河北省石家庄市第四十三中学(石家庄外国语学校)2020-2021学年九年级上学期12月竞赛英语试题

河北省石家庄市第四十三中学（石家庄外国语学校）
2020-2021学年九年级上学期12月竞赛英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
一、单项选择
1．Huawei is known ________ a national brand, and the number of people using its products getting larger and larger.
A．to B．as C．for D．with 2．—Oh, dear. I ________ 3kg this month.
—Don’t worry. You can take more exercise.
A．put up B．put off C．put on D．put down 3．Alex saved an old man from an accident. Everyone ________ his courage.
A．admired B．encouraged C．reviewed D．regarded 4．While watching the film, I couldn’t stop laughing at some ________ moments.
A．humorous B．boring C．moving D．dangerous 5．Our school’s thirtieth birthday will be in 2024 and we will have a big ________ for it.
A．competition B．celebration C．conversation D．vacation 6．Peter is a smart man. He often makes decisions ________.
A．widely B．wisely C．crazily D．slowly 7．There ________ a lot of trees here 3 years ago, but now it has become desert.
A．is B．have C．used to be D．used to being 8．In schools, students ________ to sweep the floor after school every day.
A．asked B．ask C．were asked D．are asked
A．What B．What a C．How a D．How 10．—Did Tom tell you ________.
—Yes. He said he got up too late this morning.
A．why he was late for school B．when he left home for school
C．what time he got up in the morning D．where he did his homework
二、完形填空
course. I am stepping into the magical world of chemicals with lots of doubt. I did lots of
some of them were caused by carelessness, and some of them resulted from a lack(缺少) of
carefully and learn from my wrong answers.
Luckily, my chemistry teacher also 17 a new learning method to me. He thought that I didn’t understand and remember basic concepts and formulas(概念和公式). So he asked me to 18 the important points. To help students like me strengthen our learning and ask questions actively, he also created a QQ group. He sent pages of exercises to us and gave us feedback(反馈) soon. If we don’t understand his corrections, he will explain them 19 us patiently.
With the help of my teacher and my own hard work, I 20 my monthly exam score by two points this month. It’s small, but it’s still a lot of encouragement for me. I’ve set a goal of another two points higher for next month. I believe I can learn chemistry well. 11．A．chemistry B．physics C．history D．geography 12．A．because B．but C．if D．after 13．A．took up B．took over C．took out D．took in 14．A．peacefully B．beautifully C．successfully D．carefully 15．A．knowledge B．homework C．discussion D．expression 16．A．difficult B．important C．different D．serious 17．A．invented B．invited C．introduced D．increased 18．A．achieve B．choose C．continue D．remember 19．A．to B．of C．for D．on 20．A．shared B．improved C．realized D．studied
三、阅读单选
Should Museums Be Free?
I think that museums should be free for young people. They give young people the chance to not only enjoy arts but also learn the value of culture. Generally, in Japan, most
students learn about different cultures only by reading textbooks at school. However, it’s very important for them to understand cultures “directly”. By watching works of art directly, it’s possible for students to get something that textbooks can’t give them. For that reason, I believe that museums should be free.
—Norika
Art creates life and life is valuable. Giving something a value of $0 does not attract(吸引) people to it, and nor does it encourage them to value it. Human beings usually look up to things that are difficult or expensive to get a better way is to ask regular visitors to pay to visit museums but provide free tickets for students having lessons there.
—Linda
Museums need money to support themselves and protect museum collections(收藏品). Artists should be thanked and respected for their hard work, and museum workers need to be paid. For all these museums need money. If you don’t have to pay to enter a museum, how will the museum keep running?
—Richard
Why should you have to pay to learn? You shouldn’t! The museum gift shops make money. My point is, think of all the people who don’t get to go to museums because they don’t have the money. Museums are so fun but many people don’t get to experience them.—Vina
21．How do most students in Japan learn different cultures?
A．By reading textbooks.B．By going to museums.
C．By watching works of art.D．By visiting different places.
22．Why is Linda against free museums?
A．Museum workers need to be paid.B．People won’t value free things.
C．Museums need money to keep running. D．Museums are places for students to learn. 23．How does Richard suggest museums keep running?
A．By bringing in more famous works of art.B．By receiving help from the
government.
C．By getting more volunteers.D．By asking visitors to pay.
24．What is Vina’s point?
A．More gift shops are needed.
B．Museums are boring sometimes.
C．Museums should be free so that people can get to experience them.
D．Some people shouldn’t be allowed to go to museums.
25．Who cares whether poor people can go to museums?
A．Norika.B．Linda.C．Richard.D．Vina.
Kenneth Riggins and his daughter, Angelica, then 5 years old, had fallen asleep on the sofa in their house when he was woken up around 2 a.m. by their dogs and the smell of smoke. He followed the smell to a small room next to a back bedroom. “I opened the door, and the fire came in the doorway,” says Riggins, a high school teacher and single dad. After pushing the door shut, he ran to the living room and woke up Angelica, shouting at her to get out quickly.
Angelica, who had recently attended a fire demonstration(消防演习) at her school led by Sparkles the Fire Safety Dog, knew exactly what to do. “The smoke was everywhere, so I crawled (爬) under it and out of the house, just like Sparkles taught me,”Angelica says. “I was really afraid, but I moved as fast as I could.” She ran straight to the home of a neighbor, who called 911. When the firefighters arrived a few minutes later, Angelica told them she hadn’t seen her dad and that he might still be in the house.
She was right. After getting out, Riggins had returned to look for a friend’s 5-year-old girl who had been staying with them. “I was unable to think clearly because of all the smoke and I forgot her mom had picked her up earlier,” he says. Firefighters found Riggins unconscious(失去知觉的) in the living room. As they carried him out of the front door, the back of the house blew up. It was later found out that some old electrical wiring(电线线路) had caused the fire. Riggins spent the next week in the hospital with some burns, but he’s healthy now. “If Angelica hadn’t run to our neighbors for help, I wouldn’t have made it.” Riggins says
Since the fire, Angelica and her dad have moved to a home across the street from their old one.
26．What did Riggins do before waking up Angelica?
A．He opened the bedroom door.B．He ran out of the living room.
C．He put his dogs in a safe place.D．He found out where the smoke was from. 27．What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
A．The smoke.B．The doorway.C．The sofa.D．The door.
28．What did Angelica do after getting out?
A．She asked her neighbor to leave.B．She helped the firefighters.
C．She asked for help.D．She called 911.
29．Why did Riggins return to the house?
A．To clear the smoke.B．To look for a person.
C．To pick up a girl’s things.D．To repair the electrical wiring. 30．What is the best title for the text?
A．A Little Girl Put Out a Fire B．A Little Girl Got Away from Fire
C．A Little Girl Attended a Fire Demonstration D．A Little Girl Saved Dad from
Burning Home
If you were born in the 2000s, you are called the oh-ohs. Maybe you feel proud of yourselves? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phones so much. They wonder how you will deal with school, friends and family.
Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt(溺爱) and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents”. They were always there to guide and help their children with a busy program. Because of this, today’s youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
Does the face-down generation need a heads-up? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. More young people volunteer to help their neighborhoods. There are also brave young people such as Malala.
Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights of going to school in poor areas.
So if you’re one of the oh-ohs, there’s reason to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you do great and laugh out loud. 31．Which of the following is an oh-oh?
A．A girl who is good-looking.B．A girl who is smart.
C．A boy who was born in 1999.D．A boy who was born in 2004. 32．The oh-ohs are thought as the “face-down generation” because they ________.
A．use their phones too much B．need to study hard in school
C．are interested in younger friends D．are more creative than their parents 33．What do “helicopter parents” do for their children?
A．They help them to face the challenges.
B．They do the homework instead of them.
C．They guide and plan everything for them.
D．They keep them away from after-school activities.
34．The underlined word “rights” in Paragraph 4 probably refers to ________.
A．somebody that leads a community B．somebody that looks after teenagers
C．something that people volunteer to do D．something that people are allowed to do 35．What does the passage tell us?
A．Parents should put down their phones.
B．Young people should be better educated.
C．The neighborhoods should care about teenagers.
D．The oh-ohs should be hopeful about the future.
We do not know when man first began to use salt, but we do know that it has been used
fish 3,000 years ago. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead.
Stealing salt was considered a major crime during some periods of history. In the 18th century, if a person was caught stealing salt, he could be put in prison and his ears could be cut.
In the Roman Empire, one of the most important roads was the one that carried salt. Guards were stationed(就位) along the route(路线) to protect against salt thieves; and they received their pay(报酬) in salt, thus bringing the English word, salary. Any guard who fell asleep while on duty was thought to be “not worth his salt”, and as a result he would get less salt on his next payday. The expression, “not worth his salt”, is still used today in English.
In the modern world, salt has many uses besides eating. It is used in making glass and airplane parts, in the growing of crops, and in the killing of weeds(杂草). It is also used to make water soft, to melt(融化) ice on roads and highways, to make soap and to fix colors in cloth.
Salt can be got in many other ways besides the underground mines. Salt water from the
ocean, salt water lakes or small seas can be used to make salt. Yet, no matter where it comes from, salt will continue to play an important role in the lives of people everywhere.
36．In the Roman Empire, many people were employed as guards to ________.
A．protect the city of Rome B．watch people carrying salt
C．stop thieves from stealing salt D．carry salt from the mines to Rome 37．The expression “not worth his salt” used today refers to the one who ________.
A．fails to do his work well B．should not be paid in salt
C．doesn’t go to work at all D．should use less salt
38．According to the text, today, salt can be used to ________.
A．keep dead bodies B．punish thieves
C．pay guards D．make industrial products
39．What does the underlined word “evidence” mean in the last paragraph ________?
A．故事B．资料C．证据D．事件40．The main purpose of the text is to tell readers ________.
A．how salt was found and got B．salt is important in people’s life
C．salt was difficult to get in the past D．what salt brings to the English language 四、短文综合填空
(tell) to live with a host family for two weeks. My worries disappeared because my host
kindness taught 48 (I) that cultural differences won’t stop friendship.
In my visit to London, I went to the 49 (center) part of the city. We walked over the Millennium Bridge, enjoyed the waterways and took many 50 (picture) of The Shard. We had a good time. The trip was helpful to improve my English. It was also a way to lean the culture and history of another country.
五、完形填空
When I arrived in Hamburg Germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a restaurant. We noticed a few customers, including several old
for them, and they would finish every bit of the food on their plates.
As I was hungry, my local colleague ordered much food for me. Since there were other things to do, we did not spend much time dining. When we planned to leave, there was still about one third of 52 food left. When we were leaving the restaurant, we 53 someone calling us. When the old ladies spoke to us in English, we understood that they were unhappy about us wasting so much food.
“We 54 for our food, it is none of your 55 no matter how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. They got angry, and one of them 56 made a call to someone. After a while, an officer in uniform arrived. Upon finding what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro 57 . The officer told us in a stern(严厉的) voice, “Order what you can consume. Money is yours, but the resources belong to the society. You have no 58 for wasting them.” Our face turned red.
We all agreed with him in our hearts. My colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly 59 to the officer.
My colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. We all kept it to remind us that we should never be 60 .
51．A．cooked B．gathered C．served D．missed 52．A．unconsumed B．undeveloped C．undiscovered D．undetermined 53．A．appointed B．heard C．realized D．knew 54．A．asked B．paid C．applied D．accounted 55．A．matter B．mind C．business D．question 56．A．passively B．immediately C．excitedly D．regularly 57．A．fine B．food C．award D．souvenir 58．A．ability B．problem C．power D．reason 59．A．approved B．accused C．admitted D．apologized 60．A．hopeful B．wasteful C．merciful D．grateful
六、短文综合填空
I was a single parent of four small children, working at a low-paid job. Money was
63 . I’ve always been glad about that.
It was Christmas time, and although there wasn’t money for a lot of gifts, we planned to celebrate with a family party. But the big 64 (excite) for the kids was the fun of Christmas shopping.
They planned weeks ahead of time, asking each other what they wanted for Christmas. Fortunately, I had saved $120 for 65 (present) to share by all five of us.
The big day arrived, I gave each kid a twenty-dollar bill and reminded them to look for gifts of about four dollars each. Then everyone scattered. We had two hours to shop, then we would m 66 at the “Santa’s Workshop”.
Driving home, everyone was in high Christmas spirits, e 67 my younger daughter, Ginger, who was unusually quiet. She had only one small, flat bag with a few candies fifty-cent candies! I was so angry, but I didn’t say anything 68 we got home. I called her into my bedroom and closed the door. This is what she told me: “I was looking around thinking of what to buy, and I stopped to read the little cards on the ‘Giving Trees’. One was for a little girl, four years old, and all she wanted for Christmas was a doll. So I took the card off the tree and 69 the doll for her. We have so much and she doesn’t have anything.”
I never felt so r 70 as I did that day.。