1、2015-2016 学年度上学期十一月份学科竞赛九年英语试题考试时间 120 分钟，满分 150 分注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第 I 卷（客观性试题 共 55 分）. 单项选择。（共 20 分，每小题 1 分）1. The two-day tour of Las Vegas was quite _ adventure for my family. We all enjoyed it very much. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. I hear many people visit the town every day
2、. What is it well-known _? Well, it has very beautiful sights.A. as B. for C. with D. in 3. Ms Wang said, “You should write a book _ after you finish reading The Arabian Nights.”A. shop B. title C. club D. review4. Saras grandpa died in 2003. He has been _ for more than ten years. A. dead B. alive C
3、. dying D. living 5. The radio says a tiger has _ from the local zoo. Oh, what bad news! I hope it can be found soon. A. heard B. fallen C. escaped D. borrowed6. It isnt _ of Mary to go sightseeing in such bad weather. A. kind B. silly C. polite D. wise7. Celia, is your grandpa in? No, he has gone t
4、o a _. One of his old friends died. A. club B. funeral C. meeting D. wedding8. Did your mum look _ when you handed your maths paper to her? Oh, yes. She had thought I would get a C, but I got an A. A. worried B. angry C. unhappy D. surprised9. In my opinion, Tony will get into _ for handing in his r
5、eport late. A. advice B. trouble C. success D. progress10. The bad man _ as soon as he saw the policeman.A. runs away B. will run away C. ran away D. has run away11. The centre is doing a lot to provide good education for the left-behind children. Yeah, but its not good enough. They should try _.A.
6、hard B. harder C. hardest D. hardly12. I dont think Ross will reply to Alices letter. Me either. But shes _ hoping for his reply.A. still B. once C. also D. never13. When I passed Mr Blacks office, he _ our exam results with the head teacher. A. discusses B. is discussing C. discussed D. was discuss
7、ing 14. Grandpa, you usually read newspapers at this time. Why are you watching TV now? Well, theres _ in todays newspaper. A. something interesting B. nothing interesting C. interesting something D. interesting nothing 15. People, especially the young, _ by their friends. Thats true. Friends play a
8、n important part in everyones life. A. easily influences B. easily influencedC. are easily influenced D. will be easily influenced16. In my opinion, everyone should _ their bad behavior in public places. I agree with you. A. pay for B. tidy up C. die for D. turn off 17. Are you told _ youll take a b
9、oat tour or not? No, not yet. I really hope we will. A. that B. why C. when D. whether 18. Oh, Jackie, you know so much about Paris. Well, I lived there _.A. at times B. for a time C. at a time D. at all times19. Peter, _ to the Giants Causeway with us this weekend? Sounds like a good idea. A. how a
10、bout go B. why not you go C. why not to go D. why dont you go20. _? You look very unhappy, Toby. Well, I lost my grandmas glasses. I cant find them anywhere. A. Whats up B. Are you crazy C. Whats that D. Where are they.完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分）根据短文内容，从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中中选择一个最佳答案。“Whats the matter, mum?”As s
11、oon as I enter the door, I find that my mother is _21_. Its unusual she usually _22_the door and welcomes me with a smile!“Shes dying,” mum says sadly. I _23_what she says. The tulip (郁金香)，mothers_24_ is dying. A month ago, we moved _25_our new house and mum bought a very beautiful tulip. Mum liked
12、it very much. _26_she was free, she would sit _27_her armchair beside the tulip and enjoys its beautiful color _28_inviting smell(香味).She treated it like a baby and looked after it _29_. She put the tulip by window and moved it from one place to _30_to give the tulip enough sunshine. The first thing
13、 she did when she _31_ every morning was _32_the tulip, Mum also fertilized(施肥)it many times.She hoped that with great care, the tulip would become more and more beautiful and _33_. But the tulip was dying _34_too much sunshine, water and fertilizer.Its true that mother loved the tulip. But this kin
14、d of love _35_be harmful（有害的）. Love can sometimes kill what you love.21.A.happy B. unhappy C. pleased D. pleasure22.A.closes B. opens C. keeps D. takes23.A.know B. love C. think D. find24.A.favourite B. hate C. unlike D. like25.A.into B. around C. across D. with26.A.Though B. Because C. After D. Whe
15、never27.A.at B. in C. on D. under28.A.but B. and C. for D. or29.A.happily B. brightly C. carefully D. usually30.A.other B. place C .two places D. another31.A.got up B. made the bed C. played piano D. washed her face32.A.to take B. to cut C. to water D. o pull33.A.dry B. strong C. wet D. old34.A.beca
16、use B. for C. since D. because of35.A.must B. should C. can D. needIII. 阅读理解（共 20 分,每小题 1 分）根据短文的内容, 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。Passage 1A man has a friend going out of town for Thanksgiving and he accepts the job of watching his parrot over the holiday. The trouble is, this parrot likes to swear (说 脏
17、话 ). Its now the day before Thanksgiving, and this guy is having guests over! He shakes the bird and yells, “STOP IT!” This, of course, just makes the bird mad and he swears more than ever. Then the guy gets mad and says, “OK for you!” and locks the bird in a kitchen cabinet (橱柜). But the bird swear
18、s even louder than before. At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the bird into the freezer (冰 柜 ). For the first few seconds there is a terrible noise. Then the bird suddenly gets very quiet. At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that the bird may be hurt. After a couple
19、 of minutes of silence, hes so worried that he opens up the freezer door. The bird climbs onto the mans arm and says, “Awfully sorry about the trouble I gave you. I will do my best to improve my vocabulary from now on.”The man is astounded. He cant understand the sudden change that has come over the
20、 parrot. “So, by the way,” the parrot says, looking nervously back towards the freezer, “what did the turkey do?”36.The reading above is a _.A. love story B. joke C. film review D. diary37.The story happens on _.A. Thanksgiving B. Christmas C. the day before Christmas D. the day before Thanksgiving3
21、8.The man locks the parrot in a kitchen cabinet because the bird _.A. doesnt like his friends B. talks a lot C. refuses to stop swearing D. is much too shy 39.What does the underlined word “astounded” mean?A. very angryB. very surprised C. very pleased D. very worried 40.Why does the parrot suddenly
22、 get very quiet?A. Because he doesnt want to be hurt. B. Because the man warns to kill him.C. Because the bird gets very tired. D. Because the turkey tells him to. Passage 2We are very pleased with the 2011-2012 autumn-semester student photo competition. The third prize went to Aura Tanase, a studen
23、t from the University of Vienna, for “Shooting on Edinburgh”. The second prize went to Sara Nairn, a student from the University of Melbourne, for “7-Legged Crawl”. Finally, the first prize went to Emily Graham, a student from the University of Melbourne, for “Me at the Top of Snowdonia”! The prize
24、winners who were still in Nottingham were presented with their prizes by International Office staff on the University Park campus.Now its your turn to enter this years competition! This year, the photo competition is open to all students from Study Abroad, International Exchange, Universities 21, In
25、ter-Campus and Socrates-Erasmus. This is a chance for you to show creative ideas about where youve been and what youve experienced while studying at the University of Nottingham. There are some great cash (现 金 ) prizes on offer: 1st prize - $1,000; 2nd prize - $500; and 3rd prize - $250 in addition
26、to a University of Nottingham shirt! You must submit (递 交 ) your photo before Wednesday May 1st, 2013.41.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The winners of the 2011-2012 photo competition.B. The results of the 2011-2012 photo competition.C. The photos of the 2011-2012 photo competition.D. Th
27、e prizes of the 2011-2012 photo competition.42.The student who took the photo named _ won the second prize.A. “Me at the Top of Snowdonia” B. “7-Legged Crawl” C. “Shooting on Edinburgh” D. “Autumn Semester”43.What will one get if he wins the 3rd prize at the 2012-2013 photo competition?A. $250 and a
28、 shirt. B. $250. C. $500 and a shirt. D. $500.44.April 30th, 2013 was a _.A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday45.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Sara Nairn is a student from the University of Vienna.B. The students who study abroad cant take part in the 2012-2013 ph
29、oto competition.C. Teachers can also enter the 2012-2013 photo competition.D. If one submits his photos after May 1st, 2013, he may lose the chance of entering the 2012-2013 photo competition.Passage 3Popular breakfast foods in the United States, as in many other countries around the world, include
30、coffee, milk, juice, eggs and bread. Some other breakfast items served in the United States are thought by many to be traditionally American. However, they actually come from other countries. A very popular breakfast food in America is the pancake-a thin, flat cake made out of flour and often served
31、 with maple syrup. The idea of the pancake is very old. In fact, pancakes were made long ago in ancient China. Bagels, a round thick bread with a hole in the middle, are also popular for breakfast in America. Polish people in the late 1600s came up with the idea for the first bagels and this new kin
32、d of bread soon took off across Eastern Europe. In the late 1800s, thousands of Jews from Eastern Europe traveled to the United States and brought the recipe for bagels with them. Today, New York bagels are said to be the best in the world. Many people have them with cream cheese for breakfast on th
33、e go. Doughnuts (usually spelled “donut“ in the United States) came from France. They were served to American soldiers in France during World War(第一次世界大战). After the war, American soldiers asked cooks in the United States to make doughnuts for them. Now, served with coffee, they are a very popular b
34、reakfast food across the United States. 46. This reading is mainly about _. A. famous places in the United States to eat breakfast B. popular American breakfast foods coming from China C. the most popular types of pancakes in the United States D. the history of popular breakfast foods in the United
35、States 47. Which of the following is true for both bagels and donuts? A. They both came from Europe. B. They are both easy to make. C. They are both sweet. D. People in New York make them best. 48. Who brought bagels to America? A. Polish people. B. Jewish people. C. Chinese people D. American soldi
36、ers. 49. Which of the following is true about doughnuts? A. It was first made by the French. B. The soldiers invented them in World War I. C. Only soldiers eat them in the Untied States. D. It is round with a hole in the middle. 50. This passage tells us that _. A. the Americans like to eat sweet fo
37、ods for breakfast B. all American foods come from other countries C. not all American foods are really American D. very few Americans have breakfast every day Passage 4Rory OChee, who is 14, loves taking photos, and has practised his skills by taking shots on photo outings with his dad, Bill.Rory en
38、joys “walking through a scene”, and takes his time with different types of shots.“He knows what he is doing,” says Bill. He has great insight (悟性) and works things out for himself.”Bill has taken Rory to different places around Brisbane including Roma Street Parklands, the Story Bridge, Kurilpa Brid
39、ge and Newstead House to take photos.“Its really satisfying and he enjoys it a lot,” says Bill.Rory says he enjoys the creativity that is to do with photography.“Its nice,” he says. “You go to places you havent been before, and take photos of things that could be interesting.”He has enjoyed taking p
40、hotos of the beach, flowers in parks and of City Hall in Brisbane.“I like all my photos,” says Rory. “They are all different.”He has been recognised for his photos with his work being featured in a photographic exhibit in King George Square as part of Down Syndrome Awareness Week in 2011.Rory has al
41、so had photos shown at the Ekka in Brisbane, as well as at the Maleny show and at the Nundah Village Art Festival.Rory was very pleased when he had his first photo exhibition.Bill says that Rory enjoys the feeling of being appreciated (欣赏) by others.“Its something special that he can get excited abo
42、ut,” he says. “Its given him a whole new way to think about things. Hes using technology to fight disability (缺陷) in his body, and theres something about his photos that people find moving.”51.How has Rory improved his photography?A. By taking private lessons. B. By joining a photography club. C. By
43、 taking different types of shots. D. By taking part in photo competitions.52.According to Bill, Rory _.A. prefers maths to photography B. is better at taking photos of peopleC. has a wide knowledge of photography D. is quick at learning photography 53.The underlined “it” in Paragraph 5 refers to (指的
44、是) “_”.A. taking shots on photo outings B. Newstead HouseC. different places around Brisbane D. the creativity that is to do with photography 54.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Rory is pleased with all the photos he has taken.B. Rory had his first photo exhibition in 2
45、011. C. Rory is a boy with disability in his body. D. Rory has had some success in photography. 55.What is the writers purpose in writing this passage?A. To advise us to learn photography. B. To describe the life of a photographer.C. To give advice on how to take good photos. D. To tell us about a y
46、oung photographer. 第 II 卷（主观性试题 共 95 分）. 补全对话：(A)从所给的句子中选择恰当的句子完成下面对话（共 5 分，每小题 1 分）A: Why do you look unhappy,Rose?B: 56._ I can hardly pass the exam every time. I really dont know what to do. A: Dont worry 57._B: No, I only read English befor the exam.A: 58._. If you want to study English well, yo
47、u must practice reading every day.B: Id like to take your advice and try to practice reading English every day.59._A: Yes, Id like to. But in fact I also have difficulty learning my English. Lets help each otherB: OK. 60._(B)在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语（话语可以是句子、短语或词） 使对话完整。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分）A: Hello, Han Lin B: H
48、ello, Xia WenA: 61._?B: Im reading todays newspaper. It says every week students in primary school have a day without any homework. 62._A: I think its great. I wish I were still in primary schoolB: Ha-Ha! Thats impossible. But after the big exam, well also have a long summer vacation without any homework. A: Im looking forward to it. Have you made any plans for it?B: 63. _ Im going traveling. But I havent decide
