九年级英语竞赛试题（湖山中学）.doc

湖山中学九年级英语竞赛试题姓名_(一)Little Tom down the street calls our dog The keep dog. Zip is a sheep dog. But when Tom tries to say Seep, it comes out keep. And in a way Tom is right. Zip is always bringing things home for us to keep! Ill tell you about some of them. Zips first present was a shoe. It was made of green silk. We didnt know how Zip found the shoe. But after a moment， Mary, my big sister, told me the shoe had a strange smell. I nodded(点头)and held my nose. What do you think it is?It smells like something for cleaning. I think someone tried to clean a spot (污点) off the shoe. Then he put it at the door to dry.Along came Zip. And good-bye shoe! I said. We should take it back. We cant 。“ said my sister.Maybe little Tom is right, Mary said. Maybe Zip is a keep dog!1. The writer and Mary didnt know_.A. what Zips first present was。 B. how Zip carried its first present homeC. who owned Zips first present D. what Zips first present was made of2. Tom calls Zip the keep dog because _.A. the dog likes keeping things B. the dog likes playing with shoesC. he doesnt know the dogs name D. he cant pronounce the word sheep well3. What made the shoe strange was _.A. its color B. its smell C. its size D. that it was a silk one4. The word keep in the last sentence means _A. keeping things for itself B. bringing things for other to keepC. not letting it run about D. taking care of a small child5. We can know from the reading that the dog _.A. likes to give presents to people B. has been kept in at the writers homeC. has brought some trouble D. likes to be called the keep dog (二)An old lady in a plane had a blanket(毯子)over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before , and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again !”Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide. So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I dont like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I will say one thing, ”She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”1. An old lady had _ .A. glasses B. a blanket over her head C. a coat D. a basket2. A. She didnt want to _ .A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. talk about it3. _ spoke to her。A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends4. The old lady had never been _ before .A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital5. The woman didnt like planes and she was never going _ .A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go home (三)Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there. Where are you going to stay there? his wife asked. I dont know yet. Dick answered. Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报), his wife said. All right, Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didnt have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine oclock and said, Now Im going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.He found a taxi (出租车) and the driver said, Where do you want to go? But Dick didnt remember the name and address of his hotel.Which hotel are my things in? he said, And what am I going to do tonight? But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, Please send me my address at this post office1. Dick flew to New York because _.A. he went there for a holiday B. he had work thereC. he went there for sightseeing (观光)D. his home was there2. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didnt know his address yetB. Because she wanted to go to New York, tooC. Because she might send him another telegramD. Because she couldnt leave her husband by himself in New York3. Where did Dick stay in New York?A. In the center of the city. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant. D. At his friends house.4. Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?A. The manager (经理) of his hotel. B. The police office.C. The taxi driver. D. His wife.5. Which of the following is not true?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didnt work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.D. Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi. (四)In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them. If you dont take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.1. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?A. Because they may have four seasons in one dayB. Because they often have very good weatherC. Because the weather is warm just like in springD. Because the sky is sunny all day2. From the story we know that when _come, there is a heavy rain.A. sunshine and snow B. black cloudsC. summer and winter D. spring and autumn3. People can also have summer in winter. Means it is sometimes too _in winter.A. warm B. cool C. cold D. rainy4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because _.A. their friends ask them to do so B. it often rains in EnglandC. they are going to sell them D. they are their favorite things5. The best title (标题)for this passage is _.A. Bad Seasons B. Summer or winterC. The Weather in England D. Strange English People (五)Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea.OK, Dad, said his son. But he was afraid his son couldnt remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, Where is your father? The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, No more.The man was very surprised. He asked, No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?Burnt yesterday evening.1. Mr Brown told his son that _.A. he would be away from home for four daysB. he would be back in seven daysC. he would be back in a monthD. he liked a cup of tea2. Mr Brown wrote the words down on _.A. the wall B. the doorC. a piece of paper D. his sons pocket3. A man came to visit the boys father on _.A. the second day B. the third day C. the fourth day D. the fifth day4. The man was very surprised because _.A. he thought the childs father was dead B. the child didnt ask him to sit downC. the child gave him a cup of teaD. he couldnt find that piece of paper5. What was burnt? _.A. The piece of paper B. Mr Smith C. The visitor D. The boy (六)One of the things to be learnt in a foreign language is guessing all the time what kind of thing to come when listening to someone talking. People do this all the time in their own language, so it is necessary (必要的) to do this in a foreign language, too. Here are some examples.1. Whats the matter? I went to a party last night, so I2. I feel so tired these days. I think youd better3.Of course, she never stop. She is one of the mostYou can see from the above three examples that the context (上下文) helps a lot in understanding what is being talked about. So guessing is very important in understanding English, especially (尤其)spoken English.1. This passage tells us mainly about _.A. the importance of guessing in learning a foreign languageB. how to guess what one is going to talk aboutC. some examples of right guessingD. how important it is to guess all the time2.From the context, we can see maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE I is _.A. so I didnt have a good time. B. so I went to bed very late.C. . So I felt unhappy. D. so I got up very early.3. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 2 is _.A. I think youd better have a good rest and take good care of yourself.B. I think youd better have something to drink.C. I think youd better get some help from your friends.D. I think youd better be more careful.4. Maybe the finished answer in EXAMPLE 3 is _.A. she is one of the most famous film stars.B. she is one of the most beautiful women.C. she is one of the most famous speakers.D. . she is one of the most talkative women.5. From the passage we can infer (推断) that guessing is _in learning a foreign language.A. the only wayB. more important in spoken English than in written EnglishC. more important than any other wayD. more important in written English than in spoken English (七)Uncle Li and Uncle Wang are good friends. They live next to each other and their farms are both at the foot of the mountain. So they can help each other. But neither of them likes to use his head. Theyre both poor though they work hard. Most villagers have built new houses, but they still live in the low and broken houses. They never find out why.Once Uncle Li went to town to buy some medicine for his wife. In the town he heard the apples in a city were expensive. He told Uncle Wang about it as soon as he went back. They decided to carry some apples to the city. They borrowed some money from their friends and bought nearly 1,000 kilograms of apples in the villages and carried them to the city on a tractor. Bad luck! A lot of apples have already been carried there when they arrived. A few days later they had to sell them at a low price (价格)。They felt unhappy and returned to their village.I cant understand why we sustained (蒙受) losses in business while others always profit (盈利) Uncle Li asked one day.The tractor was too small Uncle Wang said without thinking. Well carry more apples on a truck next time!I agree! said Uncle Li. How foolish (傻的) we were!1. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang live in the low and broken houses because _.A. they hope to save money B. theyre both poorC. their farms are at the foot of the mountain D. theyre not far from their farms2. The two farmers carried the apples to the city to _.A. make a journey B. visit some places of interestC. meet their friends D. make a profit3. the two farmers had to sell their apples at a low price because _.A. theirs werent as good as the othersB. theirs were much less than the othersC. a lot of apples had been already carried to the cityD. they forgot to carry them on a truck4. Uncle Li and Uncle Wang were unhappy because _.A. they had sustained losses in businessB. they had lost some money in the cityC. something was wrong with the tractorD. other people profited in the city5. Which of the following is true?A. The two farmers found out why they were poor.B. The two farmers will soon get rich.C. Neither of the farmers is clever.D. The two farmers decided to buy a truck. (八)To find out whether bees(蜜蜂)can see colors, the following experiment is made. A round table is put in a garden, and on the table is a piece of blue cardboard(硬纸版)with a drop of syrup(糖浆)on it. After a short time, bees come to the syrup. The bees then fly to their hive(蜂房)and give the syrup to other bees in the hive. Then they return to the feeding-place which they have found. After a while, the blue cardboard with the syrup on it is taken away. Instead of this card, a blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding-place and a red card to its right. These new cards have no syrup on them. Very soon bees arrive again, and fly straight to the blue card. None go to the red card.1. What is purpose of the experiment?A. To find out whether bees can give the syrup to other bees.B. To find out whether bees can see colors.C. To find out whether bees can go to the red card.D. To find out whether bees can go to the blue card. 2. How many cards do you need to prepare for the experiment?A. Two: one blue and one redB. Three: two blue and one redC. Three: one blue and two redD. Four: two blue and two red3. During Step 2 of the experiment, the bees go to _.A. the blue card with syrup on itB. the new blue card with no syrup on itC. the empty space where the original(原先的)blue card wasD. the new blue card with syrup on it on the left of the red card4. The experiment has proved(证明)that bees _.A. cannot see colors B. can see colorsC. can not see blue D. cannot see red5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Bees Love Blue B. Bees Love SyrupC. Bees, Color and Syrup D. Can Bees See Color? (九)Now satellites are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成). They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前).1. Satellites travel _.A. in space B. in the atmosphereC. above the ground D. above space2. Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because _.A. the weather satellites can do it easily B. clouds form thereC. the weather forms there D. the pictures can forecast the weather3. Meteorologists forecast the weather _.A. when they have received satellite picturesB. after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier onesC. before they received satellite picturesD. during they study satellite pictures4. Maybe well soon be able to forecast the weather for _.A. one day B. two days C. five days D. seven days or even longer5. The main(主要的)idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _.A. taking pictures of the atmosphereB. receiving pictures of the atmosphereC. doing other work in many waysD. weather forecasting (十)In almost every big university(大学)in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it t