上海新世纪版2020届九年级上学期英语竞赛试卷A卷.doc

上海新世纪版2020届九年级上学期英语竞赛试卷A卷一、 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B, (共5题；共10分)1. （2分）What is Mikes phone number? A . 8806921.B . 8816923.C . 8826920.2. （2分）When will the man arrive at the Summer Palace? A . At 8:00.B . At 8:15.C . At 8:30.3. （2分）What does Mary want to do this evening? A . To watch TV.B . To play games.C . To prepare for an exam.4. （2分）听句子选择最佳答案 A . Chinese.B . English.C . Math.5. （2分）Choose the best answer to the question you hear. A . It will be fine.B . It will be rainy.C . It will be warm.D . It will be warm but rainy.二、 听下面三段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给 (共3题；共20分)6. （6分）听第六段对话，回答两小题。 （1）What are they going to do together? A . Have violin lessons.B . Play tennis.C . Watch movies.（2）What time will they meet? A . At 5:30.B . At 6:30.C . At 7:30.7. （6分）请听第二段对话，回答小题。 （1）Which sport is the woman going to play tomorrow? A . Baseball.B . Basketball.C . Tennis.（2）What time is the woman going to play it? A . At about 8:00 a.m.B . At about 9:30 a.m.C . At about 8:30 a.m.（3）Where are the man and the woman going to meet? A . At the gate of the park.B . At the gate of the theater.C . At the gate of Capital Stadium.8. （8分）听短文，选择最佳选项。 （1）How many students were there in the speakers class? A . 50.B . 55.C . 65.（2）What did Lily use to be like? A . Outgoing.B . Honest.C . Shy.（3）What color is Alfreds hair now? A . Red.B . Colorful.C . Black.（4）What did the speaker use to do after school? A . He used to draw pictures.B . He used to play basketball.C . He used to play volleyball.（5）How often does the speaker play football? A . Twice a month.B . Twice a week.C . Once a month.三、 阅读理解（40分） (共5题；共40分)9. （6分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 项中，选出最佳选项。BWarwick New York HotelThis hotel offers you stylish(时尚的) rooms in a quiet neighborhood, just a short walk from some of New Yorks business streets. Its small. Family-owned hotel with 16 rooms. They provide not only comfortable rooms but also warm smiles and friendly greetings.The Westpark InnThe Westpark has 90 rooms and is close to Manhattan tourist centers. The hotels rooms have been recently painted. On the Internet many travelers say it is below the usual standard(标准的) and should be avoided. If you want to save money, you may have a try.The Affinia HotelThe Affinia is a good choice for experienced business travelers, families and international visitors. The 80 guest rooms are stylish and modern with good furniture. Guests who need more space might like the hotels rooms. All the rooms have a kitchen.The 60 ThompsonThe 60 Thompson, with 100 beautiful guest rooms, is a stylish hotel in the heart of SoHo. Good use of dark wood and full-wall leather（皮革）headboards give the hotel warmth. Guests can enjoy fine food in the hotels Kittichhai restaurant and cocktails at Thoms Bar.（1）Which of the hotels does NOT have stylish guest room?A . The Affinia HotelB . The Westpark InnC . Warwick New York HotelD . She complained her father.（2）The difference between Warwick New York Hotel and others is that _.A . its a family-owned hotelB . it offers comfortable roomsC . its rooms are stylish and modernD . its far from business centers（3）Some people suggest not choosing the Westpark Inn because _.A . it has a bad positionB . its close to business centersC . it is below the usual standardD . its rooms have been recently painted（4）How many guest rooms are there in the Affinia Hotel?A . 16.B . 80.C . 90.D . 100.（5）For which of the four men is the 60 Thompson the best choice?A . Mark is a worker and wants to save money.B . Clement loves art and enjoys delicious food and wine.C . Simon wants to enjoy family-cooked meals with his family.D . David only likes walking to New Yorks business street from the hotel.10. （8分）阅读短文，根据短文内容选出最佳选项。 Theres nothing worse than someone lies to you. When it happens, you often wonder how someone can fool you successfully. Here are some tips on how to find the liar (说谎者).The big pause (停顿)Lying is not an easy task for the body and brain to deal with. First, your brain has to hide the truth. And try to invent a new lie and act it out. This often leads to a longer pause than normal before answering. The liar often asks some questions like Why do you ask that? to get more time to think about it rather than a direct response.The eye dart (急扫)Humans have more eye expressions than any other animal and our eyes can give away if were trying to hide something. When we look up to our left to think, were often trying to recall our memory. But when our eyes roll up to our right, we can be thinking more creatively.The lost breathBending (歪曲) the truth causes a stress response in most people. The mouth dries, the body sweats more, so they soon get wet. The pulse becomes more quickly and the rhythm of the breaming changes to shorter or shallower (浅的). These can often be both seen and heard.Overcompensating (表现过激)A liar will often speak more and do more gestures. The liar often looks straightly at you without blinking his or her eyes. And he or she would do the same gesture again and again.The poker faceSome people prefer to use the poker face so that they can avoid eye contact when theyre considering hiding the truth.The face hideWhen someone tells a lie, he or she often has a strong feeling to hide his or her face. For example, he or she may touch the nose with hands or cover the mouth.Self-comfort touchesThe stress and discomfort of lying often produces gestures that are to comfort the liar, such as rocking，hair-stroking or playing with wedding rings. When we are telling a lie, we may use these self-comfort gestures more often than usual.（1）According to the passage, what would people do to get more time in order to make a new lie? A . They would look up to their left to think.B . They would avoid eye contact.C . They would try to ask more questions.D . They would touch the nose or cover the mouth.（2）The speaker may be telling the truth if _. A . his eyes rolls up to his rightB . he answers directly without thinkingC . the rhythm of his breathing changes to shorterD . he plays with his wedding ring（3）What can we learn from the passage? A . Someone may be lying when he uses some self-comfort gestures more often than usual.B . The body languages we act out are more important than words.C . We can trust one if he looks straightly at us without blinking his eyes.D . It is easy to control the rhythm of the breathing.（4）What is the passage mainly about? A . How to control your body.B . Different ways to communicate with others.C . Tell a lie and tell the truth.D . How to tell who is lying.11. （8分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。BWhen I was a little girl, my father loved to play catch (抛接球游戏) with me. I wasnt very good, but he would encourage me. He was always telling me “keep your eye on the ball” as I would not be able to catch even the easiest of throws.As I got older, we didnt play catch as much. If I had a problem, I would go to my father to ask for his advice. He would try to joke with me and say “keep your eye on the ball”. We would both laugh because usually that advice did not apply to(适用于) the problem, but he would try to make me smile.My father became ill in 1995 when I was 23. As he suffered from a stroke (中风), he could not speak. There werent any more conversations. He could only mouth words, which were sometimes hard to understand. After a while, I seemed to be pretty good at reading his lips (嘴唇), even better than the nurses who were caring for him.During our last conversation, I was telling him about a problem I was having with my then boyfriend. Once again, I could read his lips： “Keep your eye on the ball.” We both smiled.That was the last time I saw my father before he passed away.Since then, when I get into a stressful situation I tell myself “keep your eye on the ball”.（1）At first, by saying “keep your eye on the ball”, the writers father _.A . tells her to be careful while playing catchB . wants to teach her a life lessonC . wants her to work harder in every wayD . laughs at her when she misses the ball（2）When the writer asked for advice from her father, he usually _.A . tried to solve the problem for herB . didnt care about her problemC . joked with her and made her smileD . told her to solve the problem alone（3）When in trouble, the writer tells herself “keep your eye on the ball” to _.A . encourage herself to face the difficultyB . remember the old days with her fatherC . help herself forget her troublesD . remember how to play catch（4）The underlined word “pretty” means _.A . beautifulB . quiteC . carefullyD . always（5）Which of the following can describe the writers father?A . Serious.B . Cheerful(令人愉快的).C . Honest.D . Careless.12. （8分）阅读理解 There was a very rich man named Mike. In his house, he had a very large room. If anyone can fill my room in one day, I will give him 20,000 dollars. he said. Everyone in the town wanted to have a try.Mark tried to fill the room with stones. At the end of the day, he was very tired, but the room was still not full. Martin tried to fill the room with wood. He worked all day, but the room was not full. That room is too big, no one can do this. he said. Alan said, I can do it. Its easy. Everyone laughed. They thought he could not do it. Then, he went to the park and played all day. His friend asked him, Why are you playing, you should be working. The man said, Dont worry. At 8:00 at night, the man came to the room with a small bag. The rich man said, That bag is too small. How will you fill the room? The man took a candle out of the bag. He lit the candle and said, You see, the whole room is filled with light!（1）Mike wanted someone to fill his large room in_. A . one dayB . two daysC . three daysD . half a day（2）Mark tried to fill the room with_. A . wood.B . earthC . stonesD . water（3）What was in Alans bag? A . An apple.B . A candy.C . A bottle.D . A candle.（4）Why did Alan play all day instead of filling the room? A . Because he didnt know how to fill the room.B . Because he liked playing better than working.C . Because he wasnt allowed to work in the daytime.D . Because he had already had a good idea to fill the room.（5）How much money will Alan get from Mike? A . Two thousand dollars.B . Twenty thousand dollars.C . Two million dollars.D . Twenty million dollars.13. （10分）从A-F中选择最符合段落大意的句子(有一项多余)。借鉴别人的学习方法，是提高学习的捷径之一。请仔细阅读小题中优秀学生的经验总结，并把他们的学习秘诀和相关例子一一配对。A. Do more than you are asked.B. Study anywhere or everywhere.C. Study together.D. Make yourself busyE. Schedule your time.F. Get your things in order. _When a teacher assigns(布置) a lot of homework, Domenica Roman draws up a timetable, dividing the assignment into small parts. Its like eating a steak(牛排), she says. You chew it one bite at a time. _One student put a vocabulary list in the bathroom. He learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time to remember biology terms while practicing running._In high school, McCray ran track, played football and was in the band and orchestra. I was so busy that I couldnt waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything right where I could put my hands on it, he says. _In an international class, Asian-Americans, on average, scored higher than other students. The teacher found that the Asian-Americans discussed homework problems together, tried different ways to work out the problems and explained their solutions to one another. _Christi is an excellent student at the University of California. If her math teacher assigns five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher assigns eight pages of reading, she reads twelve. Part of learning is practicing, she says. And the more you practice, the more you learn.四、 完形填空（15分） (共1题；共15分)14. （15分）完形填空The worst tourist in the world is perhaps Mr. Scott in San Francisco.Once he 1from the US to his hometown in Italy to see someone at home. The plane made a one-hour stop to get something at Kennedy Airport of New York.2 he thought he had arrived home, Mr. Scott3 the plane. He thought he was in4.When nobody was there to5 him, Mr. Scott thought maybe they were held up by the heavy traffic. While looking for their addresses, Mr. Scott found that the old “Rome” had changed a lot. Many6 buildings were replaced by high modern ones. He also found that many people spoke English instead of Italian and that many street signs were written in English.Mr. Scott knew very little English, so he asked a policeman the 7 to the bus station in Italian. Luckily, the policeman was also born in Italy and answer him in8 language.After twelve hours traveling round on a bus, the driver handed him over to a second policeman. He asked the policeman why the Rome police employed(雇佣) so many people as policemen speaking English instead of Italian.Mr. Scott didnt believe he was in New York when he was9 so.To get him on a plane back to San Francisco, he was sent to the airport in a police car10 sirens(报警器) on. “Look,” said Scott to himself, “I know Im in Italy. Thats how they drive.”（1）A . drove B . flew C . rode D . walked （2）A . If B . Before C . Though D . As （3）A . got off B . got on C . took off D . took on （4）A . New York B . Paris C . Rome D . San Francisco （5）A . find B . visit C . watch D . meet （6）A . modern B . old C . new D . tall （7）A . way B . name C . street D . place （8）A . the same B . a foreign C . a strange D . a different （9）A . spoken B . said C . told D . asked （10）A . in B . on C . for D . with 五、 语法填空（10分） (共1题；共10分)15. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 One day, a father and his son went to a kite flying Festival. When they _(arrive), there were already many adults and their children playing in the park. When the son saw the sky filled with _(color) shapes, he was excited and wanted to get one too. His father agreed _(buy) one for him, So they went to a kite shop and chose a beautiful one.With the string(s) in hand, the son started flying the kite. Soon, the kite was high up in the sky _ a while, he said father, it seems that the string is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we cut it, it _free and fly even higher. Can we cut it? The father didnt reply, but just cut the string off the reel(线轴). Suddenly, the kite began to go higher, which made the son much happier.However, _ his surprise the kite was coming down. They waited for quite some time _(slow), it fell onto the grass. The son felt upset and asked, I thought that after cutting the string, the kite would fly higher. Why did it fall down?The father smiled and said, The role of the string was not stopping the kite from flying higher, but helping it stay in the sky, because the kite cant fly up by _(it). By using the string, you help the kite go up in the right _ (direct). When you cut the string, it could not support the kite.In our life, we may sometimes feel like there are certain things that are holding us back and stopping us from growing. But _ fact, these might be the things that support us most. We can really grow up and become stronger by realizing the importance of these things.六、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确、完全形式（每空 (共10题；共10分)16. （1分）Dont stand_(倚，靠着) the stone, it will fall down.17. （1分）We all agree that the driver who drives after drinking wine should be _(惩罚). 18. （1分）Jane_(消费)500 yuan on the bike two days ago. 19. （1分）Uncle Joe _ (很少) goes to the cinema, but he often goes t