九年级英语竞赛试题

二、完形填空When you were young, who rode you around on the back of his bike? Who 26 football and flew kites with you in the park? Who helped you with your difficult maths problem 27 ? Who taught you the difference between 28 ?Your dad. Now it is your turn to do something for him. This Sunday, June 19, is 29 Day. So why not do something 30 to thank your dad for all his encouragement and support?The idea of Father’s Day came from a (an) 31 lady called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. She wanted a special day to honour(纪念) her father. He rasied six children by himself 32 his wife died when she was having their sixth child. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honour courageous(勇敢的), selfless and loving dads. Her father was born 33 ，so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day celebration on his birthday in 1910. In 1924 US President Calvin Coolidge 34 the idea of a national Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, the third Sunday in June was declared(宣布) as Father’s Day.There are many ways 35 your love and thanks. Send 36 a greeting card, usually fathers like cards that are not too emotional(易动感情的) better. So, perhaps choose one that will make him 37 .A small present, such as a photo of your family or a special wallet 38 make him feel like a king.Send him 39 ：the red rose is the official Father’s Day flower.If he has a 40 ，cover his desktop with words like “I love you, dad!”（）26.A.played B.bought C.sold D.gave （）27.A.first B.second C.third st （）28.A.old and young B.big and small C.right and wrong D.long and short（）29.A.Mother’s B.Father’s C.Children’s D.Parent s’（）30.A.easy B.special C.strange D.difficult （）31.A.British B.Japanese C.Chinese D.American （）32.A.when B.until C.after D.before （）33.A.in May B.on May 19 C.on June 19 D.in July （）34.A.liked B.disliked C.needed D.wanted （）35.A.to give B.to bring C.to show D.to say （）36.A.her B.you C.me D.him （）37.A.cry B.jump C.shout ugh （）38.A.should B.can C.must D.need （）39.A.clothes B.books C.flowers D.shoes （）40.A.watch puter C.car D.bike 三、阅读理解（1）Everyone needs friends. There is an old saying﹕Friends are God’s way of taking care of us. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?The Care and Keeping of Friends written by American author Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.英语试题共4页第1页Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.First, you should choose a friends. What is a good friend? It is not the person who has money or good looks. A good friends should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend should listen to your complaints and to his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you cannot be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.But things cannot always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friends? You have to talk to them. When there is no one around, have an honest talk. If he or she doesn’t want to talk, you could write a letter.Sally says there are three steps to being friends again﹕Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend has done wrong, and explain why you did this or that. The book also has advice on some small but important things like celebrating your friends’s success. Even if you have’t had a real friend before, you will start to think of having one if you read this book. Because the book tells that friendship is the most important thing in your life.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

（）41.The writer of the text really wants to tell us .A.life is great if we have friendsB.an old sayingC.Sally Seamans is an American writerD.God’s way of taking care of us （）42.Good friends will each other.A.be alwaysB.do their best to helpC.never do wrongD.not have fights with（）43.What can’t you do if your good friend has done wrong?A.Write a letter to him or her.B.Have an honest talk with him or her.C.Tell him or her your feeling.D.Have a fight with him or her.（2）When people become good at doing the things they like to do, they have found themselves.Many young people are good at doing things don’t like, many other young people would like to do something that they are not good at. Also many do not think they are good at anything and don’t know what they would like to do. None of them are happy.It is impossible to decide wherther one likes something until he has tried it. Trying something new is important.Give each idea a fair chance. If you have decided to try out something new, also decide how long you will stick to it, then you can make a fair decision.The best thing to judge is not the final goal but the work takes you to reach the英语试题共4页第2页goal. Almost everybody would like to be highly skilled in something. But becoming highly skilled at something calls for a great deal of time and work.Finding oneself means not only discovering what one is good at and what one likes, but also means discovering what one is not good at and what one doesn’t like.So trying something and failing can have its good side too. It tells you that you are not fit for that particular area and should not take it as your goal.（）44.None of young people are happy because .A.they are good at doing things they are not fond ofB.they would like to do something they are not good atC.they think they are good at nothing and do not know what they would like to doD.all of above（）45.You can’t decide if you like something .A.even if you have tried itB.though you have tried itC.before you try itD.after it has been tried（）46.To become good at something needs .A.time and moneyB.a lot of time and workC.a lot of work and restD.practice and time（）47.To find oneself, one has to know .A.his strong pointsB. his weak pointsC.both his strong points and weak pointsD.what he likes and what he is good at阅读下面短文，根据所给语境，按要求完成下列各题。