九年级英语阅读竞赛

2015年九年级英语阅读竞赛

第一部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a __1__. If we didn't see some rain soon, we would lose __2__. It was on this day that I _3__ the true lesson of sharing and witnessed the only miracle I have seen with my own eyes.

I was in the kitchen making lunch __4__ I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. Minutes after he disappeared __5__ the woods, he came running out again, toward the house.

I went back to making sandwiches, thinking that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, __6__, he was once again walking toward the woods. This __7__ went on for an hour: walk __8__ to the woods, run back to the house.

Finally I _9__ take it any longer and I crept(蹑手蹑脚地) out of the house and __10__ him on his journey.

As I leaned in to __11__ him, I saw the most _12__ sight. Several large deer moved in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. And I saw a tiny deer _13__ on the ground, obviously suffering from dehydration（脱水） and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up(舔) the water cupped in my beautiful boy's __14__.

When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a water tap __15__ we had shut off the water to. Billy opened it all the way up and a __16__trickle began to creep out. He knelt there, letting the drip(水滴) slowly __17__ makeshift " cup". When he stood up and began the travel back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes just filled with tears.

"I'm not _18__," was all he said.

As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they were suddenly __19__ by other drops…… more drops…… and more.

All I can say is that the __20__ that came that day saved our farm…… just like the actions of one little boy saved another.

1. A. year B. month C. day D. week

2. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything

3. A. taught B. gave C. learned D. accepted

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

5. A. onto B. into C. at D. with

6. A. therefore B. however C. otherwise D. anyway

7. A. game B. sight C. position D. activity

8. A. carefully B. carelessly C. bravely D. naturally

9. A. wouldn’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. shouldn’t

10. A. missedB. helpedC. searched D. followed

11. A. watch over B. laugh at C. deal with D. concern about

12. A. normal B. amazing C. dangerous D. terrible

13. A. jumping B. walking C. lying D. running

14. A. bottle B. bag C. hands D. pockets

15. A. what B. that C. where D. how