九年级上学期英语竞赛(含答案)

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         英 语 竞 赛 试 题

           (本卷考试时间60分钟,满分100分)

I.   选择填空(共25小题,计25分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

1. Please accept the present ________ our best wishes.

A. for      B. with    C. to      D. of

2. Well done, everyone, and congratulations _________the winners.

A. for      B. with    C. to      D. about

3. Molly hasn’t got your money. Jack hasn’t got __________.

A. it, too    B. them, too  C. it, either   D. them, either

4.   --- Are my books on the table?

--- No, there _____ on the table.

A.   aren’t anything B. isn’t anything C. aren’t something D. isn’t something

5.   After the weather _____ fine for three days, it rained again.

A. seemed   B. looked    C. became  D. stayed

6.   _____ those books do you want?

A. What are   B. Which of  C. Which are   D. What

7.   It rained not _______ as it did last night.

A. as harder   B. so hard   C. so hardly    D. more hardly

8.   There is something wrong with the bike. It doesn’t __________ .

A. do      B. go     C. run      D. work

9.   They ______ trees along the bank this time last Sunday.

A. planted    B. are planting    

C. plant     D. were planting

10. I _____ to finish the work in the morning, but I couldn’t.

A. went     B. tried     C. told      D. stopped

11. Have you _________ heard the story about Jack?

No, not ________.

A. already, ever  B. ever, yet   C. yet, ever    D. yet, already

12. _______ it is to miss that wonderful match.

A. How pity   B. How a pity  C. What pity    D. What a pity

13. I ________ a book a week ago, but now I _______ it.

A. bought, lost        B. have bought, have last  

C. bought, have lost      D. have bought, lost

14. Let’s move the stones, _______ there may be an accident.

A. and      B. then      C. or       D. so

15. Hurry up! The bus _______ in a few minutes.

A. is starting   B. started    C. starts     D. start

16. I don’t know _______ this film began.

A. how soon   B. how long   C. how long ago   D. how often

17. --- Could you help me to cover these bottles?

--- _______, but I’m quite busy.

A. I’d love to   B. I think so   C. I hope so   D. I’m afraid

18. She asked me ______ to build the road.

A. how long it takes        B. how long it had taken

C. how much time did it take    D. how much time it took

19. Good care must _______ babies while they are ill.

A. take   B. take of  C. be taken of  D. be taken

20. --- Are you feeling ________ ?

--- Yes, I’m fine now.

A. any well   B. any better   C. quite good   D. quite better

21. You’d better take this dress. It’s very good ____ it’s a bit expensive.

A. though    B. and       C. but      D. so

22. Please show us ________ to do.

A. whether   B. where      C. what     D. how

23. --- Please give me a ______ when you arrive in London, Miss Alice.

--- All right. I’ll tell you everything when I get there.

A. present    B. newspaper    C. ticket    D. ring

24. In the library when Tom and Peter saw the ______“No talking!”, they stopped talking

A. radio     B. sound     C. speaking    D. instruction

25. --- Who opened the window?

--- Nobody. It _________ .

A. was opened by itself    B. had opened itself  

  C. was opened itself      D. opened itself

Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题,计15分, 每小题1分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后

  从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。

    

     Enid’s wedding dress (婚纱)arrived at five o’clock in the evening: just seventeen hours before her marriage (婚礼) !

    “I must  26  it on, Mother!” she cried, as she ran upstairs.

     Three minutes later Enid’s cries   27   her mother. The dress was much too   28   for her. It was baggy (宽松而下垂的) in the front, and the neckline(领口)  29  all wrong. Enid was in tears.

     “Take it back to the dressmaker’s,” Mrs Bale said. “She must alter (修改) it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go.”

    The dressmaker’s shop was closed. ‘ CLOSED  FOR ONE WEEK’S  HOLIDAY’, said a  30  on the door. Fresh tears   31   to Enid’s eyes. She ran home again to her mother.

     “This is   32  ,” Mrs bale said. “But what are we going to do? Shall I ask Mrs Peters to help? She was a dressmaker once. I’m sure she  33  alter it for you.”

     Mrs Peters was brought in and began work. She could see what was wrong. She had to take in a lot of material (布料) at the front, and that was a big  34  . Then she altered the neckline ---- in fact she made it again. At ten o’clock the work was  35   , and Enid tried the dress on. It fitted her beautifully.

     The three women were having a cup of tea   36   the doorbell rang. Mrs Bale answered it and looked   37   the worried eyes of a plump (丰满的) young woman. The woman was carrying a large, flat box.

     “Does Miss Enid Bale live here?” she asked breathlessly (上气不接下气地).

     “Yes. She’s my daughter.”

     “ Oh, I am glad I’ve found you! There’s been a  38   . Your daughter has my wedding dress and I’ve got   39 . And I’m getting  40  tomorrow!” She held out the box to Mrs Bale.

26. A. put       B. wear        C. dress     D. try

27. A. called     B. brought     C. helped     D. wanted

28. A. small      B. big       C. cheap     D. nice

29. A. looked     B. had        C. was      D. fitted

30. A. word     B. sentence     C. notice     D. paper

31. A. rose      B. filled       C. flew      D. dropped

32. A. pity      B. sorry       C. unlucky    D. accident

33. A. must      B. should      C. could     D. has to

34. A. work      B. thing      C. repair     D. job

35. A. finished    B. stopped     C. enjoyed    D. set

36. A. as       B. while       C. when     D. before

37. A. at       B. on       C. over      D. into

38. A. joke      B. mistake     C. change    D. wrong

39. A. hers      B. yours      C. none      D. one

40. A. ready     B. dressed      C. off      D. married

 

Ⅲ.阅读理解(共两篇10小题,每小题2分, 计20分)

(A)

There is a new bar in our town. Its name is “The White Horse”, and it belongs (属于) to Mr Webster. Very few people went to his bar last year, and Mr Webster was not very happy, but now a lot of people drink there.

Last year there was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar.

Then a man from another town came into the bar. He drank something, and then he looked around and said to Mr Webster, “ There aren’t many people here.”

Mr Webster said, “This is a new bar, and very few people come to it.”

Then the man said, “ There’s a picture of a white horse on the door of your bar. Take it down, and put a picture of a black horse there.”

“But the name of the bar is ‘The White Horse’, not ‘The Black Horse’,” Mr Webster said.

“Yes, but do it,’ the man said. Then he went out of the bar.

Mr Webster went to an artist and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

The artist drew a nice picture of a black horse, and Mr Webster went back to his bar with it. He took the picture of the white horse down, and put the new picture of the black horse up.

Then a man came in and said, “there’s a mistake on the door of your bar. The name of the bar is ‘The White Horse’, but there’s a picture of a black horse on it.”

The man looked around the bar, sat down and drank something.

Then another man came in and said the same, and then another, and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is wrong,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr Webster’s bar.

Now his bar is always full, and he has got three barmen. He is very happy.

41. When Mr Webster opened a new bar, _________ .

  1. he had three barmen          B. he was pleased with it
  1. he had bad business         D. his bar was always full

42. The man asked Mr Webster to change his picture on the door, and Mr Webster ____ .

  1. thought it was a good idea       B. knew what the man meant at once

C. didn’t listen to him           D. did so later

43. Many people came to the bar __________ .

  1. to have a drink
  2. to tell Mr Webster what was wrong with the picture on the bar door
  3. to look at the picture of the black horse on the bar door
  4. to talk to Mr Webster

44. Why did the man tell Mr Webster to put a picture of a black horse on the door of the bar?

  He  thought __________ .

  1. the white horse was not drawn well enough
  2. a black horse was better than a white horse
  3. in this way he could make more people notice Mr Webster’s bar
  4. people were more interested in a black horse

45. Mr Webster _____a picture of a black horse on the bar door.

  A. hanged   B. hung     C. set     D. placed

(B)

  Mr. Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised (答应) he would stop drinking at once. One Monday morning, Mr. Smith came into the office, with two badly burned (烧伤) ears. “What happened to your ears?” asked Mr. Black.

  “Well,” said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!”

“And what happened to the other ear?” “When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”

46. ____________ so he almost drove the car into the river.

  A. Mr. Smith was not careful 

  B. Mr. Smith drank too much

  C. Mr. Smith forgot they were on the bridge

  D. Mr. Smith couldn’t work in the evening

47. Mr. Smith was afraid to ________ .

  A. stop drinking   B. answer the telephone 

  C. lose his work   D. stop driving

48. Mr. Smith went to watch the football match on _________ .

  A. Monday    B. Tuesday   C. Saturday   D. Sunday

49. We can guess (猜)Mr. Smith ______________ .

A.   drank much after the match      B. was angry with the team

C. didn’t drink those days        D. watched the match at home 

50. What would happen to Mr. Smith?

A. He would go on driving for Mr. Black.

B.  He would join his football team.

C. He would never watch any matches.

D. Mr. Black would send him away.

Ⅳ.看图填词(共10个空格,每个空格2分, 计20分)根据图示在下面短文中填写词

  语,每个空格只能填写一个单词,使句子通顺完整,并与图意相符。


 This morning I went into the shop in which I bought a coat yesterday, but the salesgirl treated(对待)me  51   . First she  52   admit (承认) I bought the coat in her shop. I told her it was here that I bought the coat yesterday. Then she said I damaged (损害)it   53   and would not   54   it. I was very  55  and quarrelled (吵架)with her. Just then the manager(经理)came out. First he said “Hello” to me, then he asked about what was the  56  . After he  57   about all this, he said “   58  ” to me and criticized(批评)the girl. At last they changed  59  one for me. I took it home   60  .

V. 综合填空(共10小题,每小题2分, 计20分)下列共给出13个词语,选择其中10

  个词语,并用其适当形式填空,使短文正确、通顺,每个词限用一次。

live,  be,  make,  he,  book, stay,  leave,  surprise, 

people,  happy,  stand,  forget,  slow

Some people do not like anything to be out of place; they are never late for work; they return their  61   to the library on time; they remember   62  birthdays; and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Doss is such a person.

Mr. Doss works in a bank, and lives alone. The only family he has is in the next town: his sister   63   there with her husband, and her son, Mark. Mr. Doss does not see his sister, or her family, from one year to the next, but he sends them Christmas cards, and he has not   64   one of Mark’s seventeen birthdays.

Last week Mr. Doss had quite a   65   . He drove home from the bank at the usual time and drove neither too  66   nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside  67  his evening meal. At once, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Doss opened the door, to find a policeman  68  at the door.

“What have I done wrong?” Mr. Doss asked   69   . “Have I driven on the wrong side of the road? Has there   70   some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?”

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman. “My name’s Mark.”