广坪中学2013年英语竞赛试题

广坪中学2013年九年级上期英语竞赛试题

广坪中学英语教研组

一、单项填空：选择最佳答案。(共15小题，计15分)

( )1. —How do you learn English? — I learn English by_____________.

A. listen to tapes B. speak it C. listening to tapes D. ask the teacher

( )2. If you have questions, you should ask the teacher ______________help.

A. from B. on C. for D. to

( )3. He speaks too quickly______________.

A. understand B. write them down

C. to understand D. to write down them

( )4. As time _________, we know each other better.

A. goes by B. passes by C. went on D. going by

( )5. Tony thinks it is easy____________ English.

A. study B. learns C. to learn D. studies

( )6. Every year thousands of foreign students come to London to_______ their English.

A. improve B. enjoy C. help D. teach

( )7. —Why did you quarrel(争吵) with your mum?

— She was always___ a little kid.

A. regarding me as B. thinking me as

C. treating me like D. thinking of me like

( )8. When I spoke English, people there always laughed __________me.

A. at B. in C. over D. from

( )9. — I don’t know how to deal with these old books.

—_________ giving them to the children from poor families?

A. What about B. Why don’t you C. Shall we D. Why not

( )10. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as as he could.

A. hardly B. quickly C. finally D. slowly

( )11. — What do you think of________ dictionary on the desk?

— It’s very useful, I think.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

( )12. — How is your English study?

— Not bad. But I_____ learning English grammar.

A. am interested in B. am good at C. have a little trouble D. have no trouble

( )13. My sister is afraid ________ out at night, because she is afraid ______dark.

A. of going, to B. to go, of C. going, of D. to go, to

( )14. If you don’t know how to read new words, ______ a dictionary.

A. look up them in B. look them for from

C.look them up in D. look for them from

( )15. I don’t like bread. I won’t eat it_________ I am very hungry.

A. while B. when C. as D. unless

二、阅读短文，把A～E四个句子分别填入文中空白处，使短文内容完整正确。

(共5小题，计10分)

Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. 1 _______ One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English?2____________ Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required(要求) for study. They study their own language, maths and English.3____________ Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English.4_________

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. English is one of the most

important.5____________It is difficult to say how many people are learning English.

A. People in England, the USA and many other countries use it.

B. A few learn English by listening to it over the radio, on TV, or in films.

C. Some people learn it because it is useful for their work.

D. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers, magazines in

English.

E. It is difficult to answer this question.

1. __________ 2. ____________ 3. _____________ 4. ______________ 5.

_______________

三、补全对话(共5小题，计10分)

A: You look unhappy, Rose. 1______________________________________

B: Well, I can hardly pass the English exam every time. I really don’t know what to do. A: Don’t worry. Let me help you. 2______________________________________

3______________________________________

B: I learn English by reading English before the exam, but not every day.

A: You’d better read English every day. 4______________________________________ Learning with a group is a good way to improve your English.

B: No, I haven’t studied with a group, I just learn by myself. I’ll try that way. Thank you for giving me such good advice.

A: 5______________________________________

1. ____________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________

四、词形转换(共7小题，计14分)

用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空，毎空格限填一词。

1. This problem isn’t difficult, I can work it out ____________(easy).

2. She often makes mistakes in ___________________(pronounce).

3. They all think my ____________(speak) English is very good.

4. This thing is_____________(important) , you can finish it tomorrow.

5. The boy is creative. He does everything_____________ (different).

6. He finds watching English movies ___________(frustrate) because the people speak too quickly.

7. Can you give me some specific______________(suggest) ?

五、选词填空(共10小题，计10分)

根据短文内容，选出适当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。每个选项只能使用一次，有两项剩余。请将答案标号写在短文后面的横线上。

A. last, B. affected, C. learning, D. said, E. lost, F. playing,

G. goes, H. disagreements, I. us J. unfair L. different K. nothing

Most of us have probably been angry with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they 1________ something you didn't like, or you felt 2________. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time 3________, and good friendships may be 4________.

When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones 5________. Perhaps we have seen young children 6________ together. Sometimes they have 7________, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually doesn’t 8_______ for long. This is an important lesson for 9________: we can solve a problem by 10_________ to forget.

1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________

6. ____________ 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ____________ 10. ___________

六、用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空(共8小题，计16分)

1. We will solve problems by_____________( regard) them as challenges.

2. Why don’t you join us to practice____________(swim) in the pool?

3. I think_____________(listen) to tapes is the best way to learn more English.

4. We get excited about something and then end up ________________(speak) in Chinese.

5. Let’s______________ (not worry) about our problems.

6. It is our duty____________(try) our best____________(deal) with each challenge in our education with the help our teachers.

7. It’s not a problem—it’s a challenge . Enjoy__________(face) it.

七、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，回答问题。(共5小题，计10分)