九年级英语竞赛试题-A卷(含答案)

2014—2015学年度第一学期期末考试（A 卷）

九年级英语

一、单项选择 (20分)

1. --- do you improve your English? ---By listening to tapes and reading aloud.

A. How

B. Why

C. Whose

D. When

2. He was so when he heard the news that he got the first prize in the contest. A. exciting, exciting B. exciting, excited

C. excited, excited

D. excited, exciting

3. Do you know Zunyi or not tomorrow?

A. whether are they leaving for

B. whether they are leaving for

C. if they are leaving for

D. if are they leaving for

4. I bought two pens. One is black, is red.

A. other

B. others

C. another

D. the other 5. Our country a lot in the last few years.

A. changes

B. changed

C. will change

D. has changed 6. Her son Coke, but now he milk.

A. used to drink, is used to drinking

B. used to drinking, drinks

C. is used to drinking, used to drink

D. is used to drink, is drinking

7. We can’t do well in examinations we study hard in school time.

A. if

B. and

C. since

D. unless

8．________ beautiful these postcards are! Where did you get them? A. What a B. How a C. How D What

9． I found _____ necessary to save energy and protect the environment.

A. that

B. this

C. it

D. one

10．In our city, _____ middle school students want to work as a teacher in the future. A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. two thousands of 11． We often see Betty ____ the old man with his housework. A. help B. to help C. helped D. helping 12． My parents like the music ____ is quiet and gentle.

A. who

B. that

C. whose

D. those

13．—Jack, your hair is too long! —Really? I’ll have it _____ right now.

A. cuts

B. cutting

C. to cut

D. cut

14. ---Look! The woman standing there is Mrs Green.

---It be Mrs Green , she has been to England.

A. may

B. can

C. can’t

D. mustn’t 15.____you study, ____grades you will get.

A. The hard ;the better

B. The harder; the better

C. The hard ;the good

D. The harder ;the good

16. My brother is good at drawing. He’s often made make the wall-newspaper.

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A. to help

B. help to

C. help

D. helps

17. ----Would you like some juice or tea ?

---- . I only like some water.

A .Neither B. None C. All D. Both

18．Not only Jim but also Tom and Mary the Great Wall since they came to China.

A has visited

B have visited

C will visit

D visited

19.We prefer to basketball rather than TV.

A. to play /.to watch B play /watch C playing / watch D play /watching

20.I’m not sure if she me to her party. If she me , I will be pleased.

A will invite/ invites

B will invite /will invite

C invites /will invite

D invites / invites

二. 完形填空(10分)

Every child has his own dream. Every child hopes to be an adult.

21, is it really like what they imagine? As a boy22lives in modern

times and in a modern city, I feel greater pressure(压力)on me with the

city’s development. Although we23worry about money, we still have

24problems, such as competition among classmates and expectations from parents. These experiences are very25to our future. But in fact, they really give me a lot of pressure. I still clearly26the happiness of my childhood. 27, we had to face the fact with time passing by. We began to feel this invisible(无形的)pressure come upon us. We28before sunrise and come back after sunset. We work and study like an adult, even harder. What we do is in order to 29an excellent mark. Oh, growing up is boring, but we30try to find happiness while growing up. I think the friendship among our friends, the support from our parents and the encouragement from our teachers can help us. Why not enjoy the pleasure of growing up and its delicious taste?

21. A. However B. And C. So D. Although

22. A. which B. who C. whom D. whose

23. A. always B. usually C. often D. seldom

24. A. other B. another C. others D. the others

25. A. helpful B. happy C. bad D. hard

26. A. think B. remember C. forget D. find

27. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Impossibly D. Fortunately

28. A. get up B. put up C. set up D. give up