九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案
九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷(含答案)
九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷(含答案)Dear Sir。
One month ago。
I purchased a robot from your store to save time。
However。
I am dissatisfied with it.Firstly。
the batteries do not last as long as promised。
You claimed they would last for two months。
but they only lasted for two weeks.Secondly。
it does not n correctly。
Sometimes。
it makes a mess when cleaning the floor。
and it knocks things over while moving around the room。
I am unsure what is wrong with it.I would appreciate it if you could replace it with a new one or refund my money.I look forward to XXX.XXX。
Zhang Ming二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)XXX。
Thanks to her。
XXX.Rosa Parks was a black woman born in Alabama in1913.During her time。
there were XXX。
requiring black and white people to XXX.After finishing high school。
XXX store to help support her family.XXX she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man。
初三九年级英语(完整版)英语阅读理解专项练习试卷及答案
初三九年级英语(完整版)英语阅读理解专项练习试卷及答案一、中考英语阅读理解1．阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
What will the world of the future be like? There are plenty of people who are happy to give their opinion of what we will be doing in 2050. Here are two predictions about the world of tomorrow.When we dream about the future, many like to think of owning a personal flying car. The advantages are obvious. This technology would allow total freedom of movement. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, some people believe there will be problems with traffic control. If the cars become popular, there is likely to be air traffic jam. Another big problem is mechanical failure. What will happen if the cars stop working? These are problems we must expect if flying cars become a reality.Three-dimensional printing is another new technology with exciting possibilities. 3D printers are used to build an object with liquid plastic.They build the object layer by layer until it is complete. Car companies already use 3D printers to make life-size models of car parts, and medical companies use the technology to make man-made body parts. As we move into the future, 3D printing will revolutionize the way we shop, the way we manufacture and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such equipment will be extremely expensive.So in the future, we might be able to fly to work or print out new shoes. Although there are some problems to solve before this will be possible, we can certainly dream of a world where technology makes life easier and safer for millions of people.（1）What is the passage mainly about?A. Environmental protection.B. The world of tomorrow.C. Advantages of technology.（2）What do we learn from the passage?A. Some people think technology development may bring new problemsB. 3D printing can bring great changes to our life and its equipment is cheap.C. The flying cars won't bring air traffic jam even when they become popular.（3）What is the correct structure of the passage? （P1=Paragraph1）A. B. C.（4）What does the underlined word "they" refer to?A. Car companies.B. 3D print.C. Body parts.（5）We can infer that the writer ________ about the future life with technology.A. doesn't careB. feels hopefulC. feels disappointed2．阅读材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
九年级英语竞赛试题 A卷(含答案)
2014—2015学年度第一学期期末考试（A 卷）九年级英语一、单项选择 (20分)1. --- do you improve your English? ---By listening to tapes and reading aloud.A. HowB. WhyC. WhoseD. When2. He was so when he heard the news that he got the first prize in the contest. A. exciting, exciting B. exciting, excitedC. excited, excitedD. excited, exciting3. Do you know Zunyi or not tomorrow?A. whether are they leaving forB. whether they are leaving forC. if they are leaving forD. if are they leaving for4. I bought two pens. One is black, is red.A. otherB. othersC. anotherD. the other 5. Our country a lot in the last few years.A. changesB. changedC. will changeD. has changed 6. Her son Coke, but now he milk.A. used to drink, is used to drinkingB. used to drinking, drinksC. is used to drinking, used to drinkD. is used to drink, is drinking7. We can’t do well in examinations we study hard in school time.A. ifB. andC. sinceD. unless8．________ beautiful these postcards are! Where did you get them? A. What a B. How a C. How D What9． I found _____ necessary to save energy and protect the environment.A. thatB. thisC. itD. one10．In our city, _____ middle school students want to work as a teacher in the future. A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. two thousands of 11． We often see Betty ____ the old man with his housework. A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping 12． My parents like the music ____ is quiet and gentle.A. whoB. thatC. whoseD. those13．—Jack, your hair is too long! —Really? I’ll have it _____ right now.A. cutsB. cuttingC. to cutD. cut14. ---Look! The woman standing there is Mrs Green.---It be Mrs Green , she has been to England.A. mayB. canC. can’tD. mustn’t 15.____you study, ____grades you will get.A. The hard ;the betterB. The harder; the betterC. The hard ;the goodD. The harder ;the good16. My brother is good at drawing. He’s often made make the wall-newspaper.学校 年级 班级 姓名 考号 密 封 线 内 不 准 答 题 ------------------------------------------ ---------密-------------------------------------封------------------------------------------线---------------------------------A. to helpB. help toC. helpD. helps17. ----Would you like some juice or tea ?---- . I only like some water.A .Neither B. None C. All D. Both18．Not only Jim but also Tom and Mary the Great Wall since they came to China.A has visitedB have visitedC will visitD visited19.We prefer to basketball rather than TV.A. to play /.to watch B play /watch C playing / watch D play /watching20.I’m not sure if she me to her party. If she me , I will be pleased.A will invite/ invitesB will invite /will inviteC invites /will inviteD invites / invites二. 完形填空(10分)Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.21, is it really like what they imagine? As a boy22lives in moderntimes and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure(压力)on me with thecity’s development. Although we23worry about money, we still have24problems, such as competition among classmates and expectations from parents. These experiences are very25to our future. But in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly26the happiness of my childhood. 27, we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us. We28before sunrise and come back after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to 29an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is boring, but we30try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?21. A. However B. And C. So D. Although22. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose23. A. always B. usually C. often D. seldom24. A. other B. another C. others D. the others25. A. helpful B. happy C. bad D. hard26. A. think B. remember C. forget D. find27. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Impossibly D. Fortunately28. A. get up B. put up C. set up D. give up29. A. become B. get C. buy D. show30. A. should B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. can’t三、阅读理解( 30分)AADVERTISEMENTS31. If you want to go out for lunch, you can call .A.83383989B.87969760C.87787238D.8386322332. isn’t closed all year round.A.NEW STAR HOTELB.CHILDREN’S PALACEC.DENNIS SUPERMARKETD.Coffee Shop33. If you want to buy a new dress, you can go to .A.350 Zhong zhou RoadB.743 Nan Chang RoadC.658 Jie fang RoadD.56 East Jian kang Road34. If you daughter wants to take the dance lesson for two weeks, you have to pay .A.160 yuanB.320 yuanC.240 yuanD.300 yuan35. On Oct 5,you can buy something cheaper than it used to be if you come at .A.9:00amB.10:00 pmC.9:30pmD.7:00amB“Homestay” is a form of study abroad program. It allows the visitor to rent a room from a local (当地的) family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability, ” said a teacher during a school meeting last term. “Students who wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience should join this kind of holiday. I am sure you won’t be disappointed (失望的). ”After this special meeting, I always thought about this kind of holiday. Last month, I had a chance at last to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates and we went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.As we were still young, we had a group leader who planned things for us and looked after us. After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭) was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. They treated me as a daughter of their family during my stay there. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from them, too.The holiday was filled with activities every day. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight-seeing trip to different places of interest like the Big Ben, the London Bridge, and the Buckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. Yet, time really flew fast. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.36. In the “homestay” program, a visitor can.A. learn more about holidaysB. understand his culture betterC. improve the language abilityD. take part in foreign meetings37. The writer had wanted to visit London since .A. last monthB. years agoC. the special meetingD. her stay abroad38. The group leader should .A. make plans for the familyB. take care of the studentsC. stay with different familiesD. rent rooms to the students39. The writer’s host family.A. was very kind to herB. went sight-seeing with herC. had two white daughtersD. was interested in her activities40. From the passage, we know that the writer in London.A. wished to stay a little longerB. spent three weeks in her homeC. had classes in many interesting placesD. helped the teacher take the students in a carCWe have to accept (接受) the truth: sometimes, we just want to shout out loud.For example, we all have days like this: our dog has made a mess on the floor we just cleaned, or our friend called to tell us he or she couldn't come at the last minute when we had cooked dinner for him or her. We may be really angry but we tried to bear things like those. According to ancient Chinese wisdom (智慧)．We should shout in a loud voice instead of keeping silent. In fact, it's good for our health.“Chinese people have passed on the practice from ancient times to now as a part of traditional medicine.” said Mrs. Li, a 60-year-old woman from Hangzhou.“My parents taught me to do this. It's a part of our folk (民间的) culture.”Mrs. Li is member of a group of people who love shouting. Each morning, she and some of her friends climb to top of the hill, and let out loud shouts before starting their daily exercise. They believe that shouting is good exercise for their lungs (肺) and it brings them a lot of fun.“Sometimes I shout out and other shout back，” said Mrs. Gu , another shouting lover.“It makes you happy. You laugh and then you feel very comfortable.” X Kb1. ComDr. Peter Calafiura , an American doctor, agrees that shouting can have a positive influence on people's health.So, next time you start your morning run, why not try to shout out first? It will make you healthier.41.The underline word “bear” in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.A.纠正B.忍受C.铭记D.杜绝42.Mrs.Li learnt to shout to make herself feel better from ________.A. her parentsB. her teacherC. Mrs. Gu D . Dr. Peter Calafiura43.Where does Mrs. Li shout every day?A. In a park.B. At a square.C. In her house.D. On a hill.44.What does Dr. Caliafiura think of shouting?A. It's great fun.B. It's good for people's health.C. It's easy to learn.D. It's good exercise especially for kids.45.The passage is mainly about________.A. a shouting loverB. a shouting clubC. the advantages of shoutingD. the history of shoutingDIf you want to do a school project on children’s rights(权利), you can look on the Internet for some information. A United Nations website can show you plenty of useful information for the project.The United Nations lists the rights of children. Most countries agree all of them, but some countries do not. The following are some of the most important rights of children:◆Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered (庇护）by their family. If their family can’t do so, the government should take responsibility.◆Children have the right to an education and medical care, which should be provided by the government.◆Children must not be cruelly punished (惩罚）by their parents or any others.◆Children have the right to expect the government to protect them from all kinds of abuse (虐待）and neglect（忽略）.◆No child under fifteen should be made to fight in an army.Children have the right to be protected from being made to work too hard to make money for other people.In some countries children do not have these rights. Many youn g children are made to work long hours in factories and on farms. In some countries there are so few schools that only rich children get an education. There are not enough doctors or nurses to help many children when they are sick.The rights of children are, therefore, the rights people think children should have. They are not always the rights children really have.46. agree with the United Nations’ list of children’s rights.A. All countriesB. A few countriesC. No countriesD. Most countries47. The underlined word “responsibility” in the passage means .A. something people have to doB. something people want to doC. something people know how to doD. something people love to do48. Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?A. Parents should punish their children.B. Children should make money for other people.C. Governments should protect children from neglect.D. Children under sixteen should not fight in an army.49. S ome children can’t get an education because .A. there aren’t enough schoolsB. there are no schoolsC. they come from rich familiesD. they want to work in factories50. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. Children are made to work long hours on farms.B. The United Nations website is useful for the school project.C. Children have the right to be properly fed, clothed and sheltered.D. The United Nations has listed the rights it thinks children should have.四、词汇运用（一）单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. The naughty boy ran into the(花园)and frightened the little cat away.2 It is the first time that I speak in p_____________. So I’m very nervous.3. We must keep s_______________ in the library..4. Everyone went to the zoo(除了)Wei Ming last Tuesday. Because he had to look after his little brother.5. In China, who(发明)tea that is now very popular all over the world?（二）综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据短文内容，用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、完整。
初三英语竞赛试题及答案
九年级英语竞赛试题及答案笔试部分（共七大题，90分钟，计100分）一、单项选择（共20小题，20分）（）1、He looks much __than before with two months’hard work .A. thinnerB. thin C . bad D. careful( ) 2、The news ___good . where did you hear_____?A. is ,itB. are, themC. is, themD. are, it( ) 3、Take the __with you so that you won’t lose your way.A.glassB. watch c. map D. shoes( )4、It is said that Mr. Brown takes the chair at every meeting. The Chinese for “takes the chair ” in the sentences is _________.A. 带椅子B、主持会议C、让座位D、就座( ）5、You can choose ______if you don’t like this one .A . either B. neither C. another D. other( )6、—He often has bread for breakfast, _______ he? —Yes, he_____.A. mustn’t , mustB. doesn’t , doesC. isn’t ,isD. hasn’t ,has( )7、In the exam, the____ you are ____ mistakes you’ll make.A. careful , littleB. more careful, lessC. careful ,fewD. more careful, the fewe ( )8、The machine made so _____noise that the students all put their hands______.A. many, on their earsB. much, on their mouthsC. much , on their headsD. much, on their ears( )9、Chinese ___by the largest number of people in the world.A.SpeakB. speakingC. is spokenD. speaks( )10、It’s really nice ___you ___me to work it out.A. of , helpB. for , helpC. of , to helpD. for , to help( )11、___the window . W hat’s happening there?A. Look offB. Look overC. Look out ofD. Look for( )12、The shop is in a big city, _____ it is sometimes so quiet and looks like somewhere in the country.A. soB. butC. whileD. when( )13、He hurt himself because he ___careful enoughA. wasn’tB. wasC. didD. didn’t( )14、He ran too fast for ___ to catch up with.A. everybodyB. somebodyC. nobodyD. anybody( )15、___bad weather we are having? We’ve never had ___rainy days.A.what a , suchB. How, soC. what, suchD. what , so ( )16、Would you please look after my bird while I am______?A. freeB. outC. fullD. not busy.( )17、—_____I speak to Jill, Mrs. Black?—S orry, she’s not in. She ___ be back after five.A.May, needB. Can, mayC. Can, dareD. Must, may ( )18、Don’t leave the classroom until the teacher ___ you.A.lettingB. will letC. letsD. let( )19、Lily did badly in math and she felt very___.A.SorryB. interestedC. niceD. pleased( )20、Tom has grown ____ enough to take care of himself.A. tallB. oldC. youngD. short二、阅读理解（共15小题，30分）<A>Have you thought about what might have happened if American president Kenndey was saved in 1963? Impossible, you’ll say . Kennedy was killed in Dallas , Texas , on end November,1963, and that’s an end to it.But what world happen if he came back to life ? That’s what the “stuff books” one made of . In 1988 an American named George Bernall wrote a book of this kind . He made the book like real life . The story was so interesting that it kept readers turning the paper till the and though it had over 800 pages.In fact we know that John F Kennedy was killed and never came back to life. In this book, he comes back to life, and the story begins from there.The book set readers thinking , not especially about K ennedy’s killing but about what would happen after.( )21、what kind o f a book is “Promises to keep ”?A. A kind of study of K ennedy’s killingB. An American horror novelC. A life story about KennedyD. A story book developed from a true story( )22、The book “Promises to keep” tells us_____.A. how to write a “stuffbook” like the one written by John BernallB. how to write about historyC. what would happen when Kennedy was brought back to life.D. How to make up a story about the presidents( )23、Although the story is____, readers like to read it very much.A. not interestingB. longC. sadD. not exciting( )24、The book not only keeps the readers interested until the end , but make them______.A. feel terribleB. stop thinkingC. laugh at somethingD. think about something ( )25、The phrase “come back to life ” means_____.A. never did againB. become alive againC. know one is still livingD. live for ever<B>There are marry kinds of animals that live in the forest, such as mice, rabbits , squirrels and hawks. Animals in the forest depend on one another for food.Many small forest animals. Such as mice , eat green plants for food, and then they, themselves , and eaten by larger animals . This is called a food chain.A food chain begins with the sun, The green plants in the forest use the sun’s energy to make food for themselves, This process, or action, is called photosynthesis.Forest plants produce flowers and seeds that ant eaten by mice and other animals. The mice get their energy from the plants, and the mice become food for a larger animals, such as the hunting hawk.. So, the energy from the sun passes from the plants to the nice to the hawk . A break in any link of this food chain means that some animals may not have enough food to live.( )26、Photosynthesis takes place when_______.A. larger animals eat small animalsB. green plants use the sun’s energy to make foodC. forest animals eat the food made by green plantsD. the food chain is broken( )27、what is the first link in a food chain?A. The sunB. The earthC. Green plantsD. Forest animals( )28、An imals sometimes can’t find enough food because_____.A. it’s cloudyB. there is very little food in a forestC. photosynthesis stopsD. there is a break in the food chain( )29、what does the food chain show about living things?A. They depend on each otherB. Small animals eat as much as large animalsC. Plants with flowers are the most importantD. Plants are more than animals( )30、Which of the living things below fills the missing link in this food chain?Sun’s energy ---?-----squirrels------hawksA.rabbitsB. miceC. green plantsD. wolves<C>George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia. His parents were Augustine and Mary Washington. George grew up on a farm in Virginia. George didn’t go to school. His father taught him at home. George’s favorite subject was math .George learned to be a surveyor of land when he grew up . He joined the army and was a leader during the American Revolution. He cater became the first President of the united states. George Washington is called the “Father of the USA” Americans celebrat e his birthday on president’s Day in February. His picture is on the one dollar bill.31、why is George Washington called the “ Father of theUSA”?______________________________________(32、what subject did George like to studybest?________________________________________33、where was George Washington born?__________________34、when is W ashington’s birthday celebrated?_________________________35、what did George learn to be ?______________________三、完形填空：（10小题，20分）根据首字提示，填出空内所缺单词William Stafford a f______(36)American poet, was often visited by people. He was o____(37) asked. “when did you d____(38) to become a poet?”Stafford answered that the question was w_______(39).“E____(40) is born a poet.”He said“a person discovering t he way words sound and w____(41), caring and deligloting in words. I j____(42) kept on doing w____(43) everyone starts out doing . The real question is why olsd o___(44) people s ______(45)?”四、句式转换：（5小题，5分）按要求转换下列句型，每空限填一词。
初三英语竞赛试题及答案
初三英语竞赛试题及答案一、单项选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. Which of the following words is pronounced differently from the others?A. breadB. breakC. greatD. steak答案：D2. The teacher asked us to write a composition about ________.A. weB. usC. ourD. ourselves答案：D3. He is ________ of the two boys.A. tallB. tallerC. tallestD. the taller答案：D4. ________, I have something important to tell you.A. Excuse meB. SorryC. HelloD. Goodbye答案：A5. She ________ her keys in the office, so she had to wait until her husband came home.A. forgotB. leftC. lostD. missed6. The weather in Beijing is getting ________ than before.A. cold and coldB. colder and colderC. more and more coldD. coldest答案：B7. The doctor advised him to give up ________.A. smokeB. smokingC. to smokeD. smoked答案：B8. ________ the help of the teacher, he passed the exam.A. WithC. InD. By答案：A9. The children ________ the boat when they heard someone shouting for help.A. were mendingB. were mendC. were being mendedD. were being mend答案：A10. ________ you ________ your homework yet?A. Have; finishedB. Do; finishC. Did; finishD. Will; finish答案：A二、完形填空（每题2分，共20分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的选项中选择一个最佳答案填空。
九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案
九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案Mr。
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下学期九年级英语竞赛试卷含答案
下学期九年级英语竞赛试卷含答案文档编制序号：[KK8UY-LL9IO69-TTO6M3-MTOL89-2014-2015学年下学期九年级英语竞赛试题 （时间：120分钟；满分：150分） 成绩 第一部分 听力 (满分30分) Ⅰ.听音选图，听句子，根据你所听到的内容，选择正确的图画顺序，每个句子读两遍（6分） 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. II 、听对话 根据你所听到的内容，选择正确的答案。
每段对话读两遍。
（12分） 第一节 听下面4段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。
（6分） （ ）7.How does the man feel A. Sad B. Excited C. Worried （ ）8.When will Pingping help Ann with her Chinese A. On Saturday morning. B. On Saturday afternoon. C. On Saturday evening. （ ）9.What ’s the right time A. 9:50 a. m. B. 9:55 a. m. C. 10:00 a. m. （ ）10.What caused the woman ’s headache A. Too much sunshine. B. Too much medicine. C. Too little sleep 第二节 听下面2段对话，每段对话后面有2个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选出最佳选项。
（6分） 听第5段材料，回答第11、12题。
（ ）11.How long did the man work in Japan A. For 3 years. B. For 4 years. C. For 5 years. （ ）12.Which of following is TRUE A. The man hasn ’t been to England. B. The man liked Japan very much. C. The man thought it was crowded in Japan. 听第6段材料，回答第13、14题。
初中英语竞赛试题及答案
初中英语竞赛试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. Which of the following is the correct spelling?A. colourB. colorC. favourD. favor答案：B2. What's the opposite word of "happy"?A. sadB. angryC. excitedD. bored答案：A3. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: The children are playing ________ the park.A. atB. inC. onD. to答案：B4. Choose the correct sentence to complete the dialogue:- What time is it?- ________A. It's raining.B. It's 3 o'clock.C. I'm hungry.D. The book is on the table.答案：B5. Which sentence is grammatically correct?A. She don't like apples.B. She doesn't like apples.C. She don't likes apples.D. She doesn't likes apples.答案：B6. Select the correct word to complete the sentence: The ________ are very useful for cooking.A. knifesB. knivesC. knifeD. knifves答案：B7. What does "borrow" mean?A. to keep something for a long timeB. to give something to someoneC. to take something from someone temporarilyD. to sell something答案：C8. Fill in the blank with the correct comparative form: My sister is ________ than me.A. tallerB. more tallC. most tallD. tall答案：A9. Which of the following is an irregular verb?A. walkB. runC. goD. be答案：D10. Choose the correct sentence to express the future tense:A. She is going to the store.B. She goes to the store.C. She went to the store.D. She will goes to the store.答案：A二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）11. The ________ (形容词比较级) the better.12. Please ________ (动词原形) your hands before meals.13. The ________ (名词复数) are playing in the garden.14. She ________ (动词过去式) to the concert last night.15. ________ (介词) the end of the day, I was very tired.16. They ________ (动词现在分词) to the beach this summer.17. ________ (连词) you pass the test, you will get a prize.18. The book is ________ (副词最高级) interesting than the movie.19. He ________ (动词原形) up at 6:00 every morning.20. We ________ (动词原形) a lot of fun at the party.答案：11. better12. wash13. children14. went15. By16. are going17. If18. most19. gets20. had三、阅读理解（每题2分，共20分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答问题。
(完整)九年级英语阅读理解竞赛试题
九年级英语阅读理解竞赛试题第一部分阅读理解请读文章，选出正确答案（每小题4分，共80分）AEvery time when I look at the moon, I wish I could go there. Do you wish you could fly to the moon in a spaceship one day? For hundreds of year, men have wanted to travel to the moon. When they looked at the moon, they asked many questions. Was the moon hot or cold? Were there any plants or other living things there? They asked many, many other questions. Some people said there were living plants on the moon. Others said nothing could live there because there was no air or water on the moon.We know much about the moon now. Scientists have studied the moon for many years and have found out many facts. Not long ago spaceships with men in them flew to the moon. What do we know about the moon? We find that the moon is much smaller than the earth. It is about one quarter size of the earth. It is traveling round the earth all the time. Days and nights on the moon are very long. One day on the moon is as long as two weeks on the earth. One night is also as long as two weeks on the earth. In the day the moon is very hot. At night it is very cold. The moon is muchhotter and much colder than the earth.There is another surprising thing. On the moon, things are not as heavy as they are on the earth. Isn’t that interesting! Perhaps one day we can all travel to the moon. Itmust be great fun.( )1. There are not any plants or other living things on the moon because _______.A. there is no air thereB. their is no water thereC. both A and B( )2. The moon is ______ the earth.A. much smaller thanB. much bigger thanC. about as big as( )3. One day on the moon is as long as ______ on the earth.A. one weekB. two weeksC. one month( ) 4. The moon is much hotter in the day and ______ at night than the earth.A. much hotterB. much colderC. as hot as( ) 5. On the moon things are _______ they are on the earth.A. heavier thanB. lighter thanC. as heavy asBOne day a poor farmer was taking a bag of rice to town. Suddenly the bag fell off his horse on the road. He didn’t know what to do about it because it was too heavy for him to lift by himself. He only hoped that somebody would soon pass by and help him.Just at this moment a man riding a horse came up to him. But the farmer was very disappointed (失望) when he saw who he was. It was the great man living nearby. The farmer had hoped to ask another farmer or a poor man like him.But to his surprise, the great man got off his horse as soon as he came near. He said to the farmer, “I see you need help, friend. How good it is that I’m here just at the right time.” Then he took one end of the bag, the farmer took the other. They together lifted and put it on the horse.“Sir,” asked the farmer, “how can I pay you?”“It’s quite easy,” the great man answered with a smile, “wherever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him.”( )6. What happened when the farmer went to town?A. His horse’s leg was hurtB. The bag fell from his horse.C. The farmer lost his bag.D. The horse was ill.( )7. The farmer couldn’t lift the bag onto the horse by himself because ________.A. the bag was brokenB. the horse went awayC. the bag was too heavy for him to liftD. the farmer was t oo old ( )8.Why was the farmer very disappointed when he saw t he great man?A. Because he thought the great man couldn’t help him.B. Because he thought the great man could take away his bag.C. Because he thought the great man could take away his horse.D. Because he thought the great man couldn’t see him.( )9. Who helped the farmer?A. The great man.B. Another farmer.C. A poor man like him.D. A friend of the farmer’s.( )10.If you see someone in trouble, what will you do?A. I’ll go away as soon as possible because I don’t want any trouble.B. I’ll give some help if I know him or her .C.I won’t give any help unless he or she pays me money.D.I’ll volunteer to help him or her.C慈母手中线，游子身上衣，谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。
九年级英语下册阅读竞赛试卷
九年级英语下册阅读竞赛试卷一、阅读理解1.阅读理解。
Please answer the questions about the prices of the two hotels. (注:&=英镑)1.The Sheraton Hotel is ______ than the Gateway Hotel[ ]A. cheaperB. dearerC. biggerD. cleaner2. I want to stay in the Sheraton for two weeks in August. I need about ______.[ ]A. &750B. &515C. &695D. &5733. The two hotels are open for ______ months of the year.[ ]A. nineB. tenC. elevenD. twelve4. It is cheaper to stay in the Gateway in May than it is in ______.[ ]A. NovemberB. MarchC. OctoberD. July5. From October to December it is dearer to stay in the Sheraton than from _____ to _____.[ ]A. June; AugustB. January; MarchC. May; JulyD. July; September2.阅读理解。
Films at the MuseumTwo European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Wind owat 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.Captain Good FellowDo your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow w illbe ready to teach a11 these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.International PicnicAre you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy foo d fromall over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.Take me out to the BallgameIt’s October, and Saturday night(7:00～9:00) is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Get y ourtickets at the gate. It might be cold.Don’t forget sweaters and jackets.Do you want to hear "The Zoo""The Zoo’, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U. S. concert this Saturday night, at 8,at Rose Hall, City College.1. On Saturday morning, you can ______.[ ] A．go to watch a ballgameB．take children to play games at the City TheatreC．go to a concert at Rose Hall, City CollegeD．go to the Central Park for a picnic2. The Red Birds Ballgame ______.[ ] A．is in the afternoonB．is outsideC．is at the gateD．might be cold3. You can eat many different kinds of food from all over the world if you ______.[ ] A．go to the City TheatreB．go to the Central ParkC．buy ticket at the gateD．go to see a film4. "The Zoo" is ______.[ ] A．a U. S. concertB．a park with many red birds in itC．a music groupD．going to give their last concert5. Mr. Turner wants to have a nice Saturday. Which is NOT possible for him to do?[ ] A．Watching a ballgame and having a picnic.B．Having a picnic and seeing a film.C．Listening to a concert and watching a ballgame.D．Seeing a film and listening to a concert.3.阅读理解。
英语课程初三阅读测试题及答案
英语课程初三阅读测试题及答案Part 1：阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
One day, a young girl named Lily found a small injured bird in her backyard. She felt sorry for the bird and decided to help it. She carefully picked it up and brought it into her room. Lily made a nest for the bird using a box and some soft towels. She also found some small worms to feed it.Lily spent a lot of time taking care of the bird, feeding it worms and giving it water. Slowly, the bird started to get better and began to fly around the room. Lily was very happy to see the bird getting stronger.However, after a few days, Lily realized that the bird was not happy being trapped in her room. It wanted to be free and fly outside. Lily knew she had to let the bird go, even though she would miss it. She opened the window and watched as the bird flew away into the sky.1. Why did Lily bring the injured bird into her room?A. She wanted to keep it as a pet.B. She felt sorry for the bird.C. She didn't want it to fly away.D. She wanted to teach it how to fly.2. How did Lily take care of the bird?A. She made a nest and fed it worms.B. She kept it in a cage and gave it water.C. She took it to the vet for treatment.D. She taught it how to fly outside.3. Why did Lily decide to let the bird go?A. The bird was scared of her.B. She didn't want to take care of it anymore.C. The bird wanted to be free and fly outside.D. She needed to open the window.4. What happened to the bird after a few days?A. It became unhappy and stopped eating.B. It grew stronger and started flying around.C. It got sick and needed to go to the vet.D. It flew away and never returned.答案：1. B2. A3. C4. BPart 2：完形填空阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择正确答案。
九年级英语阅读竞赛试题
第二学期九年级阅读竞赛题(1)When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 1 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it 2 and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the 3 .However I became 4 interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finish ed, it was 6 o’clock.I was afraid Dad would be 5 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 6 my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to te ll a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with7 but with myself. I have failed 8I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about 9 I have done wrong all these years.”Dad began 10 along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.( )1．A．drive B．work C．live( )2．A．made B．repaired C．waited ( )3．A．concert B．bookstore C．cinema ( )4．A．very B．too C．so( )5．A．excited B．angry C．sad( )6．A．at B．to C．for( )7．A．me B．it C．you( )8．A．so B．because C．after ( )9．A．where B．when C．why ( )10．A．running B．driving C．walking(2)One day, I went to McDonald’s for a hamburger. As I went in, there was a 1 begging (乞讨) at the door with her 2-year-old son. I sat and watched him from the 2 .The face of the boy was 3 , but his smile shone like none other I have ever seen.He would hold his hand out for money. But he did not care whether he got one or not, he was just trying to help out his mom. The more I watched him, the more I wanted to do 4 for him. 5 I was not sure what to do. Money…no, that would go to the whole family and I wanted to give him a gift. Clothes… where would I find clothes that small? And I would not be able to get anything and make it back before he and his mother 6 on to their next place.Then I 7 his toy, a tiny dirty stick(树枝). It was then that I remembered McDonald’s always has toys for kids! That would be the 8 for him, a McHappy meal with a toy. So I got a McHappy meal and made my way to the door. I handed him the bag of food and the toy. He was so 9 . “For you,”I said. “Thank you very much,” he said and took the bag and ran 10 across the steps to his mother. “Mama, Mama, Mama.”Seeing his smile, I was very happy because I made someone happy.( )1. A. woman B. man C. child( )2. A. outside B. inside C. beside( )3. A. dirty B. familiar C. nervous( )4. A. nothing B. everything C. something( )5. A. So B. But C. And( )6. A. moved B. drove C. flew( )7. A. expected B. received C. saw( )8. A. prize B. treasure C. gift( )9. A. surprised B. frightened C. awful( )10. A. slowly B. happily C. sadly(3)A 17-year-old boy was caught sending text messages in class at a high school in Canada. Then he was sent to the head teacher’s office.The head teacher __1__ the boy that he needed to pay attention to the teacher, not his mobile phone. The boy _2_ politely and nodded(点头). At the same time, the head teacher noticed the boy’s _3_ moving on his lap. He was sending text messages _4_ the head teacher, who took the _5_ away. “Young people today spend a lot of time _6_ their mobile phones or on the Internet from the moment they open their eyes in the morning _7_ they close their eyes at night. It’s _8_.”Almost a quarter of today’s teenagers check websites more than 10 times a day, _9_ a recent survey. Will these young people drop this _10_ when they begin to work, or will employers(雇主) accept sending messages and looking through websites as part of work?( ) 1. A. told B. talked C. said( ) 2. A. head B. saw C. listened( ) 3. A. feet B.head C. fingers( ) 4. A. how B. while C. which( ) 5. A. book B. phone C. watch( ) 6. A. working for B. starting with C. playing with ( ) 7. A. when B. until C. as( ) 8. A. bad B. useful C. good( ) 9. A. according to B. such as C. instead of ( )10. A. job B. habit C. way(4)When you go to a Disneyland theme park, you enter a dream. The real world __1__ at the gates and now your new friends are Mickey, Snow White, and Winnie the Pooh. __2__ is bright, clean, and great!Hong Kong’s new Disneyland should be the same, but the behavior of some visitors is upsetting many people. A __3__ man sleeping on one of the park benches; a small child peeing (撒尿) on a Disney street; and smokers smoking __4__ ---- these are some of the things that are getting people __5__.The reason for the problem is a difference __6__ cultures. And the Disneyland Company, __7__ it tries to adapt to (适应) local cultures with its theme park, expects visitors to behave properly and to give consideration for other people. Many tourists, however, pay no attention to what others think. If they want to sleep, they sleep. If a child needs __8__, the parents let him pee. And if they want to smoke, well…But the __9__ is upsetting to most people and some visitors should really show a little more consideration. Disneyland is supposed to be a great place of make-believe, so Disney wants its visitors to make-believe they’re great, too… __10__ it’s only a few hours when they’re visiting the park.( ) 1. A. leave B. left C. is left( ) 2. Smoking B. Anything C. Everything( ) 3. A tired B. hungry C. old( ) 4. A. somewhere B. everywhere C. nowhere( ) 5. A. upset B. excited C. worried( ) 6. A in B. with C. of( ) 7. A if B. while C. although( ) 8. A. pee B. to pee C. peeing( ) 9. A. behavior B. culture C. hobby( )10. A and B. but C. even if( 5 )Dear readers,Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner , who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched lives slipped away（消失）from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly（非常）at home. She will have to drop out of school. What will her future be?Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.To help Maira most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors. Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what “Save the Children” has been working on since 1932.For you there are many rewards (回报). You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout（救济品）, but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.It can make his/her life and yours more beautiful.( )1. We can read the letter in .A. somebody’s diaryB. a piece of newspaperC. a progress reportD. an advertisement( )2. What’s Maria’s most serious problem?A. She can’t go to school.B. Her father left home to work.C. Hard work has made her ill.D. Her mother doesn’t need her badly at home. ( )3. What is “Save the Children”?A. An activity to help poor children go to school.B. An office of the government to collect money.C. A program shown at theaters to help the poor.D. A group who works for children in poor places.( )4. Which activity is similar to “Save the Children”?A. English Corner.B. The Summer Camp.C. Project Hope.D. Job Training.( )5. The last sentence in the passage means “______________”.A. If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.B. Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.C. What you give is more than what you take.D. Maria and you can help each other at school.(6)Lots of people make it as their aim to get to the top of Mount Everest. Mark is one of them. The difference between Mark and other climbers is that he lost both his legs when climbing New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mount Cook. He was caught i n a big ice hole and he had to have his legs cut below the knees after he was saved. But that couldn’t make Mark lose heart, who has become the first person with man-made legs to reach the top of Mount Everest.From the top of the world’s highest mountain,Mark called his wife to say he made it. His wife, Anne got the phone when she was sleeping. She couldn’t hear him clearly on the phone. She was unable to say when he reached the top but thought it was around mid-day. She also said his “legs” didn’t work w ell sometimes, so her husband was carrying a spare leg and repair tools.Mark used to be a mountain guide before his accident. He said it was not important that no one like him had ever reached the 8850-meter mountain.“I’m not doing this to be the first. I have been climbing most of my life and I just feel Mount Everest is really a great aim. I want to send a message that I can do-anything better.”( )1．What was the difference between Mark and other climbers?A．He went mountain-climbing with his wife.B．He climbed mountains with man-made legs.C．He was the first to climb Mount Everest.D．He was the best guide of the world.( )2．Mark’s wife thought i t was __ on Mount Everest when Mark reached its top.A．noon B．morning C．mid-night D．evening( )3．Which of the following is the correct order in Mark’s story?a．Losing both of his legs.b．Working as a mountain guide.c．Falling into an ice hole on Mount Cook.d．Reaching the top of Mount Everest.A．c a b d B．c a d b C．b c a d D．b a c d( )4．Ma rk’s story makes us believe that he is a ______ man.A．polite B．brave C．kind D．clever( )5．Mark told us that he cared much about __________.A．being the first B．climbing higherC．keeping healthy D．being a guide(7)Are you going to high school to go on with your study? What will you do if you can’t? Don’t worry. V ocational(职业的) schools are open for you because our country is in need of people with special skills.Compared with common high schools, vocational schools have more advantages. Firstly, in order to promote (促进) the development of vocational education, our country spends a lot of money on it. So you need to pay only a small half of the school fee. Secondly, here you have already started learning practical skills that you can use all your life. But some other students may still worry about how to spend the long three years at high schools. Why? Because they didn’t choose the school that suits them. And finally, when they are still wondering where to go, you have already been able to live on your own hands proudly. And perhaps it wont be long before you are on the road to success.People take different roads because they have different potential. So different students should choose different schools. Go to high school if you think that you can go farther on that road. Choose a key high school if you are lucky enough to have the chance. Enter a vocational school if you are interested in the lessons there and you are better at making things with your hands.In a word, think carefully and see what kind of person you are. Remember, always choose things that suit you.( ) 1. What does the second paragraph talk about?A. The future of vocational schools.B. How to learn a skillC. The advantages of vocational schoolsD. How to succeed.( ) 2. The underlined word “fee” means ________.A. 赞助费B. 学费C. 奖学金D. 伙食费( ) 3. V ocational school students can ________ than the students who choose a high school carelessly can.A. spend more moneyB. be more worriedC. get moreD. have fewer chances to succeed ( ) 4. What can we learn from the passage?A. People should take the same road.B. Key high school students must be good at making things.C. Clever students are better at using their hands.D. We should choose things that suit us.( ) 5. This passage is written to _________.A.advise some students to choose vocational schoolsB.talk about the advantages of common high schoolsC.discuss how to divide students into different groupspare different schoolsA. travel for little or no moneyB. get more ticketsC. keep learningD. work on the ship( )2．If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, _________.A. you can visit it for freeB. you can visit it in 35 minutesC. it will take you less time to enterD. it will be much easier to find Gate No. 8 ( )3．We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition _________.A. at 4:30 p.m.B. at nightC. for freeD. at 325 Nanjing Road W ( )4．If you want to know more about the Body Image Exhibition, you can _____.A. call 021–6327–2829B. call at 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.C. search D. read a newspaper( )5．You can see the passage _________.A. in a magazineB. in a newspaperC. in a bookD. in a story book。
牛津译林版九年级英语名著阅读竞赛试卷及答案
滨海县第一初级中学西湖路校区九年级英语名著阅读竞赛试卷命题人：审核人：一、完形填空（共15题，每小题2分，计30分）Television is good. You’d like 1 it all day and all night. But watching 2 TV is not a very good thing, especially for kids. It may negatively (消极地，负面地) affect their studyand 3 .Scientists have found that kids 4 watch too much TV may have more trouble 5 to read than 6 kids. They may have worse language skills. Kids learn language skills best7 reading, talking and playing with others. If they 8 too much time watching TV, they will have less time for those things. It may make 9 harder for them to get on with others when they grow up.Watching too much TV is also 10 to kid’s health. It’s bad for their eyes. Kids don’t move much 11 wat ching TV. What’s more, they may eat a lot of food while watching TV. This can make them fat. We call people who watch too much TV “couch potatoes”.Fighting on TV is a big 12 for kids. An American child will watch a lot of fighting acts on TV every year. 13 people are good at following others. Scientists say that those who watch a lot of fighting shows are more likely to fight.So 14 the scientist. Watch TV for one or two hours a day at most or try to 15 your TV for a week. There are lots of other fun things to do.( )1. A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watched ( )2. A. too many B. too much C. much too D. a few( )3. A. health B. plan C. activity D. gift( )4. A. which B. whose C. who D. whom( )5. A. learn B. learning C. learns D. to learn ( )6. A. another B. the others C. others D. other( )7. A. by B. with C. in D. on( )8. A. cost B. pay C. spend D. take( )9. A. this B. that C. its D. it( )10. A. harm B. harmful C. harmless D. harmed ( )11. A. while B. before C. after D. until( )12. A. question B. answer C. problem D. way( )13. A. Old B. Young C. Happy D. Sad( )14. A. hear B. listen C. hearing D. listen to ( )15. A. turn on B. turn out C. turn off D. turn up二、阅读理解（共20题，每小题2分，计40分）AEvery boy wants to find treasure. And Tom was no different One summer day Tom told Huck about his idea.“Where can we look for treasure?” asked Huck.“It’s hidden on islands, under dead trees, but mostly under the floors in haunted(闹鬼的) houses.”So, one Saturday afternoon Tom and his friend went to look for treasure as the haunted houseon Cardiff Hill. It was a quiet and lonely which made the boys feel very frightened. They entered quietly, and explored downstairs. There were cobwebs everywhere and everything was old and broken. Then they threw their tools in a corner and walked upstairs, but there was nothing there. They were just about to go downstairs and start digging when Tom stopped.“What is it?” whispered Huck, going white with f right.“Keep quiet! There’s someone downstairs.”The boys lay down, looking through the holes in the wooden floor. There were two men downstairs. One was an old Spaniard in a wide sombrero hat and the other was duty and unpleasant-looking.Tom and Hack shook with fear when they heard the Spaniard speak because they found it was Indian Joe He said.“It’s ti me for us to move, partner. What will we do with the $650 form the robbery(抢劫)?”“Let’s keep $30 each and leave the bag here.”The dirty man went to the fireplace and moved a stone. Then he lifted out a bag full of money and look out some coins. The two boys forgot all their fears when they saw there was real treasure downstairs.Then Indian Joe started digging a hole with his knife and the knife hit something.“What is it?” asked the other man.“It’s a box,” said Indian Joe. And he put in his hand and pulled out a handful of gold coins. The other man found the boys’ tools, and they soon pulled out the box.“There’s thousands of dollars in there,”Said Indian Joe.“The Murrell Gang used this area one summer,” said his partner.“They most have hidden their money here.”“What will we do with this, Joe? Will we bury(埋)it again?”“No, someon e migh t find it,” said Indian Joe. “Let’s bury it in the member two den.”Tom and Huck got u p as soon as the two men left. They decided to watch out for the “man in the sombrero” when he came to town and find out where the member two den was.16.Where did the two boys go to find treasure one Saturday afternoon?A. To a haunted house.B. To a small island.C. To some dead trees.D. To a faraway den.17. Who does the underlined word “He” refer to?A. TomB. HunkC. Indian JoeD. The dirty man18.Where was the bag of money probably from?A. The two men robbed others of it.B. Some villagers hid it there.C. The owner of the house left it there.D. Tom and Huck buried it there.19. which is the right order of what happened in the story?a. The two boys threw their tools in a corner.b. The duty man lifted out a bag full of money.c. Tom and Huck went to look for treasure one day.d. Indian Joe found a box full of gold coins.e. The Murrell Gang hid their money in the house.A. c-a-b-d-eB. c-d-b-e-aC. e-c-a-d-bD. e-c-a-b-d20. What can we infer(推断) from the passage?A. The real treasure was $650 in the bag.B. The man in the sombrero was Indian Joe.C. Tom would join Indian Joe and be a robber.D. Tom and Hack would try to get the treasure.（B）I have tried to write a ghost story that won’t make you unhappy with yourselves, with each other, with the seasons, or with me. I hope it haunts your houses pleasantly.Charles DickensOne Christmas Eve, old Scrooge and Bob were working busily in his office. It was a cold, foggy day. The fog was so thick that the housesopposite were like ghosts. It was only three o’clock in the afternoon, but itwas already quite dark.“Merry Christmas, Uncle! God bless you!” cried a happy voice. It was Scrooge’s nephew.“Bah!” said Scrooge “H umbug(骗人的话)！”“Christmas is a humbug! Surely you don’t mean that, Uncle.” Said his nephew.“I do,” said Scrooge. “Merry Christmas! What reason have you got to be merry? You’re poor.”“OK, then,” replied the nephew cheerfully. “What reason have you got to b e sad? You are rich. Don’t be angry, Uncle!”said his nephew.“What else can I be?” answered the uncle, “I live in a world of fools! Merry Christmas! What’s Christmas time to you? It’s a time for paying bills without money, It’s a time for finding yourself a year older, but not richer. Everyone who goes around saying “Merry Christmas” should have his tongue cut out. Yes, he should!”“Uncle! Please don’t say that!” said the nephew. “I’ve always thought of Christmas time as a good time, a kind, and a charitable, happy time. And so, Uncle, Christmas has never put any gold or silver in my pocket, but I think it has done me good. And it will do me good. And I say, God bless it!”Bob, standing in the corner of the room, applauded(鼓掌).He realized his mistake very soon, and went quickly back to his work, but Scrooge had heard him.“One more sound from you, Bob Cratchit,” said Scrooge, “and you’ll celebrate Christmas by losing your job!”“Don’t be angry with him, Uncle. Come and have dinner with us tomorrow.”“No.” sa id Scrooge.“I’m sorry you don’t want to celebrate Christmas. But I do. So a Merry Christmas, Uncle!”“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge.“And a Happy New Year! ” said his nephew.“Good afternoon!” said Scrooge again.His nephew left the room. He stopped to wi sh Bob a Merry Christmas. And Bob replied, “A Merry Christmas to you, too.”( )21. In which season did the story take place?A. Spring.B. Summer.C. Autumn.D. Winter.( )22. What did Scrooge think of Christmas wish?A. It was simple.B. It was important.C. It was stupid.D. It was necessary. ( )23. What did Scrooge’s nephew mean by saying “ Christmas time is a charitable time”?A. Christmas was a time to be generous and kind.B. Christmas was a time to do some challenging work.C. His uncle should give some money to his family.D. His uncle should give away his money to the poor.( )24. Which of the following is TRUE about Scrooge and Bob?A. Scrooge was Bob’s uncle.B. Bob worked for Scrooge.C. Scrooge celebrated Christmas with Bob.D. Bob was Scrooge’s visitor.( )25. What can we infer(推断)from the story?A. Scrooge was working busily in his office before Christmas.B. No rich people wanted to waste their time to celebrate Christmas.C. Bob believed in Christmas wish as well as Scrooge’s nephew.D. Scrooge refused his nephew’s invitation to dinner on Christmas day.(C)My name is Robinson Crusoe, and I was born in the city of York in 1632. My father was a successful businessman. I had two elder brothers. One of them worked in the army (军队) and was killed during the war against Spain. The other was missing one day, and we never knew what had happened to him. My father gave me a good education and wanted me to be a lawyer (律师).However, I wanted to be a sailor and go to sea. My father was very angry with me. He didn’t understand why I wanted to leave his house, where I would have an easy and comfortable life.“Two kinds of people go to sea,” he said. “They are the very poor people and the very rich people. The poor are foolish, having no other way to live. The rich own ships and can make money with them. You are neither too poor nor too rich. You are in the middle, so you should choose a middle way for your life. Stay at home with your mother and me. Your elder brother didn’t listen to me, and now he is dead. If you do not listen to me, you will have a difficult life!”I tried to do what he wanted me to do, but I couldn’t. I spoke to my mother.“Please ask Dad if he will let me have one voyage（航海）by sea,” I asked her. “When I return, I will live the life he wants me to live.”Mum was angry. “Your father will not let you go. I don’t want you to go to sea either.It’s dangerous.”I argued with my parents for another year. Then, I went to Hull with a friend who wasgoing to London by ship. He invited me to go with him, and I agreed. I did not even tell my parents before leaving. I just went. That was how all my bad luck began.( )26. Who died in the war against Spain?A. Robinson.B. Robinson’s two brothers.C. Robinson’s parents.D. One of Robinson’s brothers.( )27. What did Robinson’s father expect him to do?A. To work as a lawyer.B. To be a sailor.C. To join the army.D. To be a businessman.( )28. Which is the right order of what happened in the story?a. Robinson went sailing with a friend without telling his parents.b. Robinson argued with his parents for one more year.c. Robinson’s mother stopped him going sailing.d. One of Robinson’s brothers was missing.e. Robinson’s father asked him to choose a middle way for his life.A. ecdbaB. dcebaC. decbaD. acbed( )29. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?A. Poor men could make a lot of money by sailing.B. Robinson’s mother could understand him well.C. Robinson would have a difficult life after he started sailing.D. Robinson’s parents had to let him go sailing with a friend.( )30. Where could the passage be taken from?A. A war novel.B. A science novel.C. A love novel.D. An adventure (探险) novel.D"Listen carefully to what I say," the time traveler said, "I shall tell you something that you will not agree.""Why will we not agree?" I asked."Because the science and mathematics you know are not correct," he said. "You believe there are only three dimensions(三维空间)-length, breadth(宽) and thickness.""There is nothing to argue with that, " the youngest member of our little group said."Exactly!" the time traveler answered, "But there is also a fourth dimension - time.""We all know about time, " another member of the group said. "Time passed.""I do not agree," the time traveler said, "Length, breadth and thickness do not pass. They stay in the same place in space. We move about them. I can prove that time is the same. It does not pass. We move in time the same way that we move in breadth, length and thickness."None of us believed the time traveler, and we argued with him for many hours."If we could travel back in time," the scientist said, "We could do things to change the future.""If we could travel forward in time," the doctor(博士) said, "we could do things that change our present."The time traveler smiled, "It is clear," he said, "that there is only one way I can show you that I am right. We must do an experiment. Please wait here."He left the room and soon returned, carrying what looked like a clock."This is a model of a time machine. It took me two years to make it," the time traveler said. "I want all of you to understand that when I start the machine, it will immediately travel in time and disappear from the present."He turned to the youngest of all. "Give me your hand," he said.The young man put out his hand. The time traveler took it and placed it on the machine. Immediately, there was a sudden wind, and the little machine disappeared.I was certain this was not a trick, but the doctor was not so sure."Are you asking us to believe," he said, "that the machine is now in a different time?""Certainly! In my laboratory, a full-size machine is almost complete. As soon as it is complete, I shall send myself on a journey through time. Would you like to see my machine?""Are you serious about this?" the doctor asked."I have never been more serious about anything," the time traveler said, "Come."We followed him to his laboratory. There, we saw the actual machine, not quite complete, but large enough for a man to sit in.31. How many dimensions did the time traveler say there are?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.32. How long did it take the time traveler to make his model time machine?A. Two years.B. Two months.C. Twenty years.D. All his life.33. Which is the right order of what happened in the story?a. The model time machine disappeared with a wind.b. The time traveler came back to the room with a model time machine.c. The members of the group argued with the time traveler for many hours.d. The time traveler showed them a full-size time machine which was not quite complete.e. The youngest man's hand was placed on the model time machine.A. e c a d bB. b c e a dC. c e b a dD. c b e a d34. What can we infer(判断) from the passage about the time traveler?A. He believed that they could move in time.B. He was playing a trick on a group of people.C. He sent the young man to the future in the model time machine.D. He would possibly send himself on a journey through time.35. What kind of story do you think the passage is?A. A detective story.B. A science fiction.C. A romantic fiction.D. A horror story.三．任务型阅读。
九年级英语竞赛试题附答案
九年级英语竞赛试题附答案Revised final draft November 26, 2020方山初级中学2017-2018学年度第一学期九年级英语竞赛试题说明：全卷满分： 100 分 考试时间： 90分钟第I 卷（选择题?共65分）一、单项填空（共25小题，计25分）1. I likecolor of your coat. I ’ll buyblouse like this color. A. the; theB. a; aC. the; aD. a; the2.With Miss Liu ’s help, my Englishhas improved a lot since last year. A. levelB. degreeC. testD. grade3.—How can we become good __________ —By __________ with a group.A. learner; studyingB. learners; studyC. learners; to study?D. learners; studying4. I would rather__________ at home than __________ shopping.A. stay; going?B. staying; goingC. stay; go?D. staying; go5. Nowadays, English is __________ used in different fields. So we must try to master it.A. widelyB. nearlyC. seldomD. politely6. I ’m not sure if Jack Chan _________ tomorrow. Please call me if he_________.A. comes; will comeB. will come; will comeC. comes; comesD. will come; comes 7. Could you tell me_____________A. where was tea inventedB. whose CDs are theseC. how did you go to school?D. When the band starts playing8. You have made several spelling mistakes. You should________ your spelling. A. pay attention toB. look forward to C. look up toD. be willing to9. I used to ___________basketball, but now I ’m used to___________ the guitar. A. playing; playingB. play; to play C. play; playD. play; playing10. The boss often makes the workers___________ for at least 16 hours every day.A. to workB. workingC. workD. worked11. I want my father to give up__________, but he refused. A. smokingB. smokeC. to smokeD. in smoke12. Li Wen is a normal ___________ boy who works hard in school and gets good grades.A. 15 years oldB. 15-years-oldC. 15-years oldD. 15-year-old13.That British teacher is very___________. He always tells us interesting jokes.A. humorousB. boringC. embarrassedD. shy 14.—Where __________tea ___________ in China? —Well, in many different areas. A. is; produce?B. is; produced C. do; produce?D. does; produce15. The customer thought the potatoes were not ___________. A. enough thinB. enough big C. enough funD. thin enough学校＿＿＿＿＿班级＿＿＿＿＿姓名＿＿＿＿＿学号＿＿＿＿＿座号＿＿＿＿＿…………………………题………………答………………得………………不………………内………………线………………订………………装…………………………16. Our Chinese teacher always says to us, “_________ you read, ________ you’ll get.”A. More; moreB. Less; moreC. The more; the moreD. The less; the more17. Not only I but also my sister ___________a teacher.A. beingB. to beC. beD. is18.—Whose volleyball is this?—It____________ Tom’s. He loves volleyball.A. can’t beB. must beC. mustn’t be?D. be19. My brother didn’t feel like ____________ this morning.A. eat anything?B. eat somethingC. eating something?D. eating anything20. By the time I ___________ up, my brother ___________ already__________in the shower.A. get; has; gottenB. get; had; gottenC. got; has; gottenD. got; had; gotten( ) 11. How dirty the table are! They need _______.A.to cleanB. clean C .cleaning D. cleaned( ) 12.---What a nice camera!---Yeah, It ________ Shanghai.A.made inB.is made inC.is made ofD.made of( )13.-----______ the Internet _______ in your school?------Yes, but the computer in our office has broken down.edB. Is; usingC.is using forD. used for( )14.Not only _______ been to Canda. but ________ a lot about the history of his country.A.has he, know heB.has; he knowsC.he has;knows heD.has he;he knows( )15..-----Could you please tell me ________-----For about one hour. A.how long our meeting will last B.what you have done todayC.what time your sister will arriveD.When the accident happened?二、阅读理解（共15小题，计30分）AWhen you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translationIt must be a wrong sentence in your own language.Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master (掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listeners can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily. Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see thedifference between the two pairs of sentences.“She only likes apples.”“Only she likes apples.”“I’ve seen the film already.”“I have already seen the film.”When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit (精神) of the language and use it as the English speakers do.根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。
初三英语竞赛试题及答案
初三英语竞赛试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. What does "AI" stand for?A. Artificial IntelligenceB. Artificial IgnoranceC. Artificial ImaginationD. Artificial Innovation2. Which of the following is NOT a verb?A. runB. jumpC. flyD. fast3. Fill in the blank: "The weather is _______ today."A. sunnyB. rainyC. windyD. all of the above4. What is the past tense of "do"?A. didB. doneC. doingD. do5. Which sentence is grammatically correct?A. She don't like apples.B. She doesn't like apples.C. She don't likes apples.D. She doesn't likes apples.6. What is the meaning of the phrase "break a leg"?A. To injure oneselfB. To wish someone good luckC. To take a breakD. To lose something important7. Which word is a synonym for "unusual"?A. commonB. normalC. typicalD. rare8. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "She is _______ the library."A. inB. atC. onD. to9. What is the comparative form of "big"?A. biggerB. bigC. biglyD. biggest10. Which phrase is used to express agreement?A. I disagree.B. I can't agree more.C. I don't think so.D. I have no idea.二、填空题（每题2分，共20分）11. The opposite of "happy" is _______.12. "To be or not to be" is a famous quote from the play_______.13. The capital of France is _______.14. The past tense of "sing" is _______.15. The word "bicycle" has _______ syllables.16. "Please" is a _______ word.17. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the English alphabet at least once. This sentence is called a _______.18. "A stitch in time saves nine" means that it is better to deal with a problem as soon as it arises rather than waiting, which is a _______.19. "Procrastination" is the act of _______.20. "To go viral" on the internet means that something has become _______.三、阅读理解（每题3分，共30分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答21-30题。
初三九年级英语(完整版)初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷及答案
初三九年级英语(完整版)初中英语阅读理解阅读专项练习试卷及答案一、英语阅读理解阅读1．阅读理解Bill: My favourite book is The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, the Witch（女巫）and the Wardrobe（魔衣柜） by C.S, Lewis. It's about four children who find a magical（神奇的）land inside a wardrobe. A witch makes the land winter forever, The children help save the magical land from the witch with the help of Aslan, a great talking lion. The children become leaders. But then they come back to our world ... until their next journey in Narnia.Eric: I like reading The Magic School Bus written by Joanna Cole best. The magic school bus can go everywhere, even inside the human body. I like Arnold, a boy in Ms. Frizzle's class. He's really funny and he's always afraid.Grace: One of my all-time favourite books is Ugly by Donna Jo Napoli. It's the story of an ugly young duck. It's a little sad, but after you finish reading it, you'll want to read it again and again. The way Donna Jo Napoli writes is special, and you can really get inside the characters' heads. It sounds like music when it's being read to you.Sally: My favourite book is Bloomability by Sharon Creech. It's about a girl whose parents are always on the move. Then she is suddenly taken to Switzerland by her aunt and uncle, away from her family. Interested? Then read this book!Jane: My favourite book is Nancy Drew Mystery（疑案） Stories by Carolyn Keene. I have read it about four times! It is about a girl who loves solving mysteries, and she finds a statue that whispers. Well, I'm not going to tell you the story. I'll let you read it by yourself.A. a lionB. a witchC. a wardrobeD. a duck（2）When finishing reading Ugly, readers may feel a little ________________.A. afraidB. sadC. excitedD. nervous（3）Sally's favourite book is written by ________________.A. C.S. LewisB. Joanna ColeC. Donna Jo NapoliD. Sharon Creech（4）Tina is interested in special journeys, so she may like to read ________________.A. UglyB. BloomabilityC. The Magic School BusD. Nancy Drew Mystery Stories（5）Bloomability and Nancy Drew Mystery Stories both tell stories about ________________.A. a girlB. a magical landC. a young duckD. a school2．阅读理解Hundreds of foreigners got together in a small neighborhood in Qingdao on the afternoon of April 20 because of the Neighbor Day, an 18-day event celebrated across Qingdao. They learned the arts of Chinese handwriting, dumpling making, paper cutting, and discovered the culture of Chinese family trees.The festival started 12 years ago after a 10-year-old girl called Sun Ruihan was refused when paying a New Year's visit to her neighbor. Upset by this incident, she wrote to the Shibei district government of Qingdao, suggesting that they should introduce a "Neighbor Day" to encouragegreater spirit.As the birthplace of the festival, Shibei hosted the opening ceremony of this year's Neighbor Day on April 19. With the theme of" ▲ ", people from across the city got together to share their homemade food and discuss the family stories. They also set up a mobile neighbors' library to share books.Sarah from the United States said she had a great time with her neighbors as she experienced the art of Chinese paper cutting for the first time. Masha from Russia, who is studying Chinese at the Ocean University of China, described the event as a great chance to make friends with her Chinese neighbors and learn about the local culture with them. She tried her best at Chinese handwriting and also had great fun learning how to make dumplings. "I love eating dumplings but I never knew how to make them before, "she said." Now I can come to my neighbors' homes and learn in their kitchens."Neighbor Day grew from the needs of the people. With the big support from the government, it has become another culture symbol of Qingdao.（1）Neighbor Day in Qingdao is a festival to .A. welcome foreigners to QingdaoB. learn different western culturesC. make friends with neighborsD. help neighbors out of trouble（2）The underlined word "incident" in Paragraph 2 probably means in Chinese.A. 事件B. 行动C. 过程D. 意外（3）Which of the following can be best put into the blank" ▲ "?A. Foreigners as friendsB. Neighbors as familyC. Living with foreignersD. Working with neighbors（4）Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?（P=Paragraph）A. B. C. D.3．阅读理解Survey：What were you scared of when you were a kid?I was scared of spiders but I didn't let my friends know because all of them liked catching these spiders. I was terrified but I just acted cool.—Buding, still afraid of spidersI was scared of the dark because I didn't know if there was something scary inside the room. As a result, I always liked sleeping with my back facing the wall because it made me a little comfortable.—Gerard, not so afraid of the dark anymore, but still sleeps with his back facing the wallStrange as it probably sounds, I was scared of shadows（影子）.Not the shadows themselves, but what they formed（形成）.Because I was near-sighted（近视的）, the shadows I saw formed into the scariest things I saw in my mind.—Jean, no longer afraid of shadows I was afraid of the old woman who lived alone right in front of us. Very large trees covered the front part of her small house. The few times I saw the old woman, it scared me because she looked like a witch（女巫）.Once I was playing volleyball with my friends and the ball flew into her house. We all ran home quickly and decided that it was okay to lose the ball instead of seeing her come out of the house.—Mac, who has already moved to a different house （1）Buding used to be afraid of .A. the darkB. spidersC. shadowsD. an old woman（2）Gerard sleeps.A. with the light onB. with his parentsC. with the window openD. with his back facing the wall（3）There is something wrong with Jean's .A. legsB. backC. yesD. feet（4）The old woman lived in a small house .A. by herselfB. with her daughterC. with her husbandD. with her grandmother4．阅读理解Some people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others Believe that success mostly Comes down to luck. I'm not going to say luck, talent, and Circumstances（境遇）don't Come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are Born with great intelligence, and that's just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then make it more practical. And, vesides that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10, 000 hours studying and practising. To vecome great at certain things, it'll require even more time, which most people won't put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don't enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you give up before you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there. It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were Born with some unusual talent, But thinking that way does you no good, andthere's a huge Chance that you're wrong anyway.No matter what you do, if you want to Become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction（入迷）, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing to put in the time and work, don't expect to receive any rewards. Hard work won't guarantee（保证）you the level of success you may want, But it will guarantee that you will Become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.（1）Paragraph 1 mainly talks about __________.A. the reasons for successB. the meaning of successC. the standards of successD. the importance of success（2）The underlined word" that" refers to __________.A. putting in more timeB. succeeding in lifeC. Being good at somethingD. setting a practical goal（3）Successful people suggest doing what one loves Because __________.A. work makes him feel painB. he is likely to enjoy his workC. he gives up his work easilyD. it takes a lot of time to succeed（4）What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain that luck or talent leads to success.B. To tell us that one cannot succeed without time and practice.C. To show us that having a goal is the main reason to success.D. To describe that successful people like to show their great skills.5．阅读理解We often hear stories of animals rescuing people. But now someone has managed to return the favor.The event took place on a snowy January morning. Thomas Smith was walking his dog, Jack, in the park. "As I was walking, I just saw Jack running into the ice towards the ducks in the middle, and then he fell into the water and couldn't climb out," said Smith. He realized he had no choice but to try and save his dog. "Someone else told me the lake was only one meter deep, but it was at least twice that. I had to break my way through the 6-cm ice. Finally, I got Jack by the neck and pulled him out. I didn't think I had ever felt so cold by the time we got back to dry land. And when we got there, everyone was asking if Jack was okay—no one was particularly worried about me!"A neighbor, Julie Brown, saw it all happen. "The dog went onto an icy lake. All of a sudden, it started to go under. There were crowds of people around, and they were all shouting and screaming. Before I knew it, the owner （Smith） was in the water forcing his way through the ice, I couldn't imagine how cold it was. Everyone was very nervous, but he was as cool as acucumber-he just crawled back out, put the dog on its lead, and went home.Many regard him as a hero, but Mr. Smith is quite laid—back about it, "Most dog owners are the same as me. They would do what I did without a second thought. But in the future, I'm going to make sure he's on a lead near any icy pond.Pets are members of our family. Would you do the same for them?（1）What happened on a cold January morning?A. Mr. Smith met Jack in the park.B. Mr. Smith ran after Jack on the ice,C. Jack fell from the ice into the water.D. Jack played with the ducks in the water.（2）How did Mr. Smith save Jack?A. He asked a neighbor for help,B. He broke the ice and shouted to Jack.C. He got Jack by the leg and pulled him out.D. He pulled Jack out of the icy water by the neck.（3）The underlined phrase "as cool as a cucumber" in Paragraph 3 means "_________".A. relaxedB. proudC. shyD. brave（4）In the last paragraph, the writer asks a question to .A. suggest keeping pets for funB. remind people to put their dogs on the leadsC. encourage people to take good care of their petsD. advise people not to leave their dogs near icy ponds（5）What is the best title for the passage?A. A man's pet dogB. A dog's best friendC. The danger on the icy lakeD. Suggestions for pets' owners6．阅读理解Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.One day, my mother was sewing a quilt（缝被子）.I silently sat beside her."Mom, is there love between you and Dad? "I asked in a very low voice.With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. Then she said, "Susan, look at this thread（线）.It can hardly be seen, but it's really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside."I couldn't understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.After two months my father still couldn't walk by himself."Dad, how are you feeling now? "I asked him one day."Susan, don't worry about me, "he said. "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life." Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.（1）Susan's father stayed in hospital for _________.A. one dayB. one monthC. two monthsD. three months（2）Susan came to understand her mother _________.A. while her mother was sewing a quiltB. before her father was in hospitalC. when she was sitting beside her motherD. after her father was seriously sick（3）What can we know from the passage?A. Susan's father is very lazy.B. Susan's mother is a nurse.C. Susan's parents love each other.D. Susan doesn't like her father.（4）Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?A. How to make a quilt strongB. Love is just a threadC. Walking on the country roadD. A seriously sick father7．阅读理解Stonehenge means "hanging stones". They stood in a circle, with 30 more stones lying on top to form a ring of rocks. There was also an inner circle built with similar stones. The stones set up in a trilithon（巨石牌坊） pattern.A trilithon is made of two stone pillars with a stab of rock laid across the top. The stones weigh up to 20 tons each. People wonder how the huge rocks were placed that way.Historians agree that Stonehenge was built in three different stages. The first stage took place about 5, 000 years ago. At that time, a large circular earth wall was made. Historians believe the wall was dug and cut with tools made form anglers（鹿角）of red deer. The earth wall was about 98m in diameter（直径） a 5-meter-tall stone was placed near the center. Then, they had to transport the large blue stones （up to 4 tons） 384 kilometers to Stonehenge. Experts think they might be moved across ice and snow. The ground in winter in this area is usually full of ice and snow, making it easier to move the rocks. The next task was to stand the stones up. The most difficult task was putting the top stones in place. Each one of these tasks took a lot of planning and a lot of strength, but the workers of Stonehenge were excellent builders.Why was the monument built? Some scientists think it's a burial ground. There are over 400 graves （burial sits） nearby. A man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain （dated to 2470 BC）. Others think Stonehenge was built by early astronomers. Scientists believe that when a person stands in the center of the monument, the changing of seasons can be seen. Certain stones mark the location of the rising and setting moon in midwinter. Other stones mark the rising and setting sun in midsummer. The ancient people held religious ceremonies on these days. These ceremonies probably asked the gods to bring good weather for crops and to protect the people from bad weather.Stonehenge is an engineering success. Thousands of years later, it still stands. As a calendar,Stonehenge is very accurate. It shows that early people had a deep understanding of the movements to the sun and the moon. They didn't have machines or computers, but Stonehenge shows people could do many things using only their muscles and their brains.（1）he first building stage of Stonehenge was ________.A. to dig and cut the earth wallB. to move the blue stones across the iceC. to stand the stones upD. to put the top stones in place（2）Which evidence（证据） is given to support the idea that Stonehenge was a burial ground?A. Stonehenge was made of stones.B. It is a place for celebrating ceremonies.C. The passing of seasons can be seen there.D. Two gold earrings were found in a grave.（3）The underlined word "accurate" in the last paragraph probably means "________".A. correctB. strangeC. hugeD. heavy（4）Stonehenge was probably NOT originally built for ________.A. touristsB. religious reasonsC. a burial groundD. telling the seasons8．阅读理解Our monthly talks start at 19: 30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admissionis at normal charges and you don't need to book. They end around 21: 00.November 7th The Canal（运河）Pioneers（先驱者）, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of canal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made sucha positive contribution to the education of that group of early "civil engineers".December 5th Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers,there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering.Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London's ice trade grew.February 6th An Update on the Cotswold Canals, by Liz Payne. The Stroud water Canal is moving towards reopening. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.March 6th Eyots and Aits---Thames Istands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.（1）When is the talk on James Brindley?A. On February 6th.B. On March 6th.C. On November 7th.D. On December 5th.（2）What is the topic of the talk in February?A. The Canal Pioneers.B. Ice for the Metropolis.C. Eyous and Aits -Thames Istands.D. An Update on the Cotswold Canals.（3）Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames?A. Miranda Vickers.B. Malcolm Tucker.C. Chris Lewis.D. Liz Payne.9．阅读理解Improve Your Learning Skills!Want higher marks?Have an important exam soon?Come to the workshop and learn how to:•Read faster•Take better notes•Improve your spellingWednesday, March 13, 3 pm-5 pm, Room 314Bring a notebook, a dictionary, and a pencil.See you there.A. readingB. grammarC. speakingD. pronunciation（2）People need to stay in the workshop for ______.A. one hourB. two hoursC. three hoursD. four hours（3）People should bring ______ if they go to the workshop.A. a penB. a notebookC. an English bookD. a computer 10．阅读理解The Mid-Autumn Festival is a very important Chinese festival. It falls on the 15th day of the eighth month of lunar calendar. A few days before the festival, everyone in the family will help to make the house clean and beautiful. Lanterns will be hung in front of the house.On the evening of the festival there will be a big family dinner. People who work far away from their homes will try to come back for the reunion （团聚）. After dinner, people will light the lanterns which are usually bright and round. Children will play with their own toy lanterns happily.At night the moon is usually round and bright. People can enjoy the moon while eating mooncakes which are the special food for this festival.Father's Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in the US and the UK. Sonora Smart Dodd, a loving daughter from Spokane, had the good idea that society must celebrate a day to honour fathers, because they make important contributions to the raising of children.People celebrate the festival by honouring their fathers and expressing love to them by giving popular gifts like cards, flowers, chocolate and ties. Little children often give handmade gifts to their dads.（1）What will people do before the Mid- Autumn Festival?A. Light the lanterns.B. Have a big family dinner.C. Clean their houses and hang the lanterns.D. Enjoy the moon.（2）What does the moon usually look like on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival?A. Red and round.B. Round and bright.C. Red and bright.D. Red and small.（3）When is Father's Day in the US?A. On the third Sunday of June.B. On the second Sunday of June.C. On the third Saturday of June.D. On the second Saturday of June.（4）Who came up with the idea of celebrating Father's Day?A. Some little children.B. A father.C. Sonora Smart Dodd.D. A loving son.（5）Why did people set up Father's Day to honour fathers?A. Because fathers want to get together with their children.B. Because fathers express great love to their children.C. Because fathers give popular gifts to their children,D. Because fathers make contributions to the raising of children.11．阅读理解Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true.Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it's hard for you to communicate with your parents, don't worry about it. Here are some advice for you to bridge the generation gap （代沟）.Don't argue （争辩） with your parents. Don't get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won't consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can't express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don't think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.Try to reach a compromise （和解）. Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael's mother didn't agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect （尊敬） to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!（1）According to the passage who have a communication problem?A. parents and other peopleB. only school kids and their parentsC. teachers and their studentsD. parents and children of all ages（2）How many pieces of advice does the writer give us to bridge the generation gap?A. 5.B. 4.C. 3.D. 2.（3）The underlined word "bridge" in the passage means "___________".A. 建立B. 消除C. 通过D. 到达（4）If the values of your parents are different from those of yours, you'd better ___________.A. argue with themB. keep away from themC. agree with them all the timeD. tell your parents what you care about（5）The best title for the passage is ___________.A. How to bridge the generation gapB. How to deal with family problemsC. How to be good parentsD. How to be a good child12．阅读理解Do you enjoy novels? The best sellers of the year are waiting for you in our bookstore!The Longest NightThis is William Smith's last book in his life. William became a writer after teaching English for a few years.Susan is a nurse in southern England. There she works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Susan has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and when they reach the hospitalNo Pains No Gains（收获）This exciting story is Emma Brown's twentieth.No Pains No Gains is about Harry, who works with his father, a carpenter, in Philippines. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop and.Hospital or Cinema?Elizabeth Beckman, who studies English in Sydney, wrote this story earlier this year.Betty is a young and beautiful Brazilian（巴西的） woman. Her dream is to become a doctor. She goes to Sydney to study English and medicine but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the US with him to become a film star.... What will Betty do?（1）After we read this, we know that this is ________________.A. apiece of newsB. an adC. a diaryD. a menu（2）The Longest Night is about ________________.A. William Smith's lifeB. William Smith's last bookC. William Smith's jobD. the nurse Susan and a sick baby（3）From the title No Pains No Gains, we may know that Harry ________________ at last.A. has made a successB. is still poorC. doesn't have to work hardD. has killed the man in black（4）What's the meaning of the word "carpenter"?A. A shop owner.B. A businessman.C. A hard- working man.D. A person who makes wooden things（5）Which of the following is TRUE?A. William Smith is still alive.B. Emma is twenty years old.C. Susan had taught English for two years.D. Elizabeth wrote Hospital or Cinema? years ago.13．阅读理解Willow Shields is an American film and television actress. She was born on June 1st, 2000 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has a twin sister and an elder brother. Willow is a very beautifulgirl. She has golden hair, big eyes and sweet smiles.Willow got her first job in 2008 and she acted in a 7-minute short film with her sister. In the film, she played the role of a little girl watching a gun fight. Her most famous role is Prim in the movie The Hunger Games. She worked hard for the movie and she read the book carefully before acting. Willow did so well that the director said, "It's so exciting to find an amazing young actress like her. We're very lucky to have her." Shields continued in her role until November, 2015, when the final of four movies of The Hunger Games series came out.Because Willow is always busy, she is home schooled. She makes use of every chance to enrich herself. She especially loves reading. Besides, she is warm-hearted. In her free time, she often volunteers to send out food to homeless families.（1）Willow Shields is ______________ years old now.A. 6B. 10C. 12D. 18（2）Willow Shields acted in her first film with ______________.A. her twin sisterB. her directorC. her brotherD. her best friend （3）From the director's words, we know that ______________.A. Willow Shields is a lucky girlB. the director is pleased with WillowC. Willow Shields is a television actressD. Willow Shields is a girl from New Mexico（4）Willow Shields often ______________ in her free time.A. goes to an amusement parkB. goes abroad with her friendsC. helps some homeless familiesD. hangs out in a shopping mall（5）Which of the following is TRUE about Willow Shields?A. She has a brother and two sisters.B. She gets to school every weekday.C. She played a role in Harry Potter in 2008.D. She acted in a film for the first time when she was 8.14．阅读理解When his mum fainted（昏厥）and knocked herself out, unconscious, four year old Henry Davies knew just what to do— thanks to a storybook.He calmly dialled 999 and told the emergency services how to get to his home and then phoned his father.The boy told the doctors what had happened and directed them to the house in Coundon, Coventry, and even offered the doctors a drinkWhen they arrived. Henry also offered to look after his 12— month old brother Noah.His father, Iran, 35, said, "Chloe has been unwell with a high fever which has made her feel quite poorly. I left for work early at about 7:30 am and as she got up after I left she felt quite dizzy and faint. The next thing she remembers is fainting down on the floor and hearing Henry talking to someone. He had seen her fall and hit her head on the table, but he couldn't wake her up. So he picked up the phone and dialled 999 for an ambulance."Chloe said, "Henry has a storybook, Ambulance Crew, on what to do in an emergency, which we've read a few times. He even put a blanket over me. The ambulance crew were amazed. We're very proud of him."。
九年级英语阅读与写作竞赛试题
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A Meaningful GiftEmily was an eighth grader. To pass her Civics course（公民课程）, she had to do some volunteer service in a nursing home for a week.One Monday, Emily went to the nursing home after school. When she arrived, she was told she would 1 an hour every weekday with an elderly lady, Mrs. Blair. She was then led into a room, where an old lady in a flowery dress was sitting on a sofa.Emily 3 awkwardly（别扭地）in front of the lady. She cleared her throat and said, “Good afternoon. I’m Emily.” “Good afternoon, Emily. Take a seat, please.” Mrs. Blair replied.Then, 4 filled the space between them. Emily wondered what to say.“Tell me about yourself, Emily,” Mrs. Blair said suddenly.“Well,” Emily started, “I don’t have any grandparents, so I can’t relate to elderly people much. I love the performing arts. I’m here mainly because I have to 34 here to get a good grade for my Civics cl ass.”Mrs. Blair didn’t seem to 5 . “Many people, especially teens, don’t seem to care about old people like me. Now you are here, and I’m going to change that about you. Ask me anything.”Emily thought for a moment, and finally decided, “What was your job?”“I was a Broadway star in the 1950s.” Mrs. Blair answered. “Cool! Can you tell me about it?” Emily asked, amazed.Mrs. Blair smiled. “Back then, only the lead actress had the honor to wear a 6 bracelet. I was the lead in almost all of the plays, so I always wore the bracelet. Till this day, I still have it.”Emily smiled along with Mts. Blair and listened to the other stories, attentively. She had become so interested in Mrs. Blair’s 7 that she decided to come earlier the next day.Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday passed by quickly. Then came Friday. As she was leaving, Emily was really 8 to say goodbye.“Don’t be sad. You can still visit me,” Mrs. Blair comforted her. She then handed a small box to Emily,“It’s my gift to you.”Emily 9 opened the box and was surprised to see what was inside. “It’s the bracelet that you wore. Thank you!” Emily said, with tears in1 温馨提示：答案一律写答题卡上，否则无效2 温馨提示：答案一律写答题卡上，否则无效her eyes. “I’m sure to visit you whenever I’m free.” On the way home, Emily thought of her own love for the performing arts. She touched the bracelet and made a 10 that she would keep her word to Mrs. Blair.1.A. waste B. spend C. plan D. exercise2. A. asked B. sat C. stood D. danced3. A. warmth B. sadness C. happiness D.silence4.A. study B. live C. volunteer D. play5. A. mind B. fear C. insist D. regret6. A. strange B. special C. common D. private7. A. dreams B. hobbies C. stories D. jokes8. A. upset B. confused C. surprised D. nervous9. A. proudly B. secretly C. worriedly D. carefully10. A. promise B. change C. judgment D. choice阅读材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
新目标版九年级英语初三英语阅读理解与完型填空竞赛题及答案
初三英语阅读理解与完型填空竞赛完形填空A）Do you know the history of bowling（保龄球）? Scientists think that a game like bowling was ___ 1 in Egypt thousands of years ago. Things look like the balls and bowling pins were found buried(埋葬) with a child who __2 around 5,200 B. C.People who study history know that the game was popular in Germany around 200-300 A.D. It was played in some churches in order to __3__ that they were very good Christians. When people bowled poorly, they had to go to church more ___4__ than the others.The first bowling place was built inside a very big building and __5__ in England in 1455. Then the game was taken to the United States where most people played it outside just for fun.During the 1800s, many people in the United States began to bowl for ___6__, so several cities made the game illegal（违法的. And later, a group ____7__ the American Bowling Congress (ABC) began around 1900. The job of this group was to clean up bowling and make it a gentleman’s game again. At th at time, the game was mostly played by men. If women played, they ____8__a curtain up so that the men were not able to see them.Then, in 1916, a woman’s ___9___ named the Women’s International Bowling Congress (WIBC) made a point of showing that the game was fine for ___10___ men and women.1. A. done B. played C. seen D. watched2. A. died B. was dying C. dead D. death3. A. tell B. show C. look D. say4. A. possible B. often C. time D. chance5. A. closed B. built C. opened D. stopped6. A. fun B. pleasure C. money D. health7. A. calling B. calls C. naming D. named8. A. hanged B. hang C. hung D. hunged9. A. party B. group C. class D. kind10. A. between B. both C. all D. wholeB）How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups. And old people wishing they were1 again. Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person always enjoys what each age2 him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are 3 responsibilities（责任）to make life better. If a child has good parents, he is raised, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is 4 that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. But a child has his 5 . He is not so free to do what he wishes to do. He is 6 being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.When a young man starts to earn his own living（谋生）, he can no longer expect others to 7 his food, his clothes, and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live 8 . If he spends most of his time 9 in the ways that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. 10 , if he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.1. A. children B. young C. active D. strong2. A. leaves B. hopes C. makes D. gives3. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little4. A. impossible B. natural C. common D. harmful5. A. pains B. weakness C. dreams D. rights6. A. year by year B. again and again C. one by one D. for ever7. A. take the place of B. pay for C. talk about D. think of8. A. comfortably B. freely C. peacefully D. separately9. A. playing about B. play about C. played about D. plays about10. A. By the way B. Possibly C. Though D. However阅读理解：A）The world has many beautiful sounds. We can hear the songs of birds and the laugh of people. We can listen to cool music and news reports. And it is all because of ours ears! They bring us a world of sounds.But some people can’t hear any sound at all. Some are born deaf. Others can hear well in their childhood, but too many loud sounds hurt their ears later on.Many people in China can’t hear ordinary sounds clearly. A large number of them are children. Most of them are born with good hearing. But six children out of every 1,000 have hearing problems when they are born. And if a child has hearing problems, he or she usually will also have learning problems at school.A lot of things can cause hearing problems. For example, too much earwax is not good for our hearing. And noise louder than 85 decibels can hurt our ears and make us lose our hearing for a short time or even for ever.Hearing is important for all of us. So we should do our best to give our ears special care. Don’t forget to do the following:●Try to stay away from places with too much noise. If you have to go, wear earplugs. A pair ofgood earplugs can cut the noise by 30 decibels.●When swimming , remember to put earplugs into your ears to stop water from getting in.●Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much earwax, ask your mumor dad to help you clean it out. CDACBKeep these things in mind! Then you won’t be saying “What” when you are older.1. The underlined word “earwax” means ______ in Chinese.A. 耳膜B. 耳鸣C. 耳垢D. 耳疾2. In the first paragraph , the writer wants to ________.A. tell us many beautiful sounds.B. describe the use of ears.C. explain the kinds of sounds.D. show the importance of ears.3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?A. Hearing problems caused by diseases.B. People with hearing problems.C. Ways to protect our ears.D. Danger of loud noise.4. Hearing problems may be caused by ______.A. a little earwax.B. learning problems at school.C. noise louder than 85 decibels.D. earplugs that can only cut noise by 15 decibels.5. The underlined sentence means _______.A. when you get older, you know it’s not polite to ask “what”.B. when you get older, you still have good hearing.C. When you get older, you won’t ask question.D. The older you are, the less questions you’ll have.B).Many adults think that the decision to buy a computer is theirs. They are the world’s webmasters. But now, a US survey (调查) has found children are getting more and more interested in the Internet. The number of children using the Internet has grown to three times in the past three years.Three years ago, the number of 2 to 17 years old children entering Webworld was eight million. Today, the number has inscreased to 25 million. By the year 2008, the number of children online is expected to be 42 million.More and more children are using the Net because their parents use it. The survey showed that the number of parents using the Net has changed from 4.5 million to 16.4 million.The survey found many other interesting facts:●Almost two-thirds of US families have home computers. Forty-six percent of all family membersare hooked(沉迷于) on the Internet.●Girls are using the Net as much as boys.●In five years, schools will become the main gateways to the Internet for children.1. By the year 2008, the number of children online will be ______ more than today.A. 8 millionB. 17 millionC. 25 millionD. 42 million2. Why are more and more children using the Net now?A. because they needn’t go to school any more.B. Because they will have exams on the Net.C. Because their parents often use the Net and affect() them.D.Because their teachers give lessons on the Net all day.3. What does the survey say on girls’ going online?A. The girls go on line less than boys.B. They spend a lot of time on the Net like boys.C. They are weak in using the Net.D. The girl only use the Net at school.4. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Adults Become the Owner of the Internet.B. Children Lead the Internet.C. How do Children Use the Net?D. The Growing Number of People Entering Webworld.5. Which of the following are about the survey on the Internet use?1) More and more children are interested in the Internet.2) Three-fourths of US families have home computers.3) Forty-six percent of all family members are deep in the Internet.4) Boys use the Net as much as girls.5) Schools will become the main gateways to the Internet for children in five years.A. 1) 2) 3) 4)B. 1) 2) 4) 5)C. 2) 3) 4) 5)D. 1) 3) 4) 5)C) Did you see snow in your hometown last winter? Did you feel it was warmer than before? “There have been 21 warm winters in China since 1986,” said scientists. They also said that in the past 100 years, as the global(全球的) temperatures went up by 0.74℃, the temperature in North China has climbed 1.4℃in only 50 years.China needs to take quick action to cut carbon dioxide(二氧化碳)emission(排放), because it’s the main reason for global warming. The good news is that China has seen the important of going green. China set the goal of cutting energy use by 20% and pollution emission by 10% in the 11th Five-Year plan.Can you slow golbal warming? Sure! You and your family can take steps to cut the amount of carbon dioxide that is sent out into the air.Here are some pieces of advice to help you save the earth.Wear used clothes. Wearing your brother’s, or sister’s or dad’s old T-shirt means you save the energy.Change your light bulbs(灯泡). Use energy-saving light bulbs. And don’t forget to turn off the lights when you leave a room and turn off your television and computer when they are not in use!Ride the bus. Taking a bus saves a lot of oil every year. Say no to plastic bags. The next time your parents go to the market, ask them to use baskets.Open a window. Don’t use the air conditioner(空调), and let some fresh air in. When you have to use the conditioner, set the temperature higher in the summer and lower in the winter to save energy.Make small changes in your daily life. Don’t use paper cups, bags and boxes.It’s time for all of us to do something to save the earth.1. The main reason for global warming is _________.A. The oilB. carbon dioxideC. paper cups, bags and boxes.D. television and computers2. The word “energy” in the second paragraph means “___________”.A. 活力B. 干劲C. 精力D. 能源3. How many pieces of advice are there in this passage?A. ThreeB. FourC. FiveD. Six4. Which of the following is true?A. It’s a pity to wear your dad’s old T-shirt.B. Using air conditioners may be a waste of energy.C. Taking a bus wastes a lot of oil every year.D. Using paper bags saves energy a lot.5. The passage is mainly about the ways to _________.A. slow down global warmingB. make energyC. change our daily lifeD.change the world weather完型填空A：1-5 BABBC 6---10 CDCBB B: 1-5 BDAAA 6-10 BBAAD 阅读：A. 1—5. CDACB B. 1---5 BCBBD C. 1---5 BDDBA。
九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷及答案
九年级英语阅读竞赛试卷一、根据句意及所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Mr. O’Malley became unhappy after he moved to the new house in town with us. He had been (1) u_________ to running free on my grandpa’s farm. But in the new house, he was chained (拴住) in the backyard.Mr. O’Malley looked sad and lonely all day long, so we decided to take Mr. O’Malley back to the farm. (2) A_________ all, what he wanted to do was just run happily.After nearly two hours’ drive, we arrived at grandpa’s farm. It was (3) e__________ to see grandpa again, but the greatest thing was to watch Mr. O’Malley run free on the farm. He was so happy.Two days later, it was time for mum and me to leave. Mr. O’Malley looked at me with a very sad (4) e__________.As we drove down the road, I found Mr. O’Malley following us behind. I asked mum to stop the car and got out of it.“I’ll miss you,” I hugged Mr. O’Malley. “Now, go home, Mr. O’Malley!”Mr. O’Malley turned around. He rushed(5) t__________ grandpa’s farm. I didn’t want to give up Mr. O’Malley, but I hoped to see his happy face.二、完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。