更新中學(xué)中學(xué)2013年秋季學(xué)期九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽試題

1、更新中學(xué)2013年秋季學(xué)期九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)競(jìng)賽試題 班級(jí)：_ 姓名：_ 得分：_一、單項(xiàng)選擇(共30分)( ) 1.More than a month _ since the foreign friends came here.A. has passed B. have passed C. has past D. have past ( )2. Nobody except Mr. Zhang and his children _ to London before .A. have been B. has been C. have gone D. has gone ( )3. If you_ see

2、her tomorrow, please ask her if she _ to work on the farm with us.A. See, goes B. will see, goes C. will see, will go D. See, will go ( ) 4. The population of the USA is much smaller than _ Of China.A. one B. those C. it D. that ( ) 5. The radio is too hard. Could you please _ it _ ?A. turn, up B. t

3、urn, down C. turn, on D. turn, off ( ) 6. He asked me _ during the winter holidays.A. where I had gone B. where I had been . C. where had I gone D. where had I been ( ) 7. I guess she taught herself Japanese, _ ? A. dont I B. did she C. do I D. didnt she ( )8. The pictures have been on show for _ ho

4、ur and _ half.A. an, an B. a, a C. an, a D. a, an ( )9. There are so many kinds of CD players in the shop that I cant make up my mind _ to buy .A. what B. how C. which D. where ( )10. - Would you like some coffee? - Yes, please. By the way, do you have any milk? I prefer coffee _ milk. A. from B. wi

5、th C. to D. for ( )11. This book _ Lucys. Look! Her name is on the book.A. may be B. cant be C. must be D. mustnt be ( )12. The woman _ the child quickly and took him to hospital. A. put on B. dressed C. had on D. was wearing ( )13. We are going to have _ holiday next month. A. a two weeks B. two we

6、ek C. a two-week D. two weeks( )14. If you dont know the word, you may _ in the dictionary.A. look it up B. look up it C. look for it D. look it for( )15. The coats are different _ size. A. from . B. of C. by D. in( )16. - Do you have enough men to carry these chairs? - No, I think we need _ menA. a

7、nother B. two others C. more two D. two more( )17. In our class_ of the students_ girls.A. three fifths , are B. three fifth, are C. three fifths, is D. three fifth, is( )18. This kind of skirt looks _ and sells _.A. nice , well B. nice good C. well, well D. good, nice( )19. Do you know _ over there

8、?A. what happens B. what was happened B. C. what is happening D. what did happen( )20 My watch doesnt work well, Ill go and _ tomorrow.A. have repaired B. to repair C have it repaired D. have it repair( )21. - Do you mind my taking this place? - _. Its for Mr. Smith.A. Not at all B. Yes, please C. Y

9、es, of course not D. Better not ( )22. The baby was _ by me last night.A. made laugh B. made cry C. making laugh D. made to laugh( )23. Shes asked a few friends to her home for supper, _ she?A. is B. hasnt C. has D. isnt( )24. The number of the students _ growing.A. is, lager and larger B. is more a

10、nd more C. are, more and more D. are larger and larger( )25. To do _ the teacher tells you is important. A. that B. what C. which D. how( )26. - She didnt come to school yesterday, did she? - _, though she was not feeling very well. A. No, she didnt B. Yes, she didnt C. No, she did D. Yes, she did (

11、 )27. They are _ little children that they cant carry the heavy bookshelf. A. so B. such C. quite a D. a very ( )28. Look at the numbers 2, 5, 11, 23, 47and 95. What will be the next number. A. 191 B 127 C 158 D 276 ( )29 Is it really true _ Mr. Black will go back to England soon for a holiday？ A th

12、at B whether C when D how ( )30. The train had left _ we got to the station. A. before long B. long before C. before D. ago 二、完形填空 （10分）The host poured the tea into the cups and placed them on the small table in front of his guests, who were a father and daughter. Apparently thinking of something, h

13、e hurried into the inner room, leaving the 31 on the table.They remained sitting in the living-room, the ten-year-old daughter looking at the flowers outside the window, the father just 32 to take his cup, when the crash came. Something was hopelessly 33 It was the thermos(熱水瓶), which had fallen to

14、the floor. It was strange. 34 of them had touched it. True, it hadnt 35 steadily when their host placed it on the table, but it hadnt fallen then.The crash of the thermos caused the host, with a bag of sugar in his hand, 36 back from the inner room. He saw the steaming floor.The father said, “ Sorry

15、, I knocked it over”“It doesnt matter,” the host said.Later, when they left the house, the daughter said, “ Daddy, did you touch it?”“No. But it was so 37 to me.”“But you didnt touch it. I saw your reflection(反映) in the windowpane.The father laughed, “What would you give as the cause of 38 ? It 39 m

16、ore acceptablewhen I said I knocked it over. The truer the story you tell, 40 people find it.( )31. A .host B .guests C. thermos D. cups( )32. A .about B. down C .back D .up( )33. A. finished B. gone C .dropped D. broken( )34. A. Both B. Neither C. Each D. Either ( )35. A. stood B .sat C. placed D.

17、stopped( )36. A. to step B. to walk C. to rush D. to jump ( )37. A. dangerous B. sudden C. strange D. close ( )38. A. his anger B. its fall C. my touch D. your answer( )39. A. sounded B. seemed C. looked D. felt ( )40 A. the more acceptable B. the more forgettable C .the less false D .the less true三

18、.、閱讀理解 （40分） AMr. Baker worked in a big factory. H e was busy all the time and had little time to rest One summer, he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr. Baker came into a restaurant, sat at a table and wanted to drink. Just then, an old man came up to

19、him and said, “How do you do, sir?” “How do you do?” Mr. Baker asked the old man to sit next to him. “Could you drink something with me?” “Thank you,” said the old man. “Have you been here before?” “No, I havent.” “You look lonely, dont you?” said the old man. “Lets have a bet, shall we? ”It interes

20、ted Mr. Baker. “But what shall we bet on? ” “I can bite my left eyeball,” said the old man, “I can bet you five dollars.”Mr. Baker didnt believe and put $5 on the table. The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bit it. Mr. Baker had to give his money.“It doesnt matter, young

21、 man,” the old man said. “Ill give you a chance to win the money back. I can also bite my right eye. Ill bet you $10 .”“Im sure hes able to see. And I must win his money, ” he thought. So he took out ten dollars from his wallet.But he was very surprised: the old man took out his false (假的) and bit h

22、is right eye with it. Then he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.( ) 41. The old man said hello to M r. Baker because _.A .they were good friends B .he wanted to ask for some foodC .he wanted to drink with him D .he wanted to win money ( ) 42. As _ , the young man bet the old man te

23、n dollars.A .Mr. Baker didnt think him blind in both eyesB. Mr. Baker wanted to win the five dollars backC .Mr. Baker knew he had false teethD .Mr. Baker wanted to help him in another way( ) 43. The old man was blind in _. A .both eyes B .neither eye C .the right eye D .the left eye( ) 44. Mr. Baker

24、 lost _ dollars that afternoon.A. 5 B .10 C .15 D. 20( ) 45. The word “glass eyeball” in the story means_.A .玻璃球 B .玻璃眼球 C .假眼珠 D.玻璃眼形球 BHouse for Sale: comfortable family home with large garden on the north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchen, bathroom. Offer over $35,ooo.ASISTANT WA

25、NTED for busy restaurant. Some evening an weekend work. All meals free. Ring 3320178.JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. Boys and girls wanted to play for a local football team. Aged 9-13. Meet in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m. The Browns are looking for a new house. Mr. Brown wants to live on the north side of

26、 the town near his work. Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. Their children don care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough( ) 46. The house for sale is in the _ of the town.A .east B. south C. west D .north( ) 47. Why didnt the Brown buy the house in the advertisement?A

27、 .The house is too expensive B .There werent enough bedroomsC .There was no living-room D. The garden wasnt big enoughAnn has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks its an exciting place. The work is hard but she doesnt mind. S he has to work in the evening and at weekends, but she can ge

28、t some weekdays off. It is not very well paid, but who cares about money?( ) 48. Ann wants to get the job in the restaurant because _.A. its an easy job B .the place is good and the food is freeC .she thinks the job would be full of fun D. she can get a long holiday( ) 49. From the text we know that

29、_.A .Ann doesnt work in the daytime at weekends B. Ann wants to get a lot of moneyC .Ann is a college student D .Ann is a poor girl Tom: Theres a new football team starting in the village, Mum. Im old enough to play in it. School is over at half past three, so Id have plenty of time.Mum: Well, I sup

30、pose you could do your homework in the evening. But look , Tom, you havent read the advertisement carefully. You cant possibly play for this team. ( ) 50. Why cant Tom play for the new football team?A. He is not old enough B. The football team is in a different villageC. School stops too late D. He

31、has to do his homework in the afternoon. CDifferent from popular thoughts, colds are not caused by bad weather. Colds are caused by viruses（病毒）in the body, and you are better out on the snowy day than you are in a warm room, with your friends, who just may be passing the virus around. If you feel a

32、chill (寒戰(zhàn)) when you are coming down with a cold, you are already silk. A chill is an early sign of the cold.The virus can spread through air when a cold-sufferer (感冒患者) coughs or sneeze(打噴嚏) . Surprisingly, this is the most usual way of spreading. Many studies have now shown that most colds are “cau

33、ght” by hands. A cold-suffer rubs her nose, so spreading the virus to her hand. Then a friend comes to visit her. They shake their hands. The friend then gets something to eat by hand, and several days later she catches a cold. Although some parents pick up their childrens tissues (紙巾) and carefully

34、 throw them away, they fail to wash their hands. Theyll catch colds, too. Cold viruses can also be spread by objects, for example, telephones, plates. The cold-suffer as well as other members of the house, by washing their hands often, will stop the viruses from spreading in away. ( ) 51. Colds are

35、caused by _. A. bad weather B. viruses C .chill D .your friends( ) 52. The word “spread ” means _. A. 翻譯 B. 傳統(tǒng) C.傳遞 D .傳播( ) 53. Which of the following sentences is true in the passage? A. An early sign of the cold is viruses in the body. B .The virus cant spread through air. C .Objects can spread c

36、old viruses, too. D. Few colds are “caught” by hands.( ) 54.People catch colds easily because they _. A .rub their noses B .shake their hands C .pick up their childrens tissues D .cant often wash their hands( ) 55. The passage mainly tell us that _. A. washing hands is a way to keep us from catching

37、 colds B. colds are caused by bad weather C .the cold-sufferer shakes hands with the friends D. we should stay in a warm room on the snowy day D “You are just in time, Joe. Were going to play cowboys(牛仔) and Indians and you can be the Indians,” one of my cousins(堂兄弟) said. “How many Indians?” I aske

38、d. “Oh, about a thousand,” he answered, and before I could say no, I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Lets catch the killers! ” and other such TV-play language came in

39、to my ears as I ran around a corner and hurried into my Grandpas car.“Weve got him, boys. Lets go and catch him!”But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with me. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look.Just then I heard a sho

40、ut. “Bring the rope (繩子), and we can burn him.”“Only Indians burn people. Cowboys”I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang(絞死)people.”I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “Were leaving now.”“Untie me,” I shouted. “Were going.”“W

41、hy did Bobby want matches(火柴)?”Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any.” “Oh, he was just going to matches? Matches? Are you sure he wanted matches? ”Mother was quite sure, and I didnt say any more.( ) 56. How many children played the Indians?A. One thousand B .One h

42、undred C. One group D .One ( ) 57. Why did Joes cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because _.A. there were not enough children for the gameB. the game was just going to startC. None of his cousins wanted to be the IndiansD .they were waiting for Joe( ) 58. Joe didnt say “Cowboys hang people.” Out

43、 because _.A.he was tied to the tree B .that would make things worseC. he was caught by the cowboys D .that would make the cowboys angry ( ) 59. Which of the following is TRUE?A .One of Joes cousins was looking for matches.B. Dad didnt want to give the children any matchesC. Bobby wanted to get some

44、 matches from his father.D. Mum didnt think children should play with matches.( ) 60. The name of the story should be “_”.A. Joe and his cousins B. Who knows what danger is waiting thereC .Cowboys-and Indians is a famous childrens game D How cowboys and Indians fought in the past 四、選詞并用其適當(dāng)形式填空( 15分，

45、 每小題1分)decide ; dead ; sleep ; good ; help ; he ; terrify ; come up with ; home on time ; hand out; break down; by the time ; by mistake ; by accident 61. The boys grandpas _ made him feel sad.62. He used to play a lot, but today he made a _to study hard.63. Are you still _of the dark and the snakes

46、? 64. Hes very clever and he can work out the problem by _.65. Taking more exercise is _ to our health.66. His mother looked after him as as she could.67. After a long week of classes, some students are _on Friday afternoons.68. Potato chips were invented by a chef called George Crum _.69. As a stud

47、ent, you should finish your homework _.70. Little Tome often _ some new ideas.71. Our math teacher _the exam papers last class.72. She was late for school because her bike _ on her way to school this morning. 73. _ my mother came back, I had cooked supper.74. Tea was invented by the emperor Shennong

48、 .75. The earthquake made her _, luckily, a kind woman provided a house for her.五、情景反應(yīng)。A:Welcome to I COOL,YOU COOL,madam.how can I help you?B: 76 .A:This way ,please.These are the latest fashion.B: 77 .A:It looks cool.But I dont like the bright green.B:Weve got other colors:pink,grey,dark red and yellow. A: 78 .B:Pink.Could you show me that pink one?A: 79 .And its very thick.B:I like it. 80 .A:It was 100 dollars and now its only 80 dollars.B:Thats great price.Ill take it.A.Whats your favo