaurantNewly painted with modern furnitureNear main railway stationBuses pass front doorPhone 3322108Mr Brown wants to live near his workplaceMrs Brown wants a house with four bedroomsThe Brown children dont care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enoughAnn，their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurantShe thinks it is an exciting placeIts hard work but she isnt lazyYou have to work on Saturdays and Sundays，but you get other days offIts not very well-paidBut who cares about money？Tom is a middle school studentHe is twelve years oldHe stops school at half past three，so he has plenty of time to finish his homeworkJack，Mr Browns brother，is looking for a room to rentHe doesnt care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture isHe is getting ready for his drawingSo the house must be quiet根据短文内容，选择正确答案。( )11Why didnt the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1）？ AIt was on the north side of town BThere werent enough bedrooms CThere was no diningroom DThe garden was too big( )12Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant？ AIts an easy job BThe place is good and the food is free CShe thinks it will be interesting DShe can get long holidays( )13Why cant Tom play for the new football team ？ AHes not old enough BIts in a different village CSchool stops too late DHe has to do his homework( )14Whats wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4）？ AIts too sm all BThe walls are the wrong colour CThe man likes old furniture better DIts too noisy( )15What does the sentence“All m eals free” mean？ AAssistants can have the meals at any time BAssistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money CCustomers（顾客）can have the meals freely DAssistants need to pay for their meals四、单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分）1.She didnt feel like _(饲养)so many dogs.2.They played football _(粗心)，so they deserved to lose the match.3.It is one of the heaviest _(架子)in the reading-room.4.You must practise _(说)English as often as possible.5.China is a great country _(有)a long history.6.This year _(仅仅)，Ive learned over one hundred words.7.As soon as they _(到)Nanjing，they called us