广东省揭阳市前詹中学2008-2009学年九年级12月份阅读竞赛英语试卷

2008—2009学年度广东省揭阳市前詹中学十二月初三英语阅读竞赛试题（考试时间：70分钟;满分100分）（注:将答案填在第8页的答题卷上）I.根据短文内容完成句子。（10分）Deareditor,Iamnotagood-lookingboyandIamnotgoodatstudying,either.Somepeopledon'tevenwanttotalktome.SoIusuallyfeellonely.SometimesIthinkthat讦Iwanttoleavehome,nobodywillcare.HowcanIstopfeelinglikethis?PeterDearPeter,Butfirst,Iamsurethatyouarewrongthatnobodywillcare讦youleaveyourhome.Whataboutyourparents?Andotherfamilymembers?Itseemsthatyouareverysad.You'dbettergotoseeadoctorortalktoyourparents.Theycanhelpyou.Second,I'msurethere'ssomeoneinyourclasswhofeelslonely,too.Youneverknowhowotherpeoplefeelinside.Trytomakefriendswiththem.Oryoujoinaclubtomeetnewpeopleandtokeepyourselfbusy.Youneedtofindhappinessinyourself.Writealistofallthegoodthingsaboutyourself.Learntolikeyourself,andthenotherswillseeyourconfidence（信心）andlikeyou,too.EditorPeterisn'tgoodatandhefeels.Hewritestotheeditortoaskforbecausehewantstofeelinglonely.IfPeterjoinsaclub,hecannewpeopleandkeepbusy.Theeditorsuggests（建议）thatTomshouldtalktoaandTOC\o"1-5"\h\zhis.Peterislackof（缺少）andheneedstofindinhimself.II.情景交际。（5分）根据对话内容选择适当的选项。Binbin:6?Father:I'mlearningEnglish.Binbin:Whatdoyoudothatfor?You'reonlyataxidriver,notastudent.IsitusefulforyoutolearnEnglish?Father:Yes,asweknow,7willbeheldinBeijingin2008.Whenthatdaycomes,ifIknowmuchEnglish,I'llhelpthefriendsfrom8.Binbin:Oh,you'rereallygreat!Father:Andwhat'smore,ChinahasbeenamemberoftheWTO.SoEnglishwillbecome9important.Fromnowon,let'stryourbesttoalrnEnglishwell.OK?Binbin:10!allovertheworldB.theOlympicGamesWhatareyoudoingnowmoreandmoreGoodideaIII.完形填空。(15分)Manyanimalsusesomekindsof“language”.Theyusesignalswithmeanings.Forexample,whenabeehasfoundsomefood,itgoes11itshome.It's12forabeetotelltheotherbeeswherethefoodisbyspeakingto13,butitcandoalittledancing.Thistellsthebeeswherethefoodisand14itis.Someanimalsshowhowtheyfeelbymakingsounds.It'snotdifficulttotellifadogisangry15itbarks(吠).Birdsmakeseveraldifferentsoundsand16hasitsownmeaning.Sometimeswehumansmakesounds17.Wemakesoundslike“Oh!"or“Ouch!"toshowhowwefeelaboutsomethingorwhenwe18somethingonourfeet.Wehumansalsohavelanguages.Wehavewords.Thesewordshavethemeaningsofthings,actions,feelingsorideas.We'reabletogiveeachother19totellwhatwethinkorhowwefeel.Bywritingdownwords,we20rememberwhathashappenedor21messagestopeoplefaraway.Languagescanliveanddie.Ifalanguageisn'tusedbypeople,it'scalledadeadlanguage.Thislanguagecannotliveorgrowbecause22speaksit.Latin(拉丁语)isanexampleofadeadlanguage.Alivinglanguage,ofcourse,isoftenspokenbypeopletoday.Itgrowsand23withtime.Newwordsarecreated,andsomeoldwordshave24meanings.Somewords,ortheirmeanings,maydieandonlybefoundintheoldbooks.EnglishandChineseare25examplesofalivinglanguage.()11.A.outofB.onwithC.awayfromD.backto()12.A.importantB.difficultC.easyD.impossible()13.A.himB.itC.themD.themselves()14.A.howlongB.howoldC.howmanyD.howfar()15.A.beforeB.sothatC.untilD.when()16.A.eachB.allC.someD.every()17.A.bythedifferentsoundsB.bythedifferentwaysC.inthesamewayD.inthesamesound()18.A.fallB.dropC.setD.put()19.A.messagesB.newsC.languagesD.knowledge()20.A.mustB.havetoC.needD.can()21.A.sendB.bringC.getD.push()22.A.someoneB.anyoneC.everyoneD.noone()23.A.beginsB.joinsC.inventsD.changes()24.A.newB.strangeC.differenceD.good()25.A.allB.eitherC.bothD.neitherw.阅读理解。（70分）(A)Althoughwemaynotrealizeit,whenwetalkwithotherswemakeourselvesunderstoodnotjustbywords.Wesendmessagestothepeoplearoundusalsobybodymovements.Asmileandhandshake(握手)showwelcome.Wavingone'shandistosay“Goodbye."Nodding(点头)theheadmeansagreement,whileshakingitmeansdisagreement.InChinaandsomeEnglish-speakingcountries,thesebodymovementshavethesamemeanings.Butnotallbodylanguagesmeanthesamethingsindifferentcountries.Forexample,noddingtheheadinsomeAsiancountriesmeansnot“Yes.”,but“No.”Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage,it'simportanttoknowthemeaningsofthebodymovementsintheforeigncountries.InRussia,FranceandsomeofSouthAmericancountriesmenkis吻)eachotherwhentheymeet.Mendon'tkisseachotherinChinaorEnglish-speakingcountries.InEngland,olderpeopleusuallyshakehandswhentheymeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,however,youngpeopledon'tshakehands.InFrance,peopleshakehandsintheofficeeverymorning.FrenchpeoplekisseachothermoreoftenthanEnglishpeoplewhentheymeetorleave.根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。()26.Wetalkwithotherpeoplejustbywords.()27.Noddingtheheaddoesn'tmean“Yes.”insomeAsiancountries.()28.Fromthispassage,wecanknowthatmeninBrazilusuallykisseachotherwhentheymeet.()29.InFrance,menjustkisseachotherwhentheymeet.()30.InChinaandsomeEnglish-speakingcountries,allthebodymovementshavethesamemeanings.(B)Beforeyougotoanothercountry,itisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritain,theysay“,Howdoyoudo?”andshakehands.Usuallytheydonotshakehandsaftertheyhaven'tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.TheirteachertoldthemthattheEnglishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theykepttheirhandsbehindtheirbacks.TheEnglishstudentshadlearnedtheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmadebothofthemlaugh.()31.Itisifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.notusefulB.nothelpfulC.veryhelpfulD.verybad()32.Englishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhenthey.meeteverytimeB.meetforthefirsttimeC.saygoodbyetoeachotherD.sayhellotoeachother()33.UsuallyEnglishpeopledon'tshakehands.whentheywillbeawayforashorttimeB.whentheysay“Howdoyoudo?”C.whentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbyeD.aftertheyhavemetforalongtime()34.Whichofthestatementsisright?Germanpeopleshakehandsasoftenaspossible.Englishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch.Germanpeoplehardlyshakehands.Germansdon'tlikeshakinghands.()35.Thisstoryisabout.shakinghandsB.languagesC.customsD.languagesandcustoms(C)Englishisnowthefirstlanguageofabout350millionpeople,themotherlanguageof12countriesandtheofficiallanguageofmorethirty-threecountries.36Englishhasbecomethe“newLatin（拉丁语）"ofthecentury.3InItaly,forexample,Englishisamust（必须的事）formanytechnical技术的）jobs.InChina,38Nownootherlanguageonearthisbettersuitedtoplaytheroleofaworldlanguage.39anditeasilyborrowslocalwordsandphrasesfrommanycountriesintoit,whichexpands（扩大）.Englishissowidelyusedallovertheworld.40Now75%oftheworld'smailisinEnglish,60%oftheworld'sradiostationsarebroadcast（广播）inEnglishandoverhalfoftheworld'sbooksandmagazinesprintedinEnglish.Inaword,Englishisnowtheworld'sfirstlanguage.根据短文内容，从方框中选择适当的句子，补全短文。Ithasbecomethestandardlanguageforallkindsofinternationalcommunicationnow.Englishisthemostimportantforeignlanguagelearnedatschool.ThatmeansoneineverysevenpeopleintheworldspeaksEnglish.OnemustknowEnglishisapartofthetwenty-firstcentury.BecauseEnglishiseasiertolearnthananyotherlanguage,（D）Itwasagreatdayforapicnicandapicnicwasagreatdaytostartthesummerholiday.FredbroughthisclassmatesJohnandBettytoawonderfulpicnicplace.Afterlunch,Johnsaidtheyshouldplayfootball.WhentheballcametoFred,helockeditintosomelonggrass.“I'llgetit.”hesaidandhurriedofftofindtheball.MomentslatertherewasashoutandoutcameFredholdinghisleg,“I'vebittenbyasnake!”Astheothersrushedovertohelp.Fredbeganlaughing.“Ha!I'mnotreallyhurt.”ButBettydidn'tlaugh,“Ican'tbelieveyoudidthat,Fred.Iwasreallyfrightenedforyou.”Thefriendsthendecidedtogoforaswim.JohnandBettyjumpedintothewater.Fredwasstandingonalongrockbytheriverbankandsaid,“Watchmejump.”Theyshoutedexcitedlyashewentunderthewater,butasthesecondspassedhedidn'tcomebacktothetop.Thefriendsbecameworried.SuddenlytheyheardFred'slaugh,“Won'tyoueverlearn?IswambehindthistreewhenIjumped.”“Veryfunny,Fred?”saidJohnangrily.“Anyway,I'mfeelingtiredandI'mgoingforasleep.”Bettyjoinedhim.Fred,however,movedtoanarrowpartoftheriverandjumpedin.Althoughhewasagoodswimmer,thewatertherewasmovingmuchfasterandFredfoundhimselfdraggedaway.Hemanagedtocatchholdofatree,buthewasverytirednowandwiththewaterstillmovingveryfast,couldn'tpullhimselfout.Backatthepicnicplace,asBettyandJohnwerepreparingtosleep,theyheardFred'scriesforhelp,JohnlookedatBettyandsaid,“Doeshereallythinkwe'resofoolish?Wakemeupinanhour.It'llbetimetogobackhomethen.”WhathappenedwhenFredwenttogetthefootball?Hewasbittenbyasnake.B.Hefellandcuthimself.C.Hecalledfortheotherstohelphim.D.Heletoutafrighteningshout.Attheendofthestory,whydidn'tJohnandBettygotohelpFred?Theydidn'tbelievethatFredwasreallyintrouble.TheythoughtFredwasagoodswimmer.Theycouldn'thearhiscriesforhelp.Theyweretootiredandneededtorest.Theunderlinedword“dragged"means“pulledB.heldC.guidedD.gaveWhatcanyoulearnfromthisstory?Itisimportantforapersontotellthetruth.Youshouldknowhowtoswimiftoywanttoplayintheriver.Youmustwatchoutforsnakesinthecountryside.Picnicscanoftenbedangerousforchildren.(E)Ifyouwanttobuybreakfastonyourwaytoschoolinthemorning,whereshouldyougo?A.ItalianPizzaRestaurant.B.SichuanRestaurantandItalianPizzaRestaurant.C.Harry'sHamburgerHouse.D.SichuanRestaurantandHarry'sHamburgerHouse.Youandyourfriendwanttogoouttoarestaurantfordinner.ItisMondayeveningandyouhaveatotalof$50tospend.Wherewillyougo?SichuanRestaurantorHarry'sHamburgerHouse.SichuanRestaurantorItalianPizzaRestaurant.ItalianPizzaRestaurant.Harry'sHamburgerHouse.Whichrestaurantsareopensevendaysaweek?A.SichuanRestaurantandItalianPizzaRestaurant.ItalianPizzaRestaurantandHarry'sHamburgerHouse.SichuanRestaurantandHarry'sHamburgerHouse.D.SichuanRestaurant,Harry'sHamburgerHouseandItalianPizzaRestaurant.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutItalianPizzaRestaurant?A.Ithascheaperfoodthantheotherrestaurants.Itisopenearlierthantheotherrestaurants.Itistheonlyrestaurantthatallowstake-away.Itisagreatplaceforchildrentogettogether.（F）DuringhislifeDrJamesNaismithworkedasadoctor,taughtP.Eandwroteseveralbooks.Whileheneverthoughtitveryimportant,DrNaismithistodaybestknownforonething.Hewastheinventorofbasketball.DrJamesNaismithwasborninCanadain1861andhisfirstjobwasataspecialsportsschoolintheUSA.OnedaytheschoolprincipaltoldJameshewashavingaproblemwiththestudents.Becauseofheavysnow,thestudentscouldnotgooutside.HetoldJamesthattheyneededasporttheboyscouldplayindoorsandgavetheteachertwoweekstothinkofsomething.ItwasontheverylastdaythatJamescameupwithhisidea.The“birthofbasketball”issaidtobeonDecember21,1891,whentwoteamsfromtheschoolplayedthefirstgame.Itwasquitedifferentfromthebasketballgamesoftoday.Ithad9playersoneachteamandfootballswereusedinsteadofbasketballs.Soonafter,thegamechangedto5playersoneachside,usingspecial“basketballs”throughnets.AlthoughDrNaismithdidnotlivetoseebasketballbecometheworldwidegameitistoday,in1936,justthreeyearsbeforehisdeath,basketballbecameanOlympicsportatthegamesinBerlin.WhichofthefollowingthingsdidDrJamesNaismithNOTdo?A.TeachP.Einschool.B.Writesomebooks.C.Workathospital.D.TakepartintheOlympicGames.InwhichseasondidDrNaismithinventbasketball?A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Spring.D.Autumn.WhyisDecember21thoughttobethebirthdayofbasketball?A.ItwasonthisdaythatDrNaismithcameupwithhisideaforbasketball.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasborn.ItwasthedayonwhichDrNaismithwasaskedbyhisbosstoinventanewgame.Itwasonthisdaythatthefirstgameofbasketballwasplayed.AtthetimeofDrNaismith'sdeath,whichofthefollowingwastrue?A.Basketballwasalreadyaworldwidegame.Basketballwasplayedwith9playersoneachside.BasketballwasanOlympicsport.D.Basketballwasstillplayedusingfootballs.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthisstory?A.HistoryofBasketballB.HowBasketballHasChangedC.FatherofBasketballD.HappyBirthday,Basketball（G）Wehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsagopeoplealreadyknewitmovedaroundthe

earthandwhereitwouldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingaboutthemoonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.Whenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmoreclosely,theirideasbegantochange.Theycouldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.MostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseonEarth.Thiswasbecausetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearth'sgravity（引力）millionsofyearsearlier.In1969moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudied.Muchtotheirsurprise,scientistsfoundthat,exceptforwater,themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideaswereneededforthisnewinformation.Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartofEarth.Theybelieveveryearlyinitshistory,maybe4millionyearsago,somethingaboutthesizeofMarshitEarth.Thissentbillionsofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethemoon.Inthefuture,eventhoughourideasaboutthemoonmaychangeagain,wewillstillbeinterestedinit.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?A.Whypeopleareinterestedinthemoon.Howideasaboutthemoonhavechangedovertime.Wherethemooncamefrominthepast.Thatpeoplehavefinallylearnedthetruthaboutthemoon.Before1969mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas.A.partoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlierB.olderthantheearthC.aplanetcaughtbytheearth'sgravityD.madeofthesamethingsastheearthFromthispassagewecanlearnthat.A.scientistsinthepastwerenotcleverB.theearthwasoncepartofthemoonC.newinformationbringsnewideaswenowknoweverythingaboutthemoonC.newinformationbringsnewideas（H）\ii\dergrotxfi^Itissaidthatasthepopulationofacitygrows,sodoitsproblems.Pollution,toomanycars,andBaShun、YuQu&nLuPiug\ii\dergrotxfi^Itissaidthatasthepopulationofacitygrows,sodoitsproblems.Pollution,toomanycars,andBaShun、YuQu&nLuPiugOlioYslflJi怜GuChng,Lu弋、£«J鼻。YouLeYmian■CMZhu&ngFuChenftMencrowdedstreetsarejustafewofthesedifficulties.Onewaytohelpwiththeseproblemsiscitytrains.Trainstravelingtodifferentpartsofacitymeanfewercarsandbusesonourroads,cleanerair,andmoreopenstreets.Inrecentyears,citiessuchasGuangzhou,ShenzhenandShanghaihaveallbuiltcitytrainlines.ThefirstcitytrainlineinChinawasbuiltinBeijing.Theoldestpartofthetrainline,fro