广州市九年级英语读写竞赛模拟试题一

广州市九年级英语读写竞赛模拟试题一

一、语言知识及使用（共两节，满分25分）

第一节、语法选择（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，然后从1-10各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The long-ago gifts were probably more homemade. Even the people who could afford presents probably didn’t do as 1 buying and spending as we do today. Our culture has grown more commercial, and gift giving has become a kind of business. Sometimes the original meaning behind the tradition gets 2 , and the gift giving takes on a life of its own.

Not only is the pressure on to spend money on the right present, but many people also find that when gifts become the spotlight of a holiday, it pays too much attention to 3 , too. It has high expectation of 4 is in that beautiful box- and that can make anyone disappointed.

When the holiday business 5 its meaning, that can leave people feeling empty and “holiday blues”– feeling sad or empty instead of happy and 6 .

The advertisements we see around the holidays also can help 7 unrealistic expectations. With all the pressure to buy the perfect gifts, get the perfect clothes, have the perfect party, and get along 8 with our perfect families and friends, it’s hard for people to achieve their aim.

Not all people think the holidays are too materialistic, of course. Most appreciate the traditional meanings of the holidays, like getting together with friends and family. And some love shopping is just fine 9 all the giving and receiving.

But if you’re feeling a little empty about the holidays, what can you do? One way to take back the holiday spirit is to concentrate 10 traditions and service—and on putting real meaning into your giving.

1. A. many B. much C. more D. most

2. A. lose B. losing C. lost D. losed

3. A. receive B. receiving C. received D. receives

4. A. what B. which C. who D. that

5. A. spoil B. spoils C. spoiled D. spoiling

6. A. pleasing B. please C. pleased D. pleasure

7. A. develop B. develops C. developed D. developing

8. A. good B. well C. better D. best

9. A. in B. to C. with D. about

10. A. in B. on C. to D. with

第二节、语法填空（共10小题，满分10分，每小题1分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的准确形式填空。并将答案填在答题卡标号为11-20的相对应位置上。

What do you look for when you go shopping for clothes? Do you choose something 11 (fashion) or comfortable? Do you like to look different? Or do you wear the same clothes 12 your friends? Do you go for this year’s colours? Is it the logo — the company symbol — that 13 (catch) your attention? Or maybe film stars are wearing these clothes? 14 helps you choose the clothes you like?

Everyone spends money on clothes, and everyone has their personal look. The best-known clothing companies sell their “designer” clothes all over the world. 15 number of these big