九年级英语竞赛试卷

九年级英语竞赛试卷九年级英语竞赛试卷 2005 12 5 一 单项选择单项选择 共 20 小题 每小题 1 分 1 Every morning Mr Smith takes a to his office A 20 minutes walk B 20 minute s walk C 20 minutes walk D 20 minute walk 2 The garden while the Greens were away from home A took good care of B was taken good care C was taken good care of D was taking good care 3 When father was young he from morning till night A was made work B was made working C made to work D was made to work 4 Five year old children are too young to go to school A are they B aren t they C were they D have they 5 I put my coat here Sorry you A Must mustn t B Do don t C can needn t D May can t 6 Tom wants to try some of his ideas A on B off C out D to 7 Could you tell me if it tomorrow A rain B will rain C raining D rains 8 there any good news in today s newspaper A Are B Is C Have D Has 9 Put it down Richard You mustn t read letter A anyone s else s B anyone s else C anyone else s D anyone else 10 He is seriously ill there is hope for him A a few B few C little D a little 11 The coffee has no sugar in it sells well A thoughB which C butD even 12 At the police station Ted by a smiling policeman that his bicycle A told had foundB was told had found C had been told was foundD was told had been found 13 Will somebody go and fetch Dr White He s already been A asked forB sent for C called forD looked for 14 Maybe we can find something him the Internet A of onB on in C about onD with in 15 This book is written in easy English beginners can understand A such thatB so that C such asD too that 16 It will be a long time Peter his work A since has finishedB after finishes C when will finishD before finishes 17 Tom and Jack I didn t believe they could do the work but they really did it well A So did IB So I didn t C Neither did ID Me too 18 The sign THIS SIDE UP is often seen A on a boxB in the street C 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 more C much lessD a little 20 Just after going to bed A Lucy heard the doorbellB the doorbell rang C someone was knocking at the doorD the door was knocked loudly 二 完形填空完形填空 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 2 you 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 A In learning English one should first pay attention to 注意 listening and speaking It is the roundwork of reading and writing You d better try your best to speak while you do much listening Don t 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 write keep 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 don t worry One of the helpful ways is reading either aloud or to yourself The important thing is to choose something interesting to read It mustn t be too difficult for you When you are reading in this way don t 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 writing B not so important as reading and writing C as important as reading and writing D not so useful in learning English 2 When you are speaking A you should make any mistakes B you must speak slowly C it doesn t matter if you make any mistakes D 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 possible B write notes or letters C ask some Americans to speak with you D read more English books 4 If you want to be fast in speaking you should choose something A difficult to read aloud B easy to read to yourself C interesting to read to yourself D important to read aloud 5 In reading if you meet a new word which has something important to do with the sentence you d better A stop to look it up B not look it up and just go on reading C stop reading at once D not stop to look it up B The 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 can t 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 can t 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 it s 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 we ll be in no danger of drying up 6 The world is thirsty because A 3 4 of the earth is covered with water B we have enough sea water to use directly C we haven t used all the water in rivers and lakes D about 97 of water on the earth can t 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 we ll be in no danger of drying up B man can only drink and use about 25 of the water on the earth C today in most large cities water is used only once D 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 Don t 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 Water C Advertisements 广告 1 HOUSE FOR SALE Comfortable 舒适的 family home with a large garden on north side of town Three bedrooms living room kitchens dining room bathroom Offers 售价 over 35 000 2 ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANT Some evening and weekend work All meals free Ring 3320178 3 JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team Aged 9 13 Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3p m 4 ROOM TO RENT 出租 Small room to rent in city centre flat 公寓 above restaurant Newly painted with modern furniture Near main railway station Buses pass front door Phone 3322108 Mr Brown wants to live near his workplace Mrs Brown wants a house with four bedrooms The Brown children don t care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough Ann their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant She thinks it is an exciting place It s hard work but she isn t lazy You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays but you get other days off It s not very well paid But who cares about money Tom is a middle school student He is twelve years old He stops school at half past three so he has plenty of time to finish his homework Jack Mr Brown s brother is looking for a room to rent He doesn t care what colour the walls are or how old the furniture is He is getting ready for his drawing So the house must be quiet 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 11 Why didn t the Browns buy the house in Advertisement 1 A It was on the north side of town B There weren t enough bedrooms C There was no diningroom D The garden was too big 12 Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant A It s an easy job B The place is good and the food is free C She thinks it will be interesting D She can get long holidays 13 Why can t Tom play for the new football team A He s not old enough B It s in a different village C School stops too late D He has to do his homework 14 What s wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement 4 A It s too sm all B The walls are the wrong colour C The man likes old furniture better D It s too noisy 15 What does the sentence All m eals free mean A Assistants can have the meals at any time B Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money C Customers 顾客 can have the meals freely D Assistants need to pay for their meals 四 单词拼写 单词拼写 共 10 小题 每小题 1 分 1 She didn t 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 I ve learned over one hundred words 7 As soon as they 到 Nanjing they called us 8 The twins look the same so I often 弄错 one f