溪南初级中学九年级英语专项竞赛试卷

1溪南初级中学九年级英语专项竞赛试卷一、完形填空（A）Weweregoingtoplayateamfromacountryschool.Theydidn’tcomeuntilthegametimearrived.Theylooked___1___thanwethought.Theywerewearingdirtybluejeansandlookedlikepoorfarmboys.Weeventhoughtthattheyhadneverseenafootballbefore.Weallsatdown.Wefeltthatwedidn’t___2____anypractice___3____ateamlikethat.Itwasalreadysolatethatno___4___couldbegiventothemforawarm-up（热身）.Thegamebegan.Oneofourboys____5___theballandshotalongpasstoourforward（前锋）.SuddenlyaboyinadirtyT-shirt__6___theballandwithabeautifulformheshotandgottwoscores.They___7____us.Thentheygotanotherpairofscoresinaminutes.Soonitwasallover.Thecountryteam___8___us.Wecertainlylearnedthateventhoughateamisgood,thereisusuallyanotherteamjustalittle____9___.Buttheimportantlessonwelearnedwas:Onecan’ttellamanorteambythe__10____.()1A.worseB.betterC.strangerD.younger()2A.getB.useC.needD.try()3A.againstB.withC.andD.for()4A.placeB.timeC.ballD.basket()5A.gotB.missedC.broughtD.kept()6A.changedB.caughtC.startedD.threw()7A.pleasedB.brokeC.hitD.surprised()8A.wonB.lostC.beatD.saved()9A.wellB.betterC.badD.worse()10A.T-shirtB.placesC.jeansD.clothes（B）Animportantquestionabouteatingoutiswhopaysforthemeal.Ifafriendof____11____asksyoutohavelunchwithhim,youmaysaysomethinglikethis,“I’mafraidit’llhavetobesomeplace____12____,asIhaveverylittlemoney.”Theotherpersonmaysay,“OK,I’llmeetyouatMcDonald’s.”ThismeansthatthetwoagreetogoDutch,thatis,eachpersonpaysforhimself.Hemay____13____say,“Oh,no.Iwantto___14___youtolunchatSmith’s,”or“IwantyoutotrytheChinesedumplingsthere.Theyaregreat.”Thismeansthepersonwantstopayforbothofyou.Ifyoufeel___15____towardsthisperson,youcangowithhimandyou___16___payforthemeal.Youmayjustsay,“____17_____.Thatwouldbeverynice.”Americancustomsaboutwhopaysfordates(约会)aremuchthesameintheotherpartsoftheworld.Intheolddays,Americanwomenwantedmentopayforallthemeals.But,today,auniversitygirlorawomanin___18____willusuallypayherwayduringtheday.Ifamanasksherforadanceoutsidetheworkinghours,it____19_____“comeasmyguest”.Soasyoucansee,itisapolitethingtomakethequestion___20___attheverybeginning.()11A.youB.yourC.yousD.yours2()12A.expensiveB.cheapC.quietD.wonderful()13A.alsoB.neitherC.tooD.either()14A.getB.takeC.meetD.bring()15A.friendlyB.kindC.broughtD.kept()16A.can’tB.needn’tC.mustn’tD.don’t()17A.I’msorryB.ExcusemeC.ThankyouD.Pardon()18A.schoolB.ChinaC.AmericaD.business()19A.goesB.saysC.meansD.tells()20A.easyB.clearC.cleanD.careful二、阅读理解（A）ManyofyouknowthegreatfootballplayerlikeRonaldoandthebasketballplayerMichaelJordan.Doyouknowwhatnumberstheywear?Theirnumbers,likeNo.10orNo.23,areasfamousastheplayers.Insports,numberstellthenamesoftheplayerstoscorers(得分手)orotherplayers,andsometimesalsoshowtheirpositions.Insoccer,animportantnumberisNo.10.TheNo.10jerseyistraditionallywornbythebestplayeronateam,usuallyastriker.GoalkeepersgenerallyweartheNo.1shirt.Almosteveryteamfollowsthisrules.Defendersoftenwearnumbersbetween2and6.Midfielderswearnumbers4,6,7,8and11.Strikersusuallywear9and10.Inbasketball,NBAteamsoftenretirethenumbersoftheirgreatestandmosttalentedplayers.Retiringanumberisanhonortotheplayerwhoworeit.Thismeansnootherplayerontheteamisabletousethatnumberinthefuture.WhenMichaelJordanretiredfrombasketballforthefirsttime,in1993,theChicagoBullsretiredhisnumber23.Outofrespectforthehero,theMiamiHeatteamalsoretiredNo.23in2003,eventhoughhehadneverplayedforthatteam.（）1.Insoccer,whousuallywearstheNo.10jersey?A.GoalkeepersB.strikersC.DefendersD.Midfielders（）2.Whatkindofinformationcanpeoplegetfromnumbersinsports?A.ThenamesoftheplayersB.Theplayers’positionsC.TheteamoftheplayersD.BothAandB（）3.Ifyouareamidfielder,youusuallywearthe______jersey.A.No.2B.No.9C.No.6D.No.10（）4.WhydidtheMiamiHeatTeamretireNo.23in2003?Because______.A.Jordanplayedtortheteam.B.theteamwantedtoshowtheirrespecttoJordan.C.theplayerwhoworeitlefttheteamD.nootherplayerontheteamisabletowearit()5._______isfamousinsoccerwhile________inbasketball.A.No.1,No.23B.No.1,No.23C.No.1,No.10D.No.10,No.23（B）“Yourhairlooksgreat!”“Iloveyournewmobilephone!”“Youreallydidagoodjob!”ThesearesomepopularEnglishcomplimentsyoumighthear.3IntheUKandmanyotherwesterncountries,complimentingsomeoneisausefulwaytohelpbreaktheiceandstartaniceconversation.Itisnormaltocomplimentpeoplefortheirclothes,hairortasteingeneral.Themostcommoncomplimentsareonsomeone’sappearance(Youlookbeautiful!),possessions(财产)(Whatafantasticcar!),performance(Thatwasareallyinterestingspeech!),skills(YouspeakFrenchreallywell!).IfanEnglishspeakercomplimentsyou,therearedifferentwaystoreply.Somepeoplemaysay“Thankyou”.Theymayalsoreturnthecompliment(Youlookgreat,too!)orplayitdown(Thisshirt?It’sreallyquiteold.).Nomatterhowtheyreplytothecompliments,don’tbeafraidtocomplimentsomeoneinEnglish.You’llprobablymaketheirday!（）6.Insomewesterncountries,____________isausefulwaytostartaniceconversation.A.complimentingsomeoneB.greetingsomeoneC.breakingtheiceD.speakingpolitely（）7.“Youlookbeautiful”isthemostcommoncomplimenton____________.A.performanceB.skillsC.appearanceD.possessions（）8.IfanEnglishspeakercompliments