九年级英语竞赛试卷

九年级英语竞赛试卷 2005.12.5 一 单项选择（共 20 小题，每小题1 分） ( )1.Every morning Mr. Smith takes a _ to his office. A20 minutes walk B20 minutes walk C20-minutes walk D20-minute walk ( ) 2. The garden _while the Greens were away from home. A. took good care of Bwas taken good care Cwas taken good care of Dwas taking good care ( )3. When father was young, he _ from morning till night. Awas made work Bwas made working Cmade to work Dwas made to work ( )4. Five-year-old children are too young to go to school, _? Aare they Baren t they Cwere they Dhave they ( )5. _I put my coat here? Sorry, you _. AMust; mustnt BDo; don t Ccan; needn t DMay; cant ( )6. Tom wants to try _some of his ideas. Aon B off C out Dto ( )7. Could you tell me if it _tomorrow? A. rain Bwill rain Craining Drains ( )8. _ there any good news in todays newspaper? AAre BIs CHave DHas ( )9. Put it down, Richard. You mustn t read _letter. Aanyone s else s B anyone s else C anyone elses Danyone else ( )10. He is seriously ill; there is _ hope for him. Aa few Bfew Clittle Da little ( )11.The coffee _has no sugar in it sells well. A.though B.which C.but D.even ( )12.At the police station，Ted _by a smiling policeman that his bicycle _. A.told;had found B.was told;had found C.had been told;was found D.was told;had been found ( )13. Will somebody go and fetch Dr White? He s already been _. A.asked for B.sent for C.called for D.looked for ( )14.Maybe we can find something _him _the Internet. A.of;on B.on;in C.about;on D.with;in ( )15.This book is written in _ easy English _beginners can understand. A.such;that B.so;that C.such;as D.too;that ( )16.It will be a long time _Peter _his work. A.since;has finished B.after;finishes C.when;will finish D.before;finishes ( )17. Tom and Jack? I didn t believe they could do the work. _，but they really did it well. A.So did I B.So I didn t C.Neither did I D.Me ，too ( )18.The sign “THIS SIDE UP” is often seen _. A.on a box B.in the street C.at a police station D.at a post office ( )19.Few of us like him because he thinks _ of others than of himself. A.much B.much more C.much less D.a little ( )20.Just after going to bed，_. A.Lucy heard the doorbell B.the doorbell rang C.someone was knocking at the door D.the door was knocked loudly 二 完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题1 分） About 70 000 000 Americans are trying to lose weight.This is almost one out of every three people in the United States.Some people eat 1 food and they hardly have any fats or sweets.Others do running exercise with machines,take medicines,or even have operations. 2you can see losing weight is 3 work,and it will also cost a lot of money.But 4 do so many people in the United States want to lose weight? Many people in the United States worry about their look of the body.For many people,looking nice also means to be 5 .Other people worry about their health as many doctors 6 overweight is not good. Most people want to find a faster and 7 way to take off fat,and books of this kind are very popular.These books tell people how to lose weight.Each year a lot of new books like these are 8 .Each one says it can easily help people take fat away. Losing weight can be 9 .Some overweight people go to health centers,like La Costa in California.Men and women 10 several hundred dollars a day at these health centers.People live there for one week or two, 11 exercise,eating different foods.Meals there may be just a little.All this works for losing weight. 12 4 days on the programme,one woman called Mrs Warren lost 5 pounds (2.27kg). At $ 400 a day, she spent $ 320 to lose each pound.But she said she was still 13 to do so. Health centers,books,medicines,operations,running and exercise machines all 14 a lot of money.So in the United States,losing weight may mean losing 15 too. ( )1.A.less B.more C.nice D.fast ( )2.A.For B.So C.Or D.And ( )3.A.good B.useful C.hard D.easy ( )4.A.why B.what C.how D.when ( )5.A.high B.short C.thin D.fat ( )6.A.talk B.say C.speak D.tell ( )7.A.dearer B.harder C.shorter D.easier ( )8.A.taken B.given C.written D.copied ( )9.A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.safe ( )10.A.pay B.cost C.take D.have ( )11.A.making B.taking C.playing D.using ( )12.A.Before B.Until C.After D.At ( )13.A.sorry B.angry C.sad D.glad ( )14.A.need B.have C.use D.get ( )15.A.health B.time C.food D.money 三 阅读理解：根据短文内容，选择正确答案（共15 小题，每小题2 分） A In learning English,one should first pay attention to (注意 ) listening and speaking.It is the roundwork of reading and writing.You d better try your best to speak while you do much listening.Don t be afraid of making mistakes.But be careful not to let them stop you from improving (提高 ) your English.While you are doing this,a good way to write keep a diary,write notes or letters,then if you can,ask some others to go through what you have